Looking at the lush birch trees, the white trunks and yellow leaves in autumn must create a striking color contrast. I wish I could take a picture of it!
Kangxi imagined it for a moment, after all, he had never seen what birch trees looked like in autumn.
From his childhood, his Manchu ancestors had already moved into the interior of China, and he had never lived under such conditions as his ancestors.
"Jiaojiao, when we get back, I'll draw it for you, okay?"
Harigana's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded in agreement: "Great! Can you draw me in too?"
Kangxi wanted to ask why it wasn't us, but he stopped himself before he could finish the question, knowing that this rebellious little girl would eventually answer him.
"Alright! I'll paint my Jiaojiao beautifully then!" Kangxi said, then added to himself: I'll also paint myself tall and strong. Anyway, I'm the one who paints, so I can decide how to paint her, right?
"Okay! Thank you!"
Harigana's smile made Kangxi's previous ulterior motives seem quite sordid, but he had done so much for Harigana that one more thing wouldn't make a difference.
When Harigana returned to the capital and saw Kangxi's painting, he regretted not saying he only wanted her painting!
"Xuan Ye, look!"
Harigana looked at the strange creature that Dulan had mentioned not far away. It looked docile, but he wondered if it was just a deception! But its appearance was quite different from the ones he had seen in books before!
"Want to eat it? That's a wild goat!" (Wild goat, a national second-class protected animal, the largest deer species in the world.) Kangxi looked at Harigana's bright eyes and thought she wanted to eat it. As he asked the question, he took the bow and arrow from Li Dequan's hand to shoot it.
"No, no, no!"
Harigana quickly pressed down on Kangxi's hand. She only thought it looked nice; when did she ever want to eat it?
Most importantly, this creature is probably on the verge of extinction; it is definitely a wild, nationally protected animal.
Even in ancient times, hundreds of years ago, she still wouldn't eat things that were on the verge of extinction, always feeling that she was committing a crime.
"Alright, alright! Let's get closer, I won't kill it!"
Kangxi didn't think much of it, just that she didn't like to eat it.
Harigana patted her heart; for a moment just now, she felt like she might be going to jail!
"Let's stop watching! Let's hurry to the river!"
Harigana was no longer interested in anything else and wanted to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.
"Okay! Let's go!"
Li Dequan, with his keen sense of propriety, led the horse over, and after the two men were seated, he turned around, mounted his own horse, and followed behind them, dutifully protecting them.
"Eunuch Li, does that thing bite?"
Dulan suddenly approached, and Li Dequan looked in the direction she was pointing, then shook his head: "We don't know either, this is the first time we've ever seen this."
Dulan nodded, wanting to step forward, but seeing her two mistresses already gone, she stopped herself. She was there to protect the princess; those things couldn't distract her.
"Jiaojiao, I'll grill some fish for you in a bit!"
"Is it easy to catch? We didn't bring anything!"
Kangxi smiled mysteriously, then whispered in her ear, "Jiaojiao, do you not believe in my abilities?"
Harigana always felt that the sentence was ambiguous, but she couldn't say it out loud.
"I believe you. After all, you're the emperor! You'll definitely find a way!"
Kangxi didn't expect Harigana to answer like that. She really is his little darling. Her ability to ruin the atmosphere is truly first-rate!
The group soon arrived at the Ergun River. Harigana led Dulan and Hairi to gather firewood nearby, while Kangxi personally went into the water to catch fish for Harigana to eat.
"Your Majesty! What's so delicious about this?"
Dulan and Hairi didn't like to eat fish, and even Saienjiya and the others rarely ate fish, finding it too fishy. It was only after they discovered that Harigana liked to eat fish that Baoliri started having people catch some regularly.
"It's delicious! You just don't like it this way. Fish is very nutritious!"
It was said that Harigana led the two of them to gather firewood, but how could the guards who came with them, or Dulan and Hairi, actually let her gather firewood?
So after staying there for a while, Harigana turned around and ran towards Kangxi's side.
Wow! They've already caught them?
Harigana looked at the lively crucian carp on the shore and counted three or four of them!
"Hmm! They don't look very big. Let's grab two more and bring them up!"
Kangxi did not want Harigana to go into the water, since she had not brought any extra clothes, and taking off her shoes was even more unacceptable. Her entire body belonged to him, and he absolutely could not let a second person see her.
Thinking of this, Kangxi recalled the time when he first met Harigana and she kissed Dulan. He looked at Dulan with a sharp gaze once again.
"Huh, why does it feel so cold?"
Dulan didn't look up, but kept muttering to herself.
"Xuan Ye, that's enough to eat! Come on up!"
Harigana's shout of "Xuan Ye" nearly sent all the servants around him away. They were all stunned and at a loss for words, except for Li Dequan.
"good!"
Just as the guards were wondering whether they should kneel down and kowtow to beg for mercy, their emperor readily agreed and, without lingering, obediently walked towards the river.
Now they truly understood just how favored this empress was!
After lighting the torches, Kangxi personally grilled fish for Harigana, while Li Dequan and others also set up a fire on the other side to grill fish as well.
The fish was very fresh and delicious; Harigana ate three fish before stopping.
Emperor Kangxi roasted a total of seven fish. Only after confirming that Harigana was no longer going to eat them did he begin to eat the remaining fish.
"Jiaojiao! We should go back!"
After eating the grilled fish, the two played by the river for a while, mostly just looking at the water. Seeing that the sun was already starting to move westward, they couldn't stay any longer!
After all, we still have to cross the woods later, and if it gets too late, who knows what we might encounter.
"good!"
After eating and drinking his fill, Harigana felt a bit sleepy, so when he heard Kangxi say to go back, he immediately agreed.
The group returned the way they came, and finally encountered the robe halfway there, but Harigana, who was already sleepy, had no interest in looking at it.
But the silly roe deer, it really is silly, standing there motionless, waiting to be shot by humans. (This is fiction; you can't hunt it in reality! It's a Class II protected animal! This story is fictional! This story is fictional! This story is fictional!)
They were about to leave the forest when, unexpectedly, they encountered a large brown bear.
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