【161】Vuitton Manor
Seeing this tug-of-war situation, Diaz was worried. While cursing the stormtrooper that came out of nowhere, he prayed that the expeditionary army would withstand it, and not be rushed out of the "cage" by the rebels in one go!
For this purpose, Diaz tried his best to replenish reserve supplies for the Expeditionary Force and agreed to Savi's request.
However, I don’t know if it was the expeditionary army that was exhausted or the stormtrooper was born in the newborn calf, and it was too vigorous. Although Diaz’s eyes were stuck to the battle report every day, the ** army gradually rushed out of the rainforest and suppressed the expeditionary army step by step...
Just as the situation between the two sides was in a reversal, Christmas in 1891 came as scheduled. On this day, both sides had a tacit ceasefire, allowing soldiers who fought continuously to rest and have a good holiday.
Overall, in addition to the friction between the southern rainforests, Mexico is relatively peaceful, and the Chinese are celebrating the annual birthday of Christ.
As far away in Europe, the atmosphere of festivals is even more intense.
In a manor outside Paris, it likes to hang high lights, and the ribbons flutter. Fresh incandescent lamps drive away the night. The servants in the manor come and go in a hurry, bringing delicious food and wine to the open-air long table with a price of water.
Several people sat on the long table, holding up their wine glasses to welcome Christmas together. A white-haired old man on the main seat said, "I, Louis Vuitton, can spend this Christmas, I am really grateful to Lord Earl for his wonderful skills to rejuvenate my youth!"
After drinking a glass of good red wine, Long Hao laughed and said, "I admire Mr. Vaderon's fashion concept. It is my honor and God's clever arrangement! Thank you, no need to say, come, drink, and cheers! Have fun tonight!".
After coming to Paris, Long Hao first gave a quantum mechanics speech at the Opera House on September 4th. As usual, he sent a sincere invitation to French scientific talents, and then found George Vadern and told him straight to the point that Old Vadern could cure himself!
George's first reaction was that this oriental man was a liar, but when Long Hao revealed his identity, George immediately changed his mood, and there was a sense of hope in his surprise eyes.
This is the famous and most popular "Earl of the North Sea" recently! The pharmacist who can cure Queen Victoria is famous and has a great reputation. With his hands, his father may really have hope of healing!
It would rather be believed that George would invite Long Hao and his party to the Vaderton Manor in the suburbs. In less than a day, the coma of the old Vaderton woke up again. After three days, he could speak and eat by himself! Such a miracle made George ecstatic. Not only did he treat Long Hao as a guest, but he also sighed in his heart that his daily prayers were fulfilled. Otherwise, how could Master Long, who was honored by Her Majesty, suddenly appear in Paris and take the initiative to find him!
It took a little money to cure the disease for Vaderon. Long Hao told George the purpose of his visit: Your father's illness is easy to treat, but he is still old. After such a malfunction, he is in poverty, and I am afraid he can live for at most three years! I was commissioned by Princess Xianlu and came to Paris to invite you to join ZSS and show your talent in fashion design.
George and Old Weiden had a very good relationship. When Long Hao said this, he burst into tears. After ecstatic, he suddenly heard the bad news. The filial George almost failed to collapse. As for the invitation, he didn't listen to it at all.
After George was sad, his emotions were stable. He grabbed Long Hao and kept asking: Lord Earl, you have such excellent medical skills, can you have a way to prolong your father's life? No matter how much the price it costs, I am willing to pay!
George has regarded Long Hao as the last straw to save his life.
Long Hao was hesitant on the surface and happy inside. He said this to lure George to ask. Of course, he did not do anything to Old Weiden's body. It was an extremely optimistic prediction that he would die in three years.
George observed his expression and tried to get over the years. Long Hao finally gave up half of his words in a scrupulous manner and fled: "Louis Vuitton's life can be renewed, but the price is really... Alas, it's better not to say it!"
OK, George was stunned: What is this? What does it mean? What does it mean to be 'not saying it'? That's my father's life. Isn't everything easy to discuss? Half of it is said, and I'm trying to suffocate me to death?!
So, George worked hard to contact Long Hao's entourage in the next few days, and visited Princess Shelin Mill and Princess Gemma one by one... Finally, he finally "scamd" the answer from Long Hao's personal entourage: a very young boy.
The answer surprised George: the magical medicine that can prolong his father's life is called "Immortal Immortal Dew". Lord Earl used this magical medicine to cure her majesty the Queen's stubborn disease and was granted the title of the Kingdom! Drink one drop and prolong life for one year, and the price of each drop reached an astonishing ten million US dollars!
Ten million US dollars, even if you sell your own property ten times, you can't get it back! George hugged his head and was very distressed, but he was unwilling to watch his father wait for death. He couldn't help but regret why he wanted to inquire. If he didn't know the "Immortal Immortal Dew", how great it would be!
If you know but can’t afford it, this is the most painful thing in the world!
After thinking about it, George felt that he should fight for his father, so he found Long Hao and told him about it.
