Seeing that it was the young master's good friend, Mrs. Ruan's expression softened a lot and she took Liu Anlan's hand to comfort him: "Don't worry, Ruanruan is fine."
Liu Anlan still looked guilty: "It's all my fault. I didn't hold Ruanruan back."
"An Lan, don't blame yourself. This matter has nothing to do with you." After Mrs. Ruan said this, she looked around. Many people were watching the fun out of curiosity.
Liu Anlan was relieved to hear that the young master was really fine. Han Xiao waited until he calmed down before walking up to Liu Anlan and asking, "Young Master Liu, may I have a word with you?"
"Okay." Although Liu Anlan didn't understand why Han Xiao wanted to talk to him alone, when he saw Mrs. Ruan nodded to him, he followed Han Xiao to a place with fewer people.
"I wonder what Mr. Han wants to talk to me about?"
"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry for being so presumptuous. It's just that this is about Ruanruan, so there are some things I have to ask." Han Xiao said apologetically.
"It's okay, Mr. Han, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know." Liu Anlan knew that Han Xiao was worried about the young master, so he was willing to cooperate.
"Did you and Ruanruan encounter any trouble in the backyard today?" Han Xiao asked after thinking for a while.
Liu Anlan thought about it and said, "No, Ruanruan and I have been staying in the same pavilion and haven't met anyone."
"Where is Chen Jiabao? Haven't you seen him either?" Han Xiao's voice was a little anxious. Chen Jiabao was the first person he suspected.
Liu Anlan's face changed when he heard Chen Jiabao's name. He obviously didn't have a good impression of the Chen family. "No, we didn't get close to Chen Jiabao today. He has been trying to curry favor with the son of the county magistrate."
"The son of the county magistrate?" Han Xiao muttered to himself. Although the Ruan family and County Magistrate He had some disagreements, there was no need to deliberately cause trouble in such a big occasion, and Mr. Qinghe was also there.
"Yes, speaking of He Xiangdi, he did meet us, but he went back very quickly." Liu Anlan tried hard to think about who was around He Xiangdi at that time.
Han Xiao thought about the relationship between the two. Chen Jiabao was with He Xiangdi, and then He Xiangdi met the young master again but went back quickly.
"Where did you meet?" Han Xiao felt that something was missing.
"It was just outside the pavilion. Oh, by the way, He Xiangdi was very unhappy when he left." Liu Anlan suddenly remembered that he happened to take a look at that time, and He Xiangdi's face looked very ugly when he saw the young master.
"So, is there anything else? Did you notice anything when Ruanruan fell into the water?"
Liu Anlan thought about it but couldn't recall anything. He just heard a commotion at the back, and then the young master fell into the water. "Nothing else, it was just a sudden chaos. I thought someone at the back had fallen, and then I was distracted for a moment, and then I found Ruanruan had fallen into the water."
Han Xiao nodded. This was similar to what the young master said, but the young master said that someone pushed him into the water. Han Xiao believed that it was definitely not an accident.
Moreover, the person who jumped into the lake with him was also very suspicious. After all, Han Xiao saw with his own eyes that he found the young master and instead of bringing him to the surface, he pulled the young master's clothes first.
If he was a step late, and the young master was carried ashore in dishevel by that man, Han Xiao couldn't imagine what would happen.
This made Han Xiao even more certain that this was a conspiracy carefully planned by someone against the young master.
Thinking of this, Han Xiao asked Liu Anlan to go back first. Madam Ruan was still talking to County Magistrate He. From County Magistrate He's expression, it was clear that he wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter.
Han Xiao was holding his breath and couldn't let it out. He found the scholar who had just been walking with him in the crowd.
He didn't look at this person carefully in the water, but now the breakthrough point lies with this person.
The scholar also changed his clothes and came to the banquet. He was surrounded by a group of people and was constantly praised. This brave act was seen by Mr. Qinghe, which was a plus point.
As long as Mr. Qinghe can remember it, why didn’t I have the courage to jump down and save him just now?
This man's name is Yu Pengyi. He is a student who currently makes a living by copying books for others. Because he is ugly, he is still unmarried in his thirties. He was able to come to this spring banquet today only because of the Chen family's suggestion.
Because he had just been praised by Mr. Qinghe for bravely jumping into the water to save someone, countless people complimented him at once, and many of them secretly hated why it wasn't them.
Looking at Yu Pengyi's smug look, a hint of coldness flashed in Han Xiao's eyes. However, the fact that he pulled the young master's clothes in the lake could not be known to outsiders, otherwise it would not be good for the young master's reputation.
Han Xiao remembered this person and went back to ask Lu Ming to help him find out what his relationship was with the Chen family.
"Then I will take my leave first."
Han Xiao was still thinking about something when he heard Mrs. Ruan's angry voice not far away.
Han Xiao hurriedly wanted to go forward to ask what was going on, but was stopped by Lu Qingyun who came over: "Han Xiao, don't go over there."
Han Xiao was puzzled: "What's wrong? What happened to Qingyun?"
Lu Qingyun's expression wasn't very good either. He hesitated before speaking, "County Magistrate He defined Young Master Ruan's falling into the water as an accident. Madam Ruan just now told County Magistrate He that someone deliberately pushed Young Master Ruan into the water, and County Magistrate He scolded her."
"What?" Han Xiao was surprised. Why would County Magistrate He do such a thing? If there was an accident at the Spring Banquet, it had to be investigated thoroughly. How could he draw conclusions so easily?
Lu Qingyun shook his head: "Don't go over there yet. What can you say if you go over now? He is the magistrate and the Ruan family is just a businessman. I'm afraid they can't avoid taking this loss."
Han Xiao's expression was grim, and he kept exerting force on his clenched hands. He never expected that County Magistrate He would not give the Ruan family any face at all. Was he going to let this matter go just because he was the county magistrate?
Watching Mrs. Ruan go back angrily, Han Xiao felt a little powerless for a moment. He was too weak, so weak that he could only swallow his anger when encountering a little thing.
Seeing Han Xiao's uncertain expression, Lu Qingyun was a little worried: "Han Xiao, don't be like this. I'll talk to my father when I get home. He will definitely find a way to give Ruan Zhu justice."
Han Xiao still didn't say anything, with an expressionless face. Seeing that Han Xiao was in a bad mood, Lu Qingyun quickly pulled him to a place where there was no one, fearing that Han Xiao would not be able to help but beat someone up.
Lu Qingyun saw Han Xiao with his head down, not saying a word or moving, and he was extremely anxious. What was going on?
After a while, Han Xiao took two steps, walked to a tree and hit the trunk hard. With a bang, Lu Qingyun was frightened and hurried to Han Xiao's side.
Han Xiao's expression had improved a lot at this moment, he even looked much gentler, but his eyes were cold and his hands were covered with bright red blood.
Lu Qingyun was frightened. "Han...Han Xiao, are you okay?"
"It's okay, what can happen to me? Let's go back and don't let some people wait anxiously."
After saying this, Han Xiao strode into the banquet hall, as if nothing had happened just now.
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