Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

When the queen heard this, hope shone in her eyes. She was now 43 years old, only one year younger than the emperor. No matter how well she took care of herself, it was impossible for her to have skin as smooth as jade as when she was 20 years old. After hearing what Bi Yue said, she wanted to have one even more.

The emperor said, "Rong'an, the queen wants a skin-beautifying pill. What is the price at this auction? The queen will buy one from you at the auction price. Do you think this is a good idea?"

When Bi Yue heard this, she thought the emperor was quite sensible, so she smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give one to the queen based on the auction price."

The Queen was delighted to see that Bi Yue agreed. In three days, the auction would begin and she could take the skin-beautifying pill she had been dreaming about.

Concubine Guan Jing was particularly anxious because she was the same age as the emperor and one year older than the queen. She was now 44 years old. Although she had given birth to the emperor's eldest son, she was old and ugly. The emperor used to go to the queen's palace to rest on the first and fifteenth days of the month because the queen had given birth to three children, a princess, a crown prince, and the fifth prince.

The Crown Princess's younger brother is engaged to Princess Rong'an, and Princess Rong'an has made great military achievements for the Changping State and helped the Emperor with many practical things. The Emperor is now treating the Queen better and better. He stays in the Queen's palace for ten days a month. If the Queen gets the skin-beautifying pill this time and returns to her 20s, the Emperor will be even more fascinated.

Concubine Guan Jing thought to herself: Women in the harem who don't have the emperor's favor are like sitting on the bench. Even though I'm a concubine now, His Majesty sometimes doesn't come to see me for a month. As time goes on, I'll be looked down upon by those servants who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.

Concubine Guan Jing smiled and said to Bi Yue, "Rong An, do you have any extra ones? Can you sell me one too?"

After Bi Yue returned to Beijing, she and Luo Chen have been investigating the incident in which he died on the beach. It was obvious that Concubine Jing and his brother Guan Jiangyuan were involved. The revenge has not been taken yet, but he wants the elixir. I definitely cannot give it to him.

Then he said, "Empress Jing, this time we got two of these pills. Now the Queen has decided on one. When I auction it, the announcement has already been issued. It is impossible not to auction it. This will have an impact on my auction house. If you want it, you can go to the auction house and bid for it publicly."

She smiled and said, "Thank you, Rongan."

But she cursed in her heart: You are so generous to the Queen, but you publicly take pictures of me. You are treating people differently according to their status. I have never offended you.

If Biyue knew what she was thinking, she would definitely scold her back, saying, "You didn't offend me, but you offended my fiancé."

As for other concubines, princes and princesses, some wanted height enhancement, and some wanted thicker hair.

Bi Yue said to them, "Your Majesty, Empress, ladies, brother, princess, the second auction of the auction house will start in three days. I invite the Emperor and Empress to the VIP room. When I first built this auction house, I reserved two rooms. One is for the servants and family members, and the other is reserved for the Emperor and Empress. However, the private room is not big and can only seat eight people at most. So who can you see who is more suitable to go with you?"

The Queen said, "I heard that the VIP rooms are very expensive, five hundred taels of silver per room, and tickets are hard to buy."

"Yes, Queen, there are four VIP rooms in total. Two are for sale, and only two are kept for personal use."

"Since we are doing business, we will give you five hundred taels of silver. After all, you reserved it specifically for our royal family. Last time, it was just sitting there with no use."

"You have all acknowledged me as your adopted daughter, just like your own parents, why should I take your money? This is reserved for you, whether you go or not. The house will be empty, and will never be used by outsiders."

After saying that, he handed a gold-plated plate to the emperor. There were three 9s on the plate and the number 8 was written on it.

The Emperor and the Empress saw Bi Yue's sincere eyes, which did not seem fake, and felt relieved. They thought that this adopted daughter was not adopted in vain. The Emperor accepted the gold medal and would discuss with the Empress later which princes and princesses to take with them.

After chatting for a while, Biyue said goodbye to the emperor and the queen, and left the palace with Xiaomai and Xiaohua.

Walking on the spacious palace road, Xiaomai and Xiaohua saw that there was no one around, so they started chattering.

It was also the first time for both of them to enter the palace. They were very happy to see the solemn and dignified palace and the magnificent glazed tiles. But when they saw the eunuchs and palace maids walking by, they quickly shut their mouths and came to where the carriage was parked. The three of them quickly got in the carriage, and the coachman drove the carriage out of the palace and back to the princess's mansion.

Three days passed in a flash. In the morning, music sounded again at the door of the auction house, and colorful flags fluttered. How many people could enter each private room according to the size? The area of ​​the private room was only so big, and it would be crowded if there were too many people. Stools were placed inside according to the number of people.

Because when it was first opened, some customers raised suggestions. Although the ticket price for the hall on the first floor was five taels of silver, half of the people were standing. Could some chairs be put in there so that people could sit down and rest their feet? So this time 100 chairs were put in the hall. The hall has one ticket per person, unlike the private rooms, where you can bring in as many people as you want according to the regulations.

Next to the entrance and exit of the hall, there are four buckets of tea and disposable paper cups on the table. There are four people who are specifically here to serve the guests in the hall.

They started checking tickets to enter the venue, and each private room had a waiter who took them in. After they were seated, the waiter would ask the guests if they would like to order anything to eat. If they didn't need anything at the moment, the waiter would politely remind them. There was a button next to them, and after pressing it, a waiter would come to ask. After the guests understood, the waiter would leave.

People who entered the auction, whether in the hall or in the private rooms, came in one after another and found their seats and private rooms. After all the guests arrived, the surrounding lights were turned off, except for lanterns lit a few meters down the road.

The lights above the circular platform in the middle lit up, illuminating the entire auction house. The lights were concentrated on the circular platform in the middle, making it as bright as day.

The people in the hall and the guests in the surrounding boxes were all shocked when they saw this operation. The light in the middle was really bright.

The air in the auction house is fresh, not too hot or too cold, and the environment is elegant. The private rooms are novel in design, and the front of the private rooms is open, so you can see clearly from here.

The people or objects on the round platform in the middle are so exquisitely crafted. She is worthy of being the goddess of Changping State. She decorated this auction house so elegantly, high-end and classy.

Bi Yue knew that many wealthy businessmen from around the capital who had heard the news came to the private room this time. Some came for what they needed, while others came simply to see the world. Each of them had different purposes.

No matter what they think, it doesn’t matter if they don’t buy anything. The ticket price for the box office is not cheap.

Bi Yue brought Chen Chen and Luo Chen, as well as Ting Song and Ting Wei, to the private room today. The two brothers came purely to join in the fun. They were unable to attend the first opening for various reasons, so it would be good for them to come and see it today.

At this time, the waiter outside knocked on the door of the box, and Tingsong responded to the door, "Come in."

The 16-year-old waiter Tao Chenguang knocked on the door and came in. When he saw Biyue, he bowed and said,

"Princess, the Emperor and Empress are here. The guards outside the gate have sent someone to notify you and ask Your Highness to go outside to greet them."