Little Colombo took Alexander to a black house that, like the rest of the world, was close to the mines.

The house was made of wood, and when they walked up the steps, the planks under their feet made a "squeak" sound, Colombo stopped and looked down before making an inviting gesture to Alexander: "It's not like Rome here, everything is dirty, but I'm sure you'll get used to it quickly." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and slammed the door twice, only to pause for a moment and then slammed it twice.

There was a faint sound of rushing running in the house, the door opened, and a young woman from the servant Zhuang appeared at the door, and when she saw Colombo standing outside, she seemed to be a little surprised, and then quickly lowered her head and hid aside.

"The door is too slow."

Colombo said lightly, and Alexander noticed that the maid's face turned pale for a moment, and her body trembled.

"Maybe you should work in the mines," Colombo said as he walked into the house, and then he raised his hand to wipe the wooden cladding on the wall, and looked at his finger and snorted, "It's clean, it seems that you are not useless." ”

"Thank you, sir, thank you," the maid shouted in a panicked voice, and then bowed to the side and stepped aside, "I'll go prepare something for you and the guests." ”

"I want the best pine nut," Colombo admonished, before waving his hand at Alexander, "Do you think I seem too harsh, like a cruel Nero, if you think so I can only express regret, but I must say that it may indeed be too much in Rome, after all, mercy can be exchanged for a good reputation for virtue, but here it is not the case in Saniro, you must know that there are hundreds of people working outside, and this is only a small minority, most of them are convicts in hard labor, From petty theft to extreme viciousness. So even the slightest kindness to them will be seen as weakness, and then you will have your turn to be unlucky. ”

Alexander nodded innumerably, and he let Colombo lead him through the corridor to a very clean square hall, he noticed that this square hall was also very fast, and there was a huge beauty couch against the wall that looked very luxurious, the bed was in the shape of a cirrus head and kept upturning, and the soft red mattress looked very comfortable, making people feel the urge to lie down.

The furnishings in the square hall are very luxurious, in addition to the clean furniture, some shiny gold and silver ornaments also silently tell the owner's luxury and enjoyment, no one would have thought that not far from the mine, there will be such a mansion that looks extremely luxurious.

However, Alexander noticed a tall portrait hanging on the wall behind the beauty couch.

The portrait shows a young woman half-lying on a couch facing Alexander, and through the gap between her slightly naked red corset that falls down because she is lying on her side, you can clearly see a snow-white raised mountain, and she is lightly twisting a daffodil in her hand, which looks like she is not smelling, and her eyes are staring ahead, as if she is looking at Alexander who is standing in front of the painting and peeking at the beauty of her chest.

Although this painting is very expressive, it is not a surprise to Alexander, what really stunned him is that with a burst of footsteps, a woman walked out of the door on the other side of the square hall, she was standing in front of the beauty couch, and then Alexander looked up at the painting, looking at the woman in the red dress, and for a while there was an illusion that the person in the painting suddenly walked down.

Colombo smug at Alexander's reaction, and then he laughed.

"Look, Connie, you should be happy that you're another man who has been charmed by you." Colombo let out another laugh as he raised his hand to Alexander, "Let me introduce you, this is Connieo de Marindao, and this," Colombo looked at Alexander, "the messenger sent by the Borgia family, Lord Alexandre Juliant Cambrai." ”

Listening to Colombo's introduction, the woman's beautiful face was calm and peaceful, she just looked at Alexander, just like the expression on the portrait behind her, wordless silence with a hint of indifference and distance.

"Hello ma'am."

Alexander bowed slightly, and as he looked down he noticed that Connie de Marindao seemed to take a small step back at his feet, and then stopped, before she took the skirt and slowly returned the salute.

