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Chapter 167 Mixed-race Beauty
Chapter 167. Mixed Race Beauty
"What? Empress Dowager Cixi, an old witch, can still paint?"

Surprised, Ye Shiyun couldn't help but also brought out the folk jokes.

Everyone smiled wryly, but they didn't take it seriously. They thought that it was no secret that the Empress Dowager Cixi's reputation in the hearts of the Chinese descendants was worrying.

Qu Zhinong shook his head and smiled:
"That's right. Although the Empress Dowager Cixi is not a positive figure in history, she does know how to paint, and she has a lot of attainments. This Daya Zhai is a studio she used to have in the Old Summer Palace."

"Old Summer Palace?"

"Yes, this Daya Zhai is located in the Old Summer Palace, on the side of Cixi's former sleeping hall. After Cixi named it, she specially asked people to engrave characters and seals to make it her own unique mark,"

"It is said that when she was young, she called herself the owner of Dayazhai, just like layman Taibai and Mr. Wuliu, these literati in history took their own elegant names."

"That old woman is very arty,"

Ye Shiyun muttered softly, and at the same time became more and more curious:

"In this case, why is it related to porcelain?"

Qu Zhinong smiled and said nothing, as if deliberately leaving the rest of Tiangong Street merchants to speak.

Sure enough, many people quickly took up the conversation:

"It's not hard to guess why. Empress Dowager Cixi loves painting and also loves porcelain. In her spare time, she especially loves the painter who puts her love on porcelain,"

"The most unique feature of Dayazhai porcelain is that all the glazes are paintings, not simple lines. It looks like a complete landscape painting painted on the porcelain."

"Of course this kind of porcelain was not created by her. There were many fine works handed down in the past, but it is really the only one that has been handed down in such a system as hers,"

"In addition, she lived in the special late Qing period. At that time, the porcelain making skills of the Ming and Qing Dynasties had been passed down for hundreds of years and had reached a level of proficiency. Especially the use of five colors made the paintings on the porcelain very bright and lively. After coloring, It’s as lifelike as a real scene and more unique,”

"All in all, this series of porcelain is a little more vivid and lively than the blue and white flowers of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Compared with the Qianlong enamel, it also has a touch of pen and ink charm. It can be said to be very rare, so the price in the market has been quite high in recent years."

"Many people call it the culmination of Ming and Qing porcelain making skills, and they do not hesitate to praise it. There are also many collectors who try their best to collect precious Dayazhai porcelain, and then evolved into a group of collectors who specialize in this type of porcelain."

Having said so much, Ye Shiyun didn't expect to fully understand it, but only made one thing clear, that is, the Daya Zhai series of porcelain is quite rare.

And since Yongrongzhai's modern handicraft porcelain imitates this type of porcelain, there are nine out of ten that You Zhengxing has the real one.

"I dare to ask you, how much is this kind of Dayazhai porcelain worth?"

Qu Zhinong and the others looked at each other and looked at each other:
"It's hard to say the specifics, it depends on the condition and rarity, but I heard that in the early years, Mr. You bought a rare Da Yazhai from the auction house in Hong Kong. The bidding price at that time was 900 million."

"What? So expensive!"

Ye Shiyun knew it was not good when she heard it. Porcelain of this level is not common. Although it cannot be said to be rare, it is impossible to find an equivalent piece in two hours in a mere Tiangong Street.

At that moment, I couldn’t help but scratch my hair:
"Ren Ping, you idiot! You don't know what to do, so you just make random bets. Don't you know that you need to find out other people's details first?"

"In my opinion, this Ren always knows about Daya Zhaici."

"Know? Then he is still fooled?"

"It's not like he was deceived, but he made it a stumbling block for himself."

Qu Zhinong looked dumbfounded. He thought about it and shook his head: "I can't guess what he wants to do, but there are only two possibilities. Either there is a way to win by surprise, or..."

"My brain is flooded!"

Ye Shiyun blurted out, and sat aside with a face full of resentment after speaking.

Qu Zhinong and the others saw that she was very angry, so they couldn't say anything more. After a pause, they started talking again in a low voice. Their words were nothing more than guessing what Ren Ping wanted to do.

On the other side, while Qu Zhinong and others were discussing, You Zhengxing was also hurrying to make arrangements.

A dozen waiters cleared a large space in the upper exhibition hall, and then arranged seven or eight wooden tables into two rows, with a gold hammer used for smashing porcelain on each side.

This kind of golden hammer also has a lot of history. It is said that in ancient times, porcelain workers used it to smash unsatisfactory works, but now it is used to remove fakes and preserve the real. In many auction houses and appraisal institutions, it is used to smash counterfeit works.

As for today, it is different. Even if the porcelain from both sides is real, as long as the value is relatively low, they will be smashed to pieces on the spot. This kind of bloody scene is rare in the entire collection industry.

While directing the layout, You Zhengxing ordered his subordinates to take out ten pieces of porcelain from the warehouse accordingly. According to his requirements, it is not necessary to have all rare items, just one or two pieces in the bottom of the box, which shows that he is very confident in his family's wealth.

