Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Beautiful and Strong Miserable Dad 26

Zhuozhuo cried for a quarter of an hour, but when no one agreed to go find Feng Pansheng, she knew there was no way out. She gathered her tears, quickly regained her rhythmic breathing, and angrily declared, "All of you, get out! I want to sleep here."

Qiuyu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the little ancestor stopped crying, anything was fine. After the servants left, Zhuozhuo slowly burrowed into bed, mumbling aggrievedly for a while, blinking more and more slowly. Just as she was about to fall asleep, 9972 suddenly emitted a sharp explosion.

[ah--! ]

Zhuozhuo suddenly woke up with a start, feeling very aggrieved. "Tongtong, what are you doing?"

9972 quickly lowered his voice to comfort the child, "I'm sorry, baby. My program had a problem. It's fine now. Did I scare you?"

"I was scared," Zhuozhuo said again, "but I'm not afraid anymore."

9972's voice was a little disoriented. [Baby, if you're not afraid anymore, can you just go back to sleep?]

To prevent Zhuozhuo from asking more questions, 9972 immediately played a lullaby. It watched Zhuozhuo fall asleep in three seconds before it began jumping up and down and screaming silently. No wonder Zhuozhuo suddenly woke up and looked for his daddy. That bastard Feng Pansheng had gone off to do something bad!

Just now, 9972 received a system warning and plot progress reminder, indicating that Feng Pansheng has completed the achievement of regicide and slaughtering brothers, Qi Zhang is also dead, and the next step is to go to war with the Huns.

According to the original plot, the Great Zhou would then enter an eight-year period of war, battling all the surrounding kingdoms, leaving the people of the Great Zhou destitute and sparking uprisings across the land. The male protagonist, Feng Huajun, emerged as a rising star, ultimately growing into a formidable figure capable of overthrowing Feng Pansheng's rule.

If nothing unexpected happens, the scumbag Xu Wenchang has faked his death and changed his name to Xu Dingshan to become the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion. In a few months, the heroine will go to Beijing to collect the body of her deceased husband, and then meet Feng Huajun.

However, in the actual evolutionary process, Feng Huajun never managed to overthrow Feng Pansheng's rule. The world was consumed by war, and not a single living being survived. The effects of such a brutal war would take a century to recover, and so the main system determined that autonomous evolution had failed, requiring external intervention to correct the situation.

9972 was so anxious that he was about to smoke. Seeing that Feng Pansheng's life trajectory could not be changed, the main system would determine that Zhuozhuo's mission had failed and he would be forced to leave the small world. Not only would he not be able to obtain T points, but he would also have to pay a fine.

Zhuozhuo had completed the mission in the previous world, but his rating was average, earning him few points. When choosing this world, 9972, mindful of the uncertainties of ancient paternity testing technology, had purchased a psychedelic item that would make Zhuozhuo appear to others to be similar to Feng Pan.

So now Zhuozhuo's remaining points are not enough to pay the fine. Although 9972 can subsidize Zhuozhuo, it is obvious that the mission failure can be avoided.

As long as 9972 takes the initiative to abandon the mission and leave with Zhuozhuo before the system warning appears, they can get some basic survival points. Of course, this operation is illegal, but 9972 has a special review technique.

However, due to the unexpected success in the previous world and Feng Pansheng's fondness for Zhuozhuo, 9972 let down its guard and even ignored such a crucial plot point as the envoy from Qi! Woo woo woo, 9972 blamed itself and felt sorry for Zhuozhuo!

9972 was crying silently in Zhuozhuo's mind, and noticed it the moment Feng Pansheng pushed the door open. It wanted to rush out and bite Feng Pansheng to death. Can't you just raise your child well? Why do you have to do these bloody and violent things!

Feng Pansheng already knew how Zhuozhuo had behaved tonight. He felt so distressed that he came in and quietly sat beside the bed. In the faint moonlight, he looked at Zhuozhuo's messy sleeping posture and gently covered her with the quilt. His heart, which had been restless because of the killing, slowly calmed down.

