Chapter 270 It’s time to show real skills
Theodora walked away happily holding the silk.
She felt that the fact that Lu Sen could give her such a valuable thing proved that her reputation and prestige were still good.
Even though her appearance has aged and her youth is gone, she is still the naturally noble Purple Room member!
If Chinese emperors preferred golden yellow, then the royal family of the Roman Empire liked purple.
Therefore, the Purple Room refers to the real royal family members.
Domenico followed suit, looking somewhat envious.
Although he already had a bolt of silk, who would mind a few more?
Just thinking that as long as he completed the task given by the Grand Patriarch of the East, he would not only get more silk, but also the legendary Eastern magic elixir, made him feel happy.
After these people left, Alice asked with a smile: "My dear, didn't you say you didn't like the title of 'Longtu Pavilion Direct Scholar'? You still used it after all."
"When I'm out in the world, I represent not only myself, but also the race behind me." Lu Sen said helplessly: "At home, I can be as awkward as I want, but when I go out, I have to behave properly and not embarrass my people."
Blinking in surprise, Alice was a little taken aback.
In her eyes, Lu Sen was not unruly, but at least he didn't care about worldly affairs and other people's opinions. But she didn't expect that he actually cared about the image of the entire tribe.
But then she immediately felt guilty: "My dear, if you say so, am I embarrassing the Semu people?"
Hearing this, Lu Sen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Not to mention that the word "Semu people" itself has a certain derogatory nature, she is actually worried about the image of her own ethnic group.
Do the Semites have an image in the eyes of the people of the Northern Song Dynasty?
Lu Sen looked at Alijie's beautiful blue eyes and smiled, "You are a Song citizen now, with a registered permanent residence."
Oh yes!
Alice was immediately happy and no longer felt guilty. She continued to go out happily to find trouble with other Assassins.
However, not long after she left the manor, two Roman Shield Guards wearing brown leather armor and carrying short swords stopped her.
Alice frowned slightly and put her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.
"Please don't be nervous. We have no ill intentions." One of the soldiers looked very calm. He sensed Alice's vigilance and a hint of murderous intent, and quickly said, "It's Princess Theodora who wants to see you."
your Highness?
Alice thought about a lot of things in an instant, but then she looked at the little golden monkey standing on her shoulder, and her confidence immediately surged.
She was confident that she could escape from danger no matter what happened, so she said, "Please take me to see Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Please follow."
Not long after, Alice met Princess Theodora in the most luxurious guest room in the Governor's Palace.
There was a soft bear skin blanket on the floor. Her Royal Highness was sitting on a chair. When she saw Alice, she smiled and said, "You are the second most beautiful woman I have ever seen in Rome."
"Who is the most beautiful one?" Alice couldn't help but ask.
Theodora was a little surprised at this time. She was surprised that this girl, who did not look like a noble, dared to ask her questions actively. This was very rare.
Ordinary citizens have always been forced to bow their heads and follow instructions.
After being slightly surprised for a moment, Theodora smiled and said, "Of course it's me when I was young."
Alice was speechless!
She had indeed heard that Theodora was a great beauty when she was young, and at the same time extremely narcissistic, and ordinary men simply looked down on her.
Originally, Theodora could have become the queen directly after marrying a big shot, but she thought the man was too ugly and refused to do so!
So later the marriage was taken over by her elder sister, who became the queen, the famous Queen Zoe.
Then she suffered because of her high self-esteem.
Queen Zoe was jealous of her and kept her under house arrest in a monastery for more than ten years.
The best years were wasted at that time!
So Theodora regretted it very much. She always thought that she was the most beautiful, but she didn't show up in front of the world. It was a waste and a sin.
She wants to regain her youth and beauty more urgently than ordinary women!
Alice was a little unconvinced at first, but when she thought about how old the other party was, and how young and beautiful she was, why bother with her? She bowed and said, "Indeed, Her Royal Highness is the most beautiful woman in the Roman Empire!"
