After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

Li Ji's arrogant voice came from across the way: "What? Is there a rule that you have to wait for someone to bid before you can hang the sky lantern? I have money, is that not allowed?"

The Li family might be wary of the Crown Prince, but Consort Li is not afraid.

Her man is Prince Li, the emperor's most beloved son. Would she be afraid of a crown prince who is not as favored as Prince Li?

Besides, there are so many women in this private room, how would the Crown Prince know that it was Consort Li who was speaking?

Just then, from another private room, Prince Chen's voice came: "If you have money, you can hang a sky lantern too!"

Prince Rui, who was in another private room, also spoke up: "To be so self-righteous when you have no money, I've learned something new."

They clearly knew that the Crown Prince was in this private room.

The crown prince recognized their voices and was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He pointed in the direction of their private room, trembling all over but unable to speak.

Seeing this, Situ Wei quickly stepped forward and grabbed the Crown Prince's sleeve, gently persuading, "Father, don't be angry, I don't want it."

"It's all your fault!" The crown prince shoved her away, saying viciously, "If you hadn't insisted on having this broken whip, would I have been embarrassed?"

"..." Are you crazy? You don't have any money, so why are you blaming me?

Situ Wei inwardly complained, but on her face she was filled with fear and quickly knelt down: "Father, your daughter knows she was wrong."

"Hmph!" The crown prince walked back and sat down with a dark face, without telling her to get up.

Situ Wei bit her lip and could only continue kneeling.

Because of Li Ji's wealth and generosity, no one bid for the silver snake whip; it was delivered directly into the house.

Tang Rui touched the silver snake whip, clearly liking it, and gave Li Ji a big smile: "Mother Li, thank you so much for giving me such a precious gift."

"A mere thousand taels of silver, what's so valuable about that?" Li Ji said indifferently.

She brought plenty of silver notes; these were just a drop in the ocean for her.

Situ Che, who was already full but still continuing to eat, was speechless.

I'm exhausted, I don't want to talk, and I don't know what to say.

From now on, Li Ji must never be taken out to buy things or participate in auctions.

That's so hurtful to my pride!

Next, one item after another was brought to the stage, but Li Ji bought up most of them.

The guests in the audience went from initial shock to envy, and then to numbness.

Li Ji not only bought gifts for herself, but also gave gifts to all the women in the mansion.

They didn't even need to ask for it; Li Ji would just take pictures of anything she thought they could use.

Qin Zhiyan received five bolts of shimmering brocade, while Consort Gu received a pair of Suzhou-embroidered green jade brocade shoes.

Consort Zhu acquired a restaurant located in the heart of Kyoto.

In addition to the dagger, Zhang Ji also obtained a red-tasseled spear.

Even Situ Che received three pieces of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists.

Finally, Li Ji also photographed a villa and gave it to Tang Rui.

Everyone: "..."

I knew Li Ji was wealthy and powerful, but I didn't expect her to be this wealthy.

What's most infuriating is that while Li Ji was bidding, she kept flipping through the auction catalog and muttering, "Not a single thing is worth anything."

The people of the Li Prince's Mansion: "..."

Li Ji, can you please stop stirring up trouble here?

We're actually a little jealous.

If even members of the Prince Li's family are like this, one can only imagine how the Crown Prince reacts; he has almost fainted from anger several times.

Whenever he sets his sights on someone, the woman from the Prince Li's residence always tries to snatch them away; it's clearly a deliberate attempt to target him, the current Crown Prince.

The third, fifth, and sixth brothers would often make sarcastic remarks about him, each one gloating.

Especially those three paintings and calligraphies by the Ming dynasty masters…

Master Ming has passed away, and those three paintings and calligraphies are rare and extinct treasures!

He came to Zhencui Pavilion today for two reasons: first, for Xiaoyao Pills, and second, for these three calligraphy and paintings!

The Crown Prince summoned a servant, already exhausted with anger: "Go and find out who that woman from the Li Prince's residence was who bid!"

"..." How easy is it to find out about the affairs of the Prince Li's mansion?

Our spies in the Prince Li's mansion are still cleaning the chamber pots there!

The servant hesitated for a moment before saying, "I heard that the daughter of the imperial merchant Li family is a concubine in the Prince Li's residence. It must be her, right?"

Situ Wei frowned, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head: "Not necessarily."

"Oh?" the Crown Prince asked, "Besides the daughter of the Li family, are there any other women in the Li Prince's mansion with such wealth?"

Situ Wei thought about it more and more and felt that her idea was right. She said with a serious face, "Father, Prince Li also has a Princess Consort. In our Eastern Palace, it is also Mother who is in charge of the household affairs. What kind of person do you think Mother is?"

Crown Prince: "..."

Qin Zhirou?

What kind of good person could Qin Zhirou be?

She even took Qin Zhiyan's dowry, which belonged to the Princess Consort of Li, not to mention the valuables of the other women in his palace.

The Crown Prince was aware of this matter, but he only wanted to protect Consort Chen and was unwilling to get involved in the messy affairs of other women.

The Crown Prince frowned: "You mean, Princess Li took Li Ji's money? Was it Princess Li who just challenged me?"

Situ Wei nodded seriously, whether to show off her uniqueness or to highlight her intelligence, it was clear: "It must be. Since ancient times, wives and concubines have been irreconcilable enemies. How could they be allowed to keep so much private property? It must have been Princess Li who was bidding just now."

"That Qin family girl, how dare she oppose me? Does she think that just because Prince Li is backing her up, she can disregard me?"

The crown prince believed it and was furious.

This led to him developing a dislike for Qin Zhirou.

"Fine, very well!" The Crown Prince laughed in anger, "I want to see how long she can remain the Princess Consort of Li."

Qin Zhiyan, unaware of the Crown Prince's inexplicable hatred, lovingly stroked the five bolts of shimmering brocade: "When we get back, I'll have someone make clothes for you, Your Highness, and my sisters."

This is a shimmering brocade!

Normally, we only see tribute items; I never expected that we could buy them at Zhencui Pavilion.

Tang Rui also held the land deed of the villa like a treasure, already thinking about how to plan it.

Food is the most important thing for people, so let's grow grain!

Sweet potatoes and corn are the best choices.

It seems we haven't seen these two things yet in this era. Let's go back out and look for them, and see if we can find them.

Consort Zhu looked at the land deed for her restaurant and kept grinning foolishly: "I'm going to arrange all the food I like to eat and make the restaurant the best in the whole capital."

Gu Ruoxue touched the exquisite Suzhou embroidery shoes, and even though she was as gentle as a chrysanthemum, she could not hide the surprise in her eyes.

Zhang Ji stroked the spear with obvious enthusiasm, looking eager to try it out.

If it weren't for the inconvenient location, she would have loved to dance.

Only Situ Che, clearly not yet accustomed to his woman giving him such an expensive gift, coughed a few times and said seriously, "After we return to the manor, I will make up the difference in silver for you."

Li Ji was displeased upon hearing this: "Your Highness, are you looking down on me?"

Situ Che: "I didn't..."

"Then what's there to supplement?" Li Ji interrupted him, snorted and turned her head away: "I have more money than I can spend, why would I need a few coins? Your Highness is clearly looking down on me."