Lamp Flower Smile

It was raining heavily, and the silver candle was burning quietly in front of the case.

Under the flickering lights, two people were confronting each other in the room.

After being silent for a long time, Lu Yan said, "How did you recognize me?"

She should have thought that Pei Yunying wanted to pour wine, watch the piano and dance, and rub shoulders for a while, which was obviously a deliberate teasing. However, she thought it was because of Pei Yunying's nature that he deliberately flirted with the invited dancer.

However, she had put on a veil, had complicated makeup, and didn't even make a sound. How did Pei Yunying recognize her?

The young man sighed, shook his head and said, "Other girls' eyes are full of affection, but your eyes can feel murderous intent from a radius of ten miles."

He laughed and said, "Who can you fool?"

Lu Chen: "..."

She really wanted to blind the eyes of the person in front of her.

Pei Yunying poured the tea and took a sip, then looked at her with a smile and said, "Doctor Lu is a little different today."

She always has a plain face on weekdays, wears mostly old clothes, and wears her hair in pigtails for the convenience of practicing medicine. She looks indifferent to others. But today, she changed into a gorgeous gauze dance dress. The peacock blue dance dress is clustered with gold embroidered peacocks. Her waist is as slender as a willow. The blue veil is also thin and soft, with tassels swaying, revealing her beautiful eyes.

Her eyes are very beautifully shaped, and the ends of her eyes are slightly drooped, looking very innocent. After tracing the eyebrows and eyelids, the color of her eyes deepens, making her eyes darker and darker, making her look a bit cold and glamorous.

Today, she did not braid her hair, and her hair was as black as a waterfall, dotted with thin braids, which were exotic decorations. Combined with the jingling silver ornaments all over her body, at first glance, she looked very charming.

Pei Yunying looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile: "You have such a pair of gentle eyes, but you are so murderous." He reminded, "Doctor Lu, if you kill people easily like this, what will your fiancé do if he finds out about it in the future?"

Lu Zhen was already angry at his teasing just now. Hearing this, he retorted, "Master Pei is always visiting the Flower House like this. What will Madam You do if she finds out about it in the future?"

Pei Yunying raised his eyebrows: "When I have a wife in the future, I won't visit flower houses anymore."

Lu Chen sneered: "Then I am not as generous as the palace commander. If my fiancé finds out about it in the future, I will kill him."

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, Pei Yunying said, "Then what are you doing here today?"

He glanced at Lu Yan and leaned back on the chair, "Are you here to kill your fiancé?"

Lu Chen didn't want to talk to him anymore. She had been delayed here for too long today, and Qi Yutai didn't know where she was now. However, Pei Yunying bumped into her now. With such a scheming person, she would probably pay attention to her next move. Today, she was almost defeated.

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb Mr. Pei's business." Lu Zhu deliberately avoided his words and said, "I'm leaving first."

"Leaving now?"

"Afraid of being bumped into and tarnishing the reputation of the palace commander." After saying this, he walked towards the door.

He ignored Lu Zhen's sarcasm and just smiled behind her: "Doctor Lu doesn't seem to have figured out the situation yet. Do you really think you can leave?"

Lu Zhuo stopped and turned around to look at him coldly.

"It's not me." He raised his chin and pointed in the direction of the door. "Most people can't go up to the third floor of Yuxian Tower. It's okay that this is the West Pavilion. Over there," he glanced outside the door, "there are guards in the East Pavilion. guard."

"I don't know what you want to do, but you have probably been discovered by someone if you came in so blindly. I guess people outside are waiting for you to fall into the trap."

"Doctor Lu, you are shocking."

Lu Zhen was shocked.

The third floor looks like there is no one under the corridor, but is it actually guarded by guards?

But from the time she went upstairs to the time she entered the house, she was not hindered by anything except Turtle Gong, who was led away by Yin Zheng.

For a moment, a chill ran through my heart, like a mantis hunting cicadas turning back, suddenly surprised to see the oriole approaching behind me.

As if to confirm Pei Yunying's statement, the sound of chaotic footsteps sounded outside, accompanied by the scolding of some men, and the sound of a search by officers and soldiers.

Lu Zhuo looked at Pei Yunying suddenly.

He was sitting in the room, the light from the beaded lamps and candles fell softly on him, and the expression in his eyes was not very clear.

"Whose people are there?" Lu Yan asked.

"I don't know, princes, grandsons, and distinguished guests are just acquaintances."

Lu Zhuo took two steps in front of him and said, "Commander, can you help me?"

When she said this, her voice softened a bit, trying to build friendship between the other party and herself.

