I'm not immortal

Chapter 605 Does anyone know the origin of this ancient bronze mirror?

"Monster mirror? What demon mirror?"

Wu Ze couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the baby girl's childish words.

Xu Jiaying was talking next to him.

"That thing is my family heirloom. It was a dowry given to me by my mother when I got married."

"Xiaomeng has been having nightmares during this period, but strangely enough, she can sleep peacefully holding the mirror, so I gave it to her."

Xiao Meng shook his head and responded solemnly, "That's not an ordinary mirror. Mom said it was a mirror for looking at demons."

"Yes, it's a demon mirror!"

Xu Jiaying reached out and touched Xiaomeng's head.

The so-called demon mirror was just the words she said to comfort Xiaomeng.

She didn't even take it seriously, but she didn't expect the little girl to take it seriously.

But it's not a big deal.

As long as Xiao Meng is okay, that's fine.

Wu Ze felt even worse when he heard this. As a father, he really didn't know anything about it.

"Can we take a look at this demon mirror?"

Jiang Qi spoke at this moment.

Wu Ze was stunned when he heard this. Although he didn't understand why Jiang Qi asked this, he still happily agreed.

Xu Jiaying went back to the room and got a mirror.

That's an ancient bronze mirror!
  There are dragon and phoenix patterns on it, and the entire mirror surface is smooth with much wear.

Jiang Qi took the mirror and felt it was slightly heavy in his hand.

Jiang Qi was surprised when he saw a crack running through the entire mirror surface on the bronze mirror.

He reached out and touched the crack, and found that although the crack was slight, it went deep into the inside. However, the ancient bronze mirror that should have completely shattered was bonded tightly and showed no signs of cracking.

Jiang Qi turned over the bronze mirror and looked at the carved dragons and painted phoenixes on the back of the bronze mirror, intertwining and dancing, which was extraordinary. Until Jiang Qi saw something on the bronze mirror, he only nodded lightly but said nothing.

Seeing that Jiang Qi was silent for a long time, Lin Guoer couldn't help but ask: "Jiang Qi, is there something wrong with this mirror?"

Jiang Qi hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

Seeing everyone's expressions change slightly, he just smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing, on the contrary it's a good thing!"

"Wu Ze, do any of you two know the origin of this ancient bronze mirror?"

Jiang Qi waved his hand towards the two of them and asked, hitting the bronze mirror.

"Except that I know that this bronze mirror is a treasure passed down from my family, I don't know anything else!"

Xu Jiaying said after hearing this.

"I think not only do I not know the origin of this bronze mirror, but even my grandma doesn't know when this bronze mirror was passed down. It is said that this bronze mirror has been passed down in my family for a long time."

Wu Ze said at this time: "I have done archaeological research on this mirror before, but I still haven't been able to find out its origin. I can only roughly determine its age. It is probably from the Han Dynasty. It is quite valuable."

"Even the crack up there took a long time to open."

"In order to treat Xiaomeng's illness, the two of us had the idea of ​​​​this mirror."

There is no other way.

Thinking of what happened before, Wu Zeyi couldn't help but sigh.

After hearing Wu Ze's determination of the age of the bronze mirror, Jiang Qi felt more confident.

"If I'm not mistaken, this bronze mirror should be the prototype of the story 'Reunion after a Broken Mirror'." "Reunion after a Broken Mirror?"

Lin Guoer rolled her eyes and immediately thought of the origin of this story.

"The Tang Dynasty Meng Qi's "Emotional Poetry" contains: The Chen Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty was about to fall, and Xu Deyan, the consort, broke the bronze mirror and made an agreement with his wife, thinking that they would meet each other, and they would be reunited and happy."

"In the Song Dynasty, Li Zhiyuan once said in "Blue Peony": Broken mirrors are reunited, hairpins are separated and hairpins are reunited, and embroidery household beads and foils are found again."

"Are you talking about this story about breaking up and getting back together?"

Lin Guoer has a good knowledge and a strong memory, and can clearly tell the ins and outs of the story of reunion in history in just a few words.

Even Wu Ze and others who were scratching and confused before also understood.

"It's just that the time doesn't match up!"

Lin Guoer raised questions.

Wu Ze had already said before that this bronze mirror was from the Han Dynasty, but Lin Guoer had previously said that it was from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The time difference was several hundred years.

Jiang Qi nodded when he heard this, "You are indeed right!"

"However, have you ever heard of an unofficial history? This unofficial history still talks about the broken bronze mirror and its reunion!"

Several people looked at each other in confusion after hearing this, but no one could explain the reason.

Even Lin Guoer, who always had a wealth of knowledge, shook his head, expressing his ignorance.

Jiang Qi didn't waste any time and continued: "This story happens to be about the Han Dynasty. It is the story of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, the founding monarch of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his queen Yin Lihua."

"Liu Xiu was born into a noble family. He was the ninth generation grandson of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. However, due to the favor given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, by the time of Liu Xiu's generation, his family had long been in decline and had lost its aristocratic style."

"Later Liu Xiu raised an army to resist Wang Mang's chaos. Thanks to the strong support of his wife Yin Lihua's mother clan, she provided him with food, grass and soldiers."

"Although Yin Lihua was born as a woman, she knew the general principles and righteousness, and had extraordinary foresight. She can be called a hero among women. It was precisely because of her support that Liu Xiucai finally stood out and became the ancestor of ZTE."

"Liu Xiu knew that his wife was virtuous, so after he won the world, he made Yin Lihua the queen. There was no talent show in the palace, and no concubines were accepted in the palace. He only imitated ordinary people with Yin Lihua, and they were together for the rest of their lives!"

"It's just that although the couple is in love, there is a big regret. Yin Lihua has been infertile for many years and has not been able to give birth to a child."

"At that time, even in ordinary families, infertility was a major sin for women. What's more, as a royal family, fertility is particularly important."

"Although Liu Xiu loves his wife, he has to consider succession."

"In the end, Liu Xiu decided to take a concubine and have children. Yin Lihua was heartbroken when she found out about it, so she handed the broken bronze mirror to Liu Xiu, saying that one day the broken mirror would be reunited and the couple would meet again."

"If I guess correctly, this mirror should be the one Yin Lihua broke off."

Jiang Qi played with the mirror in his hand and responded solemnly.

Then he turned his attention to Xu Jiaying.

"If according to what you said, this mirror is indeed your family heirloom, then your ancestor's surname should be Liu!"

"You should be a descendant of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu!"

Jiang Qi's words were like a thunderclap, making the ears of everyone present buzz.

"This is unlikely! Besides, it's just an unofficial history, which can't explain anything."

Lin Guoer questioned.

These days, even the official history has been defaced and altered beyond recognition. What can an unofficial history that I heard from somewhere explain?
  Xu Jiaying was even more at a loss as she didn't understand why she was related to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu again.

"I have never heard my elders talk about these things."

Xu Jiaying is still skeptical about Jiang Qi's guess.

Just an ancient bronze mirror.

(End of this chapter)