Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Beautiful and Strong Miserable Dad 6
After she finished drinking the medicine, the burning taste came back to her. She hummed and shed tears, "It's bitter, Daddy, it hurts, Daddy..."
The little resentment Feng Pansheng hadn't even noticed in his heart was extinguished by Zhuozhuo's dependent call. He pinched a candied fruit, walked over and put it on Zhuozhuo's mouth, "Lick it."
Zhuozhuo licked it and found it very sweet, so he immediately opened his mouth to eat it, but Feng Pansheng was faster and stuffed the candied fruit directly into his mouth and swallowed it without chewing.
Everyone: “…”
Zhuozhuo was stunned: "Daddy!"
Feng Pansheng was also shocked. He hadn't intended to eat the candied fruit, especially since Zhuozhuo had already licked it, but he'd already swallowed it... How foolish! Feng Pansheng was displeased and raised his hand to cover Zhuozhuo's little face. "Go to sleep."
As he finished speaking, he realized the skin under his hands was burning hot, and his face immediately turned even worse. "Bai Zhu, come here. She has a fever."
Bai Zhu observed the burning eyes and tongue coating and said it was normal. If nothing unexpected happened, the fever would subside by tomorrow morning. However, he still had to be cautious. If other symptoms, such as a cough, appeared, it would not be a good sign.
Feng Pansheng looked at the child who had closed her eyes and was dozing off. He was deeply aware of her fragility. He gently poked her cheek with a sinister look, "If you don't recover by tomorrow, I will no longer care about you."
The weak have only one way to go, and that is death. If they can’t even survive the cold, how can they grow up?
Bai Zhu and Qiu Yu Qiu Feng felt a chill in their hearts, knowing their master was in a bad mood and not daring to offend him at this moment. Zhuo Zhuo, half asleep, hugged the hand that had poked her face, sniffing it like a puppy. He whimpered and bit Feng Pansheng's finger, mumbling, "Sweet! Eat it!"
Zhuozhuo tried hard to bite with his little fangs, and his saliva was all over the place.
Feng Pansheng, who had just fallen into the dark memories of the past: "..."
He stuffed Zhuozhuo into the quilt and covered him tightly. He wiped the saliva on his hands on the quilt. Finally, he pinched Zhuozhuo's nose and finally felt a little relieved. "Little greedy cat, silly boy."
Qiuyu and Qiufeng were shocked. Was their master's violent temper resolved just like that? They quietly looked at Bai Zhu for an explanation. Bai Zhu remained calm. After all, he had witnessed his master being subdued by Zhuo Zhuo too many times in the past day.
Who would have thought that the ruthless Feng Pansheng would become a sharp-tongued and arrogant person with a hard mouth but a soft heart in front of Zhuo Zhuo.
Bai Zhu was indeed a miraculous doctor, and the medicine cured the disease immediately. The next day, Zhuo Zhuo woke up with full health and called out to Feng Pansheng, "Daddy, I need to pee!"
Qiuyu Qiufeng, who was guarding the room, came over and said respectfully, "Young lady, I will serve you to use the toilet."
Zhuozhuo cried out, grabbed the bed curtain, looked at the two of them curiously, and said softly, "But I don't know you. Why are you here? I want my daddy."
Feng Pansheng, who came from next door, listened with a gloomy face as Zhuozhuo spoke softly to Qiuyu Qiufeng, acting like a spoiled child. Only after hearing the last sentence did his expression brighten. He said coldly, "You called me sister last night, but now you don't recognize me anymore?"
After saying this, he became furious. Why did these words sound so much like those of a resentful woman in the deep palace!
Zhuozhuo's eyes lit up, and he opened his arms towards Feng Pansheng, not paying any attention to what he said, "Daddy, I'm going to pee my pants!"
In modern times, Zhuozhuo would be able to take off her pants by herself, but in ancient times, her pants had strings that she didn't know how to untie, so she had to ask for help from adults. Feng Pansheng glanced at Qiuyu Qiufeng, then walked over them, picked up Zhuozhuo, touched her forehead, and placed her on the toilet.
The autumn rain and wind are making people numb, and with them around, the master actually does the serving work himself. The young lady is too favored!
After Zhuozhuo had resolved the most important matter in her life, Feng Pansheng found a rope, tied a knot, and casually handed it to her, "Take it and play with it."
Zhuozhuo fiddled with the knot, "Daddy, I'm hungry. I want to eat some crispy snails."
Feng Pansheng already knew that he had to resort to procrastination and distraction tactics, so he said calmly, "Wash your face first."
