ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 847 Sisters
Davos quickly asked Publius to sign an alliance treaty with the Christaium people. At this point, the Dionian army quickly conquered the east of Rome with lightning speed and began to target to the Latin states to the south.

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"Master, you look so beautiful in this...underwear! Even Aphrodite would be jealous of you!" Agnes's personal slave could not help but praise.

"Don't talk nonsense, how can I compare with Venus!" Although Agnes said so, her tone was not harsh. She turned around and asked softly, "Is it really beautiful?"

"It is said that Aphrodite's chest belt is full of temptation, but I think this set of underwear is matched with your beautiful figure, master. Even as a woman, I can't help being attracted, even...envious, if His Majesty Davos Once you meet me, you will definitely be deeply fascinated by your master!" The slave girl sighed with a look of obsession.

Agnes did not speak, but looked at the bronze mirror that was as tall as a person. She touched the white underwear on her chest with one hand and played with her posture with the other hand. At the age of 40, she had grown from The passage of time could be felt on her skin that was beginning to sag. The set of clothes that Kristoya gave her, which she called "underwear", made her feel comfortable and at the same time show her youthful slimness. The figure also added a mysterious beauty, which actually made Agnes look in the mirror and become intoxicated with herself...

After a long time, she put her clothes back on and took the slave girl downstairs to the hall.

Crystal, who was sitting in the hall discussing matters with the palace steward Ribazo, saw her and immediately asked everyone else to leave.

When they were the only two people left in the hall, Christoya asked: "Sister Agnes, are you wearing it? How do you feel?!" There was a hint of urgency in her tone.

"Very...very good! I like it very much!" Agnes replied a little shyly.

"Since you think it's good, the women of Dionia will feel even better!" Christoya clapped her hands excitedly: "Tomorrow, I will ask Ribazo to send slaves to build a garment factory Shop, buy a dozen female slaves who know how to cut, and start making this kind of underwear. First, give them to the wives of the senators, and let them help me promote it..."

Christoya said excitedly, but Agnes was not very interested in this. She asked softly: "Sister, you seemed to have said before that this underwear was designed by His Majesty?"

"Yes, I originally wanted His Majesty to give me some ideas to make up for the losses caused by the bank's efforts to help people survive the drought last year. Who knew he would give me such an idea!" Kristoya said with a face. He smiled, then remembered something, and his expression became serious again, saying: "He is usually so busy with government affairs, who knew he would pay so much attention to our... place!"

Having said this, Christoya bit her teeth, took Agnes's hand, and said intimately: "Sister, you and I must watch His Majesty closely and never let him go outside. Stealing fish!"

"Maybe... maybe Hades gave His Majesty the revelation..." Agnes defended Davos in a low voice.

"Hades is not a god who likes to pay attention to this aspect..." Kristoya also quietly composed a sentence for the Kingdom's Protector, and then said seriously: "Sister, we are all getting older, and we need to learn to be more mature. Only by dressing yourself well can your Majesty's eyes be always drawn to us!"

Agnes nodded gently and squeezed Christoya's hand tightly. The two women, who were close in age and had different hobbies, had lived together for nearly 20 years. They had already established a tacit understanding of a kind of relationship that was not just sisters, but more like relatives. Sisterly intimacy.

"Sister, don't always wear that white one. Your Majesty will get tired of it if you look at it for too long. I will give you some sets of underwear in other colors and with patterns in two days..." Christoya suggested.

"Hmm..." Agnes responded slightly shyly.

"Mother, we are back!" At this time, a crisp shout came from outside the door, and then two pretty girls, one tall and one short, walked into the hall.

"Mother Agnes is here too!" the tall girl shouted again immediately.

The short girls saluted respectfully: "Mother! Mother Christoya!"

"Eunice, haven't you learned how to say hello to your elders?" Crystal sat upright and said with a straight face.

"Okay..." Eunice pouted, helplessly saluted the two mothers, and then glared at Aviya, who was snickering, to show her dissatisfaction.

"Why are you back so early today?!" Christoya asked slightly sternly.

"Uh... I'm teaching dance this afternoon. I'm menstruating and the teacher gave me leave. I thought it was boring to go home alone, so I asked for leave for Aviya." Eunice bravely said.

"It's not enough for you to be lazy alone, you have to drag your sister along with you!" Kristoya's face darkened.

