Eagle's Glory

No, it's not just a physical change, it's a mental change.

Could it be that the previous rumors were true... Her Majesty Sophie was severely reprimanded and punished by His Majesty because she helped that Highness escape?

Although there were so many thoughts in her mind, Henrietta couldn't make too many guesses, let alone be disrespectful in front of everyone, so she quickly let go of her astonishment and smiled.

"During your recuperation period, my daughter has been worried about your health, but it's a pity that she has never had the chance to see you." Henrietta collected herself, and then said the purpose of her trip, "Today I heard that you are going to She is facing the public again, so she also begged me to bring her here, saying that she must see you."

"Huh? See me?" Sophie was a little surprised.

Then, she twitched the corner of her mouth and smiled mockingly, "Will she be worried about me? Then I really want to thank her for her mercy."

The smile on Henrietta's face collapsed in an instant.

It seems that this His Highness has not changed at all, and the fact that his mouth is venomous has not changed.

When her daughter was said so, as a mother, she was naturally a little annoyed, but in order to fulfill her daughter's wish, she also suppressed the anger in her heart and asked the other party again.

"Then are you willing to give Teresa such an honor?"

"Of course, I also want to see how she is now." Sophie thought for a while, nodded immediately, and then replied with a smile, "No matter what she thinks, everything that has happened has already happened, maybe the two of us There will be some sympathy between the unlucky ghosts."

Unlucky... Henrietta frowned secretly again, becoming more and more annoyed.

No matter what the other party said, it sounded like she was ridiculing Teresa as an abandoned wife who escaped marriage.

Since that incident, she hated others for exposing her daughter's scars in front of her. How could she not be angry now that she was ridiculed face to face?

As the younger brother of the emperor, her husband has a detached status. If he is treated coldly by the emperor, it will be fine. It is really unbearable for a prince and concubine to be so arrogant towards her family.

She decided to take Teresa away immediately after the two of them finished chatting, so as not to suffer from this kind of disgust anymore.

"Thank you for your generosity." She decided to say no more, saluted and left immediately. "I'll bring her over to find you later."

Soon, she returned to where she was just now, and also returned to Teresa's side.

"My daughter..." After seeing Teresa, she first shouted, then picked up a glass of wine from the side, and drank it angrily.

"What's the matter, Mom?" Teresa asked with concern.

After taking a sip of wine, Henrietta finally calmed down, and then looked at her daughter again.

"Son, in order to fulfill your wish, I just walked up to that highness, and politely raised your request. She agreed."

"That's great..." Teresa breathed a sigh of relief, and then she immediately sensed something was wrong, "Then why are you so unhappy?"

"Of course it's because of her! She sneered at me, and secretly mocked you." Henrietta became angry at the thought of this, and couldn't help frowning. "I thought she was recovering from a serious illness and I felt sorry for her, but I didn't expect her to treat us like this. It's too much!"

Speaking of this, Henrietta couldn't help but come to a conclusion indignantly. "She's the same as usual, even worse than usual."

"Perhaps it's because of her bruised heart, she no longer cares about being considerate of other people's feelings." Teresa muttered softly.

"What?" Henrietta didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing." Teresa shook her head hastily, "In short, thank you, Mom, I'm so wronged for me... I'm really sorry."

"Silly boy, what do you need to apologize for? It's not you who should apologize." Henrietta shook her head, "Anyway, she'll meet you when she's free. Hurry up and finish the conversation, and then we'll go back There is really no need to give her much face."

"Okay, Mom." Teresa nodded slightly.

As usual, everyone started dancing during the banquet, and melodious music resounded throughout the hall.

Princess Sophie didn't dance because she was recovering from a serious illness, and no one was stupid enough to take the risk of the recent public opinion to invite Her Highness Teresa to dance, so both of them were free.

Teresa waited quietly until,

A court attendant walked up to her respectfully, and then bowed to her softly and gracefully.

"Your Highness, do you still have time? Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie would like to see you."

Teresa was waiting for this moment, so of course she didn't say much, and nodded immediately.

