The fact is almost as guessed by Gu Mian, and Xue Lao is fully prepared to conduct an on-site appraisal today.
There was just one thing that made Gu Mian feel very strange, Shi Youcai, who had occasionally given some face to Chen Lao and others when they were appraising the Golden Thread Jade Robe, why did he agree to let Xue Lao bring instruments to inspect it in such a grand manner?
From Qin Sheng's mouth, she knew that this time Xue Lao came to appraise the Golden Thread Jade Robe was completely done in private, and apart from them, no one else knew. The major media had also been blocked from reporting the news early on, otherwise, what Gu Mei saw today would not have been just these few people, but a large crowd of people surrounding the area.
Robert didn't exchange pleasantries with Old Man Xue for too long and soon walked towards the place where the Golden Threaded Jade Clothes were placed.
The place where the golden thread jade clothes were placed hadn't changed either, it was almost the same as when Gu Qing first came, even those security guards seemed to have remained unchanged.
After they entered the house, Shi Youcai, who had not appeared before, also came. When he saw Robert, his attitude was very warm, but when he turned his head and saw that the person Robert invited was actually Xue Lao, Shi Youcai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Robert didn't explain anything either, he just motioned for Shiyu Cai to lead the way.
Gu Mei had been paying attention to Shi Youcai's expression since he appeared, and when she saw him stunned, she became even more suspicious that there was something wrong with the golden silk clothes.
Shi Youcai was probably being blackmailed by Robert about some shortcoming, and before Xue Lao could speak up, Shi Youcai voluntarily called someone over to open the glass cabinet, then quietly stood aside.
Xue Lao didn't immediately go forward to check, but waited until everyone else had moved in before going up. Since Mr. Qiao came along with them, he naturally also came to help. When Xue Lao made a move, she still gave a glance at Gu Mian.
Gu Mei understood and obediently followed, before Old Man Xue gave his consent for her to touch the Golden Threaded Jade Robe, she couldn't do anything.
For Gu Mian, Shi Youcai was just vaguely feeling like he had seen him somewhere before, but his attention at this moment was all transferred to Xue Lao's body and didn't have the energy to think more. In this way, it happened to coincide with Qin Sheng's plan, without letting Gu Mian attract other people's attention.
Xue Lao first took out a magnifying glass and carefully observed the Jinlv Yuyi, then reached out to touch it.
Gu Mei found that Xue Lao's touch was quite skilled, from head to toe. He touched with a discerning hand. Jade pieces of good quality, jade pieces of poor quality, those with a moist luster and those without, as well as other characteristics - he had a touch for all of them. His movements were not slow, yet he didn't miss a single spot that needed touching.
Mr. Qiao followed beside, for the jade pieces that Mr. Xue paid special attention to, he made detailed records, and even took photos under Mr. Qiao's indication.
Taking photos of identified cultural relics is something that Gu Mei has done before when she was following Professor Wang, so dealing with it now is still relatively easy.
At first, Shi Youcai could still stand by and remain silent, but when he saw Old Xue not only wanting to see the front of the Golden Threaded Jade Clothes, but also the back, he couldn't help it anymore.
"This golden silk robe is very precious, even when I move around, I am always careful. Now that it needs to be turned over, it's really..." Shi Youcai stepped forward, looking at Xue Lao.
"Since it's for appraisal, how can you only look at the front and not the back? Even a vase can be faked with tricks like switching flowers, let alone this golden silk garment made of thousands of jade pieces. Don't worry, we absolutely won't let the golden silk garment suffer even the slightest damage." Xue Lao said to Shi Youcai.
At this time, Robert also stood up and said: "This is a necessary step for the appraisal. If any damage occurs, I will be responsible for compensation. Previously, I had already purchased one-tenth of the insurance for today's appraisal based on your reported estimate, Mr. Shi doesn't need to worry. After all, Mr. Shi should also be able to understand this approach, right?"
"Is that...?" Shi Youcai's face stiffened.
Robert said so, even if he didn't want to in his heart, there was no way. He could only watch as Old Xue directed people to move the Golden Silk Jade Robe.
At this time, since he had already promised to let Robert find someone to re-appraise the Golden Brocade, no matter what the reason was, he could only stand by and watch, lest he arouse suspicion by saying too much.
The golden jade clothes were quickly turned over, and Mr. Xue didn't delay either, continuing the previous movements. After Mr. Xue finished touching, he leaned to one side, and Mr. Qiao came forward to take a look.
