[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

Nero didn't know how long he had slept.

When he woke up, he had already returned to the Palatine's palace, and Octavia was sitting by the bed, looking at a pile of obscure documents.

Nero, dizzy, struggled to look over, and saw a lot of discarded cowhide rolls piled up at Octavia's feet.

Hearing slight movements from the bedside, Octavia finally shifted her attention away from the cowhide roll, and quickly helped Nero up when he was awake.

"It seems that every time I fall, you will see it in your eyes." Nero didn't know how to look at Octavia, but one thing is certain is that where Octavia is, it will make people feel happy. Nero felt very relieved.

Even when little Agrippina was alive, she never gave Nero a sense of security comparable to that of Octavia.

If Octavia was lucky enough to learn about Nero's mental activities, she would definitely say that Nero was an uneasy child.

And after Nero woke up, Octavia was also observing the other party's emotions to avoid taking back a worse existence.

"You don't seem to welcome my return." Although Nero was used to the emperor's superior life, his early experiences made him habitually curry favor with the more authoritative side.

Whether it is Claudius or little Agrippina, to a certain extent, it has caused Nero's extreme inferiority complex and extreme conceit.

It is precisely because of Nero's low self-esteem that he constantly challenges others' tolerance of him in an attempt to consolidate his authority.At the same time, because of Nero's extreme conceit, he will strengthen his inferiority behavior, and then when he meets someone stronger than himself, he selectively ignores the consequences of angering the other party, thus creating a vicious circle.

eventually lead to his own death.

Octavia knew that Nero had started to please mode, because during their honeymoon period, Nero would always show such a cautious expression after losing his temper.

Especially after the appearance of Pompea Sabina, Nero's mood swings were more frequent and violent than before.While making it difficult for people around to adapt, it also made Octavia give up her urge to have a legal offspring with him.

"During your absence, I have taken on pressure that does not belong to me. Not only do I have to give a reasonable explanation for your disappearance, but I also have to suppress those who want to abolish the monarchy." Octavia said calmly With uneasy things.

In fact, if Nero didn't ask about these things, he could imagine what kind of pressure Octavia had been under these few days.

However, Nero knew better that if he didn't ask these questions, he wouldn't have any common language with Octavia, and he wouldn't even be able to find a step that would allow him to go down smoothly.

"If I delegate power to the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly now, can I keep the emperor's seat?" After the silence, Nero tried his best to throw out topics that could interest Octavia, and the first one to bear the brunt was his Lai. To survive as emperor, with power.

Although Nero is not a monster like Octavia, he is still a little smart, knowing that Octavia will not allow the Senate and the Citizens Assembly to restore the imperial Rome to a republic decades ago.

And if Nero is kicked out of the throne, then according to the will left by Claudius, Brittanicus will be the first emperor who will do his part.

If Octavia and Brittanicus were as close siblings as Caesar and Julia, that would be fine, but even if the relationship between the two cannot be called a blood feud, Brittanicus' superior After that, I will definitely not let my sister continue to grow up.

Therefore, compared with her restless younger brother, Octavia must hope that her weak ex-husband can continue to stay on the throne to ensure that she is still the uncrowned king of Rome.

However, Nero still underestimated Octavia's ambition and execution ability.

Facing her younger brother and ex-husband who disappointed her one after another, Octavia had given up on being a good person behind her back, and simply rolled up her sleeves to do it herself.

But right now, she still has to be careful to appease Nero's emotions, so as to prevent this extremely weak emperor from doing things like jumping over the wall in a hurry.

"I don't know what the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly think, but from my standpoint, I must do my best to keep your throne." Octavia sighed, and said to Nero in a persuasive way: "So you now All you have to do is to rest well and don't think about so many things that make yourself uncomfortable."

"En!" Nero nodded obediently to Octavia, and after she left, he waited patiently until it was dark, then got out of bed lightly, and groped towards the secret passage of the palace.

As a result, when Nero was about to pass through the aisle of the bedroom, a slight movement startled him to the side of the pillar, then poked his head out cautiously, and saw Elius leading a dark figure at a certain intersection and said something , and then let Octavia's eunuch slave bring it into Octavia's room.

Because the distance was too far and the light was too dark, Nero couldn't see who the figure was, but its silhouette told him that it was definitely not Octavia's female friend, or the one who sent her the news. Titus.

If Nero didn't understand what happened at this time, then his brain could be sent to the arena and become a new toy at the feet of the barbarians.

Although Nero did a lot of things to apologize to Octavia during his marriage with Octavia, it doesn't mean that Nero is willing to watch his ex-wife doing "" Sorry" his thing.

At the thought of another man sleeping beside Octavia's pillow, Nero felt a surge of nameless anger and nearly fell to the ground, attracting the attention of Elius and the others.

No, he has to calm down, he has to leave here first, so that he can have a chance to punish Octavia correctly.

Nero bit the back of his hand, trying to restrain the desire to scream, and then moved his weak steps, trying to escape from this dirty palace that brought him unbearable memories.

More than ten years ago, it was here that Claudius took possession of Nero without hesitation.

And ten years later, also here, Claudius's daughter betrayed Nero without hesitation.

For a moment, the face of Octavia, in Nero's mind, overlapped with the man who made him fall into the abyss.

It's a pity that Nero still couldn't escape from the palace on Palatine Hill, because when his right hand was about to touch the handle of the secret passage, Sporus suddenly appeared behind him, still the same chastity that Nero liked very much. Dress up.

"Where are you going?" Through the thin veil, Sporus's face became more indistinguishable than before under the moonlight.

If Nero was in good health, he would definitely hold Sporus in his arms.

But at this moment, Nero felt the same aura as Octavia from Sporus.

"I won't let you ruin her good deed." Seeing that Nero hadn't moved for a long time, Sporus took the initiative to take a step forward, then raised the murder weapon in his right hand, and slammed it hard at Nero's forehead.

"Even if I kill you, I won't let you destroy Octavia." Sporus looked at the fallen Nero and said without emotion.