Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 480: Gold is Valuable, but Jade is Priceless

"I’m willing to pay one hundred thousand taels for this Peach Blossom Spring."

The moment Lou Wanyuan’s words were out, everyone gasped in amazement and turned to look at Wufu. She had acquired the piece for just nine thousand taels, or let’s say ten thousand to round it up, and now it had increased in value tenfold.

Wufu immediately felt that the chamber of commerce was filled with wolfish eyes, all fixated on her Peach Blossom Spring, with a predatory glare.

It was no wonder they were so intrigued; jade gambling was always this thrilling and interesting. Many people came just for the sheer excitement of the gamble, seeking that kind of challenge and thrill. Naturally, they harbored thoughts of striking it rich overnight.

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The quality of Wufu’s Peach Blossom Spring was so rare that several jade merchants had said it was hard to find in this world. The majority of those present were experts, and they knew whether the merchants’ claims were trustworthy.

Green Jade was common, and items with a spring hue existed as well, but their qualities were generally low - below ’glutinous’. However, a peach-colored piece with green inclusions was rare; as the saying goes, rarity breeds value, hence its preciousness.

If someone got their hands on such a large piece and had a famous master delicately carve it, not only would its value increase, but it would also become extremely collectible.

Not to mention, just by virtue of its prosperous implication of ’purple qi coming from the east’, with a bit of artistic processing, it could become a piece worth collecting and admiring. Even if not sold, it could be given as a dignified gift among the nobles and powerful people.

Of course, President Lou had started the bidding at one hundred thousand taels.

Wufu said with a smile, "President Lou, the winning bidder is a guest from the Winter Solstice Elegant Room. I’m afraid you’ve asked the wrong person."

Indeed, why was he asking her when someone else had won the bid?

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhen felt a surge of anger in his chest. Shameless, they were obviously in cahoots!

Lou Wanyuan laughed, "I believe Miss Wufu can still make the decision."

Wufu looked toward Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu didn’t say a word but took a step back and whispered something to Yuan Ye. Yuan Ye stepped forward, "The highest bidder wins. However, only the larger portion is for sale; my master wishes to keep the smaller piece."

Wufu looked surprised, then glanced down.

Alright, the first piece cut along the grain, weighing about three of four jin and quite thin, also bore floating flowers.

What did he want it for?

Lou Wanyuan frowned slightly, but if the winning bidder was not selling, there was nothing he could do about it. The larger piece was fine then.

"President Lou, I must compete with you for it; one hundred and twenty thousand," a jade merchant said with a smile and a bow.

Lou Wanyuan looked over and couldn’t help but laugh. That merchant was always opportunistic, probably planning to use the Peach Blossom Spring as a gift.

"I bid one hundred and thirty thousand taels," another person made an offer.

The crowd listened, their eyes reddening with envy yet filled with excitement.

Before this, there had never been a jade auction that reached such high bidding.

Aside from that small piece, the large one also weighed about eight or nine jin, right? Once sectioned and carved by a famous master, who knew how much its value could multiply?

Wufu’s smile reached the corners of her mouth, a glint sparkling in her eyes like countless little stars, dazzling to behold.

Such a rare quality was worth it. You must understand gold has a price but jade is priceless; what was being contested was not just the price, it was the collectible value.

And in modern times, a glass variety like this one could easily be speculated to reach one hundred million without a question.

Take for example what she knew of one piece, carved by a famous master; it was a little over one hundred million at its peak. However, she heard rumors that it had reached two hundred million. Indeed, the makeup was more expensive than the bread - of course, the authenticity was known only to the one who had acquired it.

No need to mention what she’d seen in her previous life; just this piece she had now, a Full Spring of rich water and old seed, was top-tier collectible level. She didn’t know how these people had failed to recognize its worth, which allowed her to get it for a steal.

Could it be, was this the golden finger that heaven had bestowed upon her as the protagonist?