At this time, Alice acted like a good girl. She just said that the other party was the most beautiful woman in the Roman Empire, which did not include the Song Dynasty.
If she were included, the other party wouldn't even be ranked the tenth most beautiful woman.
Mainly because the women in my husband’s family are so beautiful and have such great temperament.
Theodora was very satisfied to hear Alice say this. She really liked the other party's understanding.
"The etiquette you just performed, was it Eastern etiquette?"
"Yes."
"You are already a Song person?" Theodora asked curiously, "Is it difficult to become an Oriental?"
"Yes, it's difficult." Alice said complacently, "If it weren't for my husband... my master's help, I wouldn't have had a chance at all."
"You are a rare beauty. Your master must love you very much."
At this time, Theodora was very envious. She envied the other party's youth, vitality, and freedom to travel everywhere.
Unlike her, who was imprisoned when she was young and still has to fight for power now.
Alijie shook her head and said, "The master has never touched me."
"He has no interest in women?" Theodora asked with a smile.
"No, the master has three wives." Alice shrugged helplessly: "He is very loyal to his wives and will not do anything to other women casually."
"Having three wives is called being faithful?" Theodora asked in confusion.
"Because his three wives were all married back home, in compliance with the laws and rules of the Eastern Song Kingdom." Alice sighed helplessly, "And the master values and respects his three wives very much. Without their permission, the master will not touch other women casually."
"As expected of an Oriental, what strange ideas." Theodora clicked her tongue.
Alice really wanted to say that Oriental people were even more puzzled by the customs here. It was nothing wrong for Oriental men to marry two or three wives, as they also had to maintain their dignity. At least they would not be like the Semites, who did this in formal occasions, or in groups.
She now considers herself a Song person, and naturally cannot get used to the customs of the Roman Empire.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Theodora continued to ask, "Your master looks very young, probably over sixteen years old. He is so young, yet he can become a great patriarch and a wizard. He must be of noble blood that has been passed down from generation to generation."
"Actually, the master is already twenty-three years old." Alice said with a smile.
Lu Sen’s real age is unknown, but on the system interface, it shows that he is twenty-three years old.
When he came to the Northern Song Dynasty, the system helped him reshape his body into an eighteen-year-old body. Now that more than five years have passed, he is naturally twenty-three years old.
Thanks to the system and the nourishment of fruits, honey, etc., his appearance has never changed and he still looks like he is eighteen years old.
Westerners generally mature early, and Lu Sen looked very young, so Theodora mistakenly thought that Lu Sen was not very old.
There is no other possibility for him to have such a high status at such a young age except that he is born noble.
Only when she heard that Lu Sen was already 23 years old did Theodora's eyes move.
Men in the Roman Empire, at the age of 23, were almost all rough men with stubble beards and thick chest hair. There were almost no men like Lu Sen, who had smooth and tender skin, yet was as masculine and heroic.
She couldn't help but ask, "It seems that Priest Lu is very good at maintaining his youth."
Alice smiled and said, "The master is a mage, so he naturally has his own way."
"How old are you, then?"
"twenty one!"
When Lu Sen first met Alice, she was only sixteen years old!
She was already a top-notch Asa at the age of fourteen. At the age of fifteen, she accepted Hassan's orders and spent nearly a year traveling from the Silk Road to the Northern Song Dynasty.
"But you only look like eighteen!" Theodora looked at him steadily: "Can your master also help you maintain your youth?"
“…Nothing like that.”
Theodora squinted her eyes and smiled; she had already noticed something unusual.
After all, Alice is just an Assassin. Although she is good at managing her facial expressions, she doesn't have much experience in verbal confrontations.
What Theodora asked was "Will Lu Sen help Alice maintain her youth?", and Alice's answer was simply "The master won't help me", instead of denying that "The master can help others maintain their youth".
After all, she was a princess who had been cheated in the past. She was also an old woman with a lot of tricks in her mind. It was impossible for the little girl Alijie to compare with her in this regard.
"So, your master really knows how to restore a woman's youth?" Theodora smiled happily, with a blazing fire in her eyes.
