In the city of Rome, Caesar looked at Giovanni sitting opposite, and the Gilpitz Palace was as cold as usual, but it was no match for Caesar's cold face.

Caesar rarely came to the Gilpitz Palace, not only because of the rift that had already appeared between him and Giovanni, but more importantly because he did not want to see Chassan.

The rumors about the relationship between Geoffrey's wife and Caesar's brothers can be said to have been around for a long time, and many people have talked about the chaotic relationship between the Borgia family, but in fact, except for the fact that Giovanni and Chassan are too close to each other to make people think about each other, not only is there no special connection between Caesar and Chassan, but the two of them do not get along well.

This is because from the very beginning, Xia San and Lucrezia seemed to be unable to get along, and compared to being able to become good friends with Giulia Farne, Lucrezia and her younger sibling were at best barely at peace.

It's not that Lucrezia is to blame, but that Charsan doesn't know why she seems to have some kind of inexplicable hostility towards Lucrezia from the beginning, especially as she becomes closer to Giovanni, and her antipathy towards Lucrezia grows deeper.

This made Caesar very unhappy, in Caesar's mind, Lucrezia was undoubtedly the closest person in the world, and Chassan's actions made his favor for this Neapolitan woman plummet, and even Giovanni, who had a close relationship with Chassan, became a little cold.

"How's Giovanni and Lucrezia doing?"

Hearing his brother's inquiry, Caesar nodded slightly, knowing that this Giovanni was talking about Lucrezia's husband, Giovanni Sforza.

Interestingly, Giovanni Sforza's wife, a prominent member of the Sforza family, who betrayed Charles in anger because he had been stripped of his territory and fought against the French at all costs, lived in the city of Rome, which was at least nominally occupied by the French.

The sudden return of Giovanni Sforza, who had been ordered to go to war by her father, was somewhat out of the minds of the Borgia family, especially Lucrezia, whose sudden return seemed to remind her that she had a husband, and it was only after a warm welcome that she and her best friend continued their seemingly never-ending easy days of dressing and dressing.

But the Caesar brothers could not have been as careless as their sister, because of the sudden return of Giovanni Sforza, Cather had to accept Giovanni's invitation to come to the Gilpitz Palace.

"Is there some conspiracy on the part of Sforza," said Giovanni at last, referring to Giovanni Sforza's father, Ludwich Sforza, now Duke of Milan, "I heard that he is now preparing to rearm the army in Milan." ”

"The French are going to be smitten, of course our relative should think more about himself," Caesar pondered, Caesar was still very young at this time, and had not yet learned his father's cunning skills, especially because of the involvement of his own relatives, he was not so skilled and ruthless in the use of intrigue and cunning, "Maybe we can force him to divorce Lucrezia." ”

Giovanni frowned secretly, he found that Caesar always became somewhat abnormal whenever it was related to Lucrezia, and if it was because of the brother-sister relationship, then this relationship was too good.

Giovanni reminded Caesar that he knew that Caesar had become nervous and somewhat nervous since the last assassination of Lucrezia, and on two occasions he drew his sword just because he saw a stranger look at Lucrezia twice as he passed by, and even after the other party had identified himself and explained, he still wanted to hunt down the young man from Bologna, which had now become one of the many rumors about the Borgia family in Rome.

This time, however, Giovanni saw the rumors as an opportunity.

"Do you think he will agree to a divorce?" Giovanni asked, reluctantly shaking his head after a little hesitation, Giovanni continued, "Don't forget that he plotted to overthrow his father, and you think that what should be merciful to him is to force him to divorce our sister?" ”

Giovanni's words made Caesar smile sarcastically, he knew very well that Giovanni's alleged conspiracy against Alexander VI was actually just his own fabrication, although he also did not have a good impression of Giovanni Sforza, but Caesar couldn't help but hesitate a little at the thought that he was his sister's husband.

"Lucrezia seems to be on good terms with him," Caesar finally spoke, he took a grape from the plate on the table and rolled it between his lips, and after a while put it in his mouth and took a bite, the sweet and sour taste made his spirit clear slightly, "and the Sforza family is in need of our help now, and we can just ask them for our request." ”

"Caesar, don't be like this," Giovanni said helplessly, "although he is indeed Lucrezia's husband, but he has not fulfilled the duty of a husband, he has been fighting and never comes back to accompany her, although they have been married for several years, but Lucrezia still looks like a virgin, does this not prove that their relationship is so bad?" ”

Giovanni's words seemed to poke Caesar in the chest, and his moving lips stopped, and then slowly spat out of his mouth the thin layer of grape skin that had been sucked down.

Perceiving the slight change in Caesar, Giovanni continued: "The Milanese have been making trouble for us, the Sforza people have always wanted to control the whole Lombardy region, they have offended not only the French, but also the Venetians, and even the Genoese, the old rivals of Venice, do not like them, look at how much trouble their family has given us since their marriage to us, not to mention that you have forgotten that Colombo, who even wants to take advantage of this winter to freeze us to death." ”

"So what do you think to do?" Caesar was finally moved by the words.

"I think it's best to imprison him for the time being, and then let Lucrezia go to his territory to calm the people," seeing Caesar's face immediately turned ugly when he heard this, Giovanni immediately changed his words, "Of course, you can send someone to do this in her place." ”

"And you have a chance to get Pezzaro, don't you?" Caesar asked, looking at Giovanni.

