(66) Ghost work ball
Shen Zhan and Song Mier had already chosen things, but a lotus hairpin, an agarwood bracelet that could be hollowed out to open things, and a pendant that could pull out a sharp point. Originally, Shen Zhan didn't agree with Song Mier to buy the pendant, for fear that she would hurt herself when she played, but Song Mier stubbornly insisted on keeping it, Shen Zhan had no choice but to respond.
The meaning of asking for these small objects is not that he really has any other thoughts, but everything has a contingency, like Shen Zhan, there must be a backup plan for everything, leaving a way out, let Song Mier carry these things with him, maybe he can use them one day. Of course, Shen Zhan hoped that this day would never happen, but it was better to be prepared than to be bare-handed. No one can be too confident in themselves and their surroundings.
In fact, these similar objects, Song Mier is not absent, and the second sister often threw some to her in previous years. Song Mier's second sister is a veteran of the rivers and lakes, and she often has some things around her, and Song Mier is also used to having some things by her side, and she also has Zhu Lu Yulan by her side, these gadgets are not lacking, but these ones in her hand are given by Shen Zhan, and the meaning is naturally different. Song Mier planned to go back to the palace, so he asked Yu Lan for some drugs and poisons and other things to put in them.
Song Mier put the small items in a close-fitting bag, thought for a moment, and walked around happily again.
Before I knew it, I walked to the most prosperous royal street in the imperial city, which was originally the emperor's travel road, and later rebuilt into a commercial center, so the street facilities are the most regular, and the shops are also dazzling, all of which are rich and grandiose big shops, and those small stalls do not dare to be placed here. Most of the people shopping here are nobles, Shen Zhan and Song Mier's dress looks very ordinary in such a flow of people, although Shen Zhan still looks like he has broad shoulders, narrow hips and long legs, and Song Mier is also exquisite, but just looking at his clothes, it looks like a wealthy family with a relatively wealthy family. The so-called "first respect Luo clothes and then respect people", dress not expensive, no matter how beautiful it is, it is useless, and the woman shook her head, and said that it was a pity for this good appearance, most people are short-sighted, bright and narrow-eyed, and when they saw them, they were first stunned by their appearance, and looked at their clothes, so they immediately turned their heads, for fear that such civilians would pollute their eyes, where would they pay attention to the temperament of the two and be very human?
Shen Zhan and Song Mier didn't care, they wished they had fewer people to pay attention to themselves, so that they could go shopping with peace of mind. After all, in the early days and several palace banquets in the recent days, there were really a lot of ministers and wives who had seen Shen Zhan and Song Mier, although they didn't dare to look directly at Tianyan, but the emperor and empress still knew what they looked like. Shen Zhan and Song Mier didn't want to be surrounded by frightened and worried expressions along the way, and then they were impeached by the Imperial Doctor the next day. So as it is now, it is best for everyone to dislike not paying attention to themselves.
Talking and laughing all the way, I walked outside Zhenyi Pavilion. During this period, Song Mier also bought a bag of sugar-fried chestnuts, a bag of steamed osmanthus cakes, and ate a soft sweet potato, and her little stomach was rolling, so she took Shen Zhan to take her to this royal street to take a good stroll to eliminate food. Song Mier also went out of the palace with the eldest princess and Shen Zhan when he was young, at that time, he was not able to look at everything generously like now, and when he went shopping today, it seemed that he had returned to the time when he went out of the cabinet with his sisters and sisters before leaving the pavilion, Song Mier put the sugar-fried chestnuts into Shen Zhan's arms, and unceremoniously ate the chestnuts peeled by the supreme ruler of the Great Calendar, and held a piece of Yuanxin crisp in his left hand, which was very pleasant.
If it were a different person, it would probably be very eye-catching to walk and eat on the street without scruples and without image, but today is the Lantern Festival, and there are many people who do this on the road, and Song Mier is good-looking, and the rude and imageless actions are more pleasing to the eye than ordinary people when she does it, because Shen Zhan didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his wife constantly eating and eating on the street, and he was messing around with her eyes full of smiles.
