The Little Princess had a hint of cunning in her eyes.
Yelyu Lie actually never thought of imprisoning her, nor did he think that she was constantly thinking about escaping.
After all, it's an intermarriage between two countries, and she's a princess of one country. For the people of the Great Xia Country, even if she hated him, she wouldn't do such a thing.
So, Yelyu Lie never thought in that direction.
He thought the Little Princess was just playful, being restrained for too long in the ritualistic Great Xia Country. Being able to come to Bianliao, she was naturally ecstatic to play freely.
Yelyu Lie was also happy to see her happy, to see her smile.
"I'll go prepare the medicine. You have something to eat, and wear something thicker, the temperatures on the prairie are lower."
"Okay! Thank you, General Yelyu!"
The Barbarian General was so easy to talk to, Yun Chunnuan's mood improved further.
Hearing the darling Little Princess repeatedly address him this way, Yelyu Lie frowned in dissatisfaction, "Don't call me General Yelyu anymore."
"Eh? Then what should I call you? Barbarian General?"
Yelyu Lie: "..."
That cheeky little thing, these people from the Central Plains love calling the people of Bianliao barbarians, and she actually said it to his face?
"Are you sure this General is a barbarian?" He finely arched his dark brows, and in his amber pupils, a dangerous signal emerged.
Yun Chunnuan froze in response.
She had no doubt that if she uttered even one "yes",
he would surely say next, "If this General is a barbarian, wouldn't it be a pity not to do barbaric things?"
As the saying goes, a wise woman knows how to adapt to the times.
Yun Chunnuan quickly changed her words, "You, venerable sir, are so wise and mighty, how can you be a barbarian? Then shall I call you... Mighty General?"
Yelyu Lie, seeing her expression that didn't match her words, knew the adorable little one ostensibly obeyed but inwardly didn't.
"Husband? Darling? Hubby? How do you people in the Central Plains call your husbands?"
With each ambiguous title, Yun Chunnuan's pupils gradually widened, she retorted annoyingly, "Wife!"
"Wife?" Yelyu Lie didn't quite understand, "Isn't this what's supposed to be called Central Plains women?"
"I'm the Princess, and you're the Prince Consort, so naturally, you're the wife!"
Yelyu Lie shook his head, disagreeing, "Why do you people in the Central Plains call women wives? Rest assured, this is Bianliao, you're this General's wife, no one would dare use that word on you."
Yun Chunnuan: "..."
Did she fall for this barbarian's scheme again?
He spoke so righteously, she couldn't say anything otherwise!
So infuriating!
She loses every time she argues with him!
Yelyu Lie curled his lips, suddenly discovering a new pleasure in interacting with the Little Princess.
Her little mouth kept chattering with crooked logic, but whenever caught off guard, she would blush and glare at him angrily.
That lively little look was truly irresistible.
It made him want to delve deeper... into teasing her.
The amber pupils gradually tainted with something called desire.
A greedy glance swept from her brows, over her porcelain white flawless face, red lips, then along the slender neck, all the way downward...
Yun Chunnuan felt dirty.
He was clearly just looking at her, but it made her feel as if she'd been stripped naked.
When that naked gaze landed on her rear...
Yun Chunnuan quickly turned around, hiding her little behind, angrily pointing at him, "What are you looking at! And you still claim to be decent! Shameless!"
"Food and sex, they're part of human nature. Even decent people have emotions and desires. Moreover, what's wrong with a man looking at his wife?"
He said it righteously, angering Yun Chunnuan to the point she wanted to punch him.
Just then, Qiao'er appeared with fragrant baked pancakes.
Seeing Yelyu Lie, she was clearly surprised. Then she noticed the little White Wolf in the Princess's arms, and her eyes panicked, "General, weren't you out?"
In front of the servants, Yelyu Lie immediately resumed his proper demeanor.
And he no longer looked at Yun Chunnuan with those fiery eyes.
He instructed Qiao'er to find her a set of warm yet light clothing, then left.
After Yelyu Lie left, Qiao'er hurriedly walked to Yun Chunnuan's side, looking incredulously at the little White Wolf and then at her, "Princess! Did the General really allow you to keep it?"
"Kind of, he said as long as I don't mind, I can keep it."
Qiao'er put down the plate of baked pancakes, her expression beyond simply dumbfounded.
Her mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg.
She exclaimed, "Oh my god! The General is spoiling you too much! He agreed? Just like that? Princess, did the General say anything else to you?"
"Anything else? Like his impure bloodline?"
"Yes, yes! Princess, we have a legend in Bianliao that a white wolf is the descendant of a White Fox and a Gray Wolf. It carries filthy blood, is considered unlucky, and brings misfortune... I thought the General would at least spare its life, but didn't expect he would actually let you keep it..."
Qiao'er's expression was very conflicted.
She was happy for the little White Wolf but also felt sorry for the Princess because she kept it a secret.
She truly never thought the General would allow the Princess to keep the little White Wolf...
Yun Chunnuan noticed the girl's anxiety and comforted her, "I don't mind those rumors, I believe it will bring me good luck, right?"
"Awoo~~" The little White Wolf seemed to understand Yun Chunnuan's words and howled with its neck raised.
Isn't that good luck? If not for the little White Wolf, who knows how long it would have taken her to discover she had this Golden Finger.
The only downside is...
Every time she wants to use this Golden Finger, she has to feel a bit of pain.
If she stores it up at once, she wonders if it will still be effective?
Qiao'er was relieved to see the Princess didn't despise the little White Wolf for its impure bloodline.
"Princess, you'd better eat the pancakes quickly! They won't taste good once they get soft! I'll go find you some warm clothes, I suppose the General wants to take the Princess out?"
"Mm, he said he'd take me to the prairie to have a look." Yun Chunnuan sat on the chair, picking up a pancake.
Took a bite, it was a bit like a savory pastry.
After eating one, she missed her mother's potato shred pancakes, so she asked, "Qiao'er, can this pancake be made softer? And stir-fried with vinegar potato shreds, put some scallions, rolled together, it's particularly delicious!"
Qiao'er found a bright red jacket with fox fur from the box, measuring it against the Princess from a distance.
"Make it soft, sure, but what's vinegar what's shreds what's scallion, I haven't heard of it, did you have that in the Central Plains?"
Qiao'er's words made Yun Chunnuan once again astonished, "You guys, surely you don't lack potatoes and scallions, right?"