With the departure of the Grand Duke and his daughter, the lively birthday celebration party came to an end, and Schönbrunn Palace ushered in the silence of the past.
The father and daughter were not the only departing visitors. Just two days later, Louisa, the Queen of Parma, and her husband also bid farewell to His Majesty the Emperor. The couple ended a rare visit to their hometown to visit relatives and will soon return to the Principality of Parma where they rule.
As the son of Archduchess Louisa, Aigron was naturally among the people bidding farewell to Louisa and her wife.
He stood expressionlessly in the crowd closest to the couple, watching the entourage carrying various salutes into the carriage convoy in the square.
Although he watched his mother leave, he searched through his mind and couldn't find the emotion of "reluctant to say goodbye". To him, this was not much different from the departure of ordinary visitors.
However, he was much less angry and hateful towards Louisa than before.
Theoretically speaking, the Grand Duke and his wife came back this time to help him. Although they naturally had their own selfish motives, the objective reality was this, so he also changed his attitude towards his mother accordingly - he no longer behaved like an ordinary mother and son. It's possible, but it's still possible to be like a superficial friend.
After everything was ready, Louisa walked up to him arm in arm with her husband Nepeg.
"We're leaving, Franz," she whispered.
Her eyes seemed to be expecting something.
"I wish you a safe journey, Your Highness." Aigron saluted Louisa with great courtesy.
"Don't you want to say something else?" Louisa asked.
Aigron just remained silent.
"Well, I shouldn't have expected anything more." Louisa smiled bitterly, "You are much more independent than I thought, and you are very independent, so I won't say much else. I'm afraid you I won’t take it to heart—but please pay attention to one thing. Teresa’s opportunity cannot be missed, so it’s best not to let it go.”
"I have been paying attention to the performance of the Grand Duke and his daughter yesterday, and I think you are indeed very valued by them." Earl Naipeg also spoke up, "Your Highness, I would like to advise you one more thing, unless you remain unmarried for life, all members of the royal family will They will all get married in the end, whether they are happy or not. In comparison, Princess Teresa is already the least bad candidate, and you should be able to feel that."
"Thank you for reminding me, I will remember it." Aigron nodded calmly. "In addition, I thank you for your help to me. No matter what the future holds, I will repay you if I have the opportunity."
"Well, I'm relieved to see that you are confident." Count Naipeg smiled, "Your Highness, I also wish you all the best. I hope that the next time we come here, we will attend your engagement ceremony... …I don’t know why, but I have this weird premonition.”
"I don't think so..." Aiglon replied slightly embarrassed.
"Haha..." Seeing Aigron's embarrassed look, Count Naipeg couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that you are still a young man after all. What is there to be embarrassed about about this kind of topic..."
After laughing for a while, the couple looked at each other.
It's time to say goodbye.
Then Louisa held out her hand to the young man.
"Goodbye, Aegron."
Aigron was slightly surprised to hear this long-lost title from his mother. He looked at Luisa's face, and after looking at each other for a moment, he forced out a somewhat ugly smile.
Then, he took his mother's hand and kissed it gently, "Goodbye, madam."
"You will be quite handsome when you grow up." Luisa smiled and nodded towards her son, "It would be nice if you smiled more."
After a pause, she spoke again, "Now that we have done everything we can do, it's up to you. I wish you good luck."
Then Louisa withdrew her hand, and the couple turned and stepped onto the carriage, and then the carriage door closed.
The carriage slowly started to accelerate, and then gradually disappeared outside the gate.
Aiglon had been standing politely in the square, watching his mother leave. He didn't turn around and leave until they disappeared.
Rather than saying a melancholy farewell, it would be better to say that he is extremely relaxed now.
He not only reconciled with his mother, but also reconciled with himself.
As Louisa said, there was only so much she could do for him.
What else could she be expected to do?
As for the love between mother and child, this kind of thing disappeared ten years ago, and there is no need to force it.
With a relaxed and happy mood, he walked back to the palace.
And someone was already waiting for him there.
"Aiglon." Princess Sophie looked at him with a smile, "Did you send them away?"
"Yes." Aigron nodded.
"You look very happy?" Princess Sophie asked inquiringly, "Did they say something to you before they left?"
"They said that they have done everything they can to help me, and they hope that I will work hard on my own next." Aigron answered truthfully, "They also reminded me that I couldn't miss the opportunity."
Her good life was disrupted by her, but she didn't say anything nice before she left? Princess Sophie immediately frowned slightly.
