Chapter XXVI: Nero's Day
Entering this Nero's memory world again, it has been several days in a row, in addition to Nero's daily summons, Lin Xiu's routine companionship, he has one more task, because Nero's birthday is approaching, and named it Nero's Day, this time the size of the palace is all handed over to Lin Xiu, after all, such an important matter, Nero is still only willing to believe in him alone, and in Nero's heart, only Lin Xiu knows what he likes and wants, Therefore, it is only natural that this glorious and busy task will not fall on the heads of anyone else.
In the palace hall, Nero is not here, but Lin Xiu is arranging some palace maids to sort out some things that need to be arranged, and busy figures shuttle in front of Lin Xiu, after all, Lin Xiu, who has not commanded thousands of troops, is a little hurried at this point, and often because of one of his orders, several people will repeat a job, and he is also tired like a dog with a tongue stuck out and wants a legend, all along, he has always been a person who can only rely on himself for everything, Taking power for the first time is not as easy as you think.
"Your Excellency, the Queen, please go to the back garden to discuss the seaside banquet under His Majesty the Emperor in three days." It was still the maid beside Octavia three years ago, who walked to Lin Xiu's side, and said in a low voice after saluting, Nero's power has become bigger and bigger recently, and in the past three years, it seems that there are only a handful of words to Octavia, which shows how bad the situation between the two should be, but the seed that Lin Xiu inadvertently planted seems to be growing vigorously.
Discussing Nero's seaside banquet? This kind of thing Lin Xiu knew with his ass that it was absolutely impossible. Because Nero was forced to be with Octavia for this kind of thing, except for the necessary imperial etiquette. I'm afraid of the time Octavia spent with Nero. is not more than one percent of Lin Xiu's, but what happened in the past three years, Lin Xiu is not clear, but according to the news of this maid, it seems that the relationship between the two is not bad.
"Please return to the queen, the minister will be here in a moment." It's the mule that Mr. Ma pulled out to slip away, and when the time comes, you can always know what the reason for the matter is. Lin Xiu was hesitating whether to inform Nero, but after thinking about it, he still didn't, after all, nothing was clear now, and even the relationship between him and Octavia, he himself was the second monk who couldn't figure it out, and it seemed that everything would not be known until they met.
Nero's back garden is still very large-scale, in this era when human damage to the earth is not serious, the least scarce is the exotic flowers and plants, although most of the Lin Xiu can't name them, but in a pavilion among the flowers. A woman in a crimson Luo skirt sat there, if it weren't for Lin Xiu knowing in advance that it was Octavia who invited him here. He would even mistake the woman for being part of the garden.
The crimson skirt with a slightly curly skirt covers the ankles, showing the slender figure perfectly, and some slightly curly blonde hair, draped on the back, looks more beautiful, after all, long hair has always been a symbol of beauty, and Octavia herself is a woman who likes to be quiet, she has accepted the rules of royal etiquette since she was a child, so even if she is allowed to sit in this pavilion for a day, she will not feel anything, but if it is Lin Xiu, it is estimated that he may go crazy.
"Ahem" Lin Xiu didn't know what the current relationship between the two was, in order not to expose his unclear understanding of the situation in advance, he chose to use coughing to attract the attention of the other party, the garden was very quiet, the distance between the two was not too far, after Lin Xiu coughed twice, Octavia turned around with a happy face, and then saw that it was Lin Xiu, and actually lifted the skirt with both hands and ran in front of Lin Xiu.
This woman who has not yet reached the age of twenty, tall and beautiful, with golden hair and dark blue eyes, delicate skin of Angelica Angelica, and a Western woman with a very three-dimensional beauty, I have to say that she is still quite charming, just because of her status as a queen, he wears clothes that are too regular, and the skin of Angelica Angelica should wear some light-colored clothes to highlight her beauty, and because of her identity, Octavia attaches great importance to etiquette, so she often wears some dark clothes, After all, the light-colored clothes are too frivolous, and the dark-colored clothes make her more calm at the age when she should be young and beautiful, but temperament also needs time to precipitate, Lin Xiu always feels that he is dressed indecently, but because of the identity of the other party, this kind of evaluation can only be put in the psychology.
Octavia ran to Lin Xiu's side with a happy face, seeing that the situation still did not intend to stop the signs, obviously planning to pounce into his arms, Lin Xiu frowned, took a step forward and knelt on one knee, and performed a courtesy, in order to avoid the other party's flying pounce.
"You... What are you doing, what kind of courtesy do you have to do with me, hurry up, you don't know what to do, I haven't received a message from you in the past few days, I think you're going crazy. When Octavia saw Lin Xiu kneeling on one knee, she quickly turned sideways to avoid the past, she couldn't accept such a courtesy from the other party, otherwise, it would make her very painful.
