The Genoa mission set out from Durazzo to avoid the Venetians' eyes and ears at the sea, chose a relatively safe route, crossed the Smolica Mountains and secretly entered the northern border of Epirus and finally arrived at their purpose.

Land-Rusnina.

In Rusnina, the Genoese nobles on the mission were warmly welcomed by Epirus. In the tall royal city, in addition to fully armed Roman soldiers, both nobles and civilians were looking forward to the arrival of their allies.

I saw a crowded scene. If there weren’t soldiers, such a scene would be very chaotic if it weren’t for the fact that such a scene was not careful.

Rusnina's bronze door slowly opened, and the convoys of the Genoese were riding into the city. Each car had two flags on the front of the car, one of which was from the Roman Empire.

The double-headed eagle badge, and on the other side is the red cross pattern of the Genoa Republic. On both sides of the convoy, the knights wearing cotton armor and mail combined with armor run as guards on both sides of the carriage. This is Yi

The most elite troops of Pirus, the remains of the few heavy cavalry troops in the empire, led the Genoa delegation to the imperial city of Rusnina.

I saw the people on both sides of the road waving flowers or fireworks to pay tribute, and at the same time whispering to guess who the big guys were sitting in the merry carts. Although the Greeks and Genoese had had unpleasant experiences, most of them were

He is very optimistic about the alliance between the two countries.

The leader was a white carriage, and behind it was a black carriage. Obviously, the carriage must be a big shot. Unfortunately, these carriages are specially customized, and the situation inside cannot be seen from the outside.

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However, the Genoese nobles in the carriage knew the lively scene outside clearly, but compared to the enthusiasm of the Romans, they kept looking around and a hint of mockery appeared on their faces.

On the white carriage, an old man with white hair calmly looked at the young man in front of him and suddenly asked, "Andrea, what do you think of these Greeks' self-righteous behavior?" The old man crossed his fingers.

Waiting for Andrea Doria, who was sitting opposite him, answered.

Andrea, whose eyes were cast out the window, shrugged slightly and replied: "Since you have said that you are smart, do you still need your nephew's opinion? The reason why the Greeks mobilized themselves in this way was just to ensure that they could ensure that

It's just an alliance between us."

"Yes, they are always so naive, thinking that they can achieve their goals by using a little cleverness. However, most of the time, they just backfired." The old man's voice was full of disdain. In fact, Constantinople's experience was in the past.

The matter has always made him feel uneasy, but this time they came, they did reach an alliance with the Greeks. The other party's bluff at this moment will only allow the old man to see more through the so-called weakness of the Roman Empire.

However, suddenly, the old man seemed to remember something, and he set his eyes on Andrea Doria in front of him with a meaningful smile, "With that being said, I remembered the news I received yesterday, the Greeks

It's understandable that such a reaction is, have you heard about what happened in Corfu, Andrea?"

Obviously, the old man's words mean something, and his sharp gaze seemed to cover his nephew's whole body. Andrea's slight change could not escape his yellow eyes.

But he was disappointed - the young man was calm and calm without showing any panic or nervousness.

Andrea nodded and replied faintly: "I heard that it seems that our people took revenge on the Venetians who had seized Corfu before, so they were under the banner of Roman mercenaries. You are

Do you say that the Greeks are dissatisfied with us because of this, uncle?"

"Do you take your own initiative..." He looked at his nephew deeply, and the old man who seemed to be muttering to himself immediately withdrew his gaze, "This is just my guess. I hope it is indeed as you said, but it is certain,

Our allies must be very unhappy with our approach. By the way, is there any news about your sister?"

The sudden question made Andrea Doria, who had always been calm, subconsciously tremble in her heart. Why did the other party think of this inexplicably? Could it be that he knew something?

Unintentional shock flashed across the Italian boy's face, Andrea shook his head and said, "I don't know, since Antonia sneaked out of the house alone, I sent someone out to search for it for a long time.

Any news, I only receive letters from the child every month. I think it should be safe. Maybe she will come back when she gets tired of playing outside."

"Oh, is it? I hope so! But I think Antonia won't have any big problems even if she is alone. After all, you are the ones I grew up watching. It's better to ask for more people who dare to plot against her when they meet her.

Fu is more reliable. Alas, if she was also a boy, maybe there would be two Andreas in our Doria family now. But after all this is over, I think as a brother, you should let the child understand himself

What is his identity?

I know that the family does like your excellence, but this is not a reason to tolerate your willfulness. You know best what the family will do to eliminate the unstable factors! You are raised by me, so I have nothing to worry about you.

But the only thing that worries me is Antonia. If you really do good for her, you must let her understand that she never belongs to her alone!" The old man said in a low voice, looking quietly at his nephew

Waiting for his answer.

Andrea, who had lowered his head and had not spoken before, finally broke the silence and pointed: "I understand, Uncle Constance, I will discipline Antonia when she comes back."

"I hope you do what you say, Andrea, as her closest person, you should know that spoiling is not the best for that child. I hope to join her in Milan Pavia this time next year

The wedding of the church.” said coldly, Constellation no longer looked at his nephew, and by this time the carriage had arrived at Mars Square in the center of Rusnina.

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The crowded people stretched their necks to see the arrival of the Genoa delegation with their own eyes, which made the huge Mars Square crowded. At this moment, a tender voice suddenly sounded in the crowd.

