Chapter 123: The Wind Rises

As expected, a military ship has long been waiting in the airport, of course, the military ship is just a cover-up, and the interior has long been modified beyond recognition,

The living room, the bar, the gym, all kinds of facilities, and more than 20 workers are always on call, and none of them is necessarily lower than Chen Fang's commission income.

"You're much stronger than before, and it looks like we'll have to make you two new clothes, but I've brought a tailor." The mother pressed Chen Fang's shoulder hard, and her joy was overflowing.

Not only a tailor, but her mother even brought a bartender and beautician with her, and if it weren't for the limited space on the military ship, she might have moved her beloved bedroom up.

"It's just a banquet, it doesn't have to be so grand, right? Can't I go by myself? Chen Fang stood on the platform and let the old tailor compare with each other.

"Don't tell me, you want to wear this leather coat and go to the Lu family for a banquet empty-handed, I will prepare the gifts for you, and there is a three-day journey, just to make up for your etiquette." Mother leaned back on the soft sofa, gently swayed the top Rodin, and gave directions with great interest.

In the upper class of the imperial capital, fashion is the eternal theme, a style of clothes that is not in line with the trend, even if there is an outdated lace, even if the fabric and workmanship are exquisite, it will make the owner a laughing stock, the mother is the person who can firmly grasp the pulse of fashion, or in other words, she is the person who leads the fashion of the imperial capital. As long as it is her opinion, the tailor can accept it with an open mind.

In addition, as a noble garment, rigor is also a must, which can be felt from the meticulous work attitude of the tailor.

"The color is on the dark side, and the metallic feel is too heavy, so take two more threads for me to see." The mother frowned, as if sensing an extremely serious problem.

"That's pretty much it, I think it's good." Chen Fang reluctantly protested and returned to work, which meant that he continued to be a statue for three hours, not to mention that the tailor was very old, and he was very worried about the old man's physical exhaustion and fainting at work.

"It's still not good, change it again." My mother was always undistracted by the work she was passionate about, and she turned a deaf ear to the voices of complaints.

After seven long hours, the mother finally expressed a satisfactory opinion that the process that required Chen Fang's participation was 'nearing the end'.

Cufflinks, buttons, are jewelry for clothes, and they must not be sloppy in the slightest.

The tailor solemnly took out a beautiful wooden box, and the box and the surface were engraved with simple patterns, gorgeous and elegant. Inside the box lie more than 200 exquisite gemstones, set off by the finest black velvet and lighting.

Although Chen Fang didn't know much about jewelry, he could also know that each of these glittering little stones was worth a lot of money, and if it didn't fall into the Chen family, he would definitely be qualified to be set in top jewelry, but his mother just glanced at it, and then shook her head gently.

The tailor understood and carefully flipped up the velvet to reveal the second layer below.

Mother shook her head again.

Third floor. Still shaking the head.

Nineteenth floor.

"Anthony, pay more attention to the buttons on the market, these buttons, if you can't use them for ten months, replace them as soon as possible, which can save us time." The mother yawned lazily, as if she was a little tired.

"Yes, miss." Anthony was respectful, without the slightest complaint, but with a hint of guilt, the amount of money spent on the purchase of buttons every year was astronomical, this errand meant absolute trust, but he was powerless, with his age, it was very difficult to make clothes, how could he have the energy to pay attention to other things? Not to mention chasing fashion.

"What about the buttons I bought at auction last time, let's see if I can use them?" Mother sighed faintly, and reminded her that most of the buttons she had used over the years had been bought by herself.

At the bottom of the wooden box, eighteen blue diamonds inlaid with brilliant gold are like the blue and deep of the sea.

"If you happen to make two clothes, use them, and don't embroider the family crest on the clothes. You go get busy. Mother smiled faintly.

Chen Fang seemed to have heard the amnesty order, and immediately fell on the sofa, sighing exaggeratedly, not only to stop being a statue, since his mother told Anthony not to embroider the family crest, it means that he does not need to go to the banquet as a child of the Chen family, although he doesn't know why, but that is exactly what he wants.

"As for it? I heard that you joined the mercenaries, just this physique? The mother rolled her eyes, she was already exhausted on the starry night, but she didn't want to rest at the moment, so she wanted to see her son more and talk.

"It's not a matter of physique, why not change tailors? He looked like he was going to die. Chen leaned back on the sofa, and if he had been a young tailor, it might not take two hours.

