Barendi was wearing a black robe, which looked a little stuffy in such a hot day.

She also wore a soft hat with a large brim on her head, as if she was going to wrap herself up.

Seeing Alexander, Barendi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but then a layer of indifference appeared on her face.

"Father sent me to see you," Barondy said first, as if fearing that Alexander would not understand, and then added, "Father was worried that your Moorish would not be able to make things clear, so he sent me to help you." ”

"Actually, I've settled the matter," Alexander smiled, now a little curious as to how Barentia had been able to time it so skillfully and then arrive at Montina by such a 'coincidence' the day after he returned to Montina.

This reminded Alexander of a certain Bishop of Montina, who also had the surname Rovelle.

Although he knew that Tony della Rovere must have been the old Rovere's eyeliner in Montina, the bishop's unscrupulous telling of the news about him still made Alexander very unhappy.

He felt compelled to find an opportunity for Bishop Tony to know who was now the master of Montina.

Although nominally, his owner is the fiancée who jointly owns the territory.

"I defeated Cardino, and the cardinal did not send you to reprimand me, which means that my actions were approved of by your father, right?"

Alexander asked while wondering a little, he felt that the relationship between himself and Barendi was really strange, it was really difficult for an unmarried couple like this to imagine what it would be like to get married in the future, but helplessly, it seemed that this was how the nobles of this era came by.

The relationship between husband and wife without any feelings is everything in this era, and even some couples are still enemies of life and death before marriage, and after marriage, they are often intrigued for their own interests.

What will happen to him and Barendi in the future?

Alexander didn't want to think about it so much, what he needed to know now was the attitude of old Rovere.

Barondi couldn't have arrived after his victory, so the only explanation was that old Rovere must have thought of all kinds of possibilities before she came.

What to do if he failed, what to do if he won, and perhaps what to do if he shook hands with Calgino, although the last possibility was unlikely, Alexander believed that with the character of old Rovere, he would be well prepared.

"It's an attitude that my father sent me to Montina," Barondi looked around, and then sat down in the same chair that Alexander used to sit in, "You are the Count of Montina, and I am your fiancée, so if the Genoese Council tries to strip us of our power again, I will let them know that they are offending not only you, but the entire Rovelle family." ”

Alexander looked at Barendi sitting in the chair and thought for a moment, and then asked with interest: "I wonder what you would say if I failed this time, or how would you deal with Calgino, who may have occupied Montina?" ”

"But aren't you victorious, so what's the point of asking that?"

Listening to Barondi's answer, Alexander shook his head self-deprecatingly, and said with a little emotion: "Every time you say it, it really doesn't make sense. ”

Genoese captives were numerous, but many of them were wounded.

Montina was not cruel to the wounded captives, but he was also not merciful.

The men were placed in a more closed camp, just a wall away from them, where the Montina themselves were wounded.

In fact, this camp has been isolated, because of the fear of a plague outbreak in the wounded barracks in such a hot season, Ofleiyi ordered the entire wounded barracks to be sealed off.

Alexander personally inspected the place, he hoped to save as many of these soldiers as possible, once the soldiers who had been wounded in the fierce battles were often respected once they had recovered and returned to the barracks, and they would become spiritual symbols of other soldiers because of their own experiences, and in the future, even the most stubborn recruits would often not dare to make a fool of themselves in the face of such veterans, because these veterans have truly seen life and death.

Alexander wanted to save as much as possible the soldiers who had been on the battlefield and shed blood, and for him these people were more valuable treasures than Florin or Ducat.

But even so, after seeing the environment of the wounded barracks, he could only ensure that the places where these soldiers stayed would be cleaner.

"Care must be taken to prevent the plague," Alexander commanded in a low voice, not wanting to cause panic, but seeing the soldiers covered in blood and some of the wounds that had begun to fester, he felt that he was not wrong to prepare for the worst.

The terrible disasters caused by several major plagues in history have never been forgotten, especially when there were several major plagues that completely changed the course of history.

For example, the great plague of Justinian's time in the Eastern Roman Empire dealt a huge blow to the Eastern Roman Empire, completely shattering Justinian's ambition to restore the glory of the Roman Empire.

The Black Death, which later raged throughout Europe, shook the dominance of the Christian Church on the continent for thousands of years.

"My lord, we are all careful," Ofleiil replied in a low voice, knowing that this kind of topic should not be heard, otherwise it might cause a panic before something really went wrong, "As for the Genoese? ”

"If you can, try to help them as much as you can, and it will be a big trouble to let the Genoese die too much in my territory."

