Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

"Senior Sister Huiyun, you are wanted!"

On this day, Huiming went out for some errands and returned to the villa. He immediately rushed to Huiyun and excitedly told her the news.

He didn't seem to be frightened at all by the fact that someone in his family had become a wanted criminal. Instead, he treated it as a funny thing.

Huiyun was also very calm:

"Oh? What's going on?"

Huiming said that the Jingzhao Prefecture had posted notices at all busy intersections, saying that she was a notorious thief who broke into homes and robbed people. Anyone who harbored her would be charged a heavy crime. A reward of 100 taels would be offered for anyone who found clues, and a reward of 1,000 taels would be offered for anyone who captured her.

Huiyun snorted coldly:

"They are willing to spend the money. It seems that Su Jingyu and her daughter really hate me."

Huiming smiled and said:

"But I think no one should be able to catch her, because the portrait is not only identical to Senior Sister herself, but also completely unrelated."

Huiyun also curled her lips slightly.

She had seen the level of portraits in Jingzhao Prefecture, which were indeed very abstract.

What's more, she always wore a veil hat when she went out to do business.

Except for the people in the Yan family's villa and a few people in charge of the Yan family, no one else has seen her true face.

If the news really leaks out, the temple master will take care of them.

With the support of the temple master behind her, she would not be afraid even if the emperor issued a warrant for her arrest, let alone the mere Jingzhao Prefecture.

What's more, this is a private matter. Neither the Jingzhao Prefecture, the Su family, nor the Pang family dare to make a big fuss about it and search every household like a wanted criminal.

Trying to catch her based on a portrait is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

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Su Jingyu stayed at the Su family to recuperate from his injuries for several days, but there was no progress in the Jingzhao Prefecture's wanted list.

This made her extremely irritated, and she yelled at the maids:

"What are these good-for-nothings in Jingzhao Prefecture doing? It's been so many days and they still haven't caught anyone!"

The head maid hurried forward to report:

"I heard that wanted notices have been posted on every street corner, but no clues have been found yet."

Seeing that Su Jingyu was still gloomy, the maid said cautiously:

"Young Madam, I actually think that the reason why there has been no progress is mainly because the portraits in Jingzhao Prefecture do not look like the real person at all."

The eldest daughter, Su Jingyao, was a great beauty. Even if she was painted according to the description with the artist's level, she would lose her charm and refinement and only have 50% resemblance left.

When it is printed again, it looks even less like the original.

Upon hearing this, Su Jingyu asked someone to fetch a wanted poster nearby. He immediately became so angry that his face twisted:

“There’s no way you can find it if it’s painted like this!”

We need a portrait that looks like the real thing and then take it to Jingzhao Prefecture to have it re-engraved.

"Is there anyone in our house who can remember Su Jingyao's appearance clearly and is good at painting?"

The maid shook her head without hesitation.

For a slave, it was considered good enough if he could recognize a few words. How could he be good at painting?

Seeing that Su Jingyu was about to lose his temper again, the head maid's heart trembled.

A few days ago, the young lady beat that unlucky girl who dropped a clothes box half to death. She was disabled and she didn't want to be unlucky again.

Her mind worked rapidly, and she quickly said:

"Young Madam, maybe someone has a portrait of her, and she must look very similar!"

"Who?"

"The Prince of England."

The Prince of England is an expert in both poetry and painting.

At first, he had deep affection for the eldest daughter, Su Jingyao, and he often painted for her.

The eldest daughter disappeared during the Lantern Festival that year.

I heard that it has been seven years, but the Prince of England still doesn't celebrate the Lantern Festival, which shows that he still has feelings for the eldest lady.

Then, he must still have the paintings from that time in his hands.

Su Jingyu also thought of this.

So he called his mother, Madam Su, and asked her to find a way to go to the Duke of England's mansion to get a painting with clear facial features.

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british government

When the prince Xiao Guangyu heard the servant convey the intention of the visitor from the Su Mansion, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his handsome and desolate face:

"It's been so many years, and Uncle Su suddenly remembered Jingyao, and even wanted a portrait with clear facial features to remind him of her, huh..."

At that time, Jingyao had only been missing for a month, and the father had to announce Jingyao's "death".

Thanks to his persistence, it was only delayed for another two months.

Now, this kind of person said that he missed Jingyao, and he also wanted a portrait with clear facial features...

