"I have a clear conscience. Do I need to be afraid of anything?"
Agnes's question was loud and full of unashamed pride. Even Chanel felt quite heartbroken, and she also knew that Miss Agnes was indeed right.
But her current task is to take advantage of Agnes's pride and pit her against Theresa. When she thinks of this, she can't help but feel helpless.
But in the final analysis, the only person she wants to be loyal to and serve is His Majesty. Since this is His Majesty's wish, she can only do her best to implement it.
"Since you have this intention, that's great..." Chanel looked at Agnes with tears of gratitude, "Miss Agnes, I don't know what others think, but as a witness to His Majesty and you, I I am fully aware that you are innocent and were innocently involved in this turmoil. I only regret that my words are too soft to defend you in front of Princess Teresa, nor can I prevent Your Majesty and Her Royal Highness from quarreling over this matter..."
"Chanel, this is not your problem in the first place, why do you need to feel guilty?" Agnes felt pity, so she couldn't help but comfort her, "This kind of unprovoked disturbance will eventually pass quickly. I think Princess Teresa is also a sensible person, and she will not embarrass everyone because of trivial matters. If she is really willful and stubborn, then it will not be you who will have a headache, but your master who brought it upon himself - I Look, he deserves some punishment!”
"You are right to say so, but...but how can I stay out of the matter and watch His Majesty be embarrassed! From the day I met Your Majesty, I have always been by Your Majesty's side. Say something that may make you If I feel that I am overstepping my bounds, I have already linked my destiny to that of His Majesty. His victory is my victory. In other words, his pain is also my pain. Seeing that His Majesty is rejoicing, but because of his relationship with Trey Your Highness Sha had a quarrel and fell into pain, how could I pretend that nothing happened?"
At the beginning, these words were the words Edgar had prepared for her, but later on, she really wasn't lying. All her words were her true feelings, so they were even more convincing and contagious.
It was precisely because of the rich emotions shown in her words and expressions that she couldn't help but touch Agnes.
Although Agnes is usually cold and reserved towards outsiders, she takes her family very seriously, and Chanel's feelings for that guy are exactly the same.
That guy is so shameless, but Chanel is still so loyal. It's really pitiful.
Thinking of how pitiful Chanel was, Agnes couldn't help but soften her tone.
"Hey, well, if you insist on thinking that way, then I can't help it. In short, there is not much I can do for you. Since I promised to attend the banquet when invited, then I will go."
"Then can you agree to one more request of mine?" Chanel raised her head and asked with tears in her eyes.
"What request?" Agnes suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Although Princess Teresa does not intend to embarrass you, she may still have some lingering anger. Can you be a little... a little more respectful to her? After all, she is His Majesty's fiancée, and she is the one we all will respect in the future. Mistress, and you see, she has many people who are helping His Majesty. If His Majesty falls out with her because of this, it will be a disaster for all of us..."
"What?" Agnes was stunned for a moment, then immediately frowned, "You want me to flatter Princess Theresa? No!"
She categorically rejected Chanel's request.
apologize? To please? That is impossible.
She has always been a proud and arrogant person. If she really committed any sin that was morally unfavorable, then that would be fine. She could just admit her mistake. But in this matter, she has always had a clear conscience. Why did she need to To apologize for a non-existent "sin" and belittle Teresa?
It's not that she doesn't pity Chanel and doesn't want to help her, it's just that this request seems to her to be too much and has violated her principles.
Inadvertently, Agnes didn't realize that her emotions had been guided into a position of opposition to Princess Theresa - before she even saw Princess Theresa, she had already subconsciously concluded that the other party was looking for trouble for her. .
Although she is very skilled, she is not sociable and even a little naive.
Usually, those young ladies of the same age either stayed away from her out of fear, or deliberately ignored her because they were afraid of being robbed of their light by her. The result was that she was clearly in a Paris where maliciousness was rampant, but she did not have enough training to distinguish between human kindness and kindness. the subtleties between.
In a world where swords are used to fight, it is not important to be unreasonable, but when she accidentally falls into a world of complicated human relationships, she will naturally be at a loss and be easily guided forward by the light of fireflies.
Because she had a good impression of Chanel, it was not surprising that she naturally believed what he said.
Seeing Agnes rejecting her request so angrily, Chanel, instead of being sad and desperate, felt relieved.
She was a little hesitant about the words Edgar taught her at first, thinking they wouldn't be effective that easily. Little did she know that just after she tried it, she could easily lead Agnes to take the bait!
On the one hand, this is because Agnes is his sister-in-law, and they have many opportunities to get along with her. He is able to understand Agnes's character flaws and take advantage of them; but on the other hand, it must be because he has indulged in sensuality for so many years. Paris's social scene is accustomed to those dark and sinister tricks, so it is good at manipulating people's hearts.
When she thought of this, Chanel suddenly became alert again.
Edgar and all his kind were somewhat formidable, cynical and deceitful, and had almost no respect for human principles, and so had to be carefully guarded.
He is now His Majesty's subject, but will he have much loyalty in his heart? Chanel absolutely didn't believe it.
So you absolutely cannot trust him.
While so many thoughts were passing through her mind, Chanel put on the look of crying and continued to beg Agnes.
"Even for my sake, aren't you willing to bend a little?"
