Queen Xiaoxi

Chapter 395 Fishing
"Which fan should I use?" Wanxian was confused as she looked at the exquisite fans placed on the heated floor.

It was summer after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially sent many exquisite fans to please Wanxian.

For example: a sandalwood carved handle round fan embroidered with "Buddha's Hands of Flowers and Birds".

It is a round fan with carved mahogany handles and is made of red silk embroidery with "Flower Buddha's Hand" embroidered on it.

An ivory fan with Eight Immortals handle and carved "Flowers and Birds" made of tapestry silk.

A dyed and carved bone-handled round fan with "Peach Tree and Two Cranes" on yellow gauze and damask as the base.

There is also a blue lacquered round fan with a gold handle and a base of beige gauze and silk embroidered with "Pictures of Flowers and Butterflies".

"Empress, why don't you use this ivory fan with Eight Immortals handles from "Flowers and Birds". I heard that an inch of tapestry and an inch of gold are rare even in the palace." Qiaoguo can be considered as having stayed in the Qianqing Palace after all. , I also gained a lot of knowledge through the influence of my ears and my eyes.

"Actually, I think the sandalwood carved handle round fan from "Buddha's Hands of Flowers and Birds" and the mahogany carved handle round fan from "Flowers and Buddha's Hands" are also suitable. This Buddha's hand is an auspicious thing." Nurse Gu also said.

Wanxian first picked up the fan mentioned by Qiaoguo and then the fan mentioned by Nurse Gu, and was in a dilemma.

"What's going on?" Kangxi asked as he walked into the dormitory and looked at the scene in front of him.

Seeing Kangxi coming, Wanxian instantly felt that she had a backbone.She quickly stepped forward with a fan and asked Kangxi: "Long live my lord, you are finally here. Please show me quickly. Which fan is better for me to use today?" Wanxian said and showed the fan in her hand to Kangxi. .

Kangxi shook his head helplessly, not knowing that he, a great man of ninety-five years, would have to choose a fan for a little girl.Having said that, Kangxi still couldn't help but said: "Then put all the fans together and I will choose for you."

"Okay." Wanxian said and put all the fans in her hands together.

Kangxi looked at the five fans placed on the heated kang and said: "I remember that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent you a moon-white hibiscus and butterfly flag dress two days ago. It just goes well with this blue lacquered one with gold handles. As a companion, I will use this one today." Kangxi said and handed the blue-lacquered gold-handled round fan embroidered with "The Picture of Flowers and Butterflies" to Wanxian.

Wanxian happily took the fan in her hand and said to Nanny Gu: "Nanny, please quickly take out that moon-white dress. I'll put it on right now."

Nanny Gu quickly agreed: "Hey, I'll go right away." Nanny Gu quickly walked to the cabinet and found the moon-white flag dress fully embroidered with hibiscus flowers and butterflies.

Qiaoguo and Yunxia quickly carefully put away the other four fans placed on the heated Kang.

Kangxi sat aside and smiled teasingly at Wanxian: "Just see for yourself, you messed up the time just to choose a fan. We agreed to go fishing at Guanlan Pavilion two-quarters of an hour ago."

"Then what should I do? My slave didn't do it on purpose." Wanxian changed her clothes and said coquettishly to Kangxi.

"Okay, okay. Look, after you change your clothes, your hair is all loose. Go and comb it again, and put on the pair of silver-plated and jewel-embedded butterfly hairpins that I gave you before I got up. They just match the clothes and the fan." Kangxi She gently stroked Wanxian's scattered hair behind her ears.

Wanxian nodded and immediately sat in front of the dressing table.

Nanny Gu quickly took out a pair of silver-plated and jewel-embedded butterfly hairpins from the jewelry box: gold hairpins, single needle.The hairpin handle is decorated with butterflies.The body of the butterfly is supported by silver-gilt silk, with a ruby ​​inlaid on the head. The wings are made of gold and dotted with emerald green, and are inlaid with two rubies and two pale pink tourmalines.Each butterfly is embedded with a pearl.Nanny Gu carefully put the hairpin on Wanxian's head, and then took two flowers and put them on Wanxian's head.

After Wanxian looked at herself in the mirror, she stood up with satisfaction and approached Kangxi and asked, "Long live Lord, does this slave look good like this?"

"It looks good, how could it not look good?" Kangxi touched Wanxian's little face lovingly and said dotingly.

Listening to Kangxi's praise, Wanxian felt a little carried away.

Kangxi saw that Wanxian's face was pink, and he knew that Wanxian's little head was thinking wildly again.So he quickly stood up and took Wanxian's hand and said: "Okay, let's go. It's really getting late. Fortunately, I had someone build a hut on the shore of Guanlan Pavilion. Otherwise, let alone fishing, we would just I’m going to get heat stroke just standing there.”

