On the seventh day of the Treasure Collection, it can be said that the wind and waves were calm, and the high-profile forces did not stay in Wanbaozhai for too long, perhaps because the treasures of this day were not in their eyes, and the only thing that could be used as a talking point was a box of ambergris that Wanbaozhai took out for auction, and after some competition, it was purchased by the girl in the Han Palace. However, the calm on the surface cannot hide the changes behind the scenes, just when the business in the Canghai Hall was booming, Shi Ming and Tang Zhonghai were appreciating a peerless famous painting under the guidance of Xiao Han, the absent manager of Wanbao Zhai, alias Wan Han.

In the dark room, although there is no candlelight flickering, but on the semi-circular dome according to the ecliptic of the Zhou Tian densely covered with sparse pearl stars, the dim pearl light reflects each other, so that the whole room is shrouded in dreamlike light and mist, but this misty beauty is not the most eye-catching focus, in fact, the eyes of the three people in the room are focused on the figure in the picture scroll hanging on the wall.

I don't know whether it is dyed by pearlescent, or the color of its own material, the background color of the painting scroll with cooked silk as painting paper presents a faint beige, and a total of twelve stunning beauties are painted on the painting, or embroidered clothes and cloud temples, or cloth clothes and hairpins, or the shadow of the waves, or the moon dressing, or dancing in the spring light in March, or quietly independent in the falling flower season, this side of the west wind remnant in the wind hairpin, that side of the silver wrapped in the snow to find plums, whether it is the hair sideburns, or the embroidery of the clothes, even the falling flowers on the skirt, the shadow in the light mirror, the residual snow of the plum blossom branches, are all vivid, and what is more amazing is that the transformation of each scene is natural, without the slightest flaw, let people come, only feel smooth as flowing water, without the slightest feeling of sluggishness. These are still secondary, the most important thing is that the twelve beauties, or smile, or coquettish, or affectionate, or light and light, the appearance and posture are delicate, the demeanor and demeanor are lifelike, and each has a hairpin flower on their hair, and the beauty and the flower are happy with each other, and they complement each other.

Xiao Yan observed the words and looks, and saw that Shi Ming and Tang Zhonghai were both dizzy, and couldn't help but be secretly proud, you must know that even if he is a character like him who never pays attention to beauty and can be called a hard-hearted person, when he sees this painting at first glance, he is also a heart-ape, not to mention that Tang Zhonghai has always had a reputation for romance, Shi Ming's wife is in the hall, and he is accompanied by a confidant, how can he not be in the middle of the court.

It didn't take long for Tang Zhonghai to come to his senses, and he reluctantly took his eyes off the portrait of a woman with eyebrows like spring mountains and eyes full of autumn water, only to feel that the delicate begonia flower on the woman's sideburns seemed to exude a faint fragrance, lingering around him, and he couldn't help but say a little eagerly: "Manager Wan, is this really the "Hairpin Beauty" painted by Saint Bi Qingyun?"

Xiao Han said with a smile: "Naturally, yes, if you are not very sure, how dare you invite the second prince and the Marquis of Dongyang to come to appreciate, twenty-three years ago, this painting was sent to Luoyang as a tribute, but unfortunately it was robbed on the way, the black jade Buddha statue auctioned by Benzhai yesterday is one of the tributes, the two are owned by one person, these are circumstantial evidence." In addition, for the sake of prudence, several famous painters in Jinling were invited to come to distinguish, whether it is the style of painting, or the seal inscription, you can determine the origin of this painting. Not to mention the content of this painting, just look at the brushwork of the painting style from shallow to deep, layer by layer refinement, as well as the timeless color pigment, as well as the familiar silk method pioneered by the painting saint, it is hard to put down. It's not a secret, if this matter hadn't been leaked out, I'm afraid that Wan would be desperate to leave this famous painting as a lifelong treasure. But now that the news has been leaked, it can only be put up for auction, but after thinking about it, if such famous paintings are only obtained by the highest price, they will inevitably fall into the hands of mediocrity, and they only care about appreciating the beauty and famous flowers, but they forget that this painting was originally the crystallization of the painting saint's life's painstaking efforts, so I hope that the two can buy this painting.

If it was usual, Tang Zhonghai might have been quite annoyed when he heard Xiao Han say that he wanted to keep the treasures for himself, but at this moment, he was concerned, just because he also had the exclusive psychology of hiding this famous painting in the dark room and not letting others see it. He originally heard the rumors of this painting from the Wanbao Zhai guys, so he came to ask for appreciation, in order to achieve the goal, he did not hesitate to pull the master Ming, although he did not want to admit it, but in Jinling, Shi Ming's face is much more valuable than him, after all, if he wants to coerce Wanbao Zhai, he is still a little less. But after seeing this painting, Tang Zhonghai was extremely remorseful, although he believed that Shi Ming would also support him to buy this painting, but most of them would take this painting as a dowry, but they were reluctant, and most of them would be given to their father, but I was afraid that from now on, it would not be so easy for him to see this "Hairpin Beauty" again. Thinking of this, Tang Zhonghai said with a little regret: "Fourth brother-in-law, what do you mean?"

Shi Ming had already regained his composure at this time, he was originally quite conceited, but he felt that it was just a picture, even if the woman in the painting was stunning, it was difficult to shake his mind, but the moment he saw the portrait of one of the beauties, his whole heart fell. The woman in the middle of the picture scroll is a long and jade woman, dressed in the embroidered clothes of a hundred birds and a phoenix, her hair is dyed with clouds and ink, a blooming red peony hairpin is on her hair, her eyebrows are picturesque, her demeanor is graceful and luxurious, and the most important thing is that the woman's autumn wave is faint sorrow in her eyes, and in a trance it is like the look in his wife's eyes.

