The nun with black stockings is actually a boy?

Da~da~

Hearing the footsteps, Eudocia took a deep breath and subconsciously looked towards the open door: "Come in, thank you Helen, give me some time, if you don't like this dress..."

But no one entered through the open door, yet the sound of footsteps still echoed in the chapel.

Eudocia opened her eyes slightly and turned to look in the direction of the small room.

Helen, dressed in a pure white floral gauze, walked out of the small room. Although the floral dress was a long skirt, the gauze was slightly transparent from the thighs down. The rosy white skin of her thighs embellished the pure white holiness, quietly adding a bit of astringency.

Red and white roses bloomed around her waist, adding gorgeousness to the plain white. The top barely covered Helen's delicate collarbone, revealing her seductive shoulders.

The delicate and smooth skin on her shoulders looks absolutely beautiful under the sunlight from the window.

This holy beauty is like a white rose, the pistil always has a charming charm.

"Eudocia, how do you think I should wear the veil?"

Helen held the flower veil in her hands with a gentle look on her face.

The tears that Eudocia had managed to hold back burst out again.

The wind outside the window blew into the hall without any understanding of the situation, along Zoe's portrait, and came to Helen.

"Hmm~ Why is there a sudden gust of wind?" Helen fiddled with her hair that was blown in the wind in distress.

In the distance, Eudocia, with tears in her eyes, took a step, then a second step, and then quickened her pace. When she was half a meter away from Helen, she started running.

"Huh?" Helen, who had just had her hair done, saw Eudocia running towards her.

Poor Helen had no time to react and was knocked to the ground on the spot.

Helen, who was knocked down, was about to hit Eudocia in her arms with a hammer, but she saw Eudocia's eyes full of tears.

"Mom~" Eudocia hugged Helen and burst into tears. "Mom... I'm sorry... but I can't hold on any longer. I don't want the country you worked so hard to build to fail... I'm sorry, and I don't want to be my brother's enemy."

Helen saw Eudocia crying in her arms, and looked up, where a photo of Zoe and her children was hanging.

Is this what you mean?

Ah, I was overthinking it.

As Helen also lost her mother at an early age, she naturally understood Eudocia's feelings, so she reached out and stroked Eudocia's head.

"I'm always here, Eudocia, and I'll continue to be with you."

"You tried so hard, it's not your fault."

"I will always be with you."

"I am your eternal harbor."

As soon as she finished speaking, Helen sat up, held Eudocia in her arms again, patted her back gently, and sang a melodious ballad.

Eudocia held Helen tightly in her arms, just like she held her mother when she was a child.

The warmth of his arms comforted her.

……

"Goodbye, Constantinople."

Standing at the port, Nero looked at Constantinople from afar, and especially when his eyes fell on the cross on the spire of Hagia Sophia, he felt an indescribable melancholy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the ship is ready and can set sail at any time."

A naval officer stood and saluted Nero.

Nero nodded slightly and was about to step into the port when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves not far away, which made him stop and observe.

I saw a fat old man getting out of a black carriage not far away and wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, why are you not resting in the palace? Why are you out here?"

Knowing he couldn't escape, Nero simply stepped forward and asked.

Augustus, leaning on a crutch and supported by his guards, walked step by step to Nero.

"Are you going to betray the empire your parents left behind?" Osius said in a calm tone.

Nero was startled for a moment, then smiled with relief, spread his hands and said, "Uncle Osius, come with me."

Osius stared at Nero silently, his eyes full of disappointment.

"I see, Uncle Osius." Nero shrugged regretfully. "Is that what you mean?"

"I don't forbid you from escaping, but as a member of the royal family, the impact that will be unleashed once you leave..." Osius finished his words and shook his head.

Nero scoffed. "At least I didn't surrender to the enemy like Uncle Julian did. Fleeing is the only way out."

"That's not the way you give up halfway." O'Hughes shouted excitedly, then covered his mouth and coughed.

Looking at Osius's body, Nero subconsciously tried to help him, but was pushed away by the other party.

"Nero... I watched you grow up, and you have never been a coward." Osius looked sad.

Nero looked at his white-gloved hands and gave a wry smile: "The moment my father was defeated, we should have evacuated."

“Ignore the people?”

"Sacrifice is necessary. As long as we, a group of nobles full of honor, survive, there is hope."

"A group of people who can rebel at any time?" Osius said, scanning everyone in the port.

The port was filled with nobles who wanted to escape, their families and luggage, making the entire port serve them.

Seeing Osius looking at them, all the nobles lowered their heads in shame.

"If you want to evacuate, I won't stop you. Or rather, I've never stopped anyone from leaving this city. But... isn't this the day when the enemy is at the gates yet?"

Osius looked away.

"If the people can evacuate, why can't we?" Nero asked in response, "With those lowly barbarians blocking the way, isn't this the best time to evacuate?"

Osius remained silent.

