(0287)

Xu Xingxia really had no intention of being polite to Hu Yan Aobo and asked bluntly: "Old Hu Yan, who is attending this New Year's Garden Party? What program will be arranged during the Garden Party? What is the purpose of this Garden Party? Should I pay the membership fee? I warn you, don't cheat me!"

Hu Yan Aobo said with a smile: "Guard Xu, be careful, be anxious, be anxious, I will explain it to you one by one from beginning to end. I promise that this invitation is absolutely kind and sincere, and has no other purpose. If my old man cheats you, I will ask me to be struck by lightning and will not die well!"

Xu Xingxia saw that he looked serious and didn't look fake. Moreover, Hu Yan Aobo's poisonous oath was also quite powerful at that time. In ancient times, people valued oaths more and did not dare to make such poisonous oaths easily. He made a gesture of asking for a seat and said slowly: "Since that's the case, sit down and talk!"

Hu Yan Aobo smiled bitterly, sat down slowly, and explained in detail from the beginning. It turned out that every year, around the eighth day of the first lunar month, the Qingwang Mansion would gather celebrities and officials to hold events to congratulate the New Year together. The main location of the event is the back garden of the Qingwang Mansion. This back garden has a name called Qinxue Garden. The content of the event is not only food, drink, play, and play, but also various games. Therefore, it is also called a garden party.

The main guests participating in the garden party were selected by the Prince Qing Mansion. They are mainly high-level officials in Ningxia Town. Generally speaking, civil servants and above the fifth rank and above the third rank are qualified to participate. In addition, some special characters will be invited, such as singing and dancing masters invited from outside, merchants from other places, or some local people with special talents. Xu Xingxia belongs to the last category. As for the cost, of course it is not necessary.

The main content of the garden party is naturally eating, drinking and having fun. In order to liven up the atmosphere, there are certainly some fun games on site, such as archery, throwing pots, poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, etc. Every small game has a lottery. If you win, you can win a lottery. Of course, lottery and other things are not the most important thing. The most important thing is to let others know you, know you, curry favor with you or win you over.

After all, such garden parties are a rare opportunity for many people to compete with their superiors. At such garden parties, whether it is the King of Kings, Princess Qing, or the senior officials who are the governor of Ningxia or the general officer of Ningxia, they will be given the highest order and enjoy the people. If you can show your skills in front of them, let them notice your existence and appreciate you, then your future will be bright.

There are also big merchants from all over the garden party, and they are also vicious objects. If you find that you have the value of investment and value of being used by them, maybe they will use a lot of white silver to knock you out directly. Even directly pull you into their chamber of commerce. If you are lucky, you can get to know several big merchants in a garden party and you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future.

Of course, for young people, the most important thing about such garden parties is to meet those ladies, famous ladies, noble ladies, and the style of beauties. In such garden parties, there are naturally many beauties of all kinds. As the saying goes, everyone has a love for beauty, and as long as it is a man with normal sexual orientation, it is impossible to be an exception. If you can be lucky enough to be able to hold the beauty back, it would be a blessing in nature.

For this reason, every year, there are always people with ulterior motives who sharpen their heads and crawl in, wanting to take advantage of a beauty to gain both wealth and sex. Such examples did exist before. Nowadays, the most undesirable people are those who take advantage of it. It is conceivable that there will definitely be many such things in this year's garden party.

In Ningxia Town, there are two famous beauties, one is Princess Qing and the other is Mrs. Lin. It is a great honor to see one. However, at the garden party, you have the opportunity to see two at the same time. Because, every year, Princess Qing and Mrs. Lin will appear together. Of course, this year will be no exception.

In fact, at the annual garden party, many guests are looking for the two beauties. The so-called heroes are short of breath and the beauties are old. Both beauties seem to be close to thirty years old. Time is ruthless, and in a few years, their charm may not be so charming. If you want to see it, you must hurry up and take a look.

Xu Xingxia rolled her eyes, frowned and said, "That's all?"

Hu Yan Aobo said with a smile: "Of course it's more than that. For Guard Xu, there is another special task for this year's garden party, which is to protect the safety of the little princess."

Xu Xingxia said in a little surprised: "From your tone, is anyone who dares to be unfavorable to the little princess?"

Hu Yan Aobo said with a smile: "That's not the case. The little princess is getting older and will be almost ready to get married in a few years. Every year at the garden party, there are some people with ulterior motives who try to approach the little princess and deceive her heart. You also know that the little princess is still a child and is ignorant. What if she is lured by someone, what should I do?"

