After seeing off Bianca's master and apprentice, Aigron also ended his meeting and returned to his bedroom.
It was said to be his bedroom, but it was actually the queen's bedroom in the Palace of Fontainebleau. At Teresa's insistence, the couple continued to live together after moving here, so Aigron regarded her residence as My own resting place.
When Aigron stepped into the bedroom, Teresa was applying makeup with the help of her maid.
As they entered Fontainebleau, the couple's ostentation became more and more grand - not because they liked to show off, but because of practical political needs. They needed to remind people of the past grandeur of the empire, and they also had to make people See the majesty of the emperor and queen.
After seeing Aigron come in, Theresa motioned to the maids to quickly finish their makeup, and then motioned them to leave, leaving the couple alone.
After being carefully dressed up, Teresa's face was radiant. This woman who was less than twenty years old still had her original youthfulness, and she also had a bit more of a young woman's charm due to her childbirth and second pregnancy. It can be said that she is now At the peak of her appearance and appearance, her beautiful face was paired with the popular curly double bun, and her fresh lips were shining with the lip gloss she had just applied.
Such a beautiful face, coupled with the royal nobility that has been slowly cultivated since birth, can be said to be breathtakingly beautiful.
Seeing Aigron's straight eyes, Teresa smiled sweetly.
"Dear Your Highness, are you satisfied with my appearance today?"
"Satisfied, extremely satisfied." Aigron replied without thinking. "Teresa, you will soon be the most beautiful queen in all Europe. They are not even worthy to hold up your skirt."
With such a beautiful and elegant wife, even an emperor should be satisfied.
But even if a man is satisfied, he can't help but want to change his taste. Don't those rich men or directors who married big stars in later generations also often cheat... Aigron excused himself in his heart.
"The queens may not be able to compare with me because they are all older, but are there any princesses from all over the world who can surpass me?" Teresa asked with a smile.
Those few words seemed to contain murderous intent... because Sophie was the princess.
"Well... I'm not a magic mirror. I can't make a conclusion without knowing more about it." Aigron's smile was slightly embarrassed, "But I don't believe that any princess would be better than you and be able to have someone like you. Queen, you are the luck of this country! I hope they will not be ignorant."
"Okay, I was just joking. You look nervous." Teresa rolled her eyes at him, then left the dressing table, walked to Agron, and hugged him, "As long as you are satisfied. alright."
Her eyes were filled with the sweetness of happiness, and it was obvious that she was very satisfied with the period after arriving at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
Yes, she has no reason to be dissatisfied. Her husband's career is booming, and she has high hopes. She is personally building a future palace for their couple. Everyone around her is flattering and respectful to her... Any woman in this position I'm afraid everyone will be satisfied with this position.
Aiglon hugged his wife and kissed her cheek, and then he continued.
"Ms. Bianca was sent here just now."
As soon as she heard the name, Theresa's originally warm eyes were instantly covered with coldness. "Now she is finally in our hands..."
Teresa hated Bianca even more than Aigron, because Bianca stabbed her beloved husband and was a despicable person who almost destroyed her happiness in life. If she had made the decision, she would have given the order directly Bianca was executed with brutal torture.
This was indeed her plan at first, but Aiglon argued that it would be useful to keep Bianca alive, so she had to reluctantly give in and keep her alive for the time being.
"Yes, she is behind bars now and cannot escape. We can make full use of her." Aiglon nodded.
It stands to reason
He didn't want to tell Theresa when he came, but now Theresa is responsible for rebuilding the palace and recruiting a large number of people. This means that there are Teresa's spies everywhere in this new palace. He wants to hide this matter from Theresa. It's just too difficult.
Aigron even suspected that Bianca already knew about this matter just after she was sent in. She just pretended not to know and waited for him to explain it - so he chose to take the initiative to point it out.
Sure enough, under Aigron's frankness, Theresa did not raise any objections, but quietly asked, "Then how do you plan to perform?"
"I plan to let the news out, saying that I caught an assassin who assassinated me in the past. I will make the matter a little vague first, and then spread the news to the outside world." Aigron said what he was thinking, "When it actually happens When I mature, I will publish a letter publicly accusing the Duke of Orleans of assassinating an assassination plot against me, and then cite all kinds of evidence to make him unable to step down!"
These were plans that Aigron had mentioned before, and Teresa could guess that he would do this, so she was not confused. She was just hesitant about Bianca's attitude, "Then will Ms. Bianca cooperate?" "
"Bianca's attitude is still quite stubborn now and she is not very cooperative, but she is in our hands now anyway, and we can change her attitude." Aigron replied, "Besides, it doesn't really matter what she says. , because the so-called evidence can be manufactured...In the end, as long as I make accusations, it will be enough to make them panic for a while, and the truth is not important."
"That's true. But it would be better and more convincing if we could get her cooperation." After thinking for a while, Teresa agreed with Agron's view, but she also put forward her own opinion, "Where is she being held now? I want to go there in two days to see who she is..."
Although she gritted her teeth with hatred for Bianca, Teresa was also a little curious in her heart. She didn't know what this vicious woman who stabbed her husband looked like, so she wanted to interrogate her in person.
This seemingly unintentional question suddenly hit Aigron's pain point.
"Well..." Aiglon paused for a moment, then replied with a wry smile, "I asked Miss Agnes to keep her under custody."
Teresa's expression suddenly changed from gentle and drizzle to cloudy.
"What is the basis for your decision?"
At this time, she didn't know that Agnes was Bianca's apprentice, otherwise it would have been even harder to accept it.
