The auction house opened for the first time, and people of some status in the capital received invitations from the "Yunlong Auction House". Businessmen from various countries gathered in the capital also received invitations. And the price of such an invitation has already been copied to two thousand taels of silver, but there is no market for it, and no one would foolishly sell the invitation in his hand. The Marquis of Anguo's Mansion also received the invitation. Although the queen wished to have all the Marquis of Anguo's mansions executed, she still needed to maintain a certain face.
At this moment, the entrance of Yunlong Auction House is full of traffic. The Duke's family received invitations in gold letters. As soon as they entered the door, they were greeted by waiters to the private room on the second floor. The private room was separated from the auction room in the hall on this floor by a gauze curtain. The rest of the people were all seated in the lobby on the first floor according to their seat numbers.
The four people from Prince Luo Rong's Mansion got out of the carriage, and someone greeted them immediately. Many people stared at Guo Zimu who was led by King Luo Rong. Heard that Luo Rong Wang Zhunzhengjun has a charming appearance, so he wears a mask. Seeing that this is indeed the case at this time, it arouses everyone's curiosity.
Guo Zimu lowered his head slightly, and clenched King Luo Rong's big hand. King Luo Rong briefly replied to the people who came to say hello, and then took Guo Zimu and Murong Hui in first, leaving the son behind to deal with it.
The waiter did not take Luo Rongwang and his party to the second floor, but went directly to the third floor. As soon as he entered the largest private room facing the auction platform on the third floor, King Luo Rong was startled, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, thousand years old."
King Luo Rong's voice was not high, and did not attract the attention of the people downstairs. In the private room, Emperor Yongming and the Empress were all dressed in modest clothes, obviously they didn't want others to know that they were here.
"Uncle Mo Duoli, sit down quickly."
Emperor Yongming said briskly, Guo Xun led Luo Rongwang and Guo Zimu to sit under Emperor Yongming, and Murong Hui was not qualified enough to sit at the back.
The queen said: "The auction house opened for the first time, and the emperor and I were very curious. I heard from Jiang Kangchen that there were some auction items sent by other people today."
King Luo Rong said with a smile: "Today, the minister brought Zhengjun and Shizi to open their eyes and see what is going on in this auction house. The excitement will not be there."
Emperor Yongming smiled and said: "I am also here to open my eyes. I listened to what Jiang Kangchen said. Everything in this auction house is for bidding. I don't have any extra money to grab from others." After saying that, Emperor Yongming turned down The lobby is full of mouths, where all the really rich people are sitting.
King Luo Rong laughed, but Guo Zimu couldn't hold back. The queen shook her head, and did not say that the emperor was cautious. Emperor Yongming liked to cry poorly with his courtiers the most, and he never shied away from it. When he and the queen came out this time, the queen took three thousand taels of silver from her private house, but Emperor Yongming didn't bring a single penny.
After a while, Prince Murong also came in. The old general, the old lady and Lao Zhengjun also came together. Guo Zimu stood up and gave up his position, but King Luo Rong didn't stop him. The old general sat beside King Luo Rong, and Guo Zimu went to sit on the lower seat of the queen with the old lady and Lao Zhengjun. Prince Murong sat next to the old general. As soon as the old general Dai sat down, Emperor Yongming asked: "Why didn't the Zhongyonghou and his wife come together? Let them come up after I said they are here."
The old general replied: "Ishii was caught by the people below. Those people finally caught him and they always wanted to say something to him. Brother An will come up in a while."
After the old general had finished speaking for a while, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing came in. The three children and the rest of the Dai family are on the second floor. From this, it can be seen who the current celebrity in front of Emperor Yongming is.
When the two came in, they saluted one by one, and the queen beckoned Shao Yunan to sit next to him. Wang Shijing sat in the place that Murong Shizi stepped aside, and Murong Shizi moved one place to sit on Wang Shijing's right hand side. After sitting down, An said: "Your Majesty, Chitose, this is Room No. 1. In the beginning, the auctions were all sent by others, so if you see something you like, just say, and I will follow suit. The tea and wine in the back are from us. For Yunlong Group, we have nothing to do."
The Queen immediately said: "This Lord and the Emperor are just here to come and see, there is nothing necessary."
Emperor Yongming winked at Wang Shijing, Wang Shijing reacted for a few seconds, and said: "Someone should send a list of items later, the emperor and Chitose, Uncle Murong, grandparents, you all have a look, maybe there are some rare ones."
Shao Yunan said richly and generously: "I can buy whatever I like, the worst thing I have is money."
Before the acting parents said anything, Emperor Yongming spoke first: "Haha, I love to hear that. The Wei family used to be rich, but I wanted the Wei family to contribute some money, and they pushed me back and forth. Listen to Yunan again. In this way, this is the difference between outsiders and our own family."