"We are just one step ahead. Uncle, you should also prepare for evacuation." After Nero said this, he turned around and took his men onto the warship.

Osius sighed, "You took a large number of warships and troops with you. We can't defend the northern sea wall and the Golden Horn!"

Nero paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "I am the only legitimate emperor of Rome."

Osius looked up in surprise.

"Prime Minister, take care of yourself." Nero said, and boarded the warship in the surprised eyes of everyone.

At this moment, a large number of Roman naval officers looked at each other and followed Nero onto the ship.

Anyway, the Roman fleet was built by the Venetians. Now that Lord Nero has given their permission, they naturally have no intention of defending their country.

"Alas, if you go to the Venetian territory, you don't have a large number of trusted people... can you keep the situation under control?" Osius knew that Nero would never be able to leave the Venetian Federation in his lifetime.

The city defense troops and guards watching at the distant port dropped their weapons in despair when they saw His Majesty the Emperor leave.

The panic in the hearts of the people far away exploded, and they ran back home, began to pack their luggage, and prepared to find a new port to complete the evacuation.

The crews of ships from various countries who came to pick them up were attacked by the crazy and desperate people.

This is not the people's fault. In the history of Eastern Rome, many emperors abandoned their capitals and fled, leaving the people to be massacred by mercenaries and foreigners who were eager to make a profit.

The scene of Nero's escape now makes many people feel bad.

Everything is heading towards chaos.

Augustus acted decisively and ordered the remaining loyal guards to urge the garrison and city defense forces to maintain order.

Boom——

Just as the situation was gradually moving from chaos to order, a shell landed on the sea surface in the harbor, causing a wave.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

"Goblins, the goblin fleet appeared in the Golden Horn. Why...why did they appear here?"

A navy sailor lowered his binoculars in despair.

"...The exit of the Golden Horn is sealed with magic chains... The only way to get in... is by land boat?"

Osius closed his eyes, knowing that the empire could not just focus on the defense of the west, and it was only a matter of time before the northern sea wall fell.

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PS1: A short story.

??: Ms. Joan of Arc, what kind of person do you think Helen is?

Joan of Arc: ...I, I don't like him.

??: I don’t think I asked that kind of question.

Chapter 128: Pledge of Allegiance to Her Royal Highness Queen Helen, Regent of Rome [4K]

Eudocia felt like she was having a beautiful dream. She was with her mother, the country was peaceful and harmonious, and her father's expedition was successful.

The Roman Empire is revived!

But the moment he opened his eyes, all these dreams vanished into nothingness, and what came into view was Helen's pretty face.

"Awake?" Helen helplessly tidied up the hair that was stuck to Eudocia's cheek.

Eudocia was startled and her face turned red. She wanted to get up from Helen, but found that she had been lying there for too long and could not get up, so she slipped back into Helen's arms.

Helen couldn't help but smile and scratched Eudocia's nose. "Fool, sleeping with your body bent over like this will easily cause your body to become stiff."

"I didn't expect I fell asleep." Eudocia said shyly, and then got up from Helen.

Helen saw Eudocia stand up, and she stood up too, with a wicked smile on her face: "Someone called me mother in my dream, I won't tell you who it was~"

Eudocia's face, which had finally recovered, turned red again.

"I, it was an accident!" Eudocia defended herself with a blushing face.

Helen covered her mouth and smiled. "Oh? Really? Someone is calling her mom and asking her to help her deal with problems. Who do you think this person is?"

Eudocia became anxious and immediately stepped forward to Helen with a look of shame and anger on her face.

Suddenly, Eudocia pressed her face against Helen's. She subconsciously took a step back, but she still said stubbornly: "Oh~ Is Her Majesty Eudocia anxious?"

Eudocia put her arms around Helen's waist.

Helen shuddered subconsciously.

"Let me teach you a lesson, little brat." Eudocia stared at Helen and kissed her.

Helen's eyes widened. She never expected Eudocia to be so bold!

Two pairs of beautiful and slender jade feet were stepping on the floor, one pair was wearing nun shoes and the other pair was wearing elegant royal women's shoes.

The jade feet wrapped in the exquisite royal women's shoes kept moving forward, forcing the tender feet wrapped in the petite nun shoes to move back continuously.

Boom!

Helen crashed into the church wall.

The nun's shoes had to follow his master on tiptoe and were forced to accept the oppression and tyranny of the elegant royal women's shoes.

"Cough cough~"

For a long time, the lips are divided.

Helen collapsed on the ground, covering her mouth and coughing, just like a girl who had just finished a speech.

"Huh~" Eudocia picked up Helen's handkerchief that fell on the chair and wiped the crystal from her lips.

"Ahem, is this your Majesty's way of etiquette?" Helen stared at Eudocia resentfully.

Eudocia folded her handkerchief and said, "Some people are princesses but don't have the qualities of a princess."

"Even if you force me to be crowned as the imperial concubine, do I have the obligation to help you share the power?" Helen stood up again, but her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground again.