Chapter 20: Anthony's Wedding (Part II)
When the children had bought the apples and walked into the arena, Leo was still talking to Turinus about what had just happened, "Hey, Leo, do you know?" If Cicero is willing to teach me eloquence, I will surely become famous in the future, and then I will defend people, and many people, and win the support of all the provinces, so that though I am a knight, sooner or later I will become the greatest man in the law, as he did. ”
"Won't you accept your uncle's business in the future?" Vivia, who was behind, asked curiously, while Corinna, who was next to her, was silent, staring at Turinus's back with black eyes.
Who would have thought that when Turinus was mentioned to inherit his uncle's property, he didn't show any attitude, no affirmation or denial, but Leo helped his friend to play a round, "I made an appointment with Turinus that after completing our respective studies, we would work together in Rome, and we couldn't live on the gifts of our fathers alone." ”
After hearing her brother say this, Corinna slightly relaxed her brows and her expression relaxed, and then Vivia chased after Leo and asked, "Are you both going to enter Cicero's door to learn the Seven Arts?" My father often said that this is the foundation of a man's life. ”
As a result, both children shook their heads, and Turinus said that my family would soon send me to study at the academy in Apollonia, because my family could not afford to go to Athens or Rhodes, let alone Cicero.
"Then why don't you join Leo. What about staying in Rome and hiring a tutor to study? In terms of cost. The classmates are very good at discussing. Corinna's voice was slight. It's almost so small that the people around you can't hear it, because the arena is full of people talking about it.
Who would have thought that Turinus would hear her words at once, so he said heartily no, and then he and Leo and little Juba shook their fists at each other and said, "No, the only thing I am willing to inherit from my uncle is his spirit of fearless fate when he was young, and only in this way can he gain the favor of God." Going to the city across the ocean to see the world is exactly what I want. ”
"Then I'll follow you." Leo also puffed up his pride and said.
"Okay, don't let me take care of you when the time comes." Turinus said this, but he still looked happy, and then they asked little Juba's opinion, and the other nodded.
"Look, that's how it is with men." Octavia took Corinna's small hand and said with a smile.
"What kind of adult men are they? None of them can be like my father. Corinna teased angrily.
And then, in the arena. Corinna threw out the most rotten apples. Soon, the personal slave of the Turinus family ran into the arena. After looking around, he found a few young masters and young ladies on the seats with parasols on his backs, and hurriedly said, "Good news, there will be a special wedding on Palatine Hill soon, and the time has come for you to socialize, this is the arrangement of your guardian and Leo's father, and he hastened to order you to hurry back and join Marco. Anthony and Fulivia's wedding, you must know that the couple is now hot figures. ”
The children scattered like birds, and rushed out of the arena laughing and laughing, and at this moment at the port of the Ostia River, many people who had come to receive relief food shouted in amazement, and a huge colored boat from Cyrenaica sailed into the dredged river, and then countless slaves removed from it all kinds of luxuries, frankincense, porphyry gems, incense, fine wine, all kinds of precious utensils, and all kinds of furniture made of fine wood, and then the high slaves in silk shirts, Smiling and smiling through the streets, he handed out many relatively inexpensive faience ware, delicate bread and small pieces of silk to the crowd who came to watch, and shouted, "Thank you for supporting Antony's wedding, which is a parade before the great triumph of His Excellency Caesar, and a total of two hundred and forty pairs of sword fighting slaves will be staged in every neighborhood, funded by Antony's friend Lybidaeus!" ”
Among the gifts at the distribution office, in the corners were written "Marco. Antony and Fulivia are blessed", all Romans understood, it was definitely an extremely grand wedding.
Antony was full of scenery, he especially got Caesar's permission, willfully rode in a chariot pulled by four lions, from the school field of the god of war, until the foot of Palatine Mountain, countless children followed him and chased with laughter, and the slaves in the car kept throwing small silver coins at the crowd, watching them coax and laugh, "Prosperity makes greatness, and marriage makes prosperity!" Antony also shouted happily to everyone, "Thank you Caesar, thank you to Lypidaus, who gave Rome eternal prosperity." ”
Looking at the vast wedding procession at the foot of Palatine's Hill, Cicero stood under the beautiful poplar trees in the opposite mansion, and sighed, "When the Romans no longer loved the tall aspen, but went after the dwarf and fancy flowers, the empire was terminally ill." Immediately, he saw Li Bida, who was wearing a white toga robe, and other Caesar cronies and clansmen, standing in front of an arch made of flowers, gold and silver, and warmly welcomed the arrival of the bridegroom. ”
"Because I'm also Claudius' best friend, I'm sure he can be at ease in Hades when he sees Furivia marrying you." Li Bida said very sincerely, and then Claudia, who was standing behind, couldn't help crying.
Then, Li Bida slapped his hands suddenly, and saw several slaves wearing amphorae, quickly holding lit pine branches, running to a row of barrel-like things in front of the door of the house, and then burning the linen rope sticking out of it, and immediately scattered in all directions.
There were a few loud and sharp noises, which frightened all the guests, men and women, instinctively covering their ears, and they were surprised to see that from the barrel spewed brilliant fireworks, whistling and changing in the air, and their expressions quickly changed from fear to amazement, and then to admiration.
"Happy! A little magic trick from Seris, created from the Cyrene alchemist, will add a touch of excitement to your wedding. Li Bida, who was in front of the fireworks, spread his arms and smiled at all the guests, including Anthony, and then everyone's eyes widened, and their cheeks puffed out and shouted, and the whole scene reached its climax.
The smiling Li Bida certainly knew that at this time, in the armory in the new city of Cyrene Brendim, more "alchemists" were working day and night to improve the recipe in order to create a sharper and more powerful new secret weapon, because this was a secret order of the Amborodus Society, and those who leaked it would be immediately executed.
"In the future, there will be a more unique bustle in this world." (To be continued......)