What do you want.

This is the same question as the question "Where did you come from and where are you going?" that has been unresolved for thousands of years.

Alexander, of course, knew he wanted to know, but he couldn't tell Caesar.

Do you want to say that I have a crush on your little sister?

It is estimated that Caesar will immediately draw a knife and fight him.

And although Lucrezia is amazingly beautiful, Alexander really doesn't have much interest in this famous beauty.

Or maybe he was thinking about the throne of Castile, and if he did, either Caesar would think he was a madman, or he might have tied him up and handed him over to Gonzalo for some benefit.

So Alexander smiled at Caesar, and then asked, "So what do you want, Lord Bishop?" ”

"Me?" Caesar clamped his horse's belly between his legs and let the mount move on, "I want to get Rome, or Romagna, Lombardy, or even your Naples." ”

Caesar looked at Alexander's face as he spoke, and seeing that he was not surprised by this, he took the reins and looked at him again: "Tell me, do you think I've drunk too much, or do you simply think I'm crazy?" ”

"Of course not," Alexander shook his head, "if there was to be a comparison, you would be much more sober than any of the guests in your palace. ”

Alexander's words caused Caesar to burst out laughing, and then his eyes slowly turned serious.

"Maybe you're right, I'm going to be more sober than any of them, because I can see things that they absolutely can't see, maybe just what they don't want to see," Caesar's gaze looked at Alexander earnestly, "I know you're from Sicily, and as a Sicilian emissary you should be Ferdinand's vassal, so you can tell Ferdinand or any of the Aragonese what I say to you." ”

"I won't do that," Alexander shook his head, "I'm a messenger from Sicily, not an informer." ”

"I'm sure you're not," Caesar smiled strangely, "for I can see that you're not a man to keep to yourself." ”

With that, Caesar kicked his stirrups with both feet, and his mount first chased down the street towards Julia Farne's carriage in front of him.

Unlike many aristocratic palaces, even if they are wealthy, their lights are turned off at night, Palazzo Potico is brightly lit even late at night.

Before the team entered the garden in front of the palace, Alexander had already seen Nashan standing in the distance of the palace waiting, and what made him notice was that Nashan was wearing the same clothes he had worn on the day of the attack on Marino Palace today, which made him know a little bit about the old man's heart.

Caesar didn't pay much attention to Nashan, and after hearing Alexander explain that Nashan was the captain of his guard, and that he was worried that it would be too late to go back and prepare to escort him on the way, Caesar ignored him except for a second look at Nashan's gypsy dress, and took Alexander into the garden of the Potico Palace.

In front of the palace, illuminated like a warm fairyland on a cold winter night, Alexander saw Lucrezia standing on the steps waiting for their arrival.

Julia Farne, who had returned first, got out of the carriage and walked a few steps to Lucrezia and whispered a few words to her, and then Alexander saw the little sister of the Borgia family walking towards them with her skirt slightly raised.

"We're here to see the Queen, and I'm going to find a quiet place to talk to Alexander, but my palace has been overrun by a group of drunkards, and I think there are still people fighting with the food on the table." Caesar hugged Lucrezia for a moment, then pointed to Alexander, "You should remember the pressure." ”

"Alexandre Juliant Cambrai?" Lucrezia stood a few paces away from Alexander, looking at him, "Of course I do, and your name is often mentioned now. ”

"Believe me, it's a miracle," Caesar said, gesturing to Alexander, "Lucrezia has not recognized our father's secretary on several occasions, considering that he has been with the Pope for almost 10 years. ”

"Then I should be honored," Alexander smiled and walked up to Lucrezia's hand and kissed it, of course he would not believe Caesar's words, he believed that either Caesar was talking nonsense, or Lucrezia had just been advised, "Although it was summoned by Her Majesty the Queen, I beg your pardon for bothering you so late." ”

Lucrezia nodded in a dignified manner, if she had to say that she had left an impression on Alexander at this time, it should be polite but somewhat distancing.

This was somewhat different from what Alexander had heard about her, but Alexander had heard that this beautiful woman was unusually cheerful and lively in front of her brothers.

