Chapter 664 - Light Makeup Guest

"What's wrong?" Seeing Rong Leng's strange behavior, Liu Wei also looked over.

Rong Leng walked closer, walked in front of the portrait, looked around the portrait steadily, and finally focused on the signature at the bottom of the portrait.

Liu Wei also followed Rong Leng's gaze, coming and going, but didn't see anything wrong.

Even those who do not practice Buddhism have probably heard of the story of Buddha feeding the eagle. This is a story in the Buddhist scriptures. It tells that before Buddha became a Buddha, he had great philanthropy and cut off his own flesh in order to save a pigeon. , fed the eagle chasing the dove.

Princess Yuping is the jade girl in front of the Buddha. It is not surprising that this painting is hung in the room.

Liu Wei looked at it for a while, and seeing that Rong Leng's eyes were still there, he asked again: "What did you see?"

Rong Leng didn't say anything, but suddenly asked: "You can probably tell how long this painting lasts?"

Liu Weili was stunned for a moment, looked closer, looked over and over again, back and forth, for a long time, and said: "The paper is Fu paper produced in Kyoto. The paper is hard and not easy for ink to penetrate. It is made by literati and poets in the past two years." My favorite. Looking at the tip of the brush, I can’t tell what kind of brush it was painted with, but it should be a fine brush, and it should be a fine brush. Looking at these last places, the outline marks are very heavy, and the person who painted it must be a woman. Usually when men paint, they only care about the big picture. The smaller the place, the more it is taken over in one stroke, which shows how heroic it is. Oh, and there is this signature..."

Liu Wei touched it with his hand. Of course, there was no trace left. The red mud with the signature had long since dried and became part of the portrait.

"The way of engraving this inscription is the Chu method. Judging from the pulse of the characters on it, it is obviously a private seal. Official seals or permanent seals are all used in the Kyoto area. They are both the Jing method and the Tong method, and this Chu method , I remember that people in the south use it more, and of course, in the past two years, some have spread to Beijing."

Liu Wei talked for a while and finally concluded: "If you want to ask when this painting was created, I think it cannot be separated from the past two years. Whether it is the paper or the engraving, or the age of the painting, it is very new. It’s not an old painting.”

After Liu Wei finished speaking, Rong Leng's expression was uncertain and solemn, and she was even more curious.

"If you want to know the exact time, you can take the painting back and let me take a closer look..."

"No need." Rong Leng finally said, but his eyes were still fixed on the painting.

Liu Wei didn't quite understand, so he said: "Since this painting was painted by a woman, it was probably painted by Princess Yuping. The inscription reads "Qingzhuangke". I really haven't heard of this title, but it also has some meaning. Qingzhuang is her daughter. Pretending, Princess Yuping, how can she have such a delicate title? This has no Buddhist meaning."

Rong Leng's face had always been ugly, until now, he said coldly: "It's not her."

"Huh?" Liu Wei looked at Rong Leng.

"Qingzhuangke, not Yuping."

Liu Wei understood, and looked at the portrait again before saying, "It seems that you know the person who painted it?"

Rong Leng didn't answer, but suddenly closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows.

This was the first time Liu Wei had seen his distressed look. It was a bit new. When he looked at the portrait again, Liu Wei's eyes also changed a little: "Do you want to tell me, what is the relationship between the person who painted the painting and you?"

Rong Leng was silent. After a while, he looked at Liu Wei and suddenly grabbed Liu Wei's hand.

Liu Wei looked at the two people holding hands tightly at this moment, and clearly felt the strength of the man's hand. She couldn't help frowning, a little worried, and patted the back of Rong Leng's hand: "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. I won't ask. …”

"Concubine Min."

Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Rong Leng had already spoken.

"The guest with light makeup is Concubine Min."

Concubine Min?

Liu Wei had never heard of this concubine's name, but seeing Rong Leng's solemn expression, Liu Wei did not dare to treat her lightly and asked cautiously: "Concubine Min is yours..."

She had a guess in her mind, but Liu Wei didn't dare to say it.

Rong Leng knew Liu Wei's thoughts, so he only glanced at Liu Wei and shook his head.

Liu Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said that he had known about the early death of Rong Leng's mother and concubine a long time ago. This painting was painted in recent years. There is no way it has anything to do with Rong Leng's mother and concubine. It is just the appearance that Rong Leng attaches great importance to now. , so Liu Wei had to think more.

Liu Wei then said: "Princess Yuping lives in the harem, and there are many concubines in the palace. The Minfei you mentioned may be good at calligraphy and painting. It shouldn't be a big deal to paint a picture for the princess. If you are surprised, let's go there again Just take a look at Concubine Min's residence. By the way, which palace is Concubine Min in?"

Rong Leng pursed his lips and said, "Shang Yang Palace."

skirts……

Liu Wei's eyes widened suddenly, with a strange expression: "Shang Yang Palace?"

That famous "concubine's rebellion case" that turned the court of Kyoto upside down?

Could it be that this Concubine Min is...

"No." Before Liu Wei could ask, Rong Leng had already guessed what Liu Wei was thinking and gave the answer: "There are two owners in Changyang Palace, one is Concubine Min and the other is Concubine Chang. The previous case was Concubine Chang, and Concubine Min..." As he said this, he looked at Liu Wei steadily: "She passed away nearly ten years ago."

After he finished speaking, there was a hint of gloominess in the silent Puxiang Palace.

Liu Wei was not afraid of ghosts and gods, but this atmosphere and environment could not help but give her a chill down her back.

Liu Wei managed to regain her composure, held Rong Leng's hand tightly, and said: "The signature of Qingzhuangke is not written by pen, but by seal. Maybe someone used Concubine Min's seal, but it does not mean that it is Min's seal." Painted by the concubine."

Of course it couldn't have been painted by Concubine Min. How could a person who had been dead for ten years suddenly appear and paint a mortal painting in the past two years?

Liu Wei understood this truth, and presumably Rong Leng understood it too.

Of course Rong Leng understands, but this matter cannot be determined clearly or not.

Rong Leng looked at Liu Wei beside him and said calmly: "Concubine Chang and Concubine Min are direct sisters. Yesterday when I entered the palace, I went to Changyang Palace to explore. On the walls of the palace, I found many paintings, all of which were of Concubine Min. The painting in front of me, no matter the brush strokes or even the subtle branches and angles, are exactly the same as those."

Liu Wei frowned: "What do you mean by that? Do you really doubt that Concubine Min came back from the dead? Just to draw a picture of Buddha feeding the eagle?"

Rong Leng didn't speak, just shook his head.

Liu Wei didn't want to play riddles with Rong Leng, so he put the painting away, wrapped it around his waist, and said, "Let's go to Changyang Palace and have a look."

Liu Wei left as soon as he said so.

Rong Leng wanted to call out, but the man had already left the yard.

He followed and let him lead the way to Changyang Palace, which was not far away.

But inside Changyang Palace, it was still the same desolate and depressing state.

Just one day passed, and it was no different from yesterday. The two sneaked in and went straight to the main hall. The hall was so dilapidated that it couldn't be seen anymore. Almost all the valuable things inside were gone. Some of the remaining tables, chairs and benches were missing arms and legs. , crookedly.

It seems that the Changyang Palace went through a lot of robbery after the death of Concubine Chang, and someone took everything that could be taken away from it.

Looking at the three walls, there are still many paintings hanging on them, but they have been stained by time and are covered with many spider webs.