The question of what kind of person Caesar Borgia was is not only now, but even after a long time, is a question that puzzles many people.

Elegant, erudite, quick-witted and approachable, Caesar Borgia had so many attractions and virtues as a leader.

Even his enemies cannot but slander and abuse him while fairly acknowledging the admirable virtues in him.

And these advantages, in many cases, are precisely what is necessary to successfully attract people to work for them.

Now, for example, Caesar Borgia naturally not only praised Alexander's bravery, but also mentioned in passing the battle in the Bruiny Valley.

"You should be lucky," Caesar said with a smile to Alexander, "these soldiers are allegiance to me, so if you hadn't been clever enough to throw away your weapons just now, maybe you would have been killed by them by now, and if you did, maybe we would have to regret the loss of a hero who had defeated the French." ”

Alexander didn't answer, but listened, for he noticed that Caesar's eyes lit up with excitement when he spoke of the soldiers, and that his eyes were always on the vigilant guards who were watching the neighborhood, so he knew that he wasn't actually saying it to him.

And he didn't care about the guards at this time, but Sophia.

When he saw the bolt that pierced the Assassin's neck, Alexander knew that Sophia was nearby.

Although she succeeded in shooting the Assassins, it is likely that the soldiers would find Sophia while searching the surrounding suspicious figures, which would put her in danger.

At this time, Caesar was continuing: "I have already heard of your battle in the valley of Bruini, and you probably do not know that you are now a very famous man in Rome. ”

Alexander smiled in response, he didn't really care much about what Caesar said, or even though it was a rare sight to see the legendary man who would turn the entire Italian peninsula upside down in the near future, he didn't have the slightest intention of getting close to or asking for help with this man.

In addition to worrying about Sophia, there was also a reason why Caesar Borgia's unsettling nickname kept him at bay.

Duke Poison, though Caesar's nickname is not as fearsome these days, is still unsettling as a member of a family known for its intrigues.

"You seem to be a little absent-minded," Caesar looked at Alexander, and then suddenly lowered his voice, "Are you worried about your friend who wields crossbows?" ”

Alexander's heart shook suddenly, he quickly glanced at Caesar, and at the same time wondered if this man dared to stand so close to him, and wondered if there were several layers of inner armor under his wide robes, or if the soldiers standing nearby were spying on him, and if he immediately pounced on himself at the slightest movement, he would cut himself into a pile of flesh.

So although he was shocked in his heart, Alexander secretly reminded himself to calm down, and deliberately hesitated for a moment before nodding: "In fact, I was about to explain this matter to you, I can guarantee that that person has no hostility towards you, as for shooting this assassin, it is more because of me, so please don't take that person as a threat." ”

Caesar looked at Alexander gently, as if moved by his words, but Alexander knew that anyone who knew him well knew that the more he was like this, the harder it was to guess what he was thinking in his heart.

"I'd love to take your word for it, but it's a bit of a problem, after all, we're facing a man hiding in the shadows, and," Caesar said, taking the crossbow arrow that had been drawn from the assassin from the man next to him, "it's a very strong arrow, and it's a terrible weapon that can kill anyone, and it's even more dangerous if it's in the hands of an elusive man." ”

Caesar said and glanced at Alexander, and at this time the two attendants who followed him had already grasped the hilt of their swords, staring at Alexander vigilantly, looking at their posture, as soon as Caesar gave an order, they would immediately draw their swords and pounce.

"Tell me, is that friend of yours staring at me right now?" Caesar asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, I hope not to be here at this time."

Alexander said slowly, Alexander didn't feel strange that the person who had said that he had indirectly saved his sister's life because of the assassin's misunderstanding suddenly turned his face, and this was the reason why he always felt that it was better to stay away from this person for the time being.

Caesar Borgia, with all kinds of admirable charms, also has a moody and ruthless heart.

Caesar looked at Alexander's expression carefully, then he pondered for a moment and slapped the arrow in his hand a few times before making a decision to wave his hand slightly to the side and signal the person watching next to him to stand down.

"You should thank my sister, after all, your actions today helped me eliminate a person who threatened my sister, although you were completely unintentional, but I still want to express my gratitude." Caesar held out his hand to Alexander.

Seeing that Alexander lowered his head and kissed the back of his hand, Caesar nodded with satisfaction: "And for the heroes who can defeat the French, we still have to pay a little respect, after all, there are too many people who wiggle women's belts in Rome today, and too few who are willing to fiddle with knights' belts." ”

Caesar seemed to want to make a gesture, but when he raised his hand, he noticed the crossbow arrow in his hand, so he smiled and put the hand holding the crossbow arrow behind his back.

