Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 477: What Dirty Trick Was Actually Used

She wants this stone, does she intend to gamble on this stone?

The reserve price for this piece is five thousand taels, a mere girl she is, rumored to be of humble origin, does she have the money?

"Third Old Master Wen, I have a hunch that this is a rare find, a fine stone indeed," Miss Wufu said with a beaming smile, giving him another chance.

Intuition, that damned intuition again!

Several craftsmen rolled their eyes, and Master Craftsman Chen said, "Lady Wu, don’t be fooled by the color you see through the window that has been opened, I’ve heard some people can produce fakes that are indistinguishable from the real thing."

"Oh, fakes can enter the trade association’s gamble too?" Miss Wufu feigned skepticism, clearly unconvinced.

Craftmaster Zhang then said, "This stone gambling is all about the seed material stones; who can discern the true from the false when the stone’s true nature hasn’t been revealed yet?"

"If that’s the case, we can’t just declare it fake, can we?" Miss Wufu blinked innocently.

"You." Master Craftsman Chen was so aggravated he almost spluttered, "Truly willful ignorance. It might not be fake, but that doesn’t mean nobody could achieve such a feat."

"Right, at five thousand taels, the price is already steep."

Miss Wufu rose and bowed to them, saying, "Thank you, seniors, for your advice and for the explanation, but still, I’d like to take a gamble!"

Wen Jian looked at her, "Are you sure?" Wasn’t she said to be a peasant girl? Five thousand taels, could she really afford it?

Shopkeeper Lin also looked at Miss Wufu, who appeared completely unruffled, wanting to persuade Third Old Master Wen to drop the matter, but suddenly recalling something, he remained silent.

Miss Wufu said, "I happened to come upon a windfall when entering the capital, so why not try testing my luck with it!"

"Suit yourself!" Wen Jian turned his attention away from her.

The craftsmen tried to dissuade her politely a few more times, but when their words had no effect, they desisted from further attempts.

Someone had already added a thousand taels to the bid, and Miss Wufu added another thousand of her own. Seeing her move, Thousand Treasures Tower immediately shouted their bid.

Miss Wufu’s eyes twinkled, and she glanced toward Thousand Treasures Tower, meeting Yu Zhen’s provocative gaze. She smirked slightly, having already known that this old fox was up to something.

She stopped bidding, for naturally, others would bid on her behalf.

Yu Zhen was surprised at this turn of events, what was happening?

Someone from above shouted a bid of eight thousand taels, and as Yu Zhen made another bid, he saw that Miss Wufu didn’t continue. He couldn’t help but feel perplexed.

Even Wen Jian and his group found it unexpected; wasn’t she set on taking a gamble?

Master Qu Liu felt something was wrong because there was no reaction from Hundred Treasures Silver Building. He immediately remembered the worthless seed material they had secured at the opening of the event, all because Hundred Treasures Silver Building stopped bidding after a certain point. And now, how similar this was; could it be that they were about to be ensnared by Hundred Treasures Silver Building again?

Was that seed material from earlier actually a fake?

Master Qu Liu hurriedly stopped Yu Zhen from bidding. Whether real or fake, losing seed material was a minor issue, but losing face was a major one. They couldn’t fall for the same trick twice.

Yu Zhen too was annoyed, almost falling for Miss Wufu’s trick — that girl was truly cunning.

Well then, Miss Wufu feels very wronged. People from Thousand Treasures Tower, projecting your malevolence onto others, that was not her intention at all. Clearly, it’s your own nefarious thinking that’s at fault.

With no further bids from Thousand Treasures Tower, Miss Wufu’s heart pounded, and when the hammer finally came down, the piece was sold for nine thousand taels, she almost jumped for joy.

Everyone turned to look as both Hundred Treasures Silver Building and Thousand Treasures Tower bowed out, proving the stone wasn’t worth contending for. Who was the rich fool willing to vie for this stone at such a price?

Hurry and cut the stone open; let’s see once and for all if it’s real or fake and which variety it is, to enlighten us all!

From a private room, a handsome young man appeared, his gaze landing on Miss Wufu: "Please have Miss Wufu from Hundred Treasures Silver Building cut the stone for me."