Chapter 660 Waiting

It is a new day again. Winter has arrived and the temperature is gradually getting milder.

Without the dryness and heat of summer, the winter climate is like a mild virgin, calm and peaceful, always giving people a brisk impetus, as if a breeze passes by, and when you put on a sheepskin coat, your footsteps become faster and faster with the wind.

The palace was completely quiet. Apart from the guards who were loyally guarding the place and the maids who occasionally came in and out, no one else was seen.

The departure of Augustus seems to have made this place lose its former popularity, but it is also a good thing. A huge palace has become a sanatorium-like place. For the residents who like quietness, this is a paradise.

The vegetation in the Great Palace of Theocracy in Constantinople is evergreen all the year round. The palace is hidden in the green space. When you open the door, you can see a large fountain. Steps go up from the left and right sides of the pool and finally converge in front of a huge gate inlaid with gold.

The roads inside the palace are intricate and as complicated as the rules in the palace. However, this does not pose a problem for the servants who have been wandering here for many years. After all, being familiar with any of these roads is something to be proud of in one's lifetime.

The huge bathroom is hung with gauze, which not only brings a hazy feeling to the entire bathroom, but also protects the noble and holy bodies of the royal members from being seen by mortals.

Likinia had just come out of the bath, and she felt very uncomfortable without her brother Luca during this period. She had no one to spend time with her, and those earth-shaking events also constantly irritated her fragile nerves.

Fortunately, news of victory always comes faster than people. The newly appointed Augustus led the people of Rome to teach the ungrateful Attila a lesson, once again proving the Romans' powerful fighting power and the argument that civilization can always defeat barbarism.

Such deeds are enough to give the veterans, whose twilight lives have become boring, something new to talk about.

Liginia was not willing to argue about state affairs with these old men. At most, she would often sit with the wives of the courtiers, drinking wine and gossiping about daily trivialities intentionally or unintentionally. She would kill time and perhaps alleviate her longing for Luca, Eudolia, and Obelia, to prove that she was still a passionate girl, not a cold guy who couldn't say what she was.

It's not just women who serve this royal family member, there are men as well. However, with the Eastern methods learned, men like this have long been deprived of the right to enjoy pleasure.

A eunuch, holding Cicero's collection of works in his hands, this is Licinia's favorite thing to do when taking a bath, that is, to listen to the wise sayings of the predecessors.

"I like an old man with a young heart. A person with such a heart will not age internally even though his body will age." The eunuch read carefully, fearing that he might make a mistake in making a sound.

“Haha!”

But then I heard a crisp sound, as clear and simple as a piece of wood falling.

The not-so-small noise really frightened the young man so much that he shivered. He raised his head quickly, only to see Liginia with her back to him through the veil. She had just come out of the bath, and the maid quickly put a soft robe on her to cover her naked body.

There was also a maid kneeling on the ground, carefully cleaning up the bath salts that had spilled on the ground.

"Am I that old?" Likinia said with her back to the eunuch, her tone clearly revealing dissatisfaction.

“Sorry, sorry!”

The eunuch panicked upon hearing this, and he quickly bowed and apologized, even though Liginia was just being unreasonable and making trouble because she was bored.

"Alas~"

Licinia sighed deeply, stretched out her hand, and the maid put expensive clothes on her one by one.

"Tell me, what interesting things happened recently."

As Li Jiniya spoke, she lowered her head to look at her messy clothes, and also tidied them up to make herself look more noble and decent.

"Yes, madam, it is very good news," the eunuch said hurriedly, "It is said that Augustus' army has arrived in Filippopoli. This news was three days ago."

"Why do you tell me now!" Li Jinia immediately perked up when she heard the news. She turned around abruptly and glared at the eunuch. The anger in her eyes almost burned him to ashes.

"Sorry, sorry, forgive me, madam, forgive me!" Seeing that the situation was not good, the eunuch waiter knelt down hurriedly and begged for mercy from Licinia. This was the intention of the court minister Demisius, who said that Caesar wanted to give you a surprise.

"Surprise?" Li Jinia repeated, and couldn't help but sneered. She slowly lifted the veil and walked to the waiter at a leisurely pace. "You all think I'm a fool, and you're deliberately hiding it from me, right? No wonder you urged me so eagerly to finish my bath this morning. I thought there was some grand sacrifice!"

Licinia scolded, and the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground could only tremble but dared not raise his head.

"But this is also good." Li Jiniya's face slightly raised and outlined a smile, "Okay, then go and get ready quickly. I should go up and take care of Caesar's flowers and plants. After all, I haven't taken good care of them this year. If they wither or have other problems, Caesar will be angry!"

Just when Li Jiniya was dressed and ready to come out, when she opened the door, she saw waiters standing outside. In front of the waiters, a middle-aged man turned around and looked at Li Jiniya, his eyes full of anxiety.

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"What's the matter, Lord Demisius?" Liginia naturally recognized this middle-aged man, but at this time Demisius was not in the Senate arguing with those nobles but came here. There must be something important.

Liginia had already guessed what was going on. She smiled and asked Demisius, "Why? Sir Demisius, has Caesar already arrived in Constantinople?"

"Yes, ma'am, Caesar has arrived, so I came here specifically to urge you, ma'am. Caesar has returned victoriously, and we in the Senate have made preparations to celebrate his return."

"So, I should wait for his arrival outside the palace?" Li Jinia spoke briskly, and it was not difficult to see how excited she was at the moment.

"Yes, yes, ma'am." As soon as Demisius finished speaking, Liginia had already flashed away.

"Hey, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up!"

Li Jinnia held up her skirt and ran forward quickly. The maids behind her shouted and reminded her to slow down and not to hurt herself.

How could Likinia possibly listen to them? At this moment, she was like a happy swallow, so happy that she almost flew.

"Hurry up, hurry up, what are you waiting for?" Li Jinia kept urging. She came to the gate of the palace and the guards opened the door for her. She heard the voice before she saw the person. Standing on a high place, she was greeted by deafening cheers.

The Augustus Square was crowded with people, and a large number of citizens were crowded here. Everyone was looking at the huge Arc de Triomphe on the street opposite the Imperial Palace. Everyone was waiting nervously, waiting for the return of Augustus. Licinia also clenched her hands, looking at the Arc de Triomphe in front of her with anticipation.

(End of this chapter)