The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Rou saw that Lord Li hadn't responded for a long time and thought he was unwilling. "Lord Li, are you unwilling?"

She didn't believe that there was only one person from the court who came to such a large auction.

Lord Li was so frightened that he nodded rapidly, "I, I knew Lord Bai would be coming today. We originally agreed to meet at the door, and judging by the time, he should have arrived by now."

In order to rob... no, to make it easier to do it, Su Rou tied Lord Li up in a dark alley next to the auction.

She poked her head out of the alley and saw the man standing at the entrance of the auction but reluctant to go in.

The Lord Bai that Lord Li mentioned was a military general like her father. When she was young, almost all the military generals in the court took her out to play.

Su Rou waved her hand and said, "You can go back now."

Lord Li suddenly asked cautiously, "You...you want to attack Lord Bai?"

Su Rou turned around and said, "This Lord Bai wouldn't react as strongly as you do when he sees me."

She had killed the Jinzi Guanglu Doctor before. She was used to the civil officials in the court telling her what to do, so it was normal that they were afraid of her when they saw her now.

This Mr. Bai is named Bai Si, and based on seniority she has to call him uncle.

She definitely couldn't snatch Bai Si's things openly, so she had to go over and say hello. Even though the other party was her father's colleague, she had to act well-behaved and not take any action.

Yuan Wen followed Su Rou and took out two invitations from his arms.

Yuan Wen looked at the invitation in his hand, then looked at Su Rou who was gradually running away, and then stuffed the invitation back.

Su Rou came to Bai Si and said, "Uncle."

The damn body stiffened noticeably, probably because he didn't expect to meet her here.

Bai Si saw her and put away the invitation card he was holding. "Why did Ah Rou come to a place like this? Does General Su know about this? You ran away several times recently, and General Su was really worried."

Su Rou said, "My father... does know, but why is my uncle here?"

Bai Si said, "There was a gathering here at night. I came here on the orders of the Emperor to check what was going on."

Su Rou's eyes fell on the place where Bai Si took the invitation back. On the emperor's orders? She didn't believe it.

But this may also be true, but it doesn't matter.

Su Rou said, "Uncle, when I came over just now, I saw you holding something in your arms. I heard that you need an invitation to enter the gathering here. Was that an invitation, uncle?"

She deliberately opened the invitation that Bai Si had hidden, trying to test his attitude.

Bai Si didn't hide anything. "Yes, what were you and the owner of the Jade House doing here at night? Was it also for the Huang family's auction?"

Su Rou nodded. Bai Si was unwilling to even pretend...

She thought Bai Si had concealed the word "auction" many times.

"Yes, but we are missing an invitation. Uncle, do you know if anyone else from the court will be coming?"

Bai Si raised his head and looked into the distance, as if looking for someone. "Did you meet Lord Li?"

The smile on Su Rou's face froze. He was actually looking for Lord Li?

How should I explain this matter...

Su Rou said, "It can be considered as a chance encounter."

Bai Si is the same age as her father, but he looks much more stable than her father. Perhaps this is because her father prefers to be a hands-off boss.

Bai Si sighed, handed the invitation in his hand to her, and said in a joking tone, "Here, take it. Lord Li has met you. The invitation in your hand is most likely from Lord Li."

Su Rou looked at the invitation and didn't dare to accept it at all. After all, this was her father's colleague who had been through thick and thin with him.

"Is this good?"

Seeing that she didn't accept it, Bai Si stuffed the invitation into her arms and turned to leave, "It's not given for free. I want to invite General Su to come to my house for a drink tomorrow."

She didn't snatch this away; this elder gave it to her voluntarily!

Su Rou responded obediently, "Okay!"

Bai Si was intentionally giving them the invitation, and refusing would be too much.

Yuan Wen took Su Rou's arm and said, "You seem to have a good relationship with everyone in the court. Go in first. I don't often appear in front of outsiders, so the people in the Huang family may not recognize me."

Su Rou suddenly looked at Yuan Wen, "Then why did Lord Bai just now..."

Yuan Wen said, "The Jade House also has business dealings with the palace, and several people have met me."

Su Rou suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Bai Si looked so indifferent just now.

Su Rou and Yuan Wen handed out the invitations, and both of them stepped over the threshold together.

The warm yellow light in the room illuminated the luxury before their eyes, which was completely different from the gloomy and dark streets outside.

Su Rou quietly approached Yuan Wen and lowered her voice, "Isn't the Huang family like your uncle, who has a habit of buying and selling women?"

After all, the scene before her was too familiar to her. The Yuan Family Restaurant was this luxurious scene before it burned down.

Yuan Wen shook his head. "No, after all, the Huang family is so rich, there's no need to do that kind of business."

Su Rou opened her mouth, wanting to say that no one could guarantee such a thing. Yuan Wen was richer than the Huangyu Chamber of Commerce, but he still produced Yuan Yao.

But when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she realized that if she said it out loud, it would make Yuan Wen unhappy, so she shut up.

"The two ladies asked me to come over here." The maid bowed respectfully.

Su Rou and Yuan Wen followed the maid and explored the terrain here.

Su Rou and Yuan Wen were taken to a room with a wide view.

After the maid left, Yuan Wen tugged at Su Rou's sleeve.

"Where are the items you want to auction?"

Su Rou casually picked up a grape from the jade plate on the Eight Immortals Table and threw it into her mouth. "I sent someone to the Huang family a few days ago, and they gave me a piece of topaz in return. I threw it in the corner of the yard as a decoration."

Yuan Wen's expression looked a little ugly.

Su Rou chewed the grape twice and swallowed it. "What's wrong?"

Yuan Wen's expression was as twisted as if he had lost several thousand taels of silver.

"That topaz is another invitation to enter and exit this auction. You want to sell something, so the Huang family gave you a piece of topaz representing the Topaz Chamber of Commerce."

Su Rou: “…”

and so……

It seemed like all the trouble she had gone through was in vain. If she had known this would happen, she should have brought the topaz with her and then only took what belonged to Lord Li.

Now I have to do Bai Si a favor.

Yuan Wen added, "I just remembered it too. Blame me, blame me. Don't be angry."

Su Rou waved her hands to show that she was fine, "No..."

"I hope you can buy something you like in this auction."

A voice interrupted Su Rou.

She looked down and saw a man in an ink-black cloud-like suit standing in the middle of the platform.

"The first item is still the same as always, the dagger that my master retrieved from the desert."

Su Rou had good eyesight and she saw the object placed in the middle, which was a crescent dagger inlaid with some rare rubies.

Apart from being good-looking, I feel like this thing will just be left gathering dust after you buy it. Who would buy this fancy thing to use as a weapon?

"Eighty taels!"

Su Rou: “…”

There are really fools who buy it.

Then another voice came from Su Rou's side, "One hundred taels!"

Yuan Wen called out a price, and Su Rou was so frightened that she stuffed the things on the table into Yuan Wen's mouth, "What are you yelling about..."

Yuan Wen looked at her and said, "The dagger you often use looks gray and ugly. I will buy it for you."