Chapter 185 Guess the price!
"You need to guess the price correctly before you can take it away. It's okay if you guess wrong, we're just having fun."
Shen Qingman spoke slowly, but her eyes were always on Song Ci's face.
Song Ci remained calm, having noticed the princess's gaze long ago. He immediately picked up the teacup slowly and took a sip.
Well, the Princess's Mansion is indeed luxurious. This tea must be this year's pre-rain Longjing tea, which is quite valuable. Even though she has some savings now, she would not be so extravagant as to buy such tea to drink. Moreover, the water temperature for brewing tea, as well as the cups, are all extremely particular.
It’s not a bad thing to drink a few more glasses.
The tea was light, so she pinched a piece of dessert and sipped it.
Seeing her leisurely and not worried at all, Shen Qingman angrily turned away her eyes and clapped her white hands, "Bring it up."
"yes."
The people around looked at each other and felt that today's event was very strange. First it was a competition of skills, and now it was a competition of eyesight.
An ordinary flower viewing banquet is just a normal event of reciting poems and painting, but this one is different. It seems as if the purpose is to embarrass people.
However, everyone present was from aristocratic families, and even the officials' families knew a little bit, so it seemed...
Miss Jiang's eyes looked back and forth between Song Ci and the princess's faces. These two people probably had some grudges that no one else knew about.
Soon, maids came forward carrying things in a row. The maids from the wealthy families walked in a proper manner, their movements and postures were like those of the young ladies from the poor families, and even their clothes were first-class.
It's a pleasure to watch.
Soon, the first maid took a step forward and raised the thing in her hand so that everyone could see it more clearly.
"This vase is the first item."
The maid smiled and waited for everyone to start guessing the price.
There was a burst of discussion among the crowd. Some said that this white jade vase must be worth a lot of money. Just looking at the lines and luster of the vase, it was obvious that it must be expensive.
Some people took the opportunity to flatter her, saying that the princess indeed had many treasures in her mansion, and any one of them could broaden everyone's horizons.
In the past, the princess would not respond to such flattery, but today Song Ci was there, so she smiled and gave the young lady a rare good look. The young lady received the admiring look and immediately thought that she had caught the princess's eye, and became even happier.
The first one to name the price was Miss Jiang. "This vase is about one hundred and twenty taels of silver, Princess, I'm right."
The princess didn't care about the vase. The first vase was just a gimmick. She immediately applauded, "Miss Jiang really has good taste. What she said was exactly right."
Seeing the maid coming with the vase, Miss Xu was amused, "Jiang Wan, you have good taste."
Others don’t know, but Miss Xu, who grew up with her, knows that Miss Jiang’s mother was once a daughter of a famous wealthy family. She later married Miss Jiang’s father and became an official’s wife.
Growing up among many treasures, Miss Jiang's eyesight is naturally much better than that of ordinary people.
Miss Jiang smiled and said, "I remember you always liked illustrations. This white jade bottle would be a good decoration for your room. I'll send it to you later."
Miss Xu really liked it, but she said, "You won it. How can I take away someone else's love?"
"You're still talking to me about this." As he said this, he pinched the soft flesh on Miss Xu's face, and the two of them laughed and joked together.
Next, it got more difficult. It turned out to be a box with exquisite workmanship.
The box was inlaid with some agate, gemstones and other items, which looked very gorgeous. Everyone couldn't tell its value for a moment, but it was definitely not cheap.
The princess looked at everyone's expressions, and finally landed on Song Ci, who was looking down at her handkerchief, as if she was about to see flowers in it, and remained silent. The princess frowned, and immediately felt a little unhappy.
She took out these things not to let Song Ci get away with it.
Someone immediately spelt out a price. "This box is exquisite, and the gemstones and agates on it appear to be of good quality. I estimate... this box is worth three hundred taels of silver."
Someone frowned and disagreed, "I don't think it's worth three hundred taels."
The lady who spoke first was unhappy, "Then tell me, how much is it worth?"
"Four hundred and fifty taels, about that."
Everyone was surprised when they heard it.
We are all officials' wives here, but we have limited money, and we can't just casually give out a thousand taels. If this box is really worth about five hundred taels, the princess would give it away as a prize. Even a wealthy family would be reluctant to do so.
Everyone knows the princess's family background. Her mother is the sister of the late emperor. Although she is not born from the same mother, she is still a princess. Although she is not so favored, she married well.
She married the second son of the general's mansion, who was the most powerful man at that time.
It became a famous story at that time.
Everyone looked at the princess with even more envy and admiration. The princess was truly unfathomable.
Looking at everyone's eyes, the princess was very satisfied. Now Song Ci could finally see the gap between herself and her!
Even if Pei Ji doesn't agree now, but looking around the whole capital, who else can be worthy of her except Shen Qingman's family background and appearance! If she is not worthy, then Song Ci is even less worthy.
But what about Song Dynasty porcelain?
She was thinking about which house in the south she should keep to live together, and then she thought about how much money she could get from selling those houses. The dividends Zhang Baiwan sent her every month were good, but she was not satisfied with only that. She didn't know what else she could do with the money.
There were all kinds of ideas in his mind, but the only thing he didn't think about was the matter between him and the princess.
Seeing her lower her head, the princess snorted, thinking that she had now seen the gap between them and didn't know why she was being so surprised, so she sneered in her heart.
Even so, what does it matter? She will soon let Song Ci see clearly how far apart the two of them are from each other.
Finally, the exquisite box was taken away by a young lady named Yuan, who accurately stated the price: four hundred and seventy taels.
Everyone was envious when they saw her get the box.
The value of the box is one thing, but even if such an exquisite box is available on the market, it may not be possible to buy it.
The princess is really generous.
The third thing is a jade ruyi.
The name Ruyi means good luck, happiness and many other beautiful meanings.
Looking around, this jade ruyi is probably carved from a whole piece of jade. It is natural, flawless white, crystal clear, just like a piece of jade...
Song Ci tilted his head, like a piece of prime fat.
It's probably that color.
Suddenly, her eyes flickered, then quickly returned to normal.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her carefully, the princess raised the corners of her lips and a hint of pride flashed in the corners of her eyes.
This jade ruyi is quite interesting. She picked it out on purpose. Ordinary people would find it difficult to see the problem in it. She doesn't believe that Song porcelain can escape this time!
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