Ye Yiqing asked the two maids to take the children back to the inn first. There were too many people here and it was too noisy, which was not good for the children. The two little guys needed more sleep to grow up faster.
Zhao Yang said, "I'll go back and look after the two children. You father and daughter can go shopping."
Probably because of her own miscarriage, Zhao Yang was particularly fond of children. She wanted to accompany her two little grandchildren rather than watch the bustle outside.
"Send the madam back to the inn." Ye Yiqing ordered his men. For the sake of safety, he would arrange a few people around Zhao Yang and her little grandchildren, lest they encounter a pervert like the State Preceptor of Bao Xiang Kingdom again.
After Zhao Yang left with the two little guys, Ye Yiqing and Ye Zhen walked to the auction place. Because there were too many people around, they couldn't see what the auction was like.
Ye Yiqing protected Ye Zhen by his side and slowly walked through the crowd to the front, only to find that the auction was not in the open air at all.
"Auction House!" Ye Zhen looked at the plaque in front of the gate, on which were three big characters: Auction House.
"It seems that not everyone can go in." Ye Yiqing whispered, otherwise, there would not be so many people around the door.
Ye Zhen walked up and was stopped by two men who looked strong at the door. "Miss, do you have an invitation?"
"Invitation?" Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow. "Can't I go in without an invitation?"
"Those people don't have an invitation either. Do you think they can go in?" The guard asked, pointing to the crowd behind him.
Ye Zhen did not look back. "How can I get an invitation?"
"Those who can enter here are all famous people in Nanzhou. It seems that you are new here. If you did not receive an invitation from our Uncle Shui, you will have to pay a deposit of fifty thousand taels. If you leak the auction house's business and cause damage inside, the fifty thousand taels will belong to the auction house." A middle-aged man in a gray straight robe came out of the auction house. He seemed to be the steward of the auction house.
Fifty thousand taels! Ye Zhen looked back at Ye Yiqing. It was not that she could not afford it, but who would walk on the street with fifty thousand taels? Wasn't that a fool?
"Fifty thousand taels of silver?" Ye Zhen looked at the steward with a smile.
The steward smiled faintly. "If there is no silver, things of the same price can also be used."
Ye Zhen tried to recall what she had on her that was worth 50,000 taels, but it seemed that she did not bring anything valuable with her.
"Miss, it's fifty thousand taels per person." The steward reminded Ye Zhen with a smile, but he was puzzled in his heart. Where did this beautiful and refined woman come from? Was she going to the sea to play alone? Her courage was really big.
"How much is this Thousand Fragrance Grass Pendant worth?" Ye Yiqing asked as he presented a jade pendant to the manager.
"What?" The supervisor was stunned. The Thousand Fragrances Grass Pendant actually had such a treasure. Wasn't this the national treasure of the Elephant Kingdom?
Ye Zhen didn't expect her father to carry this with him. He had given them several Thousand Fragrances Grass pendants on behalf of the Luo King. Could this be worth a hundred thousand taels?
The shock on the steward's face was quickly concealed. "Please come in."
Although the others were not allowed to enter, it was good enough that the two of them could enter.
Ye Yiqing handed the Thousand Fragrance Grass Pendant to the manager, stamped it with his fingerprint, and held the receipt. Only then did they enter the real auction house.
What a huge stage!
It was not that Ye Zhen hadn't seen an auction stage before, but it was the first time she saw such a large one.
The auction stage was a semicircle, and it was carved out of a huge stone. There were dozens of round tables in front of it, and the second floor was filled with rooms that could clearly see what was happening on the stage. Ye Yiqing and the others were invited to a room on the second floor.
It seemed that the seats in the auction house were arranged, and not where they wanted to sit.
"Dad, what will be auctioned here? It seems very mysterious." Ye Zhen asked Ye Yiqing suspiciously.
Ye Yiqing picked up a golden list from the table. "It seems to be the rare treasures of various countries."
"There are these on it." Ye Zhen came over and glanced at it. There was still a blank space on the list. "What does this blank space mean?"
"People." Ye Yiqing's eyes fell on the stamp on the list.
It seemed that the Shui Family had a lot of influence in the Southern Region. This auction house wasn't something that anyone could casually open. It seemed that no matter where one went, one needed to have power and money. It seemed that no matter where one went, power was something that could dominate everything.
Ye Zhen was not interested in the things being auctioned. She just came to watch the fun. "Dad, let's go over there and sit down and watch."
"Mmm." Ye Yiqing sat down in the armchair by the window, just in time to see the situation on the auction stage.
"Dad, if the emperor of China is really a descendant of the HuangFu family, will they return to the Central Plains one day in the future?" Ye Zhen looked at the people below. Every face was strange, but the appearance was familiar. They were all Han Chinese. If their ship had not been sailing at sea for so long, she would have thought that they had returned to the Jin Kingdom.
A servant came in to deliver snacks and tea to Ye Yiqing and the others. There was also a sign. If they liked the goods they wanted, they could raise it to bid.
"Where did all your goods come from?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.
The servant replied respectfully, "Some foreign businessmen have an accident at sea, or when their business fails and they need capital, they will come to our Uncle Shui for help."
"Uncle Shui?" Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow. "So, the goods auctioned are all brought by others for your Uncle Shui?"
"They are all goods that have not been redeemed by the deadline. There will be no problem."
Ye Zhen nodded in understanding. "I see."
The auction downstairs had already begun. The things being auctioned were indeed rare treasures, but Ye Zhen was not interested in these treasures. Instead, she was curious about the people who were competing for the goods. Some of them seemed to be foreign businessmen, some were local, and they seemed to be very interested in the goods.
After spending such a long time at sea, she felt quite nostalgic when she felt this kind of atmosphere again.
Ye Yiqing's attention was not on the goods or the people. He was looking at the middle room of the auction stage. Unlike the other rooms, the room was covered by a black curtain, and he could not see who was sitting inside. However, he just saw the steward who had stopped them outside the door appear there.
The owner of the auction must be there.
Suddenly, there was a lively cry downstairs. It turned out that the most critical moment had arrived. The slaves that appeared for the first time in the auction were about to come out.
Because no one had ever been auctioned, everyone was full of curiosity.
Ye Zhen turned her attention to the auction stage. She also wanted to know who would be auctioned like a commodity.
When two men in black appeared, pulling a man tied up in chains, Ye Zhen's eyes widened. No way!
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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