Wanxian didn't say anything, just followed Kangxi's steps and listened to Kangxi's chatter.

Guanlan Pavilion is not far from Qingxi Bookstore.

Kangxi took Wanxian's hand and walked towards Guanlan Pavilion.The eunuch holding a yellow umbrella behind him quickly followed in order to protect Kangxi and Wanxian from the sun.

The two of them soon walked to the shore of Guanlan Pavilion. A straw shed had already been set up on the flat land on the shore.

Seats, ice plates, fruit snacks are all available in the straw shed.

Kangxi pushed Wanxian to sit on the chair prepared by the shore and said, "Do you want to fish with me?"

Wanxian shook her head and said: "No. Long live my life, my servant will watch you fishing today, okay?"

"Okay, sit down obediently. If you are thirsty, use some tea and fruit. Just wait, I will catch a big fish for you and make sweet and sour fish for you." Kangxi said dotingly.

"Yes." Wanxian nodded obediently.Kangxi touched Wanxian's little face and said, "You're so good, wait."

Kangxi said and sat on the Taishi chair next to him.

Liang Jiugong hurriedly delivered the baited fishing bamboo pole to Kangxi's hands.

Kangxi took the fishing rod and quickly threw the fishing line onto the lake, causing ripples on the lake surface instantly.

Wanxian obediently fanned Kangxi with a fan.

Only a quarter of an hour later, the fishing line suddenly sank to the lake surface. Kangxi immediately lifted the fishing rod, and a big bighead carp was lifted by Kangxi.

Wanxian stood up quickly and said excitedly to Kangxi: "Long live my Lord, you are so awesome. What a big fish. But what kind of fish is that?"

So, Kangxi immediately lifted the fishing rod and lifted the fish to the shore. A young eunuch immediately stepped forward and untied the bighead carp from the hook.

When Liang Jiugong saw this, he quickly reported back: "Long live my lord and empress, this is a big bighead carp."

"Not bad." Kangxi put down the fishing rod, looked at Wanxian's admiring eyes next to him, and looked at the lively bighead carp held by the little eunuch, and praised it.

Liang Jiugong stepped forward and asked: "Long live my Lord, how do you plan to eat this fish?"

"This bighead carp is suitable for stewing soup. Let's make a bighead carp tofu soup." Kangxi ordered.

"Hey, I obey the wish of Lord Long Live. There is an imperial chef named Li in the imperial dining room, and he is very good at making fish soup. I will arrange for someone to send this bighead carp to the imperial dining room." Liang Jiugong said and wanted to let him go. The little eunuch took the fish to the royal dining room.

Kangxi heard this and shouted: "Wait a minute." Wanxian looked at Kangxi's instructions curiously.

Liang Jiugong hurriedly bowed and said: "Long live my Lord, please give me your orders."

"Since you are here today, go and ask the royal chef to bring some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and so on. Come here. Set up a ready-made stove here. These fresh fish must be killed first and eaten first. Okay." Kangxi ordered Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong quickly accepted the order and said: "Come on, I'll go down and make arrangements right now."

After listening to Kangxi's arrangement, Wanxian hurried to Kangxi's side hill and said happily: "Long live Lord's arrangement is really good. Long live Lord, let's have a picnic this time."

"You, I just know you will like it." Kangxi pulled Wanxian and said dotingly.

Wanxian nodded and said: "Well, I know that Long Live Lord, you are the best to me. Long live Lord, I like you the most."

"That little mouth of yours is really like honey." Kangxi pulled Wanxian to sit down and said.

Wanxian hurriedly took a cup of tea from the tea table nearby and handed it to Kangxi shyly.

Kangxi first touched Wanxian's face, then took the teacup in Wanxian's hand and drank the tea.

Wanxian then picked another grape, peeled off the skin and fed it to Kangxi's mouth.

Kangxi used Wanxian's fingers to put the grapes into his mouth, and gently bit Wanxian's fingertips.

"Yeah." Wanxian immediately retracted her hand and glared at Kangxi coquettishly.

Kangxi was not annoyed and said to himself: "Just wait, I will catch a sweet and sour fish for you."

"If you can't catch it, Long live you will be punished." Wanxian said angrily.

"Okay, it's up to you to decide whether to accept the beating or the punishment." Kangxi took Wanxian's hand and said with a smile.

Wanxian took her little hand back and said unceremoniously: "In that case, hurry up and go fishing."

"Okay, please, please, my queen." Kangxi assured Wanxian.

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(End of this chapter)