The rain was much smaller at dusk, but it did not stop completely. It was like silk and fog, mixed with increasingly thicker nights, covering the entire Peking. The outline of the Forbidden City in the north became blurred in such weather, and its magnificent roof was also robbed of its glory by the rainy night. The imperial city, which once represented the peak of Chinese power, lost its power and lost its majesty. Perhaps only in the thick high walls, there was only the last persistence and unwillingness of the royal family.

Luo Lie drove a tricycle to Zhengyang Gate on time. He parked the car and lit a cigarette. Looking north, he saw the lifeless Forbidden City, which was bleak and bleak. When he turned south, he saw a completely different scene of bright lights. The royal family was in decline, and the people at the imperial city lived at least not as depressed as before. Although it was already nine o'clock in the evening, the restaurants at Xianyukou were still busy. Zhengyangmen Street was the most lively place in Peking City at night.

Luo Lie was smoking and looking around, waiting for Ye Qinghong to appear. The person who tied the bell must be untied. Ye Qinghong is undoubtedly the most critical figure in the recent series of events, and only she can explain what has happened recently. However, there was another voice in her heart that there might be someone else who asked him tonight.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the person who made the appointment did not show up as promised. Luo Lie even began to suspect that the other party had put his pigeon. Just as he began to lose patience, he saw a little girl with a red-headed rope walking towards him. Although it was already spring, the girl was still wearing a patched winter clothes. Perhaps to resist the wet and cold weather, the girl jumped to Luo Lie and smiled sweetly, revealing two snow-white front teeth like a big white rabbit, which was extremely cute. Then she took out a bouquet of flowers from behind and handed them to Luo Lie with both hands.

Luo Lie looked at the little girl who gave flowers with interest.

The girl said angrily: "Mr. Luo, you can buy flowers."

Luo Lie couldn't help laughing: "Do you recognize me?" He guessed in his heart that the child must have been entrusted by someone.

The little girl shook her head and insisted on handing the bouquet of flowers to Luo Lie: "Sister said she was waiting for you in Jiulongzhai."

Luo Lie took the bouquet of flowers, took out a silver dollar from his pocket and handed it to the little girl. The little girl shook her head and said, "I can't use that much, let's talk about it... I can't find it..."

Luo Lie smiled and said, "No need to look for it." He took the bouquet of flowers and walked towards Jiulongzhai.

Jiulongzhai, Zhengyang Street, is famous for its sour plum soup. It has the saying that quenching thirst for a long time and is famous for its nine dragons. The sour plum soup here is recognized as the number one in the capital.

Luo Lie found Jiulongzhai without spending too much trouble. Men who are used to eating large pieces of meat and drinking wine usually rarely visit this kind of dessert shop. Although there are so many people in the city, most of the people in line are women and children. Luo Lie wants to find his familiar face from the team, but there is no one who is familiar with him. While he is looking for it, a delicate voice sounds behind him: "Do you look for me?"

Luo Lie slowly turned around, but saw Lan Ximei standing tall in the dim lights. Although he didn't like Lan Ximei's character, he had to admit that Lan Ximei was born with beauty. Tonight, Lan Ximei was wearing a well-fitting black Zhongshan suit and an octagonal hat, and was full of heroic posture. Perhaps because of this hazy night rain, Lan Ximei's body lacked the charm of the past, but had a bit of a delicate and quiet taste.

The extremely neutral dress did not weaken her beauty at all. Two long black and shiny braids drooped on her shoulders. Looking at Luo Lie with a disappointed look, Lan Ximei smiled more and more happily. Her appearance was obviously beyond Luo Lie's expectations.

He walked to the opposite side of Luo Lie with slow steps. His clear eyes fell down, stared at the bouquet of flowers in Luo Lie's hands, and said softly: "Is it for me?"

Luo Lie smiled bitterly at the corner of his lips. He began to realize that there were too many scheming women in this world. Tonight's flowers were also a play directed by Lan Ximei himself. He cooperated very much to send the bouquet of flowers.

Lan Ximei happily took the bouquet of flowers, smelled the fragrance of the flowers, and her expression was filled with the girl's intoxication.

Luo Lie looked at the woman who deceived and intoxicated in front of him, and almost had the urge to expose her beautiful dream in person. He suddenly remembered all the unreasonable performances of Lan Ximei before. This woman was probably a schizophrenia patient.

Lan Ximei said: "This is the first time someone has sent me flowers."

Luo Lie could only listen to her words, and couldn't help but say, "How is it possible for you to be so beautiful?"

Lan Ximei giggled, then she took the initiative to hold Luo Lie's arm and whispered: "Maybe everyone knows that my heart is like a snake and scorpion, right?"

Luo Lie said: "I thought most women usually live in dreams, but I didn't expect you to know yourself so well."

Lan Ximei looked at Luo Lie and said, "I want to know you more."

