Chapter 181: Die
Qin Zhaoyue rushed in aggressively and snatched the hairpin from the other person's hand in the blink of an eye.
Zheng Huiyin had been holding up this precious jewelry without exerting any strength, but she hadn't expected it to be snatched away in the blink of an eye.
"Wait a minute, I want this hairpin!"
Qin Zhaoyue glanced at the price tag. Wow, three thousand taels for a hairpin, what a bold price.
With her willow-shaped eyebrows raised like swords, Zheng Huiyin gritted her teeth and spoke,
"Sister, I was the one who took a fancy to the hairpin first. Please return it to me."
"That being said, I'm running a business. Now the hairpin is in my hand, who can't afford three thousand taels?"
Zheng Huiyin's chest heaved violently, and she suddenly took a step forward, almost touching the other person.
"Don't go too far. This hairpin is useful to me, and I will never give it to you!"
"Hey~~~" Qin Zhaoyue dragged out the sound, holding the hairpin far away with his left hand.
"It's just a piece of jewelry, what use can it have? Don't try to fool me with such childish words."
"Qin Zhaoyue!" Zheng Huiyin called out in a low voice, "I need this hairpin for today's literary gathering!"
He was slapped at a birthday party more than two months ago and then grounded for a whole month.
Rumors spread in the capital, and his reputation was damaged.
Now that her father is arranging a marriage for her, she urgently needs to restore her reputation.
After the Third Prince's invitation was delivered yesterday, she was not allowed to leave the Duke's Mansion.
The elders in my family discussed it for a whole day, so I could only rush over this morning. I fell in love with this hairpin at first sight.
Zheng Huiyin didn't care about the purpose of the literary meeting, it was not something she could decide anyway.
"Literary gathering?" Qin Zhaoyue didn't deliberately lower his voice.
"Are you also invited? Didn't Third Sister say that only talented women from the literati were invited?"
"Qin! Zhao! Yue!" Zheng Huiyin was shaking with anger. "The notice is on my carriage. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Qin Zhaoyue turned her head and looked behind her. "Have you heard of this talented woman?"
Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba remained silent. Of course, Team Mo wouldn't add fuel to the fire at this time. Only Xiao Jiu shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."
"Take a look."
After getting support, Qin Zhaoyue spread her hands, meaning that it was not her fault for being ignorant, but it was really because she was not well-known.
“Hu…Hu…Hu…”
Zheng Huiyin took a deep breath, not angry...
It was a long-awaited appearance, and in front of all the talented women in Fengjing, she had to perform to perfection and restore her reputation once and for all.
She suppressed her anger and stopped looking at Qin Zhaoyue. "Since this is a business, then the highest bidder wins. I'll offer four thousand taels."
"Tsk," Qin Zhaoyue raised his head slightly, his eyes full of arrogance, "You talk as if no one has money. I'll give you five thousand taels."
"Six thousand taels."
"Seven thousand taels, I am determined to get it."
"Eight thousand taels." This hairpin is the only one of its kind in Fengjing, so Zheng Huiyin is willing to spend a little more money.
"Give up! I'll give you 10,000 taels!"
For a hairpin worth three thousand taels, even if it has complex craftsmanship, exquisite materials and a unique design, a premium of three to five thousand taels is the maximum.
Zheng Huiyin stared at the other person, "Do you really have to snatch it from me?"
Qin Zhaoyue was calm and collected. "Isn't that what you said? The highest bidder wins. I am willing to pay even if ten thousand taels of silver are not enough."
Zheng Huiyin also heard that someone had just deposited 10,000 taels downstairs, and the other party could really afford it.
"Eleven thousand taels!"
Qin Zhaoyue took out three newly acquired silver notes from his pocket.
"It's so hard to raise the price. There are still three thousand here.
If you can afford to pay more than this, I will admit defeat; if you can't, just go away and waste your time."
"Okay!" Zheng Huiyin's face was so sinister that water could drip out of it. She bit off each word and said, "Fourteen thousand taels, give it to me!"
Qin Zhaoyue also had a sour look on his face and handed the hairpin over reluctantly.
"Okay, I respect you as a hero, you win!"
Xiaoqi and Xiaoba, who had been silent behind him, were about to speak after hearing this.
Although I am not very familiar with the Sixth Sister, she is still their sister. How can I lose face in front of a young lady from the Duke's Mansion?
It was just silver money, and it was obvious that Zheng Huiyin was already very reluctant, as each person only contributed one or two thousand taels.
At this moment, a pair of white hands covered their mouths, stopping the words of support that were about to come out.
Xiaojiu raised his arms high, barely able to stop his two stupid brothers from speaking.
Zheng Huiyin immediately paid 14,000 taels of silver.
The woman from Qizhen Pavilion maintained a high level of professionalism by completing the deal at such a large premium.
He took out the agarwood box, placed the hairpin there, and presented it with both hands.
Zheng Huiyin ran away in a hurry without saying a word or even looking at Yin Zhaoyue.
Qin Zhaoyue showed a satisfied smile, "Where is your shopkeeper?"
The woman thought she was unwilling to give up, so she explained and agreed to make a reservation first.
"It has nothing to do with this. Ask Li Chen to come see me."
After a while, Li Chen came down from upstairs.
The Rare Treasure Pavilion has a total of seven floors. Although it is said that the items become rarer and more precious as you go up, in fact, even the fifth floor is not full yet.
Fortunately, the reputation is not too loud, and the highest level of guests so far is the third level, but we still need to prepare for the future.
In addition to running the business, Li Chen thinks about this matter all day long.
"Your Highness!"
When he saw Qin Zhaoyue, Li Chen almost fell to his knees.
Entrusting him with the full management of such a large tower, this trust...
Well, a grown man's tears were streaming down his face.
"Okay, put away your worthless look."
The woman who had just maintained her high manners was stunned. She never expected that her decisive boss would show such a side of him.
“Two things:
First, get me an ID card. I can’t even develop my own business, and I can’t afford to lose face.
Secondly, I just deposited 10,000 taels. Bring it to me. Also, this hairpin will be recorded as 3,000 taels. I can take it at the premium."
Li Chen immediately asked what happened. Okay, it was something his prince would do.
Soon, with the banknotes in his pocket, Qin Zhaoyue's smile was harder to suppress than an AK.
In less than half a day, he had earned 14,000 taels.
I have to sigh that Fengjing is really a prosperous place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba were both dumbfounded. "No, Sixth Sister, didn't you say this wasn't your business?"
Xiaojiu rolled her eyes and said, "You believe what she said. Ha, you are so naive."
Brothers: ...
Being deceived by Sixth Sister would have been bad enough, but being despised by Little Nine was also a double blow to the little man's self-esteem.
Qin Zhaoyue was in a good mood.
She did not forget that Zheng Huiyin was also a participant in the drugging incident, otherwise she would not have brought people in such a hurry and "happened" to rush to such a remote place.
Cheating her out of a little money was also considered as collecting some interest, Qin Zhaoyue had no psychological burden at all, and waved his hand.
"Let's go! I'll take care of all your expenses this morning."
Xiao Jiu put his hands on his hips and said, "Give us back the three thousand taels we cheated you out of."
"wishful thinking."
"Then we need to go to the third floor to spend money."
"You're dreaming! The maximum limit per person is ten taels."
Xiaojiu's eyes almost rolled up to the sky, "I'll scratch you to death!"
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