hsntnovel Chapter 2808 Asking for a Name
Chapter 2808 Asking for a Name
The next morning, Li Shen was fast asleep.
A loud "Bang!"
Li Shen's bedroom door was kicked open forcefully, startling Li Shen awake. He immediately rolled off the bed.
"There's an assassin! There's an assassin!"
The sudden turn of events made Li Shen's first thought that there was an assassin.
In his twenty years of life, he had never experienced his door being kicked open. More than ten years after leaving the palace, who would dare to disturb his sleep?
Even when Lu Dingniang wakes Li Shen, she has to be very gentle.
This was the first time Li Shen had been disturbed while sleeping.
"You insolent brat, what time is it? You're still sleeping! What kind of behavior is this for a prince?"
A roar brought Li Shen back to reality from his panic.
He looked around and realized he was in a hospital room. He turned back to look at the window and saw that the sun had already risen.
He turned around and saw his father standing in the doorway. He felt relieved and slowly stood up.
"So it was Father. I was scared half to death just now. If Father had just summoned me, he could have simply sent someone to inform me. Why did you have to kick down the door?"
"If this door breaks, it'll cost money to fix it."
Li Shenxin's heart was still pounding; he had been quite frightened just now. He looked at the broken door lock with a worried expression.
Is my dad too violent?
"Even if someone summons you, you have to get up. Wang De has been calling you outside for so long, did you answer?"
Li Shimin rebuked angrily.
"Father, you can't kick the door down! What if there are women inside?"
Li Shen complained a little, but luckily he was currently recuperating and abstaining from sex, so he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself if he slept alone.
Otherwise, wouldn't he have seen his daughter-in-law naked?
"Hmph, do you think I didn't ask? Enough nonsense, come out now."
After saying that, Li Shimin left without looking back.
Chunxiang, Dongmei, and Lu Dingniang hurriedly came in, some carrying water basins, others bringing towels and toothbrushes, while Lu Dingniang and Wu Meiniang helped Li Shen get dressed.
After everyone busied themselves, Li Shen was finally able to wash up and leave.
"Ah~~~ Oh. Your son greets Father, Mother, and Consort."
Upon entering the study, Li Shen yawned, gave a casual bow, and looked completely like he hadn't woken up yet.
"Shen'er, look at the time!" Consort Wei asked sternly.
Li Shen looked outside. He didn't know what time it was, but it was definitely not noon yet.
"Mother, I get up this early every day." Li Shen listlessly found a seat, poured himself a cup of tea, and gulped it down to perk himself up.
"How dare you say that? At this hour, let alone the court assembly, we'd almost be having lunch."
Li Shimin finally understood why Li Shen was unwilling to attend court. He had always heard that Li Shen slept until late morning.
He thought it was just an adjective; in his view, no one could sleep all the time—that would be crazy.
Now we've finally seen it for ourselves; Li Shen really can sleep until noon.
“Father, I don’t have to attend court. Sleeping is for conserving my energy,” Li Shen retorted.
"You control everything, from the heavens to the earth, even my pooping and farting! You even control my sleeping!" Clearly, Li Shen was still a bit grumpy from waking up.
"You scoundrel, how can you conserve your energy like this? Sleeping until noon, what can you possibly do?" Li Shimin felt uneasy seeing Li Shen living such a comfortable life.
“You can eat when you wake up,” Li Shen replied immediately.
"Hehe, what about after dinner?" Empress Zhangsun chuckled.
"I'll take a nap after lunch," Li Shen replied. People in ancient times had the habit of taking a nap, and his father did too.
"Then you eat after you wake up, right?" Empress Zhangsun interrupted.
Li Shen nodded immediately, then gave his mother a look that said, "My mother understands me best."
Li Shimin was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wanted to teach Li Shen a lesson. Wasn't this just a sign of being lazy and gluttonous?
"You, you," Empress Zhangsun said with a helpless smile.
Li Shen chuckled:
“Mother, I feel like the foolish son of a landlord, spending my days eating, drinking and having fun.”
"Oh!"
Li Shimin slammed his hand on the table, startling Li Shen, who then realized that his father was the emperor, not a landlord.
"Alright, Erlang, don't be angry. Shen'er is young and unruly, and it's not like it's just started today."
Seeing that Li Shimin was angry, Empress Zhangsun quickly tried to dissuade him.
Li Shimin took a deep breath to calm himself down. He really had no way to deal with this son; it seemed he had ruined him.
"Your concubine has given birth successfully, and your mother, my mother-in-law, and I will be returning soon."
"Father, won't you stay a few more days?" Li Shen asked politely when he heard that his father was leaving.
"Hmph, if we stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll really be driven to my death by your anger," Li Shimin snorted.
"Father, take Mother out for walks more often. Doctor Sun said it's good for her health. Spring has already begun, and soon the flowers will bloom."
Li Shen glanced at Empress Zhangsun and said to Li Shimin.
"Do you even need to tell me? Once the weather warms up, I will take your mother to Cuiwei Palace for a short stay."
Li Shimin glared at Li Shen, "You've already done all the good work."
"Well, then Father, have lunch before you leave." Li Shen nodded.
"No, I'm leaving now. Don't stay here too long either. Don't forget your promise to your mother to help your fourth brother lose weight."
Li Shimin shook his head and refused.
"Don't worry, Father. I will return to Chang'an after I recover from my injuries here."
Father, I have one more request.
Li Shen stood up and bowed as he spoke.
"Oh? It's quite rare for His Highness Prince Ji to need someone's help."
Li Shimin curled his lip and said sarcastically.
"Is there something you can't resolve, Shen'er?" Empress Zhangsun asked earnestly.
"Mother, it's nothing, I just wanted to ask Father and Mother to give this child a name."
Mother, as you know, I haven't received much formal education. I'm afraid the name I choose will be a laughingstock, and that would be a disgrace to the royal family.
Li Shen was determined to help Su Xiaoxiao by asking for a name. He had already planned that if his father disagreed, he would simply buy one.
Given his father's greedy nature, he'd name his great-grandson for you if you paid him.
Just as Li Shen had predicted, Li Shimin frowned upon hearing this:
"Li Shen, do you think that the name I bestow is worthless? Even a maid's child needs me to name it?"
To be honest, Li Shimin was right. Only a few people could receive a name bestowed by the emperor. Li Xu was the eldest son of the Prince of Ji, or any son of the legitimate wife.
Xi Xi Yang Yang was named because she was the eldest son and daughter of the Prince Ji's mansion, but the third son was also given a name, and now even the fifth son is to be given a name, which is a bit too much.
“Father, although this girl is born out of wedlock, she is still my own flesh and blood, and is still my royal bloodline, my granddaughter.”
Li Shen argued.
(I looked at some materials, such as the biography of Wei Zheng in the Old Book of Tang, the Annals of Emperor Taizong, etc., and found that Li Shimin was a playboy before.)
He once said, "In my youth I was unlearned, only fond of archery and horsemanship. When the uprising broke out, I made great contributions. After being enfeoffed as a king, I received special favor and neglected governance and politics."
Extremely spoiled and dissolute.