A cold wind blew across the river, and the windows shook slightly, making a gentle crashing sound.

Alexander walked over and closed the sash of the window, and the temperature in the room soon warmed up.

Lucrezia sat on the couch and looked at Alexander, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she didn't expect to see Alexander's gentle side after she became pregnant, after all, in her impression, the man in front of her was actually very brutal, even very rude.

He had brutally abducted her, and had unceremoniously encroached on her lips and body, but once he had gentle, especially after hearing that she was pregnant, Lucrezia remembered Alexander's stunned moment, and then suddenly nervous.

Lucrezia didn't feel that there was anything to be nervous about being pregnant, her mother had given birth to four, maybe more, but she was still healthy, which made Lucrezia not feel terrible about having children.

As for men, few people would care about these things, they were more concerned about whether they could have a healthy heir, so a somewhat nervous act like Alexander's made Lucrezia feel a little funny, but also a little happy.

Lucrezia didn't have much idea about whether or not to go back to Rome, or rather, she was somewhat passable.

The Duke of Billy Shelly was said to be handsome, but now Lucrezia's mind was on Alexander, so she didn't want to inquire more about the duke, because she could sense that Alexander seemed to be a little jealous.

"I'll have the doctor come back and show you in the afternoon," Alexander said, bowing his head and kissing Lucrezia's forehead, then picking up the cloak next to him and putting it on, "Remember to be obedient, don't ......"

"Don't walk around, don't eat indiscriminately," Lucrezia said in Alexander's tone, and then she stretched out her arms to wrap her arms around Alexander's, "But if I let you stay a little longer, will you agree?" ”

"Of course," Alexander, tossing his half-worn cloak on the back of the couch, sat down beside Lucrezia and gently hugged her, "you can let me stay as long as you want." ”

Ulliu, who was already standing at the door and was about to hand over his sword, shrank back with a gray face, and he looked back at the chief maid who was standing in the corridor expressionlessly, and shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

It wasn't until Ulliu felt that he couldn't delay any longer that the door opened again, and Lucrezia appeared at the door with Alexander's arm, and after asking for a kiss again, she let Alexander's arm go.

"Sir, Mademoiselle has sent a letter," and when he had gone out into the street, Ulliu hastened to report, "It was a message from one of our merchants from the Chamber of Commerce in Rome, saying that Matthews Tiego had begun to work on an errand in the Carolingian Palace. ”

Alexander looked up at the slightly gray sky, and although the weather was not good, he was in a good mood.

Lucrezia's pregnancy was a bit of a surprise to him, but he was still happy, having a child of his own was a delicate matter, and just thinking about it would make people's hearts unspeakably excited.

And Josa did well in Rome, he knew that since he left Rome in that way that everyone expected, Jossa had been a target of Caesar for a time, and it is said that he even thought about taking tough measures against Marino Palace, but for various reasons, Caesar did not get his wish in the end.

Alexander could imagine the difficulties and pressures faced by Josha during this time, and because of this, he felt a deep sense of guilt for him.

Pagasus walked on the stone-paved pavement, his hooves making a crisp tapping sound, perhaps because he had not been getting enough movement for a long time, his mood seemed slightly agitated during this time, and his nose hummed slightly from time to time as he gently shook his body.

"Uliu, it's time for us to leave Pisa," Alexander said suddenly, he looked at the Palazzo Dukes of Pisa not far away, and stretched out his hand to draw a circle in that direction, "We don't have anything more to do here, get ready for us to go back to Montina." ”

"Sir, what about Miss Lucrezia, who is also coming with us?"

Uliu was a little unsure, he knew that his lord cared deeply about the child in Miss Lucrezia's womb, as evidenced by the fact that he sometimes even got up in the middle of the night to carefully serve Miss Lucrezia up at night.

"No, Lucrezia can't stand this journey," Alexander shook his head, "Actually, there are already people who want us to leave quickly, at least it won't be too annoying to go now." ”

Ulliu knew who his master was talking about, of course, but he also believed that the Duke of Pisa would not dare to show it even if he thought so, and since the accident of the last carnival, Tomneo seemed to understand his situation and what to do.

Since then, the duke has become "very well-behaved".

Another thing that made Tomneo smart was that Alexander not only agreed to his earlier offer of pardoning the councillors he had instigated, but also brought some of them back into parliament.

When the news first spread, many people didn't believe it, but a Florentine who had always stayed in Pisa noticed something different in it.

Machiavelli has done a good job at the exchange during this time, because he is diligent and responsible, he has even been arranged to take care of a lot of affairs, and his salary is much higher than before.

The Florentine man kept a diary during this time, and he thought that perhaps one day in the future these experiences in Pisa might be useful.

Especially after seeing and experiencing the cascade of dumping firsthand, Machiavelli felt as if he had seen the emergence of a very different figure than before.

Tomneo was a little nervous about Alexander's sudden decision to leave, he didn't know if it was Alexander testing him, so he tried very strongly to stay.

It wasn't until he finally knew that Alexander was really going to leave that Tomneo vaguely hoped that Alexander would make arrangements for what to do with Pisa in the future.