What he didn't notice was that when he, Qu Zhinong and others were focusing all their attention on the upcoming gamble, a fair-skinned young woman of about 25 years old was also in the upper exhibition hall.

While wandering, he ordered the maid who was following him:

"Yongrongzhai is all this family property? If that's the case, I'm afraid it's not even one-tenth of our Zhiyunzhai. You go and see what that person can find just now, and see if there is any chance of winning."

"Yes, ma'am."

……

"Mr. Ren, shall we go back now?"

"Well, it's almost time."

On Tiangong Street, Ren Ping was rushing back in low spirits. At this time, there was still a little half before the agreed two hours. untie:
"But this is not enough for ten items, Mr. Ren."

"Who said that, just go back and that's enough."

"Go back? Do you want to go back to Yongrongzhai to shop?"

The two workers looked at each other, not knowing what Ren Ping was thinking. Just now they walked around Tiangong Street non-stop, no matter how good or bad they were, they only found eight items, and there were still two left.

Now the time is not up again, why rush to return?

Before he could ask, Yongrong Zhai had already arrived. Ren Ping signaled them to go upstairs with their things in their hands, and then stood in the exhibition hall on the lower floor, observing something quietly.

After a while, it seemed that he had made up his mind, so he chose two pieces of modern craft porcelain and handed them over to the counter.

"Sir, is it packaged or delivered?"

The counter lady obviously didn't know his identity yet, showing a professional smile.

Ren Ping also smiled:

"No need, just send it upstairs to me."

"What?" The counter lady was taken aback.

Ren Ping ignored her, paid the price, held one in each hand, and headed upstairs.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to turn around, his elbow bumped suddenly, as if he had bumped into something, and then he heard a coquettish call from behind.

He was taken aback. Normally, he could have grabbed the man behind him, but since he was holding a piece of porcelain in each hand, he couldn't free his hands. In a hurry, he had to bend his right knee to make a support and push it up. .

Fortunately, the man didn't fall down when he was blocked, but with a crackling sound, the porcelain he was holding in his hand was shattered.

"I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Ren Ping turned around, put down the two pieces of porcelain in his hand, and apologized repeatedly.

Taking a closer look, I saw that the other party was a pretty woman with bright eyes and curved brows, a high nose bridge, and a skin color that was fairer than ordinary people, as warm as white jade.

A head of retro wavy curly hair is draped over the left shoulder, exposing the other half of the clean neck, which is even more attractive.

At this time, Ren Ping was no longer a young boy entering the society. The beauties he had seen, such as Long Wei, Tian Minru, Su Rui, etc., were all stunning. Even Ye Shiyun and Fang Xiaowan, who were slightly inferior, were outstanding. woman.

However, seeing each other for the first time, I was still quite amazed, and I always felt that there was something different from other women.

In a blink of an eye, I realized that this woman had a high nose and white skin, and she was probably of mixed race.

However, judging from her appearance, she is not very obtrusive, and she is also wearing a very distinctive Chinese short cheongsam, which should still be mainly of Chinese descent.

In a panic, the half-race beauty let Ren Ping bend her knees to hold her up, in order not to fall down, until her waist and buttocks felt a little numb, and then said embarrassingly that it was all right, and was helped up by a female companion.

Seeing the porcelain shards all over the floor, the maid frowned:
"I finally picked something I like, what should I do now, Miss?"

The implication is to blame Ren Ping for being careless.

"It's okay, it's not the first time we've met,"

The mixed-race beauty smiled casually and turned to the counter: "Miss, how much is the item, we will pay according to the price."

Before waiting for a reply, Ren Ping reacted first:

"If you want to pay, I will pay. I'm really sorry. I was careless."

"Okay, then you can pay for it. It's not worth much anyway."

The half-race beauty smiled slightly, took the hand of the maid, and was about to leave.

Ren Ping was not an idiot. Hearing that there were overtones in her words, he lowered his head to look at the broken porcelain on the ground, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Then he picked up a fragment and examined it carefully. He was even more shocked. He couldn't help but take three steps at a time and then stepped forward to stop the two of them:
"Sorry, you can't go."

"What are you doing? Do you really want us to compensate?"

The maid raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and couldn't help it.

Ren Ping smiled apologetically at her, and then turned to the mixed-race beauty: "That's not what I mean, I will pay the money to the counter according to the price, and you two also have a compensation here."

"Oh? Why? Didn't you just smash a piece of porcelain?"

"Only one piece of porcelain is smashed, and the other is your eyesight, so you have to pay for it."

Ren Ping said as he picked out one of the two pieces of porcelain he had just bought and handed it over.

The mixed-race beauty was not surprised by this inexplicable behavior, but looked him up and down with great interest, and suddenly said:
"This place is called Yongrong Zhai, do you know what it means?"

"It means grace and elegance,"

Ren Ping blurted out: "Because it is an imitation of Dayazhai porcelain, and the boss thinks he is proficient in it, so he gave it this name, but in my opinion, it is not worthy of the name."

The mixed-race beauty nodded:
"In this case, why don't you expose him, why do you give me?"

"To expose him, one is enough."

Ren Ping smiled, and then said no more, he put one of the porcelain on the ground, picked up the other, turned and went upstairs.

(End of this chapter)