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

After dinner, everyone was tired and went back to their rooms to rest.

Yun Qingqing returned to the room and just sat down at the table when Banxia came in with a basin of water to help her wash up.

"Banxia doesn't need your help, go and take a rest."

Banxia hesitated a little: "Miss, how can this be possible? Serving you is my duty..."

"There aren't so many rules here," Yun Qingqing smiled and picked up a handkerchief to wash her face.

Seeing this, Banxia said, "Then, young lady, I will leave. It's cold at night, so please cover yourself tightly with the quilt."

"I understand. You can go and have some rest." Yun Qingqing nodded with a smile.

Banxia turned around and walked out of the room, carefully closing the door for Yun Qingqing before leaving.

After Yun Qingqing washed up, she walked to the bed and found that the bedding was new.

Yun Qingqing was feeling a little tired, so she lay down on the bed covered with brand new bedding, and soon fell asleep.

She had a dream that she was in an endless snowfield.

The sky and the earth were covered in white. No trees or mountains could be seen, and even the boundary between the sky and the earth could not be distinguished.

There was only endless, cold white, and the silence was so frightening.

Suddenly, she saw a familiar, agile white figure appear in front of her - it was Xiaobai!

It looked back at her, then turned and ran forward.

"Xiaobai! Wait!" She struggled to catch up in the snow.

She ran desperately, but no matter how fast she quickened her pace, she couldn't catch up with Xiaobai.

"Xiaobai...don't run...come back..." She shouted at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai didn't look back.

Suddenly, she saw a huge, deep crack appear without any warning between the pale sky and earth in front of her, which had been one.

Xiaobai jumped straight into the bottomless crack.

"noob!"

Yun Qingqing suddenly opened her eyes, woke up from her dream, and sat up from the bed.

My heart was beating so wildly in my chest that it seemed like it was about to jump out.

She was breathing rapidly, a thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, and her hands subconsciously clutched the collar of her shirt.

Outside the window, the sky was already bright, and bright sunlight shone through the window paper.

The room was quiet and peaceful, with only her own frantic heartbeat being audible.

She sat there in a daze, the palpitations in her dream as she watched Xiaobai disappear gripping her tightly.

"Xiaobai..." She murmured to herself, feeling a little uneasy, "How could I have such a dream..."

Her mind moved slightly - the next moment, the surrounding scene had changed.

She appeared in the space villa, and after another thought, she came into the house.

Xiaobai was lying quietly on its soft special big cushion, with its eyes closed, still sleeping.

Seeing that it was still here, the tense feeling in Yun Qingqing's heart finally relaxed a little, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

But the fear in her dream of watching Xiaobai jump into the crack and completely disappear from her world still could not be eliminated in her heart.

She sat next to Xiaobai, reached out her hand and gently stroked her head. The real touch made her feel a little more at ease.

"Xiaobai..." She murmured softly, "No matter what happens, don't leave me, okay?"

She and Xiaobai have been dependent on each other since childhood. It has grown up with her, accompanied her through the end of the world, and accompanied her here. It is the light in her life, and she can no longer live without it.

Thinking of this, she hugged Xiaobai and said, "Xiaobai, let's be together forever. No one is allowed to abandon the other, okay?"

Xiaobai was sleeping soundly and had no reaction to her confession.

Only its warm body temperature made Yun Qingqing feel a trace of real comfort, and her heart calmed down a little.

She stopped talking and just stayed with Xiaobai quietly. After a long time, she left the space.

When she returned to her room, she heard Banxia knocking softly on the door and asking, "Miss, are you awake? Do you want me to come in and serve you?"

Yun Qingqing calmed herself down and responded loudly, "You're awake. Come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and Banxia walked in with warm water for washing. A gentle smile appeared on her face. "Did you sleep well last night, young lady? Seeing that it is getting late, I think you should wake up by now."

Yun Qingqing nodded, got up from the bed, walked to the basin rack, took the hot towel that Banxia had wrung out, and washed her face.

Banxia smiled and said, "Miss, living in the countryside helps with sleep. After living here, I fall asleep as soon as my head touches the pillow. I even dream less and wake up refreshed in the morning."

