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Chapter 557 Let’s Apply Some Poison First
The climate on the north and south sides of the White Mountains is very different. The Rhine Confederation in the north has rare sunny summers, while the Kingdom of Sardinia in the south has a scorching sun and the girls' sleeves are much shorter than in other places.

The city of Bern is located on a major transportation route, connected to the Rhine Confederation in the north, the commercially prosperous Venice in the east, and various parts of the Kingdom of Sardinia in the west and south. It has prosperous commerce and developed handicrafts, with a constant stream of convoys entering and leaving the city gates every day.

In this hot season, a cold wave suddenly swept through this bustling city.

Gianozza Capuleti, the most beautiful, innocent and kind girl in Bern, the only daughter of the Capuleti family, one of the most powerful families in the city, died of an acute illness at the age of 15.

King Francisco of Sardinia also sent plenipotentiary envoys, Princess Lola and Count Friedkin, to Bern to attend Miss Capuleti's funeral on behalf of the royal family.

The night before the funeral, Lola and Friedkin had dinner together at the mansion where they were staying, and both were troubled.

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 disrupt the funeral."

Laura's brows knitted tightly, and the hand holding the spoon trembled with anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "What do the Montechi family mean? I know they are enemies with the Capuleti family, but can't they just calm down at this time?"

Lola had met Gianozza a few years ago and liked this smart girl very much. After discovering her talent in singing, she wanted to take her as her student, but she was too young to travel far at the time.

As a result, what Lola waited for was the sad news that Gianozza had passed away.

Friedkin immediately said, “I then went to visit Baron Montech and reminded him of the impact.”

As the king's diplomat, he traveled among the domestic nobles all year round. He had many dealings with the Monteci family and the Capuleti family, which almost divided the city of Bern in half, and was quite familiar with these two families.

The two families are old enemies and have been fighting each other in all aspects for hundreds of years, including conflicts of interest in the city of Bern and instigation from the royal family.

Friedkin was well aware of such matters. He had been ordered to take sides and deepen the conflict between the two sides before. The royal family would only feel at ease when there was a fight between the two families.

But the situation is different now. The Kingdom of Sardinia needs a stable and peaceful city of Bern, so resolving the conflict between the two families is put on the agenda. As a result, at this critical 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 and often does daring things, but he is essentially a kind person.

So Friedkin didn't believe that he would disrupt the funeral, and determined that it must be Baron Montech's order behind it, so he went directly to remind the person who was dead that the dead was dead and not to do such excessive things.

The barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Now the Capuleti family is on the verge of extinction. If the Montecchi family continues to humiliate them, Baron Capuleti may perish together with the Montecchi family, and the entire city of Bern will be buried with them.

Lola and Friedkin would never let this happen. Their biggest purpose in coming to Bern to attend the funeral was to appease Baron Capuleti and suppress Baron Montechi to maintain the balance of power in the city.

"Ah..." Friedkin sighed, "His Majesty Francesco originally planned to have the Monteci family and the Capuleti family marry each other. After all, both families only have one heir, a boy and a girl of similar age. After the marriage, any conflicts can be resolved in the bedroom."

Laura said with a sullen face: “Now is not the time to talk about this kind of thing.”

"I will go to see Baron Montech in person later and make things clear."

"Send two more knights to the church to guard the coffin of Giannoza. If Mario dares to act recklessly, kill him on the spot. At worst, exile the knight to the forest."

Although Lola is a famous singer, she is still a princess. The fact that she does not participate in politics on a daily basis does not mean that she does not know these things.

Friedkin also agreed. In the Kingdom of Sardinia, exile to the forest was the most severe punishment after the death penalty, but that was a thing of the past. Now that the United Fruit Company wanted to develop that place, no one knew how many people would want to try their luck there.

The two big men discussed how to deal with what happened next during dinner, and after dinner Lola went to Baron Montechi's house.

Just as he was about to go out, a new message came that Baron Capuleti was on his way to visit Baron Montechi.

Lola and Friedkin were shocked. Is this going to be a showdown?

Friedkin said, "Your Highness, I will go with you. I am afraid something bad may happen."

Lola agreed. If the two families fought, it would be better to have an extra helper.

Two extended vans drove towards the Montechi family's mansion. There were only two of these horseless magic vehicles in Bern, and the news quickly spread throughout the city.

