When Guo Kang and others arrived, the Queen Mother was already waiting for them.
At the door, the silent Cao Jian still stepped forward to greet her symbolically, but the Queen Mother was too enthusiastic and ran directly to see her granddaughter. Fortunately, he seemed to be used to these things and no longer had any embarrassing reactions.
"Come on, come on." The Queen Mother hugged Theodora and called to Guo Kang: "We have guests here today who are going to provide us with financial support. It just so happens that we can talk."
"Who is it?" Tuohuan asked curiously.
"That's the Italian businessman who made the investment last time." The Queen Mother said, "You Guo Kanganda know her, you will know it when you meet her."
Everyone followed the Queen Mother to the front of the chapel and saw two groups of nuns standing at the door.
"Come, Dora." The Queen Mother called Theodora's nickname and introduced: "They are the latest outstanding students who graduated from the convent school."
"You have grown up and need more help. But grandma has always had trouble getting along with the nobles in the palace. She can't take you to various social occasions, introduce celebrities from the upper class, and make friends with her girlfriends like your mother. People from Zhongyou. After much deliberation, I can only help you in this regard, and let them follow you and serve as your bodyguards from now on."
"What's the matter?" Theodora shook her head repeatedly and said with some emotion: "It is far worse to talk about friendship with those upper-class ladies than to get to know a staunch warrior. They are more precious."
The Queen Mother smiled happily.
"Girls." She turned to everyone and shouted: "You are all my most satisfied children. Since you want to continue to live as warriors, I entrust my granddaughter to you. Please protect her safety for me."
"Follow your mission!" the leading nun shouted solemnly.
"I will obey my mission!" Other nuns also followed suit and swore their breasts.
"Okay, okay." The Queen Mother was a little sad and babbled to Theodora again: "Of your father's generation, many of the children I took care of died on the battlefield. Now our place is finally more peaceful. Although they They are all passionate, but if possible, we must protect them."
Theodora nodded again and agreed.
The Queen Mother asked the nuns to disperse, and then continued walking inside with a few people.
This is her main residence, so the security is tighter. Beside the outer wall of the monastery, there are "Varyag" quiver soldiers who specialize in protecting the members of the khan; around the inner courtyard of the monastery, there are some armed nuns; and at the church door on the other side, there are several people wearing plain clothes. Knights in long-colored robes and holding long swords stood guard.
These people are members of the "Grey Knights" of the church.
The Purple Horde Khanate did not have a specially formed military order similar to the three major knights. Generally speaking, believers join the war directly by joining the legion. However, in order to recruit people, the church will also recruit some volunteers. Due to the prestige of Dadu for thousands of years, some people will indeed come to seek refuge.
Queen Elizabeth’s hometown is an important source. In addition, some minor Rus nobles sometimes joined in. Like the heavy cavalry of the regular army, they have a full set of armor and weapons, but they do not use family crests, and there are no legion logos on their shields and armor. Only unpainted gray-yellow linen is used to make a cloak, and a cross is drawn on it to indicate the identity of a religious official.
Due to the limited number of metropolitan church guards, competition for these positions is fierce. Generally, only the most reliable and capable monks can be elected to assume the responsibility of guarding important facilities.
After passing another guard, they arrived at the monastery hall. There are already people waiting here.
The leader was a young woman with black hair. She is of medium height and wears a gorgeous orange-red palace dress. The long dresses were decorated with intricate patterns, pleats and lace and stretched to the ankles.
The upper body of the dress had a huge V-shaped neckline, revealing a dark red low-necked shirt. The belt around the waist and tight shoulder sleeves make the curves of the upper body particularly prominent, showing off the full chest and slender white neck.
This outfit is quite popular in Italy today and is highly praised by ladies. Among the nuns who all wear black and white, they seem a bit out of place. But its owner still looked calm and composed. She was obviously not worried that she couldn't control the overly gorgeous clothes or that she couldn't blend into the atmosphere here. On the contrary, although her expression was calm, there was something in her eyes. Almost overflowing with confidence. Guo Kang had only seen this look after his sister won a group fight.
Seeing everyone approaching, she immediately calmed down her emotions, stood up, and greeted the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother had no airs at all and greeted her politely.
Then, she turned her head and chuckled. The corners of her ruddy and small mouth were slightly raised, and her slender brows were also relaxed. She looked at Guo Kang and greeted with a smile: "Master Guo, how are you doing recently?"
"Oh. Very good." She left a deep impression on Guo Kang. Although I could never match names with people before, it is indeed not easy to forget this kind of woman as long as I meet her once.
Her eyes are slightly narrow and long, and the corners of her eyes are slightly upturned. The dark eyes were like bottomless pools, and as their eyes moved, they took on a somewhat enchanting and charming charm. As he spoke, he walked over.
"Who are you?" Theodora suddenly appeared and blocked the road.
"She is Joanna Giovanni." Guo Kang introduced.
"I said you look familiar. I haven't seen you for a long time. I really miss you." He hurriedly stepped forward and extended his hand to greet us: "You are the great benefactor who donated money to the monastery and helped us expand it!"
"I wish you still remembered me." Joanna also smiled and extended her hand according to etiquette.
Theodora glanced at Guo Kang slightly displeasedly, but Guo Kang immediately became energetic when he saw the big benefactor.
Joanna was still wearing long velvet gloves, and Guo Kang couldn't care less. He hugged her and started kissing her. He also reminded: "Miss, the third phase of the expansion of the monastery still needs funds. The church can't make enough money at the moment. You can look……"
At this time, Joanna, who had always been full of confidence, could not keep her expression and said quickly: "Don't worry, I will sponsor you with more money."
"That's good, that's good." Guo Kangxi smiled.
Thanks to his performance, the intimacy Joanna hoped to create was completely transformed. Theodora showed a complicated look in her eyes, but in the end, she said nothing.
"Hey, don't just watch." Guo Kang called to Theodora again: "We are all old friends here, come and get to know each other."
"Your Highness Princess." Joanna reacted faster and recovered quickly. She first bowed and said: "I am Joanna de Medici, a businessman. It is an honor to meet you."
"This name is hard to remember, just call her Qiao Qiao." Guo Kang interrupted.
"..." Joanna was speechless again.
"You too, don't be so open to her." Seeing this, Guo Kang was still trying to persuade her: "Although she is a princess, she is easy to talk to. From now on, just call her Dio."
(End of chapter)