"I will continue to protect Pisa," Alexander said in a sentence that determined his relationship with Pisa, "Duke, I can assure you that you will not be disappointed in the matter of the legal status of the successor to Pisa." ”

Tomneo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that everything that had been almost humiliating before had finally paid off, although he did not know what Alexander would do, but from the moment he overthrew the republican government, he knew that his fate had been tightly tied to Alexander.

Perhaps one day he might be able to get rid of this bondage and the relationship that made him unhappy, but at least for now he needed the Count's support.

Ulliu felt a little hasty, he didn't expect Alexander to suddenly decide to leave Pisa, which made him even a little suspicious of what the lord should say to Miss Lucrezia, but he didn't need to worry about it, all he had to do was to get ready for the upcoming trip as soon as possible.

The hunters had already received orders, and as they began to line rapidly at the sound of the horns, the Pisians in the nearby streets looked at them coldly.

The Agri are not very popular in Pisa, or they have been vaguely perceived as invaders.

But compared to these soldiers, the Pisan people's thoughts about the Count of Montina himself became much more complicated.

Many Pisaans considered Alexander an invader, and they compared him to the Florentines or other outsiders who had conquered Pisa.

But many more people thought that the Count of Montina was their benefactor, because they made almost all the Pisan people rich.

Now that the Count is leaving, this has even made some people uneasy.

They didn't know what would become of pizza after the Count's departure, or if the good life they were living would come to an abrupt end, and as for the merchants who had already tasted the sweetness through exchanges and dumping, some of them simply began to secretly engage in conspiracy.

Alexander was ready to accompany Lucrezia on the last night before leaving.

Lucrezia, who had already heard that he was leaving, was a little emotional after the accident, and even said that her mother and son were going to be abandoned by him, who was a father, and then she shouted that she wanted to go back to Rome.

"At least there is my family there, and they won't treat our mother and son badly."

When Lucrezia said this, Alexander wanted to tell her: "They will not treat you badly, they will find you a husband at once, and a stepfather for my children!" ”

In the end, it was not until she promised to be back soon, and that she would write a letter every day, that Lucrezia calmed down a little.

It's just that he wanted to accompany Lucrezia and was about to be ruined by Ulliu, who hurriedly knocked on the door, so when he walked out of the room with an ugly face, the Moors stood in the corridor very obediently and cautiously reported to him that he had just heard a message.

"What are they going to do?" Alexander was a little surprised: "Are those merchants going to riot?" ”

"I heard that they paid a lot of money to the city guards," Ulliu licked his lips and showed a mouthful of white teeth, "and then there were rumors that there were people in the city of Pisa who were dissatisfied with the relationship with Montina and planned to start a riot after your departure to blackmail the Duke into declaring Pisa autonomous. ”

"Those merchants are crazy to get rich?"

Even though he knew that he was the one who created such a group of daring creatures, Alexander was still taken aback by the crazy actions of the merchants.

"It is said that the city guards have acquiesced in not intervening when those people move," Uliuu shrugged helplessly, "perhaps even they thought it was a good thing now. ”

"Don't you think so?" Alexander glared at Uliu, who was even a little skeptical that the merchants would have the audacity to do such a thing, and that there was Uliu's hands and feet in it.

Seeing that the Moors seemed innocent, Alexander commanded in a low voice, "Tell the leaders of them to come to me." ”

"Come here?" The Moors couldn't help but be stunned.

"Yes, come here." Alexander looked at the door of the room, "Do you think I'll feel comfortable leaving Lucrezia alone in Pisa?" ”

"Obey the order, sir."

The Moor, who seemed to understand something, immediately turned around and left.

Soon, several men who looked like merchants hurried towards the house, led by Uliu.

The men waited in the foyer until Ulliu came out and told them that the Count was going to summon them.

Even Ulius did not know what the Count had said to these pizza merchants at the time, but as they could guess from the smiles on the faces of the men when they left, they had apparently received some kind of assurance from the Count.

That same night, Alexander summoned the officers of the Pisa City Defense.

As for the Count Montina's blatant interference in Pisa's internal affairs, the Pisa government and officials chose to remain silent.

On 9 October, Alexander left Pisa with his army of 400 Agri and 170 Bohemian cavalry.

Lucrezia did not come to see him off, and the young pregnant woman needed rest, so when Alexander tried to be as careful as he could, Lucrezia was still asleep in bed until Alexander led his troops out of the city.

Ulliu was a little nervous along the way, he knew that the master was angry with him, but the Moors felt that they were still very aggrieved.

Ulliu, of course, did not want to sabotage Alexander's plan to leave Pisa, and for the Moors, it didn't matter if the lord's decision was right, he just had to make sure that the lord's wish would come true.

The Moors just wanted to help the lord do more in Pisa, and he also thought it was strange why the lord would leave Lucrezia alone in Pisa at this time, wasn't he afraid that the Borgia family would take the opportunity to rob her back?

