The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 71 - 0 After Dinner Sleep Again (Second Update)

Chapter 71: 071 After Dinner, Sleep Again (Second Update)

Chapter 71: 071 After Dinner, Sleep Again (Second Update)

Ji Zuqing could see Ji Chuchu’s struggle and said, “Chuchu, there are plenty of good men in the world. Why must you choose the one that’s hardest to obtain?”

Ji Chuchu smiled bitterly and replied, “I wish I could too, but ‘having once sailed the stretch of water, nothing else will do; for nothing can compare to Wushan clouds.'” I’m afraid I may never be able to like another man in this lifetime.”

She paused, then continued, “Brother, don’t worry. This will be the last time I feel heartbroken. I am going to change, to stop being so fragile. I must become stronger and better myself.”

Only by doing so can I stand shoulder to shoulder with Yelu Yan, only then can he see me.

Ji Chuchu looked up at Ji Zuqing’s worried expression and forced a smile, “Bro, I’m fine, don’t look at me with that kind of eyes.”

Standing up, she said, “Bro, let’s go. Now that you’re back, isn’t everyone from Nanwang Mansion looking for me?”

Seeing that she appeared to be letting go, Ji Zuqing was still worried but didn’t want to evoke any more of her sadness, so he followed her lead and said, “Good that you understand. Next time you run off and disappear like this, be careful, I might flick your forehead.”

This had been Ji Zuqing’s way of punishing her since they were children, and it had continued until now.

But every time he flicked her, he did it lightly, whereas Ji Chuchu pretended it hurt a lot.

Covering her forehead, Ji Chuchu laughed and said, “I know, I won’t do it again.”

Although she was smiling, her heart was far from light.

Chaos reigned in a luxurious residence in the southern part of the city.

Maids bustled in and out of a room, from which the sounds of a woman’s screams were intermittently heard.

“Ah, my face itches so terribly!” a young woman screamed, reaching for her face.

Her mother hurriedly grabbed her hands and said, “My dear, you mustn’t scratch. Didn’t the physician say it would scar if you did?”

Thrusting her feet on the bed, the young woman exclaimed, “Quacks! Quacks! The physician has seen it, so why is it still so unbearably itchy?!”

Standing aside in his official robe, the woman’s father said, “Don’t talk nonsense. The Imperial Physician I requested from the palace; how can you call him a quack?”

“He is a quack! He’s a quack!” the woman cried out, her voice piercing.

Her father frowned and looked disgusted.

At that moment, the butler hurried in, giving a respectful salute to the man, and said, “Master, someone from the palace has arrived.”

The man, upon hearing this, rushed out without a second thought for his daughter rolling on the bed, dragging his wife with him to the front hall to greet the guest.

The woman on the bed cried out, “Just go, all of you! Let me die!!”

The couple hurried to the front hall, only to see the Chief of the Palace Servants from the Hall of Diligent Governance standing there with two other servants.

These were the Khan’s men, and by the man’s status, he was not qualified to receive messages from the Khan. Fearing he had committed some serious offense, his legs nearly gave out from fright.

The Chief of the Palace Servants gave them a bow and said, “The Khan’s edict.”

The couple hastily prostrated themselves on the ground.

The Chief of the Palace Servants declared, “By the edict of the Khan, at today’s horse racing event, your daughter’s conduct was improper and made a laughingstock of us all. From this day forth, she is not allowed to set foot in the Imperial Palace ever again.”

Hearing this, the couple’s faces went pale.

How were they supposed to face others from now on, and how would their children make marriage arrangements?

The man stood up hastily and said, “Your honor, wait a moment. Did my daughter do anything to anger the Khan?”

The Chief of the Palace Servants maintained a distance and said, “You can find out what happened by asking your daughter.”

After speaking, he hurried off with his attendants to the next household.

Today, they had to visit three households, and not all were in the same area. There was much to do.

After the people from the palace had left, the man strode towards the back garden, grinding his teeth he said, “This rebellious child, I will not kill her today!”

His wife hurriedly followed him, saying, “Our daughter is still sick; it won’t be too late to discipline her after she recovers.”

While there was chaos here, tranquility and peace prevailed in the Khan Palace.

After the Chief of the Food Hall had the meals prepared, he sent someone to report to Yelu Yan.

Yelu Yan put on his overcoat and came out to the main hall, but he did not see that delicate figure.

He looked towards the Chief of the Food Hall, asking in a calm voice, “Where is the princess consort?”

The Chief of the Food Hall hurriedly said, “This servant had someone go to invite her; the princess consort said she was sleepy and did not wish to eat.”

“Sleepy?” Yelu Yan said, sitting in the chair in front of the table.

The Chief of the Food Hall, afraid that Yelu Yan would become angry, hurriedly explained for Li Xianyun, “The princess consort usually takes a brief rest at noon; perhaps she got tired earlier today because of the horse racing.”

Yelu Yan looked at the Chief of the Food Hall, asking softly, “How do you know so much about the princess consort’s habits?”

The Chief of the Food Hall respectfully answered, “Reporting to Khan, the princess consort treats us servants kindly; out of gratitude for her grace, we also strive to serve her wholeheartedly.”

Yelu Yan said succinctly, “That is how it should be.”

He picked up some food with his chopsticks and chewed it, but it was tasteless, so he said to the Chief of the Food Hall, “Go call the princess consort to come eat, tell her it is by the Khan’s order.”

How can one endure without eating, especially when she is already so thin.

The Chief of the Food Hall bowed to Yelu Yan and hurried off towards the side hall.

Not long after, Li Xianyun arrived with Youlan.

She had already changed into her sleepwear, simply draping a loose robe over it, and tied a long ponytail at the back of her head.

Perhaps because she had just climbed out of bed, her hairline was somewhat disheveled and messy, yet it did not detract from her disheveled beauty.

Li Xianyun, with red eyes, bowed to Yelu Yan and said, “Greetings to the Khan.”

Whenever she was sleepy, her eyes would have a hint of red blood vessels.

“Eat before you sleep,” Yelu Yan said, lifting his eyes to look at her.

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“Hmm.”

Li Xianyun said as she sat down opposite him.

When it came to sleep, she never deprived herself; she would sleep until she naturally awoke in the morning, take a nap at noon, and after a bath and a stroll in the yard in the evening, she would go to bed.

She didn’t know why she always needed so much sleep, and once she fell asleep, she would sleep very deeply, almost like she couldn’t wake up.

Back in Houtang, her father prince and mother consort used to tease her about it, saying that her greatest hobby in life was sleeping.

In fact, they were not wrong.

The table was set with light dishes as Li Xianyun had requested, including the staple food – naan and roasted buns – along with stir-fried eggs with green onions and stir-fried lotus root slices; it was the season for harvesting lotus roots, which were clean and tender.

This dish was also taught to the food hall by Li Xianyun, the Chief of the Food Hall personally tried it several times, and only when he was confident it was edible did he dare to serve it for Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun.

Besides that, there were two small bowls of tomato and egg soup.

Li Xianyun picked up a roasted bun, took a bite, and chewed slowly; but as she chewed, she felt sleepy, her eyelids almost closing.

She was about to fall asleep in bed earlier, but upon hearing that Yelu Yan asked her to eat, she forced herself to get up.