Chapter 223: The Road to the Throne in Blood (2)

(BGM IN THIS CHAPTER - "WHAT IF" NINA GIRADO, 8,000 WORDS UPDATE, ASKING FOR A MONTHLY PASS)

It takes less than an hour from Paris to the vast Fontainebleau forest, it is hard to imagine that there will be such a large forest in the bustling suburbs of Paris, Cheng Mo pressed the car window, the cold and fresh wind blew in his face, Cheng Mo loosened the black bow tie slightly, and suddenly felt the depression of being tied by the hard chest lining and abdominal belt disappeared with the wind.

Seeing that Cheng Mo had been a little unnatural since he learned that the banquet was held in Fontainebleau, Xie Minyun thought for a few seconds, then pressed the call button and opened his mouth for Jiang Jun to open slowly.

Immediately, the galloping Rolls-Royce slowed down on the narrow forest road, and so did the passage of time.

Cheng Mo was finally able to grasp the scenery that was originally passing quickly with his eyes.

At this time, it was only four o'clock, and it was still early at six o'clock before the official start of the dinner, but the sky was a little dark, and the winter mist shrouded the forest, oaks, cypresses, birches, and beech trees grew together, and the lush branches and leaves loomed in the mist, and the birds in the forest were singing, and there were often naughty squirrels holding pine cones and scurrying by the side of the road, which was full of life.

Cheng Mo took a deep breath, and the tension in his heart eased a little.

"Legend has it that Charles the Lionheart gave this forest to Robin Hood, but in reality it was a hunting ground for successive French kings until Napoleon I abdicated at the Palace of Fontainebleau in 1814...... Xie Minyun said.

Thinking that Napoleon VII's party was actually held at the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau, Cheng Mo, a person who would not be easily moved by external things, was inevitably a little jealous, and these little jealousies made Cheng Mo couldn't help but turn into a bar spirit, and retorted: "After Napoleon, there are four monarchs in France, Louis XVIII, Charles X, Napoleon III of the Bourbon dynasty and Louis Philippe I of the Orleans dynasty..... If you want to say this, it should be 'until 1870', not until Napoleon I. ”

"Yes, after Napoleon I, there are indeed four kings in France, but these four kings spend most of their time overseas, basically not in France, even in France, they are in the Tuileries Palace, and they will not come to the Palace of Fontainebleau, which was beloved by Napoleon I, not to mention that the most high-profile moment in the history of the Palace of Fontainebleau is when Napoleon abdicated...... I don't think there's a problem with what I'm saying. ”

Cheng Mo shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Then you don't have conclusive evidence that Louis XVIII, Charles X, Napoleon III and Louis Philippe I have never been to the Palace of Fontainebleau, I think that Louis XVIII, an old opponent of Napoleon I, will definitely go to this old enemy lair to have a look." Although Louis XVIII's reputation is far less than that of Napoleon I, and his achievements are not as high as Napoleon I, I don't think Louis XVIII's grandeur is slightly worse than that of Napoleon I......"

Cheng Mo gushed to Xie Minyun about how decisive and skillful Louis XVIII in his eyes was, Xie Minyun never interjected, just let him say, and when Cheng Mo finished talking about his opinion, Xie Minyun just made Cheng Mo speechless.

"You're jealous. ”

Cheng Mo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly denied it: "I didn't." ”

"You have. ”

"I didn't. ”

"You have. ”

"I didn't. ”

"You have. ”

.......

After repeating it nineteen times, Cheng Mo was finally defeated, "hummed", and said reluctantly: "Which vinegar do I eat?"

"How do I know?" Xie Minyun spread her hands very calmly, her two slender hands were originally hidden under the white cashmere shawl, but now they were exposed, lined with light purple lace with gold threads, incomparably white and beautiful, like a blooming white lotus, even the most discerning artist could not find a single flaw.

Cheng Mo, who looked at Xie Minyun with his head turned his head, was inevitably shocked by this extreme elegance and beauty, and was a little ashamed of himself, he never thought that Xie Minyun under the costume was so noble that he didn't have the courage to look at it directly. He hurriedly stared down at his handmade black patent leather shoes and draped satin trousers, and deeply felt that he did not look like a prince in a dragon robe, compared to Napoleon VII, who could hold a dinner at the Palace of Fontainebleau, he really looked like a joke.

