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A church in the north of Fort Wiscari is full of Byzantine civilians praying for God’s blessing. It is people who are helpless during the war come here to seek religious consolation. Only here will people forget for a while. The Venetian siege caused them a huge panic at this time.

Just as Christians laughed at the inhabitants of Athens and worshipped the false gods of clay sculptures and still couldn't stop the fall of the city, so the praying Byzantines could not get Christ's response.

Naturally, Justinian did not come here to attend the mass supported by the bishop or to pray or something. His purpose was very simple just to come here to meet someone.

This is the place he and Princess Odosia have agreed upon. Although it may seem crowded, it is very suitable as a place to cover people's ears.

This is a small church for some years. Although it is small in scale, it was only used for prayer by the local Byzantine garrison, but now it has become a gathering place for the entire Moria exile, accepting the guidance of the priests, and a devout religion. The breath is extremely rich.

It’s just that Justinian didn’t catch a cold. He who had witnessed the Mass of the Orthodox Master in Agrinion was more concerned about this ancient building at this time.

The interior furnishings and arrangements are almost 100 years old, and a screen separates the Holy of Holies from the nave. There is a gate in front of the altar and a small gate on each side. The priests of the Orthodox Church are standing in front of the door and the screen, which is painted with delicate portraits of the holy. It was full of classical atmosphere, and all the residents who came here prayed devoutly and accepted the blessing brought by the mass ceremony.

Under the guidance of the nun, Justinian walked into a small room in the church, and finally saw Princess Odosia who had asked him out and the daughter Helena in her arms. There were neither servants nor maids around her. Obviously, this was a secret reception, so Odosia only opened other people on the grounds of attending Mass and met Justinian alone.

Regarding this, Justinian was not surprised at all, and respectfully saluted the woman in front of him:

"Gui'an, respect your Royal Highness Princess Odosia, it is an honor to be received by you."

However, to Justinian’s respect, Odosia seemed to react very coldly, "I have already said that I am no longer a princess. You don’t have to call me that, Your Excellency Justinian. I’m this time I was already very upset by concealing my husband's meeting with you against his will. But I still chose to come here, just for my daughter Helena."

Looking at Helena in Odosia's arms, Justinian also nodded clearly.

"I think this should be the blood of His Majesty Muzfius." Justinian looked at the girl's age and roughly calculated it, and it should not be the child of Leosgros and Odosia. There is only one possibility. Helena is the daughter of Muzifius, which is why Muzifius gave all his personal seals to Justinian at all costs.

However, what puzzled Justinian was that Odosia seemed unwilling to leave with herself.

Odosia nodded and said: "Yes, Helena was still in her infant when she left Constantinople, Duke Leo took us in. But I don't want to return to that man anymore. But Helena is his daughter after all. I know that as the blood of the royal family, it is impossible to be allowed to live, but I beg you, wait for Helena to grow up and take her away. She is still too young and I don’t want her. Leaving me so early.” As a mother, she saw through Justinian’s true purpose more keenly than Liosgros’s trip, especially the private Muzfius’s in Justinian’s hand. Zhang, even more convinced her of this.

But her words seemed extremely naive in Justinian’s ears. The youngest daughter of Alex III didn’t understand the reason why the royal family had such strict control over blood. It was all about the firm rule, not for the frailty. Family affection. But on the other hand, Justinian understands the other party. As a victim of a political marriage, Odosia may be very emotionally indifferent to her nominal husband Muzfius. From beginning to end, the woman didn't even mention the other party's name, and on the other hand, Odosia was obviously confused by the surface of Leosgros, thinking that the other party was a truly worthy person.

But in fact, Justinian knew better than anyone that Leosgros was actually using this innocent woman to accomplish his ambitions.

But Justinian did not directly pierce ~www.ltnovel.com~ because he knew that doing so would only add fuel to the fire and increase the distrust of the other party. I saw Justinian faintly said: "I respect your choice, Your Majesty, but you are still the wife of your Majesty in name. And I was only ordered to welcome you back, in fact, you have not forgotten your identity. , When the people in the city are desperate, you will come out to comfort them. When the soldiers bleed on the battlefield, you will also comfort them and take the doctor to heal their wounds. Now the empire has fallen apart. As the princess of the empire, I think you actually I don't want to just sit on the sidelines like this!"

In Byzantium, the status of women is not completely subordinate to men, especially aristocratic women, they also have aristocratic intuition, not to mention that Oudosia has become a purple-clothed aristocrat at a very young age. Justinian believes that the pride that goes deep into the bones is enough to overcome them, but now she is still a little hesitant. Just let her understand the true face of Leosgros, Odosia will definitely make a choice not to disappoint Justinian.

And sure enough, Justinian’s words immediately made Odosia’s face hesitated and struggling. What the other party said did touch the deepest thing in her heart. Odosia has always admired the image. Queen Theodora is such a character, and whether it is the former Queen Dowager Elena or Princess Anna Komunen, they are all outstanding women. From a young age, it was not her beloved sister, but Empress Euphrasegne, the mother who won the throne for her father.

Only because of being left out and manipulated by her parents, Odosia sometimes feels that she is not a so-called princess but just a **** played with, but now Justinian’s short but serious forehead A word undoubtedly touched her heart.