"Young master, what nonsense are you talking about? If you didn't like it, why bid for it?" Xiao Ju scratched her head, pondering.
"How could a mere fake fool this young master!"
"Fake? Young master, you're not mistaken? You mean that Purple Gold Gourd is fake? That can't be!" Xiao Ju was instantly full of questions, not expecting such a big twist.
Qin Yun didn't offer much explanation. She had already seen that the Purple Gold Gourd was fake.
The Purple Gold Gourd came from the Western Regions, and it was a personal item of the former king of the Western Regions. It had been through the years and was already unrecognizable. How could it be so new?
The Purple Gold Gourd that Manager Wang had just produced was exquisitely perfect, without any flaws. No matter what kind of treasure it was, after enduring the test of time, it would lose its original luster and bear the marks of age.
However, the Purple Gold Gourd at the auction had no signs of age, making it easy to infer that it was a fake.
Qin Yun was overjoyed thinking that Li Fengsheng had spent thirty-five thousand taels on a fake.
If Li Fengsheng knew the treasure was fake, he would probably be so angry that he would get sick!
Afterward, the two bought some necessities, and Qin Yun happily returned to the mansion.
The next day!
Qin Yun slept in.
While still sleeping, she was woken up by Xiao Ju.
"Young master, hurry up and get up! It's bad, Master is angry!"
"Stop bothering me!" Qin Yun yawned, turned over, and continued to sleep.
"Young master, please stop sleeping, Master has sent someone to call you to the front hall! It seems there's something important to ask you!"
Qin Yun wanted to continue sleeping, but Xiao Ju wouldn't allow it! She had no choice but to get up groggily.
After a simple wash and dressing, Qin Yun drank some chicken soup and went to the front hall.
She didn't need to guess that her glorious achievements from yesterday must have been exploited by petty people and spread to Qin Yuanzhang's ears.
They wanted to use Qin Yuanzhang's hand to make an example of her, but that was impossible!
Upon arriving at the front hall, not only Qin Yuanzhang was there, but also the Second Concubine Min, the Third Concubine Zhang, and Qin Yu.
It seemed that everyone was here today!
Were they preparing to laugh at her and frame her with a baseless charge?
Seeing Qin Yun, Min Shi and Zhang Shi were very calm. Qin Yu, however, sneered inwardly. She didn't believe that after what happened yesterday, she still couldn't deal with this ugly monster today.
"Everyone is here! It's quite lively! Does Father have any great happy news today?" Qin Yun said with a smile.
"Presumptuous! I thought you had truly repented, but I didn't expect you to be so arrogant and defiant, even daring to provoke Lord Li!" Qin Yuanzhang slapped the wooden table in front of him forcefully, glaring at Qin Yun with sharp eyes.
"Thirty thousand taels? Who gave you the courage?" The thought of Qin Yun bidding up to thirty thousand taels at yesterday's auction almost made Qin Yuanzhang faint with anger.
"Father, what thirty thousand taels? Didn't I not win the bid? For items not won, thirty thousand taels is just a number, it doesn't count!"
"You dare to quibble! If Lord Li hadn't taken a fancy to the treasure and continued to bid, where would you have gotten thirty thousand taels? You are harming me!" Qin Yuanzhang became more agitated as he spoke. What kind of sin had he committed in his past life to have such a useless child!
"Could it be that Lord Li is a stingy person and impeached Father at the morning court today?"
Qin Yuanzhang sighed and nodded.
At the morning court today, Qin Yuanzhang clearly felt that Li Fengsheng was deliberately finding fault, repeatedly mentioning how arrogant and defiant Qin Yun had been at the auction yesterday.
He finally found out what had happened to Qin Yun at the auction.
During the morning court, Qin Yuanzhang was truly afraid that the Emperor would punish him, after all, Li Fengsheng was now a favored official by the Emperor's side, and everyone feared him to some extent.
Fortunately, the Emperor didn't care about this matter at all and didn't take Li Fengsheng's words seriously, so this matter involving Qin Yun was dropped. This greatly surprised Qin Yuanzhang.
"Then what did the Emperor say?" Qin Yun was most concerned about the Emperor Xie Qianmo's attitude after learning about this matter. As for Li Fengsheng, he was someone she intended to deal with anyway! She wasn't afraid of offending him.
"The Emperor did not concern himself with this matter."
Qin Yun raised an eyebrow. If the Emperor didn't blame her, then what was there to fear!
"Father, since the Emperor has not blamed me, it means I have done nothing wrong. I wonder why Father is so angry?"
"Hmph, you are indeed glib-tongued. Although the Emperor has not blamed you, you have offended Lord Li. In the future, when we meet in court, how am I to conduct myself?" Qin Yuanzhang still felt that Qin Yun should be punished and not allowed to act according to her whims.
"If Father called me here to punish me, then I would like to ask, since the Emperor has not blamed me, why is Father unwilling to let me go? Does Father think he is even greater than the Emperor?"
"You...?" Speaking of the current Emperor, Qin Yuanzhang naturally dared not refute. He didn't expect this brat to use the Emperor to suppress him.
If he had truly said something wrong, it wouldn't be to that extent, but he just felt that thirty thousand taels was too much, and Qin Yun was too reckless.
"But you can't be so reckless! Where did you get thirty thousand taels? Besides, are we in a position to offend Lord Li? Why are you so muddle-headed?"
Qin Yun did not feel that she had done anything wrong, but in Qin Yuanzhang's eyes, she was wrong, and terribly wrong.
Qin Yuanzhang was already fuming, and Min Shi, who was standing nearby, pretended to be reasonable. "That's enough, Yun'er is old enough now, she knows her limits. Isn't it just thirty thousand taels? And it wasn't even won, was it?"
Qin Yu also added fuel to the fire. "Father, please don't be angry. Second Brother knows he was wrong. Fortunately, that thirty thousand taels didn't count, otherwise, where would our family get the money!"
The Third Concubine Zhang said nothing, but she also looked like she was watching a good show.
"Yun'er, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but what you did yesterday was indeed a bit excessive. How could you casually bid thirty thousand taels? Our Qin Mansion is not a wealthy family, aren't you trying to bankrupt us? And that Lord Li, do you know who he is? He is a favored official by the Emperor's side, everyone has to weigh their words when speaking to him. And you, on the other hand, directly argued with him and offended him! This will make your father's future..." Min Shi became more animated as she spoke, and Qin Yun couldn't listen any longer, so she interrupted her directly.
"Stop, stop, stop, Second Aunt, you're getting more and more outrageous. How can you, a mere concubine, call yourself my mother? And... how has the Qin Mansion been bankrupted by me? Furthermore, who said that Lord Li is a favored official by the Emperor's side? Why doesn't it seem like it to me? The Emperor isn't favoring him, is he?" Qin Yun rolled her eyes. She wasn't afraid of offending Min Shi; it was best to be upfront, she wouldn't play along with hypocrisy.
"Moreover, even if Lord Li is a favored official by the Emperor's side, it is only temporary. No one can be favored forever! The Emperor is still young and will recruit many talented people in the future! Who will be the favored official by the Emperor's side in the future, no one can say for sure."
Min Shi was so angry by Qin Yun's words that she felt like spitting blood.
This little brat was increasingly disregarding her. She had to find an opportunity to deal with her properly.
Zhang Shi found it amusing watching Min Shi being put in a difficult position.
She was already at odds with Min Shi from the second branch. However, Min Shi had entered the mansion early and given birth to a child for Qin Yuanzhang. Although it was a daughter, it was still better than her having no heirs.
She had suffered a lot of anger from Min Shi on weekdays.