The news immediately caused an uproar among the people below.
Ji Wuyai was so excited he could barely speak, and he suddenly stood up: "There... there's such a good thing? Today was definitely worth it!"
Chi Yan rested his chin on his hand and scoffed, "What, you want to join in the fun? With so many people, you'd be lucky to get selected!"
Ji Wuyai curled his lip: "What if I get lucky? It's worth a try, and if I miss this chance, there won't be another one!"
He wandered off to borrow paper and a pen.
Tang Xu was also a little drunk, and he chuckled absentmindedly, "Who cares! He won't admit it until he sees the coffin!"
Chi Yan shook his head, feeling extremely dizzy.
Is this room too stuffy?
——
"There doesn't seem to be anything else to see. It's getting late, shall we head back?"
It was getting late, and since they were all women, it wouldn't be safe for them to stay out too late, so Shen Tangning suggested they go back.
Neither Gu Qingxu nor Wen Yao had any objections.
The carriage stopped in a small alley, requiring a short walk, but the streets were congested at that time, making the short journey difficult.
Shen Tangning told the other two to stay together as much as possible. She glanced at Yuan Zhao following behind her and felt somewhat relieved.
There are also child abductions in Yanjing. Last year, an official's daughter went missing during the Lantern Festival, and her concerns were not unfounded.
After finally getting back to the carriage, the three said goodbye and went back to their respective residences.
Xueqing helped Shen Tangning down from the carriage. Seeing that she was in a good mood, she smiled and asked, "Did you have a good time today, Miss?"
She nodded slightly: "It's acceptable."
Back at Ruyi Residence, she glanced at the dark study and asked, "Chi Yan hasn't returned yet?"
Xueqing shook her head, her eyes mischievous: "No, the young master finally got to go out for a while, he must be lingering here!"
Shen Tangning curled her lips slightly: "It's good to let him indulge himself a little."
But when she finished washing up, it was almost midnight, and Chi Yan still hadn't returned. She felt something was wrong: "Where's Ba Liang?"
Xueqing frowned and shook her head: "He went out with the young master, and he hasn't come back yet."
Chi Yan is a man of principle; he would never stay out all night. It's not like him to be out so late.
Shen Tangning pondered for a moment, then summoned Yuan Zhao: "Go find him, and once you find him, give him a message. If he refuses to come back, then I will have to go and invite him in person."
Perhaps something has held him back.
Not long after Yuan Zhao left, he returned, followed by a panicked-looking man named Ba Liang. Ba Liang's face was deathly pale, and Shen Tangning's heart skipped a beat when she saw him: "Where is the young master?"
Ba Liang knelt down with a thud, trembling like a leaf: "Young Madam, the young master... he's been taken away by the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture!"
Her premonition came true, and Shen Tangning's eyelids twitched: "He got into another fight and acted aggressively?"
Ba Liang was on the verge of tears, rambling incoherently: "This time, this time it's not a fight... it's, it's murder!"
"No, young master didn't kill Miss Pingting! He definitely didn't kill her!"
Shen Tangning listened with a pounding heart, finally gleaning a shocking piece of information from his words—
Pingting is dead.
She also got involved with Chi Yan.
...
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