Chapter 107: Killing Machine (I)
Madame Gomez walked in the corridors of the palace, everything in front of her was so familiar, only now she was no longer the mistress of the palace.
As the king of Sicily, apart from his coronation, Ferdinand came to Sicily so few times that he could almost count them on his two hands, and for Ferdinand Aragorn was his home, Sicily was more like a villa that was not so valued although it was in his name.
As a result, successive court ministers have become the true rulers of Sicily, and Madame Gomez once enjoyed the glory of being inferior to the queen here.
However, after her husband's death, Madame Miyasu, who returned to Aragon, soon experienced the pain of being under the fence, and now her mother's family is facing a crisis, which makes Madame Miya, who returned to Sicily, even more emotional.
There was a rush of footsteps, and several servants walked by with plates full of food, and an old man who had passed by the palace saw that the palace minister's wife was at once accustomed to standing aside to make way, while the other young servants, though they stopped, only looked curiously at the mother of the governor's wife.
Madame Gomez nodded indifferently, she did not care about the rudeness of these servants, but she also did not have any gratitude for the old man who recognized her, she was a Castilian nobleman, with a distinguished birth and noble blood, which did not allow her to feel the respect that came from a servant.
Marrying her daughter to a man nearly 30 years older than her was a desperate move, and Gomez's death was so dishonorable that it did not add a little luster to his already mediocre life, on the contrary, many people believe that it was Gomez's weak rule that caused the bloody night to happen in Sicily.
Whether it is the Gomez family or the maiden family of the palace minister, they are in an embarrassment for a while because of the death of the palace minister, and in order to get the family out of the predicament, they have to find such a marriage for her daughter.
As it turned out, the family's vision was still accurate, and Ferdinand sent Florenca to clean up the mess in Sicily, and at the same time his title changed from palace minister to governor.
A position with more real power in comparison.
Madame Gong Xiang looked at the backs of the servants and thought about her thoughts, she knew that they were preparing for the banquet in the evening, and there was only one guest at the banquet, and that was Gonzalo.
Gonzalo de CΓ³rdoba was now the most prominent man in the courts of Castile and Aragon, and the favor of the two kings made him famous for a while, but this man didn't seem to care much about these favors, and his penchant for recklessness was actually very unbearable to some people, but no one would stand up and publicly accuse him at such a time.
After Madame Palace's original hope of getting help from Gonzalo was disappointed, she already knew that this reckless-looking soldier was actually very delicate, and he didn't even know why he had sent him to Sicily at this time, but he was very clever to express his silence.
Flomenza's attitude towards Gonzalo can be said to be comprehensive, he took great pains to supply the Aragonese army, and at the same time, he was very attentive to the knight commander himself.
Apparently Flomenza didn't want GonΓ§alo to go wrong during his time in Sicily.
Madame Gong pondered casually what she had heard, and at the same time thought about the promise Osborne had made to her.
Osborne promised to match her with Camus, speaking of which, in the past, the palace minister did not pay much attention to Camus, the old man, but now she is a little helpless to find that now it seems that it is not easy for her to meet that person.
Two servants, led by a reasonably good-looking maid, passed through the fork in the road and walked toward a separate tower not far away, also carrying plates full of dishes.
Madame knew that these men were bringing food to the Count of Mordiglo, and she had heard of the Count, but she did not care about the man's affairs.
Madame Palazzo hoped to convince Flomenza through Camus, that she knew that the old man was now a hot figure in Sicily, but she was not sure whether he would be willing to help.
A figure appeared not far ahead, and Madame Miyashi glanced at it and recognized this person as a messenger from Venice.
The Venetians were facing an Ottoman threat at sea, and the lady knew it, and although it seemed to have never stopped for years, it seemed that a naval invasion was about to take place this time.
Contrary to Flomenza's indifference to the Venetians, Gomez had a good relationship with the Venetians, and if he was still the court minister, he might have agreed to the Venetians' request to say good things for them in front of the king, but now it seems that King Ferdinand is not so interested in aiding Venice.
The envoy apparently also saw the palace minister's wife, and he immediately greeted him warmly and showed enough respect, the good relationship between Venice and Gomez at the beginning gave the Venetians a glimmer of hope in this cold court, although the palace had already changed hands, but he was still full of hope as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
A man in a bit of a hurry was approaching, his clothes looking neither servant nor noble, but everyone who passed by was greeting him, and the man was always smiling and polite to all.
Osborne was a little surprised to see the palace lady and the Venetian, but he walked a few quick steps over and bowed far away.
"Madame, it's a blessing."
"Looks like I can see you everywhere." Mrs. Gong Xiang deliberately said in a slightly indifferent tone, in the past, she was very cold to Osborne in front of others, and there were even rumors that the two were full of contradictions, although now with Gomez's death, she no longer needs to deliberately hide anything, but she still can't help but look much colder in front of outsiders, "Maybe you have found the idea of making a dress for which lady again?" β
"In fact, I was about to report to you that I made a tailor-made model for you that I personally am happy with."
Seeing the flash of anticipation on the face of the palace minister, Osborne nodded slightly, suggesting that it was just as she thought.
The Venetian envoy on the side looked at this man silently, he already knew at this time that this person was the tailor who seemed to be very wide-faced, and he did not despise this person at all.
However, although this man was also very respectful to him, he did not show any hints, which could not help but make the envoy a little worried that maybe his affairs had not been done well, or that he had not had a chance to contact this person at all.