"Don't say that Anthony, he made clothes for your grandfather when he was fourteen, and he made me a lot of beautiful clothes before I was born, and on my sixteenth birthday, he made my first dress, and you know how beautiful that dress is? I still hang it in my closet. You too, from childhood to adulthood, every piece of your clothing was made by him, and he is like our family. "My mother was a little angry, and when she got married, she did not hesitate to quarrel with her father in order to take Anthony away.

"For the record, I didn't wear a skirt. I just said this to Anthony as a family member, do you want him to die of exhaustion? Why not give him a sum of money so that he can live in his old age? Doesn't he have a favorite thing to do? He just likes to make clothes for people? "In the family, Chen Fang has too many things that are not pleasing to the eye, maybe in his bones, he does not look like a traditional nobleman.

"When you're in a good mood, it's best to figure out what loyalty is. Even if you don't need to, don't trample on Anthony's

Loyal. That's the noblest thing he can give us. Loyalty should be encouraged, not bruised, and as a nobleman, you should keep it in mind. Anthony worked for the Lin family and the Chen family successively, which is his honor, as a tailor, his reward can only be to use his life's energy to make clothes for us. If we were to change tailors, what would others say about him? Would say that he was swept away, and you would like Anthony to be laughed at? He doesn't make clothes for anyone but us. The mother was a little moved.

"Then there's no other way?" Of course, Chen Fang knew what loyalty was, and he couldn't help but be discouraged.

"There is a way, unless Anthony's descendants inherit his honor, then he can retire successfully, as you say, and live a long life." Mother sighed faintly.

"Descendant, you seem to get to the point." Through his mother's forced distress, Chen Fang saw a hint of cunning, and his intuition told him that there was a problem.

"Anthony wants his children and grandchildren to continue making clothes for the Chen family, and although he didn't mention it, I know what he thinks." The mother didn't see the embarrassment of the conspiracy being exposed, and explained it unhurriedly.

"Just for this topic, you deliberately brought Anthony and made your son stand like a fool for seven hours?" Chen Fang couldn't cry or laugh.

Mother just smiled, not ashamed at all.

"Anthony's children and grandsons would like to be tailors?" Chen Fang is very clear, although Anthony is a tailor, his salary is quite large, not to mention that he has a considerable pension, and his children and grandchildren are not short of money and can do what they want.

"Anthony's great-granddaughter is a tailor, and her fashion has covered two-thirds of the streets of the imperial capital this summer." Mother did not hesitate to praise her.

"That's not called a tailor, it's called a fashion designer, why should you be a tailor if you have this achievement?" Although Chen Fang is not interested in fashion, he also knows that the imperial capital is the place that leads the fashion of the empire, and can occupy two-thirds of the market in the imperial capital, and Anthony's granddaughter is a top fashion designer.

"You've taken my word for ears, loyalty, that's Anthony's long-cherished wish. Besides, there is no shame in making clothes for the Chen family, the achievements of top designers depend on who her works are worn, not how many pieces are sold, understand? "Mother annoyed lesson lesson.

"Even if what you say makes sense, what does it have to do with me?" knew that his mother was arguing, but Chen Fang was helpless.

"Of course it has something to do with you, Anthony's granddaughter can be your tailor." Mother smiled kindly.

"No, how many sets of clothes can I make? Besides, what is there to design for men's clothes? Wear and wear nothing more than those styles? But you don't know how many clothes you have to make in a year, so you might as well keep them for yourself. My little commission is a problem for me to eat, and I can't afford to hire a personal tailor. Speaking of eating, Chen Fang took out the hose from his pocket.

"You don't have to pay, what are you afraid of?" The mother first glared at Chen Fang, and then said: "Of course she also makes clothes for me, you don't pretend to be confused with me, how many tailors are there in the Chen family, how many can outsiders know?" You are the third son of the dignified, I am just an insignificant outsider, whose tailor scenery are you talking about? It's giving her an identity, you know? ”

"Understand, I'm a cover." Chen Fang suddenly realized.

"Questions?" Mother asked.

"That's all that has been said and done, what more questions can I have?" Chen Fang smiled wryly.

A moment later, his mother came to Anthony and told him the truth about the previous conversation, and when he was halfway through, Anthony was already in tears.

"You first ask your granddaughter's opinion, if she wants, she will make clothes for Chen Fang in the future. If she doesn't want to, don't force it, okay? Mother's words were extraordinarily gentle.

"She does." Anthony's categorical reply.

"That's good, you teach her to embroider the Chen family's emblem as soon as possible, even if you are free, you can still stay, and we will live together." Mother whispered, though she knew that this retention was more of a formality, at least Anthony would have thought.

