Kangxi's voice was deep and resonant, sounding more like a coquettish whining to Harigana.
"Shut up!"
Harigana already felt that she was so easily swayed by Kangxi, but then this scoundrel kept saying these ambiguous things in her ear.
After giving him a warning, I still felt unsatisfied, so I thought about it and bit him on the shoulder.
Then!
"Waaaaah! Why is your flesh so hard?!"
Harigana felt that if his teeth weren't very strong, he might have knocked two of them out.
Kangxi sat up straight, wanting to see Harigana's teeth, but the little girl kept covering her mouth and wouldn't let go, so he couldn't really forcefully pry them open.
"Jiaojiao, are you stupid! Let me see, okay? If you're hurt, I'll find the imperial physician to take a look! Be good!"
Harigana lowered her head and covered her mouth, refusing to speak. She did it on purpose, to prevent him from getting aroused anytime, anywhere in the future.
Even if her teeth still hurt, her lips must be swollen right now, how could she possibly let this man see that?
"Jiaojiao! Be good! If you don't let me see, I'll call the imperial physician right away!"
Kangxi threatened her, after all, the little girl really liked to be shy, so he never tired of using this method.
Sure enough, Harigana let go of his inhibitions and allowed the imperial physician to examine his mouth. Kangxi was capable of doing something like that; she couldn't afford to gamble!
After the two of them had been working for quite a while, the main force also left the Hailar River basin and reached the territory of the Yimin River.
Reaching the Yimin River meant they were about to enter the territory of Khorchin, and soon they would arrive at the hometown of the Empress Dowager!
"Your Majesty, where is that bear?!"
For a while, Harigana didn't dare to do anything about it. Whenever the topic of that day came up, Kangxi would gently lecture her and tell her not to do anything foolish in the future!
Later, she secretly asked Dulan, but Dulan didn't know what happened to the brown bear in the end.
Now that her injuries have almost healed, and Kangxi clearly looks much more relaxed, he cautiously asked about his doubts.
"Jiaojiao! That bear is dead! It hurt you, how could I possibly keep it alive?"
Kangxi didn't want to tell Harigana that he had personally killed the brown bear, fearing that she would be afraid of him because of it. The young girl's heart hadn't settled in yet, and if he were to give her another impression of cruelty, he might regret it to death.
"Jiaojiao, eat your food first, it'll get cold!"
Before Harigana could ask any more questions, Kangxi changed the subject: "This is the meat of the roe deer we hunted that day. Because the imperial physician said you couldn't eat this, we dried it and stored it away. See if it tastes good!"
Harigana understood that Kangxi didn't want to tell him what had happened, so he stopped worrying about it and started eating the cured meat in his bowl.
Emperor Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Harigana was no longer asking about the matter.
That evening, Harigana sat flushed in the bathtub, enjoying the emperor's services.
Yes! Emperor Kangxi is helping her take a bath.
He was afraid that Dulan and the others would wet Harigana's wound, so he was determined to do it himself.
Harigana had given up on taking a bath, but who would have thought that Kangxi would have water carried into the imperial tent, stripped the person clean, and then carried them into the water?
"Xuan Ye! I can manage on my own. You should go wash up quickly. We have a long journey ahead of us tomorrow, so we should get some rest early!"
Harigana crossed his arms, making a final struggle.
Kangxi knew perfectly well that the little girl was just shy, but he genuinely distrusted everyone! Looking at the gruesome wound, Kangxi's expression was grim. However, Harigana had her back to him and naturally didn't see it!
"Jiaojiao! I'll wash up quickly, don't worry!"
Harigana stopped dwelling on it. More intimate things had already happened, and it was clear that Kangxi would not back down. Continuing to say anything would be futile!
"Um!"
The rustling sound, barely audible, made Kangxi's eyes light up, and his mood, which had been depressed because of his wound, suddenly brightened.
Emperor Kangxi washed her very carefully, even her hair was washed clean by Harigana lying by the bedside, and it took Kangxi several basins of water to get it clean!
"Jiaojiao! Did I just pull your hair?"
After washing up, Kangxi helped Harigana dry his hair, his voice sounding somewhat listless!
This was the first time he had ever served someone like this; before, he was always the one being served. Who knew that something that seemed so simple before would actually be so difficult to do?
"No! It doesn't hurt!"
Harigana really didn't feel any pain anywhere, and she was so comfortable that she was about to fall asleep! She used to love sleeping a lot, but these past few days her drowsiness has become more and more severe. As long as she leans against something, she will definitely start snoring within two minutes.
"Jiaojiao, I remember you've been sleeping for so long lately!"
Looking at the blurry image of Harigana, Kangxi had a bad feeling. Harigana had been drinking medicine for some time now, and he suspected that someone had tampered with her medicine.
But then again, that doesn't make sense. After all, the imperial physicians take her pulse every day, so they would know if there were any abnormalities.
"Ugh! I'm so sleepy!"
Harigana replied, reaching out to touch his hair. Feeling that he was almost done, he stood up, intending to go back to sleep.
"Xuan Ye, it's done! I'm so sleepy, I want to go back to sleep!"
Kangxi wanted to suggest continuing the treatment, but seeing that Harigana's eyes were barely open, he could only pick him up and place him on the bed. After Harigana had fallen completely asleep, Kangxi continued to wipe him with a dry cloth until his hair was completely dry, then blew out the lamp and went to bed.
Kangxi and Harigana felt there was nothing wrong with doing this, but Li Dequan and Dulan, who had been playing the role of background figures all this time, were extremely shocked.
"Could we speak in private, Eunuch Li?"
Dulan's eyes darted around, then she leaned close to Li Dequan and asked him softly.
Li Dequan looked at Du Lan in surprise. It was not easy to hear this little girl speak so gently, after all, her intention to kill him was obvious before.
“Okay!” Li Dequan followed Du Lan to the side, wanting to hear what she had to say.
Dulan hesitated for a long time, but for the sake of Harigana, she decided to ask. After all, this was the emperor's personal eunuch, who should know Kangxi better than anyone else!
Looking at Du Lan's conflicted expression, Li Dequan said, for some reason, "Ask away, I won't tell anyone!"
This "other person" clearly refers to Emperor Kangxi.
Du Lan was shocked, and Li Dequan was even more shocked!
[Am I betraying the Emperor by doing this?]
Li Dequan's heart was in turmoil. The words he had just spoken were so natural that he was at a loss for words.
Dulan wasn't much better off. Ever since the brown bear incident, she felt that something had changed when she looked at Li Dequan.
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