Chapter 199: Sending Letters: The Most Dangerous Profession(1/2)
Alexander's arrival obviously broke all kinds of rumors more powerfully than any explanation.
It is also said that the Count did not come out for a long time after entering Mrs. Lucrezia's room. When the two finally walked out of the room the next afternoon, Lucrezia had already returned to her previous joy, and even had a certain charm unique to women. However, the Count's face turned pale and floated under her feet. This shows how the two were in the past two days.
In short, things were over, and the Pizza people returned to their happy life. Except for using the Count's romantic anecdotes as a topic to relieve boredom, everything seemed to have returned to its old appearance.
Only Uriu knows that things are not so easy to pass.
Lucrezia obviously received some promises from Alexander, which may be related to herself, or Estrece, in short, everything is the result of paying the price.
Of course, Alexander's sudden arrival at Pisa was not just to appease Lucrezia. When he was writing that letter, he realized that once the news of his soon-to-be marriage would definitely cause a lot of storm.
Pisa may have all kinds of verbal remarks due to the changes in his relationship with Lucrezia, and some may even take the opportunity to instigate him. This is something Alexander absolutely does not allow. He must prove with practical actions that he still loves Lucrezia and his daughter deeply, and at the same time, he must prove that he still has an unquestionable dominance over Pisa.
Uriu did something that made Alexander quite satisfied. At least when he came to Pisa, he didn't see much fluctuation, so he just needed to comfort Lucrezia like an injured deer.
During these two days, Uliu was not idle either. He walked around the streets and alleys, stopped from time to time to listen to the citizens' nagging and all kinds of unreliable speculations, and then bought something from the small stall on the street and took it back.
No one noticed that Uriu, who looked smart, was just an ordinary young Moorian servant, so various topics came into Uriu's ears. When he returned to the palace with the things he bought from the market, he first handed the dishes to the kitchen, and then found the city defense captain and said inadvertently: "I went out to buy vegetables today, and it seemed that I heard such a thing..."
In short, the storm in Pizza passed quietly, and Alexander faced a difficult problem.
"Do you have to go?" Lucrezia snuggled in Alexander's arms, her eyes unable to hide a trace of worry. "You will not have any good results when you go at this time."
"Don't say that, it's like I'm going to be sent to the guillotine," Alexander's hand under the blanket moved, making Lucrezia unable to help but let out a soft moan. "After all, I'm going to meet my father-in-law, and he shouldn't do anything to his granddaughter's father."
Lucrezia opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she couldn't guarantee that Alexander's words, after all, her own son-in-law had already cheated on her son-in-law before.
"Don't worry, your father won't do anything to me, especially at this time," Alexander laughed and comforted Lucrezia. He knew she didn't understand these things, so he didn't continue to explain, but instead possessed and kissed the corner of the woman's lips. "So, should we make out for a little longer before I leave?"
"If you could give me a son, I would make you more intimate."
Looking at Lucrezia's face, which had grown from a young and charming at some point, Alexander felt a little worried.
It seems that we have to speed up the expansion of the power of the Kamprai family, otherwise we will not be able to cope with the appetite of these women.
According to the conditions that he promised Lucrezia, Alexander agreed to place other territories in Romagna and Tuscany in the name of the children born to Lucrezia, except Pisa.
Just when he thought of Lucrezia's powerful fertility in history, Alexander felt that it was time to give himself some motivation or pressure.
As for the children with Barenti in the future, Alexander did not think about keeping them in Montina, nor even thinking about keeping them in Romagna.
Alexander was going to see the Pope because he finally received a letter written to him by Alexander VI.
In the letter, the Pope did not mention a word about why Alexander had no reaction when he was facing difficulties. On the contrary, he had suffered a lot from the beginning, and the listener was sad and the listener was crying when he wrote the Vatican's current embarrassment.
In a word, the Pope needs money, and it is a lot of money.
For this, the Pope asked his cheap son-in-law to visit the Vatican immediately and discuss how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure to offer suggestions for the cause of the Holy See.