Upon hearing this, Qiuyu Qiufeng immediately stepped forward to complete their work, but Feng Pansheng had no intention of giving up his position. He wiped Zhuozhuo's face and hands smoothly without stopping Zhuozhuo from playing with the knots.
Just when the two were facing the crisis of unemployment, Feng Pansheng carried Zhuozhuo to the bed, pointed at the two of them, and said, "Let them dress you." The tailor brought the altered clothes over at dawn, four sets, and two pairs of plain shoes, all placed on the table.
Qiuyu Qiufeng came forward with the package, "Young lady, this is your servant Qiuyu/Qiufeng."
Zhuozhuo held the knot in his hand and looked over, smiling shyly as he said, "You guys are so pretty." Feng Pansheng then rubbed his head and said condescendingly, "Can being pretty be eaten? If you dawdle any longer, you'll have nothing to eat."
"Daddy, save some food for me!" Zhuozhuo immediately stopped looking at her pretty sister and kept chattering like chanting a mantra, "I want to get dressed and eat. Hurry up, eat, eat, eat..."
Her clothes were ochre red, which made her look bright white and lovely. Her hair was wrapped with colorful silk ribbons decorated with jade beads and little golden horses. When she pushed open the door and ran towards Feng Pansheng, she looked like a fairy child running out of a painting.
Feng Pansheng almost didn't recognize this pretty child as his dirty little cat. He picked her up, looked her around, and then held her in his arms.
Watching Feng Pansheng go downstairs, Zhuozhuo said, "Daddy, aren't you going to eat in the house?"
"We'll eat in the lobby, and then we'll take the carriage and continue our journey," Feng Pansheng explained casually. He had originally planned to eat in the room, but when he heard the noisy voices outside the window, he remembered that Zhuozhuo had probably never seen many people and didn't know the lively atmosphere of ordinary people, so he wanted her to watch while they ate.
This decision touched Zhuozhuo's heart. Zhuozhuo was soon attracted by the pedestrians outside the inn. She stared at them intently and only chewed and swallowed the food after Feng Pansheng fed it to her.
Feng Pansheng found it amusing and just fed him spoonful by spoonful, just like a young father who doted on his child.
The lobby was quite noisy, with guests chatting away between meals, discussing the Fourth Prince, Prince Li's achievements in flood control in Dongling County. Some praised the benefits to the country and the people, while others criticized the wasteful labor and financial resources involved, adding that the diversion of the river to Nantang posed numerous hidden dangers and warned against being blinded by the present peace.
As they were talking, they said that Prince Li came to control the flood in order to take credit for it. After all, the closest fief to Dongling County was held by the third prince, Prince Luo. Furthermore, Prince Luo had donated a large amount of money and sent tens of thousands of laborers to the flood control effort, and his contribution to the success of the flood control was invaluable.
Bai Zhu whispered, "Master, can you tell them to shut up?"
Feng Pansheng's eyes darkened, and the corners of his mouth curved dangerously. "Let them go."
Zhuozhuo, staring at an old man's pile of candied haws and practically drooling, suddenly shouted, "No! You're wrong!" Pointing at the two men talking, she said seriously, "My mother said that the fourth brother is a great hero. Without him, many people would have drowned."
The two men were displeased by the interruption and accusation of the child. They were about to scold him, but they noticed that Zhuozhuo and his companions were dressed in unusual clothes and it was obvious that they were not people they could afford to offend, so they quickly smiled and left.
Zhuozhuo was about to call them back, but Feng Pansheng fed her a spoonful of porridge. She swallowed it with great effort and said dissatisfiedly, "Daddy, I haven't even explained things to them yet!"
"You still think you can reason?" Feng Pansheng lowered his eyes and said with a sneer, "Do you know who the Fourth Brother is? Why are you defending him?"
Zhuozhuo said as a matter of course: "The fourth one is the father."
Feng Pansheng paused, looked at Zhuozhuo's innocent face, and asked softly, "Because he's your father, you say he's good?"
"Of course not. My mother said that the fourth child is a brave baby. East... well, there was a flood in a place, and no one else dared to go, but the fourth child dared to go. The fourth child defeated the flood. The fourth child is brave and powerful!" Zhuozhuo shook his head and said, suddenly throwing himself into Feng Pansheng's arms, "Daddy, you are so powerful, I love you!"
After she finished speaking, she giggled and wiggled in Feng Pansheng's arms, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy... You are the big baby, and I am the little baby!"
