The princess and the lord are brothers and sisters

"Next, there is the high-quality white jade Guanyin statue, which is the dowry of Princess Ji. The base price is 500 taels."

The emperor's hand holding the wine glass froze slightly, his long and narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.

The little eunuch standing beside him said softly: "Master, it seems to be something from the palace."

The emperor hooked the corners of his lips indifferently, drank the wine in the glass, and said: "It is the Jade Guanyin bestowed by the Queen Mother when Princess Ji got married. It seems that he has no scruples about even daring to auction off the things that were bestowed by the emperor." gone."

The little eunuch said cautiously: "Then... do you want to ask for a price?"

The emperor lightly tapped the table with his fingers, with a calm expression on his face: "Let's see and talk."

"600 taels!"

"700 taels!"

"..."

"1000 taels!"

The audience was in an uproar, and looked up to the west wing on the second floor.However, there is a gauze curtain separating the wing room, and two figures can be seen only vaguely.The people downstairs started whispering to each other, and Butler Wang also started counting down the auction.

The emperor glanced at the little eunuch lightly, and the little eunuch hurriedly shouted: "One thousand and one hundred taels."

There was an uproar downstairs again, and everyone looked at the East Chamber again.It's a pity that the guests in the east and west rooms are equally mysterious, and it's impossible to guess their identities.

At this time, Yang Meili, who was in the west wing, was closely watching the curtains in front of and behind the stage that separated the stage downstairs. After a while, a red flag stretched out from behind the curtain. It was only for a moment, and the flag quickly retracted.

Yang Meili immediately said: "One thousand two hundred taels!"

The emperor glanced in the direction of the next room with a half-smile.

The little eunuch said: "Then the people in the west wing don't want to show their faces, so can I ask the servant to ask someone to check?"

"No need." There was a hint of understanding and playfulness in the emperor's smile.

"Then... do you still want to ask for a price?"

The emperor paused and said, "Call again."

"One thousand five hundred taels!"

Yang Yingjun, who was sweating secretly behind the stage, clenched his fist silently: Yes!Then the white flag was stuck out of the curtain, so the asking price stopped when the emperor shouted "300 taels", which was a full 400 taels more than Wang Steward's predicted price.In fact, when he first said that he wanted to auction this Guanyin statue, Steward Wang strongly opposed it, saying that it was a treasure bestowed by the Queen Mother, and it would be disrespectful to auction it openly.Yang Yingjun thought that such a piece of porcelain might be broken before it reached Jiangnan, so he really didn't want to take it with him, so he asked casually how much it could sell for?After learning that it was worth at least 800 taels, he immediately decided to auction it off.Anyway, I have already broken up with those two in the palace before, who cares whether I respect it or not.

The auction went smoothly, and Yang Yingjun gradually discovered a problem. The emperor would bid for all his personal belongings (mostly dowry), and it was an attitude that he was bound to get it.In order to prove this idea, when auctioning the double-flower porcelain vase, which is said to have been painted by Princess Ji herself, the highest value was only 300 taels. He deliberately asked Yang Meili to drive up the price to "500 taels", but the emperor still took it. up.Although he really wanted to see if he would shoot when he shouted 1000 taels, but after thinking about it, he felt bored, so Yang Yingjun didn't do it in the end.

It is not good for him to test the emperor's mind, what he has to do now is to sell the auction items as soon as possible.

When the auction items lasted to the commercial stores under the Wangfu, the whole venue really entered a white-hot state.It seems that these old foxes know what is the most valuable.The Wangfu has a total of five houses, two inns, a teahouse, a silk shop, and a bank in the capital. The shops are located in the central area with sufficient tourists. In addition, the King of Ji also has a large manor on the outskirts of the capital, with a thousand acres of fertile land.The Prince Ji's Mansion is a house bestowed by the former emperor, which belongs to the state-owned property and can only be confiscated and cannot be auctioned. For this reason, Yang Yingjun was heartbroken for several days.

"50 million taels."

Yang Yingjun who was in a daze was awakened by the uproar in the audience. He thought to himself what is he auctioning now, why the asking price is 50 taels all of a sudden?I secretly opened a corner of the curtain and looked out, and saw the title deed of the real estate on the auction table, and the nameplate on the side read: Guangyuan Bank.

"80 million taels."

"100 million taels."

"..."

Yang Yingjun knew that Guangyuan Bank was the largest bank in the capital other than the Tianzihao Bank opened by the Royal. It had branches all over the country, and it had always had a good reputation and made a lot of money every year.However, those who are knowledgeable should also know that without certain financial resources and reputation, it is difficult to operate such a large bank, not to mention the recent serious run on the bank, if the situation gets out of control, it is likely to lead to bankruptcy.

"500 million taels."

Yang Yingjun was taken aback. Who is this arrogant man?

The sound seemed to be coming from the South Pavilion.From the beginning of the auction to now, the South Pavilion has been silent, and he thought there was no one inside.

Yang Yingjun admitted that he had no choice but to see that he was open to money. Dozens of people in the palace were going to move to the south of the Yangtze River. The expenses along the way must be very high, so he had to plan ahead.Therefore, when arranging the seats of the guests, he only said to the owner of the Liyuan that "the highest price gets it", and he didn't care who the people sitting in the east and west hatchbacks and the south and north pavilions were.

