Ningxia Qing knew that Du Qiutong's first scene was over, and the second scene was about to begin.

The blue-glazed diorama was shattered into pieces, and immediately a maid from the Gu Mansion stepped forward to clean it up.

Ning Xia Qing sat in her position and secretly looked at Grandma Gu San, only to see that Grandma Gu San's eyes never left the fragments of the diorama, and kept staring at the maids to pick up the fragments and take them away, with a look of reluctance in her eyes, and some gritted teeth.

Ning Ningqing looked at Mrs. Gu again, and sighed that in the end, it was still Mrs. Gu's Taoism, and her face was calm and indifferent from beginning to end. Ning Xia Qing was about to withdraw her gaze, but saw that Concubine Xiao, who was sitting next to Old Lady Gu, seemed to be looking at herself, but that feeling flashed, and Ning Xia Qing was not sure if Concubine Xiao was paying attention to herself.

At this moment, Concubine Xiao asked Grandma Gu San: "You just said, which girl has the best eyesight, you have a generous gift, but can you still count?" ”

Grandma Gu San hurriedly said, "Naturally count." ”

Concubine Xiao asked again: "Then I don't know, what kind of gift did you prepare?" ”

"It's just an ordinary hairpin." Grandma Gu San replied while motioning to the maid next to her to bring it up, the maid held a delicate wood carving box, Grandma Gu San opened the box, took out the beads inside, and said: "This is something I wore when I was a child, the material is not expensive, but this is made by Master Sanshui." ”

Ning Ningqing was shocked, that master of Sanshui had passed away, and he was a generation of craftsmen and strange people before his death, with superb craftsmanship, and no one in the world could compare. Master Sanshui's works have a very long construction period, and there are not many works left in his life, but as long as he sells, he will be a masterpiece. Although this pearl hairpin is not the representative work of Master Sanshui, it is already an extremely precious treasure.

Ning Xia Qing found that all the young girls present had changed their faces, and they all stared at the pearl hairpin in Gu San's grandmother's hand and couldn't take their eyes off it, obviously very tempted.

Grandma Gu San showed the pearl hairpin and put it back in the wooden box, and Concubine Xiao suddenly said, "In that case, I will also prepare a small gift, and give it to the girl with the best eyesight." ”

As soon as Concubine Xiao said this, many girls couldn't sit still, and they all wanted to know what kind of treasure Concubine Xiao would reward, but no one dared to ask, only dared to scratch their hearts and livers secretly, and their eyes showed a look of eagerness.

Ningxia Qing knew that the reason why Concubine Xiao said this was actually to add luster to Grandma Gu San's birthday banquet, and this was to appease Grandma Gu San's pain of just losing her diorama.

But to tell the truth, Ning Xia Qing is not interested in Grandma Gu San and Concubine Xiao's baby, because she has more important things to consider, and she is considering whether to leave a good impression in front of Concubine Xiao and form this connection, in order to help the Ning family's business in the future.

If you can really make this connection, even if you can't rely on Concubine Xiao to rise to prominence, at least, as long as you can get a little help from the Xiao family, the situation of the Ning family will be enough to change greatly.

After all, the Xiao family is a family of nobles who can't even match the Gu family.

Speaking of which, the Xiao family originated in Chengsong County at the beginning, and has already accumulated countless capital wealth, and its capital has long been inserted into all the industries of Chengsong County, including Tianquan Mountain in Yueling County, Chengsong County, which is still controlled by the Xiao family, and all the silk produced on Tianquan Mountain is the industry of the Xiao family, including the royal satin with a peculiar luster on Concubine Xiao.

In his previous life, Tan Wenshi in his heyday wanted to tie up the Xiao family, and tried every possible means, but he couldn't even step into the threshold of the Xiao family. It is enough to see what kind of noble family the Xiao family is, and what glory it will be if it can tie up with the Xiao family.

Although Ning Xia Qing was reluctant to rush forward, he didn't want to lose such a good opportunity to make friends with the Xiao family in vain. What's more, she just felt that Concubine Xiao seemed to have noticed herself, although she didn't know why Concubine Xiao paid attention to herself, but this might mean that she could successfully win Concubine Xiao's favor.

As a result, the girls on the ten-mile corridor suddenly became two factions, one was Ningxia Qing who was planning something, and the other was the other girls who were greedy for the treasures of Grandma Gu San and Concubine Xiao.