Pezzaro was the domain of Giovanni Sforza, and although it was a small place, this eastern city was an important part of Lower Italy, and Caesar could imagine that if Giovanni got his wish, it would be a very exciting outcome for the Borgia family.

It's just clear that things won't be that simple, especially when it comes to their sister.

"What are you going to do with Giovanni?" Caesar still felt that this was the point, and he said with a little hesitation, "It seems that he has come back this time to Lucrezia, maybe things won't be so bad." ”

Despite his impatience at first, Giovanni made himself look patient: "We gave him a chance, do you think he doesn't know that we are aware of his hookup with that Colombo, since he has not yet made any gestures to ask for forgiveness, it only means that he does not regard Lucrezia as his wife at all." ”

Giovanni noticed a slight change in the look on Caesar's face, and he was secretly proud of his cleverness, but he knew that he needed to put the last effort into it.

"We must find a reliable husband for Lucrezia, who must be able to contribute to our family," Giovanni whispered, "and it will be good for our sister as well, and I can't imagine that Sforza can give her happiness, so we might as well arrange a more favourable marriage for her." ”

Caesar bent down, his elbows propped up on his knees, the fingers of his hands inadvertently colliding with each other, and after a long thought, he looked up at Giovanni, who was waiting.

"Do you think Lucrezia can accept this," Caesar's voice showed a slight hesitation, "and if she objects to this, we must stop, we must not hurt her." ”

"Of course, we can't hurt our sister," Giovanni said, looking at Caesar's red robes, "you should be a cardinal so that you can help your father, and Lucrezia should have a better husband, and as for Geoffrey, you should get along with his wife, and I will help you all, so that the Borgia family can truly become masters of Rome." ”

Caesar nodded slowly, admitting that Giovanni was describing a wonderful prospect, even though he knew that Giovanni's purpose was only to give his Duke Gandino more power, but he was right.

"Maybe it's time for us to find a good husband for Lucrezia now," Giovanni said suddenly.

His words surprised Caesarus slightly, and he looked at his brother in surprise, and suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, Giovanni's words proved Caesar's premonition.

"I don't know if you remember Alfonso, Duke of Bischery," Giovanni said tentatively, "he is Sanxia's brother, and I think that young man is well suited to be Lucrezia's new husband." ”

Caesar tried to calm his emotions as much as possible, he didn't expect that Giovanni had already found a husband for Lucrezia in private, and thinking about the fact that Giovanni had even used fake letters to persuade their father to get rid of Giovanni Sforza, Caesar suddenly felt as if he was being used.

There must be a relationship with that woman, Caesar thought indignantly, and he began to think that Geoffrey's wife had stretched her hand a little too long, and now she not only affected Giovanni, but even wanted to intervene in Lucrezia's affairs.

"I know you and Charsan are at odds with each other," Giovanni took Caesar's shoulders and walked slowly around the Gilpitz Palace, "but I think we have a responsibility to make Geoffrey's wife happier in Rome, so don't be too her, maybe it won't be long before we become family with her brother." ”

Caesar frowned secretly, although he knew that Giovanni must have considered his own interests more in Lucrezia's marriage, but he didn't expect that he actually wanted Lucrezia to marry Xia San's brother.

Caesar had a vague impression of the Duke of Bischer, the illegitimate son of the previous king of Naples, Alfonso II, the half-brother of Chassan, the half-brother of Ferdinand, the previous king of Naples, a young and handsome young man.

If compared in age and appearance, Caesar admits that Alfonso, Duke of Bischery, is undoubtedly a better fit for Lucrezia than Giovanni Sforza.

Just thinking of the influence of Giovanni and Chassan in it, Caesar's heart was not so comfortable.

He knew that Giovanni and Chassan must be trying to control Lucrezia through marriage, and thus influence their father, Alexander VI, much to Caesar's annoyance.

"Does Jeffrey know about this?" Caesar asked seemingly casually.

"Chassan will tell him," Giovanni said casually, "but I don't think he should be interested in any of this, for perhaps a banquet is more important to him than anything." ”

Caesar nodded silently, not knowing if it was the same Giovanni's evaluation of Jeffrey behind his back or what.

"And what are you going to do?" Caesar looked at his brother, his breath was a little short, the young bishop who had not yet fully incarnated as the Duke of Poison was still not fully accustomed to being a conspirator, especially when it also involved his sister.

"We can't let people know that this matter has something to do with us, the Sforza family is too annoying, we must find someone who will not suspect us and have a grudge against them, but this person better not have too hard a backstage," Giovanni said as he pondered, "otherwise we may face the wrath of two powerful enemies if the matter is revealed." ”

"It seems that there is such a person," Caesar's beard shook slightly, "Gombray, didn't he kill that Colombo Sforza, for a reason that made him an enemy of the Sforza family." ”

"Ah, this man is indeed suitable, it is said that he is also engaged to the daughter of Rovere, isn't it just right, Genoa and Milan, I seem to have seen the shadow of the immortal tragedy of the Greek age."

"Then we have to make some preparations," Caesar stood up, "I have heard that Cambrai is now outside Rome and has not yet returned, so in that case we must plan to at least show him up where we want him to be, so that the people of the Sforza family can believe that it all has something to do with him." ”

Giovanni nodded, once the matter was settled, he didn't really care about what to do, but more concerned about the outcome of the matter.

Unbeknownst to Alexander, he had not yet returned to Rome and was already being remembered.