boyutpedia Chapter 456: Shangyuan Chapter (4)
Chapter 456: Shangyuan Chapter (4)
Shangguan Qian walked lightly through the narrow and quiet alley, turning left and right as nimbly as a cat. Finally, she came to another bustling street.
Just as she was about to move on, a man with a buzz cut suddenly appeared beside her. The man was smiling and trying hard to sell something to Shangguan Qian.
"Miss, look, I have a lot of fine jewelry here! I guarantee you will be satisfied. Would you like to come and have a look?" the man said enthusiastically.
Shangguan Qian turned her head slightly, her eyes fell on the familiar face. She pondered in her heart, but pretended to be embarrassed on the surface, and said coquettishly: "Huh, you are just a small vendor, how can you have any truly fine jewelry? Can it be compared with those exquisite items in Yaoguang Pavilion?"
Hearing this, the man hurriedly took a few steps forward and explained in a low voice: "My goodness, Miss, please don't underestimate my treasures. The things in Yaoguang Pavilion are completely different from mine! If you don't believe me, you can come and take a look and compare them yourself. Then you will know for sure!"
Shangguan Qian seemed attracted by his words. A hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she replied softly, "Okay, in that case, please take me over to have a look!" After that, she followed the man and walked towards a place not far away.
Not far away, they came to a small stall decorated particularly gorgeously. The stall was hung with colorful silks and satins, and the stall was filled with a wide variety of ornaments, which sparkled brightly under the sunlight.
Shangguan Qian carefully looked at everything in front of her, the corner of her mouth slightly raised, and said with a smile: "Well, your stall is indeed much more gorgeous than Yaoguang Pavilion. However, if you only rely on appearance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to impress me!"
The man raised his lips slightly and chuckled softly, then he slowly bent down, his movements graceful and unhurried.
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, he carefully took out a huge package from under the seemingly ordinary table. He placed the package steadily on the table and gently untied the silk ribbon tied to it.
As the package was unfolded bit by bit, the contents inside gradually appeared before everyone's eyes. On the gorgeous cloth, all kinds of exquisite jewelry were placed. All of these jewelry were finely crafted and ingenious.
Shangguan Qian opened her beautiful eyes wide and carefully examined these dazzling treasures. The first thing that caught her eye was the exquisite hairpins.
Among them is a pair of twin crabapple hairpins, with two delicate and gorgeous crabapples tightly dependent on each other, as if telling of endless tenderness and love; there is also the pearl red leaf hairpin, with the snow-white pearls and the bright red leaves setting off each other, which looks particularly unique and moving; not to mention the Jinmin Pearl Peach Blossom Hairpin and the Begonia Jade Tassel Hairpin, they are either noble and elegant, or fresh and refined, and each one exudes a unique charm.
Looking at those hairpins, they are even more beautiful.
There are the gold hairpins with ink flowers, on which the ink-colored flowers are lifelike, and the golden branches are swaying gracefully, like a beautiful painting; there are also the gold hairpins with crabapple pearl flowers, on which the small and exquisite crabapple petals are clustered with crystal clear beads, which shine brightly when they sway gently, making people fall in love with them; and the gold hairpins with red jadeite beads and phoenix heads and gold filigree inlaid with rubies and double phoenixes and kingfisher feathers, have attracted everyone's attention with their luxurious and grand style.
Next is the pearl hairpin.
The lotus leaf white jade hairpin is like a green lotus leaf in a summer pond, fresh and pleasant; the honey flower-colored crystal hairpin sparkles with charming light, like the bright stars in the night sky; the gold wire eight-treasure bead hairpin is intricately crafted, showing its noble air; the blue-and-jade phoenix hairpin is exquisitely shaped, and the phoenix spreading its wings to fly is vivid; as for the white jade inlaid with red coral beads double-knot Ruyi hairpin, it symbolizes good luck and brings good wishes to people.
Finally, Shangguan Qian's eyes fell on the pearl flowers. The gold silk flowers were delicate and soft, as beautiful as real flowers; the red bead and gold leaf head flowers were colorful and glittering; the silver coral and white jade pearl flowers were elegant and pure, like fairies descending to the earth; the golden beaded crabapple silk flowers were gorgeous and breathtaking; the hollow peony-shaped red coral pearl flowers were even more exquisite, showing the elegance and luxury of the peony flower to the fullest.
Shangguan Qian glanced sharply at the pile of items in front of her, and a few of them caught her special attention.
After a careful inspection, she became more and more certain that those objects were obviously made in Vietnam. Not only that, their exquisite craftsmanship and unique styles revealed a royal style, and they looked like treasures that had fallen from the palace.
"Young man, the jewelry you are selling can't be of unknown origin, right? Do you think that I don't know these tricks and want to use me, a girl who loves dressing up, to sell the stolen goods?" Shangguan Qian said as she gently picked up a red jadeite bead phoenix-head gold hairpin and held it in front of her eyes for a closer look.
