The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 289: A man of integrity

Chapter 289: A man of integrity

Li Xianyun feigned anger, removing her soft arm from around Yelu Yan’s neck with a solemn expression. "Tell me, what’s going on between you and the Southern Commandery Princess?"

Yelu Yan knew she was humoring him but still played along. "The Southern Commandery Princess came to tell your husband that the Ninth Prince is planning a rebellion."

"So, you’re going to marry her?"

"How could that be? It’s just idle gossip."

"But you didn’t stop it either."

Yelu Yan was skilled in controlling information, and if he wished, not even half a word would leak to the outside world, thus he must have some cunning plan in mind this time.

Yelu Yan raised his hand to lightly scrape her high and beautiful nose with a laugh, "It’s better to remove the root of the problem than to try to quell the symptoms. Rather than having her lurk around us with malicious intentions, it’s better to let her give up entirely, saving you the trouble."

Yelu Yan knew that Li Xianyun didn’t really take Ji Chuchu’s matter to heart, but he still needed to be especially blameless, dealing with the women who had ill intentions towards him, so that Li Xianyun wouldn’t have the slightest bit of displeasure.

Life is short, and he wanted to cherish the moments with his woman, not waste time on anger.

"So, what do you plan to do?"

"Have my grandmother recognize her as her granddaughter, and announce it to the world, that way she won’t be able to compete with you for your husband."

The more people who knew about this matter, the better, so Yelu Yan didn’t pay heed to those rumors.

Moreover, Ji Xueyuan had always had a pivotal influence among the old officials. By spreading the news about Ji Chuchu, it could also drive a wedge between the old officials and Ji Xueyuan, preventing them from colluding and banding against him.

The old officials already resented Ji Xueyuan for not joining the Ninth Prince’s rebellion, and now Yelu Yan let the rumors run wild, making it impossible for them to ever trust Ji Xueyuan again.

This was indeed killing two birds with one stone; on one hand, it would completely squash the rumors about him and Ji Chuchu, and on the other hand, it would deal a heavy blow to the old officials, leaving them leaderless and daring not to cause any more trouble.

Yelu Yan didn’t tell Li Xianyun about this in advance because he wanted to see her jealous, but to his surprise, she didn’t take it seriously at all.

He felt a kind of indescribable disappointment in his heart.

The conflict within him intensified.

Li Xianyun raised her hand to gently caress Yelu Yan’s handsome cheek, "My lord, you are really well-behaved."

Yelu Yan looked at Li Xianyun, "Xianxian, be honest with me, when you heard that the Southern Commandery Princess might marry the Khan as an Imperial Concubine, didn’t you feel the slightest bit upset?"

"Of course, I did," Li Xianyun replied with a mischievous smile, "I was about to explode."

Yelu Yan watched her with a smile, "Tell me the truth."

Li Xianyun huffed, "My lord, it turns out you’re the same as every other man."

She stopped mid-sentence.

Yelu Yan looked at her leisurely, the corners of his mouth curved, "Finish what you were saying."

Li Xianyun said, "Do you men especially enjoy having women fight over you and get jealous, feeling more accomplished that way?"

"Who would be so idle?"

"You," Li Xianyun said and then burst into laughter.

In the end, they always ended up talking about him.

Yelu Yan pinched Li Xianyun’s small hand with a smile, "Your husband isn’t afraid of your jealousy, that’s why he clears away bothersome people from his side, right? But you can’t not be jealous at all. You don’t really love your husband and have never been jealous for him."

If an ordinary man constantly talked about love and affection, Li Xianyun would not find it noteworthy, but it was odd hearing the word "love" coming from Yelu Yan’s mouth.

Yelu Yan was a man capable of careful strategizing and decisive action, someone destined for great achievements.

Yet, for such a man to frequently speak of love seemed somewhat incongruous.

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around Yelu Yan’s neck with a smile, "This just proves one thing, that my lord is self-disciplined, not attracting the bees and butterflies, and that’s a relief."

As she spoke, she planted a kiss on Yelu Yan’s lips, "Here’s a reward for you."