"After the previous imprisonment, Bianca is already too weak and can be said to be on the verge of death - if she is put into any dungeon again, she will probably die soon, which will cause me to suffer huge losses, so I hope Use better living conditions to keep her alive. But this brings a new problem. If her living conditions are improved, she may escape. So if you think about it carefully, it is very difficult to let Miss Agnes take custody of her. A reasonable choice. After all, in addition to her extraordinary skills, she is also a woman and will not be as inconvenient as others."
"Your Highness is really thoughtful." Teresa seemed to be praising her, but she could still tell that she was dissatisfied. "But, why don't you discuss it with me first? Although I don't have very strong swordsmanship, but if If you want to take custody of someone, you can still find someone."
Because of the incomplete information, Teresa didn't think too deeply about it. She was just like before, thinking that Miss Agnes wanted to take credit for the sudden attack, and took advantage of the opportunity of "revenge" on Egeron. Make a sense of presence in front of Long.
And His Highness made a decision in advance before asking himself, and made it clear that he was leaning towards her, and this was the attitude that made her really angry.
"But I think this is the best way to deal with it, so I didn't ask beforehand." Agron replied decisively, "Teresa, you are the hostess here. If you want to see Bianca, you can do it at any time. You can go and see her, Miss Agnes won’t stop you, and she can’t stop you.”
Teresa did not continue to pester because she clearly felt that her husband was already very impatient with this topic. If she continued to pester, a quarrel would inevitably break out, and she did not want to quarrel with His Highness - not to mention like
Now, given their status, any quarrel may lead to a storm in the palace.
"When I have time, I will." She responded with this sentence, indicating that she would no longer question it and accepted the arrangement.
But in her heart, she had other ideas.
Although Agron's treatment of Bianca seemed "reasonable" due to his eloquence, anyone with basic judgment could see that he was obviously partial to Agnes, and then found various reasons to do so. Give legitimacy to your decisions.
What happened in Switzerland is happening again here... and probably with worse results.
When she thought of this, Teresa suddenly felt a little anxious.
This sudden news aroused Teresa's sense of crisis, and she once again examined her current situation - even if she was covered with multiple layers of brocade, she still could not fully control her family and marriage.
She is currently pregnant for the second time. Although there are no obvious physical symptoms yet, it will not be long before her belly will swell day by day, until finally it will be difficult to even walk - she has become a mother for once. , so she already has sufficient experience in this process.
Expecting childbirth means that she will not be able to be intimate with her husband for several months. It also means that it is difficult for her to control her family and the people around her. It is also difficult for her to stop what her husband wants to do.
She didn't even have a legitimate reason to stop it - after all, in the minds of these French people, it was normal for kings to have romantic affairs, and more than one king in history had left romantic deeds at the Palace of Fontainebleau. Even if you don't mention the French, the situation in your home country of Austria and Germany as a whole does not seem to be much better. The king, like other princes, has his own romantic history of pursuing pleasure.
It has been this way for generations, so how could she be allowed to change it just based on her own preferences.
Therefore, if she is unable to control the situation and no one will help her to stop it, who is interested in interfering in what is a matter of course?
They may even think that Queen Teresa is jealous and hinders His Majesty's normal life... No, it's not possible, but it will definitely be the case. Teresa was completely aware of this.
Precisely because she knew all this, Teresa's heart was filled with anxiety and uneasiness. If it weren't for her deep love for her husband, she could have turned a blind eye and swallowed it like the other queens, but she couldn't do it, at least now. Can't do it.
As an "outsider", although she is not alone here, she is not much better. She has to rely on herself for everything, otherwise she will be just a puppet with the title of queen.
There is not much time left for her to move freely, and she must prepare accordingly during this time.
Agron watched Theresa sinking into deep thought. Although he could not see through her thoughts, he could guess some clues. Theresa seemed to disagree with her decision and was dissatisfied.
However, even if he knew this, he still did not intend to change his thoughts and actions.
This must be the arrogance he has always had.
Now, seeing the prey slowly falling into his palm, he had gained endless spiritual pleasure, so how could he stop? He must have Agnes.
When he was subordinate, he swallowed his anger and plotted revenge for the time being, but once he gained power, he did whatever he wanted. This was his way of doing things.
Just because both of them had their own thoughts, the couple suddenly fell into silence.
"Your Highness..." After a long time, Teresa spoke again, and she showed a gentle smile again, as if the doubts, resentments and anxiety had never appeared before, "Okay, you are right, since you have Once the decision has been made, there is no need for us to argue anymore. I believe Ms. Bianca will repent and cooperate with us in the future.
What we should consider most now is how to spread her news. What are you going to do? "
"This is quite
Very simple. "Aiglon was eager for the topic to be diverted, so he immediately answered his wife, "The Count of Monte Cristo will return to Paris soon. I will ask him to meet Talleyrand, and then Talleyrand can become our mouthpiece. ... He must be very happy to do this, because the more intense the fight between the Duke of Orleans and I, the happier he will be and the more proactive he will be. He may even add fuel to the fire and make our conflicts more public, writing in his own words I have already written the letter, Edmund has already set off, and it will be delivered to him soon."
"This will also be an opportunity for supporters of the two parties to divide and take sides. Whoever declares opposition to the assassination plot will lean towards us; and vice versa." Teresa understood.
"Yes, that's it!" Aigron nodded heavily. "If Talleyrand wants to set up a provisional government, I will help him, but one day we will host his funeral and let his legacy be wiped out!"
Seeing Aigron's confident look, Teresa was still fascinated by him even though she was full of worries at the moment, and she was sincerely happy for him.
"Your Highness will definitely make your wishes come true...and so will I."