Although Shi Ming has been married to the lord of Hailing for several years, in his mind, he has always regarded his wife as a bargaining chip, through this marriage, he can become the core of the power of the Yue Guo Mansion, and can express Tang Kangnian's trust, so although the husband and wife are harmonious and the love is more than constant, he still feels that this marriage is just a tool and means, not true feelings. And Qiu Suhua's deep affection, full of lovesickness, and finally captured him a month ago, as soon as the golden wind and jade dew met, they won countless in the world, he originally thought that he had been longing for a long time, but for some reason, there was always a trace of regret in the bottom of his heart.

It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly realized that in his heart, what he was always concerned about was his wife, or the regret that was always difficult to resolve in his heart, that is, the faint sorrow in his wife's eyes. In fact, he was suspicious for a long time, but he pretended not to know, the reason why he didn't want to suspect that his wife had no love, and refused to use the power of the Guangming Sect and the ** Sect to investigate, originally thought that he didn't pay attention to it, but now that he thinks about it, most of them are afraid that he will be unbearable after learning the truth. Thinking of this, Shi Ming has felt like falling into the abyss, if he really loves the lord of Hailing, then one day when the covenant between the two sides is broken, can he be ruthless enough to abandon this marriage.

Hearing Tang Zhonghai's question, Shi Ming still felt disheartened, if he hadn't remembered that Tang Zhonghai was his brother-in-law, he was afraid that he would not be too lazy to answer, but after all, he didn't want to be discovered by others, so he forced his spirit and said: "This matter must be asked to the son of the world first, if you want to buy this painting, you need at least 200,000 taels, and such a large amount of silver taels must be approved by your father-in-law or eldest brother." ”

Tang Zhonghai, who had already been overwhelmed by the strong visual impact and the remorse and regret in his heart, could hear the faint melancholy in Shi Ming's tone, but he said a little reluctantly: "Don't worry, I'll go and tell the eldest brother about this matter, just don't be besieged like yesterday, if it exceeds 300,000 taels, I'm afraid that the eldest brother will not agree." ”

When Xiao Han heard this, he hurriedly interjected: "It doesn't matter, in fact, there are only a few people who dare to compete with the second son, if the second son has discussed it with some people in advance, he will definitely be able to buy this famous painting smoothly." ”

Tang Zhonghai's eyes lit up, thoughtfully, Shi Ming was shrewd after all, and frowned: "The higher the price, the more Wanbao Zhai profits from it, why doesn't Manager Wan seem to care?"

Xiao Han was prepared, and said with a smile: " Don't dare to hide from the Hou Ye, with the wealth of the Zhai, it is nothing to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver, this painting is not sold, it is just that, if you want to sell it, it should be sold to the most suitable person, so that you can benefit from it, Xiao presided over the Jiangning general number but on the territory of the two of them to eat together, in recent times, there are many peers who want to secretly plot against the Zhai, if you can get the support of the Yue Guo Mansion, the situation of the Zhai in Jinling can be as stable as Mount Tai, how can you let go of such a good thing, so Xiao is willing to say from it, so that the two of them can buy this painting smoothly Hairpin Beauty", I don't know what the two of you think?"

Shi Ming and Tang Zhonghai exchanged glances, and after reaching a consensus, Shi Ming said lightly: "If this can be the case, of course, it is the best, if Wanbao Zhai has any trouble in the future, as long as he comes to find the second son and Benhou." It's just that some people can be persuaded by Mr. Wan, but some people are not persuaded by Wanbao Zhai, right?"

Xiao Han said unmoved: "Hou Ye rest assured, Wan Mou has his own opinions, before this, Wan Mou has been promised by Zijing Gongzi and Miss Qingping, Miss Qingping read the thoughtful feelings of the Zhai ceremony, they will not interfere in this "Hairpin Beauty Picture", Mr. Wu and General Zhan of Youji have promised that if the "Lanting Collection Preface" is sold tomorrow If you can get it, you won't be obsessed with this painting, His Royal Highness King Yu is more interested in the Jiao Weiqin sold on the last day, if the two don't participate in the bidding at that time, they also promise that they will not be difficult, in addition, if there are still people competing with the two, presumably with their wealth, the second son and the Hou Ye can also deal with it. ”

Shi Ming listened to only feel that the letter will be suspicious, I can't imagine that Wanbao Zhai has such a means, but think about it carefully, in fact, as long as these things are willing to speak, most of the emperors and feudal clans will sell face, presumably no one wants to kill each other like yesterday, if each takes what he needs, it is not a loss of joy for all, Wanbao Zhai is actually just from the middle of the circle, but it can win the gratitude of all parties, and it is a good deal for all parties. However, Wan Bao Zhai was able to persuade Yang Ning and Qingping, but Shi Ming was a little lucky, although those two people may not have enough gold and silver, but with them to make waves from it, they can provoke a scuffle like yesterday. As for the Han King and the Dian King, they should not have enough strength and courage to compete with the Tang family. After thinking about it, Shi Ming nodded slowly and said: "Good idea, we can give up the "Lanting Collection Preface", Jiao Weiqin, if King Yu has the ability, we won't fight, if King Yu can't get it, don't blame us for meddling." ”

Xiao Han smiled slightly, and said: "This two rest assured, the matter of Jiao Weiqin has been arranged in the future, in Jinling City, those who can afford thousands of miles of gold may not have outstanding piano skills, and those who can have excellent piano skills cannot afford this gold, unless there is an accident, His Royal Highness King Yu will definitely be able to get his wish." ”

Shi Ming knows in his heart, as long as no one buys the piano master to come forward to buy the piano, it is naturally foolproof, after all, Yang Jun, the king of Yu, is proficient in the art of the piano, which is a well-known thing, and in addition to the three feudatories and the Yue State Mansion, in front of everyone's eyes, who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and do such a thing of Li Dai Taozhuang?

