Chapter 712 An Oolong Trouble

?Just as Yang Cheng was mourning, the half-open door of the study was knocked. Yang Cheng called in. Carson gently pushed the door open and walked in, holding a beautifully styled bronzing seal and A thick picture book book.

"Master, it's a coincidence that before I went out to inquire about the news, people from Sotheby's came to deliver the invitation letter in person, along with the catalog of the auction, including an introduction about the jade seal."

Yang Cheng sat up, supported the table and stood up, took the two items that Carson handed over, not to mention the invitation letter, there was nothing worth mentioning except the elegant style, threw it on the table, took the picture book, and said nothing Without saying anything, I turned to the end, and at a glance, I saw the exquisite picture on the black background that occupied the whole night. It was a pink and white dragon-shaped jade seal. When I turned the page, there were photos of the jade seal from various angles. Below is the introduction about the jade seal.

This jade seal is carved from a piece of natural pink jade. It belonged to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in the ancient country Z. He is considered to be the longest reigning monarch in the history of Z. He still held the highest power after he abdicated. Under the emperor's 60-year rule, country Z's wealth and national power reached its peak, and its territory almost doubled. . .

Yang Cheng didn't bother to read the introduction later. After knowing that this jade seal belonged to Qianlong, his interest did not decrease greatly, but at least it was not as strong as before, probably because he really didn't like Qianlong. To describe it, this guy is a prodigal son. Kangxi and Yongzheng spent a lifetime of frugality to build a peaceful and prosperous age, and in the end it was all cheaper for Qianlong.

They all praise the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong, but the real achievements of Qianlong are pitiful. His greatest hobby is spending money to buy fame, and he is especially good at eating, drinking and having fun. The beautifully carved rockery jades cost more than a lifetime of hard work by skilled craftsmen.

It can be said that Qianlong fully demonstrated the word luxury in his life, and even raised the ugliness of the feudal dynasty to a new height.

In addition to personal senses, another reason why Yang Cheng lost interest was that there were too many jade seals in Qianlong's life.

As early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it was used as a token of proof and a symbol of management status. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was derived into the "literati leisure chapter" to express feelings. It has experienced nearly a thousand years of development. "To the extreme, there are well-documented historical records that Qianlong had as many as 1,800 personal seals, of which only one-third were used for calligraphy and painting.

Of course, from the perspective of value, the more than 1,800 seals engraved by Qianlong in his lifetime can be said to be invaluable. There are about two or three hundred Qianlong seals from all over the world.

The Guimet Museum in France once auctioned 10 Qianlong seals in Xiangjiang, and these seals were clearly recorded in the "Qianlong Baosou", which was compiled during the Qianlong period and was all printed with the actual seals of Qianlong's imperial seals.

Therefore, because of the large number of surviving jade seals, Qianlong jade seals appeared in major auctions from time to time, and the prices were never raised to the highest price.

But the jade seal that Sotheby's is about to auction now is the jade seal used by Qianlong to stamp the imperial decree, and its value is not comparable to those used for calligraphy and painting as souvenirs. Will sell for a hefty price.

He closed the album with a "snap", and said to Carson, "Return to Sotheby's, I will attend the auction on time tomorrow."

Carson smiled, "Yes~ Master, besides, when I just went upstairs, I casually flipped through the auction list, and found that there are quite a few collections that are worth selling."

"Let's talk about it later~" Yang Cheng said casually, and let Carson back out.

Picked up the phone and called Emma Watson,

He wasn't going to go to the auction alone.

"Hello, dear, where are you now?" Yang Cheng couldn't wait to flatter the phone after the phone rang for a while.

As a result, an inexplicable voice came from the opposite side, "Um~ who are you?"

Yang Cheng frowned, and her tone became less polite, "Who are you? Isn't this Emma's call?"

The voice on the other side was a bit old, "I am Emma's mother, she is in the bathroom, are you her boyfriend?"

Yang Cheng's breathing was stagnant, this is good, there was an oolong, he thought Emma Watson was kidnapped just now.

She smiled shyly, "Hello, Auntie, I'm Emma's friend Jason Yang, please wait for her to come out later and ask her to call me back, I need to find her."

Who knows that Emma's mother is not ready to let him go easily, "Wait and hang up, Jason? What is the relationship between you and Emma?"

Yang Cheng was speechless. Could it be that all the people Emma talked to before were investigated and interrogated by her mother?

If he didn't want to appear rude, he would have hung up the phone right now, coughed twice and said in embarrassment, "Emma and I are relatively close friends~"

Yang Cheng spoke very vaguely, neither admitting nor denying, trying to get away with it.

Fortunately, another familiar voice from the phone made Yang Cheng yell for help, "Whose call is it?"

Emma's mother's voice obviously weakened, which should be caused by covering the microphone, "A young man who called himself Jason said he was a close friend of yours. I thought the phone had been ringing for so long, so I answered it for you."

There was another rustling sound, the phone should have been switched to its real owner, "Jason? It's me~"

Yang Cheng let out a long sigh of relief, and complained, "Your mother is so strict with you?"

Emma Watson smiled slyly, "It deserves it, who told you to call suddenly, you didn't talk nonsense, did you?"

Yang Cheng automatically ignored Emma's vague accusation that he had unplugged Wuqing, and changed the topic, "Of course not, this matter is not important, what is important is that I am in the UK now, how is it? Do you want to come to my place? There is just one tomorrow For the auction, I still need a female companion."

Seeing that Yang Cheng didn't take the bait, Emma's teeth were itchy, she gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Noay! Don't go, you only think of me when you are short of people, what did you do earlier?"

"Come on, haven't you been busy in Korea before? Why don't I come to England as soon as I have time?" Yang Cheng was also very wronged, they are not boyfriend and girlfriend, everyone is very clear about their relationship with each other, PY still has to Do you report the itinerary to each other?

"Hmph~ Then keep busy, I don't have time anyway!" Emma also lost her temper, beauties all over the world have their own petulance, and Emma Watson is no exception, she didn't say a word of nonsense, directly Hang up the phone and send Yang Cheng a pleasant busy tone!