You must have been thinking about my safety after I left. You didn't write to you until now. It is true that I have committed one more crime of unfilial piety... But please be a little considerate of me. Due to various concerns,
I cannot write to you. My heart is as anxious as yours, because I miss you and my father as much as you miss me.
Fortunately, all worries have been lifted now, and I can finally write to you without any worries, telling you about my current situation and sharing my happiness.
Before leaving, I told you that I was going to Greece, and now I am indeed writing to you from Greece. But what you don’t know is that before coming to Greece, I quietly went to a desert island and
We spent some time together with His Highness...I promise you, this will be a time that I will never forget!
Because it has nothing to do with the subject, there is no need for me to tell you the name and location of this island. What I want to tell you is that from the moment I arrived there, I gained the respect of His Highness and everyone around him, some
The way people treat me with so much respect even makes me feel embarrassed...
Obviously, this kind of respect definitely does not come from my identity. They must have been instructed by His Highness. His Highness ordered them to treat me with this attitude. He kept his promise and treated me as an equal partner.
After I arrived there, it only took a short time for His Highness and me to dissolve the last bit of the gap between us. Now we are so close that he not only revealed his most important secrets to me, but also
He took the initiative to seek my advice and help, and I was very happy to do my best to give him advice and help him solve his problems. I think only in this way can our lives truly become one... I secretly prayed to God to give me more
Wisdom, so that I can help him more.
I have no time to describe every detail of the relationship between Your Highness and me, but for me, almost every day is a new experience and the most exciting adventure.
I bid farewell to the dull and suffocating air in Vienna, and also bid farewell to all the barriers that troubled and angered me. From now on, every second of my life is a new unknown, and it will be determined by my own actions.
This is the life I once dreamed of! What’s more, I am still moving forward hand in hand with the person I love... What else can I complain about? Everything is just right. I simply cannot describe my joy at this moment in words.
And happiness, everything I have ever dreamed of has been realized by fate!
Needless to say, you know how severe challenges we will face next. His Highness is working hard for his own destiny, although he is so calm and unhurried in front of everyone, as if everything is expected, and never says
It's a discouraging remark, but as I get along with him every day, I can certainly see that he is nervous and walking on thin ice.
I will not laugh at his cowardice, because I know that he is like a boat in the storm, and can only move forward tremblingly in the roaring sea... The greatest courage of a person is to know how much pain and fear is in front of him, but still face it.
Despite the difficulties, His Highness proved once again how correct my choice was with his magnanimity.
Now, I am also on that small boat, and I will ride the wind and waves with him. If we survive the storm, we will witness the glory of the sunrise together; if the storm overturns the boat, I will sink with him! I have this
Determination and courage.
Although I am stubborn and willful and have repeatedly hurt your and my father's hearts, I ask you to bless our destiny and our just cause for the sake of the difficult situation we are facing. His Highness is too lacking in being able to recognize him positively.
people, and you must be one of them. I think you have never seen a child as outstanding as him, right?
Every step we take is opening up a world we have never seen before. Maybe I will fall into hell in the next step, or I will be able to ascend directly to heaven in the next step, but it is the same to me, because I am with
Your Highness, we will face the storm and the unpredictable fate together... I promise you, my father, and even God, no matter what the outcome is, I will move forward, shoulder all my obligations, and never
I will live up to the name and expectations you and my father gave me! I will never live up to the trust and courage your Highness gave me!
Before I left, I said that I hope you can keep the land in the manor that was reserved as my dowry. I wonder if you have disposed of it according to my wishes?
His Highness also told me that he would be happy to come back to you one day and apologize to you if he has the opportunity, even if he is beaten by his father with a riding crop. Of course, I will never allow my father to do this.
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In short, we will come back one day to visit you in the name of our daughter and son-in-law, and I firmly believe that as long as we work hard, this day will definitely not be far away.
Please take care of your health and wait quietly for the day when we come to visit!
Love your daughter forever."
"This silly boy..." After reading the letter written by her daughter, Princess Henrietta showed a sweet and sour smile on her face that was mixed with distress and relief, and then she let out a sigh.
She could feel the happiness permeating between the lines and the glorious hope for the future from her daughter's graceful and smooth handwriting.
To be honest, since her daughter left, she often couldn't sleep at night and was worried. She was always worried that this silly child would encounter some terrible disaster. Now after receiving this letter saying that she was safe, she finally felt relieved.
No matter how much doubts and dissatisfaction she had with Teresa's decision, my mother couldn't complain much when she saw her so happy.
A person's life can only be lived by herself, and others cannot replace her. Since her daughter feels happy, she can only admit all this.
She raised her head and glanced at her husband standing next to her.
At this time, Archduke Karl still had a serious and indifferent expression on his face, as if receiving a letter from his daughter that had been sent for a long time was just a trivial matter.
"How about you read it too?" She put away the letter and asked her husband.
"What is there to read? It's not written for me." Archduke Karl frowned, "I'm afraid she is still angry at me."
"I didn't see that." Madam shook her head. "On the contrary, she said in the letter that she has been thinking about you and hoped that you would take care of yourself."
The Grand Duke pouted, but said nothing.
Obviously, he is still angry about his daughter's willful behavior.
"Okay, it's already this time, why are you still fighting? Are you planning to deny her for the rest of your life?" The lady complained softly, and then forced the letter into her husband's hand, "No matter what, she is still
Our daughter, don’t you still care about her life and future?”
