Anna and Gawain sat side by side of the remaining columns and fountains in Hierapolis, and on the semicircular arena seats, under the crimson umbrella cover, surrounded by generals and servants, all kinds of banners hunting and waving. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Escorted by the guard of honor, the Brenus and his wife stepped down their shoulders, led their son Theodore in the middle, bowed their heads and respectfully walked through the ranks of the forbidden soldiers, and walked to the singing pool in front of the arena.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, why do you have to do this?" Gawain hurriedly got up and walked down enthusiastically, taking Brenus's hand, "I have been worried about you since the battle of Fort Antioch Younger, and now that my family is in front of me, I am really overjoyed." ”

Dai Duo coughed lightly and glanced at Gawain with resentful eyes, while the young Theodori, with his curly brown hair and brown eyes, looked up in surprise at his uncle, who was standing in front of him like an iron tower.

At the same time, Anna also coughed lightly, walked on the steps behind Gawain and stood still, looked at Dai Duo again, and slowly stretched out her arms, "Sister, why don't you have a hug that represents eternal peace?" ”

"Because I don't dare to embrace the sun, because according to common sense, I will be burned to death by it." Dai Duo turned her head and replied to her sister with a smile.

Because the people around her were far away, Anna's face changed without scruples, "What's the value of talking about this in this case, you and your husband's army and fortress should all be handed over to Gawain, and from then on, wouldn't it be nice to bathe in the sun's rays in peace?" As we join forces to avenge our father's killers, the Roman Empire will soon be restored to unity, and will be even more powerful than it was during our father's reign, and its enemies who had previously invaded and humiliated it will be mercilessly punished. And you continue to be the most honorable princess in purple, Nikephoros. Brenus will receive a very glorious new title, and your little one, Theodore, will safely inherit your wealth, title, and power, and he will be a good complement to my son Hristopher. Come on, the name is decided, my sister. With that, Anna stretched out her arms again and waited for Daido.

In the semi-circular arena, the halberds and axes of the forbidden soldiers were shining everywhere, and Dai Duo, who had already made up her knees, had nothing to be stubborn about, so she stepped forward, first saluted Anna, and then stiffened her body very lightly, and put her arms next to Anna, trying to make a gesture of hugging each other.

"Romana, hooray! Long live the alliance of Caesar and the princess in purple! Seeing this, all the forbidden soldiers roared and shouted.

"I hate you, I hate you......" Dai Duo whispered with her chin resting on her sister's shoulder.

"You can talk to Gawain later." With such a startling answer, Anna pushed her sister away, then turned around with her black sideburns hanging down, squinted at Gawain with a smile, and left.

At night, in the baths of Hierapolis surrounded by a dense colonnade and a spired shrine, the inky water of the cistern rippling with white trivial starlight, Gawain stood on the edge of the pool in the middle, while Daido stood only seven or eight feet away from him.

"I am very sorry that Dedo has never been able to make it clear to you some things, but we are also above board this meeting, and you and Brenus don't have to have any burden." Gawain said with a great deal of guilt, "Anna has promised me that in the future, Nan Feihong's palace, forest garden, and spring water will be the private property of you and Brenus, and there is no need to worry about glory and wealth." ”

"Don't worry, I won't complain and tease you in front of you. What about Theodore, and what will happen to Theodore in the future? ”

"Of course, he will become the Grand Duke and Auxiliary Minister of Nanfei of the nascent empire, and I will ensure that he receives a good education, and everyone will form an unbreakable royal blood alliance in the empire, and it will be good to control the empire for generations?"

"That's good, my father thought the same way at the beginning, I hope that the empire will always flow with the blood of Komnenos, and my father also promised to absorb the blood of your barbarians, but your blood should have flowed into my body......" Speaking of this, Dai Duo, who remembered the past, was short of breath and her eyelashes flickered.

"No, actually, I already liked your sister before I met you."

"What is that called divine love? That's just an indulgence in lust! Dai Duo was never able to overcome this hurdle in her heart, and questioned Gao Wen.

Gawain didn't answer, but looked at his sister-in-law very seriously, "Forget everything, it's just a cruel misunderstanding." It's useless for you to hold such resentment, for Anna and I will not dwell on this emotion before or since, because there are many more important things to rely on us to work out side by side. What I owe to you will be made up for by Theodore. ”

With that, Gawain left the bath.

After the Brenus surrendered, Anna immediately announced that she would build a luxurious palace for each other in the most scenic coastal hills of Talsus Newport, and that Brenus, who was the "Grand Duke of Nanfihong", and Dedor, the purple-clothed princess who was the "Lady of Nanfihon", must go to live in that palace. As for the palace property in Nanfeihong City, it is also their private property, Theodori. Brenus's inheritance was fully secured.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Brenus and his wife have turned into stars guarding the sun and the moon, and the surrounding ministers are beside the Gawains and their subordinates, and even the date of living in their own fiefdom Nanfihong needs to be approved.

The rich cities of their lands, Miletus, Ephesus, Hierapolis, Philadophiam, Smyrna, and so on, along with a strange population of 1.5 million, were swallowed up to Gawain and Anna at once. The seven or eight thousand troops of General Xhosa and Simon were also absorbed, and in view of General Xhosa's consistent attributes, Gawain of course deprived him of his command, and instead gave him a rich salary, and lived peacefully as the "chief ceremonial chamberlain of the Grand Duke of Nanfe".

Five days after the Covenant of Hierapolis, Anna entered the city of Smyrna amidst the cheers of the crowd on a crown, where the heads of the Chambers of Commerce of Reladuck and Pisa all fell before Caesar of Tarsus, begging her to continue to grant her a "charter."

"There is nothing wrong with the charter, of course, but the customs policy of completely exempting from taxation and the granting of floating docks, which were completely exempt from lease fees, like in my father's time, must be abolished. You may continue to do business in Smyrna, Caios, and Samos, and you will be in the business of frankincense, saffron, and alum, but you will pay the proper taxes, and the floating docks and warehouses will be nationalized, and ships will be provided to support our army, and if you dare to disobey you, I will strike you off. In fact, after careful calculation, your income has only decreased by 30% on the original basis, and you still have to make a lot of money, right? If I am not satisfied, I will consider transferring the charter to the Maasai and Aragonese. ”

"We are fully compliant with His Highness Caesar's new policy!" Merchants of all stripes bowed to Anna's purple boots, saying that they did not dare to have any objections.