After bidding farewell to the manor of Archduke Karl and his family, Aigron took a carriage and returned to Schönbrunn Palace under the escort of the guards.
When he returned to the palace where he had lived for more than ten years, he unexpectedly felt nostalgic for his previous experiences.
Although Emperor Franz and Archduke Carl were brothers, they had almost completely different personalities. One was gloomy and indifferent while the other was majestic and sincere, so their family atmospheres were also completely different. When he lived with Archduke Carl, he truly experienced the ease of family life.
Comfort, this was almost a feeling he had never enjoyed before.
However, it is a pity that he is destined to only enjoy it for a short time.
The moment he entered the palace gate, he quickly adjusted himself and returned to his past indifferent demeanor.
"Your Highness, you are finally back!" When she saw him walking back to her residence, the maid Chanel was surprised and happy, and she quickly saluted him.
"Long time no see, Chanel." Aiglon smiled and nodded to her.
After laughing for a while, Chanel looked at him carefully, "Are you having fun there? Your Highness Theresa will entertain you warmly, right?"
"Yes, I enjoyed my stay very much." Aigron replied, "Not only Theresa, but their whole family were very welcoming to me and made me feel at home——"
"That's natural. It's their honor to have a guest like His Highness come over." Chanel's smile became a little forced, "What's more, they also want to make His Highness a family member... so they will definitely be more attentive.
Bar."
Aigron didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he changed the topic.
"By the way, has anything happened here recently?"
"Nothing important happened." Chanel shook her head, "But - Your Highness Sophie misses you very much. She has been asking you when you will come back these days. I can't help but wonder if you directly
What will happen to her if she doesn't come back?"
"Your joke is not funny." Aiglon frowned. "Chanel, you seem to be in a bad mood?"
"Your Highness, what you said is too much. How can I be angry with you? Besides, I have been doing my best to serve you. How can you think that I will have any objections to you?" Chanel lowered his voice.
Head retorted.
Aigron didn't quite understand what was going on with her, so he looked at her doubtfully.
"Sorry, Your Highness, I...I shouldn't have answered you like this, I was just...just a little too worried." After a while, Chanel knew that he had overstepped a bit, and began to apologize to him again, "I
I am afraid that you will indulge in temporary comfort and forget your mission..."
Chanel's answer made Aiglon understand. "Thank you for reminding me, Chanel. I admit that I was in a trance for a moment, but I soon woke up... I can see clearly,
None of this can satisfy me. I must control my own destiny, so the plan remains as before - you don’t have to worry about me losing my will, let alone the fact that I won’t be able to avenge myself.”
"Your Highness, that's great... I knew you would stick to your will." Chanel finally beamed, "Please forgive me for the offense I just caused..."
"It doesn't matter. It's a good thing that you can fulfill your duty of admonition." Aigron nodded, indicating that he wouldn't take it to heart.
Chanel seemed to be recharged with electric energy, and suddenly regained her usual energy. She quickly packed the luggage that Aiglon had brought back, and then lit incense in the room.
The scent of rose essential oil revived Aigron's spirit.
"Chanel, do you have time to pick up a pen now? If you have time, please help me record it."
"I am free, but... Your Highness, you have just come back, why don't you take a rest?" Chanel hesitated.
"There's no need to rest. I didn't walk back by myself. I just slept in the carriage. I'm not tired in the first place." Aigron shook his head, "I have some inspiration now. It would be a pity if I missed it, so
Might as well write it down quickly—"
"Okay, then I'll do as you say." Chanel agreed with the master's opinion, and then walked to the desk as usual, picked up paper and pen and prepared to record.
However, just when the young man walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside the room, and was about to read out the idea in his mind, the door of the room was suddenly knocked softly.
Chanel stopped writing.
She was not surprised, as if she had a premonition.
"That arrives so fast……"
Aigron also stopped, and he seemed to have guessed who was coming.
"Go and open the door." He waved his hand.
Chanel obeyed the order, walked to the door, and then opened the door gently.
The moment the door was opened, Chanel was pushed open suddenly, and then a figure in a skirt quickly walked in and came to the young man.
She looked at the young man quietly, as if she wanted to analyze from his face what was different about him from before.
"Your Highness, long time no see." Aigron greeted her with a smile, "I was planning to visit you later."
"You are finally back..." Princess Sophie let out a long sigh of relief. "I thought you were going to leave and never come back!"
"You don't have to worry about this. If I really leave here one day, I will say goodbye to you first." Aigron replied with a smile.
"Don't say such terrible things with a smile on your face!" Sophie scolded Agron, and then suddenly hugged him, "I have never seen you for so long... God! You are such a bastard,
There has been no news for so long!"
"I can't write to you there..." Aigron smiled bitterly.
"Then you...then you seem to be very popular with that family?" Sophie asked nervously.
"Their family was indeed very polite to me, so polite that it even made me embarrassed." Aigron replied. "However, I kept the promise between us and promised them nothing."
"Finally you still remember!"
After getting the answer she wanted, Sophie was immediately elated and a smile broke out on her face.
Suddenly she remembered that there was another person here, so she whispered an order to Chanel.
"go out!"
Chanel felt very uncomfortable, but she had no choice but to obey the order and walked out.
When there were only two people left in the room, Sophie looked even more relaxed.
"Finally no one can disturb us."
Her mood finally improved, and she naturally sat back next to the desk, and then picked up the pen. "It seems that you are planning to start writing as soon as you come back? It's such a satisfying passion. So, let me help you now."
Bar."
"Thanks."