The letter was forcibly stuffed inside, so the Grand Duke could only pick it up and read it.
Seeing the familiar handwriting, he couldn't help but read on. The passionate words made him have mixed feelings for a moment.
"This silly girl." After reading the letter, he could only sigh like his wife.
"At least she is happy now, that's enough." Madam replied softly, "It can be seen that His Highness treats her very well, so I now think that what she did is not so bad... From the first moment I saw His Highness
I liked him from the very beginning, at least he is better than many of his peers, right?"
Archduke Karl sighed again.
Although he refused to admit it on the surface, seeing Teresa looking so happy, he was naturally a little relieved in his heart.
He was still angry at that bastard, but he finally felt better.
Besides, everything is irreversible now. He will really become the father-in-law in a short time. What else can he say? This is the only way.
"Let them do whatever they want. I can't control anything now anyway." He shrugged reluctantly, "Anyway, we have done everything we can do."
"I think there is still something we can do to help them." Mrs. Henrietta shook her head.
"What do you want to do?" Archduke Karl's eyes widened, and he clearly felt that his wife had something to say.
"Support the cause of Greek independence to the government and the people, and promote His Highness's righteous deeds." The lady said as she took back her daughter's letter from her husband, then folded it and carefully stored it in the desk. "God's people are suffering in the dust, and we
All righteous actions to help them should be encouraged, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Archduke Karl immediately gave a negative answer, "The imperial officials have their own policies. We cannot and should not talk too much and interfere with the government's policies."
"The official has official opinions, but can't we as individuals have personal opinions?" Madam asked, "Besides, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"This is not a question of right or wrong." Archduke Karl shook his head again, "Metternich has his own plans and judgments about the empire's diplomatic strategy. Our stance will not change anything, but will only make things more troublesome."
"What can Metternich do to us? You are His Majesty's biological brother and a commander with outstanding military exploits... Why do you need to care about his opinion?" The lady was still reluctant, "Even if you want to treat the Imperial Prime Minister
If you show respect, then don’t you even have the right to express your personal opinions?”
"It is precisely because I am His Majesty's younger brother that I should be more cautious in my words and deeds!" Archduke Karl replied angrily, "In my capacity, every word I say, even if I reiterate it countless times, is my personal opinion.
, but who would believe it? At least in the eyes of others, either I am speaking to Austria on behalf of His Majesty, or I am offending His Majesty's authority, and either way, it means that I am interfering with the empire's policy."
"Sir, now that things have happened, do you still think that we can stay out of it by hiding on the side? No, trouble will always come to your door, and you can't hide from it." The wife was not persuaded by her husband, but on the contrary, she rarely got into trouble.
The mouth came, "Theresa followed His Highness to Greece, although it is kept secret for now, but can you expect this secret to be hidden from everyone? In my opinion, I am afraid that it will not be hidden for three months! In other words, with
Soon, almost everyone will know that your daughter has gone to His Highness's side, and will even suspect that you are secretly instigating everything. Will it matter what you say at that time?"
Archduke Karl was immediately speechless.
He knew things would turn out like this, but he just didn't want to admit it because he was angry in his heart.
But when his wife revealed everything to him, he had to face the truth head-on.
The little bastard ran away, and Teresa ran away with him, but the troubles were still there, and he still had to face endless troubles.
God knows why on that day I was so obsessed with Louisa's bewitchment!
"So you know that, right? Now the situation is clear. Teresa is in trouble and needs help, and we can indeed provide her with some help. If this is the case, why don't we do it?" After a pause, the lady continued
She asked her husband, "Since we can't escape no matter what, why can't we follow our hearts? His Highness may have done too many things wrong, but at least in this matter, I think he was not at fault, so we praise him a lot."
What happened to the sentence? Who can blame us for this?"
Over the past year, Archduke Karl has been pacing anxiously in his study, and his frequency of doing so has increased greatly.
He felt that he was stuck in some kind of quagmire and could not get out of it. Every time he struggled, he only made himself sink deeper and deeper.
He didn't know when all this would end, but he knew that, at least now, he couldn't end it all.
He thought back to Teresa's letter he had just read. What a bright fire of hope was dancing between the lines.
Should it really be extinguished?
His daughter's happy smile and sad cry were two faces that lingered in his mind at the same time.
If he had to choose, which face could he choose?
Self-explanatory.
"Hey...what else is there to say?" Finally, he sighed, "You can express whatever opinions you like. I can't even restrain my daughter, so how can I restrain you? It's just that I can't restrain my daughter."
, Under the current circumstances, it is really not appropriate for me to express any attitude, it will only make me angry with His Majesty, I want to wait and see how the situation develops."
"Of course it's up to you to decide." The lady finally smiled.
Then, she smiled and comforted her husband, "Don't worry. I don't know why. I have a hunch. I believe everything will get better. This letter is the best sign."
"I hope so!" The Grand Duke responded to her with a long sigh. "Ah, being a parent is such a disaster!"
The passage of time has brought him too much powerlessness, and he really admits that he is old.
He just hoped that all this storm would end quickly and preferably in an ideal way.
"Okay, let's continue what we have to do today." The lady ended the crucial conversation between them, and then looked out the window at the grass and woods. "We have to find a way to renovate here and then over there.
Build a small attic..."
"Why?" asked the Grand Duke.
"Prepare some small gifts for our future guests." Madam replied matter-of-factly.
Then, she laughed narrowly again, "It's better to make it more spacious. Maybe next time we meet, there won't be two people coming to our place."