Time passed by minute by second, and the room was still immersed in a strange silence.
Aigron's expression was a little dazed, and this sudden news surprised him.
However, after the initial surprise, he couldn't help but feel a little joy and touch in his heart.
Chanel was right. The reason why Teresa rushed here in advance must be to share the adversity with him, in order to fulfill her promise of never leaving.
Teresa has always been so stubborn and infatuated, which makes people secretly respect her.
Looking back at myself, what did I do? I didn’t miss her that much, and recently I was with Chanel...
Even though he was already very thick-skinned, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed at this moment.
As if she sensed something on his face, Chanel's eyes also flashed with sadness.
Yes, your Majesty is still your Majesty after all, and only Her Royal Highness the Princess is worthy of it.
It is enough for me to spend these happy times by myself.
"Your Majesty, am I going to stay away from you recently?" Chanel asked calmly while tidying up her slightly messy clothes, "You may need to appease His Highness. If I am always around, His Highness may be unhappy...
…”
Although she tried hard to restrain herself, she could not hide the loss deep in her heart.
"No!" Aiglon came back to his senses and immediately interrupted her loudly, "Chanel, there's no need for this, just take care of me as usual. You didn't do anything wrong, so you shouldn't suffer for this.
Any punishment. I am your master, so I should bear all responsibilities and everything is my responsibility. I will convince Theresa. I think, with her reasonableness, she should be able to tolerate you."
Chanel was so moved by Aigron's words that she almost cried.
She finally felt relieved.
Your Majesty still can't let go of me after all... She thought happily.
Your Majesty protects your status and dignity so that you can always follow him, so what else can you ask for?
"Your Majesty, thank you for granting me such an honor." Chanel bowed to thank the young man. "I will do my best to take good care of you and Your Highness."
"Okay, it's time for me to see the teacher." Aigron also nodded, regaining his usual calmness and calmness. "To be honest, I still feel a little guilty about him. I'm really glad that he didn't die."
After speaking, he walked out of his room under the leadership of Chanel.
Soon, Aigron came to the room where the visitor was temporarily accommodated.
When the door was opened, the people sitting inside immediately turned their attention to the young man at the door, and Aigron also saw him at a glance.
Master and apprentice, who had known each other almost day and night, fell into silence at the same time after meeting again after a long separation, looking at each other without saying a word.
Captain Foresty's sitting posture was still the same as usual, slightly bent, as if he were a bow fully charged.
However, it can still be seen from his face that he has not fully recovered from the injury and is still a little weak.
With such a serious injury, he may never be able to return to his prime... Aigron thought to himself.
And this was all thanks to himself - when he thought of this, he felt a little sad.
If he had a choice, he certainly wouldn't want to do such a thing, but sometimes everyone just can't help it.
"Long time no see, my teacher." After a long silence, Aigron finally spoke, "I'm very glad that we will meet again one day."
"I am equally glad that I escaped from your sword." Captain Foresty replied with a wry smile.
Then, he stood up and saluted the young man respectfully, "Nice to see you again, Your Highness."
"I'm sorry for what I did to you, but I can't apologize, because if I had to do it again, I would still do it." Aigron replied solemnly, "I don't ask for your forgiveness, sir, I just wish you the best."
Stay healthy from now on."
"Then I also want to tell you that I have never complained about you, Your Highness. I am a swordsman, so I have my dignity. Since I lose, it means that my skills are inferior to others. I can escape in a life-and-death fight.
My life is already lucky, so why should I blame you? Let alone forgiveness." At this point, the captain laughed again, "However, if I had it to do over again, I think I would behave better.
better……"
It seems that the teacher has not changed at all. He is so upright and proud, worthy of the honor of a swordsman.
It's just that because of his own escape, he has lost his future.
When he originally became a teacher for himself, he must have been full of hopes for his future, but in the end, all his hopes came to nothing, and everything he already owned was destroyed...
