After everything was settled, Aiglon and Theodoros-Kolokotronis bid farewell to each other contentedly, and then embarked on their respective journeys home.
During this meeting in Sparta, although they each made some compromises, overall they got what they wanted and were very satisfied with the cooperative attitude of their allies - and then it was time for them to perform on their own.
Aigron led his guards and returned along the original road in a mighty manner.
After a day's trek, they returned to Mesoni port.
Aiglon immediately returned to the hotel he occupied, and when he stepped into the hotel where only he and the people around him lived, Teresa and Chanel immediately welcomed him.
"Your Highness, you are finally back!" Teresa happily raised her skirt and saluted him, welcoming his return. "Is everything going well?"
In addition to joy, her expression also revealed a sense of relief - after all, the two have never been separated since they reunited. After Aigron left, she couldn't see him for three days, so Theresa naturally felt very sad.
It's about missing you.
"Everything goes well, Teresa." Aigron replied happily to her.
Then, the two of them went upstairs together. As he walked, Aigron briefly told Teresa the agreement reached between himself and Theodoros, as well as the two people's next action plan.
By the time he finished speaking, the two of them had already walked to the bedroom on the top floor.
"It would be great to be able to negotiate everything." Seeing that the progress was so smooth, Teresa was sincerely happy for Agron, "But Your Highness, you have invested so much capital, what if the Greeks default on their debts after everything is done?"
?It's not that I don't trust them, it's just that there are too many ungrateful people in this world... God knows if we will happen to meet them."
"I'm not worried about this, Teresa." Aigron shook his head, "If we really succeed, then I will enjoy enough prestige, and many Greeks will flourish under my command and become national heroes. They
Their interests are integrated with mine - in other words, as long as they are around, the hard work and wealth I have put in will receive due respect. At that time, there is no need for me to urge the Greek government to implement the agreement; but if I fail, then
At that time, I could only run away and lose everything, so why should I care about defaulting on my debt? In short, you can think that I am just placing a bet, betting that I will win, and everything else will result in me losing.
I have absolute confidence in the final result, otherwise I wouldn’t have come here..."
Seeing the young man talking about important matters of life and death with such a calm attitude, Teresa felt worried and admired at the same time. Isn't it this kind of magnanimity that she admires the most?
"I believe in you too, more than anyone else." She replied in a low voice.
Then she suggested, "You must be hungry just after you came back? I'll ask Chanel to bring some pastries."
"Well, you can ask her to bring the food, but first... I want to take a bath." Aigron replied with a smile, "I feel a little tired from the whole trip and need to relax."
"That's it." Teresa nodded immediately, then called Chanel over and gave her instructions one by one.
After Chanel took the order and left, she looked back at her fiancé.
"Then, let's go together." Then she said with a slight blush.
Soon, everything was ready. Aigron changed his clothes and walked into the bathroom, then took off his bathrobe and soaked comfortably in the bathtub. Teresa followed closely beside him, and then entered in the same way.
The bathhouse was next to him.
These days, they often bathe together at night, and the two of them gradually get used to being so close, and are no longer as shy as before.
However, even though he was used to bathing together, when he looked at the hazy and graceful body around him in the mist-filled bathroom, and when he felt the unsettling touch on his arms and even his chest, Aigron couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
Bloody veins.
Therefore, every time when he reached the limit of his patience, he had to remind himself of his promise to Teresa and forcibly suppress his impulse.
Maybe this is also a kind of fun, waiting will make the fruit sweeter - he can only comfort himself like this every time.
"Teresa, have you recovered from your cold?" Aigron leaned against the wall of the bath and asked lazily.
"Your Highness... you are much better." Obviously, Teresa was as confused and infatuated as him, so her voice was sweeter than usual, "It's strange to say, since I came here,
, my condition improved a lot, and the high fever gradually subsided - maybe this is because I returned to the mainland. After all, I grew up inland and have never experienced life on an island. It is normal to not adapt to it.
.”
"I think so." Aigron also agreed.
