Shen Yuzhou silently followed the carriage until the carriage stopped at the door of the princess's mansion.

When it was time to get out of the car, Xiao Yunjiao leaned on the Primrose's hand-held skirt and went down, trying hard to maintain the calm on the surface.

"General Lao escorted all the way, the palace has returned home safely, please go back too."

Shen Yuzhou took out a flower note from his sleeve, "Maybe the princess needs this." ”

After taking the flower paper and opening it, Xiao Yunjiao was surprised to see the auction invitation of the Pavilion of All Things above, and looked up at Shen Yuzhou, "Why are you ......?"

Shen Yuzhou smiled silently.

Somehow, Xiao Yunjiao understood from his eyes that this person must have followed her after he left the palace!

"Thank you General for your trouble, it's late at night, and the palace is leaving."

After speaking, Xiao Yunjiao entered the vermilion gate without looking back, without the slightest idea of saying anything more to him.

Shen Yuzhou looked at the red figure who was a little annoyed, and smiled even brighter.

He had long known that these lantern market gatherings were not enough to attract Her Royal Highness the princess, who had been making fun outside the palace since she was a child, and when he saw her stop in front of the door of the Pavilion of Everything, he asked his subordinates to listen to it, and by the way, he offered an invitation to try it.

Sure enough, Her Royal Highness the Princess is very interested in this Pavilion of Everything.

Shen Yuzhou took out another identical flower note in his arms and walked slowly towards his house.

Seeing that the leisurely footsteps suddenly sped up and turned into an alley when passing by, Shen Yuzhou slowly turned around with a leisurely smile......

"The two of you followed Shen Moumou, why don't you show up to see each other?"

After a stick of incense, Shen Yuzhou patted the non-existent ash on the corner of his clothes, and walked out of the alley with his hands behind his back.

……

Three days later, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Pavilion of Everything, and the huge auction began in this three-story building according to the hour marked on the flower note.

Wealthy businessmen, children of families, and ladies and ladies all received invitations to come to the Pavilion of Everything.

Xiao Yunjiao let the primrose comb a simple concentric bun for herself early in the morning, pulled it up with a flower and grass pattern jade hairpin, obliquely inserted a burnt blue dot green hair comb, and a pair of peace pendants in her ears.

The lily-colored pale golden lotus pattern dress has a circle of jewels on the waist, and the soft silk shoes are also embroidered with a hundred grass patterns, coupled with the light gauze hats that are fashionable for women in the city, no one will only think that this girl is the daughter of the rich family.

Slowly walked into the Pavilion of Everything, and after seeing the flower note, the little guy immediately bowed down and led the way in front of the side.

After a while, Xiao Yunjiao noticed that the flowers and notes taken by the guests who came in were not quite the same color.

Shen Yuzhou gave her a dark blue dark flower cover, and the two of them had a slightly greener flower cover - the two were led to the first floor.

gave his guards a look, and Xiao Yunjiao followed the little servant to the private room on the second floor.

This private room faces the railing on the second floor, with walls on both sides and a screen behind it. It not only ensures an open line of sight, but also does not feel crowded downstairs.

Xiao Yunjiao had just sat down for a while, and all kinds of refreshments were set up on the table one after another.

Before the hot tea was eaten, his guards came back to report the news to Xiao Yunjiao.

"Most of the people who received the flower notes were wealthy merchants from all over the world, and they were all arranged on the first floor, and in the private rooms on the second floor were the children of the family who had no official positions, the ladies and ladies, and there were no people in official positions among the guests."

Xiao Yun rubbed the corner of her sleeve and fell into deep thought, she didn't know that she would unconsciously rub the things in her hand back and forth when she thought.

Shen Yuzhou did not step forward after seeing her hand movements at the door of the half-open private room, but stood by the door and watched silently for a while.

It wasn't until she stopped ravaging the corners of her clothes that Shen Yuzhou walked into this elegant seat and sat down by herself.