Of course, Shen Zhan and Song Mier also deliberately restrained their aura, otherwise even if they were wearing such ordinary clothes, even if they didn't have the support of that appearance, they would be proper. However, they have outstanding temperament and good looks, and if you observe them carefully or communicate with them, you will also find that they are different from ordinary people. For example, the small merchant on the itinerant vendor just now, as soon as he communicated with Shen Zhan and Song Mier, he knew that their identities were not as ordinary as they looked, so he hurriedly took out the good objects at the bottom of his box for them to enjoy. Of course, there are also people who have dull brains and no eyes, and right now, they have met them in this Zhenyi Pavilion.
Zhen Yi Pavilion is one of the famous shops that sell precious jewelry in the Great Calendar, the jewelry is made in a magnificent style, the exquisite production of zuò is known for its price, and the price is medium to high, and the crowd is mostly the girls and ladies of large families, which is quite popular in the Great Calendar. Together with Qinghui Zhai and Si Zhenlou, it is known as the three major jewelry giants of the calendar. The difference is that Qinghui Zhai service is mostly the noble family, the jewelry is mostly customized, each piece of jewelry is never the same, sold out without supplement, while the jewelry is of high quality, the style is magnificent, each piece is a rare treasure, and it is difficult to find. Si Zhen Lou is the official jewelry store of the Great Calendar, selling jewelry for daily wear and treasures shipped from overseas, which is also very popular.
The behind-the-scenes boss of Qinghui Zhai is none other than Song Mier's second sister Song Miqing, and several other sisters of the Song family have a stake in it, and the new products made by Qinghui Zhai every year are first taken to the sisters of the Song family to choose, and they don't want it, so they will get Qinghui Zhai to sell, even if Song Mier has entered the palace now, they will leave her what she likes according to Song Mier's vision, and send her into the palace from time to time; And Si Zhenlou is not to mention, as the number one lady of the Great Calendar Dynasty, will there still be a shortage of overseas treasures and palace treasures? Therefore, the Qinghui Pavilion in the center of the royal street and the Sizhen Building near the palace are not within the scope of Song Mier's choice, but a woman's nature is to buy and buy, so Song Mier chose this Zhenyi Pavilion.
There have been a lot of people gathered in Zhen Yi Pavilion, including a delicate girl who chooses jewelry for herself, a lady with a shawl and a niece who comes out to shop, and a young man who looks at the museum shelf and hesitates to give a gift to his sweetheart. Fortunately, the façade of Zhenyi Pavilion is large, the hall is spacious and bright, and there are many people gathered in one place, and it does not seem crowded. Song Mier had obviously been here many times, and as soon as he entered the Zhen Yi Pavilion, he pulled Shen Zhan and walked straight into the Zhen Bao room in the inner room to look for good things, leaving Bo Yin and Lu Xun to stand helpless outside, so they had to pretend to be the eldest brother and second brother who bought things for their sister at home.
The second shopkeeper who greeted the people in the room was also a discerning person, and after Song Mier and Shen Zhan entered, he was not busy receiving them, but carefully looked at the two of them through Yu Guangzai. At first glance, these two people are inconspicuous, but if you look closely, if you were born in a small family and an ordinary rich family, I am afraid that you will not be able to go out shopping so freely for a long time, and you will have become a forbidden place for nobles. It can be seen that these two people have stretched their brows and smiles, which shows that they have no worries about food and clothing and have no worries about survival, and then look at the temperament and demeanor of the two, they are not raised by ordinary rich and noble families. On weekdays, it is not without the children of the noble clan who sneak out to play in disguise, so at first glance, the second shopkeeper concluded that the identities of these two people were not as simple as they seemed. With a smile on his face, the second shopkeeper bowed his back slightly and greeted Song Mier and Shen Zhan, and enthusiastically and rudely introduced the new treasures of Zhen Yi Pavilion to the two.
Shen Zhan also had a little satisfaction in his eyes: this shopkeeper of Zhen Yi Pavilion has good eyesight and does not lose measure, but he can be regarded as a talent. Thinking like this, Shen Zhan also relaxed even more, he saw that Song Mier was leaning on the edge of the exhibition stand happily selecting objects, so he found a nearby chair to sit down, and waited for Song Mier on the side for a long time.
The second shopkeeper of Zhen Yige saw that this girl could make her own decisions, so he couldn't help but look at it two points higher, and hurriedly walked to the distance near Song Mier, and carefully introduced the things in the display cabinet to Song Mier. As soon as the two shopkeepers raised their heads, they saw the pink pearl earrings in Song Mier's ears, their hearts jumped, and they hurriedly lowered their heads, and they were even more attentive after running forward for Song Mier. Pearls are not rare, but they are as round and bright as Song Mier's ears, but they are not common, the key is that they are still a pair of pink pearls of the same color and size, which is considered a good object in their own Zhenyi Pavilion, but it is not something that ordinary people dare to wear casually.
