Mochizuki Tower.

The Moon Tower is built against the Mirror Lake, like a small red mark on the transparent jadeite. The high-rise buildings with flying eaves and arches are hung with octagonal lanterns, and each lantern is written with very beautiful words and graceful poems, and the ink mixed with gold powder reveals the charm and beauty with every stroke.

"Doing such a business in the imperial capital, this Jiang Changgongzi is really a master of art and bold." Chu Zhixia rolled up the curtain and commented lightly.

The rich land in the south of the Yangtze River gathers rare treasures from all over the world, and it is not a problem to use the financial resources of the Jiang family to envelop any treasures. But in the imperial capital, too much ostentatious will lead to death, and the more peerless the treasure, the more it will be labeled as "transgression".

And the Moon Tower can be completed, and it has been safe and sound so far, and there is little trouble behind the Jiang family. If you give less, you will definitely steal chickens and rice; If there is too much, it will cause people to have superfluous greed. The balance of this is also a kind of learning.

"I don't know if he's capable or not." Deng Mian covered his wallet in embarrassment and said, "But I know I don't have that much money." Boss, don't tease me, let's go to the Scarlet Jade Pavilion and find Miss Qiao to push pai gow - if you are troublesome, I can just put the money in your pocket. ”

"Do you know what's on sale here today?" Chu Shixia asked rhetorically.

"I know, isn't it a new piece of blood jade in the northwest, a few ancient works of the previous dynasty, and a night pearl as big as a fist?" Deng Mian grabbed his hair, a little embarrassed, "There are a lot of dignitaries here today, if my father's colleagues see me, he won't beat me to death." ”

"The most valuable thing about Mochizuki Tower today is not this."

Chu Zhixia smiled and slapped him on the back, "Straighten your back and take out your." ”

Deng Mian subconsciously raised his head and chested, and he was like a nerd. Chu Zhixia was the first to get out of the carriage, and respectfully raised his arm for him to help him walk down. Deng Mian was shocked by her abnormal behavior, and he couldn't wait to kneel down for her directly.

"Boss Boss ......"

"Come down," Chu Zhixia smiled and threatened him softly, "How arrogant how to come." ”

Chu Zhixia is wearing men's clothes, with narrow sleeves and a high collar, and his slender posture is eye-catching. She didn't do any unnecessary embellishment, with a smile between her eyebrows, the girl's face could not be misunderstood, so bright that it made people's eyes flicker, Deng Mian swallowed hesitantly, used the fan to pull away her hand, and jumped down clumsily.

Cheng Yuan, who was wearing silver armor and riding a jujube red horse in front of him, was also a little uncomfortable in the crowd, feeling like an unconventional stunned goods. He stood beside Chu Zhixia, pressed the knife, and made a "please" gesture with a cold face. Chu Zhixia took a step forward, stood beside Cheng Yuan, and also made a "please" gesture - facing Deng Mian.

The little servants and guests in Wangyue Tower all looked at them intentionally or unintentionally, Deng Mian didn't know what bad water was turning in Chu Zhixia's stomach, but he knew that if Chu Zhixia's matter was ruined, he would definitely have no good fruit to eat, so he went inside.

On the second floor, rows of private seats are divided by ink screens. The private room on the third floor is slightly covered with curtains and no lights, so only the people inside can see the scene outside, but the people outside can't peek inside. Both the private seats and private rooms face a high platform in the middle of the pool on the first floor, and around the high platform are lit with branch-like lamps, which flicker like flowers that are gradually blooming.

Entering the not very spacious seat, Deng Mian habitually wanted to give Chu Shixia the best position, but Chu Shixia sat on the chair by his shoulder.

"Boss, you ......" Deng Mian cried with a sad face, and before he could say the words of begging for mercy, he heard Chu Zhixia "shhh

"Hear me?" Chu Zhixia raised a finger in front of his lips and asked Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan looked dazed.

