59, remonstrance and prayer
"I hope you can help us...just regard it as fulfilling your dream for me."
Aegron deliberately made his tone sincere and prayed with a little bit of pleading.
After knowing him for so many years, he knew his teacher's character. The captain was a tough soldier. He had no right to live or kill him. He was so powerful that he could only backfire. So he could only say soft words and impress him with his master-apprentice relationship he had been with for many years.
Sure enough, after hearing his words, the captain's expression became a little strange, and it was obviously shaken.
Aegron knew that such things could not be given too much time to consider trade-offs, so he could only continue to increase his stakes while he was shaken. After he agreed, with his personality, it would be impossible for him to go back on his word.
"I know, Captain, this is a little trouble for you, but I also ask you to do a favor for me because this is my only entertainment now." He continued to ask the other party, "If you stand by, things will become very difficult... I really don't want to see the entertainment I finally found. It's so unwilling to end in this way."
Under his every word of attack, Captain Foresti finally nodded hesitantly, "Okay, Your Highness, I follow your order."
"Very good, Captain, I will remember your help to him." Sophie nodded with a smile, "I said that I will be responsible for the expenses, and the time you spend next is definitely not unpaid, please rest assured."
"I didn't do this for the sake of reward." The captain smiled bitterly, and then suddenly made a request. "Your Highness, can you let me talk to the Duke alone?"
Before Sophie could make a statement, Egron agreed directly.
"sure."
So the two walked out of the private room and came to the corridor.
Because the drama is being performed on the stage at this moment, and the people in the private rooms upstairs are watching the drama seriously, the corridor is now very empty.
"Captain, do you have anything to give me advice?" asked Egron.
Captain Foresty looked around and after confirming that no one was paying attention to them, he turned his head to look at the boy.
"Your Highness, why do you have a shortcut and have to cause trouble for yourself?"
"What are you referring to?" Aegron asked back.
"With your talent, you cannot not understand." The captain shook his head, "Your Highness, we are people around you. We have been taking care of you for many years and have been considering your future several times. Therefore, the suggestions we give are carefully considered and are definitely in line with your actual needs - you are young now, and I can understand your emotional impulses, but I don't think you should joke about your future."
"I think I understand what you mean." Egron shrugged. "But you've been too worried, I just really need a mailing address, so I have to take this expedient approach."
"Once you reach this point, it doesn't matter what your original intention is." The captain shook his head with a wry smile, "That's the place that Your Highness bought with money. If one day, you and Your Highness really want to go over and take a look, can I stop it?"
...Egron was slightly embarrassed.
“Your imagination is so rich.”
"I am very sorry, Your Highness, a normal person of my age, will generally have a rich imagination." The captain replied.
"Then what you mean is, you want to refuse?" Aegron asked back.
"No, Your Highness, I can help you. Since I have spoken, I will do it. And I admit that you really need such help in order to realize your dream." The captain shook his head again, and then sighed, "What's more, you are all members of the royal family. I should question what you want to do. My mission is to protect you and Your Highness from disturbance and harassment from outside, and I am not qualified to care about the rest."
Egron heard it, and the captain's words seemed to imply something.
Before he could ask, the captain suddenly looked at him seriously, "But... in exchange, I also ask you to remember what I said to you before - in your world, marriage and feelings are two different things, and Anna of Austria's marriage to Louis XIII did not prevent her from being too close to the Duke of Buckingham; similarly, feelings and interests are two different things. The Duke of Buckingham and the Queen of Louis XIII had an affair without preventing the war between Britain and France - in short, you should consider interests first, and neither marriage nor feelings can affect your rationality. You can enjoy this or that, but His Highness Teresa is much more beneficial to you, and you must never forget this emotionally."
Egron finally understood.
My teacher is not advising myself not to cross the line; but advising myself to give priority to my own interests and continue to follow the path they have planned for me.
This is really... He had nothing to say for a moment.
However, this also shows how wise it is to insist that the captain be in charge of the security work.
Although the Count and Captain were both guardians and teachers assigned by the royal family, after years of getting along, they had become not only a superior or subordinate, but in a sense they had become a loose community of interests. Whether it was motivated by gratitude or future interests, they were eager to achieve success - although they were only in Austria.
