The coast of Asia Minor in June was calm, there were no storms, no rain, and the climate was a trance calm, as if time were like clouds in the sky, flowing slowly but quietly stagnating. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn such a good season, Apis and Lepida set out for Rome without returning to Alexandria. It is estimated that Caesar's journey to the Nile was coming to an end in two months, and in letters from Egypt, Caesar indicated that the Tenth Legion would go directly to Rome to stop and rest. In the coming year, they will land in Africa and destroy the remnants of Pompey's forces there.

The other letter, written by Caesar to Apis alone, is very simple, asking Apis to prepare for the holy wedding of Tertilla...... Yes, the Holy Wedding, it can be said that all the marriages between the Roman nobility were not purely free love, but were basically marriages of family interests, and in order to consolidate this marriage, or alliance, the matter of marriage was elevated to the level of religion and law. Apis could have imagined a wedding in Rome in the fall, in which the high priest would stand atop a tall temple hall and face a statue of Venus, the goddess of love, making both parties vow that they would never betray. In fact, most nobles continue to live a chaotic life after marrying a legal wife, but the ceremony is still held like this, just like in later modern society, many people keep saying that they will protect you for a lifetime at the wedding, and within a few years, they will both derail mentally and physically, and the life of the ancient Romans is probably similar to this.

Tertilla ...... Appis sometimes thinks about his marriage, which was planned by Lepida, but unexpectedly the simple girl of Tertila is obsessed with herself, this is a marriage without political interests, it is a miracle, Apis knows that it is Tertila who cried bitterly in front of her mother to get this miraculous marriage, of course, maybe Caesar also wants to reuse himself, like Rabienus back then......

Thinking of Rabienus, Appis couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the old general. Rabienus, who once worked hard little by little with his own hands, did not have a prominent background like other Roman generals, let alone a wealthy family, but relied on his spirit of never giving up and enduring hardships to get mixed into the position of Caesar's legion commander's deputy, but now, he is facing the days of hiding in Tibet like bandits. Apis guessed that Caesar's feelings for this regimental lieutenant were both love and hate, and the taste of betrayal was not pleasant, although Caesar never put this kind of hurt on his face, but Apis, the more he kept his emotions on the surface, the more painful his heart became.

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When she saw Tertila again, the young noble lady had dressed herself up and sat in the palace of Pompeii, awaiting the return of Caesar and Appis. There was no extravagant and solemn triumphal ceremony, and Caesar came back this time, more because Antony had governed the city of Rome in a mess, and there were many tricky and troublesome things waiting for him to deal with, and of course the wedding of Apis and Tertilla was also scheduled for this winter.

Tertila sat beside his mother, Seville, delicately and softly, as if he had seen Octavia. Although Tertilla at this time was not as beautiful and delicate as Octavia back then, he was considered an excellent one among the Roman nobles, and his face was ...... At least among the three Juniera sisters, she is the most beautiful.

And Apis looked at his young and beautiful wife, and for a moment, Apis knew that he had to say goodbye to the past, Octavia was just a broken dream, and Emma, or with the passage of time, would gradually blur into his memory. She just warmed herself at the most opportune time...... Appis comforted himself.

The glorious foreground of Rome, the road of glory awaited him, looking above the magnificent Villa Pompeii, where the golden light of the morning was shining on the incomparably prosperous city.

The complicated and heavy wedding finally unfolded in the envious eyes of countless diaosi, the cumbersome ceremony Apis couldn't remember how he carried it, just the ritual of sacrificing the gods and the exorcism ceremony took two whole days, and the ceremony on the last day was even more strange, Apis wanted to snatch Tertila away from Seville in full view of everyone, in order to show the power of men, of course, this link Apis did not dare to take it too seriously, for fear of annoying Seville, and he would have to rely on the power of this family in the future, So I can only go through the motions with cooperation.

Finally, after a series of complicated religious ceremonies and traditional customs, Apis was able to truly marry Tertila into the family. Although, the villa was actually a gift from Seville to himself, and Appis bought it from Seville for a small price......

Throughout the course of the wedding, Apis noticed that Caesar always had a charming smile on his face, calmly and easily watching the scene in front of him. Perhaps, in his opinion, Sevilla can be regarded as his real wife. It's just that at this time, there is something about Cleopatra that has quietly spread to Rome, and the nobles are in their private baths, in the courtyards of their villas, privately discussing this shocking scandal, but Seville may not know it, at least Apis saw that her eyes were still full of sincere love for Caesar.

Nothing moved Apis the most than the aristocratic woman who appeared at the wedding scene, Octavia. She stood with her brother Octavian, Attia next to their siblings, and the servant holding the infant in her hands, and there was no doubt that Octavia insisted on giving birth to Sextus' child. Perhaps an innocent child should live in a peaceful and prosperous world of lies for the rest of his life, otherwise, how should he, who knows the truth, face everyone around him? Even his uncle Octavian was more or less involved in this civil war.

Appis couldn't help but look at Octavia's sad eyes, seeing that his former lover was now married to another woman, Appis didn't know how much pain Octavia had gone through inside, probably the two of them had gone through similar tribulations.

And the last happy one may be the smiling and innocent aristocratic girl Tertila at the wedding scene. In fact, many people are originally equal in beauty and talent, but they lack a lot of luck, and fate is so lucky for people, but so cruel...... (To be continued.) )