Got caught eating secretly.
Li Shengyi's cheeks were stuffed with puffiness, even rounder and cuter than the golden rabbits Qin Songmo made for her.
I haven't seen my little daughter for a long time.
Qin Songmo saw that her face was rosy, which was much better than when she was first brought back to the prime minister's residence.
After locking Qingfeng outside the door, he walked to the desk and sat down before poking his stiff little daughter.
"What? Did you get scared seeing Daddy?"
Li Shengyi suddenly came back to her senses, quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, and a smile immediately appeared between her eyebrows.
"Daddy, you're back."
"Dad, have you had dinner yet? This is the pea yellow dish I asked Lu Xing to make in the kitchen. It's so fragrant and delicious. Try it!"
Push the plate of pastries forward.
Qin Songmo lowered his eyes to glance at the plate in front of him, a hint of smile appearing in his dark eyes, "Is this the pastry that Sheng Yi prepared for me?"
Li Shengyi nodded heavily. She saw the smile in Qin Songmo's eyes and thought that her behavior made him happy.
However, when her eyes fell on the plate of pastries, she saw that the pastries that were originally piled high no longer had any tips.
While waiting for the man in front of her to return home, she ate half of the cake by herself...
No wonder she felt bloated tonight. She thought the food in the kitchen was delicious, so she ate half an extra bowl...
An embarrassed look appeared on the little face that had gained weight.
Li Shengyi swallowed, stood on tiptoe and stretched out his arms, trying to pull the plate of pastries back in front of him.
"I...I'll ask the kitchen to make you another one."
Qin Songmo took in all the expressions on her little face.
The smile in his dark eyes deepened.
Before she could move the plate over, he reached out and grabbed the edge of the plate, refusing to let her pull it away.
With his other hand, he twisted a piece of cake and put it into his mouth.
The pastries melt in your mouth and leave a lingering fragrance.
Qin Songmo narrowed his eyes because of the sweet taste.
After swallowing the cake in his mouth, he said softly, "That's it. Don't eat too much at night."
"When we get back later, ask Lu Xing to rinse your mouth. Don't damage your teeth by eating sweets."
Li Shengyi hasn't officially started changing his teeth at this age, and his small, glutinous rice-white teeth suddenly showed most of their teeth when he heard Qin Songmo's words.
She walked with her short legs, holding a solid wooden round stool and grunting as she came to Qin Songmo.
"Dad, you still have official business to attend to, I'll help you dry your hair."
Although Qin Songmo had a sickly pale face, his black hair was very smooth.
Li Shengyi reached out and took the handkerchief from his hand, and began to wipe his long hair with clumsy movements.
Seeing his little daughter's actions, Qin Songmo did not open the envelope in front of him immediately, but turned his head to look at her.
"I heard that Lord Lin's daughter sent you an invitation. Miss Lin has a good personality and is worth making friends with. You can go there someday and have some fun."
"If anything happens, don't be afraid. I'll take care of it for you."
Everyone has to take responsibility for themselves.
Upon hearing this, Li Shengyi raised his eyes and met his gaze, his big almond-shaped eyes filled with helplessness.
"Dad, I'm not a kid who always stirs up trouble."
Qin Songmo chuckled and raised his hand to pat her on the head, "I know, I'm just telling you."
"I am Qin Songmo's daughter, so you don't have to be afraid of anything. No matter what happens, I will always be there to help you. I will stand behind you and handle everything for you."
Li Shengyi was not very touched at first.
She was used to being single. Her biological parents passed away early, and many of her relatives were coveting the property left to her by her parents.
She has developed a defensive mind since she was a child.
Now that she was staying with Qin Songmo, it wasn't because she wanted to save him from danger.
But she just needed someone to rely on as she had just arrived in this strange world.
But what Qin Songmo said to her now was the warmth of family love that she had not felt in many years.
She pursed her pink lips slightly, and then nodded, as she had been wiping her hair with her head down, and agreed in a muffled voice.
Qin Songmo saw that she lowered her head and refused to look at him, so he didn't say anything.
"Shengyi came to see me today and even prepared some cakes for me. Is there something you want?"
The man's deep voice sounded in the study.
Li Shengyi was still moved. Hearing this, he immediately raised his head and said, "Of course not! I just haven't seen you for a long time, so I came to see you."
[While you're gone, no one talks about Su Jinrou and Chu Huaifeng's current situation.]
[And Meng Jiuan, he wouldn't really try to find a way to help Chu Huaifeng escape, right?]
[That idiot, how come he's even more love-brained than you? He won't listen no matter what I say, and I can't beat him no matter what I say. I can't save him...]
Qin Songmo's calm and composed complaints made him grab the wolf-hair brush beside him.
He put the letter aside and wrote on the rice paper, "Do you know how serious the locust plague in Northwest China is?"
Important matters of the imperial court should not be discussed with a five-year-old child.
What's more, Li Shengyi is a girl.
It is the rule of the Great Chu that women are not allowed to enter the court.
If someone knew that Qin Songmo was discussing court affairs with his five-year-old adopted daughter in the study, they would probably be surprised and then laugh.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, a five-year-old girl can't even recognize two big words.
Talking about state affairs is ridiculous.
But others are others.
When Qin Songmo discussed state affairs with Meng Jiuan and others before, he never avoided mentioning Li Shengyi.
At this moment, no one dared to say anything more in response to his direct question.
When Li Shengyi heard him turn the topic to the locust plague in the northwest, the expression on his face froze.
Immediately, her lips parted slightly. "I wonder if many people have no food to eat? Is everyone displaced?"
Qin Songmo didn't hide anything from her. After hearing her question, he nodded and said, "Hundreds of thousands of people have no food to eat because of the locust plague."
"After the grain and relief funds sent by the imperial court were embezzled, many people were left without food and became refugees, heading towards the capital."
"If food is not delivered in time, winter will come..."
"Many people will freeze to death or starve to death."
Li Shengyi took over his words, "What should we do? The silver and food for disaster relief are all gone, and the new ones haven't arrived yet."
"The victims of this incident are not just the common people, but also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and you, father, right?"
The locust plague was a natural disaster, and coupled with the fact that some people were deliberately spreading rumors that "the Great Chu would perish", people inside and outside the capital were in a panic.
As the prime minister of a dynasty, Qin Songmo has too many things to deal with.
Su Jinrou and Chu Huaifeng took action, spreading rumors and such. I wonder if that idiot Meng Jiuan helped.
[Mullet roe, can my father just drug Su Jinrou to death?]
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