"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me confidence."

After hearing Agron's words, Teresa lowered her gaze slightly, a little embarrassed.

"You're so polite, I should thank you."

As she spoke, she bent her knees slightly, "The first time I faced the world, having a dance partner like you was indeed a pretty good memory. ”

After saying that, the two of them said goodbye for a while and went to rest.

Aiglon walked to the table first, took a few pieces of cake and snacks from it, and ate it slowly.

He hadn't eaten much for dinner, and he had just used up a lot of energy while dancing, so he was hungry.

While he was eating his meal as if no one was around, a middle-aged man in uniform walked up to him.

He subconsciously looked to the side and found that it was his stepfather, Count Nepeger.

The Earl nodded at him with a smile of appreciation and relief on his face.

"Your Highness, your performance is even better than I expected."

"Really?" Aiglon asked quietly, "I thought I was just trying to keep myself from being embarrassed." ”

"You're so humble, even by adult standards, your performance tonight is still remarkable, not to mention that it's the first time you've officially attended a similar occasion, so it's even more difficult." Count Nepeg looked at the young man approvingly, "Don't have stage fright when you encounter big things, your calm and unhurried bearing is really commendable." ”

"You're embarrassed to talk about me." After eating the cake, Aglon wiped his hands with a napkin, "It's a pity that it's not you who have the decision, but the father and daughter. ”

"It's hard to say how Archduke Karl is, but Princess Teresa must be quite happy, I have been paying attention to you just now, and Her Royal Highness has laughed several times."

"So what?" Aglon asked rhetorically. "Everyone knows how to be polite these days."

"Princess Teresa is different from ordinary people, although she is usually very polite, but her personality is too light, and it is not easy to see her smile." Count Nepeg shook his head, "So as a bystander, I think Her Royal Highness has a very good impression of you, and you are also very compatible...... I advise you to try again, it should be very promising. ”

Aiglon didn't follow him in the excitement, he had already made up his mind in this matter, and he didn't need anyone else to guide him.

"Why are you so happy? It stands to reason that I don't matter to you. He asked calmly.

The middle-aged man was a little surprised by the young man's indifferent attitude, and after a moment, sighed helplessly. "As I said before, I want you to be reconciled with Her Highness Luisa and ...... Although you don't think much of me, I don't think I can put you down completely, even if we can't give the empire back to you, but at least we should try to make your life a little more comfortable. ”

"So this is pity for me?" Aglon asked rhetorically.

"If you want to understand it that way, you can do that." The Count nodded, "What's wrong with having mercy on a child who has lost so many things like you?" Even if his surname is Bonaparte, he is my stepson. ”

Looking at the Count's sincere gaze, Aglon nodded slightly.

"Well, I accept your arguments."

Then, he shrugged his shoulders again, "My grievance with my mother is our own business, and we will solve it in our own way." Since you're so sincere, I wouldn't mind being more polite to her, but that's about it - though, even so, I'm very grateful for your kindness, and I wish you all the best to grow old together, and I wish your children all to grow up healthy. If there's anything I can do to help in the future, I will. ”

"Thank you." The Count laughed again.

Aiglon picked up a wine glass from the side, poured it leisurely, and then poured another glass as well.

"Why don't we have a drink?"

"It's a great honor." The Count was at first a little surprised, but soon took the glass from him with joy. "Your Highness, Cheers to your brilliant future!"

The two men touched each other's glasses, and then Aglon picked up the glass and took a sip.

The scarlet and bitter liquor slowly slides down the tongue into the esophagus, bringing a long aftertaste.

"Your Highness, a sip is enough." Just as Aglon was about to take another bite, the Count advised him, "Wait a minute, you will have another dance with Your Highness." ”

"It's okay." Instead of listening to the other party, Aiglon picked up the wine glass and took another sip, "This little will not make me unable to move." ”

The Earl looked at the young man with a little uneasiness, "Your Highness, with all due respect, you seem to have been too calm today, and you don't have any sense of urgency at all...... Don't really think there's only one choice for Princess Teresa, do you? Don't forget that there are people who are happy to be the son-in-law of Archduke Karl. ”

"I certainly don't have that much arrogance, and I didn't even count on it in the first place." Aiglon shook his head, "I don't have anything, even groveling doesn't add much charm to me, so why be afraid?" What is mine, will always be mine; What is the point of pursuing it even if it doesn't belong to me? Princess Teresa can make her best choice, but I don't have to kneel and beg her to take her way. I just need to be myself, it's her business whether I like it or not. ”

Having said that, Aiglon also knew that he was just using this planned marriage as a cover to deceive outsiders, so he didn't have any eagerness, just calmly showed a gesture.

It is natural to restrain yourself for the sake of your beloved, and if you don't want to, it's just because you don't love enough.

