"Okay, let's be honest. I know what you want to do."
Hearing what His Royal Highness the Prince said, Edgar's expression did not change at all, and he still looked at him with a smile.
"You know? Then you are so awesome. After all, even I don't know what I want to do..."
"Don't play this trick with me, Edgar." Charlie interrupted Edgar impatiently, and then looked at him with a frown, "You are obviously greedy for life and afraid of death, and you are unwilling to endure hardship, but you follow His Majesty eagerly.
He came here and deliberately let Miss Agnes get close to His Majesty, with the intention that others might not be able to tell. Do you still want to hide it from me? Admit it to me honestly, are you, the Treville family, trying to take advantage of Agnes?
The idea of Miss Si coming to please His Majesty?"
When Charlie directly revealed what he was thinking, Edgar suddenly felt a little panicked. However, after all, he had been practicing in social circles for so many years and had already learned how to control his emotions, so he was just stunned for a moment.
The smile returned.
"You are going too far... It's okay if you insult me. After all, I am a subject of the Bonaparte family, and I should bear it; but Agnes is different. She is not a subject, but a friend of His Majesty. If you
If these words fall into His Majesty’s ears, I’m afraid His Majesty will be angry.”
Seeing Edgar being so ignorant, Charlie was speechless for a moment. He knew that he could not scare Edgar, and as Edgar, he could never use force or force him to do anything.
So after hesitating for a moment, he softened his tone and looked at the other party with a very friendly look.
"Don't misunderstand, Edgar... I am your friend. At least on this matter, I very much support your idea. I think that if Miss Agnes and His Majesty have, um, a close relationship, then
It’s definitely a great thing.”
Seeing Charlie express his thoughts, Edgar suddenly felt happy.
The task assigned to him by his father was to consolidate the relationship with the Bonaparte family. If he had His Royal Highness as an ally, wouldn't he get twice the result with half the effort?
However, although he was happy in his heart, he still pretended to be reserved on the surface, "Hey... don't mention this. To be honest, before I came, my wife and I were very happy to see His Majesty and Agnes.
After all, they were a perfect match for each other; but after arriving here, my heart suddenly dropped because I found that Her Royal Highness Princess Theresa was already here, and she was His Majesty’s confirmed fiancée! This is such a pity.
, so I had to put aside this delusion, hey, forget it, this is probably a trick of fate..."
"So what if there is His Majesty Theresa? Who stipulates that His Majesty can only like her?" Charlie replied disapprovingly.
"You seem to have a problem with Her Majesty Theresa?" Edgar asked cautiously.
"I have no personal objection to Her Highness Theresa, but no one can forget that she is an Austrian. How long did the emperor regret marrying an Austrian woman?" Charlie replied seriously, "Think about the relationship between the empire and Austria back then.
We fought so many battles and were betrayed by the Austrians in the end. Can we easily forget these grudges? Moreover, His Majesty has repeatedly asked us to treat her as mistress and obey her orders, but Theresa only trusts her.
Those who were brought here by themselves never treated us with pretentious remarks or jokes! Could it be that we worked so hard for His Majesty that we ended up working for the Austrians? Isn’t this a huge absurdity?”
Charlie said it with righteous indignation and emotion, but of course he had never cared about "historical hatred" in his heart. In his opinion, the past was just a passing cloud. What really made him hate was that Teresa had humiliated him;
Just come here and exclude him from the inner circle.
Of course, on the surface he could only use this as a reason.
Now he has nothing to do with Theresa. On the one hand, Theresa has a handle on him, making it difficult for him to move; on the other hand, His Majesty does obey Theresa's words, and there is nothing he can do to hinder her.
On the other hand, as long as His Majesty loves someone else, there will be a rift between the two of them. Then he can find another supporter and no longer have to fear Teresa's control.
Of course, this kind of idea is not that easy to realize, because it is too difficult to meet a woman who can make His Majesty turn his eyes away from His Majesty Theresa, and the arrival of Miss Agnes makes him see
Arrived at hope.
According to his idea, if this idea is successfully realized, then he only needs to win over the Treville family, and then curry favor with Miss Agnes, and use the banner of "ostracizing the Austrians". Anyone who is willing to stand on his side will definitely
Quite a few.
After speaking these impassioned words, he looked at Edgar with burning eyes, waiting for his reply.
Of course, Edgar could not believe everything His Highness said, but from His Highness's excited and resentful tone, he could see that the other party was indeed quite dissatisfied with Teresa, and was very happy to see his plan come true.
That's enough...
"If you say so, actually... I have somewhat similar thoughts." He suppressed his chuckle, and then replied in a lamenting and worried tone, "We can't let the mistakes of the past be repeated, it's best to
Let him love France even more... The Austrians have too much influence on His Majesty. This is not good. The French people will not like it. As His Majesty's loyal servants, we should think of something to do about this."
After saying these words, both of them knew it was time to stop there. They looked at each other, and then both showed tacit smiles. ——
Teresa, who stayed in Mesoni, of course didn't know that a small group targeting her had quietly formed at this moment. Her current schedule was already overwhelmed by the heavy workload left by Agron.
Managing the rear, coordinating contacts with Greek allies, contacting her parents to request assistance, taking in the volunteers who came to seek refuge in Aiglon... everything was a troublesome thing, but she could only do it by herself.
To take on the responsibility, Aigron only left for a short time, and she felt a little exhausted both physically and mentally.
In addition, in order not to embarrass her parents, she also deliberately did not let herself be too ostentatious and rarely appeared in crowded places, which invisibly made her work more difficult.
