Harigana's hair stood on end, and he froze, afraid to move.

"Xuan...Xuan Ye!"

Harigana's voice trembled slightly as she softly called out Kangxi's name.

"Sweetie! From now on, when you're with me, just call me by my name, okay?"

Kangxi noticed that Harigana's ear tips had turned red. He never expected that he would notice something he hadn't noticed in bed.

How come he didn't realize the little girl's ears were so sensitive before, that a light bite would make her tremble and tense up all over!

Harigana had no idea what Kangxi was thinking. He was so shocked by the name Xuan Ye that he didn't know what to say!

"Jiaojiao! Snap out of it!"

Kangxi chuckled softly, then sat up straight and stopped teasing her.

"Quick! Let's go!"

Harigana stopped thinking nonsense, and after speaking, he reached out and touched his ear until it was red and no longer itchy before letting go.

Kangxi did not stop Harigana's actions. Looking at the fine downy hairs on the tips of his ears under the sunlight, Kangxi thought that there might be something fun to be had that night!

"Okay, I'll listen to Jiaojiao!"

The two avoided discussing the events of the previous two days, and at this moment they were riding horses happily through the forest.

"Your Majesty, Xuan Ye, look! There's a rabbit over there!"

Harigana looked at the wild rabbit in the grass, tugged at Kangxi's sleeve and whispered a reminder, afraid that the rabbit would escape.

"Want to eat rabbit?"

Kangxi drew his bow, aimed, and fired, hitting the fat rabbit squarely in the thigh. Li Dequan quickly grabbed it and threw it into the basket on his back.

"Rabbits are so cute, of course we have to eat them! Spicy rabbit meat and braised rabbit meat are both delicious!"

Harigana didn't expect Kangxi's shooting skills to be so good, hitting the target right from the start. It seems that his plan to eat the emperor's flesh today will go very smoothly!

"Okay, have the kitchen staff cook everything for you!"

Emperor Kangxi affectionately patted Harigana's head and rode his horse slowly into the woods.

"Xuan Ye, why are all the trees here white?"

Harigana pretended not to know and asked Kangxi. After all, although she knew that this tree should be the birch tree she had seen in books, she did not know if it was called that hundreds of years ago!

So they could only pretend not to know and ask Kangxi, since even if they were nomads, they wouldn't come here, so it was normal that they didn't know!

"Jiaojiao! This tree is called a birch! Before we entered the Central Plains, this tree had many uses, and even now, the military still relies heavily on birch bark!"

Harigana realized that the tree was already called birch at this time, and it was even used for military purposes, which was something she had never known!

However, she decided to leave it at that and didn't want to ask any more questions, lest she be suspected again if any problems arose in the future!

But Emperor Kangxi didn't think so. He continued to explain: "Birch bark has waterproof and heat-insulating properties, so originally, the bark could be used to build houses for insulation!"

There are many everyday items that can be made from this birch tree. I'll have someone bring some trees back later, and I'll make you some little trinkets when I have time, okay?

Harigana's mind was no longer on the birch tree. She was increasingly confused by Kangxi's behavior. Not only did he make her call his name, but now he kept saying "I, I, I" repeatedly. It had been almost an hour since they came out, and it seemed that he had never said the word "I" before!

"Your Majesty, no, Xuan Ye! Are you alright?!"

Harigana turned to look at the man behind her, wondering if he had been switched at birth. Why was he being so unusually gentle today?

Kangxi felt a pang in his heart. Had he not performed well? Why was Harigana looking at him like that, as if he were pretending?

"Jiaojiao!"

Kangxi was a little annoyed, so he grabbed Harigana's chin and kissed her! He wanted to punish Harigana a little, but who knew that the little girl was like a piece of candy, so sweet that he couldn't bear to let go.

Li Dequan could no longer bear to look at the emperor who seemed to want to kiss Consort Chen at any moment. When Kangxi called Harigana Jiaojiao, he led his guards, Dulan, and Hairi on horseback and turned around.

"Hmm!"

Harigana's eyes widened. She had only glanced at the person behind her with suspicion. Who would have thought that a dignified emperor would ask for a kiss in the middle of nowhere!

Her first reaction was not to push him away, but to glance sideways at the people behind Kangxi. Only after she saw that they had all turned around did she relax.

The result of this relaxation was that Kangxi kissed him even more forcefully. If Harigana hadn't been held by him, he probably would have fallen to the ground!

"Jiaojiao!"

Kangxi did not go too far. After kissing for a while, he realized that if he did not stop, he might not be able to stop at all, so he immediately released the person in his arms.

"Xuan Ye! How could you do this!"

Harigana's eyes were glazed over, and he leaned against Kangxi, feeling utterly powerless. Aside from glaring at people, he could barely push him away.

When Kangxi saw the girl with slightly swollen red lips glaring at him with displeasure, his heart softened completely.

"Jiaojiao, I will definitely do what you want!"

Kangxi made a seemingly random remark. Although Harigana was puzzled, she was not in the mood to ask about such matters at the moment, so she did not pursue the matter further.

I simply made a mental note of the sentence, intending to ask him about it later.

After the two had rested for a while, Kangxi took Harigana hunting again, but they dared not go deeper into the forest, since it was a primeval forest and there were really wild animals inside!

Although the two men were accompanied by guards, their clothing was not that of an emperor, so when they saw a group of people passing through the woods, they were bombarded with glances but did not arouse excessive suspicion.

Who are you people?

A man wearing an outer robe stepped forward and stood in front of Kangxi and Harigana, preventing them from going any further.

The visitor spoke Mongolian, which both Kangxi and Harigana could understand, so there were no communication problems.

"We're from the capital, we came here to take a look!"

Li Dequan, accompanied by several guards, approached Kangxi, wary of what the man might do. The man also sensed the person before him might be someone special, and simply whispered a warning: "Don't go too far in. The situation inside is unknown, and it's difficult to get out once you're in. You'd better be careful!"

The man meant no harm and left after speaking. Kangxi gestured to Li Dequan, who stepped forward, put something away, pointed to the right, glanced at Harigana, and then turned and left!

Emperor Kangxi was incredibly frustrated. Who could have imagined that his wife would be stared at repeatedly by another man? If the man's gaze hadn't been innocent, he would have gouged out his eyes. (Photo of a birch forest taken with a mobile phone)