Augustus Road

"Dear guests, what I want to say is that it is soon the Festival of the Goddess of Happiness. This is a festival that only belongs to women." Under the flower gallery, Yulia walked to Calabis and reminded. The festival that Yulia mentioned was a festival exclusive to women in ancient Rome. The date of the festival is variable and can be from autumn to winter. On this day, women feel proud and elated, leaving men behind to gather together in secret to pray to the goddess of happiness. The ceremony and content are strictly confidential.

"Yes, that's natural. I'm also going back to Rome." Calabis understood what Julia meant. He felt that his mission here was completed, and he could go back to "deliver information" to Crassus. As for Yulia saying she doesn't like herself, that's playing into his game. It's not my responsibility. If I guarantee a blind date, do you think I should guarantee marriage? Even if I promise to get married, do you still have to give birth to a son?

Without thinking, Yulia asked the maid beside her to deliver a box, "You must have a purpose for coming here. I owe you these, so I will pay you back first."

Calabis took the box and opened it. Inside was the shining golden ring of King Numa and a half-worn robe. "This is a token of the family and ancestors. I have nothing to give you. I will deal with other debts later." ”

But handing this over, wouldn't it be equivalent to being engaged to Yulia? Just when Karabis was confused, Yulia wrapped the "Iron Anchor" woven blouse around her body and said flatly: "It's with you behind your back." The people said that the wedding will be held until you return from your expedition to Lusitania. Just as you asked, everyone will be happy. And... we will wait until then." After saying that, the hostess of Ophelenu Manor went to the inner hall. Go and direct the female slaves to arrange the prayer ceremony for the Goddess of Happiness Festival.

On the speedboat leaving Sardinia, Calabis looked at the ring and robe again and again, and then asked his attendants to take out the toga and said, "Put it on for me and try it on." The reason is that this thing is difficult to wear, so they first spread out the robe, which was an oblong piece of fabric with white trim, and then folded the robe into two asymmetrical pieces, carefully Wrap it around Calabis's neck, trying to expose all the trimmings, and then let down the surrounding hem until it reaches Calabis's ankles. Then wrap the clothes around Calabis's back from his left shoulder, and back under the armpit of his right arm. Finally, the heavy burden of the entire robe fell on Calabis's left shoulder. Finally, Calabis had to raise his left arm flat to lift up the drooping part, forming a stable but unstable Lost free and easy style. "Bring the ring." The attendant respectfully put the ring on his middle finger. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself, "From now on, I am destined to be Le Pida in this time and space?!" With doubts, Also with emotion.

The ship docked at the port of Ostia. He took off his robe and fingertips, put on his knight's cape and got off the ship. He saw Luculas' personal slave Kelly, who came up tired and even more excited. He grabbed Calabis and said, "The other guy your patron hates most is going to perish!"

"As far as I know, the patron hates two people the most, Pompey and his former brother-in-law Claudius. Do you think Claudius is going to be finished? If I guessed correctly, he hooked up with Caesar's wife Peppa. We've been discovered, haven't we?" Karabis had already figured out the inside story, and the culprit was the little pet rabbit bought by Fan Lundina.

"If the hookup turns into annihilation, it doesn't matter if the male master doesn't mind. But do you know that Claudius is now being sued by the entire Julius family for blaspheming the goddess of happiness." Kelly said excitedly, and then the two of them Walk along Ostia Street along the Tiber River towards Rome.

Listening to Kelly's rambling narration on the way, Calabis roughly understood the ins and outs of the incident. He had long known that Claudius would seek death, but he didn't expect that he would commit such a big death. In three days, Claudius Recently, on the Via Ciucola, in the official residence where Caesar took office as high priest, he once again showed his new "manly" glory, and instantly became popular in the gossip circles of the entire city of Rome.

On that day, Caesar's mother Otelia, his wife Peppa, and their daughter Julia (born of Caesar's ex-wife Cornelia), were carefully dressed and decorated in the official residence, and hosted a banquet for almost all the noble women or women in Rome. Daughters, gather together to pray or have a secret meeting with the goddess of happiness. Women sit in front of huge flower pots, under bright chandeliers, say some private and thoughtful words, pray to the goddess with poppy seeds and wine, and then eat starters and After the wine came, they started playing the piano, dancing, and singing. As a result, in the dark corridor, an old maid from Otelia remained highly alert. She found that in the corridor, there was someone she had never met before, a man in a dress. The "woman" wearing a corset, a long-sleeved robe, and a veil was obviously much larger than the other petite guests. Moreover, she was strangely silent and kept peeking into the gorgeous rooms in the mansion.

The old maid, who was suspicious, asked the hostess to arrange a new concert, and the female guests attending the meeting played the flute together. At this time, Peppa said that she was feeling a little weak and wanted to go back to her room to rest. Just when the "woman" saw her When Peppa was about to leave and follow the chatty people, the old maid grabbed "her" and asked "her" to perform the flute. As a result, the woman panicked and cowered, and all the female guests became suspicious. They all asked her to tell her her name. Who introduced her here?

"Pepaya." When "she" finally couldn't bear it and spoke out, all the female guests present screamed, because the other party's voice was thick and muddy, and it was obviously a man.

A man, shaved, painted, and dressed in women's clothes, sneaked into the most sacred and inviolable Festival of the Goddess of Happiness, and wanted to commit adultery with the wife of the male owner here! Is there anything more terrifying than this? Anyway, the female guests would never think of it.

When Claudius threw away his veil and wig and ran around in the mansion like a frightened wild horse, Caesar's mother Ottolia calmly covered the statue of the goddess with a cloth, and then ordered the female guests and maids: "Seal the passage, everyone in a team of three, light lanterns and torches, take down the chair legs, search the room one by one, and pull him out!"

So the female guests and maids were no longer panicked. They did what Caesar's mother asked, just like soldiers on the battlefield obeying the majesty of the general. Finally, Claudius was found by the women in the attic room of a maid. They tore off his corset and robe on the spot, and shouted and interrogated the stallion.

But in the end they let Claudius go because they had no power to execute or castrate him (otherwise they would have done it long ago), and the next day, Ottolia, in the name of the whole family, began to sue Claudius in the court! (To be continued.)