A Clash of Gods

Chapter 71: Enter the hub

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Since Yang Ning said that the glazed horse was a family heirloom, Dou Lianzhong was skeptical, but he still picked up the glazed horse with both hands very carefully. He was serious at first, but soon showed disdain and glanced at it. Yang Ning glanced at it and said, "Is this the heirloom of your Jinyihou Mansion?"

"Of course." Yang Ning even showed a proud look on his face, "Brother Dou, did you see something magical?"

"I can't see the magic. I think you're out of your mind." Dou Lianzhong said mercilessly: "Apart from the shape, it's not bad, but the glass is poorly made. I just said it's worth fifty taels of silver at most. I take it back. I can search the streets for five taels of silver, but no one will want it."

Yang Ning sighed and said: "Can five taels of silver buy such a treasure? Brother Dou seems to think it is a glazed horse." After a pause, he said: "The strange thing about this horse is that it can emit light in the middle of the night. , and the color is changeable and colorful. In addition, according to my grandmother, the surface of this glaze horse looks a bit rough. People who don’t know the truth may think it is a problem with the glaze firing, but a real expert can see the magic inside. Come."

"I told you, there's nothing magical about this, it's just because you're crazy." Dou Lianzhong sneered: "Qining, you are messing around here, are you trying to default on your debt?"

Yang Ning frowned slightly and said rudely: "Dou Lianzhong, you have poor eyesight, but don't belittle our family's heirloom here. You said this is just an inferior glazed horse, where do you put the late emperor?"

"The late emperor?" Dou Lianzhong was stunned, "What does this have to do with the late emperor?"

Yang Ning said proudly: "This glazed horse was gifted to my grandfather by the late emperor. It is extremely valuable, so my grandfather regarded it as a family heirloom."

"This... is this a gift from the late emperor?" Dou Lianzhong said in astonishment, looking at the glazed horse again. He knew that the old marquis of Jinyi was deeply appreciated by the late emperor and could be made a hereditary and irreplaceable marquis of Jinyi. He also had three thousand households. One can imagine the honor held by Marquis Jinyi back then. For such a person, the things the late emperor rewarded him would certainly not be simple things.

Yang Ning said: "Do you know the saying that the South Dipper is for life and the Beidou is for death?"

Dou Lianzhong was a little confused, but he still pretended to say: "Of course I know."

"This glazed horse has the stars of the South Dipper and the Big Dipper." Yang Ning pointed at the glazed horse and said mysteriously: "It is said that if you look carefully, you can see the South Dipper and the Big Dipper on this glazed horse, and As the time changes, the stars shift, and those who truly understand the stars can use this object to see life and death."

Dou Lianzhong was greatly surprised, and even Zhao Xin on the side also looked astonished.

"I just stared at it for a long time, and I just saw a hint of stars, and I was disturbed by you." Yang Ning was a little annoyed, "If I had known that this glazed horse was such a treasure, I should have asked my grandmother to come over earlier and enjoy it. Now...!" He shook his head with a wry smile, looking helpless.

Dou Lianzhong was doubtful, but he thought in his heart that if it was a gift from the late emperor, it should not be underestimated. He carefully picked up the glazed horse again and looked at it carefully. For a long time, he didn't find anything strange. Yang Ning frowned when he saw him, Said aside: "Grandma said that this glazed horse will have colorful lights at night. Maybe it will show the stars in the middle of the night. In broad daylight... I don't know if I can see any clues under the sun."

When Dou Lianzhong heard this, he said, "Yes, you may be able to see it under the sun."

As the sun rose in the east, Dou Lianzhong was brought in through the back door. The back door was blocked by the shadow of the house, but outside the front door of the side hall, the sun was shining brightly.

Dou Lianzhong also understands that there are many rare treasures in this world that are indeed inconspicuous at first glance. Only by carefully appreciating them can you see the clues. Even the best treasure appraisers will sometimes make mistakes.

Although he likes antique calligraphy and painting and has been immersed in it for many years, he wonders how capable he is in this area, but Yang Ning doesn't seem to be joking, and even the late emperor has brought it out. Although he doesn't believe it, he still has doubts and asks the main entrance. He took a look outside and walked towards the door with the glazed horse in hand.

Before Dou Lianzhong went out, Yang Ning already said: "Be careful!"

Dou Lianzhong just thought he was worried about the family heirloom and ignored him. He raised his foot and stepped out of the threshold. He only took one step. His foot suddenly slipped and his body lost balance instantly. He was completely defenseless. His face changed drastically, and then "pop" With a loud sound, he fell heavily to the ground. Zhao Xin was originally following Dou Lianzhong. When he saw Dou Lianzhong stumble and fell, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Dou Lianzhong up. When he stepped out with his two feet, he only took one step and his foot slipped. He also fell to the ground.

Yang Ning hurriedly ran over and shouted: "Brother Dou, I asked you to be careful, you...!" The voice stopped suddenly, a look of horror appeared on his face, and he stared at the ground.

Dou Lianzhong fell down for no apparent reason and was furious, about to have an attack. When he saw Yang Ning's expression, he followed his gaze and his expression changed drastically.