According to Pei Yunying, the people outside were of high status and had noticed that someone had sneaked into the third floor. Once discovered, she would be treated as a suspicious target. It would be okay if the person outside was not Qi Yutai, but if it was the Qi family, she would have alerted the enemy.

And Pei Yunying was the eldest son of Duke Zhaoning, and among the powerful, they always had to be considerate and accommodating to each other.

She looked at Pei Yunying.

Pei Yunying stood up from the chair and shook his head at Lu Zhu with a smile.

"cannot."

"Doctor Lu and I are not close friends. If I help Dr. Lu, I will offend others. Those mad dogs in Shengjing are very difficult to deal with. I never ask for trouble."

He crossed Lu Yan's side and seemed to want to open the door and leave.

A hand grabbed his sleeve.

Pei Yunying lowered his head.

The slender fingers tugged on his black clothes, looking like a desperate persistence. Lu Zhen's voice was calm, "My lord seems to have forgotten that you still owe me a favor."

Pei Yun was stunned.

Lu Zhuo raised his face and looked at him, "When the Japanese army patrolled outside the house, I used myself as a bait and gave Mr. Pei a gift. At that time, I said, 'I don't need to return it now. When I think of it later, I will give it to Mr. Pei.'" So handsome'."

She took a step forward and approached Pei Yunying: "Now I want to ask for this favor from you."

He said amusedly: "You are trying to repay a favor."

"Master Pei wants to go back on his words?"

He raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"anyone there?"

Lu Zhen's eyes tightened, they were coming.

The "bang bang bang" knock on the door was like a drum, breaking the silence of the rainy night. Pei Yunying sighed suddenly, and the next moment, she grabbed Lu Zhu and walked behind the screen.

The silver candles were swayed by the wind, and the peony branches were blooming on the bead lamps.

A large piece of silk mist fell from the sky and swayed down, wrapping a pair of figures on the Yuanyang couch.

Lu Zhen was slightly startled and subconsciously wanted to struggle, but his wrists were pinned in the quilt and he could not move.

Jade curtains with bead ropes, and hibiscus curtains. The Acacia mandarin duck embroidery is embroidered with a pair of colorful mandarin ducks intertwining their necks, reflecting the beauty. The corners of his cold robe are intertwined with her soft gauze skirt, and the black brocade is mixed with a touch of gorgeous blue.

The gold-threaded curtain was covered with silver screens, and Lu Yan was pressed into the quilt by him. A silver ornament made a crisp sound on the sapphire pillow, which was a bit like "the sound of a jade pillow and a hairpin breaking".

But the man in front of him was not moved by the color. Pei Yunying let go of his hand, his eyes were not charming at all, and he only warned in a low voice: "Don't move."

Lu Chen's eyebrows moved.

There is a rumor that a young woman next door was drunk in Shanghai, and celebrities often went to drink. When she was drunk, she slept next to the young woman, and heard the sound of her hairpin falling through the curtain without thinking about it. People at that time called her a celebrity.

Now it seems that Pei Yunying is just like the rumored celebrity——

The knocking on the door outside became more and more urgent. Lu Yan already understood what he meant. After thinking about it, he stretched out his hands to wrap around his waist and moved closer to him.

Pei Yunying froze and looked down at Lu Yun in shock.

Lu Chen looked at him calmly.

Since it is a show to fool outsiders, it naturally has to look real. He looked like he was repelling people thousands of miles away and kept strangers away. Even Yin Zheng couldn't deceive him. Who could he deceive?

Lu Chen didn't think it was anything. She had stayed in Luomei Peak for too long, and those men and women were so defensive and shy that they were too far away for her.

At this moment, she just clung to the body of the person in front of her, hugging him and clinging to him, like countless lovers in the romantic city.

Someone was singing faintly downstairs.

"When the weather is good, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the moon shines on the West Lake, and a little bit of coldness is scattered. With my sweetheart, painted green and red, under the lantern, I do a bun and draw my eyebrows..."

"Taking fragrant tea, two people are in love with each other, the smoke is hazy, and the flowers are falling..."

"Wushan Yunyu, when I think about it all the time, I only envy the mandarin duck, not the fairy..."

There was singing and dancing downstairs, and there was a strong wind and heavy rain outside the window. In the light and shadow of the phoenix candles, the silk and the skirt of the robe were ambiguously entangled, and only a pair of hazy shadows were reflected on the red gauze curtain.

He was so close to her that if it weren't for the veil, their lips could almost touch each other.

Suddenly, the knocking on the door outside stopped abruptly, and then there was a muffled sound and someone broke in.