"When Jennifer was five years old, I taught her to embroider the family crest, one hundred and eight variations of the flying lion, she can embroider, ten thousand and eight stitches, one stitch can not be more, one stitch can not be less, she is now embroidering better than me. Otherwise, let her try the young master's clothes this time, I'll just tell her the size, and the buttons will be nailed in time when they get off the ship, so let's see her craftsmanship first? Anthony choked up with confidence in his voice.

His mother nodded lightly and instructed him not to embroider the family crest on his clothes.

After Anthony left, her mother sat alone on the sofa, without saying a word, and for her, the old man who watched her grow up was not just a tailor, but a relative, and it was sad that her loved one was about to leave.

Who told Chen Fang that he couldn't bear to see his mother sad, so he quietly came to his mother's side and said: "It may be inappropriate to ask at this time, just measuring the size, a few minutes is enough, since the clothes are made by Anthony's granddaughter, I have not stood in vain for seven hours." ”

For the sake of Anthony's wishes, he was indeed a little sorry for his son, and his mother yawned weakly and explained: "I'm so sleepy, I'll rest first, you go to bed early, and teach you etiquette tomorrow." ”

"It's too much, I was born by my mother!" Chen Fang did a very good job, chasing his mother all the way to the bedroom

"Of course I know you were born by your mother." Mother slammed the door shut.

On the third day, the ship teleported into the Imperial Star Field.

Woo~Woo~ The alarms of military ships are particularly harsh and ringing.

"We've been confronted by pirates." An Imperial officer rushed to report, and there was not the slightest panic in his expression, indicating that he was a well-trained soldier.

The image of the spectacle was transmitted to the display screen at the same time, and the twelve mechs were rapidly approaching, and their goal was clear.

Chen Fang could finally get rid of the monotonous etiquette training, and after watching the footage, he asserted: "These people are not pirates. ”

After the reunion, the mother just saw her son fooling around, this was the first time she saw her son's ability, and her expression was quite appreciative: "Oh, you can tell me, why not a pirate?" ”

Chen Fang said: "Pirates rarely attack military ships, not to mention that they only have twelve mechas, judging from their speed, they are not in line with ordinary mechas, they are driving high-end mechas, deliberately disguised as pirates." ”

The mother was a little disappointed: "That's all you see? ”

Chen Fang had no intention of guessing the dumb riddle, and said anxiously: "I'll send them." ”

The mother blocked the way and said angrily: "You give me some peace, send a few thieves and you can't make a move, come with me, I have something to say to you." ”

Outside the ship, the battle is in full swing, and inside the ship, the mother and son talk eloquently.

"Outside, you play whatever you want and sharpen your edge, but when you return to the imperial capital, you have to hide your edge, which is also what your grandfather meant."

"Your people can't seem to hold on." Chen Fang quietly paid attention to the battle situation with the corner of his eye.

"Did you hear what I said?" The mother suddenly reached out and twisted Chen Fang's ear.

"What did you just say? Can't you send them away first? Chen Fang screamed in pain.

"I asked you to hide your edge, and hiding your edge means staying here in peace and listening to me." The mother's loud lecture regardless of identity.

"You let go of your hands first, I see, but your people are suffering heavy casualties." Chen Fang's painful face turned green.

"The strength of these people is indeed not weak, let's deal with it." The sixth-order mercenary took the initiative to ask.

"You're the one who saved me from Xiu Nanxing." Chen Fang immediately judged the identity of this person from what he said.

"This is the third son, right? How noble your identity is, and how hard you work, let me go with this old bone. The old man happily admitted it, and then left unhurriedly. For him, fighting is far more comfortable than staying in the cabin and wanting to laugh, but forcing it to laugh.

"I'm tired." Mother smiled.

"So you hired a sixth-order mercenary to protect it?" Chen Dazhong realized that it is no wonder that his mother is not afraid of danger and is calm, and this determination is backed by strength.

"Can't I afford it? Your grandfather hired a team of sixth-order mercenaries for me. The mother was so angry and funny that she raised her hand to turn off the display.

"Can you let me enjoy the battle first?" Chen Fang begged pitifully.

"No wonder your grandfather likes you, you two are the same dog." Mother ignored so much and turned off the screen casually, just like forcibly turning off his data terminal when he was a child.

"I'm going to pull you out of the fight, and when you focus on the fight and you can't see what really threatens you, you have to think of what you should think of before the battle is over outside." Mother's words are mysterious.

"It's to compete for the position of head of the family." Chen Fang gave the answer instantly.

"You're not stupid, you just like to pretend to be confused." The mother was satisfied with her son's performance.

