"If the princess is still in the country, find her and detain her."
Aiglon's order was very brief, so the Duke was confused.
He knows Princess Kadiyan, so he knows that although she has a noble status, she is essentially an ordinary lady. She likes luxury and elegance, but she is definitely not keen on power, so she has no political influence. Even if she stands
From the standpoint of the royalists, it is impossible to pose any threat to this young man.
It is conceivable that even if she stays in the country and loses her support and power, the princess will probably just live a low-key life in the future, using her remaining money to enjoy the rest of her life.
According to common sense, since there is no threat, there is no need for Your Majesty to embarrass this woman.
So why do this?
Is it just to vent her anger on Alice?
Thinking about it, it shouldn't be a problem. Although Alice is his daughter, the Duke has seen too many romantic affairs in the upper class. It may even be said that they are part of their lives. If His Majesty wants to care about it,
Have to come over?
Besides, His Majesty himself covets his little daughter now...
Because he didn't understand Aigron's intention, the Duke hesitated for a moment and then cautiously tested him again. "Your Majesty, the princess's whereabouts are easy to find, but... on what grounds should we detain her? After all, she is just a person.
This woman will not pose any threat to us. If the outside world knows that you have deliberately made things difficult for her, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
"Then we will adopt a method that does not lead to misunderstanding." Aigron replied decisively, "You try to keep it confidential and ask her to accept our protection."
Seeing that Aiglon continued to insist on his own ideas, the Duke couldn't help but look bitter.
There is no airtight wall in the world, not to mention that the princess herself is not a small person. If she is detained by herself, she will probably attract criticism by then.
However, at this point, he no longer has the ability to resist His Majesty. Since His Majesty has clearly given the order, he can only carry it out even if he is unwilling to do so.
But no matter what, he wanted to know something about His Majesty's true intentions, and he didn't want to become an "accomplice" in a mysterious way.
"Your Majesty, all the news about Edgar and the princess are just rumors and cannot be considered as real evidence. If we rashly take measures against such a well-known lady without any solid evidence, it will inevitably... It will inevitably make people
Criticism. Furthermore, even if she really has an affair with Edgar, it is only a private matter between them. As a father-in-law, no matter how dissatisfied I am, I can only dissatisfy my daughter for trusting someone else.
It’s never good to intervene in this way..."
The Duke has been talking about himself, but in fact he is secretly persuading Aiglon, and of course Aigron understands what the other party means.
No evidence? The evidence probably weighs several kilograms - of course, Aigron doesn't want to reveal this information to the Duke.
"Don't misunderstand me. I don't want to embarrass the princess, nor do I have any objections to her because of her affair with Edgar. As you said, there are too many such things in the world we live in.
Not to mention in France, I was already used to it when I was in Austria." Eggron explained to the Duke in a low voice, "The reason why I plan to do this is that I hope that this romantic affair can be sealed away and no more trouble will be caused. Especially.
General Revell and Alice are both my important subordinates now. Edgar's romantic affair is likely to cause a rift between the two of them, which is not what I want to see. As long as the two of them can cut off their affair,
Of course I can pretend that nothing happened in the past."
What Aiglon said was untrue, and the Duke was doubtful - he didn't quite believe that Aigron would care so much about such a thing.
Could it be that Alice already knew about it and specifically used her current influence to ask Your Majesty to humiliate her love rival to vent her anger? He suddenly flashed past such suspicion, because in his opinion, this was the most reasonable thing.
However, since His Majesty has already mentioned this, it is not easy for him to ask further questions.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I understand." Finally, the Duke bent down and accepted Aiglon's order, "I will find out where she is as soon as possible and then 'protect' her."
After he agreed, Aiglon waved his hand casually. The Duke understood, saluted again and left.
In fact, Aigron doesn't have a complete opinion on the conflict between the Marquis de Treville and his family, and he doesn't know which side he should lean towards.
But there is only one thing he is extremely clear about - he must take control of the incident.
Everything in the future of the Treville family was given by him, and he was happy to give it, but first, only he could decide how much to give and how to give it.
Therefore, although he still doesn't know how to handle it, no matter what, the arbitration power of the entire incident must be in his hands. Whether the Marquis of Treville gets what he wants or Alice wins, the only way
He alone makes the decision.
The princess is both a party involved and an extremely important witness. No matter which side Aigron decides to lean towards in the future, the princess will be an important prop. Therefore, he decided to take advantage of the current chaotic situation to control the princess first - of course, say
To put it nicely, it means protecting her.
He is now energetic and ambitious, and just wants to put everything under his control. His early experiences have already mentally distorted him and made him greedy for power. Once he has autonomy over himself, he will
Never willing to let any tiny thing escape his control - he just wants to experience possession and never wants to face 'loss' again.
The same is true for Agnes, and the same is true for the Treville family. He is willing to be generous to those things that belong to him, but he will ruthlessly eliminate any signs that escape his control.
After everything was arranged, Aigron finally returned to his and Teresa's bedroom.
Normally at this time, Teresa would be surrounded by the maids, taking a walk in the garden after a meal. However, when Aigron came back, she seemed to be waiting here, sitting on a chair with a gloomy expression.
Something seems wrong.
But there was no one around her at this time - obviously, they had been pushed away by her.
Aigron knew in his heart what exactly happened, but on the surface he still pretended to be nonchalant.
"Teresa, why don't you rest?" He smiled kindly, came to his wife's side, and then asked her, "And it's too dangerous to sit here alone, isn't it?"
