She never expected that the items inside were all objects she had used or played with when she was a child.
What’s more, she didn’t expect that her mother would keep it for her all this time!
Even if the things inside were all played with for a while when she was a child, she would throw them away and replace them with other new things.
The topmost thing in this box is an exquisite grasshopper cage, which is also engraved with patterns that ordinary people cannot understand, but the grasshopper inside is long gone.
She learned this from those fun-loving playboys in Beijing at that time.
Underneath the grasshopper cage is a round fan that is exquisitely made but no bigger than an adult's palm. The only flaw is the green embroidery on the fan, and the stitching is so sloppy that you can't bear to look at it.
This is the result of her mother forcing her to learn needlework when she was a child. She learned it so hard that her mother shook her head, and finally gave up.
Jiang Lingxi resisted the urge to hide her face and continued to look to the side.
A bamboo sword as long as a child's arm, a small bow of almost equal proportions, and some other less lethal weapons also made of plants.
When she was a child, she was unhappy that only her brother could practice martial arts with the martial arts master, so she asked the craftsmen in the palace to make her a weapon. When her mother found out, she not only did not stop it, but also helped her argue with her father.
There were some rolled-up papers underneath. Although the staff on the side quickly stopped her before she could take it out and open it for a look, she guessed that these were probably from her childhood practice of calligraphy and painting. At the same time, some of the works are quite eye-catching.
Praises received from elders in childhood often make children happy for days, and she was no exception when she was a child.
However, now that she has discovered these things, Jiang Lingxi feels that her image as a wise and powerful person in the eyes of future generations may be partially compromised.
But at this moment, she was more filled with feelings.
Ever since she imprisoned, exiled, and reprimanded all her brothers, coupled with the busy schedule of government affairs in the court, the longer she was the emperor, the colder the relationship with her mother became.
She had always thought that the mother must have felt that the smart and sensible daughter she once had around her was no longer there, and had been replaced by an emperor full of ambition and majesty, especially when she could deal with even her own brother without any hesitation.
But looking at these things that were still well-preserved in front of her, she was thinking that if she had not been so stubborn and had been willing to talk about her heart when she went to her mother's palace to pay her respects, the relationship between them would have been easier.
After all, they were such a close mother and daughter!
It's a pity that it's too late for her to think of this now.
Shen Yunqing stood quietly beside Jiang Lingxi, watching her hand caressing the pattern on the box unconsciously, and he could somewhat understand her mood at the moment.
Since he entered the court, he had seen the Queen Mother, who had always been reclusive and uninvolved in worldly affairs, at some large palace banquets, and he could sense the stiffness in the relationship between the mother and daughter of the Tian family.
He originally thought that the Queen Mother was resentful of His Majesty, but now he saw the items in the box and the sentimentality in His Majesty's eyes. Thinking about it now, the mother and daughter both had feelings for each other, but they could not relax until death.
"You opened it!"
A surprised shout from behind broke the silence in the hall. Jiang Lingxi subconsciously closed the box with her backhand, and both she and Shen Yunqing looked back.
Fu Yunchen walked over with wind at his feet, passed them directly, walked to the box, opened it carefully, and asked: "Assistant Jiang opened it? I didn't expect Assistant Jiang to have this skill, I'm disrespectful. But. How can you close it when it's already opened? Even if you have to close it, don't be so rough. If the contents of this box really belonged to Emperor Yuan Zhao, it would be really precious."
After speaking, he sighed again, "There are really too few relics about Emperor Yuan Zhao, especially when compared with other emperors in the past, it can be said that rare things are more valuable."
Jiang Lingxi had now realized the reality. There was definitely no way to hide this box and the contents in it. She was already planning to break it. When she heard Fu Yunchen's words, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
"Are there very few relics of Emperor Yuan Zhao?"
"It's not just a few, it's simply pitiful. Not to mention that no one has found the tomb of Emperor Yuan Zhao so far. There are also artifacts collected for playing and even some writings and paintings. I still doubt whether it is All of them were taken for burial, otherwise none of them would be found."
Jiang Lingxi frowned when she heard what he said.
When she was dying, she once told her that her funeral should be simple. If possible, it would be better to be cremated than to rot a little, let alone to bury some precious items with her.
She has seen countless lives and deaths on the battlefield, and she doesn't care about death as much as life. She only knows that everything will stop after death.
Could it be that the next emperor simply didn’t do what she said?
Fu Yunchen's attention was all on the box at the moment, and Jiang Lingxi was also deep in thought, so neither of them noticed that Shen Yunqing, who was standing on the other side, touched his nose without leaving any trace.
"Let me see what's in this box..."
The remaining word 'what' was silently silenced after Fu Yunchen saw clearly what was placed in the box.
Instead, "What are these?"
Jiang Lingxi looked up at the carved beams and painted pillars on the Cuiwei Palace, then looked down at the smooth polished golden stone tiles under her feet, saying that she didn't know either.
Having said that, Fu Yunchen carefully took out the things and looked at them, until he reached the bottom scroll. He hesitated but still didn't touch it with his hands.
"I'd better take it back and test the composition of the paper first. Don't accidentally damage it. Open it after it's processed. Consultant Shen, Assistant Jiang, I'll go work on this first, you two..."
It would take a lot of time to deal with such an object that would be damaged if not properly protected, and he was embarrassed to let the two people in front of him wait with him.
Shen Yunqing Cong Shanruliu said: "I just happened to bring Assistant Jiang here and there is other work to do. Director Fu will just go and do it first."
Fu Yunchen immediately put the box away and called out to his subordinates who found the box, "Advisor Shen is busy with you, so I'll excuse you now. I'll send you a message when the paper is processed."
From the box, the grasshopper cage and other items, it was not 100% certain that they belonged to Emperor Yuan Zhao, especially since there was a messy embroidered fan inside. He now placed his greatest hopes on those scrolls.
After Fu Yunchen and his men left in a hurry, Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing, who were left in the palace, looked at each other silently.
In the end, Shen Yunqing lowered his eyes slightly, "Should we go out first and start from the main entrance of the imperial city, or should we start from Cuiwei Palace?"
"Cuiwei Palace."
When she came here to say hello before, she would always come and go in a hurry, and at most she would have a cup of tea and a snack.
Thinking about it now, it has been a long time since I took a serious look at the palace where my mother lived for several years.
(End of chapter)
