After reaching a private agreement with lubaumatsky and sending him out of vidava''s boundary, Pedro returned home.

    The next night, Pedro began to pretend to be ill.

    "I have a fever."

    He said to Cherchen and Christina who came to see him.

    In order to act realistically, Pedro really stripped himself this time and jumped into a bucket of ice water.

    "Dear uncle, it''s just a fever. Salburn can cure you with a dose of medicine." Chechen said passionately holding Pedro''s hot hand.

    While talking, salburn had come to the door with the medicine box on his back.

    Che Chen hurriedly moved his body to make room for the doctor.

    After careful examination, salben told Chechen that deputy head Pedro just had a small cold and would get better in a few days after taking the medicine he prescribed.

    "However," salben told Chechen, "commander, it''s cold outside now. The deputy commander is weak after he is ill. It''s best not to go far, but to stay at home and have a good rest."

    Chechen nodded and said yes.

    But after salben left, Chechen made a mistake.

    Because he was going to pack up immediately and go to Sweden with Christina''s sister.

    But now my uncle is ill and can''t travel far, so the trip to Sweden is bound to be delayed. But as the Regent queen, how much government affairs in the kingdom of Sweden are waiting for her to deal with. Christina can''t wait for uncle Pedro to recover in vidava.

    Finally, Chechen decided to focus on his uncle.

    He said to Christina, "sister Christina, why don''t you go back to Sweden first. I''ll take care of my uncle here. When the spring weather gets warmer and his illness gets better, I''ll go to Stockholm to find you."

    "That''s good," Christina nodded.

    "Cough! Cough!"

    Just then, Pedro coughed loudly. Then he turned his head to Cherchen and Christina: "my dear nephew, don''t delay your trip because of me. You''d better go to Sweden with her majesty."

    Hearing what Pedro said, Chechen angrily said, "dear uncle, how can I leave you here alone. Of course we have to go together."

    Pedro waved.

    "Don''t make a mountain out of a molehill. Besides, you''re not a doctor, and your stay here won''t help me in any way. I mean, you''d better go to Sweden with the queen first. It''s like going to the front station. While I stay in vidava to recuperate and sell vidava''s house and land by the way."

    "Uncle, I promised bachit to leave all his land and houses to him," Chechen reminded.

    "Oh, I remember, that''s how you promised him," said Pedro.

    He then found another reason.

    "Then if I don''t sell the land and houses, I''ll stay here and pick up the tale and gold coins I buried in the forest just in case. These are always the property of our uncle and nephew."

    "When did you bury the treasure in vidava? I don''t know!" Chechen said in surprise.

    He didn''t expect uncle Pedro to hide private money.

    Uncle Pedro used to bury gold and silver coins, but he never told himself where they were buried.

    "That''s not the point!"

    Pedro was a little dizzy by Chechen''s ability to switch off the topic. He felt that his mind was burning worse. So while he was still awake, Pedro spoke out his plan in a firm breath.

    "You and her majesty go back to Sweden first and take Anna, janush and Fatima with you. Then I stay here to recuperate and deal with the aftermath. My uncle is old and has a bad memory. I can''t remember some places where the treasure is buried, so I have to look for it."

    Chechen disagreed first. He still felt that uncle Pedro could not be left here alone. But unable to stand Pedro''s stubbornness, he finally agreed to Uncle Le''s plan.

    "In addition to Xie Miao''s guard who escorts me and Christina''s sister, I''ll leave the rest of the mercenary regiment to you. When the spring comes next year, uncle, dig out those treasures as soon as possible, and then come to Stockholm to meet us."

    "I will, I will."

    When Pedro saw that his "treachery" had succeeded, he cried happily and held Cherchen''s hand tightly.

    The next day after that, Fatima and her two children embarked on a journey to Sweden with sister Christina.

    And Pedro made sure that Chechen had gone far and would not come back. He got up from his bed, and the first thing he did was summon Viscount Hesse.

    When Viscount Hessen came, Pedro asked directly, "Viscount, how do I treat you on weekdays?"

    Viscount Hesse was stunned at this.

    Does the deputy head of Pedro want to show his loyalty and stand in the team? But the head of the mercenary Corps is his nephew. He''s not going to carry out a coup or force the palace, is he?

    The Viscount thought for a moment, and he replied tactfully, "you and captain Chechen have treated me very well."

    "Don''t talk about my nephew, just how I treat you?" Pedro insisted, as if dissatisfied with Viscount Hesse''s answer.

    This forced Viscount Hesse into a corner. He had to compliment: "deputy head, you treat me like my father."

    Pedro happily patted Viscount Hesse on the shoulder.

    "Just know! Now, Dad, I have a secret thing for you to do. If this thing is done well, I will never treat you badly. What awaits you after it is done is prosperity and high officials."

    "What''s the matter?" Viscount Hesse was moved when he heard Pedro say that he could not only prosper, but also get high-ranking officials.

    Pedro whispered in Viscount Hesse''s ear.

    The more he listened, the more pale Viscount Hesse''s face became.

    When Pedro finished, viscount Hesse asked tremblingly, "does he know this?"

    "He doesn''t know," Pedro said clearly.

    The Viscount sighed and seemed relieved.

    "Deputy commander Pedro, I am willing to do what you say, because I respect you as much as I respect my father. But now the only mercenaries I can mobilize are Hessian mercenaries who are familiar with me, and like mamay''s Cossacks, elishey''s cavalry and fedot''s muskets. They only listen to the commander''s orders, and I can''t move a person without Cherchen''s orders. Lean here I''m afraid the hundreds of people will not contribute much to the cause of you and the marshal. "

    Viscount Hesse was clearly putting up difficulties and told Pedro that he couldn''t do it.

    But it was difficult for Viscount Hesse, not for Pedro.

    "Your Excellency, just promise to obey my orders, and I will deal with other people." Pedro said seriously.

    Such seriousness is rare for Pedro, but if he shows such a look for something one day, he must do it.