"Can I turn on the display now?" Chen was anxious to urge.

"No! Any idea why I picked this time to talk to you? I tell you, it's not a question of whether you want to be the head of your family or not, it's a life-and-death battle, and all those who support you, those who are loyal to you, are involved, and you have to do your best whether you want to or not. And what you have to do now is to rein in the edge, which is what your grandfather meant. Therefore, you don't go to the banquet as the third son of the Chen family, just go to meet Lu Beiyan. Mother tapped her fingers lightly on the tabletop

"I know what to do." Chen Fang finally got serious.

In less than seven minutes, the sixth-order mercenaries went and returned, and the battle ended in a victory without suspense, but unfortunately they failed to leave a living mouth, and the other party detonated the cockpit without exception after the defeat, and the identity of the attacker could not be investigated.

"You might be able to find a clue in your brain." Chen Fang reminded.

"The brain was also blown to pieces, and besides, they came prepared, and it is very likely that the data was deleted before the explosion. Although the strength of the other party is not very good, it is a mature assassination organization, and their defeat is due to underestimating the enemy and misestimating our strength. The sixth-order mercenary said regretfully.

"They can't imagine that I have your team of strange soldiers to escort, Mr. Fan has worked hard, it doesn't matter if he can't find a clue, if he doesn't even know who wants my life, then I really deserve to die." Mother said lightly.

"Who wants your life?" Chen Fang's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness.

"Rein in your edge." Mother stressed again.

The Lu family, the goblin's birthday party was held as scheduled.

Although Lu Beiyan was reluctant to publicize it, and the list of invitations was reduced as much as possible, the hall was still crowded with guests, and even the garden was crowded.

"Why bother to create such a big formation? We have a word in advance, he is not going to the banquet as the third son of the Chen family. The secretary of state had a bitter look on his face, these days, he can understand the domineering of his in-laws, and he has to launch his son-in-law in public.

"Lu didn't invite such people, they all came uninvited. Having said that, if you release pigeons again tonight, don't blame Lu for turning his face, birds, I think I'm a majestic person for a lifetime, and now I see my son-in-law, like a thief. ”

"Don't worry, didn't I say it, this kid will arrive tonight, and I will send my daughter to escort him back in person." The Secretary of State responded with a smile, the so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, not to mention that the two are still in-laws after all.

"With a charge? Afraid that I'll eat people? Or is my daughter unable to handle it? Lu Beiyan's face turned cold.

"If your daughter can't take it, will there be any daughter in the Auga Empire who dares to go out? I didn't mean that, this kid is usually wild, no one can control him except his mother, I'm doing this purely for insurance, if you don't see anyone tonight, you won't send troops to demolish my house. ”

I know it's a joke, but it's eight or nine to see my son-in-law tonight, no matter what, I see someone first and then make a plan. Lu Beiyan's face was slightly warmer, and he said: "In-laws, don't blame me for being domineering Lu someone, I am also anxious, in a blink of an eye, the children of the Lu family are all older, and the candidate for the next head of the family is still undecided, and I can't see any signs, I really can't see through the old fox Chen Bowei." ”

"If you can see through it, he won't be called Chen Bowei, does he also have his difficulties?" The Secretary smiled in understanding.

"Don't play with me, what do you think my son-in-law, your good grandson, has a chance of winning?" Lu Beiyan was born in the army, he likes to go straight, and he can't stand the unpredictable and profound tone of his in-laws.

"In context, we have the best chance of winning." The Secretary of State responded.

"The other sixteen family backgrounds are not bad, you don't know how the Chen family educates their children, one by one, they are all like wolves and tigers, and now they are all mixed up, but my good son-in-law, who is still not visible and does not show water, what will I fight with them when the time comes? When Chen Bowei chooses a successor, of course, he must consider the background, personal ability is the most important, after all, he is choosing the future helmsman of the Chen family, although our two old bones can help from the side, the key depends on whether this kid can help up. Lu Beiyan said with confidence.

"Speaking of which, you are worried that my grandson will not be able to help him, no wonder you are anxious to see someone." The secretary of state knows the original intention of his in-laws, but at this moment he deliberately pretends to be garlic, purely to retaliate for the bird's anger he has received these days.

"Whether he can help him up or not, he is the son-in-law of someone Lu. At this point, aren't you in a hurry, it's time for this kid to show up, right? No, you have to keep a good word tonight, or don't try to slip away. Unconsciously, Lu Beiyan's single-minded habits were revealed again.

