The Ancient Growth Diary of a Little Zombie

Listening to Duke Dingguo's righteous and specious arguments, the emperor behind the desk silently raised his eyes and glanced at the top of his head.

He now has some doubts as to whether his biological son is among those boys who were beaten.

"So, according to your Majesty?"

The emperor still pretended to be confused and continued to talk, and Duke Dingguo immediately understood what he meant.

"Your Majesty, the young prince has just made great contributions to the future generations of Daxia.

If Your Majesty were to punish us for such a trivial matter, it would chill the hearts of the people.

I hope Your Majesty will be magnanimous and withdraw the punishment!"

The emperor looked troubled. "But... well, that girl did something wrong. If I don't punish her, wouldn't it chill the hearts of my ministers?"

Upon hearing the emperor's pretentious and high-sounding words, Duke Dingguo was paralyzed.

I've never seen anyone who wants so much, so shameless!

The emperor not only doesn't want to offend either side, he even wants to earn a good reputation for himself!

Just point at this old father who is the victim and laugh as much as you can, right?

But what kind of punishment can satisfy this biased emperor and make the little girl willing to accept it?

Duke Dingguo racked his brains, and finally managed to stammer out a sentence after a long while:

"If Your Majesty insists on punishing me, then... then why not punish me by not letting my eyes sleep tonight?"

After these words were spoken, even the emperor, who usually did not like to show his emotions, could not help but widen his eyes slightly.

Can’t sleep with your eyes open?

I didn’t expect it~ I didn’t expect it!

Among all his ministers, there is actually such a talented person!

"Okay, okay! My dear, what you said makes perfect sense~

How about asking you to go to the Sang Mansion and deliver the decree on my behalf?"

"Your Majesty~~"

Is this something glorious?

Seeing that Duke Dingguo looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears, the emperor finally felt satisfied and put away his evil thoughts.

"Haha~ It was just a joke, how could the Duke be so easily teased?

That's all~

Come, go to my private vault and get that century-old mountain ginseng!"

Soon after the emperor finished speaking, a eunuch pushed the door open and came in holding a mahogany box.

"Your Majesty~"

The emperor waved his hand, signaling the eunuch to present the things to the Duke of Dingguo.

Duke Dingguo took it with a look of panic, then looked up at the emperor hesitantly, wanting to say something.

Before he could ask any questions, the emperor took the initiative to answer his questions.

"Take it back and give Qian'er that child some nourishment~"

In fact, the emperor still felt a little guilty. After all, he had beaten the child so badly, and he didn't know whether the ginseng would heal him or not.

But he doesn't have any more...

Alas~ It’s so sad to say.

Which emperor’s private treasury is not filled with countless treasures? But the precious medicinal materials that can be collected in the emperor’s private treasury should be at least hundreds or thousands of years old, right?

Which emperor could be as shabby as him? A mere hundred-year-old ginseng has become his most precious treasure.

"I, your humble servant, thank you on behalf of my son, Your Majesty!"

Although the little girl had already apologized, Duke Dingguo did not hesitate at all to get something more from this stingy emperor and agreed immediately.

"Alright, it's getting late. If you have nothing else to do, my dear, please leave."

I don’t know if it was because the most precious treasure was given away, but the emperor felt sad and directly ordered them to be driven away.

Duke Dingguo was stunned when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, that tricycle..."

The emperor held his forehead with a headache, then waved his hand and couldn't help but speak in a stern tone.

"I have already known about this matter. It is getting late. Duke, please do not worry your wife and children at home. Go home early."

Tricycle?

Haha~ Is it that he doesn’t want it?

But unless that girl is willing to take her things, why would it be so easy to keep them?

Duke Dingguo, who failed to achieve his goal, finally walked out of the palace with a dejected look on his face, holding the hundred-year-old ginseng given by the emperor.

But he didn't know that after he left the palace, the palace gate, which should have been closed immediately, was not locked for a long time.

Until a low-key and luxurious carriage slowly drove out.

It’s not a good idea to keep the little girl’s things in mind, but you still have to keep them in mind.

Don’t be fooled by the emperor’s nonchalant look at first; it was all an act.

As soon as the Duke left, he rushed to the Yongchang Palace.

If you want to know about the little girl, you'd better ask Huo Yunting.

In Huo Yunting's father's study.

The emperor took off his bright yellow dragon robe and changed into a dark-patterned brocade robe. He looked less intimidating and more approachable.

Sitting across the table from the emperor was his younger brother Huo Lingxing, and standing in front of them was Huo Yunting, who looked confused.

It seems like I should be called in, but I still don't know what the situation is.

"Ahem, Yunting, come on, kneel down. Uncle wants to ask you something."

Huo Yunting: ???

Although Huo Yunting didn't understand why his uncle, the emperor, was so crazy in the middle of the night, his knees were very obedient. With a thud, he knelt down on the wooden floor.

Then he raised his head slightly and looked at his uncle Huang in confusion, as if waiting for what to say next.

Seeing that this boy was so sensible, the emperor didn't beat around the bush and asked directly:

"Do you know what a tricycle is?"

Seeing that his uncle, the emperor, disregarded the palace rules and came in person at night, Huo Yunting thought it was some important matter.

As a result, this is it?

Although he was speechless, Huo Yunting still nodded silently to show his affirmation.

When the emperor saw this, his expression suddenly changed.

Angry.

"How come I haven't heard you mention such an important matter to me?"

Huo Yunting was bewildered when he heard this: "Ah? Didn't you mention it?"

Then he thought about it carefully.

Well, it seems that it was not mentioned.

But this cannot be blamed on him. After all, there are so many things about the little girl that one could talk about them for three days and three nights without finishing.

So it’s normal to accidentally miss one or two items, right?

"What is this tricycle, my royal brother?"

Huo Lingxing believed that he had been following the little girl around for a long time, so how could there be something he didn't know?

The emperor was so angry that he didn't give a good look to his brother even though he was born to the same mother.

"Why do you ask me? If I knew, why would I come here at night?"

The older brother takes out his anger on his younger brother.

Where can the younger brother vent his anger?

"What are you standing there for, little brat? Hurry up and tell me!"

Huo Yunting, who was at the bottom of the food chain, was almost laughing at their actions.

Look at his father's eager-to-learn look, and then look at his uncle's envious and jealous face.

Okay, okay, you have to listen to me, right? Don’t blame me if you get pink eye later!

“To be honest with you, Uncle Huang, not only do I know what that tricycle is, I’ve seen it with my own eyes and even ridden it.

There are two types of tricycles, one of which requires human power to drive.

The other kind~does not rely on human or animal power...”