Exile: Empty half of the capital and blow up the enemy's palace

Chapter 218 What is the origin

"That's right. The Northern Desert Kingdom is truly wicked. In order to conquer our Great Zhou Kingdom, they even framed the Duke of the Protectorate for treason, resulting in the Duke of the Protectorate being confiscated and exiled."

"All the men of the Duke of Protectorate went to the battlefield to protect the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but they ended up with their property confiscated and exiled, and their family members died on the way. How disheartened Marshal Yun and his men must be."

"It's all the fault of these traitors. If they hadn't used such despicable and sinister means to frame the Duke of the Protectorate, the Duke of the Protectorate wouldn't have been confiscated and exiled."

"Yes, it's all the fault of these traitors. It's because of them that the Protectorate's family was destroyed."

Yun Qingqing listened to these voices and snorted coldly, "They are wrong, but you are not? When the Duke of the Protectorate's Mansion was slandered as collaborating with the enemy and treason, you all blindly believed it and attacked and insulted it. The harm you have caused to the Duke of the Protectorate will never be forgotten."

Everyone was shocked by this sudden rebuke and looked at each other in confusion, speechless for a moment.

The crowd was dead silent, with only the occasional uncomfortable cough. A burly man, his face turning pale and blue, spoke in a muffled voice, defending himself after a long pause: "Sir, we are just ordinary people. How can we discern the twists and turns of right and wrong?"

Yun Qingqing said coldly, "Distinguishing right from wrong doesn't require much ability, only a conscience. The Duke of the Guard has protected the Great Zhou for many years, yet you have turned a blind eye to their contributions. A few rumors have caused you to turn against them. The Northern Desert Kingdom is certainly hateful, but you don't know right from wrong. Based on a few rumors, you attack and abuse those in the Duke of the Guard who were falsely accused, had their property confiscated, and were exiled. Have you lost your conscience?"

Without the Duke of the State's House protecting the Great Zhou, how could you have a peaceful life? But when the Duke of the State's House was falsely accused of treason, not only did you not speak up for them, but you believed the rumors, attacked and abused the Duke of the State, and wanted to kill them. Now that the Duke of the State's injustice has been cleared, you are pushing all the blame onto the Northern Desert State, without any self-reflection or considering how you harmed the Duke of the State's House when you were exiled!"

Everyone's faces turned blue and red after being scolded. They lowered their heads in shame, and feelings of regret spread in their hearts.

Yun Qingqing ignored them and left, hoping that they would be awakened by her words and learn to distinguish right from wrong instead of following rumors.

It was noon at this moment. The aroma of food wafted from the street restaurants, and various aromas came from the street food stalls. Yun Qingqing didn't want to go back for lunch, so she just found a wonton stall and prepared to have a bowl of wontons at noon.

Yun Qingqing sat down in front of the wonton stall. The stall owner was a simple and honest middle-aged man. When he saw a customer coming, he immediately greeted her warmly and skillfully lit a fire to boil water.

Not far away, the owner of a stall selling sugar-roasted chestnuts was shouting loudly, "Delicious sugar-roasted chestnuts!" Yun Qingqing's eyes were attracted by the sugar-roasted chestnuts, and she stood up and walked towards the sugar-roasted chestnut stall.

The owner of the sugar-roasted chestnut shop saw her coming and asked with a smile, "Girl, would you like a bag of freshly roasted chestnuts? They're so fragrant and sweet, I'm sure you'll want more!"

Yun Qingqing nodded in agreement, "One pack please."

"Okay." The boss responded happily, quickly packed a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts for Yun Qingqing, and handed it to her.

Yun Qingqing took the sugar-roasted chestnuts and paid for them. She then returned to the wonton stall and sat down. As soon as she sat down, the stall owner placed a bowl of wontons in front of her and said, "Young Master, enjoy your meal."

The boss said this with a smile and continued to work.

Yun Qingqing looked at the steaming wontons in front of her and decided to eat the warm sugar-roasted chestnuts first. She peeled a chestnut and began to eat it carefully.

Yun Qingqing was eating chestnuts when a few men at the next table started talking.

One of the men, with a shrewd look on his face, gossiped, "Have you heard? Evil creatures have also appeared in the Northern Desert Kingdom."

"Ah, evil things? How come evil things appear in Beimo Kingdom?" A man with a simple and honest appearance said in surprise.

"Northern Desert has done too many evil things. The appearance of this evil creature may be a punishment from the heavens."

The shrewd-looking man's face was filled with excitement and mystery: "I heard that this evil creature not only emptied out Moguan City, but also emptied out the imperial palace of Beimo Kingdom."