Then, he hugged Teresa, and the two of them were skin to skin.
"That's great...it's all because of me that you encountered this kind of hardship."
"It's now time, don't say such things anymore." Teresa leaned into his arms obediently, and then replied softly, "If I only need to pay such a small price to be able to stay with you forever, I will
I'm a little scared! God has put you through so many hardships before, and you didn't complain around. I just had a cold, so what's there to complain about?"
Theresa's words moved Aigron even more, so he hugged the girl tightly, enjoying the gentle tranquility between the two people, and the fatigue of his journey was swept away.
"Just yesterday, I received a reply from my mother." After a moment of silence, Teresa spoke again.
When she first came to Greece, she sent a person who followed her back to Austria to deliver a letter to her mother. On the one hand, she reported that her parents were safe and shared her joy; on the other hand, she told the story of the two people.
I am begging my mother for help.
After receiving the letter, Grand Duchess Henrietta wrote a reply and asked the courier to bring it back.
Messengers rushed back and forth, and Teresa didn't receive a reply until yesterday.
Like Teresa's letter, Henrietta's reply was equally affectionate, and Teresa was deeply moved after reading it.
Her mother also gave her a lot of suggestions and advice for the future in the letter, and she kept them all in mind.
After all, only close relatives are the most reliable in the world.
"What did the letter say?" Aigron asked smoothly.
"Mom praised my courage, blessed me, and encouraged me to continue moving forward for my own happiness." Teresa replied, "In addition, she told me that she was ready to use her influence to speak for you in the court.
I hope the imperial government can support your actions...at least not interfere with you."
After hearing this, Aigron just smiled in his heart.
He did not doubt the influence of Archduke Karl and his wife, but he knew that they could not say much on this matter - his grandfather, the Habsburg Emperor, only trusted Prime Minister Metternich in foreign affairs.
And Metternich happened to not change his mind because of other people's opinions.
Therefore, let alone Henrietta's good words, I am afraid that even if Archduke Karl speaks in person, they may not be effective.
Of course, no matter what, he was very grateful as long as there was such a thought - it at least meant that his future mother-in-law had forgiven him and was blessing his career.
"I'm very grateful for her kindness, but I think it's better for her to avoid suspicion on this kind of thing. It would be better for your father." Aiglon replied.
"Mom doesn't care about avoiding suspicion." Teresa disagreed. "Besides, what's the point of avoiding suspicion now? It won't be long before everyone knows that we are together. Do you still expect them to stay out of it?"
Aiglon thought it was right.
Although he is hiding Teresa's identity now, there has never been an airtight wall in the world. Teresa has always stayed by his side. Now that he has become the center of attention, someone will soon find out the clues——
And then someone will think of Teresa.
So he stopped expressing his opinion.
Thinking of this, he felt a little more guilty towards Archduke Karl - if everything was known to outsiders, I'm afraid he would have to bear huge blame. Some people would even suspect that he secretly instigated this, and he would face huge pressure next.
.
Thinking about it carefully, he seems to have never encountered a good thing since he met him. His daughter was also abducted... If it were him, how would he treat such a person?
He decided not to think about it anymore.
"Mom is now persuading father to give you more help in Austria. After all, you are already in trouble anyway, so why not try to get a good result, but father is still hesitant now." Teresa continued.
, "So my mother's opinion in the letter is that you build momentum as soon as possible to let people know that you are fighting for Christians; and publicly express your stance to let everyone know that you are not hostile to Austria, so that she can help her father."
No need to worry. Although my father has retired for a long time, if he speaks out, he will eventually be seriously considered by the imperial government..."
Aigron also became energetic immediately.
According to Henrietta's tone in the letter, she was definitely not limited to giving some verbal support to her husband and wife, but wanted to use her own power to influence the official attitude.
He had never expected this, but it would be an unexpected surprise if he could get help from the couple.
In other words, the conditions for him to implement the agreement are more mature.
Whether it is the internal pressure in Greece or external influences, they are urging him to make a big news as soon as possible. Only in this way can he truly make his reputation and make his supporters happy.