Alexander looked at the wall separating the wounded soldiers on both sides, and could faintly hear an even more terrible scream coming from the other side, the cries of many of the people who had been crippled by Gompati's shotguns.

Ofreil nodded, although he didn't have a good opinion of the Genoese people, he also knew that as Alexander said, if too many Genoese people died, it would be a big problem.

Not to mention what the Genoese soldiers who will fight with them in the future think, if the plague is really caused by not taking care of them, it will be a big problem.

With the exception of the wounded, all the healthy captives were herded to a quarry a few fats away from the castle, where the stones had been designated by Pompany for the expansion of the castle.

Barondi came this time in the name of inspecting the territory, but she obviously didn't want to go out at all, she just nested in the vault of the castle and kept looking through the various ledgers and the income of the farm in the territory, and when she found some of them suspicious, she ordered the heads of those farms or the village chief to be summoned to the castle.

The people didn't care so much at first, and they had been nervous for a while after Alexander came, but soon they found that Alexander didn't seem to be very interested in the harvest in their farmsteads and villages, and even after a long time, Alexander didn't even take the initiative to see them at all, except for a few times when he had to come to the castle to meet the lord because of important matters.

Therefore, these people think that the future lord's wife should not be so difficult to deal with, after all, there are not many women who have patience with these things, and even fewer are willing to take care of these things.

But what happened next made those village heads and village chiefs completely dumbfounded.

Barondi took those account books and patiently questioned these people repeatedly, as long as there was a little doubt, she would keep asking, and the questions she raised were often flaws that these people could not justify, so many times, those people finally knew that the young lady of the Luo Weilei family in front of her, who was a little too plainly dressed, was really not so easy to deceive.

The men couldn't help but look at Alexander, who had been sitting on the sidelines and had not said a word, and their faces were even more uneasy when they realized that he had been just looking at the few papers in his hand and not noticing them.

"Should I follow the example of the barbarians and hang you on the porch of the castle?" Barendi asked the sweaty farmers in front of her coldly, "Your greed makes me feel that I have been fooled, and I should take back your land if I live." ”

"My miss, for God's sake," begged a group of peasants in panic and begged for forgiveness, and some pleaded with Alexander, "Lord Earl, please do not do this, for we will pay the tax due, but for God's sake, do not take back our land." ”

Alexander, who had been looking at the papers, looked up at the two panicked farmers in front of him, and then at Barendi, who seemed to be looking at him angrily.

"Go back first," Alexander waved to the peasants who were going to say something, "and as for what kind of punishment you should be punished for your actions, someone will look for you." ”

Several peasants looked at each other in astonishment, and then looked at Barundi, who was staring at her, and saw that Barundi did not speak, and several people could only retreat and leave in panic.

"Will you forgive them?"

As soon as the peasants were out of the house, Barondi stood up and walked up to Alexander, and looked at him with a very stern gaze.

"These people are thieves, liars, and they're stealing from us." Barendi said angrily, "They should be punished severely, and although I am not a barbarian, I will not let these people go." ”

"Or you should consider redividing the Grange," Alexander interrupted Barenti, "Montina doesn't have a lot of land, and it's of little use to us just growing food, knowing that my Agri is one of the largest producers in the South, so it doesn't make sense for Montina to regenerate any more grain." ”

"So what do you want to do?" Barendi asked a little strangely.

"Maybe we should grow some grapes here," Alexander suddenly felt a little amused when he saw Barondi's surprised expression, "You look more like a countess who manages a territory now." ”

Barondi was stunned, she didn't expect Alexander to suddenly say this to her, which made her slightly thin face stagnate, and a pair of eyes couldn't help but widen.

Alexander looked at Barondi in front of him, and for a moment felt that her face was full of surprise because of the accident was much more vivid than usual.

He raised his right hand and gently pinched Barondi's jaw with his fingers, then tried to stop her from writhing with a slight force.

"Let go, please respect me, I'm not one of those women of yours." Barendi said with some indignation.

"You think I'm comparing you to everyone else?" Alexander asked, seeing that Barendi was obviously acquiescing although he didn't answer, Alexander shook his head slightly, "You're wrong, I didn't treat you as anyone else, you have always been unique in my mind." ”

"Do you say the same to other women?" Barondi didn't seem to be moved, she raised her head slightly and wrenched her chin out of Alexander's grasp, then lifted the hem of her skirt and prepared to turn away.

But her waist was suddenly grabbed, and at the same time her body was tightly hugged by Alexander's arms.

"What are you going to do!" Barendi asked with some panic.

Even if there was a marriage contract since they met, Alexander had never shown any affection for her, which made her even think that even if they became husband and wife in the future, this might be the case between the two.

