Chapter 20 Auction Item: Twins. The twins belong to me, and you...

"Welcome everyone to the Poetry and Wine Conference."

A maidservant standing beside Qin Youran said loudly, "Today, you will be treated to a feast for the eyes. The items auctioned this time are truly exceptional value for money."

Qin Youran looked at Qin Yuqing with a defiant look. She raised the wine glass in her hand and poured the wine in front of her, just like Qin Yuqing did at the birthday party before.

"I'm honored to have you here today, Sixth Sister. How about letting this celestial Sixth Sister meet everyone?" Qin Youran always spoke in a nonchalant tone. She looked at Qin Yuqing jokingly and said, "Please come in, sister. Please don't keep us waiting too long."

The noise below began to boil again.

"Have you heard? She beat Guo Lin and Guo Dajia in Wenshan."

"What's the big deal? I heard that Mr. Guo was just generous and didn't bother with women, so he gave in on purpose."

"That's right. The Sixth Princess is an uneducated fool. If it weren't for those generals messing around, it's hard to say who would have won. Besides, that Concubine Chen is also a waste. How could she understand..."

"Ah!" A sharp and piercing scream rang out. The woman who had just spoken kept backing away in fear until she was against the wall and came to her senses.

There was a small arrow where the woman had just stood. It was a style she had never seen before, and there was a circle of red marks engraved on the tail of the arrow.

"Who are you and why are you standing here with a weapon!"

"If you don't know how to speak, you don't have to speak. If you don't know how to use your mouth, you don't have to keep it open. The next time, your target won't be on the ground." Qin Yuqing said these words lightly, full of hostility.

She stroked the bow and arrow in her hand. This was the sketch she drew in Wenshan. She originally wanted the people in the palace to make it as soon as possible, but she didn't expect that the drawing was given in the morning and the finished product was produced in the evening.

Song Yiru walked to Qin Yuqing's side. She did not stop Qin Yuqing, but just looked curiously at the small but slightly sloppy bow and arrow in Qin Yuqing's hand.

This is a bow and arrow that is several times smaller than the normal bow and arrow used by women, but she was not mistaken. Although the power of this bow and arrow is not as good as that of a normal bow and arrow, it can be used for shooting at close range without any problems.

"What is this?"

Qin Yuqing folded the bow and arrow and put it into his sleeve. Without giving Song Yirou a chance to observe it, he smiled and said, "As you can see, this is a bow and arrow. If Miss Song is interested, you might consider the previous suggestion."

Before Song Yirou could say anything, the woman downstairs started yelling, "Song Yirou! I was nearly murdered, and you spoke to the murderer with such a pleasant expression. You have ulterior motives. Are you trying to murder your own sister?"

Listening to the woman's groundless accusations, noisy voice and arrogant attitude, Qin Yuqing rubbed his ears in annoyance. Did the Prime Minister's Mansion concentrate all the excellent genes on Song Yiru?

Why do they all give me a nauseous feeling as if they are missing a small part of their brain stem?

"Sixth sister, you are still as bold as ever." Qin Youran watched the show for a while before speaking slowly.

Qin Yudan held the handle with one hand, looked at Qin Youran and said with a smile, "Fifth sister, you heard everything this young lady said."

"So what?"

"The murderer? Me?" Qin Yuqing looked at the woman below, who had no fear in her eyes. Like Song Yaozu, there was no awe for the royal family in her eyes.

Qin Youran raised an eyebrow: "You can't be talking about me?"

"But Fifth Sister, according to our dynasty's laws, a murderer is someone who has killed three or more people in the past seven days. May I ask when the flower viewing season is in Wenshan?" Qin Yuqing then imitated Qin Youran's tone and said, "Could it be that Father and the Dali Temple haven't investigated thoroughly? I remember the Dali Temple was standing behind me at the time."

Qin Youran's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes held a subtle hint of disappointment as she looked at the woman below: "Perhaps Miss Song Jiaojiao is experiencing hysteria."

