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Chapter 133 The Competition Begins

Chapter 133. The Competition Begins

Three days later, the Ninth Five-Year Palace was ready to go. Early in the morning, the banner of the judging meeting was pulled up in the lobby again.

Because they thought they had the chance to win, Jiang and his son did not block the news, but deliberately leaked it, so that many people with good intentions came to watch.

Of course, those who can enter here are definitely not ordinary people, at least some rich and noble families, under the almost obvious publicity of the Ninth Five-Year Palace, they are all waiting to see the other party's good show.

Near noon, Ren Ping and his team arrived first. In fact, apart from him and Su Rui, there was only one other truck driver who was in charge of moving things, and Su Minghan didn't come.

There were not many things, and there were two big boxes in total, which were sent to the inner room first under the half-enthusiastic, half-bitter and sour sarcasm of Jiang's father and son.

Then there was Tong Jian who was watching the excitement. Naturally, he came to support Ren Ping today.

Then, there was Tu Wenxiao and other evaluation experts. In a sense, they were also the protagonists today, so Jiang and his son were extremely flattering. They welcomed Tong Jian from downstairs to the lobby, and Tong Jian's face was clouded.

Su Rui on the side couldn't help but tease:
"Grandpa Tong, look at this treatment being much higher than yours. Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Tong Jian snorted:
"Are you very happy? Where's your grandfather? Why didn't he come? Don't you even dare to show your face? Hmph, I see that we are not the same!"

Seeing that he was really angry, Su Rui covered his mouth and smiled, and stopped talking.

At this time, Ren Ping suddenly discovered something. Among the experts and scholars, there was an unfamiliar face, which he had never seen before, but to him, it was quite familiar.

Slightly taken aback, he immediately turned around, thinking something was wrong, why did this person come here?

But the other party had also seen him earlier, stared at him fiercely, and then ignored Jiang Rui, Tu Wenxiao and others' greetings, and walked straight across the crowd.

"Is it you? So you are Mr. Ren Pingren?"

"Have we met?"

Ren Ping smiled awkwardly.

"Of course, more than a month ago, the auction of Yousheng Bank. Of course, I didn't know that Mr. Ren Ping was at that time."

The other party smiled meaningfully.

This person is He Suyuan, the youngest associate professor at the School of History of Nantah University, in his early 30s, with a gentle appearance.

Another identity is more widely known, the new generation of outstanding children of the Nanling Jinshi He family.

More than a month ago, because of the "Tanzhou Chronicle", the reputation of the He family, a Jinshi, was pushed to an unprecedented height. He Suyuan was also widely admired within the family, and there was a faint tendency to become the head of the family.

Later, it was reported that the Qianlong calligraphy with the four characters "Tongchao Wenqu" was written, and the Jinshi He's family tried to buy it for a long time but failed.

However, He Suyuan did not give up, and kept searching hard.

Until today, I suddenly met Ren Ping during an academic review by chance. Although I only met Ren Ping once at an auction that day, I immediately remembered him.

Coupled with the recent major events in the collection industry, they are all related to the word Ren Ping.

In a flash of thought, I immediately thought that it was Ren Ping who took out the Qianlong calligraphy that day, and You Shengxing tried his best to cover it up, so the original owner is very likely to be himself!
These many clues are a long story, but in fact, it was only a moment in He Suyuan's mind, they were intertwined and summarized, and a conclusion was reached.

Ren Ping was stared at by his calm and confident eyes, knowing that the secret might not be kept.

This person belongs to the category of extremely intelligent, and trying to cover up later will only reveal more flaws.

Fortunately, by now, let him know, since he is a smart person, he should also understand that this is not the time to discuss this.

Sure enough, just greeting Ren Ping, He Suyuan stopped talking, and his eyes returned to calm.

Tu Wenxiao was busy introducing each other:
"This is our School of History. No, he should be the youngest associate professor in the entire NTU, Mr. He Suyuan. Mr. He is very knowledgeable in history and humanities, so I asked him to help with the review."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit weird, he frowned:
"What? You know each other?"

"That's right, I met Mr. Ren once before, but it was just a first meeting."

He Suyuan said lightly.

Everyone didn't care too much after hearing this, Jiang and his son saw that he was just a young professor, so they didn't care much, thinking that even if you have friendship with Ren Ping, so what, can you still turn the world upside down?

A group of people quickly entered the inner hall. Although the competition site was arranged in the innermost VIP area, Jiang's father and son still led everyone around slowly.

It can be seen that in the past three days, the two rows of private rooms have been redecorated again, in order to leave a good impression on the experts and scholars, and also give the other party a head start.

But after walking around this circle, Tu Wenxiao and others remained silent, as if they didn't take seriously the deliberate arrangement of Jiang's father and son.

Su Rui saw that something was wrong, and asked Ren Ping why in a low voice, Ren Ping had already seen the clue and explained in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the speech, Su Rui's low laughter that could not be concealed was already a bit harsh, and Jiang Rui's expression changed immediately:
"You two have so many whispers to say? Why don't you let us all hear it?"

Ren Ping smiled slightly:
"No, Mr. Jiang is overthinking."

"Hmph, I don't think so. You all looked like you were laughing and having fun from the moment you walked in. You are really too ungrateful. Could it be that you don't like the layout of my Ninth Five-Year Palace?"

Tong Jian on the side frowned:
"Boss Jiang, you care too much. What's wrong with the young man saying a few jokes? Can you lose your meat? The competition hasn't started yet, so why bother?"

