As the two men saluted each other goodbye, their first encounter ended lightly and happily.

Agron smiled as Teresa left, and then noticed that the group of seniors in military uniforms had returned.

"The strife of the ancestors has long since disappeared with the wind", Princess Teresa's words just now are still in her ears, but have they really disappeared?

Unfortunately, as far as he is concerned, there are still too many people who can't forget him, and depending on the position, they either hate and fear, or they are full of expectations.

As long as these fears and desires remain, the surname Bonaparte is not politically dead, and he still has room to change everything.

"You seem to have a good conversation." Archduke Karl's words interrupted his thoughts, "Sir, what is your impression of Teresa?" ”

"She's lovely." - Aglon originally wanted to give such a compliment politely, but under the other party's scrutinizing gaze, he found that it was difficult for him to fool people with such a scene, so he changed his words again.

"She's special."

"Yes, Teresa is a little special." The Grand Duke nodded, and then seemed to have a headache, "I know that she doesn't need others to say, she has a somewhat introverted personality, and sometimes what she says is quite embarrassing, maybe I've been spoiled too much since I was a child, and I got used to it...... But I can proudly say that she is a good boy. ”

Is it? Every spoiled child will be said so by their parents.

However, on Teresa's point, Aiglon strongly agreed with the Grand Duke.

"Your Highness has a good heart, treats people sincerely, and may sometimes be unscrupulous, but I think it's not a fault, it's just that you're not sociable." He discreetly and politely complimented Teresa.

"That's right, that's what I thought." Archduke Karl agreed with his assessment and nodded his head again and again.

With that, he suddenly reached out and patted Agron on the shoulder.

"From the point of view to me, she seems to have a good impression of you."

Aiglon looked at the other with some surprise. "Why do you say that?"

"You might think that talking to Teresa is very brief, but ...... To be honest, this is a rare long conversation between her and her peers. Archduke Karl replied with a little distress, "And just looking at her expression, I should not have been bored just now." ”

Aglon felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

"You don't have to put on such a face, it's not that time, it's still early! All I can say is that you weren't excluded at least when we met. The Grand Duke glanced at him again, then smiled, "Sir, I have no discrimination against you, and certainly I don't have much affection for you. The only thing I know for sure now is that you are a smart man, and that you have hidden everything else into the unknown. ”

Aiglon remained silent, and there was no need to argue about this.

"I respect my daughter, so I will consider her opinion, but I will also try to rule out danger for her with the wisdom and experience of my elders. Okay, sorry to bother you today, and we'll see you later. ”

The Grand Duke nodded to him, then turned and left with his retinue.

"Goodbye, Your Highness." Aiglon watched the Grand Duke leave.

His stepfather, Count Nepeger, and his teacher, Captain Forrestie, remained here.

"Don't be afraid, Your Highness, although the Grand Duke's words were harsh, they were actually less than one-tenth of when he disciplined us back then." Count Neppel comforted him, "I can't guarantee anything else, but I'm sure that both father and daughter have a good impression of you—otherwise there wouldn't be much more." ”

"Maybe." Aiglon just replied casually.

Seeing his casual appearance, the two people on the other side were a little surprised, but they didn't expect him to take it to heart.

"It seems that you are not in high spirits, are you dissatisfied with Your Highness?" Count Neppeg asked again.

"Of course not, I have a royal name, but I have neither land nor money, what qualifications do I have to look down on anyone?" Aiglon smiled bitterly and replied, "Sir, I'm just used to being indifferent to everything, and I don't expect too much from things that I am not sure of, so that when my hopes are disappointed, I will not feel any discomfort." ”

Count Nepeg was speechless for a moment.

His stepson already has his own special philosophy of survival, and it sounds reasonable, so he can't force it.

"You have your thoughts, I can understand that, but...... I ask you to think about it for the sake of our enthusiasm, after all, in my opinion, there are really not many such opportunities, and it is a pity to lose them. Finally, the Count encouraged, "As far as we are concerned, we very much hope that this will come true." ”

Under the Count's gaze, Aiglon was a little moved at the moment—although he did not have a good relationship with his mother, it was clear that the stepfather had done his best to make up for himself, as he said. Whether his approach is right or not, at least this piece of heart is worth thanking.

"Thank you for your advice, I'll think about it."

