Chapter 51

The Count wants to see himself.

Lin Hai could ignore the sāo movement from the academy. But it seems that there is no way to refuse this message from Lin Wei conveyed by Ang Lee. If he turned it off and ignored it, Li An, who didn't say anything first, might be reprimanded, and Lin Hai didn't want her face to be black forever when he saw Lin Wei next time.

This is a restaurant facing the river, and in the private room on the second floor, there is a bronze candlestick in the center of the dining table, the door frame is gilded, and the wall is covered with black and white checkerboard patches. A retro and warm atmosphere gradually exudes in this night. There were only five people at the table, Earl Lin Wei, Countess, Lin Wei Lin Hao, and Lin Hai.

Milan Star Lombard cuisine is very rich, from mountain cuisine, to lake cuisine, plain cuisine, and fine workmanship, which is famous throughout the empire. Among them, Milanese risotto is famous in the stars, saffron by grams, accompanied by Orb wine, veal with bone marrow, fluffy and plump rice with spices and seasonings, and accompanied by strong beef, which is extremely delicious.

The sound of knives and steak cutting and clashing against the plate is pleasant to the ears from time to time. Lin Hao frowned slightly, looking at Lin Hai's waist straight, his eyes on the food on the plate, extremely focused, the spoon rose and fell quickly between his mouth and on the plate, and it didn't take long for a plate of food to be eaten by Yu Jingjing. I thought that Lin Hai had been back for more than a year, and when he was strong, he also had a bit of a natural aristocratic demeanor in his blood, but it was on this that he never looked like a nobleman.

The two main knives never touched, the three forks were equivalent to nothing, and only a soup spoon was used, but Lin Wei didn't seem to expect Lin Hai to dine like a real nobleman, so he asked the kitchen to cut his steak into eight equal parts in advance. Let him swallow the rice in a big gulp.

However, like this kind of basic etiquette mistake that Lin Hao used to make in the past, once he made a mistake, he would be severely knocked on the wrist by the earl, but the earl and the countess turned a blind eye. It's just that the eyes and nose are looking at the heart, and the meal is self-serving, from the inside to the outside, there are appetizers, cold cuts, main dishes, steaks are gradually cut from left to right, and each piece cut out is like being measured with a ruler, and there is no difference in size.

The earl has been taught since childhood that standardization has created a modern civilization, and modern aristocrats need standardized etiquette, etiquette is not only a form, but also the face of an excellent nobleman, the deep aristocratic history of the Great Eagle Empire, so that many nobles can completely show the appearance of your etiquette, and distinguish whether you are a nouveau riche who has risen for a hundred years, or from a big family that has been inherited for more than a thousand years.

This is often a business card between aristocratic interactions, and the benefits brought by the recognition of the aristocratic circle are sometimes unexpected help. Being favored by a big nobleman is very likely to make a small nobleman rise to the upper echelons and gain unprecedented opportunities and resources.

Now, however, Lin Hai's dining habits, if placed in those high-society banquets on Milan's Star East Side, are like a bison breaking into a gentlemen's dinner. However, it was clearly such a blasphemous gesture, but the Earl and the Countess did not have the slightest involvement. Is this a legendary privilege? Thinking of the sin he suffered when he learned the red tape etiquette of the aristocracy, Lin Hao almost burst into tears.

Putting down the knife, he wiped his mouth with a napker. The Earl looked up, "It seems that our family has not eaten together like this for a long time. ”

A hearing had just been held, and the families of the members of the Skull and Bones Guild and the marquis nobles of Milan Star were eyeing each other, and the turmoil and noise caused by the exposure of Lin Hai's identity was still far-reaching. Lin Hai's family had such a peaceful dinner on the banks of the Lombardy River, which was indeed a bit hard-won.

Because the best situation that Lin Wei and others expected before was that Lin Hai was expelled from Qingyuan Academy, and his student career was ruined.

But in this tranquility, there is a vague smell of unease.

