Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Beautiful and Strong Miserable Dad 15
Zhuozhuo, half asleep, caught the key words and asked drowsily, "What is a fire?"
9972 answers: [It's on fire.]
"The prison is on fire."
Zhuozhuo sat up abruptly, "Daddy's in the prison!" She didn't want to sleep anymore. She crouched beside the bed and slowly retreated to the footstool, not even bothering to put on her shoes before running out. Yuzhu and the others chased after her, but they didn't dare to stop her, so she made it to the main hall without a hitch.
Although the Heavenly Prison was set up in the palace by emperors of all dynasties to intimidate the court and the people, it was actually far away from where the emperor, concubines and descendants lived. The reason why some people shouted in panic was because there were two princes imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, but the palace people soon calmed down.
So when Zhuozhuo ran out, she was a little confused when she saw the palace servants acting as if nothing had happened. However, she didn't care about these strange things and didn't wait for the eunuch to report them. She ran over and banged on the door with her little fists raised. "Grandpa! Come out quickly! The prison is on fire! I need to go find Daddy!"
She had already decided to find Feng Pansheng immediately, no matter what. So after knocking on the door several times without receiving a response, she turned and ran out without hesitation. Eunuch Wang stood by the door, listening to Emperor Zhengping's movements and directing everyone to stop Zhuozhuo.
Zhuozhuo had no way of running away from the crowd of adults chasing her. She anxiously shouted, "Stop!"
In the hazy night, Zhuozhuo's delicate and lovely little face was cast in shadow. With a cold and intimidating look, she mimicked Feng Pansheng's expression and tone and said, "All of you, step back!"
The palace maids were genuinely stunned for a moment, looking at each other and taking a few steps away. Zhuozhuo saw the opportunity and ran. Behind him, he heard the Emperor Zhengping's voice, an indistinct voice, "How are you going to get there? You don't know the way."
Zhuozhuo hated the words "I don't know the way"; otherwise, she would have returned to Feng Pansheng long ago. She turned and looked at Emperor Zhengping, shouting, "I can ask for directions with my mouth! I can see with my eyes! I will find my father!"
Every word contained unshakable determination and indomitable courage. After saying that, Zhuozhuo ran out of Chengqian Palace without looking back.
9972 was also shocked by Zhuozhuo's momentum just now, so he dared to remind her weakly, "Zhuozhuo, you're not wearing shoes, why don't you find someone to hold you?"
Although this is only the second world he's been collaborating with Zhuozhuo, 9972 already has a wealth of parenting experience, one of which is the profound impact that environment has on a child. In the original world, Zhuozhuo was frail and sickly, and was protected by his parents. As a result, he was innocent, cute, quiet, and fragile.
In Qin Jin's world, because he came into contact with so many people in the president's office, Zhuozhuo quickly revealed his cheerful and lively nature, like a little sun, and also showed his talent in leadership, organization and business.
In this world, a month of life in the mountains made Zhuozhuo brave and fearless. After being with Feng Pansheng, Zhuozhuo showed his naughty and quirky personality.
Furthermore, because no one in this world spoke to Zhuozhuo in a childlike tone, her language was very different from before. She could speak long sentences with ease, and her words and phrases were beyond childishness.
In conclusion, children have a very strong learning ability, and Meng Mu's three moves were indeed very wise.
Zhuozhuo shook his head calmly, "No, everyone here listens to Grandpa. What if they take me back?"
After leaving Chengqian Palace, Zhuozhuo determined the direction of the Heavenly Prison by observing the expressions of the palace servants and guards, and combining his own memory with that of others, and then moved forward in that direction without fear.
In ancient times, when resources were scarce, even the imperial palace couldn't light every corner. Zhuozhuo often walked into drenched darkness. She had never walked alone at night before. Darkness was a natural fear for everyone, and the unknown within was even more daunting.
But Zhuozhuo would hesitate and wander, but never backed down in the end.
Once, Zhuozhuo was crossing a rockery. Under the dim moonlight, the bizarrely shaped rocks and trees looked like monsters quietly waiting for their prey, casting bizarre shadows everywhere. Zhuozhuo couldn't help but recall all the horror stories he'd heard, and tears quickly filled his eyes.
9972 wanted to back out, but was afraid that speaking out would disturb Zhuozhuo, so he forced himself to remain silent. Then he watched Zhuozhuo wipe away his tears, clenching his fists to encourage himself, "Zhuozhuo, don't be afraid, Daddy is waiting for me. The prison is on fire, and Zhuozhuo has to go protect Daddy."
Fire was a pressing matter. As Feng Pansheng and Zhuozhuo hurried along, he noticed she was trying to play with fire. He had someone cut a barrier around a small patch of woods and then set it on fire. The weather was dry, and in the blink of an eye, a small flame grew into a raging blaze that consumed the entire forest.
This kind of practical education left a deep impression on Zhuozhuo.
Zhuozhuo quickly ran across the rockery and arrived at the Imperial Garden. From there, she could see a ball of red and yellow light in the direction of the prison, like the sun about to rise. But Zhuozhuo was not happy at all. She choked up and said, "The fire has burned to the ground."
What would that underground prison cell look like if it burned down?
Zhuozhuo ran while crying. Because she was too concerned, she never considered the possibility that the fire might only burn the buildings on the ground.
For the sake of viewing and playfulness, the Imperial Garden has designed many messy paths, and the ground is paved with different road surfaces, including flagstones, bricks, gravel, jade, granite, etc. Suddenly there was movement in front of him, and Zhuozhuo panicked for a moment, accidentally falling, and fell straight into the flowers beside him.
