Which Ancestor on Earth Did This?

The Old Scholar Tree was quite particular; it brought over a table and a chair, and then served up the imperial dishes from the Great Qi Kingdom.

The Old Scholar Tree said, "The imperial cuisine of the Great Qi Kingdom is different from that of the Great Xia Kingdom. Which one do you think tastes better?"

Imperial cuisine did not pursue elaborate plating with carved flowers and plants; instead, it consisted entirely of large bowls and basins, with generous portions.

These meats are all from venison, roe deer, and fat sheep hunted from beyond the Great Wall, and are best prepared by grilling over charcoal or stewing in large pots.

They would also accept wild mushrooms, wild dates, and wild apricots as tribute from the border regions to make snacks.

They also learned from the methods of the Great Xia Central Plains, making steamed cakes and stewed meat soup, but using more substantial ingredients.

In winter, I love to cook in a big copper pot, a pot of mutton and wild mushrooms bubbling and rolling.

At celebratory banquets, the grand finale is a whole roasted fat lamb, with thick slices of meat.

Zhou Wanwan sipped her mutton soup and said:

"Not bad, this mutton soup isn't fishy at all, and it tastes quite delicious."

General Qin, would you like a bowl?

Shen Xiao was stunned; they were at war.

He swallowed hard, and Zhou Wanwan said, "General Shen, would you like a bowl too?"

Shen Xiao waved his hand and said, "Isn't that inappropriate? We're at war after all. If the city gates fall soon, we'll be in trouble."

Qin Shan found a stool and started drinking the mutton soup, saying as he sipped, "Hmm, this mutton soup is pretty good."

All that could be heard was the sound of the city gates being smashed open, and the soldiers of the Great Qi shouting, "Kill them! Kill them all! Seize all their gold and silver treasures, and take all their women!"

"I want a woman, go for it."

They had just rushed in when they suddenly felt a strong force pulling them inside before they could even react.

These people from Great Qi disappeared one by one.

Tens of thousands of people from the Great Qi simply vanished without a trace.

The Great Qi general trembled with fear. "Retreat! Retreat quickly! It's a trap!"

These people retreated incredibly fast, as if they were being chased by ghosts.

Zhou Wanwan had just finished eating when she saw them running away in a panic.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled, "Coward, running away when you can't win, what kind of skill is that?"

Qin Shan smiled and said, "Oh! If only every battle were this easy. By the way, should we still rescue that old bastard from the Xie Family?"

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

"You mean Old General Xie? Save him! Why aren't you saving him?"

I'll rescue him tonight.

Qin Shan looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "You're going to rescue him? What are you planning to do with him after you rescue him?"

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said, "The Xie Family is rich, so naturally they should make Noble Consort Ning bleed a little. We've worked so hard outside, shouldn't we get some benefits in return?"

Qin Shan's lips twitched. How many waves is this?

Dealing with Noble Consort Ning was a series of challenges.

The first wave was to seize the supplies; the second wave should already be on its way.

Zhou Wanwan searched through the entire imperial treasury.

At this moment, the emperor and Noble Consort Ning stared in disbelief at the empty imperial treasury.

The Emperor roared:

"You bunch of useless trash, I told you to guard this place, what exactly are you guarding?"

Everything is gone, everything is empty.

Noble Consort Ning's legs went weak, and a group of eunuchs and maids beside her supported her, asking, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Noble Consort Ning said:

"Have someone investigate. Let those Brocade Guard investigate right now."

Who did this? Who did this? I'm going to kill her! I'm going to kill her!

The emperor was nearly driven mad; he roared:

"Summon the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, the Book of Documents of Justice, and the Prefect of the Capital."

If we don't find anything out today, I'll chop off their heads.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review muttered to himself:

"They keep telling me to chop my head off all day long. I feel like my head isn't even worth anything anymore."

Oh, God! Please save me! I'm suffering so much.

Chen Ankang, do you know who did this? If you do, tell me right now.

Chen Ankang said calmly, "Who could possibly know this? Shouldn't we investigate first?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review scoffed, "Investigate my ass! Too many strange things have happened in the capital lately; we can't possibly investigate them all."

Chen Ankang coughed and said, "We still have to investigate, no matter what! We still need to put on a show."

A group of people worked hard for a long time, but found nothing at all.

The commander of the Brocade Guard sighed and said:

"Who... whose ancestor did this?"

They moved the entire inner warehouse, at least they should have left some space!

"This is really troublesome. We can't find a single clue at all. Don't you think this is too strange?" The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was also speechless.

The Book of Documents of Justice beside him sighed and said, "I'm from the Ministry of Justice. How could I possibly understand this kind of case? It's truly a challenge for this old man."

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

The Emperor looked at them and said, "Is there not even a single clue? So many of my treasures, just vanished like that?"

Noble Consort Ning was also extremely anxious, as there were still many of her belongings in the Imperial Treasury!

All three officials shook their heads. Noble Consort Ning said, "Go and find out where Zhou Wanwan is. Did she do it?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review frowned and said:

"Zhou Wanwan? Noble Consort Ning suspects that Zhou Wanwan did such a thing, hahaha..."

I know that little girl Zhou Wanwan. Didn't she say she went traveling and having fun?

Actually, she went to the border, and besides, what could a five-year-old girl do?

Noble Consort Ning snorted coldly and said, "What is she going to the border for?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review shook his head and said, "This humble subject does not know. I have heard that she went to the border to broaden her horizons and gain experience."

Noble Consort Ning, furious, muttered, "She's certainly carefree."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review didn't know if she was carefree or not; in any case, all the clues had now been exhausted.

Noble Consort Ning, enraged, smashed many bowls and plates, shouting, "A bunch of useless idiots! You're driving me crazy! Where is Eunuch Liu?"

The young eunuch beside him said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu has gone home. It seems something happened at his house."

Then, Noble Consort Ning saw Eunuch Liu rushing back. She looked at him and said, "You have some free time, you even know to come back? Don't you know something's happened in the palace?"

Eunuch Liu hurriedly said:

"This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die! This servant just went home and found the house completely empty, not even a porch is left."

"You lackey, sob sob sob..."

Noble Consort Ning slammed her hand on the table in anger and said:

"Stop crying! You only lost your porch, what about me?"

Everything I kept in my storage room is gone! I'm about to cry! Do you know how many years I've been saving this up? Ten years!

Princess Jianing walked in and said, "Mother, what happened? I heard you lost a lot of things."

Noble Consort Ning's eyes were red.

"Who would believe that? It only took one night."

My headdress inlaid with red coral, my gold hair ornament inlaid with turquoise, my fine fox fur, my sable fur cloak...

It's all gone!