Qiao Yin was overjoyed and immediately followed the boy from Yueji Pavilion to the teahouse not far from Yueji Pavilion.
Lu Yizhi saw Qiao Yin getting off the car at the door of the teahouse and hurriedly came up to greet him.
Qiao Yin asked: "What's going on? Did you find an exact one?"
Lu Yizhi explained: "Yesterday I visited the wealthy businessman who was willing to sell me a piece of material. I went with him to visit his storage room and saw a jade pendant that was exactly the same as your drawing. I begged for a long time. , ask him to bring it out, and you go up and see if it’s the one you drew.”
Qiao Yin excitedly followed Lu Yizhi to the private room upstairs. There was a middle-aged man sitting in the private room, dressed in rich and luxurious clothes.
"This is member Zhao."
"This is Miss Qiao."
Qiao Yin and Zhao Yuanwai briefly greeted each other, and then their eyes fell on the jade cicada pendant in front of Zhao Yuanwai.
Lu Yizhi took out the drawings and Qiao Yin compared them carefully. The lines on the wings were exactly the same. Moreover, the left wing of the jade cicada also had two broken lines, which matched what Xie Ren said.
Qiao Yin's heart was beating wildly, and her intuition told her——
This jade cicada is the one Xie Yuan lost!
This is a place where you can't find anything even if you wear iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all to get there!
She's so lucky!
"Executive member Zhao, can you sell this pendant to me for free?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no! Shopkeeper Lu, didn't you just say that I would just give it to you to learn from? Why do you still want to buy my stuff?"
When Zhao Yuanwai heard this, he immediately put the jade cicada back into the box and put it into his arms.
Qiao Yin stepped forward and begged: "Member Zhao, you have collected so many jade articles, and you don't need this small jade pendant. I can pay a high price, as long as you ask."
"If you don't want to sell it, you don't know. Ever since I received this jade pendant, my business has been getting better and better day by day. This is my treasure. I won't sell it no matter how much you pay."
Member Zhao waved his hand, ready to leave.
Qiao Yin hurriedly asked Lu Yizhi to help. Lu Yizhi pulled him back and said in a good voice: "Executive member Zhao, let's discuss it again. You sell this jade pendant to us, and you can choose whatever you want in my shop. How about it?"
Zhao Yuanwai was unwilling to take action no matter what, and held the jade cicada like a treasure.
"I'm not short of money. Apart from mutton-fat jade and calligraphy and painting, I'm not interested in anything else."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yin's eyes lit up and she said, "Is it possible for me to exchange Gu Gong's "Luo Shen Fu Tu" for your jade pendant?"
Zhao Yuanwai was startled and his eyes widened: "Which Gu Gong? Which Luo Shen? The "Ode to the Luo Shen" by the former painter Gu Gong? Is it an authentic work?"
When Qiao Yin saw that there was something going on, he vowed: "It's true! Will you do this deal?"
Member Zhao is a businessman, and even a fool knows which one is more valuable.
"Change!"
"It's a deal."
Qiao Yin's eyes flashed, and he agreed to the deal with a loud voice.
Lu Yizhi sent Mr. Zhao away and looked back at Qiao Yin worriedly: "Where are you going to get the authentic work of Gu Gong? Do you know how rare an authentic work is and how much it is worth?"
Qiao Yin's face was full of smiles, "Don't worry, Shopkeeper Lu, I will get it, and then you can help me change the jade pendant back. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Qiao Yin vowed to put down her words, then quickly ran out of the teahouse, took a bus back home, and then hurriedly ran to Yingtian Academy to find Xue Wanran.
"Xue Wanran, aren't you bored? I'll take you to play."
Xue Wanran was really bored and got on Qiao Yin's carriage without saying a word.
"Where are we going to play?"
"Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
…
An hour later, Qiao Yin and Xue Wanran were sitting in the flower hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The one receiving guests at the main seat was Yan Ruyu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"What a rare visitor. You two actually came to the door of my prime minister's house together."
Whether drinking tea or being polite, Yan Ruyu always acted like a noble lady, as usual.
Qiao Yin and Yan Ruyu were not familiar with each other, and they stopped talking to each other. He went straight to the point and said, "I want to take something in exchange for the painting of Luo Shen Fu by Gu Gong."