At this moment, Shangguan Qian suddenly discovered that there was an imperceptible small mark on the hairpin. She was moved and quickly turned to face the dazzling lantern behind her. She took a closer look under the light and fell silent instantly.
As Shangguan Qian expected, in the hidden corner of the phoenix head, the seal was clearly visible, and it was a small "征" character.
And this word "征" represents Gong Yuanzheng! You know, Gong Yuanzheng is an upright man, how could he own such exquisite female jewelry?
This is really incredible. Is there some unknown secret or story hidden in it? Shangguan Qian couldn't help but fall into deep thought...
When the man heard this, he immediately waved his hands and patted his chest vigorously, saying confidently: "Oh, you can rest assured! There is absolutely no problem with this matter.
These jewelry were all bought by me from Chen from the next town several years ago.
At that time, the Chen family was in decline. In order to reverse the situation, they had no choice but to take out these treasures and sell them.
To be honest, at the beginning, I was a little confused and had doubts about where these things came from.
However, they told me clearly that they had a daughter who was the stepmother of the old Palace Master of the Shang Palace in Gongmen.
All these jewels and jewelry were sent from the palace by their daughter.
If it weren't for this, I wouldn't dare take over these things of unknown origin even if I had ten times the courage!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Qian frowned slightly and responded thoughtfully: "Oh? The stepmother of the Shang Palace? But as far as I know, the current Shang Palace Master is Gong Zishang, Miss Gong.
Moreover, I heard that the stepmother had passed away a long time ago." Although Shangguan Qian had been secretly monitored by people sent by Gong Shangjiao since she entered the palace, she still knew a little about the basic situation in the palace and some necessary intelligence information.
Shangguan Qian was in a good mood and threw a piece of silver from his sleeve, "I want this one."
The man quickly took the change on the table and put it in his arms, "Miss, you really don't want to look at anything else?"
Shangguan Qian curled her lips, "No, but I would like to give you a piece of advice. You'd better get rid of these things as soon as possible, otherwise you might die without knowing how."
The man looked at Shangguan Qian in confusion.
Shangguan Qian put her hairpin into her sleeve and saw Gong Shangjiao standing on a stone bridge not far away.
Shangguan Qian, under the guidance of Jin Fude, came to Gong Shangjiao and said, "Master Jiao, I just found some good things. I wonder if you are interested in taking a look?"
Gong Shangjiao glanced at Shangguan Qian to show his disinterest, but Shangguan Qian sighed and took out the hairpin from her sleeve, "It's a pity that Master Zheng's things are lost out there like this."
As soon as Shangguan Qian finished speaking, the thing in his hand was snatched away by Gong Shangjiao.
Sure enough, Gong Shangjiao found the word "Zheng" (meaning "Yuan Zheng") in the hidden place of the phoenix head of the hairpin.
"Did I see this thing at the stall where you just stopped?" Gong Shangjiao did not return the thing to Shangguan Qian, but put it directly into his sleeve.
Shangguan Qian watched as the things he had spent money to buy were confiscated right under his nose?
"When we get back to the palace, I'll have someone send you some more jewelry. This hairpin is from the expedition, and he'll be unhappy if he sees it."
Gong Shangjiao coughed lightly and naturally reacted, but this hairpin belonged to his younger brother Yuanzheng. Even if he threw it away or gave it to a dog, he would not give it to Shangguan Qian.
"Then thank you very much, Mr. Jiao." Shangguan Qian bowed and stood beside Gong Shangjiao in a very good mood.
To outsiders, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty, but in Gong Yuanzheng's opinion, how could Shangguan Qian, that green tea spirit, be worthy of standing next to his brother?
"elder brother!"
Gong Shangjiao and Shangguan Qian turned around and saw that the person standing on the river bank below the stone bridge was none other than Gong Yuanzheng, who had been angry with Gong Shangjiao at the city gate and had run away with Zhuo Yichen and the others.
Shangguan Qian was abandoned on the stone bridge by Gong Shangjiao. When Jin Fu came back after checking the stall, his young master was no longer there. Only the Wufeng Assassin was waiting for him on the stone bridge.
"Don't look at it, your young master is chasing after Young Master Zheng." Shangguan Qian looked at the silly Jin Fu and couldn't help but chuckle.
Shangguan Qian herself did not expect that someone as smart as Gong Shangjiao would have such a foolish confidant. It really surprised her.
"Then please follow me closely, Miss Shangguan. There have been many strangers coming to this Old Dust Valley recently. If you are not careful, you might disturb Miss Shangguan."
Jin Fu looked at Shangguan Qian with righteous words.
Shangguan Qian had indeed never expected that this seemingly silly guard would actually worry about her safety. Didn't his master tell him about her identity?