Even if the buyer of the painting is not such a person, other people who participated in the bidding will still feel this way. At that time, remarks that are not conducive to Zhao Ruxi will spread in Beijing. Regardless of whether this is her fault, everyone will criticize her.

Too arrogant and arrogant.

The prince, Jia Songlin and others already disliked Zhao Ruxi. If there was such an opportunity, they might have to ask someone to take the lead and cause a stir.

But when Kang Shilin, the master, joins in, the situation will be different. You can say that Zhao Ruxi is not as good as Zuo Qiusheng, but you dare not say that Kang Shilin is not as good as Zuo Qiusheng, right?

The first painting master of the Jin Dynasty is not as good as the first painting master of the previous dynasty? Who has the courage to say such a thing?

At that time, Kang Shilin came forward and said that he was convinced by his young apprentice's paintings, and was pleased that the price of her paintings exceeded his, and even felt proud. All the rumors in Beijing that were unfavorable to Zhao Ruxi were self-defeating.

In any case, Zhao Ruxi's paintings are not inferior to Kang Shilin's, but rather better. Kang Shilin openly admitted this, not only did his reputation remain intact, but he was praised by people. He was said to have great generosity and was willing to support his descendants.

Kang Shilin waved his hand: "This is not your problem alone. You are my apprentice. If your level and conduct are questioned and criticized, my reputation will also be damaged. On the contrary, the better you are, the better my reputation will be."

The more light there is. It’s a win-win.”

He nodded to Kang Yannian and Wu Huaisi: "It's the same with you. If your paintings are better than mine, don't ask me to lower the price of the paintings. I'm willing to do more. I'm so old, I can't

I hope your descendants will be successful, so what else do you ask for?"

Kang Yannian and Wu Huaisi lowered their heads in shame.

Kang Yannian, as the eldest son of Kang Shilin, naturally had high hopes from his father since he was a child. Not only him, but also his brothers, children and grandchildren.

But the painting talent of the Kang family seems not to have been passed down at all. There are more than a dozen members in the family, but none of their children or grandchildren has outstanding painting talent. At least none of them can surpass the few disciples Kang Shilin has accepted.

Wu Huaisi is talented, but he has less and less time to paint in recent years. Firstly, he is busy with official duties and has no time; secondly, he thinks about the intrigues in official circles all day long, and his paintings have lost their spirituality.

, I can no longer draw satisfactory paintings.

Kang Shilin looked at Zhao Ruxi again: "Zhiwei, don't feel guilty. Master is doing this to keep his old face. If I don't send a message to the fifth prince, the price of the painting at the final auction will really be lower than yours. Where will I put my old face?"

It's good to be like this now. At least I can comfort myself. It's me who wants to surrender, and I'm not really inferior to you."

"Master, what are you talking about?" Zhao Ruxi said angrily.

"Haha, that's the truth." Kang Shilin stroked his beard and laughed.

It was difficult for Wu Zong to interrupt in this matter. He pointed downstairs and changed the subject and said: "Ah, we have already collected 21,500 taels of silver. Master, do you think it will exceed 25,000 taels?"

Before he finished speaking, a boy held up a sign: "Twenty-five thousand taels."

"Twenty-five thousand taels, twenty-five thousand taels. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price? Act quickly. Twenty-five thousand taels, twenty-five thousand taels..." Guan Wentao's very exciting words sounded, and it seemed that

I urge everyone to increase the price.

The atmosphere of bidding is very easy to make people lose their minds. In addition, Guan Wentao's words seem to have a kind of magic power. When he shouts, the servants start running.

Three items were auctioned earlier. As we all know, in a situation like this, Guan Wentao would not be able to hammer down the hammer. He would have to wait until no one was moving before knocking down the hammer.

But he didn't know who's hint he got. Seeing someone running around, he suddenly spoke faster: "Since no one has raised the price for twenty-five thousand taels of silver, then twenty-five thousand taels once, twenty-five thousand taels."

Two or two times, twenty-five thousand two or three times, the deal was completed."

As he spoke, he hammered down, and there was a "dong" sound, and Zhao Ruxi's painting was sold for a high price of 25,000 taels of silver.

The running boys stopped and turned their heads to look inquiringly in the direction of the box.

The scene was quiet for a moment. Everyone seemed a little confused by Guan Wentao's appearance.

"What's going on? Why aren't you allowed to increase the price?" someone asked in a low voice.

"Look at the sign I just held up." The person sitting next to him winked at him.

The person who asked the question immediately turned to look at the boy who had just held up the sign. The boy's hand was still raised, and the number on the sign was "Nine".

The person who asked the question suddenly realized: "Oh, that's it."

The emperor is the honorable person of the Nine Fives. The one who can use the number nine card is none other than Eunuch Xie, who represents the emperor.

Since it was Eunuch Xie who auctioned it, it was reasonable for the Fifth Prince to signal the auctioneer to drop the hammer immediately and not allow anyone else to bid.

What's more, 25,000 taels of silver for a painting is really high. You must know that Zuo Qiusheng's painting only cost 16,700 taels of silver. This unknown man's painting is almost 10,000 taels higher than Zuo Qiusheng's.

Two, no matter how good the painting is, the price is still high.

Seeing this situation in Zhao Ruxi's box, Wu Zongdao said: "Junior sister, this situation is most beneficial to you. The price cannot go up any more, otherwise even if the master comes forward, you will have to be pushed to the forefront. This is best now

.If it was really taken by the emperor, that would be even better. No one dares to chew on the back of your tongue, otherwise wouldn’t it mean that the emperor or Eunuch Xie made a mistake in their judgment?"

Zhao Ruxi nodded and said, "Yes, I know."

At this time, in the middle box upstairs, Mr. Xie was full of doubts: "What's going on? Why are you not allowed to take pictures? What is the fifth prince doing?"

The number "Nine" was not drawn by him, but was directly assigned to him by Xiao Lingyan.

He also knew that he represented the emperor. If he raised the placard casually and Xiao Lingyan and Guan Wentao saw it, they would not be able to pretend that they had not seen it and they would have to take care of it.

Therefore, he was very cautious when raising his placards. He would not raise his placards unless he was really interested in something. Otherwise, he would be taken care of, which would affect the business of the fifth prince, and at the same time damage the emperor's reputation, making people think that the emperor used his status to oppress others and rob others by force.

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After all, the brand "Nine" makes it easy for people to guess who it represents.

The items photographed earlier, whether they were vases, clocks, or Zuo Qiusheng's paintings, were all in the palace. The paintings of Zuo Qiusheng in the palace collection were better than the one at auction, so he did not take action.

On the contrary, he believed that the emperor would like the painting just now.

The emperor may have studied painting with Mr. Kumu for a while when he was a child, or it may be a personal hobby. He likes painting, and the palace has a lot of it, many of which he bought through various channels.

Eunuch Xie felt that the landscape painting was majestic and majestic, and the emperor absolutely loved it. Therefore, as soon as the painting came up for bidding, Eunuch Xie called for bids.
Chapter completed!