"Ah ......"

Atia almost called out Apis' original name when she came out of the inner hall to see Apis, but after looking at the situation in front of her, she quickly swallowed it back. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Octavian, is this the good friend you said you met in Gaul?"

Attia looked at Appis, then turned to ask her son. She had obviously figured out something in just a few seconds, but she didn't speak, calmly looking at her son's delicate white face, pretending not to know anything.

"Yes, he is the captain of the Scout Cavalry I mentioned to you, and his name is Apis Gneeus."

Octavian was pleased to introduce his mother to Appis. However, he didn't know that Atiya had already recognized the young man in front of him. Back then, Octavia was desperate for him.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Apis Gnaeus. I am Octavian's mother, Attia. ”

Although Adia knew everything at this time, she still hid herself and greeted Appis very calmly.

"Mistress."

Apis stood up and saluted Attia with the standard military salute. At this moment, Appis had to sigh that those famous young emperors in history had a strong and wise person behind them to assist and educate. Perhaps future generations will deify these great emperors for some purposes, and in order to highlight their great achievements, they will deliberately erase the mentors and friends around these people, and even their parents and elders, but in reality, these people who have achieved brilliant political achievements before the age of 20 have a capable person behind them who silently supports him and teaches him. Geniuses need to grow, that's the reality. Attia was such a capable man who stood behind Octavian, silently supporting him and teaching him. She is so wise and elegant, there is a world of difference from Atia in later films and television.

"I heard Octavian talk about you, and he said that Apis was a brilliant scholar, and that many of your ideas, your knowledge, were so original that he was fascinated. Octavian's meaning is that it would be a pity and a waste for you to stay in the barracks as an ordinary officer. He advised Caesar to return to Rome, go to the common people, and then run for office in Rome, and now it seems that Caesar thought the same thing. ”

Atia sat down with the help of the servant. Although, she is still relatively healthy and does not need to be treated so delicately. But it seems that only in this way can the so-called aristocratic temperament be revealed.

"Thank you hostess. In fact, I returned to Rome to run for tribune. Caesar's command. ”

Appis replied politely, and at the same time deliberately lowered his voice as he said the last sentence, pretending to be mischievous. And Atia nodded with a smile on her face, indicating that she understood.

"By the way, my friend, be careful to hide yourself the next time you come over, the situation in Rome may not be as calm as you think."

Halfway through the conversation between Apis and Atia, Octavian interjected. Apis understood what Octavian meant. It was a special time, and in Rome, as everyone knows, Caesar won the battle in Gaul, and his term as governor of the province was about to expire, whether he would return to Rome as a commoner, or whether he would succeed again as an archon and return to Rome as a victor, was the most important question of the whole country at the moment. And in Rome, people also knew about the relationship between Octavian's family and Caesar. When Appis visited Octavian at this time, he naturally had to take care to avoid the eyes of the politicians.

"Don't worry, I'm watching for anyone to follow me on the way here, and no one will recognize me with such a thick cloak."

Appis replied calmly. At the same time, Octavia was nowhere to be seen, and Appis began to look around. Emotions are his biggest weakness, which Apis knows very well in his heart, so when talking about anything, Apis will not reveal himself, only in front of emotion, Apis will be so reckless and unthinking.

Appis' restless gaze soon caught Attia's attention, and Octavian simply thought that his friend was interested in the furnishings of the home.

"Nevia, go to my room and bring the cloak that Octavia gave me. I will give him to Appis. ”

In the quiet villa, Atia said calmly.

"Mother, that's a gift from my sister."

Octavian had some doubts, how did his mother, who had always loved her daughter, be so generous today that she gave the gift from Octavia to Appis?

"Octavian, from your past conversations with me, I know that Apis is a friend worthy of deep friendship, and in Rome you don't have many friends you can make deeply, and this cloak is of no use to me, so I will give it to him as a gift. You have to cherish this friend, and in the future, many times, you will have to fight side by side, if necessary. ”

Attia had something to say, and Apis quickly understood that as Octavian's mother, Attia had realized that his son would one day face a struggle for power, and this day seemed to be getting closer and closer. Of course, there is another meaning to Atia's action, which is that Apis naturally asks about Octavia's whereabouts and why she is not in this room.

Appis quickly understood what Attia meant, and asked casually—

"Octavia, Octavian, your sister? I didn't even know you had a sister. ”

Octavian turned his head and calmly returned—

"Well, she's my sister."

"Why don't I see her here, I still hope to see her voice. It should be full of elegance. ”

Appis then asked, but felt that his emotions were extremely nervous at the moment, and he had waited for three years, and had worked hard for three years, just for this woman. How many times I wandered in the dark, thinking of Octavia, I was filled with courage and determination to fight. Octavia is more important to herself than glory and status.

"My sister, Octavia, she is married to Sextus Pompey."

……

Married? Married to Pompey Jr?!

The message from Octavian's mouth was so cruel and astonishing that it was like an infinite coldness and darkness that enveloped him. Appis felt incredulous, and at the same time, Octavian had no need to lie to himself, because he had no idea about his relationship with his sister. Coupled with Atia's actions, Apis knew that this was already a reality......

The walls of hope were destroyed by the harsh reality. It's like a rice field that is about to ripen and is attacked by locusts. The bloody plot that I encountered before the crossing happened to me again. Appis felt an endless pang in his heart.

By this time, Atiya's servant had already delivered the black mink cloak to Atia...... (To be continued.) )