Chapter Twenty-Four: The Thing You Love
Xiao Rui hurriedly asked Qin Mingyue: "How is it?" What else to do now? Are there any other mechanisms? ”
Qin Mingyue took a closer look and said, "There should be no more." We have solved the most difficult level, and the rest should be harvested. These three stone doors are the easiest way to open, and they are the same as the previous opening method of the hole, three on the left and four on the right, just press the stone twist on the top of the stone door. ”
Wei Liang hurriedly stepped forward and pressed the stone twist of a stone gate on the left. I only heard a "turn" sound, and there was a sound from the gate, and after the sound, the gate was still standing unharmed.
Qin Mingyue said: "What opened just now was the heaven and earth lock behind the stone gate. Now that all the locks have been opened, all you have to do is push the stone door open. ”
After Wei Liang heard this, he pushed the stone door hard, with his martial arts, it was also a lot of effort, and he also needed the help of the Yun family sisters and a few guards to push open the heavy stone door, and after pushing it open, there was no jewel rushing out.
It was gray inside.
There is obviously another ventilation area inside, so the air is not too dirty. But there is also a bit of a stale smell. When the smell cleared, the guards went inside, lit it with torches, and found that there were many places to plant torches in the huge stone chamber. The guards planted torches and illuminated the entire stone chamber.
Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui looked over, and saw that there were large shelves made of fine iron everywhere on the ground, and on the shelves were layers of neat boxes, and those boxes were made of camphor wood with exquisite patterns, so there was no phenomenon of insect corrosion.
The guards opened one chest after another. I saw that some of them were calligraphy and paintings, some were porcelain, some were jade, some were all kinds of exquisite ornaments, and some were jewelry. But there is no silk satin. It is estimated that the silk is not easy to put in silk, so there is no such thing as this.
Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui strolled among them, took out some from time to time and looked carefully, and found that many of them had the royal seals of the previous dynasty, which showed that this was a part of the royal collection.
Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui are used to seeing good things, and they are indifferent to these exquisite treasures, but when they were appreciating some calligraphy and paintings, they became happy and said: "Many of these are the genuine works of those famous calligraphers and painters of the previous dynasty or even the former dynasty. It's rare to see now. That's not bad. ”
Qin Mingyue said: "These things, we won't sell them in the future." These are all good things that you can't find, and you can't buy them with money. ”
Xiao Rui said: "Although these things are worth a lot of money, but they are not easy to sell, since it is not good to sell at a price, we will simply put it away, and use it for our own use in the future or reward people, give people, give gifts on various occasions, and give gifts, but it is a saving to buy, one in and one out, but it saves a lot of money." It's better than selling. ”
Qin Mingyue nodded.
Xiao Rui was a little suspicious: "These collections can be worth some money, at least two or three hundred thousand taels of silver." However, this is because these things are all objects of the previous dynasty, many of them have been lost crafts, and many of them are unique, just ordinary bottles, which have also become antiques. That's what it's worth so much money. At the time, it wasn't much. That is, about 100,000 taels of silver, or even lower. This is exactly the standard configuration of a prince. Even if the prince is not very favored, there will be such objects at home. What's more, if this prince can compete for the throne, he must be a prince who has a certain amount of power and is still favored? ”
"These things are actually the standard configuration of a prince's mansion. When each prince divides the palace, the Internal Affairs Office will not only build the prince's mansion, but also arrange the interior. For example, curtains, curtains, chairs, backrests, and of course, the Bogu frame cannot all be empty. There will also be some porcelain, ornaments, screens, arm rests, four treasures of the study, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc. These are collections with royal seals. It's very expensive to buy outside, but in fact, they are all produced in the royal workshop, and it doesn't cost much. Then this prince will be rewarded by the emperor or concubines, queens, and queen mothers over the years, festivals, and festivals, and there will be some filial piety from some people and ministers. In addition, if the prince runs his own business, he will also buy some beloved things. “
"Therefore, in any prince's mansion, there will be these things worth more than 100,000 taels. Including the jewelry of the prince's concubines and concubines. ”
"Look at these things, such as those beautiful porcelain, beautiful woodware, and some pen washes, inkstones, pen mountains, paperweights and other things, I think this is more like a prince's beloved daily use. Including these pieces of jewelry. It's not really a treasure trove. The prince hid these things, which were nothing more than things that he was used to, and he was reluctant to throw them away, so he quietly transported them here. Especially those calligraphy and paintings, books, and even inscriptions on them, which are obviously the things that the prince used in his daily life. ”
"This shouldn't be a treasure trove, and that prince doesn't want to rely on this thing to make a comeback."
Qin Mingyue said: "That's right. These things, although rare, are not things that can be sold, for example, those with royal seals, which cannot be bought and sold at all. Of course, it can be bought and sold now, because the dynasty has changed. And with these seals, it is even more precious. This must not be the real treasure of the prince, the real treasure should be in the other two treasure troves. ”
Xiao Rui and Qin Mingyue couldn't help but look at the two stone gates next to them.
Xiao Rui said to his subordinates, "Wei Liang and the Yun family sisters followed us with ten guards to open the other two treasure houses. Chunyin, Dongqu, you two took people, while registering these things, and at the same time sealed the items in boxes as they were, and shipped them out little by little. ”
Everyone is busy. Qin Mingyue took people and Xiao Rui to the other two stone gates. This time it was the stone gate on the right that opened. The same method of opening, first Wei Liang opened the stone twist, and when the heaven and earth locks of the stone gate were lifted, the guards pushed the stone door open together.
While waiting, Qin Mingyue suddenly remembered something and said, "The things in those treasure houses, calligraphy, paintings, antiques or something, are just that." Those jewels were all worn by the prince's favorite concubines and concubines. It is not suitable to give it away or use it for personal use. Moreover, although those things are made with good things, after all, they are outdated in terms of patterns. Why don't you send it to your brocade building and pick it up again? ”
Xiao Rui smiled and said, "This is naturally no problem. ”
As he spoke, time passed quickly, and after a while, the filthy aura in the stone vault dissipated, the torches were lit, and Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui entered it to see. Inside, like the one on the left, there are three houses in the size of a stone storehouse. The contents frightened Qin Mingyue and Xiao Rui.