On the first day of March in the ninth year of Yanli Pingguang, although the continuous drizzle has stopped for two days, the weather has not improved in the slightest, the weather is hazy, and the sunshine has not appeared for a few days, so that the entire Yanjing City has been shrouded in gloom for several days.

Hou Lin Opera Garden has been closed since early in the morning, and wooden signs have been erected, which is to be closed for a day.

In the main hall of the opera garden, the two famous characters Hou Qing and Lin Yuan were sitting and drinking tea, and Boss She of the opera garden was laughing with him, "Two gentlemen, it has been arranged over there, and after noon, we can leave." The invitation from the housekeeper of the Ximen Mansion was to let the two gentlemen sing a few songs tonight, but the dignitaries present were all dignitaries, and the scene of our Hou Lin Opera Garden was supported by the two gentlemen, hehe...... The remuneration of the two gentlemen this time will not be less ......! ”

Hou Qing chuckled and said: "Ximen Shilang held a banquet to celebrate his birthday, this is naturally a great happy event, and we naturally want to cheer for it." But this invitation was only issued this morning, and it really surprised us, and it is said that the corner of the capital is not to say, and there are more famous than the two of us, why is this Lord Simon looking at us? ”

Boss She said with a smile: "That's naturally because the two gentlemen sing well." It may be said that this Beijing is famous, but if it is said that there is one better than the two of them, then no one can be found. ”

Lin Yuan asked lightly, "Boss She, how many people are we going to?" ”

"Today's banquet in Ximen Mansion is all distinguished guests, that is not to be lazy, we have to do enough to play the garden, the two gentlemen are naturally the protagonists, and with a few corners, even the miscellaneous ones, you have to go to nearly twenty people." Boss She said with a smile: "The housekeeper of the Ximen family also said that Lord Ximen Shilang specially vacated a courtyard for our theater garden, just to let us prepare with peace of mind after we go in." ”

"Since we want to go out of the garden to sing, we have to bring all our belongings, so we have to be careful, don't break it." Hou Qing instructed.

He and Lin Yuan are both famous characters in the town of Hou Lin's opera garden, and the wealth of the garden is rolling, and they all rely on the two of them, so although Boss She is the owner of the opera garden, he is polite to these two people, and he does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

As he was talking, a man walked in from outside the hall, it was an old man of nearly fifty years old, dressed simply, looking extremely ordinary.

Boss She frowned and scolded: "Geng Honest, who asked you to come in without reporting?" I'm talking to two gentlemen, are you blind? Don't get out of here yet. ”

A few years ago, he came to the garden to find a job as a night watchman, because he asked for a very low salary, and he was low-key, and he was conscientious and diligent, so he worked in this garden for a few years.

Before midnight every day, people go to the garden to be empty, and there are not a few people left in the garden, like those who sit in the town, there are houses outside the garden, and after everyone goes, the garden is empty, and it is always guarded, so Geng Laoshi sleeps during the day, and at night he begins to patrol the garden with a lone lamp, and almost no one in the garden pays attention to the existence of such a person, even if it is the owner of the garden, Boss She is also rare, at this time, I am really a little annoyed to see this Geng honest uninvited, After all, this hall is the main hall of the garden, not everyone can come in, even if it is acting in the garden, the identity is also high and low, like Hou Lin and the two are naturally the characters on the spire, this main hall naturally comes and goes freely, but Geng Laoshi is not even a character at the bottom of the tower, that is never qualified to enter the main hall.

Geng was reprimanded by Boss She, but instead of retreating, he raised his head and grinned, "Boss She, there are a few guests who want to meet with you, and I want to discuss something with you." ”

"Talk about it!" Seeing that Geng Laoshi had no intention of retreating, Boss She was even more furious and scolded: "I won't see anyone today, Geng Laoshi, when will it be your turn to pass the word?" If you don't want to do it, get out of the package as soon as possible. ”

Geng Honest was very abnormal today, laughing strangely, and even Hou Lin and the others frowned, feeling that things were a little abnormal.

This time, without waiting for Geng to answer honestly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and three figures were like a wind, entering the main hall from outside the door, the first person was dressed in a black robe, with a wrist strap on his wrists, and he was tall, and his face was covered with five or six scars, and his appearance looked extremely hideous and terrifying, but he smiled, and his laughter made people feel even more creepy, "Boss She, two gentlemen, I am Guan Tinghan, I came to discuss some things, and I hope a few people will not be surprised!" ”

Boss She and the others saw two black-clothed and masked strangers behind Scarface, their clothes were extremely close-fitting, like snake skin, and more importantly, they were still holding daggers in their hands, the daggers were cold and faint, and if they could see clearly, they could even see fresh blood stains on them.

