The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan
Chapter 496 - 495 my husband, I will come back earlier (before the third watch of the night)

Chapter 496: 495 my husband, I will come back earlier (before the third watch of the night)

Li Xianyun’s gaze was cool and clear, a flicker of panic briefly crossing her eyes.

"Husband, did he have any physical contact with Father Emperor? Touch his arm or garments?"

Fortunately, Tuoba Che was always meticulous when reporting.

Yelu Yan thought for a moment, then said, "He grabbed Father Emperor’s clothing."

"This is bad."

Struggling to sit up, Li Xianyun grabbed the clothes by the shore and draped them over herself, leaving the hot spring.

Yelu Yan stood up too, not sure what Li Xianyun was planning to do, but seeing her urgency, he followed her to the bath and changing alcove.

As they walked, Li Xianyun said, "Husband, you don’t know—Sheng Heng is exceptionally skilled in medicine, and his abilities in acupoint and poisoning are also remarkable."

Powerful villains are always a big threat.

Murong Ce was one such person, and Sheng Heng was another.

Although she was still shocked by the fact that Sheng Heng had cursed her with a talisman and plotted against her own brother, she had already made a quick decision.

Li Xianyun continued, "Since Father Emperor and Mother Consort have discovered his evil deeds, he will certainly try to eliminate any witnesses. In these constrained conditions, the only way he could poison through garment contact would be to spread an epidemic."

Yelu Yan was startled.

Spreading an epidemic was indeed a cruel strategy—it endangered not only the people of Prince’s Mansion and the Hidden Guard, but it could also spread the disease to the Khitans, killing two birds with one stone.

Yelu Yan asked, "Xianxian, what do you plan to do?"

"I have some medicine for treating epidemics in my Medicine Box. Have your men deliver them on fast horses first thing, and start taking them, though I fear it might not be the right treatment. If I’m not mistaken, Father Emperor and Mother Consort must have already fallen ill, likely along with the civilians nearby. I plan to go there myself to eradicate the epidemic completely," Li Xianyun said.

Seeing her hurry yet unable to walk fast with her small arms and legs, Yelu Yan scooped Li Xianyun up and strode towards the alcove.

Carried by Yelu Yan, they indeed moved much faster.

Li Xianyun looked up at Yelu Yan, his brows furrowed, deep in thought.

Did she not know the dilemma he faced?

If she were to seek her parents, they would inevitably have to separate for a period. But with the mountain of government affairs accumulated during their trip to the West Mountain hot springs in Shangjing, and with Xiao Dilu urging him twice already on important and urgent matters, he simply couldn’t leave.

"Husband, I’ll return as soon as I can," Li Xianyun assured him.

Yelu Yan looked down at Li Xianyun, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He didn’t want Li Xianyun to go, didn’t want to be separated from her, yet it was a matter of her family’s safety, and he couldn’t bring himself to stop her.

Moreover, loving her so deeply, how could he bear to watch her suffer in worry and pain?

The reluctance in Yelu Yan’s eyes was so intense it was heart-wrenching.

Li Xianyun rested her small head against his shoulder, looking up at him with coaxing eyes, "Husband, you are the best."

"Can’t you just not go?" After much hesitation, Yelu Yan finally voiced his question, "Can’t we send several more skilled physicians instead?"

The thought of being separated from Li Xianyun again made Yelu Yan’s heart feel as if it was being sliced open by a blade, piece by piece.

And this time, for some reason, he had a particularly strong premonition, almost as if once Li Xianyun left, she would not return.

Just the thought alone made his heart cry out in madness.

Li Xianyun understood his feelings all too well; she also didn’t want to leave him.

Yelu Yan was fervent about their intimate matters, and she had unknowingly become addicted to the extreme pleasure they shared. She would miss him during the days apart.

Li Xianyun’s cheeks flared with heat, her longing for Yelu Yan went beyond just their physical relationship—she missed him purely and simply.

Yes, very simply.

"Husband, I promise to look after myself, and as soon as things stabilize there, I will come right back. So please don’t worry, alright?"