In a hotel, the landlady said to a young man who looked exhausted, "Alas, the city is not peaceful now. We are going to pack up and leave soon. Why don't you take a carriage with us to Venice for refuge?"

The young man replied in Sardinian with a Citrus Island accent: "I can't help it. My mother asked me to come here to do something. If I can't do it well, I will be in trouble when I go back."

The landlady recognized his accent and immediately realized that he was from the Citrus Island Black Claw Gang. After thinking for a moment, she said, "How about this? I know Father Lawrence very well. Although he is away on a long trip, I will talk to the monk and let you stay in the church. It's the safest place."

"Miss Capuleti's coffin is now in the church and is being guarded. You just need to stay quiet in the guest room and you'll be fine."

The young man agreed.

On the other side, in the living room of the Montechi family mansion, the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Baron Capuletti was just forty years old this year. The pain of losing his daughter had turned his originally golden curly hair into dry and white. His salty eyes were spitting anger at Baron Montechi.

Baron Montechi's face was terribly dark at this time, like a barrel of gunpowder about to explode. After a moment of silence in the living room, Baron Montechi said to Lola and Friedkin again: "Your Highness, Lord Earl, please believe that our Montechi family will not do such a despicable thing as disrupting a funeral."

"There must be some misunderstanding, or it could be a rumor spread by some people to sow discord."

Then he said to Baron Capuletti: "Capuletti, our two families have been fighting for so many years. You should know that the Montechi family has a bottom line."

"Don't worry, I've already asked someone to call Mario back. You'll know the answer when the time comes."

Just as he finished speaking, the butler and the knight walked in with a dejected young man.

Baron Montechi frowned and asked, "Where's Mariodo?"

The whole family reported back, “The young master did gather some people, but he escaped when we arrived, and we only caught Moxido.”

Baron Capuleti snorted coldly, and the temperature at the scene dropped by several degrees.

Laura had been neutral at first, but her eyes suddenly widened.

Baron Montechi immediately pointed at the young man and said, "Mosido is Mariodo's servant and follows him every day."

"Moxido, tell me exactly what happened. If you hide anything, I will seal you in cement and sink you into the river."

Mosido was pushed in front of everyone by the knight. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The master said that he would send Miss Capuletti's body to the Montechi family cemetery for burial."

The living room was instantly silent. Everyone understood every word he said, but it took a while to figure out what they meant when put together.

"What do you mean?" Baron Capuletti jumped up from the sofa and pointed at Baron Montechi angrily. "My daughter is dead, and you won't even let her body go?"

Without waiting for everyone's response, 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 Capuleti's nurse knows it, too."

This time, not only Baron Capuleti and Baron Montechi, but even the butler and the knight turned their heads to look at Mosido. These words contained too much information.

Baron Capuleti was instantly furious: "This is an insult to the Capuleti family!"

"Everyone knows that Jianuoza's nanny often forgets things after her head was hit by a door two years ago. Is her testimony useful?"

The rebellious act of a girl marrying another man without her parents' consent only happens to the villains in the story. The Monteci family said this, meaning that Gianozza was an absolute slut and the Capuleti family was an uneducated garbage dump.

Just as Baron Capuleti was about to draw his sword, Friedkin immediately said, "Capuleti, please put down your anger for a moment."

"This matter is extremely serious. If the Monteci family really insulted the Capuleti family in this way, the king would not turn a blind eye or turn a deaf ear to it."

Laura also reacted immediately.

In her opinion, it is not surprising for teenagers to do such things, and 30% of it is true.

She also said: "I believe that my father will make a fair judgment. The most important thing now is to find Mariodo and Father Lawrence to confront them face to face."

Baron Capuleti was silent for a moment. He certainly couldn't swallow this, but he had to ask the royal family for help to promote the Monteci family, so he said to Lola: "I believe in the wisdom and justice of His Majesty Francesco."

Baron Montechi is a little panicked now. Things have come to this point. If the royal family is destroyed, the Montechi family will fall into the abyss.

He immediately said to the butler, "Father Lawrence went into the White Mountains a few days ago. Take someone to bring him back immediately."

"And that bastard, catch him immediately!"

At this moment, the "bastard" mentioned by Baron Montechi had entered the funeral hall of the city's church through the secret passage.

An 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 a man wearing a white cloak and whose face could not be seen was standing beside him.

Then Mariodo saw the mysterious man take out a small glass bottle and heard him say in a Citrus Island accent: "Apply this poison on the dagger and die faster."

(End of this chapter)