When Uliu dragged his somewhat tired body into the city of Pisa, it was just getting dark.

Except for the long chime of the bell from the top of the city, Pisa seems very quiet at this time.

Most of the people were cooking dinner at home, and smoke rose from the streets and floated over the city.

A golden sunset shone through the undulating rooftops and dry branches, and everything seemed red in the distance.

Ulliu was a little distracted, he remembered that when he had fled from the last old man's house, it was just this time, he looked back as he ran, and saw the big red old man's mansion burning in the firelight.

Ulliu shook his head, shaking his head at the vague memories, he was now by the side of the old man Gombray, who trusted him so much that he kept telling himself not to think about the past anymore.

The Palazzo Ducale in Pisa has been refurbished.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but when Lucrezia ordered the palace to be repainted and renovated, she intentionally or unintentionally erased all traces of Tomneo.

This descendant of the Duke of Pisa in his early years ended up staying in the historical records of Pisa, not in the Ducal Palace of Pisa.

Everything that says Tomneo lived briefly in this palace has been quietly removed, except for his original residence in Pisa and his family, and there seems to be no trace of the man's existence.

Lucrezia obviously didn't want her daughter to have anything to do with her ex, and she didn't even want to see and hear everything about this person anywhere if it weren't for the need for Tomneo's presence to set off and justify her daughter's inheritance.

Lucrezia felt that her daughter was the true ruler of Pisa, especially after accepting the holy bone from her father, and she felt that Estelles was the natural heir of Pisa.

My daughter is a few months old, and she can sit next to her after wearing the dress she designed herself.

The duke's throne was not wide, but it was enough for their mother and daughter to sit on it peacefully.

The nobles of Pisa were smart, or rather very sensible, and they knew what to do with a duchess with a tough father and a powerful grandfather, even if the duke was still unstable and her mother didn't seem to be so smart.

Lucrezia met Ulliu in the hallway, not in the living room, because she had heard the news of the Moorish arrival on her way out of the main hall after a day of official business, and Lucrezia couldn't wait to go back to her room.

She hastened her pace through the hallway, and then saw Ulliu, who was standing under the fountain of the Cross Hall in the distance, waiting to be summoned and was about to walk in the direction of the living room.

"What news did you bring me?"

Lucrezia walked a few steps in a hurry, and slowed down slightly when she saw the Moors bowing.

"Sir, I asked me to bring you a letter." The corners of Uliu's mouth twitched when he lowered his head, he didn't know what the young lady in front of him would look like when he finished reading the letter, but he thought about it because this was probably why the master sent him.

As a faithful servant, you always have to share all kinds of troubles with your master.

Lucrezia was excited at first, especially when she heard about the letter, but soon she showed a hint of surprise.

Although Alexander had written to her almost every day, but had sent other messengers, now that she saw Ulliu, she vaguely realized that this letter was clearly unusual.

"Can you tell me what's going on, don't say you don't know." As soon as Lucrezia spoke, she cut off the Moorish people's back path that they were ready to shirk, "I know that you know everything about Alexander, now I want you to tell me what it is first, if it is not, Alexander will not be able to send you to deliver the letter himself." ”

The Moorish man looked up at Lucrezia, wishing he was somewhere else and not in Pisa, but the illusion obviously didn't help him at all.

"Madam, maybe we should go to a more suitable place, and I will report to you in detail."

Uliuu still wants to do something.

But Lucrezia's expression had changed, and she looked at Uliuu suspiciously.

She was sure that it wasn't Alexander who had an accident, otherwise the Moors wouldn't be like this, so what would have happened?

There had never been anything like this before, and there was obviously something bad to say about the appearance of the Moors.

Lucrezia, almost instinctively, guessed the other person who was making her unhappy.

"It has something to do with that woman, doesn't it?" Lucrezia asked coldly.

"Madam, this matter, this matter......" Uliuu paused, thought for a moment, and finally decided to say it in one breath, "The lord has decided to marry Barentia della Rovelle of Genoa, the daughter of the cardinal, and their wedding date may be set for the beginning of next year. ”

With that, Ulius first glanced at Lucrezia quickly, then bent down and bowed his head.

Quiet, unexpectedly quiet, neither the conjectured screams, nor the cries of surprise and anger, only a silence that stunned Ulliu.

The Moorish raised her head slightly, and saw Lucrezia's blank expression, she just stood still and motionless, her eyes were looking ahead, but as long as you paid attention, you would find that her eyes were not focused at all, but blank.

"Ma'am?" Uliu cried out quietly.

As if awakened suddenly, Lucrezia's gaze flickered for a moment, and then seemed to notice the body of the Moors in front of her.

"He's going to marry that woman?"

"Yes."

"At the beginning of next year?"

"Yes."

"And then they're going to live in Montina?"

"Like, yes."

