Augustus Road

The extremely luxurious dinner began. The Apollo Hall was brightly lit. Some of the guests were standing around casually, picking up extremely expensive delicacies on the dining table, while others were lying casually on the couch, being served by male and female slaves. Calabis remained standing beside Marcus on the couch. He saw through the candlelight that indeed, many influential people in Rome had come to the banquet. Caesar, the alderman with a charming smile, was sitting on the couch in the southwest corner with Crassus, who had short white hair on one side, and several noble ladies. Together, they whispered something, and then burst into chuckles.

"It's really strange. I didn't expect that a free citizen would appear at such a banquet." A charming lady with an orange wig walked towards Calabis. This was already the fifth time to come. To harass his female guests - the first four behaved exactly the same way, with a hungry attitude, using various cryptic words to tease and seduce him, the core meaning was to ask him if he was willing to have sex with her. It is the dream of many noble ladies to go to bed with an elegant oriental man who is well-educated, fluent in Greek and has pure black hair. Just like some other noble ladies, they only like to have an affair with a strong black-skinned sword fighting slave. , each with its own unique taste.

"Yes, I am a free citizen who serves Marcus, the master of Prema. My name is Calabis. I am very lucky to meet all of you beautiful ladies today." Calabis's smile was very professional. This was his He was trained while on duty at the Temple of Vesta. He had to take into account the feelings of Marcus next to him and could not do anything out of the ordinary just because of himself. When responding to this noble lady, he brought a plate of wine poured from the dining table. The oysters were divided into two portions diligently, one portion was handed to Marcos, and the other was handed to the lady. "I wonder if you would like to have a drink with Marcus. He is a kind man who is easy to get along with."

The lady looked at Marcus, who was a little nervous, smiled brightly, and said to Calabis: "I recognize this Marcus. He once hired many pornographic poets to write love letters. Come to court me. My name is Princia." The woman introduced her identity gracefully.

Princia? Yes, last year when Claudius was punished in Lecdania, Asia Minor, and when Luculas quarreled with his wife Claudia, this woman named Princia was mentioned. She was once a liberated slave girl, and later Relying on her charm skills, she became the most famous courtesan in Rome. Countless old generals were her subordinates, and she had a very good eye. The reason why Luculas became the governor of Silesia was because he bribed this woman. The result of behind-the-scenes operations.

Seeing the way Calabis looked at her, Princia smiled heartily, "It seems that your patron must have told you about my identity, but it doesn't matter, I have to smell you for a long time, because Domu Jiang and Her bar belongs to my name, and you helped her when purchasing the bliss medicine."

"I'm honored to be able to do my little bit - I think, on this beautiful night, shouldn't I find some fresh fun?" Karabis thought to himself, it turned out that she was the one who trained Domuru's wife. Yes, it is better to stay away from this kind of woman.

"Oh, I'm very flattered. I hope you, Calabis, can bring me some fresh fun." Princia was full of charm, and the meaning in her words couldn't be clearer.

Calabis smiled slyly, made a gesture of invitation, and snapped his fingers, "I think Marcos and you, under the starry night in winter, watching the crocodiles swimming in the warm sea water, it will be a wonderful experience. It’s a scene that others are envious of. You know, the crocodiles in other places have long been hibernating in the mud, but only one can be seen in Prema that is still full of energy.” Marcos over there tidied his hair excitedly. He jumped up from the couch, ready to help Princia and take her outside the house.

"What a good Calabis, cunning oriental man..." Princia reacted with a smile on her lips. When she passed by Calabis, she whispered to him, "Stay with the horse." But you have to pay for Si’s three thousand drachmas, otherwise I won’t let you go.”

At this time, the bronze door of the Apollo Hall slowly opened, and the hostess Claudia walked in radiantly. She had just delayed the time to greet the guests in order to dress up. At this time, she happened to be with Princia and Marco. Si had a face-to-face meeting, and to the embarrassment of everyone present, Claudia and Princia were both wearing the same orange wigs. The "matching shirts" in modern society also took place more than two thousand years ago.

The whole scene suddenly became cold.

"It turns out to be Princia. Have you lost your beauty in old age? You actually got involved with Marcus." Claudia struck preemptively.

Princia smirked, hugged Marcos' arms tightly, and countered: "Because Marcos is rich, funny, and innocent like a child, I will go with him to feed the crocodiles in warm water soon. By the way, my respected Claudia, I heard that Langis actually compensated you a total of 10,000 coins last time. You have become prosperous, and the whole city of Rome has given you a new nickname, called 'Little Coin Plate' Son'."

Hearing the nickname of this unprecedented "little coin", Claudia's whole face felt a faint pain and froze in place. Princia proudly flirted with Marcos and left. "Marcus, I heard that you have a room full of pet birds. Can I accompany you to visit it soon? I am also very interested in cute birds. Maybe I will pick one and have a good time with it." Caress it."

Calabis thought that Marcus would be able to relax a lot this night. Over there, Claudia, the "little copper", was sitting on the couch with her eyebrows straightened up, a look of constipation on her face, and then she saw Carla Bisi's mood actually seemed to have relaxed a lot. He took a glass of wine from the side table and said to Karabisi, "Is this your first time entering a banquet venue like this?"

"Yes, Mistress."

"Your behavior and dress are pretty good, neither vulgar nor arrogant. This kind of banquet is full of opportunities for you - if you are pleasing to the eye. By the way, you see the bald little man over there, especially Lius Caesar?" Claudia narrowed her eyes and pointed to the southwest corner, and Calabis nodded hurriedly.

"Go and get close to him. Recently, in order to please the citizens, the Municipal Secretary will have a series of new buildings to undertake. Don't expect a water-land integrated Colosseum and a large theater. But I heard that two freshwater lakes on the outskirts of the city are for sale. , to replenish the empty treasury after the Municipal Secretary's massive construction work, it is a good opportunity for you. Also, when you go to talk to Caesar, you have to grab his cover. He ran for city office and owed a lot of debt. Do you understand what I mean?" Claudia said as she ate an oyster with a very elegant gesture.

But before Calabis left, he still had a question he wanted to clarify. He asked Claudia in a respectful tone: "Why do you know why the mistress favors you so much?"

Hearing this question, Claudia stroked the wig sadly and said: "When I was combing my hair today, I was a little worried. There was so much hair falling off my forehead that I couldn't bear it anymore. I heard that Gao There is a kind of deer bone marrow essential oil produced in Luna, which can cure this problem, but it is expensive, a small bottle costs three hundred drachmas. Plus I recently hired an excellent masseur..."

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