"What did you say Qian Ping did in the South?"
Cheng Yaojin originally planned to tell it all at once, but seeing his wife's confused look, Cheng Yaojin decided to show off in front of her, completely ignoring the fact that everyone outside was waiting for him to go to the East Palace. The main reason was that such opportunities were too rare. Usually, it was his wife who explained these strategies to him, and it was a rare opportunity for him to show off.
"They should be investigating Mrs. Fan's background. After all, her family is in the south."
After all, Mrs. Cheng was born into a wealthy family and was well aware of the struggles within these families. If one wanted to attack a woman, her past history and the actions of her family could all become a black spot on her.
"But even if we investigate, what if Concubine Fan is innocent? Wouldn't that make her position more secure in the future?"
Mrs. Cheng said with some worry, even if Concubine Fan was an innocent person, Mrs. Cheng would stand on Li Xiang's side. What is the relationship between Concubine Fan and her? Li Xiang is her legitimate son-in-law.
"Madam, why can't you calm down? Although someone has been sent to investigate, who is the master of the Eastern Palace? Who can control the large-scale power of the Eastern Palace? Isn't it our son-in-law? If there is a problem, it would be best to tell the truth and report it. If there is no problem, can't you create one?"
Cheng Yaojin's words made his wife suddenly realize that this was indeed the real power struggle. She used to think it made sense, but now she knows that it makes no sense at all. As long as you stand against certain people, you have already stepped half a foot into the palace of hell.
Cheng Yaojin left after he finished speaking. After all, he couldn't keep the prince and his father waiting for too long. Although Mrs. Cheng felt that Li Xiang's way of doing things was a bit excessive, she was still very relieved when she thought about her daughter's future. If her daughter married a son-in-law who had no brains, she didn't know how her family would worry about her.
Cheng Yaojin rode his tall horse and galloped away. Because he was a general of the court, he was qualified to ride a horse on the streets of Chang'an City. The people of the entire Chang'an City also knew that our general went to his son-in-law's house to drink. Some previous rumors were self-defeating. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his wife were fine, and I don't know who made up so many rumors, and they were so convincing.
During this period, Cheng Yaojin also heard some rumors, but he would beat up anyone who dared to speak out. Over time, no one dared to speak out in front of him.
Everyone knew that Xiao Shougui had achieved good results in the Western Regions, but what followed Xiao Shougui was not praise, but rumors about his sister and Li Xiang.
Xiao Shougui's sister is also currently unmarried. She is also Xiao Yu's granddaughter and is considered a famous talented woman in Chang'an City. Her reputation is no less than that of Cheng Luan. So many people say that the reason why Xiao Shougui has this opportunity now is that he fought for it with his sister.
When this rumor came out, it should have ruined the reputation of the Xiao family's daughter. The Xiao family would never forgive such a person and should have torn him into pieces.
But what surprised many people was that Xiao Yu's family did not come out to clarify the matter, and seemed to hope that such a thing would become a reality. This situation had happened before. After all, people like Li Xiang were rare among men, and the chances of him ascending the throne and becoming emperor in the future were almost certain. Old man Xiao Yu was not a fool either.
Although his granddaughter could not become the queen, it should not be a problem for her to become a royal concubine, which would be of great help to the family.
This made Cheng Yaojin very angry. He asked the housekeeper to pass a message to Xiao Yu and exaggerated the rumors. He thought that the other party was thin-skinned and would most likely come forward to stop the rumors since he was a scholar after all.
These rumors originated from the streets of Chang'an. Xiao Yu's family was a wealthy family, so it would have been very easy to stop such rumors. However, they did not expect the other party to remain unmoved and only spread the saying that rumors stop at the wise.
This really pissed off Cheng Yaojin, so if anyone said this again, Cheng Yaojin would beat him up. As a result, even deeper rumors started spreading in Chang'an. This matter was basically confirmed, otherwise why would General Cheng be so angry? He must be venting his anger on his daughter.
Cheng Yaojin knew the reason why rumors were flying around in Chang'an City in recent years. It was simply because his daughter was still not pregnant after a long wedding. This made many girls of marriageable age think that if they could surpass Cheng Luan and give birth to a prince, their future fate would be different. After all, this child would be the eldest son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Although the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is important in this era, isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Chengqian's eldest son? So what if he's the Crown Prince's legitimate son? Doesn't he currently control the power of the Eastern Palace? In the future, he could control the entire Tang Dynasty. Even if we can't give birth to a legitimate son for Li Xiang, we can still give birth to an eldest son, and we can still compete with him.
In fact, this is a very normal thing. When a man's eldest son is born, he is in the rising stage of his life. After he settles down, he is already old. Who can he trust at this time? Of course, it is his own son. For a man, is there a big difference between the eldest son and the legitimate son?
When there is a legitimate son, you naturally have to rely on him, but when there is no legitimate son, the eldest son can also take over. When the legitimate son grows up, he will have already grasped a lot of power. Even if you are the legitimate son, what can you do? If you want to compete with your eldest brother, it will probably take a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin spat at the person beside him. The old man from the Xiao family must be thinking the same thing. I will definitely not let his dream come true.
But the daughter's belly has not moved. Not to mention in the royal family, even in other big families, if there is no movement after half a year of marriage, the husband will have to find a concubine. This is the husband's way in this era.
Cheng Yaojin suddenly thought of his eldest illegitimate daughter, who was two years older than Cheng Luan and one year older than His Highness. She was not married yet. According to ancient rules, women of lower status would marry the same person as women of higher status, so that the two sisters would have support in the future. If there was no other way, then this was the only way. Cheng Yaojin made up his mind firmly.