"It may take a little twists and turns now, but when the time comes, I will come to Greece to find you, and then I will never leave again!"
Teresa's tone was very firm, and it was obvious that she had already made up her mind.
Although she was reluctant to leave His Highness, she also knew that for His Highness's sake, she couldn't just leave with him now. She needed to return to her country, finish what she should do, convince her parents, and then leave for her own happiness.
——If the stubborn father could say a few words of blessing at that time, it would be wonderful.
She knew that everything would not go as smoothly as her dream, but she had the confidence to work with His Highness to eliminate all obstacles that stood in their way.
Originally, the pain and worry in her heart did not come from the sacrifice, but from the fear that the sacrifice would be meaningless; in other words, as long as she believed it was meaningful, then the necessary sacrifice and patience would not matter.
Now, she has swept away the previous haze and seen her future star. She no longer needs to be confused or afraid.
Now it's time to say goodbye.
The people who protect her are still waiting for His Highness to return outside the ruins. If she doesn't return all night, God knows what will happen.
In order not to embarrass His Highness, Teresa took the initiative to say goodbye even though she was reluctant to leave.
"Your Highness, I think it's time for me to go back."
"Yeah..." Aigron sighed, "It's time to say goodbye."
"I will stay in Rome for a while. I want to go with you to visit your grandmother, and then I can leave in peace... I hope this day will come soon." Teresa looked at Agron with expectation, "
Your Highness, you must remember to inform me and don’t keep me waiting in vain!”
"Don't worry, I will do it." Aigron couldn't laugh or cry. It seemed that Teresa had been frightened by him.
Seeing her pitiful and frightened appearance, the young man couldn't help but feel sad.
"I will definitely not break my promise this time, don't worry...my grandma will be happier when she sees you than when she sees me."
Then, the two people discussed the next contact information.
"If you have any news during this period, just pass it on to the maid next to me! It would be too troublesome to pretend to be my father every time, and others will definitely become suspicious."
"Is she trustworthy?" Aigron was slightly surprised. After all, the maid's attitude towards him when they first met was definitely not friendly.
"If I don't tell her the truth, she will be trustworthy. I will tell her that although I can't let go of you, I still can't let go of my father and Austria, so we say goodbye. I decided to return to Austria after the trip, and we will be ordinary people from now on.
Friends exchange blessings and communicate with each other..." Teresa smiled slyly, "She has been following my mother and has loved me very much since she was a child, so as long as I don't run away with you and then plead with her, she will agree.
"
"Okay, then this is the best." Aigron also felt that this was the best.
While the two people were talking, it was completely dark.
"I'm leaving first, Your Highness, please take care..."
Teresa hugged the young man heavily, then turned around and left reluctantly, while Aigron stood there, watching the girl leave with a sense of loss.
Soon, Teresa walked back to the place where the two people met earlier in the dim light of the night, while her maid was still standing there, looking at her anxiously.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" She walked to Teresa's side.
Seeing that Teresa's clothes were still intact, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine..." There was no trace of the ecstasy on Theresa's face, and her expression was calm but also slightly melancholy.
She sighed slightly, "Let's go back. It's all over. No... I should say it should have been over long ago."
"Okay, let's leave quickly!" Seeing that the man had no intention of forcing him to stay, the maid also thought it was best to leave quickly to avoid another accident.
So, the two of them walked out of the ruins, returned to the carriage parked outside, and started on their way back to the hotel.
In the carriage, Teresa still looked distraught.
"What's wrong with you?" the maid asked quickly. "Did he do anything impolite to you?"
"That's not true, it's just... I found that there is still a distance between dreams and reality after all, and I recognized myself." Teresa shook her head, and then replied, "When we were talking, he asked me to think about it carefully.
, if I follow him, then I will lose my title, the love of my parents, and everything about me... and what I get may be nothing, and I may even put myself in danger of my life. What he said makes sense.
, so that I thought carefully after listening to it. In the end, I decided not to touch these dangers... So I can only say goodbye to him, and we can only communicate as ordinary friends in the future."
Teresa deliberately made her tone heavy and confused, showing that she was "decided but reluctant to let go", "It's a correspondence, but we can probably only communicate with each other and send greetings, because in the future I
He has lived in Austria for a long time, and he will probably never come again."
Although Teresa was so depressed, the maid was actually cheering for joy in her heart, but she didn't dare to be ecstatic on the surface, so as not to make Her Royal Highness the Princess sad.
"Finally, he still has some conscience in the end and doesn't harm you anymore." She stretched out her hand and stroked Teresa's hair. "Your Highness, you have finally thought about it clearly. This is great! Your parents are also here.
You will definitely be very pleased. Don’t worry, you will have better choices in the future..."
"Although we said goodbye to each other, we are still friends now. I hope you will not continue to slander him in front of me. This is not the way I treat my friends." Teresa suddenly raised her head and looked at the other party seriously, "In my case
Before returning to Austria, we will continue to correspond and say hello like friends. I hope you can help me and let me settle my final knot."
"Your Highness...?" The maid was shocked.
"This is my last wish. I hope that the most immersive passion in my life can end in a peaceful way." Teresa closed her eyes with emotion, "Please help me, wait until I come back.
Austria, this is all over, and I will take another path in my life."
"Okay... okay." After hesitating for a moment, the maid finally had no choice but to make a concession to her beloved His Highness, "Since this is what you wish, then I will do as you asked."
"Thank you." Teresa finally smiled.
After Teresa and her party left, Aigron also returned to Chanel.
"Your Majesty, how was your discussion with His Highness?" Chanel asked anxiously.
"How should I describe it..." Aiglon looked up at the stars, and then replied, "She made me ashamed, and even made me thank Metternich; even though this was just a person he randomly appointed, meeting Theresa is definitely
It’s the luck of my life.”
