"Not for Caesar, but for ashes."

The words etched into the conical sword were pulled out of its scabbard like lightning as the armor-piercing sword pulled out of its scabbard, creating a string of reflections in the afternoon sun.

With a flick of his wrist, the saber slashed through the air in a near-perfect arc, the tip of the sword pointing only at the place where the sound was heard.

"My lord, I advise you not to do this, I have an absolute advantage in weapons."

Ulliu on the opposite side looked at Caesar a little helplessly, the black hole muzzle of a long handle short gun in his hand was facing Caesar's chest, the unusually thick barrel of the short gun looked so shocking, because the gun body was heavy, and the end of the handle even had to be inlaid with a large counterweight, so that the person holding the short gun could maintain his balance.

Caesar's face froze, and his face was not so easily changed by the dust of his disguise, but his eyes could see the horror and surprise in his expression, and his hand stopped in the air, and the famous saber was held in his hand in a strange posture, like a frozen statue.

Uriu was standing not far from them, but it didn't matter, behind Uriu, a group of hunting guards were slowly surrounding, although they did not draw their weapons, but the harsh reflection on their helmets and the terrible eyes looking at him let Caesar know that if he dared to do anything, these hunting guards would not be relentless.

"My lord, where are you going," Uliuu slowly put away his musket, and then bowed humbly, "and put on makeup, are you going out of the city to hunt or just relax?" ”

The corners of Caesar's eyes were trembling, he was fully prepared for this escape, almost all the money he brought was thrown in Pisa, and even in order to be able to take Lucrezia away smoothly, he did not hesitate to use de Charlon as a cover, and all his entourage He did not hesitate to throw it in Pisa, and escaped with Lucrezia's mother and daughter in the face of a single businessman.

It was not a shame for Caesar to run away like this, as long as he could take Lucrezia away from Alexander, even if he could do something worse.

But he never expected that he would meet Uliu just after leaving the city, and what made him even more unbelievable was that the Moors seemed to have known about his actions for a long time, so they specially ambushed here, waiting for him to throw himself into the net!

Caesar's body moved, and the corner of his eye glanced slightly at the carriage behind him.

"Oh sir, if I were you, I wouldn't do that stupid thing."

Uliuu held out a finger and shook it in a stop gesture as he glanced to the side.

Several hunters had already walked up to the front of the car, and one of the soldiers knocked lightly on the door, then stepped back and stood respectfully to the side.

The door slowly opened, and Lucrezia stepped out of the carriage with Estelles in her arms.

Stressless was sleeping again, and the baby was always busy between eating and sleeping, and the tension outside the carriage did not affect her good mood in sleeping, so when Lucrezia got out of the carriage and moved slightly, she also let out a "hum" because of discomfort.

Lucrezia looked at Ulliu in horror, in fact she had never liked this Moorish before.

She thought that this black boy was a ghost, and he always looked respectful when he saw everyone, but Lucrezia was not stupid, and she had heard that many of the nobles of Pisa were actually a little jealous of this servant beside Alexander.

But at that time she just didn't like it, at least Ulliu was unusually respectful to her, but now looking at the Moors who pointed a frightening musket at Caesar and led the soldiers to take them down, she really felt that this man was a little scary.

"Madame, I beg your pardon for frightening you and Mademoiselle Estles, and you will be able to return in this carriage in a moment. But you'll have to change places, sir. Uliu's thick lips squirmed as he uttered something that startled both of them.

"What are you going to do with Caesar?!" Lucrezia tried to stand in front of Caesar, but was stopped by a hunter guard, intentionally or unintentionally, "If you dare to hurt him, my father will not let you go." ”

"I'm sorry ma'am, this is not the Vatican." Uliu wanted to pout in contempt, but held back.

"Then I will tell Alexander, let him whip you, hang you, and finally sell you to those infidels."

"That's pretty scary, my lord might be able to do that," Uliuu agreed this time, and then he bowed slightly, "Don't worry, ma'am, I won't do anything to your brother, but since he has offended my master by what he has just done, he can only be our prisoner now." ”

Caesar remained silent, he didn't know what had gone wrong, but he knew that not only had the plan failed completely, but that this time he fell into Alexander's hands, and that things might be worse than the last time.