"Who is so rude? Intruding on other people's premises at will? The man who had been standing silently beside Xiao Yunjiao frowned and asked.

Xiao Yunjiao waved his hand casually, "Nanhe, don't be rude." This is General Shen. ”

Shen Yuzhou looked at this person named Nanhe and frowned slightly, an indescribable sense of disobedience came to his heart, and he felt that this person was very familiar with him, and he was thinking about it, and Xiao Yunjiao's voice came into his ears.

"General Shen also has such a leisurely time, come here to watch the auction?"

He looked up at Xiao Yunjiao, her makeup today was very gentle, a little less wanton brightness, and more soft and close.

"It's a good thing that I'm leisurely, which means that the world is peaceful." Shen Yuzhou asked rhetorically, "But when did the princess pay attention to the private auction?" ”

After taking a sip of tea, Xiao Yunjiao spoke very seriously: "Wanwu Pavilion is not an ordinary folk pawn shop. ”

"I haven't seen the new style of lantern palace in the south yet, how can an ordinary folk pawn shop have it, and take it out at random as a lottery head. And my men have investigated, and none of the people who have received the invitation to the flower note today are serving officials. ”

Glancing at Shen Yuzhou, she then added, "Except for you." ”

Shen Yuzhou touched his nose, "My brother received a flower note, and I asked him to find a friend and ask for one." ”

I see.

General Shen has two sons, the eldest son Shen Yuzhou is strong and strong, and he has been running outside the palace with Xiao Yun since he was a child, but Shen Yuchuan, who is only one year old with him, is weak and sickly, and he has not been able to practice martial arts since he was a child. Mrs. Shen's greatest wish for him is that he can live well, so he has become a son-in-law. It wasn't surprising that he was able to get his hands on the flower notes.

"This Pavilion of All Things has gone to great lengths to invite a bunch of wealthy guests, and it is also necessary to be careful to avoid the officials in the court. You guess...... What treasures will be available today? ”

Shen Yuzhou shook his head, "They won't go too far, they are always at the foot of the sky." ”

"Son of Heaven?" Xiao Yunjiao chuckled, "How can the Son of Heaven see and hear this huge capital?" ”

As he spoke, the pot-bellied shopkeeper climbed onto the round platform in the middle of the first floor and said loudly: "Everyone is here to enjoy the light, and the Pavilion of All Things is shining." Now let's introduce the opening color of today's auction - a set of purple jade tea cups. ”

"As we all know, there are many tea sets and porcelain today, and purple sand glass is also available. This purple jade tea cup is made of a whole piece of Tianshan purple jade with a square foot, which has been carved by skilled craftsmen for several months, without a trace of cracks throughout the body, and the starting price is 200 taels. ”

Xiao Yunjiao looked at it from a distance, and only felt that the tea set was smoky and purple, and she had a set of purple jade that was used for her head, and there was still a year when the Western Regions paid tribute. Tea sets made of jade are rarely used even in the palace.

The starting auction is two hundred taels, and ordinary people's houses can only be bought for fifty or sixty taels, and this set of tea sets is really too extravagant.

However, the people who came here were all people with thousands of dollars in their pockets, and no matter how bad they were, they wore gold and silver, and soon this set of jade cups was auctioned for 500 taels.

"Pay attention to who ends up with what you shoot today." Xiao Yunjiao commanded.

Shen Yuzhou just wanted to agree, but saw Nanhe quietly withdraw from the private room, and then he realized that Xiao Yunjiao was not talking to him, and he couldn't help but look lonely.

Xiao Yunjiao turned his head to meet his gaze, and inexplicably felt that he was a little aggrieved. was stunned for a moment, and suddenly explained: "Nanhe is very good at kung fu, especially light skills, and he has done a good job of listening to the news." ”

"The Princess's Mansion has a wide range of visitors, which is really good." Shen Yuzhou looked away, picked up the teacup and brought it to his lips, but he didn't want to be burned by the tea he had just added, so he had to put it back on the table.

