I didn't know you were such a vampire

Joya's foot injury had actually healed a week after returning to the Orsini Palace, but after she recovered, she still lay in bed every day, or sat at the desk reading a book, and whenever Adriana came to visit her, She would always frown and let out a low cry of pain when she got out of bed, and Adriana had to postpone her lessons again and again.

Because the weather was getting colder, the maids did not dare to open the windows for Adriana under the order of Adriana. This luxuriously decorated room lacked the few olive trees in the courtyard outside the window and the sky with the eaves. The interest in reading has decreased a bit.

The few books she brought to Florence before could not be brought back. Among them was the "Ten Days Talk" brought by Julia's brother from Venice, so she couldn't read any new books for a while, so she pretended to read He limped to the bookcase, and took out a copy of "History of the Peloponnesian War" with its pages curled up.

When the two maids saw her take out the book, they laughed and said, "Miss Qiao Ya, still read this book? Haven't you read it many times since a few years ago?"

Qiao Ya turned her head and smiled at them, and said, "This is different, I will never get tired of reading history books."

The entire Vatican City was in a state of turmoil due to Pope Innocent's serious illness. Even the younger Lucrecia noticed it. When she came to visit Joya, she said that Adriana was teaching her how to appreciate calligraphy and painting recently. Sometimes, they were a little absent-minded, and then asked Qiao Ya in a low voice, how wonderful it would be if her father really became the Pope.

Qiao Ya flipped through the book and listened to her talking about interesting things in class recently. When she asked a question, she turned to look at her and said with a smile: "Yes, more people will know about a beautiful and sensible student in our family. little girl."

Lucrecia blushed and walked back and forth beside Joya. Her little habit was exactly the same as her hated brother Juan.

"But, but." Lucrecia hesitated, "I'm worried..."

Qiao Ya interrupted her gently: "These things are for the adults to worry about. Lexia is at home, please tidy up the desk for me obediently."

Lucrecia paused for a moment, then put her hands on her hips, and said angrily, "Joya, you've messed up your desk again!"

When Joya's "History of the Peloponnesian War" read about the unsolved case of the destruction of the statue of Apollo in Athens at the end of the war, Juan rushed to Joya's yard for the first time in the afternoon. Before he could run up the porch steps, he called out: "The Pope is dead!"

His voice was loud and high-pitched, startling the birds on the olive tree in front of Qiao Ya's window, flapping their wings and flying to the eaves, leaving behind a few slightly swaying branches.

Qiao Ya closed the "History of the Peloponnesian War" in her hand, and just turned around when she saw Juan stepping through the door and striding towards her. His breath was still unsteady, and the excitement in his eyes The feelings are beyond words.

"Joya, just now, the Pope passed away!" Juan said excitedly.

Qiao Ya was sitting on the Dante chair, and she was a little shorter than Juan. She raised her hand, patted Juan's shoulder, and said, "Be quiet, the death of the Pope is a very sad thing, we should be satisfied sad face." She tapped the bridge of Juan's nose with her finger, "not like you."

"Oh." Juan stuck out his tongue, then squatted down and said excitedly, "The pope election ceremony will be held soon!"

Qiao Ya hooked her lips: "Yes."

Juan stared at her face for a long time, and then said: "Qiao Ya, I found that you are not happy at all."

Qiao Ya groped the spine of the book "History of the Peloponnesian War" with her right hand, and said softly, "The Pope has passed away, and my heart is sad." Her upper body leaned back slightly, her face was calm, " Next, it depends on who will receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the revelation of the gods to become the new pope."

On the day of Pope Innocent's death, the security situation in Rome, which was already very chaotic, was even more serious. Countless shops were robbed, and many corpses were found in back streets and alleys.Under such circumstances, the Holy See officially started the Pope Election Ceremony the next day in order to elect a new Pope and end the chaos in the leaderless Rome.

On this day, in the hall of the Sistine Chapel, the Pope's guards, Roman nobles and envoys from various Catholic countries guarded the church to prevent outsiders from entering. The 23 cardinals of the Privy Council of the Holy See gathered in the church. Elect a new Pope.

Their election ceremony is very unique. They don't gather together and express their feelings separately, but are isolated in individual rooms in the huge and cold church. Not only can they not contact each other, but they can't contact the outside world. They need their own Make your own decisions through prayer and revelation, preferably with nothing around you but a cross hanging above your head and a candle burning nearby.

The facilities in the house are not luxurious, and can even be described as "poor". There is a simple bed, a toilet and urinal for excretion, and a dinner plate with candied almonds and other small snacks. The election ceremony is only held for one week. For a week, they slept in this cold hut, and even their food was handed in through an opening in the door by servants.

