57, farewell and expectations
With the arrival of the early morning, the originally quiet country villa was a little more noisy, and the attendants packed up everywhere to prepare for the imperial guard to return to Schönbrunn Palace.
After breakfast, His Majesty the Emperor took the lead in boarding the carriage, and a huge group of people set out on the way back to the palace.
His Majesty's expression was serious, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood. Everyone probably knew why. Just yesterday, Princess Theresa had an inexplicable attack, which ruined His Majesty's interest and violated his plan.
Due to his face, His Majesty will not vent his anger on Teresa. If someone is in trouble at this time, he will definitely be vented and suffer. Therefore, everyone lowered their eyebrows and looked down and rarely spoke. There was a strange feeling of dullness among the group, and there was not much joy of traveling in the countryside.
Aegron didn't care about this. He went to see Theresa off before leaving. Teresa would not follow her to Schonbrunn Palace, but would return directly to his home.
When he found Teresa, she was carrying her luggage into the carriage with her maid.
"Good morning Theresa." Aegron walked over and greeted her politely.
Theresa turned her head and nodded to him expressionlessly, "Good morning, Egron."
"Didn't you ask someone to help you?" Aegron was a little confused, and then helped her lift the box at her feet.
"I refused. I don't want anyone to be unlucky because of me." Teresa replied calmly, "The palace is such a good place to attract strength. Everyone was respectful to me the day before yesterday. In a blink of an eye, everyone was afraid of me. It was a bit amazing to change their faces so quickly..."
"It's okay, after a while, when the storm passes, it will be back in the same way." Aegron comforted her a little apologetically, "In addition, thank you really for taking the pressure that had nothing to do with you for me."
"Is that all you want to say?" Theresa asked impatiently.
While saying that, her hand twisted her long hanging hair around her index finger and then let it go, looking distracted.
"..." Aegron was silent for a moment, as if thinking about what to say.
After a moment, he nodded, "Looking forward to seeing you again, I hope that I can make you happy at that time, not like today."
"It's almost the same." Theresa's serious expression finally relaxed a little, "Goodbye Egron."
"Goodbye." Aegron said, helping her put her suitcase on the carriage.
Under his gaze, Theresa walked onto the carriage and sat on the cushion.
Her eyes passed through the car window and looked calmly at the boy below.
The carriage slowly started, and Egron stood there and watched the other party leave.
"Remember what I said to you!" After a moment, she suddenly shouted loudly, "I will do it!"
Aegron just smiled, then waved his hand to say goodbye to her, and saw the carriage gradually drifting away and finally disappeared into the shadow of the woods.
And now it's time for me to leave.
He returned to the carriage of His Majesty the Emperor, then boarded a carriage, and followed the vast team to the return journey.
When he returned to Schonbrunn Palace, it was almost dusk. Aegron was a little tired of carriage and horses, so he went back to his bedroom to rest.
However, things went against his wishes, and before he could lie down, his guardian Count Dietrichstein immediately met him.
Aegron could probably guess the other party's purpose, so he didn't waste time and immediately summoned him.
"Your Highness, I heard that Princess Theresa suddenly changed her mind temporarily?" As soon as she met, the count was straight to the point. "Is she confronted her face to face, angering Your Majesty?"
"Your news is really good. You know just now when we came back." Aegron replied with a smile.
"Your Highness, this is your own business. Shouldn't you be more nervous?" The Earl's attitude towards Egron was a little strange, "Why is this? Didn't your highness have a good impression of you before?"
Not only that, if I had proposed at that time, I would have announced my engagement directly now! Aegron complained in his heart.
However, he could not tell the other party about the right and wrong, so he could only vaguely say. "A girl's heart is always fickle, so what can I do?"
The Count looked at the young man, worried that he would be discouraged and depressed, so he slowed down his tone and began to comfort him. "Your Highness, don't be discouraged. Since this matter is your Majesty's idea, he will make it happen no matter what. His Highness Teresa just said that she needs to continue to consider it. Even if she was confused for a moment, she would still recognize the reality in the end - after all, even if she went to other places to look for it, how could she find a more suitable candidate! You just need to wait quietly, and everything will soon be back on track."