However, for the future of herself and Aiglon, she still gritted her teeth and persisted, never letting herself show fatigue, because she knew that if she could not persist in even this matter, she would not only live up to His Highness's expectations, but also would be worse.
Let your vows become ridiculous.
After finishing today's paperwork, Teresa rubbed her dry eyes, then left her room, and under the guidance of Chanel, she came to Father Faria's room.
After Agron left, he specifically left Father Faria with Teresa as a special adviser.
On the one hand, it would be inconvenient for the priest to go to war because he was paraplegic; on the other hand, even though Teresa was talented and intelligent, she was still young and inexperienced, so she needed an old man to assist her. From this aspect, Father Faria, who had no selfish motives,
He is the best consultant candidate.
After a brief contact, Teresa was immediately impressed by this knowledgeable and funny old priest. Every time she had free time, she would take some time to chat with the priest, and she could ask for advice.
Solving your own problems can also relieve stress on the one hand.
From Chanel, she also heard about the tragic experience of the priest and his adopted son Edmond Dantès. While she felt sympathy in her heart, she could not help but lament the mysterious fate of the priest who was captured and thrown into prison by Napoleon's men;
The Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned for supporting Napoleon. The two poor men were imprisoned for opposite reasons, but they had to hug each other for warmth in prison and finally survived.
In any case, what happened before is gone, and now the adopted father and son are already Aigron's loyal subordinates and his right-hand assistants.
While Teresa was meditating, Father Faria, who was half lying on the bed, was also looking at Teresa carefully.
"Your Highness Princess, you should take a proper rest." He showed a kind smile and said gently to Teresa, "I can see that you are under great pressure now and are very tired."
"That's true, but no matter how much pressure I have, it won't be as much as Aigron's, so I can bear it." Teresa stubbornly shook her head.
Then she smiled happily and said, "Fortunately, God bless, Aiglon is progressing smoothly, and all our hard work is worth it..."
"The victory in the first battle is indeed worthy of celebration, but this is just the beginning. There will be greater tests next." Father Faria replied softly, "His Majesty was able to reach the enemy's weak point by surprise before, but next he will definitely
Facing the enemy's counterattack this time, I think he has stood in the light, and the Turks will definitely be more careful when they know he is coming."
Teresa knew in her heart that what the priest said was right, and naturally this was what she was most worried about.
But, what's the point of worrying? This is exactly what she has to face.
"Your Highness will handle these issues himself. If we want it, he will naturally want it too. We just have to do our part." She replied calmly, "If God bless us, everything will go well for us; if fate plays tricks on us, everything will go well."
We, at least we will accept that result together."
Next, she changed the topic, "His Highness captured some prisoners this time. He couldn't deal with them on the front line, so he sent them all over. He said that I will deal with these people. How do you think I should deal with them?"
?”
"Are you worried that you won't be able to manage them well?" Father Faria asked. "Then why not hand them over to the Greeks?"
"If they are all handed over to the Greeks, I'm afraid they won't end up well." Teresa replied in a low voice, "Although I know that since it is a war, something similar will definitely happen, but if I can do it myself
If they were all sent to die, I would feel a little sorry...so I thought, is there any way to save it a little bit?"
Father Faria paused and glanced furtively at Teresa.
If it were His Majesty, or His Royal Highnesses Princes Louis and Charles, they would not have any concerns in this regard.
No matter how smart and decisive Her Majesty Theresa is, she is still a girl after all... But this is also a good thing.
"Among those soldiers, you can select some of them in the name of selecting instructors and let them train the volunteers who have come over. After all, these people have been on the battlefield and have certain experience. As for the others, let them serve.
Labor, manpower is needed to carry supplies." After a moment of silence, the priest gave his own advice, "However, they must be dispersed and not allowed to contact each other."
After a pause, he added, "As for the officers among them, just leave it to the Greeks and they will take care of it. Soldiers will be grateful as long as they can survive. Officers are not so easy to be satisfied. You can
Be kind within a limited scope, but never let your kindness become a source of danger. Even a 1% risk is intolerable to you now."
Teresa listened quietly, then nodded slightly.
"Okay, I understand, I will do as you say."
There is no doubt that this also means that she will send some people to death with her own hands, but this is also a lesson she must learn, and she knows that she should shoulder this responsibility.
At least she had some comfort.
"Your Highness, since you have come here, you have embarked on a different path from other princesses. I think you will have realized it before." Seeing Teresa's expression, the priest gently reminded her.
She said, "It is really not good for a child like you to go through this at such a young age, but fortunately, I know that you are strong-willed, and I believe that you can still maintain your original intention after enduring all this, instead of
Extremely denying your previous self.
Mercy is indeed a luxury, and you can give it as much as you have spare time. Although you cannot be generous now, if you can become the queen of the empire one day, I hope and believe that you will benefit the entire country."
The priest's comfort relieved Teresa from the heavy burden in her heart.
"Thank you for your comfort, Father." She smiled and thanked the priest. "With a wise elder like you by my side, I do feel a lot more at ease... I sincerely hope that you will always be in good health and continue to stay with me.
And His Highness is by your side to help us solve our problems."
"I can only do my best, after all, who can guess God's will?" The priest laughed freely, "However, as long as I am alive for one day, I will dedicate everything I have to Your Majesty and you.
To repay your respect and trust."
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Your Highness, it's me." Chanel's voice came from outside the door.
"Come in." Teresa called Chanel in, and then asked, "What's the matter?"
"Your mother's reply has arrived." Chanel replied respectfully. "There are also some messengers who claim to be entrusted by your father to serve you..."