After nearly 15 minutes, the sensational effect caused by Li Lizhi slowly faded, and the auction house returned to normal.
Li Lizhi remained seated on the cushion, not showing the slightest impatience or irritation.
A beautiful woman, demure and dignified, really a peerless beauty in the world.
Li Chenyang stared at Li Lizhi, greedily enjoying the beauty in front of him.
Zhangsun Chong, who was standing behind them, saw Li Chenyang's expression and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. However, he could do nothing but drink.
Even someone as stupid as him knew that his cousin Li Lizhi liked quietness. If he rushed forward to fight Li Chenyang one-on-one, not only would he not be able to gain his cousin's favor, but he would also make her dislike him more and more.
This was the first reason.
Secondly, Zhangsun Chong would never admit it because he did not dare to provoke Li Chenyang.
It wasn't that Li Chenyang was a cruel and violent person, but his mother, Red Horntail Whisk Girl, who was behind him.
Thinking about the red-whisk maiden and the rumors from Jiangnan Wuxing about how she had beaten up the local aristocratic children for Li Chenyang, his body couldn't help but tremble.
He couldn't afford to offend them!
"Everyone, our Great Tang Auction House has just auctioned off two precious items. The next item is even rarer. It is a thousand-year-old ginseng from Goguryeo.”
(Author Shroom has something to say: Many masters have doubts about the thousand-year-old ginseng. Author Shroom has also checked a lot of information. The following paragraph has been recognized by everyone. I hope that everyone will not take it too seriously. After all, it is just a novel.) According to historical records, the lifespan of ginseng was about 400 years. However, it was very rare for ginseng to reach 200 years old during harvesting. It was not easy for it to grow for about 100 years. It was generally decades old.）
"This ginseng is long and tough. Its color is yellowish-brown and its texture is shiny. At the top of the hair roots, there were fine and deep screw shaped horizontal stripes. It was a genuine thousand-year-old ginseng.”
Almost everyone in the auction house came for this thousand-year-old ginseng. It was because it could really save people's lives.
Of course, there were still some people in the auction house who did not know that there was ginseng today.
Who else could it be other than Li Chenyang?
Others bought ginseng to save their lives or to be useful in the future, but Li Chenyang was purely squandering.
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, everyone's expressions immediately became nervous. They tightly grabbed the bidding board and prepared to bid for the thousand-year-old ginseng.
"Hurry up and tell me the bidding price!"
"Right, do you know the rules as an auctioneer?”
"Where did this imposter come from? Be careful, or I'll drag you out and chop you up to feed the dogs.”
The auctioneer did not show any fear in the face of the crowd's threats and curses.
Not only was he not afraid, but he also revealed a faint, sneaky smile.
Li Chenyang and Li Lizhi looked at each other at the same time, a bad feeling in their eyes.
As expected!
"This thousand-year-old ginseng has no base price. The highest bidder will get it!" The auctioneer shouted.”
His shout shocked Zhangsun Chong, who was already drunk and unconscious. After being shocked, he stood up and shouted,"Who is it? Who dares to squander with me?"
"Hahaha…"
Everyone burst into laughter. Li Lizhi frowned. It was obvious that her impression of her alcoholic cousin had worsened.
Li Lizhi gave the Yulin Royal Guards a look, and Zhangsun Chong was brought out.
Zhangsun Chong was just an interlude, an interlude to ease the tension in the auction venue.
However, this interlude did not ease the tense atmosphere in the auction hall.
Li Chenyang secretly praised the owner of the auction house in his heart. This kind of bidding method without a starting price seemed to be powerful to the bidders on the surface, but it was actually a trap.
Since there was no base price, everyone had to give a base price.
There were many competitors. The first person to bid would definitely bid a higher price. If the base price was higher, the subsequent bids would definitely increase accordingly.
This was what the owner of the Auction House was thinking.
Of course, Li Chenyang was not afraid. He had a hundred taels of gold for him to squander.
Finally, someone couldn't help but call out a price.
"50 strings!"
"60 strings!"
"100 strings!"
The higher the price, the uglier Li Lizhi's expression became.
"Bi Liu, how many strings did we bring today?" she asked the palace maid beside her in a soft voice.”
"Princess, it's only 100 strings! The current price has already reached the highest price we can afford. It seems that we can't buy this thousand-year-old ginseng today. What should we do, princess? If he couldn't buy this, what would happen to the Empress's illness?”
Li Lizhi closed her eyes and said helplessly,"Since things have come to this, I can only pawn my Golden Feather Coat." It must have been able to exchange for dozens of strings for us.”
When Li Chenyang heard this, he finally understood why Li Lizhi's eyes were red and swollen. Her filial piety touched him.
How could such a loyal and beautiful princess spend money on her?
Wasn't it just a thousand-year-old ginseng?
Everyone says that the sword is a hero. Then I'll give a ginseng to a beauty today.
"There's a knife in the head of the word lust, host!”
"Shut up! I'm happy to pick up girls!"
Li Chenyang criticized the system.
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