"700 million taels." The voice obviously came from the East Chamber. It seems that the emperor is also very interested in Guangyuan Bank.

"800 million taels." The mysterious man in the South Pavilion seemed to have no intention of giving up.

Yang Yingjun was very excited, it seems that this time he has made a lot of money!

"1000 million taels."

This is far beyond the budget, Yang Yingjun almost jumped up.

"Two million taels," said slowly in the East Chamber, "Gold."

The whole venue was noisy, and everyone guessed who the owners of the rooms on both sides were.Yang Yingjun hid behind the curtain and tried hard to remember how many taels one gold equals.

"Lanterns are hung in the South Pavilion, and the auction is suspended." Steward Wang said suddenly, and the venue erupted.

Yang Yingjun froze for a moment, what the hell?

Steward Wang hurried to behind the curtain, and Yang Yingjun couldn't wait to say: "Why did you call it a stop? Isn't this auction the highest bidder?"

Steward Wang said: "Your Majesty, you don't know, this is the rule in the business. At the end of the auction, if there are two remaining parties at a deadlock, as long as one party hangs up the lantern, they can stop temporarily and give them time to negotiate."

Yang Yingjun's eyes lit up: "That is to say, people from the South Pavilion will go to the East Chamber to negotiate?"

"Exactly."

The auction was called to a halt, but the emperor just raised his eyebrows slightly, and continued drinking indifferently.The little lady listened to the footsteps coming upstairs, and said: "Master, the people from the South Pavilion are here."

The emperor didn't speak, and the people in the south pavilion asked the guards to stop them outside. It was a woman who heard the voice: "The little girl is ordered by the master, and I have something to tell you."

The emperor glanced at the little eunuch, and the little eunuch understood, and raised his voice, "Say something quickly."

The little girl's voice was gentle, but with a hint of arrogance: "Our master said, although we don't know the status of your lord, please stop here, don't cause trouble for your upper body."

The emperor laughed silently.

The little eunuch said angrily: "What a big tone! Could it be that your master is the Jade Emperor?"

The little woman said: "Although he is not the Jade Emperor, he is also a relative of the emperor. Our master of Guangyuan Bank is bound to win. Your Excellency, it is better not to fight between emotions."

The emperor's smile deepened, he waved to the little eunuch, the little eunuch hurriedly walked to his side, and leaned his head towards him.After the emperor murmured something in his ear, the little eunuch said to the outside world: "Hmph! Who can bluff people? Besides, what about the relatives of the emperor? If you don't name a name that can bluff people, today's Guangyuan Bank, our master is about to be settled."

The little girl said: "My master knew what you said a long time ago, so I asked the little girl to bring a token. You just need to take a look, and you will know the identity of my master."

The little eunuch went out, took the token from Nange and handed it to the emperor.It was actually a waist card for entering the palace, and the word "Yang" was engraved on the back of the card.The emperor was stunned, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, his eyes gleamed like surprise, amusement, suddenness, and cruelty, his pupils were dark and shiny with complex emotions.

Ah, so that's the case...

The auction restarted, and Nange called out 200 million taels of gold and 100 taels of silver, but the East Chamber did not give up, but continued to call out 200 million taels of gold and 200 taels of silver. This posture was obviously against Nange.

Suddenly there was a loud bang in the South Pavilion. It seemed that the mysterious popularity of the South Pavilion was very strong, and the tables were cracked.Then, the curtain of the south pavilion was lifted, and a masked man led two young girls hurriedly downstairs, and left the pear garden without looking back.

Yang Yingjun was so curious, what was the origin of that man?

The subsequent auction went smoothly. Since the emperor bought the Guangyuan Bank, he probably ran out of money, so he didn't raise any more bids.After the auction ended, both Yang Meili and Wu Yao heaved a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to stand up and leave, a familiar chuckle suddenly came from outside: "Old Wu, why don't you invite me in?"

Yang Meili was shocked, and Wu Yao also showed a look of astonishment.The people outside didn't wait for them to speak, they lifted the curtain and came in, smiling all over their faces, who is not the emperor?

"You... how do you know..." Yang Meili broke out in a cold sweat.

The emperor smiled and said: "You just went upstairs and passed the east chamber. I saw your figure and guessed it was you. The one behind the stage raised the red flag and the white flag, right? As long as she raises the red flag, you will call the price, my eyes You are not blind, how can you not see? As for the purpose, you don’t need to guess.”

Yang Meili swallowed her saliva, and said with difficulty: "Then...then you know that we are colluding, why...you take the bait..."

The emperor said leisurely: "Since it's what Ran'er thinks, I will fulfill her, even if I know it's a scam, it doesn't matter."

Yang Meili's eyes widened, her expression was strange, and she stuttered: "You...you really like him?"

The emperor smiled noncommittally, and turned to look at the burly woman beside Yang Meili, who was covering her face, and smiled jokingly: "This attire suits you very well, Guard Wu."

Wu Yao: "..."