Chapter 664 Mother

"Caesar is here to visit, Caesar is here to visit!"

In the quiet courtyard, the peaceful environment was broken by hurried shouting, which seemed to be full of vitality and reactivated the lifeless palace and courtyard.

The elderly maid was trotting along, holding up her long, inconvenient skirt, shouting as she ran to remind others.

This made the cemetery, which should have been quiet, suddenly lively. Some of the maids who were hiding and lazy were panicked. They stuck their heads out, staring with surprised eyes, as if they were unwilling to believe this fact for a long time.

"Caesar is coming, Caesar is coming, it is absolutely true!"

They finally took action. A group of maids were frantically looking for tools to disturb the crowd. The whole palace was bustling with activity. They all wanted to show Augustus their diligence and ability, hoping that they would be noticed by him. Even if they were chosen to return to the palace and do the hardest and most tiring chores, it would be better than living in this loneliness.

This was originally a sparsely populated place. At the beginning, some nobles from the previous dynasty came to visit here, but now, due to the ascension of the new Augustus and the bloody battle for power, no one has been seen here for many years. The maids are also tired, and they don't seem to want to live such a life. Not only is it boring, but the deserted environment makes them talk about all the topics, and they are even too lazy to say hello when they meet.

Everyone was flattered by Augustus's sudden visit, and they hurriedly got busy, cleaning the yard and courtyard in a hurry.

Arya turned a blind eye to the blatant laziness of the maids. She was old and tired, and she had realized that her glory as Augusta was slowly fading. At first she was not used to it, and she was always scolding the few remaining maids, making them understand the rules and know that although her husband was dead, she was still a noble and had the dignity she should have, even if she thought so herself.

As time went by, she found that the dignity she emphasized was gradually worthless in the cold faces of the maids.

Fortunately, Augustus came to see her, which seemed to inject new vitality into her aging body. She stood up in a hurry and prepared to go out. In order to prevent Luca from seeing her messy hair and being disappointed by her miserable appearance, she found a piece of black cloth to cover her head.

Arya walked hurriedly, fearing that she would neglect the newly appointed Augustus. Even though he was only her and Theodosius's adopted son, the gap in their status was so great that political power had long since overriden general ethics.

"Help me check quickly to see if there's anything inappropriate." Arya urged the maids who were dressing her up behind her. She was a little anxious, fearing that her delay would waste Luga's precious time.

"You are perfect, yes, ma'am, if you were younger." The maids whispered behind her. A trace of disappointment flashed across Arya's face as she stared at her reflection in the metal mirror.

"It's a grand occasion after all." Arya sighed softly and reached out to smooth out the wrinkles on her face, but when her hand left, the wrinkles returned to their original positions, stubbornly like the layers of ravines in the mountains.

"Please prepare some snacks for me, thank you." Arya greeted the maid behind her softly, her voice was gentle, and she didn't look condescending at all. The maid behind her was stunned when she left the house. I'm afraid she had never been treated like this before, and she was in a trance.

Luga paced back and forth in the courtyard of the palace. It was not suitable for him to sit here for a long time in such a climate. Fortunately, the maids had already lit a brazier. Although the cold wind still made him feel a little uncomfortable, this was already the best place.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late, Caesar." Arya hurried towards Luga, apologizing from time to time.

"No, it's okay, Mom." Luga hurried over and helped Arya sit on the seat covered with a thick sheepskin mat, and then sat opposite her after everything was settled.

"I haven't been here for some time. I just came back. I missed you so much that I couldn't control my body anymore, so I hurried over to visit you."

"Oh, my God, thank you, thank you, I am so grateful that you can do this, Caesar." Arya was delighted, she held Luca's hand, "You know, although you are an adopted son, your kindness is far better than those of biological children."

Luga knew who Arya was talking about. He smiled awkwardly, but some small details were clearly seen by Arya who was sitting opposite him.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant, Caesar." Arya waved her hands and continued to say to Luca: "Likinia is a good child. She often comes to see me and tells me how much she misses you."

"I didn't expect she was such a person." Luga smiled bitterly, thinking that he never thought that this little princess was such a sentimental person. He stood up and said to Arya, "Mom, you should know that she is very crazy now."

"Likinia grew up under the protection of guards. It's not surprising that she doesn't have many friends. After all, no child is worthy of being a member of the Purple Chamber." Arya looked at Luga and said to him solemnly, "Likinia needs company, my child. She longs for the one she loves to be by her side."

"Who does she love, then?"

"She loves you, my child." Arya looked at Lugar, her expression so serious that it didn't seem like she was lying.

"This is ridiculous." Luka shook his head, indicating his firm refusal. "She is my sister. I was already very resistant to her mentioning this matter before. Mom, even you said so."

"You are just an adopted son, Caesar." Arya didn't know where she got the courage from. She interrupted Luca, but stood firmly with her daughter.

“But this is against the rules.”

"No, my child, this is in accordance with the rules!" Arya said earnestly: "Caesar, you don't know how much she has suffered in Ravenna, and you don't know how much sacrifice she has made for you."

"I thought you could persuade her, mom. She is too willful!"

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"But, Caesar, she can't go back to her old life!"

"You should also know how many crazy things she has done." Lu Jia became more and more angry. He raised his voice an octave and continued: "Many of the things she did were so bold that you can't imagine."

"Yes, yes, my child, I know everything you said, Caesar, she told me everything." Arya warmed the wine flask on the flame beside her, and then poured the wine into the glass in front of Luca. "Yes, Caesar, she did do something very crazy. Even I was very surprised when I heard about it later. I didn't expect her to be so brave."

"Brave?" Lugar stared at Arya with wide eyes. "This is outrageous, it makes me feel very uncomfortable, I am like a knife in her hand, no, I don't want to be a knife anymore!"

When Luga said this, he also realized that Arya was Likinia's mother after all. What mother would not protect her daughter?

He realized that this brief chat had become meaningless, and he felt a little indignant. He thought he could reveal her daughter's behavior to Arya, but he didn't expect that they would stand together.

"Yes, Caesar, Licinia does have some selfish motives."

"No, I don't want to hear any more," Luga stood up suddenly. "If she makes me Augustus today, she will let someone else sit in this seat tomorrow. Thank you, mother, now I know what I should do!" After Luga said that, he walked around Arya and walked out the door.

"Caesar, what if she did this to save me?"

Arya's words made Luga freeze in place. He turned around and looked at Arya who was looking back at him, "What did you say?"

(End of this chapter)