Cheng Mo couldn't help but think of Yu Lian (the male protagonist of "Red and Black"), who is very similar to himself in everything, and in Stendhal's story, this thin and delicate male protagonist relies on his ingenuity and perseverance to achieve his great ambitions and struggles alone in a hierarchical society, in which there is no lack of dishonorable means. Just when he thought that he had embarked on a smooth road to prosperity and had obtained love that transcended class, society ruthlessly sent him to the guillotine.

"No, it's supposed to be humor, black humor. Cheng Mo thought to himself, even if he and Xie Minyun are husband and wife now, no one really thinks that he is Xie Minyun's husband, and it is definitely not an easy thing to transcend the class, nor is it something that can be done with a little cleverness, he whispered to himself: "Then why do you say that I am jealous?"

Xie Minyun keenly noticed Cheng Mo's weakness in heart, and a light smile hooked up at the corner of his mouth, but when he turned his head and saw Cheng Mo with his head down and a somewhat serious expression, he realized that Cheng Mo's weakness was not so simple. The thought of going to the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau for a banquet will be shocking for those who are familiar with history, but for someone like Cheng Mo, who deeply understands the place of the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau in human history, the taste will naturally be even more indescribable.

Xie Minyun bit her lower lip, leaned down slightly, and whispered in Cheng Mo's ear: "Then today's question is whether Cheng Mo is jealous...... That's right, Mr. Cheng won't have to sleep on the sofa tonight. ”

Xie Minyun's voice was like a spring breeze blowing through Cheng Mo's heart, alleviating some of Cheng Mo's deep inferiority complex, but he would never admit that he was jealous, although the fragrant and charming picture had drifted through his mind, Cheng Mo still just swallowed a mouthful of saliva, shook his head firmly, and said, "No!"

Xie Minyun didn't expect Cheng Mo to be so iron-headed, so he didn't want to send the questions, and said angrily: "The answer is wrong." After a pause, Xie Minyun said coldly: "Even the sofa cushion will be removed for you....."

Cheng Mo turned his head and saw the red lips that pursed slightly, looking a little angry, but his mood improved, but Cheng Mo's mouth continued to bar: "It's okay to pull it out, anyway, when you activate the carrier, you don't feel it." ”

Xie Minyun heard Cheng Mo's words, but thought that Cheng Mo was referring to it, even if he earned the opportunity to share the same bed, it was meaningless because he was in the state of activating the carrier. Xie Minyun thought about it, and it was indeed not a substantial reward, she bit her lip, raised her chin, and said lightly: "I only got up at eight o'clock." ”

Cheng Mo said suspiciously: "Half past eight? It's impossible! I can hear you turn on the computer every day when I return to my body, and at half past eight, you all go downstairs, right?"

"I turned on the computer, but I can't use it in bed?"

Cheng Mo shook his head and said, "I've never seen you use a computer in bed!"

"I've been using it in bed lately. Xie Minyun said expressionlessly.

"Where did that chair sound come from?"

Xie Minyun clenched her fists, wanting to hammer and explode into Mo's smart little brain, she exhaled and gritted her teeth and said, "That's practicing how to kick someone's ass accurately." ”

When Xie Minyun was so angry with his success, Cheng Mo was secretly proud, and said solemnly with the corners of his mouth curled: "Is it okay not to play with the computer in bed." ”

Xie Minyun, who tilted his head to look at the scenery, didn't notice Cheng Mo's expression, and snorted coldly and said, "You care about me." ”

Cheng Mo rolled his hand into a tube, put it to his mouth, coughed and said, "You should say, 'Then what am I playing'.... Then I could answer according to the script..."

Xie Minyun realized that he had been fooled, turned his head to look at Cheng Mo, stared at him for a long time, and then opened his eyes, bit his lip and said, "I have the courage to say, do you have the courage to answer?"

Cheng Mo's scalp was a little numb from Xie Minyun's sharp gaze, thinking of the tragedy of being abused in the Colosseum these days, he said with the courage to say: "Then why don't you dare." ”

Xie Minyun sneered and said lightly: "If you don't play with the computer, then what do I play..."

