The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 41 Jade Pendant (Part [-])
Just now there was an argument with the steward at the door, Huang was angry and ordered the steward to carry things for him. The steward heard that the eldest lady said that she was the second lady, so he didn't dare to be negligent, he ignored the wound on his face, and greeted him Several servants in the yard moved the cages on the van.

Seeing that the steward was busy, Mrs. Huang felt unspeakably comfortable. She was thinking about how to trouble the steward for a while, when she suddenly remembered something, and asked Lin Banxia beside her, "Where is Feng'er, is he still sleeping in the car?" What are you doing? Go ask him to come down, what do you mean by sleeping in the carriage when we arrive at our own house?"

Lin Banxia murmured: "Brother, he is stuck in the car and won't get out. He said that he will welcome the carriage into the mansion after his mother settles down, so he doesn't need to get out of the car."

Huang's face was not sullen, and he smiled and said to Lin Zisu: "My son has this kind of virtue. Although he is a little delicate, he has a good heart. After getting along with him for a long time, everyone will get used to it. .”

Lin Zisu wasted a lot of time with Huang's courtesies just now, and seeing the sun gradually rising, she hurriedly took Huang's family to the flower hall in the front yard.

Lin Yuanzhi has already gone to the yamen, and Mrs. Bi is still taking care of her young daughter in the backyard, so there is no one else in the front yard at this time except for a few servants.

Lin Zisu couldn't say she was bored with this second aunt, nor could she say she liked her. Hearing from her father that Huang was a merchant girl married by her second uncle in the local county, her vision was naturally not too high.

Fearing that she might miss the appointment with Liang Wanyi, she said to Huang: "Second aunt, wait here for a while, mother will come over later. My niece has an appointment today, so I can't accompany you to talk with the two sisters, stay tonight Come back and apologize to you."

Then Lin Zisu sent a woman who was sweeping the courtyard to invite Mrs. Bi over to the backyard.

Mrs. Huang just wandered around the front yard, feeling that the house is spacious and grand, much better than the county government, and she was very satisfied, but as soon as she sat down, she heard Lin Zisu's words He was about to teach Lin Zisu a few words when he saw that Lin Zisu had already led Lve Ying out the door, so he cursed secretly in his heart.

Lin Wuzang, the second wife of the Lin family, has been in the Shannan Province since she received the practical teaching. From the county magistrate to the county magistrate, she has stayed in Qicheng County for more than ten years, and usually only writes letters to Kang Ningbo's residence during the New Year's Eve.

It was rare that due to the sudden change in the political situation in the recent days, a lot of seats were vacated, so Lin Wuzhu was promoted.

According to Lin Yuanzhi, the transfer order had just come down, and it would take some time to complete the settlement. Mrs. Bi thought that the second brother's family was still in Qicheng County.

This big family still needs to pack their luggage, at least they will not arrive in the capital until after the Longevity Festival, everything is not ready for the Bi family, and the Huang family has already arrived in the capital first.

It was also the first time that Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Bi met. It was expected that Mrs. Bi's stepmother did not care about the children of her eldest brother's deceased wife, which made Lin Zisu develop a perverse temper.

The two had just exchanged a few words, and Mrs. Huang scolded Lin Zisu in front of Mrs. Bi: "Sister-in-law, our house is also a big family, and the daughters who go out are all related to our family's face. You need to be more disciplined, and you can't let them do whatever they want. Fortunately, I said that Zisu is a girl who knows how to be polite, and she left me here in a blink of an eye. She is my junior, so I naturally don't care about her, but if I leave it to outsiders , that would be a big deal, tell me, how can anyone treat guests like her?"

The arrival of Mrs. Huang caused a panic in Uncle Kangning's residence, there were not enough servants, and to settle the second wife and his big family, they had to clean up a few courtyards and come out.

When Mrs. Huang came to Beijing, he didn't bring any available people. The servants had just finished loading their luggage when they heard that the steward on the porter was beaten by the second lady for no reason. They all looked down on the second lady, so they tidied up the yard It is also perfunctory.

Lin Zisu over there was already late, Lve Ying drove the carriage quickly along the way, and finally arrived at Linlang Pavilion after a while.

Because the shopkeeper of Linlang Pavilion let the news out in advance, today, all the literati and scholars in Beijing gathered here, and some poor students, even though they didn't have the capital to buy treasures, they all wanted to feast their eyes.

When Lin Zisu arrived, the entrance of Linlang Pavilion had already been surrounded. As a last resort, Lve Ying mobilized her inner strength to protect Lin Zisu and squeeze towards the entrance.

Those scholars saw that they were two young girls, so they were embarrassed to move forward, and they made a gap for them.

Lin Zisu and Lve Ying entered the Linlang Pavilion, and saw that the very spacious lobby was full of people. There was an empty space in the middle of the lobby with a white line. A piece of jade pendant, stepping on the white line to show around to the people around.

Everyone was paying attention to the shopkeeper's movements, but no one paid attention to Lin Zisu's arrival.

Liang Wanyi reserved a seat in Linlang Pavilion early on. Lin Zisu searched the lobby for a few moments, and found Liang Wanyi in a seat near the white line.