Although it was a pity that he couldn't get Jiao Weiqin, which was really the most suitable dowry in Shi Ming's mind, the thirst for "Hairpin Beauty" still made Shi Ming give up his original plan, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Since Manager Wan is so sure, then Ben Hou agreed, this Jiao Weiqin matter, we people in the Yue Guo Mansion will not interfere." But I don't know who sold this Jiaowei piano, and if you have such a famous piano, but sell it for a thousand taels of gold, it really doesn't outweigh the loss. ”

Xiao Han smiled mysteriously, and said in a low voice: "Wan Mou doesn't want to tell people about this matter, but of course the second son and the master are not among them, in fact, the two people who sold this Jiaowei qin must have heard it, it is Miss Su'e of the Agarwood Pavilion, as far as I know, in fact, Miss Su'e's drunkard does not mean to drink, and the sale of the piano is just to seek a bosom friend of the mountains and rivers, otherwise a thousand taels of gold is just a song for her, why bother to go all the way to Jiangnan to sell the qin." On the last day of the Treasure Collection, Miss Su'e had to fight with the person who wanted to buy the Jiaowei Qin at Yalan Xuan in the Zhai Zhai, which would be so troublesome unless she had other intentions. ”

Tang Zhonghai couldn't help but choke: "I see, Tang has also heard about the piano fight, I didn't expect that it would be Miss Su'e in person, alas, I knew it was so, Tang would definitely not give up this opportunity, I originally heard that Miss Su'e arrived in Jinling, but so far I haven't seen the beauty of Fang, I didn't expect to meet in Wanbaozhai, but it's a pity that I lost a good opportunity to get close to Fangze." ”

Shi Ming smiled and said: "Second brother don't have much to do, that Miss Su'e is said to never show up, only entertain guests with the sound of the piano, how can this kind of woman be close to ordinary people, I now hope that she will fall in love with His Royal Highness King Yu at first sight, maybe the second brother has one less strong opponent." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Han and Tang Zhonghai laughed together, but Tang Zhonghai had regret in his eyes, but suspicion gradually rose in Xiao Han's eyes.

Sending Tang Zhonghai and Shi Ming away, Xiao Han went to Canghai Hall for a turn, unless there were priceless treasures like yesterday for sale, in fact, he, the chief steward, did not need to stay in Canghai Hall, to see that everything was going well, except for the elated little girl in the Han Palace, the other major forces had already left, leaving only a few subordinates to support the scene, but in this way, other rich businessmen had no scruples, and many of the treasures and antiques sold today were sold at a higher price.

Nodding with satisfaction, Xiao Han turned around and left, and as soon as he left the Canghai Hall, he saw An Daochun hurrying over, stopped and waited for a while, An Daochun rushed to his side in a few steps, and reported in a low voice: "The manager, the letter has been sent to His Royal Highness King Yu, and sure enough, as expected by the manager, His Royal Highness the King of Yu paid more attention to Jiaoweiqin, and there was no obvious reaction after knowing the "Hairpin Beauty". ”

Xiao Han said frankly: "Although the "Hairpin Beauty" is extremely precious, but only Tang Zhonghai, who is a golden jade, will be valued by the children of the defeated people, His Royal Highness King Yu is also a rare figure, naturally he will not turn his face with the Tang family at this time, not to mention that winning the Jiaoweiqin is also more in line with the expectations of His Royal Highness King Yu But Tang Zhonghai couldn't think of it, how could Shi Ming be so short-sighted, and in vain that he was still the son of the Guangming Sect, if he only had this point of interest, it would be no wonder that the Guangming Sect had always made wedding clothes for others all these years, and had no achievements at all. Based on this alone, it is worth it for us to choose Zijing Gongzi, at least Zijing Gongzi is not confused by the beauty in the painting. ”

An Daochun originally listened solemnly, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Prince Zijing may not love beauty, but Zhuyu is in front, with a sweetheart like Miss Qingping, I am afraid that even if other women fall into the country and the city, he will not take it to heart." ”

Although Xiao Han had the same idea in his heart, he smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, if Miss Qingping hears it, I'm afraid I'll give you some colors to see." Although he was joking with An Daochun, in fact, Xiao Xian's mind had already flown to the guest house where Yang Ning and Qingping lived, and he didn't know how things were going over there.

In the guest house, it is still on the rockery of Taihu Lake stone, it is still a small pavilion, there are still traces of residual snow on the rockery bluestone, but the outside of the pavilion has been shrouded in layers of brocade barriers, blocking the autumn wind and frost, the wooden ground that was originally exposed in the cold wind is covered with a layer of thick felt, which suppresses the brocade barriers that seem to fly on three sides, so that a trace of cold wind can not penetrate in, that is, on the side of the winding stone steps, although there is no curtain, but also hangs the curtain, making people unable to see the scene inside the pavilion.

Although the outside of the pavilion is cold and windy, the inside of the pavilion is warm as spring, in the center of the pavilion there is a low jujube wood square table, next to the table is placed a small red clay stove of warm wine, on the stove sits an open copper square jue, the jue is warmed with a white porcelain wine bottle, the cork stopper can not hold the clear aroma of wine, with the increase of water temperature, there is a wisp of sweet and slightly sour plum aroma along with the wine volatilization, which makes people feel relaxed and happy when they smell it.

Qingping saw that the fire was enough, rolled up her sleeves, revealing a pair of snow-like wrists, lifted the wine pot with a wet cloth, poured the wine in the pot into two white porcelain wine cups, the yellow and red elixir was like amber, and it was more faint and faint fragrance, and the smell was already intoxicating. ”

Wu Cheng smiled slightly, his dim eyes seemed to flash with joyful brilliance, and he didn't need to be tempted, he reached out and took the wine cup, sniffed the sweet and sour aroma of wine, and said with a smile: "Miss Qingping personally warmed the flower carving, there are few people in this world who can taste it, Wu is ashamed." With that, he took a sip of the warm flower carving, and his slightly pale face flashed a look of satisfaction.