This election ceremony is also a kind of physical torture for those old cardinals. Joya has heard that several seventy-year-old cardinals became seriously ill after the election ceremony. Haunted, not long before the story of death.

Before Rodrigo entered the Sistine Chapel to participate in the election ceremony, Adriana and Julia personally cooked, prepared a sumptuous meal for the first day, and gave a thousand words to the attendants who were responsible for feeding Rodrigo. Excuse me.On the day when the election ceremony officially started, the two even went to a small church near their home to pray to the Virgin Mary for a whole day.

Lucrezia has no study arrangements these days, so she takes Jeffrey to stay in Qiao Ya's room every day. Qiao Ya checks the progress of Jeffrey's literacy and reading, while Lucrezia is buried in front of the desk to give to those who are far away in Pisa. Cesare wrote.

Qiao Ya accidentally saw the content of the letter once, and it was full of cute little girls acting sweetly to her brother.

And Juan, who was wandering around all day, would tell Joya what he had seen and heard in the Vatican and Rome after returning to the Orsini Palace in the evening.

Because of the death of the pope, Rome fell into chaos. Countless Roman citizens gathered in the square in front of the church, waving flags or crosses in their hands, praying loudly and singing hymns, hoping that the cardinals would quickly elect a new pope and end the chaos in Rome. Chaos.

The first round of elections lasted for three days. Early in the morning, more people gathered in the square, looking forward to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. After a long time, a puff of green smoke came out of the chimney. That meant no cardinal received more than two-thirds of the required votes, according to the rules, the count was void and no one won.

The second round lasted two days and was almost identical to the first round.

And from this day on, fewer and fewer people gathered in the square. People were discouraged and tired, and returned to their homes or the homes of relatives and friends. There was only solitude in the square in front of the church. As well as the chaotic dust on the ground, and several flags that were discarded on the ground.

When Adriana and Julia returned to the Orsini Palace, their faces were obviously more dignified. Even Lucrezia and Juan couldn't hide the anxious look in their eyes, while Joya seemed to be unaffected by the outside world, sitting in the palace every day. Jeffrey read the book behind him, and glanced at it from time to time to see if the Latin on Jeffrey's manuscript paper was written correctly.

That night, after carefully checking the chapter "Africa" ​​written by Jeffrey silently, Qiao Ya was going to send him back to her room in person, but when Jeffrey staggered down from the chair, he suddenly looked up at Joe Ya, asked: "Sister, aren't you worried about father?"

Qiao Ya raised one eyebrow and said, "You know?"

Jeffrey nodded: "I know, I know that Adriana goes to church to pray every day, hoping that her father can become Pope."

"Aren't you worried?" Qiao Ya asked again.

"Don't worry." Jeffrey shook his head and said, "Father has been preparing for it for many years."

Qiao Ya was stunned. Jeffrey and Marko were about the same age. She always thought that the two children had similar personalities, both introverted and quiet.But compared to the childlike Mako under the care of Ricardo and Martina, Jeffrey seems a little too precocious.

She knelt down, rubbed Jeffrey's hair, looked into Jeffrey's eyes, and said, "Then you listen to my sister, it's best not to let others know what you know."

Jeffrey nodded, wondering if he understood her somewhat awkward words.

On the third day, Joya woke up early on a rare occasion. After the maid helped her wash up in the morning, she went to the kitchen to get breakfast. She wrapped a thicker cashmere shawl around her body, and saw that there were no other The man stopped pretending to be lame, went straight to the window, and pushed it open.

The cold wind of late autumn poured into the house, causing her to shiver uncontrollably. She raised her head and saw the direction of the Sistine Chapel, a wisp of white smoke drifting slowly towards the dawn sky.

At this time, she heard Juan's voice from the yard: "The result is out! Joya!"

She shifted her gaze back to the courtyard, and saw Juan walking quickly through the olive trees in the courtyard towards her window with his long legs. Putting on his own hat, he trotted after him.

He rushed to Qiao Ya's window, and faced Qiao Ya, looking at Qiao Ya's eyes, which were shining.There was still dense sweat on his forehead, probably because he ran back immediately after seeing the result in the square.

"Finally the result came out, Qiao Ya!" he said excitedly.

Qiao Ya tilted her head and said with a smile, "So, the result is..."

"We are the children of the Pope!" Juan laughed loudly. He hugged Joya into his arms through the window frame and held him tightly, his voice changed because of excitement, "Joya, you It's the pope's daughter!"