I collect cultural relics in the human world

Chapter 13 Silkworm ([-])
"The Changxin palace lantern was unearthed from the tomb of Queen Dou Wan of King Liu Sheng of Zhongshan. It is a national treasure collection. Naturally, it cannot appear here. The one you see was confiscated by Fan Yu and others after they solved a case of forgery of cultural relics earlier. "The master who created this work of art was extremely skilled, and his lifelong wish was to reproduce lost antiquities through reading, viewing, copying, and imitation, so that the civilization of thousands of years ago could be reappeared in the world, but he was accidentally exploited by profiteers."

"It's not the craftsmen who are at fault, but those who cheat." He Si looked seriously at the handsome young man who was explaining to her, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether she was afraid or looking forward to more.

The man's eyebrows arched upon hearing this, as if he was satisfied with the answer.

"The original palace lantern was unearthed in the bathroom supplies room. It was originally used for lighting during bathing. After being imitated and polished by the master, it seemed to have the effect of calming the mind and soothing the body and mind. I added some sandalwood and followed the instructions. It was put here for its original purpose.”

The low and gentle voice sounded like coaxing, and He Si's heartbeat slowed down.

"Oh, that's right." She responded softly and nodded.

The dim light that filled the room took shape at this moment, flowing like honey. He Si felt that with every breath she took, the surrounding air became hotter, more humid, and more difficult to escape.

"Yeah, it has nothing to do with the picture that just appeared in your mind." The young man changed the subject, and a sly smile appeared on his originally gentle and jade-like face.

"Hey, what was just in my mind..." Before He Si could quibble, the slender figure immediately turned and left. The moon-white gown flashed past the crack of the door that was about to close. Only then did He Si realize that her face was almost burning. Burn.

"Ah, sooner or later I will be killed by this damn visual hallucination syndrome."

On this side, He Si gave up on herself and started taking a bath. On the other side, Fan Yu saw Qin Jian's figure and immediately rushed towards him.

"Uncle Qin, have everything been arranged?"

Qin Jian didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when he heard the sound of dripping water behind him, he suddenly felt very good and nodded and gave him a "hmm".

"Sister Liu just sent a message saying that all the available information has been checked, but this time the matching degree is very low and the situation is not optimistic. She is on her way over," Fan Yu said and looked at the phone again, "Say yes We have already arrived at the door, should we have a small meeting to discuss first, or should we wait for Miss He to join us?"

Qin Jian stopped and looked back in the direction he was looking: "Let's go first and let her rest for a while."

"Okay, then I'll go greet them first."

Fan Yu said and bowed, as if he was the owner of the courtyard. Qin Jian didn't mind and followed him.

"Let's go together."

"Boss Qin, long time no see."

Just after leaving the hospital, a charming voice came over.Then, a woman wearing a water-red cheongsam with a slanted front and black stilettos walked towards the two of them with a smile.

She is about forty years old. If you just look at her face, her appearance can be described as plain. However, she has a slender figure and an enchanting and mature temperament. She wears a well-tailored cheongsam. She walks in a swaying way, and her whole person has a certain charm. A wonderful sense of conflict.

Qin Jian nodded lightly as a greeting, but the woman didn't buy it, her eyebrows were full, and she looked behind the two of them from time to time.

"What are you looking for?" Fan Yu looked at the half-opened and half-closed courtyard door behind him and became impatient. "Where's Xiao He? I want to see that little girl."

"I was taking a bath while lighting the palace lantern, smelling the sandalwood, soaking in the mountain spring," Fan Yu raised his eyebrows and added, "By the way, I just drank some white wine. Its juice is like lacquer and its taste is like glutinous rice. It's delicious." If you are not hungry, you will be relieved of your labor."

"Bai Bai Bai!" Liu Rui, who had been so graceful just now, suddenly lost control of her expression, but she quickly came to her senses under Fan Yu's teasing eyes and found her own rhythm, "Boss Qin has to be sympathetic to her, what? When Boss Qin's pawn shop was recruiting people, I was the first to sign up."

"Hey, I made an agreement with Uncle Qin first."

"Are you fragrant or jade?"

"Let's talk while we walk." Qin Jian interrupted the meaningless argument and walked towards the lobby behind the patio. "Fan Yu said that there is no information about silkworms that can match the case?"

"The match is not high, but there are two things that are particularly noteworthy." Liu Rui frowned slightly and immediately returned to work.

"Tell me and listen." Qin Jian turned his head and his eyes became focused.

"The information we currently have related to silkworms, whether it is the silkworm kissing ceremony, silkworm weaving pictures or the folk belief in the silkworm god, are all closely related to women. The silkworm kissing ceremony was mainly performed by women with distinguished status at that time, especially Empresses or princesses presided over the ceremony, and Wu Zetian personally participated in all five silkworm kissing ceremonies during the Emperor Gaozong period. The silkworm weaving pictures mainly show the relationship between sericulture and women, and are the expression of ethical education and female virtues in the same period. As for the folk silkworm god Beliefs, from Lady Wanyu, Princess Yushi, Ma Tou Niang to Lei Zu, and even the legendary system of the Three Silkworm Mothers, the silkworm gods are all women. Not to mention the social division of labor in ancient China where men farmed and women weaved, silkworms The connection with women is very close. The two victims in this case, plus Ms. Xiao He, it can be said that all three are women. I’m afraid it’s not a coincidence.”

"And one more thing?"

"It's a legend about female silkworms, which is somewhat similar to this incident. There are many versions, and the specific details of the characters are unknown, but the plot is similar. It tells the story of a woman who missed her father who was in the war, so she made a wish on the white horse at home. If When he was able to bring his father back, he married him. Unexpectedly, after the white horse actually carried his father back, he was shot and killed by his father after learning the truth. He became so angry that he peeled off the horse's skin and wrapped it in the horse's skin in anger. Without the woman, the man and the horse eventually become silkworms spinning silk on the mulberry tree.”

"It looks like it," Fan Yu nodded first, then shook his head, "It doesn't look like it."

"I feel the same way. I always feel that I am about to touch the truth, but when I think about it carefully, it is still far-fetched." Liu Rui curled her lips, showing a childishness that was very inconsistent with her age. "Gao Lan and Yuan Yuan both have extremely beautiful faces." An outstanding woman, Miss Xiao He is not bad at all, so this incident, I am more inclined to believe that the legend of the white horse is true, and it is revenge for a failed courtship."

"I can't rule out this possibility, but I still think that the physiological habits of silkworms are more consistent with them, such as sleeping, cocooning, shell breaking, and rebirth..."

"Reborn as a skeleton?" Liu Rui blinked disdainfully.

"It's just that something went wrong during the rebirth. The silk was taken away to make clothes. Of course, only the skeleton is left."

"Fan Yu, can you use your pig brain? Gao Lan and Yuan Yuan are already two beautiful butterflies, which is obviously not in line with your idea of ​​turning cocoons into fluttering moths!"

"Sister Liu, what you said is going too far. As a field worker, I can see that. Is it true that these two girls were swept away by the horse's skin, which is consistent with the situation where the flesh and blood have melted away and only the bones remain?"

"You insist on making a point, don't you?"

"Wait a minute." Fan Yu and Liu Rui were arguing with their faces red, and a deep male voice mixed with a gentle female voice interrupted them at the same time.

(End of this chapter)