Qingping's heart moved, and somehow suddenly remembered the past when her sisters accompanied Mr. Qingjue to taste wine in the past, Wu Cheng's drinking posture and expression were very similar to Du Qingjue, if she didn't know that Wu Cheng was indeed a blind man, and the two looked different, I was afraid that Qingping would be suspicious. Secretly laughing at herself in her heart, Qingping handed another glass of wine to Yang Ning, looking at each other, a wisp of tenderness flashed in Yang Ning's eyes, Qingping couldn't help lowering her head, somehow, since the reunion yesterday, whenever she bumped into Yang Ning's gaze, she felt flustered. Avoiding Yang Ning's gaze, Qingping turned her head to look at Wu Cheng, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, if you hadn't rescued me the day before yesterday, I'm afraid that even if Zijing can save her life, her skills will be damaged. ”

Wu Cheng smiled when he heard this: "Miss Qingping is serious, you and I have a very good relationship, Wu and Mr. Qingjue were friends in the past, and Prince Zijing and Commander Ximen have more friendship, and although His Royal Highness the Prince and Prince Zijing have some misunderstandings, they are also like brothers and sisters at first sight." Yesterday's rash move was just for the friendship between the two sides, where is there any favor to speak of?"

Qingping couldn't help but show a sneer on her lips when she heard this, although she knew that Wu Cheng couldn't see it, but when she saw those dim and deep eyes, they still passed in an instant, and she was about to perfunctory it, but Yang Ning had already snorted coldly, and put down the wine glass, the white porcelain wine glass was quietly embedded in the tabletop, and the whole wine glass remained intact, not to mention, it fit tightly with the tabletop, not even a single wood slag, there was no gap. The cold gaze swept over Wu Cheng, and Yang Ning said coldly: "Don't mention Ximen Rin in front of me, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to Mr." ”

Wu Cheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he couldn't imagine that Yang Ning's hatred for Ximen Rin was so deep, and then showed a helpless smile, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the tabletop, and the wine glass that fell into the table was unharmed and slowly rose, but Wu Cheng had nothing on his face, just said lightly: " Don't mention it, don't mention it, in fact, it's just that each is its own master, why should Zijing be so annoyed, it's a big deal that when you meet in the future, let the commander of Ximen apologize to you, Zijing always has to remember, no matter what, His Royal Highness the Prince and Wu are sincere to you, if not, how can the guards have the courage to give the jade plaque to each other?"

Yang Ning only felt that a basin of cold water had been poured on his head when he heard this, although Wu Cheng's tone was gentle, but he understood the deep meaning and didn't know a little, regardless of the blessing and misfortune of practicing without a trace between the Fengtai Pavilion Lord and Ximen Rin's thoughts, the four words of each as the master were already very clear, if he didn't want to be an enemy of Luo Chengyu, it was best not to be angry about Ximen Rin's actions, but with his temperament, how could he endure such an almost threatening hint, pressing his right hand on the table secretly emitted true qi, making the wine glass sink slowly again, but his mouth said coldly"Lian Wuxian is just a knife in Luo Chengyu's hand, and his life and death are none of my business." ”

Wu Cheng's smile did not decrease, and the true qi in his hand secretly strengthened: "I want to trust my heart to Mingyue, but the bright moon shines on the ditch, if the practice guards hear Zijing's words, most of them will regret it." ”

Yang Ning was not to be outdone, his true qi continued to pour out, but his true qi was one point stronger, Wu Cheng's true qi was also one point stronger, and the wisp of true qi that was opposite to himself was very similar to himself in terms of strength and nature, Yang Ning was very puzzled in his heart, and when he caught a glimpse of Wu Cheng's indifferent look, he suddenly moved in his heart, and suddenly converged his true qi, and sure enough, the true qi surging from the opposite side also dissipated like a tide, only then did he know that Wu Cheng really didn't know when he used some kind of heart method to transfer flowers and jades to take his true qi for his own use, and then in turn to fight against himself, only to feel ashamed in his heart, but there was a crisp sound in his ears, The porcelain cup that was still half trapped in the table suddenly shattered, and the wine in the cup burst out, if it weren't for Yang Ning to use his sleeves to block it, he was afraid that he would be splashed, and hearing Wu Cheng's kind laughter, Yang Ning put down his sleeves and showed a sullen look on his face. He knew that the wine glass couldn't stand the oppression of the true qi, and it had already been broken, but it only remained in its original state under the maintenance of the true qi, and now that the true qi was released, it immediately couldn't support it.

Although he couldn't see Yang Ning's expression, he also knew from the subtle change in atmosphere that this young man was about to become angry, so he couldn't hold back his smile, Wu Cheng said: "Zijing, don't be hard-mouthed, if you can really be ruthless enough to sit back and watch the guards encounter misfortune, it will not be Zijing in my mind, your child's heart is much softer than His Royal Highness the Prince, but don't worry, whether it is me or the commander of Ximen, I will not threaten you with my own people, if you do this, you will not be a man in Youji." Okay, the wine has been drunk, and the things you are most worried about have been answered, and if there is anything else you ask me to do, you might as well say it now, and don't spit it out in front of me, this is not Zijing's temperament. ”

Yang Ning and Qingping exchanged glances, and Qingping smiled: "Mr. Wu, it's not a big deal, it's just that we want to ask Mr. Wu to agree, there is a "Hairpin Beauty Picture" to be sold tomorrow, please Mr. Wu don't interfere in Zijing's face, just give this cheap to others." ”

