Under the suspicious looks of Jiang Changning and Princess De, Zhao Xifang had to keep raising the price, and bought the third lot donated by the Empress for 165,000 taels of silver.

A phoenix-shaped hairpin inlaid with nineteen red and blue diamonds. The entire hairpin is hammered with gold leaves, with a flame crown on top, a flower-shaped tail, and knife-shaped wings.

There is also a pink diamond the size of a pigeon egg in the phoenix's beak, which emits a dazzling light.

Although this phoenix hairpin was extremely exquisite and meant good luck, it cost more than 160,000 yuan and was too expensive. Zhao Xifang's heart was bleeding.

The wife of the Duke of Sui Dynasty was sighing. None of the three pieces of jewelry donated by the empress had been auctioned. Now there are only the items donated by the empress dowager, which must be taken down.

Otherwise, she would not be able to explain to her parents-in-law when she returns home.

Many ladies had the same idea as her, so the bids for the third lot were raised one after another, and the competition was fierce.

Jiang Changning and others, who already had the auction items in hand, were sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and tigers.

"One hundred thousand taels."

"One hundred and three thousand taels."

"One hundred and ten thousand."

The prices are rising steadily, and the price increases are also large, which is quite a bit of an attitude of not treating money as money.

After some bidding, the wife of the Duke of Sui Dynasty bought this set of six top-quality jadeite heads and faces for 220,000 taels of silver.

After the auction ended, Princess Ding invited everyone to go to the banquet hall to have a meal.

At the banquet, the female family members were tired of the quarrels during the auction, and there was a harmonious atmosphere.

The male guests drank a few glasses of wine. Prince Ding pointed at the group of dancers in the hall and asked with a smile: "Brothers, what do you think of these beauties?"

"She is very beautiful." King Yu said with a smile.

Prince Qing said: "Charming and moving."

Prince Jin and Crown Prince Deok both smiled and said nothing, Prince Ding's eyes flashed slightly, he wanted to give the beauty to these two.

Prince Ding smiled persistently and said, "Do your two cousins ​​look down on these beauties?"

King Jin smiled lightly and said: "They are just some toys, nothing to look at."

"For a bunch of vulgar fans, my cousin is just my treasure." Crown Prince Deok said with a smile.

Prince Ding smiled and said: "That's right, how can they compare to the stunning beauty of the two cousins' families."

Prince De and Prince Jin both had dark faces, and asked sternly: "Heliankai, how many cups of yellow soup have you poured into your mouth, but you don't have any control over your mouth?"

One sneered and said: "People say that the palace has no rules, but I still thought the rumors were false. Today I found out that they are true. It is true that a father is not like a father and a son is not like a son, and a mother-in-law is not like a daughter-in-law."

Seeing that the two men were angry and had serious words to say, King Yu and Prince Qing hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

"It's just that brothers talk and laugh and have fun."

King Jin and Prince De were not persuaded by these words, but became even more angry.

It's okay for brothers to joke and talk about women, but not about their legitimate wives.

Even if a man doesn't like his wife, he still has to protect his wife's face outside the home.

A wife is equal to her husband, and humiliating your wife is like humiliating yourself.

What's more, both of them love their wives, how can they allow others to use their wives as a topic to make fun of them.

The King of Jin said: "As the saying goes, those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are dark. King Yu married a talented woman, no wonder his words smell sour."

This is an insinuation that King Yu's words sound like farts.

Prince De said: "Prince Qing's palace can even make his aunt and cousin a concubine, and he can enjoy anything he wants. No wonder cousin Guoyao doesn't go to Piaoxiang Pavilion now."

Just mention it clearly that Prince Qing's Mansion is just like Goulan Courtyard.

The faces of Prince Yu and Prince Qing turned dark. King Runan, who had never dared to say anything, raised his glass and said, "Drink, drink, I respect my brothers."

Prince Ding also knew that he was too impatient to do things. Now that the beauty has not been sent out, he has offended others, so he went down the steps given by King Runan, "Brothers, please don't be angry. You also know that I can't speak.

, please don’t mind me if you offend me, I will punish myself with three drinks.”

As he spoke, he drank three glasses of wine.

Prince Yu and Prince Qing gave him face and picked up the cup.

"Since there is no good banquet, there is no need to drink this wine. Let's take our leave." Prince Jin and Prince De got up and walked out.

Due to the sound of music in the hall, people at other tables did not notice the verbal dispute between several people, but the actions of Prince Jin and Prince De caught their attention.

What happened?

This caused King Jin and Prince De to leave the banquet early.

Prince Ding never expected that the two of them were really going to leave, so he hurriedly caught up and said, "Brothers, why don't I apologize to you here?"

"No need, I'm afraid I'll choke if I eat it." Crown Prince De said in a strange tone.

King Jin walked to the door and told Chang Youzhong, "Go and ask the princess to come out. Just say that something is wrong and you have to go back."

"You should also follow and let the Crown Princess come out." Crown Prince Deok also ordered his personal attendant.

The female family members did not drink. They had already removed the remaining seats, served tea and snacks, and were drinking tea and listening to the opera.

On the stage, the actor sang: "... After a wedding, you don’t feel that time flies. You are still as beautiful as you are in your youth. You can travel all over the long streets with your daughter in the car..."

Chang Youzhong came in, glanced around, found the person, and hurriedly came over, "Princess, the prince has something to do and has to go back to the house."

Prince Deok's personal servant also said the same thing to Prince Deok's concubine.

Jiang Changning and Princess De Wang looked at each other. How could it be such a coincidence that they both had something to do at the same time and had to return home early?

The two of them said hello to Princess Ding without saying anything, got into the sedan chair arranged by Princess Ding, and headed forward.

When I arrived at Yimen, I found that not only King Jin and Crown Prince De, but also Crown Prince Ding were also there.

Prince Ding's face was full of bitterness, while Prince Jin and Prince Deok looked indifferent.

Jiang Changning and Princess De Wang exchanged glances, showed decent smiles, and each called their respective men: "Your Majesty."

"Prince."

Seeing the two of them, Prince Jin and Crown Prince De's expressions softened, with smiles on their lips.

"My brother has taken note of the hospitality given to Prince Ding today." After saying these words, King Jin stepped forward to greet his little princess.

"It's as you wished, so why bother to be pretentious." Prince De's prince waved his hand and went to greet his prince's concubine.

Prince Ding pursed his lips and squinted his eyes as they sat down in the carriage and left Juechen. He sneered and said, "I don't know how to show appreciation."

Sending a beauty as a gift is both a temptation and a win-over.

King Jin and Crown Prince Deok did not accept it, which meant they clearly rejected his good intentions.

On the carriage, Jiang Changning asked King Jin, "What happened?"

"Don't worry, nothing happened."

"Nothing happened, why did you have to leave early and go home?" Jiang Changning asked sharply.

"That's what you're talking about." King Jin smiled, "It was just a vicious dog that tried to bite someone, but was beaten back."

"Isn't there any problem with this being clear-cut?"

"The evil dog is coming fiercely, and there is no way to retreat." King Jin stretched out his hand to hug the man into his arms, "Don't be afraid, I can protect you."

Jiang Changning smiled, looked up and said, "I'm not afraid. Just tell me and I'll be careful."

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Chapter completed!