Katerina is only 14 years old, if it was in the modern era where Lu Xiao originally lived, a girl of this age should still be enjoying the life of junior high school carefree.

But in the European Renaissance, girls as young as 14 could be considered adults, and some aristocratic girls who had just married had even become mothers.

The difference in social background, growth environment and education determines that the girls of this era are more precocious than Lu Xiao's impression.

Katerina's beautiful light green eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked meaningfully at the strange heroic man with an exotic appearance in front of her.

"Lorenzo Medici? What does the Republic of Florence want me to do? Now that the Duke of Milan is gone, what use do I have? ”

As a young child, Caterina was the little princess of the Duchy of Milan, and Rodrigo's assassination plan destroyed her life, family, and future.

If she hadn't been engaged to the Pope's nephew a long time ago, she would have struggled to live to the age of 14.

In a difficult growth environment, the noble girl who should be innocent has become forbearant and scheming, and under the huge pressure of survival, her increasingly violent temper has replaced the original kindness and innocence.

Lu Xiao was unaware of Katerina's complex psychological activities, and was not interested in her miserable life in the past few years.

There is no shortage of pathos in this world, and Caterina is not the only one who is the tragic protagonist on the stage.

"I beg my pardon for not being able to answer this question, I just happened to be passing through Romagna, and I was commissioned by Monsieur Giovanni to deliver a letter, and I don't know anything about it."

"Giovanni?"

Caterina, who had been leaning lazily on the chaise longue, sat up slightly straight, and asked with some surprise, "Giovanni Auditore?" The leader of the Florentine Brotherhood of Assassins? ”

“…… Yes. ”

Lu Xiao didn't expect Caterina to know so much about the Brotherhood.

However, when you think about it, the late Duke of Milan, Galeazzo, was once one of the Assassins' staunch allies, and as his daughter, Caterina must have been exposed to some secret information.

Not to mention that it was Giovanni who rescued her from the court upheaval in Milan in the first place, so it seems that it is not surprising that Giovanni's name and identity will be remembered.

Katerina's playful and playful expression retracted, and her face gradually became solemn: "Letter to me." ”

Lu Xiao handed the envelope to the other party, and kept vigilantly scanning back and forth around the edge of the roof garden.

"Don't be so nervous."

Caterina tore open the seal with the seal of the Medici family and explained to Lu Xiao casually: "Girolamo is leading troops to fight the Republic of Florence in the Romagna border area, and the guards in the rock castle will not approach casually without my orders, so relax a little." ”

Although Caterina said this, Lu Xiao still did not let down his vigilance, he couldn't believe this young woman who was quite a city for the time being.

After about 5 minutes, Caterina finished reading the entire letter and looked at the letter in deep thought.

"Assassin, what should I call you?"

"My name is Lu Xiao, and people who know me usually call me Lu."

Caterina nodded, stretched her bumpy body again, and leaned back comfortably on the chaise longue: "Okay, Lu, I probably understand Lorenzo's alliance request, I have an important task I want to entrust to you." ”

Lu Xiao raised her eyebrows, and said in a somewhat resistant tone: "Katarina, I have other important tasks assigned by the organization, and I must go to Venice as soon as possible, I'm afraid I don't have time to help you ......"

Caterina waved her hand with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, Girolamo blocked Romagna's access to various other regions on the grounds of wartime orders before leaving, and the port is naturally no exception." ”

"If you want to continue your journey to Venice, you must obtain permission from me, as the lord's wife, or the port officials will not let you go."

'Bad premonition. Lu Xiao rubbed her temples with a headache, "Now eighty percent will be involved in trouble again." ’

"Well, Madame Lord, what do you want to entrust me with?"

"It's simple." A cold glint flashed in Caterina's eyes: "That idiot of Girolamo is not material to lead troops to fight, there is news from the front that he has been defeated by the Florentine army, and he should flee back to Forlì in embarrassment early tomorrow morning." ”

"I want you to make sure that Girolamo doesn't return to Forlì, and that he will suddenly 'die of illness' halfway through."

Lu Xiao's brows stood up in horror, and he looked at Caterina with a sneer on his face in disbelief: "...... Are you serious? He's your husband too, right? ”

"Hah!" Caterina snorted coldly, "Nominally, since I stabbed me in the shoulder on the wedding night, that coward never dared to sleep with me again." ”

"Giroramo is a Templar with no eggs, and the Sforza family is a hardcore ally of the Assassins, you don't think we're going to have a real husband and wife relationship, do you?"

Lu Xiao was silent for a moment before continuing, "Katarina, I am not a radical in the Brotherhood, and I will not kill a killer just because of his Templar status, unless he has committed an unforgivable sin. ”

"It's not easy." Caterina sneered and stretched out her delicate finger to enumerate: "That bastard has just entered Forlì and is hungry and thirsty to hunt for beauty, it is not a secret in Forlì that the lord bullies men and women and implements the right of the first night, you can inquire for yourself." ”

"Also, Girolamo is brutal and moody, and anyone who is imprisoned by him on various trumped-up charges usually does not leave alive, and even those who survive are tortured to an inhuman form."

Seeing Lu Xiao's expression gradually becoming solemn, Caterina finally threw out a bait that he couldn't refuse.

"I won't let you do it in vain, Girolamo has been helping the Templars collect Altaïr's Codex since he arrived in Romagna, three of which are in his hands."

"If you can fulfill my commission, I can hand over the pages to the Assassin Brotherhood and reward you handsomely."

Lu Xiao had never had an intuitive understanding of the name femme fatale before, but now he finally understood why there was such a title.

However, Katerina's hatred for her husband does not seem so difficult to understand.

Her father was brutally murdered by the Templars, and due to the pressure of the situation and survival, she had to temporarily use the power of the Pope to marry Syxter IV's nephew, who was a Templar.

Romagna and Forlì are just one stop on Lu Xiao's journey, and he doesn't plan to get involved in a troublesome political struggle, and it is none of his business what Lorenzo and Caterina have come up with.

As Caterina said, in the case of Girolamo's blockade of Romagna, it is most efficient to complete her commission and obtain a special permit to continue the boat journey to Venice.

"Hey~" sighed helplessly, Lu Xiao put the hood back on: "Okay, tell me the route of Girolamo's return, I guarantee that he will not be able to return to Forlì smoothly." ”

Katerina's eyes lit up, and a bright smile appeared on her tight pretty face: "Very good, our deal is settled." ”

The system's prompt also came at this time: "Random mission released - Same bed, different dreams, assassinate Romagna lord Girolamo Lilao, reward: Free attribute point 1." ”

……

With Caterina's assistance, Lu Xiao left Levaldino Rock Fort without hindrance and returned to the hotel where he and Leonardo da Vinci had settled.

Leonardo da Vinci had finished his day and was painting a sketch of the city of Forlì in his hotel room.

"How? Was the meeting with the lord's wife rewarding? ”

Leonardo da Vinci asked Lu Xiao curiously, "Is she really as beautiful as folklore?" ”

Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and shrugged her shoulders: "Pretty is beautiful, but her mind and city are too dark and deep, and it even makes people shudder, but fortunately she is an ally of the Brotherhood." ”

When Da Vinci was told about the task entrusted by Katarina, even Leonardo da Vinci, who had always been very receptive to new things, widened his eyes in surprise.

"Uh...... Well, at least we can tell from this commission that the relationship between the lord and his wife is indeed as bad as the rumors have suggested, and they cannot sleep in the same bed. ”