Luo Lie gently broke away from her arm and wanted to keep a distance from her, but Kelan Ximei persisted in holding his arm again. Luo Lie had no choice but to accept this reality, and stood in the middle of the street where people were coming and going, and suddenly felt as if she was lost.

Lan Ximei said: "You want to see Ye Qinghong, right?"

Luo Lie didn't say anything, just looked at Lan Ximei with a smile.

Lan Ximei said: "Do you think it's Ye Qinghong who asked you tonight, right?"

Luo Lie shook his head. He realized from the beginning that Ye Qinghong was not so easy to show up, but Lan Ximei's appearance still surprised him a little.

"Do you just hate me so much? You don't even bother to say it to me?" Lan Ximei's words were full of resentment.

Luo Lie said: "Actually, there is no need to use Ye Qinghong's photo to make me come out."

Lan Ximei said, "What kind of favor do you owe her? Doing things for her wholeheartedly?" Without waiting for Luo Lie to answer, she gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that you are fascinated by that vixen."

Luo Lie blinked: "Are you jealous?"

Lan Ximei nodded with great certainty and emphasized: "Yes, so what?"

Luo Lie said: "Why are you asking me out just to say this?"

Lan Ximei said, "Ye Qinghong is lying to you."

Luo Lie frowned: "Have you seen her?"

Lan Ximei said, "I'll take you to a place."

“Where?”

"When you get there, you will understand everything."

The place where Lan Ximei took Luo Lie was not far away, just near Zhushikou, and walked along the narrow alley to a private house. Luo Lie couldn't help but become alert. Lan Ximei seemed to guess what he was thinking and whispered: "Don't worry, I won't harm you."

Luo Lie thought to himself, is it because Lan Ximei's attitude towards her that was so gentle to her because she saved her life from the water last time? This woman was moody, cold-blooded and ruthless, and did not expect her to repay her kindness, but just asked her not to repay her kindness with her.

Lan Ximei knocked on the gate of the yard, and after a while, she heard a sharp voice coming from inside, saying, "Who is it? It's not clean in the middle of the night."

Lan Ximei blinked at Luo Lie and responded: "Shopkeeper Liu, I am your neighbor, come to you to borrow some lamp oil."

Someone walked towards the door with a lantern and opened the door bolt. The one who came out was a fat and white middle-aged man. Before the man could see the situation outside clearly, Lan Ximei had already taken out a pistol and pressed it on his forehead. The other party was startled. The lantern fell to the ground and quickly burned. Lan Ximei said coquettishly: "Eunuch Liu, be obedient, otherwise I will open a skylight on your head."

The other party was Liu Decheng, the eunuch in the Qing palace in the past. This person was once a celebrity around Prince Rui Yixun. The blind man stole the Qibao Wind-Hailing Tower Talisman from him, causing trouble. The turmoil has not yet been resolved.

Luo Lie was also extremely surprised after learning the other party's identity. Liu Decheng was one of the key figures who knew the inside story. Prince Rui Yixun once gave him a golden seven-treasure wind shelter talisman, and from then on, the puzzle might be able to be revealed.

Liu Decheng was forced to retreat to the house by guns, and soon calmed down from the initial panic. He knew the reason why the visitor was not good and the person who was not good, and smiled and said with a smile on his face: "You two think they are looking for the wrong person. If you seek revenge, you and I have never met each other. If you are seeking money, you will see that my family is barely in poverty."

Lan Ximei smiled and said, "Eunuch Liu, I won't admit my mistake. You are really well maintained."

Liu Decheng was shocked when he heard the other party telling his true identity. The other party was obviously prepared, but he didn't know what the young man and woman were looking for him for? His face became brighter and brighter: "This girl, have you seen our family in the past?"

Lan Ximei said: "Who doesn't recognize Eunuch Liu, who was so popular with the former Qing Dynasty, next to the Empress Dowager?"

Liu Decheng showed a little bit of lust. When the Old Buddha was alive, he did have a glory in the imperial city. When he thought of that period, his heart was still very excited. However, this Lan Ximei looked only in her early twenties, and when she was in a glory, she was afraid that she had not been born. She heard her words with confidence, but she didn't know where to hear the news.

Lan Ximei changed her tone: "It's a pity that your good times didn't last long. She became greedy and used her power to fill her personal pockets. She was caught by the Lord Laifu and almost cut off your head. If Prince Rui Yixun hadn't pleaded for you, how could you survive until now?"

Liu Decheng felt a sudden smile in his heart. This past is extremely secret. Except for those who have experienced it, few people know about it, but they don’t know where the girl learned it. And it is so clear that it is as if seeing her. He coughed dryly to relieve the embarrassment in his heart. He said with a sharp voice: "I don’t know where the girl heard the rumors, defame my innocence?"
Chapter completed!