After watching Maria leave, the Duchess, who had expected her to lose her temper and get angry, couldn't help but feel a little regretful. However, seeing her angry look, she felt that the best was yet to come, so she was somewhat looking forward to it.
Just when she was secretly rejoicing at her "Gonghuo", Natalia next to her asked her cautiously, "Madam, who are those two ladies just now?"
"Oh, they are Her Majesty the Princess! They are also our distinguished guests..." Madam replied immediately in an exaggerated tone.
Then, she briefly explained to Natalia the specific identities of the two people.
When she heard that one of the two people just now was the princess of Bavaria and the other was the future queen of Belgium, Natalia was immediately stunned secretly. Fortunately, she was smart and not rude just now.
"So, why did the older Princess Maria look a little unhappy just now?" Then she asked in confusion.
Although Maria's conflict with Theresa in the French court has been widely spread by the outside world, these secrets have not spread to Russia yet, so Natalia does not understand the details and only thinks that Maria is really just a temporary
She is just a foreign princess who is here as a guest, so she is confused.
Silly girl, of course it's because of you... The Duchess snickered in her heart.
Of course, it was impossible for her to tell the truth, so she just smiled mysteriously. "You may not know it well. Although she is our guest here, she has a bad temper and is not an easy person to serve...
…And she doesn’t have a good relationship with our Queen. She just heard that Her Majesty the Queen cares so much about you, and she will naturally be very unhappy..."
Naturally, her words were met with anger from both sides, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to make sense, and for Natalia, she also knew some important information.
"It turns out it's because of the conflict with Her Majesty the Queen..." She nodded slightly and accepted the explanation. "Then I'll just stay away from her from now on. I can't afford to offend such a person..."
Although she is just a new guest, Natalia is not surprised by this kind of thing. After all, whether it is Russia or France, there are always various complicated conflicts in the palace. People follow their own family interests and private interests.
It is quite normal to form various "parties" and attack each other tit for tat.
However, when she thought of Maria actually going against the gentle, humble and kind Queen Teresa, her inner impression of Maria naturally became even worse.
After a while, she realized something was wrong again.
As Queen Teresa of the Empire, Fontainebleau was her "home field" and a place where she was absolutely certain. As an outsider, how could Princess Maria dare to go against Queen Teresa? It was Teresa who had such a bad temper.
Okay, I don’t want to fall out with others, so is that why I let her show off her power?
The Duchess seemed to sense the doubts in Natalia's heart at the moment from her expression, so she pointedly hinted to her, "Some things and some people are very difficult for even Her Majesty the Queen to deal with. You
You will know later..."
After saying that, she took Natalya, who was still ignorant, and left with her, full of expectations for watching a big show.
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Aiglon, who knew nothing about this little turmoil, chatted with Pushkin on his own and exchanged ideas on poetry. It was not until a while later that he was satisfied and asked Pushkin to be sent to his residence to rest, while he himself
Returned to the study room.
As soon as he sat down, the attendant reported to him the news that Princess Maria had requested an audience.
Aiglon didn't know what was going on, but since Maria asked for a meeting, he naturally didn't want to refuse, so he had Maria brought in.
After Maria came in, Aigron noticed that Maria pouted slightly, as if she was angry, and looked at him with a somewhat unkind look.
"What's wrong with you?" Aigron asked.
"Your Majesty, I'm here to congratulate you -" Maria replied dryly.
"Does it sound like you're here to congratulate me?" Aigron couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
"I just saw it. You invited a distinguished guest..." Under Aigron's questioning, Maria finally controlled her emotions, and then looked at Aigron with her usual sarcastic expression. "She is indeed very beautiful...
Your taste has not deteriorated..."
Listening to Maria's sinister "Congratulations" and seeing the way the other party glared at him, Aigron immediately understood what was going on with her.
She must have just seen Natalia, and then made a "reasonable guess" that she had found a new love.
After coming to his senses, his first reaction was not anger, but helplessness.
Why does everyone doubt that they will attack this new lady? Is this the image I already have in the eyes of people around me?
"You misunderstood... Although she is indeed my guest, the person I invited was actually her husband, and she just came by the way..." He had to explain. "In fact, she and I are still
It’s the first time we’ve met, and there’s no connection whatsoever.”
"Everyone gets to know each other from the first meeting, and everything has a beginning, right?" Maria retorted with a sneer, "You have taken great pains to invite the husband over and then invite the wife as well!"
Seeing Maria still holding a gun and a stick like this, Aigron's anger suddenly rose.
Aigron, who has long been accustomed to others being frightened towards him, being able to explain to others so kindly is already a kind of "special treatment". However, the other party is still so unrelenting, which of course makes him feel unhappy.
"Do I still need to make up a story to deceive you?" He frowned impatiently, "Or, from what standpoint do you question me? Teresa and I met that couple together.
She didn’t even say anything, so why should you bother?”
"Even she..."
Obviously, these words stimulated Maria.
In the final analysis, if we look closely, she does not seem to have any position to care about Aigron's affairs - she is neither a wife nor even a lover. Even if Aigron really has evil intentions, how much does it have to do with her?
"Your Majesty... I may not be qualified to take care of your affairs, but I also ask you to think about it. If you continue to act recklessly, how will the outside world view you? How will those people in Vienna view you? This is related to
What’s your next big thing…”
Maria, who was so angry, suddenly lost her original logic when speaking.
But Aigron still maintained his sanity.