"What are you thinking?" Alexander suddenly turned back to Uliu, who was dangling all the way behind him on a donkey, and asked, "Is it strange why am I leaving Pisa at this time?" ”

"Sir, I'm a servant, and I don't think about superfluous things," Ulliu, at first, denied it, and then he caught up with the donkey's belly and asked in a whisper, "why do you do this, it's not safe for Miss Lucrezia to be left alone in Pisa." ”

"Uliu," Alexander looked down at the inquisitive Moor, "do you think that if I didn't do this, the Borgias wouldn't have found a way to get Lucrezia back to Rome?" ”

The Moore was stunned, and then he had to nod.

Lucrezia's surname is Borgia, which no one can deny, and even because of her surname, she is so different.

The Borgia family could not tolerate Lucrezia staying with Alexander.

Perhaps in Lucrezia's opinion, they were romantically eloped out of love, but for the Borgia family and for the others, Lucrezia was actually Alexander's hostage!

Lucrezia's pregnancy was a good thing for Alexander, but it was also a problem.

The Borgia family could take the opportunity to ask him back to Lucrezia, and he couldn't refuse at such a time!

When he heard that Alexander VI announced that the child was the widow of Giovanni Sforza, Alexander first sighed that "it was indeed an old fox", and then as Duke Billy Shelly publicly declared that he was willing to accept and raise this child, Alexander had to admit that none of these people were good at stubble.

In that case, why not give them this opportunity?

Riding on his horse, Alexander smiled suddenly, and then he squeezed his horse's belly with a strong grip and sped forward with an impatient neighing of Pagasus.

At noon on October 11, amidst the sound of trumpets from far and near, Alexander returned to Montina, where he had been absent for a long time.

When he entered the 'vault' with its high vaulted roof, accompanied by Gompati and Oflei, he was greeted by not only Pomperny, who was the castle's overseer, but also an uninvited guest, the architect Bramont, who had previously visited the Palazzo Marino with Michelangelo.

However, it was not a surprise to Alexander to see Bramont here, for he had already heard from Zhisa that the master who was more skilled in building castles than in building palaces had decided to accept their commission to visit Montina.

The vault seemed a little narrower than it had looked before, but Alexander quickly noticed that it was because there were a lot of extra things in the room.

Exquisite sculptures, ornate paintings, and a few ornaments that seem to be of great value, some of which Alexander even has a vague impression.

"This is something that Miss Cosenza asked me to bring by the way," Bramont was a little envious, "For these things, Miss Count specially spent a lot of money to hire a small team of mercenaries to escort them. ”

"Master, I think you have misunderstood," said Alexander, smiling, "I believe that it is not these works of art that the Shosha sent to protect but you, and she must have known very well to me that you are truly priceless compared to those works of art." ”

Even though he had long been accustomed to hearing all kinds of compliments, at this time Bramont's face was still about to bloom with a smile, and he made the few people standing behind him secretly disdainful.

Bramont was a man of great energy, and when Alexander knew that he had only been beaten for half a day and was about to ask him to take a rest, Bramont refused his offer.

After hastily handing a letter to Alexander, Bramont urged Pomperny to take him to see the castle.

In fact, Gompati also wanted Alexander to inspect his artillery, and Oflaiyi wanted the lord to see the "Peacock Army" in practice, but before they could speak, the quick-eyed Moors had already stopped them.

Uriu was so assertive because he noticed that the letter had been written by Mademoiselle de Countess.

What Alexander didn't expect was that the letter from Josha actually mentioned the same thing as he thought.

"The news that the princess of Rome is about to become a mother has spread in the city of Rome, and although it is full of ridicule whenever it is said that there is a successor to Giovanni Sforza, the Borgia family has clearly made up their minds in this matter, and they will never allow Lucrezia to remain in Pisa, so if you don't want to fight against the Pope's army so soon, I suggest you find a way to make this matter a better step......"

Looking at the letter, Alexander couldn't help but rub his head slightly, not because he was worried about what the Borgia family wanted to do, but because the sarcasm and sourness between the lines made him feel uncomfortable.

"That Matthews Tiego has proven his usefulness by his actions, and I believe you must have had your own intentions in placing him in the Caroling, so I will help him to be the man you need," Alexander took his pen and deciphered Josa's letter little by little, "Besides, you have made it clear that I have contacted the Low Country man named Grogenin through that Lady Olgara, and he has written that he will visit you in due course, but I have a feeling that he will appear soon, It is clear that the news that you may deposit a sizable amount of cashier's note in the Hanseatic bank has aroused a great deal of interest in him. ”

Looking at the deciphered content, Alexander exhaled slightly.

From meeting Grogenin at the beginning, but for various reasons and scruples, even in the face of many temptations, he had to avoid that person again and again, to now he can finally negotiate terms with that person without scruples, Alexander recalled all this he had experienced, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He let out a soft sigh and prepared to put away the translated letter.

At this moment, a note fell, and he picked it up and saw that it was still a secret letter from Jisha, so he picked up his pen and began to decipher.

But it was such a one-sentence letter, which made Alexander's quill almost fall on the table in his hand.

"You actually impregnated that woman, don't you think you should make up for your lovely sister?"