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Chapter 497 The pattern is Daqing Mountain
Jing Chunxi handed over the calligraphy and painting, his tone full of anticipation: "That's the pattern copied from the Tao Mansion. If you have time, take a closer look at it. Maybe you can figure out something."
"I have a feeling that Mr. Tao wouldn't leave behind this strange pattern for no reason. There must be something strange about it."
Her eyes were fixed on the picture, as if she wanted to see through the pattern and find some clues from it.
Xu Zize took the picture that Jing Chunxi handed over. His movements were a little slow, but his eyes quickly became focused. He looked up and down, left and right, carefully examining every detail. His eyes were almost glued to the paper, and he changed the paper's direction several times.
However, it was all in vain. He finally shook his head, a trace of helplessness on his face: "This pattern is really weird, I really can't figure out what it means."
The paper was passed to Xiao Deyuan's hands. Xu Zize told his uncle the origin of the pattern: "There are two such patterns in the Tao Mansion, one on the wall of the secret passage, and the other behind the moon gate in the Orchid Garden." He was also confused and was trying to consider the meaning of this picture.
They couldn't help but feel a surge of hope for this incredibly gifted scholar across from them, hoping to discover a miracle through his eyes. Perhaps someone with extensive experience could comprehend mysteries that others couldn't. They stared at him with a hint of anticipation.
After hearing Xu Zize's words, Xiao Deyuan looked at the pattern with extreme caution, a respectful expression on his face, his hands trembling slightly, as if the pattern carried some kind of mission. He examined it carefully, not daring to be careless at all.
However, he started to get anxious as he looked at it. He first looked at it upright, but it didn't seem right, so he turned it over and continued looking. After looking at it for a long time, he was still disappointed. He shook his head and said, "This picture is a bit messy!"
Despite this, he still did not give up. He did not hand the painting to anyone else, nor did he return it to Jing Chunxi. It seemed that he was still thinking of a way.
Suddenly, he turned and took down a candlestick from the table behind him. After facing the pattern towards the bright candlestick, he began to study it carefully again. This strange action attracted Cheng Rui and Cheng Zhi to follow him. The three of them stared at the pattern in front of the candle without blinking.
The candlelight reflected on the pattern, the interweaving of light and shadow seemed to add a touch of mystery to the pattern. The three of them looked at it carefully, their eyes slowly turning from initial expectation to disappointment.
A long time passed, and everyone in the library was once again enveloped in disappointment. Still unable to comprehend anything, Xiao Deguang finally lost confidence, looked disappointed, and slowly put down the paper.
Everyone lost hope and became dejected along with Xiao Deguang, with the light in their eyes gone.
Jing Chunxi, who was originally full of expectations, still stared at the paper in Xiao Deguang's hand, watching the paper slowly fall from his hand.
"Stop!" Jing Chunxi suddenly shouted, her voice filled with surprise and eagerness. Everyone turned to look at her strangely. Her face was excited, as if she had discovered some important clue.
"Xi'er!" Xu Zize exclaimed nervously, his eyes showing worry and expectation. He couldn't even describe the feeling of worry.
"Lord Xiao, please hold it towards the candlelight as you did just now and let me take another look." Jing Chunxi's eyes were fixed on the picture, as if he wanted to dig out the secret inside immediately.
Xiao Deyuan was a little confused, but he did as he was told. He held the pattern up to the candlelight, facing himself, and moved it from top to bottom much more slowly so she could see it more clearly.
The pattern was lifted up, and Jing Chunxi saw the back of the pattern. This time, she didn't look at it for long, as if she had only glanced at it briefly. Suddenly, something popped up in her mind, and she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Her brows furrowed slightly, a trace of thought in her eyes, and then slowly relaxed.
Jing Chunxi suddenly stood up in surprise and slapped Xu Zize, but only hit the back of his hand. This abrupt action, coupled with a smile on his face, successfully shocked everyone.
She spoke quickly to Chengzhi: "Call Xiaoman over quickly." Her voice was so urgent, as if she was treating Xiaoman as her savior.
As soon as the voice was finished, a quick figure rushed out. Xu Zize was completely awakened by the little girl's smile and the blow in his hand.