In fact, falling in a bush of flowers would be safer than falling on a gravel road, but the premise is that the flowers are thornless. Unfortunately, there was a large bunch of roses next to Zhuozhuo.
Seeing that Zhuozhuo was about to fall on the rose bush, a big hand picked him up steadily, and then checked him from front to back and left to right like playing with a doll. When the person saw Zhuozhuo's scarred little feet, a storm of anger formed in his eyes.
Zhuozhuo had already recognized the person and shouted in surprise, "Daddy!"
Feng Pansheng held Zhuozhuo in his arms with one hand and said softly, "It's Daddy, why did Zhuozhuo run away? Who bullied you?"
He raised his eyes and saw the palace maid following Zhuo Zhuo not far away, with murderous intent in her eyes.
The eunuchs sent by Emperor Zhengping to protect Zhuozhuo were grieving. How could they dare to bully Zhuozhu? Would King Li start a massacre here? His sword was still dripping with blood!
Zhuozhuo was so happy to finally be reunited with Feng Pansheng that he clung to his neck, his cheek pressed against his, and kept saying, "Daddy, I missed you so much." Feng Pansheng walked with the swift gait of a dragon and a tiger, responding to Zhuozhuo with sweet nothings.
After a while, Zhuozhuo released her surprise and began to recount how she had braved all the obstacles to find him. She described how the journey from Chengqian Palace to the Imperial Garden was even more difficult than the pilgrimage to obtain Buddhist scriptures. She had gone through countless hardships to get here.
Feng Pansheng is a suitable listener. He would say things like "This is too scary", "How did Zhuozhuo overcome it", "Zhuozhuo is so brave", "And then", "Zhuozhuo is awesome" at appropriate times, guiding Zhuozhuo to vent the negative emotions accumulated along the way while talking.
Later, Zhuozhuo, like a happy little bird returning from an adventure, leaned on Feng Pansheng's shoulder and chirped, asking him if he was hurt and how he found her.
Feng Pansheng said briefly, "The prison was on fire, and Daddy ran out. He ran fast and wasn't hurt."
He came to a palace, placed Zhuo Zhuo on the table, and said, "Bai Zhu, come here."
Bai Zhu immediately stepped forward to check the injury on Zhuo Zhuo's foot, which was indeed very serious.
The main problem is that children have tender skin and fragile bones, and walking too much will damage their bones, let alone running such a long distance barefoot. Not only did I get several blisters, but there were also cuts and scrapes of various sizes all the way up to my ankles, and the entire sole of my foot was swollen.
Even though he was injured like this, Zhuozhuo didn't even cry out in pain after seeing Feng Pansheng. He was just busy being happy.
Zhuozhuo then noticed that Feng Pansheng was followed by several people, including people she knew, Bai Zhu, Gu Yuan, Chen Xingyun, Qiu Yu, Qiu Feng, and several others she didn't. She happily greeted the few people she knew, then yawned and said softly, "Daddy, I want to go to sleep."
"Go to sleep, daddy will hold you." Feng Pansheng patted Zhuozhuo's back gently and raised his sleeves to block the light for her.
Those who had never seen Zhuozhuo were stunned by the scene, but they didn't dare to watch openly, so they watched secretly. However, no matter how they watched, they found it incredible. Shen Xingyun and Gu Yuan were also shocked. In just a short time, Feng Pansheng's attitude towards Zhuozhuo had changed so much.
Zhuozhuo was truly exhausted today and fell asleep in no time. Feng Pansheng carefully adjusted Zhuozhuo's position while Bai Zhu pricked the blisters on her feet. Bai Zhu's technique was steady, barely disturbing her sleep.
After popping the blisters, he cleaned his dirty feet, then applied some medicine and bandaged them. Once he was done, Feng Pansheng laid Zhuozhuo on the bed, letting Qiuyu Qiufeng watch over her.
At this moment, a guard came to report, "Master, the emperor has given a verbal order."
Feng Pansheng arrived at the front hall. Eunuch Wang and the others were still waiting there. He didn't even look at them and asked nonchalantly, "What did he say?"
Eunuch Wang didn't dare to bother with Feng Pansheng's attitude and said respectfully, "His Majesty has issued a directive: 'Send two imperial physicians to attend. Zhuozhuo should not take any discomfort lightly. All medicinal herbs from the Imperial Hospital are at your disposal.' Your Highness, the little princess is very cute and lovable. She has always been thinking of you."
Observing Feng Pansheng's expression, Eunuch Wang recounted Zhuozhuo's every behavior since arriving at Chengqian Palace. As befits the powerful eunuch chief, he wrote down Zhuozhuo's every word and recounted it vividly and coherently.
Feng Pansheng listened with his eyes closed, picturing Zhuozhuo's face as he spoke and acted. Then he felt a pity that he hadn't actually seen it with his own eyes. If it weren't for Emperor Zhengping, he wouldn't have had to be separated from Zhuozhuo for so long.
Although Feng Pansheng sent people to release or kill the prisoners in the sky prison, and Emperor Zhengping also sent out the troops he could mobilize to encircle Feng Pansheng, but that night, neither side had a falling out, and the entire palace was calm before the storm.
Feng Pansheng knew that it wasn't that the Zhengping Emperor didn't want to deal with him now; it was simply that after the encirclement and suppression failed, he feared he would, in a rage, storm from the Heavenly Prison to Chengqian Palace. Unable to defeat him by force, the Zhengping Emperor planned to mobilize the officials at the next morning's court to force a confession.
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