"I...I'm a little uncomfortable too, my sister just-" Aviya stuttered and was about to defend, when Eunice patted her: "Don't talk."

Christoya's almond-shaped eyes widened, and Agnes beside her said hurriedly: "Since you are not feeling well, then go and rest quickly."

The two girls looked happy, and then looked at Crystal again.

Kristoya's face was still gloomy: "I'll forgive you both this time. If you leave early like this next time, you will be punished!"

"Got it!" The two responded in unison, turned around, smiled at each other, and walked out briskly.

Walking to the door, Eunice turned around and asked, "Mom, is there any news about my father and brother today?"

"Yes! This morning the messenger brought a letter from your father. It said that the Roman army has been disintegrated. Your eldest brother and Adoris have returned to Rome safely and are preparing to participate in the triumphal ceremony in Rome. ..." Kristoya said.

"A triumphal ceremony in Rome?!" Eunice exclaimed softly, and then said in annoyance: "I really want to see it!"

"When will father and brother come back?" Aviya interjected from the side.

"Child, this... the letter didn't say that." Christia said with a smile: "However, since our army has occupied Rome and defeated their army, the day of final victory should not be far away. Your father and the others will be back by then!"

Aviya smiled happily after hearing this.

"Let's go, Aviya, we should go back to the bedroom to rest." Eunice winked at her.

The two girls came out of the hall, and they could faintly hear them whispering: "Let's go and get Briants' dog out in a while, and then get out my horse, and you hold your kitten, and then we'll go to Play outside in the yard.”

"Brother Briantes will be angry if he finds out!"

"With me here, he dare not!"

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Crystal, who was in the hall, suddenly sighed.

Agnes saw it and hurriedly advised: "Sister, don't be too strict with the children, let them relax occasionally."

"I'm not troubled by this." Kristoya looked out the door, shook her head and said, "In a few months, Eunice will be 14 years old, she is almost an adult, and she still plays like this... "

"According to the laws of Dionia, Eunice is still two years away from becoming an adult, sister, you are too worried now. Moreover, I think it is a good thing that Eunice has a strong personality, and she will not be bullied in the future. It's Aviya who makes me feel a little worried." Agnes comforted her.

In most city-states in Greece, a woman is considered an adult when she is 14 years old, and she can talk about marriage. However, in the Kingdom of Dionia, under the strong request of King Davos, and with the support of medical authorities such as Helps , the Senate passed the law that "a woman is not considered an adult until she is 16 years old, and must not marry before that" (Originally, Davos wanted to set the age of adulthood for a woman at 18 years old, but in this era due to the harsh environment and backward medicine, Greece The average age of people is not high, and women tend to mature early. If they wait until they get married, the cost of raising them will be too high, which is not conducive to the growth of the population of Dionia, so a compromise was made.)
"You don't have to worry about this, who dares to bully our children!" Christoia raised her eyebrows slightly, turned her head to look at Agnes, and said softly: "This morning, Andrea came over and talked about He met her eldest son Umattheus, and asked about Eunice intentionally or unintentionally..."

"He wants to propose to her son?!" Agnes was shocked. Although she rarely interacted with outsiders, she grew up in a powerful family in Lijim and knew something about these things.

"If it were in other Greek city-states and Eunice had reached the age of marriage, Andrea wanted to say hello to me in advance, so I pretended not to know and didn't reply to her. I guess it won't be long before there will be More people mentioned this to me..." Crystal shrugged helplessly.

"Sister, you don't have to worry too much. His Majesty has said several times, 'Eunice and the others can decide their own marriage, and they can marry whomever they want.'" Agnes comforted her.

Both she and Chrystoia were deeply affected by the traditional patriarchal marriage in Greece. Chrystoia was given to the Persian prince Cyrus as a concubine, while Agnes was sent to Thurii. , it was all decided by their father without consulting their wishes at all. Fortunately, the final outcome was good.Agnes certainly didn't want her children to follow their old path, so Davos's decision was naturally welcomed by her.

"Sister, it's not that simple." Kristoya shook her head and said with some annoyance: "Eunice is so young, how can she tell whether the man she likes is good or bad, and we don't have to check it for her! Besides, if she really wants to marry an ordinary commoner, what will the wives of the senators and ministers of Dionia think? What will their children think? I am afraid that this ordinary son-in-law will be under great pressure in the kingdom in the future. Then will he still treat Eunice well?...You must consider these things!"

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