Following Arya, Luga came to the courtyard in front of the door, which was a quiet place, lined with walls of brick and stone, and creepers covered the entire wall, adding a little life to the otherwise drab and lifeless walls.

"If Caesar doesn't feel disgusted, then let's sit here." Arya pointed ahead, and Luga followed her fingers, and saw a small pond not far away, in which three or two maids were drawing water, and nothing else.

Next to the pond, there is a wooden table, which looks a little old, and maybe Stillico has sat here.

"It's a good place, it's quiet, but it's a place where you can communicate with peace of mind." Luga nodded repeatedly, only to see Arya walk over and bring two stools.

"Come here, Caesar." Although she is Luga's adoptive mother, the difference in status still makes Arya understand that Luga is no longer an adopted son, so it is also a matter of respect for his honorific title.

"It must have been very tiring all the way, and it took a lot of time to get here from the palace." Arya smiled and said, "Let's see, what do you want to eat, why don't you have some wine to quench your thirst, and do you still need a barbecue?" ”

"No, don't bother." Luga hurriedly waved his hand, "I just need some snacks and champagne." ”

"Okay, don't you need anything else?"

"Oh, get some beer for my guards, it's damn hot."

Arya beckoned to the servant, "Oh, Martha, prepare snacks and champagne for Caesar." ”

Soon, a chicken and two pieces of cheesecake were placed on the table, along with a large glass of champagne.

"It's hearty, you're really going to spoil me, Mother." Luga smiled and said, "If I come to visit you often, then I believe that in the near future, soon my war horse will not be able to carry me." ”

"Oh, Luga, look at what you say." Arya covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing, and the wrinkles on her face were all huddled together. "You have arrived at Augustus's position, and you still have to worry about fighting the war yourself, so leave this matter to your subordinates, they must be excellent commanders."

"No, Mom, it's a different time." Luga shook his head, "Presumably, you know about Hodoria. ”

"Yes, how is it that this poor girl was banished by her own mother when she needed her mother's love the most, and that no longer left a shadow in her heart." At this point, Arya couldn't help but sigh, "Admittedly, she did a very irrational act, when she cried to me about her brother's cruelty and abandoning her when she needed help the most. ”

"That's why she made such a crazy decision in despair."

"Yes, that's right, Luga, my child, I heard that a few days ago you had your men execute their mother and son in the square in front of the palace, and I am very saddened, it is really hard to imagine why you are so ruthless, but I can understand you, after all, if your father Theodosius was alive, he must have done the same."

Arya couldn't help but tears flowed as she spoke, even as Augusta, she was still just an ordinary woman, unable to do anything about cannibalism between her relatives, which might be difficult for any woman with motherhood to accept.

"Pity that miserable child, he is only sixteen years old..."

Arya can't go on, things are people and people are the easiest to touch the scene, that kind of loss makes people's hearts fragile, and tears rain down if they are not careful.

Luga could indeed feel Arya's grief, after all, such a fight had made the family, which was already not very many, even more deserted, and she seemed to blame herself consciously or unconsciously, Luga could feel it. But so what, the desire for power has caused the current family tragedy, which is not easily changed because of a woman's tears.

"Forgive me, Mom, I didn't want that." Luga reached out and placed her hand on the back of Arya's hand, and while Arya cried, she spread her backhand and held Luga's hand tightly, then lifted her face and pressed her face against the back of Luga's hand.

At this time, Lu Jia suddenly felt a trace of unusual feeling, only felt that his heart was beating very hard, as if a warm current was pouring out of his heart, he couldn't tell what kind of feeling was coming up from his heart, in short, this feeling was very warm, like a warm current quietly drilling into his heart and then melting, enveloping his heart that he thought he was already cold.

"Promise me, Luga, my dear child." Arya had long since been unable to cry, what kind of pain had tormented the poor old man like this, but she still managed to raise her head and look at Luga. Tears flowed down her old face, and her tone was almost begging to say to Luga: "Enough, enough, don't let your relatives bleed anymore, for your father's sake, whatever they do, please protect them, love and shelter them like real relatives, okay..."

Luga didn't know how to refuse Arya, yes, he couldn't bear it, especially not to hurt this tortured woman again. As Augusta, looking at Arya, Luga couldn't help but think of Plasitya, who was so weak in the hospital bed that she had to gasp for breath every time she said a word. No matter how strong and iron-fisted he was at the beginning, the fragility of the dying moment is always so touching.

In the end, it is a woman, even if it is false for a lifetime, the truth at the last moment of life is incredible, and those who have seen it will always widen their eyes and sigh: "Oh my God, it turns out that she is such a person." ”

"I promise you, Mom." Luga was speechless for a while, but she didn't know how to comfort this tormented woman, and all the storms were brought to her by Luga after Theodosius' death. Luga held back tears, as Augustus, Luga understood that the first truth is that you can never show your vulnerable side, even in front of those closest to you.

Power is like a magnifying glass, standing in it can magnify people to the sky, make people fearful, and then worship, so that they choose to obey, but those who are in the magnifying glass must also maintain their majesty, even if it is a bluff, they must act to deceive the world.

"Lickinia is back too." Luga deliberately changed the subject so that Arya would not be too sad, she was too old to bear the toss, both physically and mentally.

"Oh, yes," a smile appeared on Arya's face, even if it was only for a fleeting moment, it was the first sunny day after the rain, and then there was confusion, "Shouldn't Lickinia be with her husband?" Could it be that she came to visit you? ”

This question made Luga's heart tighten, what? Doesn't Arya know why Lickinia is here? Impossible, impossible!

Luga just wanted to open his mouth, but his heart made him want to stop talking, and he secretly wondered: No, I can't let Arya know the fact that Likinia and Valentinian divorced!

Then, Luga raised her head and said to Arya with a smile, "Yes, she was grieving when she heard the news of her father's death, and she received her father's testament, so she hurried back. ”

"Edict? What edict? Arya's doubts made Luga's heart tremble even more, and he couldn't help but gasp, and his whole body was petrified in place.

"My poor husband fell from his horse and died, and he left no edict during his lifetime, you must have misheard something, my child." Arya looked at Luga, and saw that he was worried at this time, and wondered what he meant by the fact that he did not match the preamble.

Luga's mind went blank, and all he could do was recall over and over again the scene when he was holding the edict.

"How is that possible? How can it be? He questioned himself over and over again in his mind.