When Li Xiang got up the next day, his head was still buzzing and aching. Since there was nothing important to do today, Li Xiang planned to rest at home for a day. However, the maidservant next to Cheng Luan came to report that Madam Cheng was not feeling well today and hoped that Cheng Luan could go back.
When Li Xiang heard that his mother-in-law was in poor health, he knew that if she was fighting outside, he would not have to go back. After all, state affairs were the most important thing. Now she was in Chang'an City. If he didn't go to see her, it would be a bit embarrassing. People would also say that he was disrespectful to his mother-in-law, and Cheng Luan would be the one who was embarrassed.
When Li Xiang was about to get up, Cheng Luan very gently let Li Xiang lie down and did not let him get up. During the time since returning to the capital, Li Xiang had rarely had a good rest. What's more, there was no big deal on his mother's side, so Li Xiang was not allowed to go back with her. What's more, Cheng Yaojin had to go out of the city to work today, and there was no one at home who could entertain him.
Li Xiang was only thinking about visiting the patient and didn't think about this. After all, his two brothers-in-law were on the northwest front, and except for Cheng Yaojin, everyone else in the family was not yet an adult. If he just went there rashly, it would indeed be a bit inconvenient. He couldn't let Cheng Yaojin come back from outside the city.
"Then please pay my respects to my mother-in-law for me. I also found some good things in the Western Regions, and you can just take them over. I was originally thinking of visiting him another day. If my father-in-law returns this afternoon, please send someone to call me. We can have dinner there tonight."
Li Xiang's arrangement was extremely appropriate. Cheng Luan took these gifts back, which also showed his importance to Cheng Yaojin's family. After Cheng Yaojin finished his important business, Li Xiang would go over for dinner in the evening. This was also a very good arrangement, so that Cheng Luan could stay at home for a longer period of time.
You have to know that in this era, if a married woman wants to go back to her parents' home, she must be polite. If there is nothing important, she will rarely go back. Except for major festivals and her parents' birthdays, she should focus on her husband's family at other times. If you think about going back to your parents' home every day, can you still be a good daughter-in-law?
Even if you go back on a specific day, you must return by the afternoon. If you stay at your parents' home the entire time, who will take care of all the household chores? Do you expect your elderly mother-in-law to take care of all these household chores? If so, then you are being unfilial.
Li Xiang's arrangement shut others up. It was not that Cheng Luan wanted to be lazy, but Li Xiang had to go to have dinner with Cheng Yaojin at 10 pm. So as a daughter-in-law, Cheng Luan naturally had to wait for Li Xiang to come back together, so that she could stay at Cheng's house until night.
If he drank too much, Li Xiang could stay at Cheng Yaojin's house. Cheng Yaojin could not sleep at his daughter's house if he drank too much, but Li Xiang could sleep at Cheng Yaojin's house if he drank too much. This was the rule of that era.
"Thank you for your love for me, Your Highness. You should get some more sleep. I'll take my people over there and see what's wrong with Mother. If you eat here during the day, try to eat light meals. You drank too much yesterday."
Even if Cheng Luan was going back to her parents' home, she had to take care of Li Xiang's affairs. Seeing his wife busy with these things, Li Xiang lay on the bed with some happiness. Isn't this what life is like? Conquering the world outside and returning home to be well served by his wife, his life has reached its peak.
Originally, Cheng Luan didn't know about these things, after all, she was an ordinary girl. But in the few months before her marriage, Cheng Luan's mother took her to familiarize herself with some of the family situations. Although Cheng Yaojin's family was not the same as the royal family, it was a wealthy family after all, and many of the rules were the same. Moreover, there were many people who came with the dowry, so it was still very simple to handle the trivial matters of the East Palace.
What's more, all the servants here know Li Xiang's great reputation. If anyone thinks he is tough enough, he can find fault with the new mistress. But if your neck is not tough enough, you may be dragged out and chopped off at any time.
In addition, Li Xiang's mother also likes Cheng Luan very much. As long as the mother-in-law does not make trouble, she can live very comfortably here.
After Cheng Luan took his people away, Li Xiang slept a little longer. When Li Xiang opened his eyes, it was already noon outside. Two maids were waiting outside with people, and were about to serve lunch to Li Xiang.
"What did the general and his wife talk about yesterday?"
Li Xiang said while washing his face. The two maids naturally didn't know what Li Xiang was asking. Even if they knew, they couldn't know the content of yesterday's conversation, so this question could only be asked to Xiao Xia Zi.
"In reply to Your Highness, yesterday the general wanted to let Madam's sister..."
In the East Palace, Li Xiang's people are in every corner. Normally, you can't see where these people are, but if Li Xiang wants to know every move of the East Palace, it is very easy. All of these are newly added after this time, mainly to prevent things like Qian Ping from happening.
If Qian Ping had told Li Xiang earlier, then Aunt Fan would not have come to the Eastern Palace, and the subsequent series of events would not have happened. Li Xiang now has to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to get Aunt Fan out, so Li Xiang is not prepared for such things to happen again in the future, so he can only look after the entire Eastern Palace.
After hearing what Xiao Xia Zi said, Li Xiang's face looked a little strange. There were quite a lot of similar things in this era. It was not uncommon for two sisters to marry the same person. The main reason was that the two sisters could stick together and have enough say in the backyard in the future.
Li Xiang seemed to have met his aunt Cheng Ying once before. He originally wanted to ask why she had not gotten married yet when it was time to do so. It turned out that she was waiting here.
No wonder the young wife has been acting strangely since last night. Li Xiang knew what was going on. The two of them were living a good life, so why should someone else interfere, even if it was the wife's own sister? Li Xiang knew what to do today, which was to try his best to stop this.