Li Xiang didn't know whether he was right or wrong, but he never let Changsun Pingting go to a strange country. This was what Li Xiang kept telling himself. Of course, whether there were other feelings in his heart, probably only Li Xiang himself knew.
War horses galloped across the Tuyuhun grasslands. The local chieftains had heard the news and had prepared delicious food and warm tents, but Li Xiang didn't stop and simply stepped right in front of them. There was nothing he could do about it. Li Xiang wanted to enjoy life, but how could he stop to enjoy life with such a heavy burden on his shoulders? Even at the beautiful sunset over the grasslands nearby, Li Xiang only took a quick glance before galloping off towards Liangzhou City.
From the day General Qin Qiong received the imperial edict, Chang'an City has started to operate. Li Xiang originally wanted to fool the Tibetans, but he didn't expect that this thing would become true. Of course, this is also because something happened in Goguryeo. There was a serious military conflict in their country before, and the internal casualties were more than 10,000 people. This is really a rare opportunity for our Tang Dynasty.
In addition, all the news now indicates that Goguryeo is in its weakest state. Li Shimin is an outstanding military strategist. If he misses this opportunity, it would be a shame for him. Of course, he did not urge Li Xiang to come back quickly. Instead, he hoped that Li Xiang could stay in Tubo. Then after conquering Goguryeo, the credit would have nothing to do with Li Xiang.
Although Li Shimin thought so in his heart, all the civil and military officials in the court were watching. He could not let people see that he was afraid of his grandson's contribution, so he could only issue the imperial edict according to normal procedures, but it was obviously not that urgent, and of course he did not want Li Xiang to come back quickly.
It took two days and one night for Li Xiang to finally reach Liangzhou City. Deji Yangzong was indeed as he said, moving freely on the warhorse. A girl should be exhausted after riding a horse for such a long time, but after Deji Yangzong stood on the ground, she hurried to take care of everything for Li Xiang.
"You don't have to do some things yourself. There are many people here to serve me. Since you will be following me in the future, your life should be the same as your life on the plateau."
At the beginning, Li Xiang did not like this woman. Although this woman was very beautiful, she was just a person used by Li Xiang to dampen the morale of Tubo. But now Li Xiang really fell in love with this woman, because Li Xiang could feel that this woman really cared about him.
"You don't understand some of our customs. Servants do their own things, but I have to do your things. This is also my intention. Moreover, after arriving in Chang'an City, even if I want to do these things, it may not be my turn for a long time."
Deji Yangzong was very aware of the noble status of Li Xiang. The Tang Dynasty was a country more powerful than Tubo. The crown prince of this country must have countless women around him. Now he could still stay with Li Xiang, but after entering Chang'an City, he might not know where his own ranking would be.
Li Xiang couldn't say anything about this matter. After all, this would definitely be the situation in the future. Li Xiang hasn't gotten married yet, but he will start taking concubines after the wedding. Although he can't have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines, he must have what he should have. Take his father Li Chengqian for example, he also has more than a dozen women now.
Of course, most of them did not have titles, and Li Chengqian was very clear about this. The reason why the Eastern Palace was able to revive was all due to Li Xiang's credit. If Li Xiang's biological mother Liu was uncomfortable, then Li Chengqian's position would not be good. But as a royal child, it was impossible for him to have only one woman around him, so Li Chengqian thought of a compromise. He took other women as his wives, but did not give most of them titles, just slightly better than ordinary palace girls.
Just as Deji Yangzong finished speaking, Changsun Pingting came over and wiped Li Xiang's sweat with a handkerchief in her hand. Deji Yangzong smiled bitterly. He had thought that there would be competition only after arriving in Chang'an City. He didn't expect that there would be someone in this border city who was as good-looking as himself.
"Cousin..."
When Deji Yangzong heard Li Xiang's address, there was no change on his face. For the Tibetans, it was very normal for cousins to have any problems. Take his parents for example, they were cousins.
Hearing Li Xiang's address, Changsun Pingting withdrew her hand. Before, Changsun Pingting did feel the same idea as Li Xiang. Changsun Pingting did not deny that she had the same idea, but it was just this one address that immediately widened the distance between the two of them. Changsun Pingting also saw the various accessories on Deji Yangzong next to her, which all indicated Deji Yangzong's identity, that is, a Tubo noblewoman.
"Your Highness, who is this?"
Changsun Pingting's voice trembled a little. Although she had known that this day would come, she did not expect that Li Xiang was such a sentimental person. Perhaps she was just one of those sentimental people.
"This is Yangzong... um... my man..."
When facing the woman, Li Xiang really didn't know what to say. Deji Yangzhong was looking forward to it, maybe he wanted to hear these words. What's more, Deji Yangzong was far away from his parents. Everyone on the Tibetan Plateau knew that if he didn't even have a status, it would be a huge blow to this woman.
"Meet my cousin."
Deji Yangzong quickly saluted Changsun Pingting.
Changsun Pingting laughed at herself. Although she was as beautiful as the woman in front of her, she didn't know what to say about her identity. Perhaps she shouldn't have such thoughts. Li Xiang didn't let her marry to Tubo because of his self-esteem. In fact, he didn't have such thoughts at all.
"It's getting late, you should all settle down early. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."
Changsun Pingting felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, but in front of so many people, Changsun Pingting had always been well-educated and would never do anything inappropriate.
Li Xiang sighed helplessly. Since his rebirth, he had been able to handle everything else with ease, but it was hard to say what happened to his feelings. He would think about it slowly after returning to the capital. He was indeed tired on the journey, but how could he sleep? Deji Yangzong looked at him with his big eyes blinking...
