Eagle's Glory

Although she knew the other party, she had never dealt with him before, and she had no idea what she meant by doing this.

"Your Highness, you..."　　

43. Hostility

"Your Highness, you..."

Teresa looked at the sudden Princess Sophie suspiciously, not understanding what her intention was.

"Good evening, Teresa." Princess Sophie turned her head and looked at Teresa with a smile on her face, with a kind face on her face, "You are really radiant tonight, I think your father will be very proud of you .”

"Thank you." Teresa nodded, "You are too kind."

"Aigron is also honored by you. He can receive such attention tonight. I want to thank you for him." Princess Sophie nodded to Teresa. Thank you for such a wonderful night, but luckily he lived up to it."

"Aigron?" Teresa was a little confused, and then looked at the young man next to her, "Your Highness?"

"Yes, that's my nickname." Eggron answered boldly.

He probably figured it out, Princess Sophie would rather not wait a few more minutes to finish, and deliberately ran in front of the two of them, definitely wanting to pour cold water on Teresa.

It's too late to say anything now, I can only find a way to control the field, lest the two Highnesses really quarrel, which will be troublesome at that time.

"We usually have a good relationship, so I called him by his nickname." Princess Sophie continued to smile. "Is that so, Eggron?"

Under the gaze of the princess, Aigron felt even more embarrassed.

If possible, he wanted to keep silent, but at this time, if he really kept silent, Sophie would be very disappointed.Then there would be no way to get her help again.

Besides, why should there be any shame in admitting the truth?He does have a good relationship with Princess Sophie, and there is no need to hide it.

"Yes, I have a very good relationship with Your Highness." Aigron made up his mind and said truthfully to Teresa, "In fact, I think the only person in this palace who has been really caring for me is her. I have a lot of gratitude and respect for her."

Now that he had made a decision, he had to go to the end. He didn't know how Teresa would react, but the worst thing was to stay away from him, which was not an unacceptable loss.

Hearing his unreserved answer, Princess Sophie smiled even more happily, and secretly gave a wink of "you are still sensible after all".

Teresa looked at Princess Sophie, then at Aigron's expression, as if she understood something.

"It seems that Your Highness has been taking care of you all day, right? No wonder..." She breathed a sigh of relief.

"No wonder what?" Princess Sophie asked.

"No wonder His Highness Franz is so peaceful..." Teresa replied solemnly, "Normally speaking, when you encounter him in such a situation, you will inevitably feel resentful, but His Highness doesn't seem to be too angry. I thought it was just now Because his state of mind is too strong, now it seems that you are taking care of him. Maybe you healed his trauma to some extent and dissolved some of the resentment in his heart... This is really a great act of kindness. "

"Where are you talking? I don't have that kind of ability." Princess Sophie shook her head with a smile, but there was always a bit of complacency in her smile, obviously she thought so too.

"In this world, there are people who are willing to follow others, but it takes a little conscience and even courage to help those who are in trouble. It is really admirable for you to do this. If it were me, I think I would do the same Well..." Teresa bowed her knees to Princess Sophie, "Your Highness Sophie, I think your kind deeds are my role model, I will respect you like him, and I hope I can do the same as Her Highness Franz in the future In your care..."

Sophie was overjoyed to be praised by Princess Teresa so much, but after hearing the following words, her smile couldn't hold back.

"It's not necessary, I think you don't need me to take care of what you have." She shook her head slightly, "Besides, I actually have some opinions on this matter, I think you are still very You are young, you are too young, there is no need to entrust the future to the other party now, some things still need to be thought through before it is too late to make a decision. What do you think?"

Teresa was not surprised or annoyed by Princess Sophie's words.

From the moment Sophie appeared, she intuitively felt a hidden hostility. Judging from the subsequent performance of the two, she also saw that their relationship was very close.

Therefore, when Princess Sophie raised her objections, she was not surprised.

Of course, she wasn't too happy.

Regardless of the future of herself and His Highness, this is definitely not something that should be decided or criticized by the other party.

No matter what the reason was, Her Royal Highness Sophie was a little rude.

"Your Highness, you are right. There are some things that need to be carefully considered." Teresa did not show her dissatisfaction, but nodded, and then quickly changed the topic, "But I don't think these words should be up to you. As far as I'm concerned, his mother says it's about the same... If only Aunt Louisa could share your reasoning, she's too active in the matter."

Princess Sophie frowned. She didn't expect Teresa, who looked shy and weak, to dare to fight back, and it was her weakest position—other mothers nodded so positively, so what more do you need to say?

