The turmoil in the town of Kasrera didn't attract much attention, and Isabella, after seeing the report from the local officials, only ordered the local lord to quell the conflict that annoyed her.

There are too many contradictions and conflicts between nobles and too common, after all, for those old men who are well-fed and have nothing to do, too much energy is either to make marriages or illegitimate children, or to pull out knives and cut people, and there are really not many nobles who are willing to do something serious like Prince Enrique of Grape.

Isabella is actually quite envious of Portugal, although it seems that the strength is not as good as Castile, but there is a group of very powerful characters, among which a large number of explorers led by Enrique can create so many enviable miracles with their dedication and curiosity about the sea.

This is also the reason why Isabella managed to scrape together enough money for Columbus to support his expedition to the Atlantic, even though she knew that the treasury was tight, and she was keenly aware of the great role of the sea, and the queen of Castile was convinced that if there was a chance for their kingdom to become the most powerful country in Europe, then controlling the sea was the best way to do it.

The queen sent an envoy of her trust to the north, and despite knowing that doing so might cause displeasure among the lords and nobles, she made the decision anyway, but the envoy's mission was only to mediate with the local nobles to resolve the matter after listening to the respective arguments of both sides.

The conflict in the town of Kasrela is actually a very common phenomenon after the Reconquista, and the fight for territory is not a big deal, so the queen's decision can be said to be decent.

At this time, neither Isabella nor the nobles realized what other effects this seemingly small matter would have.

Philip was in a good mood these days, and although he had to reluctantly see Juana for two days at the suggestion of the Queen, he still had plenty of time to do what he liked after barely coping with the woman who was becoming more and more unbearable for him.

Philip had recently become obsessed with the little house of the Olgara lady in the city, a beautiful building on Tree Street, with an exotic shape and oval wings due to the topography, which gave the red house by the Pisuega River a strange charm.

Philip, of course, didn't really suddenly become interested in architecture, he actually liked the young ladies in that house, as the Duke of Vienna and the Governor of the Low Countries, Philip was not the kind of poor aristocrat who looked beautiful but didn't mix very well, on the contrary, he was young and rich, and more importantly, he was handsome and beautiful, all of which added up to make the son of the Holy Roman Emperor the biggest playboy in Europe.

In the past, however, Philip was more often between the nobles, and he wandered from the boudoir of one noblewoman to the bed of another noble lady, and each time the experience of invincibility made him triumphant but gradually became boring.

Philip was eager to find something new, but he didn't want to go to sea on an adventure, much less to go to war with his troops, he just wanted to make life more and more boring since marrying Juana.

At this time, the appearance of the Lady Olgala, who had come from elsewhere to Valladode, seemed to fulfill these demands.

The Red House, as it was called, was the name of the brothel, and soon after the Olgala lady arrived in Valladód with her girls, she became the darling of the wealthy nobles of the area, and many of them relished the comfort of the house and the delicious food, and the other things that made them fond of it.

Philip was one of them, and he was now a regular visitor to the Red House, known to many of the local nobles, and some even made it to the Red House when he came to have fun, in order to get acquainted with the prince.

Isabella and Ferdinand still have no sons, and although Ferdinand has several illegitimate children, they obviously have no right to inherit, so it is almost no secret that Juana is undoubtedly the first in line of succession among their daughters.

It's just that Juana is not a good person to get along with, although Ferdinand and his wife tried their best to block the news, but the problem of Juana's abnormal mental state has spread among the aristocratic circles, which makes many people quickly realize that maybe her husband Philip will really rule the United Kingdom in the future, and he may even be crowned king instead of ruling the country as a regent prince.

So there are more people who want to bet on Philip, and the Red House is undoubtedly a good place to get close to the future king.

Philip himself was obviously aware of this, and he was even glad that the nobles were competing to curry favor with him, but he did not get carried away because of this, after all, his husband and wife were not good at stubble, and if he appeared too much, it would inevitably cause them to be dissatisfied.

And Philip didn't think it was necessary to show his enthusiasm for the inheritance too eagerly, unless the couple could miraculously have another son, otherwise it seemed that the throne would definitely be Juana's, and he just had to wait patiently.

But that seems unlikely.

So Philip's greater interest in the Red House was not how to recruit those nobles, but to talk about life with the young ladies.