She paused and asked Yun Qingqing, "Miss, will we stay here forever? Although it's a bit simple here, life is stable and comfortable."

Yun Qingqing put down her handkerchief and said, "No, this is just a temporary place to stay."

Banxia heard this and said, "Miss, I have no relatives in this world. From now on, no matter where you go, I will follow you. I will serve you for the rest of my life."

The young lady is kind, approachable and easy to get along with. She treats the servants very friendly. She wants to stay by the young lady's side and serve her forever.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingqing took Banxia's hand and said softly, "Banxia, ​​you don't have to think about serving me forever. If you meet someone you like and want to get married..."

Banxia interrupted Yun Qingqing anxiously, "Miss, I will not marry. I will stay by your side and serve you for the rest of my life."

Seeing her anxious eyes turning red, Yun Qingqing quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I won't get married."

Banxia finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Young lady, you don't know how hard it is for a woman to get married. When my mother married my father, her life was so hard. She did all the housework, worked in the fields, and served the whole family dinner at night. She spun yarn until three o'clock in the morning to earn money, and even when she was pregnant, she had to go to the fields to harvest wheat. Even so, my father was still not satisfied with my mother. He often beat her and despised her for giving birth to two daughters..."

Her voice gradually trailed off. "Later, my father hooked up with a widow in the village. When she became pregnant, he sold my mother, me, and my younger sister. My mother and sister died in an accident while working, and I was the only one who survived. That's when I vowed never to marry, to avoid repeating my mother's mistakes."

After Banxia finished speaking, she thought of her dead mother and sister, and couldn't help but shed tears.

Yun Qingqing quickly took out her embroidered handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from her face: "Don't be sad, those hard days are over."

Banxia grabbed Yun Qingqing's sleeve with tears in her eyes: "Miss, I want to stay by your side and serve you forever. Please don't chase me away in the future, okay?"

Yun Qingqing nodded and agreed gently: "Okay, but you are not allowed to cry."

Banxia burst into laughter upon hearing this, and pulled Yun Qingqing to sit in front of the bronze mirror. "Miss, please sit down quickly. I will help you dress up."

Yun Qingqing sat obediently in front of the mirror, letting Banxia play with her long hair.

Banxia gently combed Yun Qingqing's hair.

"The young lady is so beautiful, like a fairy from heaven."

Yun Xun, who had come in looking for Yun Qingqing, heard this and immediately shouted, "My aunt is more beautiful than a fairy."

He ran to Yun Qingqing and stared at her with his big, bright black eyes.

"My little aunt is the prettiest."

Yun Qingqing burst out laughing at his cute appearance and gently touched the tip of his nose with her hand: "Did you eat honey today? Your mouth is so sweet."

Banxia smiled and continued, "Master Xun, what you said is true. Miss, you are the most beautiful."

Yun Xun immediately turned to look at Banxia and nodded vigorously like a little adult: "Sister Banxia has good taste."

Banxia quickly said, "Master Xun, just call me Banxia. You are the master and I am the servant."

Yun Xun blinked her big eyes and said, "But I like to call you Sister Banxia."

Yun Qingqing smiled and pinched Yun Xun's face: "Banxia, ​​don't worry about these empty formalities. Xunxun can call you whatever she wants. You don't have to feel any psychological burden."

"Okay, Miss." Banxia responded with a smile and continued to dress up Yun Qingqing.

Knowing that Yun Qingqing liked to dress simply and refreshingly, Banxia tied her hair into a light, single spiral bun and pinned it with a white jade bell-shaped hairpin.

After getting dressed, Yun Xun took Yun Qingqing out for breakfast.

Yun Qingqing was dragged out of the room. Not seeing her three nephews in the yard, she stopped and asked Yun Xun, "Why are you the only one here today? Where are Zhou Zhou and the others?"

Yun Xun said, "They went to the academy."

Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "Is there a school in this village?"

Yun Xun smiled and nodded, "Yes, this school was built by my great-grandmother, and the teacher was also hired by my great-grandmother. My great-grandmother said that reading can make one wise, and that all children in the village should be able to read."

