Xiao Zhizhong was trembling and trembling, even in a state of confusion, as if he was about to be deprived of oxygen.
As the asking price got higher and higher, his brain could no longer think independently. He could only numbly continue to raise his hands and ask for the price again and again.
The guy next to him, his voice started to tremble, and his whole appearance was not much better than Xiao Zhizhong's.
After spending decades in Yahang, I have never encountered a situation like today, let alone imagined that a slave of fifteen or sixteen years old could be priced at thirty thousand taels of silver.
At this moment, he was also numbly repeating the bid, and the other guy not far away from him, like him, could no longer feel whether his face would move. In his opinion, his face and body were... Thousands of taels of silver were added up again and again, and it had become extremely stiff.
The smile that was originally as bright as gold and silver on Ya Po's face gradually became dull at this moment, and her eyes seemed a little hollow. The increased price of one thousand two thousand taels made her gradually notice a trace of embarrassment from the initial ecstasy.
If possible, she really hopes that the two noble families can raise their hands and set the price. After all, there are many slaves to bid for today. She would rather earn less on one person, and she also hopes to be able to take advantage of this opportunity today. The two benefactors here can sell all the slaves today at a good price.
After all, she also knows that when the market opens again in three days, although the prices will definitely be higher than usual, they will never be as crazy and desperate as today.
Yapo was so elated and trembling that he couldn't help himself. Only the voices of the two waiters could be heard in his ears. The waiter who dazzled him raised his hand high, then put it down, and then raised it quickly again, as if she was still floating in the clouds. Float away.
Cui Xin was filled with regret at this moment, secretly hating that he really shouldn't be greedy for money. He really shouldn't have deceived himself into thinking that he would be able to make a lot of money today after the slave sold the deal for 3,000 taels. His luck was now allowing him to As if standing on the edge of a cliff, as the price gets higher and higher, Cui Xin can feel a hint of crisis approaching him.
The matter of Pei Qing is still in front of me. I have participated in many official-private matters, and even secretly sold him directly to Pei Qing. Now the court has detained Pei Qing. At this time, I really shouldn't be blinded by wealth and put myself in trouble. Have a good career.
Looking coldly at the numb Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Xin, no matter how blind he was, could still feel that the price at this moment reached 30,000 taels of silver, which was obviously not something that he, an upright and upright official minister, could afford. The total salary he has earned over the years is not enough for the thirty-one thousand taels he just shouted.
But who could be behind Xiao Zhizhong? He has changed the angles several times and still can't see clearly the faces of the people inside.
On the other side, there was a young man who was as fair and delicate as a woman. Cui Xin did not know him, so it was difficult to judge whether Xiao Zhizhong was in harmony with that person and deliberately lowered the price.
And when Zheng Ruyi walked into the room, the guy who led Zheng Ruyi in was the one who sent people in to investigate, but his subordinates were also unfamiliar with the young man in his thirties who was inside.
"Thirty-five thousand taels." Yan Lingbin was a little anxious. The other party was so insistent on the price, so she raised her voice in a deep voice and suddenly raised the price by four thousand taels.
Ya Po almost fainted when she heard the price. At this moment, she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad. The slave on the side was already trembling with the price. Now when she heard that her worth increased from 30,000 to 30,000, she almost fainted. One thousand taels suddenly turned into thirty-five thousand taels, so his legs softened and he sat on the ground.
As soon as Yan Lingbin finished speaking, everyone in the hall suddenly let out a shocked sound. Everyone who had been looking at the slave slumped on the ground to see why he was worth so much money turned their heads again and looked at her. Direction of Yan Lingbin.
"Forty thousand taels." A clear voice sounded from the other side, and everyone suddenly burst into screams, and instantly turned their heads to look at the other side.
However, everyone did not see the figure, only heard his voice but did not see him. Everyone looked forward to it and could not suppress the curiosity in their hearts. They wanted to see who the female voice who directly asked for 40,000 taels was.
Yan Lingbin frowned slightly. She had already quoted 30,000 taels, and she was a little scared. After all, 30,000 taels was not a small amount. His Majesty had not even given him breakfast and dinner during the official meetings these days, so he You can't be a prodigal bitch.
She was in a daze, but she didn't immediately judge from the voice of 40,000 taels that the person over there who had just bid was Bai Chun. In addition, she had deliberately lowered her voice just now to match her image of a woman disguised as a man, so Bai Chun Junya didn't hear it at the first time. The person who had just bid 35,000 taels was Yan Lingbin.
"Fifty thousand taels." Yan Lingbin's voice was trembling, and this time it was completely a conditional bid.
As the price was raised again and again, she had no time to think at the moment and began to increase the price, but her voice had unknowingly returned to her original voice.
On the other side, Bai Chun, who had already stood up, could not tell from just three words that the crisp female voice just now came from Yan Lingbin.
