The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 98 - 0 No more drinking, be more obedient (one more update)

Chapter 98: 098 No more drinking, be more obedient (one more update)

Yelu Yan’s eyes were full of Li Xianyun. After he finished speaking, he gazed at her delicate profile and slowly straightened up.

Such romantic affection, who knows how many they’ve made envious.

Ultimately unable to bear Yelu Yan’s burning gaze, Li Xianyun slightly turned her head away, presenting him an adorable view of the back of her head.

Yelu Yan couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh.

Li Xianyun heard it clearly, and her ears started to burn.

Why did it feel like he was deliberately teasing her to make her blush? Was teasing her really that amusing?

Zhuo Ma and Youlan, sitting at the very end of the banquet, were delighted at the sight.

The herders had wanted Zhuo Ma and the others to move forward, but they firmly refused, so they had to let it go.

Zhuo Ma and the others dared not to sit with the Khan and the queen.

After the toast, the village chief pressed down with his palm, and everyone sat down.

The village chief said to Yelu Yan and Li Xianyun with a smile, "The benefactors must not disdain our humble food and drink."

Li Xianyun smiled politely, "How could we? The food is abundant."

The village chief smiled, "Then, Madam, please eat more."

Li Xianyun was indeed a bit hungry. She just picked up her chopsticks, ready to serve herself some food.

Yelu Yan served her a chopstick-full of braised beef and placed it on her plate.

Li Xianyun looked up at Yelu Yan.

Yelu Yan glanced at her and continued to serve her food, "Aren’t you hungry? Eat more."

Li Xianyun, seeing the pile of food on her plate getting higher, said, "Thank you, I can serve myself."

Just then, the village chief spoke to Yelu Yan, and he could no longer attend to serving Li Xianyun, leaving only the words, "Eat well."

The last time he held her, she felt as light as anything, she was simply too thin.

Li Xianyun picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.

She soon became immersed in the stars, the evening breeze, the scent of grass, the delicious food, and the simple folk customs.

Actually, attending such a banquet was quite nice, especially for a woman.

This was where men dominated the conversation, and the women just needed to eat and drink.

Quite nice.

Although Yelu Yan was a man of few words, he was insightful and good at socializing.

He chatted and drank with the other men, enjoying himself greatly.

When the conversation became exciting, Yelu Yan would let out a hearty and rugged laugh.

This side of Yelu Yan was somewhat unfamiliar to Li Xianyun.

He was confident, astute, thoughtful, and composed, radiating an irresistible charm.

Even while chatting, Yelu Yan did not forget to take care of Li Xianyun.

Whenever she drank half a cup of water, Yelu Yan would fill it up for her, gently placing it beside her hand.

Or he would bring the dishes she liked to eat in front of her.

Or place a handkerchief beside her for wiping her hands.

These were all subtle actions, yet they took such attentive care of Li Xianyun, filling her heart with warmth.

Sometimes, while talking, Yelu Yan would turn to see what she was doing.

Their glances would unintentionally meet, and Li Xianyun would give him a brief smile and continue eating.

The fruit wine was truly sweet. Li Xianyun would sneak sips when Yelu Yan wasn’t paying attention.

Sometimes, when caught red-handed by Yelu Yan, he would put aside the conversation, turn to her, take the cup from her fair hand, and say softly, "This wine is strong; you’ll feel bad if you get drunk."

Li Xianyun softly "Oh"-ed, didn’t speak, just picked up her chopsticks to serve food, revealing a long stretch of her white neck.

Seeing this, Yelu Yan poured some of the wine from her cup into his, leaving her only half, and handed it back to her, saying, "You can only drink this much, no more. Be a bit more obedient, hm?"

His voice was as gentle as the evening breeze, intoxicating.

Did he treat her like a child and coax her?

Seeing that Li Xianyun hadn’t taken the cup, Yelu Yan thought she was angry. He leaned in closer and said even more gently, "I don’t want to see you get drunk and feel uncomfortable, be good, okay?"

Only then did Li Xianyun "hm" softly and take the cup from his hand.

Yelu Yan laughed, "Really such a child."

Li Xianyun glanced at Yelu Yan and brought the cup of wine to her lips without drinking, when that person’s voice came again.

"Drink it sip by sip; wine should be savored slowly, you know?" Yelu Yan said with a smile.

Why hadn’t Li Xianyun realized before how nagging Yelu Yan could be?

How afraid was he of her getting drunk?

However, it seemed she had never been drunk before.

Li Xianyun was curious if Yelu Yan had a sister; if he had, she must be very happy, having such a good brother.

Yelu Yan picked up his cup and passed it to her.

Li Xianyun didn’t understand what he meant and just stood there, confused.

Yelu Yan smiled, gently clinked his cup against hers, put it to his lips, and began to drink, his eyes full of laughter.

His cup contained wine that had been poured from hers, and he didn’t seem to mind at all.

Li Xianyun forced herself not to think about these details, and lightly sipped from her cup.

After taking a sip of wine, Yelu Yan smiled at Li Xianyun and turned back to continue chatting with the men.

A man couldn’t help laughing, "Benefactor, you two must be newlyweds, right?"

So affectionate.

Yelu Yan responded with a "hm" and a smile, not elaborating further, afraid that Li Xianyun would feel uncomfortable.

After this little interlude, the men started their imaginative conversations again.

While taking advantage of drinking, Yelu Yan turned his head to look at Li Xianyun.

She had clearly eaten her fill and was sitting quietly next to him, small and obedient.

In the firelight, her little face was rosy, her eyes were bright and beautiful, and she always wore a slight smile.

She was greeting the little girl she had just seen with a raised hand.

Seeing her wave, the little girl couldn’t contain her excitement, telling her siblings something with great enthusiasm.

Perhaps feeling Yelu Yan’s gaze, Li Xianyun turned her head around.

Seeing Yelu Yan looking at her with a smile, Li Xianyun smiled back.

Looking at that bright and charming smile, Yelu Yan felt that all the noise of the world had suddenly vanished.

In his eyes and in his heart, there was only this adorable little girl before him.

After everyone had their fill of food and wine, the slightly tipsy men and women got up to dance around the bonfire and sing.

The melodious tunes resonated in the distance.

The children also became restless in their seats, grouping in threes and fives, chasing and playing on the clearing, having a lot of fun.

The adults had clearly instructed them only to play in the light of the fire and not to go to the dark places.

The little girl, captivated by Li Xianyun’s beauty, took advantage of the chaos to run to her side and pulled at the hem of her garment.

Li Xianyun turned her head and saw two adorable little bundles.

The little girl had brought a companion with her.

Her companion was another little girl, about the same age as her.

"Goddess Sister, how come you’re not dancing with them?"

Li Xianyun laughed, "I don’t want to dance."

Understandingly, the little girl glanced at Yelu Yan and leaned in to ask, "Is it because your husband won’t let you dance?"

"No, it’s just that I don’t want to dance," Li Xianyun said with a laugh.

While still speaking with the men, Yelu Yan became aware of the commotion beside him and turned his head to see Li Xianyun chatting with two little girls, her face alight with a smile.