C102

"Rascal!"

Bing Ying laughed in her heart.

Shen Suyun asked, "I wonder what kind of mission master is going to give me?"

Bing Ying said: "The first part of the auction is about auctioning ten thousand-year-old ginseng stalks. "No matter how much you bid or how many other people bid, you have to come forward and raise the price …"

Shen Suyun said, "How high is it?"

Bing Ying raised three fingers.

Shen Suyun said, "Three hundred taels?"

Bing Ying said, "Three thousand!"

Shen Suyun was flabbergasted. "What?" Three thousand taels? Ten stalks of thousand year ginseng, however, are only worth a thousand taels of silver at the most! "

Bing Ying said, "You don't have to care about that! In short, you have a way to raise the price to three thousand taels of silver. No matter the price, I will buy it for you! "

Shen Suyun said, "What if no one is willing to bid three thousand taels?"

Bing Ying said, "Then buy it yourself!"

Shen Suyun said, "How many stalks of ginseng would you like to buy for three thousand years? "Young Master Wang, you …" The next thing he wanted to say was: You're not going to feed it to the dogs again, are you?

Bing Ying smiled, "Those ginseng were mine to begin with."

When Shen Suyun heard this, he was even more surprised. "Then why did you want to buy your own ginseng?"

Bing Ying said, "Don't worry about that! In any case, you must raise the price of the ginseng to three thousand taels of silver later. If there is anyone who wants to snatch it from you, you can give it to him! If no one bids higher, you can buy it! "

"I understand!" Rest assured, Young Master Wang! This is just a small matter! "

Bing Ying laughed, "You don't need to pay. You can only bid, of course. The second treasure was the Blue treasured sword! You can make your own bid later. There's no limit! "No matter what price it is, you can buy it for me. I'll pay for it!"

A look of gratitude flashed across my eyes.

Bing Ying said: "You are the number one swordsman in the capital, to hide in a corner with us would only arouse suspicion. Remember what I told you to do. I know that a person of your status will definitely be seated in front as a VIP! "

Shen Suyun's face turned awkward once again. "My current identity is that of a follower …"

Shen Suyun went to the front row and found a seat next to Xie Tianlin.

Meanwhile, Bing Ying and He Qinghai were still sitting in the corner at the back of the crowd …

The auction officially began!

Mei Tianxing, as the auctioneer and also the owner of Fragrant Sky restaurant, was the first to step onto the stage and say, "Many thanks to all of you distinguished guests for attending today's grand event …"

The auction officially began!

On stage, the auctioneer was the first to take out the first item: Ten thousand-year-old ginseng!

"These ten stalks of ginseng have been appraised by the most powerful doctors and pharmacists. They are all genuine top quality ginseng with a growth age of more than 300 years!" 10 stalks of them for auction at the same time, 500 taels of silver. "For every bid of 50 gold, you can start bidding now!"

"I bid 600 taels!"

Just as the auctioneer finished his sentence, a loud and clear voice sounded!

A look of gratitude flashed across my eyes.

The person who bid was Xie Tianlin, who was standing next to Shen Suiyun …

"Young Master Xie is also interested in buying ginseng? Could it be that your father has been ill recently? " Zhou Jianxiong stood up and waved the plate in his hand, "I bid 700 taels!"

Xie Tianlin said coldly, "Sir Zhou, don't be too harsh with your words! It is disrespectful of my father to hear you speak like that! "

Zhou Jianxiong was obviously a lot more arrogant than the others. He laughed and said, "Disrespectful? How dare I have a disrespectful heart? My father and your father were officials of the same court, and both of them held the position of Minister, working for the court together! I just hope that if there's anything wrong with your body, it can be nourished with ginseng. Sigh! Sigh! Look at me, I said something wrong again! How could it be called 'something bad'? It should be a cold. As a pillar of the imperial government, even if it was just a cold, it would still be a loss to the imperial government! "

Xie Tianlin's expression was ugly as he looked at Zhou Yang, who had remained silent, and suppressed the rage in his heart!

Both Zhou Yang and Xie Qian were rivals in politics. One supported the First Prince and the other supported the Second Prince!

Xie Tianlin was well aware that if he got into a fight with Zhou Jianxiong and offended Zhou Yang, this old fox would catch on to his weakness. He feared that his life wouldn't be easy. The Second Prince's Party was now in trouble everywhere!

Xie Tianlin suppressed the resentment in his heart and focused on the auction!

He secretly decided that even if he lost out on words, he would seize back the limelight at the auction!

"750 silver!"

"800 taels!"

"900 taels!"

"950 taels!"

While the two of them were arguing, the price of the thousand-year-old ginseng had already been raised to 950 taels of silver by the other bidders!

"Humph!" "I bid 1500 taels!"

Xie Tianlin increased the price by 550 taels!

Ah?

Such a large sum immediately caused a huge commotion in the crowd!

The crowd didn't find it strange when they saw that the person who bid was Principal Xie's son. His father was the Minister, so naturally, he didn't dare to say anything else.

"Heh heh. Young Master Xie is truly generous! It increased by 500 taels of silver at one go! How about this, I'll play along. "2500 gold!"

Zhou Jianxiong arrogantly raised his own plate, adding 1000 taels in one breath!

