Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

"Hmph!" Li Shimin snorted again, ignored Li Shen, and left the hall with Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei.

The others followed behind.

Li Shen followed Li Shimin very happily and took Li Chengqian's place.

He needs to be ready to flatter at all times, and such a good position is wasted on Li Chengqian.

A large group of people came to Yajingju in a mighty procession.

The families of Li Tai and Li Zhi sat at one table, the concubines sat at two tables, and Li Shen's family sat at one table by themselves.

The others only brought their concubines, the Crown Princess, the Princess of Wei, the Princess of Jin, and their children.

Li Shen also brought his wife, concubines, and four children, under the pretext of improving the food.

In addition to Empress Changsun and Concubine Wei, there were several princes and the Crown Princess at Li Shimin's table.

After all, the Crown Princess is the future Queen, and her status and position are naturally not comparable to those of other concubines and princesses.

Even princes like Li Shen are not on the same level.

"Shen'er, these are your favorite dishes. Eat more. You've lost weight in the past few months."

After Li Shimin gave the order to have dinner, Empress Changsun began to think about Li Shen, which made the other three brothers a little jealous.

After all, he three were his biological sons, and Li Shen was just a bastard's son.

"Thank you, mother." Li Shen nodded obediently, which made the three brothers feel a little disgusted. He was too pretentious.

"Tenth brother, this time you served the court, guarded Anxi, and suppressed the local rebels. This is truly a great achievement.

Let me toast you a glass." Li Chengqian stood up. Originally, it should have been his father who said this, but since the father and son were angry, it seemed that he had to say it himself.

Originally, this meal was intended to welcome Li Shen.

"Thank you, big brother. I'll offer a drink to you, too." Li Shen stood up and winked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian smiled slightly. The two of them understood each other and drank it all in one gulp.

"Old Ten, Fourth Brother also wants to toast you. I really envy you for being able to serve the country and share Aye's worries."

Li Tai also stood up and toasted.

Li Shen also stood up:

"Haha, Fourth Brother, what are you talking about? Maybe it will be your turn next year." Li Shen laughed.

"That would be even better, Old Ten. Fourth Brother's weight loss is entirely up to you."

Li Tai also responded with a smile. Since his father had made the decision, he had no choice.

After the two finished drinking, Li Zhi also picked up his glass and stood up. However, he did not say anything else. Instead, he raised his glass to Li Shen and said:

“It’s been a hard journey.”

"Thank you, Brother Nine." Li Shen also saluted in return. Although brief, it was polite.

Li Shen drank three cups in a row and was about to eat something when he saw his mother, Concubine Wei, winking at him.

The meaning was very clear, which was to let Li Shen toast Li Shimin to ease the atmosphere.

Li Shen was reluctant at first, but under the fierce look of his mother, Li Shen had no choice but to stand up again.

"Father, mother, I am unfilial. I have not been able to fulfill my filial duties in front of the hall during this period. I feel guilty and hope that Father will punish me."

"Haha, Shen'er is just trying to help your father. There's nothing unfilial about that. Don't say that. Your father still misses you all the time."

Empress Changsun chuckled to ease the atmosphere between the two.

"Hmph, I don't see any guilt in you." Li Shimin snorted, but his tone was much softer. He picked up the wine glass and drank it.

Li Shen quickly followed suit and drank it all.

"Tenth brother, I'm also very curious, how exactly are you going to help Qingque lose weight?"

Li Chengqian asked while eating.

Li Shen knew that Li Chengqian was asking on behalf of his father, and thought to himself, he is quite capable, so he began to explain:

"Losing weight can also be called losing weight, which is actually not difficult. The difficult part is whether Fourth Brother can stick to it.

But with Aye's encouragement, Fourth Brother will definitely be able to do it this time."

"Then how do we do it specifically?" Li Tai also asked.

"First, exercise, then follow my secret diet, but..."

Li Shen stopped talking here, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

"But what? Is there any difficulty, Tenth Brother?"

Seeing that Li Shen was keeping people in suspense, Li Chengqian almost lost his temper.

"It just costs a little." Li Shen said lightly.

"What? Old Ten, you actually still want to ask me for money?" Li Tai instantly understood what Li Shen meant and asked exaggeratedly.

"What a joke! There's no such thing as free food in this world! My exclusive secret recipe for weight loss meals includes beef, seafood, vegetables, and poultry. Don't these things cost money?

And you want me to accompany you. My time is very precious. Every minute of it can earn me tens of thousands of coins.

Besides, don’t you eat for free at home?”

Li Shen's voice was even louder than Li Tai's. How could he help for nothing? This was not his character.

"Tenth brother, I am your fourth brother." Li Tai said with a bitter face as he tried to get closer.

"I will help you just because you are my fourth brother." Li Shen didn't buy it.

"Then...how much money do you want?" Li Tai asked cautiously. He was not his father. Other fathers and sons would often play with millions of strings of cash.

If you have hundreds of thousands of strings of cash, you are already considered to have a wealthy family.

"Well...how about this, let's weigh ourselves?" Li Shen thought about it and suddenly remembered a weight loss advertisement he had seen in his previous life.

"Weighing?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Yes." Li Shen nodded. "We'll weigh it and calculate the payment based on the weight lost. This is the fairest way. Otherwise, if I ask you for 100,000 or 80,000, you'll still accuse me of being heartless."

"How much does it cost for you to lose one kilogram?" Li Tai asked.

"How about ten thousand strings of cash and one catty?" Li Shen thought for a moment and stretched out a finger.

"What did you say?" Li Tai couldn't help but shout, "Old Ten, you're being too harsh, aren't you? Ten thousand strings of cash per pound, I'd rather not reduce it, but I don't have the money."

This was the first time Li Tai was so excited this year. He had to be excited. He had accumulated this body of fat with great difficulty, and it would be a pity to lose a pound now.

This old man actually asked him for ten thousand strings of cash for one pound.

"Then...then one thousand strings of cash, no less, and I will take care of all your meals."

Li Shen hesitated for a moment and then lowered the price tenfold.

"No, that's too expensive. I don't have that much money." Li Tai shook his head in rejection.

"It doesn't matter. Doesn't someone have it?" Li Shen signaled Li Tai with his eyes and looked at Li Shimin.

That means you can ask dad for it.

"Ahem! I'm still short of some money for the recent renovation of the Luoyang Palace." Li Shimin anticipated the enemy's move, coughed lightly, and said it lightly.

This is already very tactful. If it were Li Shen, he would just say that he has no money.

Li Tai didn't expect his father to pay, so he looked at Li Shen and said:

"Tenth Brother, you see that Fourth Brother's Wei Palace is in dire straits. Can you give me less? Otherwise, Fourth Brother can't afford it.

Last time when we were building a temple, you cheated me out of 100,000 strings of cash."

(I'm 5'69" tall and weigh 150 kg. I'm really planning to lose weight, not just saying it.)