[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

Octavia doesn't know how shadow puppets are made. Even if she has a golden finger that can be listed on Baidu Encyclopedia, she can't use the current level of technology to make shadow puppets that are as thin as cicada's wings and can carve various patterns.

Not to mention that the slaves sent by Narcissus could only sew soft armor and leather coats.

So after three unsuccessful attempts, Octavia decided to change her strategy and make relatively simple marionettes.

Fortunately, the carving skills of the Greeks were not limited to their outstanding stone carving techniques, otherwise they would not have been able to create the world-famous Trojan horse.

As for the slave who can tan leather and sew clothes, he was arranged by Octavia to help in the store and sew some clothes for puppets along the way.

"What do you think?" Titus, who was in charge of the work, sent the first batch of finished products to Octavia for inspection, and let Tita push a mini stage in by the way.

"It's better than I thought." Although the puppets are not as fine as Octavia expected, there is no big problem for them to be used in performances: "Are those eloquent slaves trained well? Do you remember to make them Review the story content of those puppet shows every day."

"Please don't worry, my son Titus has been watching them all the time. Besides, Kazapa is already proficient in operating these puppets. Do you want to watch them demonstrate it?"

"Let him come over." Anyway, Octavia had nothing important to do in the afternoon, so she simply asked some of the light-working slaves in the family to watch the puppet show.

There were very few entertainment activities in ancient Rome, and the slaves had no free time, so Octavia's proposal was cheered by a group of young slaves. They were like birds released from their cages, sitting on the roof Beside Via's chair, looking forward to watching Kazapa sitting behind the mini stage carved with stone and wood blocks, operating a brand new puppet, and performing the drama written by Octavia with two cadenced female voices ——In other words, it is a flattery that praises Claudius.

Even though everyone here didn't like Claudius very much, they still applauded fascinatedly by the puppet show, which made Octavia a little more confident. Si discussed: "Is Kasapa the only one who can manipulate puppets at present?"

"Doryphrus will too, but he's going to train in the arena, so..." Titus glanced at the Thracian boy standing in the audience with his chest folded, and said with some hesitation: "How about I let the little one Try Titus? He's been supervising work lately, so he might be able to pick it up soon."

"Well! You arrange it as soon as possible. I hope that this kind of entertainment can quickly enter the lives of the Roman people." Octavia stared at a map of Rome, pointing to the area near the busy streets and schools: "Every day Three free puppet shows will be performed in these two places on a regular basis, and remember to pinch it after school and when it is the busiest."

"Also, take two articulate girls from the store to distribute some trial cosmetics next to the puppet show. Remember to take both cheap and high-end cosmetics, and try to attract some female customers who are watching the fun to the store." Adhering to the mosquito No matter how small the meat is, it is the principle of meat. Octavia hopes to use the trend of puppet shows to attract some traffic to her shop.

Titus carefully wrote down Octavia's request, and quickly arranged everything.

Five days later, two small cars with novel shapes appeared in the downtown area and near the school, easily attracting everyone's attention.

At first it is mobbed by curious children, then by women for free cosmetics, and finally by male citizens or freedmen who join in the fun.

They blocked the downtown area and the vicinity of the school so tight that Octavia had to limit the number of viewers, and then asked the family to work overtime to make two more batches of puppet cars, and by the way, trained a group of professional puppeteers. And also released the second flattery drama.

Little Agrippina, who heard about this, went to see the puppet show in disguise, and then went home with a gloomy face, venting all her anger on the slave.

"Damn it, why is that girl so in the way?" Before returning to Rome, the confident little Agrippina thought that her opponent was only the brainless Messalina, but who would have expected Octavia to be there? , Messalina is restraining day by day, and recently she just closed the door to have fun, and lived a peaceful and separated life with Claudius.

In Roman law, there is a statute with many slots, that is, to convict a noble woman of adultery, she must prove that she has given birth to an adulterous child, or her husband personally reported that her wife is pregnant with an illegitimate child .

In most cases, the citizens of Rome would swallow their anger for their wives' dowry or family power. At most, they would send away or execute the adulterous sons early, or even recognize the adulterous sons of their wives, just to make things easier Small, trivial matters.

For example, Claudius back then had no choice but to recognize the illegitimate daughter of Great Ukrania in order to make a living under Caligula's hands.

Therefore, for Messalina, as long as Marcus Barbatus survives for a day and Britannicus and Octavia grow up healthy and healthy, little Agrippina will be able to replace it.

unless……

This woman, who had not inherited the virtues of her parents at all, bit her lower lip and looked at Nero beside her.

Relying on the outstanding skill of the herbalist, most of the bruises on Nero's body have disappeared, only the crack on the lip cannot be concealed, leaving a red scar that will take time.

Sensing his mother's gaze, Nero, who was reading, raised his head silently, wondering if he was going back to that dirty place again, groveling and flattering his grandfather's younger brother.

"Nero, if you can't win the favor of Octavia, you have to continue to please your emperor's uncle." Little Agrippina is very good at manipulating her son with fear, and in law, Claudius is Nero's legal guardian.

If it wasn't for the worry that Messalina or Marcus Barbatus would attack Nero, Agrippina would have liked to let Nero move to Claudius's side quickly, so that all Rome would know They are also part of the royal family.

"Octavia?" Nero, who was somewhat insane due to the torture of Claudius, shook his head, recalling the little girl he met outside the arena, and said with a heartbeat: "It's Claudius daughter?"

"It's also your future wife." Little Agrippina thought of Appius Hiranus's frequent gestures to Claudius recently, as well as her younger sister Julia Livia and Luke Us Silanus's scandal, so he said in his heart: "I will not let anyone stand in your way, so you should also fight for me, and don't let the chance of inheriting the throne be taken by the blind Silanus." The family took it away, understand?"

"Yes." Nero nodded obediently, and the next day, at the behest of his mother, he disguised himself as Octavia, who was inspecting the business, by the puppet show.