The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 374 - 373 My lord, can’t you speak properly? (First update)

Chapter 374: 373 My lord, can’t you speak properly? (First update)

Yelu Yan’s voice was deep, husky, and pleasant to the ear, brimming with seduction in this dimly lit space.

As if bewitched, Li Xianyun followed his lead and tentatively opened her mouth.

Yelu Yan lowered his head and captured her lips.

At the moment he kissed her, Li Xianyun tilted her head back, closed her eyes, her eyelashes quivered intensely, her little hand clenched tightly, and Yelu Yan’s clothes at his waist gathered into wrinkles.

After a long while, Yelu Yan finally lifted his head.

Yelu Yan swallowed, gazing down at her intently. In the faint light, her large, moist eyes and her pale, delicate face were bathed in a warm glow, radiating beauty as if she were a goddess who had descended to earth.

Feeling shy under his intense gaze, Li Xianyun burrowed into his embrace.

Yelu Yan, however, wouldn’t give her the chance to hide. He encircled her with one arm while his other rough, large hand cradled her small face, and deepened their kiss.

This time, he didn’t linger too much on her lips but kissed her cheeks and the roots of her ears instead.

Gently nipping at her neck, he tugged at her clothes meanwhile.

Li Xianyun’s hand covered his.

Yelu Yan’s hand was broad, rough, and tan, unlike hers; Li Xianyun’s small hand was pale and delicate.

A stark contrast, yet they fit together perfectly.

Li Xianyun, encircled at the waist by him, leaned back, "My lord, let’s return to the Khan Palace."

The next moment, she felt a coolness on her chest, as he buried his face into her, took hold, looking up at her with muddled eyes, he spoke, "Xianxian, don’t you like excitement?"

Li Xianyun remembered how Yelu Yan had once taken her to dine with the herders; when she’d seen the bonfire suddenly flare up to the sky, she apparently told Yelu Yan she liked excitement, never thinking he would remember it.

But the kind of excitement she meant was not fooling around with him outdoors.

This man really knew how to twist someone’s words.

Then Yelu Yan said something that nearly made Li Xianyun faint.

"When it warms up in spring, we can go horse riding, take our blanket to the fields under the open sky, now that’s excitement."

Li Xianyun turned her head away, ignoring him.

He was the most annoying, never a good man.

All of a sudden, Li Xianyun’s eyes narrowed slightly, she bit her lower lip tightly, her small hands gripping his head firmly.

After tormented for a while by him, Yelu Yan’s hand reached out again.

Li Xianyun was tense all over, she caught his hand, her voice trembling, "My lord."

Yelu Yan raised his head from her chest, gazing at her foolishly, "Xianxian, it’s been five days, when can we...?"

Li Xianyun was shocked, this insufferable man had actually been counting the days. How desperately he must want her.

Seeing she didn’t answer, Yelu Yan squeezed her slightly, and Li Xianyun quickly pushed his hand away, her face burning hot, her breath scalding.

"In two more days, I’ll be clean."

She really was as fragile as a flower in spring, quivering at the slightest touch.

Fearing she would catch cold, Yelu Yan wrapped his cloak around her chill-prone body and knelt down to kiss her legs.

Her legs were long and white, enticingly so under the light.

Li Xianyun said she wouldn’t indulge him anymore, but when it came to the crucial moment, she softened.

Seeing him tortured out of shape, his body tensed stiffly, she grew tender-hearted, letting him relentlessly caress her.

This time, Yelu Yan still didn’t allow himself release, saying he’d wait two more days, until she was clean.

Li Xianyun bit her lip, him keeping all the heat inside, dreading what would happen in a couple of days, felt a chill run down her spine.

The two indulged in their folly atop the tower for a long time, until Li Xianyun complained of the cold. Not until then did Yelu Yan cease, dress her, tidy her skirts, and wrapped his cloak around her.

Li Xianyun demurred, "My lord, you should wear it. I’m not cold."

Yelu Yan’s senses had fully returned by then.

He shouldn’t have taken her outside for such recklessness.

The night was cold. What if someone fell ill from being overexerted?

"Husband is strong and healthy, not cold."

He had joined the military camp at the age of ten, encountering all sorts of harsh weather while marching and warring. Walking through ice and snow in thin clothing was a common occurrence.

It was precisely through such cruel conditions and inhumane trials that his resolute and determined character was forged.

Yelu Yan embraced Li Xianyun and leaped down from the tower. As soon as he landed steadily, he instructed the maids to prepare hot ginger soup.

Li Xianyun was wrapped up tightly by Yelu Yan, with only her adorable, palm-sized little face exposed, looking at him with a pair of clear eyes.

Yelu Yan lowered his head to meet those enchanting eyes and immediately felt an overwhelming surge of affection that hurt so good.

But, he could endure it.

After the bitterness, sweetness will come.

"Let’s head back to Khan Palace."

"Mm."

Li Xianyun buried her little face in the crook of his arm and closed her eyes.

"Tired?"

"Mm."

Li Xianyun always loved her sleep, feeling drowsy right on schedule. When sleepy, she was especially amiable and particularly good at giving perfunctory responses.

-

The next morning, Li Xianyun awoke from the warm coziness of her bed to find, as usual, Yelu Yan no longer by her side.

She stared blankly at the pale lotus-colored canopy above the bed.

Last night, she had taken a hot bath and, before sleeping, Yelu Yan coaxed her into drinking hot ginger soup, and he wrapped her in the bedclothes, making her sweat profusely.

That’s why, despite being stripped down on the tower yesterday, she hadn’t caught a cold.

Li Xianyun turned over and heard the familiar footsteps coming from Warm Pavilion.

Too lazy to move, she propped her delicate arm under her head and lay on her side, facing outward.

Yelu Yan pulled back the bed curtains and saw the soft, rosy little face poking out from beneath the covers, "Awake?"

Li Xianyun replied with a smile in her voice, "Mm," lazy with drowsiness.

Yelu Yan hung a corner of the curtain on a golden hook, sat on the edge of the bed, and played with her small hand in his.

Her hand was warm and tender, as if it had no bones at all.

"Did you sleep well?"

Li Xianyun looked at him, nodded with a smile, then lay flat and coquettishly said, "Hug."

Yelu Yan let out a soft chuckle, leaned over to scoop Li Xianyun out of bed, wrapped the edge of the quilt around her back, and held her tightly in his arms, nuzzling her cheek and ear, murmuring, "My darling."

Li Xianyun felt goosebumps all over her body; it was too cheesy.

Yelu Yan, normally so stern and serious, could actually utter such cheesy words—it was unbelievable.

Noticing Li Xianyun’s tensed body, Yelu Yan looked at her pink little face and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"Husband, can’t you speak normally?"

Yelu Yan kissed her face randomly, laughing, "I can’t. Say it a few more times, and you’ll get used to it."

Li Xianyun huffed lightly and continued to press her little face against his chest, hanging onto him.

"Husband, why haven’t you gone to court?"

Yelu Yan laughed out loud, "You’re not even checking the time; I’ve already returned from court."

In truth, after attending court and discussing several important matters with the ministers, Yelu Yan hurried back to Khan Palace.

He had just come back not long ago and, not wanting to wake Li Xianyun, had merely lifted the curtain for a peek before heading to Warm Pavilion to review memorials.

Li Xianyun glanced at the distant window lattice and, judging the time based on the strength of the light and the shadows of objects, spoke in a soft voice, "It’s not that late, though."

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