The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Chapter 259 Bidding

"As an outsider, what qualifications do you have to decide my marriage with her?" Zhang He couldn't help but feel a little flustered when he heard her say that. After all, he still needed to use the Li family's dowry to supplement the family expenses.

Hearing this, Li Xia Xia said in a deep voice: "When my father arranged this marriage for me with your family, he had no idea that you would take in so many concubines. I will have other explanations for the marriage between you and me when I return to my grandfather."

After saying that, Li Xia Xia turned and left. Li He wanted to chase after her, but Ah Cheng blocked his way. Shang Ruoyi sneered and said, "Get lost now."

Zhang He looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him with disdain. He became angry and turned away.

Shang Ruoyi came to the room she had booked long ago. Although Li Xia Xia had made her relationship with her clear in front of everyone, she was now dressed as a man, and being a man and a woman alone in a room would always give people a chance to talk about her.

Soon, the charming shopkeeper Xiao came onto the stage.

"Everyone, welcome to our auction house." She curled her red lips slightly, her eyes flickered, and the souls of the men in the audience were almost hooked away.

Shang Ruoyi was in the room on the third floor, looking at Xiao Xiao on the stage, and said with a sigh: "She is really graceful and elegant. Which man would not be moved by such a woman?"

Hearing this, Ah Cheng quickly glanced at Shaoyao, and seeing her nodding, he quickly said, "Miss, I don't like women like Manager Xiao."

"Oh?" Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Then tell me, what kind do you like?"

"Subordinate, subordinate likes..." His dark face turned a little red. Shang Ruoyi joked, "It seems that Ah Cheng has a favorite girl!"

Ah Cheng didn't say anything and lowered his head even more.

Shang Ruoyi narrowed her eyes. Ah Cheng, this bad boy, was always the first to rush into a fight, but when it came to love, he was so helpless.

"Peony, you are old enough to get married. I think Yunqi and Yuntian, who are by He Jingheng's side, are both good and trustworthy. Do you like them?" Shang Ruo rested her chin on her hand, her eyes full of smiles: "I think Yunqi is good, he is good at martial arts and is steady in his work. When you get married, I will definitely prepare a generous dowry for you."

Shaoyao's face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head to look at Ah Cheng beside her.

Ah Cheng looked a little anxious, his hands clenched tightly into fists. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Shang Ruoyi firmly: "Miss, I do have a girl I like."

"Oh? Really? Tell me about it." A triumphant smile flashed across Shang Ruoyi's eyes: "If you also have someone you like, I will help you."

"I, I like Miss Shaoyao."

Shaoyao, who was standing next to him, blushed completely when she heard this.

"Oh! But what can I do? I was thinking of marrying her to Yunqi!"

Upon hearing this, Shaoyao hurriedly said, "Miss, I don't want to marry Yunqi."

"Then I'll promise you to Ah Cheng, are you willing?"

Shaoyao pursed her lips and nodded shyly: "Yes."

Shang Ruoyi sighed, shook her head and said, "It's just a layer of window paper. Since you are in love, why not take a step forward? If I, your lady, am an unromantic person and casually arrange your marriage, wouldn't it be a waste of life?"

The two of them couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this.

At this moment, the auction on the stage had already begun.

The maid was holding a tray with a jade hairpin on it.

"This jade hairpin is emerald green all over, warm to the touch, and in excellent condition. The starting price is eighty taels."

She picked up the jade hairpin and said, "If any young lady could receive such a beautiful hairpin, she would surely be extremely happy."

As soon as she finished speaking, the men in the audience began to raise the price.

"One hundred taels!"

"One hundred and fifty taels!"

"Two hundred taels!"

"Three hundred taels!"

The price of three hundred taels is far more than the value of the hairpin itself, but the bidding is still going on.

Shang Ruoyi watched this scene in the room and couldn't help but shook her head and sighed: "All crows are black, but this Shopkeeper Xiao is really capable."

In the end, the hairpin was sold for five hundred taels of silver.

The middle-aged man in the photo held the hairpin in his hand with an enthusiastic look in his eyes, and he didn't feel at all that he was at a disadvantage by paying too high a price.

The next items that were brought up were several ancient paintings from previous dynasties. Shang Ruoyi was not interested in them. She just watched coldly as the people below the stage kept raising the prices. Some of the bids were not enthusiastic, but Shopkeeper Xiao was able to mobilize the already calmed people again with just a few words. Each item was worth far more than its own value.

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "This Shopkeeper Xiao is really a talented person."

"One thousand taels!"

A familiar voice sounded.

Shang Ruoyi raised her eyebrows slightly and her eyes fell on the room upstairs where the sound came from.

If she remembered correctly, this voice should be the voice of the maid who poured the milk tea on Li Xia Xia.

Shang Ruoyi looked at the item being auctioned on the stage, which was a jewelry box made of jade.

The quality is not bad either. The broken hairpin just now was sold for five hundred taels. Now this box is so much bigger, one thousand taels is really not expensive. However, using so much silver to buy such an item must be a stupid idea.

Just then, Li Xia Xia's voice was heard.

"One thousand five hundred taels."

Shang Ruoyi almost choked on the tea in her mouth.

Okay, she took it back.

At this moment, a gentle female voice came out: "Two thousand taels."

"Two thousand five hundred taels."

"Three thousand taels."

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh out loud. It seemed that the hatred between Li Xia Xia and this woman named Zhang Ruru was quite deep!

Li Xia Xia walked out and looked at Zhang Ruru's room with anger in her eyes: "Zhang Ruru, are you trying to pick a fight with me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the door opposite opened and a woman in a white robe walked out.

Zhang Ruru said weakly, as if she was being bullied: "Xia Xia, what are you talking about? You like this box, and so do I. Isn't the so-called auction the one who bids the highest wins? I just raised the price, why are you arguing with me? Xia Xia, I never argue with you about what you like, but I want to give this thing to a very important person, and I absolutely cannot give it to you."

"you!"

Zhang Ruru's appearance aroused the protective desire of everyone at the auction. They all cast disapproving glances at Li Xia Xia, and some even started to talk about her in a low voice.

"I didn't expect that the young lady of the Li family would be so aggressive. Look at how the young lady of the Zhang family has been bullied."

"Miss Zhang's appearance makes people feel distressed."

"Yeah! If he's like this in front of so many people, you can imagine how he bullies people in private."

At this time, Xia Ling, the maidservant beside Zhang Ruru, came out and said, "Miss Li, she usually tolerates you in everything. If you like something, she will give it to you even if she is reluctant. But you can't just bully my girl because she is easy to talk to!"

Li Xia Xia instantly became the target of public criticism.