Rebel Demon King

Chapter 218 Paris Afternoon and the Descendants of the Emperor of France

"Can you find a different reason next time?" Dai Wa flicked her hair, pushed the blond hair around her ears behind her shoulders, tilted her head slightly and looked at Xie Minyun with a smile. This is probably the elf version of "smiling face , My heart mmp" expression package material.

"I'm talking about facts, not reasons, and you seldom call me, right? Don't tell me you always contact me." Xie Minyun took a sip of coffee and said lightly that she was indeed chatting with Cheng Mo I forgot to look at my phone, not because I didn't answer the phone on purpose.

"You can't blame me! Don't you Chinese people pay attention to reciprocity? I called you last time, but you didn't call me back." Dai Wa waved her hand lightly, she would always match her words with some elegant movements, It's good to impress.

"I seem to remember that you called me last time, and you wanted to find a company to sponsor your class's free trip to Huaxia as the destination?" Xie Minyun responded noncommittally.

"Isn't friendship enhanced by helping each other? I found you last time because of the class trip, but you didn't find me this time when you participated in the summer camp organized by the school to travel to Europe, which makes me feel a little regretful." Said Wan Daiwa also took a deep look at Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo was startled, Dai Wa was still smiling, like a blond porcelain doll with a sweet smile, but there was a bit of resentment between the words he said, and Cheng Mo could even hear a hint of jealousy, he felt that he must be thinking too much up.

"Yes, she was worried about this, and she kept talking about it on the way here. You didn't treat her as a friend, and even complained that after you left Europe after your study tour, it was as if you had nothing to do with her." Napoleon VII He added a sentence just right, turning his sister's slightly rude tone into a sincere expression of emotion.

"You should know that China's academic pressure is very high. I am busy studying all day, and I really don't have time to think about so many things, so please forgive me for my negligence." Xie Minyun lowered his eyes and said apologetically.

Dai Wa turned her head and said "thank you" gracefully to the waiter who delivered the coffee, and then said to Xie Minyun: "Okay! I know you can use an official accent, and your expression is exactly the same as that of the spokesperson of your Ministry of Foreign Affairs." At the moment of complaining, she Still not forgetting to maintain the "posture" that aristocrats should have, the tone is not ridiculed, but rather praised, but this is even more dramatic.

"Thank you for your affirmation of my work. It's a pity that your praise is as weak as the performance of French contemporary artists." Xie Minyun responded calmly with a blank face, and returned Dai Wa's complaints with a gun and stick.

"You dare to say that in front of the teacher?" Dai Wa stirred the dark chocolate-like rich liquid with a silver coffee spoon at a constant speed, raised her eyebrows and looked at Xie Minyun with a smile.

"I have said it more than once. The teacher said that it has something to do with the government's conservative policy. Today's world art center is in New York, not Paris."

Dai Wa was a little speechless, "But the teacher's gallery opens tonight, and you don't go there in Paris, it's really rude"

"One more of me is not much, and one less of me is not much." Xie Minyun shook his head.

"You may be the teacher's favorite student. It's too indifferent to say that." Dai Wa didn't smile this time, showing a very serious expression.

"I know the teacher, she won't mind"

Dai Wa glanced at Cheng Mo, who had been silent all this time, "Why don't you call your classmate, you two together!"

Before Xie Minyun could speak, Cheng Mo, who kept his head buried, raised his head and said, "No, no need, I don't know anything about art."

"I don't believe this. If you don't know anything about art, Xie will call the teacher to let you see "The Cheater of Box A"? You Chinese people are always dishonest, and call this behavior modesty , I really don't understand very well." Dai Wa turned her head to look at Cheng Mo, showing a smile of unknown meaning, which has nothing to do with kindness.

Cheng Mo sensed a dangerous signal, and he lowered his head again, avoiding Dai Wa's sharp and dazzling gaze, "I really don't know much about art, especially painting."

"Then you should follow Xie Minyun to experience what art is." Dai Wa put the silver coffee spoon on the white porcelain plate, took a sip of coffee.

"It doesn't matter whether you understand art or not, what is important is that you can feel the beauty and resonate with it." Napoleon VII spoke again to keep the atmosphere from slipping in an embarrassing direction.

Xie Minyun didn't speak for Cheng Mo. In her opinion, Cheng Mo didn't need help. He was just physically weak. Spiritually, he was stronger than anyone else, but he didn't want to show it.

"This is Leo Tolstoy's point of view. He explained it in "What is Art". Just now when Xie Minyun and I discussed Sartre's "Existence and Nothingness", we also talked about the meaning of life. I think no matter what kind of art form, poetry, novels, movies, paintings, music, are all to make our human soul full of fun. These common tastes for human beings can support our whole life. Let us even in the most Even in the harsh winter, the fragrance of flowers will not be forgotten," Cheng Mo said.

"That's really good. That's why I burst into tears when I watched "The Pianist". For us humans, art is a joyful communication, a lovely enjoyment, and a silent dedication. , It is the realm of prolonging life, and it is a good medicine to make the world peaceful. Without art, the world would be so boring.” Napoleon VII applauded lightly.

Xie Minyun said: "It would be superficial to look at art in this way. Art not only has the value of pleasing the human spirit, but its practicality is far greater than we imagined."

In the chaotic summer afternoon in Paris, Cheng Mo sat on the corner of the Seine River and talked about art with the descendants of the French emperor. This is really a miraculous and incredible thing.