She is now full of disgust towards Louisa and his wife. On the one hand, it is because of Louisa's neglect of Agron; on the other hand, Louisa's strong push for the marriage between her son and Princess Theresa makes her deeply disgusted. So now when I hear this, I feel even more angry.
Fortunately, the god of plague has left, and she can regain her past again.
Of course, she didn't show it on the surface, she just smiled and nodded.
"Really? It's a pity that they always come and go and don't care about your feelings at all. Well, since they are gone, there is no need to worry about such unpleasant things. Let's get on track as soon as possible. "
"What's the right track?" Aigron was a little confused.
"Of course it's your script." Princess Sophie replied matter-of-factly, "Originally we should have started a long time ago, but the old man did so many messy things and ruined our career. We can't do it now if we don't work hard to catch up on the progress. "
"Actually, there's no need to be in such a hurry..." Aigron replied with a wry smile, "No one will rush us."
Princess Sophie did not speak anymore, but looked at him quietly, as if trying to figure out what he was thinking.
"Is it possible that you are no longer thinking about this? It's rare that I am so willing to help. If you don't have the motivation, then I will be a little disappointed."
Her Royal Highness the Princess has already mentioned this, so Aigron naturally does not dare to neglect it anymore.
"Actually, although I've been very busy these days, I will take the time to write a little when I have free time." He replied in a low voice, "However, because there are too many things and I have to practice swordsmanship, my hands are really weak. I wrote a lot of methods, so I asked Chanel to help me. I dictated her notes. Although she was a little unfamiliar at first, she is now quite skilled. Thanks to her help, otherwise I really don’t know what to do... "
Taking this opportunity, he threw out the rhetoric he had prepared long ago.
This is a vaccination to remind Princess Sophie that Chanel is very useful to him now, to prevent her from suddenly remembering and calling Chanel back one day.
As he expected, Her Royal Highness the Princess didn't care about such a trivial matter at all.
"Really? That's good. It seems that she is really attentive. Okay, let's go over and let me see how you finished it."
"Okay, please follow me." Aigron nodded.
Then, he took Princess Sophie to the suite where he lived, and Chanel immediately came over and saluted the two hosts.
"Chanel, I heard His Highness said that you have been helping him record manuscripts recently?" As soon as she saw Chanel, Princess Sophie ordered her, "Bring those records over, I want to take a look."
"Okay, Your Highness." Chanel responded immediately.
Then, she took out a stack of manuscript paper from the walnut cabinet on the wall.
Princess Sophie took it and browsed it hastily.
The handwriting is a bit messy, but it can be seen that it is not Aigron's handwriting.
"As expected, you wrote it." While reading, she commented in a low voice, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"This is what I should do." Chanel replied respectfully.
"That's what I said, but this is still extra work for you, and it shouldn't be unpaid." Sophie smiled, "Just right, I think you have taken good care of Aiglon during this period, so I think To reward you, tell me, what do you want?"
Then can you allow me to serve His Highness all the time?
——Chanel almost blurted out the question in excitement, but she immediately realized that she must not say this to Princess Sophie, otherwise the consequences might be very serious.
So she suppressed her words, then calmed down and thought about it carefully.
"Is it so difficult to get any reward?" Princess Sophie couldn't help but laugh again.
"I have nothing to pursue here..." Chanel replied with a wry smile, "I thought about it and there is only one reward I want..."
"What? Just say it." Princess Sophie nodded.
"When Your Highness's play is performed in the future, if possible, can you let me try to play a role?" Chanel raised her head and looked at the two hosts with hope, "It will be interesting to think about it. I don't want to No matter what important role you play, as long as you can get on the stage, even if it's just a background character... I want to experience the feeling of standing on the stage."
After hearing this request, Princess Sophie was a little surprised.
"I really didn't expect you to have such a hobby."
"Because I'm usually too busy, sometimes I have dreams." Chanel replied with a wry smile, "Your Highness, can you grant my wish?"
Sophie looked at Aiglon and found that he didn't have any objection.
So, she nodded slightly and agreed.
"Well, I can still satisfy you with this little wish. Just think of it as a reward for your hard work - Chanel, I hope you can do your job well in the future."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chanel was overjoyed and quickly bowed to thank her.
Princess Sophie didn't care about her acknowledgment, but re-read Aigron's draft.
"Aigron, let's go to the theater together tomorrow night." She said casually while turning the page. "You don't have any other arrangements?"
"Okay, of course I can." Aigron agreed, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"You know who is best to you." Princess Sophie replied without looking up.
