Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

As memories came to mind, Shen Ruoyan's smile grew deeper.

Coincidentally, the next person who put up an item for auction was an acquaintance.

It was the wife of Prince Shun who had just been released from prison.

Everyone present knew about the affair between her and Prince Shun's wife. They had probably discussed it behind their backs many times and laughed at it many times.

So when Prince Shun's wife took out the red coral tree bonsai that was almost as tall as a person, everyone gasped, and then couldn't help but worry for Shen Ruoyan in their hearts - could the wife of Marquis Changning be able to compete with such a precious thing?

"This coral tree is rare."

Princess Yihe rarely spoke, but from her tone, it seemed that she liked the coral tree.

Princess Shun was very proud. She had spent a lot of money to get this from the south. How could it not be rare?

Originally, he wanted to wait until the emperor or the empress dowager's birthday banquet to present it, but the prince had already found a more precious treasure, so he took this opportunity to use this coral tree to open the eyes of outsiders.

By the way, also clear her previous reputation.

Princess Shun looked towards Shen Ruoyan, her heart filled with pride.

So what if she was confined? After all, she was the wife of Prince Shun, and she was closely related to the emperor! Even if she was punished, it was for outsiders to see.

Look, in this kind of occasion, any move she makes is enough to amaze everyone, this is her standard as a princess.

Shen Ruoyan?

Can she come up with anything good?

"Start bidding. South China Sea Golden Basin Red Coral Tree. Starting price: 1,000 taels!"

"As expected of the wife of Prince Shun, she is truly extraordinary. The starting price for any random item is one thousand taels." Madam Zhan whispered quietly beside them. Although her voice was small, it was just loud enough for Shen Ruoyan to hear.

However, Shen Ruoyan was calm and composed, not at all panicked. It was unclear whether he was confident or really didn't care.

"The more silver from the auction, the more funds will be sent to Nanwu. It is thoughtful of the princess to let it go with great reluctance." Even though everyone knew that there was a rift between Princess Shun and herself, Shen Ruoyan would not say a bad word about her in public.

Mrs. Zhan obviously did not expect her to react like this. After a moment of pause, she smiled and said, "Indeed, the princess is righteous."

But it is obvious that there are still people present who like to make trouble and enjoy watching the fun.

After the princess' coral tree was sold at the highest price of five thousand taels, someone suggested, "Why don't we take a look at what Madam Lu brought? Marquis Changning is leading his troops to Nanwu, and I'm sure Madam Lu will do her best to support her husband."

These noble ladies don't need to calculate the financial situation of Marquis Changning in detail. Just by looking at the situation of the Marquis's mansion in recent years, they can find out something.

The Marquis's Mansion is not an old family, and it does not have that much heritage. Even Shen Ruoyan's family is a family of scholars, and it would be very difficult to bring out any expensive treasures.

The person who proposed it is on good terms with the Princess of Shun. Having been reprimanded by the Emperor before, the Princess of Shun has become smarter and will not take the initiative to cause trouble for Shen Ruoyan.

But she hadn't yet settled the score with Shen Ruoyan for her house arrest, and now that they were together, how could she possibly give up?

This bonsai of red coral tree is one in a hundred. She wanted to see what good thing Shen Ruoyan could come up with to compete with it?

"This...is not my turn yet, let others go first." Shen Ruoyan declined.

When he said this, he lowered his head slightly, not daring to raise it, for fear of meeting someone's eyes.

This guilty look made Princess Shun even more certain that she didn't have anything worth showing off!

Even if there were any, they were nothing more than vulgar items that could only be obtained by merchants and were not worthy of being displayed on the table.

So, she winked at the lady who had spoken, and she heard the lady say, "Ah, Madam Lu is indeed from a scholarly family, she is so modest. Don't keep us in suspense, just show it to everyone!"

Although he said it was eye-opening, the mockery in his tone could not be suppressed.

Only a fool wouldn’t be able to hear that!

Shen Ruoyan was hesitant and kept refusing. Anyway, after all, she just didn't want to take out the things right now.

Her look made everyone think that the thing in her hand was probably not that precious. At least, it was much worse than the red coral tree of Prince Shun's wife, so she didn't dare to take it out and embarrass herself.

Mrs. Zhan looked at Shen Ruoyan with a little sympathy. She understood that these noble ladies were born at the end of other people's lives, and might even be unable to reach a height in their entire lives.

They are always arrogant and never care about other people's feelings. Now, they probably just find it interesting.

Little do they know that their momentary impulse may be a shadow that shadows others for a lifetime.

Mrs. Zhan suddenly tightened her sleeves and tried to control her trembling body. She didn't expect that after so many years, she would still be so easily affected when encountering similar scenes.

It seems that I have to ask my husband to prescribe some more medicine for her when I go back today.

"Mrs. Lu, you'll have to see it sooner or later anyway, so you might as well take it out first." Mrs. Zhan said this very tactfully. It would be embarrassing sooner or later anyway, so it would be better to take it out now.

Otherwise, if someone forces me to take it out later, it will only hurt my face even more.

In fact, she had a good impression of the wife of Marquis Changning, but her husband was the chief of the Imperial Hospital and was only loyal to the emperor. So on weekdays, she kept a distance from these noble ladies.

Otherwise the news of her friendship with someone would get out and put her husband in an awkward position.

So even if she had a good impression of Shen Ruoyan, the most she could do was to remind her like this.

As for the others, they are powerless.

"Since everyone is so curious, I will show off my ugliness." Shen Ruoyan slowly took out a small box from her sleeve and opened it in front of everyone. Inside was an inkstone.

This inkstone has fine stone and beautiful texture, and looks very elegant. But upon closer inspection, there is nothing special about it, which makes people a little confused.

Is the wife of Marquis Changning so stingy?

Such an ordinary inkstone is put up for auction. If the news gets out, you won’t be afraid of being ridiculed by others!

"Who doesn't have this inkstone? Madam Lu, your preparation is really a bit sloppy, isn't it?" As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes instantly fell on Shen Ruoyan. Although they were proud of their status, they would not say anything unpleasant in public.

But I do feel dissatisfied with this move.

After all, this money is to be donated to the border. Even if a family is really stingy, they will take out the good things in their home for auction at this time.

Could it be that the wife of Marquis Changning really doesn’t understand?

Does she think that if she just takes out something, people will buy it at a high price and buy her stuff?

This idea is really good!

Unfortunately, none of you here are fools. You want to use their money to gain a good reputation for yourself, but you are not willing to spend the capital. There is no such a good and comfortable thing in the world!