CH 40

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"Before entering the palace, this old lady once met a good person and had a strong emotional connection. Now that time has passed, his face has become blurred. If you could recreate the scene we had when we were together, and when this old body's wish is fulfilled, perhaps I will remember something."

The old lady said, and handed a picture book to Wen Jin, "This is the scene I drew from my memory. There are props in the palace behind, and you can perform there."

Ruan Jinghong looked at the pictures in the notebook, most of them were about gifted scholars and beauties, and couldn't help feeling in her heart: It's not easy to be on a variety show these days, you have to act in a play within a play.

The two went to the Cold Palace according to the old lady's lead. As soon as they opened the door and entered the room, they saw a dressing table in the southwest corner of the room. There was a vertical bronze mirror on the table, in front of the mirror placed all kinds of rouge and powder.

This Cold Palace has quite a complete set of props.

The contents of the notebook are very simple, basically all pictures. Wen Jin only took a minute to browse through the entire notebook.

She handed the drawing book to Ruan Jinghong, and asked with concern, "Do you have any questions?"

It's come to this point, how can there be any problems? The big deal is that the acting skills honed all my life are dedicated to this variety show.

Ruan Jinghong took the drawing book, looked through it carefully for nearly ten minutes, and said firmly with a blushing face, "Teacher Wen, don't worry, I'm fine!"

After both of them wrote down the content in the drawing book, they each brewed their emotions and prepared to recreate the scene in the book.

Wen Jin led Ruan Jinghong to sit in front of the dressing table, picked up the wooden comb on the dressing table with one hand, and gently rolled up the long hair prostrated on the back with the other, with a gentle voice full of affection, "Wife*, let me let this husband** do your makeup for you today."

*fu ren: (husband's person), madam, mrs, wife

**fu: husband, gentleman

Wife?

Ruan Jinghong recalled that there was no name written in the picture book, and there were very few text notes.  However, with the degree of intimacy between the two, it is reasonable to say that they are husband and wife.

This time she took the role in time, her little face was flushed, her fragile eyelids drooped slightly, fluttering her long and dense eyelashes like butterfly wings.

"Then I will trouble the sir*."

*term used is guan ren, a formal way of addressing one's husband in ancient times, it means official or head of the house

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Three points depend on acting skills, and seven points depend on comprehension.

Wen Jin's hand holding the wooden comb passed through Ruan Jinghong's long and silky hair, and gently rubbed it when it touched the soft scalp.

Ruan Jinghong felt an electric current rushing through her head, and subconsciously raised her head to look at Wen Jin in the mirror.

The young advisor in the mirror was dressed in a plain robe, with a feather fan hanging from her waist, and her long, neat black hair hung straight down. Not only does she have the charm of an ancient talent, but she also exudes feminine beauty.

Ruan Jinghong stared at Wen Jin's make-up from such a close distance without any cover, and was stunned for a moment, completely unaware that her shyness is getting captured by the camera at this time.

Wen Jin didn't untie Ruan Jinghong's bun and combed it again, but straightened out the scattered parts of the black hair, then began to hold the eyebrow pencil, and drew Ruan Jinghong's eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror.

Although it was just a play within a play, Wen Jin performed this action extremely carefully and meticulously.

The tip of the pen brushed the tip of her eyebrows, as if by magic, the crescent eyebrows that were originally cute turned into delicate and slender willow-leaf eyebrows.

Ruan Jinghong held back the slight itching on her brows, looked up at herself in the mirror whose temperament had suddenly changed, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised: Teacher Wen's skill, could it be that she has practiced it before?

Wen Jin admired her masterpiece with satisfaction. Seeing Ruan Jinghong's obedient and cooperative appearance, she became more and more involved in the drama unconsciously.

She replaced the eyebrow pencil in her hand with rouge flakes, and said dotingly: "Wife, I'm going to put on rouge for you next."

Ruan Jinghong didn't speak, and with her big innocent eyes, she could see the stars even through the bronze mirror.

Wen Jin folded the rouge flower piece and put it on Ruan Jinghong's lips, and waited for her to press it for a few seconds before removing the flower piece.

Wen Jin turned around and came to Ruan Jinghong. Without the medium of the bronze mirror, she could see the little thing's face like a peach at this time.

She stretched out her index finger to brush Ruan Jinghong's soft and bright lips, bringing up a touch of bright red, and murmured: "The color of this rouge is a bit dark."

Ruan Jinghong looked at the slender and fair fingers that were like sliced onions, stained with a bit of eye-catching red, which came from her own lips.

She restrained the shame in her heart, and said: "The craftsmanship of the sir is naturally good, and I like this color very much."

"Wife, do you like it? Then I also want to get some."

After Wen Jin finished speaking, she held the back of Ruan Jinghong's head with one hand to prevent her from retreating, and hooked her chin with the other to make her look up.

Ruan Jinghong just watched a beautiful face approaching her, and forgot all her actions for a moment.

There seemed to be a fleeting coolness between her lips, and when they parted again, Wen Jin's lips had the same rouge color as hers.

The young advisor with simple and elegant makeup had a tinge of red on her lips. Against the backdrop of a mole between her eyebrows, she looked like an indistinguishable demon who had entered the mortal world.

At this time, Ruan Jinghong's face was as red as cooked shrimp. She had played a lot of female supporting roles for almost two years in the industry, and she never expected that one day her first kiss would be so unexpectedly dedicated to a variety show.

