Chapter 574 The Culprit

"Then, is there anyone else who knows how to write the Augustus Edict?" Luca asked hurriedly.

"No, no, I mean, no one outside of Constantinople knows this way of writing." Olevisius shook his head and said, "Augustus highly advocated the Greek way of writing, so there is Latin description on the top and Greek annotations on the bottom. The Romans in the West will not learn Greek. Unless... unless..."

Seeing the hesitant look on Olevisius's face, Luca guessed that he must have something to hide and was hesitant to speak, so he hurriedly asked: "You must be hesitating about something, Mr. Olevisius, come here, don't worry or hesitate, tell me everything you know, don't hide anything!"

"The princess also learned to write like this. I taught her."

"Princess?"

"Likinia."

"Oh my God, how could it be her?" Luga said while shaking his head. In fact, he was not too surprised about this. It was just that when Arya said that there was no such thing as a will, Likinia was the woman who flashed through his mind, and the only person.

"Italian parchment, plus the unique writing style that was the only one to leave Constantinople, must have come from Licinia. But how did Licinia get hold of such a confidential thing?"

"Because Valentinian often sent people to complain because he couldn't understand what was said."

"We could have just sent a few familiar court officials to do that."

"But Theodosius thought it was confidential after all, not like law school students who could exchange and learn freely." Olevisius explained, "So he asked me to teach this technique to the princess, and then the princess married Valentinian, so that she could serve as his wife and translator. The main reason was that he didn't want Valentinian to abandon Licinia."

"But the result was just the opposite." Luca smiled bitterly.

"What did you say, Caesar?"

"No, nothing, I just understand a vicious woman." Luca immediately stood up and said to Olivius: "Sorry, sir, I disturb you, I wish you a good day."

"May God bless you, Caesar." In response to Luca's greeting, Olevisius bowed slightly and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, finally realizing that this was not directed at him.

After another five days of travel, Luca returned to Constantinople exhausted. As soon as he returned to the top floor of the palace, he saw Liginia sitting there waiting anxiously. He didn't know what made her so anxious, until she saw Luca reappear at the door. Her nervous and solemn expression was slightly relieved at this time, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief and put down a heavy stone in her heart.

"Where have you been? I haven't heard from you in a long time. I asked Andrew and the others, but they refused to tell me anything. Are you hiding something from me, Luca?"

"No, I just went to Athens to visit an old friend." Luca is much more mature now, especially when it comes to lying, he is so good at it that he can look at Likinia's doubtful eyes without blushing or beating his heart, and he looks confident, as if he is telling Likinia that this is the truth.

"Impossible!" Licinia frowned and looked at Luca. "I have never heard that you have friends in Athens. Besides, you are Augustus now, the most powerful authority in Rome. It is impossible for you to have friends who would like you to visit in person. Tell me, you must be hiding something from me!"

Seeing how resolute Li Jiniya was, Luga didn't have the heart to expose her lies so directly at first, but now under Li Jiniya's repeated questioning, Luga finally made up his mind to confront Li Jiniya.

"I went to look for Mr. Olevisius specifically."

Hearing the name of Olivius, Luca could see with his own eyes that Liginia's expression became unnatural. She raised her head and asked Luca: "What do you want to do with him?"

"See, Likinia, you must be hiding something!" Luca thought secretly in his heart, but he did not intend to disclose the matter too early. He wanted to make Likinia feel panic and truly feel the shame and fear for what she had done.

Luca shrugged and said casually, "You know, the rules in the palace of Constantinople are much more numerous than the rooms in this palace. As Augustus, I must understand the reasoning behind it."

"Then you can ask me." Liginia's tone was particularly overbearing, as if Luca's search for Olivius really touched her most sensitive nerves. "I grew up here, I know every house here, and I know all the rules by heart. No, you must not be asking for this."

"Yes, of course, that's right, Licinia." Luca thought it was time to confront her. "I also asked him about the order and edict issued by Augustus."

This was no small matter. Luca saw that Liginia's face turned completely pale. She seemed to have been poisoned by Medusa the moment Luca said this, and her whole body was petrified.

"Oh, Luca, my dear, I know I shouldn't hide it from you, my friend." It seemed that at this moment, when Likinia saw that she could no longer hide anything, she chose to surrender.

Tears are a woman's best weapon. Of course, Li Jinia understood this truth at some point and acted on it as if it were the truth.

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She covered her face and cried, and kept telling Luca about her experience. "You should sympathize with me, Luca. I have lived an inhuman life beside Valentinian for these years. He treated me as nothing, a statue, or a tool for reproduction. I have no feelings for him at all. Even before I went to Constantinople, he was still humiliating me non-stop."

"I understand what you said, Likinia, but why did you use me, my sympathy for you, and my loyal love for my father?"

"Because I have no choice, Luca!" Liginia cried, and knelt down in front of Luca, hugged Luca's legs with both hands, raised her head, and tears could not stop falling. Even though tears were pouring down, Liginia still smiled at Luca, "Listen, you can't do anything to me, because I am your sister, and my love for you is so pure. I helped you in a roundabout way, and it was me who encouraged you to become Augustus and climb the peak that few people in this world can reach. I did this for your own good. You can't blame me like this, I will be very sad!"

"But you can't lie to me!"

"But you will only listen to my father in this matter. Whether you listen or not is another matter. I just want you to help me rescue myself from that damn stinking pond. Okay, I won't force you to do anything. You continue to be Augustus. As for me, I would rather go to my father's mausoleum and accompany him for the rest of his life. That's enough. Abandon me and pretend that I have never done such a thing."

"You are running away, Likinia." Luga came over, bent down, staring at Likinia with his eyes. Likinia wanted to dodge, but Luga reached out and pressed her hard on the seat.

"I'm beginning to like you a little, Likinia." Luca said with a half-smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)