"It's thanks to your mother." The Count emphasized, and then also said goodbye to Aiglon, "Alright, what I can do is done, then it is up to you to make your own efforts, and I wish you all the best again." ”

"Goodbye, sir." Aiglon said goodbye to him.

As a result, Captain Forrestie was left alone.

"Your Highness, can't you let her go?" At this time, the captain finally had the courage to ask.

Aiglon frowned.

"I've always felt that although you are young, you can see everything clearly, and you don't need others to say anything, you can judge what is good for you." Captain Forestie whispered, "Besides, even if you are married, it does not hinder the affair - don't you see that Her Highness Sophie is already married?" In this place, marriage and love have always been two different things. ”

"You seem to be managing a little too much." Aiglon replied coldly, "The lessons you need to teach me don't include those. ”

"I'm just giving you advice from your standpoint, after all, as your teacher, I want you to have a brighter future." The Captain sighed, "If you don't need my advice, I won't say any more. ”

"I'll take responsibility for everything I do." Aglon replied. "I am not obligated to meet anyone's expectations of me, not even those of good intentions, and I owe no debt to anyone because I have not begged them at all, and I thank him only because he has a good heart for me, not that I have to do what he says."

"Are you refusing?" The captain was shocked.

"Not really." Aiglon smiled and shook his head, "I mean, I only do what I think, and I don't need to be pointed out by others - no one wants to kidnap me with kindness and force me to do something. ”

With that, he also took a step, leaving the stunned captain standing alone.

It wasn't that Aiglon was so indifferent, not that he insisted on going against others, or that he looked down on Archduke Karl or Teresa, but that he knew in his heart that it was a mistake from the beginning.

He needed to get out of here, and he was making a plan for himself step by step.

If he had succeeded in escaping, the so-called marriage contract would not have existed at all under the wrath of the Austrian court; If his escape fails, a ridiculous sinner will not be qualified to negotiate a marriage contract at all.

As long as he continues with his plan, no matter what the outcome is, the grand plan that his stepfather paints, no matter how good, will only be a mirage.

Unless he gave up on his plans because he didn't know if he could get married, it was all in vain – and he couldn't give up.

Now that he had already calculated all this in his heart, how could he be excited?

However, even though he knew that it was a mistake, he knew that it was not wrong at this point.

Archduke Karl's prestige in the empire was not comparable to that of ordinary royalty, and he could use it to cover himself and paralyze those who were staring at him.

Teresa is a bit sorry for that, but it's also a price to pay.

Moreover, as long as she succeeds in escaping, she will clarify everything, and Teresa will not be discredited.

As soon as he thought of this, he secretly made up his mind.

Therefore, the plan must succeed, and the stakes he has put on are already too much, even in order to keep everything from becoming a laughing stock, he must succeed.

With this determination in mind, he returned to his room.

Chanel was quick to greet him.

"Your Highness?" After seeing his appearance, she looked at him with some confusion, "You seem to be a little unrelenting?" ”

"Well, something happened today." Aiglon nodded, "Okay, let's not talk about that. ”

Although it could be seen that His Highness was preoccupied, since he had already said so, Chanel naturally did not dare to ask, so she changed the topic and wanted to use good news to make the master happy.

"Your Highness, I have already done what you commanded before." She said respectfully.

"What's the matter?" Aglon himself was a little confused.

Under Aiglon's gaze, she took out a bag from the side and carefully opened it.

"This is the clothes I asked someone I know to buy." As she spoke, she re-unfolded the folded clothes to show the boy, "They are all Bavarian clothes." ”

Speaking of this, Agron couldn't help but smile.

After "offending" Sophie that day, he wanted to curry favor with His Highness in this way and make her forgive himself sooner. But before he could implement the plan, Princess Sophie had already given up her suspicions in the theater, so the plan lost its meaning from the beginning, and he had forgotten it, but he didn't expect Chanel to implement it seriously.

Well, this kind of faithfulness is what he desperately lacks.

"Thank you, Chanel." He owed a debt and thanked the other party, "It's great to have your help." ”

"Your Highness, you don't have to thank me, it's my honor to serve you." Chanel blushed slightly. "Do you have any other commands?"

"There's only one." Agron cocked his fingers, "Let's go make two cups of coffee, and then you sit down and drink slowly, and get some rest, I'm going to start writing my script, and our plans have to rely on these things, so I have to be careful, and you're my first audience." ”

"It's my pleasure." Chanel immediately complied.