noffsinger Chapter 502 Chalcedony Inlaid with Gold
Chapter 502 Chalcedony Inlaid with Gold
Zhou Chang was watching from the sidelines, not expecting there would be a gift, and he was also curious.
Feng Mingze widened his eyes. He had already received enough gifts tonight.
Yuan Qi raised his hand, and Lu Ping brought up a square wooden box and placed it on the table.
As soon as the wooden box was placed on the table, Feng Ming's crescent-shaped eyes completely turned into full moons: "Is this a box made of golden nanmu?"
The wooden box was square and shone brightly and golden under the candlelight in the pavilion.
"Ding, a customer has placed an order for a golden nanmu brocade box." The prompt sound of the viewpoint system sounded.
As usual, Zhou Chang pretended not to hear.
According to past "custom", this was something Yuan Qi sent, so how could he "take the goods" out?
Feng Ming could smell a pleasant woody aroma without even having to get close to it, which reminded him of the golden nanmu coffin that Prince Duan had found for Emperor Lin.
"It is indeed golden nanmu." Yuan Qi said calmly, "Although this box is more than a thousand years old, with wide and smooth texture and fine golden threads, it is still rare, but it is just a box after all."
"Rare? Have you heard about the 800-year-old golden nanmu coffin that Prince Duan found for His Majesty? Yours is more than a thousand years old?" Feng Ming could no longer hold back and hugged it with both hands.
Yuan Qi smiled calmly: "The actual logs of the coffin are made of about 300-year-old golden nanmu trees. Prince Duan can choose how many years he wants, it's up to him, it just requires more labor."
"Ah?" Feng Ming was greatly surprised. "Could it be that the coffin was sold to him by your Yuan family?"
"Business is business. If customers have demands, we should do our best to meet them." Yuan Qi did not give a direct answer, but it was self-evident.
Feng Ming was so shocked that he didn't know what to feel. He still knew nothing about the financial resources of the Yuan family.
Yuan Qi, however, still had a calm expression on his face, and even commented: "Actually, anyone who has seen it can tell that the patterns are still more than a thousand years old, and the gold threads are also thick. Unfortunately, as for the coffin material, it would be better to use whole wood that is more than a thousand years old. However, most of them have been buried in the imperial tombs of past dynasties, so it is really hard to find them."
"Then this...?" Feng Ming didn't know much about these things, but he was still in shock.
"I don't know whose grave this was dug out from, or whether my father bought it in bulk from an antique dealer at 'Taosha Xunling'." Yuan Qi was not interested in showing off the box. "Your Highness, please don't buy the casket and return the pearl. You should open it and take a look inside."
"A thousand-year-old golden nanmu wood is worth a hundred gold coins, right? Wouldn't the things inside be even more extraordinary?" Feng Ming exclaimed in admiration, forgetting that this was a gift for him.
"Your Highness, just take a look and you'll know." Yuan Qi Qiuhong's sparkling eyes suddenly showed complicated emotions.
When the lid of the box was opened, inside was the jade pendant with intertwined branches that Zhou Chang had accidentally stepped on when they first saw it.
Ever since Zhou Chang returned the jade pendant to Yuan Qi, he had forgotten about it.
"This..." Feng Ming was speechless.
Zhou Chang even stopped breathing.
Previously, the jade pendant had been broken into two pieces, but now it has been re-set in a gold frame and is now one again.
The blood-red jade color, with the bright yellow thick gold edge, the jade pendant is mended again and looks just like before the crack, or even more dignified and precious than before, making people unable to take their eyes away.
"Ding, a customer has placed an order for a gold and jade pendant." The viewpoint system has no foresight at all.
Zhou Chang roared in his heart: "Are you annoying? Don't even think about getting this jade pendant."
The viewpoint system is still in its usual style: "Reminder, the commission for this jade pendant is worth four million."
"How much?" Zhou Chang thought he had misheard.
"Four million taels of commission." The viewpoint system repeated.
Zhou Chang couldn't believe it: "You mean, with just this jade pendant, I can pay off the 'loan'?"
The viewpoint system's emotionless voice replied, "That's right."
"This..." It would be a lie for Zhou Chang to say that he wasn't moved.
On the other side, Feng Ming reached out his hand cautiously, but did not dare to touch the jade pendant.
The crack in the middle of the jade pendant is still clearly visible.
"It doesn't matter." Yuan Qi stared at the jade pendant with a complicated look.
Only then did Feng Ming dare to pick it up gently with both hands and look at it carefully in front of his eyes.
The jade pendant still had the same crimson background with white cloud patterns as before, and the four large characters "合抱连枝" were reassembled together. The moon-white sash originally tied at the top was replaced with a golden gilt sash.
Turning over to the back, it turned out that the strange pattern was wrapped in a thick rectangular gold shell, on which were engraved auspicious patterns of mountains, rivers, sun and moon. The sun was made of ruby, the moon was made of emerald, and the mountains, rivers and clouds below were made of moonstone.
Apart from the jade pendant itself, the value of the gold and gemstone shell alone is unimaginable.
Yuan Qi's eyes followed the rise and fall of the jade pendant. "This is the master's technique of 'chalcedony inlaid with gold'. The mountains, rivers, sun and moon on the back were checked by the abbot of Dafu Temple. Master Yuanjue meant that this jade pendant could calm the mind, prolong life, increase blessings and energy, but the jade pendant has cracked. But if the pattern of yin and yang is added, the crack can be eliminated and the invisible can be healed."
"That's great." Feng Ming didn't know what to say for a moment, and then he thought of the strange words and pictures below the gold inlay, "So what is the pattern on the back of the jade pendant?"
I stared at the pattern of the sun and the moon shining together on the back and rubbed it twice. It felt very textured, but it was not as warm as when I held the jade pendant directly. After all, metal is cold.
Yuan Qi shook his head and showed no interest: "I don't know, it was like this when my father bought it. The pattern was a bit strange and hard to understand, and it didn't look like words. Now it's better to use this 'chalcedony inlaid with gold' method, and the style is better than before."
"That's true." Feng Ming still felt a little uncomfortable, "But this jade pendant is so valuable and so important to you, how can I take it?"
The jade pendant was originally broken by Zhou Chang, which means it was Feng Ming who broke it.
It is difficult to be together even if one dies in glory, but even so, it still pulls the two together.
However, this pulling is just like the "chalcedony inlaid with gold" in front of us. It is forced together after all, and will be separated sooner or later.
Yuan Qi turned his eyes away from the jade pendant and looked at the moon through the gap in the curtain above the pavilion. His voice floated in the air like the sound of nature, but he smiled sadly: "This jade pendant 'chalcedony inlaid with gold' is more valuable, but it is no longer suitable for me. Why not give it to the prince as a souvenir."
"In commemoration?" Feng Ming felt empty inside.
Yuan Qi's eyes were as bright as autumn leaves, and then they fell back on the jade pendant, as if he was reluctant but also determined: "Your Highness has been very kind to my Yuan family, and this jade pendant was given to me by my father... No matter what, as long as Your Highness does not despise it, please accept it. May this jade pendant bless Your Highness with everything going well."