Chapter 3: Faberia's Anger (Part 2)
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Facing such a brave and generous wife, Cicero felt like he was on the verge of tears - because the three demon kings in the square opposite had no intention of officially stopping the massacre, and the Anthony brothers were trying to kill her at any time. When he died, the whole family of his good friend Aetius was killed. On the cusp of such a storm, it was a miracle that he could survive until now. His wife actually wanted to challenge the tyranny of the three of them?
"My dear and strange old husband, what are you talking about? I go to be the leader of the petition team, not because I am your wife, but because I am Fabilia, a woman of the Fabian family." Listen. Seeing Cicero's pleading, Fabilia put on the jewelry with a tone of incomprehension and indifference. After saying that, like a gust of wind, she left Cicero at home, sitting on a shoulder cart and holding an ox hair. Duster swaggered out.
A thousand noble ladies, dressed in all kinds of styles, swaying in posture, hundreds of carriages and sedan chairs parked in front of the Temple of Venus, and maids combing their hair stood at the foot of the steps in a chaotic manner. You must know the massacre in Rome. Before it stopped, there were fully armed soldiers and centurions standing everywhere, but they could only watch on the spot. No one dared to come forward to question and stop him, because the other leader, Corpunia, was Caesar. wife, so the soldiers could only form a human wall to surround the group of noisy larks within the scope of the Temple of Love. They only hoped that the other party would not cross this "red line" and fly everywhere in Rome. . Just make the three monsters unhappy.
But the ladies were obviously not satisfied with this. After they offered sacrifices to the altar of the Temple of Love. Then Fabilia, wearing a long slanted shawl, spoke to all the women like a heroic female general:
"What do these men think of us? Is it not that we have supported them as adults and raised them as minors? Now they have actually issued a decree to send humble slaves to estimate our property and impose heavy taxes. It is also in the decree "If we cheat in the estimation process, we will be fined hugely. What's even more annoying is that we are treated like political enemies, and our slaves or maids are ordered to report us!"
"We have been cheating, serving these drunken men on the bed, and deceiving them by saying, 'You are so strong'!" A noblewoman named He Tingxiuya took the lead in taunting loudly, and then thousands of noblewomen screamed and laughed. When he got up, the scene was simply spectacular, "Don't expect those men to understand what we mean. Only women can understand women. We immediately go to Lepidus, Antony, and the women of the Lesser Caesar family. If they can't control their own stoves, Then let this country perish with this edict!" After that. All the ladies were like the Gallic women. They took off their headdresses, let their hair spread, pulled open their collars, exposed most of their breasts, and sat on their shoulders like murderous knights. So, first run towards the nearest Niushou Street.
"Yes, yes, I'm very sorry." Octavia and her mother stood respectfully in front of the gate. They were surrounded by various ladies asking questions, and they were constantly accompanied by polite and smiling faces. , "We will definitely do our best to persuade Turinus to abandon or reduce this edict."
After getting the guarantee from the mother and daughter, the "Ladies Army" was successful. They then lined up and walked towards the Prema Villa, aiming to target Lepida's woman.
Bodie's status made it difficult to receive Bodie, so Corinna and Viviya were responsible for the reception. Later, Leo also came out and explained to these ladies with great patience and grace. As soon as these women saw Leo Well, I had the idea of "loving you well", and because the other party was polite and flawless, most of their anger was eliminated immediately. After receiving the same assurance, they sat on the couch again and moved towards the last one. Go to the target, why take a long detour, and finally go to Anthony's mansion on Palatine Hill - Fabilia explained it this way, because the Anthonys are the most rude and uncultured people and the most difficult to deal with, so we placed Finally, focus your firepower.
What Fabilia said was correct. When the ladies entered the gate of Anthony's house, the first thing they saw was the bloody heads of several public enemies nailed on by nails.
But this was of no use. The ladies walked in bravely, but Fulivia didn't even give them a chance to talk. She rushed out with armed slaves holding sticks, shouting, "Don't let them go." I regard myself as the kind of hypocritical woman who considers herself the protector of the family hearth after giving birth to three children. If you don’t obey my husband’s orders, I will kill you all!”
Fabilia was also extremely jealous. She yelled and held hands with He Tingxiuya and other noble ladies. They faced each other and fought with Fulivia. In the end, the two women hugged each other, and their wigs were torn off and their clothes were shattered. It rolled straight from the cistern on the courtyard side to the drainage canal a hundred Roman feet away, crushing several myrtle plants. They fought bravely like sword slaves, scaring the lady next to them. Neither the slaves nor the armed slaves dared to move, "Your husband will be declared a public enemy soon, and I will kill him!" Fulivia howled.
"You are the one who is at the end of his rope. Sooner or later, your husband will abandon you and make you want to cry!" Fabilia turned over and sat on Fulivia's body, raising her hands and slapping her back and forth, and warned.
"Stop it all." In the end, it was Caesar's wife, Korpurnia, who put an end to it all. As soon as she spoke, everyone restrained themselves. "If we can't get a result here, there is no need to bother the honorable hostess anymore. We should wait patiently for a few days, and if it is not resolved, we will go to the court to appeal this issue, so that those who deliberately ignore us will not be able to avoid us."
After that, they collectively left Antony's house and went down the Palatine Hill one after another.
When Lepidus returned to Prima and learned about this from his children, he couldn't help but be speechless, "This is none of our business, but we have to guard against Antony taking the opportunity to kill Cicero. I am ready. Cicero can't die now."
Sure enough, three days later, no one took the woman's behavior seriously, so thousands of people took action again. This time they did not go to the Temple of Love, nor did they have a private gathering at any house, but directly lined up and came to the court after receiving the signal.
There, the young Caesar was handling official business and petitioning. Soon after, the entourage in front of the door was in commotion. Amid the shouting and cursing, hundreds of noble ladies broke through the obstruction and entered the hall of the court. The rest stood on the steps with their hands on their hips, shouting at the passers-by, attracting the public, soldiers, craftsmen, prostitutes and all kinds of people to quickly gather around. This was more exciting than the announcement of the public enemy. (A great event with pie in the sky, a cool phone is waiting for you! Follow the official account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter dd), and participate immediately! Everyone will win a prize, follow dd's WeChat official account now!) (To be continued..)