Chapter 167: Seize the Lamp
Early the next morning, Qin E took Qin Yan to Ningxiangyuan to greet the old lady. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Qin Ting came earlier, sitting next to the old lady and telling jokes with a smile, seeing Qin E and Qin Yan, she smiled and said, "Sisters are late, but they were happy to play yesterday, and they can't get up in the morning?"
The old lady didn't like the woman to go out and show her face, so she immediately sank her face when she heard the words.
Qin Yun and Qin Jian walked in together, Qin Yun has been overflowing with fatherly love recently, and he is very concerned about his children, and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Qin E said: "I didn't sleep very well. ”
Qin Yun frowned, "Why?"
"I heard that Tingniang has a very beautiful lotus lantern, and the third sister invited Yan'er to see it, but I couldn't see it, and I was very greedy. ”
Qin Yun smiled when he heard this: "Is this Tingniang's, Tingniang, there are good things for everyone to share, and you have to show your sister." ”
Qin Ting opened her mouth and was about to speak, but Qin E preemptively said: "Since Tingniang has such a good thing, it is better to show it to grandmother." Grandmother didn't get out to see the lights yesterday, and it's good to be lively at this time. ”
Qin Yun said happily: "What Yuan Niang said is very right. ”
Qin Ting said: "It's just a child's play, and my grandmother can't look down on it." ”
Qin E interrupted her with a smile, "Eh, you can't say that. I heard that your lantern still has a mechanism, which is not an ordinary lantern, so take it to everyone to see if it is fresh. Isn't Tingniang reluctant to take it out?"
Qin Ting glanced at the old lady, "Of course not." ”
"That's it, Dongmei, go and help the third lady get the lamp. ”
Before Qin Ting could agree, Dongmei had already gone out.
Qin Ting sneered, "Eldest sister's movements are so fast." ”
Qin E smiled: "I'm in a hurry." ”
Dongmei's feet were extremely fast, and she came back with the lamp in her hand after a while.
It was Qin Ting's maid who was holding the lamp, and the lamp was held on a tray and covered with a red cloth.
"Put the things in front of the old lady and the two masters, but be careful, don't break them. Dongmei commanded the two little girls to put the lamp away, looked at Qin E, Qin E nodded slightly, and Dongmei lifted the red cloth.
The lotus lantern is a foot wide, the petals are crystal clear, the characters of the eight immortals are lifelike, and everyone straightens up and looks at it excitedly.
Seeing things and thinking about people, Qin E looked at the lotus lantern, remembering the past scene, and her heart was torn apart.
Qin Yan's hand trembled slightly, and was gently held by Qin E.
Qin E smiled at her comfortingly, stepped forward and said, "What a beautiful lotus lantern." ”
Qin E circled around the lamp, frowning slightly, "Hey, this lamp is so familiar, isn't this Yan'er's original lamp?"
Qin Ting had been staring at her nervously, and when she heard this, she immediately jumped up and said, "What do you mean by this, eldest sister?"
Qin E looked at her, "I said that this lamp is exactly the same as Yan'er's original eight-petal glazed lotus lantern." Dare to ask the third sister, where did you get this lamp from?"
Qin Ting said angrily: "This is what my uncle gave me the year before last, what does it have to do with you?"
"The Shen family has been empty since six years ago, where did you come from, uncle?"
The aunt has no relatives, and Qin Ting can only call Shen's brother uncle.
Qin Ting was stunned, the Shen family was not there all these years, the Fang family in the big house was alone, and she had forgotten many rules.
Qin Ting glanced at Qin Yun, and saw that his brows were furrowed and his expression was unhappy. "Anyway, it's always mine, not yours. ”
Qin E pointed to the base of the lamp, "Yan'er was naughty when she was young, and accidentally broke a corner of the base, and cried for a long time, and then found someone to inlay one with gold leaf." ”
Qin Ting hadn't noticed it, but after a closer look, there was really a place inlaid with gold leaf. "Do you say you can do whatever you want? I said it was already there. ”
Qin E nodded, "What you said is reasonable, okay, this lamp is yours, then you must know its peculiarities?"
Qin Ting raised her head slightly, "Of course, there is a switch under the base, and it will open when you press the petals." As he spoke, he went down and pressed the opening mechanism, and the eight petals bloomed in two layers.
The old lady said: "It's such a fresh thing, no wonder you are worried about it." ”
This means that Qin E sees that things are good, and wants to keep them for herself.
Qin Ting looked at Qin E proudly, "I told the second sister yesterday that if you like it, even if you take it to play for a few days, why should the eldest sister fight against me for this lamp." ”
"Ting Niang has finished the demonstration, this lamp can have other mechanism settings, if there is, let's demonstrate it together, otherwise I will say no to you." ”
Qin Ting looked at her suspiciously, "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to prove that this lamp is mine, so tell me, are you done with the demonstration?"
"The demo is over, how's it going?"
Qin E smiled: "Then it's my turn." ”
Qin E walked to the lotus lantern, "The full name of this lotus lantern is the gilded Duobao eight-petal eight-immortal glazed lotus lantern, which is made by my skilled craftsmen and Western craftsmen, and it is not just as simple as opening the petals." ”
Qin E's fingers snapped on the base, and with a crisp click, a thin, key-like thing popped out. Qin E pinched it and twisted it a few times, let go of her hand, and saw the lotus lantern slowly rotating with the sound of tinkling and ding dong.
Qin Ting's face turned white.
Qin Jian said: "It's such a delicate design, there will actually be a sound." ”
Qin E said: "Third uncle, don't worry, there are still good things." ”
A small doll slowly rises from the center of the flower, which looks cute and cute.
Qin Chuan was shocked and said: "Wonderful, there is actually a little doll hidden in the petals, hey, this doll looks like Yan'er." ”
The lotus lantern slowly stopped, and the little doll held the candlestick and looked at everyone with a smile.
Qin E said to Qin Lian: "What the third uncle said is right, this doll is like Yan'er. If you put it a few years ago, you would think it would be more like it, because this doll is made in the shape of Yan'er. ”
Qin E looked at Qin Ting, "You said that this lamp is yours, why don't you know this mechanism?"
"Me, uncle...... When he gave me the light, he didn't tell me, so I didn't know. ”
Qin E sneered, "You really don't cry when you don't see the coffin, okay, I'll convince you today." ”
Qin E asked Dongmei to hold up the lamp, pointed to a place under the lamp base and said, "There is a three-character engraved on it, which is engraved with a special technique, in order to prevent loss." This word is on my mother's expensive dowry, and if you don't believe it, we can go to the treasury to check it. ”
Qin E took a few steps closer to her, "Do you know why this is? Because this is the private seal of the third master of the Shen family, that is, my uncle." Now you can explain to me why there is his private seal on your lamp?"
"I, I'm ......" Qin Ting cried.
The old lady slapped the table and said angrily: "Qin Yuanniang, what are you doing here?"
Qin E raised her head and said, "Don't do anything, I just want to get my things back." ”