Chapter 261 The Lost She Inkstone

Jeff was stunned, and then he started to curse: "Anthony, are you crazy?"

"You're a rich man, but you're so old, and you're traveling through time and space to survive in a primeval forest?!"

"You're crazy if you want to, but why are you dragging me into this?!"

"I just want to be a good curator, I don't want to travel through time..."

Anthony was about to curse back when he suddenly heard a rustling sound. He turned his head and saw a group of wet dogs.

No, that's not a drowned dog, that's a wolf.

Wolves!

"Awooo..." the leader wolf howled.

The wolves became restless: Brothers, it’s time to eat!

Anthony was so scared that he grabbed the Taia sword and ran away!

"The wolf is coming...Run!"

Jeff was older than Anthony and his legs were not very flexible. When he saw Anthony running away, he quickly grabbed another sword and used it as a walking stick and chased after him: "Damn it, wait for me..."

……

Xiao Yingchun followed Dong Chunfeng and others back to China, and was greeted by a group of people as soon as he landed at the airport.

The staff from the relevant department who were to receive the two animal heads arrived and met them directly under the plane.

Because Dong Chunfeng specifically requested that his identity as a patriotic collector be kept secret, they avoided Xiao Yingchun's face and only photographed Xiao Yingchun's hands holding the box and his back.

In one photo, a pair of white and slender hands were holding a square box and solemnly handing it to the staff.

Another photo only shows the front of the staff member and the back of a long-haired woman.

After the handover was completed and they left the airport, Xiao Yingchun and others were picked up by He Liangcong.

He Liangcong was so excited: "Yingchun, you are really my benefactor!"

"I was just wondering how to expand our influence, and you asked Mr. Dong to invite a team of experts from the Palace Museum."

"I went to help adjust the scene layout for the weaving and embroidery show early this morning..."

Xiao Yingchun looked at Dong Chunfeng and Huang Li and smiled without saying anything.

Since He Liangcong was a big talker, they did not dare to tell him about the donation of the animal heads.

Some good things are best done quietly without letting anyone know.

After coming out of the airport, He Liangcong first sent the exhausted Dong Chunfeng home to rest, and then took Xiao Yingchun to the weaving and embroidery show.

"All the dragon and phoenix robes have been delivered and are now displayed. As for the ones you said you wanted to sell, I have set up a special exhibition area..."

He Liangcong thought: Since these things were provided by Xiao Yingchun, shouldn’t Xiao Yingchun at least take a look at them?
Xiao Yingchun had no choice but to enjoy He Liangcong's chatter while heading to the exhibition site.

The exhibition site is set up in a royal palace. The layout and display are extremely professional, including lighting, humidity, temperature, angle...

Xiao Yingchun could only marvel: professionals are really different.

The new batch of finished products made by the Weaving Department can be called works of art, and Xiao Yingchun couldn't help but smile when she saw them.

Imagine how surprised customers who like traditional Chinese aesthetics would be to see that such exquisite works of art can be customized.

Xiao Yingchun also met Tang Siqiong.

Tang Siqiong, dressed in a Chinese-style skirt, was gracefully making the final confirmation on the scene.

Xiao Yingchun greeted her, said goodbye, and hurried to the airport again: she was going to fly back to see Fu Chenan.

If He Liangcong hadn't followed her all the way, she would have wanted to save the money for a plane ticket and teleport back directly...

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When Xiao Yingchun returned to Wolong Villa, she saw Fu Chenan already waiting there.

Fu Chenan talked about his experiences over the past half day.

Before this, he had taken advantage of Xiao Yingchun's flight back from the United States to visit a great scholar. As expected, he was rejected.

Not only did he refuse, but the scholar was also very disrespectful in his words, completely disregarding Fu Chenan's status as the crown prince. He almost said that Fu Chenan had thrown away the crown prince's dignity in order to pave the way for Xiao Yingchun.

After receiving Xiao Yingchun's advice, Fu Chenan was neither anxious nor annoyed. He put down the Huangshan Maofeng tea, glass teacup set, Hui ink, She inkstone, Xuan paper, and Xuan brush he had prepared and said goodbye.

The great scholar named Puyang Zhao was a stubborn old man. After Fu Chenan walked away, he ordered the boy to throw all the things Fu Chenan had given him out of the gate.

The boy threw the gift box out the door as he was told. The gift box rolled on the ground, broke apart, and the contents were revealed.

Immediately, some curious people came forward to take a closer look.

"Oh my, this is the tea that costs one ounce of tea leaves and one ounce of gold?"

"Oh, this is a glass cup! It's broken. What a pity..."

"Hey, these four treasures of the study look different from the usual ones, eh?"

"Oh my god, this is an inkstone? Isn't it too exquisite?"

"The prince is really willing to give up..."

With an exclamation, everyone's attention was drawn to one of the things.

Everyone held their breath.

The boy was also stunned when he saw the fallen inkstone.

The carving on this inkstone is extremely intricate and exquisite, with lotus leaves gathered around it and several turtles of varying sizes climbing on it.

It’s extraordinary at first glance!

There were two words "She (shè) Inkstone" on the packaging box, but he didn't recognize the first word.

This... still needs to be thrown away?!

It hurts so much!

However, it has been lost. If I pick it up again on the spot, will it bring shame to the master's reputation?
The boy hesitated for several breaths over whether to pick it up or not.

Some onlookers were jealous and shameless and asked the boy directly.

"Little boy, the things your master doesn't want have been thrown out anyway. If I pick them up, you won't ask me for them again, right?"

The boy stamped his feet and said, "Just wait! I will ask the master!"

In the study, Puyang Zhao was reviewing the entire process of his firm refusal to the Crown Prince to make sure he had performed well, when he heard the boy hurried back.

Puyang Zhao was immediately dissatisfied: "What's the matter?"

The boy gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I threw the things away. The inkstone... the inkstone..."

Puyang Zhao frowned: "If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you hesitating?"

The boy swallowed his saliva and said, "That inkstone is really exquisite..."

As the boy described and gestured, Puyang Zhao couldn't help but become curious: "What does it look like?"

The boy stamped his feet and said, "How about I go pick it up and let the master take a look at it himself?"

Puyang Zhao immediately became unhappy and glared at the boy: "Nonsense! I threw away something myself, and I picked it up again?!"

"Your master doesn't even care about his lifelong dignity?!"

The boy stopped thinking immediately, feeling distressed: "That inkstone...are you really not going to pick it up?"

Puyang Zhao glared at the boy with a look of disappointment: "No more!"

If he had just picked it up, it would have been fine.

But now that he has come in, if he goes out to pick it up again, everyone will know that he asked the boy to pick it up because he couldn't bear to part with the inkstone.

Then there will be nothing left of my reputation!

Seeing that he was decisive, the boy had no choice but to retreat.

But Puyang Zhao was aroused by his curiosity and couldn't help but said, "Let me go out and take a look!"

Just take a look, it is absolutely impossible to pick it up!
Puyang Zhao threw his sleeves and walked out the door.

(End of this chapter)