After listening to the scolding, the maid stood silently. She didn't dare to stand up until the hem of Her Royal Highness's skirt disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Her face was pale, and it was obvious that Her Royal Highness's reprimand just now had greatly touched her.
Although her loyalty had already been transferred to His Highness, her heart was still filled with fear of the old master's power.
But even though she was afraid, she didn't want to follow Her Highness the Princess's orders.
She didn't know what the consequences would be, or even whether it would be good or bad to continue to follow the new master, but she had decided on the path she would take with fanatical determination, even if Her Highness the Princess was furious.
She took a few deep breaths, managed to regain her composure, and tried to appear as calm as possible. Then she opened the door and walked into the room.
Her eyes fell on her little master as quickly as possible, and he had returned to his usual cold expression at this moment, sitting upright behind the desk, with a stack of manuscripts in front of him.
The passionate time has passed, and there is no trace left in the room to tell what happened.
"Your Highness," Chanel greeted respectfully, "Would you like me to prepare dinner for you?"
Her words finally woke Aiglon out of his trance.
"Wait a moment, I'm not very hungry yet." He shook his head, "Chanel, please help me organize my manuscript first."
"Okay." Chanel agreed immediately, then took the manuscripts and carefully sorted them page by page.
With sharp eyes, she quickly realized that this was not the note of Her Royal Highness the Princess, so she looked at the young man with some distress.
"Why do you have to do it yourself? Just let me record it."
"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile, Chanel." Aiglon couldn't help but laugh, and then he seemed to remember something, "I do have something I want you to do for me, but it might be a bit dangerous -"
Chanel perked up as soon as he heard this, and raised his head to look at Aigron. "Just give the order, I am very willing to complete it for you."
"It's touching loyalty. I really hope I can fully repay you." Aigron was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Okay - then let me tell you, I hope you will follow us to Vienna and go to a pawn shop if you have the chance.
, help me exchange some cash."
Then, he took out a few gems from the drawer of his desk, "You know, although I have a title and a fief, because I am not yet a minor, my income is temporarily kept by my guardian. I am not satisfied with this arrangement.
I don’t have any objections, but this has undoubtedly brought me a lot of trouble. I can’t just give everyone a gem like a fool.”
"Okay, I will definitely find a way to do it." Chanel took the gem and immediately agreed.
"These things are not rare treasures, but they are also quite valuable. However, if the price is lowered by the pawnshop owner, you don't have to worry about it, just pawn it at the price they give." Aigron continued to remind the other party, "Remember, you are right.
The biggest danger for you is to be regarded as a thief. After all, with your usual clothes, you are unlikely to be qualified to own these. Although most people will ignore suspicion for the sake of making money, the risk is still very high after all.
After all, the city is full of secret police."
"Then what should I do?" Chanel was a little confused.
"You have a chance to dress like a lady - that's when you go on stage." Aigron explained in a low voice, "You can use the gap before going on stage to run to a nearby pawnshop as fast as possible and pretend to be the nearest
A certain lady who is very tight on money pawned her gems to exchange money for me. Of course, this requires a little wit and resourcefulness, but I believe you can do it. Moreover, you don’t have to rush to complete it all at once, nor can you do it all the time.
When you pawn in a pawn shop, it’s not too late to familiarize yourself with the surrounding situation before proceeding.”
"I understand..." Chanel suddenly understood, and then she nodded immediately, "Okay, Your Highness, don't worry, I will complete it for you!"
"I believe you." Aigron smiled and nodded.
As his plan progressed, he finally began to get opportunities to contact the outside world. However, in this case, money became a necessity. Unfortunately, he did not have cash on hand that he could hide from everyone and withdraw at any time.
So he could only consider the idea of pawning it secretly.
Based on Princess Sophie's preference for him, if he really asked for money, the happy Princess would definitely be willing to give it in large amounts. Unfortunately, he could not explain to the other party why he used the money, so he could only give up.
idea.
At this time, he was once again grateful that he had a loyal and reliable helper like Chanel by his side, otherwise even such a small step would have been very troublesome.
Soon, it was the day that Aigron had agreed with the theater to rehearse his play, and Her Royal Highness the Princess did not break her promise. At noon of this day, Princess Sophie sent someone to find Aigron, and led them to the place in simple clothes.
We arrived outside the theater, then walked in together and came to the box.
It was not yet time for the evening performance, so there were only a few people in the theater, and Aigron was happy to be quiet.
The theater manager, who had been waiting for them, quickly ran over.
"I didn't expect you two to be so punctual this time." He smiled and greeted the two siblings, then walked to the railing and pointed to the lower stage, "We are not idle either, please look at -"
As if summoned by him, the curtain of the stage slowly opened, and then a group of actors walked onto the stage.
They dressed up in different costumes, played different roles, and then started performing.
Because there was no one in the auditorium downstairs at this time, Aigron, who was standing in the third-floor box, could clearly hear the actors' lines - he was very familiar with those lines because he wrote them himself.
Princess Sophie walked behind the railing and watched the actors' performances seriously. Usually when Aigron came here, he was not in much mood to watch the show, but today was different after all, so he also stood behind the railing and talked with Su.
Princess Fei stood side by side and admired it with great interest.
Although the drama itself is just a pretense, who doesn't have a little vanity?
"Your actors' skills are pretty good -" Princess Sophie said after watching for a while.
"That's natural." The manager smiled proudly, "Although our theaters are not the biggest, we have equally strict requirements for actors, so that audiences will come to support us."
"But they are too unenthusiastic!" Her Royal Highness the Princess changed the topic, "They just performed the roles mechanically and rigidly, and completely failed to reflect the soul of the characters in my brother's script."
