"...Please show mercy and lift the shadow in my heart, can you?"
Seeing that Aigron spoke so sincerely and politely, Agnes knew in her heart that he had done his best to be polite.
She is not a petty person, and she has always admired the young man in front of her during this period of time, so at this time, she is too embarrassed to dwell on Aigron's previous offense.
Furthermore, Aiglon is about to embark on a new campaign, and he really shouldn't affect everyone anymore because of what happened in the past.
So, she silently stretched out her hand and shook the young man's hand, silently expressing her feelings.
Aigron squeezed her hand. After a while, Agnes wanted to pull it out, but he kept holding it. It wasn't until a while later that he let go, then took a step back and bowed to Agnes.
Farewell, "Thank you for your magnanimity, which allows me to devote myself wholeheartedly to the cause of justice... You will see that I will achieve achievements that are difficult for others to achieve!"
"Then I wish you immediate success." Agnes replied with a smile.
Although this smile was very forced, it was enough to express her mood at the moment.
Then, Aigron turned and left.
The smile on his face was indeed from the bottom of his heart, because he had noticed that Agnes' remaining good impression of him had not disappeared.
This is enough.
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While Aiglon went to see Agnes, Teresa, who stayed behind at the port of Mesoni, was also meeting another person.
This person is none other than his ally, Panos Colokotronis.
He was originally at his father's side, but after receiving the invitation from Teresa, he rushed here to meet Teresa.
After arriving at the previously requisitioned hotel, he went upstairs under the guidance of Chanel, and then in the reception room, he met the girl who usually lived in seclusion.
"Nice to meet you, beautiful lady." As soon as he saw Teresa, he greeted her in fluent French.
He knew that this girl was the "favorite" of Duke Leichstadt, and she had been given full authority by him to take charge of all affairs in the rear. Therefore, he did not dare to put on airs in front of her, and instead showed her
Showed enough respect.
As Aegron continued to win in the expedition, he valued the importance of this ally more and more, and therefore became more polite to Teresa.
"Nice to meet you, sir." Teresa also bowed her knee and saluted him.
After the initial pleasantries, the two people quickly got down to business.
"I invited you here because I received a letter from His Highness. He hoped that I would seek help from you." Teresa said very politely.
"If you need anything, please just say it. As long as we can satisfy it, we will definitely satisfy it." Panos is also a down-to-earth person. He didn't hesitate at all and agreed directly. "We admire heroes the most, and now Mr. Leader
He is leading his men to bleed and die for Greece, and we must do our best to help him, both logically and emotionally."
"It would be great to have these words from you." Teresa smiled with satisfaction.
Then, she directly stated Aigron's request, "First of all, he hopes that you will recruit a group of sergeants from your subordinates to supplement his military strength, because he will have a larger military operation next - and he hopes
, people from Messolonghion and its surrounding areas will be given priority.”
Panos did not reply immediately, but raised his eyebrows slightly.
"In other words, he hopes to attack Mesolonghion?"
"Yes." Teresa nodded directly.
At this point, His Highness's action has been imminent, so there is no need to hide it from his allies.
Now he needs more cannon fodder, and he also needs guides who are familiar with the local conditions - it would be even better if they were people who escaped from Messolonghion Fortress when it fell.
After receiving the confirmation, Panos looked happy at first, then slightly hesitant.
"It is a good choice to march into Messolonghion, but...it is well fortified and not easy to attack."
"This is exactly why he asked you for help." Teresa immediately replied, "It is impossible to solve this war quickly without the help of people who are familiar with the local situation. Sir, I hope you can help His Highness."
"Partial force,"
"Okay." Now that the words have come to this, Panos Colokotronis can no longer refuse, "Not enough... As you know, we are currently facing off against the Turkish army, and we really can't tell the difference.
There are too many people, so I can only try my best to select those who are familiar with the local situation from the army and send them there. There may only be a few hundred people..."
"Too little." Teresa shook her head and did not agree with this statement, "Sir, I know your difficulties, but you also have to admit that because of His Highness's assistance and restraint, you and your father are facing many difficulties.
The pressure has been greatly reduced. The more brilliant his results are, the easier it will be on your side - so whether it is from an emotional or practical point of view, you should show more sincerity to your allies."
Under Teresa's stubborn insistence, Panos could only make some concessions, "Okay, since you said so, let's try our best to get more than a thousand people for him to command. This is already what we can do
I tried my best..."
Seeing what Panos said, Teresa also understood that she could only get this far on this issue.
Therefore, in order not to affect the relationship between the two parties, she nodded and agreed to this condition.
"Then let's do it this way——"
Panos breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then do you have any other requests?" he asked.
"One more thing." Teresa replied immediately, "To tell you the truth, since we came here, we have been trying to contact the Austrian officials, and during this time, our efforts have also failed.
It has achieved results... In the near future, the embassy in Istanbul in Austria may send a commissioner to come over secretly to understand the situation here. If you are interested, you can contact him together——"
Although her tone was calm, Panos was overjoyed.
In the past, when the Turks counterattacked and the independence army was in danger, the Greeks' greatest hope was the intervention of the great powers. Now, although the situation has improved after the support of Duke Lechstadt, they still want to shake Turkey's centuries-old rule.
, the attitude of the European powers is still indispensable.
At this time, the appearance of Austria is tantamount to real gospel.
"Of course! I'm very happy!" He agreed immediately without thinking, "No matter when and where you call me, I will gladly come."
"That would be best." Teresa still smiled, "But let me remind you that this matter must be kept strictly confidential for now. It is best if only you and your son know about it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to everyone.
