Eagle's Glory

No doubt it also meant that she would personally send some people to death, but it was also a lesson she had to learn, and she knew that she should bear this responsibility.

At least she's been reassured.

"Your Highness, since you have come here, you have set yourself on a different path from other princesses. I think you will have realized it before." Seeing Teresa's expression, the priest gently reminded her She said, "It's really not good for a child like you to go through this at a young age, but fortunately, I know that you are strong-willed, and I believe that after you have endured all this, you can still maintain your own heart, instead of Radical denial of the previous self.

Kindness is indeed a luxury, you can spend as much as you have spare time, although you can't spread kindness now, but if one day you can become the queen of the empire, I hope and believe that you will benefit the whole country. "

The priest's comfort relieved Teresa of the burden in her heart.

"Thank you for your comfort, Father." She thanked the priest with a smile, "With a wise elder like you by my side, I really feel a lot more at ease... I sincerely hope that you will always be healthy and stay with me. And His Highness's side to solve our problems."

"I can only do my best. After all, who can guess God's will?" The priest smiled freely, "However, as long as I am alive, I will dedicate everything to Your Majesty and you. Repay your respect and trust."

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Your Highness, it's me." Chanel's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in." Teresa called Chanel in, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your mother's reply has arrived." Chanel replied respectfully. "There are also some messengers who claim to be entrusted by your father to serve you..."　　

149, messenger

"There are also some messengers who claim to be entrusted by your father to serve you..."

"Is that so...?" Upon hearing this, Teresa's exhausted spirit immediately cheered up.

Of course she knew that her father's so-called "messenger" would definitely not be an ordinary person.

Although when she left Austria, her father said some harsh words, but in the end he still couldn't bear himself...

Dad... Dad... thank you.She couldn't stop thanking her in her heart.

"Okay, I see." She collected herself, tried her best not to laugh out loud, and then nodded slightly to Chanel, "You go back and take them to the reception room first, and I will go to see them right away."

"Yes!" Chanel led the way.

And Teresa also turned her head to bid farewell to Father Faria, "Father, I'm sorry first... I will implement the suggestion you just gave me, thank you."

"Your Highness, it is my honor to offer you some useful advice, go ahead and do it." Father Faria also nodded goodbye to Teresa, "However, I have another piece of advice, please listen to it for now. "

"Please tell me." Teresa immediately put on a posture of listening carefully and looked at the priest.

"Most people in this world like fame and fortune. It is the most effective way for you to lure them with fame and fortune, and it is also simple and straightforward-but there are some people who don't care about fame and fortune so much. At that time, you have to think of other ways to win them over. Father Faria seemed to have a plan in mind, so after Teresa allowed it, he immediately continued, "Your Majesty has done a good job on this point. He has a very accurate grasp of other people's ideas." , and respond appropriately to their expectations in different ways,

For example, my adopted son Edmund Dantès, he is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and does not admire wealth and honor. All his wishes are only revenge and gratitude... and His Majesty, after seeing him , quickly showed him great trust, entrusted him with important tasks, and promised to settle all grievances for him, and what His Majesty did touched Edmund's heart... He was so grateful that he swore to serve His Majesty serve.

It is precisely because His Majesty has this talent that he was able to recruit so many people to work for him so quickly by virtue of his name-to be honest, I am quite surprised, because he has mastered this skill at such a young age... It is really amazing People are amazed.This requires both a magnanimous mind and a fine-grained observation ability. I hope you can also allow yourself to have these, because these are the necessary abilities for you to govern your servants in the future. "

"Of course Your Highness is so powerful." Teresa was very happy to see the priest complimenting her fiancé like this, and couldn't help showing a smile on her face. "Staying by His Highness's side, although I dare not imagine that I can keep pace with His Highness, at least it will allow me to learn a bit of demeanor~"

After finishing speaking, she saluted the priest, and then drifted away.

At this moment, the "messengers" had also been brought by Chanel to the temporary meeting room in the hotel.

As soon as they entered the room, they sat upright on their seats, waiting for His Highness to arrive.

They didn't say a word to each other, they stared straight ahead, and as they took their seats, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Soon, the door was reopened, and Teresa walked in.

Although none of these "messengers" had ever met Teresa, they probably guessed all of them when they saw her appearance and attire.

So they all stood up at the same time and saluted Teresa silently.

Teresa walked to the center of the room, and then looked at these "messengers".

Most of these people are not amazing in appearance, but they are not good-looking. Coupled with their serious expressions, they all reveal a capable temperament.And the person who was the leader among them had a scarred face, with a long scar across half of his face, making him look particularly horrifying.

Facing these fierce men alone, Teresa was instinctively a little timid, which was an experience she had never experienced in her life.

How had she ever imagined such a day in the past?

However, she quickly calmed herself down, these were the scenes she had to face.

These people were appointed by my father to help you and Your Highness, Teresa... treat them well.She said to herself in her heart.