From this point of view, I do owe him a debt of gratitude, and it would be best if I had a chance to make up for it.
Just when Aigron was feeling sad, Captain Foresty was also watching him.
When he was at Schönbrunn Palace, the young man had a handsome appearance, but there was always a gloomy look on his brows. Perhaps it was because he had his wings broken and was in prison, so he had to be coy and submissive to those he didn't like; and now His Highness
, although he is still as handsome, he is stronger and looks much more heroic. Moreover, he is full of energy and arrogance when he moves and moves.
Now when he saw this young man, he finally understood why His Highness was loyal to so many people.
He is an Austrian, and from the perspective of national interests, he certainly does not want to see things develop to such an extent; but from a personal perspective, he feels that this is a good thing for His Highness, who has finally found a way that he can
Soaring in the sky, you no longer have to settle in a corner of Schönbrunn Palace and look down upon those who don't like it.
He regretted that His Highness could no longer stay in Austria, but he was also sincerely happy for what His Highness was like now.
After the master and apprentice looked at each other for a while, Aigron spoke again.
"What's going on with you? Why did you suddenly become Teresa's messenger?"
"Actually, I was just as surprised as you when Her Royal Highness the Princess came to recruit me." The captain shrugged, "To tell you the truth, because they were angry about my lax supervision, the army had already removed me, and my life had also changed.
She was in a difficult situation, and Her Royal Highness the Princess felt that I had no future, so she specially recruited me as the captain of the escort to escort her all the way abroad to you."
When he said this, his tone began to become more precise, as if he was afraid that Aigron couldn't hear clearly, "Her Royal Highness the Princess has liquidated all her dowry, and then set off with these assets and some of her personal belongings,
We first went to Trieste, where we hired a ship, and then sailed around the Italian peninsula to the port of Livorno. Her Royal Highness now stayed there with the ship, and then she sent me to inform you——
If there are no other opinions, we will set a time for her to come to you by boat."
"Of course I have no objection." Agron immediately replied, "I am very grateful for everything Theresa has done."
"Then, Your Highness, I have something to ask you." Captain Foresti's tone became more serious.
Then, he suddenly knelt on one knee and looked up at the young man. "Can you promise me?"
"What are you doing?" Aigron was greatly surprised. "Please tell me if you have any requests."
"You are not in Austria, but with your wisdom and mind, I think you can imagine what Your Highness did. Yes, she plucked up the courage for you to become an enemy of her parents. She forcibly used herself as a threat to force her parents to
Giving in, Archduke Karl was so angry with her that he almost went crazy, and even the relationship between father and daughter once broke down... You should see that there was no need for her to let herself fall into this situation. She could have gotten out in time, but she didn't... You
Can you feel the meaning? Your Highness, please tell me, are you not touched in your heart?"
The captain's questioning made Aigron feel a little ashamed.
How could he not notice it?
"I...I can imagine it, so I am very grateful for everything Theresa has done for me." He lowered his head and answered unreasonably.
"Now that you have seen what Your Highness Theresa has done for you, I beg you to accept His Highness's kindness, be gentle to her, and don't do the same behavior that humiliated her before."
The captain stood up, and then said earnestly to Aiglon, "Her Royal Highness the Princess is so affectionate to you, and she will never leave you even if you do these things. I can't help but be moved when I see you... Even if you do these things, she will never leave you.
Even if you have a deep personality since childhood, it is impossible for you to have no feelings, right? Undoubtedly, in your position, you must put interests first, but you are also a human being, and you must sometimes talk about emotions in addition to interests, otherwise you will
What’s the point of all the effort?”
Looking at the captain's sincere expression, Aigron was stunned.
"You're right." After a moment, he nodded slightly.
