Yuan Ying turned her back to everyone and opened the box, taking out a jewelry box from the suitcase.
She was afraid that she would need it on this trip, so she brought a few hairpins and jade bracelets.
The leader of the Beijing Museum: …
He almost fainted.
However, after Yuan Ying opened the jewelry box, he glanced at the color and recovered. Like a dead tree in spring, he suddenly stood up.
“This, this is really Daqian’s hairpin?” He looked at the brand-new hairpin and asked in disbelief.
“Yes.” Yuan Ying pointed to one of the exquisite hairpins and said, “This one is a work by Ouyang Lan, a famous artist in Daqian.”
The leader of the Beijing Museum: !!!
It was actually a work by a famous artist!
However, he still had some sanity left, and tentatively said that these things would have to be appraised by archaeological experts before they could be exhibited, asking if she could accept it.
Of course, Yuan Ying knew that the museum had its own procedures.
“Is it convenient to leave your name and contact information? We will hold a donation ceremony for you at that time and give you a donation certificate,” the leader said.
“There’s no need to hold a ceremony, just write the donor as… Mr. Si Hong.”
Yuan Ying only left a phone number, deeply hiding her merits and fame, and left in the enthusiastic farewell of the museum leader. She then went to sign a contract with Director Li and rushed to the high-speed rail to return to her hometown villa.
It was already evening when she returned home.
She didn’t plan to go to Daqian, so she quickly opened the door twice before returning home.
Even though she spends most of her time living in fast-paced big cities, and has only lived in her hometown for two or three weeks, she inexplicably developed a sense of belonging.
It wasn’t until she entered the house that she completely relaxed.
It was past eleven o’clock.
Pressing on the last time point for the ancient and modern connection, Si Hongjing came.
He just came to confirm whether Yuan Ying was safe.
But after confirming, he didn’t leave immediately, but took out a large bag of things:
“I don’t know if you’ll like these little things.”
“I like them.”
Many of the small things were not exquisitely made, but the advantage was that she had never seen them before, and she found them very novel.
“Did you buy them?” She asked casually, holding a wooden doll.
“No.” Si Hongjing said, “It was Zhong Yi, who collects a lot of hairpins, who bought them.”
“The person you met yesterday was him.”
Yuan Ying nodded knowingly.
She thought, these little things to make girls happy didn’t seem like something Si Hongjing would buy.
Seeing that Si Hongjing wasn’t in a hurry to leave, she told him about the donation.
When Si Hongjing heard Yuan Ying say that Daqian had very few objects preserved, his mood couldn’t help but become heavy.
Accepting the fact that Daqian was destroyed and the country was lost was one thing.
But hearing about the massacres and burnings with his own ears was another.
“I believe that with you, the Jin Kingdom definitely won’t be able to enter the imperial city so smoothly.” Yuan Ying comforted him, “You have already won many days of peace and joy for countless families.”
“And, you have me now, I will help you.”
He… has her?
Si Hongjing stared fixedly at Yuan Ying, who had suddenly appeared in his life.
The person who made his almost withered heart gradually warm and beat.
But he couldn’t feel excited because of her words.
On the contrary, he felt more powerless.
Yuan Ying had helped him so much, but he hadn’t been able to give her anything in return.
He had a body of martial arts, but he couldn’t even protect her.
Si Hongjing didn’t want Yuan Ying to discover his emotions, so he looked away and asked, “Since Daqian didn’t leave many objects, then Daqian’s things should be quite valuable, right?”
“It should be very expensive.”
“I will bring you more things from Daqian, you can donate some, keep some that you like, and sell some more. It’s too much pressure to support so many border soldiers.”
He knew that Yuan Ying didn’t care about spending money from the way she looked.
But not lacking money was her business, and he couldn’t enjoy the benefits she brought with peace of mind because of it.
“Okay.” Yuan Ying didn’t refuse.
Si Hongjing was too thoughtful.
If she didn’t accept his kindness, he would definitely feel too indebted to her again.
The next day.
Before Yuan Ying woke up, she received a call from the Beijing Museum.
The curator called personally to thank her for her donation.
Judging from the excitement in his tone, he had already found experts to appraise the things she donated overnight.
“Will you come to the first exhibition?” the curator asked.
“I’ll go next time if I have the chance.”
The curator was slightly stunned.
Did she mean… there would be a next time for such a donation?
“Okay, okay, we look forward to your arrival at any time,” the curator said excitedly.
He wanted to exchange a few more pleasantries with Yuan Ying, but suddenly someone next to him snatched the phone.
“Little friend, can you tell me how you managed to preserve the hairpins so well? When I first got them, I thought they were imitations!”
The person’s voice was old, probably in his fifties or sixties, and his tone was very excited.
“They were passed down from my family, I don’t know the specifics.” She couldn’t say that it was because they were freshly made.
“Okay…” The person was a little regretful, and then tentatively asked, “Does your family have any objects from Daqian? I specialize in studying the history of Daqian, if, if possible, can I take a look at the objects from Daqian when you have time?”
“I can pay!”
“Or you can make any request!”
“Zheng Guoping, don’t scare…” The curator wanted to interrupt this person’s presumptuous request.
“Don’t talk! Do you know how difficult it is to find Daqian objects that are so well preserved! If I miss this time, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life!”
Judging from Zheng Guoping’s tone, he should be very obsessed with the history of Daqian.
Yuan Ying was worried that there was no place to learn about the history of Daqian.
“Yes, you are welcome to appreciate them, but…”
“But what? You say!” Zheng Guoping’s emotions became more excited.
She even faintly heard someone next to him reminding him to pay attention to his blood pressure.
“I want to ask you some questions about the history of Daqian,” she said.
“No problem!”
Zheng Guoping didn’t expect Yuan Ying’s request to be so simple.
The two started chatting on the phone.
Yuan Ying’s first question was –
“Do you know Si Hongjing?”
“According to existing records, he is a violent person, who kills innocent people indiscriminately, usurps the throne, and is a traitor.”
Zheng Guoping answered her almost without any hesitation.
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Yuan Ying frowned.
It was similar to what she found on the Internet.
“What records is it recorded in, can you tell me?”
“It is recorded in a volume of historical books from the time of Emperor Xiang.”
Emperor Xiang?
Just as Yuan Ying wanted to ask again, Zheng Guoping added:
“Emperor Xiang is Si Hongjing’s father.”
Yuan Ying was silent for a while after hearing this.
It seemed that Si Hongjing’s guess was correct, his father really wanted to kill him.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have let the historian leave such a defamatory note about his son in the history books.
“Is… is there any problem?” Zheng Guoping asked tentatively.
He always felt that this little girl was not simple.
Based on these well-preserved cultural relics, she probably knew some things they didn’t know.