The Count's last words puzzled Aglon considerably, but no one explained to him, and the next few days were uneventful.

The Louisa couple did not come to him again, which Aiglon did not care about, but even felt relieved; But Princess Sophie never came to him, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Since Her Royal Highness came to Schönbrunn Palace, although the two of them have not seen each other every day, they have never seen each other for several days in a row, and the ominous meaning of this has made Aglon a little uneasy.

It seems that his actions that night made Her Royal Highness the princess really angry......

Aiglon began to think about how to find an opportunity to meet Her Royal Highness and apologize to her so that she could change her mind.

Fortunately, his worst fears did not come true, and in the evening of that day, Her Royal Highness's maid finally ran over and conveyed Her Royal Highness's invitation.

Agron breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried to the outside of Her Royal Highness's bedchamber.

He didn't have to wait long, and soon, Her Royal Highness the princess came out.

Today, Her Royal Highness is still youthful and attractive, but unlike her usual lavish dress, she wears only a light yellow tight-fitting wool dress that is now popular among citizen women, this skirt has large lantern short sleeves on the shoulders, revealing a long, fair, round arm, and velvet gloves on her hands; His hair was tied in a bun with a few strands on his forehead, moccasins with floral ornaments on the skirt, and a pearl necklace of ordinary color hung around his slender neck, while the others were not adorned.

Her Royal Highness, dressed simply, was like a different person—or rather, like a young woman from a bourgeois family who had just been married.

"What are you doing?" Looking at Aiglon's stunned appearance, Her Royal Highness the princess asked expressionlessly.

Although her tone was a little cold, Aglon was relieved...... After all, it was the first time I'd heard her speak in days.

As long as she takes the initiative to speak, it means that there is hope for the previous turmoil to be resolved.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted, and I'm dazzled by your new outfit." He hurriedly complimented.

"If you say something boring like that, you're just wasting your own precious time." Her Royal Highness the Princess frowned, "Aren't you hurrying up?" ”

"What?" Aiglon didn't understand much at once.

"Aren't you usually smart? Why did you start to get confused again all of a sudden? Her Royal Highness stretched out her hand, trying to pinch his face as usual, and then quickly reacted again, and lowered her hand in mid-air.

"Didn't you ask me for it yourself? If you want to go to the theater, I'll take you there today. ”

"I see......" Aglon suddenly realized, and then a little moved.

He didn't expect that in the past few days, Her Royal Highness the princess had done this without revealing a little rumor.

was so angry with himself, but he still fulfilled his wish meticulously......

He was moved and ashamed in his heart, and finally he couldn't speak, so he could only bow his head and thank him sincerely.

"Thank you, Your Highness...... I really don't know how I can repay you. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, let's change your clothes." The princess glanced at him, then motioned for the maid to take him to change.

Aglon obediently followed the maid to the changing room, and the maid handed over the clothes that had already been prepared.

In this era, as in other eras, men's clothing was much simpler than women's, and he wore a long black coat, a white turtleneck shirt, a thin tie, gray boots on his feet, and a black velvet top hat on his head.

After this costume change, Aglon looked in the mirror and found that he was like a young master of a rich merchant who did not know anything about the world.

With a strange mood, he followed the maid out.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Her Highness the Princess's gaze immediately shifted again, and she carefully examined Aiglon from head to toe.

As soon as Aiglon wanted to ask her if she was satisfied, Her Royal Highness looked away again.

"Let's go!"

In this way, led by Her Royal Highness the Princess, they arrived in the square in front of the palace and got into the carriage, while the entourage, including Chanel and Captain Forrestie, who was in charge of the guards, also got into other carriages.

As twilight approached, these ordinary-looking carriages drove out of the palace gates.

Schönbrunn Palace is located on the southwestern outskirts of Vienna, so it is easy to sneak into the city under the cover of night.

Although it was not the first time he had been to Vienna, Aglon couldn't help but feel a little excited.

After all, this was the first time he had come here of his own volition, and perhaps that meant his first step towards freedom.

The time had come to August, and it was the beginning of summer to autumn, and the cool wind continued to pour into the carriage through the windows, blowing on his face and calling him.

Oh, yes...... Freedom is so palpable that it only takes one more step and you can do whatever you want.

If I jump out now, will I just run away?

Looking at the lights on the streets on both sides and the crowds coming and going, an idea popped up for Aglon.

No, no...... Don't be impulsive.

Aiglon struggled to suppress his increasingly messy breathing, resolutely squeezing away the unrealistic idea.