"I want to know how you found out about my plan." Caesar finally couldn't help but ask.

He felt that his plan could be said to be seamless, but he had no clue how it was leaked, which made Caesar feel unbearable.

And a voice in his heart told him that if he couldn't figure out how he had failed, he might have some kind of inexplicable fear of Alexander.

In the long run, he might even dare not confront Alexander again.

"Your Excellency, you're so laid-back in Pisa, it's not like you." A smile appeared on Uli's dark and bright face, "Although it is not unusual for you to run around the streets looking for women, it would be strange to look for women who look like Madame Lucrezia, after all, Madame is your sister. ”

Moor's words made Caesar's face flush instantly, although he was looking for those prostitutes to find a stand-in, but when he was crazy with those women in bed, only he knew what he thought in his heart.

"And you have a reputation for being an art lover, but you've been at the University of Pisa for too long, which is not normal, isn't it, so it naturally makes people wonder if you're doing something else at the University of Pisa," Uliuu looked at Caesar as if he were a fool, but his tone was always respectful, "and then you deliberately told Lord Charron that you would leave in five days, so that he could tell my lord about the time." Speaking of which, the poor Frenchman has fallen victim to you, and I wonder what he will think when he learns that you want to use him as a shield. ”

Ullius explained to Caesar very diligently, but instead of making Caesar understand where he had failed, he felt that his plan had been so ridiculous from the beginning that it was ridiculous.

"As for some of the other mistakes, I won't warn you, but you have time to find out for yourself." After Uliu, he turned his head to look at Lucrezia, and at the same time, his expression was a little solemn for a moment, "I'm sorry ma'am, I have to escort you back to the city." But I have to warn you that the lord is very unhappy right now. ”

Lucrezia's body shook slightly, and her hand couldn't help but clench her daughter a little, as if Estelles had become a lifesaver.

When they returned to the city, the two were separated, and Ulliu could not risk letting Caesar be with their mother and daughter again.

In fact, when Caesar reluctantly handed over his sword and dagger with him, Uliu secretly gestured to the few hunting guards who had been behind.

These hunters were the best hunters among the Agri, and more importantly, they all had good marksmanship, and if Caesar really wanted to make any drastic moves, Ulliu wouldn't care so much.

The carriage kept shaking on the road, and Lucrezia hugged the child tightly and looked nervously through the small door in the window, she didn't know what was going to happen to her, and she couldn't help but get nervous when she realized that the carriage was not heading towards the house where she had lived, but in a strange-looking place.

The carriage traveled along the Arno River, crossed a stone bridge and continued west along the riverbank.

Lucrezia hugged Estelles nervously, and if it weren't for Ulliu, who was following near the carriage, she would have rushed out of the carriage desperately.

She was confident that the hunters would not dare to harm her, and she wanted to know where she was being taken.

But the Moorish man frightened her, and the black boy always seemed to be cautious of everyone, but the more this happened, the more Lucrezia felt that the Moorish man made her uneasy.

The carriage slowly turned as if it were a small fork in the road, and Lucrezia immediately looked out eagerly, and she seemed to see the shadow of a building, but she could not see anything because of the narrow window.

Finally the carriage came to a halt in the shadow of the house, and Lucrezia noticed that it seemed to be the back door of the house.

When the door opened and she got out of the carriage, Lucrezia found herself standing in the side door of a church.

However, the church seemed to be a little too small, and even the top of the Gothic spire was not much taller than the houses by the river, and as for the size of the church, Lucrezia was a little suspicious that the church, which had a magnificent appearance but was obviously several times smaller, might be smaller than her house.

"Madame, your Excellency is waiting for you." Uliu bowed.

Lucrezia's body shook again, and she hugged the child again before she walked to the same low-pitched wooden door, hesitated, and then pushed hard.

The wooden door opened, and the light inside was a little dim, but Lucrezia immediately saw Alexander sitting in the first row of seats.

