Meng Suijia snorted lightly: "I just realized that Yao Canjun has bad eyesight."
Yao Yao rolled his eyes: "When will the paintings be sent out?"
Meng Sui said from the other side: "The letter has just been sent out, and the prince hasn't given the order yet. Let's wait." He held the candle and came closer, and looked at it carefully: "How is it? What can you see?"
Yao Yao looked hesitant: "I didn't see it. I think this is an ordinary painting." She paused for a moment and said slyly: "But the painting is quite beautiful."
Meng Sui said from the other side: "This painting is so important, the secret must be hidden deep, it is normal not to see it for a while."
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows, half-smiling but not smiling: "Mr. Meng Qi is really good at comforting people."
"..." Meng Sui was speechless, feeling more and more that Yao Yao had a weird temperament and was a bit unsophisticated.
It was already bright outside, but because he was exploring a secret, it was not easy for outsiders to see. The curtain in front of the bed was drawn tightly to prevent light. Yao Yao asked Meng Suijia to light another candle, which cast a shadowy light. , she re-examined the four lifelike beauties inch by inch.
This painting is a vertical scroll decorated in one color. The light cyan floral silk border makes the picture elegant. The upper and lower ends of the huanghuali wood shaft are carved into magnolia heads. The wood grain is delicate and the color is simple.
The glimmer of light in her eyes disappeared, and she said slowly: "According to what the Lord said last night, this painting has been hanging in the main room for more than ten years. The characters in the painting are all dressed in fashionable clothes more than ten years ago. This is in line with the painting. There is not much difference in time, but look," she pointed at the center of the painting: "the two girls facing the picture and the girl with her back to the picture, the degree of age of the picture seems to be different."
Meng Suige also came over, took a closer look, and nodded slightly. The part of the heart drawn by the two girls who were facing each other was significantly more yellow than the part of the girl with her back to the painting. It also looks a bit older.
Yao Yao stretched out his hand and touched the screen a few more times, especially rubbing back and forth in the middle of the screen.
The four girls in the picture, in pairs, stand on the left and right of the picture respectively, and the sizes on the left and right are the same. She frowns slightly, which does not seem to be in line with the old friend's painting style.
Before traveling to this place, Yao Yao lived with her half-hearted master for many years. The master was extremely skilled in painting. He often copied some ancient paintings and brought them to the entrance of the scenic spot and sold them in the antique market, which was also a source of livelihood.
Over the years, Yao Yao has not earned much money, but her eyesight has improved greatly. Although this eyesight is not enough for her to distinguish the authenticity of ancient paintings at a glance, and it is impossible to fake ancient paintings to confuse the real ones, but she has a good understanding of the paintings. I can still appreciate the brushwork, coloring, layout and composition. Of course, my eyesight is not as good as those of other appreciators, but it is enough for ordinary people.
Now her eyesight was enough to tell her that there was something wrong with this four-beautiful picture that the princess of Annan County loved.
Unfortunately, this alone was not enough for her to find the secret hidden in the painting.
"Hey, look, look, Ah Yao, there's a crack here, look, look!" Meng Suige held a candle in one hand and pointed at the picture with the other. He leaned on the table with his eyes fixed on the picture. It flew past like a dragonfly touching the water.
Yao Yao frowned and made the same move as Meng Suige, leaning on the food table in a strange posture. This tilt really gave a clue.
There is an undetectable gap in the middle of the painting, which divides the entire painting into two halves of the same size, with two beauties painted on each half.
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"It turns out that the heart of this painting is two pieces put together." Yao Yao suddenly realized it and touched the gap, but hesitantly did not dare to move.
Meng Suige was used to seeing Yao Yao's swift and resolute movements, so he was very surprised by her hesitation about making a move now. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Why, you don't dare to make a move, for fear of damaging it?"
Of course Yao Yao was worried. Han Changmu hadn't come to pick up the painting yet, and the fake painting hadn't been painted yet. If he took off the heart of the painting, he wouldn't be able to put it back together, or if it was damaged, the fake painting couldn't be taken out. Then you have to find a scapegoat for stealing paintings.
Looking at the witnesses of this incident, she is of course the most suitable scapegoat for stealing paintings. She is not that stupid and digs a hole for herself.
She tapped the screen with her finger and made two soft sounds: "If Mr. Meng Qi has the courage and skills, you can give it a try."
"..." Meng Sui muttered.
Yao Yao raised his eyelids, glanced at Meng Suigai with a half-smile, lowered his head and continued to read the painting.
Although she didn't have the ability to take off the heart of the painting, it didn't hurt to take a few more glances.
She picked up the painting and looked it up to the light. There was no other paper sandwiched between the center of the painting and the supporting paper. However, there was a certain thickness on the edge of the floral damask pattern, but she couldn't feel it by just touching it with her hands. Whether there is any entrainment can only be seen by taking it apart.
She tapped the huanghuali wood shaft twice, and the sound was muffled. The shaft was solid and carved from a single piece of wood, so I was afraid it couldn't hide anything.