King Luo Rong followed the emperor's words and said: "That's not true. The Wei family only thinks about how to get money from your pocket, but Shi Jing and Yun'an are thinking about how to fill your pocket with money. It can be the same." what?"
"I knew that Uncle Huang understood me best."
The others endured the black lines on their foreheads, and the queen moved her fingers again and again. This person looks younger, and his mind has also degenerated. Judging from his appearance, Emperor Yongming and Shao Yunan can be said to be of the same age. It seems that it is precisely because of this that Emperor Yongming is not at all embarrassed to ask Shao Yunan to spend money for him. According to Emperor Yongming's words: "I asked my nephew to buy me some gadgets, what's the matter?"
At this time Jiang Kangchen came in. After saluting in turn, he sent a list of auction items to everyone present, explained the rules of the auction in detail, and gave Eunuch Guo a big signboard with "one" written on it. After everyone understood the rules of the auction and there were no problems, Jiang Kangchen saluted and left, and the auction was about to start.
At that time, the gate of the auction closed on time. There was a lot of chatter in the auction house, and there were three bangs of gongs and drums, and the noise was much quieter. Two teams of guards appeared from the side door, ran over in an orderly manner along both sides of the hall and stood in line. Many people can't figure out what this is for. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Kangchen appeared. He calmly walked to the auction stage and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. After the surroundings became quiet, Jiang Kangchen raised his voice and said, "Today is the opening day of the 'Yunlong Auction House'. My humble servant Jiang Kangchen welcomes all of you here to join us. Every guest who comes today will receive a copy of the auction house's auction house." A little present."
As soon as this remark came out, the audience erupted again. Are there any gifts? Someone immediately asked, "Are there any family members you brought?"
Jiang Kangchen: "Yes. They are all guests, even children."
Wow-
Jiang Kangchen raised his hand, and the hall immediately fell silent. He continued: "Gifts will be given after the auction is over. The guests in the private room will be sent by attendants one by one, and the guests in the hall will receive them at the exit when they leave. Everyone's gifts are the same. , A small heart is not a respect, and I hope you will not give up."
Someone stood up and shouted: "Who doesn't like a gift for nothing, everyone agrees!"
"Yeah yeah!"
The atmosphere at the scene immediately became lively, and Shao Yun'an said: "That person is a nurse, and he is here to raise the atmosphere."
Everyone looked at him, Shao Yun'an said calmly: "In order to prevent the silence, such an arrangement is normal."
"..."
Emperor Yongming: "What is the gift?"
Shao Yun'an: "A white jade transfer bead, the most common white jade."
Emperor Yongming's first reaction: "Prodigal! Too prodigal! There are so many people, how much do you have to give away?"
"Your majesty." The queen could bear it no longer.
Shao Yun'an held back a smile and said: "Your Majesty (aunt), don't worry, I will earn back a hundred times the money I spent. The reason why I gave the 'white jade' is to advertise our next Yunlong Jewelry Pavilion. Today's There will be jade ornaments from Yunlong Jewelry Pavilion at the auction, plus this small gift, when the Jewelery Pavilion opens next month, it will definitely be a bonanza."
Emperor Yongming, who was secretly pinched by the queen, nodded approvingly: "Not bad, but my eyelids are shallow."
Shao Yun'an hurriedly said: "The gift in Room 1 is not a transfer bead."
Emperor Yongming: "What is it?"
"Your Majesty, you will know when the time comes."
Emperor Yongming: "..."
Queen: "Your Majesty, it's time to start."
Emperor Yongming sat down immediately, Shao Yunan felt for the first time that holding back a laugh would hurt his body. Wang Shijing's face was also a little twitched, thankful for his strong concentration.
Just as Shao Yun'an and Emperor Yongming were talking, Jiang Kangchen's preface came to an end. He first explained the rules of the auction, and also warned that if someone violated the rules, the guards with knives standing in the hall were not vegetarians either. After no one had any objections, Jiang Kangchen announced the official start of the auction.
An outstanding maid walked out with a tray in her hand. The maid placed the tray on a long table and stepped back.
Jiang Kangchen introduced: "The first auction item, Yuan Dynasty ancient coins, 30 pieces, was authenticated by Master Zhao Wenyin of Yunlong Auction House as authentic. The starting price is 200 taels of silver, every 10 taels and double the price, let's start!"
"Two hundred taels!" A person held up a big sign with "Thirty-five" written on it.
"Two hundred and thirty taels!"
"Two hundred and forty taels!"
As the first four or five people increased their bids one by one, the people present figured out how to bid, and the number of people raising their cards began to increase. Shao Yun'an also explained that the first four hikers are also childcare providers, in order to let everyone understand what the process is like.
