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  The guest follows the host, and it's nothing big to let them sit down. But Pan Rong glanced at Liu Chuan and saw that he was sitting with a gloomy face, knowing that he had a grudge in his heart, deliberately making things difficult for him. She couldn't help but speak up for him, saying slowly: "Can't people sit anywhere else? Why do they have to sit here?"

  "Sir, you are unaware of the circumstances here. At this time, it's not like usual, the seating arrangement at the Treasure Meeting has its own rules, regardless of wealth or status, but based on seniority, and cannot be easily changed. The He family has been interacting with us for decades, they value loyalty and have a strong foundation, and this position has belonged to them for nearly ten years." Seeing Pan Rong's expression relax, he continued, "However, the He family is not unreasonable or difficult to talk to, they are willing to yield their position to you gentlemen, but they do need to ask you to yield some positions as well. Please, sir, be accommodating and flexible."

  Pan Xiang had not yet spoken, when a young man standing beside him, wearing a bright blue robe with a round collar, his skin as white as snow, and his lips painted red, suddenly stood up and kicked Aub: "You dog, blind your dog's eyes! Don't you know who this is? Are we saying that we don't understand the rules? We condescend to live in the same house as you lowly people, what a face! Not to mention being cramped in this small corner, but also having to squeeze together with those ungrateful, disloyal, shameless little people, what kind of logic is this?"

  Aubrey cleverly dodged slightly, looking as if he had been kicked, but in fact he hadn't. The toe of the boot just lightly touched him, yet he shouted loudly and immediately fell to the ground, begging for mercy. The crowd was silent for a moment, and everyone turned their heads to look at Pan Rong and others. Most people's faces showed great discontent. Since they were lowly commoners, why did they have to come and join in this commotion? But no one had invited them. However, the host was not present yet, and no one dared to take the lead. As merchants who were much lower in status than local businessmen, they could only dare to speak or not.

  Pan Xiang's face looked a bit unsightly, and she signaled with her eyes for the person to shut up. However, that person acted as if they hadn't seen anything and continued to glare at Li Wei, rambling on without stopping. It was clear that this person had no qualms about deceiving others and lacked any education or upbringing.

  He Zhizhong helped Aub up and said in a low voice, "It's all my fault. Aub doesn't have to be difficult, there's no place to sit, we won't participate, that's all." After finishing, he whispered to Dalang and others to leave. Aub grasped him and begged, "If you leave, what will everyone do? There are treasures to ask you to evaluate together, hoping to sell for a good price." The Persian merchants also urged the He family to stay, and others expressed their willingness to give up their seats to the He family. Seeing that Pan Rong and others still showed no intention of giving in, the looks they gave them were filled with disgust.

  It's clear that He Zhizhong isn't really leaving, but rather is using retreat as a means to advance. What Aub said also has some falsehood to it. The Bos are extremely wealthy, and the common saying "poor Bos" is often used to describe impossible things. They have treasures and know their value, so why would they not be able to evaluate treasures just because He Zhizhong isn't around? And why wouldn't they be able to sell them for a good price? This is simply a way of showing that they value cooperating with the He family. And at this moment, this kind of valuation is precisely what He Zhizhong needs most.

  He Zhizhong also showed great tact, immediately adopting a humble and yielding attitude, thanked the person who gave up his seat for him, and led Peony and others to sit down. Li Man Niang tried to speak several times, but was stopped by Li Li. He Dalang also rarely held back his temper, although his face turned red, he didn't make a sound.

  At this time, the thin man in moon-white robes who came with Pan Rong suddenly stood up and sat down beside him, coldly saying: "Please, esteemed ones, Yuan Shi is a low-born person, not daring to sit with esteemed ones, lest he sully your eyes."

  The man with the collapsed nose was taken aback, turned his head to glare at Yuan Nineteen, and was about to open his mouth to scold him when Pan Rong covered his mouth with one hand and whispered, "Shen Wu, do you want all of us to come here for nothing?" The others also persuaded him, and he finally stopped talking, still looking indignant.

  Liu Chuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up and sat down beside Yuan Shi Jiu, making way for him. Pan Rong saw this and also followed Liu Chuan to sit down, turning his head back to smile at Ao Bu: "Ao Bu, we came here today to do business too, the rules are what they are, let's just follow them."

  The two people at the front gave up their seats, except for Shen Wu with a collapsed nose, everyone else followed suit and gave up their seats. 79 Free Net 79 stood up, let out a "hiss" sound, didn't look at Liu Chuan or Pan Rong, and walked out in big strides. No one tried to stop him.

  Ou Bo's smile remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened earlier. He politely invited the He family to sit down again. He Zhizhong didn't decline and thanked those who gave up their seats before sitting down himself. This time, Liu Chuan and others sat in a lower position than the He family.

  Author: Kong Xin A Zhu

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  He Zhizhong and Dalang sat in the middle with serious faces, while He Ru, Li Yi and others sat on their left and right. Peony and Li Man Niang sat near Liu Quan's side because they were just watching the excitement. Li Man Niang was originally sitting above Peony, but because those few noble brothers kept staring at Peony, she pushed Peony away and used her tall, fat body to block those malicious glances for Peony. As a result, Peony sat next to Li Yi.

