Augustus Road

h2\u003e "I hope that the goddess Fama and her brother Coius will curse you together, curse you Lepidus, for your unkindness, for your debauchery and ruthlessness, Fama, who is as cold as a night owl, every feather on her body Every eye and every tongue in the world will scold you and curse you, and the scuds of Coius will spread your ugly deeds across sea and land. I am like a deer on the island of Crete. I was shot by your arrow, then ran away wildly, and finally I was ruthlessly caught by you, my internal organs were ripped out, and then I was resold for a good price. I should have fallen in love with you, and the goddess of blessing should have landed in our bedroom. On the roof, but now, it’s all because of you, Lepidus!” In Naples, in the Egyptian-style villa originally built for the “Piper”, Cleopatra held on to the staircase fence full of vines and walked up. Facing Lepidus in front of her, she scolded Caesarion. Caesarion was handed over to the hands of her two closest maids who were combing her hair. They also followed her in the fountain atrium and were directing the eunuchs and ladies to load and unload their luggage. Lepidus said nothing with a livid face, and then he also held on to the railing, pointed at Charmion and Iras and shouted, "Don't you two take your slaves to put down your things, because you will have to leave soon." Come on, let’s take the kids for a walk in the courtyard!”

Then, regardless of the curses behind him, Lepidus continued not to speak. After walking through the dome corridor of the villa, he walked to a wind-sheltered glass heating room. Then he stood in front of the door and made an invitation to Queen Marie. Gesture, when Cleopatra walked in unhappily and took off her soft cloak, she realized that this place was a different place. The walls were all hollow and covered with glass of various colors, and the sunlight refracted in. Combined with the indoor warm water bath and fireplace, it is still light and cozy in autumn and winter.

What particularly surprised Cleopatra was that in the same room, there was a well-groomed Roman noblewoman. When she saw them coming in, she stood up and saluted with a reserved smile, and Lepidus He also stepped forward and kissed her arm. Queen Marie was an extremely smart person. If Adiana saw this scene, she would never let it go. However, she just returned the greeting graciously, and then sat on her seat. Sit down.

"Let me introduce, this is Caesar's former wife, Peppa. However, Caesar's current wife, Corpunia, takes great care of her." Lepida then stood in the middle and said.

"Please don't be secretly sad anymore, my distinguished queen of a foreign country." Peppa comforted her in an educated manner. Then she cleared her throat and continued, "Actually, when I went to the villa of my friend Lepidus this time, not only In order to thank him for his selfless generosity and help to me, I also brought the words of my ex-husband and now father-in-law, Picasso. He said that if you want inheritance, you can go to the Grand Court to sue Caesar and ask the treasury to pay the relevant funds, but Caesar’s He will not give you any of the private property and the Holy Treasury money, because the key is now in his hands and he has the final say.”

"Rome is now a dangerous world. Your enemies are everywhere. Only I am your friend. For the next four months, that is, until the Wolf Festival next year, celebrations and competitions will continue. The emperor has already announced Even if the market is still open due to the decree of closing the market, the courts and public meetings have stopped. Our legal officers can only accept private petitions and then arbitrate them. So if you go there with anger, it will only be a waste of time. If you humiliate yourself, Caesar's relatives and wives will not treat you. Even his cronies will insult you. Don't you no longer care about the glorious and glorious name of Ptolemy? You know, now all of Rome, Caesar is surrounded by overt and covert enemies. Before coming, I tried my best to keep a low profile. I just said that I was going to Campania to deal with some disputes over the veterans’ settlement. But even so, spies must have been targeting you and me. If the other legal officials find out about it, seize the opportunity to cause trouble, and force a court review to expose the matter between you, Caesar, and Caesarion in broad daylight, it will do more harm to you - don't forget, you He and Caesar did not enter into a marriage recognized by Roman law. His current wife is still Corpunia, which means that Caesarion is just an illegitimate child and does not receive any protection of rights. Picasso arrogantly asked Peppa to send a message, Just relying on this." After finishing speaking, Li Bida walked to the glass window, facing the sunshine, and his tone became gentle, "When did I deceive you? You asked to ascend the throne of the royal family and obtain the crown and power. I am not. Did you do it on your behalf? Now I can also assure you that Caesarion will still have the glorious authority of Egypt and his ancestors in the following years, and will not be affected by his status in Rome."

...These words made Queen Marie sneer, and she in turn asked Lepidus why she was so confident.

"Because Caesar may not be able to survive after the Wolf-Chasing Festival next year." Lepidus suddenly said this in front of two women who had a close relationship with Caesar.

At this time, no one spoke, but the fountain in the small bathhouse suddenly rose up automatically, making a breathtaking sound, followed by the sound of rolling water, which now sounded particularly uncomfortable. Lepidus slowly turned his head and said to the stunned two women, "Yes, I am not crazy. Caesar can no longer survive. He has exhausted his quota prematurely. His destiny has withered. The ancestor Julius has already died." His name is called in the cemetery, the bloody night owl screams on the roof of his courtyard, Death is approaching with a torch and a black snake, this is what the virgin said to me, and soon the most famous man from Tuscany The prophets would say the same."

"But didn't the Virgin say that a king must lead the army when going to Parthia?" Peppa said softly.

"That's right, but whether the Parthian expedition will take place in the coming year or not, whether the king will be Caesar or not, the virgin has not made it clear. Isn't this the most notorious part of this kind of prophecy?" Lepidus said with a sneer, and then he also had some doubts. Sadly, "However, in order to verify whether Caesar really died here, I will still bravely challenge this prophecy and try my best to ensure that he can survive in the dark. So, can you two help me keep this secret?"

"Who could be the murderer?" Cleopatra asked hurriedly.

"Everyone, including you and me." Lebida said sternly.

Then, Matthias ran over in a panic and said that Aetius and Brutus were rushing here with the retinue of the legal officers in the Roman city. This was reported by the informants who had been ambushed in the city in advance. r1152