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However, the young nobleman did not look discouraged or upset. He just raised his eyebrows and looked at the chief legal officer who was supervising the voting. Then he packed up his writing board, water meter and other items and hurried to the police station. He walked towards the side hall of the courtyard, as if he was avoiding something. .

Just when the legal officer and Princia's defender were about to ask about this strange phenomenon, they felt the ground shaking slightly, and there seemed to be the roar of thousands of running bulls in the whole square. As the howling wind blew in, even the company was replenishing powder. Princia also had a frozen expression and pricked up her ears. This violent sound like a tide was getting closer and closer, because according to the standards of ancient Roman architecture, in collective gathering places like the Temple of Concord or the Courtyard, the walls The paint and paint must have a special design to ensure that the sound does not spread or sink, so that everyone present can clearly hear the speeches at the venue. Therefore, once the huge tumbling sound from outside enters this place, it almost makes people feel uncomfortable. A deafening feeling.

About a quarter of a quarter later, all the guards on the steps outside the court were beaten by the mob that came in. Their clothes and badges were all torn and smashed. Everyone crawled in unconsciously with scars all over their bodies. The chief legal officer The judge and jury stood up in a noisy and frightened manner, asking what happened outside. However, a legal officer was smarter and trotted hurriedly, preparing to ask someone to close the court door quickly, but he had just crossed the patio. , was accurately hit on the forehead by a brick flying in from the outside, and immediately fainted and fell to the ground motionless. Princia scratched her face with her hands and screamed in panic at this situation.

But this was just the beginning of the nightmare. Then bricks, rotten fruit and feces kept coming from the door or vents like a summer rainstorm. The jury members and legal officers were all experienced men who had experienced hundreds of battles. Very nimbly, he ran towards the protruding area (where the mob was temporarily out of shooting range), like countless happy little turtles.

Princia screamed, and under the protection of her defender, she was ready to brave the "rain of bullets" and crawl to a safe place, but there were so many competitors crawling around that she felt the pain of not being able to settle down. At this time, a mob occupied the ventilation hole above, cursing that this court had been tainted by money and power, and actually condoned a courtesan who ordered assassins to assassinate the heroes of the Republic. Only then did Princia realize that these people were specifically looking to bring trouble to her. Yes, but before she could say anything, the mob spotted her from a high position. Then, like the first combat hero to rush onto the enemy's wall, they raised their hands and shouted to the back, "I have found the most despicable person." !" Then more men and women climbed up from the vents, with more than a dozen hands like rolling wheels. The first one to be knocked down was Princia's defender. He was hit by a hard tile in the middle of the face, and blood immediately flowed from his nostrils and Eruptions came out of her eye sockets and splashed onto Princia's gorgeous clothes. She was so confused that she could only stay where she was, unable to move, until a bubble of stinky cow dung hit her carefully curled hair this morning. On her hair, the filth flowed down hotly along with her hair until it was all over her body. She collapsed completely, sat down on the ground and howled.

But Claudius's mob did not give up. They wanted to settle accounts with the chief legal officer who was said to have collected bribes. With a cry of victory, the incited mob excitedly pushed open the door of the court. At first, they also There was some hesitation, fearing that they would be punished for offending this sacred place of law, but when they turned around and saw Claudius shouting slogans and running towards this side in person, it was like seeing a general on the battlefield. Like soldiers who personally led the charge, all their courage was aroused. They stepped on the filthy water flowing all over the hall, waved their fists and beat everyone present, whether it was the clerk, the attendants, the jury or the citizens who were observing. None of them could survive the violence, and Princia became the focus of care. The mob tore her clothes, leaving her naked and humiliated - insulted, beaten, molested... .

When the chief legal officer was about to escape from the small door, he and several of his subordinates were beaten back by the mob that had already blocked the place. Then they were caught in a crazy outflank attack. The mob not only knocked him to the ground angrily, but also The two female clerks robbed his wallet and scattered a lot of gold coins and silver money from it, shouting that this was the bribe the other party had collected. The result was self-evident, the chief legal officer's money was robbed.

The storm-like sadistic behavior lasted for about a quarter and a half before it ended. The entire court turned into a mess, with injured people lying scattered everywhere. The smooth stone floor looked like faces full of acne. Portraits, tables, chairs and... All the haori boards were destroyed.

Then, like a victorious general, Claudius withdrew to the Temple of Virtue in a whirlwind with a mob of thousands of people amidst the trumpets of his fans. No one dared to pursue this matter. This result made Claudius extremely satisfied. , just like a person who eats a cherry, he is willing to try a greater sweetness.

Princia, who was covered in feces, with yellow and black dirty water dripping from her hair, and whose clothes were torn to pieces, held up a broken picture board with dull eyes to cover her body. Amidst the laughter of many beggars at the door, Princia took a step forward. Walking down the steps of the court, she saw that her sedan chair below had also been doused with various filth, and various paintings and writings were smeared with chalk mud and low-grade dyes. The bearers and maids had already After running away without knowing where to go, she dropped the picture board tremblingly, knelt down and touched the railing of the sedan chair, and began to sob sadly.

On the other side of the smoke, Claudia, who was slightly crossing her legs on the gorgeous sedan chair, was full of joy. She praised Lepidus who was standing respectfully next to her. She even took Lepidus' hand and touched it. She had always been friendly with Pu. Lincia fought hard to win, and now seeing her opponent look like this, of course she was as happy as a person standing on the shore with the breeze blowing, seeing others struggling in the waves, "Lepidus, you are so right, so good, I absolutely agree in this regard. I even support Marcos and Tuna to stay away from this femme fatale. You did this just to protect your master, your adoptive father and me, the former mistress, sister and brother. You have done enough. ”

Lepidus politely broke away from his mistress's sticky hand, and then walked up to Princia. Princia looked up and saw him, then crawled forward like a snake, raising her hand to hold the corner of Lepidus' clothes. , but Lepidus quickly dodged it, "Dear Princia, you should feel at ease to be my friend, not my enemy."

Seeing that the other party was speechless, Lepidus sighed softly, clenched his teeth, and then said: "I'll give you three days to leave Rome for a while, otherwise the punishment will continue." (To be continued.)