Everyone around looked at Cheng Luan with envy, including Cheng Ying. This kind of love might be what all girls fantasize about, but few people could get it. Cheng Luan was originally worried about gains and losses, but what Li Xiang did just now made Cheng Luan understand that Li Xiang just wanted to reassure her.
After Li Xiang left, Cheng Ying became even more nervous. Although Li Xiang didn't say anything to Cheng Ying just now, all his actions were very considerate. Cheng Ying also felt very safe, but at this moment she didn't know how to face her sister. Since her sister came back yesterday, Cheng Ying hadn't met Cheng Luan. This was the first time the two sisters met.
Looking at her sister with her head down, Cheng Luan felt mixed emotions. They were originally sisters who got along very well, but because of a man, all kinds of thoughts did appear in their minds. However, after thinking about it all night, Cheng Luan finally figured the matter out.
Instead of fighting with others, it is better to bring your sister along. At least the two are related by blood, and they can form an alliance in various fights in the future.
"Sister, get up quickly. We will be living together all day long in the future. Why bother with such a grand ceremony? Why don't we pack up our things and return to the East Palace first?"
Cheng Luan pulled her sister and said that Cheng Ying's hand was extremely smooth where her skin touched, but also extremely cold.
Seeing that the smile on Cheng Luan's face was not fake, Cheng Ying felt relieved. However, there were also conflicts between sisters in other families, especially after Cheng Ying gave birth to a child, many wives would even keep the child and abandon the mother.
Although Madam Cheng repeatedly assured her that such a thing would never happen, Cheng Ying was still a little worried. After all, she was just a concubine's daughter and would not have much status anywhere, not to mention the high and mighty Eastern Palace, where so many people died every day.
"Don't worry, sister. You are the person closest to me in the palace."
Cheng Luan felt uncomfortable all night. After seeing his sister, he realized that the most frightened person was not himself, nor Li Xiang, the guy who took advantage of him, but his sister in front of him. Her fate was the most tragic.
As the eldest daughter of a legitimate wife, Cheng Luan has always received the best since she was a child, and Cheng Ying could only take what Cheng Luan had left. The same is true now that she is getting married. If anyone has to say sorry, then only Cheng Luan is sorry to Cheng Ying.
Seeing the warm smile on her sister's face, Cheng Ying's hands also felt a little warmer. Cheng Luan also knew that such things could not be changed in a day or two, and could only be changed with time. Fortunately, there were still many days to come, and after Li Xiang came back from Nanzhao, perhaps the family would be more lively. When the two sisters encountered other crises, they would know how to unite.
Although this was just an act of taking a concubine, Cheng Yaojin's family did not lose their manners and gave Cheng Ying a dowry of thirty-six tai, which was worthy of Cheng Ying's status as a concubine's eldest daughter.
Of course, Xiao Xiazi's arrangements were also good. One hundred and twenty-eight sets of betrothal gifts were also brought over. Of course, it was a bit shabby compared to Cheng Luan's betrothal gifts back then, but if you look at Chang'an City, this was definitely a top-notch betrothal gift.
In theory, all things should be carried to the lady's side. After all, Madam Cheng is the mistress of the house, and Cheng Ying's mother cannot have anything. Among the nobles, the status of the concubine is so low.
However, Xiao Xiazi was a very good person. He still had two large boxes carried over. They were not as dazzling as the things outside, but they were filled with real things, with a total value of more than ten thousand strings of cash.
When Cheng Ying got on the carriage, she didn't know what she was thinking. She just felt that it would not be so easy to go home after the tears ran down her face. Cheng Ying had always wanted to leave this home early. Although the family was relatively harmonious, she was a concubine's daughter after all, so she was not comfortable at home.
But when she really left this home, she was still filled with mixed emotions. Cheng Luan held her sister's hand at this time. After all, she had been through a lot, so of course she knew the sadness of this moment.
"We sisters can live together in the future, which is much better than other people. Sister, if you miss home in the future, I will bring you back when I come back."
Cheng Luan had already settled into the mood by now, and her earlier dissatisfaction had long since disappeared. Although Cheng Ying was much older than Cheng Luan, due to her illegitimate status, she had not been exposed to social interactions, and her character was not tempered strongly enough. After hearing what her sister said, she felt a lot more comfortable. At least after marrying into her husband's family, she still had a biological sister, which was much better than other people.
When they left, the couple left together, and when they came back, there was suddenly a concubine. The people in the East Palace had already heard the news. In fact, Li Xiang did not come back last night, and Li Chengqian and Li Xiang's mother had already thought about it, but they did not expect Cheng Yaojin to really do this.
Li Xiang's mother liked Cheng Luan very much, so even though she was not pregnant, she did not do anything too much. Li Xiang's grandmother had passed away, so as long as these two people did not arrange a concubine for Li Xiang, Cheng Luan should live a good life.
But we didn't expect that without any arrangements on our side, the people from her mother's family felt a sense of crisis first. Li Chengqian and the Crown Princess would not say much about such things. After all, this was a big event to expand the family, so both of them welcomed Cheng Ying's arrival.
Cheng Luan first observed his father-in-law. After all, Aunt Fan’s death was no longer a secret. Half of the people in Chang’an City knew about it. If his father-in-law really held a grudge, he would have to remind Li Xiang to pay more attention.
But at this moment, Li Chengqian sat obediently in his seat, waiting for Cheng Ying to serve him a cup of tea. After all, she was just a concubine, so there were not so many rules. After offering this cup of tea, it was equivalent to acknowledging Cheng Ying's identity, and he could ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a title in the future.
Of course, those are all procedural matters. As long as the Crown Prince says a word and gets the Emperor's approval, those people in the Imperial Household Department will naturally not delay anything. They know better than anyone else whose affairs should be delayed and whose should not be delayed.
