The originally fierce bidding became silent due to the sudden sound of the old man's voice, and the atmosphere at the auction site suddenly became stagnant.
Obviously, this old man has a high status among the seven surnames and ten families, and can even compete with the Si family.
Wen Xinya's understanding of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families was very one-sided, but after today's conflict with the Wei family, she also clearly realized how deep the water of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families is.
She is not stupid. Today Si Yiyan brought her to participate in the auction of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families. The people from the Seven Surnames and Ten Families must have some opinions about her, so everyone wants to take advantage of her.
Wei San used her as a scapegoat to plot against Si Yiyan.
The old man's words asking her to give up the thousand-year-old wild ginseng were obviously a threat to suppress Si Yiyan's arrogance.
Although she was angry, she also knew that the situation was unclear and beyond her control, so she had to be cautious.
Of course, she knew in her heart that Si family, as the head of the seven surnames and ten families, might not be afraid of this old man. Even if she fought with this old man, Si Yiyan would settle the affairs for her. But she was unwilling to do so and act rashly by relying on Si Yiyan's love for her, thus letting Si Yiyan be controlled by others.
In just a short moment, Wen Xinya's mind was racing, and her thoughts were in a thousand turns.
Si Yiyan held her hand and said calmly, "My wife is very filial. Seeing that this thousand-year-old wild ginseng is rare, she is pleased and wants to bid for it to nourish my grandfather who is over 80 years old. Lord Qin is so unreasonable. The auctioneer gets the highest bid. How can you let the auctioneer give up the auction without saying anything? Isn't it just breaking the rules of Laiyi Pavilion? Why don't we let the ancestor of the Wei family have a good talk with you?"
First use courtesy before force, neither humble nor arrogant, neither retreat nor give in.
However, these words were very clever. They diverted the blame to Wei and pushed him out.
When Wen Xinya heard the word "Mr. Qin", she guessed that this old man was the head of the Qin family, which ranked second among the seven surnames and ten families.
The Qin family has firmly controlled the Seven Surnames and Ten Families for a hundred years and has always been the leader among the Seven Surnames and Ten Families. The Si family has few descendants and although it is strong, it is not ranked high among the Seven Surnames and Ten Families. However, no one dares to mess with them and they have the final say among the Seven Surnames and Ten Families.
Because of this, the Qin and Si families had many conflicts behind the scenes and fought openly and secretly for many years.
Until Si Jiu suddenly appeared and severely suppressed the Qin family and took over the top of the seven surnames and ten families. The dispute was temporarily put to an end due to the defeat of the Qin family.
Wei San, who was hiding in the private room, heard Si Yiyan's words and knew that Qin and Si had started to quarrel. He originally wanted to watch the show from the other side, but when he heard Si Jiu's subsequent words, the tea in his mouth suddenly spat out with a "puff".
"What does the dispute between your wife and Duke Qin have to do with Wei? You can't be so deceiving!" The tea, which was originally clear, sweet and fragrant, suddenly turned bitter in the mouth, even more bitter than eating Coptis chinensis.
Mr. Qin publicly asked Wen Xinya to give up bidding, which did break the rules of the auction, but it was harmless. He just pretended to be deaf and dumb and watched the fight. He didn't want to offend either the Qin or Si family.
In addition, not only had he been humiliated by Wen Xinya before, but he had also been badly cheated. Now that Qin and Si were quarreling, he felt more or less gloating.
However, he never imagined that Master Si Jiu was so sinister and despicable. Not only did he fight with the Qin family, but he also dragged the Wei family into it.
Things have come to this point, and even if the Wei family wanted to stand idly by, it would be impossible.
Thinking of this, Wei San was filled with grief and indignation. He could not help but slap himself hard with his hand: "I taught you to be blind and stupid. You provoked this evil spirit of Si? Others would avoid it as much as possible, but you just walked into the muzzle of the gun."
He finally understood. If he had not provoked Master Si Jiu, why would Master Si Jiu care about him? Even when he was fighting with Qin, he would not forget to help him.
Si Yiyan had no idea how sad and angry Wei San was at the moment, he just drank his tea calmly.
Over there, Mr. Qin's face was not looking good: "Master Si, this is too much. Madam Si's filial piety is indeed rare. I just discussed with Madam Si. How can you say that you broke the rules of Laiyi Pavilion? Everyone present here is a well-known figure from the seven surnames and ten families. What Master Si said is just to cause misunderstanding. People who don't know the truth think that Qin doesn't know the rules."
Si Yiyan diverted the disaster to the east.
Lord Qin was also an old and cunning man. With these words, he not only cleared himself of all blame, but also made veiled sarcasms, implying that Si Yiyan had fabricated something and was making things difficult for the Qin family.
The atmosphere at the auction became even more tense.
Wen Xinya frowned slightly. Si Yiyan held her hand and tried to comfort her without words, but his eyes were cold. "Mr. Qin is wrong. I brought my wife to the auction of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families today to let her see the world. After all, you are a respected elder of the Seven Surnames and Ten Families. How can you argue with a junior? People who don't know the truth would think that Mr. Qin would take advantage of his seniority and act overbearingly. He even asked the junior to give way to the auction items."
What Duke Qin said was reasonable.
Si Yiyan's words were even more beautiful.
Regardless of whether Lord Qin's action of asking Wen Xinya to give up the thousand-year-old wild ginseng violated the rules of Laiyi Pavilion, as an elder, he should behave like an elder and should not have asked Wen Xinya to give up the ginseng.
If they wanted the thousand-year-old wild ginseng, they would just have to bid fairly. The Qin family was not without the financial resources to compete with the Si family, but he took advantage of his seniority and forced Wen Xinya to give in. It was obvious that he was taking advantage of the opportunity to target Wen Xinya and suppress the Si family.
Everyone present here is a well-known figure from the seven surnames and ten families. When Si Yiyan said this, everyone understood the twists and turns behind it.
This speech left Duke Qin speechless, and he immediately shouted angrily: "Si's little boy, how unreasonable!"
Lord Qin is of a very high generation among the seven surnames and ten families. Even Si Jiu has to call him Uncle Qin. Although the Si and Qin families have many conflicts, they still maintain some face on the surface.
At this moment, Si Jiu, for the sake of his wife, openly humiliated him in front of so many prominent figures from seven surnames and ten families, which still made him very angry.
Si Yiyan said calmly: "Justice is in the hearts of the people. Whether it is reasonable or not, everyone will judge."
Lord Qin's voice was cold and gloomy, and he spoke after a while: "So, today Si Shi has made up his mind to compete with me?"
At this point, there is absolutely no reason for him to give in.
Others are afraid of Si, but he is not.
The seven surnames and ten families respect strength, and only the weak and losers will discuss justice and right and wrong with others.
Even if he was in the wrong in today's matter, it was not a big deal and it was not a matter of right or wrong. If he defeated Si, who would really say that Qin was wrong