Chapter 869: Walking Treasure Appraiser
Ye Wanxi and the other woman didn't hide anything from them, truthfully replying, "We've found a few, but we're not entirely sure yet. What about you?"
Speaking of this, Gu Shaoling's cheerful expression instantly faded, and she said with a look of disappointment, "We haven't found it yet. The main problem is that as soon as we came in, someone came in to give us clothes and told us to change. They said these were new styles that the embroidery shop had just sent over, and they had prepared them a long time ago, so we couldn't refuse to wear them."
Ye Wanxi's eyes flickered slightly: "Did he also ask you if you wanted to send clothes to the other people in the courtyard?"
"How do you know?"
"Because when he asked me if I would deliver lunch, he asked me a similar question."
Before Ye Wanxi could finish speaking and before Gu Shaoling could react, Nie Yuyang, who was standing to the side, had already figured it out.
"Miss Ye, do you mean that people from the manor came to ask us if we want to send clothes to other people, and also asked if we want to serve meals to other people?"
"Um."
Gu Shaoling paused, looked at Ye Wanxi, then at her boyfriend, and asked, puzzled, "Is there something wrong with this?"
"Sister Ling, have you ever acted in period dramas or modern dramas?"
Gu Shaoling frowned. Although she didn't quite understand why Ye Wanxi asked this, she still answered truthfully, "It was filmed."
"Has Sister Ling ever played a wealthy lady who manages all the affairs of the household?"
Gu Shaoling shook her head. At her age, she mostly plays roles like young ladies, maids, women from the martial arts world, and wives of household heads. It's not her turn yet.
Seeing his girlfriend's still bewildered expression, Nie Yuyang smiled and said in a low voice, "Miss Ye means that the lady in charge of all household affairs needs to manage all the big and small matters and the servants. From the perspective of the historical context, at that time, servants in the house often needed to ask the lady of the house for her opinion before they could actually do anything. Otherwise, it would be considered acting on their own initiative and being outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient."
Gu Shaoling wasn't really stupid; after hearing Nie Yuyang's explanation, she quickly understood.
"So, their coming to ask for my and Wanxi's opinions means that these two matters in the manor are under our jurisdiction?"
"You could say that."
Gu Shaoling's eyes brightened slightly, but then she couldn't help but frown and said with distress, "Managing clothes, what kind of status is that? And the second madam is in charge of meals, could it be that this second madam is also a cook?"
Ye Wanxi chuckled, but although she, as the second wife, was not a cook, she was still very much involved in the kitchen.
"I'm not entirely sure yet. Let's check what's in your room first. Maybe there are other clues."
Gu Shaoling nodded hurriedly upon hearing this, then looked around and took Ye Wanxi's arm, whispering, "When we first came in, Yang and I didn't dare to wander around. Firstly, we didn't have time, and secondly, we were worried that there might be some valuable antiques inside that we couldn't afford to pay for if we broke them."
"It's good that you two are here. Mr. Feng is very knowledgeable. Let him help us check if there are any genuine antiques in here. We two must be careful and take detours while staying in this house, otherwise we'll probably feel like we're sitting on pins and needles for the next two days."
Ye Wanxi couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. What a coincidence! They came here to see what rare antiques were in this house.
Before they could even speak, the person came to them on their own initiative.
"Ahem, although my husband is rich, he doesn't really know much about these things, so I can't really guarantee anything. Let's take a look first."
Gu Shaoling breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Even if you don't understand, you still know more than the two of us."
That's true. Don't be fooled by their glamorous celebrity status; they both come from ordinary families.
Let alone in the past, even now it's rare to come into contact with these antique items, let alone before. Not to mention distinguishing them, I know absolutely nothing about them.
Nie Yuyang felt the same way, and seeing that Ye Wanxi had agreed on behalf of Feng Tianyu, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Feng Tianyu did not disappoint them. From the moment he entered the room, he subtly glanced at the furnishings, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
“First of all, this calligraphy…” Feng Tianyu pointed to a piece of calligraphy hanging directly opposite the door and said bluntly, “It is an authentic work by a famous Song Dynasty calligrapher and painter, with a market value of about eight million.”
"hiss……"
Upon hearing Feng Tianyu's words, Gu Shaoling and the other woman both gasped in surprise.
The viewers in the live stream were also surprised.
[Really? This one painting is worth that much money?]
[Several leading experts in ancient culture research have already been tagged to come and take a look; a conclusion should be reached soon.]
[It's here! I just took a screenshot and sent it to a few experts, and it really does look like the real thing. If it's genuine, eight million is an understatement; it would fetch at least another tenth at auction.]
Wow, this is like hanging a house on the wall! Suddenly I understand why so many wealthy people love collecting antiques; they never worry about depreciation, and the longer they collect them, the more valuable they become.
Am I the only one who thinks the owner is wasteful? Such a treasure is just hanging there so openly, with so many people from the production crew coming and going. What if it gets stolen?
[Who is this implying? However, it is indeed a bit inappropriate; that's eight million, not eighty thousand. Stealing it could make you rich overnight; it's hard to guarantee that no one will take the risk.]
The viewers in the live stream were stunned by the price offered by Feng Tianyu, and a flurry of discussion ensued.
Gu Shaoling and the other woman were equally surprised. Before this, they had thought that the so-called antique might just be something the director said on purpose to scare them.
But Feng Tianyu's words shattered their last shred of hope. Good heavens, there really is an antique.
"This painting..." As if feeling that one painting was not exciting enough, Feng Tianyu turned his head and looked at another landscape painting next to it.
"It is also a work by a great painter of the Song Dynasty. However, this one is probably a forgery."
"A replica?" Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow. A replica, to put it nicely, is a fake; to put it bluntly, it's a counterfeit painting.
But if it's a fake painting, she doesn't think her senior brother needs to point it out and emphasize it.
When Nie Yuyang heard that this was also a work by a Song Dynasty painter, his heart skipped a beat. But when Feng Tianyu said it was a forgery, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief, "Luckily it's a forgery."
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Tianyu suddenly added, "But this painting is a bit special. The painter who copied it is also a very famous painter. His skill and reputation far surpass the original, and he is also a close friend of the original artist. The two often enjoyed copying each other's paintings, testing whether outsiders could distinguish between the genuine article and the copy. Because of this connection, the paintings they copied are actually several times more valuable than the originals."
(End of this chapter)
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