"The queen is waiting for you," said Lucrezia, who also looked at Nahsan behind Alexander with some curiosity, because she remembered that Joanna had asked strangely about a bohemian when she heard that Alexander had come back to visit her tonight, and now that she saw Nashan, she thought that this must be the bohemian that Joanna had said, "Please follow me." ”

Joanna had been waiting in her room for a long time, and she had not even stepped out of the palace in Potico these days, and this somewhat disguised house arrest had made Joanna feel anxious after she had gradually recovered from the assassination, and she even remembered it later.

Although the people of Potico always treated her with respect, and several of the Borgia women seemed to be good friends with her, Joanna did not know how long this situation would last, especially when she thought that Geoffrey's wife, Chassan, was the princess of Naples.

The rumors about the Borgia family really disturbed her, and Joanna became terrified at the thought that Borgia might remove her stumbling block in order for Chassan to inherit the throne of Naples.

Seeing Alexander now, Joanna suddenly felt that she was actually happy to see this guy who had never shown due respect to herself, and when she saw Nashan behind her, Joanna's face actually blushed with excitement.

Alexander saluted Joanna very respectfully, he could guess how difficult Joanna was these days, especially when he bowed, he even saw Joanna's originally reserved hands in front of her lower abdomen trembling slightly.

"Your Majesty, I think you may wish to see Captain Nashan, so please forgive me for taking the liberty of bringing him in as well," Alexander stepped aside, and when he saw Nashan striding over, he was a little worried about whether the old man was going to show his so-called "charm" in front of the Borgia family.

This was not what he wanted to see, because if that were the case, Caesar would have likewise drawn a knife against him.

Alexander, however, apparently underestimated his husband's wisdom, and Nashan barely glanced at Joanna except for a flamboyant-looking salute, and even when Joanna's gaze flickered after him, the gypsy simply turned away from her and did not look at her at all.

Julia Farne, who seemed to be in good spirits upon her return to the Palazzo Potico, graciously invited Alexander for another drink, while asking him questions on topics that seemed to interest her.

"Isn't life in the Sicilian monasteries monotonous, I've heard that there are many monasteries there, which are not in contact with outsiders all year round, and that they follow the Benedict completely, which is unbelievable, just looking at the canons is enough to frighten people." Julia said in disbelief, "You know, I have never seen a monk who could do exactly what the canon says. ”

Alexander looked at Julia and smiled, and he was not surprised that Julia was surprised that someone could follow Benedict's rules exactly, for considering that she herself was nicknamed "the bride of Christ" because she was serving one of Christendom's highest ranking clergymen, and you could see what the pope's mistress saw all day.

Joanna's mood seemed to be not very high, except for a slight agitation at first, and after asking some of her attendants, she suddenly asked about the executed maid.

"So, she was really instructed?" After asking this question, Joanna, who felt that something was wrong, looked at Alexander, and found that the expression on his face had not changed, because of her words, so she continued, "Do you know who that woman's accomplice is?" ”

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, the woman didn't say," Alexander shook his head, "and she's dead now, but we know that she has quite a few accomplices, so we're sure they're no ordinary robbers." ”

"So they're not just going to take a fancy to my money, they're going to kill me?" Joanna's face showed unease, and she clearly remembered what had happened at the gates of the Vatican Palace, which made her eyes look at Nashan who was standing in the corridor outside the room, in front of a statue that was spinning in circles.

"We will protect your majesty," Alexander stood up and bowed, "and the previous plot of the gangsters against you was thwarted by Nashan, you know that he is a very brave man, and the most rare thing is his loyalty. ”

"Ah yes, his loyalty, if he can stay with me......" Joanna couldn't help but nod, but speaking of this she looked at Lucrezia next to her, it was clear that although she was the queen of Naples, she couldn't make any decisions for herself here.

