Meng Sui sneered lightly: "I just knew that Yao Senjun's eyes were not good. ”

Yao Qi rolled his eyes: "When will you send the painting out?" ”

Meng Sui said: "The letter has just been spread, and the prince has not yet ordered it to come down, so wait." He approached with a lamp and candle and looked at it carefully: "How is it, what can you see?" ”

Yao Ji hesitated: "I don't see it, how do I look at it, it's an ordinary painting," she paused slightly, and said slyly: "But the painting is very beautiful." ”

Meng Sui said: "This painting is so important, the secret must be hidden deeply, and it is common not to see it for a while." ”

Yao Qi raised his eyebrows, as if smiling: "Meng Zongqi is really comforting." ”

"......" Meng Sui was speechless, and felt more and more that Yao Qi's temperament was eccentric, and he was a little uninformed.

It was already bright outside, but because it was exploring the secret, it was not easy for outsiders to see, and the curtain in front of the bed was tight.

This painting is a vertical scroll with a color outfit, the light cyan hollow pattern is lined with elegant edges, and the two ends of the axle rod of the yellow rosewood at the upper and lower ends are carved into magnolia heads, the wood grain is delicate, and the color is simple.

The faint light in her eyes faded, and she said slowly: "According to what the adults said last night, this painting has been hanging in the main room for more than ten years, and the characters painted are all dressed in fashion more than ten years ago, which is not much different from the time when the painting was completed, but you see," she stretched out her hand and pointed to the middle of the painting: "The two girls who are facing the picture and the girl who are facing the picture with their backs to the picture, the degree of obsolescence of the picture does not seem to be the same." ”

Meng Suijie also leaned over, took a closer look, nodded slightly, and the part of the painting heart of the two girls who were facing the face was more yellow than the part of the painting heart of the girl with her back to the picture, and it looked more old.

Yao Ji stretched out his hand and touched the picture a few more times, especially rubbing it back and forth in the middle of the picture.

The four girls in the picture, two by two, stand on one left and one on the right side of the picture, and the left and right sides are the same size, she frowns slightly, which does not seem to be in line with the painting style of the old man.

Before wearing this place, Yao Qi lived with her half-hung master for many years, and the master was extremely skilled in painting, often copying some ancient paintings to the entrance of the scenic spot, and selling them in the antique market, which is also a source of livelihood.

Over the years, she hasn't earned much money, but Yao Qi's eyesight has been greatly improved, although this eyesight is not enough for her to distinguish the authenticity of ancient paintings at a glance, and it is impossible to imitate ancient paintings with fake ones, but she can still appreciate the brushwork and coloring of the paintings, and the layout and composition.

Now this little bit of idle eyesight tells her that there is something wrong with this deep picture of the four beauties that Princess Annan County loves, and there is something wrong.

Unfortunately, this mistake alone was not enough for her to find the secret hidden in the painting.

"Eh, look, look, Ah, there's a crack here, quick, look!" Meng Sui held the lamp and candle in one hand, pointed to the picture with the other, and the whole person was crooked on the dining table, his eyes were close to the picture, and he swept over like a dragonfly.

Yao Qi frowned, and with the same movements as Meng Sui, he tilted on the dining table in a strange posture, and this crookedness really saw the clue.

There is an undetectable gap in the center of the painting, which divides the entire center of the painting into two halves of the same size, each with two beauties painted on each half.

Onigiri reads a book

"It turns out that this painting heart is put together by two pieces." Yao Qi suddenly realized, touched the gap, but hesitated and didn't dare to move.

Meng Sui was accustomed to Yao Qi's resolute and resolute appearance, and it was very rare for her to hesitate to move now, and couldn't help laughing: "Why, don't you dare to start, for fear of breaking it?" ”

Of course, Yao Qi has scruples, Han Changwan has not come to pick up the painting, the fake painting has not been painted, if the heart of the painting is removed, and it can't be spelled back, or it is damaged, and the fake painting can't be taken out, then you have to find a scapegoat for stealing the painting.

Looking at the witnesses of this incident, the scapegoat for stealing the painting is of course the most suitable for her, she is not so stupid, digging a hole for herself.

She bent her fingers and tapped on the picture, and the tuk tuk sounded softly: "If Meng Zongqi has the courage and skills, you can give it a try." ”

"......" Meng Sui sighed.

Yao Qi lifted his eyelids, glanced at Meng Sui with a smile, lowered his head and continued to look at the painting.

Although she didn't have the ability to take off the heart of the painting, it was okay to take a few more looks.

She picked up the painting and shone in the light, between the heart of the painting and the supporting paper, there was no other paper, and the edge of the flower silk with a certain thickness of the hollow character pattern, but it was not possible to feel whether there was entrainment or not, so it could only be disassembled to see.

She gently knocked on the yellow rosewood axle rod at the upper and lower ends twice, and her voice was muffled, this axle rod is solid, and it is carved from a whole piece of wood, I am afraid that there is nothing hidden.