Philip was actually interested in the house's mistress, Lady Olgala, and he felt that this mature woman had a charm that fascinated him, but this woman did not seem to be of much interest in him, and Philip did not want to be strong.

The main thing is that there are too many beautiful young ladies here, not only beautiful but also of different varieties, which makes Phipley almost pick his eyes on the first day.

Philip had a wide range of interests, and unlike his parents-in-law, who were prejudiced against pagans, he had a keen curiosity about exotic styles.

After getting a little tired of the blonde and fair-skinned European women, he became interested in Moorish women with their coffee-like color and silky smooth skin.

So these days, as long as he arrives at the Red House, he will find different Moore ladies to chat alone, or sometimes it will be 2, of course, if he is interested and in a good state, it is possible to increase the number of chatters.

In short, Philip is really comfortable these days, the strict father-in-law is not around, the mother-in-law who is also strict but understands him very well does not interfere much, as for Juana, the woman is now locked in the room and is not allowed to come out, it is really too good to be good.

Philip lingered longer and longer in the Red House, and later did not return to the palace for several days in a row, which finally caught Isabella's attention.

The queen had to ask her chief attendant to find Philip in private and hint to him that the queen wanted him not to embarrass Juana too much, especially now that she had been calmed down by the care of the priests and doctors, Isabella wanted Philip to take care of her a little.

Although he was very unwilling, Philip knew that the queen, who had never proposed this to him, could not refuse once she opened her mouth, so he had to say goodbye to the young ladies for a while, and then go into the palace to see his wife, whom he had not seen in days.

To Philip's surprise, Juana was obviously recovering well, her spirit was surprisingly good, although she was still so enthusiastic after seeing him, but there was no fire in her eyes that made him uneasy, the only thing she had was the same tenderness.

This made even Philip, who was dissatisfied with her in his heart, unable to say anything, and perhaps because of the separation for some days, Philip noticed that Juana seemed to have become much more beautiful, and once his wife, who was originally a beauty, showed her charming side, Philip was naturally tempted.

So the little couple who accompanied the queen to dinner only ate half of it and couldn't wait to leave, looking at Philip's somewhat impatient appearance, Queen Isabella felt a little relieved.

Isabella didn't really care if the couple were on a good relationship or not, just like she and Ferdinand, they never thought about becoming a loving couple from the beginning, and for both of them, power was the key to connecting them.

However, some rumors she had heard recently made Isabel have to be careful, many nobles seemed to have suddenly become enthusiastic about running towards the red house, Isabella did not believe that those people were really so desperate to try it, and it was obvious that these people were going for Philip.

Isabella knew that Juana's succession to the throne was now a foregone conclusion, after all, it was unlikely that she would have another child, or that even if she could, it would not necessarily be a boy, and neither she nor the Castilians would allow Ferdinand's illegitimate son to ascend to the throne, so the only option was Juana.

Then Philip becomes the key.

Isabella felt the need to pay more attention to Philip's affairs, and although she could understand that the nobles seemed to want to invest in the future prince as soon as possible, Isabella still felt that she should warn the son-in-law from time to time not to get too carried away.

Isabella's warnings worked somewhat, and Philip spent the next few days with Juana for a good time.

Until one day, he slapped Juana in public!

It was a very simple matter, on an ordinary morning, the husband and wife were too tired to get out of bed after an early morning exercise, so they asked the servant to bring breakfast to the bedroom, which was not a big deal, but what happened next surprised everyone.

When a maid who was not beautiful or even a little ugly walked into the bedroom with a plate, she happened to see Philip coming down from the bed and was about to pour some wine, the prince's strong body and beautiful appearance naturally made the maid a little distracted, which was not a big deal, but Juana, who had always seemed to have completely returned to normal, broke out at this time.

She screamed and suddenly jumped out of bed, and then before the maid could understand what was happening, she first flipped over the plate in her hand, then pounced on the poor maid by the collar and slapped her in the face while cursing the woman incessantly.

The maid was completely stunned, and even Philip was stunned, and when he finally reacted and rushed to try to stop him, he was startled by a knife that Juana grabbed from the ground.

Juana grabbed the maid and walked out, completely ignoring the fact that she was barely wearing any clothes, and then she kept beating the woman in the hall, who was almost scared, until the servants who heard the news tried their best to save her from the knife-wielding Juana.

