Even though these princes wanted to show off their wealth, they also knew that too much is as bad as too little.
In fact, the current bid has already exceeded their expectations. Once the emperor hears it, he will definitely feel uncomfortable, so they are also thinking about how to end it, and they are blaming other princes for not restraining themselves.
As soon as Master Li said this, the princes and nobles thought they had found a way out, and they all felt relieved and spoke in agreement.
Amid the groans and sighs of regret from the spectators, the auction ended and the shop was immediately cleared out.
Most of the spectators knew that the price of the imperial green would remain a secret, so they could only leave Zi Qi Dong Lai with full curiosity.
After sending away all the innocent onlookers and ordinary waiters, Mingyue went upstairs with the drinks.
The princes were also waiting to see how she would resolve the ownership of the imperial green, so they did not take action immediately.
Mingyue asked them all to move to a room, closed the door, and personally poured them wine.
Under their sharp gazes, Mingyue smiled and deliberately lowered her voice and said, "The most precious things in the world, of course, belong to the most noble people in the world. So you don't have to worry about where the imperial green will go. After all, it will not be your turn."
The princes could never have imagined that she would say such words. How dare she humiliate them like this
Even though what she said was not wrong, it was extremely harsh to the ears of the kings and princes.
Prince Luzhou slammed the table and stood up. Just as he was about to say something like "How dare you!", he found himself dizzy and could not stand at all. He fell straight to the ground, causing a loud noise.
Fortunately, they were completely unprepared for a weak woman like Mingyue, so when Mingyue sent their followers out of the door, they did as she wished.
At this time, the eight princes and nobles all felt their hands and feet weak, and even their voices were as faint as the hum of a mosquito. Only then did they realize that something was wrong.
What made them even more terrified was that several men suddenly jumped down from the beam. All of those men were wearing exactly the same clothes as them, and Master Li, who was the auction explainer, walked out from behind the screen and spoke their voices when he opened his mouth.
"Damn you, King Luzhou! This piece of imperial green belongs to me. Don't even think about snatching it from me."
"Marquis Beiyuan, do you think I am afraid of you? I have long been annoyed with your stupid son. He even exposed the fact that I sold iron to the Japanese. Today, I will teach you a lesson."
"Prince Suzhou, what do you mean by this? The shopkeeper has already said that the highest price for this imperial green will be the winner. Why did you grab it and put it in your arms? Take it out quickly."
"Marquis Yulou, you actually dared to steal my things..."
"you… "
As sounds of beating and scolding mixed with screams rang out in the house, a strong smell of blood also spread out.
At the same time, Mingyue's voice was heard trying to stop the fight: "Beiyuan Hou, stop it! You almost stabbed the King of Luzhou to death. Prince of Suzhou and Yulou Hou, stop fighting! King of Heshan..."
The servants outside the door looked at the fighting scene reflected in the light on the window and heard their master's angry curses. They couldn't understand how things had turned out like this, and all wanted to break in with panic on their faces.
However, the sudden conflict between the masters also made them form a natural opposing and defensive posture.
Each of them was on guard against the other side doing something bad to themselves, and it was unclear who attacked whom first, but they actually started fighting right at the door.
At this time, Zi Qi Dong Lai had already become a small battlefield, with fights going on both inside and outside the gate.
But compared to the coming and going outside, people inside are at the mercy of others.
Even those princes had never thought that one day they would become the prey, and they could not even move and be slaughtered, and they could not even beg for mercy, and they lost their lives in vain. When the followers heard that the noise in the house had stopped, they finally regained their senses and stopped their actions and walked into the house. The bloody scene on the ground scared them to death.
The Prince of Luzhou was stabbed to death, the Marquis of Yulou was smashed to death by a vase, the Prince of Heshan had his throat cut by a broken vase, the Marquis of Beiyuan seemed to have committed suicide with a knife...
All those princes and nobles were killed, leaving no one alive.
The imperial green that caused the struggle was stained with the red of blood, and a layer of light yellow solidified on the surface, which looked extremely ominous.
A group of followers knelt beside their master, looking at their master who had no breath or heartbeat, and were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and wailed.
At this time Mingyue, who was hiding under the table, crawled out and became the target of their questioning.
"At first, the Prince of Luzhou and the Marquis of Beiyuan quarreled. The Prince of Luzhou was dissatisfied with the Marquis of Beiyuan's son, so he scolded the Marquis of Beiyuan. Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Beiyuan actually took out a knife..." At this point, Mingyue showed a frightened expression on her face, "And the Prince of Suzhou said that he wanted to use the imperial green as a birthday gift for the ancestor, and he grabbed the imperial green and refused to let go. As a result..."
As Mingyue spoke one sentence after another, the expressions on the faces of her followers changed again and again.
In fact, they had heard what Mingyue said outside before, and they also saw with their own eyes that their master was fighting with other nobles, but they never expected that things would get to this point, and they never expected that the masters would fight to the death.
Things got serious.
Moreover, this matter was full of doubts no matter how one looked at it, especially for the followers who believed that their master, King Liuzhou, had a steady character, and they immediately went to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the authorities.
Now that the eight princes and noble sons have died at the same time, this matter cannot be suppressed no matter what, and it must be investigated thoroughly.
Not long after, people from Jingzhao Prefecture arrived in a hurry.
Also coming at the same time were the officials from the Ministry of Justice who were in charge of trying criminal cases.
As the bodies of a group of kings and princes were taken away, Mingyue, the key witness, also had to go to the Ministry of Justice.
That night, the purple air came from the east and turned into a big jar, which caught many turtles.
And this is just an appetizer, everything is ready, the east wind has arrived.
The next day.
When the people of the capital city learned that the nobles had fought each other to death last night just for a piece of imperial green, they all lamented that the world is unpredictable, power and influence cannot buy life, and it is really unnecessary to go to such lengths for a piece of jade.
When the vassals and families of the kings and princes suddenly learned of this, they felt as if the sky had fallen.
However, the king has passed away, leaving behind only such a huge fortune. The people below do not even have time to grieve or think about revenge, and they just fight for power and profit.
However, before the princes could successfully inherit the family business, the illegitimate sons fought for the family business, and accidents happened one after another.
A group of disaster victims stopped the emperor on his way to the Huguo Temple to burn incense. They wanted to file a complaint!
(End of this chapter)