Summary of the previous chapter: Wei Zhongxian saw that Ma Xiaoquan was playing "smart ice", and he wanted to stop it, but unexpectedly the emperor suddenly appeared...
At the gate of Haoyuexuan, the emperor of the day, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao, was smiling and greeting Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian was confused. Hadn't the Emperor been feeling well for the past two days? Why did he suddenly come out?
When the emperor appeared, all the common people quickly knelt down. Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate, jumped down from the table and half-knelt on the ground.
Zhu Youxiao walked forward with a smile and said: "Zhongxian, Ma Aiqing, please get up."
Wei Zhongxian stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, why do you..."
Zhu Youxiao said: "Oh, someone said this morning that there was something going on at Haoyuexuan in the capital. It just so happened that I had nothing to do, so I came out to relax... Well, Zhongxian, why did I feel vaguely like this just now?
I heard that Haoyuexuan belongs to you?"
How could Wei Zhongxian dare to admit it? He waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, I just said it casually. How can I be a eunuch and be in charge of such a place?"
Zhu Youxiao said humbly: "That's right."
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Your Majesty, you came at the right time. Wei Chen's clever ice is going on, Your Majesty, do you want to play with it?"
"Oh? Smart Bing? Well, okay, uh, but I came here halfway and the rules are not very clear. So, Zhongxian will play on my behalf. Zhongxian, you have to live up to your expectations."
Wei Zhongxian nodded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely live up to my expectations!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Okay, I'm late, so I won't stay here. I'll go shopping elsewhere."
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After respectfully sending Zhu Youxiao away, Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward, patted Wei Zhongxian on the shoulder, and said: "Wei Zhongxian, what do you think? I'm sorry. I didn't confess that this place is yours, but the emperor also said that you
We have to play, oh, now we have the thirty-ninth piece of ice, Wei Zhongxian, are you ready?"
Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly: "Ma Xiaoquan, don't laugh too wildly, just have fun, no one dares!"
"Okay!" Ma Xiaoquan jumped on the table again with a smile and said loudly, "Everyone, Eunuch Wei also wants to play. Of course, for the sake of fairness, Eunuch Wei is very wealthy. In other words, every time Eunuch Wei increases the price, he will compare it with everyone.
10. To put it simply, if everyone competes to bid for this piece of ice, it costs one hundred taels of silver. You can still bid with one hundred taels of silver, while Eunuch Wei will have to bid with one thousand taels of silver."
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he became anxious: "Ma Xiaoquan, have you ever changed the rules like this?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Eunuch Wei, how else would this be called smart Bing? You said that if you start to attack, you can win it with just a few hundred coins. Besides, you have great power and money, so do you still need to do it based on your status?
Are you forcing yourself on everyone? Everyone is here to have fun, Eunuch Wei can’t ruin the situation by himself, don’t you think so?”
Due to the large number of people on the scene, Wei Zhongxian really didn't dare to use his status to overwhelm others. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, that's up to you!"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Everyone has heard it, Eunuch Wei agreed!"
Wei Zhongxian was so angry that his face turned red, but he had nothing to say. He glared at Wang Tigan next to him fiercely, meaning you, a slave dog, for letting me get up so early and wade through such muddy water, you damn...
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Wang Tiqian was so frightened that he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Wei Zhongxian. He did not know where to put his hands.
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Ma Xiaoquan looked at Wei Zhongxian, who had a red face and looked like he wanted to eat people.
Ma Xiaoquan was not afraid at all. He smiled and took out a piece of ice and said loudly: "What I have in my hand now is the thirty-ninth piece of ice. Well, according to the rules, the price of my piece of ice is..."
Before Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, someone had already started shouting: "One hundred and twenty taels!"
Ma Xiaoquan was naturally happy about this: "Oh, that brother is really generous, one hundred and twenty taels, um, not bad, is there any increase in price?"
"One hundred and fifty taels!" another person shouted.
Ma Xiaoquan shouted again: "One hundred and fifty taels, okay, very good, one hundred and fifty taels, is there any increase in price?" Ma Xiaoquan said while glancing at Wei Zhongxian from time to time.
Wei Zhongxian was a little angry, and just as he was about to raise the price, Wang Tiqian, the loser, suggested: "Master Wei, if you want to buy it, just buy all the ice cubes in Ma Xiaoquan's hand, right?"
Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes at Wang Tigan and said: "What's your bad idea? Now a piece of ice has been sold for a fucking hundred and fifty. Waiting for the fiftieth piece of ice, isn't that a sky-high price? Buy one for me." The emperor just needs to pay you a favor."
After saying that, Wei Zhongxian raised his hand and shouted: "Two hundred taels!"
As soon as Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth to call out the price, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked sideways at Wei Zhongxian, while Wei Zhongxian stared at Ma Xiaoquan provocatively.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Eunuch Wei bids two hundred taels, does anyone want to increase the price?"
Wei Zhongxian was Wei Zhongxian after all. When he raised the price, no one dared to compete with him. Just like that, Wei Zhongxian bought a piece of ice for two hundred taels of silver.
Ma Xiaoquan handed the ice in his hand to Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian said: "This ice is half melted. I don't want it anymore. Please give me a new one."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said, "I know what Eunuch Wei said, okay, then I'll pick a bigger one for Eunuch Wei, okay?"
"Huh, whatever you want!" Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly.
Ma Xiaoquan threw away the half-melted ice in his hands, clapped his hands, and two girls immediately presented him with a wooden box. Ma Xiaoquan reached into the wooden box, and sure enough, as he said, he took out a piece that was bigger than before. There is some ice on top, and there is a hint of crystal color in the ice.
"Eunuch Wei, are you satisfied with this piece of ice?" Ma Xiaoquan asked.
Wei Zhongxian was not polite, stretched out his hand and said: "Bring it, bring it, stop talking nonsense!"
Wang Tigan said: "Master Wei, won't it melt away in your hands? I think it would be better for Master Wei to find a wooden box and put it in it."
Wang Tiqian's idea this time was not bad. Wei Zhongxian nodded, took the ice cubes from Ma Xiaoquan's hand, and then ordered his men to find a wooden box and put the ice cubes in.
After completing the task for the emperor, Wei Zhongxian stopped looking at it. Anyway, he had obtained the ice cubes and enough people were standing there. Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and led his men into an upper room to rest temporarily.
As soon as Wei Zhongxian left, the scene became lively again. The prices from the fortieth to the fiftieth piece of ice were all very high, especially the fiftieth piece of ice, which was almost close to one thousand taels.
When the "Smart Ice" game was over and all fifty lottery tickets had been placed, Ma Xiaoquan announced that he would take a break and then draw the prize again.