Florence, the city of flowers, bathed in the Tuscan sun.

Firenze, etymology from Flora, the goddess of flowers, is the literary capital of Florence, which brought the whole of Europe out of the dark literary capital of the Middle Ages.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Su Xiaoqi walked out of the fair and strolled the streets of the city alone. Florence is a walkable city, with criss-crossing streets that always lead to one monument after another full of stories and temples of art.

Take a walk around the Arno River and see a 14th-century building in a narrow and secluded laneway. It seems that the road came across a beautiful and unknown building......

The sun was shining warmly, and there was a wall behind the corridor separated by pillars, and various statues were embedded between the pillars. The steps of the porch were covered with ivy, and she wanted to go inside for a while.

Walking to the door, she looked up and saw the sign on it, and couldn't help but say to herself, "What is this—the meaning of refusing tourists?"

"Yes, there are many private palaces near the Noah River, which are usually closed to the public. A gentle voice sounded behind her.

Seem...... Where had she heard this voice?

She turned around in surprise, and an elegant young man stood in front of the young girl with a Mediterranean smile. Good-looking, this is probably a common characteristic of Mediterranean people, with deep and charming facial features. Just looking good generally can't tell whether it's Italian or not, the young man has a gentle temperament and looks particularly handsome.

He had a pair of charming Mediterranean eyes, and she reacted, "Julio?"

A slight smile on Julio's lips raised, "Yes, it's me, how did you get here?"

"I wanted to come and see Florence. Su Xiaoqi said.

He smiled gracefully, "It's better to meet by chance than to meet." Now that we've met here, let's take a stroll around Florence. ”

They went around all the way, the city, the Renaissance is its soul wandering, no matter where it is full of artistic atmosphere, like an endless masterpiece, just waiting for the world to taste and perceive with the soul.

Walk down the central market to the church of San Lorenzo. Su Xiaoqi remembered that behind this ordinary-looking church, there was a legendary family - the Medici family.

The church of San Lorenzo is the exclusive church of the Medici family, and the family chapel inside the church not only houses a large collection of jewels and sacristy that represent the Medici family, but also rests the members of the family for five centuries.

The two walked through the square together, and came across an unknown sculpture on the side of the road, and she looked up, as if the statue was Cosimo I, who led the Medici family to power?

Although the statue has been slightly blurred by the erosion of time, his eyes are unforgettable, and he seems to be a very wise and resourceful patriarch.

Walking through the streets of Florence, they dig into the beauty and history of every statue and brick with the same obsessive eye.

Why do you have a good conversation with Julio every time you meet?

At last she knew why she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight, and he had a refined connoisseurship, and his wise eyes were able to spot the most important relics, far away or near, abandoned or obscured by dust.

When it comes to art, their eyes sparkle with the same brilliance, digging up small and inconspicuous artifacts in every corner, and although Giulio is a noble son, there is no gap between him and the other in this regard.

They look at these things with the same eyes, and both of them appreciate these things with a passion that is sparked by love and affection, which is the same pathology of art and antique collectors.

The young man stopped, looked ahead, and said, "This bridge is a place full of stories. ”

His family was closely linked to Florence and the banks of the Arno River, and was ravaged by the fierce war, and the jewel of the Arno River, the Three Holy Bridges, was destroyed by the war, and the family invested in rebuilding the bridge.

The two came to the river, and the young man looked at the Noah River on the other side, "This river is the mother river of Florence, the Arno River. ”

Cold Jade, a slightly colder, more lucid name, may be more appropriate to be the name of the city.

It's true that it's not cold, it's clear and gorgeous. In this city, flowers are its color, she is like a piece of exquisitely carved jade, just waiting for people to appreciate it with their hearts, and there is no need to proclaim it loudly, just quietly, quietly waiting for that person to read her incomparable beauty......

"There's also a famous old bridge," said Giulio, looking across the street, "and the ladies of the Medici family have walked through here countless times to the Palazzo Piti on the other side. ”

"You seem familiar with this place. She looked at him in thought.

They came to the Santacroce church by the river and the Piazza Dante, named after Dante, which was just in time for the market today, with people coming and going, the square was very lively, and the beautiful potted flowers were very popular, and even the nuns in black robes came to buy them.

"Shall we try a snack of cold jade this time?" she said to Julio.

"Okay, listen to the lady's advice. The young man smiled gracefully and agreed.

"Let's try it, only Florence can eat an authentic steak in Italy?" asked Giulio.

"Well, I heard a steak expert say that Florentine steaks are definitely better than Japanese Kobe beef. "She kind of wanted to try it.

"It's because the steak here has a strict requirement that it must be a chianina (i.e. white cow) from the Chiyandi Valley, and it must be a T-bone part of the loin, and it must be more than 3 centimeters thick," he says. ”

"I see. She nodded.

The Florentine steak is a centuries-old tradition, grilled in smokeless charcoal, with no sauces added and eaten with a little salt to taste.

The two came to a small shop, ordered a large steak, cut the steak, and the abundant juice overflowed from the steak, the outside of the steak had a slight charred aroma, and the meat in the center was red, but the fragrance was magically stored in the whole steak.