I saw that the glazed horse fell to the ground, and it was already broken into pieces. The glazed horse was extremely fragile. When he fell, the glazed horse also hit the ground. The outside of this side hall was paved with bluestone slabs, and the glazed horse How could it be any good if it fell on the bluestone slab? It was already broken into dozens of pieces.

Dou Lianzhong's anger that was about to explode disappeared instantly. Cold sweat broke out on his back, the muscles on his face twitched, and his voice was weak: "Your Majesty, this... this ground is really slippery." Feeling that the ground was greasy, he stretched out his hand to touch it and put it in front of the tip of his nose. After smelling it, a strange smell penetrated his nose, and he frowned and said, "What are all these things?"

Yang Ning was so lost that he sat down on the ground and muttered: "Heirloom, heirloom...!"

Dou Lianzhong's heart sank, and he felt that something was seriously wrong.

At this moment, they heard the sound of footsteps and saw several people walking over quickly. The first one was Zhao Wushang, followed by several guards and servants. Zhao Wushang walked up and saw Dou Lianzhong sitting on the ground with a cold expression. When he saw the glazed horse that had broken into pieces, his color changed and he lost his voice and said, "Your Majesty, is this the family heirloom that the Madam sent earlier?"

Yang Ning just said blankly: "What should I do with my family heirloom? This is a gift from the late emperor. It can see life and death. How can I explain this to my grandmother?"

Dou Lianzhong and Zhao Xin glanced at each other, and saw that Zhao Xin's face turned slightly pale. Dou Lianzhong felt indecent sitting on the ground, so he stretched out his hand and said, "Come and help me up."

Zhao Wushang's expression was cold, and the others were motionless. Dou Lianzhong was a little angry, but he could do nothing. At this time, he also saw clearly a pool of yellowed flesh outside the front door of the side hall. He just wanted to take a look. What's so magical about the glazed horse? When I went out, I didn't look down at all and just stepped on it.

He could only crawl away carefully and stood up. There was yellow stain on his brocade clothes, and he felt extremely nauseated. However, he did not dare to attack at this time. He laughed dryly and said to Yang Ning: "Your Majesty, this glazed horse is actually... actually. It’s not valuable and there’s nothing magical about it, so you don’t have to be sad.”

Yang Ning suddenly raised his head, with a look of anger on his face. He stood up and pointed at Dou Lianzhong, saying sternly: "Dou Lianzhong, how dare you destroy the family heirloom of our Jinyihou Mansion?"

"This... what kind of heirloom can this be?" Dou Lianzhong's voice was weak, but in this situation, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, if you like this kind of antiques, I will go back to select a few treasures for you and send someone to … Send someone to bring it to you.”

"Treasure?" Yang Ning said angrily: "This glazed horse is the only one, there is no other symbol. This is a gift from the late emperor. It is a priceless treasure. Do you want to use a few treasures to get rid of it?"

Dou Lianzhong coughed twice and argued: "You saw it just now. I didn't mean to destroy it, it was really...!" His face sank, and he pointed at the yellow gun on the ground and said: "What on earth is this? Why does it appear here? ?" He rolled his eyes, raised his eyebrows, stared at Yang Ning, and sneered: "Qining, isn't this a trap you deliberately set?"

Yang Ning took a step forward, crossed the threshold, jumped, and with a light body, he was in front of Dou Lianzhong. With a cold expression and a knife-like gaze, he raised his finger and pointed at Dou Lianzhong's nose and said: "Repeat what you said? You said this is The trap I set? But I took the initiative to ask you to pick up my family heirloom and watch it? Did I ask you to go out with the family heirloom? When you went out, I warned you and told you to be careful. Can you Don’t say you didn’t hear it.”

He was menacing, looking furious, with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to eat someone. Dou Lianzhong had obviously never seen the Jinyi Crown Prince's attitude before, so he couldn't help but take a step back, and said with a dry smile: "The Crown Prince has something to say, don't be impulsive. , we are brothers, everything can be settled through discussion." He then said: "You reminded me to be careful just now, I just thought you were telling me to be careful about breaking the glazed horse, but I don't know if you mean that the floor outside the door is slippery, this... This was truly an oversight on my part.”

"Brothers will settle the score. There are no brothers who are not brothers." Yang Ning said with a cold face: "Mr. Dou, you broke the glazed horse yourself. How do you think we should solve it?"

Dou Lianzhong secretly thought that he had never seen this kid so sharp before, as if he had changed into a different person. Yang Ning had returned the words he had just said before, word for word. They all said that the Jinyi Hou Mansion must pay its debts. The words are so damn effective, and they come back so quickly.

"Then how do you solve it?" After all, Dou Lianzhong is not entirely an incompetent playboy. His father has been in charge of the household department for many years. He has also been working in the household department before and has always dealt with accounts. He is best at making big calculations and small calculations. Dou Lianzhong was aware of it, but he also knew that he was probably being plotted by the boy in front of him today. He had always plotted against others, but he had never thought that today he would be plotted by the famous demented prince in Beijing.

But as Yang Ning said, he took the initiative to go out with the glazed horse to watch. Although the trap was set by the other party, he actually cooperated step by step and followed the other party's path to fall into the pit. At this time, he had to reason and reason. It was really hard to argue, and I was thinking about how to deal with this sudden change.