Thinking of this, the second shopkeeper quietly observed Song Mier's expression again, and saw that she didn't seem to be very satisfied with the things on the table, he gritted his teeth, turned around and took a mahogany box from the cabinet behind him, and put it in front of Song Mier.
"······ this?"
Song Mier opened the box, and his eyes lit up suddenly.
It's a ghost ball made of ivory.
The ghost ball is the ivory set ball, which is a top craftsman who is exquisite in handwork, turning the ivory into a ball, and then carving it into a multi-level sphere, each layer of the ball can be rotated in all directions, and the pattern of each layer of the ball is not the same, each has its own characteristics. The pattern of each layer of the ghost ball is exquisite and transparent, some of the ghost ball goes to the last layer and wraps small things, some are a small bell, some are a moving gem, and some are acacia balls, which are put in a red bean and lotus seed, and it is a perfect combination of exquisite artistic handicraft and whimsical ideas rich in artistic conception, which can be called ingenious.
Ivory products are inherently extraordinary, and this kind of ghost ball is a treasure among the boutiques, and it is a treasure of the country, so Song Mier is naturally very happy to see it in this Zhenyi Pavilion. There are a few of this ivory set ball in her palace, but some of them are exquisite handiwork but they are products in the palace, and they are made of rules and regulations, and the patterns are mainly dragon and phoenix, there is nothing new, there is one is the tribute of King Liang, exquisite but exquisite, but only the size of a palm, but ten layers, only for weekdays to play, the rest of the viewing comes and goes, there is no novelty for a long time, and now I see one here, naturally very happy, when even if I decide to buy it.
Having made a decision in his heart, Song Mier had no worries, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat stains on his hands, and carefully picked up the ghost ball from the mahogany box padded with several layers of soft cotton cloth, and observed it carefully.
This ghost ball has been put in Zhen Yi Pavilion for a short time, but the shopkeeper looks at the people who don't have the strength to afford this price and know how to appreciate it, so he hasn't taken it out for a long time, and ivory products are very delicate, and they will become brittle due to aging when exposed to sunlight for a long time, and they are easy to deform when stored in a hot and humid environment, and if they are eroded by water for a long time, they will crack even more. The best way is for people to use the sweat and oil stains on their hands to play with the pulp. However, because of the nature of this kind of reward item, others are generally not allowed to take it out with their bare hands to touch and enjoy it before they are sold, so Song Mier is still the first person who touches this ivory ball without gloves or handkerchiefs. It is also these two shopkeepers who will look at people, and they are sure that Song Mier and the son who came in with her are not very human, and they can't be offended lightly, and they dare to do so when they are treated as guests.
Besides, as soon as Song Mier picked up this ghost ball, he immediately couldn't put it down. Without him, this ghost ball is more delicate than those in his palace, it is the size of two palms of adult men, and the whole ghost ball is more than 20 layers at a rough look, with exquisite workmanship and excellent texture, and what is even more amazing is that the patterns of each layer of this ghost ball are different but can be fused together at a certain angle to form a new situation. This outermost layer of carving is the bird and beast, it is auspicious and interesting, turn to the second layer but it is carved countless varieties of flowers, the end is a scene of a hundred flowers, the first layer and the second layer together, and there is the beauty of nature full of vitality, from that gap, this bird is pecking at the stamen of a flower on the second layer, that bat is falling on the branch of a tree on the second layer to rest, so comfortable. Not to mention that the third layer is carved with some mythological characters and stories, the fourth layer is auspicious clouds and waves, and the fifth layer sees through the clouds of the fourth layer to see the market below······ is so overlapping, it is really full of interest and artistic conception.
Song Mier couldn't wait to take it back to the palace and find a place to sit down and carefully flip it over, take a look at this strange trick, and want to quickly go to the last layer to see what small objects are placed in the innermost, whether it is also very interesting.
Thinking like this, Song Mier raised his head and raised the ghost ball in his hand, just to ask the two shopkeepers to wrap the ghost ball immediately.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and the crystal curtain that separated the outside and inside was lifted, and four people walked in.