In Chanel's eyes, Edgar's smile was obviously a little weird, but she knew that even if she asked, the other person might not answer her, so she could only endure her doubts secretly.
But just because she was a little worried, she couldn't help but warn the other party.
"Sir, I want to remind you that although His Majesty does favor Miss Agnes now, in his heart, Princess Theresa is also his fiancée. This is an unchangeable fact. In other words, Her Majesty Theresa must also be ours.
Our mistress, we must respect her! No matter what you plan to do, I ask you to be careful and do not embarrass Her Royal Highness, otherwise Your Majesty will not forgive us."
Chanel's tone was solemn, but Edgar obviously didn't take it to heart. He just nodded lightly and replied perfunctorily.
"Don't worry, I know what's appropriate."
From Edgar's point of view, he has already offended Princess Teresa, and what he has done will inevitably conflict with her, so it is meaningless to consider "proportion" anymore. It is better to change passivity into initiative.
Princess Teresa could not take revenge on herself.
Of course, it is not easy to do this. He can see that neither His Majesty nor the people around His Majesty think highly of him. In other words, in the face of Her Majesty Theresa's anger, His Majesty has no motivation at all.
Protect yourself to death
Unless, I can become indispensable; Unless, I can make my backer indispensable to His Majesty.
That's all he needs to do.
Although Chanel didn't know what Edgar was thinking, she instinctively felt something was wrong from his perfunctory attitude.
However, the situation had reached this stage, and she had no choice but to hide her worries in her heart.
At the same time, she developed a strong wariness and disgust towards Edgar in her heart, and she would never trust him for a second again.
Now that what needed to be said had been said, Chanel was unwilling to stay in front of him for one more second, and immediately left. Edgar politely sent her away, and then began his plan without stopping.
In this way, time passed by minute by minute.
During this day, Aigron has been inspecting his army everywhere according to his scheduled schedule, condolences to front-line soldiers and the sick and wounded, and boosting the morale of all officers and soldiers. Because of his victory, he provoked people wherever he went.
Cheering, everyone felt proud.
Soon it was evening, and the celebration banquet that was being prepared also started on time.
When night fell, the salutes in the fortress began to roar at the same time, announcing the victory of the Bonaparte family to the world with thunderous roars. There was free supply of wine everywhere in the fortress, which made these battle-hardened and physically and mentally exhausted soldiers
The soldiers got a good rest.
At the city hall where he lived, a celebration banquet was also being held at this time.
Compared with the "universal joy" outside, the range of people who are eligible to come to celebrate with him is naturally much smaller. Only senior officers who are mainly members of the Knights, and the advisors around him are eligible to participate.
Of course, Teresa, who had just arrived in Mesolonghion, was undoubtedly attending as the host.
At this time, the originally damaged city hall has been repainted, and the officers have all put on brand-new uniforms and gathered together. On their chests, they all also wear medals of various levels of knighthood issued by Aigron himself. It can be said that
Majestic and heroic.
The same is true for Aiglon himself. He is wearing a black military uniform designed by himself and has the only Grand Master medal of the Knights on his chest. He is handsome and full of majesty. Seeing his appearance, no one will doubt it.
He has grown into a leader who speaks his mind.
Although this group of people does not yet have an empire in their hands, after this period of tempering, they do have a bit of the temperament of an empire.
There were candles lit everywhere in the hall, so it was very bright everywhere. The tables beside the wall were filled with all kinds of delicacies, and there was also a group of musicians recruited from the surrounding areas to play music. Although they used harps and flutes, they played
The music was very different from that of the Paris orchestras, but no one cared about that at the moment.
The medals worn by each person gathered together, reflecting the candlelight, making the hall bejeweled, and the musicians and delicacies decorated the banquet in a decent way. Except that there were no ladies and ladies to help out, this scene was no different from the upper class society in the Empire era.
The gatherings are almost the same.
Under the attention of everyone in the audience, Aigron and Teresa walked side by side and walked into the center position.
In order to adapt to this occasion, Teresa naturally dressed up carefully at this time. She was wearing a gorgeous palace dress, a wreath symbolizing victory on her head, a blue ribbon on her chest, and a hand in her hand.
Holding a folding fan, it looks like a noble lady attending a palace banquet.
Although at this time when everything is ruined, the gorgeous clothes are not in harmony with the large ruins outside the house, but who cares about this? Everyone only saw that Princess Teresa showed her due majesty,
And they are in harmony with their majesty.
Aigron stood with Teresa, and then quietly listened to the roar of the salute outside the window. It was not until the salute finally stopped that he spoke leisurely.
"Everyone, I am very happy to be able to gather with you at the banquet celebrating victory. Although we have paid too much effort and cost along the way, in any case, we are now the winners, and we have defeated our opponents.
We have stepped on it, so we have the right to celebrate ourselves!
However, while celebrating, we must also keep in mind that it is precisely because of our honor and the sacrifices of those unknown soldiers that we won the victory with difficulty... Without them, we would not be where we are today.
So let us first toast to these war dead, these warriors, and pay tribute to them!"
After finishing speaking, he took the lead in picking up the cup.
The originally relaxed atmosphere was swept away and suddenly became solemn, even a little sad.
Since coming to Greece, Aigron has led his men in a series of battles. Although he has won victory after victory, he has also suffered a lot of casualties. Not only did the soldiers suffer thousands of casualties, but they also lost their lives.
More than a dozen officers who were members of the Knights were also killed.
If the death of the soldiers only meant the loss of some "consumables" for Aigron and the officers, then the death of those colleagues made everyone present feel sad.
After all, these people once met together on the island of Monte Cristo, and some of them even became friends, but now their lives are different.
Human beings are not like grass and trees. Even though we know that death in war is inevitable, we still can't help but feel sad when we think of Pao Ze's death.
