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Chapter 176 Cixi Rouge Box

Chapter 176. Cixi Rouge Box

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback for a moment, thinking that there was no doubt about You Zhengxing's case, so why did Ren Ping do the same?Could it be that there is still missing Daya Zhai porcelain in Tiangong Street that he can find?

Surprised, they gathered around and saw that in front of Ren Ping was a small porcelain box, the size of a palm, half square and half round, and no thicker than two fingers.

There is a metal bracket in the middle of the front, which can be opened, like a rouge powder box for women.

The glaze color is yellow ground famille rose, with exquisite plum blossom pictures painted on it, which looks very similar to the style of Daya Zhai porcelain, but it is still far from being confirmed.

Everyone looked at it and felt incredible. They didn't understand why Wang Pei identified this thing as Daya Zhai porcelain, but they knew that this was the last round to determine the final outcome, and it was of great importance, so they didn't say anything.

You Zhengxing had already grown impatient with the wait, and when the crowd dispersed slightly, he took a closer look, only to feel that this thing looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, so he couldn't help turning to Wang Pei:
"What do you say this is?"

"Dayazhai Porcelain, yellow-ground famille rose rouge box in early winter snow falling plum blossoms."

"Where did you get it?"

"You have to ask Mr. Ren about that."

Wang Pei shook the pot logically.

Fortunately, Ren Ping had the consciousness to take over the blame, so he smiled immediately:
"It's a coincidence that I just found it in Mr. You's Yongrongzhai."

"what?"

Everyone was taken aback again. They never expected that the last piece of Ren Ping's item was "sourced from local sources". This was too dramatic.

Moreover, he had only been to the lower level of Yongrong Zhai just now. Aren't they all modern craft porcelain? How could he find the real thing?

The absurdity of this matter, even You Zhengxing couldn't accept it for a while, a ridiculous and mocking smile appeared on his face, as if he couldn't believe it was so ridiculous.

After playing with the rouge box for a while, he looked at Ren Ping:

"What Mr. Ren means is that this thing is real Daya Zhai porcelain, and it is even better than my Xianzhi Shoutao round jar worth more than 800 million?"

"good."

"Are you sure? Don't blame me for reminding you that this is the last round."

"of course."

Ren Ping showed a flat but confident smile.

But this smile fell on You Zhengxing's eyes, but it was extremely stupid, as if he had won for nothing, and gradually, he couldn't help but let out piercing laughter:
"Hahahaha! I remembered, I remembered! This thing is something I bought casually when I was playing in Xunyang Province more than half a year ago, just as a souvenir,"

"Later, it was placed on the front desk, and somehow it was received by them on the lower display shelf by accident, and sold as craft porcelain. Speaking of which, it looks a bit similar at first glance, but at best it can only be deceived. layman,"

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Ren, you come from a dignified background in the industry, and your old man Ren Junnan was considered a well-known collector back then, but he is so easy to be mistaken, and you still use it as a treasure to bet with me?"

"I thought you were really capable, but in the end, it turned out that you were sticking an onion in a pig's nose and pretending to be an elephant!"

Qu Zhinong and the others were not optimistic about this thing at first, but after hearing You Zhengxing say that it was just a plaything he bought casually, they felt that there were flaws everywhere, so they couldn't help frowning and muttering:
"Mr. Ren, with all due respect, this thing is clearly a fake, not even an imitation. Why do you want to buy it for a gamble?"

"Oh? You all think it's fake?"

"Isn't it? Although we people dare not say how good our eyesight is, we are quite familiar with Daya Zhai porcelain. Don't you believe us?"

"That's not true, but what I see is different from what you see," that's all.

Ren Ping smiled calmly, and casually took the rouge box in his hand:
"In my opinion, this item is not only real, but also a thing used by Empress Dowager Cixi, and its value is far higher than that of ordinary Daya Zhai series porcelain."

"What? A thing used by Cixi? Hahahaha..."

You Zhengxing burst into laughter again when he heard the words, it seemed that he was almost dying of laughter.

Qu Zhinong and the others looked embarrassed, thinking that this is even more absurd. Although Dayazhai porcelain has a direct connection with Empress Dowager Cixi, it is also a veritable royal porcelain.

But to say which one was used by Empress Dowager Cixi, there is no historical evidence, and there has never been such a statement.

Mr. Ren has such a sharp eye that he can even recognize Wang Qi's porcelain plate and painting fan among the Eight Friends of Zhushan. How could he be confused on such a low-level issue?
"Mr. Ren, I think you should think about it again. If it's really not possible, it won't matter if you don't compete in this round."

Out of kindness, Qu Zhinong and others tried to persuade him with kind words.

However, Ren Ping shook his head, expressing that he had accepted it, and You Zhengxing on the other side also sneered:
"Hmph! It's the last round, how can there be such a cheap thing, if there is no comparison, he will lose according to the rules, Ren's Wood Industry will withdraw from the Nanling home improvement industry from now on, and pay me an additional 4000 million, and,"

He pointed at Wang Pei and Zheng Gong, Gan Gong and others who were still under the control of the bodyguards:
"San San Zhai must recognize the status of Yong Rong Zhai and allow us to enter the capital market. You can't take any of these workers away! How about it? Mr. Ren, with so many bets, the outcome will be determined in one game, you can't go back on your word."

"Repent? How come?"

"That's good, then why don't you tell me, this yellow-ground pastel rouge box with snowfall plum blossoms in early winter, why is it Daya Zhai porcelain, and why is it used by Empress Dowager Cixi?"

Ren Ping pondered for a moment: "I think it's better to change the method. Mr. You will point out the flaws you think, and I will refute them one by one. Let President Qu and the others clearly distinguish right from wrong, how about it?"

