I insist

Chapter 100: Stone Cutting

Meanwhile, Yu Huailin, who had been giving Song Miqiu hints, saw that she was still casually talking nonsense with the merchant-medical sage, and finally gave up struggling, just sitting there drinking tea.

Whether it was because of the jade pendants bestowed by the Crown Prince or the special treatment method they discussed so amiably, the two were already laughing and joking about what to buy at the auction before disembarking.

Yu Huailin sighed helplessly, clearly wanting to say something more, when he heard a voice from the other side.

"My sister's idea is really something else. If it can really come true, that would be a really big deal."

"But with our current refining methods, we can't do that yet."

The two sighed simultaneously, then boarded the prepared carriage and headed to the upcoming auction.

Seeing the magnificent auction venue, Song Miqiu glanced at it curiously, but in order not to be noticed, she was forced to look away and turn around and walk out.

Because of Ming Taicheng's status, the group was not seated in the open seating area, but were respectfully invited into a private room.

Looking at the magnificent decorations, her eyes lit up again, and her finger couldn't help but touch the redemption button.

But just as I was about to press the confirm button again, I suddenly hesitated.

"Brother, when do you think the main event will be?"

"Those are naturally the last few treasure boxes. I heard they contain rare and unusual things. Some people even say they contain healing and life-saving medicines. As long as a person has a breath left, they can live if they take them."

If such a thing really exists, she'd really like to see it.

Song Miqiu curiously surveyed the auction that had not yet begun below, closing her eyes as if to sleep, but actually browsing through the more expensive Golden Eye in the system.

However, seeing that the points tripled after just two more hours, he hesitated again.

After much deliberation, Song Miqiu reluctantly spent the points she had hidden away once again.

The next instant, the tightly closed eyes blinked slightly, and only after the discomfort disappeared did they open their eyes to look at the items that had already begun to be auctioned off below the stage.

"Little sister, the quality is just so-so, it's best to wait a bit longer."

"You're right, this thing existed before the bracelet."

Upon hearing Song Miqiu's words, Ming Taicheng was momentarily stunned, but perhaps due to his advanced age and worldly experience, he didn't say anything and simply turned his gaze back to the crowd below who were enthusiastically shouting out prices.

One item after another was snapped up, but Song Miqiu and he remained completely silent.

Just when everyone thought the VIP room was empty, a piece of Hetian jade that was taken out caught their attention.

"Little sister wants this?"

"I am indeed tempted, but if you like it, I won't compete with you."

Upon hearing this, Ming Taicheng laughed heartily and then began waving his hands and calling out prices to the people outside.

"One thousand taels."

"It seems this distinguished guest is particularly fond of this jade and is prepared to bid for it outright?"

No sooner had he spoken than another person chimed in, again claiming the price was too high.

At first, Song Miqiu did not react, but when Ming Taicheng was about to shout out two thousand taels, he grabbed him and held him down.

"This price is clearly being deliberately inflated; it's not worth it."

"What, do you know that person who charged such a high price?"

Song Miqiu shook his head, then looked in another direction. After a long while, he let out another sigh and stared intently at the not-so-dazzling piece of Hetian jade.

The person on the other end didn't think too much about it, waved their hand, and instead of bidding, looked at the guy who was bidding with a half-smile.

"Oh, you're not calling anymore? Alright then, congratulations to the VIP on the second floor for purchasing the Hetian jade for 1,500 taels."

"You've probably all gotten a bit bored looking at the finished products, so the shopkeeper has prepared ten raw stones for you. The highest bidder wins. You can have them cut and auctioned off on the spot, or take them home and deal with them yourself."

Hearing this, the group, who had been somewhat uninterested, finally became interested and sat up straight, staring at the various stones that were being carried up.

"First, let's start with the first piece. Who would like to come up and give it a try?"

"If I can't see it or touch it, I really can't judge it like this, so I won't gamble."

Upon hearing Ming Taicheng's words, Song Miqiu became unusually interested in several of the pieces and even made a joke.

"Brother, I'm quite lucky and would like to try my luck. May I ask if I can use your private room?"

"Of course you can, but gambling on stones isn't all about luck. You'd better be careful so you don't end up with nothing."

Upon hearing the other party's words, Song Miqiu nodded, then spoke a few words to the person next to her about the stone she wanted, and then stopped making any further moves.

Specialists may be interested in those things, but very few people would actually be willing to spend money on a few unknown stones.

Song Miqiu easily bought the parts he needed without even having to bid.

"For the VIP who purchased the 790 stone, how would you like it cut? Half-cut or polished?"

"Skin smoothing? Let your master decide. I'm just doing this for fun."

Upon hearing Song Miqiu's words, the crowd below naturally lost interest in the stone. Just as they were about to look away, they heard a crisp sound of a stone being pried open.

Looking quickly, they saw a patch of white on top, and some people couldn't help but let out mocking laughter.

Song Miqiu ignored him, said "Continue" and then fell silent.

The craftsman looked at the white and gray things, his brows furrowed, but after all, he was just a stone cutter, so he could only take out his knife again and make slight movements on it.

He pried it open little by little along the grain, and just when he thought the first piece was completely ruined, a different color appeared in front of him.

"It's turned green!"

Upon hearing this sound, everyone immediately turned their attention back and soon saw a pure green hue emerging from the crack in the rock.

"This jade is of a different quality than the previous Hetian jade. I wonder if this distinguished guest would like to continue, or take it back with him?"

"Continue, but don't use a knife anymore. Grind it open little by little."

Otherwise, she would feel bad if she broke even a little bit.

But to Song Miqiu's surprise, the thing really was as he had said, with the remaining part almost tightly attached to a layer of stone skin.

Once everything was polished, the arm-sized stone was reduced to the size of a fist, but its striking green color made it impossible to look away.

I'll offer five thousand taels for this piece!

"What do you mean, you pay? I'll pay seven thousand for the guy upstairs. Sell them all to me."

Hearing these people shouting, Song Miqiu ignored them and told his servant to bring it up, then ordered the stone to be cut again.

But these were all ordinary jade stones, which barely allowed her to break even.

Just as Song Miqiu was about to call it quits, the light emitted by a piece of dark jade that followed almost blinded him.

"This is good stuff, I have to take a picture of it."

"you sure?"

Hearing someone ask behind him, Song Miqiu nodded.