"I am honored."

Then, she stood up, followed the attendant out of the banquet hall, and then walked along the corridor to the door of a room.

The servant knocked lightly on the door.

"Your Highness, Your Highness Teresa is here."

"Come in." A reply came from inside.

So, he opened the door carefully, and walked in with Teresa.

After Teresa walked into the room, she found that Princess Sophie was sitting on the sofa, looking at herself proudly.

"Go out." Sophie waved to the attendant.

The squire hesitated, but did not move.

"Get out!" Sophie yelled again impatiently, "Are you still afraid that we two girls will play some tricks?"

Facing Her Royal Highness's anger, the attendant finally nodded slightly, and then left the room, so finally only the two of them were left here.

Teresa finally came face to face with her up close and personal again.

They don't meet many times, but every time they meet, they are unhappy, and this time is of course no exception.

Only this time, she felt a little more pity in her heart.

"Long time no see, Teresa." Sophie looked at the girl in front of her with a smile, and then greeted in a low voice, "Although meeting you is always not so pleasant, but thinking about it carefully, I am also relieved... …How should I describe our meeting? The settlement of a grudge, or the symphony of a hapless ghost?"　　

80, reconciliation?

"How should I describe our meeting this time? The settlement of old grudges, or the symphony of unlucky ghosts?"

Sophie's words seemed peaceful, but they were full of cynicism.

But Teresa was not angry.

The relationship between the two of them was not good in the first place. They had a quarrel when they met before. Now that Sophie has encountered such a tragic accident, how can she be polite when she sees herself, a person who is not pleasing to the eye?

Teresa couldn't help thinking to herself, if she hadn't found hope for the future for herself, would she, like her, lose the sparkle in her eyes and become mean in the torment of pain and resentment?

She couldn't imagine it anymore.

Because of this, she felt pity for Sophie in her heart, and easily tolerated her cynicism towards herself.

Thousands of words were in her mind, but in the end she found that she didn't know how to speak, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally said hello.

"It's been a long time, you... how are you? Your Highness."

"Why, miss, are you pitying me?" Sophie curled her lips and laughed, "I can't bear it. If it's good or bad, I think it's pretty good, after all, I've kept everything I originally owned. Safe from the dreadful quagmire."

"His Majesty the Emperor forgives you?" Teresa asked in a low voice.

"How could the old man forgive me..." Sophie raised her brows with a mocking look on her face, "He just thinks I'm still useful, and he doesn't want to make things big and affect his own glorious image, so he decided to Just bear with me for now, maybe to him, I'm just a vase that can still be placed on the shelf."

When mentioning His Majesty, Princess Sophie showed no respect at all, and she was not even worried about Teresa's appearance as a whistleblower. It can be seen that the relationship between the two of them has indeed reached the bottom.

Of course Teresa was not interested in being a gossip, she just nodded in peace. "It would be great if that's the case. You haven't heard from me some time ago, and there are some strange gossips everywhere. I'm quite worried about you."

Sophie looked at Teresa and made sure that the other party was not lying, so she slowed down her attitude accordingly, "I don't care about gossip, as long as I am the emperor's daughter-in-law, those guys who tell stories in private will be fine." You have to bow down in front of me one by one, and respectfully salute to me...But you, little girl, how are you doing recently? If you are the victim of this incident, you should be one of the biggest ones?"

"I did suffer a lot in it. When I first learned about it, I almost lost my ability to think. I watched everything I dreamed of being shattered by reality, and then I watched myself become a laughing stock." Teresa honestly said what she thought in her heart, "It's okay for me personally, but every time I see my father's furious appearance, I can't help but feel heartbroken. This is the disaster I brought to him... "

"It's a disaster, and it's a disaster we asked for." Sophie sighed with a wry smile, "Actually, it's a kind of luck for you to hear the news from others, because you don't have to enjoy the heart-piercing pain—you sure I already knew that he said he was going to leave in front of me. I almost fainted at that time, and then I scolded and insulted, I cried and begged, but it was of no use... I watched myself being abandoned by my beloved , was abandoned by the man who told me countless sweet words and promised me that he would never leave me."