Lucrezia walked slowly, her eyes restless, but she breathed a sigh of relief as she stepped into the house.

"This is the Church of Our Lady of Spearna," Alexander looked at Lucrezia who walked in front of him holding the child, "Some people say that this church is the smallest stone church in the whole of Europe, but if you look closely, you can find that except for the small place, this church is completely the essence of art, and the most rare thing is that such a small place can accommodate so many contents." ”

Lucrezia frowned slightly, she couldn't understand why Alexander had suddenly talked to her about art.

Lucrezia had not mentioned art to Alexander, as she thought it might hurt Alexander's self-esteem.

Obviously, although Alexander's achievements today make many people feel envious and even jealous, this still does not hide the fact that he is not from a high background, but only a country lord from Naples.

So Lucrezia would discuss with the ladies who visited her in her little house about which master had created what masterpiece, but not in Alexander's presence.

So she was surprised that Alexander suddenly mentioned art, and she didn't understand the point of saying it at this time.

"I thought you'd like the way this church looked, so I was going to rebuild the house you lived in to the same way it was."

Alexander's words made Lucrezia's expression instantly glazed, and she looked at Alexander in a daze, even a little confused when Alexander took Estelles from her arms.

"Have you always distrusted me," Lucrezia finally spoke, her skirt clutching into Alexander's eyes, "you let the Moors spy on me, and let your servants spy on me and Caesar's every move." ”

Seeing that Alexander was just bowing his head and gently coaxing his daughter, Lucrezia took a step forward angrily.

"You guessed that I was going to run away but you didn't stop it, you just wanted to know if I was going to actually run away, and you never thought about keeping me with you. Because you don't love me at all, otherwise you wouldn't have let me leave even if you were forced to do so, wouldn't you?! ”

Alexander, who had been teasing his daughter, raised his head, his gaze fell on Lucrezia's face, and he slowly shook his head at her angry look.

"Lucrezia, it's you who won't let me trust you, and if I say I know you even better than you do, you probably won't understand, but it's true," Alexander sat down, and then motioned for Lucrezia to do it with him, "Calm down and think about it, how long do you think you will continue to love me if you leave my side, a month, two months, or half a year?" And after that, if your father and brother ask you to marry another man, will you disobey their orders? ”

Lucrezia looked at Alexander in a daze, she suddenly didn't know how to answer, and at the same time panicked in her heart.

"Do you know why I want Uliu to intercept you after you leave Pisa," Alexander's voice was soft, but there was a vague distancing, "Because you are Estles's mother, I want you to make your own choice, whether to stay or leave with Caesar." I could have avoided it, as long as Uliuu showed up in time, it didn't matter what you thought in the end, because there was no worst-case scenario. But in the end, I decided to let you decide the future of the two of us. ”

Lucrezia shook her head uneasily, she didn't seem to want to hear Alexander give such a cruel answer, but the truth told her that everything was so ruthless.

"Now tell me Lucrechia, do you love me?"

Alexander's voice was soft, and his gaze was gentle, but Lucrezia felt only an indescribable alienation.

"I don't know," Lucrezia's voice was a little dazed, she looked at Alexander blankly and said a little confused, "I just want to have someone by my side, you are always in a hurry, you care much more about Esterles than I do, maybe you are right, in your eyes I am just the mother of your daughter." ”

Lucrezia's tone went from uneasy to angry, and she didn't let go of her eyes with Alexander, her nose twitching slightly from anger.

"You ask me if I love you, but what about yourself? You never said you loved me, I was just a trophy and a plaything that you captured, you may like me very much, but I don't need to like that much, I need more than a lover, but also a husband! ”

Lucrezia almost roared at Alexander, she had never been so agitated in front of him before.

Whenever they were with Alexander, they were more tired of love, so much so that every reunion after separation was to express their feelings for each other with passionate and non-stop affection.

But now, Lucrezia shouted to Alexander something that surprised her.

"No, I just hope you don't treat me like a plaything," Lucrezia said hastily, "you should respect me, even if I am not the Pope's daughter, you should give me the least respect for being your daughter's mother." ”

"Or is it respect for his wife?"