So when Alexander suddenly showed the intimacy of the stranger and the past, Barondi felt not joy or shyness, but panic and even some anger.

"Why do you think I'm your fiancée?" Barendi struggled hard, "I'm for my family, so I don't ask you to love me, but I want you to respect me as your fiancée." ”

"Well, let me show you some respect," Barendi hugged Alexander's hand tighter, trying to break away, "I don't care what the cardinal thinks, but if he thinks he can interfere with or even use me, it would be wrong, as I said to the messenger of Cargino, if there is a next time I will consider dealing with the Venetians." ”

"You're crazy," Barondi was surprised and even forgot to struggle, she looked up at Alexander blankly, "Do you know what you're talking about, you actually threaten me in this way?" ”

"Not a threat, but a warning," Alexander looked at the frightened Barentia, "you didn't tell me that the Cargino family became the governor of Genoa, and the reason why this is so is because your father wants me to be a bargaining chip between him and the Genoese Council, and if I fail, your family will use the claim to Montina as an excuse to ensure that this territory will not be lost, and if I win the Rovere family can return to Genoa as a victor, am I right?" ”

Barendi bit her lip, she knew that Alexander must be very dissatisfied with her family at this time, or rather dissatisfied with her, after all, as a fiancée, she did only consider the interests of the Rovelle family.

But Barendi didn't think it was a mistake, after all, their union was a union of interests between the two families.

"But that's not a reason for you to cooperate with the Venetians, and don't forget that if the Venetians enter Romagna, do you think he will tolerate you continuing to have Montina, or do you think my father will tolerate you doing so?"

Barondi still stubbornly retorted, and at the same time she had some doubts in her heart, she didn't know how Alexander could say such stupid things, after all, the two of them were not really married, if he turned to the Venetians, then the Rovelle family could completely dissolve the marriage contract and depose him as the Count of Montina in an instant.

"My dear Barondi, you have forgotten one thing," Alexander bowed his head, his lips brushing lightly over Barendi's ear, "you have forgotten that you yourself are here now, and why do you think your father sent you to Montina at this time?" ”

Barondi looked at Alexander in amazement, she didn't understand what he meant, but in her heart she knew exactly what he was talking about.

"Your father is a very smart man, and he knows that this will definitely cause me to be dissatisfied," Alexander clenched Barentia's waist with both hands slightly, but he was somewhat surprised to find that Barentia's waist was much more slender than he thought, "Of course, if Orgino wins, then it will be fine, but if I win, then I will definitely act because of my dissatisfaction with him, so he sent you to Montina, he hopes to exchange you for the opportunity to reconcile with me." ”

Barendi stared at Alexander silently, her ordinary face was expressionless, but because she couldn't help but fluctuate and frequently touched Alexander's chest, it showed that she was very emotional at this time.

"I can do everything for my family, and I'm your fiancée, so it doesn't matter what you do," Barendi finally said, "So what are you going to do with me, to put me in your room until I give birth to a child for you, so that the Combrai family can inherit Montina in the future?" ”

"That's a good idea, and I'm sure your father will approve of it."

Alexander said as he stared at Barondy's expression carefully, and then he noticed Barondi's panicked look when he heard his words.

"Or do you not want to fulfill your obligations as a wife?" Alexander looked at Barentia, "If that happens, I might want to reconsider my relationship with your father." ”

"You can't do that," Barendi hastily stopped, "my father only wishes to warn the Genoese people through you, knowing that the Cargino family and our Rovere family have always been at odds with each other, and they are openly opposed to my father's relations with the French. ”

"The Cargino family is an enemy of the French?" Alexander asked amusedly, not knowing whether to tell Barentia that just a few years later, the elder Rovelle, who claimed to be the largest leader of the party, had become the biggest enemy of the French.

"I don't know if they are enemies of the French, but they are certainly enemies of the Rovere."

Looking at Barondi's rather affirmative expression, Alexander couldn't help but think of the true saying: the enemy of his enemy is his friend.

But here this sentence seems to have to be changed slightly, a friend of the enemy is the enemy.

The Frenchman was a friend of old Rovere, so he became Cargino's enemy.

And Alexander was a relative of the Rovere family and, of course, an enemy of Cardino.

For Alexander, the Venetians were enemies, but they were not necessarily enemies when necessary.

"I think it's necessary to meet your father, but before that I have to ask Cardino to compensate me for the damage caused by the war," Alexander sat back in his chair and looked at Barentia who was standing in front of him with an unhappy face, "so you stayed in Montina for the rest of the time, and as you can see, the peasants in our field are not very honest, which requires a lot of control from you, the future countess." ”

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