Li Junxian whispered a few words in the court, and Xiao Rui followed the shopkeeper upstairs. After a while, the door of Tianzi No. 1 opened, and Li Junxian led two people dressed as Confucian scholars in.
Xiao Rui had already made tea, stood up and greeted him with a smile.
"I knew you would come."
Li Er walked to the tea table in a swaggering manner and sat down on the main seat, "I guess you have some eyes."
The chamberlains Lao Wang and Li Junxian sat down on the small stools at the door, not daring to disturb the father-in-law and his wife from drinking tea.
"Don't look at me like that. I'll just take a look at it when you get the photo. You can send the manuscript to the palace later. I'm not greedy for your kid's things."
Xiao Rui couldn't help but laugh and said: "Father-in-law, how can you be sure that I will win the bid?"
Li Er smiled and scolded: "Quan Chang'an, who is as rich as you?"
I? rich?
Don't you feel guilty for saying this?
"Everyone in Chang'an says I am rich, but you know best whether I am rich or not. Eighty percent of the income from all my chambers of commerce and industries is secretly given to the treasury..." Xiao Rui cried out.
Li Er raised his eyebrows, "What? Does this mean you are reluctant?"
Xiao Rui quickly changed the topic, "How about I don't have enough money during today's bidding, can you help me?"
Li Er picked up the tea cup, stopped talking, and turned to look at the center of the auction house.
The auction house is an octagon, with a high platform in the middle, surrounded by four-story buildings. There are many rooms on each floor. Facing the auction high platform, the room has a large floor-to-ceiling window. Beside the window is a calling sign, a small drum, The maid is responsible for helping with the bidding.
However, in Xiao Rui's room, the maid had been invited out long ago and no one needed to wait on her. Li Er came, and Xiao Rui waited on him personally.
Moreover, the purpose of asking the maid to beat the drum and raise the sign to bid is to keep it secret, but does Xiao Rui need to keep it secret? He has always been a high-profile person, so he can just shout out. I tell you clearly that I, Xiao Rui, want it. Which of you dares to retaliate?
"Sir, that boy Wang Jishan is here." Li Junxian reminded.
Wang Jishan?
Li Er asked in confusion: "Then you pay close attention to this kid?"
Xiao Rui smiled and said: "This kid has been tricking me a lot recently. I'm here today. There's no way he won't come."
Li Er couldn't help but laugh and said: "If you are not slippery, who can trick you?"
Xiao Rui said disdainfully: "I'm just too lazy to bully him, otherwise he wouldn't have survived the original case."
"Sir, Kong Jijiu has also arrived. I heard that they formed some kind of alliance of five families, and they combined their financial resources to win the "Shang Shu"." Li Junxian reminded again.
Xiao Rui shrugged and said: "The five alliances should be very rich. Don't let that kid Wang Jishan fool you again."
Just as he was talking, someone pushed open the door of Tianzi Room 1 and broke in. The auction manager followed behind with an anxious look on his face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is already inside, you can't force your way in..."
"How come Xiao Rui can sit at the top of Tianzi, but I don't deserve it... huh? You are..." Li Daozong's face was full of anger, but he turned around and saw, good guy, the person sitting opposite Xiao Rui is who?
Seeing that he was about to call out the emperor's name, Xiao Rui quickly stood up, approached him and said with a smile: "Hey, it's Uncle Daozong, come on, come on, sit down quickly."
"Shopkeeper, this is our family. We can sit in the same room. You can go and do your work."
The shopkeeper stepped back wisely and closed the door.
Li Daozong quickly saluted, "Your Majesty..."
Li Er put down his tea cup and said dissatisfiedly: "Chengfan, are you coming so hard, are you still trying to cause trouble for Zang Feng?"
Li Daozong waved his hands awkwardly and said, "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."
Xiao Ruixin said, misunderstanding? But there aren't that many misunderstandings. I wanted to tell you where my son is, but now...
"Uncle Emperor, are you also here to bid for "Shang Shu"? If you like it, Xiao Rui will not compete."
Li Daozong said quickly: "No, I just walked here to join in the fun. I am not interested in the auction."
