Chapter 189 Gu Feicheng is given a mission in times of crisis
Their childish scene unfolded in the private room upstairs. Gu Feicheng looked away with amusement and glanced at Boss Mu who was sitting beside him. Seeing him also look away, he said with a smile, "Prince Regent, it seems your ex-fiancée is frustrated?"
Mu Xingci gave him a cold warning: "Shut up!" He didn't want the other two dog friends to know about his past romantic affairs.
At this time, the auction began, and everyone in the venue suddenly fell silent, listening to what the auctioneer on the stage was saying.
Soon the first treasure was brought up and placed on a mahogany table.
When the red cloth was lifted, revealing the treasure inside, Yun Wansheng looked over with curiosity and saw that it was a famous calligraphy and painting, which the two girls were not interested in.
They didn't like it, but someone did, and they lamented how rare it was to see this famous calligraphy and painting. Not long after, it was auctioned off for 80,000 taels of silver.
The next item is an ancient jade wall. Legend has it that it can allow people to see their past and present lives, but only those with a predestined relationship can see it. If one cannot see the past and present lives, all the money will be refunded, and the jade wall may be returned so that it can continue to look for the next predestined person.
Despite such an absurd thing, many people raised their hands to bid. I don’t know whether they really believed it or thought they would not lose anything even if they bought it, so they just bid casually.
"Wan Sheng! Should we give it a try?" Qiao Xue believed it a little.
"Qiao Xue, you believe that nonsense? They are just making a gimmick to attract people and add some mystery to the auction house." Yun Wansheng didn't believe it.
Soon, the jade wall that looked like a hand mirror was sold at auction for 50,000 taels of silver.
Then came the third item. When the red cloth was lifted, a pink jade tripod furnace appeared in the public's field of vision. It was only the size of a palm, but it was the most eye-catching treasure.
The crystal clear object exuded a bright luster, was exquisitely carved, and was as beautiful as a divine object, which made everyone present exclaim in amazement.
"Oh my god! So beautiful!"
Yun Wansheng looked at the reactions of the women in front of her and just raised her eyebrows. They were indeed beautiful. At this time, the auctioneer on the stage spoke.
"Everyone, this tripod is the Jade Cream for a Pink Face. I think you don't know what its benefits are yet. Let me explain it briefly to you, and then you will understand its wonderfulness.
The reason why it is called Powdered Jade is that, as the name suggests, it is something specially used by women. Legend has it that a thousand years ago, this pink jade was accidentally obtained by a traveling female Taoist from the Thousand-Year-Old Cold Mountain.
The Taoist woman didn't know the purpose of the pink jade at first, but she thought it was beautiful so she brought it down the mountain and asked a craftsman to carve it into a jade tripod.
Later, the female Taoist brought it back to the Taoist temple and placed it indoors, using it to burn incense in the room every day. But after a few days, the fellow sisters in the temple found that her appearance was becoming more and more beautiful day by day, so they asked her what magic medicine she had taken.
The female Taoist also felt that her appearance had changed a lot compared to before, so she thought it must be the jade tripod. Out of friendship with her fellow disciples, she told them about the jade tripod.
So, other female Taoist priests in the Taoist temple also borrowed the tripod to maintain their youthful looks. Unexpectedly, their originally dull skin color changed greatly soon after. Later, they named it Powder-faced Jade Dai.
Later, somehow, the news was accidentally spread, attracting some thieves to steal it. In this way, the jade tripod became a thing of the people.
This legend is only known to a few people. We at Honesty Auctions are fortunate to have acquired this treasure, so we wanted to make it public so that women can realize their dreams of beauty."
After everyone present listened to his eloquent speech, a woman stood up and asked, "Since it has beauty-enhancing effects, why don't you keep it for your own use? Are you kidding me?"
The auctioneer remained calm and continued smiling, "This tripod was acquired by my boss. His wife is already as beautiful as a flower, so there's no need to embellish it. Therefore, I want to sell it to the woman who needs it most."
"May I ask what the reserve price is for this tripod?" asked a middle-aged man.
"Everyone, the reserve price of this tripod is 18,000 taels. Those who are interested can bid." The auctioneer gestured with his hand.
As soon as these words were spoken, the guests upstairs and downstairs raised their placards to bid, but most of them were women, with only a few men raising their placards.
Qiao Xue saw it and said enviously, "I want it too, but it's too expensive. The starting price was 18,000 yuan, and now it's over 30,000 taels."
"You want it?"
"Will it be useful if I want it? We can't afford it!" She still knew that her fiancé was not rich.
At this moment, Lin Yao on the side suddenly raised a sign: "Forty thousand taels!"
Her sudden words made Yun Wansheng and Qiao Xue instinctively look towards her, and they happened to see her smug and provocative eyes, as if she was mocking them for being poor.
After the 40,000 taels were put forward, no one bid for a while, as if they were hesitating whether to continue bidding.
Yun Wansheng retracted her gaze and took Qiao Xue's number plate: "Forty-five thousand taels!" Her voice was crisp and clear.
Qiao Xue was frightened by her action and quickly tried to pull her arm down: "What are you doing? I was just joking." She lowered her voice, knowing that she couldn't let others laugh at her.
Yun Wansheng smiled at her: "But I'm not kidding, don't worry! I know what I'm doing."
I thought to myself, if I can get it for 100,000 taels, I will buy it. If I can't, forget it, I will let the young lady of the Imperial Household spend a large sum of money to buy it.
Lin Yao hadn't expected Yun Wansheng to challenge her. How much money could a Cavalry General's sister have? What an overconfident bitch.
Cursing in her heart, she raised her hand: "Fifty thousand taels!" She wanted to see if this bitch dared to follow.
"Fifty-one thousand taels!" Yun Wansheng didn't say much, just asking her to pay one thousand taels. This way, she would be able to make her angry, and at the same time, she could avenge the humiliation she suffered that year.
Sure enough, Lin Yao saw that she deliberately gave only a thousand taels more than her, which was obviously targeting her. This made her so angry that she wanted to hit her: "Sixty thousand taels!"
Isn't she going to follow? Then follow. She doesn't believe that this bitch has more money than her. She can afford the bet.
"Sixty-one thousand taels!" Yun Wansheng continued calmly.
The four friends from the capital watched the interesting scene downstairs. Helangge couldn't help but laugh and said, "Shangguan Lan's sister is so brave. She actually dared to challenge the young lady of the Grand Tutor. How interesting!"
"No matter how brave she is, she will lose in the end. The young lady is the only daughter of the Grand Tutor. Her family has a huge fortune for her to squander. How can a girl like her from a small place compare to her?" Liang Wenyu said with a mocking tone.
"Regent, who do you think will win between the two of them?" Gu Feicheng deliberately asked Boss Mu who was standing beside him.
Mu Xingci glanced at him coldly: "Are you very free? Do you want my little sister to come and talk to you?"
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