After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

As soon as Liu Yunxiang returned to the backyard, Murong Zhixi came in a hurry, asked her what was going on, and asked if he could help.

"When I need your help, I won't be polite."

Murong Zhixi nodded hurriedly, "There is no need to be polite between the two of us."

"The Chief Minister's Office hasn't given you any trouble lately, has it?" Liu Yunxiang pulled Murong Zhixi to the Arhat's bed. She had a big belly now and was uncomfortable sitting. She put a pillow behind her for her to lean on.

"After I heard your advice and returned home, I sent away all the maids and slaves my mother gave me as a dowry, and there were new people in my courtyard. My mother sent a message asking me to go back home, but I didn't go back because I felt unwell. Later, my father came to see me. They asked me once and asked me if I was angry because they planned to marry my second sister to the King of England. I bluntly said yes, but my father didn’t say anything. He just asked me to take good care of him and left."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said: "Let's put it this way, your father and your mother actually have different purposes. Your father wants to win over the King of England, and your mother just wants your second sister to marry well. This means that your father and your mother just want to marry well." Your mother will also have a different attitude towards this matter. Your father cares more about whether your chess piece is useful. If it is useful, there is no need for him to add an extra one and risk being separated from you. Your mother , don’t worry, she puts your second sister first, so she has given up on you a long time ago. This is cruel to say, but you must know it in your heart and know how to find a balance in the middle and keep your position. "

Murong Zhixi digested Liu Yunxiang's words for a while, with a sad expression on his face, "I know what you said is right, but I..."

Liu Yunxiang took Murong Zhixi's hand and put it on her belly, "You are about to become a mother. You must be sober and strong enough to protect your child."

Being born into a royal family, the King of England still has ambitions, which means there are many dangers.

Moreover, Liu Yunxiang later recalled carefully that the King of England succeeded in seizing the throne and ascended the throne as the Yingzong. She remembered that he seemed to have been suffering from having no heirs. He first had a daughter when he was middle-aged, and then a prince, but he had few heirs.

If calculated this way, Murong Zhixi's unborn child would not be safe.

Murong Zhixi stroked her belly, and then nodded heavily, "Yunxiang, you are right, I can't be afraid, I have to protect my child!"

"Well, if you have any difficulties, remember to discuss it with me."

"it is good!"

After sending Murong Zhixi away, Liu Yunxiang called a clerk named Chen Chong to him. Zhang Qi specifically mentioned Chen Chong to her, saying that he was very capable and could be reused.

"I have two things to ask you to do now."

Chen Chong nodded, "You tell me."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said, "The first thing is, I want you to find a shop. I want to open a study."

"what?"

This Nanhong Building has become a trap. Why should we open another shop? Chen Chong made no secret of his confusion.

"Help me find a place with beautiful scenery and beautiful scenery. I will host an elegant gathering."

"what?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "You go ahead and do it first."

Chen Chong was tall, strong, and naive in appearance. He didn't look like a smart person, but since Zhang Qi recommended him, Liu Yunxiang had no doubts.

Chen Chong scratched his head, but didn't ask any more questions, "Okay, I'll do it right now."

Early the next morning, Liu Yunxiang specially changed into the clothes of a maid, and asked Chen Chong to choose a suitable suit from the shop.

Chen Chong put on his robe, combed his hair, and his temperament suddenly changed.

"Master, what are we doing?"

"You go somewhere with me."

Arriving at Avon Pavilion, scholars gathered in front of the door and were lining up to go inside. There is also a small door next to it. People who come here do not need to line up, they just get the sign and go in.

Liu Yunxiang stepped forward to inquire. Everyone who came in here was interested in bidding for calligraphy and painting.

"My boss plans to buy some calligraphy and paintings. Can I get a sign?" Liu Yunxiang said.

The man who handed out the signs was a middle-aged man. He glanced at Chen Chong and said, "I wonder which company this boss belongs to?"

"Nan Mo Zhai."

"Nan Mo Zhai?" The man thought for a while, "Is there such a study in the capital?"

"We have just opened, and we are in short supply of famous paintings with this name." Liu Yunxiang said, taking out a silver coin and handing it to the man, "My boss is very proud and wants to buy eight of ten paintings."

The man looked at Chen Chong again and suddenly realized that he really looked like a rich man.

"Okay, you two can go in, Tian Zi No. [-]."

Liu Yunxiang took the sign, waved to Chen Chong, and walked inside. Entering through this small door is the staircase. From here up to the second floor, there is a long corridor surrounded by wing rooms.

A waiter came forward, saw their sign, and led them to Room No. [-], Tianzi.

The room is not big, with refreshments on the table. There is a terrace in front. You can see the Avon Hall lobby and the chime playing on the stage in front.

There is also a mahogany card and ten envelopes on the table. According to the rules, when the drums are singing and the drums sound, whichever room raises a red card during this period means that they want to bid. When the drum beats again, those who want to bid write the price change into an envelope and hand it to someone outside. The envelope is opened on the spot, and the one with the highest bid wins.

The bidders did not show up and hid in the grid-like boxes, while the non-bidders gathered below to watch the excitement.

Chen Chong glanced down and said, "There are so many people!"

Liu Yunxiang took a sip of tea and said, "It's better to have more people."

The sound of chimes on the stage stopped, and the singing and selling began. A few inkstones, brush washers, and wolf brushes were sold first to warm up the place. Liu Yunxiang made no bids.

The next piece is the only well-preserved painting by Zhang Jian, a painter from the previous dynasty. It is said that this landscape painting by Jian Shan was a very famous painter from the previous dynasty. But because he painted a painting called "Lishan Picture", in which the emperor's palace built in Lishan at that time was included in the painting. It was brightly lit and resplendent. Some people said that his painting was an allusion to the emperor's extravagance.

The emperor was angry and not only killed Zhang Jian, but also burned all his paintings. A generation of painting saints fell with only a false reputation and no posthumous works.

"This is the "Lishan Picture" painted by the famous painter Zhang Jian!" the person in charge of the bidding said excitedly.

There was an uproar below, and everyone asked Zhang Jian if all his words were burned, why are they still alive?

"This "Lishan Picture" was originally going to be thrown into the furnace, but the then Pavilion boss Li Zheng spent a lot of money to bribe the people inside and secretly transferred it to him. It was kept in his house until the previous dynasty was overthrown, and the painting was passed over. It’s in our hands at Avon House.”

The people below have been amazed again and again, but that person still thinks it is not lively enough. There are still traces of burning in two places on this scroll.

"Let us see the real thing!"

"Yes, whoever buys it, just show kindness and let us take a look."

The people below started to boo, and the host waved his hand, "Everyone, be quiet, let's start the bidding."