"I beg your pardon, my lord, I'm not used to having people visit my house," the woman's voice was peculiar to the north, but it sounded good, and there was a slight trepidation in her voice, as if it was indeed a surprise and uneasiness that Colombo had brought outsiders here, "I think you may be hungry, I can prepare something for you to eat, and it must be a hassle to get here in this weather." ”

"It's true that he's in a lot of trouble," Alexander glanced at Colombo next to him, and it wasn't clear whether the series of accidents he encountered along the way were related to this person, but at this time Alexander at least understood that this person seemed to be very hostile to someone touching "his mine", although he hadn't shown any hostility until now, but from the absolute control over the workers he had just revealed, it could be seen that this person had an almost paranoid possessiveness of this mine, "but overall it went well, after all, I had come to Saniro, Then everything will be easy. ”

Colombo didn't seem to understand the obvious meaning of Alexander's words, he stood by and looked at the two men with a smile, and when he saw that they had finished greeting, he beckoned Alexander to sit down with him.

Connie de Marindao instructed the maid to prepare something to eat, and then sat down on the couch.

I don't know if it was intentional, her body leaned slightly and her left elbow rested on the upturned cloud, so that her appearance looked very similar to the scene of the portrait on the wall behind her, and this similarity couldn't help but produce a rather strange feeling, which made Alexander can't help but glance up at the portrait again.

"Then let's talk about what Borgia wants, in fact, I have ordered a reduction in the coal and stone sent to Rome long before the snow," Colombo suddenly said in a deep voice as he sat down, and Colombo smiled smugly when he saw Alexander surprised by his sudden frank admission, "I know that Giovanni's life is not very good, and Borgia has never treated him as a real family, so I decided to help him vent his breath." ”

Alexander was stunned for a moment before he remembered that he was not referring to Giovanni Borgia, the son of Alexander VI, but to Giovanni Sforza, the son of Costanzo Sforza, Duke of Milan.

It's just that he doesn't quite understand the meaning of this Colombo remark, what does Giovanni Sforza's life have to do with him, and what does it have to do with him, so that he dares to stop the supply of Rome.

Seeing Alexander's still puzzled look, Colombo shook his head, and let out a slightly ridiculous "tsk" sound: "It seems that you don't know anything, the Borgia family didn't tell you who I was at all, let alone what problem you were facing," Colombo said with a teasing look on his face darker, "It seems that I have to introduce myself again, I am Hoza Colompo, the heir of the Colombo family in Milan, Giovanni Sforza is my cousin, and his mother is my aunt." ”

Alexander looked at Colombo in a daze, and at this time there was only one thought in his mind: Caesar Borgia, this bastard, is really not a thing!

As for Lucrezia's marriage history, this is something that many people still talk about even after many years.

The reason for this is that Lucrezia is not only one of the most famous beauties of the Renaissance, but also because of her status, each of her marriages has a different and far-reaching influence.

The beauty of the world, the ups and downs of her marriage, the endless intrigue hidden behind it, and the true love who lost for the sake of her family, all these make up the fascinating life of this Roman socialite, and even the legend of Lucrezia has always been remembered for a long time.

But it all ultimately boiled down to the ambitions of the Borgia family.

Lucrezia's marriage to Giovanni Sforza was motivated by the ambitions of her father and brother, and every marriage she would continue to experience in her life was due to the needs of her father and brother.

Alexander remembered that Lucrezia and Giovanni Sforza had been married for three years, but just by remembering the Lucrezia he had met, Alexander could imagine something even if he didn't know what was going on between the couple.

After her marriage, Lucrezia did not live with Giovanni Sforza in his domain, but instead remained in Rome, and even lived alone with her father's mistress and her mistress's mother-in-law.

It looks a bit like a door-to-door son-in-law, but it's even worse.

In fact, Lucrezia happily lived in the Potico Palace with Giulia Farne and Alexandra de Mira, both mistresses of Alexander VI, and her father could visit her at any time, as well as his own mother-in-law and mistress, and her brother could visit her at any time, and at the same time reconcile with the strange mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Even Cardinal Monteiro, who was a man of the tongue, could visit the princesses of Rome and Julia Farne, who was ridiculed by the pope as the "bride of Christ", in order to curry favor with the pope.

