newbobooks Chapter 136 Who is the Big Fool?
Chapter 136 Who is the Big Fool?
The reason why Princess Liang was so happy to come to the auction was because she had never seen an auction before and she thought it was novel and wanted to come and see it.
Moreover, she was very interested in the things depicted in the album that came with the invitation. Princess Liang was rich and had everything she needed, but what she lacked was respect from others, so she wanted to bid and snatch things from those ladies and young ladies. After all, she was rich and no one could snatch things from her, making other ladies from aristocratic families envious and jealous.
Therefore, as soon as the auction started, she kept bidding, grabbing whatever she liked. Whenever someone competed with her for the item, she would raise the price extremely high, leaving others far behind.
Therefore, she raised the price of the goods several times. Others could not compete with her and could only bid for the ones she did not like.
Especially that set of ruby plum blossom headpieces.
There were thirty-six pieces in that set of headpieces. Although the quality of the rubies could not be seen from the picture, the exquisite shape and unique design were enough to attract her.
As the daughter of the richest man, she had seen all kinds of good things, and she had seen countless ruby plum blossom headpieces, but none of them were as unique and exquisite in shape as this set, nor as numerous as this set.
The booklet also states that there is only one set of this headpiece and there will not be a second one. It has a special mark on it and no one can imitate it. Anyone who buys this set of headpiece will have her name engraved on it. It is a one-of-a-kind item.
Of course Princess Liang would take such a unique item that could show off her status.
Of course, there are also many ladies from aristocratic families who are interested in this set of headwear.
Others think that other things are dispensable or the value exceeds the goods themselves by a lot, so they are not worth buying, so they will not compete with Princess Liang for them. However, they all like this set of headwear. Who doesn’t want to wear a unique headwear during the New Year to make everyone envious?
Therefore, the competition was very fierce. Everyone was bidding against each other. The price of the headdress was like a snowball, rolling and doubling. The bidding looked as if the headdress was free of charge.
The wife of Marquis Wuning was terrified. She was even nervous when she held this auction, fearing that it would not be successful. After all, no one had ever seen this method before, and she was afraid that people would not accept it. Who would not bargain for a lower price when buying something? How could she keep raising the price?
Later, when she saw that the auction went smoothly, she was quite happy. She felt that it was very successful and lived up to the emperor and Su Qin's instructions.
But when it came to bidding for the headpiece, she was a little scared because the price later on was much higher than the value of the whole set of headpiece.
She was afraid that those noble ladies would rush into buying the headpieces at a high price, but would later decide that it was not worth it and cause trouble for them.
Seeing Princess Liang constantly asking her maid to raise the price, she finally couldn't help but persuade her: "Princess, that headdress isn't worth that much money. You've already bid on a lot of things today. Why don't you just forget about this one?"
Princess Liang was already furious. She turned around and glared at the wife of the Marquis of Wuning: "How can I just let it go? How can I not bid for this unique piece? Do you think you're making too much?"
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning didn't dare to say that she was afraid you would regret it and cause trouble when you returned, so she could only say tactfully, "Princess, whether it's a unique set or not, it's just a set of jewelry, not a precious item. Besides, we release a set every month. If you can't get this set, you can wait for next month's."
Princess Liang: "Will you still be a plum blossom next month?"
The wife of Marquis Wuning shook her head: "No, next month will be the apricot blossom season."
Princess Liang: "That's it, then. I want this set of plum blossoms. If I miss it this time, it's gone. Of course, I also want next month's apricot blossoms. Doesn't your booklet say there are twelve flower god jewelry based on the flowers that bloom each month? Then it must be twelve unique sets of jewelry.
I want all twelve sets. I want to collect all twelve flower gods."
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning was speechless. It was just a few sets of jewelry, why did she have to collect them all? But now she understood what Su Qin meant.
This unique thing is really attractive.
She stopped trying to persuade Princess Liang. As the price continued to rise, fewer and fewer people came to bid. After all, no one was as rich as Princess Liang. But there was one person who kept chasing Princess Liang. As long as Princess Liang raised the price, he would raise it too. The two of them kept competing with each other to raise the price higher and higher. The last set of jewelry was sold at a sky-high price of 80,000.
