Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 380: Are you, Yuyuan Trading Company, testing the Imperial City’s weapon refining capabilities?

Everyone turned their eyes and saw the middle-aged scholar next to Gong Yuzheng with a smile on his face, bowing to everyone around him.

"It's Sun Qi."

"Who is Sun Qi?"

"You don't know Sun Qi, but you know Huang Yuting, one of the Twelve Beauties of the Imperial City, the Golden Hairpin, right?"

"Is that Huang Yuting, known as Huang Sanjie? It's said that when Huang Yuting was looking for a husband, she used a golden sedan chair and a white jade horse, and she even chose a great scholar who was on the list of the military officer examination... is that him?"

He spends a lot of money, but he still lives off his wife.

Who wouldn’t envy such an opportunity?
Even Gong Yuzheng, who was sitting next to him, found Sun Qi's smile too annoying.

"Thank you, Mr. Sun, for your insightful recognition of this treasure. If I hadn't—"

On the stage, Ying Yueyao's face showed a hint of excitement, but before she finished speaking, a voice rang out.

"My Mingyuefang Qin family offers twelve thousand taels of gold for this treasure."

Mingyuefang is located in the southwest of the inner city where the nobles and military heroes of the imperial city live.

Large families that have been passed down from generation to generation will regard the location of their home as a symbol of their status.

Mingyuefang represents the inheritance and glory of officials. It needs to be passed down for at least a thousand years, and there must be more than ten officials in the family before it is qualified to be called the home of this neighborhood.

"The Qin family of Mingyuefang, isn't that Qin Yan, the head of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Yao Mu and Qin Yan, they are all gathered today."

"Haha, the Yao family's young master said the treasure vase was not worth fifty taels of silver, but the Qin family offered twelve thousand taels of gold. Interesting, interesting..."

There was a bustle in the lobby.

Yao Huaishi, standing in front of the windowsill, clenched his fists and looked pale.

He smashed his father's signboard.

The Yao family's reputation for so many years was about to be destroyed in his own hands...

In the quiet room, Ying Luo's expression became increasingly gloomy. He hummed softly but remained silent.

In this round, Yuyuan Trading Company was able to break the deadlock.

At this time, Ying Yueyao on the stage was looking at the open window and Mr. Qin smiling in front of the window, her eyes already red.

It turns out that I am not supporting myself alone.

It turned out that he was also trying his best to help himself.

"Qin Langyue, the son of the Qin family, met Ying Yueyao during the last spring hunt and was quite attracted to her."

"The Qin family has very strict upbringing. Qin Langyue didn't tell Ying Yueyao about her identity. According to Princess Yunuo, Ying Yueyao only thought that Mr. Qin's family was ordinary, so she participated in the sale to save more money for herself."

In the quiet room, the female official behind Concubine Qi spoke in a low voice and told the information she knew.

"This is a wonderful story..." the woman next to Concubine Qi sighed softly.

"Hmph, the Qin family of Mingyuefang, are you bullying me, a royal woman, because I have no one to support me?" The royal women sitting on the other side looked dissatisfied.

"Twelve thousand taels of gold is nothing. I will pay—"

She had just stood up when a voice rang out in the hall.

"Excuse me, excuse me, I am Hu Teng, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. I would like to acquire this treasure vase for alchemy. I offer 20,000 taels of gold. Please give it to me."

……

The first treasure of Yuyuan Trading Company was taken away by Hu Teng, a worshiper of the Imperial Observatory, for 20,000 taels of gold.

Although the Qin family wanted to do a favor, it would be inappropriate for them to compete with Hu Teng who really needed the item.

This vase is just a decoration in the Qin family, but it becomes very useful in Hu Teng's hands.

He was enshrined in the Imperial Observatory, and although he had no official rank, his status was quite special after all.

Hu Teng said it was used for alchemy, so it was naturally difficult for others to snatch it from him.

After receiving the gold note worth 20,000 taels of gold, Bao Ping was taken away by Hu Teng on the spot.

For the guests present today, twenty thousand taels of gold is nothing.

But for Ying Yueyao, this is the basis for her future life.

Walking backstage, Zhao Yu and other royal women looked at Ying Yueyao with smiles on their faces.

"Sister Yueyao, I was scared to death when you dropped the jade bottle just now."

"Yeah, when sister Yuruo mentioned the contingency plan, I just thought it was a joke. I didn't expect you to actually dare to fall..."

Ying Yueyao stopped and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Then, I couldn't stop crying.

The other women also had tears in their eyes at this moment.

Although they are royal ladies, they can actually not obtain either freedom or wealth.

Today, Ying Yueyao faced all parties directly on the stage, which might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in her life.

"Okay, okay, you're not happy even though you've made a lot of money?" Zhao Yu patted Ying Yueyao's shoulder, then turned around and said, "Sister Zhiruo, it's your turn."

On the side, the girl in a green dress took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and walked towards the front desk.

At this time, most people in the entire business had a little more expectations for the things the business sold.

Yao Huaishi said that the water-purifying vase was only worth fifty taels of silver, but someone was willing to buy it for twenty thousand taels of gold.

Regardless of whether Mr. Yao was mistaken or not, at least the things sold by Yuyuan Trading Company are indeed valuable.

In the quiet room on the third floor, several women sitting next to Concubine Qi also began to chat in low voices.

