When Cecilia returned to France, she recounted the incident to her critically ill mother, Lady Howard, who had been disillusioned with men and depressed after losing her bid for the throne of the Imperial Empress. www.biquge.info Although she was sick at this time and had received an invitation from God, she was still keenly aware from her daughter's narration that her daughter seemed to like the Chinese gentleman who had saved her. Madame Howard thought that she fully supported Napoleon III's ascension to the throne of the French Empire, but in the end, she only got an empty title of countess, and she did not want her daughter to repeat her mistakes, so she expressed her support for her daughter's pursuit of true love.

Encouraged by her mother, Cecilia returned to Port Roseth a month later to look for him, but she didn't know how to find him. So, at the docks of Port Rosyth, there was such a scene: a beautiful Frenchwoman and her servants were at the docks to ask the workers about a Chinese gentleman, and every day from sunrise to sunset, she would wait at the pier, rain or shine, waiting for that person to appear.

She waited for seven days, and the Chinese workers at the docks were so moved that someone quietly informed Chen Hong, who was far away in London. After receiving the report, Chen Hong was both surprised and moved, so he took advantage of the mobile body to go to Port Roseth.

When Chen Hong appeared in Cecilia, the infatuated French girl hugged him on the spot and cried, which made Chen Hong a little overwhelmed for a while.

But from that moment on, this French girl was also imprinted in his heart.

"Dear Chen, my child, Cecilia now carries your flesh and blood in her belly, my grandson, and I hope that you will give my grandson the place he deserves when he is born. I'm an incompetent father in this regard, and I don't want you to repeat my mistakes. Napoleon III spoke earnestly. Indeed, he was indeed a suave man in his early years, playing with women like changing a shirt. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have feelings, except for Mrs. Howard, whose mistakes are irreparable, so he doesn't want his next generation to continue to copy his mistakes. This is also an explanation to Mrs. Howard, who is lying in Le Havre. But he also knew what kind of force Chen Hong's wife represented behind him, so Napoleon III did not ask for any title from the Chen family for Cecilia, but retreated to the second best and asked for the child's status.

"Rest assured, Dad, I swear to God that I and Cecilia's children will not suffer any wrongs." Chen Hong Zhengse said.

Although Chen Hong's answer was somewhat vague, his attitude still satisfied and relieved Napoleon III's heart.

"I propose, a toast to this lovely lucky child who will soon be in the world." The Comte de Breschet wasted no time in interjecting and pushing the atmosphere of this banquet to the top.

"Cheers to the cute kids!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

January 18, 1868 (December 24, Tongzhi 6), Majiang, Shipyard Area.

It's an ordinary day, but it's an important day for China.

Today is the day when the "No. 1 steamship" begins.

On this day, the shipyard area is hunting with flags, although it is near the end of the year, the bank of the Ma River is still vaguely pleasant in autumn.

Like Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, Lin Yizhe also wore official uniforms and warm hats, and together with other shipping officials, together with the foreigner superintendent Ri Yige and the chief engineer of the ship, Da Shibo, in accordance with traditional Chinese customs, worshiped the goddess of the sea, the Queen of Heaven, Mazu, who has a widespread belief in China's coastal areas.

Gongs and drums are sonorous, firecrackers are ringing in unison, and two yellow dragons symbolizing the wind and rain dance happily. Afterwards, people are led across the small stone bridge and into the Tin Hau Temple to hold a blessing ceremony. People kneel in front of the statue of Mazu, the Queen of Heaven, worship incense, offer flowers, and pray for blessings. The Master of Tin Hau Temple also rang the peace bell with Shen Baozhen and chanted prayers for good luck for the believers.

At this time, the shipyard's first large slipway has been completed with the intense efforts of the workers. The slipway was hung with red satin around the slipway to show festivity.

After the completion of the prayer ceremony, the groundbreaking ceremony of the "No. 1 Ship" was held. Amid the noisy sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipping, together with Zhou Kaixi, Xia Xianlun and others, put the first keel of the No. 1 steamship on the first slipway of the ship.

Seeing Shen Baozhen personally placing the keel of the "No. 1 Steamship", the surrounding people thundered with joy, the workers let out earth-shattering cheers, and the shipmaster officials were also excited.

Lin Yizhe noticed that Zhou Kaixi even shed tears, and he was also emotional.

He knew that at this moment, Zhou Kaixi's tears were completely out of sincerity and from the heart, not pretending to be seen by others.

Although Lin Yizhe and Zhou Kaixi had conflicts because of the change of shipyard, after the start of the reconstruction of the shipyard at the new site, he still tried his best to work for the shipyard as before, and in terms of official business, as the "number one" of the shipyard except Shen Baozhen, he never found trouble with Lin Yizhe, but got along well with Lin Yizhe.

At the beginning of the shipyard, Zhou Kaixi contributed a lot, so he was very respected and trusted by Shen Baozhen. Now, after four years from the initiative, the Harbour Master, who started with nothing in an open field, has officially begun the construction of a steam ship, how can he not be so excited?

Lin Yizhe suddenly felt that someone in the crowd seemed to be watching him, he turned his head and just met Chen Wan's gaze.