"You...... You're so strong. The Count tried to persuade him again, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Of course, I don't want to ruin Your Highness's good night." Egger smiled solemnly and raised his glass again, "So, sir, let's take another sip." I've drunk it so far, are you satisfied? ”

"Good!" The Count finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the crisp sound of the glasses clattering was heard again.

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For many, it was a good night, or at least a pleasant one, but for some it was a nightmare.

As a member of the royal family, Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie of course also attended the dinner today.

On weekdays, she is often the central figure of this kind of banquet, enjoying the attention and envy of everyone, but today's protagonist is not her.

At this moment, she is sitting in the corner of the hall, allowing herself to be ignored and forgotten.

She was wearing a luxurious long dress, holding a fan in her hand, the small and delicate ivory folding fan would be played with lightly by the master on weekdays, but at the moment it was suffering terrible destruction - Her Royal Highness the princess's slender fingers pinched the folding fan in her hand heavily, and the back of her hand, which was already white, was even more pale as paper at the moment, revealing the owner's distraction.

Her eyes had been watching the dancers on the dance floor until the dance was over for a while, and she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

She felt a little dry and took a sip from her glass, but the wines from Italy made her feel so bad that she wanted to vomit.

Once again, she was nostalgic for the white wines from her hometown.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Uncomfortable? The lady-in-waiting officer next to her asked.

"Leave me alone, I'm fine." Sophie replied coldly,

Being treated so coldly by Her Royal Highness the Princess, of course, the female official was unhappy, and she actually guessed why Her Royal Highness the Princess was so upset.

So, she secretly applauded Princess Teresa in her heart, hoping that she would continue to work hard tonight, and it would be best to make this difficult highness mad.

"Theresa dances so well......" Princess Sophie had just calmed down when she heard a sigh from beside her. Sophie, what do you think? ”

Princess Sophie was so angry that she turned her gaze and found that the person she was talking to was Agron's mother, her aunt, Archduchess Louisa.

Even if she was angry in her heart, she couldn't spread it in front of her face now, so Sophie could only reluctantly suppress her anger and nodded slightly, "Well, it's true that you danced well, Your Highness." For a girl who is new to the social world, it is not easy to behave so calmly. ”

"Yes, it's not easy to have such a calm attitude at a young age." Archduchess Louisa nodded, "However, I think it's also because of having a good dance partner to foil - I think Franz is doing quite well, don't you think?" I hope it's not my delusion. ”

"He just did what he was supposed to do, there's nothing to praise." Princess Sophie replied indifferently, without showing any joy or anger. "After all, he has high hopes from you, doesn't he?"

"Yes, I do hope that he will have the honor of being Teresa's husband—" Luisa nodded again, "and after I read it, I really think they are a good match, Sophie, what do you think?" ”

This question completely angered Sophie, and she sensed the other party's intentions.

"What do you mean by asking me this?" She asked coldly, "I didn't know my feelings were so important. ”

"Of course it's important." Luisa nodded, "After all, most of the people here know that you mean a lot to Franz, and he should listen to your opinions." ”

"So, what are you trying to tell me?" Princess Sophie asked unceremoniously.

"Sophie, don't look at me like that, I have no hostility towards you." Luisa shook her head slightly, "I think you know that I've indeed been trying to make things happen tonight...... I hope Franz has a bright future, and if you have the same expectations for him, you should know what to do. I don't have any problem with you, I just hope everyone is better......"

Sophie gently opened the folding fan and squeezed it hard.

A crisp "pop" interrupted Louisa's words.

"Better? Better for whom? Has anyone consulted you? She looked coldly at Archduchess Louisa. We know how to handle the matter of Aiglon and I ourselves, and we don't need anyone to point us by! ”

As soon as she said this, she became more and more angry, "Besides, after so many years of loneliness, he didn't even smile, and he often laughed after I came!" When I took care of him, Teresa was not there, and you were as if you were not there; When I was with him for a walk, you weren't there; When he was injured, you forgot, or I still have to find a way to take care of him! Now who are you to pretend to be a loving mother?! ”

Being so angry with her, Luisa lost her smile for a while.

"So what do you think?"

"Our affairs, we will solve them ourselves, you can take care of yourself, Your Highness." Sophie got up and walked away.

[The deformed chin inherited by the clam castle feels like a male genetic disease, women basically do not seem to have similar facial disorders, and the children born after women marry basically do not have similar problems (for example, the queen of King Louis XIII of France and the queen of Louis XVI are all Habsburg, but the heirs born have no obvious facial deformities), and even if it is a male heir, not everyone is like this.

So don't say the jaw anymore, Grand Duke Karl is very healthy and Teresa is also very healthy! 】