Chapter 61: Shared baths
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"Your daughter has shown her talent as a captain so early. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In the middle of the hot soup, Anna, with her pink shoulders and neck, tied up in a bun, with a little banter and a little humor, said to Gawain, who was standing on the steps outside the bathtub.
Gawain laughed, and the two maids stepped forward to take off the robe for him, originally Gawain was extremely unaccustomed to this court lifestyle, and now he could only slowly correct himself.
Because it's aristocratic.
The court life of this era is fair to say, with the strictest self-discipline of the Byzantine emperor and the Saracen caliphate, with regular etiquette and order (which also deeply influenced the Western world, of course, in the middle and late Komnenos of history, the looseness and freedom of the Western European courts, and the habit of enthusiastic martial arts, in turn influenced the Eastern world). But even so, the nobles not only like the husband and wife (nv) mixed bath, and in front of the slaves will also openly undress**, naked walking around like a random room to sleep in a room is also common, clergy from the West have always been known for the rigid style of Constantinople found naked men and women ** small ivory carvings, openly placed on the side of the altar, so that they were shocked. Because in the eyes of the aristocracy, only their own group conforms to the concept of "people", and those slaves are not human at all, and there is no need for any restraint in front of them.
It was not until the death of the aristocracy and the rise of the middle class that many moral norms suitable for modern times took root in the hearts of the people, such as "bathing is a private matter, you have to do it alone, and the person who can bathe must be the closest person", "I am Chinese New Year's Eve this year, and I hope that you can abide by the oath of loyalty between husband and wife, and will not be willing to go down to find some young woman on your behalf" or something, which can be regarded as losing (bin) losing (qi) many ancient good (wu)liang(li) traditions.
Therefore, when the sleeping officer was still here, Gawain sometimes took a shower in the baths of the dormitory, and Wen Ruomina ran in directly in a gauzy robe to serve the great lord's guarantor. Anna never said anything, and even she especially liked to bathe with Gawain, and regarded it as some kind of fixed life between husband and wife. The distressed Gawain had to find the Imperial Ink Officer and add some court rules, such as the most important one, that is, the area of the baths was henceforth handed over to the eunuch Staulachos, who was the escort eunuch, and was removed from the affairs manual of the sleeping officer Wen Ruominna.
At this time, the fat eunuch was guarding outside the baths, and there were of course reasons why Staulajos was reused: he knew finances, was effective, greedy for money but loyal, unprincipled but empathetic, and more importantly, he was very tight-mouthed and would not spread the affairs of the palace indiscriminately.
Gawain got into the bathtub, and the two maids set up a low wooden platform with a small meal and water on the gap in the steps, and then took their leave.
"Is the little sunfish in Seleucia?" When Gawain paddled over, Anna sat down in his arms and continued to push and pull the boat.
"Well, anyway, don't let her go to see Wen Ruominna for the time being, isolate the two, and save the world."
Anna was silent, "Father's side, will you have the confidence to win?" I've heard that you're talking about things very seriously in front of the little sunfish. ”
At this moment, her neck was clinging to her wet hair, like a delicate jade, oozing with tiny droplets of water, which made Gawain intoxicated in the hazy mist. "Of course it's no problem, I'm here to scare the little sunfish."
"Ahh Anna shouted involuntarily with half-closed eyes, her delicate and small body was completely enveloped by Gawain from behind, the woman could not stand this feeling the most, and at this moment she saw that the daughter of the boat had already pouted, constantly hanging her head, and was already in a state of half-sleep. Then Anna suddenly sneered, and with the sound of water, she hooked her backhand around Gawain's neck and whispered, "What is it...... Like a floating raft...... Across my crotch, it's going to lift me up......"
Gawain didn't answer, but took her hand and bit her exposed arm and armpit affectionately twice, and Anna was about to melt all over, and collapsed into the other's arms in obedience......
In the rippling water, a sleeping Helena lay in the boat, coming and going......
"There is no other important thing to recount in this winter in Cilicia," thought the Imperial Ink Officer at his desk, "Wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat, and millet have been well harvested everywhere, sunshine and rain are abundant, and the Levant, which had been fiercely fighting, has been quiet, and trade has resumed." The soldiers of our brigades were also replenished and well trained, shoes, jackets and robes were supplied in abundance, and the piracy of Cyprus against our ships did not last long, for the rulers there considered it unwise and inflicted on him much greater than what he had gained—and the health of the just, fraternal and merciful Frankish consul of Jerusalem was greatly improved, and the original Lord and Our Lady blessed him mercifully, and the friendship between our country and the nation of Adana was deepening, It is a great pleasure that Lord Baldwin and Madame Goldheard visited our court frequently—and if there was a major event, of course, it was that Caesar was pregnant again. ”
However, although Hetomia is excellent in her knowledge and rigorous work, as a woman, she is always easily influenced by emotional affairs.
So at the same time in the county governor's residence in the city of Tarsus, Anderodat was sitting in his room, and his wife Futh (Adelaide) was helping to write his manuscript, "According to my pessimistic estimate, the Archon of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem may have returned to the past, and this peculiar phenomenon is a frequent occurrence in the dying of death, and we should regard it as a gift from God but not as a forgiveness from God, and the great Godfrey may not live more than half a year...... The Emperor's vast army, believed to have numbered 50,000 men, had begun to garrison Gallipoli and Sarabria in preparation for the spring seaworthiness season, and 15,000 men under the command of Sebastoprat remained in the region of Tyrasime to serve as the Emperor's reserve...... The Emperor, known for his shrewdness and cunning, had less than three months left for his patrons, and the fiery invasion was already on the horizon, and the Emperor risked the summer highland cattle plague, and he bought many new horses and beasts of burden to prevent it...... According to the intelligence of our spies, the emperor spent a lot of energy and money to restore his main army to the invincible military system of ancient times, and spearmen, cavalrymen, archers, etc., will have major reloads...... In addition, I find it very strange that the Emperor has abundant confidence in his fleet, because the patrol fleet of Tarsus had easily defeated the Emperor's fleet before, and the Emperor's sea power could not recover or even grow so quickly in such a short period of time, because it is far more difficult to build a fleet than to build a fortress...... Either way, the mystery can only be revealed on the battlefield. (To be continued~^~)