The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 342 - 341 Who Made Him Eager (Second Update)

Chapter 342: 341 Who Made Him Eager (Second Update)

Yelu Yan turned his head to look at her, "What do you want to eat? Hmm?"

"I’ll do it myself."

Li Xianyun said and started eating a bun.

In the meantime, Yelu Yan picked vegetables for her and held the small bowl up to her lips.

"Open up."

Li Xianyun dodged backwards, "No thank you, I can eat by myself. I’m really not used to this."

"You’ll get used to it after being fed a few more times. Come on, open up."

Li Xianyun’s eyes twinkled with mirth as she pursed her lips and shook her head.

Yelu Yan teased with a mischievous smile, "Do you want your husband to feed you with his mouth?"

Li Xianyun’s cheeks instantly blushed a deep red.

Last time she was unwilling to eat the sugared bun, and Yelu Yan ended up biting off a piece to feed her with his mouth.

Just the thought of that scene was enough to make anyone blush to their ears.

Li Xianyun quickly said, "No need, no need, I’ll eat."

As she spoke, she opened her mouth and took the vegetables, chewing slowly.

Seeing that he wasn’t eating and was merely smiling at her, she placed her small hand over her mouth and said, "You eat too."

"Hmm."

Li Xianyun swallowed a mouthful of food and, looking at Yelu Yan with a smile, she said, "My lord, you will spoil me."

"Who asked you to be my woman? Of course, I have to spoil you a bit."

The two chatted and ate like any other couple.

Yelu Yan watched Li Xianyun eat obediently, feeling immensely satisfied inside.

He had thought he would spend his entire life amidst deception and the sword’s edge, but unexpectedly, after a life of warfare, he had found his Xianxian.

This must be a reward from heaven.

After the meal, Yelu Yan still had his arm around Li Xianyun, gently touching her soft earlobe as he earnestly advised, "Rest in bed after the meal. You’re too frail to overexert yourself."

He had thought that keeping her in the palace meant she would rest, but she had gone to the Imperial Medical Bureau again and been busy for half the day.

Li Xianyun hummed in acknowledgment, her hands cradling the milk tea as she bent her head to drink, revealing a long stretch of her snow-white swan neck, a sight too enticing to ignore.

Yelu Yan leaned back in the Taishi Chair, leisurely rubbing the top of her head as he said with a laugh, "Don’t just agree so readily without following through."

"Hmm."

Such a perfunctory answer.

"Did you hear me?"

Li Xianyun’s delicately arched eyebrows furrowed in dissatisfaction as she turned to look at him, "I heard you. My lord, when did you become so naggy?"

Yelu Yan couldn’t help but laugh at her comment; she always had the knack for being slightly irritating.

"Your husband is naggy? Others wish to hear me be talkative, but I don’t even bother to say an extra word to them."

Indeed, what is easily obtained is seldom appreciated.

Who’s to blame when he had been the one vigorously pursuing her from the start?

No one but himself.

Upon hearing his words, Li Xianyun pursed her lips and smiled, "Should I be thankful then?"

"No need," Yelu Yan replied in a gruff voice.

Li Xianyun placed her milk tea on the table, raised her hand to cradle his cheek, and gave it a rub, saying with a smile, "Okay, okay, I won’t get mad; I know my lord cares for me."

How could he possibly be truly angry?

Yelu Yan planted a kiss on Li Xianyun’s lips, "Just as long as you know."

And like that, he was easily appeased, without much effort at all.

Li Xianyun played with the lapel of Yelu Yan’s robe as she said, "My lord, actually, I have something I need to do a little later."

Yelu Yan knew Li Xianyun couldn’t sit still, "What is it?"

Li Xianyun leaned her small head against Yelu Yan’s shoulder, her hands now fiddling with his handsome and firm laryngeal prominence.

They say men with a prominent Adam’s apple also have a...

Suddenly she remembered the scene in bed from earlier.

Yelu Yan saw that Li Xianyun didn’t respond for a long time and looked down, only to see the blushed and tender little face in his embrace.