In such an atmosphere, the subordinates of the Gu Mansion showed the treasures to the guests in turn. After the blue-glazed diorama was broken, there were still four treasures that Ningxia Qing was optimistic about before, namely the Western Han lacquer plate, the painted glass bowl, the East China Sea pearl string and the Yin and Yang bottle.

Ningxia Qing was born in a small family, and the only bit of vision he had learned was learned after marrying Tan Wenshi in his previous life, and he was naturally incomparable with the daughters of those really famous families. Ningxia Qing saw it, and those daughters of the family could naturally see it, and gradually, the eyes of all the girls were focused on the Western Han lacquer plate, the painted glass bowl, the East China Sea pearl string and the Yin and Yang bottles.

Some people selected the Western Han Dynasty lacquer plate, and even judged the year of manufacture of the lacquer dish according to the workmanship and pattern of the lacquer plate. Someone chose the painted glass bowl, only that the glass is crisp and transparent, it is the top workmanship, and the bowl body is intact, without a single flaw. Someone chose the Yin and Yang Liangyi bottle, and talked about the story behind the bottle, and everyone knew that this was actually a magic weapon of a Taoist master five hundred years ago.

In the end, there was only a string of East China Sea pearls that no one had chosen. This is also natural, although the East China Sea pearls are precious, but the shape of this string of pearls is slightly smaller, although the number is a lot, the total price is not low, but the appreciation of pearls has always been based on the size rather than the quantity, therefore, this string of East China Sea pearls naturally fell inferior.

At this time, only Gu San, Gu Yishi and Ning Xia Qing were left without making a sound.

Ning Xia Qing smiled and said, "Miss Gu San, please first." ”

Gu Yishi smiled gently, and then carefully looked at the Western Han lacquer plate, the painted glass bowl, the East China Sea pearl string and the Yin and Yang Liangyi bottle, and finally hesitated a little in the middle of the East China Sea pearl string and the Yin and Yang Liangyi bottle.

"Pickable?" Grandma Gu San asked with a smile.

Gu Yishi hesitated slightly, and then said: "This East China Sea pearl string and Yin and Yang two ritual bottles are really priceless treasures, so it is difficult for me to choose. ”

Concubine Xiao asked lightly, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Gu Yishi, this woman is not like an ordinary vulgar powder, but quite dusty, just listen to her slowly said: "This string of pearls comes from the East China Sea, legend has it, the snake pheasant left eggs on the ground, thousands of years and gave birth to the dragon genus, the dragon inhabits the East China Sea, and the tears shed by the dragon turned into pearls." Since it is the tears of the gods, how to price it? ”

As soon as Gu Yishi's words came out, the other girls felt that they were compared, although they had eyesight, they were inevitably mundane, and they could only tell the origin of the treasures, but Gu Yishi connected the treasures with ancient legends, and their thoughts were far better than those of other women.

Gu Yishi played with the Yin and Yang bottles again, and said leisurely: "Yin and Yang are the foundation of the avenue, which can be big or small, infinite or unique. In the eyes of those who have attained enlightenment, this small bottle contains the most simple and profound truth between heaven and earth, and ordinary people do not think so. The value of this bottle changes according to the opinion of the viewer, and it is naturally priceless. ”

Compared with those aristocratic ladies who are familiar with the origin of this bottle, Gu Yi's poet is like an ancient poem, and his attainments in the world are not only far superior to other noble ladies, but even many men.

Because of Gu Yishi, Ning Xia Qing finally understood the reason why Concubine Xiao appeared here today.

Ning Ningqing remembered that Gu Yishi later entered the palace, and with her mind and insight far superior to that of ordinary women, she was loved by the emperor, and finally became a favorite concubine of a generation. Thinking about Gu Yishi's age again, it seems that today's appearance of Concubine Xiao is an opportunity for Gu Yishi to enter the palace.

At the same time, Ning Xia Qing also understood that the reason why the young girls were allowed to appreciate the treasures today may not be because of Concubine Xiao's self-esteem and reluctance to move around, but because Concubine Xiao deliberately wanted to test the girls' knowledge and mind, and then choose the most outstanding one to bring into the palace.

Of course, the appreciation of treasures held in Gufu is naturally for the sole purpose of highlighting the girls of Gufu, and the girls who come here are actually just foils.

Ning Ningqing naturally won't do anything noisy, and while attracting the attention of Concubine Xiao, she will naturally always be careful not to overshadow Gu Yishi's limelight, so as not to spoil Gu Yishi's good deeds.