As everyone saw a beautiful woman in a white dress walking from the room to the door, they involuntarily let out loud screams again.
"One hundred thousand taels." Bai Chun was indifferent and cold. In response to everyone's screams, he opened his lips and spoke softly.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Yan Lingbin over there was stunned. Looking at Bai Chun's figure, he froze on the spot. He wanted to laugh but felt helpless. It turned out that he had been competing with Bai Chun for a long time. , Li Ye is competing.
After Bai Chun finished speaking, the entire hall became much quieter than before. Everyone seemed to dare not even take a breath, and stood up involuntarily. They looked at the fairy-like woman in white for a while, and then looked at her again. Look at that handsome young man over there. If he were dressed in women's clothing, he would be as handsome as the fairy in white.
Bai Chun looked at the familiar face and recognized it briefly. Looking at Yan Lingbin's face that was dumbfounded, he instantly understood that it was Yan Lingbin who he had been competing with!
Moreover, she also knew that Yan Lingbin left the palace with His Majesty early today, so when she saw Yan Lingbin, Bai Chun knew without thinking that Li Hong must be sitting inside.
So Bai Chun glanced at Yan Lingbin angrily, and then looked back at Li Ye, who was already frightened and a little stunned by her price of one hundred thousand taels.
"Aunt... Aunt, what's wrong with you?" Li Ye looked at Bai Chun's eyes with a hint of reproach and asked with some confusion.
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Bai Chun turned around, not because Yan Lingbin walked towards her, but because she heard noisy footsteps on the first floor.
After looking at each other, Yan Lingbin nodded to her, then turned and walked into the room.
The moment Cui Xin saw Bai Chun appear at the door of the room, his face instantly turned pale. His hand holding the door frame to open a small crack in the door curtain was trembling without obeying his orders. Even the door curtain seemed to be blocked. It's like a person trembling deliberately, rippling like a wave.
But before he could react, he saw noisy footsteps in the silent hall, and then he saw the new Jingzhao who had taken over for more than two years after the previous Jingzhao Governor Su Gui was dismissed. Fu Yin Yang Zaisi.
"Stop all transactions. All account books today will be sealed immediately and handed over to the supervision of Jingzhao Mansion." Yang Zaisi led a group of people to stand on the high platform in the hall. After looking at the confused Ya Po, he said to everyone in the hall.
From the beginning to the end, Yang Zaisi didn't even look at the second floor. When Wang Xiaojie found him sweating, although he spoke in a hurry, he also named His Majesty and the emperor's eldest son, Li Ye, who were here.
As Yang Zaisi's voice sounded, Cui Xin, who was hiding behind the door curtain, dropped his hand that was originally resting on the door frame. Then he became like a walking zombie and slumped down on the chair next to him.
Next, there was no need to guess, he already understood that he was in trouble today. He really shouldn't have come here today, let alone continued to let them bid like this after the three thousand tael transaction.
Fortunately, Bai Chun had no substantial evidence, and he was not sure that he still had a chance to survive. As long as the customer bought it with three thousand taels, he could leave safely without being interrogated by Jingzhao Mansion.
But... how could this happen? Yang Zaisi is not a fool. He has done a great job in his position in Jingzhao Mansion in the past two years. Chang'an City is also changing with each passing day under his jurisdiction, and it is much more prosperous than before.
"What's wrong, aunt?" Li Ye looked at Bai Chun standing at the door without making a sound, just watching quietly.
As Yang Zaisi's voice sounded downstairs, Li Ye couldn't help but come out and ask.
"What's wrong? You have the nerve to ask! Let me ask you, why didn't you tell me about your father's presence here? Did your father tell you?" Bai Chun lowered his voice and looked at the man who was almost as tall as her. Li Ye asked.
"Ah? I... Because Xiao Zhizhong is here, I didn't have time to tell you, what's wrong?" Li Ye still didn't understand why his aunt suddenly became angry.
"You stupid boy, do you know who was bidding against your aunt just now? It was your Concubine Yan! Concubine Yan who was pretending to be a woman! Those two women were bought by your Concubine Yan. And your Concubine Yan For the frugal Concubine Yan to spend money like this today, it must be your father who is supporting her behind her back." Bai Chun looked at Li Ye who was slightly enlightened, snorted and continued in a low voice: "Believe it or not. Your father will definitely tell you, Concubine Yan, to buy whatever you want at a high price. At worst, Bai Chun will come over to pay the bill! Shen Si has never seen you cheating one of your own people like this. No matter how stupid your father was, he never cheated himself. Be careful. If your father beats you when you meet him, my aunt will not dare to care. "
"No way?" Li Ye didn't expect that he would cause such a big trouble just by forgetting for a moment.
"Come with me." Bai Chun whispered, then left the two eunuchs and Xiao Zhizhong behind, and took Li Ye to Li Hong's room.
(End of chapter)