Harigana's jarring remark completely dampened Kangxi's enthusiasm for saying something.

Unfortunately, his impulse subsided considerably, and Kangxi could only take her back and wait for a suitable opportunity to explain things clearly.

"Okay! Let's go back!"

Kangxi did not let go of Harigana's hand, and openly led her back.

"Jiaojiao! You like it here, don't you?"

Harigana nodded. She really liked it here. There were mountains, water, and forests. The scenery was indeed very beautiful!

Kangxi thought for a moment and promised, "Jiaojiao! Then let's stay here for another day tomorrow, so that everyone can get some rest, and we can set off early the day after tomorrow."

"How about I take you hunting tomorrow? The loins here are at their fattest right now; I'll hunt one for you, and we'll roast it tonight!"

Harigana almost asked if she could go and hunt one right now because she wanted to eat it, but she stopped herself from saying it!

"Very well! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Harigana was very happy. Although he couldn't eat it today, he would definitely keep Kangxi's promise!

However, grilling wasn't what she wanted; he wanted to cook it in a hot pot. But now wasn't the time to make that request; they'd wait until they got their hands on it tomorrow.

The porridge was delicious that evening; the people in the small kitchen had clearly put a lot of effort into it! Harigana ate three bowls, and even wanted to have a fourth bowl under Kangxi's astonished gaze, but Kangxi grabbed his hand.

"Jiaojiao! You can eat more later if you like! You just ate two lamb chops, and then you had some pastries. You've already had your third bowl of porridge!"

Kangxi spoke incoherently, but he was actually shocked by Harigana's appetite.

"You'll still be eating roe deer meat tomorrow. If you overeat today, you won't be able to eat anything tomorrow!" Kangxi, feeling this wasn't enough to deter Harigana's urge for another bowl, added, "The imperial physician will also prescribe medicinal soup for a few days!" (Image from the internet: Silly roe deer) "I'm not eating anymore!"

Harigana isn't saying this because you want to drink the medicinal soup, but because he's already decided to eat hot pot tomorrow. It wouldn't be worth it to lose out on something as important as a bowl of mutton porridge.

Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief. It didn't matter if he couldn't eat the pork tomorrow, as long as Harigana would behave and not eat anything tonight.

"My darling!"

Harigana really wanted to roll her eyes at him, but she couldn't. She didn't know why Kangxi loved using the word "well-behaved" so much; she was already an adult, was using that word really appropriate?

Although she can't compare to him, an old man from hundreds of years ago, she has at least lived two lifetimes.

"Your Majesty, I'm going back to wash up now!" Harigana had already eaten and drunk her fill, so she wiped her mouth and wanted to leave.

Kangxi didn't say anything, but instead pulled her onto his lap, gripping her slender waist tightly, and said fiercely, "Jiaojiao, you're not going anywhere tonight."

Harigana glanced subconsciously at the servants who had been serving him, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that only the two of them were left in the tent.

"Your Majesty, can you please stop thinking about these things all the time?"

Harigana's cheeks flushed slightly. Although the two of them had already been intimate twice, she would never agree to flirting with the emperor in front of so many servants.

"Jiaojiao, it's human nature, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Kangxi looked very serious. If it weren't for the fact that her hand was not loosening its grip and was consciously moving upwards, she would have doubted whether she had just misheard.

"You!" Harigana was furious, gripping Kangxi's hands tightly, refusing to let him cross the line.

"Jiaojiao, I'm just teasing you. I've already had someone prepare bathwater, and someone will bring it in shortly."

Kangxi withdrew his hand and stopped teasing her, mainly because if he continued, she might really get angry.

Harigana didn't know when he gave the instructions, but as long as he could wash up, that was fine.

As for the matter of serving the emperor in bed, she would not refuse as long as Kangxi could take a bath before going to her bed.

Some things are called perseverance, some things are called affectation. She has perseverance, but she is not affectation.

That night, the room was naturally filled with a sea of ​​red, and by the time it was over, Harigana was so tired that he couldn't even lift his fingers.

"Go to sleep! I'll clean you up!"

Kangxi looked at the dazed Harigana, gently patted her back, glanced at the red plum blossom on her shoulder, his expression changed slightly, and he lowered his head to kiss it. Only after the girl had completely fallen asleep did Kangxi withdraw his hand and turn to leave.

A short while later, Kangxi, holding a basin, personally wiped the stains off Harigana's body. After quickly cleaning himself up, he contentedly held the beauty and fell asleep.

Although it was already late at night in the Forbidden City, none of the concubines had gone to sleep, as they had just received a message from the Emperor.

"Your Majesty! Don't worry, no matter what, the Emperor still cares about you the most!"

In Yikun Palace, a maidservant saw Consort Yi sitting on the edge of the bed, lost in thought. Unable to bear seeing her mistress so sad, she went forward to comfort her.

Consort Yi came to her senses and realized that she had worked so hard to have children in order to obtain this rank of consort. She never expected that the Emperor would let a Mongolian concubine sit in the rank of consort, completely suppressing her.

Although Xiao Wu is with her now, it's only because the Empress Dowager went to Khorchin that she was brought back to take care of her for a short time. Once they return, Xiao Wu will still live with the Empress Dowager!

"How is the Fifth Prince?"

A few days ago, the weather was too hot, and Yinqi and Yinzhen and several other children were playing together. As a result, they suffered from heatstroke and took medicine for two days before they were much better.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Fifth Prince has fallen asleep after taking his medicine! The imperial physician said he doesn't need any more medicine!"

The young maid hesitated, but ultimately remained silent. She could offer advice on her masters' affairs, but some words, if spoken aloud, would be seen as instigating discord.

"That's good! If the Fifth Prince wakes up tomorrow, bring him over!"

Consort Yi leaned back in her chair for a long time to recover, until the moon was halfway up the sky, before she went back to bed to rest.

Meanwhile, in the side hall of Chengqian Palace, Uya looked on with schadenfreude. After hearing that a woman from the Borchijin tribe had been made a concubine, she was eager to know what Tongjia's expression would be like!

Walking to Yinzhen's side, looking at her sleeping son, she was filled with mixed emotions. From the moment she saw Yinzhen, she could think of how Tongjia had forced her into the emperor's bed, so she disliked this child very much.

However, after Tongjia accompanied Kangxi on his inspection tour of the border regions, she often saw Yinzhen. Although she could not tell him that she was his birth mother, she gradually let go of her resentment as she looked at her chubby, obedient, and sensible son.

These past few days, she's even been thinking that if Tongjia couldn't return safely, or if Tongjia could just disappear, then her son could come back to her side!

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should rest early!"

Wuya nodded, helped Yinzhen cover himself with a small blanket, and then went back to her room to rest.