Seeing how interested he was, Princess Maria's eyes softened slightly.
"It seems you still have some humanity left in you."
She took the letter and didn't open it to read it. Instead, she put it aside and looked at him again.
"To be honest, I have lost contact with Sophie for a long time since you escaped. Although I sent her some letters, they all fell into the sea without any response, so I can't guarantee what the letters you sent me will be. It will be delivered to her when the time comes.”
"It is a great relief to me that you are willing to help us. How can I dare to expect more?" Aigron sighed sadly, "Leave the rest to God, I believe in God I won’t bear to torture her like this.”
Because she had no idea that Aiglon had found his mother as a helper, Maria felt even more sympathy when she saw his depressed look.
She waved the folding fan unconsciously in her hand to relieve the anxiety in her heart, and then she took the initiative to speak and took over, "Okay, it's better to count on me than to count on God. Don't worry, I will make it happen. As long as I persist and If she contacts her, sooner or later the Austrian official will give in - I really don't believe that the Austrian emperor can still prevent her from contacting her relatives forever? No matter what Sophie did wrong or how much she angered him, he didn't You have the right to do so!”
"Thank you so much!" Aigron suddenly showed a reassuring smile, and then complimented the other person, "You are not only outstandingly beautiful, but also compassionate and affectionate. You never leave your sister in trouble. I really admire you. No matter if you can do it or not, I will always be grateful to you and remember every word you said to me."
"Hahahaha...!" Maria couldn't help but laugh again because of his amusement, and her silky hair under the hat swayed slightly. "You are the first person to say that about me. It's really surprising."
Before Aigron could ask further questions, she immediately changed the subject, "Is this how you chatted with my sister back then? You used sweet words to make her happy, and finally made her fall in love with you?"
Aigron felt embarrassed and almost blushed, but he quickly answered the other party seriously, "You are wrong about this. Chatting between us is much more relaxed and simple. There is no red tape between us, nor No matter what words of praise are needed to embellish it, she knows that she is like Cinderella in my heart - and I also know that I am irreplaceable in her heart. We joke with each other and share each other's secrets, although in the end, because of the situation, I We were forced to leave, but in those happy times, we were very close."
Maria did not make any more sarcasm, but frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
Aiglon's reaction to her was a little strange, but he couldn't interrupt the other person's thinking, so he just stood there, and the two of them looked at each other in the warm spring breeze.
I have to say that the way she was thinking silently was very similar to the way Sophie was thinking about how to write after picking up the brush. For a moment, Aigron was in a trance again.
After a while, Maria finally seemed to come to her senses, and she laughed again. "So, Duke Lechstadt, do you admit that I have been of great help to you?"
"Yes, I've said it twice." Aigron replied quickly.
"So are you willing to do something to repay me?" Maria continued to ask with a smile.
Aigron was stunned for a moment. From the other party's melodious voice and inscrutable smile, he really couldn't guess what the other party wanted to do, but he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
But even if something was wrong in his heart, he couldn't back down now - otherwise it would appear that what he just said was a lie.
"I'm very happy." So he immediately nodded and confirmed, "I'd rather have the opportunity to repay you, so please just tell me."
"There's no need to look so panicked. Don't worry. I'm a tolerant and considerate person. I never like to make things difficult for others -" Maria's mouth slightly raised, and she showed that slightly sarcastic smile again, " You are an excellent poet, I have known this for a long time - through my sister, I have read your works, and you wrote her many poems in praise of her... By the way, you gave Princess Teresa Have you written it?”
"I wrote it." She suddenly mentioned Teresa, which caught Egron off guard, and he nodded guiltily. "Teresa is also quite satisfied."
"Well, would you like to give me a poem when we have dinner?" Princess Maria asked.
Aiglon was stunned for a moment. "dinner?"
"Yes, is it strange?" Maria asked, "I come to visit my sister and then have dinner with her. Is there anything to blame?"
There is indeed no problem in theory, but in reality there is a big problem - he and Teresa are also today's distinguished guests, and they will naturally attend the table.
Aigron frowned.
He probably understood what the other party meant.
"Do you find this difficult?" Seeing his silence, Maria asked leisurely, "Is it that the time I left for you is so little that you find it difficult to create?"
"It's not because of this - although I don't have much time, improvisation is not difficult for me." Aigron shook his head slightly, "but because my wife Theresa is beside me, no matter by any standard Look, it’s not appropriate to offer you a poem in front of her.”
"What's inappropriate?" Maria asked, seemingly confused.
"With your wisdom, you should have figured it out." Aigron looked at the other party calmly, "Think about it, we are a couple, and then during the dinner, I deliberately passed her to write poems to other women. , won’t she be angry? What’s more, you are still with..."
"What's more, I look exactly the same as Sophie. She will feel uncomfortable when she sees it, because she will think of the previous conflict with my sister, right?" Before Egron could finish speaking, Maria interrupted him if. "You're worried that if you flatter me in front of her, she might go crazy with anger, aren't you?"
Aiglon was speechless for a while, because this was indeed what he was worried about.
Just imagining that scene for a moment made him shudder.
It's not that Teresa would be furious - on the contrary, Agron knew that she was proud of her status and would never embarrass everyone by losing her temper hysterically when everyone was present.
However, deep down she would never act like nothing happened.
Just because he knew this, Aigron tried his best to avoid such a scene from happening.
"Since you have already guessed it, there is no need for me to explain anything more - yes, that's what I think." Aigron nodded, and then looked at the other party sincerely, "Your Highness, what do you think about it now?" I am kind, and I am willing to do my best to repay you, and dedicating poems to you is completely insignificant, but I ask you not to deliberately embarrass me and choose a time to embarrass everyone."
