No wonder Concubine Li knows so much about the voodoo doll.
It turns out that she herself had been involved in it.
this……
The concubines were stunned.
Why would Concubine Li do such a thing when she knew that the art of cursing was extremely evil?
It is true that you cannot judge a book by its cover.
Li Guiren was completely unaware and continued to ask, "Empress, can you please bring the doll over for me to see?"
The queen twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand.
Concubine Li stepped forward at this moment, which made the Queen suspicious.
She felt that Concubine Li was so active not just because she wanted to find the murderer behind the scenes.
After a while, the Queen asked Wu Qing for her opinion: "Lady Ji, as the person involved, what do you think?"
"Do you agree to let Concubine Li see it?"
Wu Qing was stunned when his name was suddenly called.
She then walked out of the queue and bowed respectfully to the Queen: "Your Majesty, I think this method is feasible. Why not let Concubine Li give it a try."
"Thank you, Lady Ji. I will try my best to find the mastermind behind this."
Concubine Li greeted her with a smile, but there was not much warmth in her smile.
No. 2321 asked anxiously, "What are you doing? Concubine Li obviously has bad intentions. How can you agree to her request?"
【Just see what Lady Li wants to say. 】
Wu Qing said, [In the harem, hiding is useless. I want to fight! ]
The queen nodded and ordered, "Xiao Luzi, bring the baby up."
Soon, Xiao Luzi walked into the hall with small steps, carrying a tray with the doll on it.
He presented the doll to Li Guiren, "Li Guiren, this is the witchcraft doll that Zhitao used."
Li Guiren responded.
Some of the braver concubines came forward to take a look, but were frightened by the densely packed silver needles on the rag doll.
"Oh my God! This man has such a cruel heart! He pierced the doll so tightly!"
"This is clearly a curse for Lady Ji to die a miserable death!"
Concubine Li ignored the noise and calmly examined the doll's appearance.
A few seconds later, she reported to the queen: "Your Majesty, the fabric used for the doll is purple flowered cloth."
"Please look, is there a faint ochre-yellow hue on this fabric?"
She turned around and showed the doll to the concubines.
Purple flower cloth is pale ochre in color and is mostly produced in Suzhou and Songjiang. Although it is exported overseas, it is not popular among the nobles in the palace because of its dull yellowish color.
Therefore, there were actually not many concubines who actually knew about this kind of fabric.
But they could indeed see that the fabric of the doll was ochre yellow in color, perhaps it was the "purple flowered cloth" that Li Gui mentioned.
"Lady Li, this cloth is clearly light yellow, why is it called 'purple flower cloth'?" someone asked.
Li Guiren explained: "In the field of witchcraft, purple and yellow are the best."
"And the purple flower cloth is woven from purple cotton."
"The purple Kapok flower is purple when it blooms, and the ripe cotton fruit is yellow. Therefore, purple flower cloth is the most effective material for the curse-killing technique."
[Is what Lady Li said true?] Wu Qing asked the system.
No. 2321: "The information in her words matches my database exactly."
Wu Qing touched his chin, confused: [Strange, is she analyzing seriously? ]
No. 2321: "Perhaps she is deliberately displaying this knowledge to conceal her true purpose. Let's wait and see."
After talking about the fabric, Concubine Li pointed to the seams of the fabric.
"The stitches on this doll are mostly flat embroidery stitches, which are arranged neatly and in a proper density."
"I think this person is very good at Beijing embroidery."
She talked eloquently, speaking out the words she had prepared long ago.
"Look at her stitching. The stitches are interlaced, the colors are harmonious, and the smudges are even more delicate and subtle."
"The person who made the doll must have learned Beijing embroidery since childhood, otherwise he wouldn't have such skilled skills."
Someone spoke weakly, interrupting Li Guiren's endless chatter.
"But Lady Li..."
Li Guiren was interrupted and raised her eyebrows slightly, a little unhappy: "What's wrong with what I just said? Please explain it clearly, sister."
He Bin stretched out her hand and pointed at the back of the voodoo doll's head.
She tried hard to suppress the smile on her lips and said, "The stitches here seem... a little... not so regular."
Hearing this, Concubine Li frowned and quickly turned the doll over.
Her face froze instantly.
At the back of the doll's head, there was a row of rough and ugly stitches, which formed a sharp contrast with the delicate and exquisite stitches on other parts.
The black thread was moving freely on the purple cloth, looking hideous and dazzling, like a black reptile, which made Li Guiren feel sick.
Even a five-year-old girl can't do such stitches.
Concubine He smiled and asked, "Lady Li, how do you explain this stitch?"
"This level is not like what you said, that she grew up learning Beijing embroidery."
The carefully planned plan encountered unexpected changes.
Concubine Li was surprised: "How...how could this happen?"
She had originally planned to extend the exquisite skills of Beijing embroidery to Concubine Ji, but now, she had to change her plan.
Wu Qing looked away and whistled silently as if nothing had happened.
[It has nothing to do with me. ]
[I don't know whose craftsmanship is so poor, the stitches look like a centipede crawling across them, it's really embarrassing. ]
No. 2321: "Host, you should take a look at the needle hole on your hand first."
【Where are the pinholes on my hands? 】
Wu Qing turned a deaf ear.
[I only had this doll a few hours ago, so I definitely didn’t sew it.]
No. 2321 couldn't bear to watch: "Host, you should practice embroidery. Your current level is really too bad for the eyes."
[Even if I practiced, I could only reach an average level.] Wu Qing refused.
No. 2321 continued to persuade: "The original owner has been practicing Beijing embroidery since she was a child. Your level is too obvious."
Wu Qing refused again: [Instead of expecting my level to improve by leaps and bounds, it is better to imagine that when I wake up, the global embroidery level has regressed 100 million times. ]
No. 2321 can't do anything to her.
It also relies on her to complete tasks and earn energy.
Concubines: "..."
It turns out that such ugly stitches were embroidered by Concubine Ji.
Concubine Li was not discouraged and quickly adjusted her words.
She said, "My Lady, I noticed that only this stitch is different from the others. Perhaps the doll's maker hid some secret in the back of its head."
"I dare to ask to open the doll and find out what's inside."
The queen thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Alright."
Concubine Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She reached for a pair of sharp scissors, carefully followed the ugly stitches, and gently cut open the back of the doll's head.
“Huh?!”
Concubine Li deliberately exclaimed, as if she had discovered some secret.
"There are words faintly written inside the fabric of this doll?"
Upon hearing this, the concubines came over to take a closer look.
"Some makers will embroider the name and birth date of the owner on the inside of the cloth to maximize the effectiveness of the curse."
Li Guiren said deliberately: "After a closer look, this puppet doesn't really look like Ji Guiren."
She unfolded the fabric.
The three words "Lin Yiwan" should have been hidden in the cloth, which she had embroidered stitch by stitch.
But the reality is quite different.
Someone removed all the stitches and threads that embroidered the three characters "Lin Yiwan" and added a painting on the original fabric.
——In the painting, a little girl is giving Li Guiren the middle finger with an extremely provocative expression.
Concubine Li covered the cloth with a snap.
"How about it?"
"Li Guiren, what did you see?" the Queen asked urgently, "Whose name is written on the cloth?"
Concubine Li was speechless and didn't know where to start talking about all the things on her mind.
...Wait a minute, she needs to slow down.
How is she going to edit this?