Chapter 301: Nobility
As Sebastianus had said, it was only one afternoon for the princess to go, and she looked so radiant, without any appearance of being tormented by illness, and even with a blush on her face, and a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, she had never seen a princess so happy.
On the other hand, Lu Jia's "enlightenment" this afternoon made him a little "unbearable", his face was pale, and he looked like he was physically exhausted. Although he looked neatly dressed when he went out, his legs trembled as soon as he walked, and a discerning person knew what was going on at a glance, but there was no way, General Luga was invited, and he didn't take it himself or sneak in.
Of course, General Areobindes was staring at it, and no one dared to divulge it, although he knew it.
Two legions, more than 10,000 men, and armed with several times the number of people, such a huge team came to the city of Ravenna, but what they did not expect was to eat the closed door.
Although it was an army escorting the princess, Lady Augusta Platitia of the Western Empire refused the army's request to enter the city on the grounds that it would not cause a big commotion with so many troops. However, officers like Luga and Areobindes had the right to come and go as they pleased, of course, to attend the wedding of Augustus Valentinian III and Princess Licchia of the Western Empire.
Of course, for the long-overdue wedding of the Western Empire, Augusta was naturally impatient, and the princess's car had just entered the city, and the wedding banquet was held immediately.
Of course, as the hero who escorted the princess and a member of the Purple Room, Lu Jia was naturally qualified to be invited to the banquet. Of course, he could only bring a few people into the city, so he chose Andrew and a few guards, and of course, he also brought Tenaia with him, so that she could get acquainted with the life of the nobles early.
When Tenaia heard that she was going to Augustus' wedding, she was nervous and excited, and she put on the dress that Luga had bought for her at that time.
"Tenea, it's time for us to go!" Probably waiting outside for too long, so Luga was a little impatient, and he hurriedly opened the curtain and walked in, which caused Tenaia to turn around sharply and meet Luga's eyes as he entered.
It was really unconsciously looking at each other, but Luga was stunned in place, and the moment he saw Tenaia, his heart stopped for a second.
Amazing, it is not an exaggeration to describe Tenaia, the usual coarse makeup and no makeup make Tenaia look beautiful and described, now that she has heavy makeup, she is beautiful in her life, and there is no better word to describe Tenaia in Luga's eyes at this time.
"Hey, what are you doing standing stupidly?" Probably too much time was wasted in the silence of the eyes, Tenaia interrupted the silence with a smile, she pointed to the laurel wreath in Luga's hand and asked, "Is this for me?" ”
"Oh, yes, yes!"
Luga, who had been coming back to his senses for a long time, did not dare to slack off, he stepped forward quickly, picked up the laurel wreath in his hands, and carefully placed it on the top of Tenea's head. The icing on the cake to describe Tenaia wearing a laurel wreath on her head is like this, which makes Luga breathtaking.
"Let's go!" Luga held out his hand to Tenaia.
Looking at Luga's outstretched right hand towards her, the expression on Tenaia's face was clearly surprise and surprise, and without a moment's hesitation, she got up and held Luga's outstretched right hand tightly. A smile was written all over her face, and her face was filled with happiness, her hands were clenched, and Luga felt the temperature of each other's palms, and suddenly, all the displeasure in her heart disappeared. Looking at Tenaia with a light smile on her face, Luga somehow felt a trace of bitterness welling up in his heart, and he thought of the charming appearance of Liquinia lying under him a few days ago, as if all this was so unreal.
Pushing open the door of the house outside, the noise outside the door had already broken through the resistance of the house and penetrated into Luga's ears, especially when he pushed the door open. Outside the palace gates, there were already a lot of people, the dignitaries in the city of Ravenna, the magnates who came from afar, and there were big people everywhere here, who came to witness this great historical event. The princess of the Eastern Empire and Augustus of the Western Empire, their wedding means that the relationship between the Eastern and Western Empires will be closer again, so what is the significance of the Western Empire in an eventful season, it is what these nobles are most concerned about. Because being able to get the protection of the Eastern Legion would give them the greatest guarantee of their interests in the remaining territories of Rome, they pinned their hopes on Valentinian III, but they didn't know that it didn't make much sense.
The garden in front of the palace was full of laughter, and in order to fill the face of the Purple Room, Pracitia spent lavishly, inviting all kinds of skilled performers from all over the empire, who gathered in front of the palace to perform their stunts to please the passing nobles, just to make them laugh.
Luga took Tenaia by the hand and walked all the way to stop, because Tenaia's eyes were all hooked by those acrobats, which was not seen by ordinary civilians, but now he was able to see it in the palace For Tenaia who has not seen much of the world, it must be called a blessing in three lives.
That's fine, after all, I have never been so patient with you, and there are no trivial things to mess with, so why not indulge in lust and enjoy this hard-won glitz.
Walking unhurriedly, Tenaia reached out and clenched the inside of Luga's arm, for fear of an irresistible force pulling them apart. This is a tacit understanding that has been cultivated since then, step by step, in unison with the inexplicable beat. Handsome men and beautiful women, with decent clothing, will naturally attract the attention of young aristocratic men and women passing by. There were wooden tables everywhere along the roadside, filled with all kinds of cakes and wine glasses, which the nobles could take at will. Tenea, who has never seen so many delicacies, can't control the girl's pursuit of food, along the way, this table is a cake, that table is a glass of wine, eating like a ball, completely ignoring her own image. But she also knew that Luga didn't mind, because in Luga's eyes, she was still so beautiful even like this.
As we got closer to the palace, the laughter and music were even more deafening.
"Dear Flavies. Lord Luga! ”
Just as he was flirting with his eyebrows, a cold greeting made Lu Jia suddenly come back to his senses, it turned out that in front of the inner courtyard of the palace, this is a place where only members of the royal family can appear.
The waiter in front of the door was respectful, but Luga didn't know when he was recognized by such a waiter who had never met before, which was really unexpected.
Since he recognized this adopted son of Theodosius II, he should naturally let Luga in, but although the waiter was respectful, he had no intention of giving way.
"Why don't you let me in?" Luga asked, puzzled.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." The waiter said unhurriedly, "I just want to confirm the identity of this woman next to you. ”
"Oh, she's my mistress." Luga pointed to Tenaia and introduced to the waiter.
"Excuse me, is it a nobleman?" The waiter was still asking respectfully, but the question was a little sharper.
The joy on Tenaia's face gradually dimmed when this question was asked, and it was replaced by loss, and Luga saw it in his eyes, and understood that because he was not a nobleman, Luga could enter, and Tenaia was destined to be turned away. What's more, being turned away doesn't count, the wedding of the Purple Room, how can a commoner woman appear on such an occasion, and if Tenaia is here, what will they do to her is what Luga is most worried about.
Just when Luga was at a loss, suddenly the door was opened, and a woman walked out of it, and Luga looked fixedly, it was not the scheming little maid who locked him in the house that day!
The maid glanced at Luga, hurriedly saluted, and said to Luga, "Your Excellency has come just in time, the princess has been waiting inside for a long time!" ”
At the mention of Princess Liekinia, Luga's head buzzed blank, this is his unbearable past, and now it's good, whether these girls will make a deeper impression on him again, it really makes Lujia uncomfortable for a while.
"Princess, princess?" Tenaia asked puzzled behind Luga.
"Oh, that's..."Luga hurriedly explained to her, "The daughter of His Majesty Augustus of the Eastern Empire, Lickinia, you will see her then!" With that, Luga looked around, wondering where Andrew had died at this time. It really made Lu Jia a little embarrassed that he didn't come out at such a critical moment, such a weak woman, Lu Jia couldn't let her be left alone no matter what.