Chapter 127: Handwriting

The veil is very ordinary, the kind used by ordinary women.

What is not ordinary is the word embroidered on the handkerchief - Shou.

The fonts used in this era are actually very close to the simplified characters that Shen Lexi is familiar with.

Most of the people use simplified characters in their daily writing, and only when creating calligraphy works, they will use traditional characters with cumbersome strokes.

Embroidery is a tedious job, so the fonts used in embroidery are all simplified.

Just like the Fu Lu Shuangshou embroidered on this brocade handkerchief, the first three words "Fu Lu Shuang" are simplified, but the last word "Shou" is not too troublesome to use in traditional Chinese.

And Shen Lexi used it every day to read and study the book every day, and the writing was all in simplified Chinese, but once the word "longevity" appeared, it immediately changed to traditional Chinese.

In this case, Shen Lexi can think of only two explanations, one is due to the writer's writing habits, and the other is that the writer has a soft spot for the traditional character "Shou".

But no matter which possibility it is, the handkerchief in front of him is reminding Shen Lexi that the person who embroiders the words on the handkerchief is definitely related to the book.

Because both share the same characteristics.

Perhaps there is a second person, a third person, who has the same characteristics...... And even more.

However, at present, the second person and the third person have not yet appeared, so the first person who bears the brunt will naturally become Shen Lexi's number one target.

Thinking of this, Shen Lexi hurriedly put the handkerchief into his arms, raised his feet and walked out of Tianxiang Building.

For those who walk alone at night, any little light can lift their spirits.

In the crowded crowd, Shen Lexi searched for Ning Shihua and Wang in the crowd at a glance.

She looked at the backs of the two from afar, and was about to catch up, when she suddenly stopped.

What to do at this time?

returned the handkerchief to Ning Shihua, praised the embroidery on the handkerchief, and then asked the other party who embroidered the word.

It's not impossible to ask like this, it's just ...... What if you startle the snake?

I finally grabbed a thread, and I must not let it break easily.

Shen Lexi pursed his lips and thought about it, and instead of catching up with the two immediately, he jumped into an alley, took a shortcut, and went straight to the back door of the Guogong Mansion.

One of the few people coming in and out of the back door is that it is close to the three-room courtyard.

After entering the Guogong Mansion, Shen Lexi went straight to Ning Shihua's residence.

The concubine does not have a separate courtyard, they are all several sisters living in the same courtyard, since she found out that Ning Shihua was full of hostility towards herself, Shen Lexi has paid special attention to this concubine, so she knows which house the other party lives in - the house in Chixia Garden, which has no sunlight from morning to night, and the worst conditions.

As soon as I opened the window and entered, I was greeted by a cold and damp feeling.

Although incense had been smoked in the house, there was still a lingering musty smell in the air.

Shen Lexi raised his eyes and looked around, the room area was not large, and the screen was used to separate the two spaces inside and outside, the slightly larger space outside did not have tables and chairs, only a low table, on which books and pen, ink, paper, and inkstones were neatly placed, as well as a small half plate of unfinished snacks.

It seems that the desk and the dining table are combined into one.

There is also a shrine next to the low table, and the incense ash overflowing from the incense burner indicates that the owner often kneels down and burns incense.

That's all there is to the outside, simple to basic, and when you bypass the screen, the inside is slightly better, with a bed, a wardrobe, a dresser, and a half-man-high celadon vase.

If such a boudoir is placed in the homes of ordinary people, it is not bad, but it will inevitably look shabby when placed in the Hou Mansion.

It seems that Ning Shihua's life in the mansion is really not good.

Shen Lexi thought about it, and quickly rummaged through, but didn't find anything suspicious in the room, she hurriedly returned to the outer room, found a few handwritten copies of Ning Shihua from a stack of books and papers, put them in her arms, and immediately retreated.

As a martial artist, her ear power is now far beyond that of ordinary people, and she can clearly hear two series of footsteps approaching this way.

Shen Lexi didn't hesitate, and immediately went out through the window, and as soon as she closed the window, the door was pushed open with a creak.