Those miscellaneous footsteps poured into the screen, and an unceremonious voice sounded: "Come out!"

Lu Zhuo looked at Pei Yunying.

Pei Yunying's expression remained unchanged. He stretched out his hand to lift a corner of the gauze tent and said lazily: "Who is it?"

Someone's voice sounded, with a hint of uncertainty and hesitation: "Dian Shuai Pei?"

Pei Yunying smiled, stretched out her hand to take Lu Chen into her arms, and pulled the brocade quilt on the bed to wrap her tightly. Lu Meng hugged his waist and half-buried her head in his arms, looking like a scared woman. The trembling dancer.

The gauze curtain was completely opened, and a corner of the tan brocade robe appeared in Lu Yan's sight. I wonder if it was Pei Yunying's intention. She was pressed into Pei Yunying's arms. She could smell the light blue musk scent on his body, but she couldn't raise her head. Seeing the other party's face, I heard Pei Yunying smile and say: "Mr. Qi."

Relatives?

Lu Yun immediately realized that this person was Qi Yutai!

She wanted to raise her head and see clearly the murderer who killed Lu Rou. She came from Changwu County and had been planning for a long time just to get close to this person. Getting close to Qi Yutai was much harder than getting close to Ke Chengxing and Fan Zhenglian. After a long time, she We even found out very little about Qi Yutai.

However, his body was imprisoned by Pei Yunying. Lu Yan struggled twice but could not break free. He could not continue to avoid Pei Yunying's suspicion, so he could only give up and listen to the conversation between this man and Pei Yunying.

The man said in surprise: "I didn't expect Pei Dianshuai to be here today..."

Pei Yunying responded politely: "I'm not on duty today, what are you doing, Mr. Qi?"

"My guards discovered that there was a suspicious person on this floor, wandering around here. Didn't Commander Pei see it?"

Lu Zhu lowered his head and couldn't see Qi Yutai's expression, but although his words were polite, his tone sounded a bit suspicious.

Pei Yunying didn't lie. There were indeed secret guards of the Qi family on this floor.

Lu Zhen felt himself being hugged a little tighter by Pei Yunying, and a young and frivolous voice came from above his head, "No, I was very busy and didn't see anything."

The room became quiet again, and Lu Zhen felt a scrutinizing gaze coming from above his head.

She could guess what she looked like now, disheveled, delicate and shy. She was clinging to Pei Yunying so tightly, and the room was full of love. Everyone thought they were hanging out together.

Qi Yutai paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was indeed more clear: "I see."

"I haven't congratulated Mr. Qi on his birthday yet," Pei Yunying said with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, Qi Yutai's attitude seemed to relax a little. He was no longer as suspicious as before, and even took the initiative to greet Pei Yunying: "It's my fault for disturbing the prince's interest. It's my birthday today, why don't you sit down with me?"

Lu Chen's heart sank, and he pinched Pei Yunying's waist with his fingertips threateningly.

Pei Yunying froze, then refused with a smile: "Forget it, it's a good night, so I won't join in the fun."

Having said that, it would be rude to have such a large group of people surrounding someone else's bed. Qi Yutai didn't say anything more and asked those around him to leave. Before leaving, he told Pei Yunying that he was in a hurry today and would meet again another day.

After the group left, there was no movement outside the door. Pei Yunying lowered her eyes and said calmly: "Doctor Lu, you can let me go, they have left."

Lu Zhuo let go and stood up from the bed.

Pei Yunying didn't care about Lu Zhuo's ruthless betrayal and lowered her head to straighten the leather belt around her waist. Lu Zhen glanced at him and asked, knowingly: "Who was that person just now?"

"Qi Yutai, the current master's son." He answered readily.

Lu Chen probed: "He wants to win over you?"

Pei Yunying dealt with Qi Yutai in just a few words. Lu Chen didn't think it was all due to fear. Hearing that he later took the initiative to invite Pei Yunying to reunite, it sounded like he was deliberately trying to win over him.

If Qi Yutai wins over Pei Yunying, then Pei Yunying will also become her opponent.

"I have no intention of agreeing." He said nonchalantly. Turning around, he saw Lu Zhen walking to the window and gently pushing open the window slit. The cold wind and rain outside immediately rushed in.

Lu Yan asked: "When can I leave?"

Qi Yutai's people were on this floor. Although Pei Yunying managed to deal with it with a few words, Lu Zhuo was not sure that the other party had completely relaxed his vigilance. If the other party is also waiting outside, she will be trapped in a trap.

"Not now. You and I are still in the clouds and rain, just putting on a show. After a while, I'll have someone take you out."

He spoke these words very casually, not as unnaturally as he did on the couch just now.

