Chapter 25: The Waiting Man Comes

Ye Shuhua pursed her lips and hooked the corners of her lips, tapped the teacup lightly with her fingertips, and said, "It's weird, it sounds okay, it's a bit comparable to the desperate doctor." ”

Before the early dynasty was dispersed, the content of Ye Shuhua's album had already been introduced to the palace.

The official Li Jiguan stepped forward and said: "Emperor Qiqi, there is a picture album in Beijing today, which is extremely popular, but the content of the album has the meaning of reflecting the decline of the imperial family of our country. ”

The emperor was about to go down to the court, but when he heard this, his expression was instantly solemn.

His eyes were cold, and he stabbed at Li Jiguan.

The face sinks like water.

"What an album, who painted it, is so bold!"

Li Jiguan said: "This subordinate doesn't know, but he only knows that it is a picture album sold by a shop called a study." ”

"Find out who is doing it! The envoy of the Li State is about to visit our country, and this kind of thing that hurts the country and corrupts the country must be strictly put an end! ”

Li Jiguan hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

After dispersing, Ye Zhao frowned, thinking about something, and then walked out of the palace quickly, returning to Ye Mansion without stopping.

In the Yi house, the fourth prince Wei Wenjing, who had just returned to Beijing, bathed and changed his clothes to meet his father and queen, and came directly to his friend Yin Zixun.

At the same time, Li Su, the young secretary of Dali Temple, is also here, and the three of them are close friends.

I drank tea and talked in the courtyard.

On the stone table was the album that Yin Zixun bought today, and the album was spread out, and the contents inside attracted the attention of the four princes.

He picked it up and looked at it, originally just a casual look, but the more he looked at it, the more fascinated he became, and at the same time his brows furrowed.

Yin Zixun noticed his expression, only as if he was conquered by the content of the album, and smiled.

"How, isn't the story in the album shocking? Not only the murderer's modus operandi, but even the man in white to solve the case is extremely exquisite, if it weren't for the painter's drawing out of thin air, I would have thought this was what the painter really experienced. ”

He knew that the rumored ghost painter was Ye Shuhua, and she had never been out of the capital, so he could completely rule out the possibility that she had seen it with her own eyes.

He only secretly admired that Ye Shuhua not only has unique painting skills, but the story he wrote is also extremely amazing.

Even if it is temporarily ruled out that she is not the woman of his dreams, he is slowly attracted to her.

The fourth prince nodded mechanically, his expression a little sluggish.

He was indeed shocked by the story, but what really shocked him was not the content of the story, but the whole story itself.

This strange case was something he encountered when he traveled to Xunzhou, and the man in white in the album solved the case in the same way as when he helped solve the case.

The only difference is that he doesn't find the killer in the end, but the final murderer is given in this album.

Who exactly, who will know about this?

If it was a coincidence, he would never believe it.

If not, then it is only possible that someone followed him during his travels and witnessed him go through the whole story.

But that's still not right.

Even if the other party witnessed it, Xunzhou is on the southern border, thousands of miles away from the capital.

It was during this incident that he received an edict from his father, and he returned to Kyoto without stopping after the matter was settled.

No matter how fast the other party is, it will be half a day faster than him at most.

Half a day, the story is drawn, rubbed and sold, this whole process is not enough.

But how did this artist know?

Or today, he sold it on the first day he returned to Beijing?

Yin Zixun waited for him to praise him without hesitation, but he was stunned when he saw that the other party was motionless.

"The Four Princes?"

He called the other party but there was no response, and he called several times before the other party looked back.

Li Su glanced at him, although he didn't say much, he was extremely good at observing words and feelings.

Seeing that his expression was different, he asked, "What's wrong?" What's wrong with this album? ”

Hearing Li Su say this, Yin Zixun also frowned and stared at the four princes.

The fourth prince smiled faintly and shook his head, "There's no problem, I'm just shocked by this story." I'm a little curious about where I bought this album. ”

"The book is specially sold by the study, and all the albums sold in the study are originally painted by the artist." Yin Zixun said.

"That's right, it's very boring in the courtyard, how about we go to a study for a stroll?"

Li Su has nothing to do today, so he is naturally willing.

Yin Zixun glanced at the four princes, made sure that his expression was not abnormal, and recalled the content of the album, and there was nothing wrong with it.

He accepted his doubts, nodded, and happily went out of the courtyard with the four princes.

went to a study, I don't know if I can see Ye Shuhua.

As usual, Jiuyu stayed to guard the yard, and Jiuyu pushed a wheelchair to go out with Yin Zixun.

In the teahouse, Ye Shuhua had already drunk three pots of tea.

Towards noon, I finally saw the person who was waiting.

But she looked stunned, and she actually saw Yin Zixun and Master Li Su.

How do they get together? Are they best friends?

It is indeed not surprising that the Four Princes and Li Su are close friends, after all, they are of the same age, and it is said that Li Su served as his bodyguard for a while when the Four Princes first entered the palace.

But Yin Zixun also knew the four princes?

Suddenly, Ye Shuhua remembered the bird-patterned clothes that the four princes had been given by Zhuying before.

In this way, it should be able to explain why there are four princes.