"I'm sorry, Chanel, but I really can't do this." Agnes looked away because she was a little embarrassed, "You are Princess Theresa's subjects, and it is your duty to flatter her, so You can do this, but I am not her subordinate, and I have no obligation to kowtow to her! Besides, what if she really becomes the Queen of France one day in the future? I still don’t have to please her. The king and the eldest princess have met so many times. If I wanted to please them, I would have done it long ago, but I didn’t! So I won’t do it in the future either.”
Agnes is also telling the truth. Although she did not like to participate in social activities when she was in Paris, as a princess, she naturally visited many members of the royal family. If she wanted to flatter them, she would have done so long ago. But because of her own pride, she didn't bother to do the same as others.
For her, even if the unmarried couple Aiglon and Theresa really come to France one day in the future, it will just be two people on the throne. It does not mean that she has to change her will and way of living. .
Because she spoke from the heart, Agnes acted so confidently that Chanel even admired her.
Moreover, this is also the answer she wants to get.
Although she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, on the surface she could only continue to act very disappointed and lowered her gaze.
"Okay... Since this is your insistence, I have no right to force it. After all, you have no obligation to please Her Royal Highness the Princess for us." She sighed first, and then asked another question, "Then, retreat. Secondly, can you take an evasive attitude in order to calm this turmoil? I mean, if you have any communication with Her Royal Highness the Princess, you'd better not mention it and just let it fade away in everyone's silence. Let's get over it... Although Her Majesty the Princess is still angry, now that Your Majesty has made the situation clear, and you will no longer have anything to do with His Majesty, as long as everyone stops mentioning this matter, time will take its course. The land will take away all the problems.”
Agnes thought for a while and found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with her words.
If there was no previous foreshadowing, she might still have some resistance, but when Chanel asked her in tears just now and was rejected by her, she would inevitably feel a little bit guilty towards Chanel - after all, she He is a person who easily softens his heart.
So, in the face of this progressive rhetoric, she was led to the place where others were already waiting.
"Okay... Since you have asked me so, then I will agree to it." She nodded gently and agreed to Chanel, "However, I can avoid these things, and others must avoid them too! Tell me Your master, don’t say those shameless words to me again, and never have anything to do with me in the future! If you know you are afraid of Teresa, then you are just like a fiancé should be!"
"I will definitely convey it to you, and I believe that His Majesty will learn a lesson after such a turmoil and will never act so frivolously again..." Chanel nodded in agreement. "I think His Majesty may have been a little carried away by the success of the recent war. Normally, he is never like this..."
As she spoke, she looked at Agnes with a hidden look of pity.
She had successfully completed today's task, and the effect was better than she originally imagined.
Is Agnes too naive? Or is Edgar too sinister and cunning? Maybe it's a bit of both.
All in all, the disaster that Your Majesty was most worried about has been relieved for the time being.
Of course Agnes couldn't probe into Chanel's heart, so she spat disdainfully.
"Don't say nice things. I've seen it a long time ago. That guy's heart is as dirty as ever. How could it have become like this just recently?"
Chanel made no comment, but stood up and saluted Agnes as a farewell.
"Well, since you agreed to my humble request, I have nothing more to ask of you, Miss Agnes, and my heart is full of gratitude to you... If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you. Graceful!"
"Okay, I don't care about repayment or not." Agnes shrugged easily, then said goodbye to Chanel with a smile, "Chanel, please take more care of yourself, don't worry about everything. It’s all on you—”
"But I have my obligations..." Chanel replied with a wry smile.
Then she turned and left, closing the door.
As soon as he walked out of the room, Shanel suddenly seemed to be deflated and his whole body relaxed.
Although it was not difficult to deceive Miss Agnes, for her, there was a very uncomfortable psychological pressure, or a sense of guilt.
However, His Majesty's will is above all else, and she must try her best to achieve it.
If one day, His Majesty and Miss Agnes really come together, I must take good care of her - she thought to herself.
With this thought of self-comfort, she finally regained her composure, then walked to another residential house not far away, and knocked on the door again.
The door opened quickly, and then Edgar's face appeared in front of her, along with his charming and elegant smile.
"Miss Chanel, how are things going?" He asked Chanel gently as he stepped aside to get out of the way.
Although his actions were polite and his words and deeds were full of aristocratic education and reserve, at this time, instead of feeling flattered, Chanel felt a kind of vigilance and disgust from the bottom of his heart.
All the words and deeds of this person were just a shell, and his heart was almost completely empty, with nothing but himself... She suddenly had this strange idea.
She had stayed in the royal palaces of Munich and Vienna, and had also seen the intrigues of the nobles. Although Edgar was far inferior to them in power and prestige, and did not even have much desire for power, he was such a person. But for the first time, Chanel felt a creeping feeling of panic——
You must never have any sense of trust in him, otherwise it will be very miserable... She thought to herself secretly.
However, at this moment, he is of use to His Majesty, so he must show superficial respect to him.
"Things are going quite smoothly." She replied in a low voice as she walked into the door. "As you expected, Miss Agnes refused to surrender to Princess Theresa, and at the same time promised not to talk to Princess Theresa again. Mention this..."
"That's great..." Edgar nodded slightly, then looked at Chanel with a smile, "I knew you would be able to get things done."
After a pause, he said, "Okay, half of it is done, so let's look forward to the other half."
"The other half?" Chanel was a little surprised, "What do you mean?"
"You'll see it, and soon." Edgar smiled undeservedly, and answered her gently.