Now that everything is ready, let’s do it...
It was up to him to fulfill Byron's legacy. Eggron made up his mind.
"Teresa, thank you... and your parents." He thanked Theresa with gratitude. "The help and kindness you gave me was something I never expected before, and I didn't dare to expect it."
Fate has deprived me of everything I once had, but she also allowed us to meet by chance, so I don’t hate her anymore!”
"Since we are all a family, we should help each other." Teresa smiled contentedly, "Okay, Your Highness, I have finished talking about my mother. I was wondering if we should also
Let your mother know?"
"My... mother?" Aigron was a little confused for a moment and repeated this unfamiliar term to him.
Marie-Louise, former Queen of France and now Grand Duchess of Parma, was not much of a mother to him.
"Are you talking about the Countess of Neppegg?" After a moment, he asked with a straight face.
From the subtle change in his tone, Teresa could tell the displeasure in the young man's heart at this moment.
"Have you still not let go of your resentment towards her?"
"Wrong, I don't hate her. I reconciled with her when we were at Schönbrunn Palace - of course, it was limited to reconciliation." Aigron replied coldly, "I don't hate her for treating me like a child when I was a child.
My indifference, but correspondingly, I don't have the respect and love for her that I have for my mother. She is a stranger to me, and I don't want to have anything to do with her."
"That being said, she is also your mother after all, isn't she?" Teresa persuaded in a low voice.
"So, how does she resemble my mother?" Aigron asked sharply, "I understand that some things are disasters brought by fate, and she is helpless, so I agree with her remarrying, but someone forced her to
Isn't she allowed to come to see me? She has seen me a few times in the past ten years, and each time she comes and goes in a hurry. Is this her maternal love? I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about feelings with her, because this kind of thing is between the two of us.
There was nothing in between."
Seeing Aigron's reaction, Teresa couldn't say anything else. Although Aigron said on the surface that he didn't care at all, she could clearly see the resentment hidden deep in her heart - obviously, between him and Luisa,
The grudge between them cannot be easily eliminated, and he doesn't want to eliminate it either.
"Even so, at least she was the one who pushed us..." she whispered, "I am very grateful to her for this matter."
Aigron was speechless.
Indeed, this matter cannot be denied - when the Austrian court planned to choose a marriage partner for herself, Louisa cooperated with her best and promoted her marriage to Theresa.
Although there were twists and turns in the middle, this marriage will eventually become a reality.
On the other hand, the more Theresa satisfied him, the more "help" Luisa seemed to him.
He didn't want to admit it from the bottom of his heart, but the fact was the fact.
"Okay, I will thank her for this too." In the end, Aigron could only reply dryly, "But what can I do under the current circumstances? I don't want to implicate her, and she must not want to be like this either.
Does being rebellious have anything to do with me?"
"There are some things that she cannot easily get rid of." Teresa shook her head again, "Even if she is indifferent to you, she is not so cruel as to hope that you will fail or die. After all, she is your mother."
"Okay, so what?" Aigron asked.
"So let's write a letter together to thank her for her help to the two of us before." Teresa suggested, "and tell her that we have nothing to ask for from her, we only hope to get her blessing, and I think she will be fine."
No matter how dissatisfied I am with you, I should not refuse this."
"What's the point of this?" Aigron was still a little hard to accept. "I think she just wants to hide from me as far as possible. The surname Bonaparte is a complete trouble for her. She has other
own family.”
"This is very important to me...Aigron, your father is no longer alive, and the only one who is alive is your mother. If our union does not have the blessing of the elders, it would be unbearable for me, so I hope to be able to do it."
Try your best."
Seeing Teresa's serious expression, the anger in Aigron's heart suddenly disappeared.
Why is she so stubborn?
Well, it doesn't hurt to fulfill her wish just to make her happy.
"Well, you write a letter to her. I can sign it and include a few nice words, but that's it. I have nothing more to say to her." Finally, he sighed,