"Does my father need money?" Lucrezia asked after finally getting up.
"When will he not need money?" Alexander finally couldn't help but sarcastically. As long as he thought that it was said that he had almost gone bankrupt in order to become Pope Borgia's family, he could understand how greedy his father-in-law was for wealth.
"You can send my money to him, I'm very rich now." Lucrezia said with a little show. Pisa's wealth is indeed accumulating at a terrible speed. As the first city to establish an exchange, Pisa has gradually become one of the most important cities along the Tyrian Sea in more than a year. Even the glory of Genoa and Naples has been taken away by it.
As the mother of the ruler of Pisa, even though she had just inherited the title, Lucrezia could still say such words.
"What your father needs is not a little money," Alexander said helplessly while wearing clothes. "What he wants to do is to plunder the entire Europe."
"What?" Lucrezia looked stunned.
"You heard it right, or at least half of Europe," Alexander gently hugged him and was tying his cloak buttons for Lucrezia. "And I'm going this time to be an accomplice for him."
The Pope decided to increase the amount of money issued, and Alexander had already thought of it.
It even came up when he decided to mortgage all his alliance shares.
For Alexander VI, there was no word greed, because it was only his nature.
So once he suddenly had such a large amount of capital in his hand, he would definitely not be satisfied with obtaining wealth in the small land of Romagna. His eyes had obviously turned farther away, perhaps Lombardy, perhaps the Danube, or simply those separate German city-states.
"Lucrezia, do you want to have a son?" Alexander suddenly held down Lucrezia's hand that was packing his clothes for him. Looking at the woman in his arms, he picked up Lucrezia and walked towards the bed. "Maybe we will have a son if we try harder."
Listening to another strange sound from the room, Uliu, who was ready to set off, was stunned, and then took off the hat that had been worn on his head and threw it aside.
Lucrezia is indeed very fertile, but the land in Italy is not so barren, and Alexander thinks he can still afford it.
Finally, Alexander reluctantly left Lucrezia's bedroom, summoned Pisa's nobles and officers, and then when he set out on the road, it was already the next afternoon.
Uriu had already left without accompanying him. On the first day he had already set out alone. No one knew where he had gone.
Barenti's anger was not without reason.
Although he has been working hard for the benefit of the family, Barenti has not yet reached the point of being stupid enough to completely forget herself.
Alexander's adventure made her angry. Although she was very happy to do so, it meant that Alexander could give everything for her family, but when she thought that he had invested all the money for the two of them to solve the problem for her parents' family, she no longer knew how to express her anger.
But Alexander did these things for her after all, so he was moved and angry, and Barendi endured that he had to run to Pisa before getting married.
However, she still wrote a letter to her father on her back, in which Barendi rarely expressed her dissatisfaction with the family, especially her opinion that Constantine could never assume the heavy responsibility of the family.
"If he could realize his responsibilities more, maybe I wouldn't have to show up like this. Father, you know I'm not pretty, so if I can no longer act like a qualified wife, it would be difficult for me to be optimistic about the future outcome of this marriage."
After writing this paragraph with some anger, Barendi, who was a little calmer, wanted to burn the letter, but in the end she sealed the letter and stamped it.
The letter is now lying in Uriu's pocket with several other letters, and Uriu is heading towards Rome.
The Moors were somewhat dissatisfied with the master's greed for Lucrezia's beauty. After all, there are still many things to do, such as dealing with two father-in-laws, and also dealing with a proud sister far away in Kosencha.
Uriu rushed to Rome first, and after handing the letter to the Cardinal, he immediately rushed to Naples without stopping.
Uriu knew very well that Alexander, who seemed to be leisurely dealing with women, was always working with a kind of urgency that others could not understand.
Although he could never understand why this urgency was, as a loyal servant, it was his duty to solve the problems of the master.
