Reborn As Super Heiress

This Bronze Pot has dual ears, with the beast heads holding rings, looking quite dignified and beautiful.

”Wave curve pattern, this should be the Western Zhou Beast-Ear Pot. Looking at the patina, it should be something from a familiar pit.”

After glancing a few times, Zhou Shitao had an idea and couldn’t help but mention.

The so-called ”familiar pit” refers to the antiques passed down through generations or items unearthed long ago, which due to frequent handling, have developed a glossy and bright patina on the surface. Such items are often called ”familiar pits.”

In contrast to ”familiar pits” are ”new pits,” which, as the name implies, are items that have just been unearthed from tombs.

Liang Ruicheng wasn’t a fool either. In such occasions, he naturally wouldn’t bring out items from a new pit. Even if he had a new pit in his hand, he wouldn’t dare to take it out, as new pit items are considered illegal and risky to engage in, especially in front of so many people. Unless he’s completely reckless, he wouldn’t commit such foolishness.

Huo Sining’s gaze was fixed on this Western Zhou Beast-Ear Pot, and, like others in the audience, curiously examining it.

After waiting for a few minutes, Liang Ruicheng, seeing that the display was almost done, began to introduce it:

”Today, what I’ve brought is the Western Zhou Bronze Beast-Ear Pot. As you can see, it features a band pattern with broad and extensive designs, with dragon and bird patterns as middle decorations. I dare say, this is quite a mature bronze pot from the Western Zhou era.”

”Look at this pot again, besides the decorations, it has a pair of beast ears holding rings. This pair of beast ears is the finishing touch of this bronze pot, making its crafting technique even more exquisite and elevating it to another level.”

”Moreover, it’s a familiar pit item, with thin, even glaze and perfect patina, making it an extremely rare treasure!”

Liang Ruicheng proudly introduced while the audience couldn’t help but admire.

From the appearance, this Western Zhou Beast-Ear Pot indeed seemed flawless, and it genuinely looked like an authentic piece.

Currently, there were few people looking at Xu Shilong’s pair of Qingyu Hejin Cups, as everyone’s attention had shifted to the Bronze Pot in Liang Ruicheng’s hands.

Huo Sining pulled Li Xuanbing, and the two went on stage, but their focus wasn’t on Liang Ruicheng’s Bronze Pot, rather on Xu Shilong’s pair of Qingyu Hejin Cups.

Both Huo Sining and Li Xuanbing are young and very interested in ancient royal family customs, especially this Qingyu Hejin Cup once used by emperors and empresses. The romantic elements embedded within are too many, and observing these cups closely, the two couldn’t help but indulge in fanciful thoughts.

Naturally, after looking at the cups, Huo Sining couldn’t help but subtly reach under the tray, activating the Heavenly Eye.

This was her professional habit; no matter how genuine a piece looks, she liked to confirm it with the Heavenly Eye.

Upon viewing it this way, Huo Sining was stunned.

It wasn’t the pair of Qingyu Hejin Cups that surprised her since the cups emitted a rich purple aura, matching the Purple Spiritual Qi of the White Agate she casually obtained from Zhouzhuang, proving these cups are indeed from the Ming Dynasty.

She was stunned because of the Bronze Pot that Liang Ruicheng presented.

The stage display table was three meters long, with the rotating tray holding the Qingyu Hejin Cups on the left side. In over a meter’s distance from the rotating tray’s edge was the location of Liang Ruicheng’s Bronze Pot.

Huo Sining’s Heavenly Eye had a perspective function. Previously, its view distance was limited, but as she became more adept, its viewing range could now extend nearly ten meters after activation.

Thus, as she was using the Heavenly Eye to view the Qingyu Hejin Cups, she happened to see the situation inside Liang Ruicheng’s Bronze Pot.

And it was this glance that stunned her.

Because the Bronze Pot before Liang Ruicheng had no trace of purple aura on its surface, and on the inner wall’s close area to the left beast ear, there were precisely two meticulously engraved small characters—Zhong Fang!

Seeing this, Huo Sining couldn’t help but be surprised.

Perhaps others are unfamiliar with the name Zhong Fang, but to Huo Sining, there could be no more familiar name because of it, she specifically visited Taicheng Museum and was even entrusted with important tasks by Zhou Shitao, including swapping a piece of Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain at the New Year Festival in Dongdu.

These two characters are always elusive, catching people by surprise, even Zhou Shitao is quite wary of them.

To uncover the makers of Zhong Fang, Zhou Shitao had arduously searched for over twenty years, unfortunately without success.

During her time in Dongyang, Huo Sining inadvertently heard a slight trace of Zhong Fang from Watanabe Yasu, learning the name of Old Mr. Zhong, yet even then they remained at a loss about Zhong Fang.

Zhong Fang is a secret in the antique circle; while some may not know how formidable it is, those who are aware almost universally regard it with dread.

Evidently, the confident and eloquent Mr. Liang Ruicheng did not know that the Bronze Pot he held was a Zhong Fang.

Huo Sining’s lips curled slightly in a hint of a gleeful smile.

Since Liang Ruicheng dared to hire deceivers to mess with her shop, she didn’t need to spare any respect for such a person. If she didn’t recover her position now, how could she swallow this anger? Liang Ruicheng played underhanded tricks on her, so she would openly smack him, which couldn’t be said to lack gentlemanliness, right?

Huo Sining’s mind moved; she pondered briefly before devising a plan.

After observing the Qingyu Hejin Cups, she and Li Xuanbing returned to their respective positions. By then, Xu Shilong had asked again, confirmed that no one else would come to see his cups, he had them placed back into a brocade box.

The display tray was vacated, and Liang Ruicheng carefully placed his Bronze Pot onto the rotating tray.

Soon, those who were interested in the Bronze Pot began to approach the display table, closely examining the Bronze Pot.

This time, Zhou Shitao didn’t rush up as he did with the Qingyu Hejin Cups before, it’s unknown whether he felt embarrassed or simply uninterested in the Bronze Pot.

However, Huo Sining surmised it was likely the latter, as she figured there was no ”embarrassment” in her master’s dictionary. Of course, these words Huo Sining dared not speak aloud; if heard by her master, her days might become difficult.