The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 36 - 0 Khan may care about the queen now (second

Chapter 36: 036 Khan may care about the queen now (second update)

Chapter 36: 036 Khan may care about the queen now (second update)

Youlan and Zhuo Ma were stunned when they saw Yelu Yan emerge from the inner chamber, and it took them a moment to remember to bow in greeting.

“Greetings, Khan.”

Yelu Yan spoke in a calm voice, “The princess is tired today, do not disturb her rest in the morning. Prepare porridge and take it to Minister Xiao tomorrow morning.”

Both bowed in salute, “As you command.”

Yelu Yan strode off toward the main hall.

The palace servants, who had been dozing off, were just as astonished as Youlan and Zhuo Ma upon seeing Yelu Yan, and they scrambled to their feet to attend to him.

“Greetings, Khan.”

Yelu Yan did not utter a word and entered the main hall, closing the door behind him.

The palace servants outside exchanged confused looks, not understanding what had just happened.

One of them whispered in a puzzled tone, “What’s with the Khan, why is he walking so fast?”

Another servant said, “Indeed, it’s quite strange, and is the Khan’s face red?”

“Hmm, I saw it too, has something happened?”

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Hearing their whispered discussions, the Chief of the Palace Servants cast a cold glance in their direction.

Everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and fell silent, instantly muting any chatter.

Yelu Yan returned to the main hall, went straight to the desk, poured himself a glass of water, and gulped it down in two swallows.

He wiped the water from his lips with the back of his hand and his brows furrowed.

His mind was filled with the delicate face of Li Xianyun.

Yelu Yan let out a soft “hiss”, placing a hand on his forehead. What was going on with him? Just now, he actually wanted to kiss her back.

He had always shunned the company of women and held no interest in them, and even less so did he understand the love affairs of men and women.

A great man should achieve glory and benefit the people, taking the affairs of the world as his own responsibility. How could he indulge in romantic entanglements?

He must have been bewitched today, to have acted that way. In the future, he could not allow himself to be so mentally weak and unrestrained.

With these thoughts in mind, Yelu Yan drank another cup of water, walked to the bed, placed his removed clothes on the rack, sat on the edge of the bed to take off his shoes, and lay down to sleep.

However, for some reason, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It seemed even insomnia could be contagious.

The next day, Li Xianyun woke up very late. When she finally came to, she realized the room was extremely bright, with the sunlight streaming through the window bars and being so blinding that it made the tiny dust motes visible as they danced in the air.

It seemed to be nearing noon already; she had slept longer than usual.

Li Xianyun sat up abruptly, remembering something important: Oh no, she hadn’t prepared porridge for Xiao Dilu. He must be famished by now.

With that thought, Li Xianyun called out, “Youlan, Zhuo Ma.”

The two had been waiting by the door and entered at her call.

Li Xianyun said, “Hurry and instruct the kitchen to make porridge for Minister Xiao.”

Youlan came over with a smile, gathering and hanging up the mosquito net to one side, and said, “Don’t worry, my lady, the Khan ordered us last night to make porridge for Minister Xiao. Early this morning, I had the kitchen prepare it, and it was delivered promptly. Now it’s almost time for lunch.”

Li Xianyun sighed in relief, feeling much reassured.

“Princess, if you hadn’t woken up, we would have had to come in to wake you,” Zhuo Ma said with a smile as she gathered and hung up the other side of the mosquito net.

Zhuo Ma finished with the mosquito net and walked over to the wardrobe to select clothes for Li Xianyun. “When the Khan left this morning, he especially instructed us not to disturb your rest and also told us not to let you sleep too long, lest you have trouble sleeping again tonight.”

“The Khan?” Li Xianyun murmured.

The Khan, busy with myriad duties, would care about such trivial things?

Zhuo Ma laughed, “Yes, the Khan is very concerned about the princess.”

Her eyes were brimming with ambiguity as she spoke, which made Li Xianyun’s skin crawl.

She distinctly remembered that Zhuo Ma was just as icy as Yelu Yan when they first met, but after only a few days together, her true colors shone through, sometimes with an enthusiasm that Li Xianyun found overwhelming.

Zhuo Ma constantly sung praises of their own Khan, seemingly wishing she and Yelu Yan would hit it off immediately.

However, Zhuo Ma was probably going to be disappointed.

On their wedding day, Yelu Yan had made it clear that he could give her anything except his affection.

And this suited Li Xianyun perfectly—she only wanted to lead a simple life, without desiring Yelu Yan’s doting, even fearing any emotional entanglement with him.

After Li Xianyun put on her shoes, she looked up to see Youlan smiling at her with a strange look in her eyes, a suggestive expression. Could she also have been influenced by Zhuo Ma?

“My lady, which outfit will you wear today?” Zhuo Ma asked as she opened the wardrobe and looked at Li Xianyun.

Li Xianyun pointed and said, “Wear the one furthest inside.”

“You’re wearing men’s clothing?” Youlan asked in surprise.

Li Xianyun smiled and said, “Not just me, you two will have to do the same.”

When she had Bater go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect things, she had specially arranged for three sets of Khitan men’s clothing to be prepared for them, to facilitate traveling.

Both Youlan and Zhuo Ma were stunned at her words.

Zhuo Ma asked, “My lady, are you planning to leave the palace?”

Li Xianyun took the clothes Zhuo Ma handed to her and began to dress, nodding her head.

She wanted to get the Ice Porridge Shop up and running as soon as possible, needing to choose a storefront to rent and select someone to take charge.

The people by her side definitely couldn’t be used—as it would expose her identity—so she had to choose someone from outside the palace to run the shop.

The last time she went out with Yelu Yan, she wore women’s clothes, which attracted far too much attention.

She didn’t want to be made a spectacle again, and besides, back then, she had Yelu Yan by her side and wasn’t afraid of ill-intentioned people causing trouble; but now, it was just the three of them and two guards. What would happen if they encountered bad people?

It was better to keep a low profile.

After Li Xianyun finished dressing, she freshened up, then sat down at the vanity and styled her thick hair into a male hairstyle, and there, reflected in the mirror, was the spitting image of a dashing young man.

Zhuo Ma and Youlan couldn’t look away, completely entranced.

Zhuo Ma sincerely said, “My lady, dressed like this, you’re going to charm countless young ladies in Shangjing.”

Youlan also said earnestly, “My lord, I never thought you’d look this good in Khitan attire.”

Li Xianyun looked at the two of them and laughed, “Enough with the flattery; get dressed quickly. We’ll eat outside the palace today; I need to check on the porridge prepared for Minister Xiao. I’ll wait for you in the kitchen.”

The two of them bowed and replied, “Yes.”

Li Xianyun entered the kitchen, and all the kitchen maids bowed and said, “Greetings to the Princess Consort.”

“Is the porridge for Minister Xiao ready?” Li Xianyun asked.

The Chief replied, “It is ready; we made it just as you taught us.”

Li Xianyun went straight to where the porridge was being made, lifted the lid of the pot, scooped a little with a spoon, blew on it, and tasted it. She smiled and said, “Not bad, your porridge cooking skills have improved greatly.”

The kitchen maids were elated.

Li Xianyun washed the spoon and began to ladle the porridge into a bowl.

Seeing this, the Chief hurried forward and said, “Let me do that for you.”

“It’s all right.”

After Li Xianyun filled the bowl with porridge, she carefully placed it into the food box, adding two roasted buns alongside it.

Xiao Dilu’s health was improving, so he could start adding some solid food to his diet.