"Many, thank you..."
Pericles was also stunned for a long time.
This kid...
Could it be that he has changed his gender?
At this time, Hilde smiled, put her mouth gently next to Pericles' ear, and said with a smile: "I really care about your health all the time, because there will be no other person in the world like me, who is so persistent in looking forward to your death from illness."
"you……"
Pericles took a step back.
Sure enough, this is still Hilde.
It’s still Hilde who always makes himself miserable.
Pericles sensed something was wrong, but since there were Athenians everywhere around him, he could not show anything wrong. So, he could only smile bitterly and said, "On behalf of Athens, the Citizens' Assembly, and all the people living here, I welcome you, His Majesty the King of the Byzantine Kingdom, His Majesty Hilde."
"Thank you for welcoming me too."
Hilde also nodded in greeting.
Now, these two are between each other.
We have figured out each other's thoughts.
Pericles did not welcome Hilde's arrival and was quite opposed to it. Hilde also hated Pericles and wished that Pericles would die suddenly of an illness. The two people seemed to be on good terms with each other and were the supreme rulers of two political entities, but in fact, their attitudes towards each other were particularly bad. Therefore, when Hilde was about to leave the port of Piraeus for Athens, Hilde was able to shift her focus to the resentful gaze of Pericles.
Haha, Pericles got anxious.
Pericles must have been anxious.
Hilde's words just now directly shattered Pericles' fantasy.
Pericles must have thought that Hilde might have really changed her mind and realized her mistakes. This time when she came back, there might be a play of affection between father and daughter. Pericles really thought so, especially after Hilde's warm hug, the seed of hope was really born in Pericles' heart. But after Hilde said that, Pericles was so angry that he just wanted to curse, what a bullshit father-daughter relationship, it was all fake.
However, Pericles was not greedy.
Hield will do that.
It's reasonable and expected.
It would be strange not to do so.
After all, Pericles personally exiled Hilde to such a faraway place, and he was not a fool. He could not say such a bastard thing as "If I had not exiled you, how could you become the king of the Byzantine Kingdom?" Pericles knew that he had done something that Hilde would never forgive, so when facing Hilde's attitude, Pericles was not surprised. He quickly adjusted his mentality so that he could face this situation more calmly.
I didn't see Pericles getting upset.
Hilde felt it was a bit of a pity.
However, the previous sentence really made Pericles angry to death.
that's enough.
Hilde was now sitting in the carriage, looking at the Athens that she was very familiar with. Sometimes she couldn't even imagine that she had lived in Athens for more than ten years. Time really went by too fast.
(Thanks to Brother Zhuang Bicheng for the reward of Yan Di ~ Thank you very much! Thank you for your support!!! Then, during this period of time, I have been busy with the thesis. The reason why I can update so much in the past two days is that I finally finished the first draft of the thesis three days ago, and my supervisor was busy these two days and has not given me any revision comments on the first draft, so I can take a break from my busy schedule and focus on writing. I will probably be busy with the second draft, the final draft, and the defense in April, so it will also be very busy. I promised you that I would update three times a day if you voted for 800 monthly tickets, but I broke my promise. I am really sorry. After I finish this busy period, I will find a chance to make up for it.)
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The Fifth Tune, the Seventh Section, A Warm Welcome to Athens
During the past ten years, although Hilde was almost always under house arrest in Pericles' palace, Hilton would occasionally go out, and when he was in the palace, he could also see the Acropolis in the center of the city and the Parthenon standing in it.
Hilde had never liked the Parthenon, because every time Pericles had to go to the Parthenon, Hilde could always feel the unfriendly gazes from the clergy. At that time, Hilde did not know why these priests who served Athena had an indescribable hostility towards her.
This in the end is why?
Hilde didn't understand.
And last time from Aspasia's mouth.
Hilde roughly got the answer.
The reason why Pericles always had a bad attitude towards himself in childhood was, on the one hand, because Pericles felt that he was not his biological daughter and felt that he was cuckolded. On the other hand, it was also because the clergy had a prophecy from nowhere that believed that Hilde would eventually destroy Athens. These two factors ultimately led to Pericles having no feelings for Hilde and having a very bad attitude towards her.
However, even if Hilde knew the reason, he still had no sympathy for Pericles. Anyway, Hilde was not a complete person in this world. He was a time traveler. As a time traveler, his feelings for his parents were definitely not very strong. For a mother like Aspasia who was particularly good to her, Hilde was more grateful in her heart. Pericles had a bad attitude when Hilde was a child, so don't expect Hilde to have any sympathy.