Besides, if the secret can be hidden in the shaft, there is really no need to hang it with a painting. It would be easier to just hide the shaft.
Yao Yao didn't make a move for a while, and Meng Suigai didn't even dare to make a move at will. He was a clumsy man, and if he wasn't careful, he would risk tearing the painting into pieces.
The sun is getting higher and brighter, and even the curtains hanging down in front of the bed can no longer block it. Pale white light flows in the room, light dust rises and falls, and the room is filled with silence.
A burst of messy footsteps hurriedly passed under the window, followed closely by a shrill scream that suddenly came from the direction of the back room. The sound changed its tone tragically and crossed the clear sky at noon. It sounded like shudder.
Yao Yao and Meng Sui looked at each other in surprise.
Meng Suige's heart was beating fast and he was screaming so miserably. Could it be that the Prince of Annan County was dead?
Yao Yao stood up suddenly, his face changed with shock, and he looked in the direction of the back room.
Meng Suige saw something wrong with Yao Yao's face and tried to reassure her: "The voice came from the back room, and it couldn't be the prince."
Yao Yao shook his head, with a very gloomy expression on his face. He looked in the direction of the back room, with an ominous feeling in his heart: "It's just because it's the back room that it's wrong."
Meng Sui was confused: "What's wrong? What's wrong with the back room?"
Yao Yao said with a calm expression: "Just now I went to the main room to get the painting. Not long after I entered, a maid also sneaked into the main room, so I hid it. She found the painting before me, and I followed her all the way there. I watched her hide the painting, and then went to the front hall to be on duty. After she left, I took the painting back."
When Meng Sui heard this, he felt bad. How could it be such a coincidence? Not long after Yao Yao took the painting back, the back room screamed so fiercely. He quickly stood up and took a look at the food spread out on the food table. With four beautiful pictures, he ran out: "Don't move, I'll go take a look."
Yao Yao nodded, she really couldn't move, and the big thing now was not as big as this painting.
Behind the main house there is a row of four back rooms, one of which is a warehouse, and the remaining three are occupied by the maids who serve in the main room. During the day, most of the maids are on duty, and there is no one in the back room. of.
The morning sun was white and dazzling, and the bluestone slabs shone with a bright cold light. The weeds between the stones were so sunburned that they were droopy and lacked energy.
The sun was shining brightly in the open space in front of the back room, shining unobstructed. Seven or eight people gathered in front of the westernmost room and pointed, all with frightened expressions on their faces, some of them timid. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he almost fainted.
Meng Suige's body was flexible and he lowered his head deliberately to avoid the crowd and squeezed to the front to take a look. He couldn't help but stumbled.
There is a girl hanging from the high beam, her head is lowered, and a large shadow falls on her cheek. Her appearance cannot be seen clearly, but she can tell that she is taller than the average girl. Her long hair hangs down on her waist, and her skirt is The horns swayed with the wind, and the shadows stretched thin and hazy on the ground. The brightness was extinguishing, and there was a gloomy air.
Meng Suige let out a short "Ah", covered his mouth and was stunned for a moment. Then he heard someone next to him shout: "The chief manager is here!"
The onlookers dispersed to both sides. Meng Suigai stood at the end of the crowd, with his head lowered and his shoulders hunched, trying to hide his figure as much as possible.
An Qi walked over in a hurry, paying no attention to the people next to him. He only focused on the person walking in the front. While angrily complaining to himself, he stretched out his hand to guide the way: "Master Shaoyin, Right over here.”
Hearing this, Meng Suige quickly raised his head and glanced at Leng Linjiang.
Leng Linjiang smiled triumphantly and walked straight to the door: "Okay, let's go in and have a look."
An Qi staggered, and the sweat on his head suddenly overflowed: "This, this, a maid, how, how can Master Shaoyin personally intervene, this, this is inappropriate, inappropriate."
Leng Linjiang smiled casually: "Why is it inappropriate? I am the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion. Which human life case in the capital is not under the control of Jingzhao Mansion?"
"..." An Qi was dumbfounded and bravely led Leng Linjiang inside.
The girl was still hanging on the high beam, the chair fell aside. Her moon-white cloth shoes were vaguely exposed at the skirt, with a circle of light blue plum blossoms embroidered on the upper.
The princess of Annan County loves beauty. All the maids and servants in the prince's palace are very well-born, and they all choose bright and eye-catching materials for their clothes and shoes. The girl hanging on the beam is wearing a warm yellow dress. , the corners of the long skirt spread out. It was originally a very bright and warm color, but now it seems a bit weird and endlessly chilly.
An Qi hesitated as if he was frightened. He crossed the threshold with one leg and looked back at Leng Linjiang hesitantly: "Master Shaoyin, this, this is unlucky."
Leng Linjiang was already a little impatient. He squeezed past An Qi and stepped into the room. He raised his head and looked carefully from bottom to top.