Although Gu Yishi was not selected in the end, she had already shown her academic attainments, and the goal was achieved, so naturally it didn't matter if she had to choose one of them, Gu Yishi was blessed, and then sat back.

Ning Xia Qing stood up at this time, didn't look at anything else, and picked up the string of East China Sea pearls.

Everyone was stunned, they were all very puzzled, no one had chosen this string of pearls before, why did Ning Xia Qing take the sword so unhesitatingly?

Ning Ningqing looked at the string of pearls in his hand, and suddenly said with a smile: "Although there are many pearls in number, the shape is not large, and it is not very valuable." But if this is an old thing from the previous dynasty, and it can be preserved in such a good condition after many years, then it can be regarded as priceless, right? ”

Grandma Gu San frowned slightly and asked, "What does Miss Ning mean by this?" Could it be that Miss Ning recognized this string of pearls and could see the origin of this string of pearls at a glance? ”

"Of course, I don't know this string of pearls." Ning Ningqing smiled: "But I know the silk thread that strings up this pearl." ”

Ningxia Qing spread the pearl string in his hand and said slowly but firmly: "This is unwoven silk, this silk comes from Tianquan Mountain, and it has been hundreds of years, let alone so far." I don't think anyone would use an old silk to string pearls, right? In this case, the origin of this pearl is naturally earlier than this silk, at least it is also an old thing from the previous dynasty. ”

Grandma Gu San couldn't help but be stunned: "The silk produced in Tianquan Mountain does have a legend for a hundred years, but how do you know that this silk has been around for hundreds of years?" ”

Ningxia Qing said calmly: "In the past 100 years, the climate on Tianquan Mountain has changed, more rain and less sun, and the luster of the silk produced by it has become more and more complex and changeable. ”

Grandma Gu San couldn't help asking, "So, did Miss Ning choose this string of pearls made of silk produced in Tianquan Mountain?" ”

"Of course not." Ningxia Qingda.

Ningxia Qing knew that if he chose this string of East China Sea pearls just because the silk with pearls was produced in Tianquan Mountain, it would be too flattering to the Xiao family. She did want to get Concubine Xiao's attention, but she wouldn't use such a clumsy way of flattery.

"I did choose this string of pearls, but for another reason." Ningxia Qing put down the string of pearls and suddenly told the story: "There was a beauty in the previous dynasty, called Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan fell in love with the general He Chi, and made a private life, the emperor colluded with the enemy country in order to get Liu Yuan, and killed He Chi who was fighting on the front line. Liu Yuan was extremely sad and angry, so he scolded the emperor for being mediocre and killed him by gouging his neck in public. ”

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Ning Xia Qing continued unhurriedly: "The story of Liuyuan is still well-known, and many people must also know that in order to please Liuyuan, the emperor once gave Liuyuan a Chonghua three-color dress, and the silk of the Chonghua three-color dress is produced in Tianquan Mountain. ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Concubine Xiao and saw that Concubine Xiao seemed to be shocked in her eyes, obviously, Concubine Xiao had already guessed what Ning Ning Qing was going to say next.

Ningxia Qing said word by word: "That year, because of the different climate, Tianquan Mountain produced the only golden, water-colored, bamboo-green mixed silk satin, and it was this silk satin that was made into a Chonghua three-color dress." If you take a closer look, you will find that what strings up this string of pearls from the East China Sea is a mixture of golden, water-colored, and bamboo-green silk. ”

After the story of Ningxia Qing was told, everyone on the ten-mile corridor was stunned.

Concubine Xiao couldn't help but sigh: "I can't imagine that someone knows so much about the silk of Tianquan Mountain, even I don't know such a long history." ”

Ningxia Qing said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I am the daughter of a merchant, and my family makes a living by selling fabrics, and I don't have the eye to appreciate treasures like the ladies, I just know the fabric very well, which makes you laugh." Although I am just an ordinary woman, I yearn for the loyalty and unyielding of Liu Yuan, although I don't know why the silk on the Chonghua tricolor dress was worn into this string of pearls, but I want to choose this string of pearls from the East China Sea. ”

Everyone on the ten-mile corridor was dumbfounded, the expression of the old lady Gu looking at Ning Xia Qing became more and more fond, Ning Xia Qing looked at the old lady Gu's expression, it seemed that she loved the house and Wudi even when Du Qiutong broke the diorama just now, and the expression of Concubine Xiao looking at Ning Xia Qing became more and more complicated.

