[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne":3,"chapter-ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-chapter-236":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},330353,590,"Chapter 236 - One Hundred Eighty-One","ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-chapter-236",236,"\u003Cp>Zhao Yao did not answer Tong Xi’s question directly but instead asked back, \"What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Xi suddenly thought of someone, widened his eyes in shock, and exclaimed, \"Your Highness, could it be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever it is doesn’t concern us.\" Zhao Yao’s little stomach growled again, \"What’s delicious for breakfast today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, take a guess.\" Tong Xi deliberately kept him in suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess?\" Zhao Yao’s eyes suddenly lit up, \"Snake soup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Xi was surprised that Zhao Yao guessed right and said, \"Your Highness, how did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many snakes appeared last night; it would be such a waste to kill them all and throw them away. It’s much better to make snake soup.\" Zhao Yao said, tempted, \"Let’s go, go and have snake soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Yao returned to the Fourth Prince’s tent, the Fourth Prince and Wei Mian had already set up breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smells so good.\" Zhao Yao smelled the fragrance of the snake soup, getting even hungrier, \"Snake soup porridge tastes good. Snake meat is also delicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Mian said, \"Your Highness the Tenth Prince, you’ll be able to eat snake meat all day today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A whole day of snake meat feast?\" Zhao Yao said happily, \"That sounds great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Prince didn’t expect Zhao Yao to like snake meat, \"You really like eating snake meat? When have you eaten snake meat before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had it outside the palace during my holiday.\" Zhao Yao said with a smile, \"Fourth Brother, don’t you know that snake meat from Zhenxiu Building is delicious and famous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t know.\" The Fourth Prince hadn’t visited Zhenxiu Building much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Fourth Brother, you must try Zhenxiu Building next time.\" Zhao Yao strongly recommended to the Fourth Prince, \"It’s really delicious; you’ll like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I’ll be sure to try it when I have time.\" The Fourth Prince said, personally serving Zhao Yao a bowl of snake soup porridge, \"Weren’t you hungry? Go ahead and eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Fourth Brother.\" Zhao Yao took the bowl and scooped a spoonful into his mouth, but was stopped by the Fourth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hot, eat slower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yao blew a few times perfunctorily, then continued eating. It was so hot that he gasped from the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Prince smiled helplessly and took the snake soup porridge from Zhao Yao’s hands. He scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it until it cooled a bit, and then fed it to Zhao Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fourth Brother, I can eat by myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like the way you just ate? By the time you finish a bowl of porridge, your small lips will be scalded.\" The Fourth Prince said, \"Let me feed you, open your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yao obediently opened his mouth and ate the snake soup porridge fed by the Fourth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The snake soup porridge is really delicious. Fourth Brother, you should eat some too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two brothers finished their breakfast together and then went to the Emperor’s tent to pay their respects to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor wasn’t in the meeting tent but in his rest tent, having breakfast with Noble Princess Consort Rong, Prince Dai, and the Ninth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Yao and the Fourth Prince walked in and saw the Emperor having breakfast with them, for a moment, they felt they came at the wrong time and disturbed the family’s breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Prince paused his steps slightly at this scene, then smoothly saluted the Emperor and Noble Princess Consort Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yao obediently saluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor stopped his chopsticks and asked, \"Have you had breakfast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Prince answered respectfully, \"Yes, Father, we have eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Prince smiled smugly at Zhao Yao and then, thinking of something, intentionally asked, \"Zhao Yao, were you scared to tears last night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I fell asleep last night.\" Zhao Yao said, showing concern as he asked, \"Ninth Brother, were you scared to tears last night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Prince glared at Zhao Yao and said, \"I wasn’t scared to tears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I heard there were a lot of snakes last night, very scary, and I thought Ninth Brother got scared to tears, so you asked if I was scared.\" Zhao Yao said innocently, \"Ninth Brother, good to know you weren’t scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Ninth Prince wanted to say more, the Fourth Prince said, \"Father, my Tenth Brother and I will not disturb your breakfast and will take our leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor nodded, indicating they could leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fourth Prince took Zhao Yao’s hand and withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect the Fourth Brother and the Tenth Brother to have such a good relationship.\" Prince Dai remarked in surprise, \"I noticed the Fourth Brother quite supports the Tenth Brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Prince curled his lips and said, \"I don’t know what kind of charm Zhao Yao has used on the Fourth Brother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, the Emperor suddenly placed down his chopsticks with a crisp sound, startling the Ninth Prince into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor looked displeased at Prince Dai and the Ninth Prince, his tone somewhat cold, \"Isn’t the Fourth and the Tenth your brothers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Emperor unhappy, Prince Dai hastened to say, \"Father, that’s not what I meant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",863,"2026-05-30T03:23:35.682Z","2026-06-01T04:30:10.156Z",1,"novelbin.me","5100d44eec28ac7be683aa731f3345f77f377c8cb48d63cf7ae2750bbb8b0d74","ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-chapter-237","ministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-chapter-235",1202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fministers-begging-me-to-ascend-the-throne-cover.jpg"]