"Oh, ah...... Yikes! ~~”

With a tone that was rather calm at first, then seemed to sigh, and then, the corridor finally erupted into a loud scream that Uliu had been speculating for a long time!

Even if they had been prepared, the moment this scream sounded in the empty corridor, the Moors were still stimulated by the shrill shout that resounded throughout the corridor in an instant, and their ears ached as if they had been pricked by needles.

"Ahh ~”

Again, Lucrezia's daughter who was not enough to be held by the maid was so frightened that she cried loudly, but she couldn't stop screaming, and even the maid next to her hurriedly held her in her arms, she couldn't stop shouting.

Uliuu stood there with sweat on his forehead, and he knew that it was useless for him to say anything at this time.

He quickly looked into the distance of the hallway, then waved his hand at the bewildered waitresses, who hurried in the direction of the living room amid the panicked support of a group of women.

But it was of no avail, and the news that the Duke's mother was suddenly screaming loudly in the corridor was like a cold wind in late autumn, blowing through the streets of Pisa.

Lucrezia didn't know how she got to the living room, and she kept screaming as she was helped to sit on the soft floor.

Seeing her like this, the waitresses could only look at Ulliu, and then they saw the Moorish frowning at first, and then, as if remembering something, he went around the room, picked up a jug in the corner, and poured a glass of water.

Then, in the stunned amazement of the waitresses, Ulliu poured the glass of water directly on Lucrezia's face!

The shouting stopped instantly.

Lucrezia, whose face was covered with water, looked at the Moors standing in front of her, bowing to her with an empty cup in her hand, and there was no sound in the room except for Estelles's uncontrollable crying.

"Madam, please calm down, please read the letter that the lord gave you first."

Ulliu took the letter out of his bag a little helplessly, although he didn't think it was appropriate to take it out at this time, but he still had to do something else while Lucrezia read it.

The news of Lucrezia's shouting in the corridor before has already been heard, and soon the whole city of Pisa will know what is happening in the Duke's Palace.

Uliu knew he had to put the rumors down before things got worse.

The other thing is that he doesn't want to appear in front of Lucrezia at this time.

Ulliu almost fled out of the ducal palace, but as soon as he reached the front courtyard of the palace, he saw the figure of the bishop of Pisa walking outside in front of the flower bed.

It looked like he was meditating, but from the way he kept glancing at the door, it was clear that the Bishop's mind was not on such a thing as comprehending the doctrine.

"Your Excellency." Ulius simply walked over on his own initiative, saluted respectfully, and then straightened up and looked at the bishop quietly.

"The Earl's servant," the bishop looked at Ulliu, as if he had only recognized him, "I know you, a Moor. ”

"I'm a Moorish man, but that doesn't stop me from being loyal to my master."

Ulliu's bow lowered this time, and then he saw the bishop's hand with the jeweled ring stretched out in front of him.

"That's why I allow you to kiss my hand, and that's my forgiveness for you."

The corners of Uliu's mouth twitched imperceptibly, but he took the bishop's hand and kissed it on the back of his hand.

"Well, this makes it much easier for me to talk," the bishop withdrew his hand, and then motioned for Ulliu to walk slowly in the courtyard in front of the palace with him, "Tell me what happened, you must know that the Duke is still young, and it is the most important thing for the Duke to grow up healthily, not only for the Duke himself but also for the stability of Pisa, so I must know what has just happened, and it is very inappropriate for Madame Lucrezia to be the closest person to the Duke to lose her temper in this way." ”

"I was about to report this to you, Lord Bishop," said Ulliu, who had already thought that he would face a lot of questioning next, "first of all, I must explain to you that I don't think Madame Lucrezia's reaction was excessive, after all, it was about my lord's imminent marriage. ”

"Your lord is going to tie ......the knot," the bishop suddenly paused, and he turned his head in astonishment to look at the Moorish man with a humble look next to him, "You mean the Count of Montina and the ...... of the Roveret family?"

"Is that your lordship, what do you think about this?"

"Ah...... This thing, of course it's a good thing, it's God's arrangement, I mean this marriage is perfect, it's good, oh, I still have some things to go back to church first, God bless the Count. ”

The bishop said something incoherently, and his expression became more and more ugly, and then he simply responded with a few vague words, and then hurried away.

"I will bring your blessings to my lord." Ulliu, humbly and respectfully, bowed, and when he looked up again, he saw the bishop's back in a hurry.

It was easier than he thought, the Moorish figured out, then looked back at the palace behind him, and then his shoulders fell.

Obviously, it was much more difficult to deal with Lucrezia than the Pisan nobles.

Uliu's guess was right, and Lucrezia's sudden appearance had indeed spread throughout the city of Pisa, and along with rumors that she was emotionally out of control, there were all kinds of speculation about what had happened between her and Alexander.

And then soon, someone guessed that Alexander was about to get married.

