While Aiglon was secretly making arrangements for another illegitimate child he suddenly got, his wife beside him was also troubled by another matter.
Although several days have passed since Maria was offended in person, Teresa still trembles with anger when she thinks of the humiliation she suffered at that time.
She had never been so angry in her life.
In the past, although she would be angry and jealous because of her husband's affairs, it was still something she could endure. She could also comfort herself by saying, "It was just a whim after all."
Moreover, whether those women are sincere or fake, at least on the surface, they will respect themselves very much and stay away from the palace. No one dares to be presumptuous and irritate Her Majesty the Queen's nerves.
However, Maria, who was jumping in front of him now, was a completely different story.
This hateful woman has no respect for herself from beginning to end, and even makes fun of herself; what's even more annoying is that she has a face exactly like Sophie, and This also makes Theresa feel
Double anger.
Totally unforgivable!
Moreover, she also understood in private why her husband would seduce Maria in private? The answer was very obvious, it was because she and Sophie were exactly the same, they were twin sisters.
And this also means that even though so much time has passed, even though such a long distance has passed, and even though she has two children, her husband still has lingering feelings for her, and he still misses his first love.
This cold fact stung her even more.
Because of this, her hatred for Maria was more than her previous hatred for anyone combined, to the point where she wanted to make her disappear immediately.
However, what is disappointing is that she has no way to drive Maria away now.
First of all, she is a guest of his family in name only, and he cannot forcefully drive her away despite public criticism; secondly, she has the support of her husband, and he cannot drive her away without sufficient reasons, which will only cause another conflict between the couple.
It's just an angry quarrel and it won't help anything.
Because she was aware of this fact, even though Teresa was furious in her heart, she still suppressed the attack on the surface and continued to live her life as usual, without letting others see anything unusual.
But this does not mean that she will swallow her anger like before. She will never spare Maria and must teach her a lesson. Now she is just waiting for the opportunity.
If there is no opportunity, create an opportunity.
When imagining revenge on Maria, Teresa also felt more and more painfully that the power in her hands was too weak.
Although she is a queen and has thousands of people obeying her orders, these "powers" are all because she is the emperor's wife. Once she has a conflict with her husband, those who originally obeyed her orders will inevitably
Stand by your husband without hesitation.
But now, she needs people on her side - that is to say, her personal confidants and influence.
Who is most likely to become his confidant?
Teresa carefully considered this issue and finally came to the conclusion that there were only two types of people who were most likely to obey her completely.
One is a person from outside France who is regarded as an "outsider" by the original members of the court; the other is a confidant whom he has gradually cultivated through giving favors and other methods.
The former are the Austrians who came to Fontainebleau with him, such as maids and attendants; or they are the two princes of the Beauharnais family; or they are Aigron's half-brother and sister.
Their common characteristic is that they are not French and have no local connections, so they will not receive help from the outside world. If they want to protect their own interests and maintain power, they need to get closer to themselves, who are also from Germany, and seek the asylum and support of Her Majesty the Queen.
This is a natural attitude requirement.
The other type is the confidants and concubines she has slowly promoted since she took charge of the palace. Their interests are also bound to her, but their loyalty will definitely be greatly reduced. At least it is not possible to anger His Majesty for her own sake.
After weighing it all, Teresa felt that she had too few cards in her hand, and she must learn from it in the future and cultivate her own power.
This is not impossible for her. After all, she is in charge of the daily affairs of the palace, and is in charge of everyone's promotion and salary. She also manages huge royal assets. With such huge resources, she can cultivate some people who are bound to her own interests.
And it’s not difficult to be loyal only to those you own.
However, this is all for the future, and she doesn't want to wait slowly.
She just wanted to find an opportunity as soon as possible to teach that shameless woman a lesson, drive her out of the palace, and never appear in front of her again.
In order to achieve this goal, some means must be used.
While she was deep in thought, her maid led a tall middle-aged man in front of her.
"Good afternoon, Your Majesty the Queen." After seeing her, the visitor bowed to her respectfully.
"Good afternoon, Major Foresti, how are you doing?" Teresa also greeted her cordially.
This visitor was Captain Foresti, Aigron's former swordsmanship teacher. Later, he was entrusted by Archduke Karl to go to Greece to protect him and promoted him to a higher rank before leaving. Later, he followed him.
The Agrons came to Fontainebleau together and became members of their court, serving as officers of the bodyguard.
However, because this major was born in Austria, he was not close to other colleagues and soldiers, and was marginalized from the daily work. Although he was respected on the surface, in fact he was just an idler with a high salary.
He himself also knows that he is just an unwelcome "outsider", so he usually behaves in a low-key manner. He basically keeps to himself, does not make friends with other people, does not conflict with anyone, and just performs his duties silently.
Following the Archduke's instructions, he is protecting the most noble princess in Austria.
And Teresa's most trusted subordinate now is naturally this extraordinary and loyal officer.
"Thanks to your blessing, Your Majesty, I am doing well now, and my life is very comfortable." In front of Her Majesty the Queen, the major did not complain at all, but looked leisurely and at ease, "Now I have reached the second half of my life.
, if only I could live like this forever."
"Of course you can continue like this." Teresa replied with a smile, "But it's too early to say you're old now, isn't it? I think you are still full of energy and high spirits..."
"Whether it is now or when I am gray-haired, I will always be full of energy in front of you and ready to carry out your orders at any time." The major replied to Her Royal Highness sincerely, "For me, serving you is not only
Fulfilling my promise to your father is also my heartfelt desire."
"Then I just have something I want to ask you for help with." Teresa answered smoothly.
"Just give your orders." The major immediately brightened up and responded enthusiastically.