Lin Wei also put down the knife and fork and said softly, "Maybe there will be fewer and fewer such rì after the rì." ”

Lin Haiyu's eyebrows were raised lightly, and he didn't understand that this was clearly a riverside family meal, the candlelight was warm, and the boat on the river outside the window was swaying, which should have been a calm and peaceful taste, but why was there a breath of mountain rain between the two sentences of the earl and Lin Wei.

"On the second day of the investigative hearing, the Lily Nobles of the Empire officially issued an ultimatum to us." The Earl raised his head and looked at Lin Haidao.

And Lin Hao obviously heard this for the first time, hearing the "Lily Noble", maybe he was exposed to it from childhood to adulthood, and at this time he couldn't help but look up in shock, and couldn't help but let out an "ah".

Lily noble, one of the thirteen round tables of the Empire. Lin Hao has never been a stranger to this main family, not only Lin Hao, but I am afraid that the next two generations of the old earl will live in the shadow of this name.

When the old earl Lin Lei left his master's house and came to Milan Star District Riverside Star to form his own family, the anger caused by the lily aristocracy has continued to this day. It's just that the relationship between Lin Lei and the military back then made the main family never show his giant hand to crush the side of this riverside star who dared to stand on his own. But all along, the secret suppression, the shadow of the main family, has not been broken.

Otherwise, Lin Lei's wings were plump enough to break away from the lily aristocracy, and when he came to Milan Star, he could at least become one of the speakers of the star district. But in the midst of this, because of the pre-plan of the lily owner's family, he led the old Lin Lei, who had to be hairy and unbending, and also made many compromises and concessions in the face of the powerful lily aristocratic family.

The final result continued to retreat from the distribution of thirty light years, leaving the Milan Star District, giving up the Speaker of the Star District, and succumbing to the corner of the riverside star. Despite facing such suppression, Lin Lei also relied on his own strength to gain a firm foothold in Riverside Star, like alfalfa grass in the mud. By the time the Lily Nobles realized that the old Earl was simply an alfalfa suppressor, it was already too late. Even though the energy of the Thirteen Round Table Nobles was extraordinary, after all, the Riverside Star was too far away from their power control, and they could only watch as the Riverside Star Lin family was like a wedge, stuck on the Empire's Southwest Star Chart, which was the most obstructive sight to them.

Nearly half a century has passed, and many things have disappeared into time, but the shame of a great nobleman has never been forgotten. For more than half a century, the Xuanhe family from the Star Circle, the capital of the Empire, has been staring at the little councillor of the Milan Star District with a pair of cold, resentful, hateful, and disgusted eyes. There are even some methods against xìng in secret, to dig out the foundation and corners of this family, so that this branch that has defected from the main family will collapse and annihilate, and rebuild the prestige of a great nobleman of the thirteen round tables of the empire.

In Lin Hao's education, he never dared to forget the threat to the entire family, a behemoth in the Imperial House of Lords. The Xinglin family on the riverside is like a piece of meat attached to the wolf's mouth, which may be bitten and eaten at any time.

The sense of crisis has been enveloping the manor for more than half a century, and even this sense of crisis has broken the hearts of many people, such as the family elders, Lin Jiang and Lin Yuanshan, who should have been the right-hand men of the family business. It was precisely because they had been frightened by the sword hanging above their heads by the lily nobles that they had the idea of taking away the head of the family and dividing the property.

The internal contradictions of the Wayne Group and the Xinglin family on the riverside all stem from the fear of external threats, and they are worried that one day, the great nobleman of the House of Lords, will suddenly overturn their palms and pour out the power of the starship cannon, completely razing the Xinglin family on the riverside

Lin Hao looked at the earl, his mother Ning Qing's face was solemn, with Lin Wei's strong xìng style, she wanted to grin at him now as a comfort, as soft as before, but she did find it so difficult that she couldn't squeeze out a smile.

Lin Hao's pupils shrank sharply, and fear began to spread silently, and Han Sensen had to climb up his spine.