"Good! That's it!"

You Zhengxing agreed very simply, then changed his voice and pointed to the rouge box:
"The Dayazhai series of porcelain originated from a studio owned by Cixi in the Old Summer Palace. Because of this, each piece of porcelain must have an inscription and a seal,"

"One refers to the 'Yongqing Changchun' style, which is a four-character auspicious language printed on official kiln porcelain during the Guangxu period. Dayazhai porcelain was all manufactured during this period, so there are also them,"

"One inscription refers to the 'Dayazhai' inscription, which is the unique mark of Cixi. Needless to say, it is usually printed in red-colored regular script on the outer edge of the porcelain,"

"There is also a seal called 'Tiandi Family Spring'. This Tiandi Family Spring is a building complex in the Jiuzhou Qingyan in Yuanmingyuan, and it is also the residence of Empress Dowager Cixi. Daya Zhai Studio is in the west of it, so there is this mark. ,"

"This one inscription and one seal have always been the iconic marks of Dayazhai porcelain, and it is also an ironclad proof of authenticity. However, this rouge box has one inscription, but one seal is extremely absurd. It is not a spring of heaven and earth." Five words, just this one, is enough to prove that it is false or not!"

What he said was well-founded and full of momentum. Most of Qu Zhinong and the others knew about it, so they couldn't help but nodded upon hearing the words.

You Zhengxing was full of satisfaction, and looked at Ren Ping:

"What else can President Ren say?"

"Mr. You is mostly correct, but there are some slight flaws."

"Hmph? Hard-spoken! Where is the flaw?"

"It's on the imprint. May I ask Mr. You, how many studios are there in Daya Zhai?"

"Nonsense, of course there is only one room."

"Wrong, two rooms,"

Ren Ping stretched out two fingers and smiled slightly: "One is the Jiuzhou Qingyan Tiandi Family Spring in the Yuanmingyuan you just mentioned, and the other is in the Forbidden City. room'."

"Safe room?"

Hearing these three words, everyone in Qu Zhinong was bewildered, obviously they had never heard of them before, only Wang Pei smiled: "This is the latest discovery of the archaeological circle based on the Qing palace archives, no wonder you don't know about it."

You Zhengxing raised his eyebrows: "Nonsense! This matter is unheard of, it's mostly rumors! Besides, Cixi already has a Daya Zhai, why would she want a second one? It's unreasonable!"

Ren Ping shook his head: "It seems that Mr. You only has research on Dayazhai porcelain itself, but the corresponding historical background is still very lacking. Let me ask you again, what is the origin of Dayazhai porcelain? Why do you want to manufacture such a series?"

"This……"

You Zhengxing was taken aback for a moment, then snorted:
"In a feudal society, there were people in the imperial court who flattered horses. Seeing that the Empress Dowager Cixi liked to paint, they made some porcelain in the name of her Daya Zhai. What's so unusual about that?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone was disapproving, Qu Zhinong frowned and said:

"No, Dayazhai porcelain was a gift prepared by Emperor Tongzhi in the 13th year of Tongzhi's reign for the [-]th birthday of his biological mother, the Empress Dowager Cixi. To be precise, it is not only Dayazhai porcelain, but also half of the Old Summer Palace."

"Half of the Old Summer Palace?"

Hearing this peculiar modifier, You Zhengxing was startled suddenly.

Ren Ping was not surprised at all:
"Don't Mr. You even know this? During the Second Opium War in 1860, the Old Summer Palace was looted by the British and French forces and destroyed. At that time, Emperor Xianfeng was still in power, and Cixi was just a concubine."

"By 1874, Cixi's son Tongzhi had been in power for 13 years. When she celebrated her [-]th birthday, Emperor Tongzhi planned to restore the Old Summer Palace with great fanfare as a gift to Cixi,"

"When the Old Summer Palace was destroyed, Cixi's Daya Zhai was of course not spared. Thinking of this, Emperor Tongzhi ordered JDZ to make the Daya Zhai series of porcelain, so this series can only be regarded as part of the congratulatory gift."

It turns out that this is the historical origin of Daya Zhai Porcelain. You Zhengxing didn't delve into it before, so he couldn't help but blush when he heard it:
"So what, does it have anything to do with what you just said?"

"Of course, it can be seen that the Dayazhai studio is very important in Cixi's heart, and she will not give up easily just because the Old Summer Palace was destroyed. What she did was also very simple, which was to build another one in the Forbidden City. The second Daya Zhai is naturally the safe room of the Yangxin Hall just mentioned."

Ren Ping pointed to the front top edge of the rouge box:
"Please take a look, what is the imprint of this thing?"

"It's the safe room!"

Someone immediately distinguished the three red-colored double-dragon seal characters, and Qu Zhinong immediately came to his senses:

"That's right! I've heard that not all Daya Zhai porcelain has that type of inscription and one seal, especially the last imprint. It doesn't necessarily mean the five characters of Tiandijiachun. It turns out that there is also this kind of safe room seal ,"

"So, this alone doesn't prove that this thing is fake?"

Ren Ping nodded: "This kind of safe room seal is rare, and the production time should be slightly later than ordinary Daya Zhai porcelain, but because of this, the craftsmanship is more refined, it is more loved by Cixi, and it is also more precious."

Then everyone suddenly realized, thinking that Daya Zhai porcelain is already very rare, and the one printed in this safe room is one of the rare ones, so it is even more precious, so they couldn't help nodding their heads.

Ye Shiyun on the side curled her lips:
"I just said that the old witch Cixi is too bad. The destruction of the Old Summer Palace is such a big deal. It's a shame for the nation. She actually celebrated her [-]th birthday carelessly and asked her son to make porcelain. She is really shameless!"

(End of this chapter)