Chapter 81 Early morning gunshots
Alexander's return made Caesar feel a little complicated.
He originally hoped to see Alexander as soon as possible. Sanroni's letter surprised Caesar. Although it was no longer new that Lucrezia's husband Giovanni Sforza had been secretly destroying the conspiracy of the Borgia family, it was no longer a new story, but it was the first time that someone pointed out with such conclusive evidence.
Caesar knew very well that his father Alexander VI had great expectations for this marriage with Sforza. He hoped to complete the infiltration and disintegration of northern Italian forces through his marriage with Sforza, and at least have an ally with sufficient weight in Northern Italy.
But Giovanni Sforza disappointed Alexander VI. When Sunnyro's letter arrived, the pope even got angry because of the bad news.
This is also the reason why Caesar wrote to Alexander to come back as soon as possible. He needed to know more detailed information about Sunnyro, and would like to know if he would take action against Giovanni Sforza now, would Alexander give him any useful advice.
But now, looking at Alexander who suddenly appeared, Caesar's mind changed a little. He didn't want to see this young man so soon, and even had the idea of "It would be nice if he would never show up again."
Caesar knew that he would think so, because it was related to the woman who suddenly disturbed him, or a girl, who was said to have just reached 13 years old.
With a lot of thought in his heart, the gloom on Caesar's face quickly turned into joy, which was one of the reasons why he was in a complicated mood, because at this time he was indeed hoping to see Alexander as soon as possible.
"My friend, you came back so quickly. Did you come back on Pagasus in Greek mythology?" Caesar was a little curious. He remembered that Alexander had infantry, so he could not have rushed back to Rome without hesitation, unless he threw the infantry behind him. Thinking of this, he looked behind Alexander. When he saw that there were only a group of Bohemians running and sweating all over, Caesar couldn't help but look at Nashan next to him.
The unusually flexible maneuver of the Bohemians left a deep impression on Caesar at this moment. Thinking of Sophia and the Bohemians sweeping over the city of Rome overnight, and thinking of Alexander returning to Rome in two days, Caesar suddenly felt that he should get along well with Nashan. No matter what, the status of this Bohemian in his eyes suddenly became important.
Alexander didn't know that at this moment, Caesar was thinking about digging him for whatever reason. He nodded to Caesar to answer his question. Running all the way actually made him feel exhausted and he was about to sit still. However, when he saw Nashan, he was excited and said, "When I first entered Rome, I heard that a lot of things happened tonight. I just want to know if Sophia is still safe?"
Although Alexander looked at Nashan when he asked this, his eyes were also paying attention to Caesar.
Along the way, he had heard rumors that Sophia actually attacked Caesar's team.
When he first heard the news, he was not only surprised but more worried. Alexander knew very well that Caesar was not a broad-minded person, and in some aspects he was vengeful and would not be as good as his father.
So when Alexander asked this, he carefully paid attention to the expression on Caesar's face, but what made him feel a little strange was that Caesar's expression was a little puzzled. When he heard Sophia's name, he neither showed anger nor pretended to ignore it, but a smile flashed quickly with a hint of relaxation.
This made Alexander feel a little uncomfortable in his heart. He was not worried that Caesar would show his hatred for Sophia because of being offended. Not to mention that Caesar Porgia is not the terrifying Duke of Poison, even if he is now the commander of the Pope in Italy, Alexander would not give up his protection for Sophia because of his power.
But what's going on with his expression now?
Alexander was thinking about Caesar's strange appearance, and Nashan's words interrupted his thoughts: "Is Sophia still safe? I'm just wondering about this now. You have given her a set of armor. I used to think this was a good idea, but now I think it's simply terrible." As Nashan said that, Nashan looked at the cavalry behind Alexander again. "It seems that you have suffered a lot along the way. Let me go find Sophia. There are many people around her that should not encounter any big trouble."
When talking about big trouble, Nashan also looked at Caesar. In his opinion, since Sophia had already caused such a big trouble, she really couldn't think of anything more extraordinary to do next.
However, even though he thought so, Nashan's mouth showed a smug smile.
He felt that Sophia was his daughter, even if she was the Pope's son, so what about the noble Archbishop? Sophia must have scared this young nobleman before.
