The most romantic little emperor

At this time, Zhu Yongkang walked confidently to the center of the auction table, looked around, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."

As soon as the voice fell, the guests at the scene immediately stopped chatting and looked at Mr. Zhu II on the auction table, waiting for him to start his speech.

Zhu Yongkang controlled his emotions and said enthusiastically: "Good evening, distinguished officials, business leaders, young ladies, young elites, relatives and friends. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the first auction house in Beijing. I believe that after tonight, our house will give you a different experience and a different kind of happiness."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of applause that lasted for a long time, and even some rich ladies shouted loudly, "Second Master Zhu, I love you."

This made Zhu Yongkang's face suddenly become uneasy.

Seeing his second brother's performance, Zhu Qiqi smiled foolishly and said, "I didn't expect that the second brother is quite popular with girls, but he is a little thin-skinned."

Qin Hao laughed when he heard Zhu Qiqi's teasing. "Your second brother is really amazing now. He is originally a child of an aristocratic family and a leader in the business world. Now he has the title of the helmsman of the number one auction house in Beijing. With these blessings combined, I believe he will soon be the leader in Beijing and the envy of all young people."

"It is normal for these rich daughters and ladies to rush to him at this time, otherwise someone else would have gotten there first."

Zhu Qiqi smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Your Highness. Please support my second brother more."

"Haha, Qiqi, he is not only your second brother, but also my second uncle. If I don't help him, who else can I help?"

"Don't worry! I believe it won't be long before your second brother becomes the richest businessman in the capital."

"Qiqi, thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

"You are my beloved concubine, but now you are being polite to me."

"Hasn't the Emperor granted the marriage yet?"

"So you want to get married soon! This is not easy. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will ask my father to grant you the marriage."

"Your Highness, you are so annoying. You always bully Qiqi."

The two of them joked around for a while and didn't pay attention to what was being said on the stage.

When they looked at the stage again, Zhu Yongkang was shouting passionately, "There are only ten items for this auction, all from the Yongle Temple. The highest bidder wins, and all the money raised from tonight's auction will be donated to the disaster-stricken areas in Hedong."

"I hope to bring you a pleasant night tonight, and hope that you can eat, drink and have fun, and take a picture of a desirable item to take home."

"Now, I declare the opening ceremony of the first auction house in Beijing to officially begin."

Accompanied by the sound of orchestral instruments, Li Youcai came on stage and explained the auction rules to everyone.

The first item to be auctioned was a jade lion. It was placed in the center of the auction table. Under the light, it looked crystal clear and sparkled with a warm luster.

Zhu Yongkang took the auction hammer from Li Youcai and looked at everyone with a sharp gaze. He took a deep breath and announced loudly: "The first auction item is a jade lion. The starting price is 100,000 taels of silver, and each bid increase must be no less than 10,000 taels."

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into silence. Although the jade lion is precious, the starting price is already high. However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the bidders.

Before the auction of the jade lion started, some people had already begun to discuss it quietly and speculate on the final transaction price.

"Second Master Zhu, the starting price of this jade lion is 100,000 taels of silver, which seems a bit high." Li Youcai whispered in Zhu Yongkang's ear.

Zhu Yongkang smiled lightly, looking confident of victory.

The people below were talking a lot.

“This price is a bit high.”

"Yes! It's too high. Fifty thousand taels of silver is about right."

"I'll pay eighty thousand taels for it."

Zhu Yongkang heard the discussion below and shook his head and said, "Not high, not high at all."

"As everyone has just heard, all ten items being auctioned tonight are from the Yongle Shrine."

"I don't think I need to explain to you what the Yongle Shrine is!"

"But there are some things about this auction that you may not know. I will explain them to you now. Please listen carefully."

Then, he picked up an exquisite booklet, opened it, and explained, "This booklet contains all the information about the auction items. It contains detailed information about the material, production process, and origin of the jade lion. Most importantly, this booklet was written by Wang Zhenqing, the greatest calligrapher in Beijing, and has a certain collection value."

After that, he picked up another piece of paper and said, "Do you think this is an ordinary piece of paper? You are wrong. This is not an ordinary piece of paper. This is a letter issued by our auction house to identify the authenticity of the paper. It is stamped with the exclusive seal of our No. 1 auction house in Beijing, and it also has the joint signatures of Li Youcai, the chief manager of Xingsheng Pawn Shop, Zhao Yonghui, the president of the Beijing Antiques Association, and Lv Yuanxing, the No. 1 treasure appraiser in Beijing."

"Also, this box is made of golden nanmu wood, and even the silk that wraps the jade lion is made of special silk from Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River."

"In addition, I, Zhu Yongkang, hereby solemnly promise that if anyone finds that there are counterfeits in the auction items of my No. 1 auction house in Beijing, I will be willing to compensate ten times the amount of the counterfeits and will never default on my debt."

"I have finished my explanation. Now I want to ask everyone, is this jade lion worth 100,000 taels of silver expensive or not?"

After hearing Zhu Yongkang's explanation, someone in the audience immediately raised a price of one hundred thousand taels.

Before this person finished speaking, someone immediately shouted out 110,000 taels.

Qin Hao saw the dignitaries below fighting over something and praised in his heart that his second uncle was very good at pretending.

Then he said to Qiqi: "Guess what the final transaction price of this jade lion will be?"

Zhu Qiqi analyzed seriously: "Now the price of the jade lion has reached 150,000 taels. There are only two people left bidding, and they were obviously hesitant when they were bidding. I guess the final transaction price will not exceed 180,000 taels."

After she guessed, Qin Hao laughed and said, "One hundred and eighty thousand taels? I'm afraid you guessed wrong."

"Your Highness, I can't be wrong. I have carefully analyzed it, so it must be more accurate. So what is your guess?"

"Not less than 200,000 taels. The probability is that it will be sold for 200,000 taels."

"It can't be that high?" Zhu Qiqi asked back.

Qin Hao smiled wickedly and said, "We have already made a bet. Whoever loses will be punished."

"What's the punishment for losing?"

"If you lose, I will punish you by making you kiss me!"

"What if I win?"

"Then I will punish you by kissing you!"

"Your Highness, you are so mean. Whether we win or lose, you take advantage of me. I won't play with you anymore."

"Well, if a man is not bad, women will love him!"