As he spoke, Qiao Yin took out his purple booklet from his arms.
Yan Ruyu was a little confused. After she understood what she meant, she couldn't help but laugh.
"If you want to say that you are going to exchange the horse for it, I can still understand it. If you are going to exchange it for an ordinary book, do you not know who Mr. Gu is? Or do you not know the status of that picture?"
Faced with Yan Ruyu's sneer, Qiao Yin said calmly: "My book may be worthless to others, but it is priceless to you."
When Yan Ruyu heard this, the sarcasm on her face became even stronger, "Oh? Then Miss Qiao, tell me what kind of treasure you are."
Qiao Yin said calmly: "This booklet is my notes for the past four years. It not only records Lu Jinzhi's preferences and living habits in detail, but also records the preferences of Lu Jinzhi's family, especially his mother, as well as the preferences of the Duke's Palace. Interpersonal relationships. Miss Yan, I think you need it very much."
Xue Wanran helped: "This is a good thing. It can be said that whoever has this book can capture the hearts of the Duke's Mansion and be like a fish in water! Miss Yan, I heard that you are going to marry Lu Jinzhi, you Aren’t you missing a treasure booklet like this?”
Yan Ruyu was not fooled. She glanced sideways at Qiao Yin, with undisguised arrogance and contempt on her face.
"If this thing is really so effective, then it's you, Qiao Yin, who proposed to marry Lu Jinzhi. How come it's my turn?"
Qiao Yin's red lips slowly curved, she raised her head to meet Yan Ruyu's gaze, and said frankly:
"Actually, everyone knows very well that whether it's me or you, our looks, character, and talents are actually not important."
"Is the Lu family interested in you when they propose marriage to you?"
"No, he is interested in the prime minister behind you. In the same way, if the Lu family doesn't accept me, it's not that they don't look down on me, they just look down on my family background. Then if my father makes another great achievement, I will If the Marquis of Jing'an takes another step forward, do you think the Lu family will change their attitude towards me?"
Yan Ruyu looked stunned, surprise and shock flashed in her eyes.
"Are you threatening me?"
Qiao Yin looked at Yan Ruyu's panicked expression, fearing that someone would rob her of her good marriage, and said with confidence:
"I don't want to threaten you, I just want to tell you that my family background is not as good as yours. If you look at it as an individual, you may not be able to do what I can do. For example, you may be able to lower your profile to please everyone. Can you do it? ?”
Yan Ruyu's face showed disdain.
She has been unwilling to be inferior to others since she was a child, and she has determined to become the most noble woman in the world since she was a child. However, she just missed out on the title of Crown Princess due to some strange combination of circumstances.
She had already settled for the next best thing by choosing the Duke's Mansion. It was absolutely impossible for her to grovel and please the Lu family.
"With this booklet, Miss Yan can easily control the situation in the Duke's mansion and secure your position as the mistress of the Lu family."
Qiao Yin continued: "Besides, I took out this book to make a deal today because I wanted to tell you that Lu Jinzhi and I are done and I am helping you. The price is to give me the "Luo Shen Fu Tu"."
Yan Ruyu was a little shaken, but she still didn't let go, and she didn't want to lose to Qiao Yin in terms of momentum.
Originally, Qiao Yin was a laughing stock in the capital. The last time she made a big show at the racecourse, she was overshadowed by her, and now he was still talking nonsense and confronting her tit for tat.
Yan Ruyu's pride and self-esteem cannot be trampled on.
"How dare you compare a mere handwritten book with Gu Gong's masterpiece? You think too highly of yourself."
Hearing this, Xue Wanran on the side was sweating for Qiao Yin.
As I said, Yan Ruyu is not easy to fool. Even if she wanted this book, she would not be willing to exchange it for Gu Gong's original work.
She quietly winked at Qiao Yin: If it doesn't work, just change it to something else. Gu Gong's original work is really valuable.
Qiao Yin ignored Xue Wanran's dissuasion and smiled again: "Gu Gong's authentic painting is indeed priceless, but it is a hot potato in your hands. The moment you received the authentic painting, did your father, Prime Minister Yan, order you to send the painting back? ?”
Yan Ruyu looked at Qiao Yin in shock, as if she were meeting her for the first time, with eyes full of appraising.
When did Qiao Yin become so smart?