"I'll go find Sophia," Alexander pulled the reins despite his physical fatigue. He nodded to Caesar. "Sir, I can only report the details of this trip to you tomorrow. I must go find my wife." He said that, and waved to Caesar. "I apologize for Sophia's previous offense to you."
Caesar raised his hand, and he didn't know whether this was a return gift or an apology. Seeing Nashan and Alexander quickly leaving with the Bohemians, Caesar fell into a brief meditation at the whirlwind that was rolling far away.
The city of Rome that night was extremely lively until dawn.
Neither Alexander nor Nashan were obviously not as familiar with the city as Caesar, so they could only inquire about the Bohemian cavalry led by Sophia.
But strangely, Sophia and her group of Bohemian cavalry seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and there was no news.
Only then did Uriu carefully talk about Joanna's injury, which surprised both of them!
Nashan almost drew his sword and slashed Uriu on the spot. Although he was somewhat utilitarian towards Joanna, his nature of loving women at heart made Nashan still obsessed with Joanna, especially the kind of new widow's reservedness and confinement hidden by dark mourning clothes. However, once it was triggered, the extremely surging passion fascinated Nashan.
"I really should hang you on that now," Nashan pointed to a nearest lamp pole and shouted at the Moors. "Look at what you idiot have done, two women, only two women, you can't even control them."
"Is Joanna's injury serious?" Alexander asked in a low voice. The incident of asking Joanna to leave Potico and move into Marino Palace happened after he left, but he obviously could not shirk responsibility with this reason. When he thought of the various probabilities that Joanna might suffer due to injury, he must know as soon as possible. "You said the person who assassinated came out of the secret passage with Priest Farne?"
Alexander quickly grasped the key to the matter.
The Palace of Marino was the residence arranged by Cardinal Montelo for Joanna, but now the assassin can enter the Palace of Marino from a secret passage to assassinate the Queen of Naples. Immediately after discovering the secret passage, the priest Farne suddenly appeared and invisibly interrupted the pursuit of the assassin.
Alexander was thinking about these things that could not be described by coincidence, and at the same time wondered whether he could get rid of Joanna's passiveness in the assassination of Marino Palace.
However, the most urgent task in front of him was to find Sophia. Alexander was worried that Caesar would not let Sophia go easily with his vengeful intentions. This was also the reason why he went to Sophia immediately after meeting Caesar without even saying a few words. He had to protect Sophia before Caesar started revenge.
But strangely, Sophia disappeared.
Alexander was not worried that Caesar had already taken action, because even with Caesar's character of not taking revenge overnight, it was too late to take revenge. So where has Sophia gone?
There was no choice but to find someone with Nashan. He walked around the city and even caused a commotion among the Vatican Guards that blocked the bridge because they ran to the Tiber River Bridge. In the early morning when it was already dawn, Alexander finally met a servant who came out of Marino Palace and was looking for his servant everywhere.
When he heard that Sophia, who had returned from a full load after a night of looting, had returned to Marino Palace, Alexander immediately rushed back.
When he was still far from Marino Palace, Alexander had heard an unusual noise. The sound sounded like he was at a vegetable market, which made Alexander feel strange and worried. When he came to the palace to see the scene in front of him clearly, Alexander felt a little confused.
The open space at the entrance of the Marino Palace is not large. If it weren't for a T-junction, the front of the door could only be described as narrow.
Now, in this small open space, a large group of people with different clothes and identities are blocking the two closed doors of the Marino Palace. Some of them were filled with righteous indignation, some were beaten their chests and stamping their feet, some were silently crying, and some were blinded. Some of them were too excited. If they were not concerned about the row of Bohemians who looked like tough characters in the door, they would have rushed up to smash the door.
"What's going on?" Alexander whispered to the strange-looking servant next to him.
"Sir, this," the servant looked at Uriu next to him. "These people are here to ask for things."
"Want something?" Alexander vaguely guessed something, and he also looked at Uriu, who looked a little embarrassed, "What's going on?"
The Moor was stunned and pulled his lips and said, "I think it was the wife who stole the things from these people. No, it wasn't them, it was the people who stole them."
Alexander thought about it and then understood what was going on.
There is no doubt that this is the thug that is robbing the thug. Sophia became a thug who robbed the thug.
