Chapter 217 On-Site Verification

"Second, the real work of Master Mu Lan should contain a kind of Taoism that can clear the mind, thus producing a kind of effect of clearing the mind and prolonging life, which is extremely beneficial to warriors. But this painting does not have it at all. It just adds some refreshing spices to the pigment to make people temporarily clear their minds. But in fact, this kind of spice is not suitable for long-term use. It is extremely harmful to the human body if you stay close to this painting for a long time."

"Third, when Master Mu Lan signed his name, he always liked to write the last hook of the word "Lan" in reverse, but this painting is not like that, so this painting must be a forgery."

"So, when I said that this painting is not worth even fifty taels of silver, I was saying too much. The cost of forging this painting may not even be ten taels of silver."

Of course, Su Chen did not say the last and most important point, that is, when he was at his most miserable in his previous life, he met Master Mu Lan by chance and became a close friend with him for a while. Although Master Mu Lan had stopped writing at that time, the two often studied and discussed painting together.

It was precisely because the two of them were very familiar with each other in their previous lives that Su Chen knew that Master Mu Lan had never made such a painting, and had never made any "Cloud Dragon Viewing the Sea" at all.

This is also the reason why Su Chen can conclude that this painting is 100% fake.

And what he said also shocked everyone present.

"No way, how could he know so much about Master Mu Lan's works and talk about them so clearly."

"Yes, this young man actually knows the characteristics of Master Mu Lan's works so well. He even knows that Master Mu Lan likes to write the last stroke in reverse when signing his name."

"When Master Mu Lan became famous, he was probably not even born yet."

"It's just nonsense!"

The genius surnamed Zhang shouted angrily, "What you said must be all made up by you!"

"Master Mu Lan has stopped writing and lived in seclusion for many years. His paintings are rarely circulated in the market. How could you have seen Master Mu Lan's original works? So these characteristics must be made up by you."

"You dare to talk nonsense in front of the eldest prince and slander the paintings purchased by the prince as fake paintings. Tell me yourself, what crime should you be punished for!"

The genius surnamed Zhang shouted angrily, with a fierce momentum.

"No, what he said is true!"

At this time, a trembling voice unexpectedly rang in the hall.

An old man stood up with difficulty and said, "I remember now, what the young man said is true. When I followed the old man to travel around the country, I had the opportunity to see an authentic painting of Master Mu Lan. It does have several characteristics that the young man said, especially the last hook of the word Lan is written in reverse. I remember it very clearly."

As he said, the old man stretched out a trembling hand and pointed at the painting, "So, I agree with the young man's point of view, that is, this painting is indeed fake!"

"It's Mu Li!"

Mr. Mu was surprised, because the old man who spoke was Mu Li, the long-servant beside Mr. Mu!

"Mu Li, are you telling the truth?" Mr. Mu asked hurriedly. He dared not neglect Mu Li, who was the long-servant of Mr. Mu and had the longest seniority, and was different from ordinary servants.

The old man nodded with certainty: "What I said is absolutely true. If you and the Eighth Master do not believe it, you can send someone to ask the old man in his courtyard. The old man also saw the original painting with his own eyes."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.

Everyone's eyes were cast on the eldest son on the main seat.

The eldest son remained silent, but the turbulent waves in his eyes betrayed that his heart was not calm at the moment.

No matter who knows that the painting he bought at a high price may be fake, his mood will definitely not be very beautiful.

What's more, the eldest son was pointed out that the painting was fake in public, which was an unbearable blow to the proud eldest son.

After pondering for a long time, the eldest prince finally made a decision:

"Take apart the scroll, I want to personally verify whether this painting is real or fake!"

As soon as the eldest prince said this, everyone present was shocked, including Mr. Mu Er, Ms. Mu Sanniang, Mr. Mu Ba and others, all of whom changed their expressions slightly.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince actually wanted to use this method to verify the authenticity of the painting!

As we all know, taking apart the scroll is the most direct way to verify the authenticity of a painting. After taking apart the scroll, use a knife to cut the painting paper, and look at the side section of the painting paper, you can often judge the authenticity of the painting. Because the painter's skill is profound, the authentic painting often "penetrates the back of the paper", while forged paintings are usually impossible to do this.

However, this verification method is very risky, because you have to use a knife to cut a whole piece of painting paper, which means that the painting will be completely destroyed. If the painting is real, it will be a big loss.

Therefore, if you are not very sure that the painting is fake, you generally will not use this method. No matter what the final verification result is, it will ruin the painting.

The fact that the eldest prince decided to use this verification method means that he has great doubts about the authenticity of the painting.

"Your Highness, no!" The genius named Zhang hurriedly stopped him, "This painting is priceless and must not be cut."

"Yes, Your Highness, this painting is so precious that it must not be destroyed." The geniuses under the eldest prince all followed suit to stop him.

Even Sun Yaozu advised: "Your Highness, you must not destroy a precious painting because of someone else's slander."

"No need to say more, I have made up my mind and must verify it."

The eldest prince waved his hand, his face full of determination.

Seeing that his persuasion was ineffective, Sun Yaozu cast his cold eyes on Su Chen and said coldly: "If it is finally proved that the painting is real, I will be the first to cut you into pieces."

"That's right, I will chop this kid alive at that time. This kid destroyed a precious original painting of His Highness with a few nonsense words. He deserves death." The geniuses under the eldest prince also echoed.

Su Chen closed his eyes slightly and said lightly: "I just told the truth. Whether to cut it or not, it is your decision. Anyway, it's not me who will suffer if the fake painting is presented to the Prince of Anyang."

"How dare you speak nonsense now!"

"Boy, you have really lived enough!"

The geniuses under the eldest prince looked at him angrily.

"Shut up!"

The eldest prince pressed his hand and said coldly, "Open this scroll for me!"