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    Although Li Ke's refusal disappointed Prince Theodosius, he was not a person who gave up easily. Therefore, when he finally left, he once again expressed the hope that Li Ke could go to his house for a visit when he returned from outside the city.  This made it difficult for Li Ke to refuse, so he had to agree.

    After sending Prince Theodosius away, Cen Changqian immediately complained to Li Ke: "His Royal Highness refused well at first, but in the end he really shouldn't have agreed to Prince Theodosius's invitation!"

    "Oh, why is this?" Li Ke sat down to enjoy the tea ceremony. Just now, Cen Changqian was writing behind his back, asking him to refuse the other party's invitation. Now it's time to listen to his reasons.

    I saw Cen Changqian say: "Your Highness is unaware of something. I also collected some intelligence about Rome a few days ago. All aspects of the intelligence showed that although Prince Theodosius and Constans II were relatives,  Brothers, but the relationship between the two is not as simple as it seems on the surface. With our identities, there is really no need to get too close to each other."

    Li Ke was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and he understood a little bit immediately. It seemed that there were also palace struggles within the Roman Empire.  Then his expression changed and he asked again: "Chang Qian, do you know the details of this?"

    However, after hearing this, Cen Changqian said helplessly: "Your Highness, except for the first few days, we have never dared to deal with the Roman aristocrats. In addition, this involves court disputes, so few people will understand.  I have to tell it, so I only know this little bit, but as for the more detailed information, I still don¡¯t know.¡±

    Li Ke also had a helpless expression when he heard this. He thought he could take this opportunity to make friends with several important Roman nobles, but he didn't expect that the customs here were too different, at least he couldn't accept it.

    However, Cen Changqian suddenly said with joy on her face: "Your Highness, although we don't know the situation between the Constans II brothers, you can ask Queen Irina, I think she should know better than anyone else.  .¡±

    Li Ke also nodded after hearing this. It seemed that this was the only way to go. He immediately ordered people to hurry up and prepare.

    "Whoosh~" A long arrow passed through the grass and hit a galloping hare with incredible accuracy.

    "Hit the shot, Your Highness is so powerful!" A charming female voice praised, and then three horses galloped from a distance. Immediately came a man and two women, all wearing convenient hunting attire. The man among them had a hand in his hand.  Holding a bow and arrow, the style of the bow and arrow is obviously different from that of the Romans. It is Li Ke who comes from the Tang Dynasty. And the women beside him, one is Kelis who is the translator, and the other is naturally the mistress of this manor.  Queen Irina.

    Early this morning, Irina came in a carriage to pick up Li Ke and the others to the manor, and entertained them very warmly. In the afternoon, she proposed hunting in the manor, which made people who had not hunted for a long time  Li Ke also agreed very much, so a group of people rode horses to the hunting area of ??the manor.

    Queen Irina had an unspeakable fondness for Li Kebao, which naturally could not be hidden from the eyes of Cen Changqian and others. Therefore, when they started hunting, they deliberately lagged behind to create opportunities for the two of them.

    Before coming to Rome, Cen Changqian and others probably never dreamed that they would like Li Ke having an affair with the Queen of Rome.  But as the saying goes, do as the Romans do, even their husbands didn't care about Roman women's affairs. Some even encouraged their wives to have affairs, including emperors and empresses. This was completely normal for the Romans, so Cen Changqian and the others naturally  He doesn't take it seriously, not to mention that if Li Ke really succeeds in seducing Queen Irina, he can get a lot of benefits from the other party, such as information.

    As the son of Li Shimin, Li Ke naturally went hunting with his father since he was a child, and his archery skills were among the best among his brothers. Therefore, in just an hour, Li Ke had already killed a deer and two deer.  If you add the pheasant and this hare, there are already four prey, but Irina still caught nothing.

    I saw Irina galloping over on horseback, then jumped off the horse to pick up the dead hare of Li Ke. Today she was wearing a Roman hunting suit, and she looked more charming and heroic, making her look extraordinarily charming.  charming.  The hunting attire Li Ke wore was a Hu suit brought from the Tang Dynasty. It also absorbed some of the characteristics of the military uniforms of Li Min's army. It was divided into upper and lower garments. Wearing them was not only convenient for hunting, but also set off Li Ke's extraordinary prowess.  .

    "His Royal Highness King Wu is truly a god in his archery skills. Among the entire Roman aristocracy, I'm afraid no one can be your opponent!" Irina praised unabashedly.  The Romans were more accustomed to using javelins on the battlefield, and coupled with the backwardness of bow and arrow manufacturing technology, they did not pay enough attention to bows and arrows. Therefore, most Roman nobles were not very proficient in bows and arrows. Therefore, Li Ke's archery skills can indeed  Ranked first among the Romans.

    "The Queen's praise"?, my archery skills are nothing among the Han people. Even among the princes, there are a few people whose archery skills are much better than mine!  "Li Ke said very modestly.

