Chronicles of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 17 17. Night-shining Pearl
Night pearl?
Qin Shi became interested.

Zhou Ju took her to another side room and said, "The Night-Shining Pearl needs the light of fire and sunlight to shine at night. Therefore, Ju just ordered it to be taken outside the hall to absorb the yang energy. Now that Qin Qing has entered, she can see the light of the pearl."

Qin Shi knew this.

Except for the extremely rare meteorite diamond night pearls, other night pearls cannot emit light by themselves.

To give a simple example, it's like a luminous watch, which needs to be illuminated by light for a while before it can glow in bed at night.

Most of these night pearls are made of fluorite, some of which may contain different minerals, so their performance is different, and some also contain rare earth elements.

Or maybe some radioactive elements.

But overall, the amount of radiation was very small and not as dangerous as later rumors on the Internet.

but……

They are also useless.

Qin Shi entered the room and saw more than a dozen boxes opened, revealing round, luminous pearls that glowed with a faint green, bluish, or orange-red hue. A few others were a brilliant white or a slightly yellowish hue.

Zhou Ju explained, "These are offerings received by successive Qin kings. Do you, Qin Qing, value them?"

Qin Shi was currently playing with two night-shining pearls. This slightly translucent light was actually quite comfortable, not dazzling at all. The color was more like macaron cream, a hue rarely seen in this era.

but……

She shook her head. "It's useless. It doesn't provide any light, and it's not very decorative. I'd rather not have it."

Zhou Ju laughed and said, "You can have someone string some silk and hang it on the beam. Then, during the day, it will be exposed to the sunlight. At night, the palace will be shimmering with pearls. It will be quite interesting."

Qin Shi looked at him curiously, with a strange look on his face.

Zhou Ju was slightly startled, then asked, "But what's wrong with Ju?"

Qin Shi shook her head. She just didn't expect that Zhou Ju, who looked like he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, was quite good at luxury.

Night-shining pearls are cheap in later times and can be purchased online for a small fee. But today, they are considered treasures, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up in the King of Qin's private treasury.

He said something like this could be hung on a beam...

Oh my! This is the ultimate palace luxury!

There were indeed things hanging from the beams of the Orchid Pool Palace, but they were giant white jade pendants, about thirty or fifty of them hanging in the main hall.

They hang down from the high palace, swaying slightly in the wind...

It's luxurious and really looks good.

There is really no need to hang a night pearl. Most of them emit a slightly blue or green light, which looks like a safety passage sign late at night, so forget it.

She retracted her hand and regained her focus: "Let's go look at the cloth and fur!"

……

It’s great to be in a high position.

It’s better to have a secretary like Zhou Ju around.

Because just as he was guiding Qin Shi to see the night pearl, people on the other side arranged to carry all the cloth in the warehouse out of the hall.

Now, Qin Shi only needs to take two steps to clearly see the colors, textures and patterns of various fabrics under the bright sunlight in the courtyard.

The attendants walked on both sides, holding up a tall canopy. Zhou Ju explained, "It's dark inside the hall, and I'm afraid the candlelight will burn out and obscure my vision, so I ordered them to be brought out for Qin Qing to admire carefully."

It is indeed worth a careful appreciation.

In the huge boxes in the first row, neatly stacked cloths were arranged in colors of cream yellow, cream white, light blue, slightly pink, light purple, and even deeper black.

The texture is slightly rough and the pores are slightly larger. If I have to make an analogy, it is like modern medical gauze, and it feels a bit hard to the touch.

"This is..." Qin Shi asked hesitantly, "linen?"

"Exactly."

Zhou Ju ordered his men to unfold it for Qin Shi to see: "This is high-quality linen. Although it is a little rough, it is refreshing in summer. Your Majesty may wear it occasionally."

Not only the king likes it, Qin Shi likes it too! In summer, of course you have to be cool and refreshing.

She asked, "What are these colors made of?"

Zhou Ju explained:
"Purple is often made from shellfish and is the noble color of our Qin State. It was brought here as tribute from Xiangjun." "Vermilion is made from madder. Red is made from cinnabar."

"Pure white uses lead white."

"Blue-green is mostly made from indigo, but also from polygonum, indigo, and indigo."

"Yellow represents gardenia, locust flower, and mulberry tree. If Qin Qing loves yellow, choose gardenia cloth in summer. It will never wither in the sun and will remain bright and beautiful forever."

Being as meticulous as he was, he naturally thought of the yellow trolley case that Qin Shi was pulling when he first appeared, so he said something extra.

Qin Shi didn't expect Zhou Ju to be able to do his homework to this extent. At this moment, she was just curious: "Aren't Sophora japonica and Zhemu good?"

Zhou Ju was stunned. "No, it's just that the coloring of the locust flowers is not durable. But Qin Qing can change his clothes frequently, so the locust flowers can also be used."

"The color of mulberry wood is golden, and it lasts forever. It all depends on which color Qin Qing prefers."

In short: Sophora japonica yellow is not resistant to washing, while mulberry wood is resistant to washing. Neither of them is necessary for you, as you can wear new ones every time.

Only this gardenia color performs well under strong sunlight and will not change color from morning to night.

Qin Shi: ...She just wanted to ask which ones were mineral and synthetic pigments, which might be slightly toxic.

It's okay in winter, but it's not comfortable to wear close to the body in summer.

She wanted to avoid...

But at this moment, Zhou Ju was so meticulous that she was very supportive: "It's too luxurious to change clothes frequently. As long as the clothes are not damaged, it doesn't matter if they are worn daily."

"Let's have one of each of these colors—bright red, no pure white."

Red and white are beautiful, but life is more beautiful.

Zhou Ju also became happy: "Yes!"

He was just a little curious: "Doesn't Qin Qing like red and white?"

Qin Shi was helpless: "I love you, but - didn't you say that red is dyed with cinnabar? And white is lead white?"

"Yes." Zhou Ju nodded. "Cinnabar is precious. It dyes a deep crimson color, which is bright and long-lasting. It is loved by everyone in the Qin State."

Even only the nobles were qualified to enjoy such precious resources.

"Lead white also needs to be collected from many sources. The resulting fabric is flawless white, like jade or snow, and is very popular among the nobles."

But the cloth that Qin Shi chose was a very natural one, milky white with a slightly bluish-yellow color.

He was still trying to figure out the other person's preferences, but he heard Qin Shi explain, "But cinnabar and lead are both poisonous. How can we use them close to the body?"

Zhou Ju stood there, as if struck by lightning.

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[Chinese purple existed during the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang once used it lavishly to color the Terracotta Army, but it has long been lost.]

Huagai is an umbrella, a parasol. It was originally called a gai.

***【Meteorite Diamond Night Pearl, currently only two are known to exist in the world, one overseas and one domestic. The price is about 3000 million US dollars.】

Closed-crotch pants similar to the du bi kun (Dubi Kun) were already in existence during the Western Zhou Dynasty. During the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao promoted the Hu clothing and horseback riding, which led to a wider variety of crotch-related pants. Don't be fooled into thinking that open-crotch pants were worn before the Han Dynasty. That's not true.

[If you can't tell the dynasties apart, you can look at this——

Three emperors and five emperors, Yao, Shun and Yu passed down.

The Xia and Shang, the Western Zhou and the Eastern Zhou are divided into two sections.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period unified the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu were divided into three parts, and the Two Jin Dynasties extended forward and backward.

The Southern and Northern Dynasties are parallel, and the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties are passed on.

After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the dynasty ended here.

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