When talking about this, the Count, who was always very serious, seemed a little emotionally exposed, and she looked like a parent who was indignant because his child was despised.
After venting for a while, he finally returned to his seriousness, "Okay, I'll tell you another news - the letter you wrote before was delivered to the French ambassador two days ago. I think he should be quick to send it to Paris."
Just before leaving Schonbrunn Palace, Egron wrote a letter of settlement to King Charles X of France, in which he promised that he would never support any Frenchman who challenged his authority at this moment. There was no doubt that this letter would definitely make the old king feel much more comfortable.
"Does the ambassador have any comments?" Aegron asked calmly.
"Mr. Ambassador is very satisfied with your noble character, magnanimity, and enthusiasm for France. He is also pleased that decades of hatred have come to an end in this way. Whether these words are slutty or sincere, in short, your letters have played a role in keeping you out of the matter, Your Highness," the Count replied.
Then, he suddenly changed his mind, "In addition, the ambassador made a special request, and he wanted to see you."
"Please see me?" Aegron was a little confused. "Can he not satisfied with my written guarantee, and he still wants to listen to my promise in person?"
"He is not so rude." The Count shook his head, "In fact, Your Highness, this is actually his personal request. He seems to be a little curious about you, so he wants to see your style with his own eyes."
"Ha, it's such an honor." Egron laughed sarcastically, "Curious? Did he take the wax figure from my museum? Sorry, I don't have time to meet a Bourbon servant."
The Count did not make a statement immediately, but hesitated for a moment.
"Why, do you have a different opinion?" Aegron asked strangely.
"Your Highness, I personally think that if you can take the time to meet him, it may be of good use to you." The Earl replied in a low voice, "Although you are destined to be out of reach with France, you still have your own future in Austria. I hope you can become the pillar of the future of the empire and use your talents; and this requires you to establish a network of relationships, at least not let the big Europeans forget your existence, and it is beneficial to relax your principles and pride for this."
After a pause, he lowered his voice, "Ten years ago, in Vienna, the great powers held a meeting and dominated the fate of Europe, and I happened to be one of the witnesses; it was here that I saw with my own eyes how those adults blackmailed, lying, cheated, pretended to be, went back on their word, and intrigue. It was just a little bit of people who decided the future fate of hundreds of millions of Europeans in their drowsiness after drinking, and set one border after another.
There is no doubt that Metternich, Talleyrand, Stewart are all talented, but more importantly, they are at the core of the power network and are given such a heavy responsibility by their respective monarchs. And I hope you can also have such skills, which are by no means born, and it is impossible to get the true teachings through a few words from the teacher. On the contrary, you must be tempered and use the insight you have learned to find your own position. And you lack such opportunities, so I think you should try it and give yourself a place on the chessboard."
The count's tone was quite sincere, and Egron finished listening without saying a word.
He could feel the expectations of his guardian for him, and he hoped that he would become a big shot in Europe in the future, rather than live in seclusion in obscurity - even though he achieved all this as a royal family and important minister of the Austrian Empire.
Trying to marry Mr. Carl, use this identity to accumulate money and prestige, and finally wait for the opportunity to squeeze into the core decision-making circle. This is the roadmap he conceived for himself.
It cannot be said that it is not beautiful, but it is indeed not something he is willing to wait and fight for.
However, even if the two people's future expectations are in a different direction, at least the current path is still the same. The Count's advice does make sense. Why not when you have the opportunity to display your influence?
No matter how much I hate Bourbon, at least this is the first time that a politician on stage has taken himself seriously.
Besides, I have already put my face down and wrote a guarantee letter. So what if I visit it once again?
From this point of view, it was a good start.
As soon as he thought of this, Egron changed his mind.
"I don't care about dignity, but I don't see anyone I want to see here." He replied calmly.
"As long as you nod, the French ambassador will find a way to make a request to Mr. Metternich, and the next thing is his business." The Count nodded, as if he was very satisfied with Egron's humble advice. "Your Highness, although I know you have learned how to deal with people, I still want to remind you that you should be gentle and kind to him as much as possible, which will be good for you."
"You don't have to worry about this," Egron smiled. "You may not believe it when you say it. Now I am the hardest supporter of the Bourbon royal family."
Chapter completed!