Liang Wanyi's clothes are very plain today, with a few bluegrass dotted on her moon white blouse, and there are not many decorations on her head, she only uses a white jade hairpin to tie up her hair, which looks lovely and charming.

Lin Zisu went straight to her and said in a low voice, "Sister Yi, I told you to wait so long."

Seeing that it was Lin Zisu, Liang Wanyi smiled and said, "Sister Zisu, the good show here has just started, and you came just in time."

There was an empty seat next to her, which was obviously reserved for Lin Zisu, and Lin Zisu was not polite, and sat on it directly.

Just as Lin Zisu took her seat, she heard the shopkeeper say, "Dear guests, this jade pendant is a priceless treasure. It was worn by Huo Guang, a famous official of the Han Dynasty. It is said that after Haihunhou was abolished, he might be suspected by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed when this jade pendant was presented, and then gave the jade pendant to Huo Guang, and it has become Huo Guang's personal possession ever since."

"There is a saying in the Han Dynasty, 'He Nai entered the waist to wear a jade for peace, and the emperor was overjoyed when he saw it, knowing that congratulations were not enough, so he gave it to the light', this jade pendant is the one recorded in the Han Dynasty."

What the shopkeeper said was absurd, everyone on the seat was skeptical, someone asked the price, the shopkeeper said: "This jade is fine in texture, warm and firm, and the carving on it is even more exquisite. What's even more rare is that this jade pendant It has been intact for thousands of years, and the starting price is 2000 taels of silver, please make your bids.”

As soon as the shopkeeper said this, boos abounded, and someone raised a question: "Shops in excellent locations in the capital are only 1000 taels of silver, and your mouth is 2000 taels. The shopkeeper, you are too It's dark."

Another person also yelled: "You were here last time, a jade bi from the Han Dynasty, but only 2000 taels of silver, how can this broken jade pendant be worth 2000 taels?"

The shopkeeper smiled, and said unhurriedly: "As the saying goes, gold has a price but jade is priceless, and the small ones offer this price only according to the rules in the industry. If you agree with this price, you can bid Yes, if you don’t agree, it’s okay, there will be more treasures later, and the guest officials will always take a fancy to it.”

"Today, this jade pendant is sold as a lottery. I think that Huo Guang, who became a marquis and paid homage to him, achieved a temporary revival, must have this jade pendant to protect him, so that his merits and virtues will prosper."

Everyone felt that the shopkeeper's words were very reasonable, and immediately a few young masters were moved. It seems that Huo Guang has been famous all his life, and he has been an extremely high-ranking minister. There have never been many people in history. In general, it is not known how to achieve prosperity.

A young man just made an offer, and then someone raised the price to 500 taels.

Amidst the noise, a young man in his 20s stood up and said in a standard Beijing accent: "Everyone, please be calm and listen to me."

His voice was loud, and he immediately suppressed other people's words, only to hear him ask: "Shopkeeper, there is neither a mark nor a logo on this jade pendant. How did you know that this jade pendant was worn by Huo Guang? If there is one Please tell me about the skills of identification, so that I can learn more about it.”

This question attracted applause from several people. The two people who raised the price stopped after hearing this question. The shopkeeper laughed dryly and said: "What this young master said is very reasonable. Since the young master doubts it, then I Let me tell you about the origin of this jade pendant."

"Since the Han Dynasty, there have been many folks who touch gold. When the dynasty was founded, the rebel Zhu Qilang occupied Guanzhong. In order to make up military expenses, he came up with the idea of ​​touching gold. He formed a group of people and wanted to take Maoling We dug it open, but Maoling has many traps, and we still can’t get in through the door, so we had no choice but to search the mausoleums around Maoling.”

"This jade pendant was found in Huo Guang's tomb as a burial object. Before Zhu Qilang could sell the treasure he got, he was defeated, and after going through various twists and turns, he finally arrived at the small shop."

The young man asked again: "May I ask how much was buried in Huo Guang's tomb? How can you be sure that this jade pendant is the one recorded in the Han Dynasty? Could it be that you deliberately fabricated it to deceive people?"

The shopkeeper originally wanted to make up a history for this jade pendant, so as to sell it at a higher price, but he did not expect that there would be such a serious person at the banquet. This question was really awkward, so he had to say with a bitter face: " Guest officer, you are being serious, the origin of this jade pendant is not a trivial fabrication, it is clearly recorded in the history books, so it can't be wrong, right?"

The young man looked disapproving, and said: "History books are written by people, and there are always inaccuracies. For example, this passage in the Han Dynasty is very worthy of scrutiny. Thinking about the generation of the Han Emperor Xuandi, if he wanted to kill him, how could he Will you let the deposed emperor Liu He go because of a mere jade pendant?"

The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard that he was no longer obsessed with the origin of the jade pendant. This was a good time to divert his attention, and said immediately: "The small one is just a businessman, so I don't quite understand the problems in the history books, but today the small shop is full of friends. , Young Master’s question, presumably someone will know about it. Our store is willing to give a lottery, if someone answers your question, the shop is willing to give you 100 taels of silver as a gift.”

(End of this chapter)