The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 257 She is indeed very good (Second update)

Chapter 257: 257 She is indeed very good (Second update)

Yelu Yan watched Li Xianyun without blinking and smiled at the crowd, "She is indeed very good."

Yelu Yan said this and stepped toward Li Xianyun.

The crowd also flocked over.

Li Xianyun was drizzling syrup over walnuts and only glanced at him, smiled with her lips, but had no time to attend to him.

Yelu Yan just stood quietly beside her, watching her with a smile in his eyes.

It was only then that everyone suddenly realized, Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun, one tall and mighty, the other delicate and slender, didn’t seem like brothers at all, but rather like a pair of lovers... it was just a pity Li Xianyun was a man.

After evenly pouring the syrup over the walnuts, Li Xianyun looked up at Yelu Yan, "Why have you come?"

Yelu Yan’s lips carried a smile, "To take you to a place."

Li Xianyun glanced around, "I still have many things to do."

Immediately, an understanding villager smiled and said, "Young master, you’ve taught us a lot of skills today; we need to go home and ponder them. If we’re confused, we’ll ask you again tomorrow."

The other villagers chimed in agreement.

Seeing this, Li Xianyun had no choice but to agree, "Then fine, I will come again tomorrow."

"Thank you, young master," the crowd said one after another.

Yelu Yan raised his hand to hold Li Xianyun’s small hand.

Li Xianyun was startled and quickly used her other hand to push his rough large hand away.

She was now in the guise of a man, and two men holding hands was odd.

Even if the two were brothers, to hold hands at their age was truly strange.

Yelu Yan also realized this and didn’t force the issue of holding hands again.

Li Xianyun picked up a cooled syrup-coated walnut from the chopping board and handed it to Yelu Yan with a charming smile, "Try it."

Yelu Yan smiled brilliantly, slowly chewing the syrup-coated walnut in his mouth, and exaggeratedly laughed, "Delicious."

Laughter floated among the crowd.

Among the throng of people, Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun boarded the carriage.

As soon as they were seated in the carriage, Yelu Yan roughly pulled Li Xianyun into his lap.

His thick arms tightly enveloped Li Xianyun, and his other hand touched the nape of her fair neck, while fervent kisses began to rain down densely.

He had just eaten the syrup-coated walnut, and the sweetness lingered on his tongue as he eagerly nibbled and kissed.

Li Xianyun had long since figured out that whenever Yelu Yan came back from outside or, as now, after being away for a while and then meeting again, he would kiss her passionately without saying a word.

Li Xianyun closed her eyes and let his airtight kisses envelop her, her eyelashes trembled uncontrollably, her breaths rapid and fine, making her seem all the more enchanting and beautifully moving.

After the lingering kiss, Yelu Yan proceeded to target her pale and slender swan neck.

This man seemed to never get enough of kissing her.

Li Xianyun could only reciprocate his embrace, tilting her head back and speaking softly, "Husband, where are you taking me?"

Kissing her lovely swan neck, Yelu Yan mumbled, "You’ll know when we get there."

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around his tousled head, her eyes shut as she followed his kisses but suddenly remembered something and gently pushed him.

"Husband, how is your arm?"

"It’s nothing," Yelu Yan said, placing his hand upon the obstructive clothing on her shoulder.

Realizing what he was intending to do, Li Xianyun quickly lifted her small hand to his rough one, coquettishly saying, "Husband."

After kissing her a few times, Yelu Yan then lifted his head, resting his forehead on her smooth, porcelain-like forehead, "I’ve missed you, let me kiss you, okay?"

Li Xianyun couldn’t resist when Yelu Yan, this imposing figure, softened his voice to speak to her and could only hum affirmatively.

Yelu Yan sighed softly and then fiercely captured Li Xianyun’s lips.

...

Time passed, and Jinwu said respectfully from outside the carriage, "Master, we’ve arrived."

At the sound, Yelu Yan was embracing Li Xianyun, kissing her.