If a group of people fight Pericles.
Hield was definitely the one who hit the hardest.
“I never thought that I would be able to return to Athens one day.”
Sophia seems to be very happy now. She has been looking around and looking at the surrounding scenery. She is in the most excited state. On the way to Athens, Sophia was very excited. Hilde can understand it. After all, Sophia also grew up in Athens. She was sold from Carthage to Athens when she was very young, so Athens is equivalent to her home.
“It can be considered as returning to my hometown.”
"yes……"
Sophia smiled and looked at Hilde.
"I didn't have this feeling before I left Athens. But after being away for a long time, I realized that although many sad things happened here, the city itself is still worth staying in." Sophia looked at the highest point in front of her, the Acropolis, and said with a smile, "The highest point in front is the Parthenon, Sissi, you are now the oracle of Lady Athena, so going to the Parthenon is like going home, isn't it?"
"If you say so..."
Hilde couldn't help but think of one thing.
"Well, the priests of the Parthenon have never been very friendly to me, but this time I can go back and see these old friends and see how they react when they see me this time."
There is no doubt that the priests of these temples all believe in Lady Athena. So what kind of expressions would these clergymen who used to hate Hilde and had always asked Pericles to get rid of Hilde show after seeing Hilde, the oracle of Athena? Hilde suddenly became very interested.
"I'll find time in a couple of days and go see it in person."
This matter was settled in Hilde's mind.
Aspasia, who was sitting on the side, asked in confusion: "Sissi, what did you talk to Pericles just now?"
"Nothing said."
Hilde turned around.
Look behind the team.
At this time, Pericles, who was waiting for Hilde, was behind. Hilton could see that Pericles was walking behind the team with a gloomy face. It seemed that what he said just now really pissed Pericles off. So Hilde smiled and said, "Just now, I whispered some trash talk in his ear, but I didn't expect it to make him angry. People say Pericles is a philosopher, but I didn't expect that he has such a low temper."
"You kid..."
"I have always been a vindictive person. If someone offends me, I will definitely pay them back double. Just wait and see. I am afraid that the feud between Pericles and I will never end until he dies."
At this time, Hilde turned her attention to the welcoming crowd. Now, there were Athenian civilians everywhere watching Hilde coming to Athens. Many Athenians knew of Hilde's existence. When they knew that Hilde had transformed into the king of the Byzantine Kingdom, they were surprised, surprised and confused at the same time. They came here to see Hilde's face with their own eyes.
Hilde stood up and waved to the people around her, who were both lovable and hateful. Hilde's long silver hair shone beautifully under the warm sunshine of the Mediterranean Sea, and her purple eyes were like beautiful amethysts. Seeing Hilde's godlike beauty, the people in Athens began to boil.
“Hilde──!!!”
“Welcome back to Athens!!”
Hilde heard this.
He just smiled and waved.
And he thought Hilde was an Athenian.
These people are really...
Hilde would not be grateful to the Athenians for this. Although the Athenians welcomed her arrival and were very enthusiastic, Hilde always remembered clearly that when she was forced to leave Athens, no Athenian stood up to speak for her. In other words, although Hilde was indeed beautiful and was called the pearl of Athens, many Athenians regarded Hilde as an alien.
No one could have imagined what it meant for a woman who was powerless to go to Byzantium, thousands of kilometers away. It was not a good thing... Although Pericles had his own explanation for this matter, as long as you think about it carefully, you can see how pale Pericles' explanation is.
The only one who could realize this was Socrates.
So Hilde had long been disappointed with Athens.
She would never thank Athens.
If it weren't for the interests and to take over Ionia, Hilde would not want to return to Athens. Because once she came back, she would have to face these people, people Hilde didn't like. However, those who achieve great things don't care about small matters. If there are some grievances like this, they can be overcome as long as they are endured.
The fifth tune, the eighth section, they all dislike each other
Hilde's arrival in Athens caused a huge sensation. From the port of Piraeus to the core city of Athens, there were people welcoming her everywhere on this long road. I'm afraid that even if the envoys sent by Sparta came to surrender to Athens, it would not attract such widespread attention.
This is what will happen.
On the one hand, it was because Hilde was an Athenian.
