Augustus Road

“I think, because they are Romans, they would rather escape death than declare themselves slaves.”​—Brutus

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At the door of the utility room, Biduita took out a fire sickle and lit a piece of firewood. In the light of the fire, the cook in charge was taking off her shirt, and pressed Calabis's hands firmly against the wall. A pair of fat * The flesh pressed against Calabis, gnawing at his neck and chest desperately, snorting like a greedy sow.

"Cook, you did a good job. My master wants to add extra meals. This is your reward." Biduita threw the money bag to the ground and left.

"I'm going to add dishes, and the princess is also adding dinner. Baby, let's have a tryst here again soon!" Calabis hurriedly pushed the cook away as if he had seen a savior, thinking that the princess would act too late. In just a moment, I couldn't walk tonight. "Additional dinner" was the pre-arranged contact signal - this shows that Adiana has successfully used Claudius to anger Pompey, and the next step is the purple sail pirates. , hum, Pompey, I did enough work against him before he came:

Pompey used imperiummaius to do such a thing when he suppressed pirates before. There was a prominent old general from the Metra family who was Pompey's boss in Spain. This old general led a maritime division at that time. , surrounded the island of Crete, the nest of Macmillan's pirates. After a difficult siege, they were about to capture the island and gain full success. However, the pirates ran to surrender to Pompey, who was fighting far away. As a result, Pompey immediately used The authority granted to imperiummaius by the citizens' assembly stated that all wars along the coast of the entire ocean (Mediterranean and Black Sea) at a depth of four hundred furlongs were under his control. In the end, he ordered Metra to give way to his life and let the pirates come out of Crete ( Macmillan also slipped away at that time) and surrendered in his own theater.

This matter was later suppressed by many parties (the Senate had to rely on Pompey's commanding skills at the time), and the civilians enthusiastically supported Pompey. The Metra family had their teeth broken and bloodied, but this military family was also married to Pompey. Got off the rails.

Now Calabis hopes that Pompey's enemies will become more and more complicated, because it seems that he will use this power to attack our Thirteenth Legion again. Ponticabion or something must be within four hundred furlongs - - When the main force of Philip Long's Thirteenth Army arrives, there will be a big show to watch. Those who watch the excitement are never afraid of big things.

Next, it depends on what I do. Yes, I forgot. I have to escape from this damn fat cook first! As soon as Calabis arrived at the stove, the cook came up to her and asked Calabis to hold her in his arms and write a new chapter of the braised chicken together. Calabis was smiling on his face and crying in his heart, and he beat her with a spoonful. I had the urge to faint, but for the time being I could only break my teeth and swallow blood.

Finally, it was time to go to the garden to collect soil again. Calabis asked the cook in charge to collect the fragrant soil again in a gentlemanly manner. After the cook walked out of the door reluctantly, Calabis decisively With the coat covered, in full view of others, he calmly opened the shutters of the bedroom and climbed out. Then, he stepped on the sunken wall of the palace courtyard, climbed up using his hands and feet, and calmly used a spoon. He bent the iron fence, threw the bent spoon on the ground, and disappeared into the darkness.

"I'm sorry, I took this emetic medicine, which seems to have weakened my appetite. It's going to be wine tasting time for the male guests soon. As a woman, it's time for me to resign. Besides, I'm tired of traveling, but I don't know that the general has any Don't you have time to arrange a room for me in the palace? "Adiana took some emetic medicine before the extra meal came. This was the most important item in ancient Roman banquets. When the host was afraid that the guests would not be able to satisfy their appetites, they would During the gap before the meal is served, guests can take emetic pills to clear their memory so that they can continue their eating spree.

Pompey said very gracefully that everything had been arranged, and the princess stood up elegantly. Then he looked at Stratonis, who was still on the couch, and said bitterly: "Don't you even know the basics of the banquet?" You don’t even understand the etiquette, it’s time for the male guests to drink, recite poetry and watch the dance. Are you a performer?” After saying that, the princess looked surprised and accompanied by several eunuchs. , walked out of the restaurant, she was not ready to mention which small kingdom Pompey would settle her in for the time being, because Calabis said that the time was not yet ripe and told her to wait in the palace with peace of mind.

When the princess walked to the semi-underground corridor of the palace and was about to go to the small sleeping palace beside the woods of the racecourse, she was stopped by Stratonis who came from behind. The princess turned back murderously, preparing to fight with her. war.

"Adiana, tell me what happened to my two brothers Perseus and Philip. You are from Ponticabion and you should know these things." Unexpectedly, Stratonis asked such a question sentence.

Adiana was silent for a few seconds, and then said in an indifferent tone: "Dead, one died in the hands of his father, and the other died in the hands of Calabis."

The night air at the turn of spring and summer carries a damp sadness. The parapets on both sides of the corridor are covered with indistinguishable black ivy. The boxwood trees make a tidal sound in the wind. Stratonis Kneeling on the ground, grabbing the soil with both hands, howling but unable to make a sound. Fortunately, she was once the most beloved singer of Adiana's father. She lost all her relatives, everything.

"Do you think you are the only one who is treated like this by fate? The reason why noble families are noble is that they can maintain dignity and calmness in the face of fate, no matter how miserable it is." After saying this, Adiana turned around and dragged her skirt, wearing clothes that blended with the night, and continued to walk towards the small racecourse. She admitted that she had just deceived the other party with vicious and hypocritical words. When she was expelled from the palace by her father, the feeling of terror and helplessness was unforgettable for her whole life. When she heard the messy sounds in the kitchen over there, she stopped and thought, "I wonder how Carapis is doing?"

"Just now, the cooks in the back kitchen started to talk nonsense, saying that the spirit of the hearth god came to this palace and now went back. But when I asked, I found out that the spirit of the hearth god was actually a person with black hair and yellow skin." In the side passage of the grape vine trellis, Demetrius walked out with a smile and stood in front of the princess.

The princess snorted coldly, as if she had seen something very troublesome and disgusting, and prepared to move on.

"You and the escaped Carapis hope to use imperiummaius to make a fuss, but it won't work in front of me. I have seen through your tricks." Demetrius said calmly behind the princess. (To be continued.)