Although it was really nice to stab Maria back, there was really no need for him to fall out with her over something that didn't exist at all. What's more, she brought out Sophie as her shield, and Aigron didn't want to let the two of them fall out.
The relationship fell apart, affecting future plans.
"So, what are you worrying about in vain? This simply doesn't exist... I have never planned anything against that lady -" Aigron looked directly into Maria's eyes, and then continued in a commanding tone, "
Now, don’t talk, give me three minutes and listen to what I have to say!”
Then, he told Maria the truth about his previous acquaintance with Pushkin, as well as the fact that the other party came all the way to visit him with his new wife.
Maria listened quietly, and after hearing the cause and effect, she realized that all this was just a misunderstanding, or that she was making trouble out of nothing.
Moreover, her reason told her that what Aigron said might be the truth.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry... I just..." Her face quickly turned red with shame, and she no longer had the same aura as before, and her eyes dodge desperately. "I'm just a little anxious, afraid that you have done something wrong.
It’s just a matter of fact.”
Did she do something wrong? Then does the way we behaved before and now count as doing something wrong? Aigron really wanted to ask her this - of course he would not be stupid enough to do this.
However, having said that, Lady Natalia is indeed a famous Russian beauty, and is indeed extremely beautiful. No wonder the moment they met, she aroused a sense of crisis in her heart, and concluded that Aiglon had deliberately summoned her to the palace for evil purposes.
To be honest, Aigron thought to himself, if he had not regarded Pushkin as a friend, he would not have moved his index finger when seeing such a beauty, and really tried to do something - just like that Nicholas in Petersburg
Like a tsar.
Therefore, there seems to be some basis for Teresa and Maria's suspicions...
However, it is definitely impossible now. Since he regards Pushkin as a confidant and good friend, then he will naturally not seduce the other party's wife. Although he is indeed a promiscuous man, he is not willing to do such a crazy thing and tell him about it.
It's too damaging to your reputation.
But who would believe it? Alas, stereotypes kill people...
As for where this stereotype came from, he was too embarrassed to delve into it.
The more Aigron thought about it, the more he felt guilty, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Your Highness, it's okay, it's just a misunderstanding. You and I don't need to take it to heart...I'm actually a little happy." Aigron deliberately looked at Maria with a pleased look, "How can you be so angry over a trivial matter?
, this also shows in disguise that you really care about me very much, and I am very happy."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Maria glared at him dissatisfied, "I just feel sorry for my sister, so I just want to help her keep an eye on you!"
"Really? Just for her?"
Aigron walked directly in front of Maria, and then the two of them looked at each other, "So, please tell me, Your Highness Maria, what are your personal thoughts? Do you want me to stop looking at others and look at you?"
If you really make this request to me, I will agree."
At this time, Maria was in a state of chaos, and Aigron's direct ball attack stimulated her even more.
She turned away from her aggressive attitude and subconsciously wanted to retreat and dodge.
However, Aigron did not intend to give her this opportunity.
"Stop running away..." He grabbed Maria's hand, then put it to his lips, kissed her gently, and then raised his head to look directly at her.
This provocative movement, coupled with the aggressive eyes, made Maria let out a slight whine. She wanted to pull away and run away, but she couldn't move. She could only close her eyes and not dare to look at Aiglon again.
Sure enough, no matter how much she pretends to be aggressive, she is still an untouched old maid... Aigron chuckled inwardly.
Previously, Teresa's so-called "inspection" had gone too far, making him feel dumbfounded and embarrassed; but in the secret corner of his heart, he also felt secretly happy at the results of the "inspection".
Even a little excited.
At the beginning, he and Sophie cared for each other and had similar interests. Their relationship was harmonious with almost no flaws. The only regret was that Sophie was already married at the time, and he could never be the first man in her life.
.
This doesn't matter at all. In his opinion, as long as two people's souls are compatible, the so-called order is not important at all.
But what if there was a chance to “remediate” it?
Even if it's just a shadow to make up for this regret?
Of course you don’t want to miss it!
It was precisely because of this regret that he wanted to keep Maria by his side that Aigron even wanted to keep Maria by his side, and even treated her with kindness in every possible way, fearing that she would be humiliated by Teresa again.
In the final analysis, he actually regarded Maria as "one of his own" in his heart.
He had already been planning when to make the relationship between the two people clear, but now, this unexpected opportunity and unexpected quarrel made him realize a good opportunity to pierce the window paper.
Therefore, he launched an attack at this moment to let her know what he meant.
Maria was naturally not mentally prepared for this. She was now suffering internally, with so many thoughts in her mind that she had almost lost the ability to think.
Of course, she is by no means completely unfeeling. Perhaps, deep down in her heart, she has already thought of these things. It is just the pride and stubbornness in her bones that prevent her from speaking out on her own initiative - she would rather bear the humiliation and ridicule.
, insisting on staying in Fontainebleau and staying with him, is it really just to avenge Theresa?
Perhaps, many, many years ago, she had been secretly looking forward to this, but fate, in a tortuous and exaggerated way, interpreted the longing in her heart in such a twisted and weird way.
"Your Majesty...you...don't be impulsive..." Under the torture, she could only protest in a low voice, "Let go!"
"I won't let go, Your Highness... At least at this moment, please let me make things clear to you." Of course, Aigron would not be stupid enough to let go. Not only did he not do so, but he lifted Maria into his arms,
"You don't want me to provoke other people, I can agree...but I also hope you pay a price for it."