Chapter 126: Half the Sky for Women
The chief minister standing next to the Duke of Ji'an hurriedly stopped him and persuaded him: "Eliminate your anger, your lordship, eliminate your anger." It's better not to come forward at this time, Eugen is a member of the royal family after all, how to treat him, or see what the royal family means first. β
Although he also knew that what the chief minister said was reasonable, the Duke of Ji'an was still angry. He gave Eugen a lot of power, but he didn't expect Eugen to do so much, and Count Mead was also a powerful earl he wielded, and he said that he would cut it, and he didn't even see it imprisoned.
Besides, Earl Mead's own strength is still secondary, and the key lies in the two big men behind him. The patriarch of his own family was a powerful Elector of the Church, and his wife was the sister of the Duke of Billund in the Duchy of Saxony in the north.
Thinking of this, Duke Ji'an couldn't help but sigh, he did admire Eugen very much, but now it seems that Eugen's future is worrying.
At this moment, Margaret suddenly ran in from outside the door, grabbed Duke Gian's arm and said eagerly: "Quick, grandpa, something has happened to Eugen, you go to Cosenza to save him." β
Duke Ji'an's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Hmph, it's good if I don't cut that kid, no one can save him in this matter." β
The duke's meaning is that Eugen will inevitably pay a price for this, and as for the severity of the price, it depends on the development of things. However, Margaret understood that Eugen would die because of this, and that it was certain to die, and in an instant, Margaret's eyes turned red.
"Grandpa, if Eugen can't survive, I'll die with him!" When she said this, Margaret's expression was no longer weak, but as determined as a warrior about to go to battle, and there was no doubt that this sentence was not an empty threat.
Duke Ji'an's angry beard trembled, and he couldn't help but scold angrily: "How long have you been in contact with that Eugen, just like this? Have you forgotten how good your Uncle Mead was to you? He also hugged you when you were a child. β
Margaret shook her head, grabbed Duke Gian's clothes tightly and said, "I believe that Eugen will not kill innocents indiscriminately, Count Mead must have made some unforgivable mistake, grandpa, you must save him." β
The old duke finally lost his temper, he was a duke, but also a father, after the death of his son, he loved this granddaughter the most, and in the end the Duke of Ji'an still said soft words, indicating that Eugen was by no means in danger of life, which appeased Margaret.
On the other side of the palace, the same thing is happening.
Princess Maria, who had lived alone in the dormitory since a few years ago and had never taken a step, actually broke the agreement today and left the palace.
According to the agreement, she was to live alone in the palace until she was eighteen years old, and on her birthday, His Majesty the Emperor would personally hold a ceremony for her to announce her divorce.
However, today, Princess Maria, who has persisted for five years, saw that the agreement was about to end, but she took the initiative to go out and violated her original vow.
After leaving the palace, Princess Maria was familiar with the way and soon walked to the office of Prince Eugen. All the people who saw her along the way opened their mouths in surprise, and even forgot to salute.
There was a lot of excitement about the incident a few years ago, and almost everyone in the palace knew about it, and at first there was speculation about how long Princess Maria would be able to stay in the palace. Some people say that with the princess's fun-loving temperament, I'm afraid she won't be able to last for two days.
But the princess's performance was to slap these people in the face, five years! For five years, the princess never stepped out of the dormitory. Her willpower is simply so powerful that it makes people feel frightened.
Throughout history, there are very few cases of royal princesses choosing their own marriage, and most of them are arranged by the royal family early and obediently accept their fate when they become adults.
If Princess Maria succeeds and gets the right to marry freely from the emperor, her behavior will definitely go down in history and become a legend in later generations.
Now that you have walked out of the dormitory, you can imagine how much Princess Maria has paid.
Dangdang, the princess knocked on a wooden door in front of her. "Please come in." Prince Eugen's voice came from inside the door.
Pushing open the door, the princess walked slowly into the room, bowed calmly, and said, "Hello, Uncle Eugen. β
The prince was concentrating on writing a letter, which Eugen had also learned, and which was the way it was handled.
Hearing a woman's voice, he raised his head, and then said suspiciously, "May I ask who you are?" After saying this, a thought suddenly flashed through the Prince, and then he said in surprise: "You are Maria?" What are you doing here? β
I haven't seen her for a few years, and Princess Maria's appearance has also changed a lot, and she has been slim and slim, and the fact that the princess is out is too surprising, which makes the prince, who has always been old and respectful, also a little out of shape.
Princess Maria's expression was calm, and she said clearly: "That's right, Uncle Eugen, I am here for the affairs of my fiancΓ©, Count Eugen. β
Prince Eugen misunderstood what Maria meant, and couldn't help but smile wryly and said, "Oh, that's it. You don't have to worry about this matter in the future, Count Eugen is afraid that he will not escape this time, and His Majesty will not be able to marry you to him again, and the agreement between you, you have already won in advance. β
"No, Uncle Eugen." Maria suddenly changed her tone and said with a firm expression: "I want your help to keep Count Eugen no matter what." β
"What, what?" The prince was a little confused, he didn't know that Maria and Eugen had been in contact, he just thought that Maria still rejected this marriage and wanted to contact in advance.
"If you want me to keep Eugen, then the agreement between you and Your Majesty, isn't it that you lose?" The prince did not understand Maria's behavior, so he reminded him.
Maria nodded calmly, and said, "Well, I know, but it's okay, when it's just a child's angry words, I don't want to insist for a long time, so it's good to come out like this." β
The prince said in his heart that the ghost only believed you, and you can still hold on for five full years if you are angry, what kind of anger can you be angry for so long. After a little thought, the prince understood the relationship, and apparently at some point, Princess Maria had already met Eugen and had some feelings, which made her take the initiative to go out of the dormitory to speak for Eugen.
However, the stakes were so high that the prince could not directly agree to Princess Maria, so he said in a deep voice: "I understand what you mean, Maria, I will try to help you." But you should also know how serious Count Eugen has done this time, so I'm not sure I can do it. β