What's more, this matter was arranged by Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin wanted to deepen the cooperation with Li Xiang, so he arranged this. If it was ruined in this situation, there might be conflicts between the two sides.
If Li Xiang had not lay on this bed, or if the two of them had no physical contact, then he could still have pushed it away. He just needed to appeal to his emotions and reason, and Cheng Yaojin would not have been too obsessed with this matter.
But now the two of them have slept in bed for a whole night. If you still regret this matter, how will you let Cheng Ying live? Cheng Yaojin will also have other thoughts in his mind. Although I am a bastard's daughter, I can't let you treat me like this, right?
Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. Li Xiang also deduced that this matter must have been arranged by his wife. People like Xiao Xia Zi did not have such courage. Even if they had such courage, they would not have arranged it to happen at Cheng Yaojin's house.
It was obvious that Cheng Ying's ability to serve people was not very strong. She was only attacked by the maids in a short time, so it took her half a day to help Li Xiang put on his clothes. However, when he put on the clothes, he found that many places were dirty. If an ordinary person wore this clothes, it would not matter, but if it was the crown prince of the current dynasty, it would be a bit inappropriate.
"Someone come."
Now Cheng Ying's face has almost recovered, and Li Xiang didn't think about asking Cheng Ying to serve him. After all, this dress is very difficult to put on. Usually it takes Li Xiang a long time to put it on, let alone a stranger.
Miss Mengqing and Miss Mengling had been serving Li Xiang for a long time. After seeing Li Xiang's eyes, the two girls didn't even need to ask and immediately started to change Li Xiang's clothes. It took him half a day to put on the clothes just now, but in a short while, he changed into another set of clothes.
Cheng Ying felt like crying. She felt so clumsy that she couldn't even get dressed properly. How could she stay with Li Xiang in the future? She had come here to help her sister. If she couldn't even do something as simple as this, wouldn't she be in trouble for her sister? It wouldn't bring any benefits to the family either.
"Second Madam, don't worry. It's just that the royal family's clothes are different. I'll do it another day..."
Miss Mengqin was very understanding. When she saw the expression on Cheng Ying's face, she immediately understood what was going on. She explained to Cheng Ying in a soft voice and said that she would demonstrate it to Cheng Ying another day. There were too few clothes for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, and she would teach her after returning to the East Palace.
Cheng Ying was deeply moved. She had originally thought that people in the palace were difficult to approach, but she didn't expect this maid to be so good at talking. After all, the people around the crown prince were completely different from other people.
During the conversation, Cheng Ying was completely unaware of the other party's address. She was no longer a young lady, but Li Xiang's second wife. She had not yet been canonized by the court, so she could only be addressed like this temporarily. As for what position she would reach in the future, that was a matter for the court.
However, based on past experience, if a woman of Cheng Ying's status marries into the family, and her younger sister is the mistress of the house, generally speaking, her salary will not be too high, and she will basically be at the lowest edge.
On the one hand, because his birthplace was not high enough, his title would not be too high when he was canonized.
On the other hand, it also suppresses the development of a certain family. If two sisters are in high positions, then other concubines may not have any room for development. Therefore, only one girl can be given a high position, and the other can only wander on the edge. Maybe she will be promoted when she is older, but there will be absolutely no chance when she is young. Even if Li Xiang wants to be promoted, there will be a lot of people standing in front to stop him. Of course, their obstruction is right, and it is all for the balance of the harem.
When Cheng Yaojin sent his eldest daughter in, he certainly understood this truth. What he wanted now was not for his eldest daughter to hold a high position. After all, the younger daughter's position had already reached the top. No matter how high or low the eldest daughter's position was, she would not suffer any loss in the palace.
What Li Xiang wants now is his first child. If one daughter is useless, then two daughters will definitely be fine.
"Your Highness, an imperial decree has arrived from the palace. Please enter the palace immediately."
After Li Xiang put on his clothes, he didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him when a young eunuch came over. Li Xiang knew this person. He was Wang De's godson. It should be that Li Shimin had something important to do and Wang De was busy, so he asked him to come and announce the decree.
In the past, Li Xiang was reluctant to enter the palace, always feeling constrained. But now it is different. He doesn't know how to deal with the mess in front of him. It just so happens that he was called to the palace as well, which means he doesn't have to face this mess. However, when Li Xiang turned around, he saw the panic on Cheng Ying's face, and he couldn't help feeling sympathy.
"You two make arrangements and wait for me to go back later."
Li Xiang didn't say who he would take back with him, so naturally, the two ladies would go back together. After hearing Li Xiang's words, Cheng Ying felt relieved. If Li Xiang hadn't said this, Cheng Ying wouldn't know what she was doing last night. Even if Li Xiang hadn't said anything, if he hadn't taken Cheng Ying back, she might have had a terrible life...
"Your servant..."
The two girls agreed, and Li Xiang walked towards the door. What he feared came true. When Li Xiang just went out, he saw his young wife coming towards him from a distance.
It was obvious that Cheng Luan also had dark circles under her eyes. She must have not slept well that night. Li Xiang felt a little embarrassed because he had caused both sisters to not sleep well.
"Grandfather has something urgent that I need to enter the palace, here..."
Li Xiang didn't know what to say, so he just pointed at the eunuch in the palace next to him.
"Your Highness, please go quickly. I'm here. If the matter of kilometers is not urgent, how about we have lunch together in the East Palace at noon?"
The implication in Cheng Luan's words was very clear. If Li Xiang was okay, I'd better go back to the East Palace at noon today. After all, Cheng Ying was Cheng Luan's biological sister. I couldn't go back to the East Palace in such an unclear manner. I had to let the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess witness this moment.
"Why bother with this? I'm leaving now."
In front of everyone, Li Xiang actually kissed Cheng Luan. This is a very normal thing in modern society, but in the Tang Dynasty, this is really too open...