Seeing how interested he was, Princess Maria's eyes softened slightly.
"It seems you still have some humanity left in you."
She took the letter and didn't open it to read it. Instead, she put it aside and looked at him again.
"To be honest, I have lost contact with Sophie for a long time since you escaped. Although I sent her some letters, they all just fell into the sea without any response, so I can't guarantee what the letters you sent me will be.
It will be delivered to her when the time comes.”
"It is a great relief to me that you are willing to help us. How can I dare to expect more?" Aigron sighed sadly, "Leave the rest to God. I believe in God.
I won't bear to torture her like this."
Because she had no idea that Aiglon had found his mother as a helper, Maria felt even more sympathy when she saw his depressed look.
She waved the folding fan unconsciously in her hand to relieve the anxiety in her heart, and then she took the initiative to speak and took over, "Well, it's better to count on me than to count on God. Don't worry, I will make it happen. As long as I persist and
If she contacts her, sooner or later the Austrian official will give in. I really don’t believe that the Austrian emperor can still prevent her from contacting her relatives forever? No matter what Sophie did wrong or how much she angered him, he has no right to do this.
Do!"
"Thank you so much!" Aigron suddenly showed a reassuring smile, and then complimented the other person, "You are not only outstandingly beautiful, but also compassionate and affectionate. You never leave your sister in trouble. I really admire you.
No matter if you can do it or not, I will always be grateful to you and remember every word you said to me."
"Hahahaha...!" Maria couldn't help but laugh again because of his amusement, and her silky hair under the hat swayed slightly. "You are the first person to say that about me. It's really surprising."
Before Aigron could ask further questions, she immediately changed the subject, "Is this how you chatted with my sister back then? You used sweet words to make her happy, and finally made her fall in love with you?"
Aigron felt embarrassed and almost blushed, but he quickly answered the other party seriously, "You are wrong about this. Chatting between us is much more relaxed and simple. There is no red tape between us and no
What words of praise are needed to embellish? She knows that she is like Cinderella in my heart, and I also know that I am irreplaceable in her heart. We joke with each other and share each other's secrets, although in the end I was forced by the situation.
And had to choose to leave, but in those happy times, we were close."
Maria did not make any more sarcasm, but frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
Aigron's reaction to her was a little strange, but he couldn't interrupt the other person's thinking, so he just stood there, and the two of them looked at each other in the warm spring breeze.
I have to say that the way she was thinking silently was very similar to the way Sophie was thinking about how to write after picking up the paintbrush. For a moment, Aigron was in a trance again.
After a while, Maria finally seemed to have come back to her senses, and she laughed again. "So, Duke Lechstadt, do you admit that I have helped you a lot?"
"Yes, I have already said it twice." Aigron replied quickly.
"So are you willing to do something to repay me?" Maria continued to ask with a smile.
Aigron was stunned for a moment. From the other party's melodious voice and inscrutable smile, he really couldn't guess what the other party wanted to do, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
But even if something was wrong in his heart, he couldn't back down now, otherwise it would appear that what he just said was a lie.
"I'm very happy." So he immediately nodded and confirmed, "I'd rather have the opportunity to repay you, so please just tell me."
"There is no need to look so panicked. Don't worry. I am a tolerant and considerate person. I never like to make things difficult for others." The corner of Maria's mouth curled up slightly, and she showed that slightly sarcastic smile again, "You are
You are an excellent poet. I have known this for a long time through my sister. I have read your works and you wrote her many poems praising her... By the way, have you written to Princess Theresa?
"
"I wrote it." She suddenly mentioned Theresa, which caught Egron off guard. He nodded guiltily. "Theresa is also quite satisfied."
"Well, would you like to give me a poem later when we have dinner?" Princess Maria asked.
Aigron was stunned for a moment. "Dinner?"
"Yes, is it strange?" Maria asked, "I came to visit my sister and then had dinner with her. Is there anything to blame?"
There is indeed no problem in theory, but in reality there is a big problem. He and Teresa are also today's distinguished guests, so they will naturally attend the table.
Aigron frowned.
He probably understood what the other party meant.
"Do you find this difficult?" Seeing his silence, Maria asked leisurely, "Is it that the time I have left for you is so little that you find it difficult to create?"
"It's not because I don't have much time, but it's not difficult for me to improvise." Aigron shook his head slightly, "but because my wife Theresa is beside me, no matter by any standards,
It would be inappropriate to offer you a poem in front of her."
"What's inappropriate?" Maria asked, seemingly confused.
"With your wisdom, you should have figured it out." Aigron looked at the other party calmly, "Think about it, we are a couple, and then during the dinner, I deliberately passed her to write poems to other women.
, won’t she be angry? What’s more, you are still with..."
"What's more, I look exactly the same as Sophie. She will feel uncomfortable when she sees it, because she will think of the previous conflict with my sister, right?" Before Egron could finish speaking, Maria interrupted him.
"You're worried that if you try to be attentive to me in front of her, she'll go crazy with anger, aren't you?"
Aigron was speechless for a while, because this was indeed what he was worried about.
Just imagining that scene for a moment made him shudder.
It's not that Teresa would be furious. On the contrary, Aigron knew that she was proud of her status and would never embarrass everyone by losing her temper hysterically when everyone was present.
However, deep down in her heart, she will never pretend that nothing happened.
Just because he knew this, Aigron tried his best to avoid this kind of scene from happening.
"Since you have already guessed it, there is no need for me to explain anything more. That's right, that's what I think." Aigron nodded, and then looked at the other party sincerely, "Your Highness, what do you think of me now?"
Well, I am willing to do my best to repay you, and dedicating poems to you is completely insignificant, but I ask you not to deliberately embarrass me and choose a time to embarrass everyone."