Collecting her thoughts, she didn't think about it anymore and went directly to the teahouse.

Soon after the three of them entered the study, she also entered the study, pretending to meet by chance.

Yin Zixun was the first to see her, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose, and his heart couldn't help but ripple, a smile appeared on his handsome and miserable face, and he bowed.

"County Lord."

Li Su and the four princes turned around to look at each other, Li Su was expressionless as always, holding a knife and saluting respectfully.

"Lord Qingya."

Ye Shuhua hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand to stop it: "It's outside now, Lord Li Su doesn't need to salute and salute like this, just call me the county lord as usual." ”

After speaking, her gaze swept directly over Yin Zixun, and landed firmly on the four princes opposite.

He is dressed in a dark blue brocade robe today, and his posture is upright, like a mountain cliff.

The eyebrows are sparse, like a clear raise.

Skimming his eyebrows, looking him up and down.

It is indeed similar to the faceless male body seen in several lifetimes of rebirth, but it is only similar.

Ye Shuhua is not sure, but from what is known, the faceless man is most likely to be the fourth prince.

Yin Zixun looked at Ye Shuhua's eyes, motionless and staring directly at the four princes.

My heart was sour, and I had an unknown taste.

"That, county lord, this is the fourth prince, and he just returned to Beijing this morning."

He interrupted.

Ye Shuhua also retracted his gaze in a timely manner, and at the same time glanced at Yin Zixun, who was sitting in a wheelchair, thin and weak, and couldn't help but be weak.

Secretly affirmed the idea just now.

Dragged back his thoughts, smiled faintly, and saluted: "I've seen the four princes." ”

The fourth prince had heard of the cousin in front of him, but most of them were words like evil star, stupid, and vulgar.

Seeing it today, he was indeed amazed for a moment.

Regardless of whether the evil star is true or not, but just by looking at it and seeing those clear water eyes, you will know that the stupid and vulgar statement is all nonsense.

He bowed his hand back, "Cousin doesn't need to be outside, just call me fourth brother." ”

"Yes, Fourth Brother."

Ye Shuhua obediently complied.

"The fourth brother is here to buy the album? It's just a pity that I'm a step late, but I still have the original manuscript, so it's better for the fourth brother to move to the second floor. There is an Accord on the second floor, you can drink tea and rest, and I ordered my subordinates to take the original manuscript. ”

Since it has been temporarily determined that the faceless man is the fourth prince, the next step is naturally to get acquainted with him.

In this way, on the 15th day of July, he can be invited to protect him in the street of prosperity.

As long as he doesn't die on that day, he shouldn't be reborn and fall into a cycle.

The fourth prince soon heard the clue, he didn't come here to buy a picture album.

So he hurriedly asked: "My cousin is the owner of this study?" ”

Ye Shuhua smiled slightly and nodded, she knew the real purpose of the four princes coming here.

He also said: "Today's album is also what I painted, so there is an original manuscript, otherwise I am afraid that the fourth brother wants to see it, and I will not have any extra albums for you." ”

After speaking, she raised her hand in a gesture of invitation and led the three of them to the second floor.

As early as when they were talking, Chen Cong had a great eye to go to the second floor to make a pot of tea and set up snacks.

Jiuyu was left on the first floor, and Yin Zixun was not in a wheelchair, so he got up and walked up to the second floor.

The bamboo shadow also did not go upstairs with Ye Shuhua's eyes.

The four of them sat down, and Ye Shuhua personally poured tea for the three of them.

As soon as she put down the teapot, the fourth prince couldn't wait to ask her.

"Where did my cousin find out about the contents of this album?"

On the side, Li Su drank tea calmly, he was originally accompanied, and only listened to their conversation quietly.

Yin Zixun was a little curious, why the four princes were so interested in the content of the album.

Just listen to Ye Shuhua.

"It may sound very mysterious, but it is, it was a picture I dreamed of the night before, and it was so real that I thought I was there for a while, until I woke up in the morning and found that it was a dream."

She knew that the fourth prince would ask like this, and she had already thought of a statement while waiting in the teahouse.

If someone under her came to Beijing to repeat the matter, it would be too false, and with the strength of the four princes, it is not difficult to investigate the truth of what she said, and it is very easy to expose it.

But you can't truthfully say that you were born again, not once.

Therefore, it can only be said to be a dream.

Although this sounds absurd and unbelievable, it is untraceable and not easy to reveal.

"But the dream was too real and lingering in my mind, so I drew it out last night, and then printed it into a catalogue overnight, and decided to sell it today, I didn't expect the story to be so fascinating."

She spoke eloquently, very lightly and naturally, and her eyebrows and eyes did not flicker.

This made the four princes more and more suspicious.

Can you dream of real events thousands of miles away?

He never believed in such metaphysics as divination and fortune-telling, but at this moment, he began to question it a little.

"Is the murderer in the album also shown in your dream?"

Ye Shuhua shook her head and replied carefully: "No, the scene in the dream is only half, and the murderer has not been found, and the murderer in the album is deduced by me based on the known clues in the dream." I thought it was very reasonable, so I drew it into the album, and it was just a story, so I didn't think about it so much. ”