"The sound of the scabbard hitting the nail plate." Chu Zhixia said softly, "There are people in armor and knives all around that platform, there are at least fifty of them. ”

Cheng Yuan's face changed suddenly, "The armor and golden sword are the configuration of the army, how can civilians be private?" ”

Chu Zhixia smiled strangely, "How do you know that he is a private pig?" ”

As long as the regent acquiesces, the Jiang clan is not raising private soldiers. Although the regent doesn't look down on Jiang Changgongzi, he doesn't mind taking some oil and water from him, taking advantage of him, and borrowing his head to do some life-losing business.

Cheng Yuan was worried, "If there is a conflict...... I'll go back to Akibayama right now to transfer my personal guards! ”

"I won't fight, I'm not here to fight today." Chu Zhixia spread out his empty hands, "Didn't you see that I didn't even have a sword?" ”

Deng Mian heard it in a fog, and vaguely guessed that Chu Zhixia had taken a fancy to something in the Moon Tower, and became more and more restless, sweating in a hurry.

Chu Shixia glanced at him, poured him a cup of tea, and comforted him, "Don't worry, just listen to me." ”

Out of the corner of her eye, a light-footed shadow flew quickly and silently past the seat.

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The flowing babes were served to the stage in turn, and most of the private seats were lively, and most of the sky-high figures were called out in the private rooms on the third floor that were not lit.

Moist without a trace of flaws, like the legendary merman tears made of pearls; The ginseng covered with a red cloth has every root and whisker is well cared for without a trace of breakage; Light and soft, like a stack of flowing smoke, the intricate and beautiful patterns are refracted against the candlelight.

Deng Mian was restlessly waiting, but Chu Zhixia was breaking peanuts and peeling the white and chubby peanuts out of the red coat.

"Deng Mian, do you know how much it cost to buy this seat?" Chu Zhixia suddenly asked mysteriously.

Deng Mian guessed: "Fifty taels? ”

Mochizuki Tower is guaranteed by the reputation of the Jiang family, and handles these rare but hand-wrenching goods, and the people who come here are not short of money, and naturally they don't care about the tea money of three melons and two dates. But everything needs to have a threshold, if the seats in the Moon Tower are bought at a cheap price, not to mention lowering the reputation of the Jiang family, it will also make people who can't afford the price of goods squeeze out the space of distinguished guests.

Chu Zhixia stretched out a finger.

Deng Mian smacked his tongue, "One hundred taels?" ”

Spend a hundred taels to peel peanuts, what a taste.

"Ten taels." Chu Zhixia said.

Deng Mian was dumbfounded, "The Jiang family has really made all the money now." ”

"No, no, it's just that there is something that the Jiang family doesn't want people to take away today." Chu Zhixia showed a sly smile.

Jiang Changgongzi is a businessman, and businessmen are used to making the highest profits at the lowest price. He not only wants to curry favor with the regent, but he is also unwilling to forcibly take away his reputation in Jiangnan, and he can't take out the silver that the blue-eyed snake guts owner expects in his heart. But he has one last chance to do it, and that is tonight's auction.

He doesn't need to do such a stupid and shallow way as to exchange goods, just cleverly conceal some key information.

For example, the goods in today's opening and finale, one is a prestigious masterpiece, and the other is a rare and exotic play in the world, and the blue-eyed snake gall is mixed with it to look disgraced. The guests in the private room on the third floor are in order to maintain the flow of water, and the private room on the second floor is sold indiscriminately and confusingly.

It must be known that these big names in the imperial capital are all people who can speak in the court or family, and they have experienced the catastrophe of the Ling Emperor for more than 20 years, and the most taboo thing is the theory of ghosts and gods, witchcraft, not to mention the filth from Miao Jiang.

Once the blue-eyed snake gall is auctioned, Jiang Changgongzi can intercept the snake gall in his hands on the grounds of "bad market", and then pretend to accept the snake gall at a low price, and sell the snake gall to the owner of a great favor.

"The next treasure is the blue-eyed snake gall bladder produced in the land of Miaojiang, which has not been encountered in a hundred years." Aotou's clear voice said, "It is rumored that this thing can pass through yin and yang, and it is a secret treasure that will not be passed down from generation to generation. 100,000 taels! ”

"Now, let's make a bid." Chu Zhixia ignored the sound of rustling from the elegant seat next door, and motioned with his eyes to Cheng Yuan, who noticed the strange movement, to sit down. The seats on their left and right have changed people since the auction, and they are all martial arts practitioners, breathing for a long time.