Song Jiaojiao? This is also a character that the original book didn't focus on much. I just remember that she seemed to die of stupidity in the end.

"Fifth Princess, you are so wise, it's her..." Song Jiaojiao wanted to struggle.

"Come here, take the second young lady away and ask the doctor to come to the house for treatment." Song Yirou interrupted Song Jiaojiao in time, then knelt down and saluted, "My sister is ill, and I apologize for her unreasonable behavior."

"In that case, don't forget what I want, Miss Song." Qin Youran wiped the armor with a small handkerchief.

"That's natural."

Qin Yuqing reminded Song Yirou the moment before she handed her something: "I only value you."

Song Yiru was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Qin Yuqing to say this. For some reason, she had an indescribable feeling, like sad, aggrieved and a little excited.

"When you've made up your mind, come to me anytime." Qin Yuqing patted Song Yiru's shoulder.

Qin Youran, who was standing opposite, read all this, wrote a letter and handed it to the maid. After giving a few instructions, the maid left.

The people below all had the memory of Qin Yuqing's smooth movements of drawing the bow and drawing the arrow. There was a hint of ruthlessness in his calm eyes, and he shot at Song Jiaojiao almost without hesitation.

"Okay, okay, I guess you all didn't come here to laugh at me." Qin Youran fanned the folding fan in her hand, opened her mouth and ate the seedless lychees peeled by the maid, and then continued.

"Today, there is a large piece of cargo, which is said to have the power to reach the sky." Qin Youran said this in a mysterious way.

Qin Yuqing doesn't believe in any gods or supernatural things. She believes in science.

"Because the auction item offered by the Fifth Princess this time is extremely precious and a rare pair of auction items, the first bid will be given first."

As soon as Qin Youran's maid finished speaking, people from the lower levels and those sitting in other elegant pavilions all made bids.

"What is the first-price qualification?" Qin Yuqing looked at Song Yiru and asked.

"When the auction item is rare enough, there will be two bidding processes. The one with the highest starting price in the first bidding will be qualified to bid first, and then everyone can see the auction item, and the money from subsequent auctions will continue to be added to the first price." Song Yirou peeled a plate of lychees, handed it to Qin Yuqing and continued.

"If the first-bidder wins the item, they will receive a certain discount. However, if the first-bidder doesn't win the item, the auction money is non-refundable."

Qin Yuqing nodded with interest. This was similar to some modern situations where a deposit was paid first to start a group, but the deposit was generally non-refundable.

Soon the bidding sounds around became weaker and weaker. Qin Yuqing looked at the person who continued to bid. Although he didn't know his name, he at least remembered his face, in case he needed it in the future.

"Sixth Princess, aren't you going to bid?" Song Yirou peeled another plate of lychees and placed it aside.

"Poor, no money, and no interest." Qin Yuqing curled her lips. The heroine in the original book had her monthly salary deducted without reason from the very beginning. She was lucky enough to be able to survive, so how could she have any savings?

"Lychees can cause internal heat, so eat less." Qin Yuqing watched Song Yirou skillfully wash her fingers and asked casually, "Why do you have to peel them yourself when you don't have a maid?"

"I'm used to it, so I can peel it myself without worry."

Qin Yuqing glanced at Song Yiru and didn't respond.

Soon, a young man named Li bid 13,000 taels of silver to win the first-price qualification, and flattering voices were heard all around.

Qin Yuqing silently calculated in his mind how much the 13,000 taels of silver would be worth in modern RMB.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li for obtaining the qualification of the first bid." The maidservant, like her master, stood on a high place with a false smile on her face and said, "Over there, Mr. Li will unveil the true appearance of our auction items." After saying that, the maidservant threw down a sign from a high place.

Young Master Li quickly ran up to catch the sign. He held it in his hands with an ecstatic look in his eyes, and the people around him walked up and said.

"Mr. Li is indeed very courageous. We were the ones who underestimated him before."

