Back at the inn, Yang Ruqing prepared hot water for Xiaoyu to take a bath and wash her hair. She also went to the innkeeper's and got a set of clothes from the innkeeper's daughter for Xiaoyu to change into.

Yang Ruqing then instructed the kitchen staff to bring a bowl of meat floss noodles, and she went to Chen'er's room herself.

Chen'er was there briefing the guards, when Yang Ruqing entered. He nodded at her and continued briefing the guards.

"Do as I say, just mention that there was a fight and don't bring up Little Jade."

He once again instructed his guards, the guards nodded and turned to leave the room.

When the guards left, it was just the two of them. Yang Ruqing gave Chen'er a thumbs-up.

"Quite clever, knowing how to keep it," she said.

Chen'er smiled, such a little bit of wit, isn't that just silly!

"Mother, please sit. There is something I want to tell you," he said.

“I know what you want to say.” Yang Ruqing smiled and said.

Chen'er looked at Yang Ruoqing in surprise. Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and made a shushing gesture, then smiled slyly: "Don't say it yet, let me guess."

Chen'er smirked and nodded.

I'm not a stubborn old woman at all, and sometimes I can be as stubborn as a child.

Chen'er likes women with this kind of personality to be his mother.

Yang Ruqing placed her hands on her chin, her beautiful phoenix eyes fixed on Chen'er's. "Are you reminding Mother," she said, "that before we investigate Xiao Yu's situation thoroughly, we should not believe everything blindly, right?"

Chen'er was stunned and exclaimed, "Mother, do you have mind reading abilities?" Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

Yang Ruqing smiled triumphantly and continued, "You've actually already sent out secret guards to investigate Xiaoyu, haven't you?"

Chen'er nodded again, "I think something is strange about what happened tonight. Ordinary girls wouldn't be chased at this late hour."

>“And it’s still the same group of people, split into two factions fighting over her. This isn’t simple, it might even be connected to the bizarre deaths that happened in the city these past few days.” he said.

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Yang Ruqing pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "To be honest, eight years ago I actually met Xiaoyu's father and daughter in Washe."

She was younger than you at the time, only about four years old. Her father looked like a simple and honest farmer who wasn't very capable.

“The kind who gets bullied by the butcher and can't even squeak out a peep.” she said.

“At that time, I did stand up to teach that butcher a lesson for them father and daughter, and I even sent them four kilograms of pork belly.”

“They father and daughter thanked me profusely before leaving. At the time, I remember her father saying something about their home being in Xiushui Town, south of there, near the border with the barbarians.”

“He still said that there was a mother at home, and his mother was pregnant. Buying meat was just to make up for his mother's body...”

"Since that parting, there had been eight years of separation."

>

"In these eight years, enough things have happened to change many people."

"Chen'er, rest assured, I don't have any ill intentions towards anyone. But I always keep my guard up, because in this treacherous world, if I didn't, I would have been swallowed whole long ago." she said.

Upon hearing Yang Ruqing's words, Chen finally let out a sigh of relief.

"So much the better!" he said.

“My son isn't the kind of person who likes to suspect others. He only investigated out of concern for your safety, mother.” he explained.

Yang Ruqing blinked with satisfaction, "Your heart, your mother naturally understands. This while your little jade aunt is taking a bath, wait for her to finish washing, please ask her over and let her tell us exactly what's going on."

“Then I'll compare the situation there with what she said, and we'll know if she lied to us.” she said.

Half an hour later, Xiaoyu finished her bath, changed out of her bloodstained clothes, and ate a few mouthfuls of noodles before shaking her head, finding she had no appetite.

"If you don't eat, you'll be hungry at night. You're growing up now and need to eat well." Yang Ruohong persuaded her from the side.

Xiaoyu shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Live a long life? If time could flow backward, giving me another chance to choose, I would rather have died with my mother and my unborn younger brother eight years ago!"

Hearing this, both Yang Ruqing and Chen'er were surprised. Then, Yang Ruqing frowned and asked Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, what's going on? How did your mother and younger brother die?"

Xiaoyu sat there, washing away the dust and dirt from her face. Her complexion was delicate and beautiful, like a lotus flower blooming after rain, fresh and with a hint of moisture.

>Just now, her face was really pale, and her eyes were filled with pain and hatred.

"It wasn't just my mother and younger brother, but my entire uncle's family, my aunt's family, my grandmother's family, and every man, woman, and child in our entire village were all killed!"

"If it hadn't been for me and my father going to Xiushui Town's market to buy pork, we definitely would have been killed." Xiaoyu murmured.

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Yang Ruqing gasped, and Chen'er beside her also furrowed her brow.

Yang Ruqing quickly asked, “This is a massacre! Who did it? Do you know?”

Upon being asked this, Xiao Yu's originally lovely face contorted instantly. Her fingers unconsciously dug into the desktop.

Yang Ruqing glanced at the yellow pear wood desktop, which had been scratched with streaks. Her gaze returned to Xiaoyu.

"Xiao Yu, don't get too excited first. Tell me, who could be so cruel to commit such a heinous crime!" Yang Ruqing said.

Xiao Yu took several deep breaths, barely managing to prevent herself from fainting from anger. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!

“This is my shame, and the thing I most regret and hate!” she said through gritted teeth.

"That day, I'll never forget it. My father and I were returning to the village when we saw black smoke billowing from its direction, staining the sky."

"The whole village is dead, the houses are all burned down, and mother was burned to a crisp..."

Xiaoyu's tears streamed down her face, and her whole body trembled.

Yang Ruqing quickly got up and came to her side, supporting her shoulders.

"Forget about that, just tell me who did it!" Yang Ruqing said.

Little Jade tensed up all over, painfully saying: "My father and I found Uncle who lived next door to us in a sweet potato cellar on the mountain by the village entrance."

"The uncle was also on his last breath. Before he died, he grabbed my father's hand and said, 'Please don't trust the soldiers. It was the soldiers who slaughtered our village…'"

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"Soldiers? Soldiers from the state of Daqi?" Yang Ruqing's eyes widened in surprise.

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Eight years ago, the soldiers stationed in Xiushui Town in the south were actually divided into two groups. One group consisted of Luofeng Tang and Ning Su, while the other was led by a general surnamed Zhu.

Luo Fengtang and Ning Su would definitely not do such a thing. Could it be that General Zhu was the one who massacred the village?

"Little Jade, I remember the village massacre." Yang Ruohua said.

Little Jade raised her head and looked at Yang Ruocheng.

Yang Ruqing continued, "To be honest, my husband, that is Chen'er's father, was in the military in Xiushui Town at the time. But there was also another group of troops stationed in Xiushui Town at the time. They were sent by the emperor to eliminate the Nanman and Black Lotus Sect from the flanks."

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