Deng Mian hesitated and asked, "How much?" ”

"Double up."

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Private room on the third floor.

The guards who had returned from the second floor whispered about the situation in the private seat, and several voices whispered.

"Who's that kid who is asking for money? 100,000 taels to buy the gall of a livestock, but it is a big deal. The man's voice was rough, with the vicissitudes of desert wind and sand.

"He is the only son of the Deng family in Dali Temple." There is humanity.

"I think that girl is more interesting, although it seems that Deng Xiaogongzi has the highest status among the three people, but that Yu Linwei and Deng Xiaogongzi obviously listen to her. They started pretending from the moment they got off the carriage, they wanted to make people think that they wanted this snake gall, it was the Deng family? ”

The female voice that came in was graceful and tactful, like a peony blooming out of this darkness, almost dripping beautifully. The Ko Dan at her fingertips gently swept her fair chin, and looked at Chu Zhixia who was pressing Deng Mian's shoulder in the private room with interest.

"What the hell is this snake gall? The price has risen to 600,000 taels of silver! The man who spoke first frowned, "Do they really have that much money, or are they childish and simple to stir things up?" ”

"The Jiang family didn't say it, it shouldn't be something valuable." The servant replied.

"If you want to know what it is, you just need to know why this person is buying it." The woman said lightly, "Who is that girl?" ”

"It's the eldest lady of the Chu clan in the clouds. The one in armor next to her is Yu Linwei, the champion of martial arts in the imperial capital last year this year. ”

The woman laughed out loud and stroked her palm gently, "I see." ”

The man froze for a moment, and asked respectfully, "What do you think of your guests?" ”

The man also vaguely figured out that something was wrong, although 600,000 taels of silver was not an astronomical amount for them, but they must know that the tax revenue of the Lunar New Year was only more than 20 million taels of silver. If a few children come out to fight with such a sum of money, it is too much.

"Do you know the King of Zhenbei?" The woman asked.

"The name of the Chu clan in the clouds is known to everyone in the world. Chu Mingyan, the king of Zhenbei, can make good decisions, although I don't know it, my heart yearns for it. The man hesitated for a moment, "Could it be that the king of Zhenbei instructed his sister to buy this snake gall?" ”

"If there is that money in the clouds, why should the little girl pull the son of the Deng family." The woman wrote lightly, "Miao Jiang is known for his talents, and it is rumored that he also has the art of living dead flesh and bones, and the king of Zhenbei has always been weak, and every few years there are rumors in the imperial capital that he will die soon." ”

"This blue-eyed snake gall must have some miraculous effect, which can save his life, so that this little girl who is struggling in the imperial capital is desperate."

The woman sighed faintly, "If this snake gall really has the power to prolong life, what is 600,000 taels of silver?" You must know that Chu Mingyan's medicine stone has no doctor, it is just dragging on day by day. ”

As he spoke, Deng Mian doubled the price again, and the price of the blue-eyed snake gall climbed to 1.2 million taels of silver!

The man pondered for a moment and called his subordinates, "Who is the one who is bargaining with the son of the Deng family?" ”

"It's Jiang's own protégé."

The man saw through this trick and sneered: "Jiang Changgongzi has a good eye and a good calculation, and he deceived us all!" He took off the scarlet sign hanging in front of the window and threw it onto the stage.

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In the elegant seat, Deng Mian broke out in a cold sweat, and watched the vermilion wooden plaque fall to the ground in a daze before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"One million and two hundred thousand taels of silver, my father will slaughter my ......," Deng Mian muttered to himself.

"Wake up." Chu Zhixia snapped his fingers in front of his eyes, "Someone has 'bought out'." ”

Deng Mian hated to kneel down and kowtow a few times to the benefactor who lost the brand and bought out.

"Buyout" means that no matter who makes what price today, the owner of the sign will double the bid.

Two million and 4,400,000 taels of silver, Jiang Changgongzi kicked off the iron plate this time.

Chu Zhixia whistled with satisfaction and informed Deng Mian: "You don't have to bargain anymore." ”

"I'm back from picking up trash! Is there a baby who welcomes me?"