"What are you thinking about to make your face so red?"

Li Xianyun quickly withdrew her hand and chuckled, "Nothing, I wasn’t thinking about anything."

Yelu Yan laughed, "Xianxian, if you want to touch, you can do so anytime."

Li Xianyun’s lips parted in surprise, the man’s ability to read people was so astoundingly high, it left her speechless.

"What? Did your husband guess right?" Yelu Yan looked very pleased with himself.

It turned out not only he craved her body.

She did too, just a little.

"No," Li Xianyun turned her head away and cleared her throat forcefully before saying, "Husband, today I saved a maid in the lower quarters, those lesser Palace Attendants really live in terrible conditions. So, I want to visit the Ministry of Internal Affairs to review the expenses of these years and improve the conditions of the lower quarters."

Yelu Yan felt concerned for Li Xianyun, "Such matters can be handled by a maid."

Li Xianyun wrapped her arms around Yelu Yan’s neck and hung on him, "But I want to go take a look, I’ll be back quickly, is that okay?"

Yelu Yan pecked her lips twice, "Can your husband say it’s not okay?"

"You can’t," Li Xianyun added, "And don’t bring up Grandmother to control me anymore. If you dare, I will... will never sleep with you again."

At these words, Yelu Yan’s eyes lit up.

Li Xianyun realized her slip of tongue and quickly said, "Don’t get any wrong ideas, the ’sleep’ I’m talking about isn’t that ’sleep,’ it’s the other ’sleep.’"

She couldn’t quite clarify herself and hastily added, "Anyway, as long as you understand."

Yelu Yan chuckled lightly and no longer teased her, "Then you must be obedient."

"Mhm."

"When it’s time for the evening meal, I will return to the Khan Palace and I want to see you."

"Alright, I promise."

Li Xianyun struggled to get down as she spoke.

Yelu Yan held her steady, "Where are you going?"

"To the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Seeing Yelu Yan wasn’t letting go, Li Xianyun hugged his head and kissed his face a few times, laughing, "Husband, you are the best."

After she finished speaking, she tried to slide off his legs, but he suddenly lifted her in his arms and strode towards the door.

"Your husband happens to be going to the Hall of Diligent Governance, it’s on the way."

Li Xianyun looked at him with a smile, wondering how the Hall of Diligent Governance and the Ministry of Internal Affairs could be considered on the way to each other.

Yelu Yan looked down at her, "If your husband says it’s on the way, then it’s on the way."

Li Xianyun glanced at him and rested her little head gently on his shoulder.

Let him be, being carried by him would save her a lot of effort.

Yelu Yan carried Li Xianyun all the way to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Such a long walk while carrying her, without a single hint of breathlessness, he was as strong as ten oxen.

After leaving Li Xianyun there, Yelu Yan gave some instructions and left.

The Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs personally welcomed Li Xianyun inside.

Li Xianyun requested the record of the monthly earnings given to the Palace Attendants over the past two years, along with the spending records of each palace.

She had only flipped through the records for a short while before she discovered discrepancies; the ledger was incomplete, and many records were obviously fabricated, with no real value for reference.

These were sloppy accounts.

Li Xianyun held the ledger and looked at the Chief, "The accounts from the past few months are well recorded, you had someone do these, right?"

"Yes," the Chief said respectfully.

"Well done, keep up this standard in the future, and the Palace Attendants’ monthly earnings must not be short even by a bit."

"Understood."

"Today I visited the lower quarters, the conditions there are extremely poor, the tables and chairs are broken, and there’s lacking of everything else. With the weather growing colder, if this continues, people will freeze to death."

The Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was visibly moved upon hearing this.

He too had worked his way up from the ranks of the lesser Palace Attendants.

When Grand Imperial Consort Guli was in power, the former Chief did not show Li Xianyun the respect she deserved, causing Yelu Yan to replace him with the current Chief in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He knew the hardships of the Palace Attendants; every year during winter, there would be attendants who would freeze to death because Grand Imperial Consort Guli skimmed off the allotted provisions for each palace.