When they came out of the shop, they came across the famous Florentine snack beef buns, so they bought two beef buns.

"This beef bun is delicious, it tastes better than a large steak. She bit into the beef bun and suddenly felt that her little citizen habits were revealed!

Her act of chewing and nibbling on beef buns like this must be indecent, right? Julio did not lose his manners, he was not an ordinary rich kid, and he was really wronged when he stood on the street and ate with her! The young man smiled and picked up a beef bun, but his movements were extremely elegant.

The corners of her mouth twitched, her movements of a big girl were not as elegant as a man, she was really speechless!

This kind of gentle etiquette on him, I don't know what family can raise?

After some contact, she will feel that Giulio is more outstanding and knowledgeable than most Italian men, and she doesn't know what his identity is?

After dinner, she finally came to the old Ponte Vecchio for a stroll, feeling the old bridge full of stories, remembering that Dante met his lifelong muse, Beatrice, here.

"Would you like to see my family's art collection?" the young man asked her politely.

Her curiosity was immediately aroused, and she looked at the young man without blinking, and Julio turned her head to look at the girl's excited look, and said with a smile in her eyes: "I'll take you there." ”

A red Ferrari sports car hovered gracefully on the road, the scenery along the way was beautiful, Su Xiaoqi sat behind the car in the cool breeze, she thought that the art collection should be kept in her own home, who knew that the young man drove the sports car to the Arno River to stop.

The night view is beautiful, with a beautiful building like a Florentine castle standing quietly on the riverbank, and the lights of the buildings are projected on the surface of the river.

He knew that Caterina would be shocked when she saw this. The Bellini family built five private museum buildings in Monaco, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and other places, each of which has become a permanent place in the history of European architecture.

When the young girl got out of the car, she was immediately stunned by the sight, it was so beautiful!

She has seen the royal palace, the majestic French castle, and the pyramid-like Louvre, but none of the buildings has shocked her more than this museum building!

The Florentine castle-like building on the banks of the river, with lights on in all the rooms, makes the castle glow from the outside.

Follow the young man into this Florentine castle-like architectural museum, she seems to have walked into a mythical palace, with Greek court-like columns and ornate round arches, all of which show the luxury of this museum, the most precious of which are the cultural relics.

Su Xiaoqi looked sideways at Julio, could he really be the prince who lived deep in the castle?

"Founded in 1704, the Museum of Florence has a history of more than 300 years and has some of the best works of the Italian Renaissance. ”

She looked at the artifacts with great interest, unaware that she was the only one received by the staff at the Florentine Museum.

He saw that she was listening attentively, and the smile on his lips intensified. "These works of art were created and made over the centuries by artists and craftsmen in Tuscany, Italy. ”

Not everyone who is lucky enough to visit this museum will be able to get Giulio's personal commentary, in fact, she has received a special treatment, and tonight the Bellini Family Museum is lit up for one person.

Finally, they entered a room where, in the museum exhibition hall, hung a large red tapestry painting: two children holding up a corolla decorated with Florentine lilies, and five red fruits in a circle in the center of the tapestry.

Her eyes widened, "It's—"

Giulio went on to explain to her: "This is the emblematic motif of the Medici family, the rulers of Florence, and the five fruits symbolize the five princes. ”

He stared at it and said, "This wall hanging has been in the family museum since I was born, because I am a descendant of the Medici. ”

She turned her head and muttered in surprise, "Didn't the Luxury King's branch disappear?"

If you know the history of Europe, you will know the Medici family, they are one of the powerful giants in Italy and even Europe, controlling the politics, economy and culture of Fei Leng Cui for more than 4 centuries, and are known as the "uncrowned kings of Florence".

At night, the young man's side was reflected by the light refracted from the glass, and he looked like a young and handsome king of cold jade. "Yes, but the Medici is not the one who did not survive, and that is what was arranged in the dark. ”

He told her a story from more than 200 years ago, when the first bearer of the Bellini family received the coat of arms from the last Grand Duchess of the Medici family.

More than 270 years ago......

There was a glimmer of light in the sky, and a woman stepped out of the delicate carriage and walked to a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy in front of the other carriage, and she bent gracefully to him, "I know that the Medici family is going to fall, and I will be the last member of this family." ”

The woman handed the family emblem to the young man, "This is the family emblem of the Medici family, remember to live well and continue the family's bloodline and career......"

Before the boy left, he looked back at her frequently.

One last glance at her, and that glance was goodbye. The boy turned, he bowed his head, and stepped into the carriage.

The Medici family was crumbling, after the death of the eldest son Ferdinando, Cosimo III died of illness at home ten years later, and Gaston became the new Grand Duke, and after barely ruling for thirteen years, Gaston died, leaving the Medici family alone.

The Grand Duke of Tuscany died without leaving a direct heir, and Anna came to the empty palace, already the last to bear the Medici name.

The decline of the Medici family attracted numerous careerists, and only the last woman, Anna Marie Ya Luisa, de' Medici, remained.

During the entire period of the Medici family's decline, she knew very well that she would be the last member of the Medici family. She never lost her grace and dignity because of the decline of her family, and always maintained her haughty and dignified beauty, occasionally standing under a huge black canopy when she received visitors.

