The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 345 - 344 Not all Han people are bad (first update)

Chapter 345: 344 Not all Han people are bad (first update)

After the meal, Li Xianyun went to the bathhouse to bathe and rinse, and also changed into clean period cloths.

As soon as she returned to the inner chamber, she saw Yelu Yan leaning against the bedhead, reading a book.

The large bed seemed much smaller against his towering figure.

He wore his sleeping clothes, clearly having already taken a bath.

Men always bathe so quickly.

Seeing Li Xianyun return, Yelu Yan’s lips curled into a smile. He placed the book on a desk beside the bed and bent one leg, "Are you cold? Come here quickly."

Autumn had arrived, and the weather was getting cooler, especially cold at night.

Li Xianyun obediently went to the bedside, slipped off her wooden clogs, just climbed onto the bed, and was immediately embraced by someone.

Yelu Yan carefully touched Li Xianyun’s hair, which was already dry. He frowned and said, "Why didn’t you let your husband dry it for you?"

"I’m afraid of spoiling myself."

Yelu Yan let out a soft sigh and picked up Li Xianyun’s small hand.

As expected, her hand was icy cold.

Yelu Yan’s brows instantly knitted together, and his eyes darkened. He pulled over the quilt, covering Li Xianyun.

At the same time, he sandwiched her two little feet between his calves, and her two small hands were stuffed inside his clothes, tightly pressed against his warm belly.

To warm her up.

Li Xianyun knew it would be unpleasant to have something cold against one’s stomach, so she retracted her hands backward, "My Lord, there’s no need for this, it’ll be fine after covering with the quilt for a while."

Yelu Yan pressed her hands more firmly, "You have your period, you can’t catch cold."

Li Xianyun looked at him and said, "My Lord, you actually know so much about a woman’s period, yet you claimed you had no woman before, were you deceiving me?"

Yelu Yan knew she was teasing him but still seriously replied, "You don’t have to provoke me. Your husband has always been clean-living. There were no women before, and there definitely will be no entanglement with others in the future."

"Then how do you know so much about periods?"

Yelu Yan was about to explain.

Li Xianyun suddenly understood, laughing, "My Lord, did you specially look into it because you saw me suffering so much during my last period, right?"

"There’s nothing you can’t see through." Yelu Yan raised his hand and pinched her little face.

Li Xianyun, with her rosy lips and fair complexion, pulled the corners of her mouth, "So, does that mean you had taken to me since that time?"

"Even earlier than that." Yelu Yan said, and kissed her on the cheek.

Li Xianyun pouted and complained in a soft voice, "I thought back then you were a proper gentleman abstinent from carnal pleasures. I didn’t expect you to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and a lecherous one at that."

Yelu Yan didn’t deny it. He smiled and said, "Already in the wolf’s den, you realized a bit too late."

Li Xianyun "hmphed," her little hand pinching his belly.

Yelu Yan laughed, "Xianxian, are you trying to seduce your husband?"

"Not at all."

Yelu Yan, smiling, leaned down and nuzzled her forehead. He said, "Be careful when you leave the palace recently, and come back early. You know?"

He had already instructed her once during the meal.

Li Xianyun said, "Has something happened?"

"Ji Xueyuan has been jumping around for long enough; it’s time to take care of him." Yelu Yan looked down at Li Xianyun, "You are my Achilles’ heel; I am afraid he will become desperate and target you."

"My Lord, I will take good care of myself. You don’t have to worry."

"Such a good girl."

As Yelu Yan said this, he moved to kiss her, and while kissing her sweet soft lips, he spoke vaguely, "Let’s get down to business, then."

"My Lord, um..."

Somebody began to focus on kissing her, touching her, fanning flames everywhere.

Li Xianyun discovered another advantage of having her period.

Her monthly cycle had always been irregular, almost two months had passed since her last one, but at least she could rest for a few days when it finally arrived.

Yelu Yan was strong and vigorous, full of energy, and wanted to be intimate with her every day; moreover, several times back in Tianshui County, she had been so unsteady on her feet.

It was almost the same now; she was delicately built and so affected by him that she couldn’t ride a horse, only travel by carriage.

Without this monthly cycle, how could her frail body endure being tirelessly tormented by Yelu Yan day after day?

At least she managed to satisfy Yelu Yan once again.

After Yelu Yan lifted the bed curtain and went out to clean up, Li Xianyun lay on the soft pillow.

Her body felt limp, her black hair scattered, revealing jade-like shoulders and arms as she gently closed her eyes.

She had already slept a while during the day, thinking it would be hard to sleep now, yet her eyelids were heavy, yearning for sleep.

When Yelu Yan returned, he saw that Li Xianyun had already fallen asleep.

He had intended to dress Li Xianyun, but she just wanted to sleep, whining and not cooperating.

Yelu Yan had no choice but to give up, wrapped her in the quilt, held her in his arms, and placed a kiss on her forehead.

During the intense passion earlier, Yelu Yan had truly wished she wasn’t on her monthly cycle, for how could one truly enjoy through layers of clothing?

The next morning, when Li Xianyun got up, Yelu Yan had already left for court.

This man was like he was made of iron, seemingly never tiring no matter what he did.

No matter how exhausting the night was, he would still rise early to practice swordsmanship and then attend the morning court.

His physical strength was indeed impressive, which she knew all too well.

Once Li Xianyun was ready, she took her people in a carriage for a visit to the Department of Equipment.

Sang Yanlin was overseeing the craftspeople making a capstan, and upon seeing Li Xianyun arrive, he immediately smiled and said, "Young Master, your servant sent a message yesterday saying you were unwell. Are you feeling better now?"

Li Xianyun tried to appear as natural as possible, "Much better."

She inquired Sang Yanlin about the situation.

All five barrel carts had been built and put to use.

The capstan was complex to construct; only two were completed, with three more in progress.

To hasten the process, Sang Yanlin had people apply tung oil to parts in advance so that once assembled, they could be pulled to the Northern Region.

Li Xianyun rolled up her sleeves and joined in the work with everyone.

She helped finish the entrance hall and then got involved in the assembly.

There’s truth in the saying "practice makes perfect"—Li Xianyun was now adept at making capstans, and under her command, the craftspeople were well-coordinated, each with a clear role, and they quickly finished making the three capstans.

The workers loaded the capstans onto carts and arrived at the Northern Region.

Looking at the scene before her, Li Xianyun was momentarily stunned; the situation in the Northern Region was better than she had expected.

The fields were segmented by solidly built ridges into orderly squares and blocks.

The ditches had already been dug, filled with murky water.

Looking into the distance, one could see several barrel carts continuously rotating near the riverbank.

Farmers walked through the fields, clearing their plots, chatting in groups of twos and threes at the edges of the fields.

"These barrel carts really are fine tools, saving us a lot of effort."

"Not just us, the official in charge of the Northern Region is all smiles; I heard his superiors gave him ten days to irrigate the land, and now just two days in, half of the fields have been watered. If this goes on, by tomorrow the watering should be done."

"After that’s done and we let it dry for a couple of days, we can plow and sow the winter wheat without worrying about missing the planting window."

"The Department of Equipment really did something good this time."

"I heard that the person overseeing the making of the barrel carts and capstans is a Han gentleman; he looks exceptionally graceful." He pointed to a group of people not far away and showed his companions, "Look, it’s that gentleman wearing white."

"It seems not all Han people are bad."

"True, indeed."