With the arrival of the elders on both sides, Aiglon's wedding preparations have also reached the final stage.
Not surprisingly, his mother-in-law took over all matters, while Aiglon's uncle, Cardinal Fish, had no opinion and everything was subject to the wishes of his wife.
Mrs. Henrietta is a fun and easy-going person, and Cardinal Fish also has a good temper. And because Mrs. Henrietta is a generation younger than him, he is also deliberately tolerant.
For this old man, what matters is the substance rather than the form - as long as this marriage is established, then his nephew will have a "talisman". Although it is impossible for the Austrians to help him ascend to the throne, if one day he Unfortunately, his career failed, but at least he had a place to go and could spend the rest of his life safely under the shelter of his father-in-law.
For this old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, it is best for the young man to succeed, but what is more important is his own life. Rather than the throne, the old man hopes that the child can live safely and let the family continue.
As for how the wedding took place, it didn't matter at all.
Precisely because there are two elders taking over the management, Aigron and Teresa are free to do other things - sometimes they travel together and enjoy the monuments around Athens; sometimes they meet with those who are interested. Seekers of value continue to expand their prestige.
His reputation in Greece is now extremely high, and there is an endless stream of people who want to meet him. Of course, Aigron cannot meet everyone, so he leaves it to his newly recruited secretary to screen.
This secretary is Leon Esposito, the illegitimate son of Cardinal Vittorio Esposito. He has received an extremely strict education in Rome since he was a child. He has a quick mind and cautious personality, and is meticulous in his work.
Although he had only taken over the job for a few days, he actually did it in an orderly manner. He sorted out all the affairs around Aiglon in a short period of time, then screened out valuable seekers and briefly reported their information to Master, Aiglon’s time has become much more efficient.
His work ability and attitude quickly earned him the trust of Agron. Even Teresa was full of praise for the secretary's work and praised him in person many times.
——For Theresa, she had long wanted to win over people outside the French circle. If Theresa hadn't known that his identity was extraordinary, she would have wanted to introduce her maids to him.
In short, after only a very short period of time, the enthusiastic Leon Esposito integrated into the team around Agron. It seems that it only takes a short period of testing before he can be entrusted with real secrets. Mission accomplished.
On this day, Aigron and Teresa were chatting in the small garden next to their residence. Leon Esposito suddenly walked up to him, and then looked at Aigron with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Is it clear what happened, Leon?" Aigron stopped talking and laughing with Teresa, and then looked at each other strangely - for the first time, he saw a troubled expression on the serious secretary's face. .
"Your Majesty, there is a Russian who wants to see you." Leon Esposito replied in a low voice.
"Russians?!" Aigron couldn't help being surprised.
His first reaction was that the Tsar was unhappy with him and sent an assassin to take his head.
However, he quickly dismissed this funny idea - firstly, the tsar would not do such a self-destructive thing; secondly, if an assassin really came, he would not ask for notification in a ostentatious manner, right?
"Who is he?" Aigron quickly regained his composure and then asked again.
"He...he said he was a poet." Leon Esposito replied with a slight embarrassment, "Your Majesty, there is no need for me to inform you about such a boring person, but the style of this poet is quite... He is quite old, his French is very good, and it seems that he has received an aristocratic education, and he told me in front of me that he is very familiar with the Tsar, and he is familiar with the palace in Petersburg. I...I can't tell for a moment whether he is here or not. Bragging, but I think he should be considered a figure.”
For Leon, if a visitor talks to him about poetry, he is not interested at all, and will directly block it for Aigron to avoid wasting time; but during the chat, he felt from the other person's nonsense words that the other person's background was very important. He was probably a great person, so he didn't dare to make a judgment for the moment, so he ran over to inform Aiglon and let the master make his own decision.
"Oh?" A ridiculous conjecture gradually arose in Aigron's mind. "Is this man...named Pushkin?"
"How do you know? He told me he had this last name!" Leon Esposito looked shocked.
Then he felt a little relieved, "Since you know him, he should really be a figure."
Aigron was slightly in a daze because he had not yet recovered from the shocking news.
Pushkin! This name was very familiar to him, but today this person actually came to meet him in person because he admired him?
I am changing history, I am truly becoming a historical figure - this young man suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart.
"As far as politics or diplomacy is concerned, he is not a figure...but he is far more valuable than all these figures in Russia." He whispered to Leon.
"Pushkin? Who is he?" Theresa next to her frowned slightly and looked at her fiancé in confusion. "Is he that powerful?"
No wonder Theresa is so confused. Pushkin is still young and has not yet reached the peak of his creation. His reputation is not prominent outside the aristocratic circles of Petersburg. It is normal that Theresa has never heard of him.
"He is that powerful. He is now the best poet in the Russian Empire. He is only unknown to the outside world because he is young. When I was at Schonbrunn Palace, I was lucky enough to hear about him from someone at the Russian Embassy. I think his talent is no less than Lord Byron's." Agron explained to Theresa casually.
"Really?" Teresa didn't believe it.
To her, Russia was a cultural wilderness, and she believed that this land could produce a poet as good as Lord Byron.
"Wouldn't it be clear if we see it with our own eyes whether it's true or not?" Aigron asked with a smile.
Then he asked Leon Esposito, "Did he say how he came to Greece?"
