Her expression was slightly distorted due to excitement and nervousness, and to Chanel at this moment, it looked even more terrifying.
Oh my gosh!
Chanel was completely confused by this sudden turn of events. She subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away from this place.
"Stop!" Teresa became even more anxious. She shouted, then stood up from her seat and ran towards Chanel quickly.
Seeing that she couldn't keep up with Chanel's pace, she suddenly became wise and shouted again.
"Do you want to leave without saying goodbye and insult the dignity of Her Majesty the Queen Mother?!"
This shout made Chanel wake up from a dream. She remembered her mission for this trip and couldn't help but stop for a moment. At the moment of hesitation, Theresa had already rushed to the door and grabbed her shoulders.
"Aren't you here to meet Her Majesty the Queen Mother? How could you leave in the middle? This would be fulfilling the mission of Her Majesty..." Teresa smiled.
As she spoke, she forcefully pulled Chanel back into the room, "Please continue your mission."
Chanel did not resist violently, and she was obviously at a loss as to how to treat Her Royal Highness Princess Theresa.
"Your Highness...why are you here?" she asked suspiciously.
Teresa breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she finally didn't let her luck slip away.
"Isn't this thanks to you and your master? I came to Rome to relax, to avoid the ridicule of the social world, and to visit His Highness's grandmother." She replied slightly sarcastically.
After finishing speaking, she turned her head and looked at the Queen Mother Letizia.
The two old men were stunned. They both stared at Teresa in disbelief.
This girl was crying in front of them just now, but unexpectedly, she suddenly took control of the situation, as if she was a different person.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I just lost my temper... I shouldn't have spoken before you could speak." Teresa bent her knees slightly and apologized to Letizia, but she still held her hand.
He took Chanel's arm and said, "Please allow me to introduce to you - this lady's name is Chanel Noel. She is a Frenchman. To be precise, she is the daughter of a former junior officer in the Imperial Army. Due to the misfortune at home,
Due to misfortune, he was exiled to Bavaria, was taken in by His Highness Beauharnais, and then came to Vienna as Princess Sophie's dowry... She was the one who helped your grandson escape from Austria. She must be a close confidant of His Highness now, so she is very interested in Bonaparte.
There is no doubt about the Ba family and her loyalty to His Highness, and you can trust her every word."
"Why do you know so well?" It was Chanel's turn to be surprised. "Did the Austrian government tell you the results of the investigation?"
"No, I knew it before you fled." Chanel replied in a low voice, "At that time, I thought His Highness seemed to be quite close to you. He even gave you his own manuscripts to sort out. It really didn't seem like he was interested in the beauty.
The attitude of other people in Quan Palace, so I took some time to quietly find someone to inquire about you."
She sighed softly, "After inquiring, I chose to keep it a secret, because if a background like yours were known to palace officials, they might be forcibly driven away from His Highness, and His Highness would be so pitiful...
If I had known what happened next, maybe it would have been better to report it earlier."
"Do you really know how to do that? If you do that, His Majesty may hate you." Chanel retorted in a low voice.
"Maybe, maybe not, but since everything has happened, there is no point in saying anything." Theresa smiled slyly and sadly, "At least now, I don't want to make the same mistake again... You will never
I can’t imagine what kind of life I lived during this time!”
"cough……"
A dry cough interrupted the whispers between the two of them. Queen Letizia nodded to Chanel, "Miss Noel, thank you for your help and care of my grandson."
Chanel ignored Theresa and focused on her mission again.
"I'm just fulfilling my obligations, and I don't deserve your praise, Your Majesty." She broke away from Teresa's hand, then walked to the Queen Mother Letizia, and respectfully paid her respects to the Bonaparte family member.
The oldest one saluted. "It's a great honor to meet you. I wish you health and longevity!"
"Alas..." Letizia sighed, not getting much joy from her respect, "You have indeed worked hard, so what does my grandson want to tell me through you?"
Chanel glanced at Theresa next to her and said nothing.