Cheng Mo opened his mouth, but he couldn't say the word "I" for a long time, not afraid, but he just felt that saying this was really not his style, maybe he would only say this kind of unscrupulous self-releasing words when he drank alcohol, and after a stalemate for a long time, Cheng Mo said dejectedly: "Play.... Play.... Play backgammon...."

Seeing that Cheng Mo finally confessed, Xie Minyun couldn't hold back her laughter, she covered her mouth and said, "I play backgammon alone?"

After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Mo whispered: "As long as you are not bored, I can accompany you." ”

Xie Minyun clasped his hands on his chest and said proudly, "Then you have to be qualified to go to my bed first." ”

"Oh!"

Xie Minyun turned his head to look at Cheng Mo, blinked his eyes and asked, "So, were you jealous just now.....

Cheng Mo didn't dare to meet Xie Minyun's starry eyes, he lowered his head and didn't answer.

"If you don't answer, you will acquiesce!"

Cheng Mo pretended not to hear.

Xie Minyun laughed, this time she didn't hide her smile stingily, so that Cheng Mo could get a glimpse of this rare scene, Xie Minyun originally smiled less, and put on less makeup, at this time she put on makeup again, and was laughing again, with black beautiful eyes, with thin eyebrows like distant mountains, pure as an elegant landscape painting. The long eyelashes were like a dark cloud, covering the beautiful eyes, casting a faint shadow on the beautiful and elegant face. The tall nose is slender and straight, full of Zhong Lingyu's beautiful atmosphere. The lips with lipstick are well-proportioned, and when they are slightly opened, they are particularly beautiful, and at this time, you can see that the teeth are like beads, and they are as white as milk. Coupled with the white and flawless skin that shimmered with a different kind of luster, Cheng Mo felt that he had become infinitely greedy, and he couldn't see enough.

Like an evil dragon staring at a glittering treasure.

"Is it pretty?"

Cheng Mo's white cheeks turned red all of a sudden, he hurriedly looked away, and stammered softly, "This... I'm still.... To tell the truth, I ..... Wife..... It's really beautiful. ”

"How nice is that?"

Cheng Mo thought for a long time before turning his head to stare at Xie Minyun, staring at the moving face, staring at the pair of pupils that were as clear as the sea and as deep as the sea and replied, "It's as beautiful as a black hole." ”

Xie Minyun's eyes fluttered, and he muttered, "I haven't heard a more perfect description than this." After speaking, she leaned over and kissed Cheng Mo, and the chests of the two people rose and fell at the same time, like bellows that were constantly being pulled, and the cold wind kept pouring in from the window, but it couldn't be extinguished, two burning hearts.

Cheng Mo closed his eyes and felt Xie Minyun's gentleness and wetness, his body and soul had been burning violently, like silver azide and permanganate anhydride, but his mind was ethereal. Cheng Mo thought to himself: "Senior sister has not changed, but I am changing, and I am suffering from gains and losses." Cheng Mo involuntarily complained that the more he got along with Xie Minyun, the more difficult it was to maintain a normal heart, and he would no longer be free and easy before falling in love.

He hugged Xie Minyun's soft body, feeling that even if he knew that this was not good, he was powerless to stop himself from continuing to sink into the mire of love.

"Love is a terrible magic. ”

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Rolls-Royce turned to D607 along the D24 road, crossed the small half of the Fontainebleau forest, and finally arrived at the Palace of Fontainebleau located in the heart of the forest.

Xie Minyun held Cheng Mo's arm, leaned on Cheng Mo and looked at the golden palace under the gray canopy and whispered: "The word 'fontainebleau' evolved from 'fontaine belle eau', and the original French meaning of 'fontaine belle eau' is "beautiful spring water", although 'fontaine belle eau' is a Chinese name translated by transliteration, but it has completely reached the realm of Xinyada, making people unconsciously fall into endless beautiful reverie. Fontaine originates from the autumn color, the maple leaves are red, and the white dew refers to the rushing sunlight and the dew. Such a beautiful name is truly a stroke of genius in the history of translation, even more moving than its own French name. ”

Cheng Mo looked at this dazzling palace, it stood in the white mist, like a golden throne placed in the middle of the forest, even if the weather was not good, the sun was obscured by clouds, it still shone with golden brilliance, and the beauty made people have to look sideways.

