After Zhou Mu took his seat, he never took his eyes away from Gu Xiyan's face.
He found that Gu Xiyan today was different from ever before. She looked energetic and lively. In the past, this girl gave him the impression that she was a mature girl who looked like a lake when she was quiet, but today she looked like a lake.
It has a special look.
He realized more and more that he didn't know Gu Xiyan that well, and she might have many secrets in her body.
Gu Xiyan was chatting and laughing with Su Mei in a low voice. When she raised her head, she met Zhou Mu's dark eyes.
Only then did she remember that her fiance-in-law was also there, and she got a little carried away.
At this time, Wu Tong announced that the auction had officially begun, and her attention was instantly diverted.
Wu Tong brought out the first dish, and before he even took off the lid, he raised his voice: "This dish is called 'One Leg'..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone started laughing.
When Wu Tong opened the lid and smelled the aroma of the vegetables, his smile suddenly stopped. Everyone wished they could glue their eyes to the vegetables.
"The raw material of this 'One Leg' dish is deboned lamb leg, paired with the freshest crucian carp. After thirty-eight steps, the process took four hours to prepare this delicious dish..."
Before Wu Tong finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion downstairs.
Gu Xiyan's seat was by the window. She looked over and saw that King Zhao, Princess Baohe and Princess Yongjia were all here, clamoring to go upstairs.
Her heartbeat quickened the moment she saw King Zhao.
In this gourmet auction, she felt that the most important person should be King Zhao. King Zhao was not a man of business, but he was a glutton for food.
Although Emperor Chengde never regarded King Zhao as the heir to the throne, he never restricted King Zhao in terms of food and clothing. King Zhao was famous throughout the capital for his lavish spending.
It can be said that her main target for this gourmet auction is King Zhao.
She was still disappointed that she had not seen King Zhao before, and planned to think of a way to lure King Zhao to show up tomorrow. She did not expect that King Zhao was just late, but not absent.
What surprised her most was that King Zhao also brought Princess Baohe and Princess Yongjia, and these two nobles also gave her money.
But these three noble men were all non-rulers, so they put down their money and went up to the second floor.
Wu Tong was about to step forward to chase them away, but Gu Xiyan raised her voice and said: "Your Highnesses, princess, do you want to come sit with me?!"
As soon as Princess Yongjia saw Gu Xiyan, she was about to go over, but because Zhou Mu's face was so eye-catching, she immediately caught her eye.
Her heart was beating fast, and she took Bao and Princess to Zhou Mu's table without hesitation.
Gu Xiyan's heartbeat slowed down for half a beat when she saw this scene.
In her previous life, Zhou Mu had countless admirers. If anyone wanted to find one who left a deep impression on her, it would be Princess Yongjia.
It's just that Zhou Mu never gave any woman a chance to get close to her from the beginning to the end, so that after she came back from rebirth, she forgot that Princess Yongjia was also Zhou Mu's subordinate.
Princess Baohe happened to be interested in Xu Yanqing, while Princess Yongjia was interested in Zhou Mu, and the two hit it off.
King Zhao had always been idle, so he rushed to Jixiang Tower when he learned that a food festival was held in Jixiang Tower.
On the other side, Liu Chaoyan saw Princess Yongjia eyeing Zhou Mu and immediately gloated: "Eldest sister, you have to be more careful. Princess Yongjia has fallen in love with Master Zhou and may poach eldest sister at any time. Then the engagement will be annulled again.
I really can’t get married in this life.”
"Sister, you should worry about yourself. Before you get married, King Qin has raised an outhouse, and there are also many wives. When my sister gets married, I don't know how lively the backyard of the palace will be." Gu Xiyan asked with a slight smile.
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As for Zhou Mu, she really wasn't worried at all.
Even if there are ten more Yongjia princesses, Zhou Mu is unlikely to like them. Zhou Mu is definitely not like Zhou Xing. She has absolute confidence in Zhou Mu.
"Although the second sister's words may not sound good, they are the truth. Big sister, don't mistake the second sister's kindness for nothing." Liu Junyan naturally spoke for Liu Chaoyan.
Gu Xiyan didn't waste any more words.
She thought it would be more practical to take out all the money in the pockets of the Liu sisters later.
When the Liu sisters saw that Gu Xiyan didn't accept the move, they just said that Gu Xiyan was afraid.
Princess Yongjia talked to Zhou Mu from time to time, but Zhou Mu didn't even look at Princess Yongjia, let alone answer the conversation, which made Princess Yongjia extremely embarrassed.
She was about to have a seizure when Wu Tong had already started auctioning the first dish.
Gu Xiyan held up the sign without hesitation: "Five hundred taels!"
As soon as she announced this price, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Gu Xiyan doesn't give others a way to survive at all. Once the price is so high, who dares to raise the price easily?
Zhou Mu also fixed his gaze on Gu Xiyan's face. He knew this girl's temperament. She had never been such a showy person, unless she was interested in this dish, or she had other purposes.
In this case, he would have to help her raise the price later to help her.
As for yellow and white things like gold and silver, he has never been short of them.
Others were still hesitant, but Liu Huiyan was already anxious because Zhou Mu was also present and she needed Zhou Mu to leave a deep impression on her.
She immediately increased the price without hesitation: "Six hundred taels!"
She just shouted out, and she saw Zhou Mu looking over. It was just a faint glance, but it made her feel elated, and she was even more sure that she had added it correctly.
"Eight hundred taels!" Gu Xiyan raised the price again.
The smile on Liu Huiyan's face was a bit unbearable.
Gu Xiyan only dared to bid randomly because she borrowed 5,000 taels of silver from her grandmother. She only had a thousand taels of silver with her, and she had also spent admission fees before. Where did she get so much silver to bid?
But she was really not happy about losing to Gu Xiyan in front of Zhou Mu.
She whispered to Liu Meiyan: "Sister will lend me some money later. I want to take pictures of this dish."
No one can lose to Gu Xiyan, or so she thought.
Liu Miyan quietly looked at her purse. She only brought five hundred taels in total, so she was the poorest among the sisters.
"One thousand taels!" Liu Huiyan raised the sign to increase the price.
Su Ho saw this scene from a distance, shook his head and sneered: "The Liu sisters are both stupid and rich."
Is the most delicious dish worth spending so much money on? It’s no brainer.
"The Liu sisters are indeed stupid, but Miss Gu is different." It was Xu Yanqing who spoke, and Su Ho sat at the adjacent table.
He felt that Gu Xiyan's appearance of raising the price was particularly cool.
Zhou Mu originally wanted to help Gu Xiyan, but when he saw Liu Huiyan interfering, he suddenly felt that since it was a grudge between the Liu sisters and this girl, it would be better to let the girl resolve it herself.
Later, if he likes any dish, he can buy it at a high price and give it to the girl to taste.
"What's the difference? They're just as stupid!" Princess Bao and Princess suddenly held up a sign and said, "Five thousand taels!!"
Su Ho almost spit out the tea in his mouth when he heard this.
I just said that the Liu sisters are stupid and have too much money, and here comes another stupid one. She is a princess, and she really has too much money and no place to spend it.
