1924, Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City, and concubines took some jewels and daily necessities. The total amount of silver is about * * *150,000 yuan. Without the support of the government of the Republic of China, Puyi began to sell cultural relics frantically to maintain daily expenses, and the famous Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival and Cao E's Injustice were all sold. Later 16 pure gold admiral (total weight 1 10000), as well as gold treasures, gold photo albums, gold treasure boxes, etc. , 65,438+0,900 pearls, 65,438+0,800 precious stones, etc. , sold for 800,000. And it is said that this kind of transaction will happen several times a year.

Later, Puyi brought these remaining cultural relics to the northeast. After the collapse of Manchukuo, Puyi took some of Guizhou's palace treasures, and the rest fought with each other and destroyed many cultural relics. After being captured by the Soviet Union, Puyi lost some cultural relics. After returning home, Puyi handed in the last 486 cultural relics (it is said that these cultural relics should be calligraphy and painting, hidden in the mezzanine of the box he carried with him). From then on, the royal family's private money was gone.