The arrival of Sir François brought the first wave of enthusiasm to the banquet that had not yet begun, and although everyone sought after it, only a few people dared to go up and talk.

In the Western social circles, where gentlemanly manners prevail and the self-proclaimed civilization is prevalent, these people actually keep a distance of awe from François, which shows how influential he is.

Of course, François was just a young man after all, and what really made people feel awe-inspiring was the ancient family behind him that lasted for more than 200 years, but in any case, he seemed to be the focus of the audience, the focus of the audience, which can only be seen from a distance.

François was like a prince on high above, he was accustomed to such a scene, and with his head held high, he led the warriors of the navy to the banquet hall.

Everyone gave way, the Baptistes were just ordinary businessmen, and their status was not as high as they imagined, and this time they participated in the banquet to broaden their contacts and make as many friends as possible, so they stood relatively low.

Chen Mu's stature is tall among the Qing people, but he can be thrown into the pile of foreigners, but he is drowned in the crowd of gentlemen and ladies, it is said that François will not notice Chen Mu.

François was a little blind and didn't bother to look at these people at all, let alone see Chen Mu.

However, it was such a coincidence, it was rare that the focus of these people was on François, and Prussian was finally able to get out and come to Chen Mu's side.

And François, no matter how noble, could not ignore the clergy, especially the cardinal of the East, Prussiantown!

François, who was invincible, stopped in front of Prussiantown, bent down and bowed his head, and kissed the ring on Prussiantown's hand.

"Oh, my dear priest, I didn't expect you to be here, and it's my honor to meet you."

François's humility made Chen Mu feel very incomprehensible, after all, he couldn't understand the status of the clergy in Western society, but Prussian's cold response attitude made Chen Mu even more puzzled.

Prussian was not overly enthusiastic about François, but smiled faintly and called him by name: "Hello, François, what have you been up to lately?" ”

This is a very ordinary pleasantry, typical of the situation, and the interlocutor should then respond with a sense of humor, and then end the conversation politely and without embarrassment.

But François did not seem to be reconciled, and he replied earnestly: "I am very glad that the priest cares so much about my fleet when there has been a problem with the ships and they are repairing them, and the first mate and mechanics are working overtime." ”

Although François showed interest in talking, Prussian did not buy it, and just sighed: "Oh, so it is, hard work." ”

François was a little bored, and only then turned his eyes to Chen Mu's body, especially when he saw Chen Mu piercing the pirate pill head, his eyes were also a little surprised.

"Priest, who is this friend?"

For the common aristocracy, it was fashionable to speak French, but for the old aristocracy and clergy, the use of Latin was more noble to highlight their nobility.

Prussian once said to Chen Mu that most foreign languages originate from Latin, and as long as you learn Latin well, other languages will be much easier.

Therefore, Chen Mu's Latin level is much higher than that of broken French, and thanks to the two of them talking in Latin, Chen Mu also listened to seven or eight points, but it was difficult to speak at this time.

Prussian looked at Chen Mu and replied to François casually: "This is my new student, named Chen Youren. ”

"Your students? Is it your aco-priest? For some reason, Chen Mu always felt that François had begun to show some hostility.

Prussian shook his head: "Not an auxiliary priest. ”

"Not an aco-priest? Do you want to take him as your godson? François's tone had already begun to contain anger, and his eyes were full of jealousy for Chen Mu!

Chen Mu has never seen a person who can show his heart so unscrupulously on his face, saying that he will change color.

Regarding his godson, Chen Mu also knows.

When it comes to godsons, we have to talk about the godfathers opposite.

The early church fathers are those who are highly respected in Christianity or Catholicism, whether they are bishops, or theologians, historians, thinkers, or philosophers, who in any case are the most respected.

The godson, on the other hand, is the person who baptizes the baby, formally professes the religion, performs ceremonies, gives them a religious name, and undertakes to undertake their religious education and guardianship.

Although in later years, godparents have become commonplace, and it seems that everyone who joins the church can have two godfathers and one godmother, but many people choose their good friends to be godfathers and godmothers for their children.

But it was different at that time, Prussian was the cardinal of the East, and in the south he was the head of the mission.

They will pass on all the resumes and deeds of these foreigners overseas to China through their channels, such as military officers and businessmen.

If you want to make a name for yourself overseas, you can't do without the praise and publicity of priests, although they are only missionaries, they have a respectable confidence in terms of social status and social function.

"This François cares so much about this matter, I am afraid that just like he wants to marry Isabella, he wants to gain his own benefits by becoming the godson of Prussia......" Chen Mu is not a stupid person, and it is easy to associate this point.

