Later that evening, Yin and Qingyan accompanied Kangxi and Consort Tong to dinner, where Yin personally heard Kangxi convey an imperial edict to set up camp again and invite the princes of the grasslands to come and pay homage.

Hearing rumors, ministers flocked to the capital to request and advise Emperor Kangxi to change the imperial edict. The princes who were able to arrive by imperial decree were all of high status, and the vast majority of them were relatives of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. This year, for the first time, princes from the Mongolian steppe were included in the list of those to participate in the autumn festival.

"My little darling, from today onwards, I entrust you with a heavy responsibility: you and your mother-in-law will each cook a gyrfalcon." Kangxi felt guilty, as Consort Tong and Qingyan were unable to leave their principal and interest on the grasslands without worry, so cooking a gyrfalcon was a good compensation.

Haidongqing!

Qingyan's eyes lit up. Li Dequan had two iron baskets brought out from outside. Inside were two young jade-like beaks and claws. They were entirely black. She remembered the information about gyrfalcons she had looked up online. The "Willow Border Records" stated that the best gyrfalcons were pure black, white was the best, and those that were white with other mixed feathers, and gray was the next best.

These two are clearly top-quality specimens. Even though they are young, their beaks are exceptionally sharp. Because they are confined in a small cage, they are extremely agitated. Not only are their wings flapping incessantly, but they are also pecking at the iron cage with their sharp beaks.

Consort Tong gasped twice; these two gyrfalcons were clearly the finest specimens that only an emperor could possess.

"Your Majesty, this is far too precious!" Consort Tong quickly stood up, resolutely refusing to accept it.

"Consider this a gift for you. It's Xiao Guai's first time visiting the grasslands, so Fei Yanggu certainly wouldn't have prepared these things for her." Upon hearing this, Consort Tong quickly stood up and expressed her gratitude.

Qingyan stared intently at the two gyrfalcons in the cage, scrutinizing them from head to toe. The one on the right tilted its head, its sharp eyes revealing curiosity as it watched Qingyan's gaze.

Wait a minute~

She was startled, as she could actually sense Hai Dongqing's emotions.

"Little darling, the gyrfalcon on the right is yours to take good care of." Every noblewoman from Manchuria and Mongolia has a gyrfalcon, but Little darling doesn't.

"Alright!" Qingyan stood up and prepared to approach the iron cage. The two gyrfalcons were unusually agitated. The one on the right started scratching and breaking the iron cage with its claws, which were tied with a thin pure gold chain.

"Little darling, step back!" Yin's face turned pale with fright when he saw Qingyan reach out her little hand to touch the gyrfalcon on her right. Don't underestimate this gyrfalcon just because it's young; if it really gets angry, its sharp beak could pierce right through her hand.

Qingyan turned around and looked at the impatient Yin, and couldn't help but be a little stunned.

Strangely, the gyrfalcon on the right became quiet when it saw Qingyan approach alone. The tent immediately fell silent as everyone watched Xiaoguai and the gyrfalcon's reaction. The guards quickly moved the gyrfalcon's cage on the left further away. Qingyan squatted in front of the cage, the man and the eagle staring at each other.

A moment later, the gyrfalcon lowered its head. Qingyan stretched out its right hand and put it into the cage. Kangxi and the others held their breath, afraid that a sound would startle the gyrfalcon and make it become agitated, thus harming Qingyan.

"Fourth Prince, take Xiao Guai and the gyrfalcon back first." Kangxi was curious about Qingyan's interaction with the gyrfalcon, but he didn't want Xiao Guai to become famous on the grasslands any further.

Previously, all the princes of Khorchin had come to request a marriage decree, which had already made her famous.

Many of the princes' wives who came to Qiu Mi wanted to see who she was. Some of them, after hearing that they had been attacked by wolves, hoped that something would happen to Yin, so that Qing Yan would definitely have to find another wife.

"Yes!" Yin quickly got up and took the person and eagle he had taken a liking to back.

Upon arriving at the tent, Yin dismissed all the servants inside. Qingyan, holding the key he had obtained from the guard, prepared to step forward and unlock the cage and the handcuffs on Haidongqing's feet.

She showed him the key, and Hai Dongqing's temper flared instantly.

"Su Peisheng, come in!" Yin Yi saw that Hai Dongqing had lost his temper and quickly grabbed Qingyan's hand.

"Sisi, let's let it out," Qingyan said, noticing the gyrfalcon gradually calming down. It wanted to get closer, but was powerless to do so. "Be good, I'll let you go, don't cause any trouble!"

The gyrfalcon raised its head and cried out, and Qingyan smiled. Su Peisheng quickly took the key, opened the iron cage, and as soon as he approached, a hint of annoyance flashed in the gyrfalcon's eyes.

"Don't peck people!"

The gyrfalcon raised its head, its eyes fixed intently on Qingyan.

Su Peisheng, trembling with fear, sped up and opened the golden chain of the eagle claw as quickly as possible.

After its feet were freed, it fluttered out of the cage, circled once inside the tent, and flew directly towards Qingyan's shoulder. Before anyone could react, it landed steadily on her shoulder and leisurely preened its feathers.

Yin stared in astonishment at the scene before him. These gyrfalcons needed a long period of training before they could obey their master's commands.

The two, a man and an eagle, were meeting for the first time, yet they already had such a great understanding of each other.

"Sisi, look how well-behaved it is!" Qingyan really liked this gyrfalcon. Seeing how well-behaved it was, she took out some meat from her spatial storage from her purse and fed it directly into its mouth.

Aww!

The gyrfalcon, with the dried meat in its mouth, flapped its wings twice, then tilted its head back and swallowed the meat.

Seeing that the gyrfalcon hadn't gone berserk, he was completely relieved. However, he planned to have a place built in the mansion to train the gyrfalcon, so that it would stay away from Qingyan.

"Four-Four, what should we call it?" Qingyan rarely keeps ferocious pets.

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