Yuan Mansion.
Yuan Fengling stood in front of a bronze mirror about three feet high, while two maids arranged her clothes. She has an excellent figure and is well proportioned. That sculpted face is enough to make many women jealous even without makeup.
Looking at the beauty in the mirror, Yuan Fengling smiled softly and murmured to himself: "What a skinny person, I wonder who will get an advantage... Liuli."
The maid with a leather whip hanging from her waist came up behind her and said softly: "My slave is here."
"How are those people in Changfeng Tower doing?"
"Go back to Miss, they didn't do anything. They spent the whole day shopping in Chang'an."
"Huh, I've never seen the world."
With that said, he turned around and left the room.
The Yuan family is large and prosperous.
Most of the ordinary martial arts families rely on the secret kung fu passed down by the family to travel in the martial arts world, and they also rely on their large number of relatives to gain a foothold in the martial arts world. The Yuan family is different. Apart from the large number of clan members, the Yuan family does not have any secret kung fu.
The foundation of the Yuan family is connections.
Every few years, they send their qualified children to various sects to learn kung fu. After two hundred years of operation, the Yuan family has developed friendships with most of the sects in the world, and some of their children are even high-ranking members of the sects. It can be said that in this world, everyone has to sell the Yuan family's thin noodles.
The three families have all kinds of secrets in the world, but they don't have enough means to protect themselves, which arouses the anger of the people, so they can only sit back and wait for death.
How about Changfeng Tower? No matter how many masters you have, won't you end up cowering in the Lan Valley?
If you want to fight, use force. If you want to talk, you have connections.
Yuan Fengling felt that he had bullied the little girl from Changfeng Tower. Read the book
With this thought in her mind, she had already reached the front yard. As soon as I stepped through the courtyard gate, I heard an old man lecturing someone.
"Don't be impatient! How many times have I taught you? Still don't understand? Can't you change this rough problem?"
The old man was Qi Nandong, and he was teaching a young man a lesson. The young man was the one who followed Yuan Fengling yesterday.
Qi Nandong is the elder of Liuyang Sect. The meaning of Liuyang Sect refers to their sect's inner strength and mental method - Liuyang Gong. This technique is the Zhiyang technique, which is full of strength. Qi Nandong is the only master in the sect who has practiced this technique to the realm of transformation.
The young man whom he taught was called Wei Zhengyang. He was his disciple and the most skilled in martial arts among the disciples of the Liuyang Sect. The young man has good understanding, but is a little impatient. He looks pretty good-looking, but too dull.
Yuan Fengling smiled and said, "Grandpa Qi, you are teaching Brother Wei a lesson again."
Yuan Fengling had a clan brother who was a disciple of the Liuyang Sect, so she followed him and called him Wei Zhengyang.
When Wei Zhengyang saw Yuan Fengling with a smile on his face, he hurriedly lowered his head and clasped his fists: "I've met Miss Yuan."
Yuan Fengling said generously: "Senior Brother Wei, how many times have I told you, just call me Fengling, no need to be so polite...Grandpa Qi, what did Senior Brother Wei do to make you unhappy?"
"Hmph," the old man said angrily, "I have taught him so many times, but I just can't teach him, and I can't even practice the Six Yang Gong well."
"Not everyone has as much understanding as you, Grandpa Qi, so please don't embarrass Senior Brother Wei."
Hearing Miss Yuan's excuse, Wei Zhengyang felt warm in his heart.
The first time he met Yuan Fengling was when he was thirteen years old. That year he accompanied senior brother Yuan to Chang'an. In the back garden of Yuan's house, he saw Miss Yuan, who was only ten years old at the time, from a distance. Although she is only ten years old, she is cuter than other little girls. In the following years, he came to Chang'an intermittently several times. Every time he saw Miss Yuan, she looked different. He watched her become more and more mature and beautiful.
This young man who is not good at talking has long buried Yuan Fengling deep in his heart.
A few years ago, I heard that Miss Yuan sent someone to the Zhu family to urge her to get married. The night he learned the news, Wei Zhengyang drank for the first time. He drank until he fell unconscious and became depressed. Later, when he heard that the two families had broken the engagement, Wei Zhengyang regained his composure.