But in fact, it is somewhat inaccurate to say that it was the first kiss, after all, the kiss just now was only half a second.

Wen Jin was very gracious, and separated their lips with her index finger. The little red between the lips was probably wiped from her fingertips.

But the sudden approaching fiery breath made Ruan Jinghong's whole body soften in an instant.

But it's just a kissing scene, I'm just playing a role, why am I like this?

Ruan Jinghong scolded herself fiercely in her heart, but this did not make her suddenly stiff limbs more flexible.

Wen Jin looked at the little thing in front of her who looked like a little dumb cat, and felt that she seemed to be very reactive to her approach, but it was not rejection.

This recognition made Wen Jin's mood unconsciously clear.

The truth is, at the moment when she was acting just now, she thought about not blocking it with her fingers, and just pasting it up like that unscrupulously, to taste the feeling that she had been thinking about for a long time.

Surely, it will be as sweet as honey.

However, this kind of thought is only for a moment. She doesn't want such a memorable moment in her life to be buried in a variety show like this.

Although she haven't directly tasted the thin lips that seem to be coated with honey, it seems that they are sweet enough.

At this time, Wen Jin rested one hand on the armrest of the chair where Ruan Jinghong was sitting, while the other hand still maintained the position of supporting the back of her head.

From the perspective of the camera, it looked like Wen Jin was using a chair to hug Ruan Jinghong into her arms.

When their eyes met, they seem to carry different meaning.

At this time, it seems that not much acting skills are needed.

They silently stared at each other for an unknown period until the old lady appeared again.

"Very well, this is indeed the scene when this old lady got along with her beloved back then. As for the plum blossom pattern you asked about earlier, this old lady also recalled some of the past. This thing may be helpful to you."

The old lady said, and handed a scroll of sheepskin to Wen Jin.

Wen Jin opened the scroll and took a look. It was indeed the key clue she was looking for.

She turned her head to look at the little thing who was still on the chair, and jokingly said: "One hour is almost here, we have to go back to the time-space teleportation point now, can you stand up, do you need me to help you?"

"No!" Ruan Jinghong, whose limbs were still limp just now, jumped up from the chair instantly when she heard the words, and with a red face, she returned to the time-space teleportation point with Wen Jin.

This time the first group to arrive was Huo Yitong and Jin Ziyi.

Jin Ziyi saw the little sister she was familiar with, and she seemed to be a bit entangled. Huo Yitong, on the other hand, had a calm smile on her face from the beginning to the end.

Not long after Wen Jin and Ruan Jinghong arrived, they saw Yin Xiang and Zhong Manyun also appeared. They still held a letter in their hands, and it seemed that they had already succeeded.

After Wen Jin and the two of them briefly greeted each other, the time-space teleportation officer started calling with a star wand again.

"One hour is up. You must have found enough clues. Now, we will enter our final debating link.

"Everyone needs to name the murderer and ally in their minds based on the clues they have found, and explain the reasons.

"The detective team needs to correctly cast the real murderer of this murder case and find corresponding evidence in order to usher in the final victory.

"Naturally, the killer group can also find ways to confuse the public based on the clues they have found, so as to ensure their successful concealment."

The game has progressed to this point, and everyone is already very familiar with the rules.

Prince Yin and Concubine Yun were the most active, and as the first group, they began to push evil.

From being the target of public criticism to salted fish turning over, success or failure is at this moment.

Concubine Yun took out a letter and said, "I think the murderer is Grand Fu Huo. This is the letter that the prince and I found in Grand Fu Huo's room before. She is ambitious and has been plotting for a long time."

As she spoke, she unfolded the letter and displayed it in front of everyone.

The words on the letter are written in a very large font, and they can be easily read even at a distance of two meters.

[My son, please tell me that Emperor of Chen is weak and incompetent, so my son can find an opportunity to replace him. -Father]

Goodness, this is treason.

"Grand Fu Huo, these are your father's notes." Advisor Wen looked at Huo Yitong, who remained calm.

Being accused of treason, Gramd Fu Huo did not panic, "So what, my father is old and paranoid. Not to mention that this official has always been devoted to the court, even if I really have the heart someday, you can't just rely on this letter, to say that I am the murderer who killed the Princess of the Western Realm, I was not in the palace when the princess had an accident."

After Grand Fu Huo removed herself, she pointed the finger at Princess Ruan, "Actually, we also found something in Princess Ruan's room just now. Princess Ruan seemed to have lied before."

She said as she unwrapped the package in her hand, and took out a set of men's clothing and a jade pendant from it.

"Princess Ruan used to like to dress up as a man. And this jade pendant, you can see the patterns on it, it is clearly from the Western Realm, with the unique mark of the Western Realm. She is a Princess of Chen, why does she have this thing?"

Grand Fu Huo looked at Concubine Yun and Prince Yin, who were in a daze, and chased after the victory: "Everyone has read a few pages of the diary of the Princess of the Western Realm before. In that diary, Prince of Chen, who the Princess of the Western Realm admired so much. Could it be that it was Princess Ruan pretending to be a man?"

Prince Yin, who had never read the last page of the diary, was surprised when he heard the words, "What, the young man recorded in the diary of the Princess of the Western Realm is actually this Prince? But why don't I remember that I have been to the Western Realm?"

"That's right, since the Crown Prince himself has never been to the Western Realm, who else would be the royal family of the Chen Kingdom who went to the Western Realm before?" Grand Fu Huo asked in doubt but everyone present knew the answer.