Facing Agnes's question, Maria remained calm and calm, "Actually, the last time I came to your home, I was very curious about you and wanted to see your style with my own eyes... When I saw you later, you turned out to be really magnanimous.
Extraordinary, it’s no wonder that His Majesty cares so much about you.”
"Thank you for your compliment. To be honest, you are also very impressive, so I was deeply impressed." Faced with the compliment, Agnes was also very calm, "So I recognized you just now.
…”
"Oh, it's my fault too. I didn't explain it clearly to you at the time, but I believe you can understand me. After all, if I really reported myself to my family at that time, I'm afraid it would have caused a lot of trouble -" Maria covered her face with a folding fan.
His lips were closed, but his eyes looked at Agnes with a smile, "However, this can be regarded as a little secret between us. Friendship often starts with secrets, isn't it?"
However, Agnes had no intention of establishing friendship with the other party. She just responded indifferently, "Don't worry about this. I won't tell this matter and cause any diplomatic trouble to everyone. You came here recently."
There is no doubt that he came to us."
Although she said this, there was a hint of sourness in her heart. After all, she was not the one who caused the ridiculous thing, but she still had to help cover it up.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, when will your absurdity be satisfied? Aren't we enough? At this moment, her heart suddenly seemed to be connected with Teresa's, and she had the same emotion.
Of course, now that she is pregnant, she doesn't want to make trouble over nothing. Besides, there is no clear evidence for this conjecture yet, so she can only pretend that nothing happened.
However, Maria didn't seem to have any intention of "stopping here". On the contrary, she took the initiative to get closer to Agnes and at the same time enthusiastically held Agnes's hand.
"When I first heard about you, you were on tour with His Majesty. The newspapers described your heroic appearance in armor several times, and also praised you for your extraordinary skills... At that time, I admired you.
.It is precisely because of this that I secretly came to your house to see it with my own eyes, and found that the rumors were indeed true. You are so strong and sharp that it is daunting.
It's a pity that we just said goodbye in a hurry, and now when we meet again, you are already pregnant, so I can't see you showing off your skills. This is really a pity... I hope I have the opportunity to see it with my own eyes in the future. I don't know about you.
Can you give me such an opportunity?"
Huh? What is she doing? Is she getting close to me? Or is she trying to please me?
Agnes was a little confused by Maria's unusual hospitality. She really couldn't figure out why, as a princess, she would condescend to approach her in such a friendly, almost flattering manner.
Why? She couldn't figure it out, but instead of feeling happy about it, she instinctively felt a sense of fear.
Of course, this is actually because Maria is used to being arrogant and really doesn't know how to get along with others. Even if she deliberately wants to get close, she can't hide her condescending attitude. Naturally, it is difficult for others to have much good impressions.
As for why Maria deliberately lowered her profile to get close to Agnes, in the final analysis it was naturally because of the confrontation between herself and Theresa.
Since she had made up her mind to play against Theresa, she naturally could not go it alone, and it was natural for her to find ways to form cliques.
Outside the court, she tried to win over the great banker Beauvain as a collaborator, and within the court, she also wanted to find some comrades.
Of course, it is easier said than done. After all, Theresa is the queen of the empire and the mistress of Fontainebleau. How many people here have the courage to go against her? After thinking about it, Agnes naturally came to mind.
After all, in Maria's view, Agnes had had a serious conflict with Theresa before. She went on a cruise with Agron, publicly embarrassing Theresa in front of the whole country, and she also had a "hate to steal her husband."
Even if they are not incompatible with each other, there will at least be deep resentment between them.
If there is resentment, there will naturally be space for you to take advantage of. If you can bring Agnes to your side, then your party will be vaguely formed. In the future, there will be more ways to humiliate Teresa and fight against her. In this way
Only then can I vent my hatred.
Of course, she couldn't tell Agnes these calculations, so she just tried her best to show that she had admired her for a long time, hoping to make Agnes believe that she could become her good friend.
Unfortunately, just because she couldn't show off the sincerity of a "courteous corporal" no matter how hard she tried, Agnes was not moved by this courtesy; instead, because she had just learned about her "intimate relationship" with her beloved lover, she was heartbroken.
Full of worries and secret hatred, Maria's efforts had the opposite effect.
By admiring me and respecting me, do you mean secretly hanging out with my lover when you come to visit me? It's really disgusting.
Agnes felt more and more unhappy, and finally she was no longer willing to compromise with the other party. Of course, due to the other party's status as a princess, she still maintained the last superficial respect. "Your Highness, thank you for your enthusiasm. Wait for me."
When your body recovers in the future, you will definitely have the opportunity to see me in action in similar activities. Of course, this must first be approved by Your Majesty... After all, I am only serving Your Majesty alone, and I can only listen to Your Majesty.
mission."
Normally, Agnes would not have been able to speak in such a "sensational" way because she was shy (or unwilling to admit that she had settled for the status quo). However, perhaps because she felt threatened subconsciously,
She deliberately emphasized her loyalty to His Majesty and also emphasized that His Majesty valued her.
Of course, she was not even aware of this competitive thinking, let alone admitted it.
Maria was not aware of Agnes' hidden confrontational attitude. She just continued according to the plan, "Then we have decided. I really want to see your grace that can charm His Majesty as soon as possible...
It will definitely be an unforgettable experience in my life.”
At this point, she seemed to suddenly remember something, "Oh, I'm only thinking about the future. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your body and give birth to a healthy child. This is your biggest reliance in the future...
...Thinking about it, His Majesty will definitely prepare a way out for your child, right?"
This is indeed true. Aigron has long said that when Agnes gives birth to a son, he will give his title of Duke of Lechstadt to the child. Although Agnes has always said that Your Majesty is too aggressive, but
I also feel sweet in my heart. After all, such an honor is enough to reflect His Majesty's love for me.
