264. Funny Henry
Henry took his glass, first his own, then mine, and drank it all in one gulp. He picked up the two wine glasses, shook them with the mouths facing downward, shook them vigorously a few times, and then said to me with a smile: "Look, it's safe to talk to me and drink." ”
Although this is only a symbolic gesture, it is undoubtedly a statement. From his smile, which was three points unruly, three points shrewd, three points of air and one point of lewdness, I seemed to feel very sincere. So I relaxed my grim face and asked lightly, "So who are you?" Why know so much? Mr. Henry. ”
Henry stopped the waiter again, asked for two more glasses of wine, handed me one, and then smiled and said, "Drink this wine, and I'll tell you my story." ”
His eyes were full of sincerity, so I gently touched his glass with him, raised his glass and drank it all. Putting down the glass, Henry stared at my glass and said, "I...... I was involved in the war with the Spaniards many years ago, I mean, when I was still a teenager. Until ......"
He looked at me and seemed to be phrasing: "It was not until I came to Paris that I had to turn to the study and combing of the war situation." I mean, it's been a long time since I've been on the front lines, but I'm still sensitive to information about Spain! ”
When he said this, Henry's face seemed to show bitterness, and he seemed to have something to say. But whatever can be said should be true. And whatever can't be said should have nothing to do with me.
In other words, I took his word for it. Everyone has their own secrets and doesn't want to tell anyone else, especially those of us who meet in the water. Am I not? So I smiled mildly and said, "I don't know if it's lucky or unfortunate to be able to fight on the front line, but overall it's still lucky." It's not as exciting and fun, but at least you're still whole, not like him......"
I turned my head and gestured to the guard standing in the corner. He was dangling from the entire left knee and was fitted with a wooden prosthetic. Although he is in his fifties and has a big belly, he still seems to be in good spirits, and he is more than enough to act as a guard for a winery.
Henry followed my finger and stared deeply at the guard for a few moments before muttering, "You mean...... Uncle Amonkal?? ”
I nodded, there was only one person with a strange image in that direction.
Henry smiled bitterly, thought about it, sighed and said, "Yes! After all, I was lucky. In fact, twelve years ago, before the night of St. Bar Tolo Miu, Uncle Amonkaw was lucky. But after that, everything changed......"
St. Ba Tolo Miu Night? I seem to have heard the term. I've been thinking hard for a long time, yes! That was a big event that happened in 1572! All of Paris, no! All of France is in a frenzy!
The months that followed were Good Friday for the Protestants, and Henry's Amonkale was undoubtedly a Protestant.
So I asked, "Are you a Protestant?"
"New Christians?" Henry seemed surprised, he smiled strangely, looked at my hair, skin color, and looks, and seemed relieved: "Yes! I now do what they ask, preach in Latin, attend Mass, but in reality I am still a Huguenot at heart! ”
I know that the Huguenots are the collective name for the French Protestants, and the night of Saint-Bar-Tolo-Miu was a bloody purge of the Huguenots, that is, the Protestants, by the French Bishops.
It seems that this guy is still a minority! Although I am not a believer, I know only a little about the brutal and bloody wars between the old and the new religions in European history, but it still does not change my sympathy for the new Christians and my disgust for the corrupt Catholics.
So I sighed, "If that's the case, he's lucky to survive!"
Henry was stunned when he heard my words, and then a trace of warmth appeared on his face, raised his glass and touched it with me again, and asked me with a smile: "Do you sympathize with the Huguenots?" Are you also a Newcomer? ”
I shook my head and said, "No, I'm not religious."
Henry smiled knowingly, "Indeed, the information does not mention that you have the faith of a certain sect. Strange Oriental people, don't you believe in God, and you are not afraid of the dark when you walk at night? Don't you worry about the devil's soul scythe? ”
I smiled and said, "I'm confident that the devil will worry about my coming!"
Henry listened to me and knew I was bragging, and laughed. When he was out of breath with a smile, he almost shook his hands and asked, "Do you know how to spell?" Why should the devil be afraid? ”
I said in my heart, if you don't show your hand, you don't know the three eyes of the prince Ma! So I pretended to be deep and said, "I am not afraid of the devil, because I believe in Bushvik!"
After saying that, my heart was overjoyed! Even though I don't believe this, that doesn't stop me from taking this shield out and putting it on the letters!
Sure enough, Henry listened to what I had to say, and said in confusion: "Bush Wick? Is this what you Ming Dynasty people called Buddhism? ”
Not only Henry, but even Hua Mei, who noticed this, was also confused. How could I tell you that after three hundred and twenty years, what I said about the tall East will come out. But I just don't say it! Ha ha!
Seeing that Hua Mei wanted to ask me the same question, I interrupted: "I'm not interested in whether God is in heaven, or Allah, or some other old man who is in power. Let's talk about what we're all interested in! For example – why do you care about us? ”
Henry saw that I didn't want to say more, so in his heart he understood Bushvik as something akin to Protestantism. He winked at me in understanding, and then continued: "Although I am out of the war with the Spaniards, my family and friends are not."