"You will stay for the time being, and you will not leave until the Pope's guard has searched for suspicious people in the vicinity, and until then I will send someone to escort the queen to you."

Alexander bowed again, knowing that his men were under house arrest, and that they might not be able to leave the Vatican for a while if Caesar found his fellow Assassins.

Despite his fear of Sophia, Alexander was led by two guards to the Carolingian Palace on the other side, knowing that these people were actually watching him, and that at this time in the Carolingian Palace, the others must have been watched by Caesar's men.

Sure enough, still far away, Alexander saw guards standing at the ends of the narrow alley outside the Carolingian Palace, and he also saw Nashan standing on the stone steps looking into the distance.

As soon as he ascended the steps, Alexander saw something in Nashan's eyes, and he couldn't help but speed up slightly, and as he walked through the corridor into the room where they were prepared, a pair of young but unusually strong arms suddenly stretched out from behind the door and hugged his neck tightly.

A familiar "ah" sounded in Alexander's ears, and the sound dissipated his anger at being under unwarranted house arrest by Caesar Borgia.

"Sophia, little fool, why did you get into the city by yourself." Alexander reflexively hugged Sophia's body, and then squeezed her into his arms, because he was worried that his slightly annoyed tone was immediately softened by the girl's slightly aggrieved moan, "I know you don't want to leave me, but it's not safe in Rome, you should stay outside the city with Ulliu." ”

Sophia broke free of Alexander's embrace slightly, she held Alexander's face with both hands to look closely, and then began to make a series of sounds in her mouth, and at the same time her hands gestured, which made Alexander slowly know how she appeared outside the Vatican Palace.

"Have you been following us quietly since we left?" Alexander was a little surprised and asked, "You still see what money Carlo is hiding?" Alexander glanced back at Carlo, who was a little dumbfounded, and it was clear that the hunter had not been able to spot Sophia, who was secretly watching their move.

"And today you followed me outside the Vatican Palace, and then you saw the Assassin?" Alexander asked while secretly frightened in his heart, he couldn't help but be glad that Sophia didn't act rashly at the critical moment, otherwise maybe the two of them really couldn't leave the Vatican Palace alive this time.

He didn't believe that Caesar would appear unsuspectingly in front of a man hiding in the shadows and with a terrifying weapon that could snipe him at any time, maybe he was standing with him and showing a threatening appearance, just to lure out Sophia hiding in the shadows.

As Alexander was thinking, he saw Sophia raise her sleeve to reveal the crossbow wrapped around her arm, and then she raised her arm and looked fiercely in the direction of the Vatican Palace.

"Little fool, I'm glad you weren't fooled, if you really wanted to kill him, we might all be in trouble now," Alexander whispered to Sophia, and then began to explain what had happened to the already anxious people next to him.

"Someone wants to assassinate the queen?" Carlo was stunned and asked, as a Neapolitan, he still had some thoughts about Joanna as a subordinate of his rule, "Then how long are they going to keep the queen?" ”

"I don't know," said Alexander, "Borgia must be going around arresting the Assassins' accomplices at this time, and the results may soon be forthcoming." ”

That being said, Alexander knew that this speculation was not reliable.

The Assassins should have known how difficult and dangerous it was to assassinate Caesar's sister under the close protection of Caesar's guards, and even if the assassination was successful, it would certainly be impossible to escape death, so the Assassins should have left no traces of their comrades.

It's just that the stupid assassin was too unreliable, and actually took Joanna for Caesar's sister Lucrezia Borgia.

Although he had never met the famous illegitimate daughter of Alexander VI, Alexander had already heard of Lucrezia Borgia, who was known as one of the most famous Italian beauties of his time.

I heard that Lucrezia was a beautiful embryo when she was very young, so much so that someone proposed a marriage contract when she was less than ten years old, of course, this marriage contract was more for the sake of profit than Lucrezia's own appearance, but it also shows how this little darling of the Borgia family has attracted attention.

The whole family doted on Lucrezia, which made the girl pamper her from a young age, and when she came of age, she was cared for by her father and brothers as a treasure of the Borgia family.

It is even said that until she got married two years ago, she lived in the Potico Palace, which her father had built for her, instead of going with her husband to his domain.

Although the Assassins had found the wrong target, the mere attempt to assassinate Lucrezia was enough to insulate the Borgia for their insane revenge.

The consequences of any assassination attempt, whether successful or not, would be terrible, and Alexander could have imagined that the city of Rome must be in chaos today, and perhaps someone had already lost their heads at this time.

Looking out the window at the guards in the Borgia family insignia walking down the street, Alexander could only think helplessly that maybe it would not be a bad thing to stay in the Vatican.

These armies apparently did not belong to the Holy See but to the Borgia themselves, which made Alexander feel once again the power of the family in Rome.