He thought that Prussian would say a word, but he did not expect that Prussian would add fuel to the fire, and said to François: "Chen is a very smart child, he has not yet joined the church, and if he is willing to do so, I don't mind being his godfather." ”

As soon as Prussiantown's words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Chen Mu!

At this time, they finally began to carefully examine Chen Mu, both in appearance and clothing.

I have to say that Chen Mu is very outstanding in appearance among the Qing people, his skin is fair, he does not have the dirty and black visual feeling of the Qing people, he is humble and polite, his eyes are confident, he is trendy, and his face is handsome, especially the tear mole in his left eye, which is natural!

This is a talent that makes people envious and even jealous, because many people present, in order to catch up with the trend, have moles on their faces, but almost all of them's moles are fake, but Chen Mu's is true!

Moreover, Chen Mu has experienced family changes, and he is quite bitter and hateful, and the tears and moles have brought him a melancholy temperament, which can't be disguised!

"You're going to be his godfather?" François's chest rose and fell violently, as if he could not accept such a fact!

"He's just a Qing countryman!" François pointed at Chen Mu's nose and almost jumped up.

Prussiantown, on the other hand, replied lightly: "François, Chen, like you, is just a child in my eyes." ”

Prussiantown's words can be said to be very unkind, and they are already offensive to François's prestige, but he is a priest, and he is a cardinal of the East, and there are not many people who dare to speak like this.

François really didn't dare to contradict Prussian again, but just threw a resentful look at Chen Mu, and angrily took his own people and crashed into the banquet hall, the old butler wanted to salute, but was rudely pushed away by François!

Everyone looked at Chen Mu, whispered and discussed, and then walked into the banquet hall.

Prussian said to Chen Mu: "I'm sorry, my child ......"

Looking at Prussian's apologetic eyes, Chen Mu finally understood why the old priest said this.

"Teacher, why don't you want to take François as your godson?"

Chen Mu did not blame Prussian for using him as a shield, but curiously asked the reason.

Prussian sighed lightly and said: "I have always hoped that religion can be propagated and propagated purely, and should not be too deeply connected with politics, and his purpose is not pure, so I will not accept him." ”

Hearing this, Chen Mu was also in awe, although his opinion of Prussia had already changed, but today's performance really changed many of Chen Mu's preconceived views of him.

Seeing that Chen Mu didn't speak, Prussian also patted him on the shoulder and said, "Child, I didn't lie to him, if you are willing to join the church, I will accept you as a godson, really." ”

Chen Mu shook his head and said: "Your immortals have suffered too much, and I don't understand why they are born guilty, I don't agree with many things, so I can't join the sect against my will, such words are also not pure, sorry......"

When Prussian heard this, he also fell into deep thought, and after a moment he smiled with satisfaction: "You are such an honest child, and my Lord will favor the honest, may the Lord bless you." ”

As the two said this, the Baptistes also walked over and looked at Chen Mu with worried eyes, but they didn't say anything, just said to Prussian: "Priest, let's go in too." ”

Prussian nodded slightly, and then said to Chen Mu: "You can follow me." ”

It seems that he is also a little worried that François will humiliate Chen Mu, after all, he is a clergyman, and many things cannot be done too out of line, just like other people need him, he also needs the support of these people in order to successfully preach, and even the church was built with the money of these people.

Chen Mu didn't plan to be strong, and if François was not good for him, he was also thinking about how he should deal with it.

Thinking so, he had no choice but to honestly follow behind Prussian's ass, hoping that the old priest had better protect him, otherwise he would have to rely on himself.

When he arrived at the front of the banquet hall, Chen Mu found that Tang Tingfang had already brought his own people to the front, but he had some disputes with the old housekeeper, and after listening carefully, he realized that all foreigners had to go in before Chinese could enter, which obviously caused dissatisfaction in the hearts of Tang Tingfang and others.

Especially when Prussian took Chen Mu, a Chinese, past them with his head held high, and when he walked into the banquet hall first in the awe-inspiring eyes of the old butler, Tang Tingfang's eyes were full of jealousy and resentment towards Chen Mu.

Chen Mu also smiled bitterly in his heart, he was not sure how great the old priest Prussian's ability was, but this old guy's ability to hate Chen Mula was proper.

Now except for Bertrand who has not offended, with the help of Prussiantown, Chen Mu has become a thorn in the side of the other two teams, and I am afraid that I will not be able to eat a foreigner meal calmly tonight.