Then there was a clang, as if something had fallen to the ground, and then Wang's voice came—

"Oh, my eldest lady, it doesn't matter if you drop these books or something, but don't be angry! The doctor has already explained, you shouldn't be too emotional now, don't be angry......"

"How can I not be angry? It was so easy for me to meet Chu Yunxuan who sneaked out of the door, and I originally wanted to use that big fool to get close to Chu Yunzhan, but now? Now such a good opportunity to get close to Chu Yunzhan has been ruined by that slut! ”

This is the voice of Ning Shihua.

The anger at the destruction of good things is unstoppable.

Shen Lexi, who happened to hear the conversation between the master and servant, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

She also thought that the target of Ning Shihua's painting was Chu Yunxuan, after all, although one was a concubine, but his IQ was incomplete, and the other was as beautiful as a flower, but he was a concubine, so the two of them could be regarded as a match.

As a result, the target of Ning Shi's painting turned out to be Chu Yunzhan.

And Chu Yunxuan only acted as a springboard in it.

Most of the nobles in Kyoto want to marry the Chu goblin who has no way, and Ning Shihua even dares to think about it...... Courage is commendable!

Shen Lexi didn't know whether to praise the courage of Kuning's poetry and painting, or whether to pout sarcastically and be normal.

She was about to listen a little longer, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone walking towards her, and the plan to eavesdrop on the corner had to be aborted, and she rubbed her heel and turned into the side path.

And not long after Shen Lexi left, Ning Shihua, who was still sulking for a while, suddenly said: "Hey, where is my handkerchief?" Why is the handkerchief missing? ”

“…… Could it be that it fell in Tianxiang Building? Miss, don't worry, I'll go to Tianxianglou to find out. ”

"Forget it, it's just a handkerchief, if you lose it, you lose it...... By the way, Aunt Wang, how is the bamboo screen made? ”

"Miss rest assured, I am looking for the best craftsman in Kyoto, the craftsmanship is the most exquisite, when the old lady's birthday, Miss only needs to put out the screen engraved with Buddhist scriptures, I am sure to be able to amaze everyone."

"Miss, you are so attentive to preparing the birthday gift for the old lady, I think the old lady must be very happy at that time."

"I hope so." Ning Shihua said, walked inside around the screen, sat down in front of the dresser, looked at the woman with picturesque eyebrows in the mirror, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer.

Birthday present?

Old lady's?

Hum!

The old witch deserves it too!

On the other side, as soon as Shen Lexi got out of Chixia Garden, she went straight back to the Qingzhu Courtyard where she lived, took out the book she had carried with her and read countless times, as well as the handcopy that she had just stolen from Ning Shihua, and spread them out on the desk one by one, comparing the handwriting carefully.

Although the words on the book look delicate, they are faintly arrogant.

And the word is the most reflective of a person's heart, it can be seen that the person who wrote this book should be a person with a flamboyant personality.

The hand-copying of Ning Shi's painting is a completely different style, horizontal and vertical, regular and regular, and the pen is like a cloud of smoke, just like the feeling of Ning Shi's painting, quiet and indifferent.

It doesn't look like it was made by one person at all.

The only similarity between the two handwritings is still reflected in the word "longevity": both are traditional Chinese longevity.

Is it really just a coincidence, the owner of the book, and Ning Shihua, are not the same person?

Shen Lexi looked at the two kinds of handwriting that had no commonality at all, and was wrinkling his eyebrows in contemplation, when a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "What are you looking at?" ”

Shen Lexi was startled, and subconsciously put away the things on the desk, and when he heard the voice was Ning Xian's, he stopped covering his mind, and was about to explain, when he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly pulled Ning Xian to sit down at the desk.

"Look, is it possible that these two handwritings were written by one person?" Shen Lexi asked.

Compared with Shen Lexi, a half-witted person who judges handwriting completely by feeling, Ning Xian, a family like Ning Xian, who practiced calligraphy at a young age, should have a more accurate ability to discriminate.

Ning Xian didn't ask much, only glanced at it a few times, then shook his head and said, "No way." After finishing speaking, his eyes flickered, and he frowned and said, "I have seen this handwriting." ”

His slender fingers tapped to the book on his right.