Chapter 51

Su Yuqing agilely vaulted over the rockery and suddenly shouted, "There’s a loose stone here!" Behind the displaced stone lay a square hidden compartment, about a foot wide. Inside sat a waterproof tin box containing that very piece of *kesi* silk, *Infants at Play*. Even more surprisingly, at the bottom of the box was a small booklet detailing the *kesi* weaving techniques and dye formulas of the Xiuyun Pavilion—long-lost, legendary skills. "This discovery is monumental!" the director of the Suzhou Silk Museum, who had hurried over upon hearing the news, said with great excitement. "If these techniques could be restored..."