The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 62 Tit for tat
Lu Wan was angry and sad, "Sister Yuyi... these three things belong to my mother."

Li Yuyi's eyes widened, "What? Aunt Qin's things were stolen and sold?"

Lu Wan nodded.

She asked Dongqing to track it down, and several of the pawned treasures were quickly bought. Before she could examine them in detail, three of them were auctioned by the Treasure Pavilion.

The most hateful thing is that Zhao Ruyi lied to his father and said he was cheating, but actually he was cheating.

Li Yuyi's face darkened, "Call the shopkeeper over!"

"Sister Yuyi, it's inappropriate." Lu Wan grabbed her arm, "All the auction items have been registered in the Yamen."

"So what? Stealing and selling Aunt Qin's dowry is a serious crime!"

"It was all approved by my father. If we really want to pursue it, the entire Lu family will be implicated."

Li Yuyi understood that Lu Wan was still in the Lu family, and she was both prosperous and devastated.

She really felt sorry for Lu Wan, and couldn't bear to see her feel wronged.

"Then just buy it back legitimately. What we don't lack most is money."

Li Yuyi turned around and ordered the female officer, "Go and tell the shopkeeper that these three things must be taken by me. Anyone who dares to cross me will ask her to come to me and ask for them."

"Yes."

The auction started soon. Lu Wan and Li Yuyi didn't look at the others at all, waiting for the three treasures to come out.

The auctioneer was excited, "The next piece is a peerless treasure, the unique five-string pipa 'Phoenix in Flight'."

Before the auctioneer finished speaking, the venue was already in an uproar.

'Phoenix in Flying' is a unique product handed down from Beimang Kingdom. After Qin Guogong captured Beimang Imperial City, no one knew its whereabouts.

In fact, the remnants of the Beimang royal family were stolen out and sent to the Duke of Qin's mansion for a chance to survive. The Duke of Qin stayed because his daughter liked them.

The Dali Dynasty immediately seized the country. In the early days of the founding of the country, there was an unwritten rule that military commanders fought to the death and captured treasures for private use.

Lu Wan's mother's dowry was rich, all accumulated from hundreds of years of conquest during the Qin Dynasty.

Lu Wan was unwilling to take it back publicly because the source of these treasures might be caught by others.

After all, the Dali Dynasty went through three generations of emperors.

Today's emperor is bent on weakening the power of the meritorious family, and he has no excuse.

The auctioneer gushed: "Everyone knows that this is a mother-of-pearl and red sandalwood five-string pipa. Every inch of red sandalwood and every inch of gold is a national treasure."

Two beautiful maids brought out a stand, holding a dazzling pipa. The rosewood was painted with black paint, and figures, flowers and birds were carefully carved from shells and seashells, and inlaid with countless large and small pearls. The edge is lightly engraved with a swastika pattern.

It is grand, luxurious and beautiful.

The pipa is the favorite instrument of the ladies of Bianjing City, far more than the guqin.

Owning a unique and expensive pipa has become a capital for noble ladies to show off.

The place was already boiling.

The auctioneer was very satisfied with the ladies' reaction, "The starting price is one thousand taels."

"Two thousand." Before anyone could raise the placard, a crisp voice was heard followed by the auctioneer's voice.

The crowd was in an uproar. Did it double all of a sudden?

They all looked up in shock and saw a peony jade plaque sticking out of the private room in the middle of the second floor, but the dense bead curtain made it difficult to see who was inside.

"Peony jade token? Could it be that the princess is here?" A lady's eyes lit up.

"Two thousand one hundred." A voice also came from the private room on the left side of the second floor, and a peony jade sign was held out.

"The private room on the left belongs to Wenxinhou's family, but I don't know which lady is here." Some people also recognized the peony jade plaque.

"Isn't the eldest princess the daughter-in-law of Marquis Wenxin? Could it be that her family is at odds with her?"

"Three thousand."

"Three thousand one hundred."

"four thousand."

"Four thousand one hundred."

... Yajian on the left seems to be deliberately irritating. Every time he adds one hundred taels, he follows the rise. No matter how much money you offer, I will add one hundred taels to overwhelm your momentum.

