"General Qin."
When Li Xiang walked out of the palace gate, he happened to see General Qin Qiong. You should know that when Li Xiang first went on the expedition to Tuyuhun, General Qin Qiong taught Li Xiang a lot, and he could be considered half of Li Xiang's teacher.
"I'm here to stop you, Your Highness. You've been too busy since returning to the capital and haven't had the chance to visit me. If that's the case, then I can only come here on my own."
Li Xiang originally thought that General Qin Qiong was going to see Li Shimin, but when he thought about it, General Qin Qiong had nothing to do now. Like Cheng Yaojin, he became a councilor of the Tiance General's Mansion, which was just a title. He was still idle at home most of the time.
"The General is looking for me?"
Li Xiang said with some surprise that although he was going to visit Qin Qiong, according to the schedule, it should be a few days later. Qin Qiong should not have something too important to talk to him about. If there was something too important, he would have come to him long ago. The relationship between the two families was not bad. For Qin Huaiyu's sake, Li Xiang would do whatever Qin Qiong asked for.
"Your Highness just came out of the palace. I know what's going on. It should be about His Highness taking a concubine. My wife's niece happened to be there..."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang finally understood that half of the powerful people in Chang'an City had become his relatives.
Qin Qiong was not that concerned about finding a wife for Li Xiang. In his opinion, why should matters between gentlemen be communicated through women? He and Qin Huaiyu were both of this nature, but Mrs. Qin was different.
Madam Qin naturally knew the power of pillow talk. In the past, Madam Qin had a good relationship with Empress Changsun, which made Qin Qiong's life very good. Now that Empress Changsun is gone, this pillow talk must be dealt with. Unfortunately, Madam Qin and Concubine Yang could never get along, so they could only hope for the next generation.
Mrs. Qin's niece was also of noble birth. Mrs. Qin's sister married Zhang Jucheng, the governor of Jingzhou. This niece was Zhang Ziyan, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family.
Although she was not well-known in the capital, Zhang Ziyan's reputation was very widespread in Jingzhou.
Under Madam Qin's operation, Zhang Zi Yan also became Li Xiang's concubine. Just now in the hall, Li Shimin was thinking about introducing these people to Li Xiang, but who knew that Li Xiang directly blocked him, so Li Shimin simply didn't care.
"Grandfather has already decided to carry out the event on the second day of December. Why is the general blocking me here?"
Li Xiang still didn't understand what Qin Qiong meant. Was he trying to drag him to his house to get married early? There was no such custom in the Tang Dynasty.
"It's almost the second day of December. After all, we're relatives from now on. My wife has ordered you to come home today. It's okay for you to have a meal at my place, right?"
General Qin had already said this, and the two of them had worked together in the army, so they didn't have too many reservations about what they said. General Qin and Li Shimin basically spoke in the same way, so Li Xiang didn't feel any difference.
"Then let me go back and change my clothes..."
"There's no need to worry about that. We're not those women. Just go like this. I'll take your car and you guys follow behind."
General Qin got into Li Xiang's carriage without explanation, and Li Xiang could only nod helplessly. This was how the generals in the Zhenguan era acted. Let alone a grandson of the emperor, if he really got that angry, what would Li Shimin's carriage do? Anyway, Li Shimin couldn't embarrass his old brothers, and in the end, it was all over.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Hearing Wang De running in from the palace gate, Li Shimin laughed heartily. Li Xiang was finally dragged away. Needless to say, he wanted to meet Zhang Ziyan. There were not so many things happening in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.
Concubine Yang was also a little depressed. She wondered why she hadn't thought of it just now. If she had remembered, she would have arranged for her niece to meet Li Xiang in the palace. This would have been faster than others. By then, there would be so many women entering the General's Mansion that Li Xiang might not even be able to tell who was who. Therefore, it was very important to meet them first and get familiar with each other.
"Don't you have the same idea?"
When Li Shimin looked up, he saw Concubine Yang frowning.
"Our Yunzhu is good at everything except talking. If he really enters the General's Mansion, it will not be a good thing."
Concubine Yang frowned and said, but Li Shimin didn't think it was a big deal. This Yang Yunzhu came to Li Xiang just for the sake of name. Did she really want to rule the six palaces like Concubine Yang?
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. There's no point in overthinking. Anyway, you don't have a chance today. This kid has been taken away by Qin Qiong. I don't think Qin Qiong will let him out until he drinks until the moon is high above the willows tonight. Maybe he will even sleep at their house. Qin Qiong is not a man who pays much attention to etiquette."
What Li Shimin said could really be realized in this era. Although the two had not yet gotten married, the imperial edict had already been issued and the time for the wedding was almost up. It was a foregone conclusion. Even if Li Xiang slept with Qin Qiong, this was a very normal thing. Would anyone stand up and make trouble?
Besides, you can't possibly have evidence. They're at Qin Qiong's house. Do you dare to rush into the Duke's Mansion to collect evidence? Unless you think your neck is too hard and want to test it with the Tang Dynasty's steel knife.
Qin Qiong's Duke's Mansion was built by the imperial court, but Qin Qiong didn't care much about the flowers and plants, and he didn't want to have too many people at home.
So Qin Qiong's home is extremely tidy. Apart from some swords, guns, sticks and clubs, there are probably majestic and tall military horses. Qin Qiong's favorite things are these two things. His son Qin Huaiyu's hobbies are basically the same, so the whole home is like a martial arts arena.
"Mrs. Qin."
After arriving at the living room, Mrs. Qin was already waiting there. At this moment, Mrs. Qin was like a mother-in-law. Although she had seen Li Xiang before, he was still a child at that time, but now he has become a man. Mrs. Qin was more and more satisfied as she looked at him. She really felt that her niece was worthy of him.