"Yeah, yeah, I can't even do something as bold as spending a fortune."

"From now on, Master Li, you are my big brother."

Qin Yuqing looked at Mr. Li who was flattered by these people and sighed and shook his head.

"Sir, fold the sign in your hand in half to open the auction item."

Mr. Li's movements were extremely exaggerated, and he made particularly exaggerated noises while breaking it.

The people around him rolled their eyes secretly from an angle where he couldn't see, but when he finished breaking it, they immediately put on a smile and complimented him.

At this moment, a roar came from the center of the room, and the middle floor split into two pieces and opened in opposite directions at the same time.

"It's amazing." Some people who had never seen the scene before them said in amazement.

Qin Yuqing, who was standing in the elegant pavilion on the second floor, could clearly see a very thick rope hanging behind the two floors. Due to the dim light and the color of the rope being similar to the floor, no one noticed it at first.

The ends of the ropes were grabbed by several servants and they were pulling them out continuously.

At the same time, water began to release from the center of the floor, and a huge cage wrapped in countless iron chains rose up, and there seemed to be living creatures inside.

When the cage was fully raised, the water stopped flowing and the water level just covered the bottom of the cage. Now everyone could see clearly what was inside the cage.

A boy was protecting a girl tightly, his eyes fixed on everyone and he was roaring like a trapped beast.

The girl he protected curled up and shivered, sobbing softly.

"I'm sure you've all seen it." Qin Youran put down the tea in her hand. "This is what I want to sell: Arhan's twins."

There was an uproar all around. Some people looked at the person in the cage greedily, while others looked at the girl in the cage with lust.

Both of them were wearing white clothes, and the color of their skin showed through the wet places, making them look even more charming and seductive.

"I heard that women in Arhan are born with body fragrance. The more fragrant it is, the more it proves that this woman is favored by God. If you marry a woman home, you can bring peace to the family and make a lot of money." A man licked his lips.

"Women are nothing, men are the ones who matter." A woman said, stroking her face with one hand. "I heard that washing your face with the blood of an Arhan man can delay aging and make your skin smoother."

"You're all so vulgar. You all say Arhan doesn't give birth to twins. Do you know why?"

"Why? Is it because you can't have twins?"

"On the contrary, if twins are born, they will have the ability to communicate with the gods."

Everyone ignored the reaction of the twins in the cage and discussed it one after another.

The twins in the cage probably understood what they said. The boy grabbed the cage angrily and kept roaring, but the next moment he was stabbed back by a huge wooden stick.

"roar!"

Qin Yuqing's eyelids twitched. She knew that she could not buy the twins at the auction.

"As you can see, the wildness of the twins has not been completely tamed yet. Be careful not to hurt them when you bring them back." Qin Youran was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

"The five princesses have given us such a good thing, so what's the point of this little bit of wildness?"

"I like the wild and untamed kind."

"This kind of blood is more effective than the usual blood you buy."

Qin Yuqing really couldn't bear to listen any longer. No matter what time and space it was, no matter whether it was modern or not, something like this must never happen. She couldn't let it happen again!

"This auction brought in quite a bit of money." Song Yirou patted Qin Yuqing's hand, handed her a sign, and said, "I told you I admire the Sixth Princess very much. Here are three thousand taels of silver, all earned by me."

Qin Yuqing did not accept it. He kept planning various possibilities in his mind. He knew that he could not get it with money.

"But there's actually another way." Song Yirou pointed at the wine on the table and said, "Light the wine lamp, and you can get the auction item without paying."

What is “Light the wine lamp?”

"The person who lights the wine lamp needs to make everyone present drunk. If he fails, all the expenses will be paid by the person who lit the lamp." Song Yiru took a sip of water and was about to continue explaining when she heard the Sixth Princess Qin Yuqing speak directly.

"I want to light the wine lamp, the twins belong to me"

“?” Song Yirou was stunned.

Qin Yuqing leaned half on the railing, looked around, and smiled ostentatiously.

"Who's going first?"