“With the Empress Dowager’s status, how could she do such a thing? It’s not proper. The Empress Dowager refused.”
Fang He almost stretched out her Er Kang hand, don’t!
Why is it not proper?
Looking won’t get you pregnant!!
As she was feeling disappointed, Princess Laxsen spoke up with a smile again, and a somewhat helpless young girl stood behind her.
Princess Laxsen insisted that the Empress Dowager should experience the joy of throwing daggers, even if it was under the pretext of helping her daughter choose a man.
Once Princess Laxsen’s daughter made her choice, she would ask the Empress Dowager to grant the marriage, which would also make it acceptable and not subject to criticism from others.
Seeing her mistress’s evident interest, Wuyunzhu sighed helplessly and still translated with a wry smile.
Fang He almost laughed out loud like a pig, pinching her thigh to keep from making a sound, and just blinked at the Empress Dowager.
Look at me, I’m willing to risk my life for the rich woman!
Is twenty enough?
Thirty is no problem either!
The Empress Dowager was amused by the bright light in Fang He’s eyes.
This was similar to Princess Wulinzhu, who also liked good-looking people.
It was hard for Fang He to stay here and accompany her.
She smiled and nodded, “Go ahead, and when you come back, tell me… and Princess Laxsen all about the fine young men!”
Fang He smiled and respectfully squatted down, her voice calm and gentle, as she replied,
“Yes, I will follow the Empress Dowager’s orders.”
No one else noticed, but An Pin, also a martial artist with keen eyes, did.
When Fang He reached the last step…
Did she bounce up?
An Pin held back her laughter.
Although everyone else disliked this female official who almost monopolized the emperor’s favor, she suddenly liked Fang He a bit.
When Fang He and Chunlai arrived at the edge of the martial arena, she took one look and gasped.
The young man fighting in the arena has very standard pectoral muscles!
Wow, his opponent’s chest looks like it could never be fully seen!
At first, Fang He was still a little reserved because of Chunlai.
But after throwing three daggers and moving to the third martial arena, she couldn’t care less.
Kangxi hunted a tiger, two deer, and three roe deer before stopping.
He was just setting an example, mainly to see the performance of the crown prince, the princes, and the Manchu and Mongolian young men.
So he quickly returned and instructed Alan Tai, who was guarding him,
“You take people and must ensure the safety of the crown prince and the eldest prince. If anything happens to them…”
Alan Tai understood, “Your servant will come to see you with my head!”
The play returned with satisfaction, carrying the game, preparing to accompany the Empress Dowager to watch the hunt.
As soon as Kangxi entered the hunting grounds, he saw a familiar figure near the martial arena, holding a dagger inlaid with gems.
She didn’t just shake it; she also stamped her feet and almost shouted herself hoarse—
“Hey, the brave man with the scar on his chest, don’t just run!”
“Come on! Wow…… hit his lower body, and when you win, I’ll throw you a knife!”
Kangxi:”….”
He stood expressionless, watching Fang He, who was so excited that even Chunlai couldn’t hold her back.
She was so excited, like a child, that she even got the other noble ladies to shout along, their faces flushed, as if they had been to a brothel and were tipsy.
The veins on Kangxi’s forehead, which hadn’t bulged for a long time, appeared again, and his jaw tightened as he glanced at Liang Jiugong and ordered,
“Catch the rascal, take her back for me!”
Liang Jiugong: “……”
Chunlai can’t even hold her back, what am I supposed to do with that ancestor?
When Kangxi had spent some time with the Empress Dowager and returned to the imperial tent for lunch, he didn’t see Fang He’s figure.
Liang Jiugong replied with a mournful face:
“Your Majesty, Lady Fang said that she was given orders by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager to help Princess Laxsen’s third daughter choose a husband.”
Kangxi gritted his teeth; was she choosing a husband for others or just satisfying her own curiosity!
But he didn’t say a word, only ate his lunch with a faint expression, and after eating a little, he went to take a nap.
In the afternoon, when everyone returned from the hunt, Kangxi’s face was smiling again as he watched the eunuchs and guards count the game.
On the crown prince’s side, the eldest prince lost to Tsewang Rabtan.
Yinti, who usually liked to compete and show off, was calm this time because his mother was under house arrest and didn’t make any trouble.
But the crown prince had three more foxes than Tsewang Rabtan.
The other princes and ministers were also very clear in their hearts.
It was only the first day of hunting, and no one wanted to steal the spotlight.
The golden dagger went to the crown prince.
Kangxi was satisfied inside and smiled on the surface,
“The top ten will all be rewarded. Tonight, we will not return until we are drunk!”
Fang He stayed by the Empress Dowager’s side and didn’t want to go back when she heard this.
She had just been pretending before.
If Kangxi was sober, she could still act pitiful and coax him.
But serving a drunkard might end up with her being scolded severely.
But after the banquet, Liang Jiugong came over with a smile and invited her.
Since the Empress Dowager didn’t say to keep her, Fang He had no choice but to go back.
She asked Liang Jiugong timidly, “Liang Anda, is His Majesty drunk?”
Liang Jiugong just smiled and said,
“Your Majesty can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. How could he be drunk…”
“Grandpa Liang………………”
Fang He squinted her eyes and raised her eyebrows at Liang Jiugong.
With their relationship, there was no need to speak in riddles, right?
Liang Jiugong quickly bent his waist:
“Oh dear, I can’t bear it. You’ll know when you go back.”
Fang He carefully observed him and felt that Liang Jiugong was full of mischief.
So when she entered the imperial tent and saw Kangxi’s figure from the sleeping tent at the back, Fang He knelt down with a thud.