The relationship between the Yuan family and the Liuyang Sect is much closer than that of other sects. Most of the people sent to the Liuyang Sect are disciples of the master’s family, and they are indispensable every year.
Offer many offerings.
Qi Nandong sighed and said, "You also met the two young men who blocked Liuli yesterday."
Yuan Fengling nodded: "One is Qingfeng Guan Zhu Mingyu, and the other one I don't know."
"Both of them are above Zhengyang in physical skills. Huh, they are of the same age. Why are you being outdone?" As he said this, the old man became angry again.
Yuan Fengling said: "The Liuyang Sect's strength is internal strength and mental skills. It's weak in physical skills, so it doesn't matter. You have to practice slowly. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."
Qi Nandong waved his hand and said angrily: "That's all, Zhengyang, practice hard." After saying that, the old man turned and left.
Yuan Fengling looked at Wei Zhengyang and saw a footprint on his chest. He thought he was kicked by Qi Nandong. Qi Nandong was very heavy-handed when teaching martial arts. She took out her handkerchief and wiped it for Wei Zhengyang, and comforted her: "Brother Wei, are you okay?"
The kick wasn't heavy, it was just that the old man hated iron for not being able to become steel. Seeing Miss Yuan dusting herself off, Wei Zhengyang's face immediately turned red: She asked me if it hurt, she cared about me, and she cared about me.
Wei Zhengyang stumbled and replied: "No, it won't hurt. Miss Yuan, no, don't worry."
Yuan Fengling smiled sweetly and said, "You are stupid. Why don't you hide away when Grandpa Qi hits you?"
This smile almost took away Wei Zhengyang's soul.
Yuan Fengling said to Liuli behind him: "You will have someone prepare some new sets of clothes for Senior Brother Wei later. I have been in Chang'an for a few days and I have seen Senior Brother Wei changing his clothes back and forth."
"No."
"Why are you so polite?"
After saying that, he took Liuli and walked out the door. When passing by the rockery in the yard, he dropped the handkerchief that he had just dusted Wei Zhengyang on.
When Yuan Fengling walked out of the door, Wei Zhengyang ran over to pick up the handkerchief, put it under his nose and smelled it... It was so fragrant, better than any spice in the world.
After leaving the door, Yuan Fengling got on a sedan. Liuli whispered outside the sedan: "Miss, this Wei Zhengyang seems to like you."
Yuan Fengling smiled softly: "Isn't this great?"
Only if she likes you will she risk life and death for you. She has already made up her mind to provoke those people in the Leisure Hall tomorrow at the Gilded Workshop. When the time comes, she will inevitably have a fight if she gets anxious. The lives of the children in the clan are very precious, so we can't let them take advantage of it. There happens to be Wei Zhengyang who is good at martial arts and devoted to him. Who else can he use instead of him?
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Early the next morning, Amber got on the sedan borrowed from the Zhou family, and even the sedan bearers were from the Zhou family. In addition to the four "servants" Li Fenglan and Linghan, Zhu Xiaoxiao also specially assigned several tall servants. A group of people walked on Chang'an Avenue in great style.
Although everyone can participate in the auction of the Gilding Square in name, those who cannot afford to take advantage of it will not join in the fun. Due to the wide variety of items in the auction, in addition to literary works, calligraphy and paintings, there are also some things that people in the world covet, such as the sword used by a hero, and the out-of-print internal skills and mental skills practiced by a heroine. Therefore, many people from the world came to participate in the auction.
One month before the auction started, Gilt Shop had already announced all the items in the auction. A few days before the start, many wealthy guests from the Central Plains, Western Regions, and even Southern Xinjiang had already gathered in Chang'an City.
The Gilding Workshop is very wealthy, and the annual auctions are actually like the martial arts competitions held in Yaoxian Valley. Most of them are famous, and the money earned from the annual auctions is no more than someone else's monthly turnover.
