the next day.

Li Lanlou took me to the door of Meng Lian Hall.

"Is there anything here?" I asked him.

"There are a lot of things you can do here, go in." Li Lanlou never said much to me.

The Meng Lian Pavilion is still as lively as before, and the combination of Li Lanlou and I, a man and a woman, seems a bit eye-catching. After all, although this is not a brothel, it is still a place of romance.

Li Lanlou said to the waiter who came up to him, "No one needs to go in the private room upstairs."

"okay!"

When I entered the private room, there was no one inside. Li Lanlou took a seat. I felt a little embarrassed for a moment. In such a place, it is not appropriate for men and women to be in the same room. It was even more difficult for me to find a suitable seat.

Li Lanlou noticed my embarrassment and said slowly, "If Master Ye doesn't mind, you can pretend to be my maid."

This person always said so late, do I have any other choice now? Can I just turn around and leave? It's not impossible.

I still stood behind him obediently.

After a while, three men in fine clothes came in and asked their attendants to wait outside the door. I don't know why, but two of them looked familiar to me, but I couldn't remember where I had seen them before.

I looked at Li Lanlou worriedly, wondering if my coming in like this would make them suspicious, but he didn't look in my direction.

"Master Li, you came so early!" said one of the tall men.

"Why are you bringing a little girl with you? Let her go out." A short, dark and thin man said.

"No, it doesn't matter if she's here, there's no need for Mr. Duan to take care of her." Mr. Duan, who had just spoken so rudely, didn't say anything.

Another person tried to smooth things over, "How could such a beautiful little lady be kicked out? Mr. Li, who is so sympathetic to her, must be reluctant to let her go!" I snorted in my heart, how could he be so sympathetic to her?

"You are just one of my maids, it's no big deal."

When Li Lanlou choked the man just now for a maid, that Third Young Master Duan looked extremely shameless.

Mr. Duan, who spoke arrogantly just now, still hasn't spoken. I secretly despise him in my heart for wanting to show off even though he clearly has no guts.

"Let's get down to business." Li Lanlou was always so sure when he spoke, "I will take out the money, and there are things I want to see today."

"Okay, now that Mr. Li said so," the tall and strong man said, taking something out of his sleeve.

I stared at him secretly, and a small round box opened, revealing a piece of jade.

Logically speaking, a piece of jade shouldn't be a big deal to these wealthy young men, but I've been in the palace for such a long time, so I was surprised when I took a closer look.

I have never seen such an object in the palace with such uniform color, perfect roundness and fullness.

The Queen doesn't like to carry fragile things with her. I must have never seen a real treasure in the palace, but nothing I have seen can compare to this thing.

Another man who rarely spoke also took out his belongings. It was a beautiful wooden box. When he opened it, he found a dark green gemstone.

In my opinion, these two are priceless treasures, but Mr. Duan is a little timid at this time. It's not that I am biased, I really think this man is a bit wretched. Although he is gorgeously dressed, he can't hide his aura.

(Ge Xiangming is also very helpless. He is also very sad that his career has been affected by such a person.)

"I heard that Third Young Master Duan has always been frugal in the Duke's Mansion, but now he is exchanging the treasures at home with us for money. From this, it seems that Young Master Duan is also a generous person."

This statement is obviously sarcastic. As for why he is frugal at home, it is naturally because he is not taken seriously and does not have the capital to spend time and money.

He finally took out a very small object, cylindrical, opened from the middle, and it was paper.

The picture inside slowly came into view. In such a small space, it turned out to be a majestic landscape painting.

Third Young Master Duan quickly took it back, "Now that I've seen the thing, you must be interested in it!"

Li Lanlou took out three small rolls from his arms and threw them to each other. They each opened them and found that they were banknotes.

"Then let's leave first. Mr. Li, let's enjoy here for a while!" I looked at the ambiguous expressions on their faces and felt extremely unhappy.

When only Li Lanlou and I were left in the room, "Why did you ask me to come here today? Is it just to meet these people?"

"Almost." He only said three words.

I was a little anxious, "Can you not tell me why every time you do something? Do you treat me like a decoration?"

"These things are all confidential. Before they are done well, the fewer people who know about them, the better."

I heard what he said was reasonable, but I was angry and had nowhere to go. Instead, I stopped talking!

"I can tell you now that what Mr. Duan is holding is very important and can bring down some people. Now it is in our hands."

"So fast? He took it out just now."

"What he just took was fake, and his belongings have been stolen by Meng Lian Guan."

"You mean, this Meng Lian Pavilion."

"This is the place of the imperial court."

"I see. No wonder we chose this place to arrest someone last time."

"As long as you know this, report it to His Majesty, Your Majesty will understand."

"Okay." I thought about it and added, "You are really efficient at what you do."

"It's all prepared in advance. Let's go, we've finished watching the show here."

I paused, "Shall we go together?"

"if not?"

Ge Xiangming was in Mrs. Meng's room at this time,

"You can't leave." Mrs. Meng said calmly.

"What?"

"The Duke Hong's Mansion is about to fall."

"When? How do you know?"

"I just found out. It's probably a mess inside now."

"So, my trip to Yizhou is ruined."

"That's right, you have two choices now. Stay in the Meng Lian Pavilion and become another kind of spy."

When Ge Xiangming heard this, he curled his lips.

"Or, there are important cases now that require manpower. People in the imperial city cannot go out at will, but you can continue to collect intelligence here."

Ge Xiangming said without hesitation, "I choose the second option."

"So the Duke Hong's government collapsed like this?"

"Um."

I thought for a while, "What happened to the other two people?"

"You should have seen those two people. They were the two who pulled Grand Master Hou's son out of Meng Lian Hall."

It dawned on me.

"Master Li, what a good plan."

"Today's work is over. Miss Ye, please go out for a walk with me."

"Isn't this appropriate?" This request is strange, and I don't dare to go.

"I don't mean anything else. I just go out with my colleagues often. If Miss Ye is shy, just pretend she didn't hear me."

"I'm not shy, that's fine! It's an honor to work for the imperial court with Mr. Li."

Li Lanlou took me to a very long market. I had never been to it before. He was walking in front, half a shoulder older than me. I felt that the atmosphere was very strange and restrained.

Something else kept flashing through my mind. Does he like me? Has my romance novel heroine script begun?

"It will be more lively here at night, but it's a pity that we don't have the chance. When you have a mansion outside, I will definitely take you out for a walk."

Mr. Li, did you get the wrong script?

"Brother Li, long time no see."

One sentence interrupted my daydreaming train of thought.

"Well, it's been a long time since we last met, Brother Fan, Mrs. Fan."

The man opposite held his wife's hand affectionately. They were a talented man and a beautiful woman, and they looked like a perfect match.

"Who is this,"

"Miss Ye." Li Lanlou replied.

"Then we won't bother you here anymore, farewell."

Li Lanlou had a cold face and didn't say a word for a long time. He was completely different from his affectionate attitude towards me just now.

Only then did I realize. Could it be for others to see? You, Li Lanlou, are also here today.

"Master Li, are those two old acquaintances just now?"

"Um."
To be continued...