Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

Chapter 132 5.24 Acacia Bird

Just as Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao were about to retreat, Wen Tao suddenly caught a glimpse of a picture of flowers and birds hanging on the wall of Yongan Palace.Wen Tao couldn't help taking a second look, and saw that the flower was a common magnolia, but the bird had gray feathers, a few pinches of bright yellow feathers on its forehead and chest, and a bright red beak, as if it had been seen somewhere.Tang Wuyi stopped when he saw Tao, followed his gaze, and blurted out: "Is this a red-billed jade bird? The painting technique is exquisite."

Mother Wei on the side said casually: "Isn't this a lovesick bird? According to folklore, lovesick birds love each other, and if one dies, the other will also die of hunger strike." The scent of incense came again, this time Wen Tao and Tang Wuyi both remembered and glanced at each other.

The queen mother saw that they hadn't left for a long time, so she couldn't help but asked in doubt: "What are you talking about? Ai's ears are bad, so I can't hear."

Mother Wei said: "I'm talking about painting, Pavilion Master Tang said, this lovesick bird is very good at painting."

A soft and sad look flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, as if she was talking to herself: "That kid Huan'er painted it, and Huan'er is the best among all the kids." It seems that something is connected in series.The queen mother over there urged: "Xiao Yueyue, take the Taoist priest back quickly, if you don't want to check it, forget it, Ai's family will come and tell the emperor."

After walking out of Yong'an Palace, Tang Wuyi and Wen Tao were very excited, Tang Wuyi spoke first: "I have something to say."

Wen Tao said: "Coincidentally, I also have something to say." However, there are palace people around, and the palace is definitely not a place where you can speak freely.

Tang Wuyi winked and said, "Let's go to the restaurant last time."

Wen Tao nodded, and the two of them arrived at the private room of the restaurant, and as soon as they sat down, when Xiao Er left, the two said in unison: "Nurse Wei was the man in black that day!"

After the two finished talking, they couldn't help looking at each other and smiling, Wen Tao said: "It's the second man in black who saved us. At that time, I suspected that she was a woman. Tang Yue, you said that she deliberately let us know her identity today. ?"

Tang Wuyi nodded and said: "Nurse Wei is very good at martial arts, and she is also a member of the Empress Dowager. She must have a deep foundation in the palace. If we want to hide our tracks, we will never be able to find out."

"Then you mean that the Empress Dowager wants us to know that Mother Wei saved us that day?" Wen Tao asked.

Tang Wuyi nodded: "Do you still remember that the Empress Dowager gave us a basket of plums on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Li, which is a homonym for Li, which means to tell us to leave."

Wen Tao's pupils widened: "Why did she want us to leave? Didn't she tell us what you asked just now?"

Tang Wuyi shook his head: "The queen mother may have concealed something just now. I heard that the first prince was handsome and handsome, and he was born as the crown prince. Could it be that he was imprisoned for several years just because he disagreed with the first emperor?"

Wen Tao also frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Tang Yue, lovesickness bird, also appears in Mr. Pu's painting!"

Tang Wuyi's eyes lit up, yes, the painting of Er Yuelan that Mr. Pu asked them to take from Rongguxuan contained two red-billed jade birds, which are called lovesickness birds in the folk, and now it seems that they have a lot to do with the former prince . "Go! Go to Rongguxuan." Tang Wuyi said.

Wen Tao didn't move, and hummed aggrievedly: "I'm so hungry."

Tang Wuyi blamed himself and said: "Look at me, I even forgot to eat." He called Xiaoer and ordered a table full of dishes, "It's all yours, try to add more meals."

Wen Tao's mouth was full of food, but he still broke out into a smile. Tang Wuyi could always speak of love just right when he didn't expect it. Like a wisecrack.

The two didn't dare to delay, and rode to Liquanfang after eating. However, when they arrived at Rongguxuan, they found that the framing shop had locked the door.This is the time of Weishi, not to mention the shops in Liquanfang, even the shops in Xishi are opening their doors to welcome customers. How could the doors be closed at this time?Tang Wuyi was not reconciled, so he went to a calligraphy and painting shop next door and asked the shopkeeper, who knew that the shopkeeper actually said that Rong Guxuan had been closed for several days, and he didn't know the reason.

"Could it be that the boss of Rong Guxuan was silenced like the one in Baicao Pavilion?" Tang Wuyi asked Wen Tao.

"If that's the case, Rong Guxuan's boss must know something." Wen Tao said.

"The only intersection between Rong Guxuan and this matter is... Mr. Pu!" Tang Wuyi blurted out.

"It's that painting!" Wen Tao said, "Mr. Pu's painting was framed in Rong Guxuan. At that time, he wanted us to come to Kyoto to pick up the painting. And what he painted was the lovesick bird painted by the previous prince. .”

"We're going back to Luoyang." Tang Wuyi said, "The picture scroll framed by Mr. Pu's hand scroll is placed in Dongdu Pavilion."

"But we saw that painting in person at that time, and there was nothing unusual about it. It was the Er Yue Lan that Mr. Pu often painted." Wen Tao said doubtfully.

Tang Wuyi's eyes turned: "It's not too late. If the painting really has a mystery, we have to go back quickly!" The two of them didn't delay any longer. To save time, they rode two horses from the general's mansion, and brought a fast horse Even so, it was already the afternoon of the second day when they arrived at Luoyang, the eastern capital, and it was already the third day of Li Shu's five-day period.

Tang Wuyi was still fine because he ran all night, but Wen Tao couldn't hold it anymore, his eyes were slightly black and blue.

"Why don't you rest first?" After getting off the horse, Tang Wuyi supported Fu Wentao's shoulder and asked.

"No, it's important to look at the painting."

Tang Wuyi no longer insisted, the two entered the pavilion, and saw that the children in the pavilion were in order, and the front hall was still decorated with Mr. Pu's mourning hall.Tang Wuyi called a younger student to inquire about the recent situation in the past two days, and after confirming that everything was the same, he went into Mr. Pu's study with Wen Tao.Wen Tao sorted out the scrolls of calligraphy and painting last time. He opened the bookcase and carefully found the one that Mr. Pu asked them to go to Kyoto to pick up. He unfolded it and looked at it carefully before saying in relief: "Tang Yue, it's still here."

Tang Wuyi was also relieved.From Baicao Pavilion to Rongguxuan, every step they went to investigate seemed to be preceded by someone. Fortunately, the painting left by Mr. Pu is still there.

On the long scroll, there are blue-purple in suitable shades, and two lovesick birds with red beaks and yellow feathers are turning to look at each other.

"It is indeed the same as the bird painted by the former prince." Wen Tao said firmly.

Tang Wuyi carefully flipped through the front and back, but didn't see any clues: "Mr. Pu was the former prince's prince and Taifu, so the two drew the same bird?"

Wen Tao, however, carefully examined the thickness of the paper, looked back and forth against the light for a long time, and suddenly said, "Tang Yue, there is an interlayer!"