Wu Cheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "It's this painting, it should have appeared, I was originally thinking, in the batch of tributes that disappeared that day, the Chunjun Sword and the Moyu Buddha statue have already appeared, so the most precious "Hairpin Flower Beauty Picture" should also appear at the treasure collection conference, right, does this painting Zijing want to sell to His Royal Highness King Yu or Tang Zhonghai?" Thinking that Lei Jianyun would not buy it, His Royal Highness the King of Dian obviously did not attach importance to this marriage proposal, otherwise he would not send a new subordinate to participate, so Lei Jianyun would never have the courage to pay a lot of money to buy this painting as a dowry. But in fact, if King Yu or Tang Zhonghai really succeeded, it would be better to give this painting as a tribute to the current emperor than as a dowry. After all, the county lord of Splendid is a woman, and it would be too difficult for her to really like this painting, so it is better to give it to the king to invite pets, so as to make the best use of it. ”

Yang Ning listened to him for a long time, but he never answered, a little impatient, facing this blind man, he always felt that he couldn't hold his breath, and said angrily: "Are you willing to do it or not, if you don't agree, don't talk nonsense." ”

Wu Cheng smiled slightly: "Naturally, I am willing, didn't I say that you can come to me if you have any trouble when selling stolen goods, I won't mind a good thing that benefits both parties, His Royal Highness the Prince is not a person who likes beauty, so why not give this painting to others, but I heard that there is a "Urgent Chapter" of the imperial elephant in that batch of tributes, I don't know if Zijing is willing to transfer it to Wu?"

Yang Ning was a little dazed, but Qingping's eyes lit up, "Urgent Chapter" is the chapter style script written by the emperor of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period according to the enlightenment book "Urgent Chapter", since Wu Cheng is interested in this copybook, then tomorrow's "Lanting Collection Preface" copybook, presumably Wu Cheng is really bound to win, it seems that Yang Ning's guess is really good, and if you want to knock on a stroke, there is hope that it will be done, and hurriedly replied: "Mr. Wu, please rest assured, that "Urgent Chapter" was originally intended to be sold tomorrow, although this copybook is not as good as "Lanting Collection Preface" , but it's also extremely famous, and I'll pick it up and give it to Mr. in a while. ”

Wu Cheng nodded with a smile, but he didn't know that he had left a flaw for people, in fact, even if he knew, he might not take it to heart, even if he lost some silver taels, if he could get Yang Ning's kindness, it would be more than a loss for him.

Although the meeting between him and Yang Ning did not completely avoid the eyes and ears of the world, even in the eyes of those who have a heart, most of them think that this is the prelude to the reconciliation between Yang Ning and Luo Chengyu, but they don't know that it also involves the interests of the Treasure Conference.

The next day's collection of treasures, Yang Ning and Qingping both participated, and sure enough, as they expected, the "Lanting Collection Preface", after some competition, was bought by Wu Cheng for 120,000 taels of silver. Although this calligraphy is a priceless treasure, if it weren't for Lei Jianyun and the girl from the Han Palace's repeated bids, this number would not have been reached, if it weren't for the fact that others didn't make a move, I'm afraid there would be a higher price. Lei Jianyun naturally deliberately bid according to Qingping's arrangement, he didn't care if it would cause disputes between allies, but another new force, the little girl from the Han Palace, in addition to having the intention of mischief, was persuaded by her to help after meeting Qingping "by chance". So Wu Cheng fell into this little trap unconsciously, so that he spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy the "Lanting Collection Preface", but if you count the other calligraphy "Urgent Chapter" that was blackmailed by Wu Cheng, Wu Cheng may not necessarily suffer.

Of course, the highlight of this day's collection of treasures is still on the "hairpin beauty", the news of this famous painting has already been secretly leaked out by Xiao Han, although many people know that it is impossible to buy this famous painting, but no one wants to give up this opportunity to appreciate the beauty, so the Canghai Hall is full, there are more people, and the transaction is doubly prosperous, many pieces of antique calligraphy and painting, rare treasures are sold at a rare high price. It wasn't until the sun was sinking that Xiao Han personally announced that he was going to sell "Hairpin Beauty".

After the two maids cleaned their hands with water in front of the guests, they took out the painting scroll from the sandalwood box containing the scroll, held it in the air, and slowly opened it, when the portrait of a woman with a national color and fragrance appeared in front of everyone, the Canghai Hall exclaimed and inhaled from time to time, most of the guests here are men, even if they don't love calligraphy and painting, how can they refuse the temptation of beautiful women, especially on the picture of the ladies painted by the painters, each character is vivid, like a real person shrunken image, how not to shake these people's spirits。 When this "Hairpin Beauty" was fully unfolded, even the laity who did not know how to appreciate calligraphy and painting already believed that this was the work of the painting saint, and even if it was not, it could be regarded as a first-class figure of the painting saint if it was not able to draw such a picture scroll.

Xiao Han is very good at seizing the opportunity, he waited for a while, until the sound from below gradually subsided, and most people had begun to wake up, and then he said loudly: "This "Hairpin Beauty" It is a rare treasure, the reserve price is 200,000 taels, and those who are interested can bid, each time the price is increased by 5,000 taels, because you may not be able to get real money and silver at hand, so the owner agrees to use the real thing to compensate for part of the gold and silver, but the owner of the goods has said in advance, only accept the field manor or shop workshop, do not be difficult to realize the jewelry and antiques, Wan can rule on behalf of whether to accept such a bid. ”

Hearing Xiao Han's request, many people's faces leaked with relief, although the people who appeared here were rich and rival figures, but most of their industries could not be used casually, so if they wanted to come up with real money, it would be overstretched. The reserve price of this "Hairpin Beauty" is 200,000 taels, so it will be sold for at least 300,000 taels of silver, so much silver, except for a few people, not anyone can take it out immediately, and it is natural for Xiao Han to put forward such a condition. It's just that in the past, most of the goods could be offset by jewelry, but this time, the owner of the goods only needs a real valuable industry, which shows that he is a pragmatic figure that should not be underestimated.

