Chapter 249 Yuhe Cup

Chapter 249

On the train to Qinghai-Tibet, Pepper and Xue Tianqi sat in the sleeper car. Xue Tianqi looked at the newspaper, and the pepper lay in front of the window of the car, smoking while looking at the scenery outside the car.

"Dong Dong Dong..."

"Come in!" Xue Tianqi said lightly.

"Fourth master, my young master is invited." A middle-aged man opened the door and said respectfully.

"The young master of the Qin family is so rude that a junior didn't know how to visit me. When he went back to tell your master, he said that I was not free." Xue Tianqi didn't give any face to this person, and his tone was very stiff.

When the man heard the words, he didn't say a word, and turned around and left.

Pepper took a sip of smoke and said, "These children are becoming more and more outrageous. Fourth Master, I think our Xiaobao is much more sensible than these people."

Speaking of Xue Xiaobao, Xue Tianqi nodded with a gratified smile on his face, and he agreed with the saying of pepper very much.

"Fourth master, last time I heard you say that Xiaobao is going to get married this summer. I really don't know what to send." The pepper said with a smile.

"The gift is light and the affection is heavy, as long as the heart arrives. Hey! Xiaobao is getting married. Our Xue family is looking forward to this day, hoping that he can add more people to the Xue family. Xue Tianqi said.

"Ha ha, you don't have to worry about this. Young Master Xiaobao married four wives at once, and Ding Xingxing of the Xue family will be indispensable in the future." The pepper said.

"Hope, right?" Xue Tianqi said and looked down at the newspaper again.

After a while, the young master of the Qin family came. Qin Han came to Xue Tianqi and said, "Xian, Qin Han, have met Uncle Xue."

"Well, what can I do for you?" Xue Tianqi said lightly.

"The younger generation is ordered by my father to ask Uncle Xue to have a talk." Qin Han said neither humble nor arrogant.

"Oh, Qin Li invited me?" Xue Tianqi asked.

"It's my father who invited you." Qin Handao.

Hearing this, Xue Tianqi hesitated and said, "Okay, I'll go in a minute. You go back first."

Qin Han saluted and turned away.

As soon as Qin Han left, Chili said, "Fourth Master, what is the relationship between us and them?"

Xue Tianqi said, "The Qin family knows a lot of things. This time they went to Tibet to find the last moment."

Pepper frowned, counted with his fingers, and said, "In addition to the one in Su Taoyi's hand, there are only three in total. Is there one in the Qin family's hand?"

"Ha ha, they don't have any, but they know that someone has it. As a bargaining chip for this exchange, I promised to bring them, and he told me the whereabouts of that one."

"So it is. Then shall we take the opportunity to kill them..." Pepper said, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he made a gesture of killing people.

Xue Tianqi hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. Then he got up and said, "Don't worry about this matter. I'll meet Qin Li first."

When Qin Li saw that Xue Tianqi was coming, he sent everyone away, including his son Qin Han.

"Brother Xue, we don't talk in secret. No matter who loses or wins in our two families this time, I hope you can let my son go." Qin Li said meaningfully.

"Brother Qin, I don't understand what you said. Since everyone has reached an agreement, how can you say this?" Xue Tianqi said.

"Ha ha, no matter what, I still hope Brother Xue will raise his hand. By the way, I heard that your young master Xiaobao is getting married. This is a specially prepared gift. Do you think it is suitable? Qin Li said and picked up the brocade box beside him. The width of the brocade box was about 20 centimeters long and 15 centimeters high. He put it on the table and smiled, "Brother Xue, open it and have a look."

Xue Tianqi was a little hesitant, but he believed that Qin Han did not dare to harm himself. Even if he wanted to do harm, it was after the destination.

Xue Tianqi carefully opened the brocade box. As soon as he looked at it, his eyes lit up and exclaimed, "Is the Yuhe cup the real trace of Lu Zigang?"

"Yes, it was carved by Lu Zigang himself. This is the only thing in the world."

"This is a must-have for the emperor's wedding." Xue Tianqi never thought that Qin Li would send such a big gift, which was so incredible.

Yuhe Cup (Ming·Lu Zigang)

Bing-wing connection

Hexiong is one of the ancient wedding ceremonies. The "Records of Rites" contain "Hexiong". Kong Yingda, a descendant of Confucius, wrote: "It is said that the son-in-law is divided into two ladles, and the son-in-law and the wife hold a piece (referring to the use of wine to cough), so the clouds are together." People also call marriage "combined". This is a precious tribute used by an emperor in the Ming Dynasty when he got married.

Two cups combined

The overall shape of this cup is made of two cylindrical cups. There are six animal faces at the bottom of the cup. One side of the cup is carved with a phoenix-shaped handle, and the other side is convex carved into a coiled crawling double rut. The upper and lower parts of the cup are decorated with a circle of rope patterns as a bundle, and there is a square seal on the junction mouth, and the word "everance" is engraved in the official script. On both sides of the cup body, there are Diyang Wenli calligraphy, and one side is "wet and wet Chupu, both carved and carved. Jade liquid agar, Junqi Guangle. The last three words "Zhu Yunming". There are three words "Heqi Cup" at the top of the poem. On the other side is "Jiu Mo Xiang Yanhe, thousands of miles of auspicious sun and moon. May you live a long life and get drunk in Phoenix. There are three words "Zigang system" in the upper part of the poem, and the poem expresses good wishes for the king's wedding. It's not easy

The author's name on the artifact is rare on Chinese jade. It is more rare for a famous jade carving master like Lu Zigang. In addition, the cup is also engraved with the poems of Zhu Zhishan, a famous poet and calligrapher called "Four Sons of Wu Zhong" together with Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing, which is a rare treasure, let alone it. It is a souvenir of the emperor's wedding, which is really a hard-won product.

"Oh, the young master of the Xue family got married, and the little courtesy is not respectable." Qin Lidao.

Xue Tianqi took a breath of cold air. Looking at the jade cup on the table, he couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Brother Qin is really moved to have this kind of heart. Well, this trip is very dangerous. I mean to let Qin Xian's nephew respond outside, because the places I went to the first two were really too dangerous. Many people died. I think Brother Qin also heard of it. It's better to let Qin Xian's nephew stay outside and take us. If you win, what do you think of the two families holding it together?

"Okay, it's a deal." Qin Lidao.

"It's a deal."

Xue Tianqi said that the two families hold it together, which is really ambiguous, as if they are saying that anyone can hold the elixir, but there must be one to make concessions.

Xue Tianqi returned to his carriage and kept thinking about why the Qin family gave this treasure to the Xue family. Is it to dispel my idea or to use this thing to delay me?

No matter what Qin Jia'an's heart is, Xue Tianqi really likes Yuhe Cup. Because it means auspicious, it is really suitable as a gift for Xue Xiaobao's wedding.

The wedding event is auspicious. With the jade cup, it is simply the icing on the cake!

Hesitating again and again, it is difficult for Xue Tianqi to weigh this matter. He can only take one step at a time. It is too early to consider these things now.