Besides, if the secret can be hidden in the shaft, then there is really no need to hang it with a painting, just hide the shaft rod directly, wouldn't it be troublesome.

Yao Qi didn't do it for a long time, and Meng Suiqi didn't dare to do it at will, he was a rough and clumsy man, and if he was not careful, he would have the risk of tearing the heart of the painting into broken paper.

The sun is getting higher and brighter, and even the curtains hanging in front of the bed can't be blocked, and the pale white light is circulating in the room, and the light dust rises and falls, and the room is silent.

A shuffled footstep rushed through the window, followed by a sudden terrible scream from the direction of the back room, which changed its tone miserably, and crossed the clear sky above, sounding chilling.

Yao Qi and Meng Sui glanced at each other in surprise.

Meng Sui's heart was beating suddenly, he screamed so badly, could it be that the prince of Annan County died?

Yao Qi stood up suddenly, his face changed in shock, and looked in the direction of the back room.

Meng Suijie looked at Yao Qi's face and hurriedly relieved her heart: "The voice came from the back room, it won't be the son of the world." ”

Yao Qi shook his head, his face was gloomy, he looked in the direction of the back cover room, and a sense of ominousness crossed his heart: "It's because it's the back cover room." ”

Meng Sui was inseparable: "What's wrong, what's wrong with the back cover room?" ”

Yao Qi's face was calm: "I went to the main room to get the painting, not long after I went in, a maid also sneaked into the main room, I hid, she found the painting before me, I followed her all the way to the back room, watched her hide the painting, and then went to the front hall on duty, after she left, I took the painting back." ”

When Meng Sui heard this, he also felt bad, how could it be so coincidental, not long after Yao Qi took the painting back, the back room was so miserable, he hurriedly stood up, glanced at the four beautiful pictures spread out on the dining table, and ran out: "Don't move, I'll take a look." ”

Yao Qi nodded, she really couldn't move, and now the big thing is not as big as this painting.

At the back of the main room there is a row of four back cover rooms, one of which is a storeroom, and the remaining three rooms are inhabited by the servant girls who serve in the main room, most of the servant girls are on duty during the day, and there is no one in the back cover room.

The sun on the sun was white and dazzling, the bluestone slabs were shining with a bright cold light, and the weeds between the stones were so sunburned that they had no energy.

The sun was shining in the open space in front of the door of the back room, and seven or eight people gathered in front of the westernmost room and pointed and pointed, all of them looked frightened, some of them were timid, and they were even more frightened, and their faces were so pale that they almost fainted.

Meng Sui's body was flexible, and he deliberately lowered his head, avoiding the crowd and crowding to the front to take a look, and couldn't help but stumble.

There was a girl hanging from the high beam, her head was lowered, and a large shadow fell on her cheeks, and she couldn't see her face clearly, but she could see that she was taller than the average girl, her long hair hung down at her waist, her skirt swayed with the wind, and the shadow was thin and hazy on the ground.

Meng Sui let out a short "ah", covered his mouth and was stunned for a moment, and then heard someone next to him shouting: "The chief manager is here!" ”

The onlookers scattered to both sides, and Meng Sui stood at the end of the crowd, bowing his head, shrinking his shoulders and waist, trying to hide his figure.

An Qi hurriedly walked over, his attention was not on the person next to him at all, he only looked at the person who walked in the front, and while secretly slandering himself indignantly, he stretched out his hand to lead the way: "Lord Shaoyin, it's over here." ”

Hearing this, Meng Suiqi hurriedly raised his head and happened to glance at Leng Linjiang.

Leng Linjiang smiled triumphantly, and walked straight to the door: "Okay, go in and have a look." ”

An Qi stumbled for a moment, and the sweat on his head overflowed all of a sudden: "This, this, a servant girl, how, how can you work Lord Yin to ask in person, this, this is not suitable, not suitable." ”

Leng Linjiang smiled casually: "Why is it inappropriate?" This official is Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion, which of the murder cases in the capital is not under the control of Jingzhao Mansion? ”

"......" An Qi was dumbfounded, and led Leng Linjiang to go inside.

The girl was still hanging from the high beams, her chair was lying aside, and her moon-white cloth shoes were faintly revealing the skirt, and the upper of the shoes was embroidered with a circle of light blue plum blossoms.

The princess of Annan County loves beauty, and the maids in the county king's mansion are all very good, and they all choose gorgeous and dazzling materials to make clothes, shoes and socks, and the girl hanging on the beam of the house wears a warm yellow dress, with long skirt corners, which was originally a very gorgeous and warm color, but at the moment it seems to be a little weird and endless.

An Qi was frightened, he didn't move forward, crossed the threshold with one leg, and looked back at Leng Linjiang hesitantly: "Lord Shaoyin, this, this is unlucky." ”

Leng Linjiang was already a little impatient, squeezed away An Qi, stepped into the room, raised his head, and looked carefully from the bottom up.