The count's last words made Aiglon feel quite puzzled, but no one gave him an explanation. The next few days were calm and nothing happened.
Aiglon didn't care that Louisa and his wife didn't come to see him again, and he even felt relieved; but Princess Sophie never came to see him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Ever since the Princess came to Schonbrunn Palace, although the two of them did not meet every day, they had never seen each other for several consecutive days, and the ominous meaning represented by this made Aigron a little uneasy.
It seems that my actions that night made Her Royal Highness really angry...
Aiglon began to think about how to find an opportunity to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess and apologize to her so that she could change her mind.
Fortunately, his worst fears did not come true. Just that evening, Her Royal Highness the Princess's maid finally ran over and conveyed Her Highness the Princess's invitation.
Aigron breathed a sigh of relief and hurried outside Her Royal Highness the Princess's bedroom.
He didn't wait long, and soon, Her Royal Highness the Princess came out.
Today, Her Royal Highness is still young and charming, but she is different from her usual luxurious clothes. Today she is only wearing a light yellow tight-fitting wool dress that is currently popular among urban women. This kind of dress has large lantern short sleeves on the shoulders, revealing a long length.
Moreover, her fair and round arms are wearing velvet gloves; her hair is tied in a bun, leaving a few strands falling on her forehead, her skirt is decorated with moccasins, and her slender neck is hung with
She wore a pearl necklace with ordinary color and no other decorations.
Her Royal Highness, who was dressed simply, seemed to be a completely different person - or rather, she looked like a young lady from a bourgeois family who had just married.
"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Aigron's dazed look, Her Royal Highness the Princess asked expressionlessly.
Although her tone was a bit cold, Aigron felt relieved... After all, this was the first time he heard her speak in several days.
As long as she takes the initiative to speak, it means that there is hope for the previous turmoil to be resolved.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted. I'm dazzled by your new outfit." He complimented quickly.
"You will only waste your precious time by saying such boring words." Her Royal Highness the Princess frowned, "Why don't you hurry up?"
"What?" Aigron didn't quite understand.
"Aren't you usually very clever? Why are you so confused all of a sudden?" Her Royal Highness the Princess stretched out her hand, wanting to pinch his face as usual, but then she quickly realized what she was doing and put her hand down in mid-air.
"Didn't you ask me for it yourself? If you want to go to the theater, I will take you there today."
"So that's it..." Aigron suddenly realized, and then he was a little moved.
He didn't expect that in the past few days, Her Royal Highness the Princess would actually accomplish this matter without letting any news out.
Even though he was so angry with himself, he still fulfilled his wish meticulously...
He was so moved and ashamed that he was speechless in the end. He could only lower his head and express his sincere thanks.
"Thank you, Your Highness... I really don't know how I can repay you."
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and change your clothes." The princess glanced at him sideways and then motioned to the maid to take him to change clothes.
Aiglon followed the maid obediently to the changing room, and then the maid handed over the clothes that had been prepared.
In this era, like other eras, men's clothing was much simpler than women's clothing. He wore a long black coat, a white turtleneck shirt, a thin tie, gray short boots on his feet, and a hat on his head.
A black velvet hat.
After finishing this change of clothes, Aigron looked in the mirror and found that he looked like a young man from a wealthy businessman who was ignorant of the world.
With a strange mood, he followed the maid out.
As soon as he walked out of the door, Her Royal Highness the Princess's eyes immediately moved over again, carefully looking at Aiglon from head to toe.
Just when Aigron was about to ask her if she was satisfied or not, Her Royal Highness the Princess looked away again.
"Let's go!"
In this way, under the leadership of Her Royal Highness the Princess, they arrived at the square in front of the palace and got into the carriage. The entourage, including Chanel and Captain Foresti, who was responsible for the security work, also got into other carriages.
carriage.
As dusk gradually fell, these ordinary-looking carriages drove out of the palace gate.
Schönbrunn Palace is located in the southwest suburbs of Vienna, very close to the city, so it is easy to drive quietly into the city of Vienna under the cover of night.
Although this was not his first time in the city of Vienna, Aigron couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment.
After all, this is the first time he has come here with the help of his own will, and maybe this means his first step towards freedom.
The time has come to August, which is the time when midsummer begins to turn to autumn. The cool wind pours into the carriage through the windows, blowing on his face, calling him.
Yes... freedom seems so within reach, as if you only need to take one more step and you can do whatever you want.
If I jump out now, will I be able to escape directly?
Looking at the lights on the streets on both sides and the people coming and going, Aigron suddenly had an idea.
No, no...don't be impulsive.
Aigron tried his best to suppress his increasingly disordered breathing and resolutely put away this unrealistic idea.