After cleaning up, Du Qiutong went back to the ten-mile corridor.

She lied that she was thirsty and wanted to drink tea, sent away the maid of the Gu Mansion, and then walked to Xihu Lake alone, but did not go straight to the ten-mile corridor, but quietly went to the place where Tan Wenshi was.

She had just run into trouble, she was flustered at the moment, she really didn't know what to do in the future, if she didn't go to Tan Wenshi to come up with an idea and let Tan Wenshi comfort her, she might not be able to persist until she left the Gu Mansion.

Du Qiutong was not familiar with the road of the Gu Mansion, so he ran around a few times, and always focused on avoiding the subordinates in the Gu Mansion, for fear of being discovered by others, so he looked sneaky.

Xue Qianqian, who had been quietly following behind Du Qiutong, couldn't help but be confused, Xue Qianqian couldn't figure it out, what was this poor Huazi sneaky person doing?

Speaking of which, the reason why Xue Qianqian followed Du Qiutong was to take revenge on Du Qiutong in private, but unexpectedly bumped into Du Qiutong's strange behavior, Xue Qianqian suddenly became curious, and forgot to take revenge on Du Qiutong, and followed Du Qiutong wholeheartedly, wanting to know what kind of medicine Du Qiutong was selling in this gourd.

Xue Qianqian was hiding behind a tree, squinting her eyes, staring intently at Du Qiutong's every move, and suddenly- "Miss Xue, what are you doing here?" This isn't the way back to the ten-mile promenade, is it? The woman's voice sounded behind herself, and Xue Qianqian, who was engrossed, was almost frightened to scream.

Xiang Qingshu was standing behind Xue Qianqian with an innocent face.

Xue Qianqian stroked her chest and took a few breaths before she asked in shock, "Why are you behind me?" ”

Xiang Qingshu replied honestly: "I was a little sad in my heart, and I wanted to see the scenery by myself, so I sent away the maid of the Gu Mansion, but I didn't expect to accidentally take a fork in the road, and I saw you." ”

Xue Qianqian's tone softened and said, "So that's the case...... I'm just like you...... I'm also here to see the scenery. ”

Xiang Qingshu didn't doubt him, and chatted with Xue Qianqian by herself, muttering in frustration: "I just caused such a big disaster, and when I go home, I will definitely be punished." ”

Xue Qianqian said angrily: "It's not because that poor Huazi pushed me, both of us were affected by that poor Huazi!" ”

"Poor called Hanako...... You mean Miss Du? By the way, have you seen Miss Du? Just now I met a maid from Gufu, who went to serve tea to Miss Du, but when she came back, she couldn't find Miss Du. You say, will Miss Du already go back to the ten-mile corridor? ”

Xue Qianqian remembered that she was following Du Qiutong, and couldn't help but look forward, there was no more Du Qiutong, Xue Qianqian blamed Xiang Qingshu for disturbing her mind by talking, and she didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with Xiang Qingshu anymore, so she immediately rushed out to find Du Qiutong's whereabouts.

Xiang Qingshu hurriedly asked, "Miss Xue, why did you suddenly run away?" ”

Xue Qianqian ignored Xiang Qingshu, and Xiang Qingshu stood in place at a loss. Xiang Qingshu didn't have a maid by her side, and she took the wrong road again, so she didn't dare to continue to wander in the garden alone, and after being stunned for a while, she had to follow Xue Qianqian.

Xue Qianqian and Xiang Qingshu walked one after the other, walked to a corner, and suddenly saw Tan Wenshi and Du Qiutong walking out from the back of a rockery together.

Xue Qianqian saw that Du Qiutong and Tan Wenshi were together, her face was extremely ugly at that time, her back molars were rattling, and she didn't have the heart to think so much, so she wanted to rush forward.

At this moment, several maids from the Gu Mansion suddenly walked over, Xue Qianqian was afraid of being discovered, so she had to stop and hurriedly hide behind a tree, and Xiang Qingshu, who knew nothing, also followed and hid.

On the ten-mile corridor, everyone finished tasting, Concubine Xiao was about to speak, suddenly there was a commotion from not far away, Gu San's grandmother's face changed, and before she could scold, a maid hurriedly ran over, and said in a panic: "Oh no...... Something happened to those girls......"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and when Mrs. Ning heard that Du Qiutong had an accident, she was so nervous that she immediately stood up, but Ning Ningqing's face was cold, as if she had expected something to happen.