Zhao Zhi started looking at the first picture.
The first image depicts a beautiful woman emerging from a bath, her skin as smooth as jade and her eyes as clear as water. She gazes tenderly ahead, presumably looking at the person who has painted her portrait.
The second image shows a beauty dressing in front of a mirror. Her black hair cascades down like a waterfall, and a silver comb with tassels is inserted diagonally into it. In the bronze mirror, half of the beauty's face is faintly visible.
The third image shows a beautiful woman leaning against a window, gazing at the moon. The moonlight is like a ribbon, and the woman rests her chin on her hand, leaning against the window, half of her face in the light and half hidden in the shadows, her beautiful eyes filled with sorrow.
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Zhao Zhi examined the stack of portraits one by one and discovered that each portrait contained a few words: "My wife, Cui Jiao".
She carefully put away the portrait and slowly unfolded the map, revealing the four large characters "Yun Chao Yu Tu" (Map of the Yun Dynasty).
The next moment, Zhao Zhi, as if she had been burned, threw the map aside, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear, "Mother, I've stirred up a hornet's nest!"
No wonder the men in black from Yunchao slaughtered the bandits of Shangluo Mountain, and no wonder Shen Hanshan agreed to break off the engagement with her because of this box.
Suddenly, Zhao Zhi remembered something. She felt around on the inside of the bed but found nothing. She hurriedly hid the portrait and map under the covers and called Chao Yan and Nan Ying over, asking them if they had seen an exquisite key when they made the bed.
"Miss, I was afraid you'd lose it, so I've put it away for you." Nan Ying said as she ran to the wardrobe, opened the hidden compartment, and took out the key.
"Alright, it's all over. You can go and rest now."
Zhao Zhi sent them away, reopened the map, and studied it carefully.
This map is different from the one the teacher showed her in class. The paper looks like it's coated with a waterproof layer.
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