Just thinking of the Frenchman Charlen before, Alexander couldn't help but wonder in his heart, not knowing what this army of the Borgia family meant to the French black knight.

Alexander VI had a brief "honeymoon period" with King Charles VIII of France.

In those days, Charles promised the Holy See many benefits in order to be able to rightfully inherit the crown of Naples, including the possibility of a greater consecration of the Holy See.

To this end, Alexander crowned Charles, recognizing his status as king of Naples.

But this short "marriage" was soon declared to be broken, and after discovering that Charles's ambitions were surprisingly large, Alexander VI quietly joined the coalition against Charles.

Although they have not yet come out publicly, the relationship between the Borgias and the French has become extremely bad.

Alexander knew this, and he knew better that it would not be long before the Romans would rise up against the French occupation after Gonzalo's coalition had defeated the French several times in a row.

And in this move against the French, it seems that the Borgia were active.

Thinking of this, Alexander's heart suddenly moved slightly, he felt as if there was a thought that flashed by but could not grasp the signs, but he felt that something seemed to be something wrong.

The area of the Carolingian Palace is not very large, originally it was only used as a temporary stay, but once you want to stay for a while, or even spend the night here, the sudden extra people make the palace seem crowded.

Although there were a lot of rooms, many of them were clearly unsuitable for living, and because of the search for the Assassins' accomplices, there were actually very few places where they were actually allowed to move freely.

Carlo approached the chief deacon of the Carolingian Palace at Alexander's request, but the answer was that he could only provide a relatively remote turret, and after being tactfully warned not to move around, Alexander had to be placed in the southernmost corner of the Carolingian Palace with his men.

Looking at the flames burning in the hearth, Alexander wrapped Sophia in a blanket with himself. Then he hugged her tighter.

Nashan didn't seem to know what the cold was, he always sat in front of the towering window by the staircase that spiraled up in the corner, and even when night fell and the wind howled outside grew louder, he sat motionless and looked out.

The sound of footsteps outside the palace never stopped, and it can be guessed that a large number of troops are constantly coming and going in the street.

It seemed destined to be a sleepless night.

The unthinkable thought in Alexander's heart lingered, and when he saw the moonlight shining through the window, he simply got up and walked up the stairs.

"Is the queen frightened?"

Nashan suddenly asked, this was the first question he had asked since Alexander returned, but it made Alexander immediately feel that he really wanted to admire this old man.

Probably, if Joanna had heard that Nashan cared so much about her, she might soon fall into love because she was moved, and then the lid of Ferdinand's coffin would be green and lush.

"It's not a little scared, that assassin almost succeeded," Alexander nodded, "I saw very clearly at the time, although I recognized the wrong person, but that person was indeed trying to kill Joanna." ”

"Who was that man going to kill?"

"Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of the Pope."

Nashan nodded and said with a little emotion: "That woman, I mean Joanna is really unlucky, she almost killed someone by mistake when she came to Rome, but according to our tribe, widows always cause trouble and bad things, maybe we should have shared it with her sooner after she comes back, after all, looking at her clothes is enough to make people feel depressed." ”

Alexander opened his mouth, and the old man, who just now felt very interesting, suddenly became a superstitious long-tongued woman, which made him a little unable to turn a corner for a while.

"The queen is in the Vatican Palace now, or wait for her to return......"

Alexander replied casually, and then he stopped suddenly.

"What did you just say? Widows, clothes? ”

"Yes, don't the widows of the Gajs always wear ugly clothes?" Nashan looked at Alexander strangely, "What, what's the matter?" ”

Alexander didn't pay attention to the mountain, but slowly stood up and looked out the window.

Nashan's previous words were like a hammer hitting him in the heart.

Joanna was a widow who had just died of her husband, and her clothes were solemn and simple and even heavy, whether she wanted it or not, while Lucrezia Borgia was not only the darling of Rome, but also a young noblewoman who had just been married for two years, and her clothes were so bright and gorgeous that she could not dress like a widow.

So how could an Assassin mistake two people who were so different?

What's more, even if she has no scruples, Lucrezia will not easily go to the Vatican Palace, after all, it is the spiritual shrine of the entire Catholic world.

So why did the Assassins appear at that time and mistake Joanna for Lucrezia?

Just think about it, if you really want to assassinate Lucrezia, even if it is to sneak into the Potico Palace and wait for an opportunity to assassinate you, it will be easier to succeed than in front of the heavily guarded Vatican Palace.

Could the Assassins be so stupid?

Once you have doubts, the places that you had vaguely doubted before immediately become clear.

In this way, there is only one possibility, the assassin wants to assassinate Joanna!.