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Chapter 180 Chapter 062 The Auction, Meet the Empress

062 Festival Auction, Meet the Empress

When the innkeeper finished talking about He Shusheng, Huo Jue's expression changed.The shopkeeper didn't know why, but he could see that Huo Jue was unhappy, so he immediately got up and smiled shyly: "Guest officer, sit down slowly, I'll go to the kitchen to urge the dishes..."

"Thank you shopkeeper!" Shen Yang hurriedly greeted.

During the meal, Huo Jue didn't move his chopsticks very much. He kept looking at the brightly lit Jinxiu Pavilion not far away. Many inexplicable emotions surged in his heart, and he was about to lose control.The champion of the new subject that I personally selected was actually such a person.Just won the first prize, so he ingratiated himself with the Huo family and abandoned his wife.

He is simply an unkind and shameless person, thanking himself for admiring him so much.If he hadn't come to Dongbian Weifu for a private visit, he would never have found out about this matter, and he would have been deceived like this.Thinking of this, Huo Jue was really angry.

The second and third householders of the Huo family took He Yu'er as a foster daughter, so they naturally knew He Shusheng, so did their family recommend He Shusheng to Huo Dongran when he came to Beijing?Or they have long been optimistic about this He Shusheng, and want to use it for themselves, so they don't care about the life or death of another woman?

The shopkeeper also said just now that this Anxiu is five years older than He Shusheng, and now he is 21 or [-] years old, right?A woman at her age must be alone all her life.Remembering how she saved so many of her subjects, Huo Jue decided to help her.

As for how to help, I must make a good plan, and it also depends on her intentions.Whether she wants that man to turn around or wants to let out a sigh of relief, Huo Jue can do it for her.

"Shen Yang, let's just pretend we don't know about this matter and see if Kunlin will take the initiative to talk about it." Huo Jue finally smiled and drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

Shen Yang looked at Huo Jue in astonishment, but he didn't dare to ask further questions, so he nodded, "I know my boss!"

Before the meal was finished, Huo Jue suddenly wanted to go to Jinxiu Pavilion to see the excitement, didn't he mean to bid for jewelry today?Anxiu not only has a rice shop, but also a jewelry shop?

The door of Jinxiu Pavilion was closed tightly, and there was a small side door to enter and exit.The table has not yet opened, and guests are still coming in.Several guests wanted to go in, but they were all stopped outside the door, saying that they needed an invitation card, and they could not enter without an invitation card.

The person who was stopped cursed and left.

Shen Yang stepped forward and saw that Anxiu's butler Nangong was blocking people at the door, so he took a step forward and cupped his hands at him: "Butler Nangong..."

Nangong recognized Shen Yang immediately, and immediately let the boys take a good look at him, and smiled beside him: "Shopkeeper Shen, I never imagined that I could meet you here..."

"During dinner just now, I heard that there was a grand event here. We outsiders really want to see, butler Nangong, can you..." Shen Yang said with a smile.

Nangong could see that they were expensive and could afford jewelry, so he said, "Of course, my lord is very honored, shopkeeper Shen, please come to Yuan Dong's house."

Originally, it was agreed to bid for jewelry, but Anxiu made a complete set of tricks, and the theme started after eating.Now that the banquet has not yet started, the second floor is noisy and full of laughter. On the stage not far away, the Tsing Yi is throwing water sleeves and turning his eyes, babbling, very nice.

Two twelve silver screens and landscape screens were placed to separate male and female guests.

The people who came today are all famous and familiar with each other.Nangong was afraid that everyone would know Yuan Dong's family and Shenyang and look down on them, so he brought them up personally and introduced them to everyone, saying that they were friends Anxiu met in the east and they were distinguished guests.

The local gentry in Suqu County saluted Huo Jue one after another.

Huo Jue sighed slightly in his heart: These people knew that he was An Xiu's friend, so they all respected him very much.It's not because Anxiu is the master today, it's more because of respect for her as a person.

It is indeed not easy for a woman to do this.Huo Jue felt sorry for her even more, He Shusheng didn't even want such a woman.

Could it be a very ugly one?

The lights on the stage were bright, and bronze mirrors were placed around the candles.Under the reflection of the bronze mirror, the candlelight became even brighter, and the actor's tall eyebrows and eyes could be seen clearly.Shen Yang was also very surprised, and said to Huo Jue in a low voice: "Boss, I really can't imagine that in a small county town, the stage is a hundred times better than ours in Kyoto. It's more clear when you watch the show this way."

