Yang Fan said indifferently, "Take it and have a look. I only choose what I like. As for the price, it doesn't matter if it's expensive or cheap."
"Good!"
Shopkeeper Xin smiled faintly and turned his head to instruct a few assistants, "Take care of a few esteemed guests, I'll go get the things."
The shopkeeper was very cautious. He personally went to the back hall to get the clothes. After a while, he came out with a beautifully made camphor wood box. He put the box on the counter and opened it. There were several layers of Sichuan brocade lining inside. Sichuan brocade was an extremely expensive material. This dress was made of camphor that could repel insects and was lined with Sichuan brocade. One could imagine how expensive it was.
For a moment, his action attracted everyone's attention. Shopkeeper Xin removed the several layers of Sichuan brocade and took out a dress. He shook it gently and unfolded it. Suddenly, the room was filled with light. The light reflected by the dress was like rippling waves. With the slightest movement of the dress, the walls, the clothes, and the faces of the people in the room seemed to be flowing gently.
There was a moment of silence in the shop. Everyone was stunned. Yang Fan couldn't help but show a surprised look. Although he didn't know much about clothes, he could see that the dress was gorgeous. He didn't expect that this shop would have such a treasure.
With a proud expression, Shopkeeper Xin announced in a clear voice, "Dear customers, this is the treasure of our store: this monofilament Jade Bird Cage Skirt!"
Yang Fan moved closer to Gu Zhuting's ear and said, "This dress is good. Buy it."
Gu Zhuting noticed that every item in this shop was priceless, but this dress was so dazzling that it was obvious how precious it was. She could not help but whisper, "Ah Lang, this dress … I'm afraid it's worth hundreds of thousands of yuan."
Yang Fan said, "Money is not a problem! I want this one. Buy it! "
Gu Zhuting hesitated and said, "Do you really want to buy it?"
Yang Fan said, "Of course! Otherwise, you'll lose face as a man. "
While the two of them were whispering, the noblewomen had already started talking at once.
"Oh my god, what kind of material is this? There's a hint of red in the purple, and there are hundreds of birds in the light. It's really amazing."
"Purple? How can it be purple? It's obviously emerald green. It's not all emerald green, there's also a hint of red. "
"It's obviously gold and silver …"
The shopkeeper said proudly, "To tell you the truth, the first difficulty of this dress is that it needs to be made from the feathers of hundreds of birds, which is as difficult as reaching the sky. It takes several years of work. Another difficulty is that it needs to be made from the feathers of hundreds of birds. Another difficulty is that it needs to be made from for the clothes of hundreds of birds.
Thirdly, it was not only the feathers of a hundred birds that were used to make clothes, but the feathers of various colors had to be pieced together to form a picture of a hundred birds. The smallest bird picture was only the size of a fingernail, but it had eyebrows, eyes, facial features, and feathers. Everyone says that dragon robes are difficult to make. A dragon robe requires thousands of embroidery craftsmen, metalworkers, painters, and more. It takes two years to make. The amount of effort needed to make this dress is no less than that of the dragon robes.
He gently shook his skirt, and a rainbow-colored light flickered. Someone cried out in surprise, "It's changed, it's changed. It's emerald green. Eh? It's golden again."
It's emerald green. Oh, it's golden. "The shopkeeper said." Everyone, the color of the dress is different from where you stand. "
Everyone gasped in admiration when they heard it. Li Guo'er stared blankly. Such a dress had such an effect just by appearing in public. What kind of effect would it have if she wore it and appeared under the sun? If she was traveling with the royal family or attending a banquet, as long as she wore this dress …
Li Guo'er's heart was thumping with excitement. Her white jade-like cheeks were blushing. She blurted out. "I want this dress!"
The shopkeeper said. "Everyone, please don't rush. This dress is too expensive. It's not easy to sell it. It's easy to lower the cost. But why did our shop spend so much money to buy it back? Our Long Mao Old Shop is ranked first among all the clothes and hats shops in Dong City. Our old owner is Chen Guogong.
Chen Guogong violated the law and was sent to prison. His family dealt with his property and sold this old shop. Because of this, our shop's business has been affected. Now we can't be the first in Dong City. Our new owner spent a lot of money to buy this dress back. It's not for money, but for fame.
There won't be a second dress in this world without five to six years of hard work. So, for at least five years, this dress will be the only one in the world. We spent so much money to buy this dress. In the end, we want it to be one of a kind. We want it to be the treasure of our shop!
As long as this dress is here, no one will dare to say that their shop is better than our old shop. So, if we want to sell this dress, we naturally have to sell it at a unique price. Only then can we build up the reputation of our Long Mao Old Shop. Everyone, if you like this dress, please feel free to bid. The starting price is one million yuan. The highest bidder wins! "
When she said this, the noble ladies couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Although Gu Zhuting didn't know the value, her guess was reliable. The noble ladies also estimated that such a dress should be between five hundred thousand to six hundred thousand. The wealthiest among them could only sigh when they thought that a dress would cost five hundred thousand to six hundred thousand. But they didn't expect the shopkeeper to double the price and ask for one million yuan.
"One million yuan!" Princess Anle couldn't help but be shocked. Although she was used to being extravagant, she had never spent so much money before.
