At about six o'clock in the morning the next day, Eugen sneaked up and slipped out of his room. He did not wake the servant, but put on his usual clothes, and brought a hat with him, trying to cover up a little, for fear that Margaret would find out about his whereabouts.

But he actually thought about it too much, after all, this was the palace of the Habsburgs. Although the Medici family is not weak, they cannot arrange secret agents in the palace.

Then the shade of the trees in the palace was blocked, and Eugen came to the back door next to the side hall of the palace. It was here that Eugen passed through on his way to the Hofburg Palace, from where he could also go to the outside of the palace.

In order to be more hidden, Eugen did not even take the carriage in the palace, but walked to the Basilica of St. Stefan, intending to consult with the cardinal first.

The pressure on Eugen was too great for Margaret to settle the matter, and he had to settle the matter. Although so far, Eugen didn't even know the cardinal's name.

At the moment, he can only take one step at a time.

Half an hour later, just after dawn, Eugen was near the Basilica of St. Stefan.

He was in the spotlight yesterday, walking like a hero from the main entrance to the church. Now he was like a mouse, turning around and finding a small door behind the church.

This small door he learned after asking a passer-by, every day someone would bring fresh vegetables to the church, and it was this door that he walked through.

When Eugen arrived, he happened to see a farmer in a cloth coat and a turban, pushing a cart of fresh vegetables towards the door. There was a three-inch-high threshold under the small door, and the farmer's cart was difficult to pass through.

Eugen had an idea, walked over and held the cart by his hand and said to the farmer, "Come, I'll help you." ”

As he spoke, he pushed the vegetable cart hard. The farmer gave Eugen a grateful look, and at the same time he put his feet on his feet, and the two of them quickly pushed the cart over the threshold.

Entering the small door, Eugen did not let go, but put on a posture of helping people to the end and continued to push the cart. The farmer was naturally very pleased, and he said gratefully to Eugen: "God bless you, dear sir. ”

Eugen smiled at the farmer and did not speak. The cart entered the church and went straight inside, until it reached a vegetable cellar next to the kitchen. Along the way, he met several priests in black robes, but none of them paid attention to Eugen.

When you go to the vegetable cellar, the farmer is also responsible for unloading and transporting the vegetables inside. When Eugen achieved his goal, he said goodbye to the farmer and turned to leave.

Of course he didn't just go out, leaving the kitchen, Eugen took a chance to avoid the sight of the priests, and turned into the church. He didn't know where the cardinal lived, and he needed to ask someone.

In order not to cause any commotion, Eugen watched and listened to all directions, tried to avoid the priests one by one, and walked towards the interior of the church.

Perhaps because it is a religious place, there are no guards in the church, and everything is in a free and open state. With a little care, you can come and go here without worrying about getting caught.

Eugen was also overjoyed to find out about this, and he thought to himself that perhaps these Christians had left the work of guarding to the omnipotent God.

After a few more wandering around the church, Eugen finally found a suitable target. A nun in her thirties, with a solemn face, was wiping down the steps, and Eugen recognized her as the one who had helped him remove his cloak at the church door the previous morning.

Seeing that there was no one around, Eugen stepped forward and coughed softly.

The nun heard the noise and looked up behind her. After seeing Eugen, her face suddenly showed surprise, and her face pulled down and scolded angrily: "Who are you, how can you appear in the church, it's not yet time for the church to develop, get out quickly." ”

Eugen went out dressed in ordinary clothes, and when he heard the nun's words, he knew that she thought of herself as an ordinary citizen. Brushing the hair from the collar and cheeks, Eugen looked at the nun and said, "Hello dear lady, do you remember me?" ”

Hearing this, the nun looked at Eugen carefully, with a thoughtful look in her eyes, and after a moment she said in surprise: "You, you are Mr. Eugen?" The same Mr. Eugen who was knighted yesterday? ”

Seeing that the other party recognized it, Eugen quickly nodded happily, and then made a silent gesture and whispered: "It's me, ma'am, what is your name." Also, please be quiet, I hope my whereabouts will be kept private. ”

The nun knew that the person in front of her was a gentleman of honorable status, so she nodded obediently, looked at Eugen and whispered, "My name is Klossia. What's wrong? Mr. Eugen, is there anything I can help with? ”

"Yes, Sister Clohija, I would like you to take me to the residence of His Excellency the Cardinal, yesterday he asked me to come to him and I am here now." The time was in a hurry, and Eugen did not be polite to the nun, and opened his mouth to make his request.

The nun was also very simple, and she knew what the cardinal had agreed with Eugen, so she took Eugen directly through the church when she heard the words.

Following behind the nun, Eugen no longer had to hide from the priest, but deliberately concealed his appearance. The priests who saw them on the way were all puzzled, but no one came forward to inquire, which was naturally due to Sister Closia leading the way.

After a few moments, the nun led Eugen to a remote house. The house is in a corner southwest of the church, with an old feel to the walls and a broken wooden door.

Eugen was puzzled, the house looked less like a bedroom and more like a prison. Could it be that the venerable cardinal of the Holy See lives in such a humble place?

Sister Closia seemed to see Eugen's doubts, and said: "This house is a holy place in this church, the house where Bishop St. Stefan once lived. His Excellency the Bishop lived here at his own request. ”

Eugen nodded when he heard this, not to mention what he thought in his heart, at least judging from his external behavior alone, this cardinal was still very religious.

But this is what Eugen is afraid of, if the cardinal is an old-fashioned and inflexible believer, and he does not cooperate with Eugen to lie, then he will really be exposed.

Sister Closia stood in front of the door and did not knock, but made a gesture to Eugen and said, "Please come in, Monsieur Eugen." The bishop has instructed that if you are coming, you can come in and find him at any time. ”

Eugen was stunned for a moment, he always felt that this cardinal from the Holy See was a little too kind to him. For this reason, Eugen could only silently pray that this friendliness would be maintained.