"What? The palace was emptied?" The honest man's face was full of disbelief.

"Is this true? There are so many treasures in the palace, and it is heavily guarded. How could it be emptied?" another companion said in disbelief.

"It's absolutely true! I heard that overnight, all the rare treasures, silks, and even the emperor's dragon robes disappeared from the palace."

"What is the origin of this evil creature? How could it be able to empty the palace without anyone noticing?"

"No matter where it came from, that evil creature has done a good thing. That dog emperor of the Northern Desert Kingdom has been thinking about occupying our Great Zhou Kingdom's territory all day long!"

"That bastard emperor of the Northern Desert Kingdom got his comeuppance. He was punished by heaven and was struck to death by a thunderbolt!"

"Hahahaha, this really is God's will. The Emperor of the Northern Desert must have done too many evil things and angered the heavens, so he was struck by lightning."

"But our own palace was also emptied, and the emperor was struck to death by lightning."

"Shh! Don't say that carelessly, be careful of what you say!" Someone looked around vigilantly and reminded in a low voice.

"Alas, do you still remember the day when the Duke of the Protectorate's mansion was confiscated and exiled? The thunder that struck the clear sky for no reason, now that I think about it, it was God speaking up for the Duke of the Protectorate's mansion!"

"That's right. On the day the Duke of the Protectorate's residence was confiscated and exiled, some people who cursed the Duke of the Protectorate with vicious words were struck to death by lightning."

"Alright, stop talking now. If these words get to the ears of those officials, they will lose their heads."

Everyone shut up instantly and stopped discussing this matter. Instead, they started talking about family matters.

Yun Qingqing was listening to their chatting while eating wontons. While she was eating, someone came and sat down in front of her table. Yun Qingqing looked up and saw that it was Yun Chengxi and Yun Chengying, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Seventh brother, Eighth brother, why are you here?" Yun Qingqing asked the two.

Yun Chengxi responded with a smile, "We heard about Prince Xian's story and came to the street to join in the fun. We didn't expect to see you here."

Yun Chengying pretended to be aggrieved and reached out to gently tap Yun Qingqing's forehead. "Abao, you are so mean. You didn't even invite me when you went shopping. Don't you like me, your dear?"

Yun Qingqing explained with a smile: "Myna, I just came out on a whim. I was thinking of going back to play with Myna again."

Yun Chengying then smiled with satisfaction, and the grievance on his face disappeared in an instant. He turned and said lovingly: "Since you are out, you can't just eat a bowl of wontons. Come on, I will take you to the restaurant in front and order a table full of your favorite dishes." With that, Yun Chengying stood up and was about to leave.

Yun Qingqing said, "My dear, I've been eating too much food in restaurants and I'm tired of it. I just want to eat some wontons."

Yun Chengying didn't force her, but said readily: "Okay, then we'll eat wontons with you! Boss, two more bowls of wontons." As he spoke, he sat down again.

Yun Chengxi and Yun Chengying watched Yun Qingqing eat wontons with tender eyes. Yun Chengxi said with a smile: "Abao, your love for wontons has never changed."

Yun Chengying continued the conversation, with an arc of laughter on the corner of his mouth: "That's right! When Abao was a child, she valued wontons more than anything else. If anyone snatched wontons from her, it would be a big deal. Once, I just took a wonton from her bowl as a joke, and she got angry with me and cried so loudly that I was chased and beaten by Abao, who loved her like a grandfather with eyes like the ball of his eye." Yun Chengying recalled the past with a lot of laughter.

Yun Chengxi looked at him with a hint of amusement on his face: "You deserve it! You knew that Abao treasured her wontons the most, and that Grandfather treasured Abao the most, but you still chose to provoke Abao. It's no wonder that Grandfather chased and beat you. It's not unfair."

Yun Chengying knew he deserved the beating. He laughed and said, "Yes, Grandfather's most precious child is Abao. He gets angry with anyone who makes Abao unhappy."

Yun Chengxi added, "Baby Abao in the mansion has more than one grandfather."

Yun Chengying's smile grew wider: "Of course not. Abao is the most precious treasure in our house. Everyone loves him."

As he spoke, he looked at Yun Qingqing, who was concentrating on eating wontons, and praised: "Our A-Bao is really good-looking no matter where he fights."

Yun Qingqing: “…”

This is the case of brother and sister finding beauty in everything. Her current appearance is far from being pretty!

At this time, the wonton stall owner came over with two bowls of steaming wontons and said with a smile, "Here are the wontons, you two. Enjoy them."

After the three of them finished eating the wontons, they returned to the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion. When they got back, Yun Chengying asked Yun Qingqing to take him to find Xiaobai. He wanted to develop a relationship with Xiaobai, so Yun Qingqing took Yun Chengying to find Xiaobai, and Yun Chengxi also followed them to find Xiaobai.