You can't even remember what Jingyao looks like?

How ridiculous! How could such a person have the qualifications to say that he missed Jingyao?

He was afraid of disgusting Jingyao's spirit in heaven.

"Tell them to give up on this idea."

He also instructed the servant who was guarding the study:

"Watch the study room for me. If even a piece of paper is missing from the things in it, I will hold you responsible!"

After saying that, he stood up and left the study.

If he had not been on duty in order to get promoted in the officialdom during the Lantern Festival of that year, but had stayed with Jingyao, she would not have encountered the accident, and would not have died inexplicably in the river two years later.

Whenever he thought of this, he always felt as if something was blocking his chest and he couldn't breathe.

When they reached the garden of the mansion, two children, one big and one small, ran over, calling "Daddy" sweetly.

"Daddy, our kite fell on the tree. Daddy is the tallest and the most powerful. Can you help us pick up the kite?"

Xiao Guangyu jumped swiftly and took the kite down from the tree intact, which immediately attracted exaggerated cheers from the two children:

"Daddy is so awesome!"

The two of them held the kite and began to pester him and act like a spoiled child:

"Daddy, come fly a kite with us!"

"Yeah, Daddy hasn't played with us for a long time!"

Looking at the two children's tender and lovely faces, Xiao Guangyu couldn't bear to refuse.

His wife takes care of everyone at home, and he doesn't worry too much about anything, from his elderly parents to his infant son.

It has indeed been a long time since I last spent time with these two little ones.

After running around with the two children for a long time, until they were both tired, Xiao Guangyu asked someone to send them back to take a nap.

At this time, his mood improved a lot and his mind became clearer.

Would a man like Uncle Su really suddenly miss Jingyao so much?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

He immediately called his confidant and ordered:

"Go check if anything happened in the Su Mansion recently?"

Since this matter concerns Jingyao, he must find out the truth, lest they set their sights on the portraits he has.

The next day, he got the news.

The Su family compound was attacked, and the thief turned out to be a woman.

This is a bit weird no matter how you look at it.

He went to Jingzhao Prefecture in person to inquire about the matter.

Seven years have passed, and he is no longer the Prince Xiao who had to kneel down and beg his parents to find his fiancée the year Jing Yao disappeared.

Now, he is in charge of the imperial guards and has gone to Jingzhao Prefecture. No matter how busy the Jingzhao prefect is, he will take time out to meet him in person.

When he asked about the wanted warrant for the Su family, the prefect of Jingzhao directly had the file brought out for him to see.

When Xiao Guangyu saw the portrait painted by the portrait artist of Jingzhao Prefecture, he was suddenly struck by lightning.

The woman in the portrait actually looks 50% similar to Jing Yao!

Combined with the fact that the Su family suddenly came to ask for Jing Yao's portrait, he immediately thought of a possibility.

Xiao Guangyu's heart was beating like a drum, as if his heart, which had been dead for many years, had come back to life.

He left Jingzhao Prefecture in a chaotic manner, and then he could not wait to call his confidants:

"Go and capture those close to Su Jingyu. I want to know what happened that day!"

"Use the fastest speed, at all costs."

With such an order, the maidservant beside Su Jingyu was tricked out of the Su Mansion that afternoon on the pretext of something and taken to a villa of the Xiao family.

After the interrogation, the usually calm and self-controlled Xiao Shizi first laughed wildly and looked crazy:

"Great, Jingyao is not dead!"

"Jingyao is still alive!"

"Jingyao is really still alive!"

But as he laughed, tears suddenly fell from his eyes for no reason.

"Jingyao...you are still alive...but I..."

By the end, he was mumbling to himself, his face filled with sad tears.

Seeing this, Su Jingyu's maid also came back to her senses from the torture and intimidation.

She knew very well that she could not withstand the torture, and letting Prince Xiao know that the eldest daughter was still alive was already a disaster.

My mind was racing at this moment, and I just wanted to make amends.

"Master Xiao, since you already know the truth, I will not hide it from you."

"Although our young lady and the eldest lady had some unpleasantness, our master really wants to find the eldest lady. The master asked Jingzhao Prefecture to issue a wanted notice for the eldest lady, but it was true that he was using it to find his beloved daughter. You should give the portrait to the Su family!"

"Find the young lady sooner rather than later, so she won't have to wander around and suffer!"