Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1902: Chapter 1805: What Are Your Terms?

Clayflo heard Huo Sining’s words, and a brilliant smile involuntarily spread across his lips, with a peculiar glint in his eyes as he glanced at Huo Sining.

Huo Sining immediately realized that her question was too presumptuous, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she awkwardly said:

”I apologize, Mr. Duke, I am merely curious. If you find it inconvenient to answer, it’s perfectly alright.”

Clayflo chuckled and waved his hand, saying, ”It’s alright, it’s just that this is indeed a business secret, and according to the rules, it cannot be disclosed to outsiders before the auction officially starts.”

Huo Sining was somewhat skeptical of Clayflo’s words. She had wanted to leave earlier, but this guy deliberately leaked information, saying that among the grand finale antiques there were some excellent Huaxia antiquities, and even hinted at giving her some details. Now, her curiosity was piqued, and this damned foreigner was pretending it was inconvenient to disclose anything, how fake!

However, this was his domain, and indeed he was in charge. Huo Sining could only passively accept it, having no right to interfere.

Clayflo was well aware of the tactic of suspense before satisfaction. After whetting Huo Sining’s appetite, he suddenly dashed cold water on her, then sweetened the pot: ”However—”

Huo Sining was aware there would be such a turning point, but still could only fall for it, raising her head to look steadily at this cunning foreigner:

”But what?”

Clayflo glanced at his sister sitting there with a lackluster expression, and said, ”Although I can’t disclose the specific names, I can still provide Miss Huo with some clues. However, to get these clues, it depends on whether Miss Huo is sincere enough.”

Huo Sining realized that for Clayflo to say this, he was confident enough that she would be led by the nose for this grand finale item.

She had to admit, she was indeed very interested in this grand finale item, which was surely not just some ordinary object in the building, and judging by Clayflo’s caution, it was definitely very precious.

Her curiosity aroused, Huo Sining couldn’t help but raise her head to look directly at this foreigner:

”Mr. Duke, I am not one to beat around the bush. Please, tell me, if I want to know the clues about the grand finale item, what are your conditions, Mr. Duke?”

Clayflo intended to tease this woman a bit more, not expecting Huo Sining to not join in the banter, but directly ask what the conditions were. This temperament, truly, was completely different from the reserved and courteous Huaxia people he knew, who loved to beat around the bush and only spoke partially.

So Clayflo no longer hid anything, directly looking at the box containing the antiques and said, ”Semiya foolishly lost the antiques he stole from me to you. To be candid, I don’t really care about those things, but among them is one, which is a relic my maternal grandfather passed down. My grandfather has been deceased for many years, and this is one of the few mementos he left behind, so I hope Miss Huo could let me buy it back. What does Miss Huo think?”

Upon hearing Clayflo’s words, Huo Sining frowned tightly:

”A family heirloom? Mr. Duke, which item are you referring to? Could it be Lang Shining’s painting? But it doesn’t seem right, as this painting has no connection with the Rothschild Family, does it?”

”Could it be, Mr. Duke, you want to say that your grandfather is a descendant of Lang Shining, and this painting was also passed down from him?”

”But even so, this doesn’t make sense. During the Qing Dynasty, Lang Shining was just a foreigner court painter. Every piece of his work belonged to the Imperial Court, and he wasn’t allowed to keep them, especially this painting that depicts Emperor Qianlong and his consort. Such a painting would never be allowed to be passed down outside. Your reason doesn’t hold logically.”

A trace of disapproval flashed in Huo Sining’s eyes, but her words made Clayflo across from her appear somewhat embarrassed.

Given Clayflo’s status, although Huo Sining’s words were quite blunt, he wouldn’t bicker with a woman, so he just smiled and said, ”No, I’m referring to that Bronze lantern.”

Huo Sining was stunned, the item in the box she thought most likely related to the Rothschild Family was the ancient painting depicting Emperor Qianlong and his consort at leisure, but she hadn’t expected Clayflo wanted the Changxin Palace Lantern.

This time, the smile in Huo Sining’s eyes also faded.

The items in this box were all immensely precious, especially the Changxin Palace Lantern, which Huo Sining valued highly.

The history of the Han Dynasty is complex. The issues surrounding the Liu Family’s succession to the throne, and even the mysteries of the imperial harem, many historical records were destroyed in large amounts during the **** period. To historians, these are key pieces of evidence for the study of Han Dynasty history, yet due to the gaps in data, much historical research relies on conjecture and even folklore to fill the void.

Therefore, Huo Sining felt that bringing back this palace lantern might help unravel a lingering historical case.

And from Clayflo’s words, Huo Sining understood that her previous assumptions might have been wrong. If the palace lantern was passed down from Clayflo’s grandfather, then it was likely taken out during the Allied Forces’ invasion of Huaxia.

Because the Dou Wan Tomb hadn’t been excavated at that time, there was only one possibility: the Changxin Palace Lantern might have already been stolen by tomb robbers before the Republic of China, rather than taken by archaeologists who came later.

Thinking this way, Huo Sining finally knew the real origin of the Changxin Palace Lantern. However, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.

So many wonderful items, Adrian’s many hidden treasures already made her feel distressed, and now there were more in Clayflo’s possession. She didn’t even know how many great things were hidden in the hands of these foreigners.

Domestic museums could only rely on experts to restore and piece together one or two complete items, while in the hands of these foreigners, they possessed so many exquisite things.

Thinking this, Huo Sining couldn’t help but feel a surge of anger rise within her. She couldn’t help but raise her head and coldly sneer at this so-called Duke:

”I didn’t know that what the Duke considered as family legacy meant that some robbers went to someone else’s home, took their family heirlooms, and thus declared them as their own ancestral inheritance, is that how it is?”