"Gentlemen, I am very grateful for your coming." She put aside the discomfort in her heart, let herself show a humble and elegant smile, and then bowed her head to the other party, "During this difficult day, my family and I My fiancé is in urgent need of help...and your arrival is a great help to us. I believe that you will definitely play a greater role than ordinary people, because my father chose you—since he approves of you, then I will I will also respect you and place the greatest expectations on you... Thank you!"

"You are welcome, Your Highness, it is our honor to serve the Grand Duke and you." The scar-faced man in the lead said to Teresa with a ferocious but friendly smile.

His voice was a little hoarse, and it sounded a little harsh, but Teresa still looked at each other and listened carefully, "Please allow us to introduce ourselves-my name is Ferdinand Hench. Thanks to your father's care , I was recently promoted to a major in the Imperial Army, and the Grand Duke also entrusted me to bring people here to serve His Highness and you..."

After he finished speaking, he paused again, as if wondering why Aigron hadn't come.

"His Royal Highness has launched an offensive, and now the first battle has been won, and others are already in Nafpaktos." Teresa saw what he was thinking, so she took the initiative to answer the other party, briefly describing Aigron's actions and current situation.

After listening to Theresa's explanation, these people looked at each other, and then Major Hench looked at Theresa again.

"It seems that His Highness acted faster and resolutely than we expected, which is very good." Then, he said his request, "In this case, I think His Highness needs help more than before, and the situation ahead is changing rapidly, it is really Without delay, will you allow us to go to him at once?"

"Of course, that's exactly what I mean!" Teresa replied happily.

She is not a person who judges people by their appearance, coupled with the current special environment, Major Henchy's terrifying appearance, on the contrary, reassures her a lot.

This man looked menacing at first glance, and he was absolutely suitable for her father's task——she thought so.

Major Henchy's positive attitude made her even more appreciative.

It seems that my father's vision of picking people is right, this major is a reliable person.

"You are exhausted from the journey. Let's rest here tonight. I will arrange someone to take you there tomorrow morning... I think His Highness will be very happy, and he will receive you grandly."

"There is no need for a grand reception. We don't want to attract too much attention from others. You and him can just treat us as ordinary volunteers." Major Hench shook his head with a smile, and then he changed the topic, "However... I think His Highness will be surprised when he sees me, because we met once before."

"Huh? What's going on here?" Teresa was a little surprised.

"Thanks to your father, too," replied Major Henchy.

Then, he told Teresa exactly what happened last year when Archduke Karl took the Duke of Reichstedt to inspect the Invalides.

Teresa listened with interest, and when the major spoke of the final toast to the marriage, she blushed at once, mixed with embarrassment and joy.

"Your Highness has never told me this...you guys are too nonsense." She whispered.

"Anyway, that's how I met His Highness. He should still remember me. After all, my face is impressive enough." Major Hench made a self-deprecating joke. "After His Highness left, we chatted in private, and we all liked His Highness's demeanor very much. We all felt that it was wonderful to resolve past hatred in this way..."

He stopped when he said this, because no one dared to mention it anymore because of the changes that happened later.

Who would have thought at that time that things would develop to the point where it is today?It was like a dream.

He has always called Egron His Highness, which is of course considered in advance - as an Austrian soldier, it is of course impossible for him to recognize the so-called emperor status of the boy now, he can only use the official Austrian title Duke of Lechstedt Let's call him respectfully—although His Highness's escape greatly angered His Majesty the Emperor, but since the Emperor of the Empire has not issued an edict to revoke his royal title, it seems that there is nothing wrong with people like himself continuing to call him that.

After hearing his words, Teresa felt a little emotional.

If it wasn't for my insistence that my parents had to give in, God knows what would happen to the two of them now?

Fortunately... everything has finally returned to the right track, even if the end of the "right track" has been pulled to a place that is completely different from the end of the royal family's original plan, as long as His Highness is with you, that's enough.

After a moment of silence, she withdrew her thoughts and looked at Major Hench with a smile again.

"Since you have met before, everything will be more convenient. His Highness will be willing to trust you. I sincerely wish you to use your abilities to contribute to His Highness's cause."

Then, she asked again, "By the way, since you are messengers, did my parents ask you to bring anything here?"

"Of course, there are actually quite a few things." Major Hench nodded.

Then, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Teresa, "This is a letter from His Royal Highness and his wife, and we have brought over other things."

Father's letter... Teresa's heart beat suddenly.

Although she made such a decision before, although she was decisive, she was also heartbroken, and now she can get her father's forgiveness and help, which is a great relief to her.

Her hands trembled slightly, she took the letter, then temporarily collected herself, and looked at Major Hench.

"You guys are exhausted all the way, go and rest for a while, I will invite you to a banquet tonight, please be sure to attend. To be honest, I was surprised and pleasantly surprised to meet people from my hometown in this place..."

"It makes us even more pleasant to have the opportunity to serve you." Major Hench replied respectfully.

Of course he could tell that Her Highness Teresa wanted to be alone now, so he bid farewell to Teresa with great interest.

