Eunuch Xie was a little unhappy. He felt that the price was such a high price. Didn't he realize that the moment the price was announced, the scene came to a standstill for a while? If Guan Wentao didn't incite everyone, he might just close the deal for 25,000 taels. What else needs to be taken care of?

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Even if the competition continues, there will be fewer and fewer bidders. Eunuch Xie believes that he can win it with at most 27,000 taels of silver.

Although the emperor complains about poverty every day, as the emperor, he will definitely not be short of these two thousand taels of silver.

Now it's fine, the high price was paid, and the civil and military officials of the court felt that the emperor was using his status to oppress others, which made Eunuch Xie very unhappy.

But he couldn't say that the fifth prince's behavior was not good. After all, this was the fifth prince's filial piety towards the emperor, and he did not want the emperor to spend more money. The fifth prince also did not let Guan Wentao drop the price of eighteen thousand taels he quoted for the first time.

Instead, it fell to twenty-five thousand taels, which can be regarded as taking the emperor's reputation into consideration.

So he really couldn't find fault with the fifth prince.

"Eunuch, this should be Mr. Kumu's painting." The young eunuch who followed Eunuch Xie pointed to the stage and said.

On stage, Guan Wentao has already invited the fifth item to be auctioned, which is also a painting.

Eunuch Xie immediately put the little emotion behind him and cheered up.

He came here today with a mission, which was to take a photo of Kang Shilin's painting.

He came here on behalf of the emperor, and all the auction items went to his box first.

After a while, Eunuch Qin came with the boy, holding a scroll in his hand.

The scroll was opened, Eunuch Xie took a look at it and nodded.

The fairy-like style in Kang Shilin's paintings is extremely unique and cannot be painted by others. Eunuch Xie has served Xiao Ge for many years. He has seen Kang Shilin's paintings more than once, and he can recognize them at a glance.

Originally, Eunuch Qin should have left at this time, but he signaled the boy to go out first, then leaned close to Eunuch Xie's ear and whispered: "Mr. Kumu just sent a message, saying that the price of his painting is best not to be paid."

Higher than the one just now.”

Eunuch Xie was stunned.

But before he could react and ask why, Eunuch Qin had quickly retreated.

"He...what does he mean?" He pointed at Eunuch Qin's back and asked the young eunuch.

The little eunuch knew that Eunuch Xie was a little unhappy just now, so he followed his intention and smiled: "No, isn't it difficult for Eunuch Qin? You came with the emperor's order. You are not the only one who bids.

, if there is that idiot who insists on bidding with you, how can we control whether the price is high or low?"

When the little eunuch said this, Eunuch Xie shook his head and stopped talking.

The price of the painting just now was raised suddenly, and everyone with a discerning eye knew who No. 9 represented. And it was no secret that the emperor liked Mr. Kumu's paintings. It would be fine if he didn't make a move for a while. Once he did, no one would dare to compete with him anymore.

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So whether the price is high or low, he really has the final say.

Alas, he may not be able to enjoy the fun of auctioning.

After a while, everyone had seen the painting. Guan Wentao said on the stage: "This painting is the last item in our auction today. Guests who have not participated yet, please seize the opportunity to participate."

He hit the snare drum: "The bottom price of the landscape painting "Wonderland" is 10,000 taels of silver. Let's start now."

Kang Shilin's paintings have a distinctive style that anyone who has seen his paintings can recognize at a glance.

Therefore, as soon as Guan Wentao finished speaking, someone started to raise the price.

In Kang Shilin's box, everyone felt relieved when they heard that the reserve price of his painting was ten thousand taels of silver, and secretly praised the fifth prince for his reliability.

The final transaction price is determined by the market, but the auction house knows who the painter is from the beginning, so it must be based on identity. No matter how good Zhao Ruxi's painting is, she is not famous now, and she is Kang Shilin's apprentice.

The base price must naturally be lower than Kang Shilin's, otherwise it would be unreasonable.

"Master, can I bid?" Zhao Ruxi asked eagerly.

Everyone knows that this painting belongs to Kang Shilin, and everyone knows that they are sitting in this box. Although their auction number is not known to everyone, if someone happens to know it and spread it, and they raise the price of Kang Shilin's painting, it will be easy for them to attract evil.

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Kang Shilin's situation is different from Zhao Ruxi's.

Zhao Ruxi is a junior, and her master and senior brothers raised the price for her out of love for the junior; Kang Shilin is a famous person, highly respected and proud, and his paintings are also very popular. If the juniors still raise the price for him, it will be easy to let him go.

People wonder if the prices of his previous paintings were raised by his own family.

But as a disciple, Zhao Ruxi felt bad when the master's paintings were put up for auction and the disciple didn't show his support, so he asked this question.

"Yes, Master, can we bid?" Wu Zong also asked in a playful way.

Kang Shilin glared at them: "You two, stop fooling around and stay calm."

Zhao Ruxi and Wu Zong made faces and sat back honestly.

But there was no need for them to take action. The bidding outside was in full swing. The base price was already high, but a few entrusters who really liked Kang Shilin's paintings raised the price. In a short time, the price of the painting reached 20,000 taels of silver.

This is also influenced by Zhao Ruxi's painting. Kang Shilin's paintings used to sell for eight or nine thousand taels of silver. In this kind of bidding situation, a premium of several thousand taels is possible. If the price of Zhao Ruxi's painting had not been higher,

, everyone will deliberately compete for his paintings below fifteen thousand taels, and the price increase during bidding will not be that big.

But after the experience of not being able to get a painting for 25,000 taels of silver, everyone's hand in bidding was a bit unbearable.

In the middle box, Eunuch Xie breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the call had been made for 20,000 taels of silver. He called the messenger boy over and ordered: "Go down and tell the person holding the placard on No. 9 that the price will reach 20,000 taels."

When there were more than three thousand, almost twenty-four thousand taels, I raised my sign to report twenty-five thousand taels."

When the boy who delivered the message went out, the young eunuch asked: "Father-in-law, is it bad for you to do this...?"

"Hmph, it would be bad if I underreported. Eunuch Qin's words are a trap." Eunuch Xie snorted lightly.

The little eunuch's eyes widened: "It's impossible, right?" Eunuch Qin is just a eunuch beside the prince, how dare he cheat Eunuch Xie?

"Maybe he didn't mean it. Those words should indeed be said by Mr. Kumu. But I have the heart to protect the emperor, and no one can say anything." Xie Gonggong said.

He can be a popular person around the emperor, so he is naturally extremely shrewd.

Kang Shilin was the emperor's cousin, and the emperor respected him very much. If he listened to Eunuch Qin and gave Kang Shilin a lower price for his paintings than others, the emperor would definitely blame him when he returned.
Chapter completed!