When the price of this set of ancient coins reached 1360 taels, no one bid again. Jiang Kangchen looked at the hourglass on the table, and began to shout: "One thousand three hundred and sixty one time, one thousand three hundred and sixty two times, one thousand three hundred and sixty two three times, deal!"
As soon as the auction hammer fell, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was auctioned like this, it's really exciting."
Shao Yun'an said with a light smile: "Your Majesty, the excitement is yet to come."
Emperor Yongming touched his chest.
With the successful auction of the first item, Jiang Kangchen was full of confidence. The items that are successful in the auction are first shown to the successful bidder for inspection, then sealed in front of the other party, pressed with the other party's ink pad, and then taken to the backstage. After the auction is over, the buyer will bring the number plate, and another same Finger ink pads and a pick-up slip to pick up the goods.
The second item is a famous painting. Emperor Yongming looked at the list of items and was curious: "Someone has sold this Buddha relic? It can't be stolen, right?"
The queen frowned: "How could there be such a thing?"
Shao Yunan said: "It seems to be a family heirloom. Everything at the auction will be checked for origin, so it should not be stolen goods. Mr. An will send someone to check, and there will be no mistakes."
King Luo Rong's eyes moved slightly, and Murong Shizi said calmly: "The relics of the Buddha have been lost, and the relics found are now enshrined in the relic tower of Yulin Temple, and some of them should have been lost to the people. It is also a family heirloom."
Emperor Yongming tilted his head: "Does the queen want it?"
The queen shook her head: "I don't believe in Buddhism, the emperor wants it?"
Emperor Yongming also shook his head, and continued to look down: "Thousand-year-old tortoise shell? This is a good thing."
The queen was very helpless: "The emperor still lacks rare things?"
Someone answered for Emperor Yongming: "Tortoiseshell is rare, and this thousand-year-old tortoiseshell is even rarer. The emperor and Qiantui can buy this tortoiseshell for health care."
It's King Luo Rong.
Shao Yun'an: "Then buy it."
Emperor Yongming: "Good!"
The rest: "..."
Emperor Yongming was not very interested, after all Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an had already given him the rare things. The only two things he is interested in are Buddha's relics and millennium tortoiseshell. But for relic, he was just curious that such a thing would appear at the auction. And the reason why he wanted the thousand-year-old tortoise shell was also for the future emperor's son. There used to be a thousand-year-old tortoise shell in the palace, which was rewarded by Emperor Kang Sheng to King Lin, but it was later destroyed, which was a pity for Emperor Yongming.
The atmosphere of the auction became more and more lively, and Emperor Yongming and the Empress watched it with great interest, and sometimes they would feel a little nervous due to the sound of bidding. This kind of experience was very novel to them. The two of them were, and so were the others, even Shao Yun'an was infected by this atmosphere.
When another item was brought up, Shao Yun'an's heart skipped a beat. He stood up and walked behind the gauze curtain, and opened a corner. Jiang Kangchen introduced: "Two relics, the provider claims to be the relics of the Buddha of Taraga, and it is impossible to distinguish the authenticity. The starting price is 3,000 taels of silver, and the price will be increased by 100 taels of silver and multiples."
As soon as Jiang Kangning finished speaking, someone shouted, "Five thousand taels of silver."
huh huh huh—
Everyone looked at the place where the voice came from. Shao Yunan followed the voice and looked over. It was a person sitting in the lobby, dressed in an ordinary way, with an ordinary appearance, holding up a sign that read "Seventy-Six".
"Seven thousand taels of silver." The owner of No. 44 held up a placard.
"Ten thousand taels of silver."
Whoa whoa whoa—
The owner of No. 51 raised his sign.
"As soon as I came up, I arrived at Wanliang. Is it really the Buddha's relic? These people are well-informed." Emperor Yongming stopped sitting, got up and came behind the gauze curtain. The Queen also came over, and everyone else came over to watch the excitement.
"Thirteen thousand taels."
"Fourteen thousand taels."
"Sixteen thousand taels."
Murong Shizi looked at the places with the most intense competition, and said in a low voice, "There are people from Yulin Temple, and people from Dasi Kingdom, and the rest of them can't tell their identities."
Emperor Yongming frowned: "It seems to be true."
At this time, the price had already reached 21,000 taels. Shao Yun'an walked up to Wang Shijing, whispered a few words to him, and then left the private room. Emperor Yongming and the Empress looked over, Wang Shijing didn't say anything, just stood where Shao Yunan was just now.
"Forty-three thousand taels!"
The people of Dasi country raised their placards again. Jiang Kangchen's palms were full of sweat, and the people sent by Yulin Temple gritted their teeth and held up a sign: "Forty-five thousand taels!"
"fifty thousand."
The two raised their heads towards the source of the sound in astonishment, and everyone looked over, even Emperor Yongming took a deep breath. In Room 1, everyone stared at Wang Shijing who shouted "50,000".