Lucrezia's bright forehead was slightly raised, showing a faint wrinkle, and then quickly disappeared, she glanced at Nashan, who was dangling in the corridor as if she couldn't stop idle, and nodded after a little thought: "Of course, for the sake of Her Majesty's safety, this should be, but allow me to remind you that Palazzo Potico is the safest place in all of Rome, so if this bohemian of yours must stay behind to protect you, he can only stay outside and not enter the palace." ”

Joanna's original eyes with hope couldn't help but stare at Lucrezia with some dissatisfaction, but the little sister of the Borgia family was obviously very assertive, and her bright eyes also looked at Joanna, and she didn't mean to give in because of the other party's identity.

Caesar looked at Joanna with a little surprise, he felt that he knew enough about the Neapolitan widow these days.

In his mind, this woman was not so difficult to deal with, she was vain and a little greedy, at least while she was reserved, but she did not refuse the annuity he offered her to live in Rome.

It was from that moment that Caesar felt that he could use the woman's identity to fulfill his ambitions.

However, he didn't expect Joanna to suddenly have a conflict with Lucrezia for a guard, which made him feel unhappy, but thinking of the role of this woman, he still started a round.

"If this Bohemian is as good as you say, I can let him join my guard," Caesar said in an interested tone, seeing that Alexander had some reproach in his heart for why he had suddenly mentioned the Bohemian so that it caused an unpleasant controversy, "and let him follow the queen when she traveled, and there was no need to worry at the Potico Palace. ”

"Of course I'm not worried about the queen's safety here," Alexander brought Nashan today just to get Joanna's attention, and now it seems that the old man seems to be a little lacking in interest, which makes Alexander a little disappointed, seeing that Caesar seems to be a little suspicious, he decided to accept it when he sees it, after all, this kind of thing is not achieved overnight" And I do need Nashan by my side, but as long as you need him, you can always let him come to your side to serve you. ”

Joanna frowned slightly, but finally nodded in agreement, but she looked at Lucrezia's gaze with a slight coldness.

This was a somewhat unexpected surprise, and Caesar, who had wanted to make a move by talking to Alexander, seemed to have lost interest, and after seeing Joanna and asking about the things she cared about, Caesar made an excuse to leave the Potico Palace with Alexander.

At this time, it was already the middle of the night, walking on the bridge of the Tiber River, and the swarthy river flowing under the bridge, Caesar suddenly asked when the bridge was parted: "Do you want to know why I didn't help you get more power at the banquet?" ”

Looking at the glimmer in Caesar's eyes in the moonlight, Alexander nodded silently.

"Because I have a feeling that all this in Rome is not your concern," Caesar said, waving his hand, "No, no, maybe you don't care if the Romans are willing to give you more power, you look down on them as much as I do." As he spoke, he suddenly exhaled, and the white breath drifted in the dry and cold air between the two, "I think you and I are the same people, in this case, why don't we do something more meaningful than everyone else." ”

So saying, Caesar pulled the reins and said to Alexander in a loud voice, "I know that the business you did with the Roveret family helped the French, think about it, maybe it is not a bad thing for us to continue to cooperate with the French." ”

With that, he led his guards to urge his mount to run in the direction of his palace.

Looking at the back of Caesar, who had disappeared into the night, Alexander turned his head to look at Nashan and asked, "You seem to have suddenly lost interest in the queen." ”

"No, I'm interested in her, and she's much younger than the queen, I mean her aunt," Nashan said, fiddling with her gold earrings.

"That's not her aunt, it's her cousin, her husband is actually her nephew," Alexander corrected, and when he saw Nashan's confused look, he simply gave up, "Tell me, why did you ignore the queen?" ”

"Young man, you don't know women too well," Nashan glanced at Alexander with disgust, "I can still be your teacher when dealing with women, the more such a woman is, the more proud she is, you can only enjoy the sweet fruit inside by smashing her proud shell first, I can think that you promise that she will dream of me in her dreams tonight, and then ......"

Seeing Nashan stretch out his finger and draw two waves in the air like a circle, Alexander couldn't help but shake his head.

But before he could speak, Nashan suddenly looked at him with stern eyes and said, "But young man, I warn you, if you dare to provoke other women with these tricks I have taught you, I guarantee that you will regret it." ”