When I said this, maybe it was reminded of the nightmare in my memory, Princess Sophie changed her previous indifference, and her tone became agitated, "At that moment, facing my tears, although he also showed pain , but he didn't hesitate...Damn it, this bastard didn't hesitate!"

"Your Highness is this kind of person. If you make up your mind, you will definitely do it, regardless of the price." Teresa sighed, not knowing whether it was regret or sorrow, "Then, do you hate him?"

"Hate, of course I hate him. I treated him so well and tried my best to take care of him. How could he do such a cruel thing to me? When I think of his determination at that time, I am filled with resentment." Sophie suddenly laughed again I got up, "But hatred turns into hatred. When he left, I still had no choice but to bless him... because I couldn't bear to see him alone. When he faced the dangers of the world, if I didn't even If you want to bless him, what else is left for him? It's ridiculous, isn't it? Driven by duty and ambition, he resolutely abandoned me, but I couldn't bear to abandon him! This is probably the biggest stupidity in my life Bar."

"It's not funny at all, even very respectable, Your Highness." Teresa shook her head lightly, "I think he will always remember your care and kindness to him. It's a pity that sometimes people have to do it. Make some painful decisions."

"Then do you know what the source of these pains is?" Sophie asked suddenly.

"What do you think?" Teresa looked at him puzzled.

"It's power...it's the kind of authority that makes a decision with one word. Aegron was beaten from the throne to the dirt by this kind of authority, and lost everything he could have. He was angry and unwilling, and he tirelessly wanted to pursue, It is power that I want to regain. I am the same, it is power that made me, allowing me to enjoy all the glory and wealth; power also manipulated me, making me have to swallow the bitter fruit, and tormented my heart. "

Speaking of this, Sophie showed a faint smile again, "The reason why I can do whatever I want is because I am the king's daughter and the emperor's daughter-in-law, and I am born with the right to do so. But this does not belong to My power, I just cling to authority and borrow it as a matter of course, like a baby bird under the wings of its parents. When I am pampered by power, I do what is right.

So why am I being treated like this now?Not because I did anything wrong, but because I offended the power!When the wings protecting me suddenly slapped me with a gust of wind, I could only admit that I was unlucky and obediently fell from the nest to the ground. Fortunately, I was not smashed to pieces.What am I supposed to complain about?I won't complain, what right do I have to complain?For so many years, since I have enjoyed the happiness brought to me by so much power, when its iron fist hits me, I am not qualified to cry, I accept all the punishments it bestows on me... I laughed out loud accept! "

Teresa quietly listened to Her Royal Highness Sophie's words, with mixed feelings in her heart.

It seems that although she has endured so much wind and rain and devastation, the arrogance in her nature has not been extinguished, it is only dormant in her heart for the time being.

She needs to find someone to confide in the pain and anger accumulated in her heart these days, and Teresa, who has nothing to do with the court and has some festivals, has become an ideal object for her to vent.

"Then what are you going to do next?" She asked in a low voice after a while.

"Then do you need to ask? Of course I am chasing power. Anyway, all the expectations in my heart have been wiped out. What else can I pursue? Since power has tortured me, I will find a way To grab the power into my own hands, although I fell a big one, but since I still retain my identity, it’s not too late for me to work hard for it now, isn’t it?”

Before Teresa answered, Sophie sneered again, "Then, Miss Teresa, you've asked me so many questions, it's up to you to pay what you deserve—what are you going to do next?" Woolen cloth?"

"That's why I asked to see you this time." Teresa hesitated, and then made up her mind, "I want to tell you... not long ago, I met His Highness."

Teresa's words immediately froze the smile on Sophie's face.

"What?" she exclaimed.

It seemed that even after suffering so many disasters, she still didn't let go of those concerns.

Teresa told Sophie exactly how she met His Highness and how she made an agreement.

She wasn't afraid that Sophie would report her to the court after changing hands, because she knew that Sophie would not report her.

