As for medicine, Europe was often plagued by cholera at the time, and European doctors were essentially murderers. Apart from bloodletting, there was almost no other treatment, and those few medicines became almost panaceas.
The Ming Dynasty also traded medicines, such as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole tablets for cholera and intestinal parasite removal pills. These were life-saving drugs, each sold for its weight in gold! Then there was Viagra, a must-have for wealthy European men. Every time they went out for a good time, it was a must-have.
After chatting about business with these Western envoys and having a few drinks, Zhao Xiaofei got really drunk and started acting crazy. He saw a few Portuguese girls dancing there, so he asked the people from the Jiaofangsi to play tango music.
At this time, the tango hadn't even been created yet. Zhao Xiaofei had plagiarized it in advance. As soon as the music started, Zhao Xiaofei immediately pulled the envoy's wife into a tango. Tango music has a 24-beat rhythm and a distinct syncopation. Its steps are gorgeous, elegant, passionate, and infinitely varied, with dazzling cross-steps, kicks, leaps, and spins.
The envoy's wife obviously couldn't keep up with Zhao Xiaofei's rhythm, and was dizzy after a few jumps.
So Zhao Xiaofei completely let loose, dancing a drunken tango by himself. This attracted countless glances, including from the Western envoys, who were stunned to see that dancing could be done this way. Especially Zhao Xiaofei's constant head-shaking movements, which they considered to be incredibly cool.
In the eyes of Ming officials, it was simply drunken madness. A Ming prince actually danced erotically, which was a disgrace to the grandmother's house.
At this time, someone ran to the backyard to inform Princess Kunxing and Princess Zhaoren. A palace maid ran in and said to Princess Kunxing and Princess Zhaoren, "Princess, it's bad. The prince is drunk and crazy. He even danced a duet with the Portuguese envoy's wife!"
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