Alexander looked at her with a strange gaze, which made Lucrezia's heart, which had just mustered up courage, tense again.

"I don't know what you're talking about, maybe I should go back to my father, I think I've been in a daze for a while, I think I've been fooled by you, and if you can let me go, maybe it will be good for us, then maybe we know what to do in the future, or maybe you should go and see me in Rome, and then I think I'll be able to forgive you for everything you've done to me."

Listening to Lucrezia's somewhat incoherent words, Alexander walked slowly towards her.

"That's your decision, leave me?"

"No, you're leaving me," Lucrezia shook her head, "you don't love me, do you, or you wouldn't have treated me like this, and you wouldn't have tempted me with such tricks." ”

Alexander nodded silently, he couldn't help but admit that Lucrezia was actually right, that the relationship between him and her was not normal from the beginning, or that it was because things were too unexpected that two people who should not have had any communication with each other came together.

But is it really going to let Lucrezia go?

Alexander, who walked up to Lucrezia, held his daughter in one hand and reached out with the other to caress Lucrezia's cheek.

It was a familiar face, a face that had suddenly squeezed into his heart without warning, and when he lowered his head and kissed Lucrezia lightly, he felt a slight tremor in addition to warmth.

The light kiss turned into a long kiss, and then into a hand tightly wrapped around the waist of the woman in her arms, as if to squeeze her completely into her body, while her lips were inseparable and kissed wildly.

"Let me go, or tell me why I want to stay," Lucrezia said as she barely removed her lips in a near-suffocating kiss, gasping for breath, "Don't you want me to stay?" ”

"Yes," Alexander lifted Estelles between the two, "I said we would have many children in the future, our daughter would be the Duchess of Pisa in the future, and the rest of our children would also have their own honor and status, so do you think I would let you go, but your choice disappointed me, so I won't give any reason, I want you to make your own decision, do you stay or leave?" ”

Lucrezia looked up at Alexander, her eyes showing struggle.

She was well aware that, unlike before, the decision made this time would mean that it was her last choice.

And once she chooses, no matter what the conflict between Alexander and her father and brother becomes in the future, she can only follow the chosen side without hesitation!

"God, why did you arrange such a choice for me," Lucrezia muttered to herself, then she looked at the pressure and said in a strange tone, "Promise me one thing, if there really is such a day, for the sake of my love for you, don't let me know what is going on." ”

Alexander's hands clenched suddenly, and he lowered his head and whispered in Lucrezia's ear, "Don't worry, my darling, I promise you that I will never break your heart." ”

With that, his lips were once again lightly imprinted on the corners of Lucrezia's slightly trembling lips.

For a moment there was only the sound of two people kissing in the small church, and the resentful grunt of Estelles because she was being hugged too tightly.

And next to the side door in the corner of the church, the Moors who watched this scene had already closed the door sensibly, and at the same time made a gesture to the two hunters guarding the door.

Then Uliu followed the direction from which the carriage had come and walked east along the Arno River.

After walking for a while, Uliuu stopped, and he looked around until he saw a stocky young man hurrying towards him from a distance.

"My friend, my news is quite reliable," said the young man from afar, seeing Ulliu, "but don't forget to promise me that I wouldn't trouble Raphael." ”

"Of course I'm not going to trouble that friend of yours, after all, I'm here to do it," Uliu said, taking out a heavy money bag from his bosom and tossing it over, "the 40 florins that I promised you before." ”

"Oh, you're so generous." Proto took the money bag and put it into his pocket without opening it.

"Now you have 240 florins, which is not a small number, and I am a little curious how you are going to spend it."

"We're going to Rome," Proto said enthusiastically, "and no one knows that I denounced Caesar, and now that we're rich, and Raphael has talent and I have brains, I think we can get ahead in Rome." ”

Ulius looked at Proto silently, then shook his head slightly.

"You know you remind me of someone I knew, he used to be down, but now he's developed," Uliuu said, glancing in the direction of Florence, "so I'll give you a word of advice, sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing to be too smart. ”

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