The messenger thought wildly, until Osborne was about to leave when he suddenly said to him, "My lord, you have a friend who has just come to my shop before, and he seems to want me to sew a suit for you, so if you have time, you can come to my shop." β
The envoy glanced at Osborne with a little surprise, he didn't expect that the presence of the palace minister in the Osborne meeting would suddenly take the initiative to mention this matter, but it is always good to have news.
As soon as the palace minister's wife and other envoys said goodbye and left, they couldn't wait to lower their voices and ask, "What did that Camus say?" β
Looking at the palace minister's wife who was full of anticipation, Osborne shook his head a little helplessly: "It's not easy to do ma'am, the consul is not very concerned about this matter, he said that he has no influence on the governor, and he can't speak for your family in front of the governor, in fact, I think what he said is actually not wrong, Florencea is not a person who is easy to be moved, even if he is your daughter's husband." β
"Or worse, Fromnza has always wanted to benefit him through his marriage with my family, you must know that the king has always encouraged the Aragonese nobles to marry the Castillians, just as he married the queen, he hoped to strengthen the relationship between the two countries by this means, but for Flomenza my family has now become a burden to him."
"It's a bit unfortunate, but ma'am, I have to say that maybe you're not entirely hopeless." Osborne looked at Mrs. Gong Xiang meaningfully, "Maybe someone can help you at this time, or even help your family." β
Madame Palace looked surprised, she looked at Osborne with some confusion, she couldn't think of anyone else who could convince Flomenza now.
"It's not just you, the Venetian can be helped, too." Osborne glanced in the direction of the emissary's disappearance.
Camus sat in his beloved garden, a large bouquet of purple flowers that made his courtyard look somewhat different from other aristocratic homes, or rather, he knew how to enjoy the peaceful time in front of him better than anyone else.
"The Venetians are coming, are they still here to ask for help?" Camus asked the people around him, he was not in good spirits, sometimes he would fall asleep in a daze while talking, and when he woke up, he might forget about what happened before, "What else?" β
"That tailor Osborne has come to you for the affairs of the palace minister." Because I don't know if the adults still remember this, the person next to me reminded carefully.
"Oh, yes," Camury replied, as if he had just remembered, but then his eyes fell on the flowerbed before him, and he did not move, until the man thought he had fallen asleep again and was about to wake him up, when Camus suddenly said, "Maybe I am wrong." β
"What are you talking about?" The subordinate asked a little puzzled.
"I said I might have made a bad decision, but hopefully I have time to correct it." Camus raised his hand to the man next to him with a little effort, "Go get Osborne and tell him I've changed my mind, and he understands what I'm talking about." β
After saying that, Camus urged twice, until he watched his men leave in a hurry, Camusi's slightly excited emotions calmed down slightly, and he beckoned the servant to push him to walk slowly in the garden, and only muttered: "Venice, Ottomans, Gonzalo, why didn't I think of it......"
Kryan came to the house where the old man was in the alley again, and this time the old man was alone.
Looking at Clarion, who was sitting quietly opposite and drinking inferior wine, the old man Bushidat looked gloomy.
"Aren't you going to tell me who told you to save that Modillo?" Clarion asked, and when he saw that the old man had not spoken, he put down his glass, and with a mocking look on his face, "Actually, I don't necessarily know, but I can tell you why I want to go back to Sicily." β
"Don't tell me," said the old man Bushidat suddenly, "I don't want to know anything about you, it will only cause me trouble, and I will only leave Sicily as soon as this is over, at least not in Palermo." β
"I'll leave, I don't want to stay in this place for a day," Crion looked around the room, "but before I leave, I'll have to finish my business, and then you'll never see me again." β
"I hope so." Old man Bushidat muttered in a low voice, he was instinctively wary of Krion, and although he did not know why he wanted to go back to Sicily, as he said, he did not want to know anything about Krion.
"Find a way to send me to the palace," said Clarion to the old man Bushidat suddenly, and when he saw that the old man seemed to be about to refuse, he raised his hand and raised an index finger and shook it back and forth, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. β
"You're going to get me in trouble," said the old man anxiously, "Fromnza is a very cruel man, and he will take revenge on us all." β
"But you still wanted to rescue that Modillo before, didn't you, and now you're scared?" Krion looked at the old man, "But what do you think I can do in the palace alone?" And do you think you can stop it if something really happens? β
The old man Bushdat groaned, he knew that Clarion was right, and most importantly he knew what was terrible about this man.
If he could, he might have had Clarion chopped him to pieces when he first appeared, but the old man knew that if he wasn't sure, he wouldn't be so bold to appear in front of him.
Old man Bushdat was worried that Crean would use his family and friends as a threat, so he sent all his family members out of the city after Crean appeared, but even then he didn't want to fall out with Crean openly.
"I'm the only one." Isn't it great that Kryan opened his arms as if to prove to the old man that he was harmless, "Help me in and come out again, and the debt between us will be cleared, and I won't pester you anymore, isn't it great?" β
The old man's lips moved slightly, and Clarion's proposal was full of temptation, and the idea of being able to get rid of the person in front of him was more important than anything else gradually took over.
"It's all done?"
"My words count."
Silently looking at Crean's ordinary face for a while, the old man Bushidat finally nodded: "It's not difficult for us to enter the palace, the key is what to do after entering." β
Looking at the old man's gloomy expression, Kryan smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, friend, you will soon find out that someone is more worried about this than you." β