However, these naturally did not arouse everyone's interest, and almost at their urging, an auction that could be called ** was started, and almost at the moment when Xiao Han's words fell, a low fat man had already sounded the golden bell. Yang Ning's eyes flashed, and he had already swept over the person, only to feel that although the person was short and fat, his eyes were shining, his breath was long, and his hands and feet were even more awe-inspiring, so he couldn't help but stop for a while. Qingping had already seen the guest list provided by Xiao Han in advance, this time it was not a black eye, seeing that Yang Ning was paying attention to him, compared with the appearance and seat of this person, after a little thought, he said in a low voice: " He is Zheng Weizhi, a giant businessman in Southern Fujian, it is reported that more than eighty percent of the tea in Southern Fujian is sold through the tea shop in his hand, and the financial power in Southern Fujian is only under the Yu family, and the two families have many rivalries, and they have always wanted to intervene in the salt industry and shipping in Southern Fujian, but they were suppressed by the Yu family, and now they can only make some small profits like others, but in private, this person has greater support behind him, either the imperial court or the Tang family, most of them are to fight for the control of Southern Fujian. But now it seems that most of them are from the Yang family, otherwise how could they take the initiative to fight, maybe His Royal Highness King Yu agreed to you on the surface, but in fact he was unwilling, so he asked others to come forward to bid. ”

When the two were talking, many people had already begun to bid one after another, but after a while, it had reached a high price of 240,000 taels, but almost all of these people were rich businessmen from all over the world, some were from Guanzhong, some were from Luoyang, some were from Youji, or from Hunan and Hubei, some were even rich local in Jinling, and some wealthy businessmen with industries all over the country also participated, and Yang Jun, the king of Yu, the general of the palace, Zhan Yun, Tang Zhonghai, the son of the Duke of Yueguo, and Lei Jianyun, the young master of the Yueyang Sword Sect, the four people who should naturally bid were all cold-eyed bystanders, especially Tang Zhonghai, who was salivating in the secret room yesterday, was extraordinarily careless, which made those in the know can't help but have doubts. Qingping felt particularly uneasy, knowing that most of the plans were designed by her, and you must know that most of the other treasures had been taken off, only the most valuable "Hairpin Beauty" had not been sold, and if something happened and fell into the hands of others, even if it was sold at a sky-high price, it would be difficult to make up for the failure of her scheme.

After another moment, seeing that the price had soared to 270,000 taels, Qingping couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that I made a mistake and secretly added fuel to the fire, after all, I can't hide it from the eyes of people with a heart, most likely it is Yang Jun that they have already found out that something is wrong, so they will stand by and watch, but why Tang Zhonghai didn't bid, could it be that he pretended to be yesterday, then this person is too terrible, and the damn Lei Jianyun, why didn't he give me any news, so I will make a fool of myself in front of Manager Wan." ”

Although Qingping didn't have the ability to "Transmit Sound into the Secret", she had long known that as long as she spoke, on this occasion, Yang Ning would naturally use a special secret method to isolate the surrounding sounds, as long as she was not a master of the grandmaster level, it would be absolutely difficult to hear these conversations, so she would say some secrets without any scruples, and after speaking, she looked at Yang Ning with a little guilt. She has always played the role of a god-like military advisor in front of Yang Ning, but at the moment she is a failure, although she is smart and enlightened, but she is a girl after all, and naturally hopes to be comforted by a couple, but seeing Yang Ning looking at the picture scroll in front of her with an indifferent expression, not only did she not comfort her, but there was a faint ridicule in her eyes, and she couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, seeing that no one was paying attention, she reached out to Yang Ning's waist and twisted it fiercely. Yang Ning was completely defenseless against her, until the pain reached her mind, she realized that she had been attacked, and couldn't help but turn around, and looked at Qingping's flushed pretty face with surprised eyes, until she noticed the anger in Qingping's eyes, Yang Ning's gaze gradually softened, got close to Qingping's delicate body, and whispered in her ear: " Sister, didn't you notice, every time Shi Ming picked up the teacup, the merchant at table No. 7 on the left of the third row made a bid, and every time Mr. Wu's fingers tapped on the table, the seat behind him across the two tables began to bid, and there were similar situations, obviously they deliberately fought secretly like this, and I see that Mr. Wu and Yang Jun rarely make a move, obviously their actions are not out of line with my sister's estimate. ”

Qingping didn't feel a slight shock when she heard this, she looked at it according to Yang Ning's instructions, and sure enough, she found a similar interaction, obviously similar to what Yang Ning said, those rich businessmen who bid are just chess pieces, and the first emperor and three feudal lords are the masterminds behind the scenes, and her heart is turning a thousand times, and she finally understands the reason. Thinking that these days, he and Lei Jianyun secretly cooperated to plot against these people, but these people are not ordinary people, and they naturally found out that the sandpiper and clam competed with each other, but the fisherman benefited, so he would use this secret way to bid when the most important treasures were sold. In this way, the situation is chaotic on the surface, and it is difficult for these businessmen to judge which forces they are attached to based on the superficial information, and they may even be temporarily ordered to participate under pressure, even these princes who are hostile to each other are difficult to absolutely clarify the distribution of enemy forces, let alone outsiders like her and Zijing. The advantage of this is obvious, that is, to exclude irrelevant people, and those who want to contribute to the trouble, such as themselves, will not dare to intervene in this chaotic situation, but they themselves can roughly judge the development of the situation with sufficient information and decide who will win or lose. Of course, there are many other benefits to this, such as the illusion of confusion that can make the opponent misunderstand the position of certain characters, although it is just a hidden pawn that may never come to the ground, but at a certain time, it can change a lot of things. Of course, they won't worry about someone discovering the secret, when such a group of people is rising, everyone's eyes are focused on the beauty who belongs to this point, where will anyone pay attention to the subtlety of this, that is, someone will pay attention, if it is not for a person like Zijing who is as clear as a mirror, it is difficult to grasp the overall situation, and how many men can maintain a clear state of mind after seeing such a picture of "Hairpin Beauty"? is himself, he can be regarded as a clear state of mind, but because of that little selfishness, he has long been confused by the chaotic surface phenomenon.

