In the frightened eyes of the two young people, Aigron noticed that some unknown person was approaching him. He had just experienced an assassination recently and was still in a frightened stage. He immediately took precautions and then looked back to see who it was. Which guy who doesn't know life or death dares to approach him.
However, when he noticed who knew this "outlaw gangster", he was stunned, and the original murderous aura in his body suddenly dissipated.
After all, from the appearance, this uninvited guest definitely does not look like a "dangerous person".
She is a young woman who looks to be in her 20s. Although she is very plainly dressed and looks like a cook or a servant, her beautiful face is clearly carefully groomed and she is definitely not a lower-class woman.
In addition, the faint smile on her delicate face does not make people feel much warmth, but it can make people feel ridiculed. The slightly narrowed corners of her eyes can make people detect the domineering arrogance in her.
However, for Aigron, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this face happens to be exactly the same as the face he has touched tenderly countless times and recalled countless times in his dreams... …
"Your Highness! Are you here too?" Aigron blurted out.
His voice trembled unconsciously, and in an instant, he was no longer the authoritative King of Rome, but returned to the young, mean and resentful boy he was before.
How unfortunate he was at that time, but how happy he was because of her.
All kinds of thoughts came up one by one along with the memories, making the young man burst into tears for a while.
However, after a moment, reason returned to him.
No, it's impossible. Even if she could really get out of her cage, she wouldn't come here so easily, let alone follow her sister here... This is impossible.
So, although it is a pity that this His Highness is not that His Highness.
Once he figured this out, Aigron's heart was suddenly filled with sadness.
However, no matter what, he had gone through too many storms after all. Although the emotional impact of this moment made it difficult for him to control himself, he eventually returned to normal.
Since she is not Sophie, she must be Her Royal Highness Maria.
He also had an experience with this Highness, and her acrimonious character left a deep impression on him.
The two of them also traveled to Milan together - where he was assassinated by Bianca and almost lost his life.
Since that separation, the two of them had no contact again. Unexpectedly, she actually hid in the entourage of her sister, Princess Augusta, and sneaked into France this time...
While he was still sorting out his thoughts, the sarcastic smile on Maria's face became deeper. She took gentle steps and came closer to Aigron little by little.
"Long time no see, His Majesty the King of Rome..."
The familiar voice rang in Aigron's ears again, and for a moment he became a little dazed again.
"Long time no see, Your Highness Maria..." In the end, he could only force out a smile, and then stood up to greet her.
Upon seeing Aiglon's strange reaction, the two princes stood up one after another, trying to prevent Maria from getting closer.
They were not afraid that Maria could cause any harm to the King of Rome, but because they did not know the inside story, they were afraid that this willful aunt would cause trouble again, offend the King of Rome with her words, and ruin their own affairs.
Seeing her two nephews getting in the way, Maria waved her hand impatiently.
"Two young gentlemen, could you please go out for a while? I want to chat with His Majesty the King of Rome alone."
Reminiscing about old times? When did you become friends again?
Of course the two princes didn't believe it.
However, Aigron's reaction was beyond their expectations, and he nodded slightly. "You two should go out for a while. I think Her Royal Highness Maria may have something important to tell me."
The development of things became more and more bizarre, which was completely beyond the scope of what the two teenagers could handle. The two of them looked at each other, and then decided to obey the order of the Roman King - anyway, it seemed that the Roman King was not angry, and things were just right. Not too bad.
They walked out together, and then ran to find their mother to discuss countermeasures.
After the two princes temporarily left, they were the only two people left in the room. However, the atmosphere did not become harmonious. Instead, it seemed to be even more stiff and awkward than before.
Aigron felt that His Highness Sophie's twin sister was looking at him with a half-smile, as if waiting for him to speak.
After a moment of stalemate, Aigron could only bite the bullet and break the deadlock on his own, "Your Highness Maria, why do you bother yourself in this way? If you want to visit France, you only need to repair a letter and I will give it to you. Arrange adequate courtesy.”
"Hmph..." Maria snorted softly, "Your Majesty, I am doing this entirely for your sake... If I come here in a big way, I am afraid it will make your family uneasy? Even if you can welcome me, your wife But not necessarily.”
Aiglon secretly said yes.
As a princess of Bavaria, although she is just a marginal princess who is not taken seriously, she must be given due courtesy as long as she comes publicly, and Teresa must also receive her; but if she sneaks over secretly while hiding her identity, If so, this kind of red tape can be avoided.
When the couple met with Maria in Bavaria, she had been acting strangely. She was so angry that Teresa rarely lost her temper when they met in person. If Maria continued to "carry forward her style" when these two people met, the scene at that time would probably be different. Repeat.
Moreover, Teresa is pregnant now. If she is really too angry, something unexpected might happen.
Thinking of this, Aigron was secretly glad that Maria didn't come over in a big way——
"Thank you for your consideration." He couldn't help but thank the other party.
"Be considerate?" Maria raised her eyebrows, and then sneered, "She is the future empress of the empire. It's not my turn to be considerate, right? If you want to be considerate, you should be considerate."
Then, she covered her mouth and snickered, "During this period, I heard that you took your new love everywhere to show off, and the newspapers were full of articles about that young lady. I'm afraid... she was in the palace during this period. You must be on pins and needles here, right?"
Being squeezed by Maria, Aigron's face turned red and white, and he didn't know how to respond to the other party.
