Chapter 26: The Real Han Jade

  Gu Jiyue's experience and level are still a bit higher than Zhao Yue and others, even better than the boss of that store.

  However, she only saw a little problem and didn't have any grasp of the specific result, so she thought of taking it to Ren Lijuan, who was more capable than herself. In their antique society, Ren Lijuan's level of antique appraisal was second to none, with no one daring to claim first place.

  Of course, those were in the past, and what's to come will be an unknown quantity.

  Along the way, she met many classmates and students from other schools. Many people smiled and greeted Gu Jiyue, but Gu Jiyue just nodded in response and didn't stop at all.

  Before long, the four of them arrived at the edge of Haihe Square, where a temporary canopy had been set up. Several experts from the Municipal Youth League and Cultural Relics Bureau were sitting underneath it, chatting and drinking tea to escape the heat.

  Those few experts are the final judges for today's evaluation, and they have a certain reputation in this area. It was not easy to invite them over this time; they only decided to come as judges after understanding the activity content and without pay. If it weren't so, normally spending money might not even be able to invite them.

  Ren Lijuan and Gu Jiyue agreed to meet here.

  Time is almost up, many students have gathered here, and there are not a few people who say with a smile on their faces, with a sense of pride and satisfaction, it seems that they have gained a lot.

  When Gu Jiyue arrived, Ren Lijuan was chatting with a few people there, so Gu Jiyue could only bring Liu Yiyang and the others to wait first.

  "Director Gu, is there something wrong with this thing of Liu Yi Yang's?"

  After stopping, Zhao Lei asked with concern, this question he had been thinking about on the way, but hadn't had a chance to ask.

  Gu Jiyue's previous change in expression was all seen by him, and he thought it was because something Liu Yiyang bought had a problem that would make Gu Jiyue like this.

  Something he didn't think much of in the first place had a problem, so naturally he thought of the worst aspects first, that's why he was worried.

  "There is a bit of a problem, let's have the boss take a look to be on the safe side!"

  Gu Jiyue didn't know what Zhao Wei was thinking, and immediately nodded. Zhao Wei's face suddenly turned ugly, and when he looked at Liu Yi Yang, his eyes showed a hint of sympathy, mixed with some discomfort.

  He also thought that Liu Yiyang was very unlucky this time. The ancient jade he bought at a high price was not an imitation of the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, but a modern fake.

  It's no wonder he would think that way. People who don't know the situation wouldn't think it's possible that this is a real ancient jade, rather than some fake stuff.

  "Ji Yue, sorry!"

  Ren Lijuan walked over, accompanied by Hai Dong, another deputy president of the antique association.

  Hai Dong is a student at Bin Hai Medical University, but he is also a graduate student. He is also an old man in the antique club. Ren Li can become the president of the club as early as freshman year, and his credit is the greatest.

  Many people say that the two are a couple and have been together for a long time, but only a few people in the antique society know that they are just ordinary friends. Hai Dong had pursued Ren Li Juan before, but she did not agree.

  "Nothing's wrong, come take a look at this, I feel it doesn't seem like a simple object, it's a bit tricky!"

  Gu Jiyue called Liu Yi Yang over and had him take out the jade pendant he had just bought.

  Seeing Gu Jiyuan looking a bit anxious and nervous, Liu Yiyang smiled slightly and opened the box to take out the jade pendant inside.

  The person who should be most nervous is him, but for some reason, Liu Yi Yang's heart feels very at ease.

  As soon as Yu Huan took it out, Ren Lijuan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and Hai Dong beside her also frowned.

  At first glance, this is a piece of Han jade with the shape of Han jade. Unfortunately, the black color is too obvious and fake, plus the irregular depressions on the body, it looks like a later imitation no matter how you look at it.

  This piece of embroidery should also be made in the late Qing dynasty. At that time, it was a fake product, but after more than 100 years, it has shed its identity as a fake and can be called a late Qing imitation.

  This was also the first impression of Gu Jiyue and Zhao Lei before.

  Ren Lijuan and Hai Dong were the same, fortunately Ren Lijuan understood Gu Jiyue, knowing that she wouldn't take this thing out for no reason, and took a closer look.

  After taking a few glances, her eyes also widened considerably.

  "Ji Yue, who is this classmate?" Raised her head, Ren Li Juan looked slightly embarrassed and asked Ji Yue.

  "This is Liu Yi Yang, our newly recruited member last time, with a very solid foundation!"

  Gu Jiyue hastily introduced, Liu Yi Yang joined the club when she was in charge of assessment, had a deep impression on Liu Yi Yang, unlike Ren Lijuan, today is considered to be the first time recognizing Liu Yi Yang.

  "So you're Liu Yiyang, classmate. Jiyueke rarely praises people in front of me, last time she almost praised you to the sky! Nice to meet you and glad you can join the Antiques Club!"

  Ren Lijuan's eyes lit up slightly, she smiled and stretched out her hand, shaking hands with Liu Yiyang.

  Gu Ji Yue, who was standing beside her, was taken aback by her words and immediately turned red in the face, lowering her head.

  "You're too kind, boss!"