The auctioneer opened his mouth wide and moved his head left and right, but he didn't even have to open his mouth to double the price.

The shopkeeper was worried. It was over. He couldn't afford to offend these two family members.

He had long said that this thing could not be taken out, and the person who came to pawn it did not leave his real name. He knew that the origin was not legitimate, and he wanted to wait until the news subsided, and then secretly find a good buyer to sell it.

But someone from the palace said that they needed a large sum of money urgently, so they had no choice but to put it up for auction in the hope that no one would know where it came from.

After all, high prices are possible at auctions.

The discussion became louder and louder, and the price had already been raised to 50,000 taels.

"Third girl, fifty thousand taels is too high." The maid's eyes were so anxious that her eyes were burning.

Lu Liuli played with the peony jade tablet in her hand, "It's not like I don't have money."

"But... I only brought 20,000 taels today."

"Just let them go to the house to get it. Don't even think about taking away anything they want today."

Lu Liuli snorted coldly.

She knew that Li Yuyi and Lu Wan were sitting next door.

Originally, when Xie Huaiyu was discussing marriage with the Lu family, her father was planning to propose marriage to the Xie family for her.

She has liked Xie Zhiyan for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Xie Zhiyan died before the marriage was even mentioned, and she was still sad for several days.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wan turned around and remarried Xie Zhiyan.

Lu Wan, a bitch, liked Xie Huaiyu while occupying the position of Xie Zhiyan's wife. She was really angry.

The day before yesterday, my father took orders from the imperial concubine's aunt to persuade Lu Wan to marry Xie Huaiyu. Unexpectedly, when he got home, he was so angry that he called the third brother over and gave him a scolding, saying that it was useless for him to marry a big princess.

Lu Liuli was so angry that she had nowhere to vent her anger. She just happened to see Lu Wan and the eldest princess coming together today. How could she let them get their wish?
What the maid is anxious about is actually not money, but people.

Seeing that his girl was stubborn, he had no choice but to persuade her, "Third girl, the eldest princess has doubled the price. She must be determined to win. Why do you have to offend the eldest princess?"

"Who is she? She is now the Lu family's daughter-in-law, and she and I are equals in the same family. Why can't I have what she wants?"

The maid had no choice but to shut up.

Li Yuyi felt something was wrong and stood up suddenly.

Lu Wan saw this and quickly stopped her, "Sister Yuyi, guess who is next door?"

"Lu Liuli. Except for her, no one dares to be so presumptuous in front of me!"

It turned out to be the notoriously unruly third daughter of Marquis Wenxin?
Lu Wan wanted to say more, but Li Yuyi had already passed, so she quickly followed.

"Sure enough, it's you." Li Yuyi looked at the person who slowly stood up.

Lu Liuli blessed her perfunctorily, "It turns out to be my sister-in-law. I also said, who with deep pockets dares to raise the price with me."

Lu Wan frowned.

Lu Liuli had a bad impression on her. She relied on the power of the imperial concubine, always had her eyes on the top of her head, and didn't have much respect for Li Yuyi.

But she couldn't figure out why Lu Liuli insisted on grabbing this Pipa.

No matter how rich Wen Xinhou was, he would never allow her to do this.

Li Yuyi knew her virtues, and because Lu Wan didn't want to waste words with her, he said directly: "Pipa is my favorite, don't try to steal it again."

Lu Liuli sneered, "Why? The auction is about letting people set the price, and the one with the highest price gets it."

Li Yuyi lost his patience, "Let me tell the truth, this object is a relic of Lu Wan's mother, so we are determined to get it."

Lu Liuli said sarcastically, "Hey, sister-in-law is protecting the future widow Lu Wan. I think, sister-in-law should take care of her husband first, otherwise she will lose face and never get it back."

Li Yuyi's face sank, "What do you mean?"

Lu Wan's alarm sounded, and before she could stop him, Lu Liuli had already spoken.

　It’s the second update, but it’s not there in the early morning. I’m going to work faster and keep asking for five stars. There’s no score displayed. I’m so uneasy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)