Alijie quickly shook her head and said, "The master will not maintain his youth."
"I understand." Theodora waved her hand: "You can go now."
Alice wanted to say something, but she knew that the other party would never believe what she said.
It would be better to say that Theodora now only trusts her own judgment.
A depressed Alice left the Governor's Mansion. She returned to the manor and told the whole story. Then she said, "My dear, please punish me. I was too stupid to accidentally let your secret out."
Lu Sen laughed dumbly: "It's okay. I didn't want to reveal that I have peaches because I don't want to get involved, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid of trouble. Besides...it may not be a bad thing if Princess Theodora knows."
"So I didn't ruin your business, did I?"
"No, just continue to do your own thing and don't worry about these details."
"Okay." Alice bowed and left happily.
As Lu Sen said, there is no need to worry about the details. No one's plan is perfect, even Zhuge Liang made mistakes several times.
Therefore, any plan should not be too complicated and detailed. There should be a backup plan to increase the plan's fault tolerance and the possibility of correction.
Now that Theodora knew she had the means to restore her youth, she had to consider some more changes.
From the unilateral intelligence gathering of the Doge of Venice, he and Her Royal Highness the Princess joined forces, and then multi-polar assistance ?
The reason why Lu Sen stayed here for another month was simply to wait for the banquet to be held. Then he would take the opportunity to meet more "friends" in order to induce others to help find news about the whale disaster and the hibiscus tree.
The appearance of Theodora and her "desire" gave Lu Sen new considerations.
The Governor of Venice had said before that Theodora had the chance to become queen. If she became queen as long as he could satisfy her current "desires", wouldn't she be able to mobilize the entire Eastern Roman Empire to help him?
As for whether using the entire country to accomplish this matter would cause the Eastern Roman Empire to suffer a loss of money and manpower...what does this have to do with Lu Sen, a Song man!
After thinking for a while, Lu Sen felt that this idea should indeed be feasible.
As for Alice, she left the manor and traveled around the city on a gondola.
After all, it is a city on water. The main means of transportation in Venice is boats, and the main "road" is also waterway.
She wandered for a long time, and finally saw a faint sign outside the wall of a shop by the river. She ran from the boat to the street and followed the instructions of the sign.
After turning many corners, she came to an empty alley. After walking a few hundred meters, there was an open area in front of her and an old manor appeared in front of her.
Alice felt something was wrong and was about to leave, but suddenly four men in gray hoods appeared behind her, their faces hidden in the shadows of the hats.
The iron gate of the manor in front of them opened with a creak, and four men dressed in the same manner came out. Behind these four men, an old man in a white robe appeared.
The other party showed his face openly. He stopped about ten meters away from Alice and said with a kind smile: "Alice, I didn't expect you to be in Venice."
"Hassan!" Alice took a deep breath: "I didn't expect that you would come to Venice in person."
"He is a great nobleman from the East, and a wizard at that." The old man named Hassan laughed heartily, "It is another gathering of the great nobles of Rome. Such a grand event is probably rare in the next two or three hundred years. If we don't come, we will miss it!"
While Hassan was speaking, Alice looked around involuntarily to see if there was any place she could escape to.
"Look into my eyes, kid." Hassan continued, "With eight elite members of the organization and an old man like me, there is no way you can escape."
Alice's gaze returned to Hassan and asked, "Hassan, are you here for the banquet or for the great nobles in the East?"
"A great noble from the East? Shouldn't you call him master?" Hassan smiled meaningfully, "It doesn't matter if you betrayed me. If you just stayed in the East and didn't come back, I wouldn't be able to do anything to you. But why did you insist on following your new master back? Or do you think that if you return to Rome, to the land of God's grace, you can escape our pursuit?"
"Hassan, what would you think if I said yes?" Alijie pressed the little monkey on her shoulder with her left hand and smiled proudly.
"You may have been bewitched by the devil!"
“No!” Golden light began to radiate from Alice’s body: “It is the real god who has given me new power to transform.”