Xu Xingxia said disapprovingly: "I think it's almost the same as her lure others."

Hu Yan Aobo said with a haha: "Then Guard Xu will do it yourself. If you are really relieved, you can let go. There should be no assassin who has the ability to do badly benefit the little princess at the garden party. As long as no one dares to hurt the little princess' body, we who are guards have no responsibility."

Xu Xingxia thought for a while and said calmly: "What else is there?"

Hu Yan Aobo said with a smile: "The old man has good news and bad news. I wonder if Guard Xu wants to listen to good news first or bad news first?"

Xu Xingxia stared at him with a bad expression and said casually: "You can tell me bad news first!"

Hu Yan Aobo sighed slightly, and said in a heavy tone: "The bad news is that Xiao Zhiqiao and Yu Yuanliu are both performing in Luoyang this year. If you travel thousands of miles apart, you will definitely not be able to catch up. Originally, the prince wanted to show everyone Xiao Zhiqiao's piano skills and Yu Yuanliu's singing and dancing to everyone at the same time. Unexpectedly, good things will be taken first by King Fu."

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Luoyang? King of Fu?"

Xu Xingxia didn't feel the names of the two women mentioned by Hu Yan Aobo. They should be characters like famous prostitutes. They have special talents in piano skills or singing and dancing, so they are favored by the powerful. Nowadays, women who come out to show off their faces seem to have special identities. Under the constraints of the social customs of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, three obediences and four virtues, it is difficult for women to step beyond the line. Even if they come out to walk, they will be very low-key. It seems that Zhu Hengzhi has almost never left the teahouse.

However, Xu Xingxia was still a little interested in King Fu. This King Fu, who was vassal in Luoyang, was the heart of Emperor Wanli! Emperor Wanli's love for King Fu Zhu Changxun was much stronger than that for the crown prince Zhu Changluo. In his eyes, Zhu Changluo was just a grass, while Zhu Changxun was a treasure. If it weren't for the efforts of many ministers to obstruct him, he would have made Zhu Changxun the crown prince long ago.

It was precisely because of Emperor Wanli's thought that Zhu Changluo, as the eldest son, lived a very tormented life, and it was quite a bit unpredictable. After suffering for thirty-nine years, he finally ascended the throne of the emperor. However, in less than a month, he died bizarrely. It is estimated that in the 5,000-year history of China, there are no more emperors who are more miserable than him - those who died at a young age are not counted!

In fact, before Emperor Wanli died, King Fu never gave up his dream of the emperor's throne. Although he was driven to Luoyang, his relationship with the capital was still very close. His mother, Concubine Zheng, had a first-class power in the harem, and had a great influence on Emperor Wanli. At that time, no one knew whether Emperor Wanli would suddenly change the prince. Donglin Dang and others who supported the prince's line had all their hair turned white.

Hu Yan Aobo sighed helplessly and said, "Yes! King Fu, he took the lead."

From his tone, it can be clearly seen that King Qing was a little unfavorable to King Fu. Otherwise, Huyan Aobo would not have such a tone. In fact, the other royal relatives at that time were not very interested in him, except for being loved by Emperor Wanli. This was entirely due to his mother, Concubine Zheng. In the harem, Concubine Zheng did a lot of brainless things, which made the royal relatives despise her very much.

Xu Xingxia pondered and said, "What about the good news?"

Huyan Aobo said meaningfully: "Next year will be the 45th year of Wanli."

Xu Xingxia subconsciously frowned. What is there to be happy about in the 45th year of Wanli? Later, after thinking about it carefully, I realized that I had come to this. Emperor Wanli ascended the throne at the age of ten, and next year is the 45th year of Wanli, which means that his age is already fifty-five. In a certain aspect, such a lifespan is indeed almost the same for an emperor. That's right, Hu Yan Aobo wants to express this meaning.

There have been rumors that Emperor Wanli's health is not very good. Several imperial physicians and imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital have been deposed, and it is said that their medical skills are not effective. Emperor Wanli, who was not very knowledgeable before, actually began to believe in Taoism and began to refine alchemy in his later years, and tried to pursue immortality. Although he was not as good as Emperor Jiajing and did not make the palace mess, there was no difference.

Of course, these are all secrets and it is impossible for the people of the people to know. However, neither Xu Xingxia nor Hu Yan Aobo are ordinary people, right? Therefore, everyone has a clear understanding of Emperor Wanli's condition. There is no doubt that Emperor Wanli is indeed seriously ill. The most optimistic estimate is that it will last for three to five years.
Chapter completed!