"Your Majesty is indeed very kind to me, and I always keep it in mind. My children and I will definitely be loyal to the empire and the royal family in the future and repay this special kindness..." Agnes replied affectionately.
"Of course it is natural to be loyal to Your Majesty, but when it comes to Your Majesty the Queen, is it different?" Although Maria was still smiling, her eyes had narrowed slightly, revealing a bit of sarcasm and sinisterness, "After all, Special
Queen Lesa is not very kind to you. On the contrary, she treats you very badly, right? I heard before that because she was jealous of you going on tour with His Majesty and stealing her limelight, she secretly resented you, and even
Instigating her own brother to provoke you, forcing you to write a letter to apologize, how intolerant and harsh is this?! It can be seen that she does not have the courage to be a queen at all, and will only use her power to bully her subordinates.
…”
It can be seen that Maria had indeed inquired about the palace secrets of Fontainebleau in private before, and even found out the final result of the parade incident - it was precisely because she knew about this previous conflict that she identified Agnes
After Siberia suffered such humiliation, she must have harbored a grudge against Theresa and plotted revenge, but she just didn't dare to take any action because she was isolated and helpless.
So as long as she shows that she shares the same hatred with the enemy, she will definitely be on his side.
It's a pity that although Maria collected the information, she made the mistake of "empiricism" after all. She judged others by herself, thinking that if she was treated like this, she would definitely hate Teresa and plot revenge all the time.
But she didn’t know Agnes at all. She didn’t know that because Agnes had a very high sense of morality and guilt in her heart, instead of feeling that she had been bullied, she felt guilty inside and wished she had the opportunity to confess to Teresa.
Apologize and admit your mistake.
Precisely because she misjudged Agnes, her actions were deviated from the beginning. There was no chance of success at all, and it would even be counterproductive.
"Your Highness, you are serious. I did make a mistake at that time and caused Queen Teresa to suffer, so it is appropriate to apologize for this. There is no hatred in my heart at all - even on the contrary, I am grateful to Her Majesty the Queen for her tolerance.
Allow me to walk in the palace with dignity without being swallowed up by my own guilt..."
"What? You?" Maria was obviously confused by Agnes' answer. Her eyes widened for a moment, and even the fan that had been dancing in her hand suddenly stopped.
And now that the words had come to this, Agnes did not intend to continue to deal with Maria anymore. She raised her head slightly and looked directly at the princess opposite with clear eyes.
"Your Highness, although I have been staying at home to raise my child during this period, my news is not particularly closed, so I have heard some rumors about you..." Agnes said gloomily.
His face and tone became deeper and deeper, "I've heard that as soon as you came to the palace, you had trouble with Queen Theresa and embarrassed her in public... I didn't understand why you did that at the time. Now
I understand a little bit..."
After a pause, she continued, "The dispute between you and Her Majesty the Queen is very inappropriate in my opinion. You are our guest, and you have been received very warmly. You are reasonable and reasonable.
You should also fulfill your obligations as a guest and get along well with your hosts. How can you be disrespectful to Her Majesty the Queen?
Furthermore, no matter what kind of relationship you have with His Majesty, His Majesty’s wife is the Queen, and she has the right to exclude you from her life. This is the natural right given to her by God and our tradition!”
Maria never expected that she would actually say such words from Agnes. This was completely beyond her previous plans, so much so that she didn't know how to deal with it now.
Just because it went beyond the plan, she gradually gave up her "courteous and virtuous corporal" posture, and instead gradually revealed her original habit of ridicule and ridicule, "Ah? God? Tradition? There are so many beautiful words, who am I here?"
A class? A nun, a moralist? Or a French duchess, a mistress who is pregnant with her lover’s child?”
As expected of Maria, Agnes's heart was hurt by her soft words. Of course she knew her current situation, and she had been feeling ashamed of it.
Then the anger gradually rose in her heart, "Perhaps many of our French nobles do have bad habits and take pleasure in doing so, but I have never been such a person. Although fate made me a trick, I became His Majesty's lover.
But I will never be proud of this, let alone take the opportunity to ask for anything... Therefore, I am very satisfied with everything I have got now. His Majesty loves me very much, although not all, but this
After all, enough is enough.
As for Her Majesty the Queen... I am only ashamed and grateful to her, and I don't have any hatred for her. She tolerated my presence here, tolerated the birth of my and her husband's child in front of everyone, and even tolerated this child becoming a well-known legal illegitimate child.
, she has been generous enough to me, and I am the one who hurt her! Therefore, I will not do anything to regret her, no, it should be said that it is the opposite, if I meet
If someone does something bad to her, I will help her, because this is the compensation I can make to her."
Having said this, she turned away again and squinted at Maria slightly, "Your Highness, although I don't know much about the ways of the world, I still have a basic brain. I can see that you are deliberately driving a wedge between Her Majesty the Queen and me. You
I hope that I will oppose her and refute her face like you... Then, I tell you, I will never stand with you, no matter what you want to do, don't expect me to help."
"You...you..." Agnes responded so fiercely that Maria was so angry that she held the fan tightly in her hand, almost breaking the ivory handle.
"By the way, let me tell you again, no matter how much hostility you have towards Her Majesty the Queen, you cannot take her place. Not only do you not have her style and kindness, you also don't have her talent. You just have an appearance..."
After speaking, she no longer paid attention to Maria, who was mad at herself, but wanted to say hello to her mother in the distance.
The lady came over quickly, helped her daughter to leave, leaving Princess Maria who was still standing there.
"Did you quarrel just now?" the lady asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, Mom." Agnes shook her head, "I feel much better!"
Then, she leaned on her mother's shoulder again and sighed helplessly, "It's all that guy's fault, he never knows how to be satisfied."