Yun Qingqing knew that Xiaobai liked to bask in the sun in the pavilion, so she took Yun Chengying and Yun Chengxi to the pavilion. On the way, Yun Chengying curiously asked Yun Qingqing, "Abao, what method did you use to make Xiaobai so close to you?"

Yun Qingqing smiled and said, "Myna, I treat Xiaobai as a family member and treat it sincerely, so Xiaobai is very close to me."

Yun Chengying said with a puzzled look on his face, "But I also treat Xiaobai as a family member and I treat it sincerely. Why isn't Xiaobai so enthusiastic towards me?"

Hearing this, Yun Chengxi raised his hand and gently patted Yun Chengying's shoulder, teasing: "Xiao Ba, don't compare yourself with Abao. Abao is a special existence in Xiaobai's heart, and no one can replace him." He understood it clearly after watching Abao and Xiaobai get along. Xiaobai likes Abao very much, and even gives him a feeling that Xiaobai will protect Abao with his life.

Upon hearing this, Yun Chengying nodded in agreement. "Abao is truly special to Xiaobai." He smiled and said, "Seeing how well behaved Xiaobai is makes me want to keep a wolf by my side, so that it can treat me as a special person."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chengxi poured cold water on him, saying, "Xiao Ba, don't let your imagination run wild. Not all wolves are as intelligent as Xiao Bai and will understand what you're saying."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chengying immediately gave up the idea of raising a wolf and couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaobai is still the best, so smart."

Yun Qingqing looked proud and said with a smile: "Xiaobai is really good, no other wolf can compare to him."

Yun Chengxi looked at Yun Qingqing's proud face, his lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of doting, and said, "In Abao's heart, Xiaobai is also an irreplaceable and special existence."

Yun Qingqing nodded and agreed with a smile, "That's right, Seventh Brother. Xiaobai is an irreplaceable and special person in my heart. He is extremely important to me."

"Abao, what about me? Do I have a place in your heart?" Yun Chengying asked her jealously.

Yun Qingqing held Yun Chengying's arm affectionately and said with a smile, "Eighth Brother, you are also very important to me." Then she reached out and held Yun Chengxi's arm, "Seventh Brother is also very important to me."

Yun Chengying and Yun Chengxi smiled when they heard this.

The three siblings chatted and laughed all the way to the pavilion, where Xiaobai was lying comfortably on a stone bench basking in the sun.

Yun Chengying walked up to Xiaobai and said flatteringly, "Xiaobai, let me smooth your fur." As he was about to touch it, Xiaobai rolled his eyes at him in disgust, quickly jumped off the stone bench, and ran away.

Yun Chengying: “…”

Yun Chengxi couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw Yun Chengying's frustrated look. He patted Yun Chengying on the shoulder and teased, "Xiao Ba, Xiao Bai disliked you."

Yun Chengying's face darkened as he angrily retorted, "What a joke! Aren't you also disliked by Xiaobai? Last time you wanted to feed it, Xiaobai didn't even look at you and just turned away. How dare you laugh at me?"

Yun Chengxi argued, "I wasn't paying attention, otherwise Xiaobai would have been very close to me. Unlike you, you rushed to please Xiaobai, but ended up getting a cold shoulder."

Yun Chengying snorted coldly and said, "You're still not paying attention? I think you're powerless. Have you forgotten that when you were a child, that black cat disliked you and chased you around the yard?"

Yun Chengxi said angrily, "That was when I was little and didn't know better. Don't talk about it anymore!"

Yun Qingqing, however, became interested and asked Yun Chengying with sparkling eyes: "Eighth brother, why is Seventh brother being chased by a cat?"

"He..." Yun Chengying was about to say something when Yun Chengxi glared at him and said, "Xiao Ba, if you tell me, I will never let you go today!"

Yun Chengying looked at him and said seriously, "Seventh Brother, Abao is not an outsider, so what's wrong with telling her? Besides, even if I don't tell her, if Abao asks Grandfather and the others, they will definitely tell her everything. Instead of letting Abao hear it from Grandfather through exaggeration, it's better for me to tell her directly."

Yun Qingqing nodded hurriedly and said to Yun Chengxi with a smile, "Seventh Brother, just let Eighth Brother tell me. I'm really curious."

Yun Chengxi glared at Yun Chengying and said, "You're the only one who talks too much." But seeing Yun Qingqing's expectant eyes, he said, "When I was a kid, I wanted to pet a black cat's cub. The black cat thought I was going to hurt its cub and chased me around the yard."