"Wow, it's so lively here, Uncle Justinian! It's like a celebration." Helena, who was riding on Justinian's shoulder, was obviously very happy and chattered. She had never stopped since she could remember.

I have never seen such a lively scene.

Justinian nodded and said, "Well, because there is something important today, a mass is being held here."

"Mass? But what my mother took me there was, it wasn't like this at all! Mass should be held in the church!" Helena asked curiously, it was different from what she had been to before.

"Because there is not such a big church, the ceremony was held in the open-air square." Justinian shrugged and said. According to the tradition of the Roman Empire, a grand mass was held for every major event. Therefore, in order to make the more

Many people were able to participate in this mass. The Epiruses held the venue in the open air in the Grand Plaza of Mars, which was converted from the racecourse. Not only the parish pastor personally presided over it, but also the royal city of Epirus.

The leaders of the nobles also came to attend. I had seen them once in Agrignon, but compared to the scale here, it was obvious that they would have been in Constantinople.

It's shocking.

The mass was just beginning, but as the ceremony came to an end, the Genoa mission finally disappeared from people's sight, and the square turned into a grand event, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

Being kind, there were fireworks, music, and coins distributed to the civilians, which brought everyone present to a climax.

While silently mingling in the crowd, Justinian tried not to attract attention as much as possible, but the carved and carved child on his shoulder made it very difficult. Not long ago, he brought Odosia and his daughter.

Some subordinates entered Rusnina. They didn't want to show up too much, let alone attend such a grand mass ceremony, but he really couldn't resist Helena. After all, since this child can remember, she had treated her birthplace.

Stantinople had no impression, and there was no such celebration in the remote Molia, so it was no wonder that she was so eager.

So the soft-hearted Justinian agreed to the child and successfully convinced Princess Odosia to take Helena here.

In order to go out this time, Justinian made full preparations and chose the place to take Helena to watch in the northwest corner of Mars Square, because the view here is very good and relatively deviates from the viewing platform where the nobles are located, so

Not easy to be discovered. In secret, he also sent Arslan and the others to patrol nearby. In addition, he personally protected Helena and deliberately disguised himself. The danger had been minimized. But for some reason, Justinian always

I felt a little uncomfortable, as if someone was observing him in secret.

Almost ready to leave! Justinian saw that the Mass ceremony had come to an end, and Genoa's mission should have arrived at the palace at this moment, so there was no need to stay here anymore. But at this moment, the crowd suddenly suddenly became more and more

The commotion also made Justinian subconsciously nervous.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it's Your Majesty the Emperor!" I don't know who screamed first, which caused a fanatical cheer.

Through the crowd, Justinian, who was relatively tall, finally saw the man slowly walking onto the high platform and appeared in everyone's sight with the emperor's figure.

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Suddenly, there was a warm cheer - since the fall of Constantinople, a large number of Thracian refugees poured into Epirus and received the asylum of Mikhail Ducas, which won him great reputation.

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"Uncle Justinian, Uncle Justinian, hold me higher!" Suddenly, Helena also urged on her shoulders.

Justinian had no choice but to lift Helena as high as possible and crossed the crowd to see more clearly what was going on in front of him. Then he realized that it was not very good to carry it on his back. He felt that the girl was heavier again,

He is really growing up quickly. His Majesty Muzfius should be relieved to see his daughter who can grow up like this!

In order to be safer, Justinian moved the place and squeezed away the crowd in front of him. Finally, he found a huge marble sculpture next to it, letting the little Helena stand on the stone platform and hold it with both hands

Take her so that she won't fall

At this moment, Helena's purple skirt was flying like a purple flower blooming above people's heads, instantly attracting the attention of people around her. No one noticed Justinian, but more of it fell on that amazing like

The little girl with pearls and jade is obviously not a child from a commoner family. Even a slightly rich middle-class family cannot develop such temperament. Even the ladies of ordinary noble families are quite inferior to them. Looking at this

After a scene, the group of people couldn't help but feel a little curious.

This was beyond Justinian's expectations. He frowned slightly and was about to avoid outsiders' sight and change a place, but suddenly a little Helena's voice came from his ears, "Is that...my dad?

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Although his mother has always avoided talking, the precocious Helena has actually guessed that her father was not Duke Leosgross, but an emperor, an emperor who truly ruled the world.

This is why she, who has always been well-behaved, stubbornly asked to come here. Perhaps it was her chance to see her father with her own eyes. However, this poor child did not know that although her real father was the emperor of the empire, he could not appear in this glamorous place.

In a bright occasion, he accepted the admiration of his people, and could only be alone in a dark monastery, with no sunshine.

But now looking at the emperor who was out of reach in the distance with his own eyes, Helena had a hint of confusion and doubt and faint disappointment on her face, as if she was intuition, made her feel that the person should not be her father.

Seeing this scene, my heart suddenly felt ache, as if a needle was stabbed. Helena was carried off from the stone platform and left the crowd. Justinian whispered in a firm tone: "It's not this person, your father's name

He is called Alexe Muzfius, he is the real emperor of this country. The guy in front of him is just a fake guy."

"Really? Then is my dad much better looking than that fake guy..." Looking at Justinian excitedly with clear eyes wide open, the girl like a cat said this.

The innocence and romance make people feel pity for you.

Justinian nodded vigorously and told the lost child in his arms, "Of course, he is the greatest emperor in the world now, and one day, Uncle Justinian will take him.

Helena met her dad.”

"Then you promise!"
Chapter completed!