After confirming her second pregnancy, Teresa began to live in seclusion again in order to raise her baby with peace of mind and give birth to a healthy and strong child. Most of the affairs that she had previously handled by herself were transferred to her close followers.
She was indeed very happy at first, but some recent things had slowly destroyed her good mood - and the initiator of these things was standing in front of her with a smile on her face.
Although she was already angry, Teresa still found it difficult to lose her temper when faced with her husband's handsome smile.
Therefore, she first casually attacked her husband. "Your Highness, I heard that you plan to let Miss Agnes come to us to take charge of security work?"
"Yes." Aiglon thought as he expected, so he nodded without changing his expression, "I think this is very appropriate."
Seeing her husband admit it so happily, Theresa's anger became even more intense.
"Why didn't you consult with me when you made your decision?" She said with a slightly questioning tone.
"I don't need to report every decision to you." Aiglon replied in a low voice. "Otherwise, I'm afraid some people will think that you are too power-hungry, and this will not have a good impact on you."
Agron's words made it difficult for Teresa to refute for a moment, but she knew in her heart that her husband was avoiding her.
"Is there anything I haven't done well enough? Isn't it enough to satisfy you and the people around you?" she asked again.
"Where do you start with this? I'm very satisfied." Aigron quickly replied, "The appointment of Miss Agnes is just to make the best use of her talents. You have also seen how powerful she is. If she takes care of us, we will definitely be safer."
It’s a layer of protection, isn’t it?”
Although his words seemed reasonable, he himself knew that he was wrong, so he was a little less confident when he spoke.
"I have plenty of manpower here, but I never thought I would need her to protect you..." Teresa smiled bitterly, then stared at her husband, "I'm afraid you have other considerations, right? Where do you need her to protect you? In the palace.
Outside or in the imperial couch?"
With Teresa's training, she would never have said such sharp and sarcastic words unless she was particularly angry. And precisely because of her words, the couple suddenly lost control over this matter.
There is no room for change, and only one person must get what he wants.
But this time, Aigron didn't want to make concessions like he did before in Switzerland - he had gradually become accustomed to his insistence on speaking his mind. Even Teresa, who shared her authority with him as his wife, couldn't really make him give in.
"You shouldn't say that, Teresa." Agron frowned. "Miss Agnes is loyal and enthusiastic and should not bear such ridicule."
"Then what should I do? Praise her for fulfilling her obligations well and cuddling with you to make the Lord happy? She doesn't want to please you with dignity, but she still wants me to swallow her anger and respect her in every possible way?" Trey
Sha asked back, "I ask myself that I am already kind and generous enough. I don't care about these things, because I think it doesn't matter if you are happy for yourself, but I didn't expect that she would ignore her dignity and come to us...
Isn't this how you are trying to push your limits and show off your power to me?"
Because she was really angry, Teresa stopped being so particular and used more harsh words, pointing the finger directly at the two of them - of course, in her eyes, her husband had done something wrong, but Agnie, who had been seducing her husband,
Silk is even more excessive.
"Are you spying on me?" Aigron did not answer her question, but asked her instead.
"Spying on you? Do I need to spy on you? You all did it so blatantly, who here doesn't know about you?" Teresa retorted him unceremoniously, "Besides, I'm from here too.
Master, shouldn’t I know everything that happens here? Or do you want me to turn a blind eye to everything and let you do whatever you want?”
Teresa's series of rebuttals and questions left Agron speechless for a moment.
He knew that no matter from any angle, the fault was on his own side, and Teresa was indeed decent enough. Although she was well aware of what Aigron had done before, she never showed it, but today because of
He made this decision before finally breaking out.
When he decided to officially keep Agnes by his side, he had long known that quarrels between the couple were inevitable, but he did not expect that Theresa would be so angry.
After all, it was she who was so eloquent, hundreds of times better than Agnes.
Moreover, Teresa also came from a royal family, had seen everything, and knew everything. Under the current situation, even if Aiglon wanted to make up some lies, I'm afraid it would only make people laugh.
"Teresa, don't lose your temper. I have already made a decision on this matter and notified the parties concerned. I can't take back this decision, right? That would make people laugh." Aigron sighed, trying to avoid this.
question.
"Your Highness, what if I insist on asking you to take back your life? For me." Teresa did not give in this time and was still aggressive. "I don't need any reasonable reasons. I just don't like your decision. Then what can you do for me?"
Do I overturn it?”
Aiglon did not answer, but simply shifted his gaze elsewhere, and this silence was tantamount to an answer.
Teresa looked at her husband steadily, her face flushed from suppressing her emotions. She was experiencing the most agitated moment in her life at this moment, and even she would not have imagined beforehand that she would be so disgraceful.
However, even now, she still couldn't bear to pour out all her anger on the young man in front of her.
This is the husband she chose, and he is also her most beloved person. After the two got married, she also enjoyed her most cherished happy time. She was proud of him, and hoped to spend forever with him.
This life - this was something she had never thought of changing.
She was born in the royal family, so she naturally knew what the princes and grandsons did on a daily basis, so rather than the so-called romantic affair, her husband's obsession with Agnes was what annoyed her. She wouldn't mind her husband having fun, but she didn't want to
Let that heart beat for someone else—even if it's just a small part of the time.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I lost my temper. I shouldn't have faced you like this." After she came to her senses, she first apologized to her husband, and then she asked him slightly pleadingly, "Isn't it okay for anyone but her?