Kneeling on the grass, her knees didn’t hurt.
She knew that there was a price to pay for enjoying the view of the young men.
With a face full of anxiety, she blinked her big eyes and looked up at Kangxi, who seemed to be smiling but not quite.
“Your Majesty, when Liang Anda came to invite me, I really, really wanted to come back. No one else is as good-looking as Your Majesty, but I dared not neglect the task given by the Empress Dowager…………..”
Kangxi pulled her up, pressed her on his lap, and sneered,
“And then you got so excited and shouted to show your filial piety?”
Fang He: “………………I just thought I would take a cursory look, but then I suddenly thought, how nice it would be if Your Majesty were there in the arena, and I couldn’t help but get a little excited.”
Kangxi tightened his grip around her waist, slowly lowered his head, and Fang He’s body stiffened as she covered her mouth and whispered.
“Your Majesty, I have internal heat. Think thrice, Your Majesty!”
There was deer blood wine at the banquet, and Kangxi was dangerous at the moment.
She had to be cautious and pleaded for mercy in a soft voice.
“I also want to ride horses and shoot arrows, but I don’t know how, and I dare not walk around randomly, so I got too excited watching the excitement. Please let me off the hook this time!”
Kangxi hadn’t drunk too much, but he had drunk a fair amount, and her noise was giving him a headache, so he silenced her chattering little mouth.
Fang He let out a soft hiss.
She knew at noon that she couldn’t avoid it.
The Empress Dowager indulged her, and she had eaten quite a bit of roasted mutton.
Before the banquet was over, blisters had formed on the inside of her lips.
Even though Kangxi’s lips were much softer than others, they still hurt when pressed against hers.
Kangxi, after drinking, didn’t like to talk much.
He stared at Fang He for a while in the dim candlelight, saw that she indeed had internal heat, and in anger, he slapped her bottom.
“No more next time, go and apply some medicine!”
Fang He covered her bottom and ran, “I’ve got it!”
But whether there would be a next time… that could be discussed later.
Kangxi saw her undignified posture, and the fatigue from the evening’s scheming with the Mongolian princes and nobles at the bonfire banquet was alleviated a lot, and he couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head.
He didn’t wait for Fang He to come back and serve him, but only instructed Liang Jiugong:
“Go to Qin Xinrong and get some medicine for reducing internal heat to boil for her, and make her drink it!”
“Prepare cold water, I want to take a bath… and also have someone prepare a more docile mare, and have the embroidery room make her a set of riding clothes.”
Liang Jiugong hesitated for a moment before responding.
To be honest, he couldn’t quite understand his master.
“Having already faced the impeachment of the censors and the opposition of the concubines in the harem to appoint a female official, that ancestor doesn’t seem to want to leave the palace…… it’s about time to bestow favor, right?
But His Majesty would rather take a cold bath than bestow favor, and he keeps trying to please this ancestor.
What does this mean?
After bathing, Kangxi lay in bed and recalled seeing Fang He during the day.
That girl seemed to be glowing in the sunlight.
She had never been so artificial in front of him before.
Even now, once he got close, her subconscious tension and rejection couldn’t escape Kangxi’s notice.
He had already made this rascal willingly stay, and the fruit that he had painstakingly nurtured would naturally be tasted at the sweetest moment.
Moreover, Kangxi’s mind was not on women at the moment.
Galdan’s side had not yet revealed its true intentions, and he didn’t mind slowly cooking the frog in warm water, making Fang He’s pretense and acting too late.
The accompanying embroidery palace women could only adjust the riding clothes prepared for the minor maids and sent them to the imperial presence.
Kangxi was a little unhappy when he saw the color was a bit dark, a dark purple-brown.
He wanted to see that rascal shining even brighter than yesterday.
But Fang He was easy to satisfy.
Having something to wear was already good, and she could learn to ride a horse.
She urged Kangxi to go out for a ride.
Why bother with a bicycle when you can just take a leisurely stroll?
It was still in the afternoon when Kangxi was not busy, and the hunters hadn’t returned yet.
Fang He was as excited as a weasel in a melon field, using her eyes to urge Kangxi.
“Your Majesty, is hunting fun? Thinking that you are still waiting, they must be working very hard, right?”
“Your Majesty, the weather is good today. The hunters will be back soon, right?”
No matter what kind of mood this master was in, suddenly taking a pure love route, being able to have a romantic talk first was just wonderful.
Once the relationship was smoothed out… once the feelings were established, it would be even better to say some less proper words inside the tent!
Kangxi saw her so lively and couldn’t help but laugh.
Although the riding clothes were dark, they fit Fang He well and made her small face even more fair.
She didn’t look like a ground squirrel anymore, but like a lost fawn in the woods.
He patted Fang He’s head and changed his mind,
“Let’s go. Today, let’s not learn to ride a horse. I’ll take you to the woods to see what hunting is really like.”
Fang He let out a cheer and showered him with flattery.
“Your Majesty is so mighty! In my eyes today, you are two meters and eight tall!”
“Do you go hunting with a yellow dog on the left and a hawk on the right? That must be so majestic!”
“I am already almost overwhelmed by your demeanor before even going out!”
“Why don’t I see any hunting dogs and sea eagles? I really want to see how extraordinary our master is……………………”
Accompanying Fang He’s chattering but not annoying sweet voice, Kangxi, with a smile, took her on the same horse and chose a direction with fewer people to enter the woods.
At the same time, in the tents of Galdan, Princess Laxsen, Consort Hui, and Consort Rong, they all received the news that His Majesty had taken Fang He out hunting.
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