The infinite power from the top nobles crushed the palm of a qiē, and the day of descending this day has finally arrived

"Compimatum?" Lin Hai muttered the meaning of the word.

"Wayne's mining licence in New South Star is expiring...... And this is our weakness, the Lily Aristocracy wants the Milan Star District to issue a new decree requiring the recovery of expired private mining permits......" Lin Wei said calmly, but his voice was a little dignified in this peaceful and warm private room that reflected the sparkling waves of the Lombardy River below, "Once you do this." Their last resource will be drained from them. ”

Lin Wei sighed, "There is one more point, the supply contract for the Imperial Armor Piece that we rely on will also end this year...... It is said that the Lily Family's side has also exerted some pressure on the military, and it is likely that the next contract for the supply of armor pieces will be determined by the mecha company's events in the Formula League. Once implemented, it will also be a fatal blow to us. ”

The Empire's arms purchase laws were a policy that was established centuries ago and continues to this day. The Imperial Arms were all purchased from private arms manufacturers, which made the Imperial Arms Manufacturing Industry, which was originally under the control of the House of Lords and the King, divided into procurement bills by Parliament. This bill has been described as the greatest weakening of the royal power by parliament in centuries. But in fact, the victory of the parliament at such a stage is only a façade. To this day, the great nobles of the House of Lords, as well as the families of nobles and members of the House of Commons under their control, still controlled more than 50 percent of the arms procurement contracts in the empire. Less than half of the military's arms contracts have been awarded over the centuries by up-and-comers, arms companies with no background but technical capabilities.

The Wayne Company, strictly speaking, was also a beneficiary of aristocratic privileges.

However, if the ownership of the light armor contract is re-established, it will undoubtedly be a harsh blow to Wayne.

What's more, the Lily Aristocrats did not hesitate to exert their energy to get the Milan Star District to issue a decree to reclaim the expired private pioneer mining rights. This undoubtedly refers directly to the Lin family's largest and richest mining base in Xinnanxing. This is a killer move to seal the throat with blood.

I have to admit that if the lily aristocracy uses these two major means. It is equivalent to cutting off the Lin family's financial resources on the one hand, and their resources on the other hand...... This hand is really ruthless!

"Why did they choose to send such an ultimatum the day after the investigative hearing?" If you want to defeat your opponent, wouldn't it be better to work silently, why sue us for this? Is it just to appreciate despair? ”

Earl Lin Wei shook his head, "No, they gave a condition. ”

"On what terms?" Lin Hai raised his eyebrows, with some ominous premonitions.

After a moment's hesitation, the Earl said, "Let the Xinglin family on the riverside announce the severance of relations with you...... Repent of the old earl's rebellious moves, let Lin Hao become the godson of Lindsay, the current head of the Lily Noble Family, and then send you to the Capital Star Circle to be naturalized among the Lily Nobles. That's what they prescribed. If this is satisfied, the riverside Xinglin family can be temporarily stored. ”

The atmosphere fell into absolute dead silence.

Lin Hai looked into the earl's brown and black eyes, "How did you answer?" ”

"Refuse." Earl Road. But the lady next to her, Ning Qing, her eyelashes fluttered a few times.

Whoever faces this kind of "ultimatum" of a great nobleman is afraid that he will not be able to calm down.

After a pause, Lin Wei continued, "But this matter involves your future, so I must ask your opinion first. ”

Lin Wei's brown eyes fell on Lin Hai's body.

Lin Hai knew very well that Lin Wei was asking him to make a choice.

For a long time, the Lin family has never been sorry for Lin Hai's mother and son. He was abandoned in the garbage star since he was a child, and was brought up by his sick mother. Even when he returned to the riverside star, Lin Hai was also called "illegitimate child" in the mouths of others.

The Xinglin family on the riverside has never been worthy of Lin Hai... So Lin Wei will ask this sentence precisely because of this.

Lin Hai could either break off the relationship with his father, who had never fulfilled his responsibilities, and then join the family of the great nobleman by virtue of his aura status as the designer of the rotor engine.

