Chapter 223: The Old Woman
"This is Mei Qu Mei Gong, right?" Xiao Lingjiang looked at him with his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Mei Qu coughed lightly and bowed: "It's the old man, Mei Qu has seen Princess Yong'an." ”
"Mei Gong, don't be polite, sit down quickly." Xiao Lingjiang raised his hand and lifted his slightly bent body with Xuan Li.
"Thank you, princess." Mei Qu clenched her fist to her lips and coughed again, and then sat down in the main seat.
Xiao Lingjiang looked at him without a trace, Mei Qu was now in his sixties, most of the hair on his head was white, and there were many wrinkles on his face, but sitting there, his posture was clear, and he had a family style.
It was a cold winter, and he did have a somewhat sickly look on his face.
Xiao Lingjiang sighed lightly with concern: "It's a pity that Mei Gong is not in Yingdu, otherwise I wouldn't be able to ask Emperor Yongmu to treat you for a diagnosis or two, she is good at spiritual healing, and she can heal this disease properly." ”
Was this a deliberate attempt to test him?
Mei Qu smiled and said, "Don't say that you are not in Yingdu now, that is, in Yingdu, the old body is just an old problem, where is the need for Princess Yongmu to personally diagnose and treat it." Princess, you can come to visit the old man or two, my entire Mei Mansion is already terrified. ”
"Mei Gong is too modest." Xiao Lingjiang smiled and picked up the teacup, took a sip and said slowly, "I came to Mei's house, one is to visit Mei Gong, and the other is to inquire about something." ”
"Oh?" Mei Qu said suspiciously, "I don't know what the princess has to ask, but my Mei Mansion must know everything." ”
When Xiao Lingjiang heard this, she put down the teacup and said, "I went to Chizhou this time, but I was actually looking for someone. As I guessed, this person should be from a big family, so I came to the door today to bother, and I also wanted to take this opportunity to ask everyone in the house if they had seen this person. ”
After saying that, she raised her hand slightly, and He Zheng on the side took a few steps forward, stood in the middle of the hall, and unfolded the scroll in her hand to face everyone.
I saw that the picture scroll was four feet high, and there was a woman in plain clothes, with a graceful posture, a face like a hibiscus, and a scorching and bright face.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, what is Princess Yongan doing?
Xiao Lingjiang looked at the expressions of everyone in the hall without a trace, Mei Qu and Mei Qing did not raise their eyebrows, and the rest of them all looked amazing.
It seems that the identity of the person in the painting is unknown.
Xiao Lingjiang pointed to the humanity in the painting: "This woman was met by chance when I was handling the case, but later I lost her traces, and I was from Chizhou when I heard her words." Now the person I am looking for for some reason, I wonder if you have any acquaintances? ”
Everyone in the hall shook their heads when they heard this.
This little lady is extremely beautiful, and if they have seen it, they should have an impression.
Mei Qu's father and son also looked unknown, but they couldn't help but be surprised in their hearts, when did Xiao Lingjiang see Cen Niang, and even painted her appearance?
When Cen Niang was still there, Xiao Lingjiang should be in Linchuan at that time, and she was just a girl from the world who had not reached the end of her life and had no reputation, right?
When did the two cross paths? Or, in fact, he got the portrait of Cen Niang from others, and Xiao Lingjiang just used it to deliberately test them?
But even if it's painted by someone else, it shouldn't be......
Cen Niang has never entered the Mei Mansion, after she was taken back to Chizhou by Mei Qu, she was first trapped in the small courtyard, and then gradually grew her skills, and she also followed the Divine Palace more, and she has always been low-key.
Except for Mei Qu and Mei Qing, no one in the Mei family has ever seen her, let alone know that she is the daughter of the Mei family.
Could it be that this portrait is from the people of the Divine Palace? Did she catch someone, and what did she pry out of their mouths?
But there are not many people in the shrine who have seen Cen Niang's true face......
Mei Qu's heart turned sharply, but there was no show on her face.
He pressed the surprise in his heart, and then thought about it, what if Xiao Lingjiang took out the portrait? Cen Niang has passed away, she has suspicions in her heart, and there is no way to connect the Mei family with Cen Niang and the Divine Palace.
She didn't directly attack Mei now, which means that she didn't find any tangible evidence that Mei had a relationship with the Divine Palace.
She came to the door today with this portrait, but she deliberately tested him, so as to see if the Mei family would show flaws, right?
Hum!
The Mei family didn't move, she couldn't sit still.
Mei Qu was sure in her heart, looked at the expressions of everyone in the hall, and then said: "It's a disappointment to the princess, the people in the house don't know this woman." The princess had to go and ask. ”
Xiao Lingjiang sighed and shook his head: "It's okay, it's not easy to find someone in the huge Chizhou." But there's always a way, and since you don't know, I'll ask the others later. ”
On this trip, she didn't plan to find someone who could know the person in the painting.
After all, his subordinates had already taken this scroll to search around the Chizhou clan, and not only that, but the Mei family, who married the girl who was married to the side, also took the opportunity to investigate, but they still didn't get any useful news.
She came just to see Mei Qu and see if she could test a thing or two.
Knowing the purpose of her trip, Mei has been too quiet recently, and she doesn't know what fatal plan is behind this silence.
She has already pointed her sword at Yongmu, Mei and the Divine Palace, how can they sit still and let her do it?
Behind the extreme calm, there are often even more terrifying stormy waves.
Xiao Lingjiang's eyes were slightly deep, and he chatted with the Mei family for a few more words, and then left the Mei Mansion under the eyes of everyone.
She got into the carriage, lifted the curtain and ordered: "Go find some painters, trace this painting more, and post it all over Chizhou." ”
After a pause, she said again: "Especially around Meifu, post a few more." ”
When she sent someone to find the person in the painting, she only acted in private, she was not sure of Yongmu's true identity and didn't want to startle the snake too early, so naturally she didn't make a big announcement.
Now that she has come to Chizhou, and Yongmu and Yongmu know each other, this matter is naturally how lively and how to find it.
If you can find someone who has seen her by chance, you will naturally be able to get more clues, even if you can't find it, can you call Mei Qu's diaphragm, shouldn't it?
He Zheng not only acted according to his words and offered a heavy reward, but also found storytellers in large and small teahouses to help find people.
However, in two days, everyone in Chizhou knew that Princess Yongan came to Chizhou to find a beautiful girl, saying that she had an old relationship with her.
As for the old law, Princess Yong'an never said it.
The clans and people of Chizhou became interested in the painting, and they talked more and more. What's more, there is a big reward, and everyone racks their brains to remember if they have ever seen such a lady.
It was another sunny day, Xiao Lingjiang invited the Chizhou family to have tea, she went out of the Assassin Mansion and wanted to lift her skirt and get into the car, but she heard a hoarse and rough voice.
"Princess Yong'an!"
Xiao Lingjiang turned his head to look and saw an old woman in shabby clothes who covered most of her face with a cloth towel, standing aside.