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"I did receive an invitation to the wan chun tang auction." Third Marquis Xiahou Lian smiled and replied to He Jinlan's question just now.

"Madam He, could it be that you've received the invitation letter as well?" Xiahou Lian continued to ask.

"That's right, Third Marquis." With Xiahou Lian's step, He Jinlan could no longer maintain a stiff face. After tidying up the expression on his face, he answered with a smile: "I received it too, and I planned to bring Huo Rulie and mr howe with me."

"Oh? To think that Madam He would actually bring two genius doctors over. Seems like you are determined to win tonight's medical appraisal meeting and the auction afterwards! " Hearing that, Xiahou Lian looked at Liu Xinyue and Huo Rulie, seemingly evaluating their abilities, after pondering for a while, he laughed and said.

"No need for that, Third Marquis sure knows how to joke around." When He Jinlan heard this, he was secretly delighted in his heart, but he could not show it on his face. He only saw her covering her smile with her hand as she shook her head and said, "Originally, I wanted to bring two people over to give me some more hope, but …"

"Now that I see that the Third Marquis is going, I'm afraid that the one with the top position is the Third Marquis. I don't have anything else to do with the others."

As he said that, He Jinlan lowered his hand and continued, "So I've already thought about it. When the night is over, I'll go eat and drink, and expand my horizons at the same time."

"Hehe, Madam He is too modest. I'm just a prince without any rights. What ability do I have to be the champion?" Hearing that, Xiahou Lian shook his head, then looked at Chong De and laughed: "Furthermore, our Old Master Chong is here, so this lead is definitely going to be given to the Old Master Chong."

"Hahaha, this old master did indeed go with wan chun tang to get first place in this auction!" Hearing the two of them talking about him, Chong De was not as humble as the two just now, and laughed as he agreed.

"And I heard that there's a Bodhi seed in the auction this time. Coincidentally, the Wise Master of the Temple of Tai An needs a Bodhi seed." Chong De suddenly said to Xiahou Lian and He Jinlan, "Therefore, this Bodhi seed has been reserved by Master, do not even try to snatch it away from me!"

Hearing that, Liu Xinyue did not expect that Chong De's target would also be Bodhi seed, and with such a threatening tone, he immediately looked at He Jinlan, he did not expect that the other party would also be looking at him, and the two of their gazes met in the air.

"Old Master Chong is at ease. This Bodhi seed is not on this king's list." After Xiahou Lian heard this, although he felt that Chong De's words were too arrogant, but now was not the time for him to clash with the other party, so he quickly spoke with a smile.

"Good, good, good." Hearing this, Chong De was immediately satisfied. This Third Marquis Xiahou Lian normally looked at a warm and gentle person, but it seemed like he did not have much ability.

"What about you? Liu Minshan's concubine? " Seeing that Xiahou Lian agreed to it and did not say a word, Chong De immediately looked over and asked with a smile.

"..." I... I am naturally the same as the Third Marquis. Old Master Chong, please do as you please. "

Right now, He Jinlan did not dare to deny Chong De on the spot. If it was really like this, then Chong De would probably hate her and might even go to Liu Minshan's place to say that he had delayed her important matters.

As for He Jinlan himself, because he had already told her that this Bodhi seed was a very important ingredient in treating Liu Ruer's illness, he definitely had to bid for it and not give it to anyone else.

However …

After some intense thought, He Jinlan decided to promise Chong De on the surface. In any case, they were not bidding together at night, and each of them had their own private rooms. As long as Chong De entered first, then he would not know which room she was in.

Thus, when He Jinlan heard Chong De's words, he immediately replied with a smile.

"Why do I feel like you're a bit unwilling?" Hearing that, Chong De looked at He Jinlan with suspicion as he asked her that question word by word.

"No, no. Old Master Chong heard wrong, how could I be unwilling?" Hearing that, He Jinlan immediately shook his head: "I just happen to choke on water, that's why I stopped talking."

"Also, for Bodhi seed, it is definitely most suitable for a Mage Wen Hui. This is a good deed for Old Master Chong."

"Hahaha, you're right." Chong De was satisfied after hearing He Jinlan's explanation, and said while laughing, "Because I plan to follow Mage Wen Hui for some time to recite Buddhist scriptures, I have decided to give him the Bodhi seed as a Buddhist gift."

Hearing Chong De's words, Liu Xinyue wanted to roll her eyes at him, but seeing the other party's identity, she decided not to.

No one would believe Chong De's words, okay? What do you mean, chuunibyou? Can you believe what this guy said when he was just talking about wanting a drink?

Liu Xinyue was not the only one who had that thought, practically all of the other three people present had the same thought, but the three of them did not reveal it.

, on the other hand, obviously twitched his mouth a little, but the extent of his movement was extremely small, so much so that Chong De was not aware of it.

As for Xiahou Lian, he said directly to Chong De, "I never thought that Old Master Chong would have such a plan, I am truly impressed."

"Hahaha, Third Prince is too kind." Hearing that, Chong De's praise made him flutter, he immediately touched his chin and pointed to the food on the table, and said, "After saying so much, you all forgot to eat, everyone move your chopsticks, don't let the food get cold, it's not good!"

"Alright, then let's start eating." Xiahou Lian nodded his head. He had come to the Fragrant Sky Tower to eat lunch in the first place, so he said something.

Therefore, Liu Xinyue and the others started to eat, but because they had eaten a little in their own rooms before, and then ate a lot here, Liu Xinyue was not hungry, but only ate a bit, symbolically, before continuing to drink tea.

But Chong De didn't care, he started to eat with large bites, and Xiahou Lian who was sitting beside him started to eat with small bites, slowly and slowly. As expected of a member of the imperial family, etiquette was definitely the best.

Just like that, the welcoming banquet that was originally going to be held in the wild finally turned into a feast for the few of them.

This meal could be said to have lasted more than two hours.

"I'm full. It's time for me to go out and eat." After they finished eating, Chong De stood up first, stroking his bulging stomach, and said: "Then, we'll meet again tonight."

With that, he walked out of the hall.