The wife of Marquis Wuning could no longer sit still. She couldn't let them keep shouting like this, otherwise it would go too far and attract too much attention, which would bring them trouble.
Moreover, if Princess Liang spends too much money here, Prince Liang will definitely be angry. He will not cause trouble for Princess Liang when he is angry, but he will definitely cause trouble for their Marquis' Mansion. They do not want to confront Prince Liang head-on now.
She thought about it and stood up, and went out while Princess Liang was not paying attention. She went to the private room where the person who kept bidding with Princess Liang was.
Because the people bidding the prices were the maids they hired, no one else would know who bought the items.
The wife of Marquis Wuning arrived at the private room and knocked on the door, and a servant opened it.
The wife of Marquis Wu'an raised her eyebrows. Is there a man in here?
The servant saw her bowing respectfully and said, "Greetings, Madam Hou."
The wife of Marquis Wuning smiled at him and said, "Can I see your master?"
The servant hesitated for a moment before finally making way: "Madam, please."
As the wife of Marquis Wuning entered the private room, she heard a man shout angrily, "More! Give me more! I don't believe anyone can beat me to it."
The servant coughed lightly and said, "Sir, the wife of Marquis Wuning is here."
The man looked back and was stunned for a moment, then he stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Madam Hou, why are you here?"
The wife of Marquis Wuning never expected that the one who had been bidding higher with Princess Liang was the son of the Duke of Lu.
This is the youngest son of the eldest branch of the Duke of Lu, and the Empress's uncle. His surname is Qiao and his given name is Haomin.
Because Mr. Qiao was the youngest, Lady Lu loved him especially much. He had never been to the battlefield or the military camp. Like Qi Lusheng, he just spent his days eating, drinking and having fun.
But he is different from Qi Lusheng. Qi Lusheng is just pretending to be a playboy. He is actually a real playboy. His biggest hobby is beautiful women. At this moment, there is a beautiful and charming woman sitting next to him.
The Marquis of Wuning's wife got straight to the point: "Let's ask Mr. Qiao if he can give up the bid for the headpiece?"
Qiao Haomin was not happy: "Why?"
The wife of Marquis Wuning glanced at the people in the room, and Qiao Haomin waved his hand, and everyone in the room went out.
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning sat down and asked, "May I ask who Mr. Qiao wants to give this headdress to?"
Qiao Haomin hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty the Queen."
The Queen was his niece, but he was not much older than the Queen. He often took the Queen out to play when he was a child, so the Queen had a good relationship with him.
He couldn't see the Queen after she entered the palace. He originally thought that they could meet during the New Year's Palace Banquet and wanted to give the Queen a set of gifts. He couldn't pick a suitable gift before, but he thought this set of headgear today was very suitable.
Of course, something unique is only worthy of a queen.
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning smiled and said, "It seems a bit embarrassing to give the Empress a plum blossom headpiece."
Qiao Haomin: "What do you mean?"
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning said, "Although the plum blossoms are beautiful, the Empress is the mother of a country, and this set of jewelry is not worthy of her. If Mr. Qiao gives up this bid, I promise to customize a more expensive, exquisite, and unique headpiece for the Empress."
Qiao Haomin hesitated: "Are you telling the truth?"
The wife of the Marquis of Wuning smiled and said, "Why would I lie to you about the relationship between our two mansions? Honestly, these kinds of auctions are only for those with lots of money. If Young Master Qiao wants anything in the future, he can just ask Lu Sheng. Isn't it good that you can buy something of great value at a lower price than others?"
Qiao Haomin was happy. He was not stupid or rich. He was just too excited and wanted to compete. Now he thought that it was a waste to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a set of headwear. If he really bought it, his father would beat him up again.
He smiled and said, "Since the Marquis's wife has said so, I will respectfully obey your order."
At this moment, Qi Lusheng was shouting outside the small window: "Anyone else want to bid?"
No one said anything, and after two more shouts, the hammer finally fell, and the top piece was sold for eighty-three thousand taels, more than ten times the starting price.
Qiao Haomin walked to the small window and looked out, and saw a maid carrying a complete set of headgear upstairs.
He turned to look at the wife of the Marquis of Wuning and asked, "May I ask who this fool is that is worth Madam's trip?"