714 The Auction Begins
At the auction, as long as the third Prince gave the order, the nobles in Qingfeng city would not dare to open their mouths to bid. In the end, this thousand-year ginseng might be sold at the lowest price.
Lin Deshan was right.
The third Prince’s group was planning to make the first move at the auction. They would announce their names and then buy the thousand-year ginseng at the lowest price.
In any case, he could no longer use the method of snatching and threatening.
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At the Guangju yuan auction venue, the luxuriously dressed nobles, with their figures intertwined, sat in their reserved seats one after another.
The eighteen private rooms on the second floor of Guangju Yuan had all been reserved.
Because according to the requirements and principles, the identities of the guests in these 18 private rooms were strictly kept a secret. The people of the auction house did not know who they were, and they did not know who they were among themselves!
Zhou Xingfa and his subordinates were greeting the guests in the main hall. As the auctioneer of the thousand-year-old ginseng, lin Deshan was seated in the No. 5 private room.
He was observing the crowd in the private room.
Lin Deshan’s usually calm face was suddenly filled with anger when he saw a person. He gritted his teeth and said, ” Zeng Yiming!”
Zeng Yiming stood in the middle of the hall, frowning slightly. Then, he looked around with a puzzled expression.
He had clearly felt two beams of the hot light shoot at him, but he couldn’t sense the source.
At this moment, Zhou Xingfa called out to him.
“Brother Zeng, it’s been a long time!”
More than twenty years ago, Lin Deshan, Zhou Xingfa, and Zeng Yiming were best friends. Who knew that there would be a sudden change? The brothers turned against each other. For the sake of the family’s interests, Zeng Yiming framed Lin Deshan. For this reason, Lin Deshan’s family was destroyed.
After Zhou Xingfa found out the truth, he also hated Zeng Yiming and swore that he didn’t have a friend like Zeng Yiming.
However, in the 20 years that lin Deshan disappeared because of a conflict of interest, Zhou Xingfa and Zeng Yiming had eventually become business partners that were both friends and enemies.
Of course, as someone who had disappeared for more than 20 years, he was not clear about their relationship.
However, looking at Zhou Xingfa and Zeng Yiming talking and laughing, Lin Deshan felt a little uncomfortable.
Zeng Yiming waved his hand and smiled. “brother Zhou, it’s been a long time indeed! However, this meeting has given me a pleasant surprise!”
The surprise he was referring to was the thousand-year ginseng being auctioned here.
Of course, he also implied that Lin Deshan’s appearance had brought him a surprise.
Zhou Xingfa laughed, ” brother Zeng, I’m sorry!”
He didn’t answer Zeng Yiming directly, but played dumb, pretending that he didn’t know what Zeng Yiming was talking about.
“Brother Zeng, please!” Zhou Xingfa gestured for him to take a seat.
Just as Zhou Xingfa finished his gesture, a shrill voice shouted from outside, ” the third Prince is here!”
Everyone in the hall, from upstairs to downstairs, knelt down and shouted, “Greetings to the Third Prince!”
This time, Yuwen Feiye seemed to be dressed even more elegantly.
He was wearing a gold crown with a Jade embedded in it, a gold-threaded purple robe, a hollow Jade belt around his waist, and a white jade pendant that was smooth and shiny. He exuded the aura of a royal family, and his presence spread throughout the entire venue.
Yuwen Feiye walked to the center of the hall, his entire body filled with arrogance and dominance. However, he looked rather friendly and approachable. He chuckled and said, ” everyone, please rise! I was just passing by and heard that the Guang Juyuan auction house was very lively, so I came to join in the fun. Everyone, please feel at ease!”
Anyone who saw such an approachable Prince would probably have a good impression of him.
In fact, it was true.
The third Prince’s reputation in the capital, in the eyes of the common people, was that of a Prince who was very easy to get close to. This was very rare.
However, in the eyes of a few people in the capital, the third Prince was a narrow-minded, despicable, and sinister man.
When Zhou Xingfa saw that the third Prince had really appeared at the auction, he was extremely worried. His heart was a mess. What was the third Prince up to?
However, Zhou Xingfa could only suppress the uneasiness and anxiety in his heart. He turned to the third Prince, Yuwen Feiye, and said respectfully, ” Your Highness, please follow me to room number one on the second floor!”
