Chapter 198: illegitimate child

Joan Borgia on the mirror still retains the original noble posture and the heroic temperament as a knight, but the facial features are more refined and dignified, no longer angular; the skin is fair and the body shape is also somewhat different. With changes, the limbs and body have become thinner, and some of the prominent physical features are permeated with feminine charm.
　　If Richard hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be difficult to connect the two people.
　　 Qiong An returned to his original form, his eyes swept across the ice mirror, and he responded coldly.
"What does it mean?"
　　 "I was just... a little surprised."
　　The black robe wizard smiled.
"The youngest cardinal in history is considered to be the most popular candidate for the next saint and even the pope. The key is that Joan Borgia, who is still admired by the ladies and the ladies of the Holy League, turned out to be A woman... If this group of people, as well as the men who are envious of you, know the truth, don't you know how they feel?"
　　 The female knight was stunned for a moment, as if she did not expect this answer, she sighed slightly.
　　 "You said this is the key, isn't it a joke?"
　　 After getting the answer of shaking her head to deny, her expression looked even more incredible.
　　 "...Mr. Rasputin, are you really a wizard? Why do you care about such boring things? Those who spread rumors are just a bunch of ignorant and shallow guys."
　　 "The'ignorant people' in your mouth occupies most of the world."
"The wisdom of a wizard is worth the brains of ten thousand fools, and the body of a knight can show the value of more than ten thousand villagers...I think we don’t need to be on this. Waste your tongue, Mr. Rasputin, just ask for the answer you want."
　　 Richard did not argue with her the meaning of this disagreement. And in the Mayan world, perhaps what Joan said is correct. Otherwise, in the future of mankind, the solidification of classes will not be as serious as the real lady's description...
　　 On the other hand, he does have answers that must be known.
　　 "Borgia first... Your Excellency, how many people know that you are a female in this world?"
　　 "My father, my sister, and the person who used to cast me spells that could hide my identity."
　　 "...Wait, isn't the pope unclear?"
　　 Richard frowned.
　　 He didn't think that the curse on her-according to Qiong An himself, a "miracle" level blessing-could hide the gaze from a saint.
Even if the pope cannot discover Joan’s gender in the first time, he should know that "he" is being covered by a certain kind of spell; and before the spell is solved and his identity is not confirmed, will the pope allow one? An unidentified person joins the Cardinals?
　　 "My father is the Pope."
　　 Qiong'an's tone was calm, without waves.
　　 However, when Richard heard it, under that cold tone, there was clearly another intense emotion lurking, like a volcano buried under an iceberg.
　　 Richard was really surprised this time.
　　This girl is actually the second generation! And in terms of the influence of the Holy See in Middle-earth Continent, it is still the top second generation in the world!
　　 But judging from the other's slightly gloomy expression, the relationship between her and her father is obviously not friendly.
This is not surprising. Once in a high position, the original pure parent-child relationship, even if the person involved is unwilling, will unknowingly become complicated; if the father is cold and the child is rebellious, even if it develops into that kind of "father and child filial piety" situation It's not impossible...
　　 But this does not fully explain Richard's doubts.
　　 The Holy See and the other two saints live in seclusion in different countries and regions. It is normal for Qiong An to not see each other; only the Pope, who is the bishop, must contact him.
　　 So, the real key lies in the attitude of Saint Leo IV towards Joan Borgia.
　　 Why did he hide the identity of his children?
　　 The Holy See indeed forbids the marriage of clergy, but in this age of peace, the Holy See, which has thousands of years of glorious history and huge power, is no longer the group of ascetics who piously sought the truth and spread the truth during the God War.
　　 There are still monks pursuing a simple and hard life, but priests are outside to rear their mistresses; or ganging up with the ladies of the noble family, lewdness and indulgence have become commonplace.
And this is often even more extreme in the pope who is a religious leader: the pontiffs of the past, if they were not a lifeless ascetic, or their lover raised a lot of things about himself Gossip is a well-known type within the Holy See.
　　 Of course, no matter what, the rules uploaded by the ancestors are still to be followed, so the pope himself will not have a wives and concubines.
　　 But precisely because of his power to aspire to the world, coupled with the extravagant atmosphere of the upper class in the Holy League, the pope will not have any scruples in training children...
　　 "The status of the illegitimate child or the illegitimate daughter of the Holy See should not become a taboo? Although I don't know your history well, there are not a few people in this land who have similar identities but can hold high positions."
　　 The gaze under the silver mask still did not leave the beautiful face of the female knight~EbookFREE.me~ indeed. "Qionan nodded slightly," it would be better to say that since I am the child of Leo IV, I was originally the object of popular pursuit. unless……"
　　 Her voice lowered.
　　 "—unless the pope himself deliberately ignored this."
　　 "Why did he do this?"
"My hair."
　　 She pointed to her hair color.
　　 "Mr. Rasputin said just now that I think my hair looks good. This is the first time I heard this. I am very happy, thank you for your compliment..."
　　 Qiong'an's mouth turned up slightly, and soon calmed down, leaving only a fleeting smile.
"But, regardless of others, at least my father never thought that way-just because I didn't inherit the appearance of the'second family', he abandoned me when I was young and threw me in the house of a little nobleman in the country. , And then set up bans for me when I grew up to prevent me from going to the power center of the kingdom or the Holy See."
　　 "Because of this?"
　　 "Yes, because of this. "Blond hair and blue eyes", it symbolizes the pure blood of the second largest family of Esperia. My sister is lucky to inherit the appearance of her father, but I don't have..."
　　 "That's why I have to change my gender and even my appearance."
"If I have always been a female, and I who failed to inherit the blood of Borgia, I will not be able to appear in his vision for the rest of my life; but if I were a son, even if I knew the truth, my father would have to pinch his nose and admit .Because he really needs a male descendant who can handle family affairs for himself."