My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 814 Doge of Venice (Part )

Francesco's brows furrowed as he felt that his head was about to explode and his temples were "popping".

At this moment, a servant came in with food and said, "Mr. Governor, it's time for lunch."

"Has Bella eaten?"

Francesco rubbed his swollen temples and felt better before asking the servant.

Bella is his wife's name. The two have been married for many years and have a very deep relationship. Although Francesco has many lovers outside, his wife Bella still has an irreplaceable position in his heart.

"No, Madam is still not feeling well after taking the medicine, and she has no appetite."

The servant replied immediately.

When he heard that his wife was so sick that she didn't even want to eat, Francesco immediately lost his appetite. He immediately waved to the servant and said, "I have no appetite either, take everything away!"

"This is!"

The servant hesitated for a moment, but finally did not dare to say anything more, so he slowly retreated with the food.

Francesco asked the attendant to close the door. He needed to be alone for a while, but the disappearance of his beloved daughter, his wife's illness, and the war on the front line kept popping up in his mind, making him unable to be still at all. Come down.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

"Didn't I say that no one else is allowed to disturb you?"

Francesco's face darkened, and he asked outside very unhappily.

"Mr. Governor, Mr. Basa is back!"

The servant's report came from outside.

"What! Invite him in!"

Francesco stood up excitedly when he heard Barcelona's name, and immediately gave instructions loudly.

The attendant agreed and immediately ran away.

Francesco was walking around the room excitedly at this time. He originally sent Barcelona to find Helen's whereabouts, but after many years since the other party left, although news came back from time to time, Helen's whereabouts had never been found.

Especially since a year ago, Barcelona has lost news. Francesco even thought that Barcelona's identity was exposed and might have died in the hands of the Ottomans. For this reason, he was very sad for a time, but he did not expect that he would suddenly come back. .

Soon there was a familiar sound of footsteps outside, and then Barcelona opened the door and walked in. When he saw Francesco, he immediately saluted: "Greetings to the Governor!"

"Barca, where have you been during this time? Have you found Helen's whereabouts?"

Francesco stepped forward eagerly, grabbed Barcelona's arm and asked excitedly.

When Barcelona left, he swore to Francesco that he would never come back until he found Helen. Now that he was finally back, Francesco guessed that he must have found Helen. "Governor, you guessed right. I did find Miss Helen and brought back her handwritten letter."

Barcelona also replied with some excitement.

"Great, where is Helen? Why didn't she come back with you? Is she okay?"

Francesco shouted excitedly, and then asked a series of questions. He really wanted to know about his daughter.

"Don't get too excited, Mr. Governor. Miss Helen's situation is a bit complicated. You will understand as long as you read her letters!"

Barcelona said, taking out the letter he had treasured for a long time from his arms, and then solemnly handed it to Francesco.

Francesco grabbed the letter, tore open the envelope with trembling hands, and then read it carefully.

Helen's letter is very thick, with more than ten pages. It first briefly introduces the process of how she was captured by the Ottomans and then moved to the Han Dynasty, and then introduces her current situation in detail, including her marriage to Zhuge Liang. The matter of looking at the nest and pregnancy.

Francesco looked at his daughter's letters with an uncertain expression on his face. Especially when he saw that his daughter not only married an Oriental, but also had a child, he didn't know whether he should cry or not. laugh?

After a while, Francesco suddenly raised his head and asked: "Barcelona, ​​tell me honestly, is Helen willing to marry the prince of that big man?"

"Governor, you don't have to doubt this. I have personally met Miss Helen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It can be seen that she really likes each other and her life is very happy now. Of course, Miss Helen has always missed you and your wife!"

Barca suppressed the sourness in his heart and replied that although he had accepted Helen's marriage, he still felt very uncomfortable whenever he thought about it.

Francesco finally felt better when he heard that his daughter really liked the burly prince. As a father, it was a bit unacceptable for anyone to suddenly hear that his daughter, who had been missing for several years, was married and had a child.

"Your Excellency, in addition to Miss Helen's letter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also written a letter to you. This matter may affect the future destiny of Venice. Please read it in person!"

At this time, Barcelona once again took out the letter written by Zhu Zhanhe, and then handed it to Francesco.

"Affect the future destiny of Venice?"

Francesco was also a little surprised when he heard Barcelona's words. He had also heard about Dahan, a distant country. After all, Dahan's products have been sold to Europe, and some of them are handled by Venetian merchants.

However, in Francesco's view, the big man was too far away. No matter how powerful the legendary big man was, he could not affect the situation in the Mediterranean.

So Francesco curiously took the letter, and after opening it, he saw lines of familiar handwriting, obviously written by his daughter Helen.

In this letter, Zhu Zhanhe first greeted the Francescos as Helen's husband, and then changed the subject and mentioned the relationship between the Han Dynasty, Ottoman, and Venice, as well as Excavation of the Suez Canal.

In the letter, Zhu Zhanhe pointed out very directly that the cooperation between the Han and the Ottomans could not last long. In contrast, Venice, which valued business, was the ideal partner of the Han. It can be said that Zhu Zhanhe was almost asking Francesco It clearly stated the intention of cooperation between the two countries.

After reading this letter from Zhu Zhanhe, Francesco immediately switched from the role of father to the role of governor. He looked serious. After thinking for a while, he asked Barcelona: "Barcelona?" I’ve been to Dahan, what do you think of Dahan as a country?”

"If I had to use one word to describe the big man, it would be 'terrible'!"

When Barcelona mentioned Dahan, there was a look of awe on his face. Although he didn't stay in Dahan for a long time, every time he thought about his experience in Dahan, he felt like he was in a dream, and even felt like he was in a dream. He always wondered, how could such a powerful country exist in this world?

(End of this chapter)