"I'm afraid you don't know this. Egron was neglected by his mother since he was a child, so he has a bad relationship with Grand Duchess Louisa, and they are very alienated from each other." After a pause, Princess Sophie spoke again , "She is so active in this matter, she may not be planning for her son, but I think I will pay more attention to Aigron's consideration."

"Maybe that's true. I can see that His Highness respects you more than his mother." Teresa immediately nodded, "However, I don't think this means that you should take advantage of this respect and rashly make decisions for him I am not saying that he must be me or I must be him, I can accept any result-I just want to tell you that this matter has been discussed by many people and carefully weighed, not to mention Your Majesty's mother and stepfather are looking forward to this. In any case, you should not negate the efforts of so many people in one night. At least I will not do such a thing. God has given us power and influence When it is time, it will also give us corresponding caution... I beg you not to throw it away, especially if you really think about His Highness so much."

Teresa's answer made Princess Sophie almost unable to hold back her smile, and her hands trembled slightly.

She didn't expect Teresa to be so tough at such a young age. Every sentence seemed humble and respectful, but it was like a sharp knife hitting her heart.

Naturally, anger came along with surprise. She has always been favored and bossed around since she was a child. Even if she married far away from Austria, she would always speak the same in foreign courts. When has she ever been insulted like this in person?

Even so, due to etiquette, she still didn't show her anger on her face.

"What's the matter?" Before Sophie could reply, a middle-aged man's voice suddenly came from beside her.

The three looked at the past at the same time, and found that Grand Duke Karl had already walked over.

"Oh! Sophie!" He walked up to Princess Sophie with a smile, "Why did you suddenly come over?"

Princess Sophie nodded lightly, "I'm just here to take a look."

"Father." Teresa did not complain, but ended the topic smoothly, "Her Highness Sophie just discussed the future with us, and I have benefited a lot."

"I didn't expect you to have the time to teach young people." Archduke Karl smiled and looked at Sophie. "Is there anything else I need to teach Teresa? If not, I will take her away."

Being in his position and having great prestige in the empire, he naturally didn't need to be too polite to Princess Sophie.

"Your daughter is very beautiful and very smart. I think you have reason to be proud of her." Sophie had regained her composure, and then replied unhurriedly, "Happy birthday to you, Grand Duke."

"Thank you, goodbye." The Grand Duke nodded, and left arm in arm with his daughter.

Princess Sophie and Aigron watched the father and daughter leave the hall without saying a word.

Aigron secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that the situation was finally brought under control before it erupted.

Fortunately, the education the two Highnesses received from childhood made them quite restrained, and the verbal confrontation did not really cause a quarrel.

At least for now...

"Aigron..." Just as the young man was rejoicing in his heart, Sophie next to him spoke.

"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Aigron asked.

"This little girl is not as easy to manipulate as she appears on the surface." Sophie said coldly, "So you see, I was right. If you really posted it, you might be controlled by others... So it's okay to get it done as soon as possible. Good thing."

Aigron knew in his heart that Her Royal Highness Sophie's words were not objective.

If Teresa is weak, she will change it to something like "Teresa is so independent, what's the point of getting along with her".

When you don't like a person, eating and drinking water will also become a reason for being disgusted.

However, Egron did not intend to argue with His Royal Highness Sophie.

"Maybe it is true." He just agreed vaguely, and then bid farewell to Her Royal Highness.

At the same time, under the guidance of the court attendants, the father and daughter walked to the corridor, and then Grand Duke Karl turned his head and looked at his daughter suspiciously.

"Teresa, why did you provoke her?"

"I didn't provoke her, she came here by herself." Teresa replied.

"What did she say?" the Grand Duke asked.

"I didn't say anything, I just said that I don't like this marriage very much." Teresa lowered her voice.

"How could she do such a disrespectful thing?" Grand Duke Karl was even more surprised.

He didn't care about Sophie's opinions, but according to the court's principles, expressing opinions face-to-face was a very rude behavior, and it really didn't seem like she should do it.

"I don't know... I think she is dissatisfied with Aunt Louisa and the others arbitrarily deciding His Highness's future..." Teresa sighed.

"Hey! I don't think it's her turn to take care of this kind of thing?" The Grand Duke frowned. "Does she regard herself as the empress dowager now?"

Then, he looked at his daughter again.

"Then what do you think now, my daughter? If you don't think it's suitable, it doesn't matter if you refuse, anyway, no one will do anything to us. Although that kid is a bit interesting, there are many good young people in this world..."

Teresa didn't answer right away, but frowned slightly, as if thinking.

After a moment, she then shook her head slightly.