  Liu Yi Yang responded politely, but in his heart he was secretly anxious. The time to go to work had almost arrived and he didn't have much time left to stay here.

  "Yi Yang, can I take a closer look at this jade pendant over there?"

  Ren Lijuan smiled and pointed to the table next to her, where several of their schoolmates were sitting in the rest area, all wearing identical tags around their necks.

  "No problem!" After calculating the time, Liu Yi Yang nodded slightly.

  Ren Li Juan didn't waste any words and led Gu Ji Yue and the others to walk towards the office desk, where several classmates who were resting saw them and hastily stood up, giving up their seats to them and finding a new place for themselves.

  Ren Lijuan didn't stand on ceremony either, sitting down in a position and actually pulling out a magnifying glass from her pocket to examine it carefully.

  It wasn't until then that Zhao Wei felt something was off, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. If it were just a modern forgery, Ren Li Juan wouldn't have been so serious about it. Could this piece of jade have some other secret?

  This piqued Zhao Lei's interest as well.

  "Hai Dong, Jie, what do you think?" After reading it herself, Ren Li Juan asked softly after letting Hai Dong, the deputy director, take a look.

  "I don't think it's a Qing dynasty imitation, that black color I don't know what's going on, but it's very solid, apart from the black color and the marks, this is basically real ancient jade, I guess the time is during the Qin and Han dynasties!"

  Gu Jiyue first expressed his views, and Hai Dong also stated his own opinions, which were similar to Gu Jiyue's.

  Their eyesight is quite good, if there were no black specks and that pressure mark, they would definitely take this ancient jade as real Han Jade, other places on the ancient jade conform to the characteristics of Han Jade.

  Qin and Han?

  Zhao Lei's heart was suddenly struck, his mouth opened, wanting to say something, but couldn't get it out.

  "The crack is nothing, I know it's not a defect. The ancient method of making jade is different from modern times, the technology back then was far less advanced than today!"

  Ren Lijuan pointed to the jade pendant bought by Liu Yiyang and said in a low voice, "At that time, there was a technique for cutting jade called 'slice cutting'. Slice cutting can cut jade very smoothly and straight. You see, if it weren't for this crack, wouldn't this piece of jade be very flat?"

  "Right, now that you mention it, it's really like that!"

  Hai Dong first agreed, followed by Gu Jiyue and Zhao Lei, who all nodded in agreement. Zhao Lei was even more surprised in his heart.

  Listening to Li Jiaojiao say this, it seems that she also recognizes this as a truly ancient jade, Han jade, rather than some later imitation. If it's really Han jade, then the price is vastly different from late Qing dynasty or Republic of China imitations, one in heaven and one on earth.

  "As for these black and dark colors, I do have some guesses, but before I say anything, I'd like to ask Yiyang first: when you bought this jade piece, was it based on the Han dynasty style or a Qing dynasty imitation?"

  Ren Lijuan looked at Liu Yi Yang and asked a question that even Liu Yi Yang did not think of.

  At this moment, Liu Yi Yang had some hesitation. He indeed did not buy it as a fake, judging from the thickness of the transparent light ring, this was absolutely something with very high age. From the red spirit energy emanating out, this was also an extremely valuable treasure.

  Is he able to say it like this just because he is here?

  After a moment of consideration, Liu Yiyang nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "I bought it at the price of a Qing dynasty piece, but I think this is a real Han jade!"

  "Han Jade?"

  Zhao Lei and Wang Xiaoli both took a deep breath, Gu Jiyue looked at Liu Yiyang, wondering what he was thinking, with sparkling lights in his beautiful eyes.

  Hai Dong was also surprised to look at Liu Yi Yang, he did not expect that Liu Yi Yang really bought it as Han Yu, and if it was Han Yu, buying it at the price of late Qing jade would be a great bargain for this new member.

  "So you know what's going on with Hei Qin now?" Ren Lijuan smiled and asked another question.

  "I don't know!"

  Liu Yi Yang shook his head slightly, and Ren Li Juan's face changed subtly, looking puzzled. Liu Yi Yang continued: "I saw a description like this in a book. If jade is buried in the soil for too long, some fungi will attach to it, and these fungi will have some secretions. These secretions will accumulate on the jade over time, forming a layer of black film that directly covers the surface. The longer the time, the harder this black film becomes, and even a knife can't cut it off. I guess these black substances are the legacy of fungal secretions, but since I've never seen anything like this before, I'm just guessing and can't be sure!"

  "Good!"

  Liu Yi Yang had just finished speaking when Ren Li Juan stood up, her eyes filled with even thicker surprise.

  "I really didn't expect that our school would have such a talented person like Yiyang. We hadn't discovered him before, what a loss for us!"

  Ren Lijuan's words gave Liu Yi Yang a very high evaluation, and even Hai Dong and Gu Jiyue were stunned for a moment. Zhao Lei and Wang Xiaoli on the side looked silly.

  Ren Lijuan's words not only praised Liu Yiyang, but also had another effect, which was to acknowledge that this jade pendant is a genuine Han Dynasty jade, just like Liu Yiyang.

  After keeping it intact and explaining away what they thought were 'defects', how much is such a piece of Chinese jade worth?