Although there were only two people in the carriage, Her Royal Highness and himself, there were several guards and his swordsmanship teacher behind him. He was not sure that he would be able to escape their pursuit after jumping off the carriage.
Besides, so what if I escaped their control? I had no planned escape route, no one in charge, or even escape tools. I was completely in the dark.
If you do this, in just a few hours, cavalry will be patrolling outside the city of Vienna, and the police in the city will search door to door, leaving you with no way to escape.
And if you are caught, you will definitely face extremely severe punishment, and you will never have a similar opportunity in the future.
Therefore, now is not the time to escape. No matter how sweet and tempting the fruit of freedom looks now, it is definitely poisonous and must not be eaten hastily.
It's okay. I have been waiting for more than ten years. I am not afraid of waiting a little longer... With firm determination, the young man gradually calmed himself down.
Then, he looked at Princess Sophie sitting next to her.
Her Royal Highness the Princess has not spoken since she got on the carriage, and just looked out the window with a straight face. She should still be angry about what happened before.
"Your Highness, thank you." With sincere gratitude, Aigron seemed to be saying to himself, "I will never forget your kindness to me."
Her Royal Highness the Princess did not answer, as if she had not heard anything.
In silence, the carriage crossed the Vienna River along the bridge, then along Mariahilf Street and Linz Street, passing through wide and narrow streets, and finally came to Herners Strasse.
The end of this road was Herners Cemetery, the final resting place of most Vienna citizens. Of course, the carriages did not lead in this direction. They turned northeast and stopped at the door of a theater.
This theater does not look big, but its location is quite convenient. Not far from it is the Vienna Observatory. From the rooftop of the theater, you can see the Hofburg Palace, the old royal palace in the center of the city. This is
The palace is hidden among the surrounding trees and grass, and only the scattered lights can make its majestic outline vaguely visible.
Night has always been the busiest time in Vienna, and the theater is always packed with people, and this time was no exception.
In order not to disturb other people, these carriages stopped in the alley far away, and then Her Royal Highness the Princess took Aigron along the street to the theater. Chanel followed the two of them, while the others
Then he followed behind from a distance, so as not to disturb Her Royal Highness the Princess's pleasure.
It was just before the opening, and the two people walked into the theater side by side. People onlookers either didn't care, or looked at them and continued chatting to kill the last time.
Princess Sophie frowned slightly. She didn't like the noisy environment, and she didn't like the stuffy air inside, so she looked around and found the ticket office of the theater.
"Sir, I would like to book a box." She said directly to the ticket seller.
Although it seemed like a discussion, Her Highness the Princess inadvertently adopted a commanding tone. "We want the one with the best view."
The conductor looked at the three people across from him and assessed their clothes. "Don't be ridiculous, miss, the private rooms are all reserved."
"Call your manager over!" Princess Sophie said impatiently. "I want to reserve a private room!"
Perhaps because he was shocked by Her Royal Highness, the conductor opened his eyes in surprise.
Then, he said something to the person next to him.
Soon, a middle-aged man hurried over.
"Hello, madam." He took off his hat to Princess Sophie, "I just heard from my people that you want to reserve a box?"
"Yes." Sophie nodded, and then emphasized again, "We want the best."
The manager looked at them doubtfully, "How long do you want to keep it for?"
"One year." Princess Sophie thought for a moment, then replied. "I just heard that he said there is no more. If not, let's find another one."
"Yes, yes, but the price is not cheap..." the manager replied.
"How much does it cost?" Princess Sophie asked impatiently.
"About 2,000 gulden." The manager casually mentioned a price, "We have many distinguished guests here..."
"Okay, give it to him." Princess Sophie said impatiently to Chanel behind her.
I actually accepted this price directly!
The manager looked at these three people in shock and couldn't figure out who they were.
[Austria’s currency system has changed a lot due to changes in modern history. At the same time, due to multiple government financial crises, it has devalued its official coins several times. Generally speaking, the main currency in circulation is a Gulden.
Silver coins contain approximately 11.1 grams of silver, and one gulden silver coin is equivalent to 60 copper coins called Kreuzer. This is the currency system that was generally maintained in the protagonist's era.
Converted according to this silver content, 1 gulden silver coin is approximately equivalent to 2.5 francs (the author's own conversion is not guaranteed to be accurate).
After 1867, the Austrian Empire became the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It also carried out currency reforms, reorganized the monetary system, recast currency, and changed the ratio of Gulden silver coins to Kruse copper coins to 1:100. At the same time, it also issued
A gold coin called the Florin...
All in all, these are too complicated. All plots involving Austrian currency in the work use Gulden silver coins, and the purchasing power is calculated in francs, that’s it.]