Chapter 12 [Fuck!]
At the disaster relief charity sale, each item was stranger than the last, but the prices kept going up.
The broken belt of Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi was sold for a huge sum of 200,000 taels!
The lowest-priced item in today's auction should be a set of bowls and chopsticks, which was sold for only 50,000 taels.
The rest of the items all hovered around 80,000, 90,000, or 100,000.
Even that painting, which had just been painted and the ink had not yet dried, was sold for 98,000 taels.
Hearing that these junks were sold at such high prices, countless people were jealous.
However, the victims were extremely happy.
Even though I got some of this money, it wasn't much.
But, they didn’t starve to death.
That's enough!
For today's transaction, no banknotes are needed, only cash.
Under the platform, there were countless boxes, all filled with silver.
No one knows exactly how many there are.
In short, a lot!
In the first half, the belongings of dignitaries were auctioned off.
In the second half, the auction progresses on the belongings of the socialites.
The principle remains the same.
Those ladies from wealthy families who are kept in seclusion and unknown to the world actually also have a competitive spirit.
Their suitors are willing to spend a fortune for the beauties.
Even if they are fat girls and have no suitors bidding for their stuff, they will still pay a high price to buy their stuff back in order to save face in front of their sisters.
The disaster relief charity sale was a complete success.
However, the real highlight is yet to come.
From the auction list, everyone knew that the real highlight of this charity sale was the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace's personal jade pendant.
It is said that this jade pendant was given by the current emperor.
"If it weren't for the disaster victims and for the people to have a bowl of porridge to drink, I'm sure that the Crown Prince wouldn't really auction off his beloved things for disaster relief."
"With this prince, Nanqing will have a successor!"
"In the future, this prince will surely be a wise ruler for all ages!"
The attic in the distance.
The second prince listened to the discussions downstairs and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"These unruly people, I set up four porridge stalls at the four city gates and gave them porridge every day, but they don't remember my kindness, and they only think about the prince!"
The second prince felt so aggrieved.
This time the disaster relief is to compete with the prince.
Therefore, he did not embezzle too much money. More than 80% of it was used to help the victims.
In previous years, he would have taken out at most 50%.
Now, none of these disaster victims remember his kindness.
The only thing I remember in my heart is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Thinking about it carefully, the second prince was really angry.
But there is nowhere to vent.
The cup in his hand fell heavily to the ground and shattered instantly.
"Your Highness, this wonderful method is definitely not something that the second son of the Lin family could come up with."
In front of him, the strategist who looked like a scholar bowed and spoke with a knife.
The second prince nodded, "Lin Gong definitely doesn't have such wisdom. There must be someone behind him."
After that, he looked deep, "Find out as soon as possible who this person is."
"Yes!"
The scholar and counselor took the order and left.
"Your Highness, could it be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Xie Bian suddenly asked.
"fart!"
The second prince has never paid much attention to his image.
Therefore, swearing is not uncommon.
"I have been fighting with the prince for many years. If he had such talent, how could he just sit there and watch me get to where I am today?"
This is true. In this world, the person who knows a man best is not the person who sleeps beside him, but his mortal enemy.
The Second Prince, who had fought with the Crown Prince for many years, naturally knew best how powerful the Crown Prince was.
Xie Bian stopped talking, just held the sword and looked towards the platform.
"Do you have the intention to kill?" The second prince asked as if he had sensed something.
Xie Bian nodded.
"To Si Lili?"
"Ah."
"Why?" the second prince wondered.
Xie Bian was originally one of the Eight Generals, but none of them broke through the ninth rank, so he has been ranked first ever since then.
He is the best swordsman in Kyoto and his title is well deserved.
Since he was promoted to the ninth rank, he no longer had any intention to kill. He was able to control his sword freely, which was the highest realm for a swordsman.
"She is so beautiful that I like her a little bit."
Xie Bian's words made the second prince even more confused.
"If you are happy, shouldn't you keep it for yourself? Where does the murderous intention come from?" asked the second prince.
"Women will only slow down the speed at which I draw my sword." Xie Bian said coldly.
Hearing this, the second prince seemed to be thinking about something, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
It's impossible for a person to live his whole life with his sword, right?
Sleep while holding each other?
Well, in his impression, Xie Bian always holds his sword.
The sword is never left his body.
"Bi'an, there's something for you to do..."
The second prince whispered a few words in Xie Bian's ear.
Xie Bian nodded, turned and left.
"Next, the last lot is the Crown Prince's personal jade pendant, which was given by His Majesty.
Without further ado, the starting price is one million, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand."
As Si Lili finished speaking, the whole audience was boiling.
Everyone climaxed instantly!
That was a gift from His Majesty. It would be of great significance if we could capture it.
First, if the prince successfully succeeds to the throne in the future, this token will be of great use.
It is not difficult to seek a stable career.
Second, this was a gift from His Majesty. If I could get it, I could save my life at some point in time.
"One million and one million!"
"One million and three hundred thousand!"
"Two million!"
"Two and a half million!"
……
There were many people bidding, and the bidding came in an endless stream.
"Crazy, these people are really crazy!"
Guo Baokun murmured.
At the auction table, Si Lili held a loud speaker in her hand and looked at the densely packed crowd below, feeling deeply moved.
After today, her reputation will rise to new heights.
She can do a lot of things with this.
In fact, she had not expected that the Second Young Master and the Crown Prince would send people to find her.
She hosted this disaster relief charity sale.
Before the auction, she learned what she was bidding on and was nervous.
In the end, he had to do it because of his power.
However, she never expected that this auction would be so successful.
It can even be said that it is super successful!
Just as she was stunned for a moment, the price of the jade pendant had reached a higher, unbelievable price.
Ten million taels!
"day!"
The second prince cursed again. The amount of silver allocated to him by the Ministry of Revenue for disaster relief was only 2.5 million taels.
The prince sold a jade pendant for so much.
It’s outrageous!
In the end, the jade pendant was successfully sold for 10 million taels.
"Thank you Miss Lili!"
After the auction was over, the second prince flew over, landed on the platform, and thanked Si Lili.
At this moment, the second young master of the Lin family had an expression of ecstasy on his face, which he could not hide at all.
"Second Young Master, you are too polite. It is my job to take care of things." Si Lili bowed.
"Everyone, rest assured that all the money raised from this disaster relief sale will be used for disaster relief."
Lin Gong said loudly.
"Second son!"
"Second son!"
"Second son!"
The audience was boiling with excitement and the scene was sensational.
This incident also made this unknown second son of the family famous throughout Kyoto.
At the same time, in his heart, he was completely convinced by the Crown Prince.
Throughout the entire incident, although the prince never showed up, his wise plans and strategies shocked the entire capital.
Such talent is truly amazing!
(End of this chapter)