"Maybe it's a small nuisance, but I don't think it's a big deal. And... at least for now, I see no reason to sabotage so many people's efforts."

"Huh?" Archduke Karl was a little puzzled.

Teresa didn't say anything more, but looked back at the grand palace.

Just now she was dancing there, and after only a few minutes, it looks like a dream in retrospect.

In the moonlight, wearing a crown on her head, she looked very alienated.

"Aigron, a nice name..."　　

44. Farewell and Rewards

With the departure of the Grand Duke and his daughter, the lively birthday celebration banquet came to an end, and the Schönbrunn Palace ushered in the silence of the past.

The father and daughter were not the only ones who left. Just two days later, Luisa, Archduke of Parma, and her husband also bid farewell to His Majesty the Emperor.The couple are returning to the duchy of Parma, which they rule, after a rare family visit.

As the son of the Grand Duchess Luisa, Aigron was naturally also in the ranks of sending off the Louisa couple.

He stood expressionlessly in the place closest to the couple in the crowd, watching the attendants move all kinds of salutes into the carriage convoy in the square.

Although he watched his mother leave, he searched through his mind, but couldn't find the emotion of "yiyi bid farewell". To him, this was not much different from the departure of ordinary visitors.

However, compared to before, he also felt much less anger and hatred towards Luisa.

The Duke and Duchess came back this time to help him theoretically. Although they naturally had their own selfish intentions, the objective reality was the same, so he also changed his attitude towards his mother accordingly—like an ordinary mother and child no longer It's possible, but it's still possible to be like superficial friends.

After everything was ready, Luisa walked up to her husband Nepeg arm in arm.

"We're going, Franz," she whispered.

Her eyes seemed to be looking forward to something.

"I wish you the best of luck, Your Highness." Aigron saluted Luisa with the utmost courtesy.

"Say something else?" Louisa asked.

Eggron just kept silent.

"Well, I shouldn't have expected anything more." Luisa smiled bitterly, "You are much more self-reliant than I imagined, and you are very independent, so I won't say anything else. I'm afraid you And I won’t take it to heart—there is only one thing, please pay attention to it, Teresa’s opportunity must not be missed, it’s best not to let it go.”

"I have been paying attention to the performance of the Grand Duke and his daughter yesterday, and I think you are really valued by them." Earl Nepeg also chimed in, "Your Highness, I would like to advise you one more thing, unless you never marry for life, otherwise all members of the royal family They will eventually get married, regardless of whether they are happy or not. In comparison, Princess Teresa is already the least bad candidate, and you should be able to feel it."

"Thank you for your reminder, I will remember." Aigron nodded calmly. "In addition, I thank you for your help to me. No matter what the future holds, I will repay you if I have the opportunity."

"Well, seeing that you are confident, I am relieved." Earl Nepeg smiled, "Your Highness, I also wish you all the best, and hope that the next time we come here, we will attend your engagement ceremony... …I don’t know why, but I have this strange premonition.”

"I don't think so..." Aegron replied with a little embarrassment.

"Haha..." Seeing Eggron's embarrassment, Earl Nepeg couldn't help laughing, "It seems that you are still a young man after all, why are you embarrassed about such a topic..."

After laughing for a while, the couple looked at each other.

It's time to say goodbye.

Then, Luisa held out her hand to the young man.

"Goodbye, Eggron."

Hearing this long-lost address from his mother, Eggron was slightly surprised. He looked at Luisa's face, and after staring at each other for a while, he squeezed out a somewhat ugly smile.

Then, he took his mother's hand and kissed it lightly, "Goodbye, ma'am."

"You'll be quite handsome when you grow up." Luisa smiled and nodded at her son, "I wish I could smile more."

After a pause, she spoke again, "Now that we've done everything we can, the next step is up to you. Good luck."

Then, Louisa withdrew her hand, and then the couple turned and stepped on the pedals into the carriage, and then the carriage door closed.

The carriage then slowly started to accelerate, and then gradually disappeared outside the gate.

Aigron has been standing politely in the middle of the square, watching his mother leave, until they disappeared, he turned and left.

Rather than saying it was a melancholy farewell, it is better to say that he is extremely relaxed now.

He reconciled not only with his mother, but also with himself.

As Luisa said, there was only so much she could do for him.

What else could she be expected to do?

As for the love between mother and child, this kind of thing didn't exist ten years ago, and there's no need to force it.

With a relaxed and happy mood, he walked back to the palace.

And someone was already there waiting for him.

"Aigron." Princess Sophie looked at him with a smile, "Sent them away?"