It was not too early when Xu Yixuan followed Tao Jinyu to Zhuangzi in the south of the city. As the sky became bright, the distinguished guests who were qualified to enter Zhuangzi to participate in the auction also arrived one after another.

Except for a few who were lucky enough to enter the pavilions, most of the guests were led by the servants to the seats around the Jiuqu Water Pavilion. When there were more people, it was inevitable that they would meet acquaintances. These groups of three and three greeted each other and exchanged polite greetings, and it became lively almost instantly.

"Hey, isn't this the second uncle? You actually have extra money and come here to join in the fun?"

"It's easy to talk, but it's just a matter of bringing a few unsatisfactory brats from my family over to learn more."

"If you want to talk about it, it has to be this Su Shang Ya Ju. This time, I heard the meaning, and that person is also very interested." After saying that, he still slightly raised his right index finger and pointed to the sky quietly. The meaning is self-evident. .

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They were both good people. After looking at each other twice, they tacitly understood each other and said a few polite words, then turned around and walked to their respective seats and sat down without saying anything else. As for the younger generation nephews who came with their elders, they were as well-behaved as little kittens, fearing that there would be some dissension in public and the family would lose face.

Those few guards had tense muscles all over their bodies and were always vigilant.

The breeze blew across the lake, causing ripples and gauze-like water mist slowly spreading. On the octagonal pavilion on the lake in the center of Jiuqu Water Pavilion, the copper bells hanging at the eight corners make a clanging sound like jade knocking on ice. With the sound of silk and bamboo, the dancers in cool clothes, with rich makeup and cheerful steps, filed in from the four entrances of Jiuqu Water Pavilion.

The small bell hanging on the body jingled with the graceful dance of the dancer, with a clear and sweet copper bell sound, as if echoing the copper bell above her head...

Soon, when all the guests sitting here were about to be immersed in it, a sudden and rough voice came out: "When the hell is the auction going to start? Uncle Hu can't wait any longer."

And this rough sound was more like a thunder on the ground, which suddenly pulled the thoughts of everyone present from admiring the graceful singing and dancing. In a daze, a young man wearing a thick-colored cotton robe with a double-breasted copper coin pattern appeared on the corridor of the Huxin Pavilion.

The man's body is generous but not bloated. He has a round, full-moon face and curved eyebrows, giving him a pleasing appearance of good fortune.

"Little Fu Bao, I wish you all good wishes." As he spoke, this man had already respectfully greeted everyone present, and then continued with a strong Beijing official accent, "This is our Su Shang Ya Ju. There is an auction of groceries every three years. As you all know, there was a heavy rain in Zhongzhou County last year. The floods destroyed the river banks and displaced the people along the coast..."

Xu Yixuan looked down at the Jiuqu Water Pavilion through the gauze hanging in front of the window sill of the pavilion. It has to be said that the man who calls himself "Fubao" is very eloquent. In just a few words, he told everyone present about the generosity of the owner behind Su Shang Ya Ju: all the silver proceeds from this auction will be shipped to Zhongzhou County and used for Resettlement of victims who are still in dire straits.

The imperial court was very worried about food, and after marrying into the Zhenguo Palace, she was forced to follow Xu Yixuan, who was exiled for three thousand miles. On a whim, he not only emptied the small treasury in the underground palace of the palace, but also emptied the Guangling palace where the concubine Xiao lived. Palace, the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, and many powerful and aristocratic families in the capital have not forgotten it.

Xu Yixuan did not pocket the illegally obtained money, but used it wisely, such as resettling the victims of the disaster in Zhongzhou County. But for the entire court, it was undoubtedly worse.

No one thought that the owner behind Su Shang Ya Ju wanted to use the money from the auction for disaster relief. I'm afraid that Emperor Qi Hui probably won't agree and let him go so easily.

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