The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 73 - 0 Cant be so fond of sleeping after this (second

Chapter 73: 073 Can’t be so fond of sleeping after this (second update)

Chapter 73: 073 Can’t be so fond of sleeping after this (second update)

Li Xianyun set down her water cup and sat in front of the dressing table, smoothing her hair and said, “I am not hungry yet, I’ll eat later.”

Youlan said with difficulty, “But when Khan left, he specifically ordered the kitchen maid to prepare your meal, saying that as soon as you woke up, the meal should be brought over to avoid leaving you hungry.”

It was difficult for the consorts to explain if they did not eat on time.

Li Xianyun hadn’t expected Yelu Yan to be so considerate and could only respond, “Alright then, but don’t bring over too much, it’s wasteful if I can’t finish it.”

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Ma said, “Yes.”

And she quickly went to give the instructions.

Li Xianyun lifted her delicate hand and used a wooden comb to brush through her thick black hair, asking, “Youlan, how did I end up in bed?”

She only remembered dining with Yelu Yan, feeling overwhelmingly sleepy, her eyelids as heavy as if they weighed a thousand pounds, and had decided to take a brief nap on the desk while Yelu Yan stepped out.

She had dozed off and had no recollection of what happened afterward.

Youlan replied truthfully, “Khan came back after a little while, and I hurriedly tried to wake you, but you were sleeping so soundly I couldn’t rouse you. In the end, it was Khan who carried you to bed.”

Li Xianyun pressed her lips gently upon hearing this, her ears inevitably heating up. This was already the second time Yelu Yan had carried her to bed, and she was completely unaware. How could she sleep so deeply?

Although she knew Yelu Yan was not interested in the pleasures of the flesh, a true gentleman, there was, after all, a difference between men and women. It wasn’t right to keep troubling him like this. She mustn’t be so prone to sleepiness from now on.

After finishing her hair and dressing, Li Xianyun ate in the main hall, then returned to her inner chamber to paint.

She slowly unfolded a scroll of Xuan paper that was taller than a person.

The Xuan paper had been specially requested by Li Xianyun for Bater to collect from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The paper was sufficiently large and sturdy, perfect for a human figure drawing.

Li Xianyun picked up a finely tipped brush and began to paint.

Her painting skills were remarkable. With just a few strokes, she had outlined a man’s figure.

However, this was just the simplest part of the anatomical drawing; the challenging part was up next.

She needed to mark each acupoint on the body, and label them with small Khitan characters, a massive undertaking.

Not only did the acupoints need to be marked accurately, but the labels had to be clear for easy recognition.

Li Xianyun had painted for over an hour yet had only finished the acupoint map of the head.

The head was dense with acupoints, one next to the other, leaving no room for the Khitan characters beside them.

Li Xianyun then devised a clever solution. She marked numbers next to the acupoints and wrote the names and primary functions of each point in a blank space according to the numbers.

Her Khitan calligraphy was both neat and attractive, surpassing that of native Khitan.

Writing the names and primary functions of each acupoint was meticulous work, and she couldn’t afford mistakes. Li Xianyun was very careful, arranging her language beforehand and writing each character meticulously, being extremely cautious.

After finishing the head, Li Xianyun felt somewhat dizzy.

She knew that a sober mind and ample strength were necessary for drawing an anatomical chart, and she could not afford any ambiguities.

Li Xianyun decided to call it a day and continue another time.

She planned to leave the palace tomorrow to see how far Nata and her husband, as well as Habu, had progressed.

In the afternoon, she needed to prepare for her outing tomorrow.

Li Xianyun planned to develop different flavors of ice porridge and select a few of the better flavors to sell in her ice porridge shop.

Actually, making ice porridge is simple yet complex.

It is considered simple because to make ice porridge, you only need to add fruit and ice according to a ratio, and then add the specially concocted flavoring, which is easy to learn.

The difficulty lies in the preparation of the flavoring, which is her exclusive secret recipe.

So Li Xianyun wasn’t worried at all that her ice porridge would be copied by other shops, thereby losing its competitive edge.

She didn’t add anything particularly unique to the flavoring, but through multiple trials, she achieved an excellent taste by mixing sugar and various spices in the right proportions.

This was something that other merchants couldn’t imitate, and it was the only way to make her ice porridge shop truly unique and capable of defeating other competitors.

Li Xianyun, who would leave the palace tomorrow, planned to share the method of making ice porridge with Nata’s wife.

Today, in addition to developing other flavors, she also had to package the flavoring into small packets.

When the time came, all Nata’s wife needed to do was mix the fruit, ice, and flavoring in a certain ratio.

Earlier, while she was painting, Li Xianyun’s sleeves accidentally got stained with a bit of ink, so she changed into a more comfortable outfit.

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She went to the kitchen with Zhuo Ma and Youlan.

The kitchen maids in the kitchen were delighted to see Li Xianyun; every time she visited, they got to taste something delicious and fresh.

After paying their respects to Li Xianyun, the Chief of the kitchen said with a smile, “Princess, what are you going to teach us to make today?”

Li Xianyun smiled and replied, “I won’t teach you anything today; you just need to assist me, and then wait to enjoy the ice porridge.”

Upon hearing this, everyone grinned happily, bowing and saying, “Thank you, Princess.”

Li Xianyun continued, “Don’t get too excited too soon; you have a task. Besides helping me later, after the ice porridge is ready, you will have to taste it and then honestly tell me which flavor is the best. You’ll need to rank them by how delicious they are.”

The kitchen maids had been nervous when they first heard about a task, but upon hearing Li Xianyun’s full statement, they became cheerful. What kind of task was this, a blissful one?

“Understood,” everyone happily agreed.

Li Xianyun assigned tasks to several people to prepare fruits like grapes, peaches, apples, and cantaloupes by peeling and cutting them into small pieces.

The kitchen maids had previously learned to make ice porridge under Li Xianyun and were very adept at this.

Li Xianyun rolled up her sleeves, picked up a small scale, and began weighing sugar and various spices.

The scale was exceptionally small, with its pan only as big as half a small palm and a very short beam, just half a foot in length.

When Li Xianyun took it out, the kitchen maids were charmed by its cuteness.

Li Xianyun had used this small scale to weigh medicinal ingredients before, and later found it to be very convenient for making ice porridge as well.

She lifted her delicate and fair hands, placed the sugar on the tray, weighed the right amount, then told Youlan the weight, who recorded it on paper.

Zhuo Ma was in charge of opening paper bags and putting the weighed flavoring into them.

After weighing the sugar, Li Xianyun started to weigh various spices, about five or six kinds in total. After getting the right amounts, she instructed Zhuo Ma to pack them properly.

Thus, the flavoring packet for one kind of ice porridge was completed.