This little thing is simply a treasure given to him by God.

Feng Pansheng's eyes grew softer and softer, giving goosebumps at the mere sight of them. 9972 could almost guess what he was thinking. It sneered, "What's the point of liking her any more? You're going to lose your little darling soon!"

When it was almost dawn, Gan Song came to report that there was a battle report from the front line.

Since Feng Pansheng wanted to kill Qi Zhang, how could he not pay attention to the Xiongnu's actions? He had already quietly sent Gu Yuan and others to the border. He quietly left the room and saw a victory report. Gu Yuan led his troops to attack the Xiongnu station at night, killing over a thousand enemies.

Feng Pansheng's brows relaxed, "Reward."

At that moment, the sky began to lighten, and the sun suddenly jumped out from the horizon, awakening the entire earth. The sound of bells from the palace was heard, its distant voice piercing the quiet morning.

Everyone in the courtyard looked dignified, a kind of excitement and joy at the end of the day. Feng Pansheng said calmly, "His Majesty has passed away. Let Shen Xingyun, Zhao Chengzu, and Eunuch Wang preside over the funeral arrangements. I will enter the palace later."

Feng Pansheng had originally arranged for the bell to ring at this time, as Zhuozhuo would be awake around that time and ready to enter the palace. But after Zhuozhuo's crying the previous night, Feng Pansheng worried she wouldn't sleep well, so he decided to go later. Anyway, from today on, no one in the Great Zhou could tell him what to do.

Gan Song knew without question who had caused Feng Pansheng to change his plans, so he calmly excused himself and went to pass on the order. Feng Pansheng returned to his room and gently covered Zhuo Zhuo's ears until the clock struck forty-five.

When Zhuozhuo woke up, she heard the sound of piano playing in the yard. She wanted to run out to check it out, but when she found herself in Feng Pansheng's room, she immediately remembered the whole thing. She didn't get out of bed, but kicked the quilt away, opened her mouth and started crying, "Daddy——!"

Feng Pansheng, who was playing the zither in the yard, felt a vein throb in his forehead. The little one's crying so early in the morning was like mourning for him. He quickly shouted, "Daddy's here!" and hurried back to his room. He hugged the wailing Zhuozhuo and said gently, "Whose little cat is this? He's crying so pitifully."

Zhuozhuo was a quickie to begin with, but after seeing Feng Pansheng, she felt so wronged that she cried even louder. Feng Pansheng's heart was broken by her crying, and he humbly apologized to Zhuozhuo, "Daddy will never leave without a word again, and I will never leave Zhuozhuo alone again. Please stop crying, okay?"

Zhuozhuo is very smart and cannot be fooled easily. She choked up and said, "Daddy left secretly while I was asleep and came back secretly. I didn't even know it."

Feng Pansheng paused and said firmly: "No. Zhuozhuo is daddy's darling, daddy will not lie to Zhuozhuo." Just as he was thinking about how to make his promise credible, Zhuozhuo's crying gradually stopped.

"Let's make a pinky promise." Zhuozhuo said with tears in her eyes.

"Okay." Feng Pansheng gently hooked his fingers around Zhuozhuo's and said with her, "Pin. Don't change for a hundred years."

Zhuozhuo was overjoyed after receiving the promise. Feng Pansheng carried her back to her room to dress and wash her face. When she saw the zither in the yard, she asked curiously, "What is this?"

Feng Pansheng walked over and gently fiddled with it a few times, producing a pleasant sound. Zhuozhuo was delighted and kicked to get off. Once Feng Pansheng put her on the ground, she started scratching at it, making a series of strange sounds. She thought it was very pleasant and giggled.

After playing enough, Zhuozhuo remembered, "Daddy didn't practice sword today, he played the piano today. Why?"

"Because Daddy is in a good mood today." Feng Pansheng gently stroked the strings of the zither. "This is your grandmother's zither."