It's just that Giovanni Sforza, who is the legal husband, can't go to Palazzo Potico to reunite with his wife, let alone enjoy the sweet life with his wife.

In this way, Lucrezia's marriage to Giovanni Sforza can be said to have become a complete façade.

Little Colombo is trying to stand out for his cousin?

Alexander immediately put this somewhat amusing thought away from his mind for a moment, and he looked at little Colombo, waiting for what he said next.

Sure enough, Colombo then said slowly: "According to the agreement between Milan and Rome, Giovanni's marriage will bring him a dowry worth 30,000 ducats, which will be used as proof that Lucrezia has entered the Sforza family, but so far Lucrezia has not only not followed Giovanni back to his territory in Pezzaro, but even the Borgia family refused to pay her dowry on the grounds that it would cost her a lot of money to stay in Rome, but instead they asked Sanroni to provide Rome with more coal, I think anyone with dignity would find this really not a happy thing. ”

Alexander listened silently, he felt as if he had suddenly begun to play the role of a mediator of family disputes, and for a while the seven aunts and eight aunts had their own reasons, and he, the mediator, seemed to be in the middle and the mud.

It's just that this family dispute is slightly different, as long as you think about the people and things involved in Lucrezia's several marriages, you know that these people are definitely behemoths who will be eaten by them if they are not careful.

Thinking that Caesar had sent himself to Sanroni without warning him beforehand, Alexander was angry but had another idea.

At least for now, it seems that the mysterious attackers on the road should not be Caesar's.

Because since he had sent himself to deal with this man from the Sforza family, there was really no need to bother sending people to attack him halfway.

"The Borgia have betrayed Sforza, a crime that even the merciful God cannot tolerate," Colombo pointed out the window, "This winter is particularly cold, and this snow is God's punishment for Borgia, and now the Borgia family is going to have a headache, they must ensure that all the people in Rome will not be cold and starving, and they must also prevent the French from coming to them at any time, you must know that the French are not so easy to deal with." Colombo smiled, "As for me, I didn't do anything excessive, I just didn't get the coal to Rome in time." ”

Listening to Colombo completely indifferent to say what he had done, Alexander's eyes couldn't help but glance at Connie de Marindao, who had not spoken from beginning to end, he didn't know what Colombo's relationship with this woman was, but he thought that it should be a different relationship for him to be so unscrupulous.

So why is he saying this to himself?

As if sensing Alexander's doubts, Colombo leaned forward, looked at Alexander, and said, "I don't care what Caesar sent you for, but he doesn't even tell you who you're up against, so he doesn't think of you as his own." I've heard of you that you helped Caesar become the head of the Council of Order and made him king of Rome, but he treated you like that, so I think I can say that to you. Saying that, Colombo slowly sat back and looked at Alexander, "Think about it, what do you think you got in Rome?" Or did that person take something from you? ”

After speaking, he looked out the window that had been darkened, and noticed the figure swaying back and forth outside, Colombo's eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems that your guards are very loyal, it's late today, you can stay here for the night, if there is anything, we will talk about it tomorrow." ”

Alexander stood up and nodded, he was a little tired, or he needed someone to brush up on what he had just heard.

Connieo de Marindao called the maid, but Paolo Busaco, who had been waiting at the door, immediately followed, ignoring the maid's panicked look and Connie de Marindao's gaze, insisting on looking at the room prepared for Alexandria first.

Colombo looked with interest at Paul Busako, who had carefully inspected the room before exiting, and smiled at Alexander, "You do have a group of loyal guards. ”

"That's because I used to fight with them." Alexander replied with a smile.

In the middle of the night, as Alexander lay in bed pondering what he had just heard, he suddenly heard a slight voice.

As a secret door opened, a figure appeared in front of Alexander's bed.

"Is there anything you can do at such a late hour? Madam? ”

Alexander asked the naked Connie de Marindao.