The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 220: So you can just bully your husband with all your might? (First update)

Chapter 220: So you can just bully your husband with all your might? (First update)

At the entrance of Khan Palace, five or six spacious horse-drawn carriages had stopped, laden with luggage, provisions, and many sealed jars of apricot and peach preserves.

Over a hundred burly and tall imperial guards, dressed in the garb of ordinary servants, respectfully stood by the carriages, each accompanied by a tall steed.

These warhorses were fat and robust, some snorting, some stamping in place, their agile hooves inspiring a sudden chill in those who beheld them.

Yaduo led Li Xianyun by her delicate, pale hands right to the entrance of the Khan Palace.

Li Xianyun turned to look at Yaduo.

"Grandmother, your granddaughter has instructed the Chief of the kitchen to prepare several light dishes. If you’d like some, you can ask her to make them for you. Your granddaughter has also written down several medicinal meal prescriptions and given them to the Chief; she will prepare them for you in the coming days. They are good for replenishing blood and energy. You can eat them if you like, and it’s fine if you don’t want to."

Not expecting such considerate and filial gestures from her, Yaduo was deeply moved. She hugged Li Xianyun and gently stroked her face, "You really are a good and filial child, much better than that scoundrel Ayan."

Yaduo pretended to look around, "Why hasn’t Ayan come to see you off?"

"Khan is busy with official duties, he took care of everything yesterday," Li Xianyun spoke for Yelu Yan.

"Xianxian, don’t make excuses for him. You’re leaving, and he didn’t even see you off; it’s truly excessive. When your grandmother sees him later, she will surely give him a good scolding on your behalf."

Li Xianyun smiled lightly, "There’s no need for that, it’s not a big deal. Grandmother, you should go back, don’t worry, I’ll return soon."

"Alright."

"I will bring gifts back for you."

Yaduo smiled, "Good, when you come back, we can have a long chat."

"Mhm."

Li Xianyun, while speaking, descended the steps and stepped onto the carriage stool, climbing into the carriage, the door of which was opened by Youlan and Zhuo Ma.

A tall and imposing man sat inside with a smile, making the spacious carriage seem much smaller against his large figure.

Li Xianyun’s mouth fell open in surprise, turning her head to look at Yaduo.

Yaduo’s face was all smiles, showing no sign of surprise; it seemed she was in on the secret, having kept it from her.

Yelu Yan smiled warmly, extending his rough, yet good-looking large hand.

Li Xianyun stepped into the carriage, placing her small hand in his broad palm, her eyes curved into smiles, "My lord, what are you doing here?"

Yelu Yan pulled her to sit beside him, looking down at her with a smile, "We’ll talk about it on the way."

On the way?

Could it be that he was going to follow her to the Border Market? That was impossible.

Yelu Yan rolled up the window, hanging the curtain on the golden hook, looking up at Yaduo, who was standing on the dais, "Grandmother, we’re leaving now."

Yaduo’s face was filled with a loving smile, "Take good care of Xianyun on the way. If I find out you mistreated her, be careful on your return; I will deal with you."

Yelu Yan glanced at Li Xianyun, his mouth curving upward, "Grandmother, don’t worry, I assure you I won’t fight back or talk back."

"That’s more like it. Take care of everything on the way, your grandmother will be waiting for you to come back," Yaduo instructed.

"Alright."

Li Xianyun smiled and waved to Yaduo.

Yelu Yan glanced at Jinwu emerging from the corner.

To make it look more convincing, Khan had even asked him to hide there; the lengths he went to indulge his woman were indeed boundless.

Jinwu, seeing his Khan look over, quickly returned to reality from his mumbling and called out loudly, "Set off!"

Only Youlan and Zhuo Ma, her maids, were accompanying her on this trip; they sat in another carriage, while the men mounted their horses.

At Jinwu’s command, the carriage train slowly started moving.

Once Yaduo was out of sight, Yelu Yan let the curtain fall and at the same time drew the woman made of water into his embrace, settling her on his lap.

Whenever they were alone, Li Xianyun had never sat anywhere else but on his lap.

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around Yelu Yan’s sturdy neck and softly murmured, "My lord, why are you here?"

Yelu Yan stared at her unwaveringly and smiled, "I just happen to be going to the Border Market to deal with some official business, and it so happens to be on your way."

Li Xianyun’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, "That’s great."

As she spoke, she hugged Yelu Yan’s head and planted several heavy, random kisses on his cheek.

Her lips were soft and warm, slightly moist, leaving fragrant kisses on his body that made him feel all tingly.

Yelu Yan smiled happily, his eyes almost squinting into slits, making his eyelashes appear even longer.

After kissing him, Li Xianyun looked at him with a smile, "Then why didn’t you tell me earlier?"

"It’s all the same sooner or later."

"..."

Bad man.

Yelu Yan watched his woman with a smile, "Tell me, were you disappointed when you saw I wasn’t there to see you off?"

This bad man had planned from the start to sit in the carriage and surprise her, keeping her completely in the dark these past few days.

She knew it, Yelu Yan was such a clingy person, and yet when she was about to leave, she didn’t see him being too reluctant. So the crux of the matter was here.

"Not at all," Li Xianyun said with a laugh, answering quite straightforwardly.

"Not at all?" Yelu Yan gazed into her watery eyes, "Then who was it that just learned I was going with her and happily forced a kiss on me?"

Forced a kiss?

Li Xianyun really wanted to tell him that he had misunderstood the term "forced kiss."

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around his neck and playfully looked at him, "I was just going along with you."

She was good at frustrating people, which Yelu Yan knew, but affection was more tangible.

Yelu Yan’s large hand clasped the back of Li Xianyun’s head and captured her lips fiercely, gnawing on them passionately.

The gnawing made Li Xianyun’s face turn red and her heart race, made her lips slightly swollen and hot, and made her nestle softly into Yelu Yan’s broad embrace, resting her head on his shoulder, greedily catching her breath.

Yelu Yan turned his head and lingered on her smooth, slightly reddened little face, "Your mouth is quite soft, isn’t it? Why do the words that come out of it frustrate people so much?"

After they became close, his words started to become less proper.

Li Xianyun leaned on his sturdy shoulder and gave him a sidelong glance, feeling indignant, "You’re just a flirtatious man, when you can’t win an argument, you’re used to bullying people like this."

Yelu Yan kissed her forehead, "Since I’ve already got the bad reputation of being a flirtatious man, if I don’t do something, wouldn’t I be letting down the title you’ve bestowed upon me?"

As he said this, he raised his hand to undo the clothes at Li Xianyun’s chest.

Li Xianyun was terrified and hurriedly grabbed his mischievous hand, her face flushed as she protested in a low voice, "There are people outside."

"I’ll be quieter."

Yelu Yan said, attempting to undo her clothes again.

Li Xianyun, frightened, clung to Yelu Yan’s neck and embraced him, tightening her soft arms and cooing, "Husband."

Yelu Yan chuckled softly, kissing her neck deeply twice, "You really know how to play me, just by softly calling me ’husband’, I’m rendered helpless against you."

Li Xianyun’s lips curled into a smile, "That’s because you’re good to me."

"So you can just bully me as much as you want?"

Where did that come from?

"When have I ever bullied you? It’s you who always bully..."

It’s you who always bully me.

But she didn’t continue— the meaning of the two "bully" was not quite the same; the latter was not very proper and could easily lead to wild thoughts.

After a while, Li Xianyun left Yelu Yan’s embrace, "Husband, is something big about to happen in Shangjing?"