This time, everyone in the audience was shocked!

The market price for one of these ginseng was at most one hundred silver taels. Ten stalks would be 1000 taels of silver.

However, 1000-years-old ginseng was something that could only be found by chance. Other than large stores that had it, most pharmacies wouldn't have this kind of top-grade ginseng. It was basically priceless! Therefore, no one found it strange that Xie Tianlin had raised the price to 1500 taels of silver!

However, Zhou Jianxiong's bid of 2500 taels of silver was akin to throwing away money like a madman!

However, everyone was also envious and jealous.

If one wanted to throw away money, only the son of the emperor would have the courage to do so!

As for the others, who would dare to throw out a few thousand taels? Who could be so generous?

"Heh heh. Everyone was having fun, so I'll join in the fun too! I'll add 50 taels! "2,550 silver!" An extremely elegant man stood up and raised the sign in his hand.

This person was Nangong Chaoyun!

Seeing that even the Third Prince had appeared, Zhou Yang hurriedly glared at his son. "Your father has always taught you to be a little more low-key! Look at how low-key the Third Prince is! How can you, you useless thing, only know how to show off! "

Nangong Chaoyun smiled, "Lord Zhou, there is no need to criticize me so harshly! We are all teenagers, so naturally, we have a competitive personality. However, do not hurt each other's friendly feelings! "

Zhou Yang said, "Hurry up and thank the Third Prince?"

Zhou Jianxiong did not know why he had to thank the third prince. However, when his father told him to do so, he stood up and thanked Nangong Chaoyun honestly.

Nangong Chaoyun raised his voice and said, "The most important thing is to not hurt our friendship!"

What he had just said was completely incomprehensible to this hooligan, Zhou Jianxiong! However, he knew that the other two participants would definitely understand!

Zhou Yang and Xie Tianlin!

Xie Tianlin stopped bidding when he heard this.

No one could not give face to the Third Prince!

Although the Third Prince did not have much prestige or political achievements in the imperial government, he was still a prince after all. His status was relatively neutral in the struggles between parties, so it was easier for him to gain the respect of others!

After Zhou Jianxiong was scolded by his father, he no longer bid!

The auctioneer said, "Third prince Nangong Chaoyun bids 2550 gold! Is there anyone who would like to bid higher? "

At this moment, Xie Tianlin and Zhou Jianxiong had given up on bidding and no longer raised their tablets. However, another person that no one had expected had raised his!

"2,600 taels!"

This person was Zhou Yang!

He was an old fox who had lingered in the government for decades before reaching his current status. His shrewdness was not something that those children could compare to! The reason why Nangong Chaoyun had made such a bid was not to buy ginseng, but to stop Xie Tianlin and Zhou Jianxiong from bidding maliciously.

If he really had to spend 2500 taels of silver to buy 10 stalks of ginseng, it wouldn't be good! He could only take the blame himself! However, in Zhou Yang's heart, he did not think that this was a scam!

Ten stalks of ginseng was a very rare item to begin with!

Even if he couldn't use it now, it would definitely be of great use to him in the future!

One had to know that it was usually very difficult to buy a thousand year old ginseng when one needed it.

If he had ten thousand-year ginseng, not only would he be able to save his own life, but in the future, some of the officials and nobles who needed to curry favor with him would also be injured.

Besides, Zhou Yang was a greedy official. His family had a lot of money!

It did not hurt to spend several thousand taels of silver!

Shen Suyun knew that it was time for him to take action. He raised the sign in his hand and said, "I bid 2700 taels!"

The two of them sat together in whispers. Zhou Jianxiong thought that they were in the same group, but when he saw that Xie Tianshui wasn't going to bid anymore, Shen Suyun immediately called out a price. He naturally meant that Shen Suyun was helping Xie Tianshui!

He did not care about his father's warning and said, "I bid 2,800 taels!"

He was the son of the Minister of Rites, so he absolutely couldn't lose to the son of the Minister of War, Xie Tianlin, in the limelight!

Suddenly, Beitang Menglong, who had been silent all this time, raised his hand and said: "Since all of you are so interested, then Menglong, how about you offer a price as well! 2900 silver! "

Of course, he did not plan to buy it. However, he was representing the Beitang Clan now. Everyone knew that the Beitang Clan was from Sijin City and had a huge business in the city. They were truly a family of rich and low-key people!

Beitang Menglong did not have the competitive spirit to win, and naturally, he could not weaken the Beitang Clan's reputation. Thus, he shouted out a price at the right time.

Nangong Chaoyun said, "This prince will also follow Brother Meng Long and make a fool of himself. 3000 taels. This is my last bid. No matter how expensive this title is, I will have to sell it to repay my debt! "If you're interested, you can continue to bid, as long as it doesn't hurt our relationship!"

His words made it clear to everyone: "I, the prince, do not have that much money, I can't afford it even if I bid. I only bid to suppress your malicious bidding. Now that my goal has been achieved, I, the prince, will withdraw!"

Seeing that Nangong Chaoyun had withdrawn, Xie Tianlin continued to bid, "3,100 taels!"

Zhou Yang said, "3200 taels!"

Xie Tianlin said, "3,300 silver!"

It was as if these two people were attracted to each other! No one was willing to give up!