"..." Feng Pansheng pulled the person out of his arms, unable to help but raise the corner of his mouth for a moment, and lightly scolded, "Sit down, what are you complaining about?"
Zhuozhuo was not afraid at all. She held Feng Pansheng's hand and started to act coquettishly, "Daddy, I want to eat that!" She pointed at the candied haws that passed by the inn door again.
Feng Pansheng's emotions were suppressed, and he sighed silently, feeling a mix of emotions. He looked out the door. The old man selling candied haws had been pacing back and forth for a quarter of an hour. He had probably been eyeing this little customer, Zhuozhuo, for a while now, and now he had finally tempted him.
Feng Pansheng personally carried Zhuozhuo to buy candied haws, letting her pick out her favorite bunch, but not letting her hold it all. When they returned to the inn, Feng Pansheng pushed Zhuozhuo's little head away from chewing on the candied haws and said, "You can only eat it after you've taken the medicine."
Zhuozhuo was struck by lightning, "Daddy——"
Feng Pansheng was frightened by Zhuozhuo's intermittent illnesses. Even when she acted like a spoiled brat, he wouldn't give in. When Zhuozhuo was about to run away, he held her in his arms, pinning her down and coldly saying, "You must drink."
Zhuozhuo sighed like a little adult and bargained aggrievedly: "Daddy, can I drink it just this once?"
"I'll drink it again at noon."
"Woo woo, then I want some candied haws."
"good."
"If you go and buy it now, we'll leave in the carriage and there won't be anyone to sell it to."
Feng Pansheng couldn't do anything about this little devil, so he asked Qiuyu to go out and buy all the candied haws from the old man. "Can you take the medicine now?"
Zhuozhuo nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and said proudly, "Hah, hah, hah!"
Then she almost cried after taking a sip, but she did not play tricks anymore. Instead, she pushed away Feng Pansheng's spoon, held the medicine bowl and gulped down the medicine in one breath.
Feng Pansheng was surprised, "Zhuozhuo is so powerful."
Zhuozhuo's mouth was so bitter that it didn't feel like his own anymore. He didn't care about being happy at all and said anxiously, "Tanghulu, give me a bite!"
But in the end, Zhuozhuo was unable to finish the whole string of candied haws, because Baizhu secretly told Feng Pansheng that children will get cavities if they eat too much candy.
Feng Pansheng used the knot to distract Zhuozhuo, hid the candied haws, and then taught Zhuozhuo how to tie and untie the knot. When Zhuozhuo had learned it, Feng Pansheng suddenly said, "Daddy has to go do something. Zhuozhuo, come with Qiuyu Qiufeng, okay?"
"I don't want to. I want to be with Daddy."
"But what Daddy is going to do is very dangerous. I can't take you with me. You have to go to the capital and wait for Daddy." Feng Pansheng explained carefully. The emperor would not tolerate him, and returning to the capital this time would be dangerous. He couldn't help but resist. He knew Zhuozhuo was smart. Although she liked to play tricks, she would listen when he spoke to her seriously.
Zhuozhuo suddenly said, "Daddy, don't you want me anymore?"
"How could I not want you?"
"Because I'm always sick, I'm a sickly person, a burden, and a medicine bottle. You want to give me away, give me to them, because they can't have children." Zhuozhuo pointed at Qiuyu Qiufeng, lowered his head and didn't look at anyone.
Feng Pansheng frowned, "Who said that about you? You're the cutest thing. If you weren't a sickly, encumbered person, I wouldn't give you away."
"Then take me with you."
"Zhuozhuo, it's really dangerous. I can't take you with me this time, but I will go find you soon."
Zhuozhuo, however, didn't want to hear anything. He slowly moved to Qiuyu Qiufeng's side and sat down with his back to Feng Pansheng.
The carriage was silent for a few seconds. Feng Pansheng turned to look and saw Zhuozhuo silently crying. He was shocked. He didn't expect Zhuozhuo to be so sad. Without hesitation, he changed his words, "Zhuozhuo, don't cry. Daddy will take you with him."
But Zhuozhuo couldn't be comforted. She covered her eyes, crying, and said stubbornly, "I won't go. I don't want you anymore."
9972 felt distressed, knowing this was probably a burning knot in her heart. She had been sickly since childhood, and to outsiders, she was a burden to her parents. No doubt someone nosy had said something like this to her parents, and she had taken it to heart.
Zhuozhuo didn't understand the existence of slaves in ancient times. Feng Pansheng's suggestion to go separate ways at this sensitive time seemed to her like he was abandoning her.
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