"He said it." Leon replied quickly. "He had been interested in liberating Greece before, so after the Tsar decided to go to war with Turkey, he applied to serve with the army, and then came all the way to Bulgaria. However, there the Tsar ordered to stop the march. While waiting for negotiations, he didn't want to just go back to China, so he managed to break away from the army and traveled with his people for more than ten days to get here."
Aiglon finally understood the whole story.
In the original historical line, Pushkin did not volunteer to participate in this war-this shows that this is a new change after he caused the historical line to diverge.
In other words - in a sense, it was he who guided Pushkin to this place.
Destiny is so mysterious.
No matter what, he should meet the guests who came from afar.
He is not worried that this "Pushkin" is a fake, because a poet cannot be fake, and he can identify the authenticity by exchanging a few sentences.
Then he looked at his secretary.
"Leon, bring this Mr. Pushkin over right away. Theresa and I are happy to see him."
Leon quickly took the order and left, and then, not long after, he came back with a young man.
Agron and Teresa watched the visitor at the same time, and the visitor watched them as he walked over.
Just at the first sight of the other person, Aigron knew that this person was the real deal - he was just like Pushkin in the portrait, with curly black hair, thick eyebrows, a broad forehead, a beard, and a His face looked gloomy.
"Mr. Pushkin!" Aigron blurted out.
Then he walked up to the other person and said, "Nice to meet you!"
Pushkin was obviously a little flattered. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately reached out and held Aigron's hand, and then replied in French with a little excitement, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Duke Lechstadt... I really didn't expect you." You actually know that I exist."
"Although I have never set foot on Russian soil, I have read your poems -" Aigron replied with a smile, "Our bodies will be blocked by national borders, but true talent is not restricted by national borders."
Pushkin couldn't help but feel elated after hearing Eggron's implicit compliment.
Everyone has vanity, let alone being remembered by this young man! This is simply his life achievement.
"You're right!" Pushkin replied with a little pride.
Pushkin was indeed not disappointed. After the two people met, he had been observing Aigron. In his opinion, the young man in front of him was indeed refined-not only handsome and elegant, but also full of courage and piercing eyes. God seems to be waiting for a challenge at any time.
When Caesar wrote I came, I saw, I conquered, he probably acted in this way, right?
It was a pity that he had never seen Napoleon in person, but from his son, he saw the high-spirited self-confidence, the momentum to conquer the world, and the seemingly surging power of action-it is conceivable that the great man back then It will only be worse.
Enough, that's enough.
Although the two had only known each other for a minute, for Pushkin his trip was already worthwhile.
For an emotional poet, a moment of passion is enough to bring satisfaction.
He let go of the young man's hand, and then saluted him, "I have admired your talent for a long time, so I have always wanted to meet the most capable and ambitious young man of our time. The appearance...I finally saw it today, Your Highness, I hope you can continue to shine on this era in the future."
"Pfft..." Teresa couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker as she watched the two people exchanging business boasts as soon as they met.
Her curiosity had just been aroused by Aigron, so she wanted to see who this poet was. So far, she had not seen the poetic talent, but she had seen the eloquence.
Just because he heard Theresa's laughter, Pushkin also turned his attention to her.
After seeing Teresa's appearance clearly, he nodded slightly.
The two boys and girls were indeed a perfect match - and then he came to the same conclusion as everyone else.
He quickly returned to normal, because after all, he had been in the upper class society of Petersburg for a long time, so he had "seen" a lot of beautiful girls and graceful ladies. The princess's beauty was not enough for him. He lost his temper.
"Your Highness, I am very happy to be received by you two." He said half-complimentally and half-sincerely, "I have heard about your deeds, so I admire you very much for your loyalty and persistence in love, your courage and your Your appearance is equally worthy of admiration from the world, and I believe you and the Duke can create a good story."
"Thank you, Mr. Pushkin!" Theresa naturally liked hearing such compliments, so she thanked him very happily. "By the way, I just heard my fiancé say that you are very popular in the Tsar's court and are a poet no less than Lord Byron..."
"What an award!" Pushkin was slightly embarrassed and quickly shook his head in denial. "I can't compare with Lord Byron yet, but I will work hard to achieve this goal in the future."
"Even so, I have become extremely curious..." Teresa replied with a smile, "Can I read your poems?"
"If you are willing to take a look, it would be my honor." Pushkin replied calmly. "During this period, because it was boring to stay in the army, I composed some poems. If you are interested, I can present them to you for review."
When he left the military station, Pushkin had already thought about how to prove his identity, so he took the poems he composed during this period with him - after all, not having a poem written can better prove his identity as a poet. .
If it were someone else, I'm afraid it would just be polite, but Teresa was really interested, so she agreed immediately.
So, with some anxiety, Pushkin took out the poem from his luggage, and then handed it to Theresa for her to read in person.
From a poet's perspective, he hates being asked to show off his skills in person, because it makes him feel like he has become a juggler. To him, his talent is a gushing force that depicts the world. Means are not performed to please someone.
However, for this young couple, he really hopes to gain their approval - some people have a more subtle mentality and it is difficult to express love in a few words, but after meeting them, he really hopes to become their friend and be loved by them. recognized.
After all, after the passing of a great era, he was in a much mediocre era. There were very few truly extraordinary people. He numbed himself with extravagance and extravagance, but deep down in his heart he desperately hoped to find The resonance of souls, even in a foreign country.
He hoped he had found it.
