Shen Tangning's eyes sharpened: "What exactly happened?"
Ba Liang looked up in alarm, pretending to recall: "I heard that Miss Pingting is going to perform a dance tonight. Young Master Ji and the others suggested going to watch. The Second Young Master was not happy about it, but he didn't want to spoil their fun. Because the boat tickets were expensive, I didn't go on the boat with you."
...
He remembered that the beautiful young lady had already finished dancing, and many people had left the lakeside, but some people still lingered around, reluctant to leave, since the beautiful young lady had said she would pick a few people to chat with.
Everyone hopes that good fortune will come their way.
Eight ounces wasn't interested in that. He used the snack money the young master had given him to buy a bag of roasted chestnuts. The fragrant chestnuts were sweet and sticky, and he squinted his eyes happily.
Just then, gasps of surprise rose from all around.
Ba Liang instinctively looked up and only caught a glimpse of a figure rapidly descending on the painted boat.
Someone jumped into the lake!
He was so startled that his hand trembled, and the roasted chestnuts fell to the ground with a thud.
People nearby exclaimed in shock, "It's Pingting! Pingting jumped into the lake!"
Upon hearing this, Ba Liang broke out in a cold sweat. Why would a perfectly healthy person suddenly jump into the lake?
In an instant, many people jumped down to rescue him. His eyelids were twitching violently, and he didn't bother to pick up the roasted chestnuts on the ground. Instinctively, he went to look for his young master: "Young master! Young master!"
Weiyang Lake was so vast that it took almost half an hour for Pingting to be discovered. When she was pulled out of the water, she was already lifeless.
Ba Liang finally found Chi Yan, but he was dragged out by the officials. When Ba Liang saw him, Chi Yan looked somewhat dazed.
"Young master! What right do you have to arrest my young master?!"
Eight ounces rushed forward to snatch the person, but was kicked to the ground by the officer.
The other party's expression was cold: "Your young master is suspected of a murder case, and we need to take him back for investigation!"
Ba Liang stared wide-eyed in disbelief, only able to watch helplessly as people took Chi Yan away.
Xiao Yu went berserk upon seeing Chi Yan, rushing forward and punching and kicking him, his eyes bloodshot: "Chi Yan, you beast! What did you do to Miss Pingting? Why did you force her to jump into the lake and commit suicide?!"
Chi Yan remained in a daze and did not respond.
After much difficulty, Ba Liang learned that Ping Ting jumped into the lake from the private room where Chi Yan was. Someone saw her linger by the window for a while, as if she had an argument with someone, before she resolutely jumped into the lake.
Opinions on this matter vary widely.
But without a doubt, the finger is pointing at Chi Yan.
The most widely circulated story is that Chi Yan, drunk, tried to take liberties with the beautiful young woman, but she refused to comply even at the cost of her life. In despair, Chi Yan jumped into the lake to preserve her chastity.
Ba Liang refused to believe it; his young master was not that kind of lecherous man!
"Young Madam, you must believe in your young master! Not only is he a heavy drinker and rarely gets drunk, but even if he does get drunk, at most he'll sleep with a rooster all night. He would never do something so heinous!"
"You said your young master has an excellent alcohol tolerance?" Shen Tangning keenly caught the key words.
Eight Liang nodded blankly: "That's right!"
This is probably aimed at Chi Yan!
Shen Tangning's face suddenly darkened: "What about Ji Wuyai and Tang Xu?"
Ba Liang shook his head blankly: "It is said that when the incident occurred, Young Master Ji and Young Master Tang were not with you, but the officials still took them back for investigation."
What a coincidence?
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