Maria's expression was very indifferent, and she could not see any joy or anger, but judging from the flashing light in her eyes, she was definitely unhappy at this time.
"What, is it my fault that I look like this? Just because my sister and I look the same, I need to be respectful to Princess Teresa, and I need to consider her feelings all the time? Could it be that she is exactly as the rumors say?
Different, but an arrogant, mean and rude person?"
"Of course she is not such a person, but we have to look at the situation, right?" Aigron was a little impatient, so his tone was a little stiff, "I know you have no responsibility, but as a husband, of course I
You have to take care of her emotions, and you can't cause trouble for her in person."
He was also a man who had experienced the world, so he could tell from Maria's tone that what Maria cared about most was not actually "dedicating poems" at all, but rather embarrassing Theresa in person and using herself to humiliate her.
She has obviously never met Teresa, so where does such fierce hostility come from? Aigron is a little confused.
Is it because his sister was robbed of her sweetheart by Teresa and he was angry? After thinking about it for a long time, Aigron could only think of this reason.
Such "deep sisterly love" is indeed touching, but it feels a bit uncomfortable when you are the person involved.
Aigron's tone was very firm and he refused to make any concessions.
Seeing his appearance, Maria frowned slightly, feeling even more angry.
It was that Teresa who put herself and her sister in this situation...
She held the folding fan so tightly in her hand that her originally white palms lost all color.
"You were able to do anything in front of me just now, and then you said no to me in the blink of an eye. It shows that you are really just talking rhetoric." She said coldly, "Moreover, you suddenly pretended to be a loyal husband at this time.
Well, it really surprises me. Let’s not talk about how you treated my sister before, but what did you do when we just met? Is that what a loyal husband should do? "
Sure enough, she found out what happened...Aigron secretly complained in his heart.
When he first met her, he was still secretly rejoicing at his "harvest", but he didn't expect that he would suffer retribution so soon.
"I was confused at that time, so I couldn't help myself. Please forgive me." He could only choose to apologize.
"This is not something that can be cleared up with a few verbal apologies, right? In my opinion, this is an offense to an unmarried woman, and she is also the princess of your country. Is this something you should do?
?" Princess Maria was still unforgiving, "Why don't we let my sister and Princess Teresa comment later and let them judge whether what your loyal husband did is appropriate or not?"
Just because she caught Aigron's painful foot, her tone became more aggressive, and Aigron became very angry.
Not only because of the other person's tone, but also because the condescending attitude reminded him of those days he experienced back then.
He has put aside these nightmares. Since he escaped from Austria, he has established his own power. Everyone around him respects him. Even after he came to Bavaria, His Majesty the King treated him the same way because he asked for help.
He was treated with great courtesy. It had been a long time since he had been treated like this.
"If that's the case, then we might as well make it clear," Aigron said with a straight face, and then asked word by word, "What exactly do you want?"
"Didn't I make it very clear? Either you can offer me a poem at dinner, or you can let your wife comment on my experience. I don't care either way. You are free to choose." Maria replied with a sneer.
, "You see, you have a choice."
"Are you threatening me?" Aigron was already completely angry and asked almost through gritted teeth. "If you want me to write you a poem, don't even say one poem. Why bother me like this? You deliberately want to
What fun is there in making everyone unhappy? I'm asking you to do me a favor one last time, and I'll thank you very much."
"It doesn't matter how you understand it. Anyway, as a victim, I have the right to do this." Maria replied calmly, "You seem to be very unaccustomed to others treating you like this? Then you can see clearly today, you can't give orders.
I can't interfere with my actions. I helped you out of pity. Even if I don't consider myself a benefactor, I have no obligation to follow your will. On the contrary, you are asking me for help now!"
Egron could clearly feel that Maria was deliberately irritating him, and she really succeeded, and now he was very angry.
His heart is beating faster, and the blood flow is also accelerating. If he wants to take action now, it will almost certainly be as fast as wind and thunder.
Now there are only two people alone in this garden. If he wants, he can manipulate her to his heart's content, and even tear her to pieces on the spot. No one can stop him.
Perhaps feeling the ferocious aura emanating from him, Maria took a step back with a little fear, but then realized that she could not show weakness, so she stood still, then raised her head and stared at the young man in front of her, as if
Waiting for his response, he seemed to be provocatively showing that he was not afraid at all.
Time passed slowly, and Aigron took steps gently. Although his steps seemed slow, they were unexpectedly fast. Before Maria could react, he had already reached out and hugged her.
Maria's waist.
Maria instinctively leaned back in fear, trying to break away from his hand, but Aigron's hand held her very tightly and dragged her back directly.
In this way, the two people faced each other and could almost feel each other's breathing.
"Stop struggling, I don't want you to get hurt." Aigron said softly.
He was very angry just now and wanted to take action, but when he saw this face that was exactly the same as Sophie's and recalled the time the two of them spent together, he felt his anger gradually dissipate.
"I'm sorry. I apologize again for my previous offense." Aigron forced her into his arms, then hugged her, and continued, "You are right, I really have no right to interfere with you.
Action, but I will not make any choice according to your instructions. You can do whatever you want, and I accept the consequences of any choice you make."
Then, he closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed the warmth he was used to in the slightly different scent of perfume.
Anyway, I have already offended, and any more offense will not make myself more embarrassed.
After a moment, he opened his arms, nodded as an apology, and then turned and left.
Now that he has decided to accept reality, he has nothing to fear or worry about. There is a way to solve everything anyway.
Maria seemed to have been frightened by his rough behavior just now, and she stood there blankly, just looking at his leaving back with twinkling eyes.