Seeing that the two didn't respond, Lao Wen quickly apologized.
"I'm so sorry, I've talked too much and offended the two gentlemen..."
Qin Luo hurriedly waved his hand
"No, no, we were just daydreaming! By the way, I heard that the young master of the Han family will be bringing Liang Ju to the auction today. If you see him, will you recognize him?"
Old Wenda gritted his teeth
"Of course, I will never forget his ugly face!"
Qin Luo nodded and replied, "If you see it later, remember to let me know!"
Old Wen didn't ask any further questions and simply agreed.
After the two finished talking, Qin Luo's jadeite had already been auctioned off.
Just as Lao Wen said, it was still bought by the richest family in the country, the Nie family, for 1.2 million taels of silver.
Next up were Qin Luo's pills, six in total, but only three were available at the auction.
Qin Luo immediately realized that those three had probably already been decided internally.
On the stage, the old man rang the bell again.
After the audience quieted down, he continued speaking in a deep, resonant voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next items to be auctioned are three pills. These pills were made by a reclusive family and can not only heal injuries and save lives, but also cure all poisons! There are a total of six pills. Three of them have already been reserved by a mysterious buyer at the highest transaction price of the day. There are three pills remaining. The starting price is three million taels of silver, and the increment is one hundred thousand taels. The bidding begins!"
As the old man's hammer fell, the people in the private room rang the bells at the door.
The hall was completely silent; the price was beyond their means.
The head of the Nie family had been paying close attention to the movements in the top-tier private room, noticing that they hadn't made a move yet.
He then knew they were after Yushu; last night, Elder Yuan had already sent someone to inform him of the miraculous properties of this pill.
He immediately wanted to order three, but Yuan Lao ultimately only agreed to give him one.
He now wants to get a few more, but he's also afraid of driving the price up too much.
After all, he wasn't the only richest man present today!
Just as I was hesitating, the old man brought down the gavel.
The three pills were auctioned off in the private room of the Xuan class for 6.8 million taels of silver.
The head of the Nie family slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"Really, why do I get so distracted at crucial moments!"
The lady beside him rolled her eyes at him.
"Didn't you pre-order a pill? Taking it might cure your ailment!"
The head of the Nie family glanced at her with annoyance. Although a family like theirs had more money than they could ever spend...
But they wouldn't be foolish enough to mistake silver for pebbles.
"Over two million taels of silver just to cure a daydreaming problem? Anyone who didn't know better would think I'd gone mad..."
Madam Nie muttered, "He was already crazy. If he wasn't, would he have spent so much money on medicine?" She then ignored the remorseful Nie family head.
Qin Luo and Wu Hua were practically going crazy too, jumping and skipping around, almost ready to pop open a champagne box to celebrate.
Jade plaque worth 1.7 million taels, jadeite worth 1.2 million taels, and six pills worth 13.6 million taels, totaling 16.5 million taels.
Qin Luo didn't even dare to imagine how long they would have to count, and Wu Hua was also counting on her little fingers, figuring out how much delicious food they could buy.
Then, Lao Wen's words were like ice water in the dead of winter, chilling them to the bone.
"You two young masters' ultimate goal is Wen Yushu, isn't it? That guy isn't cheap!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Luo and Wu Hua's previous joy vanished instantly, and they sat obediently at the table.
It's as if those who were jumping and leaping just now weren't them at all!
Because of Qin Luo's addition of an item to the auction, the auction, which was originally scheduled to end at noon, will be extended into the afternoon!
The auction house prepared a delicious lunch for the guests in the private room.
Some people enjoyed the delicious food in peace, while others, having taken too many photos, ran out of money and took advantage of their break to raise funds.
Qin Luo and Wu Hua invited Lao Wen to eat with them, and Lao Wen accepted without hesitation.
I am nothing more than a servant who can be bought and sold; I will only have the chance to enter the Eternal Heavenly Palace once in my life.
Having enjoyed the delicious food here, I wouldn't have any regrets even if I died right now.
Because of Elder Yuan, Qin Luo and Wu Hua received significantly more food than in the other private rooms.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, Wu Hua suddenly thought of Liang Yu, who was still on duty in the cold wind.
It looked at Qin Luo and found that she was looking at it too.
The two exchanged knowing smiles, called over a waiter, and packed some of the food and snacks into a food box.
Wu Hua originally wanted to go with Qin Luo to deliver the food to Liang Yu, but she lingered on the food on the table, reluctant to leave.
Seeing its indecisive expression, Qin Luo offered it a way out.
"Sweetie, it's too cold outside. I can go by myself. You stay here and wait for me to come back. Don't run around, okay?"
Wu Hua immediately stepped down the steps, pointing at Lao Wen.
"Okay, Luo Luo! Let him go with you!"
Qin Luo didn't care, and Lao Wen, being very perceptive, picked up the food box and followed Qin Luo to find Liang Yu.
When the two arrived at the auction house entrance, Liang Yu was just about to change shifts and have lunch.
Qin Luo called out to him, "Brother Liang!"
When Liang Yu saw her, he ran over to her very happily.
"Brother Qin, why are you out? Have you eaten?"
Qin Luo took the food box from Lao Wen and handed it to him.
"Brother Liang, Zai Zai asked me to bring this to you. Eat it while it's hot!"
Liang Yu extended his hands, red from the cold, to receive it, his eyes filled with nothing but gratitude.
"Brother Qin, how can I ever repay you and Zai Zai for treating me so well..."
Seeing that he was about to get sentimental, Qin Luo immediately tapped him on the forehead.
"Why are you being so formal, we're practically family? Go and eat something, I'm going in first. I'm worried about leaving Zai Zai alone inside. You can give the food box to the auction house staff later!"
Upon hearing this, Liang Yu realized he had been careless.
"Alright, alright, hurry inside, or the baby will get scared!"
After Qin Luo nodded, he took Lao Wen back to the auction house.
Liang Yu carried the food box to find a close colleague to share it with.
Qin Luo and Lao Wen had just reached the second floor when they were stopped by a master and servant.
To be precise, it was Old Wen who was stopped, and his master looked at him with disdain.
"Hey, isn't this the old dog of that bookworm from the Wen family? What, the bookworm can get out of bed now?"
Before Lao Wen could retort, the servant beside the man spoke up.
"Young Master, I think that Young Master Wen is probably not going to make it. I heard that the Wen family has already sold off all their possessions. I guess they sent this old dog here to try and get a piece of jade leaf to save that fool's life!"
Old Wen's cheeks flushed red.
"Young Master Han, don't push your luck!"
How could the young master of the Han family take a servant seriously? He waved his hand, ready to have his servants teach Old Wen a lesson.
“A servant from a poor family dares to speak to me, young master? Liang Ju, knock his teeth out!”
Qin Luo, who was standing to the side, had already guessed their identities, and now she was even more certain.
She straightened Lao Wen's back and shouted to the waiters downstairs, "The VIP customer is about to get beaten up, is anyone going to do anything about it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen guards rushed up from downstairs.
They first bowed to Qin Luo, who then took out the gold card for the private room and waved it.
The guard said respectfully, "We apologize for disturbing your distinguished guest. The Eternal Auction House will certainly give you an explanation!"
After Qin Luo nodded, the guards immediately stepped forward and restrained the young master of the Han family and Liang Ju…
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