Zhuozhuo said, "I really want to see grandma."

"I'll take you there in a few days."

By the time Zhuozhuo finished her meal, it was already 9:00 PM. As she and Feng Pansheng rode in the carriage to the palace, she said doubtfully, "I was there just yesterday."

Feng Pansheng thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa Emperor has passed away. Let's go and see him off."

Zhuozhuo was surprised. "Grandpa was fine last night, why did he die?"

"Because I've done too many bad things, this is retribution." After Feng Pansheng finished speaking, he found this reason funny. There is no such thing as cause and effect. It's just that whoever has the ability can take revenge.

Zhuozhuo stopped dwelling on the sudden death of Emperor Zhengping and began to wonder about retribution. Feng Pansheng had no choice but to explain, "If someone does something bad, even if they aren't punished at the time, they'll pay the price later."

Zhuozhuo seemed to understand but not quite, while 9972 suddenly sneered silently.

Entering the palace, Zhuozhuo discovered that it had truly changed. The once magnificent palace now had almost no colorful decorations. It was hung with white cloth and white lanterns, and everyone who could be seen was wearing white clothes.

She looked at Feng Pansheng's dark green robe, then at her own pink dress, and pointed at the passing palace servants and asked, "Daddy, don't we wear things like that?"

Feng Pansheng, who hadn't even thought of this and no one dared to remind him, said, "...wear it. Zhuozhuo, wait a moment."

Soon someone brought mourning clothes, and Qiuyu Qiufeng put them on Zhuozhuo over her clothes. She raised her arms and said, "Daddy, it's hot."

"Hold it for a while, okay? We'll go out for a bit and take it off when we come back."

"Okay--" Zhuozhuo stretched out his voice and opened his arms for Feng Pansheng to hug him.

Arriving at Chengqian Palace, where the body was kept, Zhuozhuo was a little frightened by the solemn and sad atmosphere. She buried her head in Feng Pansheng's neck and whispered, "Daddy, let's go home."

Feng Pansheng turned around and stopped in the courtyard as he was about to enter the palace. He softly coaxed Zhuo Zhuo, "Zhuo Zhuo, please wait a little longer. It will be soon."

"All right."

The court officials, clan members, concubines, and palace maids who had been watching Feng Pansheng's actions immediately emerged from the mourning hall and lined up silently in the courtyard. Everyone knelt before and after Eunuch Wang, holding the imperial edict, arrived. Eunuch Wang read the edict aloud: "The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees..."

None of the kneeling men questioned the authenticity of the will. Just a month ago, they were still agonizing over getting Emperor Zhengping to write a confession of guilt and abdication. Who could have imagined what would happen today? No wonder Feng Pansheng wasn't in a rush at the time. Had he already decided to kill the emperor?

Yes, although Feng Pansheng acted secretly last night, the court officials all had their own information channels, and those who should know had found out the truth. Now everyone was frightened by Feng Pansheng's "shocking" method, and they only hoped to keep their lives and continue to serve as officials.

After Eunuch Wang finished reading the imperial edict, everyone shouted "Long live the emperor!" Even though Feng Pansheng left with the child afterward, which was against etiquette, no one expressed any dissatisfaction. Instead, they discussed Feng Pansheng's enthronement in front of Emperor Zhengping's mourning hall.

Zhuozhuo had never seen such a grand spectacle before, and she was still a little shocked after leaving Chengqian Palace, but she had forgotten her previous fear. She thought distressedly for a while and said, "Daddy, they all kneel to you, just like they kneeled to Grandpa before. Are you the most powerful person now?"

"Yes, Zhuozhuo, are you happy?"

Zhuozhuo didn't say whether he was happy or not, but asked worriedly: "Will such great power crush Daddy? Will Daddy be tired?"

Feng Pansheng paused, looked at Zhuozhuo, and said with a smile, "With Zhuozhuo here, Daddy won't get tired, nor will he be overwhelmed."