All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

He covered Fan Sizhe's mouth, but Fan Jian himself felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

This price increase is equivalent to a hundred years of his salary!

The differences between people are just too great!

The second prince's body stiffened; he never imagined that poetry, calligraphy, and painting could be so profitable!

Prince Jing looked at Li Chang'an with a complicated expression. It was certainly good to revitalize the literary world of Nanqing, but too much fame was not necessarily a good thing.

Given Emperor Qing's brother's suspicious nature, will Li Chang'an really be able to live the life of a playboy in the future? Probably not so easy.

Ultimately, the price of "Ode to Snow" skyrocketed to 20,000 taels of gold!

That's equivalent to two hundred thousand taels of silver!

Prince Jing touched the box in his hand, inwardly exclaiming with relief that he had acted quickly.

With the dust settled, the merchants who had tried to curry favor with the crown prince were left looking disheveled and trembling with fear.

Even redeeming the most famous courtesan in Kyoto would only cost 20,000 taels of silver!

Buying one painting by Li Chang'an is enough to buy ten courtesans to enjoy at home!

The young merchant remained expressionless throughout and went directly to the back room to hand over the silver notes.

The crown prince watched helplessly as the man took the scroll away, and immediately sent someone to follow him.

The palace maid sent by the eldest princess disguised herself and quietly sat in a corner.

She was confident that the last painting wouldn't be sold for such a high price.

The last painting depicts a richly dressed man holding an embroidery needle, his gaze piercing through the eye of the needle.

The poems tend to be doggerel, and although the paintings are good, the content is too vulgar.

Therefore, the female official thought that filming this would be cheaper.

She was the eldest princess's confidante, holding a wooden box in her arms containing 500,000 taels of silver notes.

The lady-in-waiting thought that she could save the princess some money and also please her.

The third painting, "Ode to the Needle," is about to be auctioned off. The prince is full of confidence; who dares to compete with him now!

He whispered to the eunuch beside him, "In a little while, arrange for a few merchants to raise the price to at least the same level as Prince Hejing's."

The crown prince thought that once he bid, no one else would dare to compete with him.

If he were to buy the last piece of calligraphy and painting for ten or twenty thousand taels of silver, he would likely be reprimanded by his father for abusing his power.

"The bidding begins!"

At the auctioneer's command, a hint of pride appeared on the prince's face.

Just then, a middle-aged woman raised the price, "Fifty thousand taels of silver!"

The crown prince's face suddenly turned cold, and everyone's gaze turned to the woman in the corner.

The woman's expression was just as calm and expressionless as the young merchant's before her!

The Crown Prince cursed inwardly, "Who is it that's trying to ruin my plans again!"

I just want to buy a good painting to study the art of painting and capture the essence of my beloved, but why is it so difficult!

"Sixty thousand taels of silver!"

"Seventy thousand taels of silver!"

……

"Ten thousand taels of gold!"

The price was raised again to an amount that the Crown Prince could not afford on the surface, and the Second Prince gave him a pitying look.

"Your Highness, you might as well come here with the mindset of watching the show, just like me."

Subsequently, the merchants who wanted to curry favor with the Crown Prince once again exerted their efforts, and the disguised Guangxin Palace maids frantically raised the price!

Li Chang'an easily recognized her by looking at the female official's panel data.

The eldest princess is in charge of the imperial treasury, and she has plenty of money in her own coffers. The poor crown prince is likely to be disappointed.

The last painting, "Ode to the Needle," which was not highly regarded by everyone, surprisingly saw its price rise steadily!

Some of the powerful and wealthy without any property have become somewhat numb. They never realized there were so many rich people, and that Daqing was so prosperous!

The last painting also broke the 20,000 taels of gold mark! Making history once again!

"Twenty thousand taels of gold!"

"Twenty-one thousand taels of gold!"

……

Merchants who wanted to curry favor with the Crown Prince began to form alliances in pairs, pooling their money now in order to enjoy the Crown Prince's protection in the future!

Among the hundreds of people present, the bidding grew higher and higher, while fewer and fewer people continued to bid!

"Twenty-five thousand taels of gold!"

"Twenty-five thousand five hundred taels of gold!"

"Twenty-six thousand taels of gold!"

……

The Guangxin Palace maid, disguised, was inwardly groaning.

What's going on? The painting with the lowest pre-estimated price is actually going to sell for the highest price!

The secret agents from the Surveillance Bureau in the crowd were all on edge, wondering if the Northern Qi Imperial Guards had infiltrated their ranks.

Otherwise, how could "Ode to the Needle" have been filmed so high!

The spies from all sides were on high alert!

Those wealthy merchants were also sweating profusely, struggling to keep going!

It's really hard to curry favor with the Crown Prince!

The price is approaching 30,000 taels of gold!

The palace maid was furious. How could these merchants still be raising prices!

Even if she were beaten to death, she wouldn't dare give up; going against the princess's wishes would lead to a terrible death.

Li Chang'an chuckled inwardly, criticizing Li Yunrui for being quite generous, giving the female official so many silver notes.

In the end, it was the female official of Guangxin Palace who made the final decision!

"Thirty thousand taels of gold!"

The merchants stopped arguing; spending 300,000 taels of silver on a painting that insulted someone was really not worth it!

Merchants are driven by profit, and currying favor with the young prince is also a way to make more money.

They really couldn't bear to lose so much blood.

With a painting and calligraphy worth 30,000 taels of gold, Li Chang'an became famous throughout the land!

The system doesn't recognize premium pricing, but it does recognize reputation and influence.

This move propelled Li Chang'an into the top ten of the world's literary and artistic rankings!

[Your arts and culture ranking has risen to 6th!]

[Your wealth ranking has risen to 2350th!]

This auction brought in 560,000 taels of silver! My wealth ranking has risen by 1,000 places!

Fan Jian was speechless upon hearing the astronomical price!

Once she snapped out of her shock, Fan Sizhe tugged at Fan Jian's sleeve, "Dad! Dad! Dad! Don't be in a daze!"

"My brother-in-law earned 5600 years' worth of your salary in one auction!"

Chapter 25 System Settlement! Summon Shen Wansan! Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand!

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Several eunuchs hung the calligraphy and painting "Ode to Snow" in the most conspicuous position, so that it could be seen as soon as one entered the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Emperor Qing stood in the hall, examining the painting and calligraphy repeatedly, becoming more and more satisfied with each look. "Excellent! Only the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the world is worthy of this piece."

After the eunuchs left the main hall, Hong Sixiang entered with a bow.

"Your Majesty, the female official from Guangxin Palace went out with calligraphy and paintings and was followed by the Northern Qi Imperial Guards."

"The one from the Embroidered Uniform Guard is Wei Bi's son, Wei Hua, a fourth-rank official in the Embroidered Uniform Guard with an eighth-rank cultivation level."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Princess's men did not fight; it seems that both sides know each other."

Li Yunrui took charge of the Imperial Treasury, and smuggling with Northern Qi began around the same time.

Upon hearing that the Eldest Princess might have connections with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Emperor Qing asked calmly, "How is that painting?"

Hong Sixiang continued, "She was taken into the palace by the female official and should be in the hands of the Princess."