Seeing her husband's concerned gaze at her, Chen Wan did not act surprised and shy as usual, but showed a bright smile generously.

Lin Yizhe felt a little strange in his heart, he nodded at Xiao **, his eyes turned, and he suddenly saw that someone was looking at Chen Wan like himself.

It's just that this person's eyes are full of lust and greed.

Hu Xueyan!

Lin Yizhe understood why Chen Wan had such a smile, and couldn't help but secretly admire it in his heart, when he turned his head to look at Hu Xueyan, Hu Xueyan seemed to notice something wrong, he had already turned his head, and the expression on his face returned to normal.

From Hu Xueyan's obscene gaze at that moment just now, Lin Yizhe was already soberly aware that although this "patriotic businessman", who was widely praised by the mainstream of later generations, could be said to be quite conscientious as the procurement of the shipmaster, he handled the procurement of timber, the recruitment of craftsmen and sailors and other matters handled in an orderly manner, and the accounts were quite clear, and there was no sign of corruption. But Lin Yizhe understands that Hu Xueyan is by no means an honest gentleman like Zhou Kaixi.

After the groundbreaking ceremony, Hu Xueyan did not go to the government office, but returned to the house assigned to him by the harbour master (this is one of the benefits of the shipmaster's officials).

The reason why he hurried back to his home in a hurry was not because he was tired from the things he was busy these days, but because he had a general evil fire in his heart that he needed to vent.

The smile that Chen Wanlu gave to Lin Yizhe just now had already stimulated him like a mad beast.

"Master, what are you going to ...... today" The housekeeper noticed Hu Xueyan's abnormality and asked cautiously.

"It's nothing, it's nothing important today, so I'll come back first." Hu Xueyan took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. Although his demeanor had returned to normal, the fire of lust in his heart was burning brighter and stronger.

"Master, that old guy surnamed Xu, chased here......" The housekeeper looked around and saw that there was no one, and whispered in Hu Xueyan's ear.

"Oh?!" Hu Xueyan was stunned for a moment, and then frowned, "But it's difficult enough, this grandfather and grandson are really the same stubborn." ”

"Now this person is talking crazy on the street, ruining the reputation of the master, although no one takes it seriously now, but in the long run, it may not reach the ears of one or two good people, once the opponent of the master knows, it can be ......"

"It's not that hard." Hu Xueyan smiled and said, "Older people, they can't help but be confused when they speak, besides, when you come to this Fuzhou city, you are not familiar with life, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be some accidents, right?" ”

"What the master said is very true." The housekeeper immediately understood what Hu Xueyan meant, and responded respectfully, "The villain knows how to do it." ”

Hu Xueyan looked at the housekeeper and said meaningfully, "Xiaohong in the lady's room, if you like it, when the matter is done, I will reward it to you." ”

"Thank you, Master!" The butler was first shocked, then rejoiced, and hurriedly threw himself to the ground.

"I'll go to the back hall, and no one is allowed to come and disturb me without my orders." Hu Xueyan took a sip of the teacup and said to the housekeeper.

"Yes. Master. ”

"There you go."

After the housekeeper withdrew, Hu Xueyan got up and came to the multi-treasure shelf, took out a small yellow and delicate copper key, and opened a small cabinet.

The small cabinet is divided into three layers, and there are one after another beautifully made small medicine bottles, Hu Xueyan glanced at it, quickly took a small medicine bottle and put it in his arms, and then carefully locked the cabinet door.

Hu Xueyan hummed a little tune, paced leisurely, and came to a secluded hut in the backyard.

It was an enclosed place, furnished like a bedroom, except that there were no windows and were lit only by a large lantern on the wall.

And in one of the large beds inside, sat a young girl.

The girl sat there with her back to Hu Xueyan, and Hu Xueyan could only see her back, even if it was enough to make him feel the beauty of a young girl.

Just looking at her back, Hu Xueyan couldn't help breathing.

Hu Xueyan, who is in her forties, has seen many young and beautiful women, but none of them are as tempting to him as the girl in front of him.

Her figure is slightly taller than that of ordinary women, with a thin waist, long legs, a small pair of jade feet, and round buttocks that are tightly clamped. The skin is white and smooth, exuding an alluring aura. Hu Xueyan looked at her and suddenly felt that the girl sitting in front of him was Chen Wan......

"Wan'er, don't be afraid, it's me ......" he couldn't help but shout.

The girl seemed to want to scream, but she seemed to have something in her mouth, and she couldn't make any sound. The girl's pale and feeble resistance made Hu Xueyan even more excited, making him feel that he could no longer control his impulses, so he dragged the girl to the bed, and then he stripped all his clothes and pressed down on the warm and delicate body lying on his back. The girl's body was still resisting fiercely, he easily parted her legs, she writhed desperately, not letting him in, and he replied with a harder push, he felt the huge resistance brought to him by her body, it may be that he has played too many relationships with women who have been insulted, and Hu Xueyan, who has reached the edge of being completely out of control, still can't control his emotions. As the girl's body writhed violently, he first screamed uncontrollably, and instantly vented to the end.