hsntnovel Chapter 2829 Slimming Begins
Chapter 2829 Slimming Begins
Nanhai Pond, one of the three major lakes of Taiji Palace, boasts beautiful scenery and pleasant landscapes.
It was the emperor's favorite place to visit, but Li Shen made them walk around it three times, which startled Li Tai.
"Tenth brother, look at my build, I'm afraid I can't walk all that. This lap is at least a mile, and three laps would be four miles."
Looking at the South China Sea Pond, Li Tai wore a bitter expression.
He rarely walks, yet his own father allows him to ride in a sedan chair into the palace. Wouldn't he be exhausted and die from vomiting blood over a distance of only four miles?
"Fourth Brother, you need to have great willpower to lose weight, otherwise how could you lose weight so quickly?"
With Fang Yi'ai by your side, you won't be lonely.
Li Shen smiled.
"But...but even with Fang Yi'ai by my side, I can't hold on any longer. Maybe we can reduce the number of people?"
"This is the first time, no need to rush."
Li Tai looked at the South China Sea Pond, then at Li Shen, his eyes filled with pleading.
"Of course not. Father, look, Fourth Brother was disobedient on the very first day, so I can't guarantee he'll lose weight."
Li Shen turned to look at his father. Since his father wanted to supervise, he would leave it to him.
"Qingque, let's go first." Li Shimin didn't say much; he wanted to see what method Li Shen would use.
“But Father…” Li Tai still wanted to argue a little more.
Li Shimin frowned and grunted, "Hmm?"
Li Tai immediately lowered his head, glanced at Li Shen, and then bowed.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
"Wait a minute," Li Shen suddenly said.
Li Tai's hope was immediately ignited, but his expression quickly turned grim.
“Father, since it’s about losing weight, I think we should weigh Fourth Brother beforehand to see if my method works.”
Li Shen suggested.
"Hmm, that makes sense. Someone, bring the weighing report." Li Shimin thought Li Shen's words made sense and immediately gave the order.
Soon the eunuchs brought in a large scale with a beam as thick as an arm.
"Father, we don't need to weigh it anymore," Li Tai said to Li Shimin.
"It's alright, let's see what tricks the tenth prince has up his sleeve." Li Shimin waved his hand.
The eunuch stepped forward, tied Li Tai up, hung him on a hook, and together the crowd lifted him up.
"Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Wei weighs 292 jin."
Wang De carefully examined the weight and then reported on it.
"Qingque, did you hear that? You're almost 300 pounds already."
Li Shimin was greatly surprised when he heard this number.
Li Shen was also dumbfounded. He was heavier than before, even heavier than a pig.
Two hundred and ninety-two catties, that's sixteen ounces per catty. Is this even human?
"Yes, son obeys." Li Tai felt wronged after being put down, as if he had been weighed like an animal.
"Tenth Brother, what if Fourth Brother can't run anymore?"
"Can't run?" Li Shen chuckled upon hearing this.
"Hehe, don't worry, Fourth Brother, you can run."
He then pulled out a rolled-up leather whip from his lower back.
"Snapped!"
Li Shen flicked the whip, which landed on the bluestone slab with a crisp sound.
"What...what are you going to do?" Li Tai took a step back in fright.
"Give Fourth Brother some motivation." Li Shen smiled wickedly.
“Father…” Li Tai immediately looked at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin showed no expression; he only stared at the whip in Li Shen's hand.
With a "smack!", Li Shen slammed the object at Li Tai's feet: "Hurry up, hurry up, let's get going, Fourth Brother."
Li Tai immediately retreated, realizing that his father had no intention of caring about him anymore and was letting Li Shen, that bastard, do as he pleased.
Left with no other choice, Li Tai could only start walking. Fang Yi'ai had no say in the matter and could only follow.
"Snapped!"
"Fourth Brother, hurry up! If we finish this, we can still have lunch. If we don't finish, we won't have lunch."
Li Shen brandished his long whip, lashing the ground behind him. As the distance drew closer, Li Tai could only grit his teeth and quicken his pace.
With Li Tai's physical condition, he was already panting heavily after walking only half a lap, and sweat began to appear on his forehead, which he kept wiping with a handkerchief.
Li Shen initially wanted to send Li Tai to the military camp, where it was truly grueling, but his own father insisted on supervising him.
Li Shen understood that his father was afraid that he might not be careful enough and cripple Li Tai.
Military camps are the best place to lose weight, no matter how fat you are.
However, Li Shen can only resort to gentler methods now.
Let's start with walking; that alone is enough to take half of Li Tai's life.
Because he hadn't moved around for a long time, Li Tai's lower limb strength was very weak, making it difficult for him to support his obese body.
Fang Yi'ai, standing to the side, seemed to be in a better position than Li Tai, but he was still covered in sweat.
"Snapped!"
"what!"
This sound came from Fang Yi'ai's mouth. Seeing that they were slowing down, Li Shenyi lashed Fang Yi'ai's thigh with his whip.
Fang Yi'ai let out a scream, and then began to accelerate. Startled by Fang Yi'ai's scream, Li Tai disregarded everything else and sped up to keep up with Fang Yi'ai.
He thought to himself, "This tenth brother actually dares to make a move, to make a move in front of Father."
Inside the Wangyun Pavilion, Li Shimin had already sat down. A charcoal stove was burning hot water on the stone table, and Wang De was brewing a cup of tea beside him.
"Your Majesty, it's a bit chilly here. Why don't we go to the glass room in the Elegant Abode to watch the show?"
Wang De offered his thoughtful advice.
"It's alright, it's not cold today. Isn't it interesting to look around here? Don't you think it's fun?"
Li Shimin shook his head and smiled.
"This... is indeed interesting. Your Highness Prince Ji has many ideas. Using the second son of the Fang family to scare Your Highness Prince Wei is a brilliant plan."
Wang De looked at the group of people in the distance and answered with a smile.
In his view, the Prince of Ji would not dare to actually whip the Prince of Wei, so he summoned Fang Yi'ai to serve as a deterrent.
"Yes, the tenth brother is indeed incredibly clever and resourceful. Hopefully, he can successfully help Qingque lose weight this time."
Otherwise, Qingque might be in mortal danger.
Li Shimin shared Wang De's view, believing that Li Shen was using Fang Yi'ai as a warning to others.
Fang Yi'ai was slapped several times in a short while. Under this threat, Fang Yi'ai unleashed his inner strength and never slowed down.
This was tough on Li Tai. Fang Yihao was always on the go, but Li Tai wasn't. At that moment, Li Tai felt as if his legs were filled with molten iron.
Just as he was about to slow down, he heard Fang Yi'ai's screams from the side, so he had no choice but to quicken his pace to catch up with Fang Yi'ai.
As time went by, Li Tai would soon be unable to hold on any longer.
"Fourth Brother, you haven't even finished this lap yet. I mean what I say. If you don't finish three laps, you definitely won't get lunch."
Moreover, they still need to practice for another hour after noon.
Seeing Li Tai's exhausted appearance, Li Shen immediately shouted loudly from behind.
"Tenth brother, I have no grudge against you, why do you torment your elder brother like this?"
Li Tai asked weakly.
"Fourth Brother, what are you saying? I was ordered by Father and Mother to help you lose weight, and you're not even grateful?"