Father-in-law Xie was a little unhappy. He thinks that the price is so high, didn't he see that as soon as his price came out, the scene stopped for a while? Guan Wentao didn't fan everyone, maybe he would have sold it directly for 25,000 taels. Where else do you need to take care of?

Even if you compete further down, there are fewer and fewer bidders. Gonggong Xie believed that he would be able to take it for a maximum of 27,000 taels of silver.

Although the emperor shouts poverty every day, as the emperor, he is definitely not short of two thousand taels of silver.

Now it's okay, the high price has been paid, and it has made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military feel that the emperor has used his identity to oppress people, which makes Gonggong Xie very unhappy.

But he can't say that the Five Princes are not doing this well. After all, this is a piece of filial piety from the five princes to the emperor, and they don't want the emperor to spend more money. The fifth prince did not let Guan Wentao fall on the 18,000 taels he quoted for the first time, but fell on 25,000 taels, which can be regarded as taking into account the emperor's reputation.

So he really couldn't find fault with the five princes.

"Father-in-law, this should be Mr. Deadwood's painting." The little eunuch who came with Gonggong Xie pointed to the stage and said.

On the stage, Guan Wentao has invited the fifth lot, which is also a painting.

Gonggong Xie immediately put the little emotion just now behind and cheered up.

He came here today with a mission, that is, to take pictures of Kang Shilin's painting.

He came on behalf of the emperor, and the first purpose of all the lots was his box.

After a while, Gonggong Qin led the little servant over, holding a painting scroll in his hand.

The scroll was opened, and Gonggong Xie glanced at it, then nodded.

The Xianyi style in Kang Shilin's paintings is extremely unique and cannot be painted by others. Gonggong Xie has been waiting by Xiao Qi's side for many years, and Kang Shilin's paintings have been seen more than once, and he can recognize them at a glance.

Originally, Gonggong Qin should have left at this time, but he motioned for the little servant to go out first, and then approached Gonggong Xie's ear and whispered: "Mr. Deadwood has just sent a message that the price of his painting should not be higher than the one just now." ”

Gonggong Xie was stunned.

But before he could react and ask the reason, Gonggong Qin had quickly retreated.

He ...... What does he mean by that? He pointed to the back of Gonggong Qin and asked the little eunuch.

The little eunuch knew that Gonggong Xie was a little unhappy just now, so he smiled according to his meaning: "Not really." Isn't Father-in-law Qin embarrassed? You came with the Emperor's order. You are not the only one who is biased in bidding, if you have to bid with you, how can we control whether the price is high or low? ”

When the little eunuch said this, Gonggong Xie shook his head and stopped talking.

The price of the painting just now was charged suddenly, and anyone with a discerning eye knew who the number nine represented. And it's no secret that the emperor likes Mr. Deadwood's paintings. If he doesn't make a move for a while, once he makes a move, no one will dare to compete with him anymore.

So the price is high and the price is low, and it is really up to him to decide.

Alas, he wanted to enjoy the pleasure of an auction, but he was afraid that he would not be able to.

After a while, the painting was seen by everyone, and Guan Wentao said on the stage: "This painting is the last lot in our auction today." If you haven't participated yet, please seize the opportunity to participate. ”

He struck a small drum: "The reserve price of the landscape painting "Wonderland" is 10,000 taels of silver, start now." ”

Kang Shilin's paintings have a distinctive style, and anyone who has seen his paintings can recognize them at a glance.

Therefore, as soon as Guan Wentao's words fell, some people began to make bids.

In Kang Shilin's box, when they heard that the reserve price of his painting was 10,000 taels of silver, everyone was relieved and secretly praised the five princes for their reliability.

The final price is determined by the market, but the auction house knows who the artist is in the first place, so it has to be based on identity. No matter how good Zhao Ruxi's painting is, she is not famous now, and she is Kang Shilin's apprentice, so the reserve price is naturally lower than Kang Shilin, otherwise it is unreasonable.

"Master, can I bid?" Zhao Ruxi asked eagerly.

Everyone knows that this painting is Kang Shilin's, and everyone knows that they are sitting in this box. Although their auction number is not clear to everyone, if someone happens to know it and spread it, they themselves raise the price of Kang Shilin's painting, and it is easy to attract black.

Kang Shilin's situation is different from Zhao Ruxi.

Zhao Ruxi is a junior, and the master and the senior brothers raised her price to show her love for the junior; Kang Shilin is a celebrity, highly respected, and proud, and his paintings are also highly sought after. If the juniors still raise the price for him, it is easy for people to wonder if the price of his previous paintings was also raised by his own family.

But as an apprentice, the master's painting was photographed, and the apprentice did not support the scene, saying that Zhao Ruxi felt bad again, so he asked.

"Yes, Master, can we bid?" Wu Zong also asked playfully.

Kang Shilin glared at them: "You two don't mess around, stay honest." ”

Zhao Ruxi grimaced with Wu Zong and sat back honestly.

However, there is no need for them to make a move, and the bidding outside is in full swing. Originally, the reserve price was high, and a few more people who really liked Kang Shilin's paintings raised the price, and after a while, the price of the painting soared to 20,000 taels of silver.

This is also influenced by Zhao Ruxi's painting. Kang Shilin's paintings used to sell for eight or nine thousand taels of silver. In the case of such a auction, a premium of several thousand is possible. If there was no price for Zhao Ruxi's painting in advance, everyone would have deliberately pressed his painting below 15,000 taels to compete, and the price increase would not be so large.

But with the experience of not being able to get a painting for 25,000 taels of silver, everyone's hands were a little overwhelmed.

In the middle box, Gonggong Xie was relieved when he heard that he had called for 20,000 taels of silver, called the messenger, and ordered: "You go down and tell the No. 9 to raise the card, and when the price reaches more than 23,000 and almost 24,000 taels, you will raise the card and report 25,000 taels." ”

When the messenger went out, the little eunuch asked, "Father-in-law, are you like this...... Wouldn't it be bad? ”

"Hmph, it's not good if I report low. Father-in-law Qin's words are a pit. Gonggong Xie snorted lightly.

The little eunuch's eyes widened: "Impossible, right?" "No matter how old Father-in-law Qin is, he is just a eunuch next to the prince, he dares to pit Father-in-law Xie?

"Maybe he didn't mean to, but it must have been Mr. Deadwood. But I have a heart to defend the emperor, and no one can say anything. "Thank you for being fair.

He can be a celebrity around the emperor, and he is naturally extremely shrewd.

Kang Shilin is the emperor's cousin, and the emperor respects him very much. If he listened to Gonggong Qin's words and offered Kang Shilin's painting a lower price than others, the emperor would definitely blame him when he went back.

Regardless of whether the surnamed Qin wanted to trap him or not, Kang Shilin asked for a lower price for what reason, and he felt that it was the safest to quote 25,000 taels of silver for both paintings.