Slumped against the side of the carriage, Li Xianyun’s eyes closed, face flushed, biting her lip, heard the noise and hurriedly sat up straight, pushing the head before her and softly called out, "Husband."

Only then did Yelu Yan lift his head to look at Li Xianyun, the corners of his eyes slightly red.

This was a sign that he had been emotionally moved.

Yelu Yan planted a kiss on Li Xianyun’s swan-like neck before straightening up to help her tidy her clothes, his face bearing a smile of contentment.

Li Xianyun gave him a sidelong glance as she helped straighten their disheveled clothes and her loosened hair.

After they had put themselves together, Li Xianyun helped him neaten up.

Compared to the chaotic flurry in the carriage last time, this time she appeared much more composed.

Having tidied up, Yelu Yan got out of the carriage first, followed by Li Xianyun.

What met her eyes was a bustling street market, with a throng of passersby coming and going.

Yelu Yan looked up at her with a smile, not hurrying her, and only extended his hand after Li Xianyun looked over.

Li Xianyun stepped down from the carriage with the support of Yelu Yan, a smile on her lips, "My lord, why have you brought me here?"

"The place this husband wants to take you to is not here."

"Then why come here?"

"What do you think? Have you had lunch?" Yelu Yan looked at her somewhat helplessly.

Li Xianyun, feeling a bit embarrassed, argued, "I ate quite a bit while I was instructing them on preparing food just now, so I’m not hungry."

Yelu Yan took hold of her fair and delicate hand, squeezing it, "And what about yesterday, the day before?"

Li Xianyun stuck her tongue out slightly—indeed, she hadn’t eaten properly for the past few days.

"Who was it that got angry at this husband for not eating properly and not taking care of his health? How come it’s a different story when it comes to yourself?"

Li Xianyun’s lips curled into a smile, "My lord."

"Eat properly, do you hear?"

"Mhm."

Seeing her so obedient, Yelu Yan couldn’t help but want to kiss her again.

"Let’s see what you would like to eat?"

Yelu Yan said, taking Li Xianyun’s small hand and slowly walking through the street market.

Bater went to store the carriage, while Youlan, Zhuo Ma, and the guards followed at a distance.

Li Xianyun looked around, her gaze eventually falling on a sword tassel shop.

She looked up at Yelu Yan, "My lord, shall we go take a look at that shop?"

"Alright."

Jinwu, seeing the two of them enter, said to Youlan with a smile, "Madam wouldn’t be thinking of buying a sword tassel for the master, would she?"

Youlan turned to him, a smile on her face, "Probably."

"Madam might be disappointed then."

"Why do you say that?" Youlan asked, perplexed.

Jinwu chuckled, "The master detests such trinkets as sword tassels; he finds them fussy and effeminate, not becoming of a man at all."

Youlan, not accustomed to such coarse language, blushed and quickly turned away.

Seeing Youlan’s blushing face, Jinwu’s expression turned serious and awkward, scratching the back of his head, looking out of his depth.

They were just chatting and laughing moments ago; why the sudden change of face?

Indeed, a woman’s heart is as inscrutable as the depths of the ocean.

Zhuo Ma shook her head behind the two of them, thinking that Jinwu had no chance of finding a wife by virtue of his intellectual aptitude.

Upon entering the shop, Li Xianyun freed her hand from Yelu Yan’s larger one, glancing around.

Seeing such a variety of sword tassels for the first time, Li Xianyun found them dazzling and too many to take in at a glance.

She examined each carefully, choosing one, while Yelu Yan followed her every step of the way.

Finally, Li Xianyun settled on a sword tassel, showing it to Yelu Yan, "My lord, do you think this sword tassel looks nice?"

When the shopkeeper heard their conversation, his expression softened, wondering why two grown men were holding hands, thinking outlandishly that they felt no shame in flaunting their unconventional relationship in public?

So they were husband and wife.

It was well known that women in both Houliang and Houtang liked to dress as men. Since Tianshui County was at the junction of three countries, encountering women dressed as men was not so strange.