"This is your Aunt Fan, who was canonized by the Emperor two months ago. She is from the Fan family of Nanyang."
Seeing Li Xiang's inquiring eyes, the prince's concubine looked at Li Chengqian for help. She had heard of Li Xiang's reputation outside for a long time, and everyone in the Tang Dynasty knew him, so when she saw Li Xiang's eyes, everyone was a little panicked.
Li Chengqian knew that this matter made Li Xiang unhappy, but as the head of the family, he had to maintain his own dignity. Li Xiang did not want to make his father unhappy in such an occasion, so after listening to Li Chengqian's introduction, Li Xiang sat down in his seat obediently, and the younger brothers in the family also saluted Li Xiang.
Qian Ping didn't dare to look Li Xiang in the eye. Just now on the road, Li Xiang had asked Qian Ping if there were any interesting things in Chang'an City and asked Qian Ping to tell him about it. But he didn't expect that this guy didn't say a word about such an interesting thing. It seemed that he was still his father's man, and he had to cultivate his own talents in the future.
If Qian Ping knew what Li Xiang was thinking at this moment, he would probably regret it to death. No one knew better than him how the Eastern Palace rose to prominence. If there was no Li Xiang, who knows what the Eastern Palace would be like now. If he had to choose between Li Xiang and Li Chengqian, any hesitation would be disrespectful to Li Xiang.
"I've been away from Chang'an for so long, I didn't even know about these things. This glass of wine represents your heartfelt congratulations to your father."
After Li Xiang asked his brothers and sisters to be ready, he raised his wine glass and looked at his mother's face. It was okay. Of course, Li Xiang knew what his mother was thinking. In this era, everyone had three wives and four concubines. The Eastern Palace, as the second most expensive place in the world, had only one Crown Princess. The others were not worthy of being on the stage. This was unreasonable. Some people outside had already said that his mother was jealous.
"We're all family now, so there's no need to be so polite. Your brothers and sisters really like the things you brought back from the Western Regions. Take care of yourself when you're out there. There's no need to worry about things at home. Eat more food from Chang'an. I see you've lost weight."
Li Chengqian felt relieved when he saw Li Xiang's attitude. He was half-hearted about this matter. If he had just risen to power, he would never let Li Shimin send anyone in. But when he saw this Mrs. Fan, he couldn't move his legs. Every man likes beauty, so this guy was half-hearted and pulled back.
He did not consider his son's thoughts at that time. It was only the next day that he remembered that he was only half the master of the Eastern Palace. Although he was Li Xiang's father, if it were not for Li Xiang, how could the Eastern Palace have achieved what it has today?
But the person has already moved into his own room, and he can't just return it to the emperor. What's more, the Fan family of Nanyang is not a small family, and they have their own capabilities in the local area, so this matter was settled. I thought Li Xiang would be unhappy today, but I didn't expect that his son had been practicing well during this period of time and did not quarrel with him because of this matter. It seems that his son is much more mature than before.
Thinking back to when his son came back from the imperial palace, his eyes were murderous, and he almost wanted to kill all the evil spirits in the Eastern Palace.
"Someone come!"
Li Xiang smiled and nodded, then waved his hand, and two maids came in. Since they were back home, the soldiers naturally could not stay here, so if Li Xiang had any instructions, it would naturally be the maids who did it.
Cheng Luan looked at her husband nervously. When she just came back, she learned that there was a new concubine in the Eastern Palace. Cheng Luan didn't know how to say this matter, but after all, she was a daughter-in-law. She couldn't blame Li Chengqian for this matter. There was no such reason in the world.
Everyone was looking at Li Xiang nervously, not knowing what this guy was trying to do, including Li Xiang's mother, who kept winking at him, hoping that this kid wouldn't do anything rash. "Although you are very powerful now, you still have to abide by the moral principles of human relations. Your father is just looking for a concubine. Do you have to control even this?"
"Your Highness."
The two girls, Mengqin and Mengling, had always been serving Li Xiang, and later became Li Xiang's servants. Whenever Li Xiang ordered people around in the East Palace, the two girls would always be by his side.
"Take two sets of head ornaments and twenty pieces of Shu brocade as gifts from this prince to my aunt."
After hearing what Li Xiang said, those present breathed a sigh of relief. They had thought that Li Xiang was going to cause trouble. After all, this guy had a bad temper and was well-known throughout the Tang Dynasty.
When Madam Fan first entered the Eastern Palace, many within the family were actually unhappy about it. If this incident caused a rift with Li Xiang, how would the Fan family survive in the future? Li Chengqian was ostensibly the master of the Eastern Palace, but in reality, the core power of the Eastern Palace was not in his hands. He was nothing more than a housekeeper.
Although this will allow us to be connected with the Eastern Palace, this relationship is not a good one and may bring us disaster after a while. However, Mrs. Fan's father and brother are willing to do this, so others can only endure it.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Although Mrs. Fan was the prince's concubine, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang was now the prince's legitimate son and the crown prince of the entire Tang Dynasty, so Mrs. Fan still had to stand up and thank Li Xiang.
Of course, Li Xiang could have sat down and accepted this gift, but if he did so, it would be tantamount to not giving face to Li Chengqian. After all, he was his father. When Li Xiang saw the other party saluting, he still stood up honestly to return the greeting, which was considered to be giving Li Chengqian enough face.
Cheng Luan also followed Li Xiang in bowing, with a lot of questions in her mind. Her husband was not like this before, so why would he do such a thing today?
Cheng Luan believed that all men liked to have three wives and four concubines, but he definitely didn't like his father having three wives and four concubines. If his father had so many women, then where would his mother fit in? Especially since the one in front of him was the Crown Prince's concubine. If they really gave birth to a capable child, they might even be his rival in the future. So Li Xiang should have been making trouble. What happened today?