  Since the treasure meeting has not started yet, Peony whispered to Li Wei: "Brother-in-law, it's all because of me that you're being targeted and slandered by them." This is just the beginning, I'm afraid he will encounter more embarrassing situations in the future.

  Li Yi turned his head to look, but saw the golden jade spider hairpin on Peony's bun slightly trembling, lively and cute, yet a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes were full of worry. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and smiled softly: "It doesn't count as anything, I'm not afraid. Besides, people like them are after all a minority, everyone has their own scale." He paused for a moment, then said in a low voice: "That night, when you came back to find me, I was very happy..."

  The peony slightly lowered its eyes and said in a low voice, "You were harmed because of me, how can I abandon you? It's just a pity that I'm not capable enough, causing you to be bedridden for so long."

  Li Wei's heart was as sweet as honey, and she smiled with her lips pursed up, wishing that there was no one around them at this moment, only him and Peony would be perfect. Occasionally receiving Liu Chuan's sinister gaze, she didn't care about it at all.

  Dalan saw it with his own eyes and was delighted in his heart, thinking that if his sister could be with Li Yi, it would truly be a good match. He thought to himself that he should mention it to his parents sometime and have them invite Li Yi to propose.

  Suddenly, He Zhizhong cleared his throat and said, "Silence, the auction is about to begin." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone fell silent. A white-haired, short-statured Persian old man walked in from outside and sat down on the empty cushion below the hu bed, solemnly declaring that the auction had begun.

  But it was he who began to show off his treasure, and what he took out was a canopy, which was held in his hand and was only about the size of a palm. When opened, however, it was a seven-foot-square canopy, light and airy, like a thin layer of purple mist floating on top. The edges of the canopy were adorned with gold, silver, pearls, crystals, amber, and other precious objects, making it very luxurious. Aubrey introduced from the side: "This canopy is called the Seven Treasures Purple Gauze Canopy, light and airy, yet wind cannot enter in winter, and in summer, coolness comes naturally."

  Peony thought the account was indeed very beautiful and precious, but she had doubts whether this account was really as Oub said, warm in winter and cool in summer. According to her understanding, if the wind cannot enter in winter, it means that it is not ventilated, but in summer it is cool, unventilated, how can it be cool? It's obviously self-contradictory. But seeing everyone praising, she buried her doubts in her heart.

  Everyone exclaimed in admiration, and then they took turns showing off their treasures, including agate, amber, pearls, gold essence, stone green, jade, red coral, green coral, serpentine, night-shining pearls, and other things. Regardless of size, material, or workmanship, it could be said that these were rare treasures not often seen in everyday life. There was also the thousand-year-old icy jade from Mount Kunlun, the dragon bone lamp from the depths of the ocean, and the bright pearl that could summon ghosts. Each person boasted about their own things to the point of absurdity, claiming they were the only ones in the world. Everyone was admiring, but no one was convinced. In comparison, the seven-treasured purple silk canopy was indeed more outstanding than the others.

  Peony and her nephew were dazzled, while Li Yi and Li Man Niang watched with relish. Peony took the opportunity to steal a glance at Liu Chuan's side, but saw that Yuan Shi Jiu was occasionally lowering his voice to say a few words to Liu Chuan, whose face grew increasingly gloomy, with a hint of anxiety between his eyebrows. Pan Rong also sat upright and serious for once, and the faces of several people didn't look good. Peony couldn't help but whisper to He Zhi Zhong: "Don't these treasures count as treasures?"

  He Zhizhong said calmly: "Wait and see, the good stuff is yet to come."

  As expected, more than half a time had passed, and almost everyone had finished boasting. One person took out a golden pearl the size of a chicken egg, round and flawless. Liu Chong and Pan Rong's faces showed joy, and the Persians were amazed, all getting up to invite that person to sit in the upper seat, paying respects. Suddenly, someone said: "Wait, I have another treasure here."

  A Persian mullah, sitting at the lower end of the room, with a sly and cunning look on his face, took out from under his cloak a box about a foot high, and opened it with great ceremony before the assembly, saying: "A branch of the agate lamp tree."

  The peony was far away, and I didn't see clearly what the agate lamp tree looked like, but I heard that everyone had already taken a cold breath, with a look of surprise on their faces. Even He Zhizhong and He Dalang, who were used to seeing scenes, also showed a different color on their faces.

  But then the old Persian with white hair whispered two sentences to Aub, and Aub took orders to come forward, bringing the box up and placing it in the middle. From the box, he took out a branch over a foot high, all red, with stripes like clouds, semi-transparent, no cracks, no sand core, no impurities, the base was a lotus jade seat, and the lamp head was a nine-branched agate lamp tree. Aub took nine branches of candles and lit them up, although it was daytime, the room was still full of colorful lights.

  The texture is so outstanding, and the agate is so big, it's really rare. The outcome was clear, and everyone's face showed excitement, without waiting for others to invite that person to take a seat, Liu Cheng stood up and said: "How much is this treasure worth? I'll buy it."

  He Zhizhong said calmly: "Liu Fengyi Lang is excited, in theory, I won't buy it, then you can buy."

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