Although there were only two people in this carriage, Her Royal Highness the Princess and herself, but there were a few guards behind her, as well as her own swordsmanship teacher, and she was not sure that she would be able to escape from them after jumping out of the carriage.

And even if they escaped their grasp, so what? I didn't have a planned escape route, no one in charge of answering, and I didn't even have an escape tool, so I was completely blinded.

If he had done so, it would have only taken a few hours, and there would have been cavalry patrolling outside Vienna, and the police in the city going from house to house, and there would be nowhere to escape.

And if he is caught, then he will definitely face extremely severe punishment next, and there will never be a similar opportunity in the future.

Therefore, now is not the time to escape, and the fruit of freedom, no matter how sweet and tempting it may seem, is absolutely poisonous and must not be eaten rashly.

It's okay, I've been waiting for more than ten years, and I'm not afraid to wait a little longer...... With determination, the boy gradually calmed himself down.

Then he looked at Princess Sophie, who was sitting beside him.

Since getting into the carriage, Her Royal Highness the princess has not spoken, just looked out the window with a straight face, she should still be angry about what happened before.

"Thank you, Your Highness." With heartfelt gratitude, Aglon seemed to say to himself, "I will never forget your kindness to me. ”

Her Royal Highness did not reply, as if she had not heard anything.

In silence, the carriage crossed the Vienna River along the bridge, then along Maria Hilf Straße and Linz Strasse, all the way through wide and narrow streets, and finally to Hernalsstraße.

The road ended at the Hernars Cemetery, where most of the Viennese citizens finally rested, and the carriages, of course, did not lead in this direction, so they turned north-east and stopped at the entrance of a theater.

The theatre doesn't look big, but it's conveniently located next to the Vienna Observatory and the Hofburg, the old imperial palace, in the heart of the city. The palace is hidden in the surrounding trees and grass, and only the sporadic lights can make people vaguely see its magnificent outline.

Evenings are always the busiest time in Vienna, and the theatre is always buzzing, and this time is no exception.

In order not to alarm the others, the carriages stopped in the alley in the distance, and then Her Royal Highness led Aglon down the street to the theater, with Chanel following the two of them and the others following from a distance, so as not to disturb Her Highness the Princess's Archen.

It was just before the opening ceremony, and the two men walked into the theater side by side, and the people either didn't care, or looked at them and continued to chat, passing the last time.

Princess Sophie frowned slightly, she didn't like the noisy environment, and she didn't like the stuffy air inside, so she looked around and found the theater's ticket office.

"Sir, I want to make a private room." She said directly to the ticket sales staff.

Although it seemed to be discussed, Her Royal Highness the princess inadvertently brought a commanding tone. "We want the best view."

The conductor glanced at the three people across from him and estimated their outfits. "No kidding, miss, the box is all booked."

"Call your manager!" Princess Sophie said impatiently. "I'm going to get a private room!"

Perhaps frightened by Her Royal Highness the Princess, the conductor's eyes widened in surprise.

Then, he spoke to the person next to him.

Soon, a middle-aged man hurried over.

"Hello, ma'am." He took off his hat and saluted Princess Sophie, "I just heard from my person, you want to charter a box?" ”

"Yes." Sophie nodded, then emphasized, "We want the best." ”

The manager looked at them suspiciously, "How long are you going to pack?" ”

"A year." Princess Sophie thought for a moment, then replied. "I just heard him say it's gone? If not, let's switch to another one. ”

"Yes, but it's not cheap......," the manager replied.

"How much does it cost?" Princess Sophie asked impatiently.

"About 2,000 Gulden." The manager casually said a price, "We have a lot of distinguished customers on our side......"

"Okay, give it to him." Princess Sophie said impatiently to Chanel in the back.

I actually accepted this price directly!

The manager looked at the three men in astonishment, unable to figure out who they were.

[Austria because of the changes in recent history, the currency system is very changeable, and because of many government financial crises, so there have been several official coinage devaluations, in general, the main currency in circulation is a silver coin called Gulden, with a silver content of about 11.1 grams, and 1 Gulden silver coin is equivalent to 60 copper coins named Kreuzer, which is the currency system that is generally maintained in the era of the protagonist.

According to this silver content, 1 Gulden silver coin is equivalent to about 2.5 francs (the author's own conversion does not guarantee accuracy).

After 1867, the Austrian Empire became the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the currency system was reformed, the monetary system was redivided, the currency was reminted, the ratio of the silver Gulden to the bronze Kreuzer was changed to 1:100, and a gold coin called Florin was issued......

In short, these are too complicated, and the plots involving Austrian currency in the work are all made in the silver coin of Gulden, and the purchasing power is calculated in francs. 】