Chapter 130 Fairy Tales, Reality

?? 237 BC

The Romans were getting better and better, and life was peaceful.

The Macedonian army on the Apennine Peninsula entered a period of rapid recuperation, and soon there would be new tasks.

The royal family held a carnival for days, and every day there was a big banquet to celebrate the victory.

The wine banquet is rich and luxurious, bringing together the world's delicacies and jade plate delicacies. Good wine is intoxicating just by smelling, and it tastes even more like elixir and jade liquid, refreshing the heart and lungs. During the banquet, the singing and dancing were leveled, and the beauty was close to the fairy. The Macedonians enjoyed the prosperity of the world, and the heroes were rewarded with unheard-of rewards.

In order to let the civil officials and military generals have a glimpse of the kingdom, King Aloyos changed his simple style today and made generous moves. Originally, drinking and singing were the most common, of course, indispensable. They brought in the best singers and dancers. But how does this show the characteristics of his elaborate extravaganza?

So the king also invited his philosophical friends, all of whom were famous philosophers, the wisest men; Speakers and poets were also invited to the event. Some poets were so enthusiastic about their poems after drinking, and they wrote poems and sang songs on the spot, which everyone felt was pleasing to the eye, which really improved the taste of the banquet.

The most eye-catching are the exotic beasts from different regions and the ends of the earth, many of which have never been seen by Macedonians, and this time it was an eye-opener. Of course, these were collected in the course of the Macedonian kingdom's foreign conquests. The performance of the Amazonian female warrior won even more applause.

In accordance with Greek tradition, King Aloyos personally presided over the Games, singing poems and performing them, and the whole population enthusiastically participated in them, and the festive atmosphere was reached.

As the seven-day celebration comes to an end, the day's dinner is extraordinarily harmonious and serene.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Aloyos watched a young couple at the side table while drinking. They looked like a good match, the husband was handsome and dashing, and behaved decently, in keeping with his noble position; The wife is gentle and elegant, and her beautiful face is stunning, and no matter which beautiful dancer or singer tonight is overshadowed by her halo. But between gestures, there is an imperceptible estrangement between the two. Occasional polite communication can't hide the distance and strangeness of two hearts.

Aloyos is quite proud of his love life, and the two women he loves love him equally, and life seems to be easy. Once he was so young and impulsive, he was obsessed with the girl he liked when he met him. Decades have passed in a flash, and he is 47 years old and has a grandson. It was the child of his second son, the Sith, who had been married for two years and had a fruitful relationship, while Podare Rios and his wife had not moved.

Aloyos had great hopes for his eldest son, and he said to him:

"Podare Ríos, are you enjoying your life with Athena? You've been married for 10 years. It's time to have a baby. ”

"Yes Father, we are living well. I used to be busy with state and military affairs, but now that Rome is pacified, I think I have to take good care of my wife. ”

"That's good, don't worry. But you have to hurry up, your nephews will soon call you uncle. ”

"Yes."

Aloyos stopped talking, not knowing what to say. He was in a hurry.

Podare Rios looked at his wife carefully and drank the wine in his glass. At this time, Athena also noticed her husband's eyes, and she looked back in return. Podare Rios smiled, grabbed her shoulder, and looked down at him. Once again, the wife was disappointed, she felt left out and felt that he was not serious at all. The beauty's eyes were covered with a layer of bitterness, and she fell silently into contemplation.

When the two of them got married, it was really as beautiful as a fairy tale. The two noble identities of their two coincide, and their talents are also outstanding. Although they had never met before, it was love at first sight and they recognized each other. This marriage was also a powerful testimony to the friendship between the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Seleucid Kingdom. It's a beautiful thing that has been together for a hundred years.

At that time, there was not a single person who attended the wedding who did not say yes, and the noble girls were simply intoxicated by this fairy tale. How happy Athena was at the wedding, she must have been filled with peach-colored honey. But the beginning of such a dream fairy tale, but it is a cold reality.

The feast dispersed, and the lively and gorgeous scene was gone. Disheartened, Athena returned to the bedchamber, and his Macedonian prince was nowhere to be seen. It turned out that he personally went to send his father to bed, and the father and son had a deep relationship. Now that we are reunited after a long absence, there must be a lot to say. Aloyos gave Podarérios a few words and told him to go back.

Podare Rios looked smug that his plan had come true again. What is it that makes the depressed prince happy?

The opulent palace of the dynasty seemed so empty, and the princess of a foreign land was now the master of the place, the princess of the Macedonians. But she felt very lonely, and she had her grandfather, King Seleucus, who loved her, and her kind queen, as well as her parents and siblings. The most important thing is to be full of hope that one day you can meet your own Prince Charming.

Now she is far from her homeland, and only her mother and a few maids are close people. Her real-life prince is a military commander on a black warhorse, ruthless, giving orders, and looking at everything. Athena fell in love with the handsome Macedonian prince at first sight, but she did not know the young man.

In the later relationship, she found out that this young man was a machismo who only wanted to be a king, and the more he obeyed him, the more arrogant and rude he became. The suave prince is nothing more than his superficial politeness.

Every time she set the gas, she had to try to break the ice first. Athena lowered her frame and obeyed Podare Ríos as much as she could. And Podare Ríos's temper grew, sometimes making her unbearable.

I remember one time when Podore Rios said angry words to her:

"Don't make any princess temper, now you are my princess, you should be sensible. What Seleucids? Mountains and rivers are separated, don't think about going back! The whole thing is a small burden. ”

Athena cried very sadly that day, and Podare Rios overheard her crying, and felt a sense of guilt in her heart. It turns out that the beloved woman will leave a place in her heart, and if she is in pain, then he will also be distressed.

Podare Rios realized the seriousness of the problem, and he hurried to apologize to Athena. He embraced his wife deeply, touched her, and comforted her.

This was the pre-war period for Rome, and the pressure was too great. A young man in his twenties, how much experience he can have, he just has to support all the affairs of the Roman theater of war. How hard it is to feel in my heart! But this is not a reason to owe his wife, he completely confesses his mistake to his beloved wife. And the kind and gentle Athena had long forgiven him, just the moment he hugged her.

After that, the young and frivolous Macedonian prince began to realize the importance of the people around him and knew how to cherish them.

(End of chapter)