With the intervention of Lady Augusta, the conflict that broke out when Teresa and Maria first met came to an abrupt end. After all, although they hated each other when they met, they both respected their identities, especially now that they both hated each other.
As a guest, we cannot make the host look bad.
Maria was the first to break the silence. She bent her knees gently, then glanced at Agron and Teresa with a half-smile, "See you later."
Then, she followed her sister and left first, leaving the young couple looking at each other.
Teresa's expression was extremely serious, and the previous relaxation and leisure had been wiped away. This was not only because of Maria's deliberate ridicule just now, but also because of her husband.
His reaction just now was not quite right, and until now he is still speechless.
Do you think you can escape this way? Teresa decided to ask clearly.
"Your Highness, do you have anything to tell me about what happened today?" Teresa looked at her husband and asked.
"What...can I tell you?" Aigron asked.
"Can you at least tell me whether Her Royal Highness Maria's visit today is a coincidence or a deliberate offense?" Teresa asked seriously, "Do you really know nothing?"
This question was so sharp that it was difficult for Egron to resist.
He also understood at this time that Teresa must have noticed something unusual about her, but this was not a misunderstanding. She was vaguely close to the truth, a truth that he could not admit.
Seeing Aigron's silent expression, Teresa lowered her eyes slightly, apparently understanding the real answer.
"If you tell me that you know nothing at all, and that you were as surprised as me just now, then I will believe it, Aigron." Then she whispered, her tone softening.
However, of course Aigron knew that he couldn't say that, it was simply asking for death.
"No, Teresa." Aigron sighed, "I admit that this is not the first time I have seen her. I have seen her before in the palace. Of course, I only met her once, and the time was very short."
After a pause, he added, "Moreover, she took the initiative to find me. I was as surprised as you were just now."
"Really?" Teresa asked calmly, but judging from her expression, her attitude seemed to have softened slightly because she believed that Aigron was telling the truth now. "Then why is she looking for you?"
"What else could it be for?" Aigron smiled bitterly, "Of course it's because of her unlucky sister... She is very worried about her sister's current situation. They used to communicate frequently, but since I escaped, the communication between them has completely stopped.
It was interrupted, she couldn’t receive any news about her sister, and the letters she sent were lost. She very reasonably believed that this was my responsibility.”
"In other words, is she trying to accuse you?" Teresa's brows widened, because this reason is indeed very logical, and when it comes to Sophie's issue, both she and her husband are on the wrong side.
Her side, so on this issue, she doesn't even have a position to accuse Maria of anything.
She was even thinking that maybe it made sense for Princess Maria to be so resentful towards her husband and wife as soon as they met, and to be constantly sarcastic.
"It's not that I'm asking for guilt, I'm just blaming me for putting Her Royal Highness Sophie in trouble because of my willfulness." Aiglon replied with a wry smile, "This is a fact, I can't deny it, and I don't want to deny it, so I apologized to her, by the way.
I hope that when she contacts Sophie in the future, she can send me a greeting."
Eggron deliberately downplayed it and deliberately avoided what he had done to Maria when they first met, so Teresa sounded reasonable.
Of course, she was not happy that her husband still wanted to contact Sophie, but in this situation, she felt that it was too mean and inhumane if she did not allow the guilty Aiglon to greet her.
Agron deliberately obscured the message. His greetings to Theresa were naturally interpreted as oral messages, so Theresa would not ask what kind of letter he had written and the wording in it.
She didn't expect that her husband would write two letters.
"I see... Then why did she come here again today?" She no longer dwelled on this matter, but asked another question.
"I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence. Maybe she feels she's not satisfied with just seeing me and wants to see you, right?" Aigron immediately avoided the question, "Of course, it may not be with good intentions."
"Isn't this something obvious? She is very hostile to me. Her smile just now was really mean, and her eyes were as uncomfortable as the stings of bees..." Teresa complained softly, and then she couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He came out and said, "Well, considering her twin sister's current situation, I can't say anything else. Although I am absolutely innocent on this issue, but since she wants to hate me, there is nothing I can say."
"Yes, I think so too." Aigron agreed with his wife, "You are not responsible for what happened back then. I caused it all by myself, and I admit it was my fault. So, just now
Even if she was very rude to both of us, I couldn't lose my temper. Teresa, please forgive me for not explaining it to you at the time. I think saying this will only make us both unhappy, and I don't want to
Let us no longer be burdened by the past."
Agron's words made Teresa finally relax. She believed his description, of course, mainly because she wanted to believe it.
"Forget it, it's not a big deal in the first place. Let's hate her if we like. Anyway, there are so many people who hate us, so we don't have to worry about one more of her." Teresa said as she took the initiative to hold her husband's hand. "
Since her resentment towards us is well-founded, then I can pretend to turn a blind eye to her offense like you. Anyway, we won’t have any friendship with her in the future. We just need to endure today. Who made me marry you?
Are we married? I have benefited from your glory, and I can only bear your hatred."
Teresa's intimate tone and actions meant that she accepted Aigron's explanation and no longer struggled with the matter.
"Okay, dinner time is coming soon, let's just go there and let her see our current happiness." Then, Teresa suggested.
Eggron knew in his heart that Teresa was talking about tolerance, but in fact she was deliberately demonstrating, using her "natural victory" to retaliate against Maria's offense just now, but at the moment he couldn't pour cold water on her, he could only hold on to her in the same way.
Hand, follow her to the restaurant.
As they were about to enter the restaurant, Teresa suddenly thought of a question.