If three days ago, even if Jiang Rui was dissatisfied in his heart, his mouth would definitely be submissive, but this time it was different, and he sneered again:
"Boss Tong is wrong. Although the competition has not yet started, this is the dining area in the inner hall. There are many guests. How is it proper for them to talk and laugh like this? Doesn't it mean that I am looking for someone to laugh at the Ninth Five-Year Court?"

"Exactly! How dare you criticize me here? You must have an explanation today!"

Jiang Jinwen on the side also chimed in.

Ren Ping pretended to hesitate for a moment when everyone looked at him:

"Forget it, I don't think it's a good idea."

"why?"

"It's a matter of reputation, and it's not good for the Ninth Five-Year Court if it's spoken out, so why should Mr. Jiang be so aggressive?"

Jiang Jinwen was so angry that he yelled, and immediately stretched out his hand to block Ren Ping:
"Say! If you don't tell me, this matter will never end!"

"Really?"

"Nonsense! Mysterious boy, I want to see what kind of door you can see! Even if you look at the teachers today, you don't want to walk out of this door!"

"Yo, are you making a personal threat?"

Su Rui took advantage of the situation and sneered.

Jiang Jinwen was about to say something, Jiang Rui grabbed it first, and punched Tu Wenxiao and others:

"Teachers, Mingjian, this kid is really bullying people too much today. He doesn't take my Ninth Five-Year Court seriously. If there is no explanation, I don't need to compete in the next game. Just ask them to go home!"

Tu Wenxiao was slightly taken aback:
"Mr. Jiang, I don't think things have reached this point. Everyone should put harmony first."

"Teacher Tu, don't need to say too much, my ninety-five court and this son are not willing to let go!"

Seeing Jiang's father and son being unreasonable, Tu Wenxiao could only smile wryly, and shook his head at Ren Ping:

"Forget it, Mr. Ren, if you see any tricks, just say it. Whether it is right or wrong is up to all of us to judge together."

Ren Ping nodded, not to speak much at the moment, and pointed to a frame on the door of the private room beside him:
"Teachers, please take a look. The paint on this border is mahogany color, but there is another gilt decoration in the center, which is bright in color and is obviously newly added in recent days."

"The panes on the door also show traces of being moved. I remember that the last time I came here, it was only a diamond-shaped lattice, but this time it was replaced with a more complicated pattern of dragon and phoenix patterns. Arranged."

"What's the point? I often update the decorations in the Ninth Five-Year Palace, just to improve the customer experience, and it has nothing to do with today's competition."

"Is it really irrelevant?"

"Of course, you don't believe me when you say that?"

Jiang Rui said coldly.

Ren Ping shook his head: "If you say it's related, at most you are eager for quick success and quick benefits, and it's not a big mistake, but if it's the daily decoration, then the problem is even bigger."

"What do you mean by that, make it clear!"

"Didn't Mr. Jiang claim to have in-depth research on the culture of the Song Dynasty? Don't you know that Song people mainly pursue elegance and taste, and blind luxury has never been the mainstream?"

"You added gilt lacquer to the door frame, and then replaced it with dragon and phoenix patterns, which is clearly very different from that of the people of Song Dynasty. Could it be that you can't tell the difference?"

Hearing Jiang Rui's words, he woke up suddenly, and cold sweat began to ooze from his vest.

In the past few days, he only thought about overwhelming his opponent in the official competition. The decoration of the dining area was just to catch people's attention. Naturally, the more eye-catching the better, but he forgot to echo the background of the times.

The gold-plated frame and the dragon and phoenix pattern were really rare in the Song Dynasty, but I didn't expect to be caught by the opponent because of it.

"Based on this point alone, it is too far-fetched to say that there is no Song people's affection. Besides, the Song people do not seek luxury at all. Could it be that there is no such adornment among the royal family?"

He also wanted to make a strong argument, but after searching for a while, he could only find such a few words.

When Ren Ping heard this, he asked:
"In other words, the Ninth Five-Year Palace is actually imitating the layout of the courts of the Song Dynasty. The Ninth Five-Year Palace actually means the supreme royal family?"

"That's right, that's how it should be!"

Jiang Jinwen didn't know that Ren Ping was digging a hole for him, so he said quickly, with an expression of "you just saw it now".

Tu Wenxiao and the others even shook their heads when they heard this. Jiang Rui knew something was wrong, but he didn't know where it was.

Ren Ping couldn't help laughing out loud:
"That would be even more outrageous. As we all know, the banquet culture of literati and officials in the past dynasties is far from that of the royal family. The former pursues elegance and elegance, while the latter regards luxury as its beauty,"

"I thought that the Ninth Five-Year Palace imitated the former, which was also in line with the mainstream fashion of the Song people. Looking at it today, it turns out that there are both. But in this way, elegance and luxury are separated from each other. Without the backbone, wouldn't it be a pot of porridge? "

Amidst the laughter, not only the scholars, but also Su Rui also heard the contradictions in it. The Jiang family clearly wanted to make a small trick beforehand, but they did not expect that they used the wrong force and had the opposite effect.

Can't help but sneer:
"It's superfluous! I really thought you had some convenient location, is this all?"

Jiang's father and son blushed and said bitterly:

"Nonsense! This is just your one-sided opinion, how can you be accurate? Could it be that you can see it, but the teachers present can't see it?"

As he spoke, he looked at Tu Wenxiao and the others to see what they had to say.

Tu Wenxiao sighed, didn't say anything, but looked at Ren Ping again:

"Mr. Ren doesn't have to be tricky, if you see any problems, let's talk to them together."

(End of this chapter)