Aigron thanked him first, then walked back to the window, and then began to speak eloquently, reading out a large portion of the lines he had just composed.
Sophie, on the other hand, said nothing and quickly recorded on the paper, seeming to regard this as her own rare entertainment.
After an unknown amount of time, Aigron finally stopped narrating, and at the same time, Sophie finally stopped writing.
"I'm really tired." Sophie pinched her right hand which was already numb.
"Your Highness, you don't have to work yourself so hard, just let Chanel come." Aigron felt a little distressed.
"It's okay, I feel happy from the bottom of my heart when I think that I have saved you so much hard work with my own hard work." Sophie laughed.
Then, she changed the topic, "During your absence, the theater screened your script several times, and the response was quite good, so the theater is very satisfied - they have recognized your talent."
"Really? That's great."
Although Eggron didn't really set his goal in life as a playwright, he was still very happy when his talent was recognized.
"They are not just verbally grateful. What the theater now means is that they are willing to cooperate with Mr. Franz Memmingen for a long time and stage his works." Sophie continued, "In addition, they [ ] also
I sent you a promissory note to pay the share you deserved during this period. Are you proud of yourself, Aiglon?"
"Yes, I'm a little proud." Aigron nodded, "This proves that even if I lose everything I have now, maybe I can still survive by my own abilities."
"Why lose everything? Can't you say something nice?" Sophie couldn't help but snatch him away, "Aigron, you will have everything, whether it is honor, money, fame, or the admiration of everyone... because this is
You deserve it of course!”
"Thank you for your kind words." Aigron thanked her with a smile. "I will never forget how much help I received from you... I hope that the little money I earned will be enough to make up for the money you lost because of me.
"
"It's still early to make up for the losses. I'm afraid you have to make more efforts -" Sophie smiled and shook her head, "But you don't have to worry about this. The money I spent is neither a liability nor an investment."
, if you have to have a name, it’s just a gift, as long as you and I are happy..."
After hearing these words, the young man's heart was suddenly filled with emotion.
Perhaps his personal impression of Sophie was full of beautification, but her care and love for him had always been without exaggeration.
Maybe she is not Cinderella, nor Beatrice, nor any ideal person. She has her own shortcomings, but even so, to him, she is a unique existence.
"Your Highness, meeting you is truly the luckiest thing in my life. Without you, I really don't know how I would have survived this depressing and lonely time." Moved, he said, "I
I will remember this good fortune until my grave."
"Don't be stupid." Sophie smiled and shook her head, "You can't say such unlucky words at a young age. I don't want you to be buried, just stay with me."
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After returning to the palace, Aigron's life returned to its former peace, but his schedule was much more fulfilling than before.
Not only did he have to cope with his own educational courses, but he also had to keep in touch with the theater by delivering letters through Captain Foresty, and occasionally sneaked to the theater with Sophie to watch performances of his own plays.
Every time he went to the scene and saw the audience cheering collectively when the curtain call came after the script was performed, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
The only regret is that no one has come to see him so far.
There is still no news from those people he is looking forward to, as if they have disappeared into the sea.
But he was not in a hurry, because it was useless to be anxious. He just waited with hope.
Unknowingly, time is passing quietly, the wind and sunshine in late autumn have ended, and the harsh winter has quietly arrived.
Because it is located on the Danube River, Vienna is very windy in winter. Even during the day, the raging cold wind will sweep through the streets ruthlessly with a whistling sound.
However, the cold wind could not stop citizens from taking to the streets.
because--
Carnival has arrived.
Every winter, the capital of this empire would be immersed in a sea of joy. People who had worked hard for a year were no longer willing to let go of this opportunity to finally rest, and used various ways to vent their bodies and minds.
They will sing and dance to celebrate the hard-won peaceful life.
Citizens will not know that during this year's Carnival, Vienna will have two more unexpected guests.
In the winter at Schönbrunn Palace, the night falls very early. It has just reached around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky has already darkened.
Vienna in the distance was already brightly lit, but the palace remained silent, proudly isolating itself from the world.
At this time, Sophie quietly came to Aigron's room again.
"Aigron, what's the matter with calling me here suddenly?" she asked.
"Your Highness, is tonight the day for us to go to the carnival together?" the young man asked.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Sophie nodded, "I'm going to call someone over to inform you later..."
"I think I should make some preparations in advance." Aigron replied with a smile, "Since we are attending a carnival, we should do some cross-dressing, right?"
"When we usually go out, don't we just dress up?" Sophie felt a little strange.
"No, that's different. I'm going to do something interesting -" Aigron continued to smile, "I hope I can give you a little surprise."
"Really?" Princess Sophie was even more surprised. She smiled and nodded, "Then you really made me look forward to it - okay, what is the surprise?"
"Wait a moment." Aigron made a gesture, indicating to His Highness to wait.
Then, he returned to his bedroom.
Sophie waited quietly, but soon, the door opened again, and then the young man with a new look came out again.
Sophie slowly opened her eyes, and then the surprise turned into surprise.
The young man wore a dark brown vest and coat, loose leather pants on his legs, stockings and round-toed suede shoes. On his head, he also wore a round-top hat decorated with feathers.
After putting on this outfit, the young man looked handsome and free and easy, and more importantly - he looked like he had come from Bavaria.
Aigron walked up to Sophie and took off his hat to salute her respectfully.
"Your Highness, what do you think?"
Sophie did not answer immediately, but hugged him with a little shortness of breath.
Seeing the service in her hometown, she was even more moved.
"God...it's so similar." She kissed the young man's forehead and almost cried, "Aiglon, my heart...if you were so considerate all the time, I would never be troubled again.