Thinking of the long history of this palace, Cheng Mo couldn't help but sigh: "The name Fontainebleau is excellent, but it is more than beautiful, and the momentum and vicissitudes are insufficient, and it is easy to forget that the real Fontainebleau is a microcosm of French history." It has been said, 'If you want to nibble on a boring French history book, you might as well go to Fontainebleau'...... It would be a shame to visit only for the beautiful scenery and splendid palaces....."

"It's not a bad thing that a name composed of a few words can carry such a thick history, and besides, it's not bad for someone to come here because of this name and learn about the history behind this palace, isn't it?"

"Madame said yes, that is. ”

Xie Minyun straightened up, patted Cheng Mo, and snorted lightly: "If you knew that, you wouldn't have had such a hard time." ”

I still don't want to lose the fun of arguing with you. ”

"Are you going to play backgammon to the end, or are you going to play backgammon with me?"

"What if.... If ....." Cheng Mo's throat rolled and said shyly, "If it's really in bed, you and I choose..... Play chess. ”

Cheng Mo was hypocritical, and Xie Minyun, who made it, was also embarrassed, and it took a long time before he said in a voice like a mosquito and a fly: "We..... It's not like we haven't gotten out of bed..... Besides, I have shared a bed many times....."

Cheng Mo nodded and said, "I know..... I know.... But I feel like every day is like I just met you....."

"Idiot, is this the reason why you don't take the initiative?" Xie Minyun bit his lip and said, "You see that you devote yourself to training every day, and when you talk to me, in addition to talking about skills, you are talking about gladiatorial fighting..... I don't know if my mouth is sweet enough to make me happy. ”

"Don't girls like boys to be self-motivated?"

"Then you can't just be self-motivated, and you don't care about your wife at all!" Xie Minyun said angrily.

Cheng Mo smiled bitterly, his feelings were all self-inflicted these days, and he sighed and said: "The ancients did not deceive me.....

Xie Minyun glared at Cheng Mo, no doubt warning Cheng Mo to pay attention to his words.

Cheng Mo is not so eyeless, not to mention that he didn't intend to say derogatory words about women such as "only villains and women are difficult to raise", but just pretended to be frightened by Xie Minyun and changed his words: "Don't scold your wife, you will be lonely overnight." (From "Zengguang Xianwen Part I", explain: Don't quarrel with your wife at night, otherwise you will be alone and ignored all night.) οΌ‰

Xie Minyun chuckled, nodded and said, "It's pretty much the same, you're allowed to go to bed today!"

Cheng Mo arched his hands, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, wife." ”

Xie Minyun saw that the Palace of Fontainebleau was already close at hand, so he said: "Okay, no kidding, I'll help you tidy up your clothes, don't be nervous later, the Europa aristocratic banquet is just that, but it's just a little bit of attention, even if there is something you don't pay attention to, others won't care when they see you as a Chinese." ”

Saying that, Xie Minyun took out a tissue, reached out to help Cheng Mo wipe off the lipstick on the corner of his lips, then tied the bow tie tightly, and then straightened the strap that had been moved, Cheng Mo straightened up, let Xie Minyun do it, and said, "Do you think I'm a person who cares about other people's sunshine and is afraid of making jokes?"

Xie Minyun said without raising his head: "I know you're not, but I also know that no matter who experiences such a big scene for the first time, it's still a little unaccustomed, after all, this was once the center of the world." ”

Cheng Mo was not as complicated as he was at the beginning, he knew that he could only rely on himself to protect what he wanted to protect, although it was difficult, he had to work hard, and he had to work harder, he looked at the gate of the Palace of Fontainebleau, on both sides stood soldiers wearing blue and white guard uniforms and mink hats with rifles on their backs, and on the stone pillars of the gate stood golden eagles with outstretched wings, and the door was inlaid with golden laurel leaves representing imperial power and a golden symbol representing the "N" pattern of the Napoleonic family, and said indifferently: " Today's ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau is not the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau of a few hundred years ago. ”

Xie Minyun glanced at the swallowtail of Cheng Mo's tuxedo again, found that there were no wrinkles, and said: "Yes, today's France is not the France of the past, today's China is not the former China, and today's Cheng Mo is not the former Cheng Mo.....