Lu Zhu frowned: "You princes and grandsons, you are always guarded by so many secret guards when you go out?"

"Divide people." Pei Yunying sat down at the table, "He is, I am not."

Lu Chen didn't say anything. Something passed through her heart so fast that she couldn't catch it, but she instinctively felt that something was wrong.

Seeing that she was standing still, Pei Yunying took out a jade cup from the tea tray: "It's still early, would you like some tea?"

"Tea?" Lu Chen was stunned, "Isn't it wine?"

"Drinking will ruin things." He said matter-of-factly, "I asked someone to change it to tea."

Lu Yan was speechless for a moment.

No wonder I didn't smell the alcohol when I poured the wine earlier, and thought it was because the aroma in the room was too overwhelming. Turns out it wasn’t wine at all. Fortunately, he didn't come up with any bad idea to get Pei Yunying drunk. Otherwise, what would be the difference between Pei Yunying watching her tonight and the monkey show in the market?

Zuo couldn't go out now, so Lu Zhu simply walked over and sat down opposite Pei Yunying.

"You almost got me involved." Pei Yunying handed her a tea cup, "Doctor Lu, you owe me a favor today."

This man is really good at complaining first. Lu Zhu reminded: "If I hadn't been held back by you, I wouldn't have stayed here at all."

What's more, she had already seen Qi Yutai and accomplished what she wanted to do, instead of just watching the opportunity slip away like she did now.

He didn't ask any more questions. He ignored the topic as if he knew it well, and said with a smile: "It's a hundred taels of silver for a night in the house. It's an advantage for you. Doctor Lu, take a good rest."

The sound of pattering rain matched with the singing downstairs, and the heater was burning in the house. Neither of the two people in the house spoke, quietly listening to the rain outside the window.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of rain gradually became quieter.

Someone knocked on the door outside, and Pei Yunying said, "Come in."

A man who looked like a guard walked in from outside the door. Lu Zhuo had seen this man before. He was Pei Yunying's guard, Qing Feng who had previously sent Wang Shan to the military patrol bunk with her.

Qing Feng was not surprised to see Lu Zhuo. He seemed to already know the ins and outs of everything. He only said to Pei Yunying: "Sir, Qi Yutai has rested."

Pei Yunying nodded: "You ask Hongman to come up."

Lu Tong was startled, Hongman?

She had heard the name of Hong Man, the famous oiran of Yuxian Tower. She... was Pei Yunying's person?

"Master Pei, my maid Yin Zheng is still in the building." Lu Zhuo said.

Pei Yunying looked at her and sighed: "Doctor Lu, you are so brave."

He said to Qing Feng: "Look for it, be careful not to disturb other people."

Qingfeng nodded and left.

Not long after, someone knocked on the door again, and a woman in red opened the door and walked in with a charming voice: "Master Pei——"

She is a very beautiful woman. Although her tone is teasing, her expression is somewhat respectful. After entering the door, her title changes and she speaks softly: "Your Majesty..."

Pei Yunying: "Take her out."

"Yes." The woman didn't ask any more questions, and she wasn't curious. She just walked to Lu Zhu's side, smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, girl."

Lu Zhu stood up.

The wind on a cold rainy night rushed in with the opening of the door. It was too warm inside the house and too cold outside. Lu Zhen couldn't help but shudder.

Those gorgeous tulles wrapped her slender body, but made her figure even thinner. It was as if she had become a soaked lamp and was about to be doused in the rainy night.

Pei Yunying glanced at her, paused, stood up and walked aside to pick up the black brocade ruffled gold cloak on the chair. When she turned her head, she saw that Lu Zhuo had followed Hong Man and walked out without stopping at all, not even saying thank you. Didn't say a single one.

He lowered his head, looked at the cloak in his hand, shook his head and smiled, threw the cloak aside, walked to the window and opened it more.

The cold wind mixed with drizzle hits people's faces, but it makes people more awake.

Qing Feng walked in from outside, closed the door, and whispered to him: "Sir, Miss Yin Zheng has been found. Miss Hongman will take her back to the hospital with Miss Lu later."

Pei Yunying nodded.

The room became silent again.

He stood in front of the window and his eyes fell on the coral tapestry not far away. There, half-dumped incense ash splashed on the delicate embroidery of the carpet, blurring into a chaotic dark color.

Pei Yunying's eyes paused.

Suddenly, he said: "Check which distinguished guests are on the third floor of Yuxian Tower tonight."

Qing Feng was stunned: "My lord, you are suspicious..."

He lowered his eyes and his voice was very calm.

"She never worked in vain."