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Your Royal Highness, if you go out to show your face at this time, I think the effect will be better. "Antonia looked at the woman in front of her and said lightly, and it was the third queen of the former empire who sat with her in the carriage, nominally now the queen of the empire, Odosia Angeles.

Since the restoration of Thessaloniki, the queen of the empire was secretly placed in the city under the arrangement of Justinian. No one has known her whereabouts for a long time. But a few months ago, after this Genoese girl with Justinian's token came here, she immediately changed her course and undisguisedly promoted the presence of Queen Odosia. Not only did she show up in public, she also helped the victims and repaired churches and houses in the name of the queen. But all these expenses are borne by her alone. Every day, Genoese merchant ships come and go to stop at the port of Thessaloniki to transport people's urgently needed daily necessities. Affordable food has greatly eased the famine crisis of the refugees in Thessaloniki, and at the same time shattered the secret conspiracy of many unpredictable people.

But what is she doing this for?

Odosia looked at the girl in front of her hesitantly, and asked incomprehensibly: "Why don't you want to go with me, Miss Antonia, they have your share of credit for being able to settle down here, maybe let people know Everything you do silently can resolve their misunderstanding of you.” Although in the growing environment of Constantinople, Queen Eudosia did not have a good impression of the Latins, and she was deeply impressed by the crusades. But she knows that stereotyped prejudice is undoubtedly a kind of ignorant arrogance. At the beginning, she was able to leave Constantinople safely because a Venetian merchant took the initiative to cover it. This time, the local nobles in Thessaloniki When resolutely opposed to letting refugees into the city, it was the young girl who took the initiative to give help in secret so that these people could survive the war. This made Odosia firmly believe that this seemingly difficult Genoese girl also has a warm and soft side in her heart.

However, in the face of the invitation of the emperor, Antonia flatly refused.

"I never need your trust. This is just a deal between me and Justinian. And doing so will only waste the food I sent. There is not only so much in the city. The mouth of the meal, there are countless pairs of eyes staring here at all times. They can open one eye and close one eye when the merchant ships of Genoa come and go, but if I come forward, they will do their best to prevent the relief from continuing. So, my dear Your Highness, not everyone cares about the life and death of these insignificant people. If it were not for the name of the imperial princess, they would not even keep these hungry people into the city. At this time, some people are probably gnashing their teeth because the food they are hoarding cannot be sold at a high price. That's right." Antonia calmly looked out of the carriage, and explained blankly. This Genoese girl has long been accustomed to these methods. In the city of Genoa, the intrigue between the nobles is invincible than this.

Seeing the girl's unmoved appearance, Odosia sighed slightly, coughed twice, and did not try to persuade anymore, but felt that the child in front of her looked very stubbornly like someone.

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When the emperor slowly stepped down from the carriage, the maid who was guarding outside quickly stepped forward to help, and the burly bodyguard immediately moved closer to form a wall of people, guarding her from the slightest slack. The movement here quickly attracted the attention of the hungry people outside the Church of San Demetrios, and when they saw a bright purple appearing among the black armor, they immediately burst into cheers.

This is not the first time they have seen this hopeful purple. They saw the people on both sides of the Galerius Arch waving their hands or draping blankets in salute, calling out the name, and praying to God for it. blessing.

"His Royal Highness Odosia!"

The cheering people looked at the "she" who walked into the crowd alone, ecstatic, it was "she" who let go of the closed gate of Thessaloniki at a moment of despair, in the eyes of refugees in Macedonia , This distinguished woman is nothing more than separating Moses in the Red Sea.

And a group of guards followed closely. Although they could not drive out any hungry people under the instructions of the emperor, they still guarded their surroundings to prevent any potential threats. I saw that Odosia did not calm the hungry people with simple harmony, but made promises to the anxious and hopeful refugees in fluent Macedonian Greek dialect mixed with Slavic. In the tradition of the Roman Empire, this is undoubtedly not a rare scene. As early as the imperial rule, Augustus entered the Colosseum to wave at the people with a smile, and enjoy the people, and when major national events happened , As the ruler, the emperor has to spend money to buy people's hearts.

This approach is often harmless, but it also makes the people more and more unsatisfied. At first everyone was honored to treat the emperor, but gradually the meeting place with the emperor became a place for protests and demonstrations, sometimes even When a riot broke out, a big man was more vulnerable than a piece of paper in front of a crowd of menacing people. So much so that the hero Justinian I panicked when he faced the Nika riot. If it weren’t for Queen Theodora’s persuasion and Belisarius to lead troops to arrive in time, I’m afraid he would die on the spot. Under the turmoil. Therefore, Odosia did not hesitate and chose to cut directly to the topic, taking the right to speak in the entire square in her own hands~www.readwn.com~ At this moment, this weak woman in the past is like a woman in the dark. A beam of light is so bright and awe-inspiring, and within a short while, most of the grievances among the hungry people dissipated. People often only remember that this emperor is a noble purple-clothed nobleman and the emperor of the Angeles family. However, Ducarina’s blood is also flowing on her body. She has a grasp of the human heart. Although Odosia is not Willing to do this, but it doesn't mean she won't. At the same time, the guards protecting Queen Odosia are still trembling and afraid of any slack. Although the mood of the hungry people has stabilized, they must always be careful not to let anyone approach Odosia's side easily, and are afraid of going out. What's wrong.

Antonia, who had witnessed all this, stared at the emperor's back indifferently, with an unknown shadow hidden in her dark green eyes.

"Is it really okay for you to do this?" At some point, there was a man in the car, sitting in front of the Genoese girl and looking at the princess's ceremonial guard who was drifting away in a meaningful way. It was Sir Baptiste who came from the White Tower.

Faced with the other party’s question, Antonia did not answer directly, but turned her head and asked with a slight irony, "Do you think there is any problem with what I did?"

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