Yun Qingqing pinched his face and said, "Then why don't you go to school?"

Yun Xun's eyes rolled around, and just as he was about to speak, he saw his father approaching him. "You little brat, you dare to pretend to be sick and skip school? Are you itching for trouble?"

Yun Chengyuan approached with a stern face and reached out to hit his fat son.

Yun Xun immediately covered his stomach and groaned, "Daddy... I feel really uncomfortable..." His chubby face wrinkled into bun-shaped wrinkles. "My throat felt itchy when I drank porridge this morning. I must have caught a cold."

Yun Chengyuan laughed angrily and lifted his son's collar. "Oh? Then let me take you to the doctor for a couple of injections?"

She walked out deliberately, trying to scare him: "Your symptoms must be treated with a needle as thick as a rolling pin!"

Yun Xun was so frightened that he started to thrash around, screaming, "Aunt, help me! My father is trying to murder me!"

Yun Qingqing coughed lightly, "Xunxun, your father is too fierce. I'm afraid of him, but I can't save you."

Yun Chengyuan snorted, "You little bastard, no one can save you today!"

As he said this, he held the little guy face down in his arms, raised his palm and slapped him hard on the butt, making a crisp "pa" sound.

"Ahhh! Help!"

Yun Chengxiao leaned against the door frame and laughed, "Xun'er, how did you make your father angry again?"

Yun Xun's eyes lit up and he begged for help: "Fourth Uncle, save me!"

Yun Chengying gave him a helpless look and said, "I, your fourth uncle, can't control your father. Just let your father beat you up to vent his anger. You have a lot of flesh, so you can withstand the beating anyway."

Seeing that there was no hope for help, Yun Xun could only cry out "Ouch!", his voice soft and sticky: "Dad, please stop hitting me. I was wrong~"

Yun Chengyuan stopped, snorted coldly, and flicked his son's forehead with his finger: "If you pretend to be sick and skip school again, I'll beat you up. Come on, let's go to school."

Yun Chengyuan was about to take him to school when Yun Xun immediately called out, "Dad, it's so late now. We won't be able to catch the morning class. Why don't I go tomorrow and stay home with my aunt to relieve her boredom."

Yun Chengyuan put him down after hearing this. "In that case, let's go tomorrow. You should stay with your aunt today, but you must go to school obediently tomorrow."

Yun Xun immediately broke into a huge smile, nodding his little head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yeah! I promise to go to school tomorrow."

At this moment, Yun Chenghao, Yun Chengxi and Yun Chengying came out of the house wearing tight clothes and carrying bows and arrows. From their attire, it was obvious that they were going into the mountains to hunt.

Yun Chengying smiled and waved towards Yun Qingqing, "Abao, do you want to go play in the mountains?"

Yun Qingqing's eyes suddenly lit up, "Go!"

"I want to go too!" Yun Xun raised his hand and shouted loudly with shining eyes.

Yun Chengyuan grabbed his son by the collar and said, "Why are you going? Stay home and study hard." Seeing the little guy about to make a scene, he lowered his voice and said, "There are many wild animals in the mountains, and they only prey on fat kids like you."

Yun Xun immediately looked at Yun Qingqing and said pitifully, "Aunt, I want to go to the mountains to play, too."

Yun Qingqing said, "Xunxun, we are going to the mountains to hunt this time. It is not convenient to take you with us. You should stay at home obediently."

Yun Xun said somewhat disappointedly, "Well then, little aunt, you should go as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible."

Yun Qingqing smiled and nodded, "Okay."

While they were talking, Yun Chengxiao also returned to the house, changed into a tight-fitting outfit, and carried a bow and arrow, as if he was going to go hunting in the mountains with them.

"Let's go." Yun Chengxiao said.

"Fourth brother, let's have a good hunting competition today." Yun Chengying smiled and walked forward and put his arm around his shoulders.

Yun Chengxiao slapped his hand away and said angrily, "You're always thinking about competing with this person and that person. How childish!"

Yun Chengying said with a grin, "I just want to know if my archery skills have improved."

"Come on, come on, stop dawdling and go into the mountains." Yun Chenghao urged.