The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 351 - 350 Within people are jealousy and clinginess (first watch)

Chapter 351: 350 Within people are jealousy and clinginess (first watch)

Habu spoke nonstop, while Yelu Yan listened on the side, occasionally asking a few questions which always managed to spark an even stronger desire to talk in Habu.

Seeing Li Xianyun approach, Habu praised, "Young Master, your elder brother is truly knowledgeable and well-informed. It has been a long time since I’ve had such a hearty chat with someone."

Li Xianyun’s face was wreathed in smiles as she thought to herself, if he weren’t so knowledgeable and well-informed, how could he manage a whole country?

When Yelu Yan saw Li Xianyun coming, he moved closer to her.

The two men were standing somewhat close to each other.

Li Xianyun took a half step to the side, and the person beside naturally moved closer, "Is everything settled?"

"Mm."

"Then let’s go home," said Yelu Yan, about to bid farewell to Habu.

Habu, with a smile, looked at Yelu Yan and said, "Eldest Young Master, do you have a marriage arrangement? If not, I have a niece who is quite beautiful. She’s celebrated as one of the most beautiful within tens of miles."

Elderly people always worry about the marital affairs of their younger relatives.

Li Xianyun’s lips twitched with amusement, recalling how Habu had tried to introduce this same niece to her when they first met.

Li Xianyun had then said that she already had a household, and that she was under strict control by her spouse, mentioning that if she got entangled with another woman, she would have to kneel and scrub the washboard as punishment.

Seeing Li Xianyun’s clear lack of interest, Habu had no choice but to let it go.

Now, looking at Yelu Yan, with his sturdy and handsome appearance, the very epitome of a man among men, Habu thought he would make a fine match for his niece.

Upon hearing this, Yelu Yan glanced at Li Xianyun and said, "I am already married, and don’t laugh, elder, but my spouse is jealous and clingy. It took me a lot of begging just to get permission for this trip. If she knew I had a roving eye, once I got back home, I would definitely receive a beating along with the obligatory kneeling on the washboard."

Li Xianyun gave him a sidelong glance, as he made her sound like a fearsome tigress.

Habu was taken aback and remarked, "You, too, are henpecked? I thought your younger brother’s wife was already jealous enough, but it turns out even you, Eldest Young Master, are in the same boat. Why do all good-looking men end up with fierce wives?"

Li Xianyun wore an awkward smile and didn’t forget to give Yelu Yan a stern look.

Yelu Yan, greatly entertained, said laughingly, "Elder, I’m curious about how my brother describes his wife?"

Li Xianyun looked at Habu and hastily interjected, "Elder, family scandals shouldn’t be spread; it’s better not to speak of it."

"Why not? I am your family. Is there anything we can’t talk about? Elder, please do tell."

Habu sighed and said, smiling, "You two are just as bad as each other, the pot calling the kettle black. Better left unsaid, indeed."

Yelu Yan wrapped an arm around Li Xianyun’s shoulder and said with a laugh, "Elder, you are not aware, but my brother is quite eccentric. Now that he knows my weakness, he will surely tease me about it from time to time. If I also knew his, he wouldn’t always make up stories about me."

"Nonsense... um..."

Li Xianyun had just opened her mouth to speak when the hand on her shoulder covered her mouth.

Habu looked at the playful pair, feeling touched by their closeness.

He finally said, "The Young Master said his wife is like a vinegar jar, with a notoriously bad temper. If she sees any woman near him, she resorts to fists and feet without hesitation, and kneeling on the washboard is just par for the course, a real tigress through and through."

Yelu Yan looked down at Li Xianyun, his eyes narrowing as if to say, "Is this what you think of yourself?"

Li Xianyun pushed his hand away and said, "Brother speaks of his wife in this way; isn’t he afraid she’ll get angry?"

"So, you are angry now?" Yelu Yan wrapped his arm around her shoulder, speaking with an extremely intimate tone.

Startled by their exchange, Habu wondered if he had stumbled upon a delicate secret between the two. Could their relationship be so subtly entwined?