Lin Hai had the right to make such a choice, so Lin Wei let him choose.

Lin Hao's face twitched and jumped, as if after a violent struggle in his heart, in the face of his father's stern gaze, he stammered slightly, "Who, who is rare, Lao Tzu should not be the godson of that Rausch Lindsay, thinking of calling an inexplicable person "godfather"...... I'm just afraid I'm going to die of nausea......"

Lin Wei's gaze looked at Lin Hai, and at the same time, Ning Qing and Lin Wei's gaze were focused on him.

In the silence that was so short that it was almost breathtaking, they saw Lin Hai's slender brows raise slightly, get up, and walk out of the room, "If your purpose today is to know my answer...... Then my answer is, just do what you decide. ”

Lin Hai left the room. Lin Wei, who had been standing upright without being angry, inadvertently exhaled slightly, his shoulders sank, and his back was slightly stiff.

Lin Wei got up and followed closely behind Lin Hai.

On the open-air balcony of the restaurant, Lin Wei stood beside Lin Hai, who was leaning on the guardrail to blow the wind.

She stared at the river in the distance, where the dappled lights were all in her beautiful eyes, "The Lin family owes you a lot, I know." I understand if you accuse him of not doing his duty as a father...... But please understand that the old earl is really carrying a lot of things on his body, and there may be some hardships, which he will never sue you, and even take to the grave...... Say hello like this...... It is understandable that you choose to sever the relationship, and even that lily nobleman, what repentance for the defection of the old earl Lin Lei and letting Lin Hao be his godson is nothing more than a formality...... Their real purpose may just be to come to you. All they want is you. But if you really cut ties with us...... I think I'm going to be very disappointed. ”

Lin Hai raised his head, looked at Lin Wei's side face from the side, and said with a smile, "What's the disappointment?" I remember when I first met you, for a long time, you wished I would be driven back to the garbage star that day, and there was no one like me in the manor. ”

To be honest, Lin Wei's appearance is not under Xia Ying, but she is different from Xia Ying, Xia Ying is amiable, but she has an awe-inspiring temperament in her bones. And Lin Wei's face is as cold as a knife, but she is not arrogant, at best, her purpose is very strong, and sometimes she loves and hates clearly. For example, for the sake of Lin Hao, the "younger brother", she could mercilessly play and teach Lin Hai, who was new to the country at that time.

"That was before, but now, if I can't count you down from time to time, I'm really not used to it."

"Then I'd better consider breaking off the relationship...... I don't like to be counted randomly. Lin Hai made a gesture and returned to the private room.

"Hey", the clearer the voice, the more pleasant it is.

Lin Hai turned around like a whirlwind.

Lin Wei stood on the terrace, and the breeze by the river blew her red hair, bringing some girlish scent. Unexpectedly, Lin Hai suddenly turned around after she shouted, her head opened sideways in a panic, her eyes temporarily lost focus, and above the jawline that arced like a crescent moon, there was a touch of sè like a smear on the banks of the Lombardy River, "...... So what do you want? ”

"I said that I want us to be a famous and real husband and wife, what are the conditions?"

Lin Wei suddenly turned her head and stared at him with a stunned expression. His eyes showed surprise, surprise, shame and anger, and other contradictions and contradictions were intertwined.

Lin Hai was not in a hurry, standing and waiting for her next step.

Lin Wei's face was red and white, and the two fell into silence for thirty seconds.

Lin Wei suddenly blushed and nodded, "Okay." ”

"Okay?" This time it was Lin Hai's turn to widen his eyes.

Lin Wei deliberately stepped forward gently, the girl's proud and full body line was revealed in the moonlight, but her tone was a little abrupt, "However, you can get my body, but you can't get my heart." And don't try to change with time, I'm not a compromise. Even if I am destined to have a husband who is destined to be arranged, I will do my duty as a good wife and mother, but you should never try to promise you in my heart. ”

I don't know if it's because Lin Wei's expression and tone are sharp, or if the sentence "forever" is a little sharp. Lin Hai's eyes quietly crossed a trace of gloom and sadness that no one could investigate.