"Besides, even from the most utilitarian point of view, it is beneficial to you to take good care of Princess Theresa. This is the best and biggest opportunity for you to reconcile with Austria..." Captain Foresti continued to persuade,
"Because of your escape, both His Majesty the Emperor and Metternich were very angry, and Archduke Karl now hates you so much that he gnashes his teeth; but Her Highness Theresa is still a member of the Habsburg family after all. If you want to repair the relationship in the future, she will
This is the best clue. As time goes by, Archduke Karl will eventually forgive you. You are his son-in-law after all, right? There will always be a way to repair our relationship..."
Eggron knew that what the captain said was indeed correct.
If he really wants to regain the throne, he really needs to consider the future attitudes of the great powers, and this means that he has to find ways to bridge the relationship between himself and the great powers.
Considering this aspect, Teresa is indeed an important weight for him.
"You are right, Captain." Aiglon sighed and admitted what the other party said.
"I have been preaching in front of you since I was a child, so I am afraid that you will be annoyed by me, but Your Highness, this is my warning to you from your standpoint. I implore you to listen to me, just one sentence." The captain continued to look at me sincerely.
Young man, "Her Highness Teresa has sacrificed so much for you. She has cut off her retreat. If you abandon her again, she will have nowhere to go! I really can't bear for her to fall into this situation."
Aiglon nodded seriously.
Faced with the captain's sincere words, he couldn't help but be moved.
He didn't miss his old relationship, but the other party missed his old relationship, analyzed it for him, and couldn't bear to see him let Theresa down.
"Stop talking, Captain." He raised his hand and patted the Captain on the shoulder. "I swear to you, Teresa will be my wife, as long as she is willing. I owe her, and I like her.
...I think this is the happiness God has given me, and I should not throw it away again."
"That's great if you think so!" The captain finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll report back to His Highness."
"Well, yes." The young man nodded leisurely, "Tell her that I will do my best to receive her as grandly as possible, and then let everyone around me treat her as my mother-in-law and give her everything she deserves...
By the way, I would like to tell her that I will rely on her to take care of me from now on."
After getting the promise he wanted, the captain left without stopping, and Aiglon summoned all his cronies on the island-Charlie, Michel Ney, Andre Davout, and France, who had limited mobility.
Gathered together at Father Leah.
They were called together and looked at each other. It was obvious that His Majesty was about to announce some important decision.
Just as they were making uneasy guesses, the young man came to them and got straight to the point.
"Gentlemen, I have good news to tell you - my fiancée is coming to the island."
"Fiancée?!" Although his words were not loud, they detonated the room like a bomb. Even the sophisticated Father Faria showed a shocked expression. "What's going on?"
Charlie, who knew a little bit about the inside story, recovered from the shock quickly.
"Is...is that Her Royal Highness the Princess?" he asked in a trembling voice, "The daughter of Archduke Karl?"
"That's right." Aigron nodded lightly.
The crowd suddenly fell into silence, everyone looked at each other again, and no one knew what to say.
"Your Majesty, this is a big matter. Your marriage is related to the future of the empire and requires careful planning." After a long time, Father Faria said cautiously, "The French people can accept that their monarch will once again be with Austria."
A court marriage? No one is sure... You are still very young now, so you can wait a little longer. It is not too late to decide after a while."
We have already reached this point, how can we wait? Should we pack Teresa and stuff it back? Even I really can't do it...Aigron thought to himself.
"If they don't accept it, I will let them accept it! Did they ask for their opinions when God was about to thunder?!" Aigron suddenly raised his voice and said in a tone that could not be questioned. "Gentlemen, this is my private matter.
, I have the right to make decisions for me, so I say she is who she is! I am just informing you..."
He has always shown a gentle image in front of everyone, and almost no one present has seen him speak harshly, so after Aigron expressed his opinions so sternly, everyone turned pale and no one raised any opinions.
Come.
After all, there seems to be nothing unacceptable. Your Majesty is currently alone, and Her Royal Highness the Princess can stick to the engagement without giving up. What else can you be dissatisfied with?
"It seems that no one has any objections." Aigron nodded, "Very good, then I hope you will treat Teresa with the proper attitude. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" His words received a neat and loud response.