Wang Yufeng continued, "I spent 50,000 taels of silver to buy this calligraphy on the black market, and the other gifts are also worth about 50,000, making it a total of 100,000! Xu An also won Cai'e from me for 100,000 that day! Although I came to ask you, Zhao Cheng, for her return, I never intended for you to suffer a loss!"
Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. Return the box!"
"No need!" Wang Yufeng said arrogantly, "I can afford to give you that much money! But Zhao Cheng, don't blame me for not warning you, I've remembered what happened today. You'd better pray that your father can secure a good future for you, otherwise I'll make you pay tenfold one day!!"
"Ten times! That's so much! Isn't that a million taels of silver?" Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said, "That won't do. I'll return it to you today."
"Zhao Wu!" Zhao Cheng walked towards the boxes.
"exist!"
"Haven't you always wanted to show off your swordsmanship?"
Zhao Cheng rummaged through the box and pulled out the calligraphy, then threw it high into the air, saying, "I'm giving you a chance!"
Seeing this, Zhao Wu threw the knife away fiercely.
It pierced through the calligraphy and fell to the ground.
Zhao Cheng dusted off his hands, walked to the manor plaque, and said with his back to Wang Yufeng, "I've already returned the calligraphy. Whether you want it or not is up to you."
"This is outrageous!" Wang Yufeng was about to explode.
Chen Yuxian held him tightly and said softly, "Young general, please calm down. There are plenty of ways to deal with him. Let's go back and discuss this further..."
While Wang Yufeng was furious, those young masters were going crazy.
This is Cao Bichang's original work!
Looking at the pierced characters, they were heartbroken. This wasn't just a matter of 50,000 taels of silver; it was something that money couldn't buy!
But Zhao Cheng, on the other hand, just broke it without warning.
What a spendthrift son!
Noticing everyone's expressions, Zhao Cheng asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? You all look like you've lost your parents just because you ruined a piece of calligraphy?"
"Young Prime Minister, this is Cao Bichang's original work!"
"You're wasting such a precious resource, young prime minister..."
Zhao Cheng looked puzzled and asked, "Are Cao Bichang's original works very valuable?"
"this……"
"You...you..."
"How come the young prime minister doesn't even know Cao Bichang!"
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't know Cao Bichang, I also know Jin Yong, Mr. Pu... What I'm wondering is, are their original works really as precious as you say?"
"Of course!!"
"oh……"
Zhao Cheng picked up the bamboo pole and said, "I was a little late for the unveiling ceremony, but it doesn't matter. Good things are never too late."
sand--
The bamboo pole lifted the red cloth, revealing the manor's plaque.
"A refined and popular manor!"
As they looked, everyone's eyes widened, not because of the name, but because of the signature—
Inscribed by Jin Yong.
Zhao Cheng swung the bamboo pole left and right, lifting the plaques on both sides.
Spring, summer, autumn, and winter!
—Inscribed by Mr. Pu.
"Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!"
—Written by Cao Bichang
Xia Qi, Qiu Shu, and Dong Hua exchanged a glance, their eyes brimming with pride.
The names of their four maids came from this.
All the guests were stunned, their eyes fixed on the signature below.
Jin Yong...
Mr. Pu...
Cao Bichang...
Zhao Cheng pointed the bamboo pole at Cao Bichang's signature and asked with a bewildered look, "You guys say Cao Bichang's original calligraphy is very valuable, so would her inscription for me be very valuable too?"
The guests were momentarily speechless, unsure how to answer the question, when Zhao Cheng asked again, "Aren't the inscriptions by Jin Yong and Mr. Pu also valuable?"
"I don't really understand, can you teach me? Please explain it to me!"
Not far away, Wang Yufeng and Chen Yuxian turned and left.
If they didn't leave soon, they felt they would suffer internal injuries and cough up several pounds of blood!
I don't want to stay in this place for even a second longer!
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