"Uh..."Octavia's string of words, Lin Xiu was almost petrified on the spot, what kind of super-expanded mode is this, I don't remember what kind of development I have had with the other party, I came here to unravel Nero's curse, so that I can have one more killer helper, could it be that I have done some bestial acts? So how to be worthy of Tifa? It's better to commit suicide, thinking about these mentally, Lin Xiu's brows wrinkled unconsciously, and he looked at Octavia suspiciously.
"Hmm, you don't look right today, what's wrong? Didn't that damn emperor assign you some difficult task again? Okay, don't get angry, it's just a matter of a few days, and after three days, we can be together forever. Octavia looked at Lin Xiu's expression a little wrong, and thought that she had been reprimanded by Nero, after all, her identity could not enter the study, and the emperor's temper was very common.
"Three days?" Lin Xiu asked a little confused. I don't know what happened in the three years of Lu Dao. I have a vague sense that things don't seem to be so simple. Isn't it Nero's feast three days later? At that time, will there be any conspiracy specifically against Nero that will not come true? Could it be that Octavia and Agrippina had already planned everything? And the worst thing is how can he still get involved, for a while, Lin Xiu's mind flashed several thoughts, will it be safer to kill Octavia directly now? No, things haven't been completely figured out yet, think about it for a moment. Lin Xiu gave up this idea again.
"Heh, you, you've been a little dizzy lately, but it's normal for you to be careful now, after all, this is a big crime to kill your head, but... Now that we have no way out, the woman who has become the emperor must choose such a path, and you will definitely protect me, right? Lin Xiu. Octavia looked at Lin Xiu in front of her with affection, and her eyes were obviously a woman who fell in love.
"Hmm. It's just that I've been a little dizzy lately, can you tell me about the steps of the whole plan? Lin Xiu nodded in agreement, it is still unclear what happened to the whole thing, it seems that it is necessary to use this method to spy on the other party's information.
"You, it's really..."Octavia said, stretching out a finger like a lush green and tapping it on Lin Xiu's temple, helpless, Lin Xiu wanted to dodge too easily, but looking at Octavia's current state, if Lin Xiu dodged, it would definitely make her suspicious, so she had to take this blow.
"Three days later, the seaside banquet, when Grinus's Praetorian Guard will not be with the emperor at any time, then, he will be the only one by his side, those senators, and Seneca, but they are all some wait-and-see attitudes, as long as you kill Nero, then they will naturally support Agrippina as empress together, at that time, we can finally live our own happy life, recently, Nero's power has become bigger and bigger, this is our only chance to turn the tables, if you miss it, You and I, as well as Agrippina's mother, will be put to death by him, he hates betrayers more than anything else, and you steal his woman, so we have no choice. Octavia still told Lin Xiu what they had planned, after all, she would never know the secret of Lin Xiu's real coming to this country.
"Don't worry, everything is for Her Royal Highness Agrippina, in order not to make the emperor suspicious, I will go back first, and everything will be waiting for three days." Lin Xiuqiang couldn't hold back the shock in his heart, and looked at Octavia in front of him with firm eyes, in fact, he should have a passionate kiss with the other party now to be considered to be acting in place, but after all, he only pretended to be the next woman in his heart, so he thought about it or gave up this kind of thing.
"Okay, go back quickly, I just haven't seen you for a few days, I'm a little worried, since there's nothing to do, everything will wait for three days, dear, remember that this is our happiness." Octavia stepped forward and kissed Lin Xiu's cheek, Lin Xiu could only resist the idea of wanting to kill the other party and accept this kiss, it's a big deal to go back and wash both sides of the face, however, you must inform Nero first, as for what the result will be, everything is still between the two, but Lin Xiu believes that since he has come here, since Nero wants him to witness everything, then obviously, the story will not develop according to this situation.
Saying goodbye to Octavia, Lin Xiu walked quickly to Nero's study, it is now about three o'clock in the afternoon, at this time, Nero will definitely sit in the study to approve some matters, almost a corner, Lin Xiu can see the other party's open door, Nero is wearing a purple emperor's clothes, sitting there quietly, the sun is shining, shining on his body, and you can even clearly see his wrinkled eyebrows, Lin Xiu slowly slowed down, What kind of verdict will this emperor make after hearing his report? Will they kill themselves? Or is it..., he can't control so much, he just wants to use the other party, and he can only fight with the other party as a last resort, at most he has one less helper, thinking of this, Lin Xiu sped up and walked into the study.
"Qing, you came just right, uh..., Qing is..."Nero looked at Lin Xiu in some surprise, he was about to call someone to call Lin Xiu to discuss things, but he didn't expect Lin Xiu to rush over at this time, but he didn't know what Lu Dao was doing, as soon as he entered the study, he reflexively closed the door, and then knelt on one knee. Nero looked inexplicable.
