The Shaoguang banquet on the edge of the West Lake starts from the unitary time. This banquet borrowed the idea of "Qushui Liuzhen", and the dignitaries and celebrities had to drink until the end of the day. At this time, there were maids who greeted everyone and went to the first floor of the sky. What the people who participated in the Shaoguang banquet were waiting for was the world's first auction conference held on the first floor of Tianyi after the banquet.

Due to the large number of guests who participated, the maids introduced the guests to the first floor one by one according to the different identities of the guests. Fang, Lu, and Ji, dressed as a cold boy, a fairy cousin, and a Yin Ji attendant, were sitting in an inconspicuous corner of the garden at this time, and the distinguished guests attending the banquet were almost gone, and they had not yet waited for the maid to lead the way for them.

Fang Zhongjin couldn't help but whisper to Ji Changan: "How inferior are the invitations we get? Now we are the last to enter the venue, and we can really be regarded as attending the finale." ”

Ji Changan glanced at him and said, "You can be content, how difficult it is to get the invitation to this Shaoguang banquet." It cost me five thousand taels of silver for this post. ”

As they spoke, a maid finally came and invited them in. The three of them followed the maid all the way along the winding path paved with colored stones, left and right. It is surrounded by jagged flowers and trees, and rockeries. Fang Zhongjin suddenly felt that this courtyard was arranged like a flower array with a very good bell. He turned his head to look at Ji Chang'an walking on the side, and hurriedly waved this thought away from his heart.

At this time, Ji Changan suddenly said: "The layout in this courtyard is really strange, with twists and turns. I don't know how to get out. ”

The maid who led the way suddenly smiled and said softly: "The son will follow the slave family and will never get lost." When the auction is over, the slave family will also bring the son out. Please rest assured. ”

While talking, they finally came to the first floor of the sky. This tower is nine storeys high, and looks magnificent from the outside, with a plaque on the door beam that reads "Tianyi Floor", which is extraordinary. Walking into the building, I saw that the lights and candles in the original tower were brilliant, and the furnishings corresponded to the words "Chinese and Western". There are Chinese-style antique bonsai, as well as Western-style soft chairs and foreign tables. Looking up, you can see a huge Western crystal chandelier hanging from the top of the tower. It is important to know that in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the trade routes with the West were not opened, and the transshipment of all these goods had to pass through the Great Food Country to rub a layer of oil. I don't know how much silver it will cost to furnish such a pavilion. The most rare thing is that such an arrangement is neither cluttered nor abrupt and tacky. It only makes people feel that the weather is magnificent, and they have only seen it in their lives. Fang Zhongjin and Lu'er had never seen such a luxurious arrangement, so forget it. Even Ji Changan couldn't help but smack his tongue when he saw it, and said in his heart that this "Tianyi Floor" really deserves the words "No. 1 in the world". This magnificence and exquisiteness is afraid that the Forbidden City will also be compared.

In the center of the tower is a high stage. On the stage, a group of musicians are playing silk and bamboo music. Eight coolly dressed and bewitching dancers dance sultry to the melody of the music. And the stage is surrounded by layers of stands. The maid who led Fang Zhongjin in looked at the top of the tower and said, "This son, your seat is on the eighth floor. Please follow me. ”

At this time, I heard a piercing laughter on the side, and a nobleman wearing a golden crown and a brocade robe walked over with a folding fan in his hand, and his face was full of disdain: "I still think that this prince is sacred, but I originally had to climb to the eighth floor to sit." It turned out that he was Zhu Gaocan, who was ridiculed by Fang Zhongjin. Although he didn't have much power, he was invited into a private room on the second floor.

Since Zhu Gaocan was ridiculed by Fang Zhongjin, he has been looking for an opportunity to find him unlucky, but because Fang Zhongjin's position is too remote, he has never found his person. At this time, he had been sitting on the first floor of the sky for half a day. Seeing that one guest after another was invited in, he couldn't see Fang Zhongjin alone. Just when he thought that his rival had already taken a step earlier, he finally saw the three of Fang Zhongjin, who were belated. He hurriedly walked from the second floor to the lobby, just to ask the other party to ridicule him.

He proudly put away the folding fan, and said to Fang Zhongjin: "I am still the son of a high-ranking and noble family, and I actually let you sit on the eighth floor." My good uncle is a little confused when he thinks about it. "Zhu Gaocan is the son of King Luo, and the organizer of the auction, King Ning, can be regarded as his uncle. Although they had hardly met each other, Zhu Gaocan couldn't help but use his uncle to put gold on his face at this time.

He then said to Lu'er: "Little lady, my uncle is confused, but I am the most pitiful. If I want a beauty like you to climb to the eighth floor, I'm afraid I'll tire you out. If you don't dislike it, come with me to the private room on the second floor, and sit next to me to see this auction clearly. As he spoke, he pointed to a private room on the left side of the second floor.

At this time, a cold voice suddenly said: "I am confused with the left sentence and I am confused with the right sentence, how can I be confused? Even my good nephew can't stand it." ”

Everyone turned their heads to look, but it turned out to be a man in his thirties, with a white face and bright eyes. This man is graceful and magnificent, but he is wearing a green silk robe and a bun. He walked calmly and leisurely in front of everyone, quite a bit of a dusty fairy. Fang Zhongjin sighed in his heart: This is the real golden branch and jade leaf.

Zhu Gaocan was also stunned when he saw him, and stammered: "Uncle, uncle." Can'er was happy to see her friend. Nonsense, don't get angry. ”

It turned out that this person was the host of the banquet - Zhu Quan, King of Ning. He was the last to enter the arena and happened to hear the conversation between Zhu Gaocan and Fang Zhongjin. Zhu Quan looked at Fang Zhongjin and the others, and there was no impression in his heart at all. Suddenly, he looked at Ji Chang'an, and looked at it carefully for a long time. It was determined that although the temperament of this person was very familiar, the face was really unrecognizable.

Those who can participate in this conference are either rich or noble, and they are all figures with heads and faces. How could someone make Zhu Quan completely impressed? He frowned again and asked Fang Zhongjin: "This son looks a little raw, but he doesn't know who he is?"

When Zhu Gaocan heard this, he hurriedly said: "This kid is suspiciously tight, and I don't know where the gangster got in. ”

Ji Chang was relieved and knew that this time it would not be round. can only reveal his origins, and there may be room for turnaround.

Unexpectedly, Fang Zhongjing's face was calm and calm at this time. He casually picked up a kumquat from the bonsai on the side, and threw the fruit on the box stand on the second floor. The snap was hitting Zhu Gaocan's seat, and it must have been dripping with juice at this time.

Zhu Gaocan was really annoyed, he didn't even care about the royal etiquette, and said fiercely: "Rabbit cub, where did you get in." How dare you defile Prince Ben's seat. Why don't you lick it clean for me. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Quan suddenly stopped in a loud voice: "Can'er must not be rude." He turned to Fang Zhongjin and saluted, and said, "I don't know if the cyclamen is coming, and it really misses the welcome." The cyclamen was also invited to rest on the main seat with Xiao Wang. But soon the auction will begin. If there is anything that catches the eye, the cyclamen must tell Xiao Wang. That seemed to mean that no matter what Fang Zhongjin fancied, Zhu Quan would definitely give it to him.

In this way, Zhu Quan welcomed the calm and leisurely Fang Zhongjin into the main seat. followed by the inexplicable Ji Changan and Lu'er. There was also a Zhu Gaocan who was shocked and his jaw dropped, standing in place, not knowing what to do.