Maria's expression was very indifferent, and she could not see any joy or anger, but judging from the flashing light in her eyes, she was definitely unhappy at this time.
"Why, is it my fault that I look like this? Just because my sister and I look the same, do I need to be respectful to Princess Teresa, and do I need to consider her feelings all the time? Is it possible that she is completely different from the rumors? Different, but an arrogant, mean and disrespectful person?”
"Of course she is not such a person, but we have to look at the situation, right?" Aigron was a little impatient, so his tone was a little stiff, "I know you have no responsibility, but as a husband, of course I You have to take care of her emotions, and you can't cause trouble for her in person."
He is also a person who has experienced the world, so he has already seen from Maria's tone that Maria's biggest concern is not actually "dedicating poems" at all, but to embarrass Teresa in person and use herself to humiliate her.
She has obviously never met Teresa, so where does such fierce hostility come from? Aiglon was a little confused.
Is it because your sister is angry because Teresa took away her sweetheart? After much thought, Aigron could only think of this reason.
Such "deep sisterly love" is indeed touching, but it feels a bit uncomfortable when you are the person involved.
Aiglon's tone was very firm and he refused to make any concessions.
Seeing his appearance, Maria frowned slightly, feeling even more annoyed.
It was that Teresa who put herself and her sister in this situation...
She held the folding fan so tightly in her hand that her originally white palms lost all color.
"You were able to do anything in front of me just now, and then you said no to me in the blink of an eye. It shows that you are really just talking rhetoric." She said coldly, "Moreover, you suddenly pretended to be a loyal husband at this time. Yes, it really surprised me - let’s not talk about how you treated my sister before, but what did you do when we just met? Is that what a loyal husband should do? "
Sure enough, she found out what happened...Aigron groaned secretly in his heart.
When he first met her, he was still secretly rejoicing at his "harvest", but he didn't expect that he would suffer retribution so soon.
"I was confused at that time so I couldn't help myself. Please forgive me -" He could only choose to apologize.
"This is not something that can be cleared up with a few verbal apologies, right? In my opinion, this is an offense to an unmarried woman, and she is also the princess of your country. Is this something you should do? ?" Princess Maria still spoke unforgivingly, "How about we let my sister and Princess Teresa comment later and let them judge whether what your loyal husband did is appropriate or not?"
Just because she caught Aigron's painful foot, her tone became more aggressive, and Aigron became very angry.
Not just because of the other person's tone, but also because of the condescending attitude - it reminded him of those days he experienced back then.
He has put aside these nightmares. Since he escaped from Austria, he has established his own power. Everyone around him respects him. Even after he came to Bavaria, His Majesty the King treated him the same way because he asked for help. He was treated with great courtesy, and it had been a long time since he had been treated like this.
"If that's the case, then we might as well make it clear -" Aigron said with a straight face, and then asked word by word, "What exactly do you want?"
"Didn't I make it very clear? Either you can offer me a poem at dinner, or you can let your wife comment on my experience - I don't care either way, you can choose freely." Maria sneered. He replied, "You see, you have a choice."
"Are you threatening me?" Aigron was completely angry and almost asked through gritted teeth. "If you want me to write a poem for you, don't say one poem, it's ten lines, why bother me like this? You deliberately make everyone unhappy, what kind of fun can you get? I ask you to be noble for the last time, I will Thank you very much.”
"It doesn't matter how you understand it. Anyway, as a victim, I have the right to do this." Maria replied calmly, "You seem to be very uncomfortable with others treating you like this? Then you can see clearly today that you can't give orders. I can't interfere with my actions. I helped you out of pity. Even if I don't consider myself a benefactor, I have no obligation to follow your will - on the contrary, you are asking me for help now!"
Eggron could obviously feel that Maria was deliberately irritating him, and she really succeeded, and now he was very angry.
His heart was beating rapidly, and the blood flow was also accelerating. If he wanted to take action now, it would almost certainly be as fast as wind and thunder.
Now there are only two people alone in this garden. If he wants, he can manipulate her to his heart's content, and even tear her to pieces on the spot - no one can stop him.
Perhaps feeling the ferocious aura emanating from him, Maria took a step back with a little fear, but then realized that she could not show weakness, so she stood still, then raised her head and stared at the young man in front of her, as if Waiting for his response, he seemed to be provocatively showing that he was not afraid at all.
Time passed slowly, and Aigron took steps gently. Although his steps seemed slow, they were unexpectedly fast. Before Maria could react, he had already reached out and hugged her. Maria's waist.
Maria instinctively leaned back in fear, trying to break away from his hand, but Aigron's hand held her very tightly and dragged her back directly.
In this way, the two people faced each other and could almost feel each other's breathing.
"Stop struggling, I don't want you to get hurt." Aigron said softly.
He was angry just now and wanted to take action - but when he saw this face that was exactly the same as Sophie's and recalled the time the two of them spent together, he felt his anger gradually dissipate.
"I'm sorry. I apologize again for my previous offense." Aiglon forced her into his arms, then hugged her, and continued, "You are right, I really have no right to interfere with you. Action, but I will not make any choice according to your instructions, you can do whatever you want, and I accept the consequences of any choice you make."
Then, he closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the warmth he was used to in the slightly different scent of perfume.
Anyway, I have already offended, and any more offense will not make myself more embarrassed.
After a moment, he opened his arms, nodded as an apology, and then turned and left.
Now that he has decided to accept reality, he has nothing to fear or worry about. There is a way to solve everything anyway.
Maria seemed to have been frightened by his rough behavior just now. She stood there blankly, just looking at his leaving back with twinkling eyes.