Ying Yueyao's story made them quite curious, and also gave them a bit of a favorable impression. "The Yao family, humph." Marquis Changning stood at the window sill, looking down at the hall, a gleam in his eyes.

Black Ice Stage, who doesn’t have any black material on their hands?

"Prince, I, ah, I, Yao Huaishi, am incompetent and failed to help you..." In Ying Luo's quiet room, Yao Huaishi was distraught and spoke in a low voice.

Ying Luo, who was sitting in front of the windowsill, didn't even turn his head. He just waved his hand and said lightly: "Master Yao, don't worry about it. It's a trivial matter."

Little things.

It was a small matter for Ying Luo, but for Yao Huaishi, it damaged his and the Yao family's reputation.

Ying Luo's indifference made Yao Huaishi blush, but he couldn't speak.

How enthusiastic was this Prince Gu when he invited me before?
Now that I am useless, I will be thrown away like a rag.

Below, a girl holding an ancient bronze mirror in her hands has already arrived.

"Dear guests, this treasure of our company was obtained from the Liangyuan Territory, the Thousand Buddha Lotus Mirror."

Ying Zhiruo's expression showed a bit of restraint.

Her appearance is no worse than Ying Yueyao. Although she is not as generous as Ying Yueyao, the way she holds the precious mirror in her hand has a different kind of beauty.

Especially since she was wearing a green dress, which contrasted with the light and shadow of the lotus bronze mirror.

"Thousand Buddha Lotus? I seem to have seen this thing somewhere before." In the lobby, an old man in a black robe looked at the ancient bronze mirror and spoke in a low voice.

On the stage, Ying Zhiruo showed the bronze mirror around and then said softly, "This mirror is priced at one hundred taels of gold."

One hundred taels of gold.

If it were an ordinary family, one hundred taels of gold would be a huge fortune that they could never earn in their lifetime.

But in such a situation, something worth one hundred taels of gold seemed a bit insignificant.

Ying Zhiruo's asking price made those who were originally curious about the bronze mirror hesitate for a moment.

"Why is the price so low?"

"I guess their company doesn't know the value of this item. If they ask for too high a price and then find out it's of no use, wouldn't that be a joke?"

"Indeed, in today's situation, they dare not cheat anyone."

A low murmur of discussion was heard in the lobby.

However, the value of this bronze mirror is too low, and no one is willing to bid for it.

"Ah, this little girl is too honest. A hundred taels of gold is too cheap." The woman sitting next to Concubine Qi in the quiet room on the third floor whispered, "These descendants of the royal family have had a hard time too."

Concubine Qi nodded and raised her hand to signal. The female official behind her hurried forward. Before she could speak, a voice sounded from below.

"This young master offers five hundred taels of gold."

The window of a quiet room opened, and a young man in a jade-colored brocade robe looked at Ying Zhiruo on the stage with a smile on his face.

"I heard from Prince Gu that there are many Buddhist treasures in Liangyuan Territory, many of which are extremely valuable. Unfortunately, after taking a look today, I'm a little disappointed..."

I bid five hundred taels of gold just to show my support.

He also said that there were many treasures in Liangyuan, but there were no truly valuable treasures here, which made him very disappointed.

"Qi plans to organize a caravan in the near future and personally go to Liangyuan Territory to bring back some real treasures."

"How about asking Miss Zhiruo to sell it when the time comes?"

There was generosity in the words of the young man in brocade robe.

"Qi, that's Qi Yan, the son of the Imperial Censor Qi Wenluo."

"It's the Qi family of Wuyufang, right? They have several caravans under their control, and it's said that they have been doing business in Xinliangyuan for a long time."

"Haha, can't you see that Liang Yuanyu's business has been taken over by Yuyuan Trading Company? They're here to ruin things."

In the lobby, many people were laughing and talking in low voices.

This Mr. Qi seemed to have offered a high price, but in fact he was belittling Yuyuan Trading Company for having no background and being unable to produce real treasures.

This is the imperial city. For the aristocratic merchant families in the imperial city, outsiders like Yuyuan Trading Company are indeed looked down upon.

What Master Qi said at this time made many people nod their heads.

"After all, they are from a family of officials in the imperial city. They are smooth in their dealings and cannot be compared with ordinary people." In the quiet room, Ying Luo chuckled and spoke.

Qi Yan downplayed the suppression of Yuyuan Trading Company, but it was impossible to refute it.

The most important thing is that he really wants to seize the business of Yuyuan Trading Company. It is far from just Yao Huaishi's way of satisfying his own desire. This is really cutting off the source of the problem.

Yao Huaishi, who was standing behind Ying Luo, gritted his teeth and his shoulders trembled slightly.

Below, Ying Zhiruo on the stage glanced around and saw that no one was bidding anymore, so she spoke calmly.

"Since no one is bidding against Master Qi, then this mirror will be—"

"Wait!"

"No."

"and many more."

"I want this thing."

Ying Zhiruo's words were interrupted by more than ten voices.

"If this Thousand Machine Mirror is really sold for five hundred taels of gold today, then I, the weapon refiner and treasure appraiser in the Imperial City, will lose my dignity."

A window was pushed open, and an old man in a gray robe looked at Ying Zhiruo who was holding a bronze mirror in her hands on the stage.

"The Thousand Machine Mirror is worth a hundred thousand gold, but you're deliberately asking for a hundred taels of gold. Are you, Yuyuan Trading Company, testing the Imperial City's weapon refining capabilities?"

(End of this chapter)