His tone was a little nervous, and he suddenly stuttered: "Xi'er, did you see something? Did you?"
Jing Chunxi was somewhat confident, but not completely certain. A smile played on her face as she nodded, then shook her head. "A little like, just a little. Wait, Xiaoman, I'll confirm it with him." But her smug expression conveyed a certainty.
The girl shook her head, then nodded, making everyone excited and a little confused. Xu Zize also stood up and stood next to Jing Chunxi, excited but also a little nervous. The five of them stood there, waiting quietly.
Chengzhi ran out and headed straight for Xiaoman's residence. When he got to the yard, he grabbed everyone he saw and kept shouting, "Hurry up, the lady is looking for you."
At first, Xiao Man thought he was just running over to play with her. But when she heard that the young lady was looking for her, she thought something had happened. He was so fast that he rushed in before Cheng Zhi.
He didn't even bother to greet me when he entered the room, but asked hurriedly, "Miss, what's wrong?" His whole face was full of worry.
"Don't be anxious, take a breath! Look at this picture, does it look familiar?" Jing Chunxi pressed him back to his original position, and then he walked around Xiao Deguang's position and took the picture from his hand.
When Jing Chunxi was originally making a copy of this picture, in order to make the picture clearer, he deliberately smeared charcoal on the pattern on the wall first, so when he pasted the paper on it and then made the copy, the picture was on both sides of the paper, but the back was not as clear as the front. The pattern printed on a piece of paper happened to be one front and one back.
This time, it was Jing Chunxi who held the paper, and Xiao Man saw the back of the pattern. Jing Chunxi spoke very carefully and seriously: "Take a good look at it."
The young lady's tone was so cautious, and with so many people staring at him, especially seeing the prince and Lord Xiao, Xiao Man was a little uneasy. He also understood that this painting was very important to the master.
"Does it look familiar? Does it look like the places we've been to with our master? Think of the area near Qingshan Villa." Jing Chunxi's suggestion made Xiaoman's eyes flash with thought. She began to compare the pictures and recall the places she had been to.
With Jing Chunxi's hint, and thinking along the lines of where they had walked, it became much easier to connect the dots.
Xiao Man didn't take a few glances and immediately blurted out: "It is very similar, but slightly different. There is no Qingshan Villa or Qingshuihe Villa under this pattern." The truth slowly revealed itself, and Jing Chunxi was almost certain.
"Miss, this is Daqing Mountain! It seems to be the mountain range you asked Master to buy."
Sure enough, he wasn't mistaken. "Really? I wasn't mistaken." Hearing Xiaoman's words, Jing Chunxi almost jumped up in excitement, the picture in his hand almost touching the candlelight. The surprise on his face was self-evident. A major mystery had begun, and the answer was surprisingly near the capital.
Seeing this, Xu Zize quickly snatched the picture from her hand, his movements seeming a bit anxious. He turned it over and stared at the picture. Although it was not a scene he was familiar with, his face was filled with the same excitement and smile as Jing Chunxi's. "Is it really the Daqing Mountain? Was there no village at the foot of the Daqing Mountain before?"
"You're right, Brother Xiaokang. Our home is right below the Daqing Mountain. We just bought the other farm a few months ago. It didn't even have a wall before, just a stretch of land."
Xu Zize inexplicably liked to hear the word "our family". He stared at Jing Chunxi, trying hard to smile, his eyes filled with excitement and tenderness.
Xu Zize put one arm around her shoulders and held her hand with the other. His movements seemed somewhat intimate, but his face was full of gratitude: "Xier, you are really your brother's lucky star, the lucky star of my Prince Yan's Mansion, the Tao Mansion, and the Cui Mansion. Since I met you, it seems that many things have been solved." His voice revealed his true feelings, and there were stars in his eyes when he looked at Jing Chunxi.
Everyone looked at Jing Chunxi in surprise. Miss Jing was a lucky star, wasn't she? They didn't even know where Daqing Mountain was. If it weren't for Miss Jing's keen eye for painting, even their descendants, even if they worked together for generations, wouldn't be able to figure out what this pattern was.
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