Du Wentian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He moved his feet lightly and quietly moved back. He was secretly glad that he had already said so. Otherwise, it would be too expensive to use the price of a big house to buy a dress to curry favor with a princess.
The current situation in the court was unclear. Their Du Family only wanted to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with both the Wu and Li families. They didn't want to step onto the pirate ship of either side. If he were to pay this one million yuan, the Du Family would be branded as the Wu Family and wouldn't be able to escape.
Princess Anle was a little uneasy. Her family had only returned to the court not long ago. Their foundation couldn't be said to be strong. When she got married, she had a large dowry and received a lot of congratulatory gifts. However, it was really painful to spend so much money on a dress. Moreover, many of the gifts could not be turned into cash. How could she, a dignified princess, barter with goods? Moreover, the other party might not agree.
However, she really couldn't let go of this dress. Everyone loved to be beautiful, and she especially loved to be beautiful and wanted to be in the limelight. When she thought of wearing this dress and showing off in front of the royal family, Princess Anle was so excited that her entire body trembled. She wanted to obtain this dress at all costs.
Not only were there Yang Fan and Gu Zhuting, there were also a few Chang 'an noble ladies. Princess Anle couldn't lower herself to bargain and could only bite the bullet and say, "One million yuan … I want it!"
"One million yuan, how much land and food can you buy? Using it to buy a dress, you're really crazy!" Gu Zhuting wanted to retreat and quietly looked at Yang Fan. Yang Fan calmly nodded at her, his eyes full of encouragement.
Courage returned to Gu Zhuting. She raised her voice and said, "Shopkeeper, I want this dress. One million and ten thousand yuan!"
Princess Anle was unable to restrain her anger and said, "I already want this dress."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "The shopkeeper said it clearly. I don't want this dress to be sold for sure. I just want the reputation. Didn't the other party not agree to sell it to you? My woman also likes this dress. As the saying goes, the highest bidder wins. If you offer a higher price than me, it will be yours. "
Princess Anle was provoked by him and said loudly, "One million and ten thousand!"
Yang Fan said to Gu Zhuting in a low voice, "One hundred thousand, one hundred thousand!"
Gu Zhuting glanced at him with a pleading look in her eyes. She didn't want to spend so much money from Yang Fan. In her opinion, no matter how beautiful the dress was, it wasn't worth such a high price even if it could attract everyone's attention.
Even though her man was supporting her, she didn't want to spend so much of her man's money for a vanity. His money didn't grow on trees. Yang Fan smiled and whispered in a voice that only she could hear, "Good girl! Is your man's face not worth a dress? "
Gu Zhuting gritted her teeth and said loudly, "One million and two hundred thousand!"
Princess Anle immediately said, "One million and three hundred thousand!"
Yang Fan gently placed his hand on Gu Zhuting's waist. Not only did his palm transmit warmth to Gu Zhuting's body, it also gave her great courage. "One million and four hundred thousand!"
The price of the dress was gradually raised to two million amidst the incessant bidding. Everyone in the shop was dumbfounded. The shopkeeper also didn't expect the price to be raised to such a high level. He suppressed his excitement and quietly instructed his assistants. Immediately, two assistants quietly ran out.
Not long later, the two assistants' announcement attracted countless people, and Long Mao's old shop was surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Shopkeeper Xin's heart was quite black. He was deliberately provoking them. It seemed like both sides were people of status. As long as they didn't lose face, the price could be even higher.
"One million and two hundred thousand!"
"One million and two hundred thousand!"
The price was indeed raised again. The shopkeeper was so excited that his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, were secretly trembling. This old shop had just changed owners, and it was said that the owner was still in Luoyang. However, from the few instructions that the owner had sent over, this owner was an extremely powerful person.
Such a powerful and shrewd owner liked to firmly control everything in his hands. Therefore, after this old shop changed owners, other people probably wouldn't be affected, but as the shopkeeper, he would most likely be taken down. Now that he had made such a great contribution to the new owner, he was afraid that his position wouldn't be as stable as Mount Tai.
"One million and five hundred thousand!"
"One million and six hundred thousand!"
Princess Anle called out the price, and her heart was bleeding. This price was too high, and it had far exceeded what she could afford. She didn't have any scruples towards her man. Wu Chongxun pampered her like a goddess, and she always kept her word in front of Wu Chongxun.
The problem was that Princess Anle's residence couldn't take out such a huge sum of money. She had only been receiving her salary for a few years, and her father was a Crown Prince who was concealing his strength. She didn't have any other way to earn money, and she could only ask the Wu Clan for money. What would her in-laws think if she used such a huge sum of money just to buy a dress?
She couldn't be bothered about what her in-laws would think. She only knew that even if her in-laws had to sell everything, they would have to accept this debt. She was the Wu Clan's daughter-in-law, and if she lost face, she would lose face for the Wu Clan. The Wu Clan couldn't be shameless. As for the enmity that arose because of this … hmph! Did she care about those two old farts?
Princess Anle steeled her heart and continued to call out the price with an ashen face. "One million and seven hundred thousand!"
She didn't believe that a dignified princess like her couldn't win against Yang Fan or that slut. She swore to get this unparalleled hundred bird dress!
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