    "His Royal Highness King Wu is too polite. This is not the Holy Palace. Please don't call me Queen anymore. Just call me by my name." Irina said shyly.

    Although she and Li Ke had not known each other for a long time, Irina slowly discovered that she had been fascinated by this prince who came from afar. Especially compared with her husband, Li Ke not only seemed more mature and steady  , and his conversation and temperament are more noble, and he doesn't have the problems of Roman men. He is simply a perfect dream lover.

    Li Ke was also moved when he heard Irina's words. He was already over thirty, which was the most attractive moment for a man. He had long been aware of Queen Irina's previous performances. Now the other party  He even let himself call her by her name, and he could naturally hear the affection contained in it.

    "Irina!" Li Ke shouted softly.  After hearing this, Irina had a look of joy on her face, and her big blue eyes stared closely at Li Ke.

    Li Ke then continued: "Irina, you don't need to call me His Highness King Wu anymore in private situations. You can just call me Sanlang."

    "Sanlang!" Irina called out this Chinese name very stiffly.  Because Kelis didn't know how to translate the name in Greek, she could only use the Chinese pronunciation instead.

    "Yeah." Li Ke agreed, "Generally, only my elders, friends and wife will call me by this name."

    When Irina heard Li Ke's special emphasis on the word wife at the end, her face turned even redder, but her heart was filled with sweetness. Although neither of them pointed it out clearly, they both expressed themselves in their words.  At this moment, an atmosphere of ambiguity began to spread between the two.

    It's a pity that both of them ignored one thing, that is, there was a translator Kelis beside them. This poor little slave girl felt the ambiguity between her master and the Roman Queen, which made her feel that her existence was really superfluous.  Yes, but she can't avoid it like Cen Changqian and others, otherwise Li Ke and Irina won't be able to communicate.  However, when you fall in love, you need to bring a translator. Li Ke and Irina are also the first in the history of love.

    About two or three miles behind Li Ke and Irina, Wang Fangyi and Lu Wan set up their bows and aimed their arrows at the two pheasants not far in front of them again. Then they suddenly released the bow strings, and two long arrows shot out.  , hitting the prey almost simultaneously.  Wang Fangyi was a military general with excellent archery skills, while Lu Wan was a pirate and later worked in the slave-catching team for a long time, so he was able to play with various weapons, not to mention hunting.

    Watching the slaves in the manor next to him picking up prey, Wang Fangyi said strangely: "Captain Lu, have you noticed that there seem to be too many prey in this manor. We have hunted so many of them just a little while ago.  ¡±

    Wang Fangyi pointed behind him as he spoke. There were already a lot of prey hanging on the slaves arranged by Irina, most of which were pheasants and hares, and even three or four deer.

    "Hehe, I know this. In fact, the prey we caught were caught by the slaves in the manor outside, and then put in the manor for the master to hunt. That's why the prey here seems so dense." Lu Wan said  smiled.

    ¡°I see, no wonder so many prey bumped into me along the way!¡± Wang Fangyi said with a bitter smile.  Although this method did allow the noble to catch more prey, it was too simple and a bit boring for him.

    While Wang Fangyi and Lu Wan were talking, suddenly a series of laughter like silver bells sounded behind them.  They knew without looking back that Cen Changqian must be teasing the maids brought by Irina.

    Speaking of which, Cen Changqian is indeed smart. He learned some Greek from Kelis on the road. Coupled with the practice after coming to Eastern Rome, he has been able to communicate simply with the Romans. In addition, he has a good understanding of the Romans.  She didn't have much interest in hunting, so she started chatting with the maids brought by Irina, mainly to prevent them from disturbing Li Ke and the two. In addition, they would stay in the manor for a while, so Cen Changqian didn't mind chatting with a few of them.  The maid had some wonderful relationships.

    "Kapu~Kapu~" Suddenly the Roman slaves beside Wang Fangyi started to stir, and someone started shouting at the same time, but unfortunately he and Lu Wan couldn't understand them at all.

    But it didn¡¯t matter if they didn¡¯t understand, because they soon knew what the slaves called ¡°Kapu¡± meant.  I saw a tall wild boar jumping out of the bushes nearby. This wild boar was about one and a half steps tall and more than two steps long. I don't know why it actually ran out of the bushes.

    "What a big wild boar!" Wang Fangyi said seriously.I felt a little bored. I didn't expect that such a beast would come out. I was very excited at the moment and opened my bow and arrow, shooting three arrows in a row, and all of them hit the wild boar's head. One of the arrows also hit one of the wild boar's eyes.  She is blind.

    As a result, the wild boar howled miserably, turned its head and fled in the other direction.  Wang Fangyi was just about to ride his horse to chase, but Lu Wan next to him shouted: "No, the wild boar ran away in the direction of His Highness and the others!" (To be continued.)
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