Looking at Juana, who was standing there gasping for breath after being snatched from the knife, and that terrifying crazy look burst out of her eyes again, Philip finally couldn't bear it and rushed over and slapped her hard.

Then he ignored his wife, who was slapped to the ground by him, and angrily grabbed the clothes sent by the servant next to him, put them on indiscriminately and turned away.

Juana didn't get up, she lay quietly on the ground, looking up at the ceiling above her in a daze.

The personal maid ran over in a panic and wanted to help her but didn't dare, looking at Juana's empty eyes, the maid could only stand aside and clasp her hands helplessly.

Philips left the palace in a rage, he was furious that he had married such a woman, so he simply rode away from the palace, intending to keep himself away from the mad woman first.

When Philips arrived at the red house full of annoyance, it was already a little dark.

He ignored the people who greeted him, but walked through the vestibule to the second floor, walked to the door of a room, and stopped to calm himself down a little before knocking on the door.

The door opened, and a maid appeared.

Seeing Philips, the maid immediately bowed and saluted, then stepped aside.

Philips walked into the room and looked at a young man sitting across from Mrs. Olgala.

In Philips's impression, although Mrs. Olgala ran this party called the Red House, she had never heard of any man she had anything to do with, so when she saw a young nobleman appear in Olgala's room, Philips was curious and a little angry.

"Your Highness, it's a real honor for you to come."

Lady Olgara stood up and walked over to Philip, the smile on her face looking the same as before, but Philip noticed that she seemed to be paying attention to the young man as she spoke

"Madame, I must say that you make me feel more comfortable here than in the palace," Philip waved his hand, and the troubles that Juana had caused him before made him a little upset and a little unbreathable, so he immediately looked at the young man, "Well, this is ......"

Philip asked as he looked at the young man, and he noticed that although the young nobleman seemed to be in the dust because he had come from afar, his dress and the way he sat there undoubtedly proved his extraordinary status.

The young man stood up, and for a moment Philip felt that there was something strange in the way he looked at him, a strange look that could not be explained, as if he were looking at something very rare.

But this strange feeling was only a fleeting moment, and the young nobleman had already bowed to him: "Your Highness, it is an honor to meet you, I am the Duke of Rometesia, Alexandre Giulian Cambrai. ”

Philip's mouth opened slightly, and he looked at the young duke in front of him in astonishment.

He never imagined that he would meet this man he had heard of in a brothel in Valladode.

The Duke of Romatesia was his father's ally, but he could also be said to be an enemy, for Philip had seen more than once in his father's letters to him that the Emperor was both angry and helpless about the young duke.

He knew that this man had taken advantage of Austria's war with France to take control of Lombardy from his father twice, and that he was now supporting his eldest brother in his bid for the throne of the Duke of Milan.

Naturally, this made Maximian hate him, but the emperor had to admit that the Duke of Rometesia had indeed helped him a lot in containing the French, especially when he was so distressed that he was unable to organize an army to rival Louis XII in northern Italy due to his defeat in Switzerland, and it was the generosity of the Duke of Rometesia that relieved him of this urgent need.

Therefore, when Emperor Maximian complained to his son, his attitude towards this duke was somewhat entangled, and he was angry with this man, but on the other hand, he had to be cheeky to use the money he provided to support the war with the French.

What made Maximian even more helpless was that with the failure of the Fugol family in the Hungarian copper industry, the emperor had lost the money bag that had always provided him with financial support, which made him even know that this duke was not the kind of wronged head of the Fugol family, and his money was not so easy to take, but in the face of huge military expenditures, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

Philip knew all this, if he might not have felt much earlier, but after the unexpected lockdown of the port of Amsterdam, Phippley can be said to really understand what it was like to be "short of money".

Looking at the young duke, Philip was full of doubts, he didn't know how this man suddenly arrived in Castile, especially thinking that he seemed to have something to do with that Grogenin, Philip couldn't help but be vigilant.

"So you and Lady Olgara are friends?" Philippe asked tentatively, remembering the Count of Giulipe Normezi, who had come to Valladdo before, and this made him even more cautious.

"Yes, but I'm only here to visit Madame."

Alexander smiled and nodded.

"Then you have other things to do with your visit to Valladode, and I don't know if I can help you." Philip asked seemingly casually.

"Of course, I hope to get your help if I need it, and as for my intentions, I think I'm here to see my relatives." Alexander replied with a smile.