Chapter 331

Chrysanthemum Garden.

Xiao Tangqiu immediately felt numb in one shoulder as a biting chill spread along his entire back. He froze for a few seconds, before suddenly reacting by trying to shake that thing off his shoulder.

He assumed that it would be difficult to get rid of it once it climbed onto him. However, to his surprise, he managed to fling it off with a jerk and felt his shoulder suddenly lighten. That thing was actually thrown off by him! BPucgE

But he didn’t dare to stay a moment longer in this room so he rushed to grab Tang Mianmian by the wrist and turned to run towards the door.

As he was running, he suddenly heard Tang Mianmian scream in horror, “Qiuqiu! Qiuqiu! “

Xiao Tangqiu paused. Why did Tang Mianmian’s voice…….. sound a little far off from him?

He turned and looked back, only to find that Tang Mianmian and Lu Si’er were still standing in the same place, staring at him with an expression of dread and horror. ………Wait a minute! If Tang Mianmian was over there, then whose hand was he holding now?

“Is this Maria’s? But why did she hide the pocket watch in the pillow……” Xiao Tangqiu examined it, then opened the cover of the pocket watch. The pocket watch consisted of two parts – the bottom part was the clock dial which told the time, and the top part had a compartment for a photo. There was a small photo of someone on it.

“It can’t be Lippinobert’s anyway.” Tang Mianmian said, touching his chin. “He has no reason to hide his stuff in Maria’s pillow, right?”

Xiao Tangqiu took a closer look at the photo and immediately froze. There was no doubt that the woman in this black and white photo looked just like Lily Marlene, especially her eyes. Gpyn1g

If this woman was Maria…… was the similarity in her appearance and Lily Marlene’s purely coincidental, or was it someone’s intention?

Tang Mianmian also leaned in and immediately discovered that the small figure in the photo resembled Lily Marlene. “Why does this Maria look so similar to Lily Marlene? Could they be sisters or relatives?”

“Judging from the letter from Lippinobert, that shouldn’t be the case,” Lu Si’er shook her head and denied. “They just look alike.”

“It seems that Lippinobert was rather obsessed with Lily Marlene. Not only does he hang her portrait everywhere in the castle, he also looked for someone with a similar appearance to be his wife. This must be true love!” Tang Mianmian sighed with emotion, “I didn’t expect that weird guy to have such an infatuated side to him. You really can’t judge a book by its cover.” vKX6jM

Xiao Tangqiu frowned slightly, “This pocket watch should be an important clue or prop. Let’s put it away first.”

Tang Mianmian didn’t think too much as he casually dropped the pocket watch into his trouser pocket. Xiao Tangqiu turned away to look at the painting that had fallen to the floor. He rubbed his chin while he studied it.

“By the way, what happened just now? Why did the puppet suddenly disappear?” Tang Mianmian suddenly remembered this unusual occurrence in hindsight and quickly asked.

Xiao Tangqiu shook his head and pointed to Lily Marlene’s painting. “I don’t know, but it seems that the puppet disappeared after being hit by this painting……” UYaWwx

Tang Mianmian suddenly realized, “Is this the power of the first wife? The halo of true love? As long as this queen is still around, everyone else are merely concubines?”

Xiao Tangqiu’s mouth twitched, “I don’t know, but it’s most likely due to this painting.”

“It seems that this painting is quite useful! Shall we take it with us then? ” Tang Mianmian asked.

“No, this painting is everywhere. If we meet that puppet again, we can just take one down from the wall,” Xiao Tangqiu shook his head. “Besides, it’s too troublesome to carry a painting everywhere. What if Lippinobert sees us and thinks that we’re thieves?” tJ8dBe

“Yes, it would be embarrassing if Lippinobert thought we were in love with Lily Marlene and wanted to rob him of his wife,” Tang Mianmian nodded and said earnestly. “He loves his wife so much that he would definitely kill us.”

Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian put the painting back together, and then rummaged through the other corners of the room with Lu Si’er. There was nothing else of importance, so they left the room.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

“Where should we go next?” Tang Mianmian turned to ask Xiao Tangqiu. He just finished speaking when a loud scream echoed from the distance. “Ahhhhh!”

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