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The sound gradually died down on the first and second floor. After all, those who could only sit on the second floor were not as wealthy as those on the third floor. Bai Zheng was very clear that at this number, the next battle would be on the third floor.

"One hundred and fifty thousand." The voice came from Feng Jingye's room.

Bai Zheng frowned, she suddenly thought about the relationship between Feng Jingye and the Mansion of Prime Minister, and understood that the money was most likely going to be spent on Mansion of Prime Minister. Fifty thousand gold, if she were to take it out in one go, it would not be a small matter to his Mansion of Prime Minister and the crown prince's household.

"One hundred and sixty thousand." Just as everyone was silent, someone spoke up from the room next to Bai Zheng.

"I didn't expect the General Mansion to be interested in this thing as well." Feng Jingyi said coldly.

"Is Your Highness not interested?" Bai Zheng's finger tapped against the corner of the table, striking the number plate that had been left cold to this day after just one strike, and asked with a smile.

"How could I be not interested …" Before Feng Jingyi even finished his sentence, Bai Zheng had already raised his number plate.

"One hundred and seventy thousand!" A clear voice came out from Bai Zheng's mouth. This voice was like the gavel in Auctioneer's hand, striking right at Feng Jingyi's head.

Feng Jingyi's eyes instantly widened. He did not dare believe that after finishing the bidding, Bai Zheng leisurely put down her number plate and suddenly stood up, immediately falling back onto the chair powerlessly.

Bai Zheng turned her head and looked at the shocked Feng Jingyi who had his eyes reddened. Then, he said apologetically: "Your Highness, please forgive me."

"One hundred and eighty thousand!" Right after Bai Zheng spoke, a woman's voice sounded from within the General Mansion, carrying a sense of not wanting to be left behind.

Feng Jingyi and Bai Zheng looked at each other, then recovered and slowly sat up straight. They also felt uneasy, hence they grabbed the number plate to protect themselves.

"Miss Bai should just watch from the side."

Bai Zheng laughed embarrassedly: "It's just that I wanted to tease my cousin about what happened just now."

Are you joking with your cousin? You're joking with me, not with me!

Feng Jingyi rubbed his throbbing temples and started to think whether he should stay away from this girl.

The Treasure-collecting Tower began to quiet down for a long time.

At the price of one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver, no one dared to raise their hand again.

Those who could not put a starting price were all silent. A few who could afford a starting price seemed to be calculating whether the paper making technique was worth one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver.

Auctioneer raised her gavel slowly from the ground: "Is there anyone else willing to increase the price?"

Bai Zheng smirked, and looked over from her line of sight. Although she could not see clearly what General Mansion and her group were doing, she could see that the people inside were in a complete mess.

Today, Shang Shu Manor and General Mansion shared a private room, on an impulse, Su Muxiao used Shang Shu Manor's number plate to set a price. It was likely that her father Su Zheng would be the first one to not forgive her.

He didn't know what kind of situation this cousin of his, who had always been happy about bullying him, was in.

Auctioneer's voice continued, "One hundred and eighty thousand, is there really no one else?"

Silence. It was still as quiet as before.

It seemed that those that were willing to offer a high price felt that one hundred and eighty thousand silver was more than they could bear.

"If not, one hundred and eighty thousand taels for the first time!"

Boom!

Following the sound of the gavel hitting the ground, the door to the private room that Bai Zheng was in was pushed open, and a figure charged straight at her.

"You're so despicable!"

Bai Zheng swiftly got up and hid behind Feng Jingyi: "Cousin, what is it?"

"You b * stard, why didn't you continue to bid!?" Why didn't you fight with me! Didn't you want that paper making technique!? "

Su Muxiao had completely lost her reason. She extended her long nails and mercilessly pounced towards Bai Zheng, her sleeves rolled up high, the steps on her head was full of hair. She was like a shrew, and did not have the appearance of a lady from a noble family.

"What is cousin saying? Why does Zheng want to fight with you for it? Although Zheng is also fond of paper making, but the Fifth Prince said that the highest price was one hundred and seventy thousand taels, so no matter how much more he has, he will not be able to afford it.

Bai Zheng said as she surrounded Feng Jingyi to once again nimbly dodge Su Muxiao's attacks.

After all, one was a daughter who stayed in her room while the other was a new generation female who insisted on doing yoga. Su Muxiao looked aggressive on the outside, but after a few rounds, he was unable to get even the slightest bit of benefits.

"You!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand, the second time!"

Su Muxiao's eyes revealed a terrifying blood-red, she grabbed the cup on the table and threw it onto the ground: "I'm going to kill you!"

The crisp sound of a broken teacup finally brought the stunned Feng Jingyi back to reality.

He had never seen a character like Su Muxiao in his life!

Those young mistresses were usually not shy or timid towards him, but they were dignified and elegant. At most, their words were filled with sarcasm and mockery. This kind of personally fighting and shouting had really broadened his horizons!

Seeing that Feng Jingyi's face was growing darker and darker, and the third hammer was about to hit the floor, Bai Zheng finally stopped teasing Su Muxiao and spoke up.

"It's not impossible for Cousin Sister to make another bid for Zheng."

Hearing Bai Zheng's words, Su Muxiao stopped what she was doing and stared deadly at Bai Zheng, as though if Bai Zheng were to say anything in the next second that dissatisfied her, she would immediately throw the table over.

"According to the current rules, another bid would raise the price by ten thousand taels." "Originally, if cousin didn't bid, the Fifth Prince could have bought the paper making technique with one hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver. However, in the end, it was because of cousin that he had to spend another twenty thousand taels of silver."

"What the hell do you mean?" Su Muxiao clenched her teeth.

"Since the Fifth Prince can only take out one hundred and seventy thousand taels, then the extra twenty thousand will be given to the Fifth Prince by the Shang clan. This way, not only can the Fifth Prince get his beloved things, it can also solve his cousin's urgent needs." What does cousin think? "

As Bai Zheng spoke, she used her hand to lightly pat Feng Jingyi's shoulder.

Su Muxiao frowned, 20,000 silver! All the dowry that Shang Shu Manor had prepared for her was not necessarily twenty thousand taels of silver. If she gave it to her for free as a favor, her father would definitely peel off her skin.

However, compared to the astronomical one hundred and eighty thousand silver taels, twenty thousand was indeed a lot more polite.

"But that's the first thing to say." Seeing that Su Muxiao seemed to agree, Bai Zheng quickly added.

"Today, Cousin came to ask the Fifth Prince to save you. If the Fifth Prince offers a price and someone else makes up for it, then in the end, this thing won't fall into the hands of the Fifth Prince. Then twenty thousand silver taels will still be given to Cousin Sister."

"You!" Su Muxiao suddenly raised her head and grabbed the empty small stool beside him.

"If Cousin doesn't agree, why don't we leave now and see if we can find someone else for help with the twenty thousand taels." Bai Zheng suggested.

"One hundred and eighty thousand …" Auctioneer's voice sounded once again.

"Cousin, don't hesitate. Time waits for no one!" Bai Zheng shook the number plate in her hand towards Su Muxiao.

Su Muxiao felt that she was about to collapse. She only felt the sky spinning and the earth spinning before her eyes, while Auctioneer's voice sounded beside her ear like she was urging her to die.

"Third …"