The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 241 My lord, I miss you (second update)

Chapter 241: 241 My lord, I miss you (second update)

Li Xianyun reassured Zhuo Ma, "I’m just going inside the curtain, not going anywhere else, so don’t worry."

"But..."

But how should she explain this to the Khan?

Li Xianyun said succinctly, "I will go and explain."

Zhuo Ma could only fall silent.

Li Xianyun looked at the shopkeeper, "There should be a medicine chest here, right?"

It is often said that prolonged illness makes the patient a doctor, and the position of the head of Xingfang Restaurant was anything but ordinary, certainly not without such necessities.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper said excitedly, "Yes, we have it."

After finishing his words, he hurriedly had someone fetch the medicine chest and the white wax for sterilization.

After everything was gathered, Li Xianyun looked towards the man behind the curtain, "Family Head, may I come in now?"

The man hesitated for a moment, "Come in."

Li Xianyun walked in, and the shopkeeper followed her with the medicine chest.

Sitting upright in the Taishi Chair was a man with a cup of tea on the table before him and to the upper left, an incense burner releasing curls of white smoke.

Li Xianyun observed the man, he was the same age as herself, no wonder his voice sounded so young.

She saw a very large boil on the man’s chin, looking like an inflated toad, distorting his face into a terrifying shape.

Having seen many patients like this, Li Xianyun didn’t find it scary at all, instead, she found the man’s beautiful eyes strikingly noticeable.

His eyes were different from those of the Khitan and the Han, carrying a hint of pale blue, radiating a foreign charm and enchantment.

Charm and enchantment should not be used to describe a man, yet that was precisely the impression he gave Li Xianyun.

His gaze made the man somewhat uncomfortable.

Sensitive people always tend to overthink because of others’ looks.

Li Xianyun, accustomed to understanding people’s hearts, certainly understood what he was thinking. Her red lips slightly parted as she exhaled a fragrance like orchids, "Family Head, has anyone ever told you that your eyes are very beautiful?"

The man, who had already been irritated to anger, felt his rising temper dissipate in an instant upon hearing Li Xianyun’s words.

No one had ever told him that his eyes were beautiful, from childhood onwards they had only cared about his toad-like face.

The feature most ridiculed was also his faintly blue-tinged eyes.

If he hadn’t been the only son in his family, the position of Family Head of Xingfang Restaurant would not have fallen to him.

Seeing him no longer resistant, Li Xianyun continued her compliment, "You really should take a good look at your own eyes, they have the color of the ocean, really beautiful."

As the saying goes, no one strikes a smiling face, this phrase was quite effective, and Bai Di’s expression improved a lot.

The shopkeeper looked at their master, who had shown remarkable business acumen from a young age but had been too self-conscious to meet people because of this ailment.

However, he was, after all, a nineteen-year-old youth, and a few praises brought out a rare vibrance and liveliness.

Li Xianyun first took Bai Di’s pulse, then seriously examined the boil on his face, roughly the size of a gourd, pressing it gently.

Bai Di had only seen Li Xianyun indistinctly through the divider earlier, but now at such a close distance, he looked at Li Xianyun clearly.

Fair-skinned, with delicate features, brows naturally dark, lips naturally red, he was a rare beauty among men.

Such men were mostly fools focused only on their appearance, but Li Xianyun seemed to be an exception with ideas, courage, and the ability to perceive others’ hearts, truly a cherished prince by the heavens.

Li Xianyun looked at Bai Di and said, "If you had met me earlier, you wouldn’t have had to suffer for so long."

This statement was made with considerable confidence and authority.

Bai Di was pleasantly surprised, "You mean my illness can still be treated?"

"Of course, it all depends on whether you are willing to be treated?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"The lump under your chin is full of pus, which needs to be drained by making an incision. Afterward, you’ll need to take the medicine I prescribe and recuperate for a few days before you get better."

Upon hearing that an incision was to be made with a knife on the skin, the Shopkeeper became as worried as if dark clouds were suddenly shrouding his heart, "Make an incision with a knife? And right under the chin—Isn’t that too dangerous?"

Li Xianyun smiled and said, "It’s just the outer skin layer, it won’t damage anything vital. After draining the pus and blood, I will stitch the incision up. Think it over, and once you have decided, you can send someone to notify me. I will still be setting up stall at the Border Market these next few days."

The traditional medical practice was either to administer medicine or to use acupuncture, so a treatment that required making an incision and then stitching it up was indeed not something everyone could accept.

Having finished speaking, Li Xianyun started to stand up, but then she heard Bai Di say, "I have decided, young master, please go ahead and treat me."

Li Xianyun looked at Bai Di, "Aren’t you afraid that I’m a bad person?"

"Employ those you trust; do not doubt those you use. Besides, we already have a contract, so it’s not as if you could just run away even if you wanted to," Bai Di said.

In fact, the contract for their partnership had already been finalized, so Li Xianyun really didn’t need to go out of her way to treat him, which clearly showed her intention to treat him was pure—not for the sake of the contract, but simply to cure and save people. How could he not trust her?

Li Xianyun opened her medicine box to check if she had the Powder for Anesthesia and surgical tools. Without these two things, she would not be able to treat the illness.

Fortunately, both items were in the medicine box, along with the suturing thread and needle.

Li Xianyun instructed Bai Di to lie down on the recliner, gave him the Powder for Anesthesia, and after he lost consciousness, she began the surgical treatment.

A lot of pus and blood flowed out, visibly causing Bai Di’s neck and chin to sink in.

After the drainage was complete, Li Xianyun sutured the wound closed.

She had purposely chosen to make the incision in the most concealed part of the chin, so after sewing it up, the scar wouldn’t be particularly noticeable, and it wouldn’t affect his appearance.

After finishing these procedures, Li Xianyun washed her hands and wrote a prescription, which she handed to the Shopkeeper.

"Your Family Head will wake up in an hour. During these days, he must refrain from eating beef, lamb, and any other stimulating food. By following the prescription I’ve written, in a few days, your family head won’t suffer from this illness anymore," she instructed.

The Shopkeeper, upon hearing this, was overjoyed and thanked Li Xianyun profusely.

Li Xianyun had stayed longer than she intended and thought about a tall and imposing man who must be growing impatient by now. She took the contract the Shopkeeper had handed over and, accompanied by Zhuo Ma, left Xingfang Restaurant.

No sooner had they exited Xingfang Restaurant than the carriage they had arrived in came towards them, stopping at the entrance.

Seeing Jinwu waiting by the carriage, Li Xianyun knew that Yelu Yan must be inside.

Under normal circumstances, carriages had to be stored in designated areas for centralized management, but Yelu Yan’s carriage was able to show up here, a clear use of privileges.

Li Xianyun stepped onto the footstool and boarded the carriage, and at first glance, she saw someone sitting inside, looking at her with a dissatisfied expression.

Why did it feel like this burly man was increasingly resembling a resentful wife?

Li Xianyun walked over with a smile, sat very naturally on Yelu Yan’s lap, wrapped her soft arms around his sturdy neck, and looked at him playfully, her voice cooing, "Husband, I missed you."

As she spoke, she pouted her red lips upward, asking for a kiss from Yelu Yan.

Yelu Yan gazed down at the woman in his arms; she had him wrapped around her finger, always knowing how to hit his soft spots.

He knew that the moment she started acting sweet and coquettish, he was helpless, so her continuous flirting left him completely without a solution.

Yelu Yan resisted the allure of her beauty, "Why did you take so long inside? If you hadn’t come out, I would have had to go in and retrieve you."

Li Xianyun smiled sweetly, her eyes full of laughter as she looked at him.