"I'll take my leave."
She did not win any favor from the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess did not want to see Li Chengqian and Liu show their affection, so she prepared to leave.
"I have one more thing to say. Live your life to the fullest and don't make any mistakes. Otherwise, you will regret it."
Li Chengqian said this out of the blue. Although Li Chengqian had never been very nice to the Crown Princess before, after all, Li Chengqian was rather evil in doing things, he had never said such threatening words before. Today was the first time.
"Your Highness, this is for the entire Eastern Palace."
The Crown Princess turned around, her eyes full of anxiety, as if she was really worried about the entire Eastern Palace.
"His brothers and sisters are still young. If you don't care about their future, then you can continue to make trouble. With the blood relationship, you may be able to benefit from it, but if you use up all the blood relationship, even my words will be useless."
Seeing that the Crown Princess was still stubborn, Li Chengqian had no choice but to make things clear.
Li Chengqian knew his situation and that it was impossible for him to change the situation with the emperor. However, he still had several children at home, and the future of these children depended on Li Xiang. If the Crown Princess continued to cause trouble, these children...
"Isn't it just the deputy seal of the Liaodong Division of the Ministry of War? Even my brother's children hold higher positions than this..."
The Crown Princess didn't dare to resist openly, but only whispered a few words. Li Chengqian felt that this woman was really stupid. If it was just this woman, Li Chengqian would have given up long ago, but when he thought about the children below, if he let this woman cause trouble, then the relationship between those children and Li Xiang...
"Shut up and get back to your courtyard. From now on, no one can let you out without my permission. From now on, the Liu family will be responsible for the external connection of the East Palace."
Li Chengqian slammed the table and decided the fate of the Crown Princess. Although Li Chengqian was not favored by the Emperor, he was still the Crown Prince of the Tang Empire after all. In the East Palace, Li Chengqian's words were still the law.
"Your Highness, you can't do that! What did I do wrong? Why did Your Highness trap me in this…"
The Crown Princess panicked when she heard this. Although Li Chengqian often scolded her in the past, it never caused any substantial harm. Now if she was confined in her own yard, she would not be able to do anything. What's more, everyone in the Eastern Palace was cunning. Seeing that the Crown Princess was now confined, they would lean towards Li Xiang in the future.
Li Chengqian was too lazy to talk nonsense and waved to his men. Qian Ping had already followed Li Xiang out. This was also Li Chengqian's intention. Among all the eunuchs in the Eastern Palace, Qian Ping could be said to be the most knowledgeable. Such a person should be with Li Xiang. Now that Qian Ping is gone, Zhang Cheng, the deputy chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace, is the most useful person.
Although this person had received favors from the Crown Princess before, under the Crown Prince's wrath, he didn't say a word and took the Crown Princess back with a few eunuchs.
Others think that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's dislike for the Crown Princess, but Li Chengqian himself understands that locking you up is also a protection for you and your father. Although the things you do every day are not bad, they accumulate over time. Once Li Xiang becomes disgusted with you, it will not have good consequences for you and your father.
I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts!
Looking at the Crown Princess being dragged out, Li Chengqian felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Your Highness, I have never left the Eastern Palace. If I make a fool of myself in front of outsiders, I will be disgracing Your Highness. Your Majesty is the mistress of the Eastern Palace. If there is anything wrong, Your Highness can just scold her, but you must not lock her up..."
Originally, Liu's status was not much better than that of a palace maid, and she had never seen the various struggles among the upper class. After seeing this scene today, she was instinctively frightened and trembling all over, kneeling beside and saying these words.
"Find a few old maids to follow you. They all know the rules and will naturally tell you what to do. Don't be afraid either. You are already a fifth-rank official. Your son is the eldest grandson of the Tang Emperor, and your husband is the Crown Prince. Don't let this tarnish the reputation of the Eastern Palace."
Li Chengqian knew that it would take more than a day or two to make Liu change, but he happened to be confined to the Eastern Palace and could not go out without the emperor's permission, so he had the opportunity to teach Liu well.
Outside the East Palace
According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang could also ride in the emperor's grandson's carriage when he went to the Ministry of War to work today, but Li Xiang chose to ride a horse. After all, he was just an official of the Liaodong Division. If he wanted to ride in a sedan chair, he could only sit in a sedan chair carried by two people. Li Xiang felt a little unstable, so he chose to ride a horse honestly.
"Xiang'er, are you going to work in the Ministry of War?"
Just as Li Xiang was about to move forward, he noticed a luxurious carriage stopped at the fork in the road. It was his cousin Changsun Pingting's carriage...
"I'm just about to go."
Li Xiang dismounted from his horse and saluted politely. During the Zhenguan period, the Tang Dynasty valued seniority more than etiquette. Unless they were in formal occasions, the royal family and the nobles would meet each other based on age and seniority.
"Come in the car, my aunt is just on her way."
The younger generation dared not refuse the invitation from the elders, but Li Xiang also understood that this cousin had a hundred minds and it was impossible for her to pass by the East Palace on purpose.
Changsun Pingting did come here on purpose, and she also knew Li Xiang's schedule for today. If she didn't take advantage of the half hour on the road to talk, there might be no other opportunity today. After all, after the discussion at the Ministry of War, no one knew where Li Xiang was going.
Early this morning, Li Xiang's men handed Changsun Pingting a hundred kilograms of liquor, which was indeed the same liquor she drank that day.
The news had already spread throughout Chang'an late yesterday evening. The liquor produced by Li Xiang had not yet been put on the market, but it had already won the praise of Changsun Wuji. The emperor and the two dukes almost had a fight in the hall because of this liquor. Everyone also knew that the Changsun Mansion was responsible for sales, and that one catty of liquor cost five taels of silver, with a daily sales limit of one hundred catties.
Just based on these names, this liquor has become popular, so Changsun Pingting has already received the full advance payment of 500 taels of silver.
Although she had already anticipated this, she hadn't expected the wealthy in Chang'an City to be so generous. So, disregarding the rules, Changsun Pingting immediately ordered her coachman to drive the carriage to the Eastern Palace, intending to discuss a few matters while Li Xiang was on his way to his shift...