It's not that he is thin-skinned. Normally, he wouldn't take such ridicule to heart at all, but now the person opposite has a face exactly like Sophie's, which makes Agron feel guilty about being caught stealing. So I lost my confidence for a moment.
Aigron suddenly thought that the two sisters Maria and Sophie still seemed to be in contact, so since she already knew so clearly, wouldn't it mean that Sophie would also know about it soon?
...Forget it, since things have reached this point, just know it if you know it. Anyway, there are too many lice and it doesn't itch. He has done enough bad things, and one more one doesn't seem to be a big problem.
Sophie would forgive him, just as she had forgiven him countless times.
"Actually, I have my own reasons for doing this. This is a political necessity." He replied calmly with a straight face. "The French people like to see this kind of news, and I am satisfying their interest and allowing them to psychologically accept me as one of their own."
"Then if they know that you also got the Austrian prince, the future queen, and left the crystallization of love, will they be even more proud of you?" Maria asked in return.
Aigron almost lost his temper again.
The French people may be proud of this, but Sophie will definitely bear greater criticism because of it, and she cannot afford it now.
Fortunately, he also knew that Maria was definitely just talking. As a twin sister, she would not add salt to her sister's wounds and make her situation worse.
"I can only ask you to keep this matter confidential." So he answered the other party calmly.
"Of course I will keep my mouth shut about this - but, my beloved Majesty, are you prepared to watch all of this being hidden in the dark night with peace of mind, enjoy the bright future alone, and let my sister continue to bear this pain alone? ?Isn’t this a little too selfish?” Maria continued to ask.
As she spoke, she slowly approached Aiglon. Although she was slender, she seemed very oppressive at the moment. "You won't really forget what you did, right? In order to escape from the cage, you deliberately seduced her, and then With her help, she escaped from Austria. She was a victim from the beginning to the end. She was so blind for love that she risked everything... Now she bears all the blame, but you enjoy everything! Do you think this is fair? "
Faced with such merciless but fact-based questioning, Aigron felt flustered and overwhelmed.
Ever since he fled Austria, no one had dared to speak to him in this manner for a long time. In front of everyone, he was a leader with a clear vision and a deep mind. However, at this moment, when Sophie's "representative" sent his soul to him During the torture, he turned into that young man at this moment, trembling in front of the conscience.
He owed love to many people in his life, but this betrayal made him unable to get rid of the inner condemnation of himself.
Because, he still has a chance to compensate others, but he cannot make up for the suffering Sophie suffered because of himself - and even at this moment, she is still suffering on his behalf.
This made him feel so embarrassed.
"There is no doubt that this is unfair." He sighed dejectedly, without making any dodge. "I committed an unforgivable sin against her. She can definitely curse me."
"If the curse had meaning, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to live up to today, right? There are more than thousands of people in the world who want to curse you?" Maria sneered again, "Besides, it seems that you just apologize to me here. It’s useless, right? What problem can words solve? What matters is action!”
At this point, she emphasized her tone again, "Don't forget, you swore to me at the beginning that you would never let my sister continue to suffer, and you must find a way to get her out of her predicament... I used to treat you as someone with heavy responsibilities and no time to spare, but now that you have reached this point, can you continue to turn a blind eye to this?"
"Of course I didn't think so." Aigron shook his head quickly. "But this is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. Although I can control France now, I am also facing domestic and foreign constraints. I can never do whatever I want, and I have no way to threaten my grandfather... Now The only thing I can do is to try to have a good relationship with Austria within an acceptable range in exchange for the old emperor improving her treatment."
What Aiglon said was reasonable, but to Maria, international relations were almost like a bible, and she didn't care about it.
"Think long term, think long term, you can always find enough excuses, yes, who can compare with you in terms of eloquence? But have you forgotten that she is still suffering now, if this continues , God knows how long she can endure it! If it continues to be delayed, it will be too late!"
"Why do you say that?" Aigron asked hesitantly, "Is there any bad news from her side?"
"Whether it's bad news or good news, you decide for yourself -" Maria sneered, then took out a letter from herself and handed it directly to Aigron.
Aigron picked up the letter and began to read it carefully.
First, he looked at the handwriting and signature to confirm that the letter was indeed written by Sophie, and then he read the content of the letter.
Between the lines, it seems to be no different from the ordinary correspondence between sisters. However, when the place name "Memmingen" was mentioned in the letter, there began to be a lot more complaints and complaints. In the end, the letter was even more desolate, complaining about myself and It is difficult for brothers and sisters to see each other again, and the homesickness and longing for family members are uncontrollable.
This is the letter Sophie wrote to me.
Aigron understood everything immediately after reading it.
Previously, Sophie had written a letter through the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sent it to the Egglunds, but the letter was full of polite words.
Now it seems that it was just Sophie's helpless move under the censorship of her letters. What she really wanted to say was conveyed through the letter to her sister.
Maria, who knew the inside story well, understood it as soon as she saw the letter, so she took advantage of the opportunity when her sister, Princess Augusta, came to visit Aigron, and quietly slipped over with her.
After trying to understand what had happened, Aigron looked at Maria half moved and half admiringly.
Although she is indeed sarcastic, the sisterly bond is admirable.
"Thank you, Your Highness! I...I can't describe my mood at this moment in words."
Sophie's plaintive letter had already made everything clear to him.
She has forgotten nothing and given up nothing. She is still waiting for the day when the two of them will meet again.
Since she hasn't given up, what qualifications do you have?
