Snow Color

Chapter 303 Fu Jin 12

Imperial Concubine Wenxi showed great concern for Qiqige at the banquet and sent people to take care of her. Qiqige couldn't help but sigh: "The Imperial Concubine is so elegant!" She felt that the Imperial Concubine was not only beautiful in appearance and elegant in temperament, but also very kind and amiable.

After the banquet, Qiqige left with Eqige and others and returned to the camp. Not long after, Emperor Kangxi, Concubine Gui and Concubine Yi sent people to deliver many precious gifts. These gifts included silks, satins, jewelry, jade and other luxury goods. Qiqige was amazed and secretly admired the generosity of Emperor Kangxi and the concubines.

The next morning, when Qiqige was exercising in the camp, she suddenly heard someone calling her name. She stopped and turned around, and was surprised to find that the people who came were the ninth prince Yinzhen and the tenth prince Yin'e.

It turned out that Yin'e was woken up by Yin'e early in the morning, with a look of reluctance on his face. He really couldn't understand why Yin'e, who usually slept the latest, got up so early today and came to wake him up.

Yinzhen sat on the bed, sleepily looking at Yin'e who looked excited, and was full of doubts. Why did this little guy suddenly become interested in Qiqige? When he was in the palace, Yin'e didn't seem to have much affection for the princesses, let alone take the initiative to contact them. But now, he was so eager to meet Qiqige, which surprised Yinzhen.

"Xiao Shi, do you really want to find Qiqige so much?" Yin'e asked curiously. He really couldn't understand why Yin'e had such a change.

Yin'e blinked his big eyes and nodded expectantly: "Of course, Brother Jiu! Qiqige promised me yesterday that she would take me to play a lot of interesting things and eat the barbecue she made herself! Don't you think the barbecue is delicious?" After saying that, he couldn't help swallowing, as if he had already smelled the aroma of the barbecue.

Yin'e couldn't help laughing when he saw Yin'e's greedy look. It turned out that Yin'e was just thinking about the food! However, Yin'e remembered that the barbecue he had eaten that day was very fragrant and delicious, so he didn't think too much about it. He and Yin'e looked at each other, and they both smiled at the same time, and then went to find Qiqige together.

"Ninth Prince, Tenth Prince, why are you here so early?" Qiqige looked at them with confusion, really not understanding why these two princes suddenly appeared here.

"Qiqige, we are here to play with you! Didn't you say yesterday that you could take us to have fun?" Yin'e spoke first impatiently. He had been looking forward to playing to his heart's content. After all, when they were in the palace, they had to study every day and had very little time to play.

"Qiqige, Xiaoshi likes to play very much, so we came to find you." Yinzhen explained with a smile, and at the same time, his eyes were attracted by Qiqige practicing martial arts. Every move she made was full of power, which made people's eyes light up. Yinzhen asked curiously: "Qiqige, you are practicing martial arts, how is it going?"

"I started practicing martial arts when I was three years old, so of course I'm pretty good at it now," Qiqige said confidently.

"Then can Yin'e and I practice?" Yin'e liked it very much, so he pulled Yin'e to ask.

"Of course you can, but you may need to get up early every morning, do horse stance, and then exercise for an hour. It will work over time." Qiqige said seriously.

"Then Qiqige, you can teach us." Yin'e wanted to give up when he heard that he needed to practice every day. After all, he had to go to school every day, and if he added this to his schedule, it would be too much. But he liked it very much, and every move was both beautiful and powerful, so he gritted his teeth and went through with it. He also wanted to ask Yin'e to learn with him.

"No, Brother Jiu, why are you pulling me? I didn't say I wanted to learn." Yin'e asked with some confusion.

"Yin'e, aren't we best brothers? Do you want to accompany me when I learn from you?" Yin'e asked in a seductive voice.

"Well, okay." Yin'e hesitated for a moment and then agreed. After all, he and his ninth brother were the best brothers, and since Yin'e had said so, he felt it was right.

"Then I'll give you this study book in a moment. Do you want to have dinner with me now? You got up too early. I haven't eaten yet. I'm hungry." Qiqige rubbed her stomach and looked at Yinzhen and Yin'e pitifully.

