Elisa was veiled, so her expression was not visible, but her tone was clearly trying to control herself. It seemed that if Qin Mo didn't know what was good for her, she would resort to violence.

"A solo tour guide? That's interesting! Hehe!" Qin Mo smiled strangely, then looked at the excited Giulio next to her and decided to give this guy a hand.

If we consider the distance from Naples to Rome as 120 Roman miles, then according to Qin Mo's familiar kilometer system, that's 180 kilometers. The carriage wouldn't be too slow, and they could arrive by the morning of the next day at the latest. Of course, they would need to set off immediately according to Elisa's "temperament".

In reality, setting off immediately was impossible; difficulties arose when allocating carriages. Qin Mo brought seven attendants and a large amount of stuff in various sizes, requiring two carriages to be filled. This was only possible because Qin Mo had requested that everything be kept simple; otherwise, according to the wishes of his two wives, they could have put together a full-fledged ceremonial procession.

Qin Mo's goods and entourage occupied three carriages, while Giulio and Elisa's maids and servants occupied two more. The originally well-prepared carriages were reduced to just one. At this time, there were no ride-hailing services or carpooling options available. It would take half a day to get to the merchant guild's headquarters in the city and then contact a driver and carriage to come over.

Giulio was already beaming with excitement; riding in the same car with his cousin was one of his small goals. But Elisa was very uncomfortable; she wasn't used to being in a small space with a man.

"Your Excellency Qin Mo, may you ask your servant to wait a moment? My butler Borini will be here shortly. You and Giulio can ride together in one carriage."

“Miss Elisa, why don’t you put your servants down? You and Giulio can ride together. It’s getting late, or we’ll have to camp out in the wilderness!”

Elisa's face darkened beneath her veil. She felt she had already been very accommodating, but this Great Xia man was simply ungrateful.

At this critical moment, Elisa's butler, Borini, stepped forward to share his mistress's burdens. "People of Great Xia, our Stellia family has many businesses with Great Xia. Even the nobles of Great Xia have never been as arrogant as you. Miss Elisa's noble status is beyond your comprehension. Even a viscount would have to bow and greet her, and a count would not dare to be presumptuous."

"Forget it, Qin Mo, I'll let my servants stay. Anyway, my ship hasn't arrived yet, so I can let them go to Rome in a day. We can all squeeze into one car!"

Giulio noticed Qin Mo's agitation. He had seen Qin Mo's grandeur in Aden before. This foolish butler probably didn't realize what kind of big-shot merchant he had offended!

"Julio, a count...is that something to brag about?"

“Well… Qin Mo, there are many kinds of earls: honorary titles, those with territories, those with real power, and those who become earls through their own abilities. But even honorary titles are highly respected…” Giulio took the opportunity to give Qin Mo a brief explanation, which eased the atmosphere considerably.

"Then why do you think I am not an earl?"

Giulio was startled and quickly asked, "Qin Mo, you're so young... you've already inherited the earldom?"

Qin Mo uttered a disdainful remark that shocked everyone.

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