Feeling extremely powerless, Qingping sighed softly and watched from the sidelines. Seeing that Qingping's expression gradually became calm and calm, Yang Ning put his mind at ease and continued to pay attention to the changes in the situation, at this time, the bells participating in the bidding had gradually faded, and it could be regarded as the winner had been divided, and the few people who looked at Wu Cheng's gesture or were instructed by Yang Jun's eyes were the first to give up, basically just a little tentative, and the Han Wang's side was not involved at all, but Lei Jianyun's side was aggressive, always forcing the price to rise, and finally Tang Zhonghai finally got impatient, personally rang the golden bell, and said coldly: "Three hundred and fifty thousand taels." ”

Different from last time, this time Tang Zhonghai personally came forward to bid for the bidding is equivalent to showing his attitude, unless he really wants to win this famous painting, Lei Jianyun should consider giving up, although Lei Jianyun really wants to tease Tang Zhonghai again, but Duan Yue, the general of Jingnan who came with him, has scruples in his heart, the Dian Domain and Jiangdong forces are connected, and he doesn't want the two sides to tear their faces, so when Lei Jianyun picked up the hammer, he shook his head slightly, Lei Jianyun had no choice but to put down the hammer, but shrugged his shoulders freely, and didn't care about such a result.

Tang Zhonghai smiled proudly, and glanced at the guests in the Canghai Hall with a threatening gaze, most of the guests who met his gaze avoided it, and no one fought with him anymore, that is, Yang Jun, Zhan Yun and others either looked back with a smile, or were indifferent, but they had no intention of fighting with him again, just when Tang Zhonghai was full of pride, a beautiful and delicate voice sounded in his ears: "Three hundred and sixty thousand taels." Tang Zhonghai was furious and turned his head to look, but saw the girl dressed as a man on the Yellow Banquet of the King of Han looking at him proudly, and couldn't help crying and laughing.

Since the start of the bidding this time, this girl has been drowsy, although the women in the painting are all stunning, but she is young, simple-hearted, and has no sense of jealousy of other women's beauty, and she has no interest in this chaotic situation, so there is no bidding at all, until Tang Zhonghai bids out loudly, so that when all the horses are well versed, she is interested, somehow, she just looks at this personable young man is not pleasing to the eye, so she will bid loudly, but she doesn't know that she has obviously made a big taboo in such a situation。 Although she didn't understand, Li Su beside her understood, coughed lightly, and said in a low voice: "Miss, the old slave only has 300,000 taels of silver left, which is no longer enough." ”

The girl didn't know Li Su's thoughts, and when she saw that several guests who heard Li Su's voice next to her smiled, she only felt insulted, and said loudly: "If it's not enough, it's not enough, I have a villa in Chengdu, which is exquisite and beautiful, worth 70,000 taels of silver, which is enough to compensate for the price of 60,000 taels of silver." ”

Tang Zhonghai laughed and said, "Okay, I'll give 370,000 taels, little girl, don't mess around, it's useless for you to go to this famous painting." In fact, his tone was already very gentle, although he didn't know the identity of this girl, but he could have such a village in Chengdu, even if he was not the sister of the lord of Jinxiu, he was also a valuable daughter, he naturally didn't want to offend. But unexpectedly, the girl hated others the most that she was young, and she was so angry that her little face was burning, she stood up, took out a piece of yellow silk wrapped in yellow silk from her arms and put it on the table, and said loudly: "With this jade pendant, I am just going to order this painting, if it is useless, it is useless, at most I will burn it for warmth." ”

Hearing this girl's words, everyone in the hall couldn't help laughing, some people got closer, looked over, and saw that Huang Aya had been scattered, revealing a piece of palm-sized crystal jade, although a quick glance, but the jade is delicate, the color is white and pure, and there is a pair of dragon's eye big round pearls tied with red silk below, which is extremely valuable at a glance, and it is worth five thousand taels of silver anyway.

Seeing this, Li Su's face sank, and he suppressed his anger and said: "Miss, don't mess around anymore, how can the jade pendant given by the princess be taken out and mortgaged, if the king knows, he will punish you." ”

The girl was also shocked when she heard this, and she was very scared when she remembered that if she knew about it to King Han, she was very scared, but Li Su's blunt rebuke in front of everyone made her ashamed, and unconsciously a pair of bright eyes were full of tears, and she raised her head with an unyielding look, but she refused to pay attention to Li Su.

At this time, Tang Zhonghai was also in a dilemma, although he was arrogant as a young man, he also knew that this girl's identity was unusual, and the tone was clearly the beloved daughter of the King of Han, although it was impossible to be the famous lord of the splendid county, but it must also be quite favored, if he paid a high price, wouldn't he offend this young lady, but if he gave up, let this girl really buy this "Hairpin Beauty" , I was afraid that King Han would be even more unhappy, and couldn't help but look at Shi Ming, but Shi Ming was helpless, and at this time he had no way to let this little girl get off the stage with dignity.

Seeing that the situation was ossified, Yang Jun couldn't help frowning slightly, although he was happy to see Tang Zhonghai offend the King of Han, but if he let this happen when he was present, he was afraid that the King of Han would also have a mustard on himself, which would not be good, thinking of this, he couldn't help but say softly: "This young lady, although the famous painting is good, it is not as good as the jade pendant given by the elders after all, for the young lady, this jade pendant is a priceless treasure, and it is really not worth it to take it out to compensate for the silver price, it is better to look at the thin face of this king, so don't fight with Brother Tang." ”

When the girl heard Yang Jun's gentle voice, her delicate face, which had begun to be pale, couldn't help but be dyed with a touch of blush, her eyes flashed, but she saw Lei Jianyun with a smile in her eyes, and Wu Cheng with "cold" eyes, only to feel that they seemed to be laughing at themselves for having a beginning and no end, but they were just joking, their expressions sank, don't look over, and don't pay attention to Yang Jun anymore. At this time, Yang Jun was also helpless, so he could only smile and shake his head.