——”
"Of course, I understand, I understand." Panos agreed repeatedly.
A moment later, after he had recovered from his excitement, he suddenly looked at the girl in front of him suspiciously.
This "favorite concubine" is not only beautiful, but also has a calm and elegant temperament, and her conversation is relaxed and moderate. She does not look like the kind of girl who simply serves others with sex, but more like she has received similar education since she was a child.
people...
Thinking again that she could actually have contact with the Austrian official...
Panos's pupils dilated slightly, and it was obvious that he had guessed Teresa's identity at this time.
Then, he was extremely shocked by his suspicion - if it was true, then how could she do such an unorthodox thing?
"Are you...what's your name?" he asked almost incoherently.
But even at this moment, Teresa still didn't say anything, she just smiled lightly.
"Sir, why do you have to worry about who I am? As long as the person standing here is His Highness's authorized agent, is fully trusted by him, and can sign any agreement with you, isn't that enough? Everything else is the same.
Insignificant details?"
"Some things are trivial, but there are some things we can't ignore..." Panos shook his head, still wanting to get to the bottom of this matter, "If you are really the person I guessed, then we must treat it as we should
attitude to deal with you..."
It seems that he has guessed everything... Teresa thought to herself.
Suddenly she felt a little funny again - maybe they knew about her existence just because of His Highness's sensational incident.
She was remembered by the world because of the disaster, and she believed that soon, her name would be known to the world in a more glorious way.
Now that it was brought to this point, Teresa simply stopped hiding it.
"Your guess is correct. I am indeed His Highness's fiancée." She looked at Panos calmly, "So you see, isn't it natural for me to do these things for him?"
"I understand..." Panos suddenly understood, and then laughed, "Then I would like to ask, when will you hold the wedding?"
"This depends on your efforts..." Teresa smiled slyly, "His Highness and I have agreed that once the overall situation in Greece is decided, we will get married and decorate our wedding with the glory of this ancient civilized country.
.”
"This is... so admirable!" Panos bowed to her with deep admiration, "Your Highness, if you need to keep it secret now, then I will keep it secret for you, but I hope that one day, all of Greece
All the people will cheer for your wedding, and I also wish you and His Highness a lasting friendship."
"Thank you!" Teresa also sincerely thanked the other party.
Soon, the private discussions between the two people ended, and they reached a secret agreement on these major issues, continuing the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two parties.
For Teresa, she once again successfully completed the work that needed to be done and contributed to the careers of two people, so she was in a very happy mood.
After lunch, as usual, she began to open and read the letters sent from various places.
Of course, the top priority was the letter written by Aiglon to her. After she read it carefully, she carefully stored it in the designated box and put it together with the previous letters.
Then she started reading other letters.
The first letter was written to her by Major Hench, who was also on the front line.
Although she did not have a close relationship with the major, they were both Austrians and were sent here by her father, so she had a good impression of the major in her heart, so she chose to read his letters.
The major was not a person who was good at writing. His handwriting was very sloppy, and Teresa had some difficulty in reading the content.
Then, she was stunned, and the good mood she had accumulated all day suddenly disappeared.
Although Major Hench deliberately used euphemistic words and spoke vaguely, and spent most of the space describing other things he saw and heard, with Teresa's mind, she could of course see through what the major really wanted to say at a glance.
Almost as soon as she finished reading, a surge of anger suddenly emerged from her heart, and along with the anger was the relief that "it was just as expected".
"I knew it... I knew it!" She was angry and sad at the same time, and then threw the letter heavily back on the table, "This group of people has always had this idea from the beginning, right?!
Humph...otherwise how could there be such a strange thing, actually asking a girl to come here on purpose! How shameless!"
After venting quietly, she bit her lip lightly, and then vented her anger on another person.
"That's the kind of person he is! I've always known it! He's so bohemian, even his own aunt, how could he let go of such an opportunity... I tried my best to help him in vain, but he ended up using this method.
Pay me back...what a ungrateful villain! Bad guy!"
After venting for a while, she finally suppressed her anger a little.
She raised her head and looked into the void in front of her. The young man's handsome face seemed to appear in front of her.
How uninhibited is this hateful guy? He is clearly on the front line and has to lead troops to fight, but he still has to look for opportunities to have fun during his busy schedule.
What a bad guy with strong desires.
And the sad thing is that the one she loves is such a bad guy.
Even if she knew this, she still couldn't let go of the love in her heart, and it was even harder for her to let go of the two people getting along together and sleeping in each other's arms.
Those are the sweet things that she can remember for the rest of her life.
"Your Highness must have done this because he was too lonely..." She defended herself in a low voice, as if to give herself an explanation.
Therefore, she was more eager than before to return to His Highness as soon as possible.
After all, the two of them had only been apart for such a short period of time, and something like this happened. If we just let it go, what would happen next?
Moreover, Theresa had no confidence in the people around His Highness. Although Major Hench did not say it explicitly, it was obvious that when His Highness did these things, the people around him did not stop him in the slightest.
Out of the standpoint of being French, the people around him might be happy to see this happen, and intentionally help him hide himself.
These bastards...sooner or later we will have to deal with them.
When she thought of this, Teresa felt even more urgent.
However, no matter how urgent she was, she knew she couldn't leave everything here and rush there immediately, otherwise it would cause too much chaos.
You must take the time to deal with this first.
This is the business of the two of them, and there is no room for mistakes.
She calmed herself down, calmed down from her anger and anxiety, and then walked to the door.