Li Xiang didn't say much about Li Shimin's arrangement. After all, apart from himself, if other families had similar things, they would also arrange it according to this.
That night, Li Xiang took Cheng Ying to the palace for dinner and met with the ladies in the palace. Cheng Ying was much calmer than the day before. In fact, in Cheng Ying's heart, the most difficult thing was to deal with her sister. As long as she could get over that hurdle, other things would fall into place.
After all, she was Cheng Yaojin's daughter and had seen the world before. She did not embarrass Li Xiang in the palace and did things in an orderly manner. This was the first time that Li Xiang did not bring Cheng Luan to such a banquet.
When they returned to the East Palace in the evening, before Li Xiang could go back to his room, the servants had already told him that his wife was not feeling well tonight, so she had to rest first.
Li Xiang saw that Cheng Luan had indeed blown out the candles, and he understood what was going on. Since the matter had come to this, if Li Xiang had any other explanation, it would make the lady feel uncomfortable, and he might offend both ladies at the same time.
Last night, the two of them didn't do anything and just slept in each other's arms all night. But tonight the situation was different. When Cheng Ying woke up the next morning, there was a smile on her face, which meant that she had a good night last night, but her body couldn't take it anymore. After all, Li Xiang was not an ordinary person.
During breakfast in the morning, Li Xiang specially asked Cheng Luan to come and have breakfast together. When the two got up, the maid had already come over with a white handkerchief.
This is also a custom in the palace. Whenever a newlywed comes in, they have to check whether there is any bleeding. If there is no bleeding, then this person will probably be in trouble in the future, and his family members may suffer a huge disaster.
Originally, this procedure was not required today, but nothing happened at Cheng Yaojin's house yesterday, and Cheng Luan had already asked her sister, so this procedure had to be done. No matter how much Li Xiang didn't care about this, if other people knew about it, Cheng Ying's life would be over.
Coming from modern society, Li Xiang actually doesn't pay much attention to this, but for people of this era, this is a very important procedure, and it can even be said to be the most important procedure in a woman's life. If there is no bleeding, then the woman will be regarded as unchaste, and her family members will be implicated.
"As for family matters, you two sisters should get along with each other. The imperial court's canonization will be coming soon. I don't care about what you do. I just want a relatively united family. It's actually very tiring outside. I have to worry about all kinds of things every day. When I come home, I hope this will be a warm home. From now on, I will stay in your room on odd days, and go to Ying'er's room on even days."
When Li Xiang came back last night, he had already consulted with Li Chengqian. Although Li Xiang did not have only this one woman, if he wanted harmony in his family, he had to make this matter clear first. If he could not make a good agreement on this, the struggles in the future would be unparalleled, one round after another, and Li Xiang might not be able to handle it.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Now Li Xiang and Cheng Luan are no longer living alone, but three of them. So when Li Xiang finished speaking, the two sisters stood up and saluted. Li Xiang smiled bitterly, but he didn't care. This was just a new process. After a while, the three of them would be able to get along like a family, and they wouldn't have to stand up and salute every time they said something. If they continued to live like this, they would be exhausted.
Li Xiang had another important thing to do today, which was to inspect the military camp. Li Xiang would soon go to Nanzhao, and the accompanying personnel had already been selected. He would set off in half a month. Because of Cheng Ying's matter, Li Shimin gave him ten more days, making it a full month.
Even so, Li Xiang had to train his entourage first. The journey to the south was long and they would pass through many dangerous places. If the people he brought were not elite enough, something might happen. In addition, the road was not peaceful. Some places were the territories of aristocratic families and some were the territories of chieftains. These places were hypocritical towards the court, so Li Xiang had to be careful when passing by.
When Li Xiang rushed to the military camp, Su Dingfang had already arrived. This guy had agreed to go to the south with Li Xiang. Apart from him, there was Chang Sun Ze. This guy had trained in the military camp for a while, and at least he looked good.
"Is it not causing you any trouble?"
Li Xiang rubbed his lips and was talking about Chang Sun Ze who was racing.
"This man is a famous dandy in Chang'an City. If you hadn't sent me this message, I would never have included him in our team. If I were to write down all the absurd things he did in the past, it would take me half a year to finish reading them. Compared to him, the King of Qi might even be considered a good person."
Su Dingfang said speechlessly that some things were not something he could decide. Although he was given a higher official position after returning from the Western Regions, he was still under Li Xiang's command. He had to carry out Li Xiang's decisions, so no matter how much he hated this person, he had to include him in the team.
"While there's still a month left, you'd better give him a good beating. No matter what this guy's original situation is, since you promised my uncle, you must give him a good beating. If he makes a big fuss, just return it to his father and we can save ourselves the trouble of traveling."
With Li Xiang's words, Su Dingfang knew what to do. Of course, Su Dingfang wouldn't make things difficult for this guy, but he also wouldn't take care of him. If you can't even pass the army's new recruit training, then why would someone like you want to follow us on the road? What help can you give us along the way?
We are not here to sightsee, we are here to carry out various tasks. If you just cause us trouble along the way, we might as well not take you with us. Even if your father is Zhangsun Wuji, our team doesn't want useless people. This is what Li Xiang agreed upon at the beginning, so Su Dingfang is confident that he can get rid of him during the training process.
