Reborn As Super Heiress

As for the outcome of Zeng Fugui and Xie Chuyu, Huo Sining was not involved and did not pay much attention. After conducting a unified appraisal and classification of the artifacts at the H Museum, she considered her task for this visit complete.

From the exhibition hall to the museum warehouse, all the artifacts were appraised, but to Huo Sining’s disappointment, among these swapped artifacts, there was no Zhong Fang that she wanted to find. This result made her feel that the trip was in vain, so after leaving the museum, she planned to call Zhou Shitao to report this matter.

Unexpectedly, just as she walked out of the museum, He Ming was waiting at the door: ”Miss Huo!”

Huo Sining was taken aback: ”Captain He, is there something you need?”

He Ming scratched the back of his head awkwardly: ”We just searched Zeng Fugui’s residence and found a batch of antiques. Those artifacts should be the ones swapped out from the museum, but we cannot make a hasty conclusion. To be safe, we need Miss Huo’s help to identify them. Only by confirming that these stolen goods are genuine can we pin down Zeng Fugui’s misuse of power for personal gain.”

Huo Sining nodded upon hearing this: ”Assisting you in law enforcement is a duty we citizens must fulfill. Since I can help, I certainly won’t refuse.”

She followed He Ming into the car and went all the way to the police station, directly following him to the same conference room as before. Feng Qing and the bespectacled man from the morning were both there, a few boxes were placed on the meeting table, and someone was filming with a camera.

Seeing Huo Sining enter, the bespectacled man immediately looked enthusiastic, hurriedly standing up to greet her: ”Miss Huo, I didn’t expect you to be so discreet. I just heard Captain Feng say that you can appraise treasures blindfolded. I didn’t go to the museum, so I didn’t get to see such a grand event. Miss Huo...”

The bespectacled man apparently wanted to get close to Huo Sining, hoping she would do the blindfolded treasure appraisal again for him to witness, but Feng Qing evidently had no time for such matters, and coldly shouted, ”Tang Shengli, nobody will consider you a mute if you keep quiet!”

The bespectacled man was so reprimanded by Feng Qing that he subconsciously shut his mouth, though his eyes still showed some unwillingness and glanced over at Huo Sining.

Huo Sining didn’t pay attention to the bespectacled man, not because she looked down on him, but because she was already a bit exhausted after a whole day at the museum, just wanting to quickly finish things at the Public Security Bureau and find a hotel to rest.

Feng Qing, of course, also noticed Huo Sining’s tiredness and quickly opened the boxes of antiques found at Zeng Fugui’s home. Seeing this, Huo Sining didn’t waste words and got to work directly.

She appraised several antiques in a row, all genuine items. As she appraised, she couldn’t help but shake her head in amazement. These items were all open-door pieces, each one of them a priceless national treasure-level artifact. Zeng Fugui really had the guts to swallow even these things. Did he think the museum was his personal antique store, treating the exhibition hall artifacts as his private collection?

While examining, she reached the last antique, an Official Kiln porcelain. At first glance, it was a fine piece. Huo Sining internally confirmed it was genuine, but out of cautiousness, she still picked up the porcelain.

Upon closer inspection, her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, letting out a surprised ”eh,” her whole body shuddered, and she instinctively lowered her head, eyes widening as she fixedly stared at the piece in front of her, her face unconsciously showing a surprised expression.

Qing Dynasty porcelain not only included a large number of classic types from previous dynasties but also produced many unique styles. The patterns alone included monochrome glaze, blue and white, doucai, wucai, famille rose, and enamels, with forms including bottles, zun, jars, plates, and bowls, as well as brush pots, snuff bottles, and others, dazzling and diverse in style.

This porcelain in front of her was about a foot-high Porcelain Zun. Its diameter was not large, with a narrow neck, rounded shoulders, and a tapered body, resembling an overturned bell. The surface was painted with famille rose, depicting a magpie flying off a branch, with red plum blossoms in full bloom. The colors were rich or light, harmoniously vibrant yet vivid, looking very three-dimensional and beautiful.

This was a Fencai Festive Peace-Ringing Zun. The use of colors in famille rose was clever. Just the simple magpie heralding joy pattern utilized no fewer than twenty colors, each in perfect harmony. Based on the color technique of famille rose, it could be judged to be Yongzheng famille rose.

This was why Huo Sining showed a surprised expression. Such a beautiful famille rose Porcelain Zun had no auspicious energy, which surprised her even more. She felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this Porcelain Zun, similar to when she touched the swapped Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain at Taicheng Museum.

This discovery made Huo Sining’s heart leap. She suspected that this imitation Official Kiln heavy artifact might have the same origin as that Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain. To test her hypothesis, Huo Sining did not hesitate, immediately retrieving a magnifying glass from her bag (storage ring).

This magnifying glass was made of cobalt blue glass. When Zhou Shitao first showed her how to identify the simplified ”Zhong” character, Huo Sining had it custom-made at a glass factory.

With the magnifying glass in hand, Huo Sining quickly examined the Porcelain Zun. Through the cobalt blue glass, she soon found a very tiny simplified ”Zhong” character in the official stamp at the base of the Porcelain Zun.

As she expected, this Fencai Festive Peace-Ringing Zun, along with that Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain, came from the same person’s handiwork, with the ”Zhong” character stamp in exactly the same position!

With this unexpected result, the disappointment Huo Sining initially felt instantly vanished, replaced by excitement and curiosity. She immediately asked Feng Qing: ”Was this also found at Zeng Fugui’s home?”

Feng Qing nodded.

”This is fake, an imitation Official Kiln Yongzheng Ringing Zun, but this Ringing Zun is related to a case at the Taicheng Museum. It’s an important clue. Captain Feng, I need to ask for your help.” Huo Sining looked seriously at Feng Qing.

Feng Qing was stunned, not expecting the stolen goods found at Zeng Fugui’s home to be linked to the case in Taicheng, and quickly said, ”Miss Huo, please tell us what assistance you need, and we will definitely oblige without hesitation!”

Huo Sining smiled and waved her hand: ”It’s not that serious, just hoping you can help interrogate Zeng Fugui and find out the origin of this Porcelain Zun. Be thorough and don’t miss any suspicious clues.”