Seeing his expression, Li Xianyun hurriedly said, "Brother is confused. Whether your wife is angry has little to do with me."

Li Xianyun paused and then said to Habu, "Elder, there are still matters to attend to at home, so I shall take my leave now."

Li Xianyun then walked towards the carriage without waiting for a response.

Yelu Yan nodded toward Habu and followed Li Xianyun quickly, sticking close to her.

Li Xianyun dodged, but Yelu Yan followed again, clinging to her like glue.

Habu watched their retreating figures, thinking what a pity it was.

If only they were a man and a woman, that would be truly fortunate.

It’s just a pity that both of them were men, and both were entangled by a tigress mother.

Once they got on the carriage, Yelu Yan took Li Xianyun into his arms, letting her sit sideways on his lap.

Li Xianyun slapped his chest, which was as solid as a rock, and said coyly, "You almost exposed our relationship just now."

Yelu Yan chuckled lowly, "Is that why you were ignoring me? Are you angry at how I arranged things for you just now?"

"Yes, I’m angry."

Yelu Yan let out a light laugh, lifted his rough hand to the back of her head, and kissed her forcefully.

Entwining with her intimately.

"Mmm... mmm... "

Li Xianyun, with her head back and eyes closed, shivered her lashes, her hands unconsciously climbing up his solid shoulders.

Yelu Yan held her slender waist tightly, pressing her firmly against himself.

Just when both were flushed and breathing erratically, Yelu Yan finally raised his head slightly.

Li Xianyun unconsciously pursed her rosy lips.

Yelu Yan bent down, pressing his forehead against her porcelain smooth brow, their breaths mingling.

With an unsteady breath, Yelu Yan said, "Still angry?"

Li Xianyun, with a flushed little face, replied, "Not angry anymore."

She had never really been angry in the first place.

Yelu Yan kissed her lips and held her in his arms, wiping the moisture from the corners of her mouth.

"You have been arranging things behind my back as well, so we’re even now."

Li Xianyun gave a light "hmmph" of disbelief. It wasn’t she who made things up; how could she arrange anything about him?

"Still ’hmmph’?"

Yelu Yan said, and then once more captured her lips, kissing her even more fiercely than before.

After a round of passionate entanglement.

Yelu Yan looked at her with a mischievous grin, his voice hoarse as he asked, "Still ’hmmph’?"

Li Xianyun’s eyes fluttered, her face flushed as she shook her head.

Yelu Yan kissed her cheek, took her small hand, and played with it leisurely while gazing at her, "Tell me, what’s the grudge between you and the Ninth Princess?"

The assassins earlier had been hired through several intermediaries by the Ninth Princess, Li Yumin, and they did not know who the real mastermind was.

Moreover, they were all people who had been punished by Li Xianyun, and they harbored a deep hatred for her, naturally not bothering to delve into who was truly behind it all.

Li Yumin had handled this matter with great secrecy; it was only through the messages delivered by the Ji Shi Tang and her own probing of the assassins that Li Xianyun deduced it.

Unexpectedly, Yelu Yan had seen through it all at a glance.

"Didn’t the Hidden Guard tell you everything? Why are you still asking me?"

Li Xianyun was aware that Yelu Yan had investigated her.

In Houtang, everyone knew about the discord between Li Xianyun and the highly favored Ninth Princess, and with a bit of inquiry, everything could be learned.

Yelu Yan kissed her delicate hand softly and said with a smile, "Don’t be angry, I was just worried about you, that’s why I had someone investigate you. If you don’t like it, I’ll stop."

Anyone would be upset by being investigated, everyone has secrets they don’t want others to pry into, and Yelu Yan knew that as well as anyone.

"Then don’t have people investigate me anymore; I don’t like it."

Yelu Yan was worn down by state affairs, overburdened with official duties, and Li Xianyun did not want her own matters to weigh him down.

With numerous sources of information, the Ji Shi Tang kept her very well informed.