In this way, the young Caesar's mind was even more chaotic, he almost didn't fall asleep all night, he looked sideways at the moonlight spreading down in the room in a daze, in this hard thought, his body's diaphragm began to ache faintly again, this is his old problem, yes, the young Caesar is not a congenital healthy child, he is always pale, gloomy temper, very early on he understood that he was by no means as popular as Leo of the opposite sex, but he also had another clear account in his heart: the opposite sex who likes Leo only has the advantage of quantity, But his unique charm can attract the admiration of a stunning girl like Corinna.

After thinking of Corinna, he suddenly thought of Cicero's wife Fibilia, and suddenly fell into confusion in the sweetness, he wanted to marry Corinna, this is natural and inevitable, the current situation is the best choice, everyone knows that Li Bida loves this daughter like a pearl in the palm of his hand, not to mention the rich dowry, and there is enough political capital to soar; However, in the past, Febilia was in the big court, and her words and swords also had a unique charm, "No, no, no! Is now the time to think about these things? Octavian finally remembered Curio's previous prophecy and plan, which he really thought was unreliable, but he also felt that his analysis of the situation had some truth, after all, he had seen the skill and cruelty of the guardian, and the young Caesar could not help swallowing and foaming at the thought of this, and then his throat began to ache - it seemed that there was a cold, and the burden on the diaphragm became heavier, as the doctor had said when he was very young, that the child's diaphragm was more swollen than ordinary people, and that he would suffer for the rest of his life.

"It's hard for life, but I never admit defeat. Even if there is temporary subservience. It doesn't matter that way. Didn't the guardian also serve as a military slave? Isn't Leo's background so lowly? Young Caesar thought so, and seemed to be relieved in his heart, "No matter what, I must go to the banquet, as long as the truth is really faced, it will slowly emerge from the water." ”

According to tradition, the Roman feast usually began officially at the first hour of the afternoon, so in the morning of the next day. Young Caesar, who had woken up in a state of terror, suffering from lack of sleep, got up from his bed, and when he greeted his parents, Phillips was very understanding, reminding, "If you are troubled by the words of the guest last night, then I can send a slave to excuse the invitation to this banquet." ”

"But father, who would have turned down the invitation of the prospective father-in-law's family? In this case, I am afraid it is equivalent to rejecting this marriage contract. And the responsibility is entirely on our family. Young Caesar sat down at the table and took a few bites of lettuce. Then Gollum drank a glass of water, and said in a relaxed manner that he would definitely go to the feast. At this time, his mother, Attia, seemed to be relieved, repeatedly expressing the generosity and friendship of her prospective in-laws, and praised Corinna's chastity and virtue, "Bring the slaves more high-grade gold and silver jewelry as gifts." Several slave girls came in, holding plates with necklaces and bracelets on them, and Caesar looked at them with a wry smile, and then replied to his mother that it was a chore, because although these jewels were expensive, Corinna never seemed to wear ornaments that cost less than three hundred dinars when she was away from home.

"Then this can be regarded as a small flaw in her character, a Roman girl must not be too beautiful, and in this respect she seems to be inferior to her brother Leo." Atia also said with some embarrassment.

Phillips laughed, and then he said to his wife very sternly, "It is said that when Leo went to visit Barsatus, Vivia promised Leo a gift without even mentioning it—but Turinus! You are the heir of Caesar, and although Corinna should have promised herself to you in her heart, but carrying a few dozen dinars of jewelry would always insult Julius's lintel, and now if I ask you, auction off the property of the freemen that your adoptive father left to you during his lifetime, and gather ten tarents to buy jewelry from Syria or Tianzhu, would you be willing? ”

"That's not good father, it's one thing to another, I won't let private matters be used in my adoptive father's property, because it is for my political career." Young Caesar refused to say without hesitation.

"The answer to this is exactly what I expected, and I'll sell the property again to help you." After saying this, Phillips took out the deed from the storage box, and said to his son, "Sell this little private garden by the Tiber at once, well, yes, in a moment, and give Turinus all the money before the official who levies the auction tax arrives at my house, and let him go to the shops on Jucora Street to buy the jewels of sufficient value." ”

When little Phillips walked out with the contract in his hand, the young Caesar, who came to his senses, was very moved to express his gratitude to his stepfather for helping him at critical moments again and again.

After breakfast, young Caesar, who had carefully dressed himself in his room, stepped out of the stairs and into the back garden, when he realized that his sister was looking at him with complicated eyes behind the vines.

It was then that Caesar the Younger remembered Octavia, when he returned, when he feasted, when he conspired, but never saw his sister, although she was married to little Phillips at this time, and still lived in the house on Cow Head Street, but who would have thought that she would live in seclusion here?

After not seeing him for a while, his sister was obviously a little haggard, which made Young Caesar feel a little guilty, after all, since he was a child, his sister was the person who cared for him the most, and he remembered the unprovoked reprimand for Octavia in a bad mood before he set out on the expedition.

"I will soon return the money to my stepfather, after all, I am willing to give all the property in the family to your husband immediately, so that I can make up for you a little!" Young Caesar said, and then made an inviting gesture, begging his sister not to be so far away from him. So the two of them sat together on a long stone chair in the back garden, "Time flies so fast, you just left home, and it seems that it was yesterday when you went to conquer Greece, and today you have already returned from the winter camp to run for consul." After a period of silence, Octavia broke the embarrassment and hurriedly spoke.

"Yes, thinking about the days before, it instantly feels very far away. I, Agrippa, and Leo all seem to be still at Apollonia Academy. ”

"No, sometimes I think further, and I have to be ahead, we are still teenagers who were educated by the teacher, you and me, Leo, Corinna, little Juba, Vivia, and Agrippa at that time, he lived far, far away, on the side of the Yanirukum mountain on the other side of the temple of the goddess Belona, but we can easily walk and find him, and we would call him every time we went to the arena, but he never went, and we would call him 'Agrippa the Stone'." As soon as they thought of the past years, the sister and brother could be regarded as having a common topic and began to talk about it happily, after all, they were both twenty years old. (To be continued......)