The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 663: Banquet at Wuliang Tower

Two days later, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Shen Yanxi and Pei Zhaozhi entered the black market at the agreed time and appeared outside the Wangliang Tower.

Jiang Suining also wanted to see what the banquet in the Wuliang Tower was like, so he came with them.

Today is the Lantern Festival. The imperial city is decorated with lights and colorful lanterns hanging high. However, the black market is as usual, without any festive atmosphere.

There were quite a few big red lanterns hanging, and the entire Wuliang Building was brightly lit, but everything was covered with a layer of red light, adding a bit of eeriness to the lively atmosphere.

After Jiang Suining, Shen Yanxi and the others went in, someone came forward to lead the way. It was the maid who had sent them out of the Wuliang Tower before.

The other party led them to a seat on the second floor.

"The owner of the building has ordered that you wait here. The auction will start soon and you will naturally be able to see what you want."

After saying this, the maid turned and left.

Soon a servant brought tea and snacks, lowered his head and respectfully placed them on the table, then retreated without saying a word, without even looking up at Shen Yanxi and the others.

Pei Zhaozhi looked around. On the second floor, besides them, there were two other groups of people, each occupying one side.

In the lobby on the first floor, there were more than a dozen tables, most of which were already occupied, and people were still walking in from outside.

Pei Zhaozhi glanced at the people in the lobby on the first floor and soon saw a familiar face among them.

Although most of his face was blocked by the beard, Pei Zhaozhi still recognized him at once because of the fierce triangular eyes and the scar at the end of his eyes.

"That's the thief Zhang Sheng who has been wanted by the Ministry of Justice for half a year!"

More than half a year ago, Zhang Sheng committed crimes one after another, robbing and killing several wealthy families, leaving no one alive each time. In the most cruel case, he even killed a baby in his cradle, chopping off the baby's head with a single blow of his knife.

Fortunately, when he committed a crime for the last time, a servant hid in a water tank and escaped, and he remembered the other person's face.

But when Zhang Sheng learned that he was exposed, he disappeared without a trace and actually fled to this black market.

Pei Zhaozhi frowned, wishing he could step forward right now and bring the other party to justice.

"Calm down. This black market is not a place to arrest people." Shen Yanxi reminded in a low voice.

Jiang Suining looked at the guests downstairs who looked unhappy and said, "That's right. Zhang Sheng is definitely not the only wanted criminal among these people downstairs. If you take action at this time, not to mention that you may not be able to catch anyone, once your identity is exposed, we may not be able to leave alive."

Pei Zhaozhi understood that what Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining said made sense, so he could only temporarily suppress the idea of ​​arresting people. But looking at Zhang Sheng sitting in the lobby downstairs, Pei Zhaozhi couldn't help but look grim.

At the table downstairs, Zhang Sheng felt Pei Zhaozhi's gaze and raised his head to look over there.

Pei Zhaozhi looked away before the other person looked at him.

Although he knew from the beginning that there were wanted criminals of the imperial court hiding in this black market, knowing is one thing, and seeing it with his own eyes but not being able to catch it is another.

Although Zhang Sheng did not meet Pei Zhaozhi's gaze, his intuition told him that something was wrong. Just as he was looking around, three drums sounded, and several lanterns on the high platform downstairs lit up at the same time. The highlight of tonight's banquet in the Wuliang Tower began.

Zhang Sheng finally withdrew his gaze and began to look at the stage intently.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the platform. The red lanterns on the platform were rotating along the lamp stands, and the red light looked like fire and blood.

As the rotating light stand stopped, the first item to be auctioned in Wulianglou tonight also appeared on the platform.

Two beautiful maids each held a box in their hands.

Among them stood a middle-aged man with an ordinary build, plain appearance and an extremely inconspicuous look.

"Everyone, the first item tonight is the extremely poisonous Seven Stars Vine. The Seven Stars Vine in the box on the left is dried and ground into powder. If a person takes just a little bit, he will be in excruciating pain and will suffer for seven days before his soul dies. It is most suitable for taking by enemies. Of course, if you want to use this to threaten and control others, you can bid for it together with the antidote in the box on the right. This antidote was developed by our owner with great effort. It will not detoxify at once. As long as you want, you can completely control the other party. In this way, the life and death of the other party will only be in your hands."

In the lobby on the first floor, someone asked loudly, "What's the starting price?"

"Two thousand taels."

"I'll give you two thousand one hundred taels!"

"Then I'll give you 2,200 taels!"

Although some people were bidding, it was the first item to be auctioned tonight, so most people were still not interested and just wanted to see what other good things would come out later. In the end, the Qi Yao Teng was sold for two thousand five hundred taels and was bought by a masked man.

Under the urging of the crowd, the second item was soon taken out.

The second item to be auctioned was evidence that General Yunhui, a third-rank official, had violated military discipline.

On the west side of the lobby on the first floor, there was a woman wearing a veil. She probably came here for the evidence. After the middle-aged man just shouted out the price of three thousand taels, she couldn't wait to raise the price to three thousand five hundred taels, looking like she was determined to get it.

The other people present obviously didn't have much interest in this evidence, and no one argued with her.

Soon, the third and fourth items were brought up one after another.

Jiang Suining secretly looked at those who were bidding and found that except for the first Seven-Star Vine, the other items seemed to have been prepared by someone from the very beginning, just waiting for the items to appear and then put them in their pockets.

"It seems that Wen Yan invited more than just the two of you before the banquet tonight." Jiang Suining whispered to Shen Yanxi and Pei Zhaozhi.

But think about it, these things are not easy to get, so before displaying them, you naturally have to identify the buyer first.

As one item after another was sold, it was soon time for the last item to be auctioned.

When it came to the last item being auctioned, the maid and the middle-aged man who were originally on the stage stepped aside. Amid their respectful expressions, Wen Yan walked up to the podium.

"This last lot will be revealed to you by the owner of this building himself." Wen Yan had a smile on her lips. She looked charming in a bright red peony dress, and her eyes swept across the second floor unnoticeably.

Seeing Wen Yan, many people on the first floor became excited. Among them, a man with a scar across his nose stared at Wen Yan and teased her.

"I've heard people say that Master Wen is a great beauty, and tonight I saw that she is indeed so. In my opinion, no matter what the last lot is, it is not as attractive as you, Master Wen."