Not for Teresa, but for Your Highness.

Since she couldn't let His Highness go, then at this time, she would not do anything that would harm His Highness.

Sure enough, as she expected, Sophie was stunned for a moment.

After a long time, she opened her mouth tremblingly.

"That is to say... when I was in prison, you agreed to get married? When I endured all the disasters and pretended to be okay, you were ready to go to your new future ——?”

Sophie's voice became lower and lower, and her gaze at Teresa became more and more severe, which made Teresa feel a little chilly in her heart.

She even suspected that she might be slapped in the next moment.

But the more so, the more she couldn't back down, so after she finished speaking, she sat up straight and looked at Sophie without flinching.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, that's all we want to do. And, whatever happens next, we have all our respect for you."

"Honor? Fuck your respect! Teresa, I've always hated you, and today it's at its peak...I promise you, if I had the right to put you in a dungeon, you'd be in it by now !" Sophie narrowed her eyes, and said angrily to Teresa.

"Fortunately, you don't have this right now." Teresa replied with a wry smile. "Otherwise I would not have dared to come to see you, and have told you these words."

"So you came here today to admire my painful appearance as a winner, and then use these news to torture me, do you want to see me go crazy with anger?!" Sophie Holder stood up, pale His weak body also trembled, "I don't want to see you again, you are simply the spokesperson of the devil!"

"Your Highness, you know that I am not this kind of person. If I am such a shallow and vicious person, there is no need for me to take the risk to meet you and tell you all this." In this tense atmosphere, Trey Sha still maintained her composure, sat in her original position, and calmly replied, "I just want to tell you the truth, because you have the right to know this...Think about it, what else can you do when things are at this point?" A better ending? You just said that you couldn't bear to see him alone, and it just so happened that I did the same...

Fortunately, I am more free than you, so I intend to help him as much as I can, and I know you would do the same if you were in my position.So please tell me... what am I doing wrong?Haven't my sacrifices been enough?What I gave up may not be as heavy as yours, but it also hurts my heart, so I ask you to stop blaming me, I don't expect you to respect me as much as I respect you, but I ask you to see it for Your Highness's sake Come on, accept what I did. "

What Teresa said was also true. Under the current situation, she could leave under the guise of going on a trip, but Sophie absolutely couldn't, so in the end, only she could go.

Just because she understood what Teresa said, Sophie gradually woke up from her pain.

She was no longer angry, but sat back on the sofa in a trance, looking at Teresa in a daze.

After a moment, she sighed.

"You won, you can do whatever you like, anyway, I don't care about it."

Teresa breathed a sigh of relief at this answer.

Although she had guessed in her heart that this would be the result, seeing Sophie's reaction just now, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"This has nothing to do with winning or losing. To me, this is not a battle of wills, but a struggle for the happiness I am looking forward to. Moreover, the object of my struggle is not you, but fate itself. If Your Highness is writing a legend, Then I am willing to write together." Teresa replied calmly, "His Royal Highness, let me say again, I am not coming to see you today to joke, but to visit you with respect and bid farewell to you. I know how helpful he is, and I also know that you mean a lot to him... Since he respects you, I can also respect you, so before I leave, I want to find a chance to meet you and sincerely Thank you, and farewell. You may not understand my thoughts, but... I sincerely hope that you are all well in the future."

"Everything is fine? What else can I do? The world has become a wasteland, and I will become a ghost wandering in the wasteland." Sophie replied with some disinterest.

She found that she didn't want to say anything anymore.

She didn't want to see things turn out like this, but she knew she couldn't change anything now.

Worst of all, a voice deep inside her seemed to say to herself that maybe this was better for him.

What you can't give yourself, someone will give you.

If it was before, she would be furious when she thought of this, but now, what else can she say?

"Take good care of him for me. If you have a chance, come back and see me." After a long time, she stood up again and left these words. "I forgive you and bless you, but please remember, it was never because of you. If fate gave me another result, I would have thrown you to a place where I will never see you again!"

Then, unwilling to say another word to Teresa, she walked straight to the door.