The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Song Xiwan eagerly looked down to see what was happening, but suddenly showed a helpless look when he heard these words.

She knew Xie Chengqian would be unable to hold back and ask!

I was just pretending to be magnanimous.

"No."

Song Xiwan knew that if she didn't answer, Xie Chengqian would definitely find another opportunity to ask again, so she answered honestly.

To be exact, I only took one sip.

A hint of smile flashed across Xie Chengqian's deep eyes, and he asked someone to bring tea and cakes.

He personally poured a cup of tea for Song Xiwan, "Then drink more."

Song Xiwan: “…”

Don't make his thoughts too obvious.

There were bursts of noise coming from outside the window. It turned out that the person in charge of the auction showed up. He first greeted everyone and then introduced some details of the auction to everyone.

Song Xiwan didn't have time to argue with Xie Chengqian about this matter. She took the teacup and took a sip as he wished, her eyes always fixed outside.

This auction venue is similar to a theater.

The first floor was completely unobstructed with tables and chairs, and it was bustling with people. The second floor had several private rooms, and only people in the auction venue knew who was inside.

The confidentiality is very good, and usually it is people in the private room who take photos of the precious collections.

All the items for auction were placed on a small platform at the front, and were moved onto the platform one by one.

It was Song Xiwan's first time attending an auction, so it was a bit strange.

"Who usually runs these auctions? What if the item being sold is a weapon and someone runs away with the money?"

Xie Chengqian explained calmly, "Every auction is reviewed by the Merchants' Union and reported to the court. If this situation occurs, it will be a capital crime with the extermination of all nine generations of the family."

Song Xiwan widened her eyes slightly.

This is too absolute. What if there is some misunderstanding?

Xie Chengqian pushed the cakes towards her and said, "If it's just that the goods aren't what they said, the auction house can handle it. If the buyer doesn't report it to the police, these things won't happen."

The manipulation behind it is still quite large, it would be better to let the buyer shut up forever.

However, this situation generally does not occur. The purpose of doing business is to make money and keep it going, so integrity is very important.

Song Xiwan suddenly understood and nodded, "This auction house has such good business, which means there haven't been any major problems in the past. Customers still trust them."

"Yes."

Xie Chengqian nodded affirmatively and gestured to the cakes in front of him, "You haven't eaten much since you got up this morning."

After hearing that, Song Xiwan actually felt a little hungry.

I've spent a lot of energy and physical strength from last night until now, so this is a rare opportunity to relax.

Song Xiwan picked up a piece of cake and tasted it, her brows relaxed. "The cakes at the auction are so delicious, no wonder so many people are willing to come."

You know, he has extremely high requirements for pastries.

Xie Chengqian looked at her with satisfaction as she savored the food, with some crumbs on the corners of her mouth.

He reached out to wipe it off for her and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

Song Xiwan nodded in confusion, but his actual attention had already shifted to the auction outside. The first treasure was brought up, a piece of top-quality Hetian jade.

I heard that there is a piece of top-quality mutton-fat white jade behind it, which has a pure, warm and delicate texture and can prolong life after wearing it.

Song Xiwan felt that there was some exaggeration in it, but the jade was indeed good jade.

Xie Chengqian was thinking that since she liked it, he would ask Mu Yun to invite the chef from the auction to the house later.

As long as she likes it.

As soon as he saw her looking at the jade at the auction with bright eyes, he put the bidding number plate in her hand so that she could buy it.

This extremely thoughtful and considerate attitude finally attracted Song Xiwan's attention, and she glanced at him sideways.

"What? Make it up to me?"

Xie Chengqian said seriously, "I haven't given you any gifts yet."

It is written in the storybooks that men and women will have tokens of love.

But they didn't.

Song Xiwan snorted lightly, "Who would give me a gift and let me choose? Shouldn't you choose? There's no sincerity at all."

Besides, the jades currently being auctioned are of average quality, and there are still a lot of them at home in Shangjing City, so Song Xiwan has no urge to buy them.

Unexpectedly, Xie Chengqian actually took her words to heart and nodded calmly, "That's right."

He was particularly serious about the following auction.

Song Xiwan: “…”

He's really not good at taking jokes.

At this time, a voice came from below: "Next is today's highlight, the top-grade mutton-fat white jade. Wearing it can drive away disease, prolong life, and bring good luck..."

Song Xiwan twitched the corner of his mouth. This is just exaggerated talk, but does anyone really believe it?

The starting price is not high.

But in the blink of an eye it rose to ten thousand taels.

Everyone was in high spirits, as if they were here today just for this top-quality white jade.

Song Xiwan was startled. Just when she was about to complain to Xie Chengqian, her hand was inexplicably lifted up by someone.

Xie Chengqian bid, "Twenty thousand taels."

Others would raise the price by hundreds, but he was different. As soon as he opened his mouth, it was out of reach for everyone.

Twenty thousand silver!

Crazy?

Song Xiwan quickly retracted her hand and asked in a low voice, "Don't you have too much money? You're paying such a high price for a piece of jade?"

Xie Chengqian disagreed, "This is the first time I give you a gift."

It's worth it no matter how expensive it is.

The persistence in the words made Song Xiwan stunned. Before he could say anything, an arrogant voice came from outside.

"Thirty thousand taels!"

The atmosphere of the auction was completely ignited.

Who would raise the price starting from 10,000 taels?

"Who is it? This price is already beyond the value of this piece of white jade. Don't you have too much money and nowhere to spend it?"

"I haven't heard such a price in a long time. When did these people come to this small Yuzhou City?"

"Tens of thousands of taels are like buying cabbage. Comparing yourself to others is infuriating!"

"..."

Song Xiwan hadn't expected that there was someone crazier than Xie Chengqian, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Why does this voice sound familiar?

Xie Chengqian's eyes darkened and he raised the sign, "Fifty thousand taels."

Song Xiwan realized that something was wrong the moment he picked up the sign and immediately wanted to cover his mouth with her hand, but it was too late.

The price is called out.

The heated discussions outside have completely died down.

The audience was silent.

Is this piece of mutton-fat white jade so valuable?

Song Xiwan gritted her teeth and whispered, "I don't want this piece of mutton-fat white jade anymore. No more bids allowed!"

Nowadays, there are refugees everywhere and there are many places that need money. If people knew that the great King Xuan spent 50,000 taels to buy a piece of mutton-fat white jade, there would probably be impeachment memorials.

"No problem."

Xie Chengqian gave her a reassuring look.

Song Xiwan's eyelids twitched. What kind of problem was this?

That's it.

The other party probably won't raise the price any further. Fifty thousand taels is a sure thing, and he shouldn't be allowed to act recklessly in the future.

"Sixty thousand taels!"

Unexpectedly, that arrogant voice sounded again, with a hint of gnashing teeth.