"Pfft..."
Before the woman could speak, the women beside her laughed first.
"Have we met somewhere..." This sentence is no stranger to them, and those men who call themselves talented have already used this trick.
"Susu, is this young master asking you something?" A person beside him tugged on the woman's sleeve and asked with some teasing.
The woman called "Susu" clenched her teeth and said, "I've never seen him before, let's go."
Li Xuan showed doubts on his face. Although this woman looked very familiar, he really couldn't remember where he had seen her before. At a certain moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said, "Do you have a girl named Shen Shu?" brother?"
A woman beside her asked, "Susu, does your family have a man named Shen Shu?"
"No, this person may be sick, let's go." The woman named "Susu" glared at Li Xuan and strode away.
"That's His Royal Highness, in the entire capital, the younger generation is more outstanding than him, and there is only Li Xianbo. Susu, you should be careful, it's not good to be overheard." A woman behind her Looking back, he reminded her.
"What are the three masters of the capital? They are nothing more than... a shameless adulterer..." Shen Su revealed a look of embarrassment on his face, and said something in a low voice, but the voice of the second half of the sentence was very low. Except for her, no one else hear.
Outside the hall, Li Xuan shook his head, seeing that the Chongyuan Hall had been opened, and the crowd began to pour in, wondering: "Could it be that he really won't come today?"
Chongyuan Hall is a place to hold large-scale celebrations. The space inside the hall is extremely wide. After the crowd walks in from outside the hall, they can see the bright lights inside the hall. Tables extend from the entrance of the hall to the innermost part. , are guarded by several palace guards.
"Ah, here is another glazed Avalokitesvara statue, bigger than the one in Hanshan Temple!" An official couldn't help exclaiming when he saw a glazed Avalokitesvara statue just after entering the main hall.
Behind him, the eyes of several famous eminent monks in Kyoto showed strange lights.
"Look at this Bingruyi, my God, it's crystal clear, without any impurities..."
"Glass bowls, glass cups, and glazed chopsticks are all made of glazed glass, and only the royal family has such a heritage."
"There is still in front, there is still in front, I saw another Buddha statue..."
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Originally, everyone didn't have much expectations for today's colored glaze appreciation meeting, but who would have thought that there are so many glazed vessels in the palace!
Liuli is auspicious and a treasure. Who doesn’t want to collect a few pieces in their home to bring some luck to the family, bring more blessings, and make the whole family last longer—although I don’t know if it’s accurate, but It is better to believe what is there than to believe what is not, what if it will work
Moreover, this is the colored glaze collected by the royal family, maybe it can give them a little bit of royal luck, so no matter what, they have to buy one back today.
At a glance, there are only dozens of colored glazes, which is far from enough to share among so many people, not to mention that there are so many monks who want to grab one with them, it may not be easy to get one.
Looking at those monks looking at the glazed Buddha statues, their eyes shining brighter than their bald heads, one knows that today is going to be a tough battle.
"Master, you must get this glazed hairpin in a while!" A middle-aged woman turned her head and looked at the man beside her and said.
The man frowned and said: "Nonsense, this hairpin is probably worth nearly a thousand taels of silver, how can the family have money for you to squander?"
The woman's expression was gloomy, and she sighed: "I have been married to Ma Mansion for so many years, have you ever asked Master for anything?"
"This..." The man showed a look of embarrassment on his face.
On the other side, a young woman said in a sad voice: "Husband, this glazed bracelet reminds me of my mother who has passed away. Can you buy it for me?"
Somewhere, a woman took the arm of someone around her, pointed to something in a brocade box on the table, and murmured, "Sir, this is the bracelet that often appears in my dreams..."
Glazed wooden fish, glazed Buddha beads, glazed Buddha statues, glazed incense burners...
Even though many of the people present were great virtuous and eminent monks who were praised by the people, when they faced these things, they would inevitably show expressions of distraction or shock on their faces.
They even had an illusion, as if this glass appreciation meeting was prepared just for them...
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"Your Majesty, since when are there so many colored glazes in the palace?" Concubine Cui looked at Emperor Jing suspiciously and asked at a place in the front that was separated by a curtain.
"I discovered the royal family's secret collection a few days ago. It should be the treasures donated by the people over the past few decades. These things are useless. Since they were taken from the people, I will use them again for the people... "
"Your Majesty's benevolence..." Concubine Cui paused in her voice, and then said: "Can I let my concubine take away the smaller Buddha statue? Glass is a treasure of Buddhism. It may be more effective for my concubine to pray for His Majesty sooner or later." .”
Emperor Jing nodded and said, "Yes."
An eunuch stood at the front and said: "Everyone, Your Majesty has a decree that these glazed wares are allowed to be sold today, and you can bid for them at will. The reserve price is written on the box, you can start bidding now... "
Many people in the hall were waiting for this moment, and someone looked over impatiently.
"Three thousand taels, this Bing Liuli Ruyi actually costs three thousand taels..."
"One thousand taels of glass hairpins is ten times that of the Jinyu Pavilion!"
"Three thousand taels of glazed Buddhist beads, two thousand taels of wooden fish, two thousand taels of incense burner, and this Buddha statue - ten thousand taels!"
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Even though they knew that colored glaze was rare and the price would not be cheap, after confirming it, some people still gasped.
Some officials present just broke their fortune a few days ago, how can they afford these things
Even if they could afford it, would they dare to buy it
Isn't this clearly telling His Majesty that they were greedy more before
As for the officials who did not lose their money a few days ago, they did not dare to act rashly.
The salaries of the two prime ministers are only so much a year. They five-rank officials and fourth-rank officials spend thousands of taels to buy colored glaze at once.
Of course, the courtiers have no money and no courage, which does not mean that the rich and powerful have no money.
Their background is much deeper than that of officials.
When someone came to a desk, he said: "Three thousand taels, if no one bids, this Bingyu is wishful, and I will take it."
"Joke, I want to take it for three thousand taels, and I'll offer three thousand and fifty taels." Another person came out and said with a sneer.
"Four thousand taels."
"Four thousand and fifty taels." The man said with a smile: "Fifty taels is not enough to go to the Zuiyue Tower for a casual meal. No matter how much you pay, I will pay fifty taels more than you."
"..." The voice of the man who spoke first paused, "Four thousand fifty-one taels."
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"This Buddha statue, Fahua Temple must take it down, even if it is 20,000 taels!"
"There are only more than ten Buddha statues, we must win at least one, and we cannot be compared with them!"
"The number of Buddha statues is limited, I'm afraid I can't compete with them, this string of beads must be obtained!"
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"I pay four thousand three hundred taels!"
"Four thousand three hundred and one!"
"Four thousand three hundred and two!"
Li Yi walked outside the hall and saw a few guards dragging the two out of the hall. After casting a glance, he turned to look at Li Mingzhu and said, "Look at you, you have to eat fried rice with eggs. It's too late." ?”