Huo Jue smiled: "Although the southeast is not as rich as the capital, it is close to overseas, and there are many novel things. Isn't this the first time you have heard of this jewelry auction?"

Shen Yang hurriedly said yes.

When the banquet was served, everyone was slightly surprised, every dish was a signature dish of Jinxiu Pavilion, very precious.Many people knew in their hearts that the food money must be obtained from tonight's jewelry.But Anxiu really has a lot of jewelry, okay?Wouldn't it be more embarrassing if it couldn't be sold?

"Which one is An Dong's family?" Huo Jue asked Shen Yang as someone started toasting over there.He was injured that time, and he didn't see An Xiu's face, so he didn't recognize her.

Shen Yang took a look, and found that the people over there were all middle-aged men, not An Xiu, so he said, "Master, I haven't seen An Dong's family."

The people toasting here are the Qin brothers.Anxiu asked Qin Yuan and Qin Chu to entertain the guests for her, while she and Zhang Zhenzhen hid behind.

Full of wine and food, Huo Jue never saw An Xiu come out.

Suddenly a long flute sound was heard, and the curtains of the stage were slowly lifted, and five young servants in Tsing Yi who were equally tall, short, fat, and thin were holding the jewelry box, and slowly came out one by one.Holding the exquisite sandalwood box in their hands, the servants walked slowly.

After a while, a woman turned out from behind the curtain, her face was covered with a water-colored silk embroidered veil, a water-colored outer robe, and a royal blue golden skirt, her steps were slow.She wears a silver hairpin in the shape of a branch, and the black hair on one side is covered, which is even more eye-catching under the light of the candle.Her hair was tied in a bun at the back of her head, and the rest was thrown over her left shoulder. She was tall and slender, with a soft and graceful waist.

There was a lot of discussion in the crowd for a while, and even the guests behind Huo Jue were asking who this was.

"Masters, Madams, and Misses, today's dinner is an auction for jewelry from An's Silver Jewelry Shop. Anxiu would like to thank you all for coming." The woman on the stage bowed slightly, her tone was high, but soft.

"Yo, it's An Dong's family!" The guests were all shocked, they had never seen An Xiu in women's clothing after dealing with An Xiu for so long, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

Huo Jue's heart shrank violently as if hit by a heavy object.Although half of the face of the woman on the stage was covered, her eyebrows and eyes were very much like the woman he had been dreaming of—his wife, Shangguan Xiu'an.Is she Anxiu?Even with her face covered, she could be seen to be an extremely beautiful woman.

It seems that He Shusheng's abandonment of his wife was indeed only for the sake of power.A person who is so greedy for power must be a disloyal person. Huo Jue has made up his mind that this person cannot be used.

"Let's start bidding!" Here, Anxiu has already opened a jewelry box.She asked the boy to carry the box and walked slowly around the stage for everyone to watch from a distance, then asked him to step off the stage and walk to the middle of the stage for everyone to see clearly.

Everyone took a breath: the two-toothed hairpin was shaped like a butterfly, with two royal blue dove egg pearls and four small white pearls inlaid on the wings of the butterfly.

"Such a big pearl! It's a rare treasure!" All the male guests exclaimed, while the female guests even ticked off their souls.Which woman can resist the temptation of such a big pearl, inhaling again and again.Even Huo Jue, who was used to seeing treasures, was stunned. He had only seen such big pearls three times in his life, and this woman actually sold them like this!
really...

The impact An Xiu brought to Huo Jue was too great, he even forgot to look at Pearl, and just stared blankly at her standing on the stage.Eyes slightly curved, we can see that she is smiling.

Huo Jue really wanted to take off the veil on her face and take a look at her face.He had also met women with similar eyes to Shangguan Xiu'an, so he knew that all beautiful women have such good-looking eyebrows.But what about the face?Will it be similar?

After the boy had finished watching for everyone, he got up and walked to the stage.

Anxiu saw this boy came back, so she asked another boy to go forward.The jewelry in his hand is the same as the hairpin just now, except that the dove egg pearls on it are pink.