After hearing this, Long Hao was "shocked" and told George in a low voice that the Immortal Dew was a secret. If it was leaked, I was afraid that the princes and nobles in the whole world would go crazy about it and their lives would be in danger.
George thought that this was indeed the case and quickly sweared that he would not reveal it, but he also begged Long Hao to give himself a drop of immortal dew first. As for the difference, he would try to raise money to pay it back next.
Even George has taken out his own land deed and all the shares of LV. As long as Long Hao nods, he will mortgage these things to the other party without hesitation.
Long Hao shook his head helplessly. He did not take George's land deeds and shares, but said that it was not that he did not want to sell it, but that the manufacturing of the Immortal Dew was too complicated, and many materials were very rare and difficult to find. Moreover, the Immortal Dew had been booked by the Queen, and now he only had one drop on his body. The remaining gap would have to wait until he returned to the United States, organizes manpower and acquires materials before he could create it and fill it.
When George heard this, he felt half cold: It's no wonder that if Immortal Dew was so easy to make, it wouldn't cost ten million US dollars! This thing was booked by the Queen, and he wanted to get one or two of them, and the difficulty was really that great as climbing to the sky.
However, when George was discouraged, Long Hao took out the "only" drop of immortal dew and solemnly handed it to George. He also said that he admired Old Weiden very much. After thinking about it, he was still willing to take out the last drop of immortal dew to extend his life for this "fashion master"! As for the queen's explanation, he could only take one step at a time, after all, time still has time.
George took the "magic medicine" tremblingly, and his gratitude to Long Hao was beyond replenishment. He immediately vowed to Long Hao to become his retainer. In other words, all George Vader's things, the past and future, belong to Long Hao, and Long Hao has 100% dominance!
This kind of swearing of retainers was originally a product of the Middle Ages and had been outdated for hundreds of years, but George knew it very well. Even if he was exhausted in his life, he would probably not be able to make a drop of immortal dew. Therefore, it is the most appropriate move to rely on Long Hao and become his retainer, and it is also the ultimate goal he can do.
It just so happened that Long Hao was given the title of "Lord of North Island". George wanted to surrender, but others could not find any fault. George even thought. If he performed well, his father's immortal fairy dew might be able to continue. In that case, he would make a lot of money!
So, Long Hao and George were willing to fight and the other were willing to be beaten. They became the relationship between the king and the retainer. Long Hao was very satisfied: he spent some money and acquired the Vitden family with a bright future.
George Vaderon was even more grateful, and he looked like he was willing to help count the money after being sold.
Louis Vuitton, who had surrendered the Immortal Dew, became lively the next day, as if a thirty-year-old man could almost run around the manor. George was stunned while admiring the magic of Immortal Dew in his heart, while becoming more and more devoted to Long Hao.
Back at the Christmas table, George stood up and respectfully greeted Long Hao: "My Count is a great kindness, I, George, feel that I am within five years. Many thanks are unnecessary! I decided to join Princess Xianlu's zss company. After this Christmas, I will set off for England!"
Although Louis Vuitton did not know that his son had become a retainer of others, he still agreed with George's decision. He knocked on the wine glass and opened his mouth to laugh happily: "It's good to go to Britain, hahaha, that's where the most high-ranking nobles in Europe gather! I, Louis Vuitton, have worked hard for decades, but I have opened a small shop and have a little famous in France... Little George, if you can help Princess Xianlu, your future achievements will definitely be better than those of me, a father!"
Louis Vuitton said it and suddenly said, "Go to England... For the blessing of Count, I am in good health now, I can run and jump, little George, is it okay for dad to go to England with you?"
Old Weiden was willing to go together, so Long Hao naturally couldn't ask for it. He agreed and promised that after he arrived in the UK, Weiden and his son would receive the highest standard treatment. He even promised to write a letter to suggest Melissa transfer part of ZSs' shares to them.
Old Weiden raised his head and laughed, saying that he was willing to go to ZSSS. What he valued was Princess Xianlu's design talent and ZSSS's development prospects in the upper class, and shares, and so on. Just give it to George.
George couldn't help but smiled bitterly: I am all retainers of the king. I'm giving me shares, what's the difference between giving me shares and not giving them?
On Christmas night, the guests and guests in the Vader Manor enjoyed all the fun. After eating five boxes of red wine, countless delicacies were eliminated. When everyone was drunk and looking for secluded in their dreams, the sky was so dark that they could not see their hands, a carriage had quietly driven out of Vader Manor, stepped onto the path, and ran towards the east.
The carriage was not big, with only four people sitting, Long Hao, Wei Feng, Gemma and Shering Mill.
The breeze sat outside and made the horses. Inside, Long Hao looked handsome and leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Shelinmire was wearing a pink nightgown, her delicate curves were revealed, and this outfit was obviously forced to pull out of the quilt. Until now, her handsome face was still full of confusion, and even a little embarrassed and annoyed in her eyes.
"Sir, can you explain it? Why is it for such a hurry?" Shelin Mill took out a coat to cover her body, and asked Long Hao with a angrily eyes.