As he spoke, he looked at the crowd dancing to the cheerful music in the open space and said, "The Spaniards are always in collusion with the conspiracy theorists in France, and they covet our territory!" Just when you think they're dead, their spearhead is often hidden in the dark, right down your throat! ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at me, then to look at Hua Mei, trying his best to make a scary look. Hua Mei was amused and laughed, and said, "I think the Spaniards are all cowards, who only make intrigues!"
Henry laughed twice and said to Hua Mei: "Of course, in the eyes of a beautiful lady as mighty and heroic as you, the Spaniards are nothing more than worthless rats!"
Hua Mei frowned, after all, a girl cares more about her appearance than the words mighty and heroic. So she snorted and said, "Clever words! Hopefully your heart isn't as unacceptable as the smell in you! ”
When she said this, I realized that the smell emanating from Henry's body was really not very refreshing. To put it simply, it's like the smell of a zoo, but it's closer to us!
Henry laughed, took out a bottle of perfume casually, sprayed himself a few times, and then sprayed it on the void between us, before saying, "How is it?" It's so much better now! ”
Hua Mei frowned again and muttered, "The guy who has a headache and a foot ache!"
Henry laughed again. Just as he was about to speak, his face suddenly became serious, and he looked at the people who were walking towards him not far away.
A man in his thirties.
The man walked over, sat down opposite Henry, next to Christina, looked at Christina with an obsessive face, and asked Henry without looking back: "Brother, don't you plan to introduce this beautiful and elegant lady to me?"
"Of course not!" Henry looked a little unhappy, and then said, "Don't forget the promise we made when we came out, you promised Grandmother that you wouldn't cause trouble!" Francois! ”
The man known as François was not moved by Henry's words in the slightest, he glanced at Christina, and then said to Henry lightly: "On the land of France, how can I be considered troublesome if I fall in love with a lady?"
As he spoke, his hand touched the ends of Christina's hair a little dishonestly. I frowned, and was about to scold, but I heard a "choking" sound, and the long sword in Christina's hand was already unsheathed and was on François's throat!
Christina sneered, "Teasing me? Go ahead! Cut off the top of the head? Or is it the head below? ”
François was sweating so hard that he didn't dare to move. Several people around were suddenly anxious, and they were about to draw their swords and move forward! But he heard Henry shouting, "Don't do it!" It's a misunderstanding! ”
The men stopped and quietly observed the movement here. Henry looked at me and said, "François is just frivolous, but not a bad guy. Mr. Sun, tell your fiancée to put away her sword! Otherwise, you're going to get in trouble! ”
Old Tucker, who was drinking not far away, saw the movement here, and also put down the wine bottle and walked over. When he saw François's face clearly, he was stunned for a moment, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he called softly: "Tina! Stop it! ”
Seeing that Christina was unmoved, Old Tucker immediately turned his eyes to me for help.
I glanced at Henry, and then glanced at the people over there, and saw that those guys were under their robes, and they were all faintly wearing chain mail! It seems that these guys are not ordinary people!
After thinking about it, I said, "No one should offend a lady so frivolously. Forget it this time, but there is no next time! ”
Henry nodded, "Of course! I'll restrain François! ”
So, I gently patted Christina on the shoulder and whispered, "Forget it, Christina!"
Christina said coldly, "Call me Tina!"
I reluctantly said again, "Okay! Forget it, Tina, he's just kidding! ”
When Christina heard this, she immediately put the saber back into the scabbard with a "choked voice", pulled my sleeve with a smile and said, "Okay! My dear! If you don't get angry, I won't be angry! ”
I was immediately embarrassed, and I was used as a shield again!?
Hua Mei said angrily: "Sluts are hypocritical!" Let go! ”
Christina didn't understand, but she also knew that Hua Mei was jealous and angry, so she let go of her hand with a smile and gave me a flying kiss "Mo", and then said to me quite provocatively: "Go dance!" Come on! ”
Then, he turned around and twisted the water snake's waist to the middle of the crowd.
After François got out of trouble, he didn't say anything at all, just looked at Christina's back obsessively and licked his lips slightly.
With her appearance, the musicians seemed to be in good spirits and played upbeat music.
As soon as I heard this familiar rhythm, it was a Spanish bullfighting song! And Christina listened to the music and quickly danced to the beat!
Her bullfighting dance is hot and energetic, with long legs and a long fiery red skirt surrounding the roaring bonfire, which is almost soul-stirring to the sound of cheerful and vivid music!
Christina had a red rose in her mouth that she had found out of nowhere—it should be the one she often wore on her sideburns, and in the fluttering dance, the whole person seemed to turn into a fire!
The atmosphere of the whole party was pushed to the climax! People cheered and stood up, holding hands and forming circles with Christina around the fire, dancing happily!
François could no longer control himself, as if he had forgotten the warning, and staggered towards the circle!
Henry looked at me with a wry smile and said, "My cousin, although he is a little lustful, is not ......."
Before the word "bad" could be spoken, a scream of "ah" was heard, coming from the direction where François was walking!
We turned our heads sharply to look, only to see François being stabbed in the thigh and back with a short knife!
"Someone stabbed! Protect the Crown Prince! The shouts rang out, and the crowd suddenly blew up the pot, and it was completely chaotic!
Crown prince?