"Vibius! Is it really you? Vibius! ”

At the dinner party held by Antony, when Anelka saw Appis, her expression was undoubtedly full of surprise and sadness, she thought that her son had died six years ago, but now she saw Apis, Anelka's vicissitudes of life were full of tears again, she couldn't suppress the double emotions of ecstasy and sadness in her heart, and wept in front of everyone, Appius pulled her away angrily, roaring angrily to sober her up, this Roman young man in front of her was not Vibius, he was just a legion commander under Caesar, His name was Appis, not Vibius. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Your Excellency Appius, I think we need a quiet place to solve this problem."

Appis looked at the familiar old woman in front of him, tears streaming down his face, and the tip of his nose was sour. Soon the round Jean Appius took his wife into the inner hall to avoid being looked at by the astonished eyes of the crowd. Although Apis, too, did not like this Appius in front of him. He wanted to kill himself several times, but now, he let himself meet again by chance. Life is often filled with so many coincidences.

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Appis led Appius and Anelka into the inner hall of Antony's house, behind them the whispering of the guests.

"Vibius, you must be Vibius, my son I know myself, no one knows you better than I do. It's only been six years since you've been out of the house, and your face hasn't changed much, and even though you've grown stronger, I can still recognize you very well. My son, what have you been through outside in all these years away from home? Your father told me that you had been hunted down by the barbarians. But God willing, I saw you while I was still alive. My son. ”

As soon as he entered the inner hall, Anelka excitedly greeted him and shook Appis's hands. Choked up and talked a lot to Appis. As a mother, Anelka remembers her son's face and demeanor well. Nothing can stop her love for her children. Even if the identity of the other party really does not match the identity of Vibius, Anelka is still convinced that Apis is Vibius, who has been missing for many years.

Looking at the tearful appearance of the old woman in front of him, Apis felt a pang of sadness. Yes, this is her mother in this world, even if she didn't know her before, but her emotions are too real, that is a mother's most sincere love for her child. For a moment, Apis wanted to tell her that her son was really dead, and that Vibius's soul might no longer be in this world, but seeing Anelka's old, sad and ecstatic expression, Apis couldn't bear to expose this fact.

"Mother's ......"

Apis embraced Anelka with a white lie, and at this moment, he felt the body of this Roman noble woman tremble slightly, which was the ecstasy of years of longing.

Anelka clenched Appis's rough hands with trembling hands—

"Your hand...... It's not that rough...... My son, what have you been through in the past six years? ”

Anelka asked sadly when she spotted Appis's calloused hands. Her eyes were full of love and pity, which made Appis feel a little painful.

"Then ask my father, Appius, what he did to me, and what lies he made to you."

Apis said, turning his gaze to Appius. The terrible gaze almost tore Appius apart, but Appius ignored Appis's provocation, he just raised his head proudly, and then shouted at his wife.

"You don't have to believe this young man here to accuse and confess, he is not our son at all, our son was ambushed and killed by the Gauls on his way to join the army six years ago, his body was buried on the top of Mount Pyrrhus, and the Roman officer we meet today only looks very much like our Vibius. You and I don't know what kind of attempt he is trying to recognize you and accuse me of splitting our family, Anelka, you must be sober. ”

"Liar! You're a liar in wolf's clothing. You lied to me, six years ago, you told me that Vibius was dead, but now, who is this man standing in front of us? Why can he call you and me by name the first time we meet? What's more, I know my son, his voice, his face, not much changed because of the passage of time. I can assure you that he is my son, Vibius. ”

Anelka scoffed at Appius's claims and confronted her husband on the spot.

"Stupid old woman. Open your eyes and see his conspiracy! ”

Appius shouted. His servant was on the verge of pulling Anelka away, but Anelka waved away his outstretched arm even more excitedly.

"Vibius, my child, tell me, what did you go through back then? Your father, what did he do to you? ”

Anelka asked directly about Appis.

"Mother, you may not believe it, but six years ago, when I left my home in Aretion and headed for Gaul, I was confronted not by an ambush by the Gauls, but by a group of Assassins from Rome. Yes, they are not barbarians, they are specialized assassins. He was ordered by his master to come and kill me. I was attacked by the Assassins on the way, but Jupiter's mercy saved me from the catastrophe. Moments before I fled the convoy, I saw the face of the leader of the Assassins, none other than Rafal, the servant I respected at the side of my great father Appius. ”

As soon as Apis's words fell, Anelka aimed his gaze fiercely at Appius. They glared at each other. Appis knew that today, the bloody hatred that had been buried for six years was about to explode completely and be announced to the world. It's just another kind of revenge, but not on the battlefield, but within the family.

"You kept telling me that Vibius was killed by the barbarians!"

Anelka hissed as hard as he could. Appius gradually lost his patience.

"Well, I confess, I sent someone to assassinate Vibius! He's damned, he's a mongrel. He did not belong to the Appius family. Don't forget, with whom you gave birth to this mongrel. Lie to me, and you deserve to be punished! ”

Appius confessed that he had sent someone to assassinate Appis. But Appius did not feel guilty about Anelka, and no man wanted to raise his wife's illegitimate child with another man. Killing him is also what most men do. Appius could tolerate his wife having a lover, but when the lover evolved into having children with another man, this was something that Appius could not tolerate. (To be continued.) )