"It's such a high evaluation!" Chanel was surprised.
She has been with Aigron for so long, and it can be said that she has witnessed every incident between him and Teresa.
Because she had witnessed it from the beginning, she knew what the young man's attitude was towards Teresa in the past - admiring but alienated, just treating her as a cute and interesting friend, and in the end he chose to deceive her and treat her as a fool.
The world's pretense.
However, after meeting today, it was obvious that he was fascinated by His Highness.
Although she knew that Her Highness Teresa was indeed very cute, Chanel still didn't expect that she had such charm...
Therefore, it seems that in the near future, Her Highness Teresa will become the mistress that she has to respect and be loyal to.
She knew from the beginning that she would never have any formal status with His Majesty, and she had not even expected this. She knew that for the benefit of the empire and the Bonaparte family, His Majesty should marry the royal family——
Just like his father.
But that doesn't mean she doesn't have her own ideas.
She hopes to stay with His Majesty for a long time and take care of him as she has always done - His Majesty himself has agreed to this request, and then she hopes that her future mistress can also accept this request.
Judging from her interactions with Teresa, His Highness has a good temper and is polite to others. He may be able to magnanimously allow her to continue to serve His Majesty, but who can tell clearly what will happen in the future?
Thinking about it, it is indeed a bit distressing.
But she also knew that she would face this kind of problem one day - relatively speaking, Her Royal Highness Theresa was already a very tolerant person, at least much easier to get along with than Sophie who was always bossing around.
No matter how difficult the road ahead is, she will continue to stick to the path she has chosen, stay with His Majesty, and dedicate herself to her loyalty.
"Okay, it's time for us to leave." Aigron didn't know what Chanel was thinking at this moment. He waved his hand and made a gesture, "Let's go."
Chanel was about to speak but stopped.
No matter what, since this is His Majesty's decision, she can only abide by it and has no right to question it, and what can she say? She is not qualified to intervene in this issue.
It seems that we can only find a way to establish a good relationship with Her Highness Teresa in the future, and then pray for her tolerance...
With an uneasy mood, Chanel finally said nothing and followed Aigron away in silence.
In the next few days, Aigron stayed in the hotel where he was staying, reading popular novels to kill time, and silently watching the movements in the city of Rome, waiting for the results of his plan.
And the person who is now executing his plan is his uncle, Cardinal Joseph Fish.
The flame in the heart of a cardinal who has been in contact with the highest power has not been extinguished.
Encouraged by Agron, Cardinal Fish, who had bid farewell to the secular world and lived in seclusion, felt as if he had received a shot in the arm and was filled with strong fighting spirit.
His aging body has regained its former energy and is ready to devote himself to serving the new generation of Bonaparte family leaders.
He assessed the situation, contacted his old friends, and then worked hard to carry out the tasks assigned by His Majesty the Emperor through his network of relationships within the Roman Church.
Just one morning, the cardinal secretly ran out of the city of Rome and came to the hotel to meet his master, ready to report the results of his efforts.
After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, Aigron quickly met with the old man.
As soon as they met, Aigron carefully looked at the other person's expression and found that he looked calm and could not hide his joy.
"It looks like you brought me good news." Aigron said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the cardinal replied while saluting, "I have completed your mission."
Without waiting for Aigron to ask, he continued to explain, "I contacted Cardinal Vittorio Esposito through a good friend and forwarded Father Faria's autographed letter to
He then gave me a generous gift, which he accepted, and then agreed to listen to my appeal."
"Did you mention my name and intentions?" Aigron asked.
"Of course not, I think now is not the time." The cardinal shook his head quickly, "The attitude of the cardinal is still unclear. I am not sure what his attitude is, so I dare not tell you directly.
I have made my intentions known. But...your escape from Austria is a big sensation in Europe. I suddenly moved to him, and he must have had a premonition in his heart."
Eggron knew what the cardinal was implying.
The cardinal who was able to climb to the top of the church must be no ordinary person. He didn't need to spend many brain cells to figure out why Cardinal Fish suddenly became active. Naturally, he could also guess a little bit.
The other party’s intention.
However, sometimes it is so subtle. Even if there is a tacit understanding between each other, as long as both parties do not say it personally, they can forcefully deny it afterwards, and there will still be room for it.
He trusted Cardinal Fish because his great-uncle Fish did this job specifically for Emperor Napoleon back then, running around within the church for Napoleon, smoothing relationships and reaching various deals.
Since he is a professional and there is no problem with his loyalty, of course Aigron is happy to leave everything to him.
Now that he and Cardinal Vittorio Esposito have established a preliminary relationship, they will test each other next. If nothing unexpected happens, using Father Faria as an opportunity and money as a key, he
He will open his own way in the church.
And he believed that he and the Roman Church would never cooperate just once in the future.
The two people continued to discuss for a while, determining the next action time. At the end, Aigron changed the subject and mentioned another matter.
"When you go back, tell my grandmother that I have met Theresa, and we...well, we had a great conversation."
"Oh? That's great!" the cardinal was surprised and delighted. "Have you reconciled with her?"
"Absolutely. At least now, there are no differences between us. The support Theresa has given me, whether it is spiritual or other aspects, makes me overjoyed." Aigron smiled lightly, seeming to recall
The two met not long ago.
Then, he glanced at the old man sheepishly, and then whispered, "We have agreed that we will find a time to visit her together..."
"I will repay her immediately. I think she will be very happy. We will find a time for you to reunite with her." The cardinal immediately agreed, "Your Majesty, I believe that your grandmother must be
She will be proud of you. She will do her best to help you and let you realize your dreams."