However, they are now veterans who have experienced battles, so after the brief sadness, they quickly recovered their emotions.
After Aigron drank a glass of wine, he continued talking.
"Although I am here with you all today, we must not forget that there is still one person among us who is not here. He is my captain of the guard, the outstanding warrior among us, Andre Davout. He has lived up to his last name.
, has always guarded my safety with great loyalty, and at the same time fought with our enemies to the death with bravery no less than anyone else! At this moment, he is still staying in Nafpaktos, guarding the rear for us.
Although he did not participate in the attack on the fortress, he will always stand with us! Let’s drink to Andre again!”
"Cheers!" There was another enthusiastic response. Everyone present raised their glasses and toasted to Andre Davout, who was staying dozens of kilometers away.
Everyone present knew that although Andre Davout was not the supreme commander, he was His Majesty’s captain of the guard and his favorite general, and one of the most trusted people around him, so no one would question that he who was not present had obtained
This kind of treatment.
After drinking another glass, Aigron continued,
"Although today is a celebration banquet, we all know that our journey has not ended here. Greece has not yet become independent, and we have not completely expelled the enemy, so we will face new challenges in the future. I hope everyone will not
Don't be discouraged. Use your original courage and loyalty to serve me. Don't forget, Greece is just the first stop on our journey. Only by walking well here can we finally reach France and Paris. Cheers to Paris!
"
"Cheers to Paris!" his cry received an even more enthusiastic response.
Yes, when Paris was mentioned, people present couldn't help but get excited.
This gorgeous and magnificent city is exactly the place they dream of, and their empire can only be truly called an empire if it is established in Paris.
After this series of struggles, they won the victory and developed confidence. At this time, they all believed that that day would definitely come.
With the help of Aigron's speech and the influence of alcohol, everyone in the hall was high-spirited and had a momentum of success. This was exactly what Aigron wanted to see.
He held this celebration banquet just to wash away everyone's fatigue and let them devote themselves to the unfinished struggle like before.
Seeing that everyone's atmosphere had been aroused, he looked at Theresa again, and then nodded to her with a smile.
Of course Teresa understood, she knew that this was Aiglon giving her a chance to show off, so she also picked up the wine glass from the side, and then solemnly saluted everyone present.
"Dear warriors." She glanced at the people around her with grateful eyes, "I have been staying in Methoni for this period of time, handling rear affairs for His Highness, so I regret that I was not present in person.
Witness the glorious moment when victory comes... However, although I have not witnessed your heroic appearance with my own eyes, from your highness's letter, I have deeply felt the hardships you have endured and the sacrifices you have made for victory...
...I know all this and will remember it in my heart. I will remember each of you!"
Teresa's eyes lingered on each person's face for a moment, as if she was looking at them and remembering each person's appearance.
"...His Highness and I, as well as our future descendants, will always be grateful for your dedication and sacrifice. What I regret most is that we don't have many gifts to repay your loyalty now, but if we return
After arriving in Paris and rebuilding the empire, we will give you all the rewards you deserve and use you to support the empire. Let us drink to this day!"
Princess Teresa's toast was warm and heroic, so everyone responded one after another.
"cheers!"
In this lively and cheerful atmosphere, Teresa focused her attention elsewhere.
For her, participating in such ceremonial activities has always been a part of her life. She has been trained countless times since she was a child, and she will never make any mistakes.
Her gaze wandered among the crowd. On the one hand, it was to give her and His Highness's servants spiritual encouragement, but more importantly, she wanted to find Agnes.
She had sent Chanel to invite Agnes before, and Chanel replied to her that Miss Agnes agreed to attend.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before she saw Agnes in the corner.
At this time, she was back in women's clothing, but she was not dressed up, just wearing a simple skirt. Standing in an inconspicuous corner, she looked like one of the musicians.
After she noticed Agnes, she immediately smiled and nodded to Agnes, and Agnes also noticed Her Royal Highness the Princess' gaze, so she nodded politely.
The two met again after a long absence. They originally had a good impression of each other when they first met, but unfortunately, due to a strange combination of fate, this impression was covered with dust.
Of course, Teresa wanted to wipe the dust away.
She wanted to call Agnes to come to her, not to humiliate her, but to let her see clearly that her relationship with His Highness was already a certainty, and hoped that she would be able to retreat despite the difficulties.
In essence, she also respects Agnes, so if the storm can pass, she is willing to continue to treat Agnes as a friend.
Of course, if Agnes is unwilling to change, then the situation will be different. How can a girl not be angry at all when she encounters such a thing?
For the sake of everyone's dignity, and also in order to no longer quarrel with Agron, Teresa consciously did not mention Agnes's matter in front of him, as if everything had become history and had been forgotten by her.
However, this incident obviously happened not long ago, how could she really forget it?
Just when she was about to invite Agnes to come to her and have a good conversation with her, she suddenly found someone standing in front of Agnes.
Surprisingly, it is Prince Charles, Aigron's cousin.
What's going on? Do they have any friendship? Or does he also support it? Teresa instantly fell into doubt.
Then, she glanced at Charlie.
Prince Charlie, who has always been sharp-minded, noticed this glance. Although it was only a brief glance, the coldness in it made Prince Charlie feel chilly and suddenly he was speechless.
Logically speaking, with his knowledge and courage, there was no need for him to be afraid of a mere Princess Theresa. But when Theresa came to Monte Cristo Island, she made a surprise attack and investigated her account of selling gems. As a result,
Seize your own "handle".
Precisely because Theresa had the leverage, even though he gritted his teeth with hatred, he would always feel a little guilty when facing Theresa.
But at this time, he made up his mind and put this guilty conscience aside.
"Miss Agnes..." He smiled and nodded, saying hello to Agnes.