PFC Chapter 372 He's a sucker
Chapter 372 He's a sucker
The No. 1 box.
Princess Chang lost patience halfway through the auction.
She had sent her maid to urge her more than once, but the news she received was that Wu Weiwei still hadn't arrived.
Now that she could finally hear the commotion outside, she was naturally paying close attention.
What kind of vicious woman could be so cruel as to murder her daughter, Yan'er?
What kind of woman could earn Mr. Ye's such polite treatment?
The three VIP rooms in Jubaolou are arranged in the order of Heaven, Earth, and Man.
So now only one private room with the floor number remains unoccupied.
When Wu Weiwei went upstairs, she found that the private rooms on both sides were already occupied.
To get to the middle-level private room, she had to pass through the top-level private room.
So as she walked toward the Earth-class VIP room, she saw a faint figure peeking out from the Heaven-class VIP room.
However, those inside can see outside, but those outside cannot see inside clearly.
However, the eldest princess managed to get a general idea of what Wu Weiwei was like when she passed by.
She wore a light purple floor-length dress and light makeup. She didn't wear any elaborate jewelry like hairpins, which made her look inexplicably comfortable.
No, why would I think that?
Wu Weiwei was his enemy, the one who killed Yan'er.
The auction had now reached a fever pitch.
Ye Qingyun glanced at the three private rooms on the second floor, then announced, "Next, we will be auctioning An Sheng Bao Ji Wan..."
Without Ye Qingyun needing to explain further, everyone knew how powerful this pill was.
I've heard that it's a precious medicine that saved the current emperor, and it's priceless.
Upon hearing this, Wu Weiwei sneered from inside the private room.
No wonder everyone is so interested. After all, this is a miraculous medicine whose efficacy has been personally verified by the emperor. Now that Jubaolou is making a big deal out of it, how could these people not be excited?
"Wanqiu, come here!"
Wu Weiwei whispered a few instructions in her ear, and Wanqiu nodded repeatedly before walking downstairs.
Halfway through the bidding, Ye Qingyun stepped down, and another person took his place.
"Manager Lin, what do you want with me?"
"Mr. Ye, see for yourself!"
Ye Qingyun walked back to the inner room and saw Wu Weiwei's maid standing there.
Wanqiu stepped forward with the box in her hand.
“Mr. Ye, this is the real An Sheng Bao Ji Wan from Yu Lu Pharmaceutical, while the one you just introduced and auctioned off wasn’t genuine…”
"What did you say?"
Ye Qingyun feigned surprise.
Seeing her like that, Wanqiu assumed that she really didn't know.
She opened the box in her hand, and a faint medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.
Manager Lin was shocked.
"Miss Wanqiu, is this also a An Sheng Bao Ji Pill?"
Wanqiu nodded and looked at Manager Lin: "Did you buy the An Sheng Bao Ji Pills from Mu Lanxue?"
Manager Lin glanced at Ye Qingyun, then nodded.
"That's it. She's just a beginner. Those were pills she made to practice. The real An Sheng Bao Ji pills aren't like that..."
Looking at the round, glistening pills in the box, Ye Qingyun knew perfectly well that the pills in his hand were fake.
She glanced sideways at Wanqiu.
"Miss Wanqiu, what is the meaning of you bringing these pills today?"
Wanqiu glanced at Ye Qingyun.
"I'll exchange that fake pill with you!"
Her master had said that bidding was out of the question. She wasn't stupid; she knew the current market value of An Sheng Bao Ji Wan.
Yulu Central City is already short of money, so where would it get the money to participate in the auction?
However, this exchange is not entirely free.
"Mr. Ye, you should know the value of An Sheng Bao Ji Wan now."
"Our master said we'll give you the real one, but if this An Sheng Bao Ji Pill is auctioned off, we have to take 40% of the profit!"
Upon hearing Wanqiu's words, Ye Qingyun chuckled.
"What will your master do if I disagree?"
Hmph, Wu Weiwei actually wants to split the profits 40/60 with her, doesn't she even know if she's qualified?
"Mr. Ye, you can also disagree with our girl's request."
But you should know that if people find out that your Jubaolou is selling counterfeit goods, the consequences will be something you can't afford to bear.
As is widely known, Jubaolou has built its reputation on honest business practices.
If her act of selling counterfeit goods today is proven, the consequences will be...
At this time, the auction price of An Sheng Bao Ji Wan in the outside auction house had reached 500,000 taels of silver.
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver, second time, and no one's bidding yet?"
The auctioneer looked at the people in the room.
Qin Baihe looked at Min Wang, whose face was dark and gloomy, beside her.
She is now filled with deep regret.
She had been bidding along with everyone else, and after someone upstairs bid 500,000 taels, she didn't even look at the price before bidding a second time.
But now that she's realized no one is raising the price, she's starting to panic.
Everyone knows this pill can save lives; having more of it is like having an extra life.
But you need that much silver.
Prince Min is already short of money, so I'm afraid he might not be able to come up with 500,000 taels!
Wu Weiwei, in the VIP room numbered "Earth," smiled with satisfaction.
Five hundred thousand taels of silver, if split 40/60 as agreed with Jubaolou, she could get nearly two hundred thousand taels of silver, which is not a small amount.
The eldest princess, who was in the top-tier private room, had not come here to bid for the medicine, so she remained silent after seeing the price reach 500,000 taels of silver.
Right now, only Liu Shuning next door is worried.
Unexpectedly, after all that shouting, she who originally hoped that Wu Weiwei would be the sucker turned out to be Min Wang.
She strongly suspected that the person in the top-tier private room was Wu Weiwei's person, since Jubaolou had stipulated that Wu Weiwei was not allowed to bid on her own medicines since the last time.
But who knows if she arranged for someone to deliberately raise the price?
For this reason, Liu Shuning would raise the price appropriately every time someone next door called out a price.
Just as the eldest princess had announced 500,000 and she was about to raise the price, Qin Baihe, quick to speak, beat her to it.
At this moment, King Min could only pray for his own good fortune.
In the auction hall, the auctioneer steadily brought down the hammer.
"Fifty thousand, third time, sold!"
"Your Highness, I... I didn't mean to..."
Hearing the sound of the hammer hitting the ground, Qin Baihe cried out to King Min.
She knew she had made a mistake, but what's done is done, and even if Prince Min was furious, it was too late to undo it...
Everyone who enters the auction knows the rules: once you raise your paddle and bid, it means you have the intention to buy.
Jubaolou isn't a place where you can just walk away saying you're broke. If you really don't have money, you'll have to use items of equal value as collateral.
But they can't possibly use the Prince Min's mansion as collateral, can they?
The auctioneer looked at the dark-faced Prince Min and congratulated him with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on winning the An Sheng Bao Ji Pill in this auction..."
Everyone turned to look at Prince Min, waiting for his response.
Just then, one of King Min's men rushed in.
He leaned close to Prince Min's ear and whispered, "Your Highness, I've just discovered that the An Sheng Bao Ji Pill that was auctioned is fake..."