freenovelworld Chapter 332 Accident
Chapter 332 Accident
Shen Shuyi immediately said, "It just so happens that Shuyi's painting skills are quite good, so Prince Song, just describe it."
After hearing this, Jinzhu immediately went to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Xiao Tingshan said nothing. After all, he had seen Shen Shuyi's painting skills. Although this girl grew up in the mountains, she had great skills.
Without waiting for Xiao Tingshan to speak, Shen Shuyi picked up the pen first. In just a short moment, Huang Ying's appearance appeared on the paper.
Xiao Tingshan raised his eyes and felt that the girl was truly amazing. In such a short time, with just a few quick glances, she had made the yellow warbler seem to come alive.
Liancheng stood not far away, looking at Huang Ying on the drawing board, somewhat absent-minded, and even the movements of his hands stopped.
"Prince Song, please come in." Shen Shuyi smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
Xiao Tingshan collected his thoughts and said slowly, "There is a peach blossom in the corner of my eye, and there are several more blossoms below, as if they are growing on a branch."
"How many?" Shen Shuyi held the pen in her white hand and was not in a hurry to put it down.
Xiao Tingshan paused, lowered his eyes and thought carefully for a long time: "Five."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi started writing immediately.
After a while, a few pink dots appeared at the corners of the girl's eyes on the drawing paper. Shen Shuyi asked again, "Can you please point out the specific location and direction, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Tingshan's Adam's apple moved slightly, knowing that the more detailed the questions Shen Shuyi asked, the more loopholes would be revealed.
Liancheng has been looking for his daughter with caution all these years.
He only said that his daughter had a peach blossom birthmark at the corner of her eye, but he never mentioned how many there were or what it looked like.
Lian Cheng's expression eased a little, and there was more hope in his eyes.
Xiao Tingshan said immediately: "Among these five flowers, two were painted by the girl herself with rouge."
Lian Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and Xiao Tingshan observed his reaction calmly.
Song Ren said from the side: "Sir, it seems that only one place is painted."
This time, Liancheng's expression was visibly more nervous. Xiao Tingshan felt relieved and recalled for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Indeed, there should be only four birthmarks. At least when we first met Huang Ying, she had four birthmarks on her face."
Shen Shuyi smiled softly and continued, "Where is it?"
Xiao Tingshan walked forward, slowly raised his hand, and pointed on the drawing paper: "I can't remember clearly, it should be this place, this place, and this place..."
"Sir, there should be another one here." Song Ren said from the side.
Liancheng stood farther away, watching the scene calmly.
Shen Shuyi connected the extra point with the other points, and soon, he drew four peach blossoms at the position pointed by Xiao Tingshan.
Jiang Lian stood behind Lian Cheng and also looked up.
It is undeniable that the positions Xiao Tingshan pointed to were not much different, only the first three peach blossoms were big, and the last one was very small.
I just don't know if my father can still recognize me after so many years...
This time, without waiting for Shen Shuyi to ask again, Xiao Tingshan pointed out some details and asked Shen Shuyi to modify them. After a while, he turned his head and looked at Liancheng and said, "Sir, I have tried my best. This is all I can remember."
Liancheng looked at the birthmark in the portrait with complicated eyes.
To be honest, the only thing he could be sure of was the number of peach blossoms, because as people grow older, the bones and flesh on their faces will undergo significant changes.
Fatness, height, and skin color will all have a significant impact on it.
Therefore, he couldn't clearly tell whether this girl was his daughter or not...
Xiao Tingshan spoke with certainty, because he could think of the same questions that Liancheng could think of. As long as he could determine how many peach blossoms there were, everything else would be much easier.
After a while, Lian Cheng retracted his gaze and said slowly: "Thank you for your hard work."
After saying that, Liancheng lowered his head again and continued to examine the body as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Xiao Tingshan looked at Shen Shuyi. Although he did not say a word, there was a sense of satisfaction from a winner in his eyes.
Shen Shuyi, I wonder if you regret this unexpected result?
And your brother, who was once famous in the capital, will probably have to pay the price for your arrogance and naivety throughout his life!
Shen Shuyi could clearly see his silent arrogance and complacency, as if the pain he had suffered in the past decade or so had finally paved a smooth road for his future life.
Shen Shuyi's expression remained unchanged, as if he had not seen the pride in Xiao Tingshan's eyes.
In fact, this matter cannot stand up to scrutiny.
For example, Huang Ying's family was poor, so how could she have the money to paint and put on makeup every day? If she hadn't practiced every day, how could she have painted so realistically that even a famous young man like Xiao Tingshan couldn't tell the difference?
For example, she had been in the capital for a few days, with maids and servants serving her closely. Didn't anyone see her without makeup? Or where did she buy her rouge and powder, so that it could be the same color as the birthmark?
These details actually cannot stand up to scrutiny.
But Shen Shuyi was not in a hurry, not at this moment.
Let Xiao Tingshan be proud for now, so that he can have a taste of the feeling of excessive joy leading to sorrow and false happiness.
Shen Shuyi calculated the time, thinking that Jiang Li should be returning to Beijing soon.
At this moment, Lian Cheng paused in examining the corpse, not because of anything else, but because there was a puncture wound on the girl's index finger.
It looks like it was cut by a pearl hairpin. The cut is not big, but it can be seen if you look closely.
Jiang Lian also noticed the wound and subconsciously looked at Lian Cheng's expression.
Liancheng frowned, as if thinking about something, and looked at Huang Ying.
Jiang Lian guessed what he was thinking immediately, so he quickly searched Huang Ying's body. She didn't move much, but soon, she locked onto the small sachet.
The sachet is not big and would not attract attention, but it is a little too bulging.
Jiang Lian took off the sachet, first put it to his nose and sniffed it to make sure there was nothing wrong with the fragrance, and then opened it.
She then pulled out a piece of cloth, which was stained with bloody patterns and words.
Liancheng frowned and unfolded the note.
At first glance, it looked more like a simplified picture than handwriting. Perhaps because he didn't know many words, there was a carriage at the beginning of the note, followed by a cluster of flames, and then a crying face with tears...
In the end, she probably wrote the word "death", which was one of the few words she could write.
But the word "death" was circled and a question mark was placed next to it.
Next, there was a smiling face with a few question marks.
After that, he wrote down his parents' names. Although they were crooked, they were still legible.
The girl circled her parents' names and her own character "Ying" in a heart-shaped pattern, as if she was trying to express something.
In the end, he stopped hastily before finishing writing. Perhaps because of his haste, the bloodstains were not very obvious and were intermittent.
Xiao Tingshan was far away. After seeing the bloody note, he was stunned for a moment and his heart sank completely.
There was a hint of sneer in Shen Shuyi's eyes.
This is what is called a failure at the last minute. He probably never expected that such an "accident" would happen.
After all, in his eyes, Huang Ying was just an ant that he could treat with contempt at will.