In fact, it is no secret that when the Genoese attacked Montina, Barentia suddenly arrived in Montina, and then Alexander's announcement that during his expedition, Barentia was in charge of Montina A series of events has proved how inseparable their relationship is.

And the wedding is obviously only a matter of time.

It's just that in this way, the position of Lucrezia's mother and daughter is much more awkward.

Those who are slightly familiar with the fall of the Republic of Pisa know that it was Lucrezia and Alexander who appeared together that the Republic was finally overthrown, and Alexander became the de facto owner of Pisa.

It can be said that without Lucrezia, it is still unknown whether Alexander would have been able to rule Pisa so smoothly.

And Alexander took Lucrezia away from Caesar in a almost kidnapped way for the second time, and then took her directly to Pisa, and then the two of them built a warm nest of love in the small house now called Lucrezia's Palace, which was even more talked about by the Pisa.

In the minds of many people, they always thought that Lucrezia would eventually become the Countess of Montina, but now suddenly came the news that Alexander was going to marry Barondi, and everyone who heard what happened was stunned and then began to speculate and doubt.

While Ulliu began to put out fires everywhere in the city of Pisa, Lucrezia was locking herself in her room and weeping.

Although she knew that Alexander was going to marry eventually, and that he would have to marry Barendi if he wanted to become the Count of Montina, when she finally heard the news, she found that she couldn't accept the reality at all.

The wet nurse had brought Estelles before, but for the first time, Lucrezia ignored her daughter, who repeatedly tried to throw herself into her arms, and simply asked the nurse to return Estelles to her own room.

Lucrezia lay on the bed in the corner of the room, just crying and crying.

She remembered the wonder of being kidnapped from the convent by Alexander, she couldn't remember if she was scared or just an accident, she couldn't remember when it began, and what should have been an uneasy trip turned into a race between the two of them to conquer each other.

It was a thrilling and dangerous race, and the whole process was thrilling, thinking about the "gag tone" that almost cost the lives of both of them, and then thinking about their adventure of drifting on the river all night, Lucrezia suddenly felt that this noble and gorgeous day in Pisa was the culprit who separated them.

Feeling the slight dampness on the bridge of her nose, Lucrezia wiped the corners of her eyes, she knew she was crying, but she just couldn't stop.

Why cry, is it because Alexander is getting married?

But didn't you know from the beginning that this would be the case?

Lucrezia remembered how they had woken up on the beach when they had crossed the river and were being chased by the Venetians.

She believed that the words "You may propose to my father" that she had not finished at the time had been understood by Alexander.

But he didn't respond, and Lucrezia already knew what his answer was.

The two of them have been careful to avoid this question, even after the birth of their daughter, they have not mentioned it again.

If you know that Alexander is always going to get married, why is she so sad?

Lucrezia couldn't figure it out, but she just couldn't suppress the panic in her heart, so that when she heard the news, even though she kept telling herself in her heart not to lose her temper and to be calm, she still couldn't control the screams that welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Lucrezia picked up the tossed letter again and looked at its contents.

"I know how much damage it will do you to tell you this, I don't even have the guts to come up to you and say these things to you in person, but we both know it's an inevitable consequence, I had this engagement before we were attracted to each other, and you were my enemy at that time......"

Lucrezia frowned slightly, of course she didn't know that Alexander had asked Nashan to assassinate her in order to provoke Caesar, she only thought that Alexander was talking about her father's enemies at that time.

"If it was then, I might not hesitate to hurt you, but now even breaking your heart will make me feel uncomfortable, not to mention that we have such a lovely daughter, which makes me feel that you are indeed a treasure from God."

Lucrezia's eyes were slightly moist, and she didn't know how the person who could write such words could abandon herself and marry another woman so unhesitatingly, which made her sad and angry at the same time.

Lucrezia got up from her bed, and as she walked up and down the room, her eyes fell on the beautiful ivory carved four-sided painting on the table, and in anger she lifted the priceless work of art high and slammed it to the ground!

The dull sound of a heavy object hitting the carpet echoed in the room, but it drowned out the sound of the door being opened from the outside almost at the same time.

"Alexander, if I let me see you, I'll kill you!"

Lucrezia cursed with rage, until her waist was suddenly grabbed from behind!

"You're going to kill me? It's not like you. ”

An incomparably familiar voice came from behind her, and Lucrezia's body froze for an instant, and then she suddenly turned around and saw a familiar figure right in front of her.

"Now that you see me, are you going to kill me?"

After a while, Lucrezia suddenly reached out and hugged Alexander's head tightly, and at the same time pressed her lips tightly to it.

Outside the door, Uliu, who was looking at the two people hugging each other, quietly closed the door very obediently, and then wiped the sweat on his head with his sleeve.

"It's finally settled," the Moorish muttered in a low voice, but then he touched another letter in his pocket, and a layer of bitterness hung on his swarthy face, "but what about the other one." ”