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Gradually, Hongming's eyes cleared.

In fact, it doesn't matter who spread the story of the golden nanmu garment.

More importantly, the loss of the clothing further proves the corruption of the Northern Wei court.

If a person, as a subject, dares to covet what's in the national treasury, what is there that he wouldn't dare to do?

After she figured it out, the bidding next to her also came to an end.

Suddenly, a man stood up from the crowd and shouted, "I offer 30,000 taels of gold!"

"My name is Qin Guangming. Anyone who wants to bid should think about their own abilities and whether they can withstand my retaliation."

"Qin Guangming? Qin Qingmin's grandson? What's he doing here?" Hongming asked in surprise.

Chen Nan smiled knowingly: "Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting."

He could completely understand why Qin Guangming was here.

A piece of Phoebe zhennan clothing may not be of much value.

But if it were a golden nanmu robe worn by the late emperor, and also sewn by the current empress dowager herself.

That would mean something completely different.

After all, who wouldn't want to try wearing the same clothes as the emperor?

"No, this golden nanmu robe cannot fall into Qin Guangming's hands," Hongming roared.

He raised his hand, ready to make a quote.

But before she could raise her hand, Chen Nan stopped her.

Hongming looked at Chen Nan with suspicion: "What? Are you going to just hand over this golden nanmu robe?"

Chen Nan shook his head: "Of course not, it's just that it's not convenient for us to get involved in this kind of thing."

After saying that, he stared at Gou Sheng next to him and said coldly, "You bid, bid one million taels of gold."

Upon hearing such an exorbitant price, Gou Sheng was completely dumbfounded. He was just an ordinary citizen, and he had never seen anyone spend a million taels of gold to buy a tattered piece of clothing.

It can only be said that he lacks vision and cannot understand the price of the clothes on stage.

Gou Sheng kept swallowing hard: "Sir, are you... are you really going to ask for one million taels of gold?"

"Sir, if I may be so bold as to say something, the Happy Forest requires payment to be settled on the spot."

Hongming also became cautious: "Yes, it would be better to just bid 100,000. Bidding so much at once would cost more than we could afford for both of our mansions combined."

Chen Nan reassured them, "Don't worry, if they have the ability, they can come to the Prince's Mansion and ask me for money!"

"Gousheng, bark now!"

The urging voice came, and Gou Sheng was about to cry. If he had known it would be like this, he would have been so bored that he had actually provoked Chen Nan, this devil.

The reward was only one tael of silver, but now they want him to offer one million taels of gold.

He really didn't want to shout it out; it was he who shouted out the price.

If Chen Nan doesn't have that much money, where can he go to seek justice?

The words of refusal were on the tip of her tongue when she met Chen Nan's murderous gaze.

Gou Sheng knew that if he didn't shout today, the outcome probably wouldn't be much better.

He was filled with utter regret, but there was no turning back at that moment. He closed his eyes, and with a trembling voice, he weakly called out, "One...one million taels of gold..."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and all eyes on the floor were focused on Gou Sheng.

Qin Guangming, in particular, flew into a rage and shouted, "Where the hell did you come from...?"

He noticed the two people sitting next to Gou Sheng halfway through his sentence.

Upon closer inspection, the two people were none other than Chen Nan and Hongming.

For a moment, he didn't even think about why Chen Nan and Hong Ming were in this place.

Taking advantage of the crowd, I quietly slipped out.

He ran outside the tavern, kicking a pebble in frustration: "Damn it, what bad luck, I actually ran into Chen Nan."

"Luckily he didn't see me, otherwise I don't know how I would explain it when I got back!"

With that, he ran out of the Happy Forest at an extremely fast speed.

Meanwhile, in a secret room in the Qin residence, Qin Qingmin and Changsun Du sat facing each other.

Each of them had a cup of tea that had gone cold in front of them.

Qin Qingmin then smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Prime Minister."

"The academy will certainly not skimp on the compensation that is due."

Changsun Du snorted coldly: "Qin Qingmin, I've stolen the clothes for you. Does that mean you won't have to threaten me with that matter anymore?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Prime Minister Changsun is really too naive."

As Qin Qingmin spoke, he stood up and walked behind Changsun Du, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"The Right Chancellor of the Northern Wei Dynasty secretly broke into the national treasury and stole the golden nanmu garment."

"Tell me, what will happen to you if this academy spreads this news?"

"Qin Qingmin, you!!!"

Changsun Du jumped to his feet.

Qin Qingmin burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Changsun Du, Changsun Du, you've worked hard for Northern Wei your whole life."

"Do you want to see the Northern Wei court become a one-man show by Chen Nan?"

"Hmph, even if the court becomes Chen Nan's personal fiefdom, at least he is genuinely considering the development of Northern Wei. How dare a coward like you, who only knows how to hide his true intentions, make such comments?"

Changsun Du rarely spoke up for Chen Nan.

These words seemed to strike a chord with Qin Qingmin.

His face instantly turned ugly: "Yes, I am hiding my true colors, but don't forget, we are now in the same boat."

"Follow me closely. When I help them succeed, I will be the emperor of Northern Wei. Wouldn't it be better for you to continue being your prime minister?"

"Moreover, it's not just Northern Wei, but also Daqian, Eastern Qin, and so on, we have people here."

"You don't really think there are only the two of us, do you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Changsun Du slumped into his chair like a deflated balloon.

At this moment, he began to feel lost. He knew that Qin Qingmin was nothing more than a pawn on the table.

However, for such a long time, he didn't even know who the person behind the other party was.

"Now that things have come to this, Prime Minister Changsun should carefully consider how to handle this matter and whether or not to side with this academy."

"The academy will not disturb the Right Chancellor's contemplation for now."

"You know how to get out; this academy will go first."

After saying that, Qin Qingmin walked to the wall and gently pushed it, revealing a passageway in the wall.

The scene shifts to the Happy Forest Tavern.

A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the girl on stage when she heard the word "one million taels of silver".

"This gentleman has offered one million taels of gold. Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price?"

After a long time, no one made a bid.

The young woman hardened her heart and said, "Gentlemen, if anyone offers a higher price, I can give away three pieces of clothing!"

However, no matter how eloquently she spoke, no one made a bid.

No one present was stupid. If Chen Nan could really produce a million taels of gold, he would be someone they couldn't afford to offend.

If Chen Nan couldn't come up with that much money, Kuaihuolin wouldn't let him off the hook at all.

Seeing this, the girl on stage knew that no one could afford a higher price.

He winked at Gou Sheng and said, "Congratulations to this gentleman for winning the bid for the Golden Silk Nanmu Robe for one million taels of gold."

"Now, please come up and collect the treasure you have bid on!"

In an instant, Gou Sheng was dumbfounded again.

Let alone a million taels of gold, he couldn't even come up with a single tael.

They could only turn to Chen Nan for help.