"I told Teresa not to avoid it. Now that things have happened, I think she has the right to know what happened... Our family has bullied her badly enough. We can't continue to do evil, right?" Letizia
He sighed again, "Aiglon pretended to comply with the engagement, but in the end it was just for fun. He ran away, but ruined Theresa's reputation... As an elder, I cannot stand by and watch this kind of fact happen, so since Theresa
If she is willing to stick to the engagement, I think I should treat her as a member of the family——"
"But before His Majesty left, he left a letter apologizing to Princess Teresa, and guaranteed His Majesty's purity with his own life and family reputation." Chanel shook her head, "So, I think both sides
The engagement has been cancelled, and His Majesty does not dare to expect Your Highness to forgive, but he sincerely hopes that Her Majesty Theresa can forget this nightmare and live a happy life in the future."
"What?" Letizia and Joseph Fish looked at each other in surprise again, and then looked at Teresa in shock again.
"That letter? I have already burned it."
Teresa answered calmly, as if she was talking about the most ordinary thing. "Because I burned the letter, my parents did not make it public. This is my effort to stick to the engagement.
"
Letizia and Chanel were shocked.
Letizia exclaimed again, and then she quickly asked, "Why do you do this?"
"Because... everything I didn't want to give myself was dismissed with a fluffy page. Is this reason enough?" Teresa raised her head and asked the old man, "Could it be that my sincerity, I
My affection for you, all my plans for the future of myself and His Highness... and the hopes I have placed on you, are they just things that can be easily shattered by a page? Is my sincerity towards His Highness even worth it?
Not a face-to-face farewell? I understand... We haven't been together for long, and His Highness doesn't want to trust me, but I don't need him to apologize to me. I just want the future that I once imagined, and Your Highness clearly agreed with me.
!”
Under everyone's gaze, Teresa spoke out her innermost thoughts, "Your Majesty, because I was afraid that you would disown me, I didn't tell you the truth just now, but every tear I shed with you is
Coming from true feelings, I think that the reason why His Highness left that letter was just because he felt that his future was uncertain, so he did not want to implicate me. It did not mean that he wanted to abandon me - if that is what he really meant, then I have the right to listen to it in person.
Until he says it, instead of just writing a few words and leaving me far away, are you right?"
The old man was convinced by Teresa again.
"Indeed, you are entitled to a face-to-face answer."
Then, she no longer hesitated and looked at Chanel, "Tell me, where is my grandson? Since he sent you here, he must be in Rome too, and Teresa happened to be here too... This must be
It’s God’s will, so I think we should at least arrange for Theresa to meet with him, and the two of us can explain the matter clearly. No matter what the outcome is, it’s better than no outcome.”
Chanel couldn't laugh or cry in her heart.
Although she had long heard that the Empress Dowager was honest and pious, it was only when she saw her mouthing "God's will" that she truly understood what it meant. It was really a headache.
Although she has no ill feelings toward Princess Teresa, she obviously can't tell His Majesty's whereabouts just like that - even if you don't consider the possibility that Princess Teresa herself is a spy sent by the Austrian royal family, she is definitely not alone.
When she came to Rome, could the people around her keep it absolutely confidential?
"It's a pity that I can't say it here, Your Majesty." Chanel insisted on his position, "I must absolutely guarantee your Majesty's safety."
"So you are worried that I will endanger His Highness's safety?" Teresa glared at Chanel angrily.
But Chanel remained unmoved.
Seeing how determined she was, Teresa wanted to persuade her again, but her innate dignity did not allow her to beg Chanel, so she could only look to Letizia for help.
This kind old man is her only hope now... She really can't bear the blow of passing him by again.
This pitiful appearance once again aroused pity in the old man's heart.
It’s time to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.
After thinking for a while, she spoke again.
"As you can see, although I just met Teresa today, Her Royal Highness the Princess is very much to my liking. I have already made a promise to her in person. I am willing to continue to recognize her as my granddaughter-in-law. I am also very happy that she is also my granddaughter-in-law."