Mr. Qiao nodded slightly and began to read carefully. Gu Ming watched Mr. Qiao's movements, guessing that after he finished reading, it would be her turn, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
She was tense in her heart, but on the surface, she didn't show it at all, standing calmly and unhurriedly three steps away from Mr. Qiao.
Mr. Xue whispered a few words to the people following him with the testing equipment as soon as Mr. Qiao started inspecting, and those people quickly arranged everything they would need according to Mr. Xue's instructions.
"Come here." Mr. Qiao's movements were not slow either, and after finishing, he directly said to Gu Mian.
It's finally here!
Gu Xiang took a deep breath and walked a few steps forward to stand in front of the Golden Thread Jade Robe. Although she had already roughly examined it with a magnifying glass when she came with Professor Wang last time, this step couldn't be omitted today.
She took out her usual magnifying glass and moved it to the Jinlv Yuyi, while her left hand also gently stroked the Jinlv Yuyi.
The first place her left hand touched was the back of Jin Lvyi's jade clothes. As soon as she made contact with the jade piece, a warmth immediately appeared on her hand, and a howling sound similar to that day in Professor Wang's office also came from the bottom of her heart.
But that day she only touched one piece at a time, today it's a whole bunch of pieces at once, the loud roar from many jade pieces together is making her somewhat overwhelmed.
Gu Mei listened to the hoarse voice that only she could hear, steadying her mind and carefully moving her left hand. What surprised her was that as she felt her way along, all of these jade pieces were warm to the touch, without any cold spots in between, which meant that they were indeed old, not modern imitations.
Facing such a situation, Gu Mian felt somewhat puzzled, could it be that this Golden Thread Jade Robe was actually real?
No way! This golden brocade dress is all wrong!
Gu Mei slowed down the movements of her hands, no longer caressing large areas, but instead using her fingertips to touch one piece at a time. Although this method was less efficient, it suddenly made Gu Mei's originally puzzled expression clear up.
At first, when they touched it together, she felt like something was being neglected. The hissing sounds were a bit louder than when they touched the jade piece separately, but as soon as they touched each one individually, the differences came out immediately.
Among these hoarse jade pieces, there are some strange jade pieces. Those jade pieces that feel hot when touched indeed have a temperature transmission, but the level of heat is uneven, not only without any hoarse sound, but also with little joy in the heart, instead, there is a faint sadness, and the sound transmitted from the heart is also vague and unclear.
Gu Xiang roughly figured it out in her mind, and then refocused her attention on the magnifying glass. Based on the voice in her heart and the feeling of touching things, she found those jade pieces that only had a temperature but a vague sound.
She originally thought that the problematic jade pieces should be mostly of poor quality, but unexpectedly, from the back of the golden thread jade clothes, most of the problematic jade pieces were actually of relatively good quality, while those with poorer quality only accounted for a small proportion.
Moreover, she carefully observed that the places where the problematic jade pieces with poor quality were located were not the knots of the gold thread. According to the sampling method for Jin Xu Yu Yi, it is generally not possible to take samples from those places. On the other hand, the jade pieces with better quality were adjacent to the problem-free jade pieces, but none of them were at the knots of the gold thread either.
If it were just one or two such cases, it would be possible that this was unintentional, just a coincidence. However, in all the places where Gu Qing checked, they were all like this. At first, she didn't immediately notice anything unusual because the problematic jade pieces were mixed in with the normal ones. When she touched them, the shrill sounds emitted by the jade pieces covered up the vague sounds that were interspersed among them.
She roughly estimated that at least half of the jade pieces on this side had problems, which made her take a deep breath in surprise.
That day when they came to take samples for appraisal, the back of Jinlv Yuyi was also prepared by Chen Lao and others, but because the thing was indeed too precious, Shi Youcai had already shown great dissatisfaction. Under the director's mediation, everyone retreated a step, and only the front was sampled, while the back remained untouched.
It's just that today is different, Xue Lao obviously doesn't want to be polite to Chen Lao and Professor Wang, so he does whatever he wants, after Gu Mian finishes looking at the back, he lets Mr. Qiao come forward to take down the jade pieces he specified.
Shi Youcai was about to speak up again, but after Robert gave him a glance, he moved his lips and still didn't say anything.
Mr. Xue specified that the number of jade pieces to be taken was not many, while Mr. Qiao's sampling action was more skilled than Professor Wang's. After finding the place where the gold thread was tied, he quickly pulled out the jade piece, took down the required one and then took out a mold about the size of a fish slice to fix it, and then quickly re-strung the unnecessary jade pieces in order.
Of course, the people around him did not idle, and quickly weighed and measured the jade pieces. After the back was done, they turned the golden jade clothes over to the front again.
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