The next trip to the exhibition hall did not require Claudia to accompany her. Lu Xiao first sent the girl who was in a somewhat complicated mood home and used the "empty and most convenient" route to reach the destination directly.
When Lu Xiao returned to the Auditore mansion along the same route, Ezio and Federico, who had wandered off to nowhere, had already arrived home.
The two brothers were happily discussing something with Claudia, and Petruchio stood aside and smiled as always, watching the brothers and sisters play.
"Hey! Lu, come here quickly!"
Seeing Lu Xiao coming back, Ezio waved hello to him with a warm smile for the first time.
Lu Xiao observed the expressions of Claudia, Federico and others and quickly guessed the topic they were discussing.
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Xiao walked near the brothers and sisters, Ezio first put his arm around his neck with a smirk and asked: "How is it? How does it feel to kick Vieri in the vitals? Will that blow sterilize him for life?
Already?"
Claudia protested with some dissatisfaction: "Ezio!"
"Yes yes~"
Ezio smiled and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "I will be careful with my words and don't let our innocent lady sister hear too many dirty words."
"Hello!"
Joyous laughter echoed in the Auditore mansion, and Lu Xiao couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Although they have different personalities, the relationship between the members of the Auditore family is indeed very deep, and there is no sign of the descendants of big families competing for power in Lu Xiao's impression.
'This should be the result of Giovanni and Maria's careful teaching.'
The heated conflict with Vieri greatly eased Ezio's sense of rivalry and competition against Lu Xiao. The proud Ezio even revealed his latest "results" against the Pazzi family on the spot.
"That kid Vieri probably lurked near the mansion to retaliate because Viola and I were too 'close'. That idiot never expected to hit the iron plate with his egg like this."
Viola de Pazzi, Vieri's sister, is known as the jewel of the Pazzi family. Like Claudia, she has already been engaged to other families...
"Um?"
The laughter suddenly stopped, and Federico pointed at Ezio wordlessly: "So the source of today's incident lies with you."
Ezio felt the strange anger around him and spread his hands innocently: "What's wrong? It wasn't me who took the initiative, it was Viola who posted it on her own initiative. As a romantic scholar in Florence, I can't treat her with a cold attitude.
Push it away."
"Cough~"
The slight cough that came from behind made Ezio tremble all over. His expression became a little stiff and he turned his head. The serious-looking couple Giovanni and Maria were standing not far behind him.
Giovanni's eyes flickered a little, as if he was conveying some message to the four children with his eyes.
Maria's eyes were filled with cold light, and her face was cold as she glared at her second son who spoke freely: "Ezio, come with me. It seems that I need to teach you how to respect women again."
"Uh~" Ezio took two steps back guiltily: "There's no need for this. I think my respect for women is already..."
"Shut up! Follow me!"
Feeling Maria's tough attitude in explaining the futility, Ezio's shoulders collapsed completely, and he weakly answered: "Yes..."
Several other people present watched with pity as Ezio grinned and was dragged away by Maria's ears.
Giovanni smiled bitterly and sighed: "Ezio hasn't even figured out the real reason why Maria is angry. It's really time to educate her."
What Maria was angry about was not Ezio's popular behavior. Giovanni was not much better than Ezio when he was young, and he was not yet managed submissively by Maria.
Maria's dissatisfaction with Ezio stems from his wanton behavior without considering the consequences.
Ezio must bear at least half of the responsibility for why Claudia was attacked by Vieri today.
Members of the Auditore family cherish their families very much, and Maria will never accept Ezio's thoughtless behavior that harms his family.
Giovanni clapped his hands to attract the attention of the four people present: "Okay, don't worry about Ezio for now, Maria will teach him well."
"Lu, thanks to your protection, Claudia is safe and sound."
Giovanni bowed to Lu Xiao very solemnly and thanked him: "Please accept my thanks as a father."
Lu Xiao hurriedly made a gesture of support to Giovanni: "Mr. Giovanni, you are right."
"Ever since I fled to Italy, the Auditore family has always taken good care of me. We Orientals are very polite and polite, so it is only natural that we help Claudia when she meets her."
Giovanni raised his hand to stop Lu Xiao's explanation: "Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say."
"Although the influence of the Pazzi family in Florence is not as good as that of the Medici family, with the help of certain forces secretly, their power is not weak."
"This time you caused Vieri to experience a very humiliating trauma. Even if there are no sequelae as you said, with the hatred passed down from the Pazzi family to retribution, your life in Florence will probably not be easy in the future."
Considering that Claudia and Petruchio were present, Giovanni did not speak too clearly, but it was enough for Federico and Lu Xiao, who knew the inside story, to understand the true meaning of his words.
Lu Xiao shrugged freely: "I guessed this before taking action. Besides, even if I don't provoke the Pachi family in my own name, in the eyes of 'those people', I will be the one who needs to be eliminated sooner or later, right?"
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Giovanni was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed softly: "That's right, the conflict between the Pazzi family and us cannot be resolved by giving in."
"But you'd better be more vigilant in the near future. Neither Vieri nor Francesco can tolerate their temper."
"Vieri suffered such a big loss this time, and Francesco was scolded mercilessly by Lorenzo. They will definitely find a way to get back on track as soon as possible."
Lu Xiao nodded clearly: "I know, I will keep a low profile as much as possible recently."
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"Ahhhh! Get away!"
In the center of Florence, at the extremely luxurious Pazzi mansion, heart-rending screams and howls resounded through the night sky.
A man in black wearing a beak mask was kicked away by Vieri who was lying on the bed for examination. Under the unbearable pain, Vieri subconsciously curled up into a ball again.
Due to the influence of the Black Death in the 14th century, most European doctors in this era were very strictly protected. Bird's beak masks and black robes that completely covered the body were their standard equipment.
When Francesco saw his son's miserable appearance, he clenched his teeth and tried to suppress his anger.
"Doctor, how is my son? His injury will not affect his future life, right?"
The doctor who was kicked away got up from the ground in embarrassment, and replied angrily to Francesco who asked the question: "It's not a big problem, I just need some painkillers."
"As long as this period of pain goes through, your son's future life will not be affected in any way. The person who made the move... was very measured."
Francesco breathed a long sigh of relief, put on a fake and pleasant expression and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, doctor...come, send the doctor away, and give him a generous reward."
"yes!"
After the doctor was sent away, Vieri finally got some relief after taking painkillers, revealing his face with tears streaming down his face.
"Father, I will repay this humiliation tenfold... no, a hundredfold!"
Francesco, who was cold-natured, was not concerned about Vieri himself, but worried that the future leadership of the Pazzi family would fall into the hands of a side branch because of Vieri's failure.
Francesco agreed with a gloomy face: "Don't worry, if you dare to attack the heir of the Pazzi family so unscrupulously, I will make Auditore pay the price."
"But now is not the time. Let's endure it for a while. As long as the moment predicted by the master comes..."
A cruel smile appeared on Francesco's lips: "Not only the Auditore family, the lackeys, but also the Medici family that stole the rule of Florence will be wiped out. The great Pazzi family will rise again with the help of the Knights.