Chapter 557 Let’s apply some poison first
The climate in the north and south of the White Mountains is very different. In the Rhine League in the north, it is rare to have sunshine in summer, but in the Kingdom of Sardinia in the south, the sun is high and the girls’ sleeves are all wet. Much shorter than other places.
The city of Bern is located on a traffic thoroughfare, connected to the Rhine League in the north, Venice in the east with prosperous commerce, and various parts of the Kingdom of Sardinia in the west and south. Commerce is prosperous, handicrafts are developed, and there is a constant stream of motorcades entering and exiting the city gates every day. Absolutely.
In this hot season, a cold wave suddenly swept across this lively city.
The most beautiful, innocent and kind girl in the city of Bern, the only daughter of the Capuletti family, one of the most powerful families in the city, Gianozza Capuletti, suffered from an emergency. Died of illness at the age of 15.
King Francesco of the Kingdom of Sardinia also sent plenipotentiary envoys Princess Lola and Count Friedkin to the city of Bern to represent the royal family at Miss Capuletti's funeral.
The night before the funeral, Laura and Friedkin had dinner together in the mansion where they were staying, and they were deeply worried.
Friedkin said while eating: "I heard a rumor that the only son of the Montechi family, Mariodo Montechi, has gathered some people and seems to be planning to sabotage the funeral."
Lola's brows suddenly frowned tightly, and the hand holding the spoon trembled with anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean by the Montechi family? I know they are feuding with the Capuletti family, but this Can’t you just calm down for a while?”
Lola met Gianoza a few years ago and liked this smart little girl very much. After discovering that she was quite talented in singing, she wanted to take her as a student. It's just that she was too young to travel far away.
As a result, what Laura waited for was the sad news that Gianozza had died of illness.
Friedkin immediately said: "I will then visit Baron Montech to remind him of the influence."
As the king's diplomat, he travels among the nobles in the country all year round. , has had many interactions with the Montechi family and the Capuletti family, which almost divide the city of Bern, and is quite familiar with these two families.
These two families are feuding and have been fighting against each other for hundreds of years, including conflicts of interest in the city of Bern and instigation from the royal family.
Friedkin is well versed in this kind of thing. He has been ordered to create a conflict in the past to deepen the conflict between the two parties. The royal family can only rest assured when the two families are fighting.
But now the situation is different. The Kingdom of Sardinia needs a stable and peaceful city of Bern, and resolving the conflict between the two families has been put on the agenda. As a result, at this juncture, the only heir of the Capuleti family died of illness.
Mariodo Montechi is 17 years old. He has been smart and rebellious since he was a child. He often does daring things, but he is essentially a kind person.
So Friedkin didn’t believe that he would destroy the funeral, and believed that the order behind it must be Baron Montech, so he went directly to the owner to remind him that the deceased was dead, so don’t do such excessive things. .
Bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. Now the Capuletti family is about to become extinct. If the Montecchi family continues to humiliate them, maybe Baron Capuletti will perish together with the Montecchi family. Buried with the entire city of Bern.
It is impossible for Lola and Friedkin to let this happen. Their biggest purpose in coming to the city of Bern to attend the funeral is to appease Baron Capuleti, while suppressing Baron Montechi and maintaining power in the city. balance.
"Alas..." Friedkin sighed, "His Majesty Francisco originally planned to marry the Montechi family and the Capuletti family. Anyway, both of their families only have one heir, and they are of similar age. Between boys and girls, any conflict can be resolved in the bedroom."
Laura said with a sullen face: "Now is not the time to talk about such things."
"I will see you in person later. Baron Montecchi, please speak clearly."
"We will send two knights to the church to guard Gianozza's coffin later. If Mario dares to be presumptuous, he will kill him on the spot. At worst, he will be killed. Exiled to Lin Hai. "
Although Laura is a famous singer, she is still a princess. Just because she does not participate in politics does not mean that she does not know these things.
Friedkin also agreed. Exiling Lin Hai in the Kingdom of Sardinia was the most severe punishment second only to the death penalty, but that was a thing of the past. Now that the United Fruit Company wants to develop there, I don’t know how many people want to try their luck.
The two big men discussed how to deal with the next thing during dinner. After dinner, Lola went to the home of Baron Montechi.
Just as he was about to go out, a new news came that Baron Capuletti was on his way to visit Baron Montechi.
Lola and Friedkin were shocked. Is this going to be a showdown?
Friedkin said: "Your Highness, let me go with you. I am worried that something big will happen."
Laura agreed. If the two families fought, it would be better to have one more helper.
Two extended vans drove towards the mansion of the Montechi family. There are only two of these magic carriages without horses in the city of Bern, and the relevant news quickly spread throughout the city.
In a hotel, the proprietress said to a young man who was tired of work: "Oh, the city is not peaceful now. We will pack up and leave soon. Why don't you go to Venice with us in a carriage?" Take refuge."
