The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 83 - 0 My lord, what are you doing here? (Second update)

Chapter 83: 083 My lord, what are you doing here? (Second update)

Once on the street, Li Xianyun looked at Ali and said, "Where do you live? I’ll have someone take you home."

Ali replied dispiritedly, "Thank you, young master, my home is very close. I can walk back."

His home was in the East Market, which was far away. He had troubled the young master enough already, how could he impose further?

Of course, Li Xianyun knew he was lying. The West Market was expensive real estate – how could he, penniless and destitute, afford to live there?

"You’re in no shape to walk back. If you collapse on the road, that would be a real problem. You must not only think of yourself but also of your family," Li Xianyun said.

Ali had no choice but to admit, "My home is in the East Market, a good distance from here."

Li Xianyun turned to Bater and said, "Bater, rent a carriage."

Ali hurriedly said, "You’ve already been troubled enough, how could I impose on you any further?"

Li Xianyun replied, "Your health is what’s important, don’t be polite."

She paused, looking at Ali’s crestfallen state, and asked, "Are you upset because you’ve lost your job?"

Ali nodded at Li Xianyun and said, "My whole family depends on me for support. It’s all because of this illness!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself.

Zhuo Ma hastily said, "What are you doing?"

Youlan also reached out to stop him.

This was the sorrow of the lower classes, and Li Xianyun looked on Ali with sympathy.

"You should rest well when you get home today. If you feel better tomorrow, go to the East Market and find a person. Just say Bater referred you, and he will naturally offer you work."

"Really?" Ali asked, overjoyed.

Li Xianyun said, "Trust me."

She gave Ali the address of the Ice Porridge Shop and told him to seek out the Nata couple the next day.

Just then, the carriage Bater had rented arrived.

He helped Ali into the carriage.

Ali was profusely thankful to Li Xianyun.

As they watched the carriage receding into the distance, Youlan said, "Master, why didn’t you prescribe medicine to treat his illness?"

Li Xianyun sighed lightly and replied, "Not all illnesses can be cured by physicians. There’s no cure for his condition yet, and any prescription I could give would only serve to alleviate symptoms."

"Considering his family’s situation, even if I gave him a prescription, he wouldn’t be able to afford the medicine. Better to teach a man to fish than to give him one. Once he has made enough money, it won’t be too late to write him a prescription then."

Youlan nodded, impressed by her master’s thorough consideration.

Zhuo Ma, still angry about what happened at the tavern, couldn’t help but say, "Master, are we just going to let that shopkeeper get away with it?"

Li Xianyun looked at her and said with a smile curving her lips, "Who said we’re letting him get away? Don’t worry, we’ll just take the more secluded routes, and he’ll soon be following us with his men. Youlan and I don’t know martial arts, so we will rely on you two to protect us then."

Bater and Zhuo Ma saluted with clenched fists and said cheerfully, "Yes."

Indeed, as soon as the group entered a secluded alley, the tavern keeper showed up chasing after them with over a dozen thugs.

Not far away, at the root of a wall, there was a very inconspicuous carriage, from which someone was lifting the curtain to peer in their direction.

The man accompanying the watcher said, "Your Highness, it seems those four are going to be at a disadvantage. Shall we go over and see?"

The handsome man was about to get out of the carriage when he saw a group of horsemen charging rapidly toward them.

The man at the head, riding a Fiery Flame Horse, was imposing and tall, majestic and handsome, with an air of authority.

He frowned slightly, then let the curtain fall and said indifferently, "No need."

In the alley, Bater and Zhuo Ma had the shopkeeper and his bunch of thugs crying for mercy, beaten to a pulp.

Li Xianyun and Youlan stood to one side, watching the fight.

When the shopkeeper couldn’t bear it anymore, he kneeled and kowtowed to Li Xianyun repeatedly, saying, "Young master, I beg you to be merciful. I won’t dare to do it again, never again."

Li Xianyun looked at him with a cold voice and said, "Will you bully the weak in the future?"

"No, never again."

Li Xianyun said indifferently, "You’d better remember what you said today. If you bully others again, I will beat you every time I see you." ƒreewebɳovel.com

The shopkeeper, with a swollen face, repeatedly acknowledged his agreement.

Li Xianyun looked at Bater and Zhuo Ma and said, "Let’s spare him today. Let’s go."

Just as the group turned around the corner of the narrow alley, Li Xianyun saw a tall and formidable man standing at the entrance.

He stood tall, with a broad and imposing stature that commanded awe.

Behind him stood numerous guards and several strong and well-fed steeds.

Why is he here?

At first, Li Xianyun was stunned, then a full smile spread across her lips as she gracefully walked up to Yelu Yan, looked up at him and said with a laugh, "Khan, what are you doing here?"

Yelu Yan looked down at her with a smile and said, "This is outside."

Outside, one must not reveal one’s identity.

Li Xianyun realized what she should have said, "My lord."

"My lord, what are you doing here?" Li Xianyun’s red lips parted slightly as she repeated the question.

Many guards were hearing Li Xianyun call Yelu Yan "my lord" for the first time and were so shocked their jaws nearly dropped.

Did the Khan actually allow the princess to call him "my lord"?

What happened to shunning the company of women, to being unreachable by strangers?

Was this still their aloof Khan?

However, looking at the couple, they were almost sickeningly sweet.

After all, in this day and age, being sweet to death carried no penalty.

Of course, even if they had the courage of a bear or a leopard, no one would dare make the princess and the Khan answer for it.

Upon hearing her words, the smile on Yelu Yan’s lips grew even more distinct as he said, "Your husband was on his way to the barracks and decided to check on you en route."

Jinwu, standing behind him, couldn’t help but scoff internally: Khan, how can you so blatantly lie? You didn’t just pass by to check on her; you clearly came specifically to see the princess. Who was it that, upon hearing from the Hidden Guard that the princess was in the West Market, immediately turned his horse around and came running faster than anyone else? Have you forgotten so quickly?

"Have you finished giving the lesson?" Yelu Yan said, looking at Li Xianyun with a rising smile at the corner of his mouth.

Li Xianyun nodded somewhat embarrassedly and explained, "He was bullying others because he thought he was strong, so I taught him a lesson."

Her voice was sweet as she spoke, with a hint of tattling, adorable indeed.

"Did he bully you?" Yelu Yan’s expression visibly changed.

The Hidden Guard had only reported that the princess was teaching someone a lesson in the West Market; they hadn’t given the specifics.

Now, seeing that Li Xianyun was without an overcoat, it seemed as if she was the one who was bullied.

"No, he was bullying someone else. I couldn’t stand it, so I had Bater and Zhuo Ma beat him up," Li Xianyun explained.

"Then where is your overcoat?"

Li Xianyun looked down, finally understanding why Yelu Yan’s mood had suddenly turned so angry, almost murderous, earlier.

Parting her lips, she explained, "Someone fell ill just now, and I took it off to cushion his head."

So that was it.

Yelu Yan nodded and asked, "Do you need me to teach him a lesson as well?"

"That shouldn’t be necessary."

Just then, a noise came from behind. Li Xianyun turned to look.

She saw the shopkeeper being helped out, limping along.