Cheng Mo nodded and said, "Yes, I'm now the man of supernova Xie Minyun." ”

Rolls-Royce stopped at the door, and Jiang Jun opened the window and handed the invitation to the guards. Xie Minyun took the opportunity to make up for his lipstick, and after the guards checked it, Rolls-Royce slowly drove into the White Horse Atrium, where Napoleon I inspected the Guards and announced his abdication.

At the most famous horseshoe-shaped staircase of the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau, Napoleon VII, dressed in a French royal dress and wearing a ribbon, stands next to the steps where his ancestor Napoleon I once stood, flanked by guards armed with rifles, and the red carpet below the staircase was full of journalists, with long and short guns flashing with lights aimed at the guests who were slowly entering.

The battle was more than Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun imagined, Xie Minyun held Cheng Mo's hand and said softly: "Lun Lun is the hero in Xiao Jin's heart, so Xiao Jin has always been proud to be Lun Lun's wife......

Cheng Mo didn't speak, wordless emotion flowed in the bottom of his heart, at this moment Cheng Mo felt that love was also a powerful force, he held Xie Minyun's hand tightly, until the Rolls-Royce stopped at the beginning of the red carpet a little far from the horseshoe steps.

Morris, who was wearing a tuxedo, opened the car door for Cheng Mo with one hand behind his back, Cheng Mo got out of the car, and Morris whispered in English: "Honorable Mr. Cheng, please wait here." ”

Cheng Mo bowed slightly to Morris and whispered in French, "Thank you, Mr. Morris. ”

Morris looked at Cheng Mo with a little surprise, and immediately had a smile on his face, and said, "It's a great honor for Mr. Cheng Mo to remember my name." ”

"Of course, I won't forget that you didn't forget to put the label of the wine on .....the white cloth when you faced the Clown Sith," Cheng Mo sighed and said, "I can only say that you are so admirable." ”

Morris bowed his head and said in a sincere and respectful tone: "No, what I have done is nothing compared to you. ”

At this time, Xie Minyun also walked around from the other side of the Rolls-Royce, and Morris hurriedly said: "Honorable Mrs. Cheng, please wait here for a while, wait for Princess Andrilla of Venice and Prince Lipe of Germany to cross the center line, you will go on the red carpet again, and please give the media a chance to take pictures in the middle line position." ”

Xie Minyun was very satisfied with Morris calling her Mrs. Cheng, and her tone, which had always been cold to others, softened, and said softly: "Thank you Morris." ”

Morris stroked his chest and bowed slightly, saying, "Yes." ”

Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun stood at the beginning of the red carpet and waited for a while, watching the Venetian princess Andenella in a blue dress in the center of the red carpet and the German prince Lipe, who looked like Portuguese star Ronaldo, murdering countless films of reporters, and then smiled and walked to Napoleon VII on the side of the stairs, and Maurice immediately made a "please" gesture to Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun.

Xie Minyun reached out and grabbed Cheng Mo's arm, and the two walked side by side towards the end of the red carpet, at this time, countless cameras and cameras turned to the two of them, and the flash poured towards Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun like a barrage of machine guns, and it was obvious that the frequency of this flash flickering was much more intense than the shooting experienced by Princess Andenella of Venice and Prince Lipe of Germany just now.

Cheng Mo could clearly hear these "click, click, click" sounds, and several reporters were asking who Xie Minyun was. Cheng Mo had to sigh at the importance of the visual economy, and his lips did not move and he whispered to himself to laugh at himself: "I never thought that I would have this kind of experience, and I would walk the red carpet and feel like a Hollywood star..... But I should be the best supporting actor, and I'm glad there is no award for best extra!"

"Don't say it, it seems that there are indeed Hollywood stars among the guests, I wonder if you are ready to wait on stage to give your acceptance speech?" Xie Minyun whispered with red lips moving slightly.

"Acceptance speech? ”

"Not necessarily, it's a charity dinner, and if you end up donating the most money, you're going to have to go up and speak. ”

"For ...... Charity, I'm a dime a dime. ”

Xie Minyun smiled and said, "But your daughter-in-law is not." ”

"That's not me going up to speak!"

