However, the portraits painted by ordinary painters don't capture the essence like those by Meng Yunzheng.
Moreover, Ms. Wei had been kept in a small courtyard, and the wealthy merchant hadn't seen her even once a year, so how could he remember what she looked like? As for the two old women 'taking care' of her, they barely looked at Ms. Wei properly, only noticing that she often kept her head down, her hair covering half her face.
On top of that, they committed an error for which Lord blamed them, and out of fear, their descriptions were vague. If the painter could depict Ms. Wei's actual appearance based on their descriptions, it would be a miracle.
Zhao Xi really did see the portrait of Ms. Wei held by the butler, but compared to the one drawn by Meng Yunzheng, they couldn't be called identical; they were unrelated. No wonder they couldn't find her.
After listening, Meng Yunzheng nodded, "She was seen at the wharf, did Ms. Wei leave by boat?"