Boss She felt that his legs were a little weak, these people were not good at first glance, he glanced at Geng Laoshi, but saw that Geng Laoshi had already stood behind Scarface, looking extremely respectful, and suddenly understood something in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... Are you bandits? Bright...... Geng honest, you dare to ...... Do you dare to ** bandits? ”

Scarface smiled faintly, stepped forward, and said directly: "Boss She, the people who packed up at the back of your theater garden are all dead, a total of sixteen people, the number is right?" ”

Boss She's face turned pale and exclaimed, "You...... You killed them all? ”

Scarface Guan Tinghan said calmly: "I heard that Ximen Mansion invited you to sing, that's good, my brothers are also good, they have long wanted to act on stage, if you don't mind, we will accompany you to perform this scene today, you can rest assured, my brothers are all trained, although they are not as good as Hou Lin and the two gentlemen, but they will not embarrass the two gentlemen." ”

Hou Lin and the others glanced at each other, and they were also shocked, and their eyes were full of horror.

Boss She sifted through chaff, and finally his legs were weak, and he was about to paralyze, but when he saw the Scarface man in two steps, he stepped forward, grabbed Boss She's neckline, and said lightly: "Boss She, you still have to preside over today's affairs, you are not allowed to have anything." Throwing Boss She on the chair, he also sat on a chair, looked at the hazy weather outside the door, and said slowly: "After last night, our brother entered the garden, and with the help of Geng Laoshi, we have been waiting in the back room until now...... Boss She, I am a trustworthy person who speaks and acts, if you want to live, everything must be told by me, otherwise except for half a basket...... Don't you need me to be too blunt, right? ”

Boss She plucked up the courage to ask, "Who are you?" You...... What exactly are you going to do? He didn't believe that these guys were really just "ticket holders".

"You don't have to know who we are or what we are going to do, as long as you listen to us, everything will be fine." Guan Tinghan said slowly: "We want to enter the Ximen Mansion to celebrate the birthday of Lord Ximen, and also to cheer up the dignitaries!" ”

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Ximen Mansion is also in Dongcheng, although Ximen Lei Zang is a child of the family, and he is the main figure of the Ximen family, but after all, he is only a squire, and his mansion is really not too big in Yanjing City, but if you want to talk about the most lively place in Yanjing City today, it naturally belongs to Ximen Mansion.

Ximen Lei Zang was wearing a big robe, changing the style of a military general, looking quite kind and humble, in front of the mansion to greet Xiao Taishi, who had just gotten off the sedan chair, and bowed deeply, and said humbly: "Master Taishi, everyone is here, it is an honor to come to the mansion, it is really brilliant!" He stepped forward to help Taishi Xiao and said, "Taishi can come, Lei Zang is really grateful!" ”

Xiao Huaijin behind Taishi Xiao looked at Ximen Leizang with disdain, but Taishi Xiao showed a kind smile, patted Ximen Leizang's hand gently, and said warmly: "The nephew has a banquet, can think of my old bones, but he still takes my old thing to heart, I told them, even if the body and bones are bad, they have to come to celebrate." ”

Ximen Lei Zang saluted again, with a grateful look: "Taishi is kind, Lei Zang has no teeth and never forgets, in the future, Taishi will have a life, Lei Zang will go all out!" ”

When Xiao Taishi heard this, his seemingly dim eyes crossed with different colors, and Xiao Huaijin also showed joy, in Xiao Huaijin's opinion, Ximen Leizang's words, that is really soft, that is to be cast under the door of the Xiao family.

"Xiao Shangshu!" Ximen Leizang hugged his fist to Xiao Huaijin again, and said with a smile: "A table has been set up in the garden, please invite Master Taishi and Master Shangshu to come in and rest." He instructed his subordinates: "Don't lead the way yet!" ”

Xiao Huaijin stepped forward to caress Mrs. Xiao and entered the mansion, and the officials who arrived first greeted the father and son of the Xiao family when they saw them.

Ximen Mansion naturally also has the East and West Second Courtyard, today the main officials of the family have arranged the "Qiqiao Pavilion" of the East Courtyard, Qiqiao Pavilion is an elegant small garden, just because there is a platform piled up of seven-colored stones inside, so it is called Qiqiao Pavilion, which is also a unique place in Ximen Mansion.

There are seven kinds of tangram colors, and then with glass pearls, especially at night, it is brilliant and brilliant, which also shows the luxury of the Ximen family.

This is used to perform the platform, Ximen Lei Zang is a rough and brave martial artist, but it is very good at singing and dancing, especially the dance of Yan Ji, so every three or five times, some friends will be invited to watch the moving dance in this Tangram Pavilion, the unique stage, the graceful and charming beauty, coupled with the moving and seductive dance, under the night, constitute an extremely gorgeous landscape.

Most of the other officials were arranged in the courtyard on the west side, and the entire Ximen Mansion was brightly lit and full of people, and the major families were surprisingly unanimous this time, giving the Ximen family enough face.

In the Tangram Pavilion, all the officials were also chatting happily, but the Xiao and Su families only said hello, and even the seats were separated, and there were only five wine tables in the Tangram Pavilion, and more than 20 important members of the court were seated, and the six Shangshu were among them.

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