Just as the group of people were about to leave, Teresa seemed to think of something and spoke again.

"By the way, Major, we just talked about marriage... I have an unkind request."

"Huh?" The major was a little puzzled, "Just talk about it."

"To be honest, Your Highness has already agreed with me to hold a wedding there after the battle here..." Teresa blushed slightly, but she continued as calmly as possible, "If possible, I hope you will serve as guards of honor at the ceremony, do you think it is appropriate?"

Major Henchy was first surprised, then laughed.

"This really looks down on us! If you dare to refuse, then we are too ignorant... Okay, Your Highness, if you don't despise my face to scare the guests, I will be very happy, I'm afraid It will also become the most bragging thing in my life?!"

"If anyone denies a soldier's bravery, simplicity, and pious heart just because of his face, then he is not worthy of being my guest..." Teresa replied solemnly and gently, "Major, God has indeed given you You are unfortunate, but your heart has no scars, and it seems to me that it shines brightly."

Major Hench was moved by Teresa's words.

Although he didn't know how much of it was sincere and how much was out of politeness, just hearing such words from Her Royal Highness was enough to make him grateful.

As expected of the grand duke's daughter, this demeanor is definitely worthy of it.

If she doesn't become the queen of France in the future, I'll scold those French people for being blind... he thought.

Moved, he saluted Teresa solemnly and left, leaving Teresa alone in the room.

After seeing them off, Theresa calmed herself down.

She picked up the letter the major had just given her, tore open the envelope, picked up a few pages of paper, and read it carefully.

At the beginning, it was written by her mother. Like the previous letter, her mother greeted her with care, and encouraged her to continue to persevere. Brightness is in the future. Every word and every word was sincere, and she was deeply moved.

After all, compared to his mother, his words were much more serious and simple, with almost no emotional fluctuations. He just briefly explained what he had done, and told her to do it on her own in the future.

Every word and every sentence is so familiar, it's almost like my father standing in front of me.

Teresa's vision blurred while watching, she was excited and ashamed at the same time, because she knew that compared to what her parents did for her, what she gave in return was simply insignificant.

"Sorry, Mom and Dad..." She apologized softly, trying not to let the tears well in her eyes.

She quickly flipped through the letter paper to the end.

"By the way, Her Highness Sophie visited us before and proposed to give you some gifts. I asked the messenger to send it along with the letter. You can handle it yourself."

The last sentence made her stunned in shock.　　

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Teresa kept holding her father's letter and fell into deep thought.

The unexpected news brought by her father's letter left her wondering what to do for a while.

Sophie gave her a gift?Of course she wouldn't believe it. Although the two of them were not as tit-for-tat as before, she never thought that Sophie would suddenly show much kindness to her.

With her intelligence, of course she can see that the so-called gifts are just under the guise of giving them to herself. The real purpose is to send these gifts here through the hands of her father, and then hand them over to Aigron .

This His Highness really hasn't changed at all, he always likes to embarrass others... She can only smile wryly.

Apparently, even the father didn't know what to do with the request, so he just had the presents brought along, and the last thing in the letter was "you can handle it yourself"-apparently, he took the last The right to dispose of it is handed over to the daughter.

In theory, since Sophie said it was for Teresa, Teresa can of course dispose of it as she pleases, even throwing it into the sea without looking at it is not against the principle.

Finally, Teresa regained her composure, and carefully put away her parents' letters, then walked out of the room, and called Chanel who had been waiting outside.

"Do you have any orders, Your Highness?" Chanel asked respectfully.

"The messengers just said that besides the father's letter, they also sent some gifts. Take me there to have a look." Teresa said calmly.

"Okay." Of course, Chanel didn't notice anything unusual, she immediately brought Teresa to the next room, and then pointed to the box on the table, "This is the box, Your Highness."

"Okay." Teresa waved her hand lightly, and Chanel also left with satisfaction, and closed the door thoughtfully.

After being alone again, Teresa walked to the table and looked at the box carefully.

This is the kind of dressing box commonly used by noble ladies. It is made of valuable wood, exudes a light fragrance, and is also painted with fine patterns. Regardless of the contents of the box, the box itself is already beautiful. A work of art of great value.

This is probably her usual dressing box... God, she really put a lot of heart into it.Teresa thought.

She reached out her hand to stroke the smooth surface of the box, then shook it lightly, and then found that the box was a bit heavy, and it seemed that there were a lot of things inside.

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and then she gently reached out her hand and opened the lid of the box.

The moment it was just opened, a strong fragrance rushed straight into Teresa's nose. Obviously, this is the smell accumulated over the years because the box often contains various expensive perfumes.

And the design of the box was extremely ingenious, with several layers of hidden compartments inside, Teresa could only see the top layer, and she was surprised to find that it was empty inside.

It didn't seem quite right to say nothing, because there was still a page on it.

There was a large piece of handwriting on the paper. Although she had never seen Sophie's handwriting before, Teresa knew that this was naturally Sophie's handwriting.