Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 1090: The Portrait of Ziqiong

Gu Xueqi and Liu Ya were fighting, but they were not restrained.Because of the little girl's playful nature, Liu Ya couldn't help being happy, and got together with Gu Xueqi, tickling each other.

The two poked each other's ribs for a while, poked the other's armpit for a while, chased and tugged, and laughed together.

When she didn't pay attention, the box given to her by Mrs. Gu in Liu Ya's hand fell to the ground and fell.

"Ah, I didn't do it on purpose." Gu Xueqi was startled, and quickly knelt down to pick it up.

Liu Ya also hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's my carelessness." She squatted down and rushed to pick it up with Gu Xueqi.

The two of them took the box together, and saw that the lid was opened, and a small painting scroll fell out of it.This is something neither of them thought of.

Liu Ya looked at Gu Xueqi and asked her, "Did you draw it?"

"No." Gu Xueqi shook her head and said, "How could I draw a picture for you?" After speaking, she asked curiously, "Otherwise, why don't you open it now?"

Liu Ya also wondered what Mrs. Gu did for her with a painting, and said: "Then I'll open it now and have a look, your mother won't blame me."

"Of course not, take a quick look." Gu Xueqi was also full of curiosity, and after seeing Liu Ya, she was eager to see what was painted inside.

Liu Ya looked around, pulled Gu Xueqi to a stone table and sat down, put the box on the table, then untied the binding on the scroll, and gently unfolded the painting.

I saw that the painting was a bust of a young girl. The painting was excellent and the painting was very vivid.In the painting, the girl's eyebrows are like pink, her eyes are full of autumn water, and her lips are like vermilion. She is beautiful and beautiful, showing a sense of beauty.

"This is...you?" Gu Xueqi looked at the painting, then looked up at Liu Ya, and said in surprise: "Ya'er, the woman in this painting looks like you."

"This should be... my mother." Liu Ya realized it without thinking too much.And the seemingly non-existent connection that she felt in her heart before finally had an explanation.

Liu Ya knew that she was the orphan of the Fang family. Although Cang Qianche told her not to say it casually, Zhu Xinsou also told her that the three Confucians and two merchants in the capital were already brothers-in-law, and marriage is normal. But that's all.

It was not surprising that the Gu family knew Fang Yingniang, and it was not surprising that Madam Gu guessed that she was the orphan of the Fang family when she saw that she and Fang Yingniang looked so similar.

Just where did this portrait of Mrs. Gu come from?Judging by the colors on the painting and the yellowed paper, this painting is definitely not completed recently.

Then why did Mrs. Gu keep a portrait of her own mother?

"Ya'er, do you think the girl on this painting is your mother?" Gu Xueqi was also surprised, but then said again: "The person on this painting is obviously Aunt Ziqiong. Could it be that your mother is one of the four heroes?" Ziqiong?"

As Gu Xueqi said, she pointed to a corner of the portrait with her finger.It was only then that Liu Ya discovered that because the painting was relatively small, the signature was written on the framed page below.And it is a very small word Juan.

And just now Liu Ya only noticed that the person in the painting looked so similar to herself, so she ignored such a small detail.Now that Gu Xueqi pointed it out, she saw that what was written was: On a certain day in a certain year, Ziqiong painted herself.

That is to say, if the person in this painting is really Liu Ya's mother, Fang Yingniang, then her mother and Gu Xueqi's mother are sisters from the same school, Honglian and Ziqiong among the "Four Heroes".

As for the other two...

Liu Ya's brows were frowned, and related to Mrs. Gu's expression and demeanor just now, she guessed that Dangui and Qingwu among the Four Heroes might be the pair of brothers and sisters who carved plaques for themselves and copied Mrs. Gu's characters.

In this way, it makes sense why the female shopkeeper was so surprised when she saw that handkerchief in her hand.

At first it must have been because I looked like Ziqiong, and then seeing Honglian's handwriting, it was even more strange.It's just strange why they refused to recognize each other at the beginning.

Moreover, something happened to the Fang family and they were secretly obliterated.But the other two people have no identity or background, why did they suddenly leave the capital?

Thinking of this, Liu Ya quickly rolled up the scroll, and said: "Xueqi, I want to go back and ask my aunt what's going on. Is my mother Ziqiong, and has she been looking for me all this time?"

Gu Xueqi also came to her senses, she nodded, followed Liu Ya hurriedly to the meeting, and said, "I also really want to know what happened back then."

Liu Ya just came back to her senses, grabbed Gu Xueqi, and said seriously: "Xueqi, listen to me, this matter is very strange, you better not listen to it. And just now your mother refused To be honest with me, just giving me such a picture, I think she also avoided you on purpose. If the picture hadn't fallen out, I wouldn't have let you see it, right? You just treat it as I don’t know. Listen to me and leave it alone.”

After finishing speaking, Liu Ya forced Gu Xueqi to stay where she was, and said, "Just stand here and wait obediently, don't follow, you understand?"

"But, Ya'er..." Gu Xueqi wanted to say something else, but seeing Liu Ya's unusually determined eyes, she could only nod her head and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and don't ask any questions."

"Well, trust me, it's for your own good." After Liu Ya finished speaking, she patted Gu Xueqi on the shoulder, and ran towards Ziwei Pavilion with the painting.

Gu Xueqi stood where she was, watching Liu Ya's running back, and suddenly realized that she was no longer the girl who was laughing and playing with her just now.Her back was resolute and steady, definitely not the Ya'er I usually saw.

Liu Ya ran back to Ziwei Pavilion in one breath, the maid waiting at the door was still a little strange, and asked, "Did Miss Liu forget something?"

"Please help me pass the message, I want to see Mrs. Gu again." Liu Ya said and raised the painting in her hand, and said, "Just say that Ziqiong's old friend is here to see you."

The palace maid was stunned for a moment, and thought: Why did Miss Liu become Ziqiong's old friend again?But she didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly nodded and walked inside.

But he came out again after a while, and said to Liu Ya: "Miss Liu, I'm sorry, Mrs. Gu has already left."

"What?" Liu Ya was taken aback for a moment, feeling that this matter was getting more and more wrong.Frowning, he said: "No, you lied to me. I just left this Ziwei Pavilion not long ago, how could Mrs. Gu leave so soon? If I really left, I didn't walk very far just now, come back Is it right to meet her on the road when you are here?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Ya shouted loudly through the door: "Aunt Tong, I'm Ya'er. Since I'm the daughter of an old friend, why don't you see me?"

(End of this chapter)