It's like a team of servants around normal princes.
Therefore, as long as they can satisfy their wishes, listen to their advice, and act according to their opinions, they will turn a blind eye to many things.
For example, what the captain said... "Enjoy this and that kind of fun".
After all, who cares about the aristocrats’ romantic affairs these days? Which one is not a bad trend?
When I thought of this, Igeron couldn't help but have a wonderful curve at the corner of his mouth.
So as long as you listen to their opinions on the surface, you can use them yourself.
"Your Highness, what are you laughing at?" The captain's voice broke the young man's thoughts.
"Well, I'm grateful for your kindness to me, Captain." Egron continued to smile, then nodded to the other party, "Don't worry, I have always been rational in my heart, I know which one is more important... I will continue to seek marriage."
The captain did not see Egron's lies. On the contrary, after hearing this, he felt relaxed and laughed, "Then your Highness, I have nothing to say. You and she are both the highest-level nobles in the empire, and I have no right to interfere in your private affairs."
After saying that, he gave another gift and watched the boy go back.
Aegron walked back into the box, and Princess Sophie had been impatient for a long time.
"What's he talking nonsense?"
"He was just worried that we would cause trouble, so he told me to be careful." Egron replied in a low voice.
"It's not that he asked him to kill someone and set fire. Why did he do so timidly?" Princess Sophie disagreed. "He has been following you for so long, but he can't help such a small thing. You are really unlucky."
No, he is already enough to give face... Your Highness Egron answered in his heart.
"After all, I'm not a real prince. I'm grateful for his ability to do this." Aegron sighed and replied a little depressedly, "You just said that I'm so easy to talk to. In fact, I dare not have too high expectations for anything... Being able to get the current luxury and being able to live with you like this is a miracle that I dare not dream of, so how can I ask for more?"
As soon as he saw Aegron getting worried, Princess Sophie suddenly panicked.
"Hey, don't be discouraged!" She quickly held the boy's hand and raised it comfortably, "It's rare to come out to play, so don't think about those unpleasant things. Since the captain has promised you, don't worry about him. Let's continue watching the show..."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Aegron inadvertently held the princess's hand tightly. "You did not underestimate me at my lowest point. You kept taking care of me, comforting me, and trying your best to make me happy. I will never forget this kind of kindness."
He has said similar words many times. On the one hand, it was indeed what he thought in his heart - on the other hand, he knew that she liked to hear such words the most and would not get tired of it.
As he spoke, his voice trembled, "I won't ask for anything else anymore. I just hope that you will stay with me next - until the day the script is released in our name."
"Stop talking, I'm almost crying, really... why should I do this?" The young man's words moved His Highness the Princess, "Of course I will continue to accompany you. Haven't we agreed? I want the scripts you wrote to be the best souvenir to our Mei Minggen siblings. I won't go back on my word, but I'm afraid you will break your word..."
Then she laughed again and pointed to the stage downstairs, "In addition, I think you are very suitable for performing there. It would be a pity if your talent is easily wasted."
"I can give it a try if you wish." Aegron replied.
"...Forget it." Sophie thought for a while, then shook her head. "It's still too dangerous to let you show up in public. Although this is not a top-notch theater, if one or two people who have seen you come, it will be troublesome."
Aegron felt a little disappointed, but he quickly left this disappointment behind.
For him, the plan is already steadily advancing, and there is no need to worry or think about more.
It's great to enjoy the joy now.
He still held His Highness Sophie's hand, and Sophie was not aware of it, and continued to turn to look at the drama on the stage. She seemed to have become accustomed to the two of them being alone in this way.
Very good, but not enough... This is not enough for the young man's dry heart full of desire.
"Sophia, I want to hug you again." He blurted out.
His Highness turned his gaze in surprise.
The two looked at each other, and the young man did not wince, but continued to look at her.
"Sophia."
He shouted again, and then waited for her answer. "Is that OK?"
I don’t know how long it took, but the plays on the stage ended and the curtain slowly fell.
Amid the thunderous applause of the audience below, the boy heard a delicate answer.
"All right……"
Chapter completed!