The young man replied in Sardinian with a Citrus Island accent: "There is no way. My mother asked me to come here to do something. If I can't do it, I will be in trouble when I go back."
The proprietress heard the accent and immediately understood that he was from the Black Claw Gang on Citrus Island. After thinking about it, she said, "Well, Father Lawrence and I are very familiar with each other. Although he is away from home, I told the monk to let him go." You can stay in the church, it’s the safest place.”
"Miss Capuleti's coffin is now parked in the church, and someone is guarding it. You can just stay in the guest room and be safe."
The young man agreed.
On the other side, in the living room of the Montage family mansion, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
Baron Capleti has just turned forty this year. The pain of losing his daughter has made his golden and shiny curly hair turn white, and his eyes like salty fish are spitting anger at Baron Montechi.
Baron Montecchi's face was terrifyingly dark at this time, like a barrel of gunpowder about to explode. After a moment of silence in the living room, Baron Montecchi said to Laura and Friedkin again: "Your Royal Highness, Lord Earl, please believe that our Montecchi family will not do such a despicable thing as destroying a funeral."
“There must be a misunderstanding, or it may be a rumor spread by some people to sow discord.”
Then he said to Baron Capuleti: “Capuleti, the two of us After so many years of family fighting, you should know that the Montechi family has a bottom line."
"Don't worry, I have already sent someone to call Mariodo back. You will know when the time comes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the steward and the knight walked in with a dejected young man.
Baron Montechi frowned and asked: "Where is Mariodo?"
The whole family reported back: "The young master did gather some people. When we arrived, he escaped and only Moxido was captured. "
Baron Capuleti snorted suddenly, and the temperature on the scene dropped a few degrees.
Laura was originally neutral, but now her eyes widened.
Baron Montechi immediately pointed at the young man and said: "Mosido is Mariodo's servant and follows him every day."
"Moxido, tell me in detail what is going on. If you hide anything, I will seal you in cement and drown you in the river."
Moxido was pushed in front of everyone by the knight, and after hesitating for a moment Said: "The young master said that Miss Capuletti's body will be sent to the Montechi family cemetery for burial."
The living room was silent for a moment, and everyone understood every word he said, but it took a while It took me a while to understand what connecting means.
“What do you mean!” Baron Capuletti jumped up from the sofa and pointed angrily at Baron Montage, “My daughter is dead, and you won’t even let her body go?”< br>
Before everyone could react, Mosido continued: "The young master said that he and Miss Capuletti fell in love at first sight at the Lanzaro family's ball, and the two got married not long ago under the auspices of Father Lawrence. ”
"Oh, Miss Capuletti's wet nurse also knows about this."
Not only Baron Capuletti and Baron Monteci, but also the butler and the knight turned to look at Mosido. , the amount of information in this statement is too great.
Baron Capuletti was instantly furious: "This is an insult to the Capuletti family!"
"Who doesn't know that Gianozza's wet nurse had her head hit by a door panel two years ago? I often can’t remember things after I got married. Is her testimony useful?”
The deviant thing about a girl marrying someone else without her parents’ consent only appears in the villain of the story, said the Montechi family. , meaning that Gianozza is an out-and-out slut, and the Capuletti family is an uneducated garbage dump.
Just when Baron Capuletti was about to draw his sword, Friedkin immediately said: "Capuletti, please put aside your anger."
"This matter is extremely serious. If the Montechi family If such an insult was really made to the Capuleti family, the king would not turn a blind eye or ignore it."
Lola also reacted immediately.
In her opinion, it is not surprising for teenagers to do such things, and 30% of them are true.
She also said: "I believe that my father will make a fair judgment. The most important thing now is to bring Mariodo and Father Lawrence to face each other."
Baron Capuletti was silent for a moment. He would definitely not be able to swallow this breath, but he had to ask the royal family for help if he wanted to promote the Montechi family, so he said to Laura: "I believe in the wisdom and justice of His Majesty Francisco."
Baron Montecchi is a little panicked now. Things have reached this point. If the royal family ends, the Montecchi family will fall into an abyss.
He immediately said to the butler: "Father Lawrence entered the White Mountains a few days ago, and you will immediately take people to bring him back."
"And that bastard, capture him immediately! "
At this moment, the "bastard" in Baron Montecchi's mouth has entered the funeral hall of the church in the city through the secret passage.
A long-lasting oil lamp was lit in the funeral hall. The lid of the coffin surrounded by flowers had been opened, and inside lay a delicate and beautiful girl who looked like a marble sculpture.
Mariodo took one last look at his wife, placed the suicide note he had just written on the side of her head, then pulled out a dagger and stabbed himself in the heart.
At this moment, a strong hand stopped the dagger.
Mariodo turned his head and found that at some point, a man wearing a white cloak whose face could not be seen was standing next to him.
Then Mariodo saw the mysterious man take out a small glass bottle, and heard him say in a Citrus Island accent: "Put this poison on the dagger and die faster."< br>
(End of this chapter)