There is no denying that the pearls worth 800 million in Cixi's mouth are really rare treasures. This pearl is not only big, but also has a very strange feature. So why did Cixi bury this night pearl in her mouth? Is it really because it can prevent corrosion?
It is reported that this luminous pearl is about five centimeters in diameter and weighs more than one hundred grams. It consists of two hemispherical gems. It has a strange place, that is, when it is split in two, it is only two transparent stones, but when the two halves are put together, it can emit bright green light, which is said to illuminate the hair within a hundred steps.
To be sure, Empress Dowager Cixi must have loved this night pearl very much before her death, so she buried it in her mouth after her death.
The reason why Cixi buried this night pearl should be based on the following considerations.
On the one hand, this night pearl is a rare treasure, much harder than ordinary gold and silver jewelry. Cixi liked it very much. She couldn't let it go before she died, so she had to take it away after she died.
On the other hand, the two halves of this night pearl can only emit bright green light when put together, so the best way to bury it is to put it in your mouth and put the two halves together. ?
In addition, there has been a custom of burying things with one's mouth since ancient times. Poor people generally have grain, copper coins and so on. , while the rich have valuables such as gold and jade. Cixi naturally didn't want these things, so she chose the pearl that was particularly precious in her mouth. These customs are said to be aimed at avoiding food and money in another world after death, and also to keep their mouths shut so as not to complain to the ghost king.
Of course, Cixi herself may really think that the night pearl can be preserved, but science has not confirmed that the night pearl can be preserved. Theoretically, the night pearl has no preservation function.