I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Money kept at home has never gone wrong.

It wasn't just about money; ever since Song Chen recovered from his injury, he had been doing all the heavy chores at home, such as carrying water and chopping wood, which made Liu Yanxi feel embarrassed, since those were things that should have been done by him.

However, every time Liu Yanxi brought this up with Song Chen, he would just laugh and say it was okay. He was free anyway, and since he lived here, he should at least do his part.

Recently, when asked to help make fried chicken or something, Song Chen has never complained.

Unlike some pedantic men who haven't read many books and use the "gentleman keeps away from the kitchen" mentality to avoid housework.

The more Liu Nanjia thought about it, the more she realized that Song Chen had done so much quietly. It seemed that their family could no longer do without him.

Thinking about it this way, she couldn't sleep even more. It turned out that Song Chen's experience was even more tragic than she had originally thought. She had thought it might be a struggle between powerful families, a revenge killing or something like that.

If that's the case, then Song Chen still has a sliver of a chance to get revenge.

But my enemy is the Emperor. Alas.

It's not that she favors Song Chen, well, she does favor him a little. After all, she's spent more than two months with him, so it's natural to favor someone you're familiar with.

Moreover, it's not that she's a conspiracy theorist; throughout history, how many military generals have met tragic ends because their achievements overshadowed those of their superiors, arousing the suspicion of the royal family?

Perhaps, that Marquis of Yong'an was just like that.

Recalling the moment when that person mentioned "treason and collusion with the enemy," Song Chen reacted the most strongly, and Liu Nanjia felt even more certain that she had discovered the truth.

So she quietly got up to see if Song Chen was asleep. He probably couldn't sleep after hearing such tragic news about his parents.

Liu Nanjia stepped out of the room and found that Song Chen's room was ajar. She continued walking into the courtyard and, by the moonlight, she indeed saw Song Chen's figure.

He sat in a rocking chair in the courtyard, his hands behind his head, looking at the sky, lost in thought.

Liu Nanjia walked over, and Song Chen heard the footsteps at that moment. Seeing that it was her, he didn't move.

"Can't sleep?" Liu Nanjia asked softly.

"Hmm," Song Chen simply replied without saying anything more.

Liu Nanjia didn't mind, feeling that Song Chen was showing some of his true colors, which was more genuine than when he came back at night to talk to his brother and sister.

She hesitated for a moment, but still asked directly, "The Marquis of Yong'an that those two people mentioned in town, is he your father? Are you the youngest son who is studying away from home?"

Song Chen was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

Although she had already guessed it, Liu Nanjia still sighed upon receiving a positive reply.

"Sigh, I didn't expect your enemy to be so powerful. Would you be willing to tell me about him? I remember, your original surname was An?"

This time, Song Chen reacted. He gave a bitter laugh. "Enemies? How do you know they're enemies? And not them...deserving of their fate? Now you know I'm the son of a sinner, and I deserved to die too. Will you drive me away?"

After saying that, he raised his eyes and stared at Liu Nanjia.

Although Liu Yanxi is the older of the three siblings and is a man, Song Chen always felt that Liu Nanjia was the one who truly made the decisions in this family.

“Don’t even think about running away. If you run away, who will work for me? I’ll be exhausted if I run a business all by myself. Otherwise, my brother will have to run back and forth and work himself to death.”

Liu Nanjia deliberately used an exaggerated tone, and sure enough, she saw Song Chen look relieved after she finished speaking.

Then he continued, "Whether they are guilty or not, to you, the person who killed your parents is your enemy. As the saying goes, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. The emperor is high above all others. If he doesn't like someone, it's very easy for him to frame them. There are so many wrongful convictions in history, and many loyal ministers and generals have been wronged. I have confidence in my judgment of people. With your good upbringing, your family environment must have been quite good. So I think it's more likely that it's a miscarriage of justice."

"But it's not the same either. Even with my grandfather's character, he still produced such good people as my father and the three of us. Maybe you're the good one in your family?"

After hearing Liu Nanjia's words, Song Chen couldn't help but smile wryly, unsure whether she was praising him or bragging about herself.

Even he wouldn't dare to say something as treasonous as directly stating that the emperor had been wronged.

This girl from a small mountain village spoke so frankly, without the slightest fear.

Song Chen knew that his parents and brothers must have died long ago, but after suddenly hearing the definite news today, he couldn't get over it and couldn't sleep, so he went to sit in the yard in the middle of the night.

He didn't think about anything. Revenge was impossible. He himself had only survived by sheer luck. Alone, what right did he have to talk about revenge?

He was sitting there, his mind flashing back to moments he had spent with his parents and brothers: his father teaching him martial arts, his brother taking him out to play, and being punished by his mother when they got home... and many more.

Actually, he's been frequently waking up from nightmares lately, dreaming of his family members being beheaded and their bodies displayed in public, their eyes wide open in death. Today, he overheard those two talking, saying his father was insatiable, but it was clearly...

Anger, hatred, longing, guilt, confusion and other emotions choked him up, making him feel suffocated, so he came out to sit in the yard.

Until Liu Nanjia arrived.