"My king. Minister... Guilty! Lin Xiu hesitated. After all, it was decided to tell Nero everything truthfully, and he didn't want to be so bloody, it seemed that the relationship between the two of them was about to be shattered in an instant, thinking of this, although Lin Xiu knelt on one knee, his fingers were already on the ground, and if things developed in an unexpected direction, he could only strike first as soon as possible.
"Hmm. Qing said let's see, what a crime, Qing rest assured, no matter how big the sin, Yu will do his best to protect Qing, even if Agrippina is already planning to attack you, Yu... I don't hesitate to turn my face with her at this moment. Nero's words were full of maintenance, and these words were enough to move any courtier to death, however. Lin Xiuyu peeked at it, indeed. These words, judging from Nero's expression, are from the heart, he is not a person who is very good at hiding himself, especially in front of Lin Xiu, everything is as always, but, this matter..., Lin Xiu's heart was crossed, gritted his teeth and said all the things, and after that, he lowered his head and waited for the emperor's sentence, but for a long time, he didn't hear Nero's reply, and when he raised his head to look, he found that the emperor had no image of covering his mouth and smiling.
"Hurry up, hurry up, isn't this exactly what we planned, but... It's just, ha, Yu didn't expect that the vicious Octavia would love you so much, ha, it seems that Yu's decision was very correct. Not only is Qing innocent, but this is a great achievement, now that he knows all their plans, then, Yu has thought of a better script. Nero barely controlled his big snarl and said with a smile.
"Huh?" Lin Xiu was completely stunned, and he didn't know what the whole thing was going on, but looking at Nero's happy expression, he could already be sure that he was not in danger, and even all this seemed to be the work of the two of them, and on this day, the two of them had been discussing from the afternoon to the evening, and finally ended satisfactorily according to Nero's script.
It turned out that in the past three years, Lin Xiu had already told Nero everything between himself and Octavia, and Nero also did the opposite and played the trick of double spies, but he originally just planned to make Octavia and Agrippina feel that Lin Xiu was a member of their camp, but he didn't expect Octavia to fall in love with Lin Xiu, which made Nero really hilarious, however, Lin Xiu also implicitly asked about the progress between the two, but fortunately, there was no substantive relationship, which made him secretly relieved, It seems to be a little woman who keeps her virgin body, but Nero seems to be quite dissatisfied, and always feels that it should be more developed to make her feel that the script is full.
Under Lin Xiu's resolute protest, in the end, Nero's script had to be abandoned, but he shook his head and sighed for a long time, always feeling that the woman should be killed after playing to meet her requirements, but Lin Xiu will resolutely not agree, if that happens, it is estimated that he may not be able to do it.
Nero had also asked about Lin Xiu's wife, and sent a large number of soldiers to look for it, but in the end they found nothing, just kidding, how could it be possible to find another Tifa here, and even if there was a duplicate name, Lin Xiu could not admit it, but Nero comforted Lin Xiu with a good life.
"Well, but Octavia's woman is indeed ugly, and Yu promised you that she would let Qing see the true beauty." Nero thought for a while, and suddenly made such a decision, but Lin Xiu directly filtered this sentence because he had been calculating the layout this time, and he didn't see Nero, who didn't get an answer, proudly straightened his neck like a swan-like tsundere.
Nero's Day came as scheduled, Nero was wearing a crimson emperor's new clothes, golden hair, looking noble and full of majesty, walking towards the carriage step by step with slow steps, and Octavia next to him was also full of holy smiles, everywhere he passed, all admired, Lin Xiu carried the king's sword at his waist, followed behind the two, wearing silver knight armor, although his height in the entire Praetorian Guard, he could be regarded as the number one short, But no one dared to criticize or ridicule, because this man, who was directly promoted by the emperor as a slave to become a knight of the king three years ago, has a legend in Rome, because the amazing sword at the last of the gladiatorial arena that day gave Lin Xiu the legend of the fastest swordsman in the empire.
Seeing Nero and Octavia walking side by side in front, no one would have thought that this was a couple who looked like a couple, they were even more desperate than anyone else at this moment to kill each other, and the carriage chosen by Agrippina was relatively smaller than Nero's, this is the honor of the king alone, Lin Xiu was not qualified to enter a carriage with Nero on such an occasion, he could only lead a horse to ride on it, his equestrianism was still Nero's church, but all the time, he was not very skilled, So he chose an old horse, relatively mild-mannered, and in the end, Nero didn't feel that it damaged his majesty except for laughing at him, because what Lin Xiu was best at was not horse warfare, but ground warfare, which was probably the knight who was most inconsistent with the title of a knight of a king.
As the carriage moved slowly, the two groups of soldiers behind him also began to operate, and after Grinus shouted a sonorous slogan, he walked straight to the seaside banquet with neat steps, and the people who were invited, this time obviously not a few, Seneca and some people from the Senate were also mixed in. (To be continued......)
PS: These two days are probably a change, well, adjust your thinking, forgive me.