The Fifth Highness is a prince anyway, even if he doesn't have the status of the prince, the second prince, or the third prince, but if he makes a post, the ministers of the court and the wealthy family will not dare not give him face. Don't look at the fifth prince himself, but also look at the second prince and the Cen family, right?

These people are all heads of a family, and a few thousand taels of silver are nothing to them. Usually fancy calligraphy and painting, buy an antique, that's the price.

And with the toss of the five princes, everyone is embarrassed to come up with a few hundred or thousands of taels, and it is no problem to rise by two or three thousand taels.

As long as the fifth prince holds the auction he said, even if he doesn't make money in this business, at least he won't be able to lose money.

"Your Highness, this is a very good idea."

He gave Xiao Lingyan a deep look: "In this way, please ask Your Highness to sell this bell." ”

Xiao Lingyan helped him up, waved his hand very heroically and said, "You entrusted me with this clock, and you also trust me." We are good brothers, and you gave me another part, and I won't take you for these three clocks. ”

Fu Yunlang hurriedly said: "How can that happen?" One yard to one yard. You don't charge money for my things, but other relatives and friends have good things to auction, can you accept them? If you buy a house and ask someone to make a house, these are all things that cost money and effort, how can you be tired in vain? There are not many people in the world who dare to mess with you like this. So this money must be collected. If you sell that bell for an extra thousand taels of silver, I will actually make money. ”

Xiao Lingyan arched his hand: "Then thank you Yunlang for taking care of my business." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Your Highness, how long will this auction take place?" Fu Yunlang asked urgently.

"Ten days from now. I need to prepare something that can be auctioned so that it can be lively. No one has ever seen your clock, and they don't know what it's used for. Just selling clocks, I'm afraid there aren't many people coming. As soon as there are fewer people, the price will not be able to go up. ”

When Fu Yunlang heard this, he became more and more happy.

He arched his hand and said, "Okay, I'll wait for news from His Highness." ”

Separated from Fu Yunlang at the gate of the palace, Xiao Lingyan asked people to hand a letter to Kang Shilin.

Mr. Deadwood was not short of money, so he rarely sold paintings. His paintings have a unique charm and superb painting skills, and he is extremely famous; In addition, his own status is transcendent, so he is highly sought after by wealthy families in Beijing.

Once his paintings flowed out, they would sell for five or six thousand taels of silver. People can't buy it with silver, so wealthy families are proud to be able to buy Mr. Deadwood's paintings.

If he can convince Mr. Deadwood to sell his paintings, Xiao Lingyan feels that he will be successful in this auction.

Although Zhao Ruxi is Mr. Deadwood's beloved disciple, as long as Zhao Ruxi persuades, Mr. Deadwood will definitely agree to sell a painting. But Xiao Lingyan's relationship with Zhao Ruxi cannot be exposed, so he does not plan to follow Zhao Ruxi's path.

Don't bother Zhao Ruxi, he is also sure to persuade the old gentleman to sell his paintings.

Some time ago, Zhao Ruxi integrated Chinese and Western painting techniques and created an original painting method. Although the first painting was flawed, the style was very unique, and the ideas she wanted to express jumped directly on the paper, which was very appealing, and the old gentleman was full of praise.

After a period of diligent practice, her paintings are now very mature and she can no longer see flaws. And because of the skill, the painting is also more infectious.

As soon as you open the painting, everyone will be shocked by the majestic momentum of the painting, and you can't take into account the painting technique itself. This is the most essential difference between a master painter and an ordinary painter. Therefore, as soon as Zhao Ruxi's painting was displayed in front of everyone, the word "master" was stable, and there was no need to shout at all.

So Mr. Deadwood has always wanted to find an opportunity to make a name for himself as a young apprentice.

Although he could call people who admired his paintings to bid with each other, display Zhao Ruxi's paintings in front of everyone, and then sell them at a high price to Zhao Ruxi to make a name for themselves. But the scope is too small, the influence is too weak, and it is also a bit unreliable, he feels that he is completely unworthy of his little apprentice's amazing talent for painting, so he has been holding his ground to wait for a good time.

Now that Xiao Lingyan is going to open an auction, he believes that this is the best way for Zhao Ruxi's paintings to come out, and he is not afraid that the old man will not be moved.

As the prince, Xiao Lingyan handed over the post, even if Kang Shilin was detached, he did not dare to turn Xiao Lingyan away.

Kang Shilin immediately replied to the post and made an appointment to meet in the evening of the next day.

The next day, Xiao Lingyan visited Kang Shilin with a gift.

Kang Shilin has always been immersed in his own world and rarely pays attention to the world. I don't pay much attention to the disputes of several princes. Several princes also met in a hurry when Xiao Qi held a banquet during the New Year. In addition, Xiao Lingyan has not yet grown up, so he is not impressed.

At this time, seeing Xiao Lingyan, who seemed to have grown up a lot more maturely, his old man was very surprised.

"Oh, sure enough, the years are urging people to get old, I don't feel like I live on weekdays, but when I saw You, Your Highness, I realized that the days passed quickly, and I was a year older." He sighed.

"Uncle Cousin, you are not old. Look at your tough body, you are much stronger than the young man. Xiao Lingyan said.

Kang Shilin laughed: "I love to hear this." ”

After a few cold words, Kang Shilin went straight to the point: "I don't know what is the matter with His Highness looking for the little guy?" ”

Xiao Lingyan knew that Kang Shilin was the most impatient to deal with mundane things, and hated that others were wasting his time by going around the bend, just say anything directly, he would agree if he agreed, and don't be crooked if he doesn't agree.

"I want to do an auction," he said. ”

As he spoke, he explained the auction in detail, emphasizing that there will be many people participating, everyone can go on stage to observe the auctioned items up close, and it is a live sign, the atmosphere is warm, and all the goods are easy to sell at a high price.

In the end, he said: "I heard that Uncle Cousin, your little apprentice, Zhiwei Jushi, has created a new painting technique, which can be described as the founding of a sect. But no one has heard of it, and there is no way to see it. In this auction, I think it's time for the new paintings of Zhiwei Jushi to shine. What do you always think? ”

Kang Shilin is just like the parent who spoils his child, others praise him, and he is not shocked. But once he praises his child, it is definitely to be happy.

As soon as he heard Xiao Lingyan's words, he was overjoyed and nodded, "Not really." My little apprentice really doesn't have much talent for drawing. If you see her paintings, you're absolutely blown away. It's amazing. ”

Next, he turned on the Xuanist mode and praised Zhao Ruxi's paintings. If it weren't for a young man, he would have to boast about the apprentice himself.

Xiao Lingyan was originally a filter, and his attitude towards Zhao Ruxi was comparable to Kang Shilin. And he is no stranger to learning design himself, and he is no stranger to painting.

So when Kang Shilin was a disciple, he could always echo it and say a unique opinion. Although I have never seen Zhao Ruxi's paintings, when Kang Shilin praises his apprentice, his echo can also be sincere from the heart, which makes Kang Shilin more and more interested, and Xiao Lingyan is more and more pleasing to the eye.

At the end, the old man also summed up: "You are a good child, you have a good eye, and you also have attainments in painting, which is not bad." ”