I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

"My dear, my dear, I will keep your kindness in mind." Luo Qianhuai bowed and bowed, "My dear, I have also said that I will repay you in the future, but the way may not be the way my dear has in mind."

Huo Yu stood up slowly. The gentleness on his face was wiped away, replaced by a cold and stern look on his face, and his tall figure kept approaching Luo Qianhuai.

"Madam Luo." His voice returned to the business-like tone it had when they first met: "You should know very well what I want. I never like to force others. But if the person is changed to You, I don’t mind breaking this exception.”

Luo Qianhuai has no experience in dealing with this kind of thing. She felt a little headache looking at Huo Yu's face that could not tolerate rejection.

Thinking about Zhu Niang's previous hint, she raised her voice slightly: "Why do you need to do this, sir? I can guarantee that as long as you can clear your uncle's grievances, my daughter's reward will satisfy you."

Luo Qianhuai's back has reached the corner of the elegant room, and there is no way to retreat. Huo Yu took a step forward, raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to look up and look directly at him: "Are you sure to satisfy me? Very good. If you don't see the rabbit, you won't let the eagle fly, which is quite clever. I I have some patience, but if Mrs. Luo tries to play tricks again, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Luo Qianhuai knew that he had misunderstood. She has actually thought about how to repay the other party. Since Huo Yu is pursuing an official career, she must have political achievements. She can help in this regard. If it doesn't work, she can still turn to the system for help.

It's just that no matter how much you say at this time, Mr. Huo may not be able to listen. It's better to be conciliatory and delay tonight.

Just as she was about to fool around a bit more, the door to the Accord opened. Two beautiful women wearing Liuxian skirts, swaying their slender waists as soft as willows, walked in under the guidance of a female envoy and bowed to Huo Yu Yingying.

"I'll pay my respects to Mr. Huo and meet Mr. Young Master."

Huo Yu didn't even look at it and said indifferently: "Get out."

Luo Qianhuai knew that they were foreign aid sent by Zhu Niang, so he was willing to let people leave like this, so he quickly said: "Master Huo, why should you be so unkind? You don't know how to show mercy to women, and I still like to think that these three ladies are gentle and amiable. Why don't you just stay and drink some wine to join in the fun."

Huo Yu's eyes fell on her scorchingly, and Luo Qianhuai also stared straight back, not retreating at all.

The former looked at those half-wet, half-fog eyes, as pure as an elk, and felt soft in his heart for some reason.

He let go, said nothing more, turned around and sat in front of the desk.

Luo Qianhuai looked at the female envoy and sat back. The two women consciously knelt down beside Huo Yu and her respectively, holding pots to add wine, filling the room with the aroma of fat.

Luo Qianhuai saw a look of disgust on Huo Yu's face and quickly changed his gaze: "Sir, the auction has begun."

Huo Yu looked out the window and saw that Zhu Niang had already talked about the specific rules of the auction. The auction item this time is nine bottles of Bu Xian Xian. A single bottle is auctioned, with a starting price of twelve thousand yuan, and a minimum of one thousand yuan each time the price is increased.

Since the guests were sitting around on different floors, the method of raising placards in the previous life was not applicable, so we just shouted the price directly, which was simple and clear. Naturally, it is impossible for a noble person to do this kind of thing himself, so each room is assigned a special person, such as the female envoy who just entered the Accord, who is responsible for this matter.

The auction attracted everyone's attention, including Huo Yu's.

No one expected that just for the first bottle of wine, the competition would be so fierce. In just one stick of incense, the price had been raised to 120,000 yuan, and there was no sign of stopping.

By this time, there were actually not many people still bidding, and when it passed 150,000, there were only a few left.

Xie Guangyi, the Marquis of Wuning, was an upstart during this period, but he was just an empty shell supported by his son-in-law's reputation and had given up long ago.

<divclass="contentadv">On the other hand, Yu Shen, the prince of Jizhou and the grandson of Xie Guangyi, was still sitting firmly in his seat and ordered the envoy to increase the price by ten thousand to ten thousand.

The people competing with him were none other than Yu He, the crown prince of Changzhou, and Li Gan, the newly crowned Marquis of Shou'an.

Li Gan's sister is Mrs. Li in the palace, and the seventh prince under her knee is thirteen years old this year. He has a dignified and upright character. Although he is not as smart as the eighth prince, he also has the secret support of many courtiers.

Especially after the fall of the Eighth Prince's mother clan, the call for Mrs. Li to be queen gradually became louder both inside and outside the court. Although His Majesty has always been noncommittal, there was also a lot of traffic in front of the Shou'an Hou Mansion during this time.

His Majesty is in poor health, and it is not yet known who will receive the throne. Li Gan's wealth and life were tied to the seventh prince, and he could only move forward but not retreat. How could he like the Jizhou Wang family who came to Beijing under the imperial edict?

What's more, Jizhou Wangben is not a low-key and reserved person. They were used to being arrogant and arrogant with a large number of troops in Jizhou, and they became even more domineering after entering the capital. They targeted their relatives who were related to other princes in various ways. A few days ago, they even snatched several famous Dawan horses that Li Gan had reserved. It is simply intolerable that His Majesty has not paid any attention to this.

So no matter how much money he spent on the wine today, he would never give it to Yu Shen.

The asking price soon exceeded 350,000 yuan, which was equivalent to a full 35 cakes of gold. It had already exceeded Luo Qianhuai's expected price. She opened her mouth slightly, shock evident in her expression.

Huo Yu was actually quite surprised, but he didn't show it. This form of auction is so novel and unique, but the effect is so good. Although Zhu Niang who came up with this method is only a woman, she is a rare talent.

He remembered Zhu Niang in his mind, and thought of several events in his mind that were extremely difficult but could be solved by auction. He felt quite comfortable. When he looked at Luo Qianhuai again, he felt a little better. Very tolerant.

"This is just the first bottle of wine." He said: "All parties are just testing the waters, and the real sky-high price is yet to come."

"But this is just a bottle of wine." Luo Qianhuai couldn't figure out why someone would pay such a high price for it.

"It's only a few dozen gold. There are several people here who will take it seriously." Huo Yu shook his head slightly: "Face is more important than price."

"So these bottles of wine are just a tool for all parties to show off their appearance, and have nothing to do with the quality of the wine?" Luo Qianhuai seemed to have some realization.

"You can't say that." Huo Yu picked up the small black jade cup, drank the clear wine in it, and thought about it for a while before saying, "Have you heard of Meng Tuo?"

Luo Qianhuai shook his head. Huo Yu was not surprised and explained patiently: "He served as the governor of Youzhou during the reign of Emperor Min. That official position was obtained in exchange for a handful of the best Danxiahong from the Western Regions."

"How is this possible?" Luo Qianhuai simply couldn't believe it. After all, the governor is an official with a salary of 600 dan. How can he get it with a handful of wine.

"At that time, Emperor Min used Guo Chong as his constant servant. When Guo Chong's old mother passed away, Meng Tuo presented Danxia Hong, which was praised by his mother, and he earned such an official position. At that time, someone also wrote a poem, in which "No one can be sealed after a hundred battles" "Hou, one handful of dendrobium can lead to Liangzhou," is what I'm talking about."

If this kind of unbelievable thing happened in the previous life, those who bought and sold official positions would have been found out sooner or later and put in jail.

"So what do you want to say when you mention Meng Tuo?" Luo Qianhuai was a little confused.

"I want to tell you that as long as the wine is good enough, it is possible to get any price. Just wait and see."