The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 232 We really are a match made in heaven (first update)

Chapter 232: 232 We really are a match made in heaven (first update)

After Yelu Yan had gone to bathe, Li Xianyun got out of bed, put on her wooden clogs, and came to the desk to continue painting.

Yelu Yan took a careful bath in the side room and hurried back to the inner room, a bit worried that Li Xianyun had fallen asleep without waiting for him.

But even if Li Xianyun had fallen asleep, it wouldn’t matter, he would kiss her awake.

Li Xianyun, like a kitten, had a docile temperament, would show claws and get angry when woken up, but if he kissed her attentively and coaxed tenderly, showing a bit of pity, she would comply with anything he wanted.

She was so easy to coax that he became increasingly uninhibited in certain aspects.

Yelu Yan pushed the door open and walked in, passing through several archways, and then he saw Li Xianyun bent over the table, painting something.

She was very serious when she worked, quite professional-looking, often so engrossed that she became unaware of her surroundings, and this time was no exception.

Yelu Yan walked up behind Li Xianyun with a smile and saw that she was painting residential houses, various styles of them, and even drew up the layout plan for how the houses were arranged.

Row upon row of houses, neat streets, connected in all directions.

Next to it, the details of the streets and houses were annotated in Khitan script with their scale and size.

Yelu Yan leaned over and breathed into her ear, asking softly, "What are you painting?"

He had washed himself very clean, inside and out, so even his speech carried a faint, pleasant fragrance.

It was only then that Li Xianyun realized his presence and involuntarily shrank back, complaining in a tender voice, "Husband, don’t you make any sound when you walk? You almost scared me to death."

Yelu Yan tilted his head and pecked at Li Xianyun’s soft lips, his smile tinged with amusement, "Are you still scared now?"

Li Xianyun gave him a sidelong glance.

Yelu Yan moved in to peck her two more times, "Still scared?"

"Childish."

Yelu Yan grasped the back of Li Xianyun’s neck, about to kiss her.

Li Xianyun hastily begged for mercy, "Husband, I was wrong."

Yelu Yan stopped teasing her and picked her up sideways, sat himself on the Taishi Chair, and placed Li Xianyun on his lap, wrapping his arms around her as he took the drawings from the desk to examine them closely.

Li Xianyun explained, "Today, I went up north and saw that the living conditions of the common people were really bad, with many houses being dilapidated and dangerous. If there were an earthquake, the houses would collapse. I learned from a woman that many officials had gone to investigate the northern region, but nothing came of it. The Official Government does want to help the locals improve their living conditions, so I decided to draw some houses that are cheaper and easier to build. After finishing, I’ll show them to the magistrate, maybe he will adopt my idea and build housing for those poor people."

After Li Xianyun finished speaking, she saw that Yelu Yan was looking at her with great interest and asked, "Husband, why are you looking at me like that?"

Yelu Yan’s eyes twinkled, his mouth curving into a smile, "We really do think alike."

"What?" Li Xianyun was somewhat unclear on what he meant.

Yelu Yan gently kissed the top of her hair, "Just today, your husband visited the Northern Region of Tianshui County and saw the living conditions of the people. I ordered the magistrate to come up with a solution within three days, or else he would be dismissed and investigated."

Li Xianyun’s eyes shimmered with laughter like autumn waters, "That’s quite a coincidence."

Yelu Yan whispered in her ear, his breath tickling, "We are indeed a natural match."

He was constantly flirtatious, always thinking up ways to seduce her.

Li Xianyun shrank her neck, "Ticklish."

Yelu Yan kissed Li Xianyun’s cheek and looked at the drawings, "Which of these houses is more practical?"

Li Xianyun directly introduced the last type of house, "This one is the most practical, and it’s also the cheapest to build."

"Tell me about it," Yelu Yan said with a smile as he looked at her.

Li Xianyun’s red lips parted lightly, "The climate in Khitan is dry with little rain, so the roofs of the houses don’t need to be sloped but can be built flat to dry things on top. Every four houses form a row, with small courtyards in front and back. The walls of each household and courtyard walls are shared, which can save quite a bit of money. Moreover, having four houses to a row is quite neat and also makes it easier to plan streets. I’ve roughly calculated the width needed for carriages to pass side by side and designed the streets to be six meters wide, which is not only enough for two carriages to run parallel but also leaves plenty of room."

Yelu Yan was also very serious when he went about his business; he looked closely at the designs of each house and found indeed that what Li Xianyun had chosen was the easiest to build and the most aesthetically pleasing.

He said approvingly, "Good, tomorrow I’ll give the blueprint to the county magistrate and have him start looking for people to build."

"Mmm," Li Xianyun replied thoughtfully, "when construction starts, we should choose a different location. That way, we won’t have to rush the common people to move and possibly provoke a public backlash."

Asking the common people to move without any benefits would naturally leave no one willing.

Yelu Yan lifted his hand and pinched Li Xianyun’s chubby little face, "I didn’t expect my Xianxian to be so thoughtful."

Li Xianyun grinned, "Of course."

She was simply too adorable.

Yelu Yan gazed at her fondly, "Xianxian, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Li Xianyun said, "My lord, I suspect there are spies in our mansion."

"Alright, tomorrow I will have someone investigate."

"No need, I have almost figured out who the spy is. Just set a trap to catch them and follow the vine to the root, and we can capture all the spies at once."

When she spoke, she was confident and charming.

Yelu Yan fondly tousled her hair, "My Xianyun is really smart."

Suddenly, Li Xianyun had the feeling that Yelu Yan was treating her like a daughter.

Yelu Yan paused, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Li Xianyun thought for a moment, "No."

The corners of Yelu Yan’s mouth visibly rose, "Good, then let’s get down to business."

As he spoke, he swept Li Xianyun off her feet and strode toward the bed.

Li Xianyun certainly knew what he meant by "business," as she had known what he wanted the moment he said he was going to bathe.

She was somewhat afraid of that kind of thing, but she ultimately had to face it. It was said the first time would be very painful, and it would still hurt later, but after a few times, it would get better.

Li Xianyun lightly pursed her lips, hoping she could overcome her fear and bloom in Yelu Yan’s arms.

Yelu Yan laid Li Xianyun down on the bed, and then his muscular body leaned over her.

They were close, their hot breaths mingling.

Li Xianyun felt embarrassed under Yelu Yan’s scorching gaze and turned her head away, only to have her chin gently grasped and her face turned back by someone.

Yelu Yan looked at her intently like one infatuated.

Her little face, no bigger than a palm, had delicate features; her lips were red and her teeth white, especially those captivating eyes, which could plunge a person deep into them with just one glance.

Yelu Yan remembered that he was struck by those eyes the first time he saw Li Xianyun.

"Xianxian, you are truly beautiful."

Li Xianyun gently bit her lip, obviously overwhelmed with shyness.

Seeing this, Yelu Yan lowered his head to capture her lips, deepening the kiss with each turn.

After the lingering kiss, Yelu Yan lifted his head slightly, still holding her lips, and whispered, "Did you miss me?"

The moment he was away from Li Xianyun, he started missing her.

Yelu Yan wanted to know if Li Xianyun missed him too.

"Mmm."

With a satisfactory answer, Yelu Yan became even more joyful and intense, fiercely sweeping over her lips, entwining with her, sucking on her with soft sounds.