The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 386 - 385 She’s Completely Unmanageable (1st Update)

Chapter 386: 385 She’s Completely Unmanageable (1st Update)

Yelu Yan gently wiped Li Xianyun’s hair, thinking about the events of the past few days.

When his men infiltrated the Houtang Imperial Palace to kill Li Yumin, they discovered that Li Yumin had already been killed by someone else.

It was only after the Hidden Guards’ investigation that they learned it was a trap set by Ji Shi Tang. The one assassinated was actually Li Yumin’s body double.

The purpose was to provoke internal strife within Houtang.

Yelu Yan could think of was that Li Xianyun wanted to distract Li Yumin’s focus, so he wouldn’t have the leisure to deal with the Prince’s Mansion.

But this was just one of the purposes; other objectives were still pending investigation.

Li Xianyun was setting the pieces for her revenge, slowly laying many chess pieces, yet he wasn’t part of her plans.

She had excluded him.

In the end, she considered him an outsider.

But he didn’t even have the courage to ask her.

Previously, Li Xianyun said she didn’t like him investigating her. If she knew that he had secretly participated in many of her affairs, she must be very angry, right?

He never knew what to do with her.

These past two days, he made her mad fiercely, partly because of his desire for her, and partly because of the confusion in his heart.

He wanted Li Xianyun to know that she was his, completely and utterly his.

He never knew before that he could have such a strong possessive desire for a woman.

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The next morning, Li Xianyun woke up.

She was really exhausted these past couple of days; sleeping so well felt wonderful.

She lay in bed for a while, took a stretch, got up, washed up, and ate her meal.

By the time everything was sorted, the scheduled meeting time with the doctors, Imperial Physician, and Palace Servants had arrived.

Li Xianyun walked out of the Khan Palace with Youlan and Bater, and was surprised by the scene outside the gate.

She only planned to bring five Imperial Physicians, five medical officers, and two account-savvy Palace Servants, just over a dozen people, but outside the gate there were suddenly forty or fifty guards dressed in the clothes of ordinary household servants.

Those dressed in plain clothes, each tall and strong, were evidently well-trained.

Seeing Li Xianyun coming out, they all kneeled down hastily to salute.

Li Xianyun said, "Stand up, all of you."

Jinwu stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Reporting to the Princess, the Khan has specially selected fifty guards for your dispatch."

Li Xianyun said, "Please thank the Khan for me, I don’t need so many people, ten will suffice. You may take the rest back with you, Jin Guard."

She was going to treat people, not looking for a fight.

The ten left behind were also for Yelu Yan’s peace of mind.

Jinwu hurriedly said, "Princess, if you don’t take these people with you, it would be difficult for me to explain."

Li Xianyun headed toward the carriage, saying, "With me here, the Khan won’t do anything to you."

Just then, a magnetic voice rang out, "So you’re really acting against orders in this way?"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly kneeled down and bowed, "We salute the Khan."

Li Xianyun was stunned, watching as Yelu Yan approached with his guards, "Husband, what brings you here?"

Yelu Yan walked up to Li Xianyun, wrapped his arms around her slim waist, looked down at her with a smile, and asked, "What, you don’t want to see your husband?"

Yelu Yan calculated the timing and specifically rushed over from the Hall of Diligent Governance when she was about to leave, fearing she wouldn’t take these guards with her.

Fortunately, he made it just in time.

Li Xianyun looked up at him, "Husband, I don’t need so many people, ten is enough."

Yelu Yan explained patiently, "Today is the first day Xuanyi Pavilion is open, it will surely be very busy and chaotic. These men were personally selected by me, they are very capable, and having them by your side sets my mind at ease. Take them with you."

"I don’t want to," Li Xianyun refused quite bluntly.

Jinwu gasped. No one had ever dared to defy the Khan so overtly.

The Princess’s refusal was so abrupt. Where was the Khan’s authority then?

Before this, Li Xianyun and Yelu Yan had always spoken to each other in private.

In public, Li Xianyun behaved very obediently, so outsiders were unaware that she usually spoke quite casually with Yelu Yan.

Li Xianyun realized that she had embarrassed Yelu Yan, and was trying to lighten the mood when Yelu Yan suddenly bent down to lift her in his arms and headed toward the Khan Palace.

Yelu Yan carried Li Xianyun straight to a nearby corridor, and, finding the moment opportune, sat on the long bench underneath, enclosing her in his embrace.

It was easy to talk in private.

Yelu Yan gazed at Li Xianyun, "Will you comply or not?"

Li Xianyun shook her head.

"Then your husband will spank you."

Li Xianyun playfully cried out "aiyo" and wrapped her soft arms around his neck, shifting on his lap, "If I bring these people with me, who would dare to come for treatment?"

Yelu Yan spoke with extreme patience and tenderness, "They will be dressed as ordinary household servants, no one will know their identities."

Li Xianyun pouted, "Look at them, each one tall and burly, clearly trained in martial arts, how could that go unnoticed?"

Seeing that Yelu Yan was about to lecture her with sound reasoning, Li Xianyun acted spoiled, tightened her arms, and clung to his neck, "No, no, I won’t take them, absolutely not."

"You..." If she was disobedient, Yelu Yan had no tricks up his sleeve, "Please listen."

"Don’t want to."

"Your husband is talking sense to you..."

"Don’t want to."

"Your husband has more experience in this area."

"Don’t want to."

He said a line, and Li Xianyun countered each one with a "don’t want to," leaving Yelu Yan completely out of temper.

Li Xianyun hugged his neck and landed a kiss on his lips, "Husband, it’s getting late, I have to go."

Yelu Yan sighed softly, it seemed he couldn’t persuade her, so he had to let her be.

The two walked out of the Khan Palace hand in hand.

Li Xianyun took just ten people with her and boarded the carriage.

Yelu Yan watched as Li Xianyun departed, and only after the carriage had traveled some distance did Yelu Yan speak in an indifferent tone, "Is everything arranged?"

"Reporting to Khan, everything is arranged, there will be no danger to the princess whatsoever." Jinwu said respectfully.

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A group of people arrived in front of Xuanyi Pavilion.

The name Xuanyi Pavilion was chosen by Li Xianyun, who had Ge Lei find craftsmen to make a signboard. The sign was inscribed with both Khitan and Han characters, large and eye-catching from a distance.

A "Diagnosis" placard was also hung high on the gate pavilion, easily identifiable at a glance.

The most important thing for a medical hall is to be conspicuous.

Many people had gathered in front of Xuanyi Pavilion.

There were far more spectators than patients looking to receive treatment.

Following Li Xianyun’s instructions from the day before, Ge Lei had the patients form a line; a rough count showed there were just dozens of them.

Among the onlookers, besides the waiting patients, the rest were a bustling crowd there for the spectacle.

Some were curious about the pomp of the royal retinue, others wanted to see the favored concubine of the Khan.

For so many years, the Khan hadn’t kept a single woman by his side, with every match arranged by the Imperial Noble Consort rejected by him.

Nobody expected that not long after Princess Hehui’s arrival, the Khan would become smitten and show her great affection, something that naturally sparked people’s curiosity.

There were also those who wanted to see if Li Xianyun was indeed as miraculous as the rumors claimed.

Ever since Yelu Yan learned that some unscrupulous people were spreading rumors about Li Xianyun, he realized—since he couldn’t stop public opinion, he might as well use it to his advantage.

He had people loudly publicize the deeds of Li Xianyun since her arrival in Khitan.

Healing the sick, crafting weapons, aiding in farming, helping the common people deal with unsold produce through business—each point was worthy of grandiose promotion.