"Please understand that they have just come into contact with this script. They are still understanding the whole plot. It is normal for them not to be immersed in it." The manager replied with an apologetic smile, "When it is put on the stage, it will definitely not have this effect."
"It will be too late to discover the problem after it is put on the stage!" Princess Sophie interrupted the manager. "In order to prevent this situation, we, the two siblings, discussed it and came up with a way-"
"What can I do?" the manager asked subconsciously.
"We want her to participate in the performance." Princess Sophie pointed to the person standing behind her.
The manager took a closer look and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"You mean the maid?"
"That's her." Princess Sophie nodded without a doubt, "Sir, let me tell you the truth, I am willing to spend money on the entertainment of our two siblings, and I can spend a lot of money, but I can't tolerate it the most.
Others deliberately fooled us, took our money and treated us like fools, so I thought having one of our people keeping an eye on the performance might be the best solution."
These young ladies from rich families really love to misbehave! They have all been spoiled since childhood... The manager couldn't help but lament in his heart.
"Although your maid looks pretty good, she has never received any professional training, right?" He tried to reason with the wayward young lady, "That means she has to learn from scratch.
And this takes time - if the progress is slowed down because of her, it will not be an easy result for both of us."
"You are underestimating her when you say that, sir." Agron, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I told you before that I often dictate the scripts and let her copy them, so she
She is someone who can grasp the pulse of my thoughts. She can understand everything I have to put into the script. Besides, I don’t ask her to be the heroine. She can just be a supporting actress who can pay attention to the progress of the show at any time."
"But..." The manager is still a little embarrassed. After all, although this kind of "bringing money into the group" happens from time to time in the theater, it usually happens to actresses who are hooked up with financial sponsors. They have their own skills and can be recruited at random.
It's almost unheard of for a maid to take part in the show.
"You don't believe it?" Aigron frowned, and then he took the manuscripts he had recently written from Chanel and handed them to her, "Why don't you let you judge her ability on the spot?
?If you admit that she can barely get by, then agree to our conditions."
Now that the conversation was about this, the manager felt bad and continued to refuse forcefully, "Okay, let's give it a try."
He took the script from Eggron's hand and read it.
Then, he looked at the silent maid carefully.
"Miss, please perform a live performance——"
Aiglon also looked at Chanel and said, "Chanel, don't be nervous, just use your abilities to your full potential."
Although he told Chanel not to be nervous, to be honest, he himself was a little nervous. After all, he didn't know whether Chanel could pass the manager's eyes.
However, he chose to believe Chanel.
Chanel noticed the young man's gaze and couldn't help but shrink her neck.
She knew that His Highness was looking at her and placing expectations on her.
So she didn't allow herself to fail - she had always vowed to do everything for His Highness, so how could she let him down at the very first step?
For her, this is more than just a performance test, it means the entire future.
She managed to take a few breaths, and then looked at the mural pattern on the theater's dome.
If you fail, if you disappoint His Highness, then jump from here!
She said to herself in her heart.
Then, she made up her mind and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a calm look that could see through everything.
"My dear friend, do you know what you have done? You stood in front of a woman who longed for warmth, you gave her hope, and you made her smile again. In this case, how can you bear to do it again?
Make her despair? If you do that, then you have committed the greatest sin in the world?"
As she spoke, she frowned slightly, with a sad and hesitant look in her eyes, as if she was about to cry, "Unfortunately, she was at the mercy of fate, her soul had withered, she was so disappointed that she didn't even dare to hope for anything, and at that time you
coming…………"
Under the gaze of the three people, Chanel said the lines written by Aigron in a completely selfless manner.
Finally, she covered her heart and ended these lines with a sad and expectant expression.
After the performance, she raised her head and looked at the three people in front of her carefully, waiting for their verdict.
"Pah, pah, pah"
Aigron clapped gently, in this way, giving encouragement to Chanel, "Well done, Chanel."
To be honest, Chanel's performance was better than he expected. He could have forced the theater to make concessions as long as Chanel could barely fool her, but judging from her current performance, there should be no need to force anymore.
Then, he looked at the manager and said, "Sir, what do you think?"
"Honestly, from a layman's perspective, it's not bad." The manager nodded, "But it's obviously a bit deliberately overdone. Of course, some viewers also fall for this..."
"Please stop saying so many weird things. I think it's enough." Princess Sophie said coldly, "You should have no objection now, right? If not, let's do this."
"Okay, since you're paying, then you have the final say..." For the sake of money, the manager could only nod helplessly and agreed. "I agree to your request, and I hope this lady can always keep herself exposed.
After all, being on stage and being in front of three people are two different experiences."
Success...
Incomparable joy rushed into Chanel's heart, making her face turn crimson.
I have lived up to His Highness's expectations.
She raised her head and looked at the boy, and Aigron also smiled and encouraged her at the right time.
"Let's do this. We will step up rehearsals in October and release it before the carnival." The manager suggested.
"Carnival?" Aiglon and Sophie were a little confused at first, and it took them a moment to react.
Like Venice, Milan and other famous European cities, Vienna holds a carnival every winter, which lasts until the end of February of the following year. During the festival, citizens celebrate the arrival of the festival and comfort themselves by eating vegetarian meals, participating in costume parties, and various activities.
My hard work this year.
Since the Middle Ages, after many years of development, this festival has become the largest festival in the imperial capital. In history, many Austrian musicians have composed music directly based on the theme of Carnival, such as Schumann, Strauss, etc.
wait.
Aiglon smiled at Sophie, as if he was asking something.
Sophie also smiled and nodded.
"Carnival? As citizens, of course we are interested," she whispered.