"By the way, Aigron, has Princess Maria ever told you about the communication between her and her sister?" Teresa narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "I guess Sophie will share about you with her sister.
After all, in that environment, she doesn’t have many happy things to share, right?"
Aigron didn't expect that Teresa would suddenly jump to the door of the truth at the last step.
He had always been fortunate that his wife was so sharp in thinking, but at this moment he would rather she not be so sharp.
"I don't know. We broke up on bad terms, so how could she tell me about her correspondence with her sister?" He could only answer reluctantly.
"I don't know if my guess is true, but if it is true, then she may have even more reason to hate me..." Teresa suddenly covered her mouth, and then smiled lightly, "Hey, Your Highness, can you
It really makes me feel tired...but it doesn't matter, the outcome is destined anyway, we are husband and wife and will always be so, a little noise will not affect our concerto."
After she said these unclear words, the servant opened the door of the dining room, and the young man and his wife walked in.
The moment he opened the door, Aigron clearly felt a sharp gaze sweeping across his face, but he could only pretend as if nothing had happened; Teresa naturally noticed it, but she smiled in response.
Didn't take it to heart at all.
Of course she knew that the more she did this, the more Maria would be irritated, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she felt a little comfortable. After all, no matter what her motives were for resenting herself, she was the one who had the last laugh anyway. If the other party didn't mess with her,
If so, she wouldn't mind showing humility and generosity, but since she had been so offended by her, Theresa had no interest in being humble.
Soon the couple sat down side by side, and the servants also served meals, and the dinner officially began.
Out of respect for Madame Auguste's presence, everyone chatted softly while enjoying the appetizers and soup, at least maintaining a semblance of harmony.
Aigron, on the other hand, adhered to the principle of talking less and focused all his energy on the meal. He only occasionally echoed his wife's words to allow their chat to proceed smoothly.
However, although he was very calm on the surface, Aigron was naturally a little nervous because just now, he had fallen out with Princess Maria, and Maria threatened him to act according to his own will, otherwise he would expose his secrets in front of Teresa.
What you do.
He did not accept the threat, which meant that Maria could explode at any time now and implement the threat he just made, and he had no countermeasures against her, so he could only find a way to clean up the mess.
Of course, since they had a falling out, he was mentally prepared. No matter how bad things got, he could bear it. Anyway, when the water came out, the worst he could do was apologize to Teresa and never have anything to do with Maria again.
However, he naturally still hoped that it would be best if none of this happened.
You know what you are afraid of. In this seemingly lively but actually unenthusiastic chat, as the dinner reached the middle, Princess Maria suddenly looked at Teresa with a gentle smile.
"Your Highness Teresa, I have heard before that you like to read poems and stories. It seems that this is also the reason why you became associated with Duke Leichstadt?"
"Yes, you know me quite well." Teresa nodded slightly, waiting for the other person's next words, "I didn't know I was already so famous..."
"Of course you are more famous than you think. After all, there has been so much news about you, and you have even been talked about everywhere for a while. It is difficult for me not to listen, so I can only pay a little attention." Maria looked at it.
Answered honestly.
Although her tone was normal, Teresa bit her lip gently to prevent herself from throwing the tableware in her hands on the table.
What the other party said "everyone is talking about you", needless to say, was a reference to the "big news" that he was abandoned by his fiancé a year ago on the eve of their engagement.
This incident brought great trauma to her and her parents. Although she has now taken practical actions to save everything, the nightmare of the past is still vivid in her mind, and she also regards this as a major regret in her life.
Of course, no one had the courage or interest to expose her wounds in front of her, but she didn't expect that today there would be someone who didn't care about her identity at all and dared to say it to her face.
It would have been great if you had just taken me away! How come I was brought up and humiliated today... Teresa glanced at Agron angrily, then she put away her anger, and spoke in a clear and devoid of any emotion.
He looked at Maria. "That's thank you for your trouble, Your Highness. I don't know how the news you heard at that time described me, but no matter how the outside world evaluates me or makes fun of me, I don't care, because I don't have time to go.
Pay attention to others. No matter in the past or now, I will only work hard for my dear family members."
Teresa's response was polite and showed no timidity at all. Looking at her eyes, Maria hesitated for a moment.
Such a tough person... How many people were deceived by her delicate appearance. My incompetent sister must have been speechless by her.
"Actually, you don't have to worry. Some people are making fun of you, but I admire you because you have the courage to do what you want to do..." After a moment's pause, Maria spoke again, "In addition, because we share the same hobbies
, so I am even more willing to support you.”
"A common hobby?" Teresa asked, "Do you also like reading?"
"Yes, unlike my domineering sister who likes dancing and hunting, I am much more elegant." Maria replied proudly.
"It just so happens that I have something to tell you, although I'm not sure whether you are willing to listen..." Then, Maria deliberately looked hesitant.
Teresa didn't look doubtful or timid at all, she just shook her head gently and said, "Don't worry, no matter what you tell me, I will listen patiently. After all, the upbringing I received since I was a child will not allow me to treat others."
Discourteous."
Just let your horse come over.
The air suddenly stopped.
Are you here? Aigron's heart suddenly beat, but he remained calm on the surface.
"To tell you the truth, just because I have this hobby, my sister also shared with me many of the poems she collected at Schönbrunn Palace." She said while quietly glancing at Aigron, "Well, maybe
Probably because of her lack of taste, she picked out a lot of your husband's writings, so I have read a lot of them! Hey, if those unfortunate events hadn't happened, I think our meeting would have been very different...