Tang Zhonghai was ruthless when he saw this, and said in his heart: "You little girl is always embarrassed with me, I would rather let the King of Han be dissatisfied with me, but also let you suffer some hardships, I don't fight with you now, when you go back, someone will punish you." Thinking of this, he regretfully glanced at the unforgettable "Hairpin Beauty", turned his head and never looked at the girl again.

The girl was terrified in her heart, but she stubbornly raised her head and raised her voice: "This painting is mine, and Mr. Wan will not send it over." ”

Xiao Han also secretly smiled bitterly, he knew the identity of this little girl, she was the youngest daughter of the Han King, Li Qianqian, although not as valuable as the status of the Jinxiu County Lord, but she was also quite favored among the many concubines, it was originally a bureau set up for Tang Zhonghai, but unexpectedly let the little county lord of the Han King be involved, if he really accepted this jade pendant, I am afraid that it will be trouble, let alone want to collect the little county lord's other village.

There was an awkward silence in the Canghai Hall, and at this time, Qingping suddenly got up and walked over, took the girl's slender hand and said: "Little sister, what is so beautiful about the beauty on this painting, if you buy it, wouldn't it be worth the loss, if you don't do it, you will give me the pair of pearls on the jade pendant, and I will give you a genuine little beauty." With that, he took out a puppet from his bosom, fiddled with it, and put it on the table.

As soon as the little puppet was put on the table, it automatically spun up, dancing, the joints were bent and straight, all in line with the beat, Li Qianqian looked down with a sigh, only to see that the puppet was more than three inches high, but it was a beautiful image, the outline of the eyebrows was somewhat similar to Qingping, a pair of phoenix eyes were embedded with black glass, like starry eyes, cherry lips with Dan, as if dyed with cinnabar, and the cloud temples were towering, but it was really woven of green silk. The red dance clothes on the body are delicate and coincidental, whether they are cut or embroidered, they are the same as real clothes, and although the color of the puppet's face and the arms that are accidentally exposed is purple, the material is as strong as jade, and there is a faint gold thread lurking, which is similar to the texture of the skin.

After all, Li Qianqian was born extraordinary, and when the puppet stopped, picked it up and rubbed it carefully, she looked up and said in surprise: "My mother left a pipa, which was originally the 'little thunder' that flowed out of the palace in the previous dynasty, which was made of alder sandalwood, and the sound quality was like a phoenix singing for nine days, Qingyue was generous, and there was no one in ten thousand, this sister, your puppet was also made of alder sandalwood, this wood is hard to find, and it really makes the little sister envious." ”

Qingping saw the straightforward joy in Li Qianqian's eyes, and said with a smile: "Of course, alder sandalwood is something that can be met but not sought, but at the beginning, I only got such a little, not to mention making a pipa, even if I want to make a wooden fish, I was fascinated by these puppets, so I simply made one myself, and now I will give it to you, you see that it can dance, but it is not much more interesting than the beauty in the painting." After that, he sat down with pity on Li Qianqian, and was about to reach out to pick the pearl on the knot under the jade pendant.

Li Qianqian only felt that Qingping's bright eyes were full of gentle and warm looks, and in a trance she was a little similar to the princess of Han who loved her, and the loneliness and sadness in her heart were scattered by such a gentle gaze, and her heart gradually calmed down, pulled Qingping's sleeve, stuffed the jade pendant into Qingping's hand, bowed her head and said: "Sister's gift is indeed better than those famous paintings and antiques, gold and jade, this is the jade pendant given by the elder who is most respected by the little sister in her life, I heard that it can drive away evil spirits and protect herself, so give it to my sister." Speaking of this, it was already full of tears, although she didn't say it, she also understood that Qingping would come forward to relieve her, although it was nothing to take two pearls, but this jade pendant was inconvenient to use to offset the price of silver, so that Li Qianqian could step down without losing face.

Although Li Qianqian was born rich and noble, her life experience is also pitiful, her biological mother has died of illness in her infancy, but she can't get her father's love, if it weren't for the Han princess's love and pity for her, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive in the Han Palace. In fact, the king of Han and the princess are in deep love, but the princess has been infertile for a long time, her body is weak, she has been sick for many years, and the king of Han is a gentle and affectionate person, so there are quite a few side concubines and concubines around him, in addition to the most favored princess of Jinxiu, the two sons of the king of Han are concubines, the eldest son is the concubine of the princess of Han, the maid was therefore named the side concubine, and the other young son is only six years old this year, and is born to one of the most favored concubines of the king of Han, smart and handsome, the king of Han loves like a treasure, and the fate of the daughters of other concubines is much worse, it is almost difficult to get the attention of the king of Han, Li Qianqian is one of them, although there is no shortage of glory and wealth, but it is lonely and lonely, and it is difficult to get family favor, this time he volunteered to come to Jiangnan, ostensibly to test the marriage proposal for his sister Jinxiu County Lord, but he couldn't help but have a little selfishness to attract his father's attention. Fang Cai accidentally fell into such an embarrassing situation, although some people wanted to help her out of the siege, but they were obviously to offend King Han, only this beautiful girl, only her shadow in her eyes, only felt that no one had treated her like this, Li Qianqian had really regarded Qingping as a sister in her heart, so she gave her the most cherished jade pendant.

It was only at this time that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Han rang the golden bell, and sold the "Hairpin Beauty" to Tang Zhonghai for 370,000 taels, and then announced that the last treasure to be sold today and tomorrow was the Jiaowei Qin, because not everyone could come to bid, so the collection of treasures had actually come to an end.