The auction venue is in the Gilded Pavilion of Gilded Fang. Although the overall scale of Gilded Fang is not as good as that of Jin Caishen's house, this Gilded Pavilion can be said to be the most magnificent building in Chang'an. It is four stories high, with a patio in the middle and corridors around it. Naturally, they use good wood, and even the floor tiles on the patio are made of fine marble.
A square platform has been built in the center of the patio. The square platform is covered with a red carpet. This must be the place where the auction items are displayed.
A few days ago, the Gilt Shop had already counted the high-rollers from all walks of life who were going to participate in the auction. They were all people who could be named. The Gilt Shop had designated an area for each of these people.
Zhu Mingyu did not follow Amber and the others, but followed Zhou Jin and Zhu Xiaoxiao into the venue. They came early and there weren't many people there when they entered. The Zhou family's location is on the corridor on the second floor.
, the view is very good.
Although Zhou Jin's family is rich, he is not a person who likes to spend money. He had only heard about the auction at Gilding Square and had never participated in it. This visit was requested by his wife. She was afraid that her future sister-in-law would be bullied or the photos would be too high and she couldn't afford the money. They could take the photos for her.
Zhu Mingyu looked at her sister sitting on the main seat and asked Zhou Jin in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, can Xiaoxiao sit here?"
Zhou Jin said nonchalantly: "It's okay, everyone in Chang'an knows that I'm henpecked."
Seeing people coming in one after another, Zhu Mingyu gradually became anxious: Could anything happen to Amber and the others along the way?
If he is concerned, he will be confused. What can happen in just a few steps?
Not long after, he saw a warm yellow figure enter the patio, followed by two men and two women, it was Hu Bo and Li Fenglan. After these two days of training, Amber already has the airs of a young lady. Li Fenglan also prepared a gauze scarf for Amber to cover the area below her eyes. Her pretty little face was looming, adding to the mystery.
After viewing the amber, Zhu Mingyu noticed that Xu Qingchen and Mu Yun were carrying a four-foot-long wooden box. This small wooden box is not big, so why do two people have to carry it?
Zhu Xiaoxiao followed Zhu Mingyu's gaze and said with a smile, "Well, yes, my sister-in-law is very beautiful."
Zhu Mingyu smiled sheepishly: "Xiaoxiao, don't talk nonsense, we haven't passed the door yet."
Zhu Xiaoxiao added, "Aren't the four people behind her her servants?"
Zhu Mingyu asked: "How did you tell?"
"It doesn't look like his temperament, so I guessed it."
Zhu Mingyu smiled and said nothing.
No one except Li Fenglan knew what was in that wooden box. When he went out in the morning, two big men carried the wooden box to the door of the inn. Li Fenglan gave the two big men a sum of money and they left. Mu Yun asked what was in the box, but Li Fenglan just smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's get rid of it."
Soon after, Yuan Fengling also arrived, just like when they met two days ago, he still brought Liuli, Wei Zhengyang, Qi Nandong, and behind him were several maids and servants responsible for serving tea and water. The location of the Yuan family is just opposite the Xianren Hall, which is probably intentional. Yuan Fengling had been sharpening his nails since entering the Gilded Pavilion. He acted very casually and seemed not to take the auction seriously.
The guests slowly arrived, standing together with so many people from the world of martial arts and business. The few people in the Xianren Hall were extremely eye-catching. If it weren't for the eldest lady of the Yuan family and Zhu Mingyu on the second floor opposite them, others would have thought that the entire Jianghu people were there. All the handsome men and beauties have arrived at the Leisure Hall.
After everyone was gathered, as a fat man in brocade clothes walked onto the stage, the auction officially began.
The first few auction items were mediocre, and the transaction prices were all about the same. During this period, Li Fenglan spent 300 taels to take a picture of an old longevity lock. This was just to test whether anyone would raise the price with them at this time. The result was no, so it seemed that they were just waiting for the jade pendant.
After nearly two hours, the piece of jade pendant finally came out.
Li Fenglan looked at the jade pendant from a distance. It looked pretty and was of good quality, but it was definitely not worth two thousand taels.