Although Cheng Mo made a speech, it seems to be integrated into the conversation, but in fact the conversation is still mainly between Xie Minyun and Dai Wa, because it is an informal diplomatic occasion, although the three real nobles speak with a consistent elegance and gentleness Polite, but not in a tense state, relatively casual.

It’s just that they have etiquette teachers who have been watching every word and deed since they were young, and even smiled and used words, so this kind of elegance has penetrated into the bone marrow. Even though they are in a relatively relaxed state, they still look very formal, not like young people at all. party.

In Cheng Mo's observation, Napoleon VII is quite stable and mature, not as domineering and flamboyant as he looks, not only has a handsome appearance, but also a very decent conversation. As a man who is much older than Cheng Mo and the others, he spends most of his time They are all listening, and they don't speak much, but just say a few words at key points.

Although he didn't communicate much with Cheng Mo, he didn't look down on Cheng Mo because he wasn't from the aristocratic circle.

In Cheng Mo's view, Napoleon VII is undoubtedly a standard western aristocrat, with the temperament of a diplomat and statesman all over him.

As for Dai Wa, she is very active, and is also very interested in the relationship between Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun. From time to time, she brings the topic to Cheng Mo, and always invites Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun to attend the evening gallery opening together.

Cheng Mo just said a few words, but he didn't speak eloquently. It wasn't until the time of assembly was approaching that Cheng Mo said to Xie Minyun in Chinese: "Sister Xie, it's time for assembly right now. If you have something to do, I will Go back to the Louvre first, and I will help you tell the team leader that you have something to do, and I will go back later."

"Let's go back together!" Xie Minyun shook his head and said softly, then turned his head to look at Dai Wa, "I will call and explain myself to the teacher, and I will not go to the opening of the gallery, anyway, it is all you European nobles I don’t have many people in my social circle, so I’m leaving now!”

Dai Wa knew that she couldn't force Xie Minyun, so she turned to ask Xie Minyun's itinerary very regretfully. Xie Minyun gave a rough talk, and Dai Wa and Napoleon VII invited Xie Minyun to return to Paris for a few more days after attending the summer camp. Xie Minyun didn't immediately refuse , After thinking about it, he got up.

Napoleon VII called his four-wheeled carriage to take Cheng Mo and Xie Minyun back to the Louvre. Xie Minyun kept refusing, but he couldn't resist Napoleon VII's sincere enthusiasm. The carriage was driven to the Louvre by four pure white Sierra French horses.

Xie Minyun waved to Napoleon VII and Princess Daiwa who were standing by the side of the road, then turned to Cheng Mo and whispered: "These brothers and sisters belong to the Napoleon family, it is inconvenient for me to tell you just now."

Cheng Mo glanced back at Xie Minyun, her expression was still slightly disturbed, obviously she felt a little sorry for not introducing the other party's truth to Cheng Mo just now, Cheng Mo said softly: "I saw it from the beginning, I also understand some of the unspoken rules of your high society, if my guess is correct, Jean-Christophe should be Napoleon VII, the current head of the Napoleon family."

"Can you see it through the coat of arms? It's really amazing power of observation." Xie Minyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"You only need to know some European history to understand this!"

"The European aristocratic genealogy is so complicated, and the coat of arms is so rich, it's amazing that you can remember it so clearly. This was the most troublesome thing for me when I was studying in France."

"I don't remember much, but the French emperor is too famous, so I can't remember."

"Did you know? We were talking about Freemasonry, and Napoleon was also a Freemason."

"Isn't this unproven?" Cheng Mo asked in surprise.

"Of course this cannot be confirmed." Xie Minyun said as a matter of course.

Cheng Mo listened to the clattering of horseshoes on the cobblestone road, and watched the plane trees on both sides slowly recede. He began to recall the will left by the French Emperor Napoleon that he had seen.

This will is quite famous, because Napoleon divided almost all his property and did not leave it to his descendants. When he was dying in St. Helena, he deposited 600 million francs in cash, of which 200 million francs bequeathed It was given to the Earl of Montoron who killed him, and all the remaining deposits and interest were bequeathed to more than 20 generals and family members who had followed him.

Assets worth [-] million francs were all given to the people of France, and only a few belongings were left to his son. In addition to insignificant things such as dresses, camp beds, cosmetic boxes, and weapons, there was also an alarm clock and four jewelry. box and two watches
Cheng Mo believed that Napoleon was almost wise and mighty throughout his life, and it was impossible not to know that it was Earl Montoron who killed him, so he distributed 200 million to Earl Montoron just in the hope that the will would be carried out according to his ideas, and all the property was given to his subordinates And the people, one is to protect future generations, and the other is to conceal that they have left the most precious things to Napoleon II, King of Rome.

Another interesting coincidence is that the world's first wristwatch should have been made by Arabian Louis Breguet, as evidenced by a watch order dated June 1810, 6, which was placed by Card Lorena Murat, the youngest sister of Napoleon I.

Cheng Mo thought, if there were no accidents, Napoleon VII should most likely also be the owner of the Ouroboros, although the watch he saw just now had nothing to do with the Ouroboros.Cheng Mo subconsciously looked at the Ouroboros watch on his wrist, only to find that a light curtain map slightly larger than the e-book popped up, and there were two red dots on the map that were moving rapidly
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