The night of the auction arrived in the blink of an eye. Jin Linlin bought three Lingxi Detoxification Pills and a Rejuvenation Pill at the electronic pharmacy, spending two hundred thousand taels of gold in one go. Her heart was pounding with pain.
She asked Yinhuan to help her change into men's clothes, which Nanny Qing had bought on the spur of the moment yesterday. Jin Linlin asked Yinhuan to put on her makeup as agreed, and when she looked in the mirror after the makeup was done, she was shocked.
His eyebrows were thick and black, his nose and chin were covered with beard, his mouth was so black that it was almost invisible, and I don’t know what was stuffed in his clothes, he looked so round, just like a short and fat version of Zhang Fei coming down the mountain!
When she saw the heroine's sister-in-law, her defenses completely fell. Why is she a handsome and elegant young man, while I am a short and fat man with a beard? However, her appearance made Cao Jiao laugh so hard that she laughed all the way to the backyard wall, unable to speak out, and it was so uncomfortable to hold it in.
Jin Linlin glanced at Cao Jiao, whose shoulders were shaking, and was about to ask how to get out of the wall, but our heroine immediately picked her up in a princess hug.
Before she could hold on to her, she was flung out with a whoosh. The heroine easily jumped out of the Zhenguo Mansion and firmly caught Jin Linlin, who was about to fall to the ground and covered her eyes with her hands. This skill is truly amazing!
This auction is held only once a year, and the items on auction are so bizarre. I heard that the boss behind it is Prince Xuanping, the only king of this dynasty with a different surname.
I heard he was a fellow townsman of the late emperor, a military advisor during his founding of the country, and had made remarkable military achievements. The late emperor highly regarded him and bestowed upon him the title of Prince Xuanping. After the late emperor's death, he resigned from his post and returned to the palace to retire. He was nearly seventy years old, and his only hobby was collecting rare treasures!
The auction took place at Xiangtai Building. Every year, Prince Xuanping would rent out four floors of the building for the auction! They never sent out invitations; it was all about whether you brought enough money to buy an item.
The two sisters-in-law walked into the private room of Xiangtai Tower and handed the three Lingxi Detoxification Pills and one Rejuvenation Pill to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper then handed the pills to the nearby doctors, who were quite professional. Some of them appraised treasures, some appraised pills, and some appraised calligraphy and paintings.
Her detoxification pills and life-extending elixirs were truly precious treasures. She'd set the reserve price at 100,000 taels of gold. Remember, she'd bought them from an electronic pharmacy for 50,000 taels of gold. Who knew what they'd fetch? But the unscrupulous shopkeeper had said he'd only give her a commission of 10,000 taels of gold, no matter how much they sold for. What a profiteer!
The two of them also found a private room and waited for the auction to start. One looked like Zhang Fei, dark, ugly and fat, while the other looked like Pan An, handsome and elegant! This combination is really amazing, too hot for the eyes!
Four floors filled with wealthy people, the auction finally began! The auctioneer on the stage spoke eloquently, and treasure after treasure was sold at a high price.
Before long, it was Jin Linlin's turn. The auctioneer picked up a Lingxi Detoxification Pill and began to describe its effects. The audience's interest was immediately piqued, and they began to bid.
The price kept rising, soon exceeding 150,000 taels of gold. In the private room, Jin Linlin was so nervous that her palms were sweating, her eyes fixed on the stage.
Just as the price was about to stabilize, a arrogant voice suddenly came from a private room: "I offer two hundred thousand taels!" Everyone's jaws dropped in shock. This price was far beyond their expectations.
Jin Linlin gritted her teeth, thinking secretly in her heart. At this time, Cao Jiao said softly, "Don't worry, let's see what happens next."
Sure enough, several more private rooms joined the bidding, and the price soared. In the end, three Lingxi Detoxification Pills and one Rejuvenation Pill were sold for a staggering 500,000 taels of gold!
Jin Linlin was so excited that she almost jumped three feet high. After deducting the commission, she really made a lot of money! After the auction, she and Cao Jiao took the silver and prepared to return home contentedly, thinking that this trip was really worth it!
Four pills in the electronics store cost 200,000 taels of gold. The auction sold them for 2 million taels of gold. After deducting the 40,000 taels commission, the net profit was nearly 1.76 million taels of gold! This was pure overnight wealth!
After explaining everything to the shopkeeper, the two sisters-in-law happily delivered the gold they earned to Jin Linlin's dowry shop, Piaomiaoxuan, and then couldn't wait to return to the Duke's Mansion. They didn't notice at all that a masked man followed them to the Duke's Mansion like a little tail, watched them climb into the Duke's Mansion, and then turned around and went to the city gate!
By the time of Mao (5:00 to 7:00 AM in modern times), the city gates had already opened. Jiang Zhixu galloped out of the city, swift as the wind. He had only purchased one Lingxi Detoxification Pill, and the high price made it difficult to buy a second one. However, he had tracked the two men who were selling the medicine to the Duke's Mansion, which made things much easier. He would wait for them to return and then buy the medicine from them!
Three years ago, brothers Jiang Zhixu and Jiang Shuyan were sent to the Ministry of War by the Princess. Shortly after taking office, border warfare broke out, and all military officers were dispatched. After three years of fighting against the Dong Jin Kingdom, they recaptured three cities and captured two more before ultimately reaching peace.
The Dong Jin Kingdom sent a prince as a hostage, along with a princess for marriage, bringing the war to a close! The northern barbarians have also suffered heavy losses, with many young and middle-aged men killed. They should be less likely to cause trouble in the near future!
Now, they were returning to the capital by imperial decree, and were about to reach the capital, setting up camp in the north of Louhan City, twenty miles away from the capital! He had gone to the auction alone without reporting to the army, which was a violation of military regulations, so he had to return quietly.
As soon as he entered the tent, he felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Shuyan was leisurely reading in his tent, waiting for his return. Jiang Shuyan was a civil servant, but because he was in the Ministry of War, he was also sent to the battlefield.
"How is it? Have you bought it?" Jiang Shuyan asked with a smile.
"I've bought it, eat it quickly!" After saying that, he stuffed the detoxification pills he bought at a high price into his brother's mouth.
Jiang Shuyan thought he had taken the antidote and swallowed it without a second thought. After he finished swallowing, he heard that his brother had only purchased one pill. Jiang Shuyan stared at his brother. All these years, his brother had only cared about taking care of him, and he didn't even bother to detoxify himself first.
"Then how do you deal with your poison?"
"It's okay, we can still hold on for a few months. Let's go back to Beijing and figure out a solution!"
This is the only way. Until now, they have not found out who poisoned them and how they were poisoned.
If the military doctor hadn't been a bit skilled, they wouldn't have been able to detect that they were poisoned. This time, I have to pay close attention to the people around me. It must have been someone close to me who poisoned them!
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