Whether it was true or false, Xiao Rui didn't care, so the two people drank tea instead of three people.
Not long after, a gong sounded, and everyone's attention was drawn to the central auction stage.
A middle-aged elegant man walked onto the auction stage with a smile, saluted in all directions, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, I am Xu Zhongtian. I will preside over the auction today. Thank you for taking the time to come to our Chang'an auction house..."
Lao Wang, the chamberlain, introduced: "This Xu Zhongtian is a character. The Chang'an auction house has been able to thrive for many years, and half of it is due to this person. This person is well-rounded, not only has a sophisticated human nature, but also has a very good grasp of the timing of the auction. Someone once commented that he is not Entering Honglu Temple to engage in diplomacy is a sign of humiliation."
oh?
Li Er and Xiao Rui looked at Xu Zhongtian at the same time.
Li Er nodded and praised: "You do have some style."
Xiao Rui commented: "If a person can refuse even a high-ranking official and a generous salary, it can only mean one thing, there is a greater temptation around him."
"Haha, everyone has his own ambitions. Perhaps his talents can be better used in the auction house." Li Er didn't care too much. There is no shortage of talents around him now.
With the sound of a gong, Xu Zhongtian shouted: "Today's first auction item is a luminous cup from the Western Regions. This object glows at night. When grape wine is poured into it, it will shine like a wine-red candlelight, which is touching."
Wow……
Many people at the scene made a sound of exclamation.
Of course, some people are very disdainful. It's just a utensil. What's the use of playing with it to lose one's ambition?
Xu Zhongtian continued: "Of course, although this item is extremely valuable, since it appears at the auction house, it naturally has a specific valuation. The starting price is three hundred taels of silver, and each increase in price will not be less than one hundred taels! Wine lovers should not miss it. .”
Tsk tsk...a wine glass costs three hundred taels? Ten taels of silver is enough for a family of three to spend for a year. This auction house is really a gold sales den.
Xiao Rui couldn't help but chant: "The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink, play the pipa immediately, Lord Don't laugh while lying drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times!"
Li Er clapped his hands and praised: "What a poem! Jun Xian, knock the drum and bid, I want three hundred taels. Based on this poem, this luminous cup is worth three hundred taels."
Li Junxian walked to the window and knocked on the gong.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to get the three hundred taels."
"It doesn't matter, whoever dares to fight for it can just increase the price. I am a wine lover, so I am bound to get it."
Xiao Rui laughed loudly and said: "It seems that I am going to make more grape wine for you."
On Wang Jishan's side, when he heard that Xiao Rui was about to take a photo of the luminous cup, he smiled and motioned to the maid to beat the drum and hold up the sign, "Increase the price, five hundred taels!"
ah? Five hundred taels? Increase the price by two hundred taels at once? The maid didn't dare to confirm, so she asked again before beating the drum to quote.
Li Er waved his hand, "Add, one thousand taels!"
Xu Zhongtian hurriedly raised the mood, "The guest in Room Tianzi No. 1 bids one thousand taels. He seems to be a wine lover. It's already one thousand taels. Is there anyone who bids higher?"
Xiao Rui said: "Fifth brother, tell him that the No. 1 Emperor is me, Xiao Rui. Let's see who else dares to steal it from me. Don't let your father-in-law spend more money to take advantage of you. It's just a luminous cup. I'll ask the Western Region Chamber of Commerce to buy it later." Come back in batches.”
Li Junxian smiled and shouted: "The champion is interested in this Luminous Cup, please give me some face!"
Um? Champion? As soon as these words came out, many people were instantly frightened. Xu Zhongtian smiled bitterly in his heart. He was not so unruly. He openly revealed his identity. He was clearly using his power to overwhelm others. If this was the case, the price in today's auction would not be too high. .
Alas, that's all, he is a champion, we can't afford to offend him!
"One thousand one hundred taels, I'm sorry, Lord Marquis, I am also a wine lover." Wang Jishan's entourage beat the drum and shouted.
Um? Who is so bold as to compete with the champion?
Li Daozong put the tea cup in his hand on the table and said, "One thousand five hundred taels. Jun Xian, play the drum. If you lose, you will not lose. I will pay this money for your majesty."
