On the return trip, we still had to take a boat to London first, and then reverse the boat back to New Orleans. But as soon as we got off the boat, Bai Min frowned and asked Tangning, "Sir, is this the capital of the British Empire, London?"
Tangning nodded and replied, "Yes, how do you feel?"
Bai Min hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and replied: "To be honest, it doesn't feel very good because the smoke here is too big!"
"This is normal. After all, another name for London is the Fog City!" In fact, London at this time can almost be said to be the worst city image. The sky is filled with thick smoke from factory chimneys, and the ground is covered with horse manure.
Even the Thames is full of pollutants
Just when Tang Ning was feeling emotional, a pretty young woman in her thirties suddenly rushed over from the corner of the street, grabbed him and started chattering excitedly.
The reason why she described it this way was because Tangning couldn't understand what she was saying, but she felt it should be French.
At this time, Heidi frowned and asked Tangning, "Tony, do you know this lady?"
Tangning quickly shook her head and said, "I don't know her. This is the first time I've seen her today!"
"Then why is she holding on to you?" Heidi asked.
Tangning replied with a depressed look: "How do I know? Maybe she is a lunatic?"
"Even if she is a madman, why did she arrest you instead of others?" Heidi asked.
Just when Tang Ning was worried about how to explain, another girl dressed as a maid ran over from the corner of the street. She was stunned when she saw Tang Ning, and then she recovered. First, she grabbed the young woman, and then apologized to Tang Ning: "I'm sorry, sir.
My lady has a problem here!"
Tangning straightened her clothes and replied angrily: "It doesn't matter, but since your young lady is sick, you have to keep an eye on her. It's okay to pester me just now, but what if you encounter a carriage?"
"Yes, yes, yes, sir, you are right!" The maid nodded repeatedly, then hesitated and asked tentatively: "Sir, can I ask, is your surname Pishan?"
Tangning shook her head and replied, "My name is Tony Tangning, and I don't know Mr. Pichon!"
"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you!" After saying that, the maid helped the young woman to leave.
Since there was no ship to New Orleans that day, the three of them needed to stay in London for a few days. But not long after the three of them checked into the hotel, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler suddenly came to visit: "Hello, you are Tony -
Mr. Tangning, right?"
Tangning nodded and replied, "Yes, I am. Who are you?"
"Oh, it's like this. The person who harassed you just now is our Miss Adele. Originally, my husband wanted to come to your home to apologize to you in person, but he is not in good health, so I want to trouble you to come to the house. We are ready
Let’s have a grand dinner to thank you!” the butler explained.
"There's no need for that, it's not a big deal!" Tang Ning waved her hand.
But the butler insisted: "Mr. Tangning, please go there again!"
Seeing that Tang Ning still didn't want to go, the butler took a step closer and whispered: "Mr. Tang Ning, my master's name is Victor Hugo!"
"Victor Hugo, is that what you mean?"
Before Tang Ning could finish her words, the butler nodded and said, "Yes, that's my husband!"
Tang Ning thought about it and thought it was right, because Hugo should be in London at this time, but he was driven out of Paris by Napoleon III. He just didn't know if the Paris Commune movement would happen in the future.
Will the old man take the opportunity to go back then?
But no matter what, Tang Ning didn't want to miss the opportunity to meet one of the greatest writers today, so she immediately found her most luxurious and solemn clothes. After getting dressed, she followed the butler to Hugo's house.
London apartment.
As soon as she met Tang Ning, she was sure that this was indeed the great writer Hugo, because he looked very similar to the portrait hanging in the school.
Just when Tangning's mind was filled with random thoughts, Hugo said, "Mr. Tangning, my daughter Adele was too reckless today and scared you. I apologize to you on her behalf!"
Hearing the name "Adele" again, an idea suddenly flashed in Tangning's mind, and she understood what was going on. Although Mr. Hugo had made great achievements in literature, his family life was very unfortunate.
, he only had two daughters in total. The eldest daughter, Leopoltina, drowned with her husband during their honeymoon. The younger daughter, Adele, whom Monet saw yesterday, lived a long life, living to 85 years old.
Years old, but he has been crazy for forty years, and although he is not crazy now, he is almost there
The reason for her madness was related to the "Pichon" mentioned by the maid before. By chance, Adele met Lieutenant Pichon and fell in love with him. Pichon was not completely a scumbag.
After dating for a while, he made it clear to Adele that he didn't want to marry her and left her on his own initiative. However, Adele refused to change his mind and chased Pichon all the way from Halifax to Barbad and then to Canada, using...
Naturally, all the methods were ineffective. Even Pichon got married. Unable to withstand the blow, Adele became mentally ill and was taken back to London by her old father. But she didn't expect that she would be here today.
At the dock, I met Tang Ning, who looked very similar to Pi Shang.
Just as Monet was sighing secretly, Mr. Hugo said again: "That's why I invite you, Mr. Tangning, to come today. Firstly, I want to apologize to you in person, and secondly, I want to ask your help for something!"
Tangning, who had been poisoned by all kinds of bloody TV dramas and novels before traveling through time, immediately had an unpleasant thought in her mind: "Wait a minute, Mr. Hugo, are you asking me to impersonate that Lieutenant Pichon?"
Hugo laughed dumbly and said: "Of course not. In fact, I just want to trouble Mr. Tangning to help you draw a painting! To be precise, it is to draw a wedding between Adele and Lieutenant Pichon. This is Adele's long-standing dream.
My wish, but I can’t trouble Lieutenant Pichon to come from far away Canada, so I just want to trouble Mr. Tangning to be his stand-in and help complete this painting!”
Tangning nodded and agreed, "Oh, that's right. That's no problem, but I have to take the Viscount Swiftford to New Orleans in three days, so the time is up."
"The time is a bit tight, because Bruce is in Birmingham now, and even if he rushes back now, it will be too late," Hugo said with a frown.
Tangning thought for a moment and then suggested, "Mr. Hugo, if you can trust me, how about I paint this painting for you? What I'm best at is self-portraits!"