Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Just as Li Shen had guessed, Princess Changguang, having no chance to approach Li Shen, went to Li Shen's mother to plead for her.

The mother and son chatted for a while longer before Li Shen got up to take his leave.

After leaving the palace, Li Shen did not return to the Prince Ji's residence. Instead, he took a carriage and went out of the east gate to continue his recuperation at the medical school.

After today's treatment, the jaundice on Li Shen's fifth daughter has begun to fade.

When Li Shen saw his daughter, he realized that he had completely forgotten about naming her during his trip to the palace.

This made him quite annoyed; was he just going to throw money away?

In the following days, Chang'an City truly became lively, with everyone talking about the Crown Prince's donation of grain.

And the various achievements made over the years.

The Crown Prince is diligent in governing and loves the people; the Crown Prince has grand ambitions; the Crown Prince loves the people like his own children.

The two pieces of news collided, and with the help of other news, Li Shen's rumors gradually began to weaken.

At the end of January, Li Shen returned to Chang'an with his entire family in a grand procession.

"Oh, home is the best! I'm going crazy staying there."

Li Shen ventured quite a distance, and looking at the surrounding scenery, he couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the rumors circulating outside, Li Shen would have returned to Chang'an long ago.

"Your Highness, should we take the child to the palace?"

Lu Dingniang inquired.

"No need, I have already made arrangements, someone will inform His Majesty."

Li Shen doesn't want to go back to that painful place right now.

"Your Highness, what do you think of the contents of this newspaper?"

At this moment, Wang Xuance walked over.

"Xuan Ce, I've just arrived home. Can't you let me rest for a bit?"

Li Shen grumbled, but still took the newspaper and read it through.

"No, it needs to be changed. You should write directly that His Majesty eats this tribute rice every day and his health is getting better and better."

If you don't just write it down, wouldn't my 50% bonus be wasted?

Li Shen pointed out several places that needed to be changed.

"But... Your Highness, isn't this a bit inappropriate? What if His Majesty blames us...?"

Wang Xuanze felt that what Prince Ji said was too explicit and somewhat disrespectful.

"What's there to be afraid of? I paid for the copyright, and I'll take 50% of the profits. I won't be satisfied if I don't make good use of it."

Li Shen raised his voice a few decibels, deliberately saying this in the hopes that it would reach his father's ears.

Wang Xuance had no choice but to nod and leave.

"Someone, send someone to the Prince of Wei's residence to tell him that he will begin the weight loss process in two days, and that he should prepare accordingly."

"Oh, and send someone to Princess Gaoyang's residence to inform Fang Yi'ai that I also need to help him lose weight."

Li Shen began preparing to torture Li Tai.

The next morning, Li Shen was still asleep, tormenting Li Tai in his dream with a smile on his lips.

He spent a long time thinking of a solution in his study yesterday.

"Your Highness, Your Highness," came Shi Tou's voice from outside the door.

Upon hearing Shi Tou's call, Chunxiang and Dongmei immediately came to the bedside and gently called to Li Shen.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

"Huh? What's wrong?" Li Shen opened his eyes, still half asleep, not understanding what had happened.

"Your Highness, Shi Tou has something to report outside," Chun Xiang said softly.

Li Shen's brows furrowed immediately.

"Get in here now."

With a creak, the door opened, and Stone strode in.

"You bastard, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or you're finished."

Li Shen sat up and his morning grumpiness exploded.

"Your Highness, Princess Changguang has arrived, and not only that, but also the Grand Princess Tong'an."

"Holy crap, it's really here."

As soon as Shi Tou finished speaking, Li Shen stood up abruptly. He wasn't worried about Princess Changguang; he had plenty of ways to say no.

Even if I were a bit tougher, my father wouldn't blame me.

But this Princess Tong'an is different. She is her grandfather's own sister, from the same father and mother, her father's own aunt, and her own great-aunt.

Even one's own father would bow to this person, and if he were sick, he would have to bend over to visit him.

If his own grandson were to be disrespectful to his great-aunt, his father would beat him to death.

"Quickly, immediately order someone to open the middle gate and bring in the ancestors. Also, immediately send someone to inform the Princess Consort to help me change my clothes."

Li Shen realized what was happening and began to give orders.

Stone quickly ran out.

Before long, Lu Dingniang arrived with her entire family.

"Young master, have you heard that the Grand Princess of Tong'an has arrived?"

"Yes, you will all come with me to greet them later."

Li Shen finally tied the jade pendant on and strode towards the front yard.

At this moment, the main gate of Prince Ji's mansion opened, and the threshold was removed.

An elderly woman, looking very frail, sat in the carriage, peering out at the imposing gate of the Prince Ji's mansion.

"This is Kojuro's residence?"

“Aunt, this is indeed the residence of Prince Ji,” another woman beside her replied.

"Hmm, it is indeed magnificent. In this city of Chang'an, apart from the imperial palace, this place is probably the most magnificent."

It seems that Kojuro has made a lot of money, just as the rumors say.

The old woman nodded slightly. She was married into the Wang family and knew quite a bit about the situation.

“Aunt, Prince Ji is indeed exceptional in the business world,” the woman praised.

"To have accumulated such a large fortune at such a young age, one must have extraordinary abilities. He is far superior to your good-for-nothing son."

The old woman looked at the young woman with some displeasure.

“Grandmother, when Yu was young, I was often sick, so I neglected to discipline him. It was all my fault.”

When he comes back this time, I will definitely discipline him strictly.

Upon seeing this, the woman immediately pleaded.

"Sigh, I hope so." The old woman's heart softened a little when she saw the woman's tearful eyes.

At this moment, Li Shen also arrived at the door with his family. Upon seeing the carriage, Li Shen and Lu Dingniang quickly stepped forward and bowed in greeting.

"Grandson pays respects to his great-aunt and great-grandmother."

"I apologize for keeping my great-aunt waiting."

"Hehe, it's alright. It was our abruptness not to send the visiting card in advance."

Princess Tong'an smiled kindly.

"Please come in, great-aunt."

Li Shen made way for them. His family and servants behind him also parted to make way.

After Princess Tong'an nodded slightly, the carriage slowly drove into Prince Ji's residence.

Upon arriving at the inner quarters, Li Shen had originally prepared a sedan chair, but Princess Tong'an said it wasn't necessary and that she could walk on her own.

So Li Shen personally stepped forward to help Princess Tong'an slowly walk into the reception room.

Li Shen walked cautiously with every step. The old lady was over eighty years old, and judging from her age, she probably wouldn't live for many more years.

After helping the Grand Princess of Tong'an to sit down, Li Shen personally served her tea.

"Grandma is drinking tea. I heard a few days ago that Grandma was unwell. I wonder if she is feeling better."

Li Shen had heard about this long ago, having been at the medical school for so long, and was recuperating in the royal ward.

"Shiro, you're so kind. It's normal for me to be sick at my age. I'm afraid I won't live for many more days."