"As your brother said, the children of the Chen family, which family background is not weak, some time ago, Chen Bowei expelled the eldest son, on the surface to give me an explanation, but in fact, he was killing chickens and monkeys, and doing it for other children to see, so that these boys' actions should not be too big, what is expulsion? When the time came, a word was called back, and this battle was not too late, it was far from begining. The Secretary of State tapped his finger lightly on the table.

"What do you mean?" Lu Beiyan leaned closer slightly.

"The position of the head of the family is like a tempting cake, this cake can not be divided, it can only be enjoyed by one person, now the situation is unclear, everyone is staring at this cake, who is closest to this cake, who will become the target of the public, no matter how strong our two families are, can they compete with this force? Besides, Chen Bowei will also allow it. If my grandson can help him up, you will see tonight. The Secretary of State smiled faintly.

"Tall! If your grandson returns, he will be the closest person to the cake, so you hide him and let others ignore his threats and let the rest of the children fight for their blood. I don't read much, I don't like my in-laws, and I have a lot of intestines. Lu Beiyan woke up like a dream and slapped his head violently.

"This kid ran away from home by himself, and it was Chen Bowei's idea to let him stay outside, and the old man was just pushing the boat down the river." The secretary of state looked embarrassed, but this compliment was better to push it off.

"So, Chen Bowei deliberately protects this kid." Lu Beiyan heard the sound outside the strings.

"It should be like this, Chen Bowei is the head of the Chen family after all, he doesn't want to see the children of the Chen family fighting for the position of the head of the family, no matter which child he is, he will try his best to protect it, why did you expel the eldest son? If you don't give an explanation, don't talk about others, can your brother let that kid go? ”

"Having said that, the actions of the children of the Chen family are getting bigger and bigger, and they are already suppressing the other party's forces, but I don't care, I heard that Bruce has had a hard time recently, if we don't help, it will be difficult for him, the intelligence chief, to survive the next three months. I specially invited him tonight, just because I was afraid that he would not be able to hold on, so I gave him some confidence. Lu Beiyan reminded him worriedly.

"If you can't hold on, you have to hold on, what's the matter of losing your position? As long as Chen Sangongzi is on the throne, that son will always be his, and no one can take it away. If Chen Sangongzi loses his power, even if no one moves him now, he himself will have to be gray at that time, he is a smart person, and he understands better than anyone else. Let's not meddle in this matter, Chen Bowei naturally knows how to measure. ”

While talking, Lu Lingxue came to the two of them to say hello.

Lu Beiyan snorted coldly to end the topic.

Although the secretary of state doesn't know what kind of awkward trouble this father and daughter are making, he knows that Lu Beiyan loves his daughter very much, and no matter how big the matter is, it is to gamble for a few days, not to mention that Lu Lingxue has always been well-behaved, what trouble can he cause? He laughed and said: "It's okay if you trouble me, you can't abuse my grandson-in-law, no, I have to let her pass the door as soon as possible, I feel distressed to see you treat her like this." ”

Lu Beiyan felt angry when he mentioned this matter, and scolded: "This little girl has hard wings, she ran to the rescue of the Repair Star, and even brought me a daughter back, she is still an indigenous, like a wild man, and she pounces on people when she sees them." ”

The secretary of state said very seriously: "Isn't it very good, you can have more than one son-in-law." ”

Lu Beiyan's stomach was on fire, and his face was the color of pig liver, like a daughter shouting: "Hurry up, don't let me see you, I will be angry when I see you." ”

Some people have been naughty since childhood, and occasionally being well-behaved can make adults ecstatic, and some people have been well-behaved since childhood, just making a mistake that is not a mistake will be blamed for a long time, Lu Lingxue is the second kind of person, and came to the garden alone after being driven away by his father.

"Whew!" She heard a whistle that was not loud, but it was particularly piercing, and how could anyone greet her at a banquet, let alone greet a lady.

The white clothes, white shirts, and shoes are also white, and they are particularly eye-catching in the night.

Although there are few changes to men's dresses, Jennifer can still be unique in simplicity, and the well-fitting cut and enigmatic patterns make the owner of this dress the center of attention at any banquet, which is enough to prove her strength as a top fashion designer, but unfortunately she is not clear about the requirements of her employer, this outfit is not low-key, especially when worn on Chen Fang's body.

"It's you!" Although Chen Fang was the same as before after changing his clothes, his eyes were still as presumptuous as ever, and he was immediately recognized by Lu Lingxue.

"You can recognize me, it seems that I have made a great impression on you." Chen Fang's smile is very gentlemanly, very aristocratic, and very seductive to girls, the first two are derived from her mother's almost harsh teachings, and the latter one is talented.