"I'll shoot with your name!" Xie Minyun's tone was a little smug.

Cheng Mo was helpless, thinking that he could only wait to dispel Xie Minyun's unreliable idea, and change the topic first, so he asked: "Napoleon VII engaged in such a big battle, just for a charity dinner?"

At this time, the two had reached the middle line, and several reporters were shouting for them to stop, and called at Xie Minyun to let her see their camera. Xie Minyun ignored the reporters at all, took Cheng Mo to respond to the story, looked at the reporters on both sides, and walked towards Napoleon VII. Xie Minyun turned a deaf ear to the reporters' infinitely affectionate pleas, and whispered in Cheng Mo's ear: "To be honest, I have experienced few such scenes, and I didn't have so many reporters last time." It seems that Napoleon VII used a lot of resources..... We should know what he wants to do in a minute....."

After saying this, the two of them stopped talking, until they walked to Napoleon VII's side, Napoleon VII first supported Xie Minyun's right hand wearing white lace gloves, bent down and bowed his head, and raised his head when the tip of his nose was still an inch or two away from the back of Xie Minyun's hand, Napoleon VII did not raise his head in advance impolitely, but because this is the standard Europa public kiss posture, if you really want to kiss it, then play hooligan, in serious political occasions, it is inappropriate to kiss the back of your hand, and you can't kiss the girl, it is also impolite。

Even if it wasn't a flashpoint, it drew a storm of flashing lights from reporters.

Then Napoleon VII didn't just shake hands with Cheng Mo, but reached out to support Cheng Mo's shoulder, and kissed Cheng Mo's left and right cheeks, Cheng Mo was a little embarrassed, he didn't expect Napoleon VII to use a more intimate veneer salute to him, so that he made a "pop" sound, it was really difficult for a strong man, so he could only cooperate with Napoleon VII's movements and tilted his head left and right, and did not make a sound.

Napoleon VII was unimpressed, but said, "Thank you two for coming to this charity dinner..... I hope you all have a great evening at the ChΓ’teau de Fontainebleau......"

Cheng Mo was about to say a few kind words, and then the rapid sound of brakes in the atrium of the White Horse interrupted a row of peaceful and enthusiastic scenes.

Napoleon VII and Cheng Mo looked sideways at the atrium at the same time, only to see a black elongated Cadillac lying across the edge of the red carpet, if it weren't for Maurice with one foot on the ground and two hands supporting the front of the car, this huge Cadillac would have rushed to the top of the red carpet.

Cheng Mo looked at the Stargate flag planted in the front of the Cadillac car, frowned, he immediately recognized from the peculiar front and wheels that this was the car of Stern King, the consul general of Stargate in Europa-Beast, he had investigated Stern King, so of course he knew that this Cadillac customized bulletproof car could not only be bulletproof but also protect against the Chosen One. Cheng Mo lowered his eyes for a moment, and thought: Why is Stern King here too, and it seems that he has come with bad intentions.

Sure enough, the door opened, and a chubby Stern King jumped out of the Cadillac, dressed in a ridiculous outfit, with a pair of Mexican-style floral trousers over his short, thick legs, and a floral shirt with a large collar and a brown Indian-style suede waistcoat on his upper body, typical of a hippie of the sixties.

Stern King took off his black wide-brimmed cowboy hat on top of his head, revealing his hench-like hair, and he raised his cowboy hat and waved it at Napoleon VII, and then shouted, "Hey, Christophe, I brought some friends over to your party, you shouldn't mind!"

Cheng Mo stole a glance at Napoleon VII and found that although Napoleon VII had a serious face, he did not show surprise, he looked confident, and he didn't know if he really had any emergency plans. When Cheng Mo was suspicious, Napoleon VII looked at Stern King and said calmly: "Welcome, as long as Commander General Stern King and your friends are willing to contribute to charity......"

Then another man stepped out of the Cadillac and replied in a loud voice, "Of course..... I won a lot of money on Amideo, and I donated it today. After a pause, the man stood in the middle of the White Horse Courtyard, facing the countless media and sneered at Napoleon VII: "Anyway, I can win it back from you when the time comes." ”