"Yes," Xiao Yunjiao said with a smile, "They are all handsome boys, and they are pleasing to the eye." ”

Shen Yuzhou's eyes widened, his brows furrowed, but he couldn't please Xiao Yunjiao in the face of him, so he simply stared at the round platform on the first floor, pretending that he hadn't heard anything.

Xiao Yunjiao didn't tease him anymore, and after talking for a while, two or three auctions had already passed offstage.

The fat shopkeeper spoke again: "The next lot is not ordinary, but Mr. Xiuzhu's "Guanyin Picture Holding a Bottle". ”

As soon as these words came out, the voice of discussion in the audience gradually rose, and people who liked calligraphy and painting immediately said: "But Mr. Yuan Xiuzhu's paintings? ”

The fat shopkeeper replied with a smile: "Exactly." ”

The crowd was even more uproar.

Yuan Xiuzhu is the world's master of calligraphy and painting, this life in Wuzhou, because of the superb painting skills are always asked to paint. He is also arrogant, and it is said that someone once asked him to paint a portrait of a woman he liked, and he only glanced at it and said, "It is difficult for vulgar fans to enter my paintings." After that, he rarely painted portraits, preferring landscapes, flowers and trees.

In this painting, Guanyin stands on the lotus platform with a fluttering robe and a treasure vase, his eyebrows are full of compassion, and he bows his head slightly as if looking at the world.

"Mr. Xiuzhu has been dead for almost twenty years, right?" Shen Yuzhou questioned, "There are not many of his paintings left, most of them are landscapes, flowers and birds, and I don't know if this painting is real or fake?" ”

"It's true." Xiao Yunjiao's words are chiseled.

"This painting...... I've seen it. ”

Xiao Yunjiao's face was extremely gloomy at the moment, and her eyes were staring at the "Guanyin Diagram" like a sword out of the sheath, until she confirmed the idea in her heart-

"When my father was in power, he found out that the former Fengguo Gong was greedy for ink, oppressed the people and other crimes, and then raided the Fengguo Mansion, this painting...... That's where it came from. ”

Later, these confiscated goods have been kept in the palace treasury, and occasionally they will be taken out by the father and queen mother to reward meritorious officials. But I remember very well that this painting was not given away! ”

Shen Yuzhou's expression also changed after hearing this.

To say that the things in the palace are not completely unflowable, the palace people serving in each palace secretly send some oil and water to the outside of the palace to exchange for silver, as long as it is not too excessive, the masters have turned a blind eye to it.

But this "Guanyin Map" is different.

It came from raiding the mansion of the criminal minister, and it was all counted and guarded by a special person in the palace treasury, if there was even something flowing out of the palace treasury......

The person behind this Pavilion of All Things must not be simple!

No wonder no one who sent invitations was an official in the court, this kind of thing was photographed back by the young lady of the family, and she could pretend to be confused.

At this moment when the two were thinking, "Guanyin Tu" was photographed at a high price.

"One thousand one hundred taels." At the behest of Xiao Yunjiao, Primrose quoted the price.

On the second floor, there was a bidding for a private room, "One thousand five hundred taels." ”

Xiao Yunjiao made a gesture, and Primrose asked again, "One thousand six hundred taels." ”

The man continued to bid, "Two thousand taels." ”

Two thousand taels, you can buy a big house with three entrances and three exits in the capital.

Xiao Yunjiao waved his hand, and the primrose no longer bid upwards.

The fat shopkeeper made a final decision after three bidding, and at the same time, Nanhe also came back to restore his life, "I found out clearly, the one who bargained with the princess was the second son of the household servant Lord Chen's family." ”

Tobe? It seems that there is still enough oil and water, and two thousand taels can be taken out casually to buy a painting.

"Find out who ended up with this painting."