She was in a dream, but was carried by Long Hao and threw it into the carriage. None of the followers around her had taken with her. If it weren't for the good cooperative relationship between the two parties before, she would have thought Long Hao was kidnapping her!
"It's nothing, I just suddenly changed my itinerary and I didn't have time to notify Your Highness." Long Hao's eyes were still closed and he said lightly.
"Why do you need to change your itinerary? Didn't you decide to leave France? Is the next stop Germany?" Shellingmir asked in surprise. She glanced at Gemma and found that her clothes were intact. Obviously, this "suddenly" was just targeting her.
"Not Germany!"
Long Hao shook his head and his eyes suddenly opened: "We are going to travel through Germany, go to Austro-Hungary, and then turn back to Switzerland!"
"Switzerland? Why!?"
Sheringmir became more and more surprised. It was understandable to skip Germany and go directly to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but why was the destination a small country in Switzerland?
"Hehe. I'm not convenient to say this. If you must know, please ask Princess Gemma!" Long Hao hugged his arms, closed his eyes again with a smile, and ignored Schelling Mill.
Shelin Mill was full of confusion and glared at Long Hao in disappointment, then moved to Gemma, and the two women looked at each other and started to whisper in a low voice.
According to Gemma, this is the thing.
Since entering French territory, Long Hao found that he was targeted, and after his speech in Paris, more and more people were following him... So Long Hao deliberately stayed at Vaderton Manor for more than ten days, and released the news that he would go to Germany to give a speech after New Year's Day, and then took advantage of the opportunity of Christmas Eve to sneak out to get rid of the other party's surveillance.
Someone is following?!
Schellingmir was very surprised, so he asked Gemma, which force would this group of followers with bad intentions be, and why would they target their own gangs?
Gemma hesitated for a while and then told Schelling Mill his guess.
"General Singleton's man? Oh my God. How dare he be so bold in Egypt, not afraid of the Queen's punishment?" Shelinmill screamed after hearing this.
"Well, my father was imprisoned by him, now..." Gemma lowered her head and twitched tears on the floor. "My wish now is to be able to pick up my younger brother safely and preserve a bloodline for the Andrier family!"
Sherinmire was not stupid and immediately guessed: "Gema, is your younger brother in...Switzerland?"
Gemma nodded: "He grew up in Basel and was specially protected by someone arranged by my father. I asked the Count to make the news, which made those people mistakenly think that my brother was in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!"
Schellingmir knew it and clapped his hands and said, "This is a clever plan. Everyone thinks that the count's next stop is Germany, and I have never left the team, so the next destination must be the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Therefore, it is very reasonable for your brother to "hide" in the Austro-Hungarian Empire!"
Long Hao interrupted lazily at this time: "When it dawn, they found that only you and me were gone, check the road paths and find out whereabouts, and they will be more determined to this idea."
(Outside the carriage, the breeze muttered: I am a human being too...)
The carriage was running all the way, and by dawn, it had already sailed onto the main road and rushed into a town.
Long Hao disposes the carriage in the town, buys four train tickets, and then goes to Strasbourg, which is bordered by France and Germany.
On New Year's Day in 1892, Long Hao and the other two spent their time in Strasbourg.
On January 5, 1892, Long Hao and his party briefly appeared in Munich.
On January 7, 1892, Long Hao and his party secretly wandered around the German-Austrian border.
...
On January 15, 1892, in Basel, at the junction of France, Germany and Switzerland, a black four-wheeled carriage slowly stopped in front of a hotel, and four people walked down one after another, wearing coats and high hats, and couldn't see their faces clearly.
Such a dress is not eye-catching in Switzerland. The four of them unloaded their luggage from the car, held it in their hands, and walked into the hotel without saying a word.
Close the door and the four of them took off their hats. Two men and two women, aren’t it just Long Hao and the other four?
Long Hao had a green stubble on his lips, which became more and more mature. He smiled and said, "It's so difficult that he finally arrived in Basel safely and got rid of the followers. Everyone's hard work in the past half month is worth it!"
Sherinmire's face was full of fatigue. As the Austro-Hungarian princess, when did she suffer such pain? She touched the cracked skin on her face and complained in a heartbreaking voice: "Does it take to go back and forth? As I said, as soon as we entered Germany, those who were following us were thrown away by us! You're fine, you're going to change cars back and forth, sometimes to east and sometimes to south. Alas, even I've been confused about following you. Singleton's people must be even more confused!"
The breeze blinked and said, "As the saying goes, be careful to hold on for a thousand years. We work harder, but we guarantee the safety of Princess Gemma's brother! The young master's decision is a perfect solution!"
Gemma took off her bulky coat and revealed her increasingly enchanting body. She bowed deeply to Long Hao and the other two and said softly: "Thank you for your work for Gemma. Gemma is extremely grateful! But Gemma is now just a poor and homeless person, unable to repay him, and she feels ashamed!"
"Princess, don't say that!"
Chapter completed!