After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 338: Old Minister’s Petition
The emperor raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this little girl actually hid so many fresh snacks that had never been seen in the palace.

Naturally, the food that the emperor ate would be inspected by the eunuch who was responsible for testing for poison.

After making sure everything was correct, the emperor picked up a cookie at random.

"Is milk added to this flavor?" the emperor asked curiously.

Niuniu said: "It should be goat's milk. I don't have cow's milk at home."

The emperor had tasted goat's milk before and found it had a strong fishy smell. He said casually, "I have never seen this food before. What is it called?"

"These are goat's milk biscuits," Niu Niu explained.

"Biscuits." The emperor only thought about it for a moment before he understood the meaning of the two words. He said, "This name is quite appropriate. Judging from its appearance, it looks like the wide, burnt, thin and crispy ones recorded in ancient books."

Kuanjiaobocri is a delicacy that the emperor accidentally saw recorded in a book from the previous dynasty. However, its cooking method has been lost and it is rarely seen on the market today.

"It is clearly goat's milk, but it is processed very well. Is he the chef in your family?" asked the emperor.

When Niuniu heard this, alertness immediately emerged on her face: "Is the emperor going to steal our cook?"

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "You are really protective of your food. You are so scared when asked!"

Niuniu shook her head like a rattle and said, "Uncle Emperor, it's not that I'm stingy, it's that the cook in my family is reluctant to leave me. She is determined not to go to another family."

What Niu Niu said was the truth, but in the emperor's view, this further confirmed the girl's protective nature.

The emperor was old and didn't pay much attention to his appetite. Although he tried a few snacks made by Niu Niu and found them very fresh, he didn't really want to ask the chef to come over.

It’s just that once you start teasing your children, it’s hard to stop.

The emperor deliberately said: "These foods are so delicious, I really want to take them all back and eat them slowly."

When Niu Niu heard this, the confusion on her face almost overflowed, but she finally just glanced at her precious snack reluctantly, and then said: "Uncle, if you eat my snack, you must remember what you promised me..."

The emperor thought the little girl would be reluctant to leave, but he didn't expect that her desire to see her father would prevail in the end.

His expression softened unconsciously, and he said, "Okay, I promise you, Mr. Wu is injured and needs to rest for a while, so let your father come and teach you your lessons."

Niuniu was so excited that she almost jumped up. She smiled and said, "Uncle Emperor, you are such a nice person!"

The emperor thought the little girl would at least kiss him on the cheek, but he didn't expect her to just say a few nice words and let it go.

Not only that, Niu Niu is still pressing forward.

"Uncle Emperor, can you agree to let Sister Ling take classes with us? She also wants to take my father's class." Niu Niu made the request on behalf of her good friend.

In the past, whenever Daddy taught a new lesson, Shen Ling would always grab Niu Niu and Shen Changfeng to ask.

Shen Ling is still taking a nap now. Niu Niu feels that if she wakes up, she will definitely make the same request to her.

The emperor didn't have much contact with his niece on a daily basis, so he didn't take this seriously and said casually, "If she wants to go, let her go."

Niuniu was even happier. She suddenly turned around and ran back to her room like a happy puppy, holding a big bag of things. "You little girl, you are hiding something!" The emperor didn't expect Niuniu to have hidden a big bag of snacks.

Niuniu smiled foolishly and said, "My family prepared two bags for me. I didn't hide them on purpose. You just said you were hungry, but you didn't ask me to take out all the snacks!"

The emperor looked at the cute little girl defending herself and casually ordered Qian Rongsheng: "Put away all the goat milk biscuits."

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Niu Niu's face, and she looked at the emperor in disbelief.

The emperor reached out his hand and tapped the girl's smooth forehead gently: "You little greedy cat, do you think I am you and only know how to eat?"

Niuniu covered her forehead, not caring to cry out in pain, and said with a smile: "I said that the emperor uncle is the best, he never steals my snacks!"

After coming out of Shoukang Palace, the emperor returned to Taihe Palace where he lived in a good mood.

But not long after he sat down, a palace servant came to report: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."

The emperor naturally would not let anyone wait outside, but said: "Let him in. The Prime Minister is old and can't stand the cold. Move the ice out of the palace."

The emperor was extremely afraid of heat, so as soon as summer came, he started placing ice in the corners of the palace to keep cool.

Even so, after the Prime Minister came in, he still shivered with fear because there was no cool breeze in the hall.

After the ceremony, the emperor immediately offered him a seat.

The Prime Minister was a frequent visitor to the Taihe Palace, and the palace servants had already brought him his favorite tea.

As an old minister who is highly trusted by the emperor and has been promoted by him, the Prime Minister has always known how to deal with the emperor.

"I am afraid that I will say something that will displease Your Majesty when I come here today." The Prime Minister went straight to the point.

The emperor frowned slightly after hearing this, and he already knew what he was going to say, and said, "I thought you wouldn't say these words."

The Prime Minister stood up, faced the emperor respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, I am seventy-two years old this year. Now I feel that my health is getting worse and worse. This old bone can no longer do anything more for Your Majesty."

After hearing this, the emperor looked at the Prime Minister, who now had a head full of white hair and a hunched body, and looked like he was about to die. The unhappiness in his heart gradually dissipated.

The Prime Minister continued, "Your Majesty, when the late Emperor was in power, I was just a small editor in the Hanlin Academy. I was entrusted with an important task by Your Majesty and was sent to serve as an official in a remote place."

During the reign of the previous emperor, the chief minister had been unknown in the Hanlin Academy for ten years. After the emperor ascended the throne, in order to cultivate his confidants, he dug out the chief minister, first sent him to be an official in another place, and later, due to his outstanding political achievements, he was promoted all the way to the governor-general of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

"Your Majesty took pity on my frail health and personally sent the imperial physician to Sichuan to accompany me and treat my chronic illness. Later, he was afraid that I would die of old age in a foreign land, so he ordered me to return to Beijing to serve in the cabinet. I have been honored to be the chief minister ever since."

When the Prime Minister said this, he burst into tears.

The emperor was also quite moved when he recalled the many years of friendship between the monarch and his subjects.

"Your Majesty, it has always been rare for people to live to be seventy. I don't have many days left. My children are quite promising, so I have nothing to worry about. The only person I am worried about is Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked at the prime minister and naturally understood that what he said was completely from the heart.

The Prime Minister spoke earnestly: "I know your Majesty's worries, and I don't ask you to untie it in a short time. I just hope that your Majesty can make plans early, not to adopt the child immediately, but to select talents as soon as possible and train them carefully, so as to avoid the disasters of the previous dynasty!"