Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

Zhao Chunying warmly invited the two little ones to sit down.

Shen Zhaoning was too short to reach the tall chair. Just as Zhao Chunying was about to pick her up, she saw her climb up on her hands and feet and sit properly on the chair.

Although Shen Zhaoning wanted to appear dignified and composed, her short legs could only hang down a little bit, which hindered her dignified demeanor.

Zhao Chunying chuckled, then noticed the two little ones looking at her. She wiped away her tears and said...

"Go quickly and tell the kitchen to make some pastries that the children like."

Perhaps it was because of their blood ties, or perhaps it was because the two little ones were just so adorable, but the more Zhao Chunying looked at them, the more she liked them.

"Where is your grandmother? Why did she send you two children here by yourselves?"

Zhao Chunying frowned. Although the northern border was relatively peaceful compared to other cities, there were still cases of cannibalism. What would happen if these two little ones were captured?

Are the Shen family members out of their minds? How could they let two such young children run around like this?

Could it be that the Shen family started mistreating the two children after their daughter died?

The more Zhao Chunying thought about it, the more upset she felt.

Shen Yu lowered his eyes and remained silent, but Shen Zhaoning burst into tears.

"Waaah, Grandma."

"A lot of bad people were bullying Grandma! My second aunt chased them away, and those bad people said they were going back to bring people to teach Grandma a lesson. We heard that Grandpa and Uncle are very powerful, so we thought of coming here to ask Grandpa and Uncle for help."

"Grandmother, please, please find a way to save us."

Zhao Chunying frowned, put her hands on her hips, and scolded.

"A bunch of worthless bastards! Which cave's turtles have become demons and dare to run wild in my northern border region? They even dare to bully my grandson, Zhao Chunying! They're really tired of living."

"Who! Who dares to bully you? Tell your grandmother right now, and she'll avenge you!"

Shen Zhaoning clapped his hands obsequiously.

"Grandma is so majestic."

"But I don't know who bullied us. I only know they were very fierce, and they seemed to be from some kind of chamber of commerce."

Shen Yu's description is more accurate than Shen Zhaoning's.

"After we were exiled to the northern frontier, we opened a grain shop to sell some grain. Who knew that because we followed the rules and sold grain at the normal price, the grain merchants hoarded the grain and could not sell it at a high price. So those grain merchants resented us and sent people to cause trouble today. Unexpectedly, they were driven away by my second aunt."

"They were not satisfied and shouted that they would send someone to teach us a lesson before they left. Tuantuan and I felt uneasy, so we came to bother them."

Zhao Chunying felt extremely distressed after hearing Shen Yu's words.

"Good child, you've been wronged and come to your maternal grandfather for help. How can you say you're bothering him?"

"Given our relationship, why are we being so distant?"

Shen Zhaoning fiddled with her fingers, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Shen Yu took over the conversation.

"But... my mother rarely mentioned my maternal grandfather when she was alive, and I never met you."

Upon hearing Shen Yu's words, Zhao Chunying burst into tears.

"What a terrible thing, what a terrible thing."

"It was all your grandfather's doing. I'm going to teach him a lesson right now."

As Zhao Chunying was about to leave, Shen Zhaoning quickly grabbed her.

"Grandmother, why don't you send someone to rescue Grandma first?"

Zhao Chunying was taken aback, but quickly replied.

"I'm so confused, I'll send someone right away."

After Zhao Chunying finished speaking, she instructed the steward to arrange manpower.

The group walked in a grand procession toward the grain shop.

No sooner had they left than the Su father and son returned home.

Su Yuanqiao frowned.

"Judging by the days, they should have arrived long ago. Why haven't we heard from them yet? Have you been searching diligently?"

Su Shaoqing gave a wry smile.

"They're my own nephews, how could I not take it seriously?"

"I have already sent people to search. My men go to the city gate to investigate every day. If there is any news, they will naturally come back to report."

Su Yuanqiao snorted coldly.

"Your advisors are all talk and no action; they're useless when it really matters."

Su Shaoqing hesitated before speaking.

"There's famine everywhere right now, and people are displaced. Could they have encountered some danger?"

"How about I send two teams to provide backup?"

Su Yuanqiao waved his hand.

"No, those people from the Inspectorate are watching us like hawks all day long. If they find out, who knows what trouble they might cause."

"I'm not afraid of being impeached by them, I'm afraid they'll do something malicious and harm the children's lives!"

Su Shaoqing lifted his robe, stepped over the threshold, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his refined face.

"Our Su family is loyal to the emperor and loves our country, and has never harbored the slightest disloyal intention. How can His Majesty distrust us so much?"

As they were talking, Su Shaoqing discovered that all the servants and guards in the mansion had disappeared, leaving the entire mansion empty.

Su Shaoqing frowned and stopped in his tracks.

Su Yuanqiao also realized something was wrong and reached for the long sword at his waist.

He took a slow step forward and shouted loudly.

"Guards! Guards!"

A servant boy scrambled out in a panic.

"General! General, spare my life! I was tidying up the backyard and was quite far away, which is why I'm a little late."

Su Yuanqiao looked the servant up and down, and seeing that there were no injuries on the servant's body, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice.

Where did everyone go?

Su Yuanqiao's aura was so overwhelming that the servant's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he swallowed hard.

"The young master and young lady just arrived, saying that someone was bullying them. Upon hearing this, the madam hurriedly summoned the servants in the manor to help them."

Su Yuanqiao raised his eyebrows and shouted in a rough, hoarse voice.

"What nonsense are you spouting? My son is still unmarried, so where did this 'young master' or 'young lady' come from?"

Su Shaoqing's eyes lit up, and he quickly pressed for an answer.

"But it's my sister's child."

The servant nodded repeatedly.

"Exactly!"

Do you know where they went?

The servant thought about it carefully.

"All I know is that I think I went to some kind of grain store, but I don't know the specifics."

Su Yuanqiao glanced at the servant with disdain.

"So stupid."

The servant felt a little wronged; he was only left to guard the house because he was slow to react and not very bright.

If he were smart, he would have gone out to fight with his wife long ago, instead of suffering the general's disdain here.

Su Shaoqing comforted the servant.

"That's just how Father is. I'm sorry you were frightened. Go and rest."

Su Yuanqiao rolled his eyes at Su Shaoqing again.

"He said he didn't mention you, right? You're really stupid. You said you'd already sent people to investigate, and look what happened! They've already found their homes, but you didn't even know they'd entered the Northern Frontier."

"You call yourself the governor of the northern frontier? You should go home and have some porridge."

Su Shaoqing touched his nose.

"Father is right, I know I was wrong."

Whether you're a prefect or just eating porridge, you'll get scolded in front of your father.

No wonder His Majesty does not value his father.

However, thanks to her father's sharp tongue, the Su family did not end up like the Shen family.

Thinking of the Shen family and her sister, Su Shaoqing's eyes darkened.