Being able to share some news about Aigron - after all, as my granddaughter-in-law, she has the right to know where her future husband is." The old man looked at Chanel with gentle eyes, "But, Miss Noel, to a certain extent
I can understand your concerns, so..."
In Teresa's joyful and expectant eyes, Letizia looked at her again, "Teresa, please go back today and leave me your current address and contact information. I will take care of everything."
I’ll tell Aigron everything, and I’ll also tell him my decision, and let him find another chance to see you, what do you think?”
Teresa's eyes dimmed instantly.
Although she felt a little unwilling, she also knew that this was the best treatment she could get at the moment.
Since the Queen Mother Letizia is on her side, she doesn't have to worry so much. She can only accept the current results. If the quarrel continues, she will anger her grandmother, and there will be no change between her and His Highness.
hope.
"Then I, I will go back first...Thank you for taking care of me, Your Majesty." She looked at the old man with disappointment and hope, "I am now living in a hotel on the outskirts of Rome."
She found a pen and paper, and then quickly wrote down her current address on the paper, "The people who escorted me here are servants and subordinates who have followed my father for many years. They will not do anything detrimental to me.
thing, but to be on the safe side, I will also pay attention to avoid them. All I ask is that you must let His Highness know my thoughts... Also, know that I am waiting for him, and I will stay in Rome for a long time until he is found.
Until that day, I leave everything to you!"
"I understand, child." Letizia smiled gently, then touched the girl's cheek with her dry and wrinkled hands, "Please don't worry, leave everything to me."
In this way, Teresa reluctantly said goodbye and left.
Looking at the disappointed back of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Chanel finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In her heart, she also felt a little pity for Teresa's experience, but there were some things that she couldn't help.
"Miss Noel, everything has been done according to your opinion. You can tell my grandson what he asked you to tell-but before that, please allow me to finish breakfast...this series of things this morning
, but it made me starving."
"Of course." Chanel replied quickly.
So Letizia winked at the cardinal and took him back to the restaurant.
"You are too kind to Princess Teresa." Cardinal Joseph Fish muttered as soon as he sat down, "Do you really like her that much?"
"On the one hand, I really like it." Letizia took a small bite of a piece of pastry and then replied. "On the other hand, for my poor grandson, I think she is just right."
"What's appropriate?" The cardinal didn't quite understand.
"It is appropriate to leave a small life in case he is defeated." Letizia sighed, "Isn't the father of Her Royal Highness the Princess quite famous? Maybe it can be done."
She is not enthusiastic about the "restoration of the empire" that Aiglon and his followers have in mind.
As Napoleon's mother, she was able to stand closer than others and watch her son move from obscurity to glory, and then from glory to destruction.
In her opinion, all this is God's will, otherwise how could a small landowner family who fled Corsica in a hurry suddenly become the royal family of France? How could they suddenly collapse while seemingly powerful and invincible?
Only the power of God can perform such a grand and terrifying drama in the world.
Since it is God's will, why bother to disobey it?
She is now in her final years, and her mentality is much more negative than that of Queen Hortense. She is satisfied just thinking that her children and grandchildren can live out their lives safely.
Eugène and her own youngest son Jerome were the two people who ended up the best because they married princesses from the old royal family - one from Bavaria and one from Württemberg.
Eugene went to join his father-in-law, the King of Bavaria, and then lived in Bavaria as a duke; while Jerome was also accompanied by a princess, and was not pursued by the victorious countries. He bought a castle in Italy and lived a leisurely life.
Rich life.
From this point of view, the most reliable guarantee for her poor grandson's adventurous career is to try to marry the royal families of Europe, so that even if he fails, he may still have an acceptable end.
It just so happened that Princess Teresa was so devoted to him that she still refuses to leave him until today, and even did so many outrageous things... If she really gives up, who knows if there will be another one?
"Little one, cherish your luck..." She sighed again.