"This..." Yin'er and Yin'e looked at each other, then looked at Qiqige, feeling a little hesitant. In fact, they were also hungry, but they didn't know how to ask. They got up too early and didn't eat much at all, and they hurried out.

"Then come with me to eat. There are many delicious foods on our grassland." Seeing that they were hesitant, Qiqige guessed what they were thinking. She smiled and invited them, "Try the delicacies of our grassland. I guarantee that you will never want to leave!"

Yin'er and Yin'e were moved after hearing what Qiqige said. They had heard about the grassland delicacies and had always wanted to try them. Now that they had the opportunity to taste authentic grassland delicacies, they naturally couldn't miss it. So they nodded and expressed their willingness to go together.

Then Qiqige asked someone to go to the kitchen to bring milk tea, steamed buns and pies. These were all delicacies that she had improved, because she found that the original taste was not suitable for her, so she changed it slightly to suit her taste buds.

After Yin'e and others saw it, milk tea was not unfamiliar to them. The Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were both Mongolians, and they could often taste these foods there. In addition, Yin'e's biological brother was raised by the Empress Dowager, and Yin'e often went to the Empress Dowager's place. Yin'e and Yin'e were as close as twins, and they often went together, but they were not used to the pure Mongolian milk tea.

When Yinzhen and the others saw the milk tea on the table, they didn't know how to express their feelings for a moment. However, the clever Qiqige immediately understood what their reaction meant.

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Saker Falcon, also known as Peregrine Falcon, Falcon, Sea Green, is a kind of falcon. Saker Falcon is not big in size, much smaller than ordinary eagles and vultures, but has amazing explosive power and fierce temperament, and is known as the "God of Ten Thousand Eagles". Saker Falcon is mainly distributed in the Arctic, North America, and Asia. It is native to Heilongjiang, Jilin and other places in China.

The Saker Falcon is the highest totem of the Manchus. According to legend, only one Saker Falcon appears in 30 sacred eagles. The Manchus are a nation known for their hunting. Their ancestors, the Sushen people, knew how to catch eagles very early. After they were domesticated, they were used to help hunters catch prey, commonly known as "falconry". As early as the Tang Dynasty, the Saker Falcon was a precious tribute offered by the ancestors of the Manchus to the Central Plains dynasty. During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, there was even such a rule: any criminal who violated the criminal law and was exiled to Liaodong could atone for his crime and be released by post if he could catch a Saker Falcon and present it. In the Qing Dynasty, a Saker Falcon was worth taels of silver, which shows how precious it was.

The Saker Falcon is not only a brave falcon, but also has been integrated into the culture of the Manchus. A poet in the Jin Dynasty described the scene of the Saker Falcon attacking a swan as "fighting the wind with its jade claws soaring into the sky, glimpsing the sun with its feathers falling into the snow and frost", which expressed praise for the Saker Falcon's ability to defeat the powerful with its small size and its perseverance and bravery. Archaeologists unearthed a bone-carved eagle head in the Xingkai Lake area, which is about 6,000 years old. In the East Jurchen Tomb Group in the ancient city of Shangjing in the Jin Dynasty, a gilded bronze belt with a Saker Falcon catching a flying swan as a pattern was found. In addition, among the existing ancient music scores in my country, there is a pipa score of "Saker Falcon Catching a Swan". Among the folk children's games, there is an activity called "Old Kites Catching Chickens". The ballad "Ama Has a Little Jiahun" that is popular in Dunhua, Jilin goes: "Layaha, big eagle, Ama has a little Jiahun, with white wings, flies fast, red eyes, sees clearly, rabbits won't run away when they see it, swans get confused when they see it. The captain opens his eyes wide when he sees it, and calls it a Saker Falcon..." These are all artistic manifestations of the Manchu national spirit.

Today, the Gerschalker is very rare and is a first-class protected animal in China. Protecting wild animals and maintaining ecological balance are not only related to human survival and development, but also an important symbol of the progress of a country, a nation, or a city.