Tang Si made a mental note of it. These were all things to learn.
"Ah Ji, what's in your head? If only I was half as smart as you. "
"You'll understand if you read more books."
"Read?" She shook her head. "Ah Mo gave me a lot of medical books, and I still can't read them all. I don't want to read your books on dead people."
She didn't have the time!
Ji Yunshu glanced at her helplessly.
Just as she retracted her gaze, she saw two people enter the courtyard.
One was Wen Xian!
The other was Zhao Huai!
Just like that, he came in so openly.
Uncle Liang noticed them and hurriedly went out to stop them. He asked, "Who are you? Why didn't anyone inform you? "
Wen Xian and Zhao Huai stopped in their tracks, but their eyes were fixed on the dozens of coffins inside.
A moment later, Ji Yunshu said, "Uncle Liang, let them in. They're my friends."
Oh my!
"I didn't expect Teacher Ji to make so many friends on this trip."
Hmph!
Only you can have friends, and I deserve to die alone, right?
Really!
Uncle Liang smiled warmly and stepped aside.
The two entered without saying a word. They took out incense, lit it, and bowed three times before inserting it into the incense burner.
Then, Ji Yunshu sent Tang Si out.
Only the three of them were left inside.
"Are there only these coffins?" Wen Xian asked.
Ji Yunshu nodded. "As long as we can draw the portraits of the remaining skeletons, we'll be able to find the missing person, and we'll be closer to the truth."
"I really hope it'll be revealed as soon as possible."
"I hope so." Ji Yunshu said worriedly, "The two of you should leave quickly. If you don't want the matter of the Imperial Duke to be discovered, you must be careful when you show your face."
"We know, but …" Zhao Huai paused, then said seriously, "Teacher Ji, although I'm a boorish man and don't know much, I still have to remind you that it's best … not to get too close to Prince Rong."
Ah!
Ji Yunshu understood what he meant.
If Qi Zhen Emperor was the one who ordered the burning of the Imperial Duke's residence fourteen years ago, then the Emperor was her father's murderer. As his son, Jing Rong was naturally her enemy.
Ji Yunshu's gaze wandered back and forth between the two of them. Her expression turned serious. "So, are you here to warn me?"
The two of them fell silent.
It could be considered as an admission.
She took a deep breath and did not continue the topic. Instead, she said, "I will remember what you said, but for now, you should leave quickly. This is the capital, not Yufu. There might be many pairs of eyes watching me right now, so it's best if you don't show your faces."
That makes sense!
The two of them nodded.
"Then we'll go first, but not too far away. Just around here."
"Yes."
Thus, the two of them did not stay any longer and left.
As soon as they left, Tang Si immediately came in. Looking at the direction in which the two men had left, she asked, "Ah Ji, why did they come looking for you?"
"I'm fine."
Unwilling to say more!
Tang Si shrugged and didn't probe further.
Then, Ji Yunshu ordered someone to open a new coffin and draw a skeleton portrait.
The entire skeleton was placed on the table. She picked up the head and examined it from left to right, then checked to see if there was any damage to the bones.
She was having so much fun!
Tang Si was not afraid of such things, so she watched from the side, but her mouth kept asking questions.
"What is this?"
"Pelvis."
"What is this?"
"Shoulder blade."
"What about this?"
"Sternum."
"What about that?"
"…"
Ji Yunshu's patience was wearing thin.
She had to admit that Tang Si and Wei Yi could really compete.
Dusk fell.
An apprentice from Yuhua Pavilion suddenly came over.
He was sweating profusely from running.
"Shimu, Master is asking you to come home for dinner."
Pfft —
Ji Yunshu, who was holding the head, froze. The head almost fell to the ground.
Shimu?
She looked at Tang Si in disbelief. That girl was so proud of herself, she wondered how much she wanted to show off.
She raised her chin and said to the apprentice, "Alright, right away."
"When did you become Shimu's wife?"
"The day I arrived at the capital, I became Shimu the moment I stepped through the gates of Yuhua Pavilion."
Shameless!
Ji Yunshu shook her head, dispelling her desire to gossip.
Tang Si finally lifted her butt and left.
Her ears were quiet.
Ji Yunshu brought the head back to the study, found some clay and placed it on the side. Then, she took out a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to draw a picture of the skeleton on the clean paper.
Because the deceased was burned to death, and it had been fourteen years, the bones had changed. It was difficult to pinpoint it with the naked eye and hand, so she had to sort out the parts of the skull and adjust them one by one.
And with this one drawing, he had drawn more than a dozen decomposition diagrams!
The skull's bones were detailed and exquisite.
Perhaps it was because she was not feeling well recently, but she could not bear it anymore. After a short while, she put down the brush in her hand and fell asleep with her head propped on her hand.
After an unknown amount of time, a gust of cold wind blew in, causing her to frown.
Her body was cold!
At this moment, she vaguely felt someone carrying her.
It felt very real!
She nestled in that warm and comfortable embrace, her whole body felt warm, from the outside to the heart. A familiar scent lingered at the tip of her nose.
'Is it Jing Rong?'
She rubbed her face against the burning chest, opened her eyes, and slowly raised her head.
But —
The first thing she saw was Jing Yi's smiling face.
His smile deepened …
Ah!
She was shocked beyond belief and jumped in fright.
Jing Yi suddenly loosened his grip, and her body fell straight to the ground.
Whispers of "the next Jing Yi" drifted into his ears.
She felt as if she had fallen into a huge abyss.
There was no end.
"Ah!"
She suddenly woke up.
When she opened her eyes, she was still sitting in her original position.
Her forehead was covered with sweat.
So, it was all a dream.
She lightly gasped for breath and wiped the sweat.
She was still in a state of shock.
"Why, why is it like this?" She muttered.
She still remembered the dream she had in Yufu. Although it was different, she still heard the words "the next Jing Yi".
Was it hinting at something?
She shook her head and looked outside. She didn't know when, but it had started to rain. The sound of the rain wasn't loud, just a light drizzle.
It was truly an endless autumn rain.
A maidservant came in with a bowl of ginseng soup in her hands.
Seeing her frightened expression, the maidservant put down the bowl and hurriedly asked, "Teacher Ji, what's wrong?"
She shook her head.
"It's nothing."
"Oh." The maidservant pointed at the bowl and said, "Teacher Ji, this is the ginseng soup that His Highness asked me to prepare for you. Have some."
Eh?
"Is His Highness here?"
"He arrived two hours ago, but he didn't want to disturb you, so he went back to his room. He asked this servant to prepare some ginseng soup for you, saying that I would bring it in when you wake up."
She narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Put it down first."
"Then you must drink it."
She nodded.
The maidservant left.
She stared at the steaming ginseng soup for a long time.
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