When the bid reached one million in room thirteen, Leng Qingjue finally couldn't help but pull back Xuan Yuanfei, who was about to raise the price again, "It's just a medicinal herb, are you crazy to bid over a million?"
Xuanyuan Fei said, "Didn't you want it?"
"No, no, we don't want it anymore." Leng Qingjue was heartbroken over the cost and hurriedly shouted to the auctioneer below, "We don't want it anymore."
The auctioneer nodded. "Alright, in that case, I'll count to three. After three counts, the Willow of Immortality will belong to the guest in room thirteen..."
"One million taels." A soft, gentle voice came from room number one, which had never made a sound before.
The auctioneer paused for a moment upon hearing the voice, then respectfully said, "Young master, one million has already been offered for room number thirteen."
The young master said, "I will offer one million taels of gold."
The meeting room immediately erupted in chaos.
If Room Thirteen and Young Master Wuhen were already showing off their wealth by bidding up to one million taels of silver, then Young Master One, who offered one million taels of gold, must be completely insane, right?
One million taels of gold is something even the current imperial treasury might not be able to produce.
Perhaps the people in room thirteen were also stunned, for they remained silent for a long time.
In reality, Feng Guang woke up. Not only did she wake up, but she also started coughing violently, and a mouthful of blood stained her white handkerchief.
The system still ignored her; she truly believed she wouldn't live to see the time to win over the second male lead...
Wang Ci gripped the blood-stained handkerchief tightly and shouted at Xia Chao, "What are you still standing there for? Even if you have to snatch it from me, you have to get that Longevity Willow back for me!"
Xia Chao didn't have time to think much. He went out the door, flew down from the second floor, and arrived at the center of the ground floor. He looked at the old man, clasped his hands and said, "Sir, my daughter is seriously ill and urgently needs this item to prolong her life. Please sell it to me. I am willing to pay 150 taels of gold."
Xuan Yuanfei, upstairs, whispered, "It's him..."
Leng Qingjue asked, "Do you know him?"
"No, I was just saying it offhand." Xuan Yuanfei reverted to his feigned nonchalance.
Just as he didn't know that Leng Qingjue was the foolish young lady of the Xia family, Leng Qingjue also didn't know that this Wuhen Gongzi was the fourth prince of Mingzi Kingdom.
The auctioneer said, "Things here are sold to the highest bidder. Sir, if the young master in room number one doesn't give up, you won't be able to buy anything from this old man."
Upon hearing this, Xia Chao looked up at Room Number One and said in a deep voice, "Young Master, my daughter is really waiting for the Longevity Willow to prolong her life. I have no other choice. Please, kindly, give way a little."
The 1.5 million he offered did indeed include all the valuables in the Prince's mansion, so this 1.5 million was equivalent to him being completely bankrupt.
Some viewers felt sorry for him. The Longevity Willow wasn't anything particularly good, and seeing Xia Chao's father pleading so humbly, someone couldn't help but say, "Young master, why don't you give the item to this gentleman?"
"Yes, the function of the Longevity Willow is to cure diseases and prolong life. Young master, why don't you do a good deed and let this gentleman save his daughter?"
...
Leng Qingjue looked at room number thirteen. She knew that Xia Fengguang, who was seriously ill, must be inside. The guilt she felt for Xia Fengguang's illness only lasted for a moment. She then thought of her own body and how her life had been so different from Xia Fengguang's over the years. She and her mother had also suffered humiliation in the Prince's Mansion. So the guilt quickly disappeared.
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