He looked at Lin Wei's pretty face who deliberately raised her beautiful chin and demonstrated to him, as if he wanted to remember such a face forever, which seemed to coincide with a certain face. Lin Hai's gloom happened to be keenly captured by Lin Wei, and her red lips raised a slight arc of pleasure.

Lin Hai's expression changed abruptly, like a wounded wolf, and when Lin Wei exclaimed, he had already been smashed into his arms with one hand around his slender waist.

The next moment, Lin Hai leaned over and kissed Lin Wei heavily on the mouth.

Lin Wei yù slapped her and was held down by Lin Hai. Lin Wei used her mouth instead and bit him on the lip fiercely, but Lin Hai was indifferent, and wantonly searched for the conflict between her soft lips and the small mouth of the lilac.

Lin Wei's slender body couldn't struggle, and finally as she said before, she gave up resistance, and let Lin Hai's mouth abuse her lips wantonly, but she didn't react, just bit his lip, and two lines of tears rolled down from her eyes.

After a few moments, Lin Hai stepped back and parted from her delicate body. His eyes were a little ruthless, and he wiped the blood stains from the corners of his mouth.

Lin Wei let the tears spread across the corners of her mouth, dripping down her chin, and then wiped them away, looking at Lin Hai coldly with resentment, "Now you are satisfied"

Then she walked forward with a tall figure and staggered past Lin Hai, "Even if you use this method, don't ever think that I will fall in love with you"

Before entering the restaurant, Lin Wei remembered something extremely important, stood still with long legs folded, and two smooth arcs of his legs that were tight in the moonlight, and said coldly, "The earl is going to use the evidence he has to do something against the Zhao family...... I don't think I need to remind you that during this time, don't be overexposed, it's for the sake of your life......"

Lin Hai's injury and obscurity just now seemed to be buried in some deep place again, and he recovered a little, "You are worried about my safety so soon, and you still say that you won't fall in love with me?" ”

Lin Wei stopped talking, but in the end she didn't say anything, she had to enter the hall without looking back, and left a sentence, "Don't you really want to marry me, so you have to keep your life...... Shape up or ship out. ”

Late at night in the silence of Milan, Lin Hai, who had finished the dinner, walked alone on the path next to the bay

The brightly lit cross-sea bridge in the distance, the passenger plane flying in the sky, and the lights of the ferry all make Lin Hai seem to be a lone traveler walking in the light and shadow, and it seems that he will be so lonely forever.

Come to a telephone terminal booth with a red sè check.

Lin Hai entered the pavilion and let the shadow of the advertising banner on the light screen of the telephone change in light on his face, reflecting a gloomy face.

An unmanned phone booth, a lonely person, this look is very similar to those thin but can be sold for sky-high prices.

But a moment later, the advertisement on the phone's light screen suddenly disappeared, and several characters appeared in the back of the large blank space.

"The moonlight rises, but you are tragically like a poet."

"When did you talk so sourly."

"How's that, every now and then there's a smell of the sage djalov?"

"There is only one smell of potassium nitrate that has been knocked over......"

"At least I'm not so tragic...... First the idol of the empire, and then the adopted daughter of the count...... It seems that you don't have a woman, do you really want to end your singleness in your college career? ”

"I think I should find your true body, and then seal your external number jù link, so that you kid will never be able to watch a love action movie for the rest of your life......"

"Wow, you're really vicious, fortunately, you don't know where I really am......"

"But then again, shouldn't you be so lonely that you need to be alone to talk to?"

Standing in place for a moment, waiting for some pedestrians by the phone booth to leave, Lin Hai said, "Inform Reddill...... The earl is about to take action against Zhao Jing's fifteen secret factories located in the asteroid zone to make and sell tobacco, and let them spread the news and reach the ears of the Zhao family. ”

One big chapter will not be split into two chapters. Because it's slow to write, it's only sent now, and everyone has been waiting for a long time