Ye Qinghong said: "The Old Summer Palace was built during the Kangxi period, prospered in Yongzheng, and perfected during the Qianlong period. How many treasures and secrets are hidden in it? Even the emperors of all generations may not know everything. The British and French allied forces invaded the Old Summer Palace during the Xianfeng period. At that time, the Qigong, headed by the eighth-rank leader Ren Yong, fought bloody battles. Finally, he died because he was outnumbered. Changpin, who lived in the garden, was frightened and died on the spot. Wen Feng, the minister of Guanyuan, committed suicide. After his death, he was awarded the title of Prince Shaobao by the court and posthumously named

Zhongyi." She paused and said, "Wenfeng is the one who knows the secrets of the Old Summer Palace best. The reason why he chose to commit suicide by joining Fuhai was not only because he wanted to live and die with the Old Summer Palace, but also because he was worried that if he fell into the hands of the coalition forces, he would inevitably be severely questioned. If he couldn't stand it, he would confess all the secrets of the Old Summer Palace. He used his death to preserve the secrets of the Old Summer Palace. After the British and French coalition forces burned the Old Summer Palace, all the secrets turned into ashes with Wenfeng's death."

A cold wind blew, and Ye Qinghong couldn't help but have a cold war. Luo Lie saw it and silently took off his coat and put it on Ye Qinghong's shoulders.

Ye Qinghong said: "Aren't you cold?"

Luo Lie smiled and said, "It is better for one person to be cold than two people to be frozen!"

Ye Qinghong felt a warm feeling from the bottom of his heart because of his words.

Luo Lie took out the cigarette box and handed one to Ye Qinghong. Ye Qinghong took it and took out the lighter to help Luo Lie light it first.

Luo Lie took a breath and said, "Tell me about the treasure house that the prince discovered."

Ye Qinghong said: "The treasure house is located underground near Fuhai. It luckily escaped the fire of the British and French coalition forces. My father discovered it when he was ordered to repair the Old Summer Palace. After careful consideration, he did not make the matter public. Instead, he ordered the entrance to be closed and restored to its original appearance. The person in charge of this matter was Liu Tongsi. In order to keep this secret, Liu Tongsi personally took action to eliminate all migrant workers involved in the project."

Luo Lie breathed secretly. The reason why Liu Tongsi did this was necessarily because he received instructions from Prince Rui Yixun. It seemed that Yixun was also a cruel and ruthless person. However, judging from the complex political environment at that time, perhaps this Prince Rui, who advocated reform, had no other choice. If the secret treasure house of the Old Summer Palace was known by the court, the Empress Dowager would probably use this wealth to build the garden and continue to squander his extravagant old age.

Ye Qinghong said: "In 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded the capital and plundered the parks in the western suburbs again. The bandits and thugs in the capital also took advantage of the situation to rob. At that time, my father was on a Russian mission. After hearing about this, he returned to the country as soon as possible. But when he came to the Old Summer Palace, he found that even the secret treasure house buried in the past had been looted. Only Liu Tongsi knew about this. However, Liu Tongsi was on an envoy with him in Russia, and there was no suspicion on the surface."

Luo Lie nodded and blew away the ashes. Some things that seemed reasonable on the surface often contained mystery. Liu Tongsi's accompanying Prince Rui may not prove his innocence, and he may not have to do this in person.

Ye Qinghong said: "Although my father suspected Liu Tongsi, there was no evidence, and he could not tell anyone that if it was leaked, the court knew that he had concealed the secret treasure and found it would inevitably pursue his deception. So he had to swallow this matter in his stomach. He drew some of the treasures and gave them to my mother to help pay attention in France. Many treasures that were stolen from China would soon appear at major auctions in Europe. However, strangely, these treasures had never appeared."

Luo Liedao: "This ruled out the possibility that the Eight-Nation Alliance discovered secret treasures at that time. If they discovered them, then these treasures would inevitably appear in major auction houses in Europe."

Ye Qinghong nodded and said, "If it was discovered by bandits and gangsters, the same is true. They would sell the national treasure they snatched to the cultural relics dealers in the capital, and eventually they would flow overseas. However, after so many years, none of them still appeared in overseas auction houses. This proves that someone designed to steal the things in the secret library and all of them were hidden."

Luo Liedao: "Liu Tongsi?"

Ye Qinghong said: "Although he is suspicious, he has no such ability alone. After this incident, my father did not make any statement, but was quietly investigating it, but never found any evidence. Later, he was assassinated near Yokohama, and this incident turned into a headless case."

"So you came back from France to revenge, and to find the inexplicable missing treasures?"

Ye Qinghong said: "I don't care about any treasure. I just want to find out the real murderer who killed my father. There were only two people who knew my father's exact itinerary, one was Ren Zhongchang, and the other was Xiao Tianxiong! They were the two of them who betrayed my father!"

Luo Lie witnessed the death of Ren Zhongchang, the governor of northern Jiangxi Province. As for Xiao Tianxiong, he didn't know who it was. The reason why Ye Qinghong assassinated Ren Zhongchang was that he betrayed his father. At this point, the bloody case of Huangpu Lanmofang has been revealed. As for Mr. Mu, it is believed that he and Prince Rui must have an unknown close relationship.

Ye Qinghong said: "Liu Tongsi and Xiao Tianxiong are cousins. These two are both literary and military. Liu Tongsi is very scheming and good at strategy. Xiao Tianxiong is very powerful in martial arts and cruel, and he is decisive in killing. Both of them are highly valued by my father. Xiao Tianxiong fled seven years ago because of murder and has nowhere to go. A few months ago, someone discovered that Xiao Tianxiong had appeared in Yingkou and once went to and from Liu Tongsi's office."

Luo Lie said: "You want to deal with Liu Tongsi."

Ye Qinghong said: "If it's just to eradicate Liu Tongsi, you and An Zhai's helper are naturally not required. But I suspect that Liu Tongsi was the treasure thief back then, and it is very likely that Xiao Tianxiong's whereabouts were found from him. My father's assassination was related to these people." She raised her eyes and looked at Luo Lie and said: "I have never meant to be a scapegoat. As long as you can help me complete this plan, I will fulfill my promise and pay you the reward you deserve."

Luo Lie asked again: "What is the meaning of the two keys you asked us to find?"
Chapter completed!