"I ask you to help me monitor Princess Maria who just visited here." Teresa immediately said what she was thinking.
The major, who was originally full of energy, suddenly froze because of these words.
He came from the Austrian court, and of course he had met Sophie, so when he saw Maria during the welcome ceremony, he almost lost his mind for a moment, thinking that Sophie was here.
Therefore, because of this, he can completely understand why Princess Teresa is so unfavorable to Maria.
Alas, how come the grudges from back then are still unresolved, and the scum is rising again... He couldn't help but lament in his heart.
Before Aigron fled, as Aigron's swordsmanship teacher, or a member of an interest group, he once urged Aigron to give up his ridiculous youthful debauchery and marry Teresa for the sake of his own future.
It can be said that at that time he was standing on the opposite side of Princess Sophie.
However, that is the past after all... He supported Teresa in the beginning only because he thought it would be beneficial to his students, rather than because he had any emotional hostility towards Sophie. For him, all of this is nothing now.
It's already a thing of the past.
Originally, all this seemed to be over, but with the arrival of Maria, the long-standing grievances seemed to be resurrected and vividly displayed in front of them, causing everyone a headache again.
Why bother with all this? He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you...why do you want to target her specifically?" he asked cautiously.
"That's a question..." Teresa smiled bitterly, "Rather, why did she deliberately appear in front of me and deliberately make me angry? She was provoking me, and I just tried my best to do it.
I just fought back, am I wrong?"
"But you are now the queen of a country, so why bother with a princess who is on the fringes of the royal family?" Major Foresti couldn't help admonishing, "No matter how much trouble she makes, she has done nothing to you, so why should you care?
Such people."
"You sound nice, but what's the truth?" Teresa still smiled bitterly, but her tone was full of resentment. "The truth is that she repeatedly offended me and deliberately made me angry, but I can't do anything to her, because there are
I'm constantly being biased! You taught me patience, how much have I endured so far? Why do I have to endure it every time? Am I the queen just to endure all kinds of pain and humiliation? Don't I have the right?
Are you going to get rid of something that I don't like in my palace? It's not me who made the mistake. I was originally willing to treat her with courtesy, but what she did has exhausted me.
The last bit of tolerance... I want her to pay the due price and let her understand that I, the queen, am by no means easy to bully. Is there anything wrong with my idea?"
Teresa's resentful yet confident question left the major speechless for a moment.
As one of the witnesses of those events, he himself knew all the grievances and grievances involved. He also knew how incompatible Princess Teresa and Princess Sophie were at the beginning. In the end, after some twists and turns, Teresa finally
The princess became His Highness's wife and the queen of the empire, but the original disputes and resentments were only hidden deep in her heart and have never been forgotten.
Rather than saying that Queen Teresa wants to punish Maria, it is better to say that she is actually competing with Sophie's phantom. Now that she has risen to this height, she will never give in.
She wants to once again save everything she has worked so hard for.
The only blame is that Princess Maria is too pushy and needs to be stimulated...
The major kept lamenting in his heart.
If he had a choice, he would definitely not want to get involved in such a palace dispute to avoid getting angry, but he had no choice.
On the one hand, he is an Austrian who followed Theresa to France. His life and death, honor and disgrace can only be bound to Queen Theresa, and he must obey her orders; on the other hand, he is still alone in middle age.
Emotionally, he also regarded the original prince and Teresa as his descendants, and he was willing to take risks for them.
Moreover, when the situation has evolved to such a point, Teresa must have made up her mind and will never give up.
He understood Teresa's character. She was indeed very talkative at ordinary times, but once she made up her mind to do something, she would be very stubborn and would never change because of other people's advice - her father couldn't persuade her at the beginning, let alone himself.
Woolen cloth?
In this case, he could only stand on Princess Teresa's side first, and then try to control the situation so as not to cause an uproar.
From his standpoint, whether public or private, he would never want to see a serious conflict between Princess Theresa and His Majesty, which would be seriously detrimental to Austria.
He always kept Archduke Karl's instructions in mind, and now was the time to serve him.
Therefore, after struggling and weighing, the major finally lowered his head with difficulty.
"Your Majesty, if you need my help, I am willing to go through fire and water at any time; but I ask you to always remember that you are shouldering the ardent expectations of this country, this family, and your motherland. You must not do it because of
It is definitely not a good thing for you to cause turmoil in the palace in a moment of anger."
"I know, so I don't want to make trouble for nothing." Teresa frowned slightly, "Unless there is a definite reason, I will not attack her for the time being, and now, I hope you can help find a definite reason...
...Even if you make it up, you still have to make it up in a decent way.”
Darling, are you already considering the crime of Luo Zhi... The major exclaimed in his heart.
He finally felt how fierce Her Royal Highness's anger was and how strong her desire for revenge was.
He originally wanted to persuade her again, but looking at Theresa's face, he gave up this meaningless approach.
"I...it's not convenient for me to move around in the palace, Your Majesty." In the end, he just talked about his difficulties.
"I know, and I don't want to cause any trouble here to embarrass myself." Teresa remained calm, "What I want you to pay attention to is her connection with outside the palace... I think, with her
This kind of character who makes trouble out of nothing and acts recklessly will definitely not be willing to let herself get into such a small situation. She will act like a monster outside to satisfy her wanton desires, and I just need these excuses..."
"She is a princess after all. For a princess, even if she does something random, it is not a big deal..." the major continued to advise.
This made Teresa temporarily confused.
"She is indeed a princess, but she is also a foreign princess. In the final analysis, it will still make people disgusted. If we can find evidence that she communicated inside and outside the palace and betrayed state secrets...then she can face the sanctions of public opinion.
, I can’t save her even if I want to.”
Teresa murmured to herself, seeming to have caught some inspiration.