Naples was still so busy at the end of 1498. As an important port for the Tyranian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, Naples was much richer and prosperous than Taranto, which also curbed the mouth of the Adriatic Sea.
The white lighthouse in the distance of Santa Lucia Harbour still lights the eye-catching lights every evening to guide the way for the passing ships. In the city built along the mountains, the undulating lights dot the beautiful city.
Uriu had already entered the city and did not rush to the Du Yilan Palace of Earl Modillo, but turned around and entered the tavern called "Oukoushu".
When he saw the sturdy figure of the tavern owner, Uriu couldn't help but twist his head slightly, and then he remembered that Mahimo is now in the Monastery of St. Mark in Florence. It is obviously unlikely that he will be unable to get involved with the tavern owner's sister anymore.
Seeing Uriu, the tavern owner showed an unexpected and surprised look, and then he immediately yelled loudly while pushing away the guests in front of him to the Moors.
"Oh, you're back, Moors, where is your master? Is he back?" The tavern owner said, constantly glanced at the door behind Uriu.
"Stop looking," Uriu curled his lips. "Maximo has not come back, and you don't have to worry about your sister anymore. You wouldn't have thought that Maximo is a big shot now."
"He?" the hotel owner asked in disbelief, "Can he become a big shot?"
The boss's words caused a burst of laughter in the tavern, and people began to talk about the jokes Mahimo's past in an enthusiastic manner.
"He established an Order in Rome."
“Oh~”
People were a little surprised.
"And I met the Pope."
“Oh~~”
A burst of exclamation came from the tavern.
"Now he is the dean of the Monastery of San Marco in Florence."
“Oh~~~”
Unbelievable shouts erupted in the tavern like thunder, mixed with constant questions.
"Bar, I'll have something to ask you." Ignoring the guests who were chasing and asking questions, Uriu pulled the tavern owner, who was a little confused, to the second floor.
However, the tavern owner obviously hadn't woken up from the news about Mahimo, and he still let out "Ouch" surprises from time to time after sitting down.
"Okay, you should be glad that your girl and Maximo didn't do anything in the end. You know, he is different now than before. Your girl doesn't have that much charm to make him fascinated him all the time, and in the end she will only be sad."
The tavern owner nodded, obviously thinking that the Moors were right.
Seeing that it was almost done, the Moors picked up the cup on the table and drank water, then leaned forward and said, "Tell me, how is Naples lately?"
"It's not the same as before. The king only cares about life without caring about everyone." Bar said in a muffled voice. "Your master asked me to follow him, but unfortunately I still couldn't bear to leave my family and this tavern in the end, otherwise I might have made a name for myself as Mahimo."
"It may also be that the name has been lost," Uriu disagreed with the boss' complaints. "What about the Count, how about him during this period?"
"He," Barr shook his head. "Now the count doesn't care about anything. It is said that he only goes out to hunt with a group of friends all day long, but the king will definitely want to see him like this. After all, the Modilo family has always been a ill of the royal family."
Uliu nodded silently. He came to Naples but did not go directly to see the count just to inquire about the current situation in Naples. Now it seems that the count is living in seclusion.
"Where is Miss Earl, what is she doing?"
"This is not clear," Barr frowned. "But there is a rumor that it seems that the countess has been fascinated by a Bohemian recently, so the Earl Miss made a fuss and went back to the territory in anger."
The Moor's mouth twitched, and he vaguely felt something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, the next sentence from the tavern owner proved his premonition.
"That Bohemian seemed to be sent by the Queen of Bohemian, and seemed to be shouting, calling..."
"Nashan, I know this person." Uriu rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly, "Okay, let me tell me something else. I don't think anything will surprise me."
"Oh, there's something else," the owner of the tavern suddenly remembered something and said excitedly. "It seems that the king is making a divorce," Barr looked at Uriu with a smile. "Because he heard that he was going to marry Miss Cosencha."
"What?!" Uliu, who had already felt that nothing would attract his attention due to a series of unexpected news, opened his eyes widened immediately.
To be continued...