Fifty thousand taels!
Fifty-five thousand taels!
…
One hundred thousand taels!
... .
Prices snowballed.
And everyone has no tendency to stop at all!
Because the three paintings are auctioned together and not separated separately.
Many art dealers and wealthy people are willing to bid.
Zheng Yang had always followed the price, and when the price reached one hundred thousand taels, he hesitated!
This country girl is not worth his one hundred thousand taels to take some paintings and give them to her!
He just used her to catch Princess Hui'an!
But... He just said he would take a picture and give it to her. Wouldn't it be shameful if he didn't take it now
But if his mother didn't give him any money, he wouldn't have as much as one hundred thousand taels!
"Well, I only brought one hundred thousand taels of silver notes when I went out this time. I can't take pictures of these three paintings. I didn't expect them to be so expensive!"
Wen Ling's heart beat faster when she saw everyone rushing to take photos without any money!
She originally thought Wen Wenwen was already making a lot of money selling clothes!
It turns out that Sister Nuan makes more money by selling her paintings!
Three paintings are worth more than one hundred thousand taels.
She saw two baskets of scrolls in the warm room!
How much silver is that worth
One hundred thousand taels is already more than many people can earn in a lifetime!
Wen Ling came back to her senses: "It doesn't matter, I actually don't like these paintings."
Zheng Yang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Then what do you like? I will accompany you to Baohua Pavilion later to pick out some jewelry you like?"
Wen Ling shook her head: "No need, I have a lot of jewelry."
"Are those people crazy? It's just three paintings, why do they seem to be robbing treasures?" Wen Ling said unconsciously as she looked at the still rising prices.
"Good paintings become more valuable the more they are put away, and because they are three paintings shot together, one hundred thousand taels is just over thirty thousand taels for one piece, which is not much. In this way, if the three paintings are shot together, the art dealer wants to take them. Sell alone! That way he can make more when he turns around!
Rich people think: Such paintings can be collected and passed down as family heirlooms, which will only become more and more valuable. In particular, the Wubi Picture and the Palace Banquet Picture can be said to have historical witness significance.
The longer such paintings are kept, the higher their value becomes, so wealthy families who are not short of money are willing to spend money to auction them.
You can’t make money by keeping money at home, but it’s different if you exchange it for calligraphy and paintings that have appreciation value!
Besides, this Wuming, although I have never heard of it now, but if he can draw such a fairy painting, he will definitely become famous in the future!
The earlier you take pictures of paintings by such an artist, the more money you will make! "
"No wonder so many people rushed to take pictures."
Wen Ling regretted it a little.
Nuan Nuan and several other sisters, including several brothers and sisters from the Wu family, have all painted with Master Xu.
If I had known, she would have returned to live in the village and learn painting from Master Xu!
Maybe she can sell a painting now for tens of thousands of taels!
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels!"
... ...
The bids came and went, and the battle was fierce!
The Eighth Princess excitedly grabbed Nuan Nuan's hand: "I've made a lot of money! I've made a lot of money!"
Wen Nuan smiled helplessly.
The emperor looked at the soaring prices and thought: Well, forget it, the seventeenth emperor's younger brother will always make more money than himself, so I'd better not share the money with him!
No, not only don’t you need to divide it!
He still has to ask the Seventeenth Emperor's brother to paint a few more paintings!
That way he won't have to worry about money for disaster relief!
~
In the end, the three paintings were snapped up by a wealthy businessman for 400,000 taels!
This is an unprecedentedly high price for an unknown painter!
Generally speaking, high-priced paintings worth more than 100,000 taels are only antiques that are more than 200 years old.
But there is indeed a lot of room for appreciation in the value of these three paintings.
The eighth princess couldn't help but hugged Nuan Nuan's arm: "Nuan Nuan, you are so amazing! The calligraphy works of the previous emperors that my father took out are not as good as your paintings!"
Nuan Nuan smiled: "Let's go! I'll treat you to a big dinner!"
"Okay! I want to eat Tao Ranju's big lobster!"
The three paintings of Nuan Nuan were the finale. The calligraphy and painting auction was over and everyone left one after another.
Everyone was talking about the three paintings just now.
Everyone has forgotten Wen Yu's painting of peonies that attract butterflies.
Prince An and Prince Ning were the first to leave, with the eldest prince and eldest grandson accompanying them.
Prince An walked out of the auction house, and the carriage was already parked outside: "Let's go to Prince Jin's Mansion. I have to ask who Wuming is!"
Wen Yu followed them, and her heart tightened after hearing this.
Sure enough, with these three paintings of Wuming, Prince An's attention was attracted!
Prince An got on the carriage and left in a hurry.
The grandson of the eldest prince came to Wen Yu: "Don't worry, that unknown person should be Uncle Jin. When the time comes, I suggest Prince An organize a painting competition. Just seize the opportunity and attract his attention!"
Prince An hides his things very well, but Prince An has amnesia. This amnesia will forget everyone around him, or he will regard someone as another person when he was younger.
Prince An also knew this characteristic of himself, so he refused all social interactions.
So as long as Wen Yu can become Prince An's apprentice and have the opportunity to have more contact with Prince An, then he can take advantage of his amnesia to find out the whereabouts of the imperial edict from his mouth.
Wen Yu nodded after hearing this.
The eighth princess didn't want to meet her father, so she left late.
When the group of them left the auction venue, Wen Nuan happened to see a figure similar to Wen Ling getting on the carriage of the fifth princess's house.
Wen Nuan frowned slightly.
The eighth princess saw her frowning and asked, "What's wrong?"
Nuan Nuan came back to his senses: "Nothing! Let's go to Tao Ranju!"
After Nuan Nuan finished speaking, he glanced at Lei Ting.
Thunder nodded and left.
In the carriage
Zheng Yang said to the coachman: "Go to Baohua Pavilion."
Wen Ling shook her head: "Your Majesty, there's no need to go. I have to rush back home. I've been out for a long time and I'm worried that my aunt will be worried."
It's been a while since she came out.
Zheng Yang didn't insist after hearing this: "Well, I'll take you back to the mansion. By the way, there will be a fund-raising banquet at the Princess Mansion tomorrow. Then you and the sisters from the Shichanghou Mansion can attend it!"
"Fundraising party?"
"Recently there have been floods in the south, drought in the north, and plague in the east. My mother wants to gather the aristocratic families in the capital to donate some money to help the suffering people. Posts have been posted in every prefecture. You must come! I'm here The house is waiting for you."
Zheng Yang took Wen Ling's hand.
Wen Ling blushed and withdrew her hand: "I know!"
Zheng Yang sent Wen Ling to Shichanghou Mansion, put Wen Ling down and left.
~
Nuan Nuan and the Eighth Princess returned to the mansion after having dinner at Tao Ranju.
Nuan Nuan returned to the house and immediately summoned Lei Ting.
"Is that Miss Wen Ling in the carriage?"
"Back to the princess, yes."
"Where did they go?"
"Without going anywhere else, Zheng Yang sent Miss Wen Ling back home directly."
Wen Nuan nodded after hearing this: "I understand, go down!"
Lei Lei didn't move, he looked hesitant.
Nuan Nuan looked at him: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"