And these guys who were as obedient as a group of sheep when they were robbed, actually wanted to get their things back from Sophia at this time.
Alexander did not stop, and he walked towards the gate of the Marino Palace, and Uriu next to him had waved back. As the Bohemians quickly crossed Alexander from both sides, when those who found strangers came to their senses, Alexander had already passed through the crowd under the protection of the light cavalry and came to the gate of the Marino Palace.
"Wait!" a man shouted far away from the Bohemian cavalry, "You are Kombre, I know it's you, your woman snatched my stuff, you must return it to me, or I will tell all the Romans that you instructed that bitch, you were the messenger behind the riot last night."
The man's shout instantly echoed a group of people. These people didn't care whether what they said was true at this time. They just wanted the Gmbray, who "instructed his woman to rob him", to compromise because of fear.
Alexander, who had just walked up the steps, stopped. He turned his head slightly to the people and pondered a little before slowly turning around.
"Who said I wanted me to return something?" Alexander was not angry at the shouts of these people. He asked calmly, his eyes swept across the group.
The people who were shouting suddenly disappeared, and their eyes couldn't help but look at a tall and gorgeously dressed man in front of him.
The man seemed a little nervous, but when he saw a group of people around him, he became more courageous.
He pushed away the Bohemian who was in front of him and stood in front of everyone two steps forward.
"I am……"
As soon as the man spoke, he was interrupted by Alexander's hand.
"What did you say just now?" Alexander asked.
"I, I want to get back my things, yes, I want to get back my belongings." When I said this, the man's tone became tough.
"I'm asking what you called Sophia just now." Alexander continued to ask.
The man showed uneasiness on his face. He wanted to open his mouth and say something, but before he could speak, Alexander had turned around. When he turned around, he had already added a musket to pull out of the belt of the hunting guard next to him!
Pull the hammer away and pull the trigger!
In an instant, gunfire roared and smoke splattered!
The man had already fallen on the steps, his chest was covered in blood, his body twitched, and the blood flowing out of the heart that was shot through quickly pulled away his life until he could no longer move.
The new flintlock, named by Alexander as the Sunnylon-style, completed the mission of killing for the first time!
"I will return your property to you," Alexander said to the crowd who had been stunned by his accepted murder. "But I will never tolerate women who insult me. I will not give him a chance to fight fairly, because the duel is only to protect my own reputation, not the punishment he deserves."
As he said that, Alexander's eyes flashed over the crowd again, but no one dared to look at him again.
"As for your property, I hope you will think clearly that without Sophia, you might be poor now, so don't expect to get all the money back, that's the reward you should pay."
After saying that, Alexander ignored the people who were stunned by the scene before him, turned around and strode into the door that had been opened by Marino Palace.
At a window on the second floor of the Marino Palace, Nashan, who looked at the scene below, hugged his arms and shrugged his shoulders.
He noticed the movement behind him and turned his head to look at Joanna who looked uneasy because of the gunshot.
"It's okay, my queen is just a bastard who is venting his wife," Nashan walked over to comfort Joanna, but then he curled his lips. "That's true, this kid is really brave, but I like it."
Outside Sophia's room, Alexander gently pressed his head against the door panel.
He didn't leave for long, but he felt that it seemed that he hadn't seen his beloved girl for too long.
Just downstairs, Alexander just smiled when a servant told him that the man he killed was a relative of the Farne family.
He didn't regret killing that person.
As he said, if that person is given a chance to make a fair duel, even if he wins in the end, he will only maintain his so-called dignity as a man.
Even the duel itself is an insult to Sophia, because that means he is equivalent to acquiescing the title full of contempt and insults.
As for saying that it was from the Farne family, Alexander didn't care.
Julia Farne was indeed Alexander VI's favored mistress, and was even called the bride of Christ, but she was not a Borgia after all.
Even if it is Borgia?
Alexander had a premonition that as he returned to Rome, the short honeymoon period between him and Caesar seemed to be over.
Thinking of this in his heart, Alexander gently pushed open the door.
Then, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Although he already knew that Sophia saved Barenti de la Rovere, looking at the two people hugging each other on the bed and falling asleep soundly, Alexander instantly felt that something was wrong with the style.
Chapter completed!