Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1062 No Eyes Are Playing Games

As they were talking, Gu Wenxuan saw Zhou Banxia carefully put the handkerchief back in its place. Her hands immediately became incredibly busy, as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit.

What do you mean by "you're lucky"? Come on, that's all gone. With a snap, a snap, not only was the box opened, but the hidden clasps inside were also opened.

Inside the two flat, rectangular brocade boxes that were opened, there was still a piece of neatly folded silk, the biggest difference being that it was clearly not embroidered.

The material is still of excellent quality. No, this is not silk at all, but top-quality silk, the kind of silk used for writing and painting. It is undoubtedly silk.

The remaining two long and narrow brocade boxes were different; the contents were not neatly folded, but rather silk fabrics with scrolls attached.

At this moment, the outer coat still hadn't been removed, and the two scrolls appeared to be embedded in the slots inside the brocade box, but they were definitely not paper paintings or calligraphy.

Gu Wenxuan believed that even without taking them out, removing his coat, and unfolding them, he could be 100% certain that the two scrolls contained no embroidery.

However, compared to these four items, including the handkerchief from before, the things taken out from the hidden clasp of the brocade box were much more interesting.

Regardless of thickness or size, everything was wrapped tightly in bright yellow silk, the kind reserved for royalty, like a bundle...

“That’s all. I’ve opened them all. Do you want to take a look and see if any of the boxes have any hidden compartments that I’ve overlooked?” Zhou Banxia stopped and looked up at him.

Gu Wenxuan shook his head decisively upon hearing this, "I observed when you started, there shouldn't be any hidden compartments. If you're worried about missing something, you can open these first."

Also.

Let's open it and take a look.

As Gu Wenxuan had expected, Zhou Banxia reached out and picked up the "eye-catching bag"—a yellow cloth bundle she had found in the inner lining.

"Fortunately."

It was just a small piece of bright yellow material, without any dragons or phoenixes or calligraphy. Just as she thought this, Zhou Banxia lifted the last corner and was taken aback.

blink.

I'm not seeing things.

"Yes, this sign is carved with dragons. Xuanzi, look, two dragons are soaring in the clouds. Oh my, this is serious! Now look at this side, what are these words?"

圣？
Gu Wenxuan looked shocked, glanced at his wife, took the token she handed him, examined it closely from both sides, and looked up in great disappointment, "It's not a get-out-of-jail-free card."

Zhou Banxia was at a loss for words for a moment. "...Of course I know that. Didn't you see that this gilded bronze token looks like a pair of tokens, but it's only half?"

Which emperor would bestow half of his pardon on his subjects? "If I'm not mistaken, this token should be the pass to enter and leave the palace."

Historically, there were similar gilded bronze tokens, consisting of two pieces. Each side of one piece was engraved with the characters "Imperial Edict" in both relief and intaglio. Only after the two tokens were combined and verified could passage be granted.

Yeah, I almost forgot you were once a top history student!

Gu Wenxuan made no mention of the various tokens of the dynasty, or the seals of the emperor and officials, as his teacher Zhou Huan had already taught him.

"I understand, please continue."

What are you talking about!
Zhou Banxia chuckled, "It's not that we can be 100% sure yet. Let's see what's inside and analyze it after we've seen everything."

If I'm lucky, I might find the answer. First, help me see if there are any papers or letters; there should be letters from the other party that they wrote to me.

Upon hearing her words, Gu Wenxuan's outstretched right hand suddenly turned and reached the far left, pulling out one of the conspicuous bags that was covered by a brocade box.

"If you're looking for letter paper, the most likely place is this one, which is flat and neat, and is obviously not wrapped in something conspicuous."

Zhou Banxia still trusted his analytical abilities, and without hesitation, she put down what she was holding and took the yellow cloth bag he handed her.

The reason it wasn't a yellow cloth bundle is that, without even untying the yellow cloth, one could imagine that inside was a flat, hard object slightly smaller than the bottom of a flat, rectangular brocade box. Similarly, the bright yellow silk fabric covering it was the largest piece of material, wrapped around the box three times each in the top and bottom and front and back.

After finally unraveling it, what came into view was, "A thin sheet of gold leaf?" Anyway, it wasn't a gold leaf. "Look, it even has bamboo engraved on it, doesn't it look like a large bookmark?"

"That's right, anyway, it's not a gold leaf."

"No, look, it's even engraved with bamboo. Maybe it's a gold leaf that someone specially commissioned as a bookmark. If you run out of money, you can just cut off a piece whenever you want. No, not just a piece."

As she spoke, Zhou Banxia quickly handed the gold foil to Gu Wenxuan, "Hand it carefully. I just moved my finger like this, without using any force, and it still turned out like this."

Gu Wenxuan nodded to indicate that he understood what she meant by "like this" and "like this," and placed it on the dressing table, separating it—no, separating it by misalignment.

Before he could split it in two, tonight we finally saw the shadow of Xuan paper, no longer a silk fabric but a silk fabric again.

"Is it paper?"

"The enemy."

"New paper or old paper?"

"No rush, the bottom hasn't separated yet, it's clamped quite tightly. Just wait a moment, I'll be able to take the paper out soon."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry. It would be better if we could take it out without tearing the paper, and then return the gold foil piece to the owner later."

Gu Wenxuan wasn't surprised at all that she suddenly brought up the matter of returning it. Most likely, she had already had this idea when she saw the bright yellow silk fabric in front of the token with the character "Saint".

"You're amazing! There really is paper here." To avoid putting more pressure on Gu Wenxuan to unload the two pieces of gold foil, Zhou Banxia praised him first, and then turned to reach out and pick up the silk from the rectangular brocade box.

Expand it and take a look.

It's a painting.

What a beautiful picture of children playing.

Young girls are either climbing trees, or you can almost hear their laughter and see how happily they move among the flowers and grass.

This painting is absolutely amazing.

Thatched Cottage Hermit?

If she remembered correctly, there was a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, but his surname was Wei.

They don't match.

Looking at the signature and seal, Zhou Banxia shook her head and picked up the silk from another rectangular brocade box nearby.

Unfold.

It is still a painting.

The grass is growing and the birds are singing. Boys are playing football, girls are flying kites, and one girl has even climbed up a tree and is turning her head to look.

So vivid.

A smile involuntarily appeared on Zhou Banxia's face. Needless to say, the mischievous little girl in the painting must have caused quite a stir back then, given how she was caught in the middle of a tiger-riding situation!
"Alright, honey, I've taken it out." After saying that, Gu Wenxuan waved his hand again, which finally brought his wife, who had been facing away from him, back to him.

"So fast? Impressive!"

"That's considered slow."

"It was already thin, and now it's split into two pieces, so it's naturally even thinner. With your hands-on skills, you think you're slow? Don't be too perfect. You're definitely this one, don't be insecure. But look at the signature at the end, who's this?"