On the other hand, the Byzantine Kingdom was over-mythologized in Athens. After all, no Athenian had ever seen what the Byzantine Kingdom was like. At the same time, when they heard that it took only two years for the Byzantine Kingdom to transform from a small city-state into a vast Greek kingdom, they were all very surprised and felt that Hilde, who was able to rule the Byzantine Kingdom, was very powerful.
Although they looked down on the Byzantine Empire from the bottom of their hearts.
They felt that the Byzantine Empire was a place where barbarians lived and far away from civilization. They certainly could not be compared with the noble Athenians.
At the same time, they felt that Hilde, as an Athenian who had been nurtured in the Athenian democratic atmosphere since childhood, chose the monarchy as a political system after establishing a country. This was obviously a betrayal of the ideology that Athens believed in and a regression of history. It was also evidence that Hilde was greedy for power and liked to become a dictator.
Therefore.
Hilde did not indulge in the welcome of these Athenians.
She knew it.
These Athenians were not really welcoming to her.
After more than an hour's journey, Hilde and the others arrived at the temporary accommodation arranged by the Athenians. Generally, foreign envoys or important guests were arranged in a mansion in Athens. This was a relatively large mansion with a bath and an indoor open-air square where banquets could be held.
The reason why Hilde knew this place was because it was used to receive the envoys sent by the Persian emperor, and the envoys also received the Persian princess Xerxes at that time. It was in this mansion that Hilde bullied Xerxes for a long time. Then there were a series of things that happened afterwards. It can be said that this place is where everything started.
“I never thought that one day we would live here.”
Aspasia looked around curiously.
"The last time we came here was when you were very young. The Persian emperor sent an envoy, and the Persian princess also came. You got along very well with the Persian princess at that time. I still remember it." Aspasia couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic expression when she saw the mansion. "Who would have thought that several years later, the timid Persian princess would transform into Xerxes, the emperor of the Persian Empire."
"yes……"
Hilde was somewhat emotional.
If you calculate the time this way, a long time has passed.
So that little Xue Xue back then.
Why... did it become like this today?
Hilde had thought about this question before, but no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't come up with a good answer, so she had to give up. At this time, Pericles came to Hilde, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, you can live here during your stay in Athens. Of course, you can go home if you want."
"My home is in the Byzantine Empire."
Hilde responded with a smile.
"Do you want me to go back?"
"Of course not... It's just that so many slaves are overjoyed after hearing the news that you are coming back, thinking that they can see you again, so don't you want to see them?" Pericles knew very well that Hilde actually cared about these slaves very much, so he deliberately said this, and Hilde smiled and said:
"Then I'd like to trouble you, Pericles, to bring them all here for me. What do you think?"
"What……"
"This shouldn't be difficult. I just need to ask them to come to my place and sponsor me for a while. Since they miss me so much and I miss them too, I don't think there's any need for me to go back in person. I need someone to take care of me living here, so let them do it." There was really nothing wrong with what Hilde said. Since Hilde wanted to see the slaves in her former home, it would be more convincing to ask them to come directly instead of asking Hilde to go find them. After all, Hilde was the king of the Byzantine Kingdom. How could the king of a kingdom go to see the slaves in person?
So Pericles was stunned for a moment when he was suddenly told this, and then he could only smile and nod in agreement: "Okay, since you said so, I will go and help you arrange it now. You can live in the mansion with your people first. If you need anything, you can always tell our people."
"Then trouble you."
"This is what I should do."
Both Pericles and Hilde had smiles on their faces.
But both of them knew very well that in fact, their attitude towards each other was to kill each other, and there was no friendship at all. Hilde was unhappy with Pericles, and Pericles was unhappy with Hilde, but both sides currently had no way to pose any real threat to each other. After all, what they needed to talk about next was cooperation, not war.
In this way, Hilde took Aspasia, Sophia and Dione to live in the mansion. In order to welcome the arrival of Hilde and others, the mansion has been cleaned again, and all the things are available, which really reflects the grandeur and thoughtfulness of Athens as the most powerful and prosperous city-state in Greece.
"Finally, I don't have to stay on the boat anymore,"
Hilde walked quickly into her room.
Then he sat down directly.
"I'm really tired..."
"Sissi, there is nothing planned for today, so you should take a good rest today." Aspasia walked up to Hilde, stroked her hair with a smile, "Why don't you take a nap now, eat something when you wake up, and take a shower in the bathroom here. This way, the fatigue from the long journey will be well relieved."
"I understand."
Hilde smiled and nodded.
