Long Live the Empress

Chapter 178: The only fragment

Rong Cheng's yard is quite nice, even the flower pots in the corner are antiques.

Rong Cheng invited Yue Jinghao into his study and took out his treasured paintings and calligraphy for Yue Jinghao to appreciate. "Miss Yue, these are all treasures that I have collected for many years! Ordinary people can't even see them if they want to!"

Xiao Linzi curled his lips. What do you mean by treasured? You stole it from the prince's study, okay?

Yue Jinghao casually opened a copybook of calligraphy, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "The prince actually has a copybook of Wu Daozi? This is a rare treasure..."

"Of course! My things are always the best!" Rong Cheng raised his head proudly, not modest at all.

Yue Jinghao listened to Rong Cheng's words and flipped through the books one by one. She had never seen these calligraphy and paintings even when she was the queen, but now she saw them in the Rong Palace. From this, it can be seen that the Rong Palace is actually very powerful, but it just doesn't want to compete...

“Miss Yue, take another look at this! I spent a lot of effort to steal this from my father! Take a look!” Rong Cheng said the word “steal” very naturally, as if it was not a derogatory term.

Yue Jinghao opened the scroll under Rong Cheng's expectant eyes, and sure enough, it was Tang Bohu's "Qiuxiang Picture". Everyone knows that there are very few authentic works of Tang Bohu, and those that have been handed down are all landscape paintings. Paintings of ladies like "Qiuxiang Picture" are extremely rare.

"How is it?" Rong Cheng asked when he saw Yue Jinghao staring at the picture blankly without saying anything.

Yue Jinghao nodded, "This is Tang Bohu's authentic work! Just this one painting is enough for a family to spend their entire lives on!"

Rong Cheng is a playful person and is not interested in these things, but he still knows what he should know. "But this painting...how do you know it's an authentic work of Tang Bohu..."

Yue Jinghao pointed at several places from top to bottom, "These are all Tang Bohu's usual techniques, and the use of ink and color can all be seen! Prince Rong, you know this is Tang Bohu's painting, right?"

Rong Cheng's smile was awkward for a moment, and he said with a smile: "How could I not know? I just wanted to test you!"

Yue Jing smiled and pointed at the seal on the painting, "But this seal was copied later. It is because of this seal that many people think this painting is fake!"

After listening to Yue Jinghao's words, Rong Cheng looked at the seal carefully, but he couldn't understand it no matter how hard he looked.

Princess Rong in the dark gritted her teeth. You deserve it! You have been idle all day, and now you are embarrassed in front of Yue Jinghao! Let's see if you will change in the future!

Rong Cheng showed Yue Jing all the treasures in the house, which was very much in line with Yue Jing's preferences.

Gradually, it was the evening hour. Yue Jinghao was teaching Rong Cheng to recognize the characters on a rare book when she heard a servant come to report: "Miss Yue, the Nine Thousand Years Old Man has sent someone to ask Miss Yue to settle the account!"

"Reimbursements? Today is not the first or fifteenth day of the month, what are you reimbursing?" Rong Cheng looked at Yue Jinghao in confusion, not understanding what the Nine Thousand Years Old Man was up to.

Yue Jinghao understood, picked up a copybook and said to Rong Cheng, "Since the Ninth Prince has come to call me, I will take my leave! I would like to borrow this copybook for half a month, is your Excellency willing?"

Rong Cheng didn't even look at it, he waved his hand and said cheerfully: "What do you mean by borrowing? If you like it, I'll give it to you!"

Yue Jinghao looked at the "Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry" in her hand. This is a unique copy in the world. Even the imperial palace may not have it. Rong Cheng just gave it to her casually? "Thank you, my lord. A gentleman should not take away what others like! I will only borrow it for half a month and will definitely return it after half a month!"

Rong Cheng agreed when Yue Jinghao insisted on returning it. "Return it when you have time. If you don't have time, I'll leave it where you are! I won't look at it anyway!"

Yue Jinghao smiled and carefully wrapped up the schoolbag with a handkerchief. "Then I'll take my leave!"

When Rong Cheng accompanied Yue Jinghao to say goodbye to Princess Rong, Princess Rong asked in confusion, "Are you familiar with the Ninth Prince?"

Yue Jinghao just smiled and said nothing. Rong Cheng interrupted and said, "Mother, you don't know, right? The Ninth Prince is also a shareholder of Yu Ningxiang now! So I'm here to ask Miss Yue to settle the bill!"

Princess Rong was a little skeptical. The Ninth Prince would definitely not look down on such a small business. Would he specially come to ask Yue Jinghao to settle the bill? "Since the Ninth Prince has invited you, then I will not keep you! Be careful on the road! I will send you an invitation when I have time! Cheng'er, send Jing'er out!"

After Yue Jinghao bowed and said goodbye, she walked towards the door with Rong Cheng.

Princess Rong looked at the two of them walking side by side, as if she could feel her grandson in her arms...