Everyone took another deep breath.If the sapphire blue pearls just now amazed them, the pink pearls this time made them look at Anxiu with admiration.This rare large bead was of a different color, and she took out four of them in one go.

Shen Yang was also very surprised and glanced at Huo Jue.

Huo Jue was also surprised.

Anxiu asked the servant to show it to everyone before returning to the stage.

She took a step forward, still bowed her body, and said with a smile: "These two pairs of jewelry are of the same style. It's just that the navy blue one is suitable for ladies, and the pink one is suitable for young wives and young ladies. A pair of 8000 taels of silver, This is the starting price. Whoever has the highest price will get it."

8000 taels!Huo Jue was stunned.

Everyone exclaimed for a while, and there was a lot of chatter underneath, asking whether the price was too high.But knowledgeable people know that the price of this kind of treasure is already very low.

"Anton's family, I'll offer 9000 taels!" a host shouted.Anxiu looked at him, his surname was Zhao, he was the owner of the boat workshop, he ran around on weekdays, and he was rich and powerful.

"5000 taels!" A voice said lightly.Everyone looked and saw Qin Yuan's expression was flat, as if he was talking about 150 taels.His family wealth is recognized by Suqu County, and it is too numerous to mention.It's just that he usually keeps a low profile and lives a simple life.

Everyone inhales.

"Is there a higher one?" An Xiu smiled, thinking what is this Qin Yuan doing?
Qin Yuan got up and said with a smile: "Today, I am the first jewelry sold by Sanmei. As an older brother, I naturally want to join in. Don't grab me!"

Everyone was silent again.

An Xiu smiled: "Is there no more price? No, it will belong to Qin Dong's family!"

"Twenty thousand taels!" A voice was neither high nor low.Everyone looked over and saw that it was an owner surnamed Qiao. His family had tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and he was the voice of selling tea on weekdays.In places near Suqu County, tea is very famous, and it is very profitable to transport it to Kyoto, so he is also a rich man.

Everyone really didn't dare to ask the price anymore.

An Xiu asked again, did anyone want to increase the price.As a result, no one answered, Anxiu smiled and said, "Then this hairpin belongs to Mr. Qiao's family. Mr. Qiao's, do you want royal blue or pink?"

"Anton's family, you look down on people." A female voice came from behind the screen, "Since our family has called the price, we want both sets..."

Qiao Dong's family kept smiling. The one who spoke just now was his concubine. He smiled: "An Dong's family, that's it. I want both."

"Congratulations to Mr. Qiao!" Anxiu laughed.

The two boys on the stage had left the stage and went to the back.Here, a servant came over to invite Qiao Dong's family: "Qiao Dong's family, please come later, and inspect the goods in person."

Qiao Dong's family went back amidst congratulations from everyone.On the other side of the screen, the women also congratulated the concubine of the Qiao family, saying that she was very lucky.More women were jealous, and asked their maids to tell the master's boy that no matter what jewelry came out later, they would buy it!
Shen Yang whispered to Huo Jue: "Boss, this woman is smart, if she sells things like this, people who buy goods are not only buying treasures, but also buying face, and the price is also high!"

Huo Jue also nodded.

Here, Anxiu has asked the servant to show everyone the third piece of jewelry.It is a pair of bracelets, two bracelets are inlaid with brown pigeon egg pearls, and five small white pearls.

Everyone took another breath: there are also big pearls like pigeon eggs, which are still different colors, and they are brown!Not only did everyone not see it now, even the emperor Huo Jue hadn't seen it.

The maidservants of the wives came to urge them again, and told their husbands and fathers that this pair of bracelets is definitely for sure!
"This pair of bracelets has two large beads and ten small beads. The starting price is 400 taels." An Xiu said lightly.

Everyone hesitated just now and missed the opportunity, but now they stopped hesitating and shouted very vigorously.The wives kept sending servants to pass on the message that they wanted to raise the price, no matter how high it was.In the end, the elder of the Zeng family bought it for 2000 taels.

Many wives almost turned red-eyed, telling their gentlemen that there are only two boxes left, and they need to buy whatever it is!

"These women are crazy!" Shen Yang smiled to Huo Jue in a low voice, "For jewelry, they are willing to pay such a high price!"

"These men are businessmen, and they don't do business at a loss just to please their wives and concubines. They can resell these pearls for a higher price, or have more uses." Huo Jue said, "They bought them in this county. The status in the eyes of everyone."

