Chapter 392 - 249: Great Clan’s Wedding Dispute
At this time, the skull no longer bore the appearance of a skeleton, therefore Ge Lan and Wan Lu were both attending inside the house, witnessing a lifelike person becoming increasingly distinct in Ran Yan’s hands, and they were filled with admiration.
There were sculptures at that time too, but they were generally artistically processed, with certain aspects exaggerated for emphasis, so most of them were distortive. They had never before seen such a realistic sculpting technique.
Hair was simple to create, but she encountered a problem; Ran Yan gauged the size of the half-flipped bun, realizing that if she used solid mud to shape it, the weight at the back might eventually topple the skull over, making it impossible to place stably.
With no other choice, Ran Yan could only lean it against the corner of the wall, supported by the two walls. Shaping the hair was much faster than the face, and in just a half hour, she already had the basic shape completed. While she refined the details, she listened to Wan Lu talk about how women who usually wore this hairstyle liked to adorn it.
With measuring points in place, filling in the skin and flesh was quick; it was almost finished.
But it was getting late, and unable to continue, Ran Yan had no choice but to lead Ge Lan and Wan Lu back to their estate. Xiao Song had not yet returned, and it was unclear what had happened.
Compared to Dou Chengfeng, Ran Yan was more concerned that the Princess of Wenxi had actually ventured out in disguise. Recently, Ran Yan had taken the time to gather quite a lot of information about the Princess of Wenxi, and based on those facts, she pieced together a picture of the princess in her mind.
Princess Wenxi was named Woniang. "Wo" in ancient language refers to a puppet or doll-like humanoid figurine, but it was unclear what the real significance of this name was. Raised in the palace as a commoner, the person who took care of her held a low status, merely a fallen beauty. The princess developed a heightened sensitivity to persecution over a decade of commoner living, combined with her father carrying the stigma of treason, in such a life-or-death palace environment.
The women of the Tang Dynasty often retained remnants of the Northern Dynasty’s spirit.