Anna always had a noble smile on her face, a smile that only a true aristocrat can have, independent and calm.

After watching the boy board the carriage, the galloping carriage disappeared into the horizon. She turned to the side and looked at the smoke in the distance, "Even if there is only one woman left in the Medici family, I will protect what the family has left behind." ”

The graceful figure of the woman walked step by step on the golden palace, she always carried a solemn beauty on her body, and she was the last nobleman of this palace. The royal families of various countries abandoned her like a piece of, and did not want to marry the woman of this disgraced family, and the decline of the family left her with no strong support behind her.

Inevitably, some of the guests who received looked at this woman with deep thought, the Medici family had declined, she was just a rootless flower.

With a noble smile, she sent off the last guest, looking up at the sky, where the smoke of the battlefield lay on the horizon in the distance - it was the last thing I could do!

She put on a noble smile, the territory under her feet belongs to the Medici family, and as long as the owner of the Medici is still there, no one can take it from this territory!

This is true aristocratic pride.

As far as the Medici family is concerned, even if there is only one woman left, one of the greatest things she did in her life - Anna Marie Ya Luisa de Medici did the greatest thing in her life was to preserve the Medici family's collection and the priceless Uffizi Palace.

Napoleon traveled far to Italy, where he coveted the Uffizi Palace left by the Medici family but did not dare to expropriate it.

Every time you turn to history, people thank her for leaving it forever in Florence, in the place where the Medici family once dominated......

The Grand Duke of Tuscany died without leaving a direct heir, and the title passed to the Holy Roman Emperor Franz I of the House of Lorraine, and the direct lineage of the famous European family was severed......

But nothing disappeared from the territory of the Grand Duke, and the Uffizi Palace and all the priceless works of art are preserved as public property to this day.

His Mediterranean eyes reflect the bright lights of the night: "More than 250 years ago, the descendants of the Medici returned to Italy and re-established the Berlini family, still with the emblem of pills, lilies and bees. ”

Every time people turn to history, they thank Anna for leaving them forever in Florence, in the place where the Medici family once dominated......

She said, "No wonder your eyes look a bit like the Lozoren in the portrait, so you have Medici blood?"

His eyes were fixed on the wall hanging, as if to remember that distant history: "I have not only inherited the blood of the Medici family, because I am a descendant of the King of Luxury, I have also inherited his spirit." ”

As she heard this, she could not help but think of Machiavelli's words: "The monarchs of Italy think that the talent of a king consists in his ability to appreciate the spicy writing, to write beautifully worded letters, to speak with sharpness and wit, to organize deceptions, to adorn his body with gold, silver and precious stones, and to eat and live in a luxurious manner than others—"

Machiavelli apparently did not approve of the monarchs' way of doing things, but without them there would have been no Renaissance.

The Medici family used their wealth to drive the Renaissance, and it is said that they possessed as much wealth as the whole of Europe.

Su Xiaoqi finally learned that people in the world of collecting, art criticism, history, and museums would talk about the Bellini family from time to time!

The Bellini family originated from the Medici family, a branch of the Medici family, a powerful family with three popes and two empresses, and the power in their hands has undergone countless changes, but the support for literature and art and noble taste have not changed.

A large number of names have been engraved in the history of Renaissance art: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Fra Angelico, Bruleschi, Thanletro, Uchero, Alberti, ...... They are all funded by the Medici family.

At the same time, the Medici family invested a lot of money in collecting, translating, and publishing ancient Greek works that had been forgotten for 2,000 years, and established the largest library in Europe.

In the eyes of those researchers, this family is almost the guardian of art and scholars, and it can be said that without the efforts of the Medici family, without their dedication and enthusiasm, there would have been no European Renaissance.

The Renaissance, which shook Europe and the world, was not so much the pride of Italy as the glory of this magical and ancient family.

They were the discoverers of tireless ancient masterpieces, reinvigorating them and showing their value, and they were also supporters of modern art, and through the way in which the exhibition was held at the Fickni Tower, countless modern artists were recognized by the public, many of whom were blessed by the Berlini family.

Such an undertaking can be called generous and magnificent, as if standing on the stage of mythology. They are indeed a family of stars! This is a top family that stands proudly at the pinnacle of the world!

The Berlini family is the source of art collecting, and it is thanks to the family's bloodline obsession that each generation has inherited the love, passion and dedication to art, and a group of ghosts from the distant world have been able to re-enact the glorious past in those vast museums.

"I didn't expect that I would meet the descendants of the King of Luxury in my lifetime. She blinked, raised the corners of her mouth at him, and said, "I'm so excited! ”

She was afraid that she couldn't help but become their "star chaser clan" for a while, after all, there was no family that had made such an outstanding contribution to the milestones of human civilization.

He smiled and asked, "Do you want it?"

She was a little embarrassed and asked him for an autograph, which was ...... What a brain-dead thing.

"Well, I'll give you a souvenir. He blinked.

"What souvenir?" she asked curiously.

The young man glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said in a tricky way, "We'll come out later, and you'll know." ”