Shen Yang forgot about this and hurriedly nodded.

"Next is the fourth box." Anxiu said with a smile, "Everyone, please take a look."

The boy opened it slowly, and everyone's eyes were straightened: a silver flower with five petals, each petal is decorated with a small white pearl, and the stamen in the middle is actually a big yellow pigeon egg pearl; , there are silver branches stretching out, which are the same as the hair ornament on Anxiu's head, and there is a butterfly beside it, and the wings of the butterfly are decorated with the same pearls just now.

Such a head hairpin actually uses three big pearls and nine pearls.

"5 taels, I'll take it!" Before Anxiu could raise the price, a shopkeeper hurriedly shouted.

Although 5 taels is expensive, it is already the last one. If you don't buy it, the latter one may be more expensive.You have status and status, if you can't buy such a treasure, others will doubt your financial resources.

As soon as I was cruel, someone called out the price again.

In the end, this head hairpin was sold for 9 taels.An Xiu really wanted to laugh, the price of these things has far exceeded her expectations.

"Okay, here is the last pair of jewelry for tonight." An Xiu smiled slowly.Those owners who didn't buy it were all ruthless, and the last pair was going to be snatched no matter what.

The servants slowly opened it, and many people's heart sank, and they sank back. He might not be able to afford this pair of jewelry!
It is a necklace made of pure pearls.

Eight large white pearls, three white pearls are inlaid between each two large pearls, a total of eight large pearls and 24 small pearls.

"The starting price is [-]!" An Xiu laughed.

"50 taels!" A man said suddenly.

Everyone looked at this side, Huo Jue had a slow smile on his face.

"It's a friend of Anton's family, how rich!" Men talked one after another.Women also weigh their men's financial resources, I'm afraid it will not exceed 50 taels.

What does this man do?Everyone speculated for a while.

"50 taels, is there a higher one?" An Xiu was also surprised.Her goal is to sell for 10 taels, which is more than expected. Such a high price is unthinkable.Apart from the Wu family and the Qin family in Suqu County, is there such a rich family?
The lighting on the guest side was a bit dimmer, and Anxiu was standing on the stage, so he couldn't see Huo Jue's face clearly, and his voice was relatively unfamiliar.

Everyone was silent.

"Okay, 50 taels, this necklace belongs to the owner just now." Anxiu smiled, bowed her body, and asked the servant to go behind with the jewelry.Huo Jue also asked Shen Yang to go to the back to deal, and continued to sit by himself.

But the eyes all around were staring at him vaguely, he just smiled and took a sip from his teacup.

"So far, today's bidding is over. Thank you for your kindness." Anxiu smiled, "Anxiu has been in Suqu County for so many years, and has always had many friends to help him. Taking today's opportunity, Anxiu also wants to say something. grateful."

"Anton's family, we have known each other for so many years, this is the first time I see you in women's clothing, take off your veil and let us have a look." A male guest laughed loudly.

As soon as this remark came out, it hit everyone's thoughts, and even the women booed along, and Anxiu swallowed all the words of gratitude that Anxiu wanted to say.

"What's so difficult?" Anxiu smiled generously. Anyway, who doesn't know her appearance in Suqu County?As soon as the words fell, the veil on his face was slowly lifted off.

"Ah!" The crowd was astonished and couldn't help bursting out in a low voice.

Probably because of rouge, her cheeks are fair and ruddy, her nose bridge is straight, her lips are small and full, she is indeed a great beauty.All the men lamented that Anxiu was usually good-looking, but they didn't expect her to be dressed up like this, so beautiful.

Only Huo Jue sat down on the chair, his fingers turned white, and there was no trace of blood on his face.He couldn't hear what An Xiu said on the stage at all, and he felt that everything in front of him was like an illusion.

"Niang Niang..." Shen Yang had already paid the silver ticket, and when he came back, he happened to see An Xiu on the stage, his mouth grew wide, and he didn't dare to move his body.He finally remembered why he felt that An Xiu looked familiar.It turned out that she was dressed like this, she was the former queen Shangguan Xiu'an.

"Xiu'an!" Huo Jue stood up suddenly, shouting and ran to the stage.

Before everyone and An Xiu realized what was going on, An Xiu was already hugged tightly by a man.

(End of this chapter)