As the boy and girl slept in each other's arms, time passed quietly. When the moonlight gradually faded away and the sky began to turn white, this charming night finally passed.
When Aigron opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.
He gradually regained consciousness, and then his eyes focused on the face of the girl clinging to him.
Teresa hasn't woken up yet, and it can be seen that she sleeps quite peacefully, with a happy smile still on her lips.
Because her neck was resting on his arm, Aigron felt a slight pain in his arm.
However, it's worth it.
Just embracing the girl at such a close distance, listening to her long breathing, and smelling the fragrance emanating from her body, isn't this a great enjoyment in life?
However, no matter how good the time is, it will eventually come to an end. There are still too many things waiting for him to do, and he cannot indulge in personal enjoyment willfully.
So Aigron gently withdrew his hand, carefully letting himself break away from Teresa's arms without waking her up.
But things went against expectations. Following his actions, Teresa woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she looked straight at the young man beside her, as if to confirm that she was not dreaming.
"Teresa, good morning." Agron had no choice but to say good morning to her.
"Good morning, Aigron -" Teresa blinked, and then whispered to Aigron.
Such a normal greeting only had a few words, but in her shy tone, she said it so delicately and tactfully that Aigron's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up, and he couldn't help but want to continue hugging her.
Teresa sleeps a little longer.
No, you have to restrain yourself!
A voice in his heart suddenly reminded him, and Aigron finally took control of himself.
He took a deep breath and finally resisted such a sweet temptation.
"Teresa, I'm going to get up. You can continue to rest. You must be very tired after traveling all the way recently." He broke away from Theresa's arms, then walked out of bed and picked up his change of clothes.
Put it on. "Sorry, I have to do my thing."
"In this case, I can't be lazy, Your Highness." Teresa shook her head and walked off the bed.
It was Aiglon who changed into the dress for Teresa last night, but now he has no such leisure.
"Chanel." He walked to the door and called softly.
"Your Majesty, good morning." Chanel appeared in front of him respectfully. "Do you have any instructions?"
Aiglon took a cursory look and found that Chanel had some dark circles under his eyes and looked like he didn't sleep well last night.
He knew why she couldn't sleep well last night - but there was nothing he could do about it.
He could only pretend not to notice, and then nodded to her with a little apology. "You help Teresa change clothes - by the way, you should be by her side today and wait for instructions. What does she want to see or do?"
, you try your best to cooperate with her."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chanel immediately obeyed his order.
"Your Highness, are you leaving?" At this moment, Teresa behind her stared at the young man closely and asked.
Isn't this something that can be seen at a glance? Do I need to ask? Aigron was a little confused.
He turned around, and Theresa was looking at him expectantly.
Then he immediately understood what she wanted.
However, he suddenly couldn't help but want to tease her.
"Yes, I'm going to leave first, and let Chanel serve you next... Just tell her if you need anything, and she will try her best to cooperate with you." He replied deliberately.
Under his teasing, Teresa became anxious indeed. She walked to Aigron's side and whispered a reminder.
"Then...is there anything missing before we say goodbye?"
You have already made it so clear, if you tease her again, she will definitely get angry.
"So Teresa, you want a goodbye kiss?" Agron asked.
Because there were others present, Teresa blushed with embarrassment, but she did not deny it. She just closed her eyes slightly, and the meaning was already very obvious.
Aigron suppressed his laughter, then lowered his head slightly and kissed Theresa's lips.
The two of them were kissing like this. It was clear that they were not married yet, and they looked like a newlywed couple.
Chanel stood aside with a low eyebrow, looking down at the ground, as if he didn't see anything.
After a while, the two people separated again.
"Your Highness, see you later~" Teresa waved goodbye to Agron, and then watched the young man leave.
Then, Theresa returned to Chanel and returned to the center of the room. Then, under Chanel's service, Theresa took off last night's pajamas and put on a new skirt.
While changing clothes, Teresa also chatted with Chanel.
"Chanel, I have something to ask you, is it okay?" she asked in a low voice.
"Please feel free to ask, Your Highness, I will answer everything you know..." Chanel replied respectfully while continuing her work.
"Aiglon revealed to me last night the huge amount of property he owns. He told me that it was the treasure he unearthed and donations from relatives and supporters. I took a cursory look at the private treasure under the bed. It is indeed huge.
As for me, I was surprised." Teresa smiled slightly, "You are also one of the insiders of Aigron's secret, right? After all, you have always been by His Highness's side to take care of it."
"Yes, I owe His Majesty's trust and know all this." Although Chanel was confused, she answered His Highness's question honestly.
"It's really touching trust, Chanel, your loyalty seems to be beyond doubt." Teresa nodded in approval, and then changed the subject, "I also heard Aiglon say that you not only know about this property
That’s all, and you’re also responsible for helping him manage his accounts and money expenditures?”
Chanel's hand suddenly paused.
She had a bad feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tolerate lying now, so she had no choice but to nod her head.
"Yes, Your Highness."
"This must be a very heavy job. Thank you for all your hard work for His Highness. You are really tired! Thank you very much." Teresa looked at Chanel with a smile, a look of approval and encouragement.
"But at the same time... I think that as His Highness's fiancée, I have the right to know the specific situation."
"Your Highness..." Chanel suddenly panicked, "If you want to know, I will report it to you, but please do not deprive me of the glorious mission granted by Your Majesty..."
"Where did you go?" Teresa shook her head in confusion. "Since you have always done a good job, how could I make trouble and deprive you of your authority? I just want to
Just fulfilling the responsibilities of a wife and figuring out the financial situation of her family?"
With Teresa's comfort, Chanel finally calmed down.
"What do you wish to know?" she asked cautiously.
"I just need to know all the financial accounts. You can handle the specific matters on your own. I have no interest in interfering." Teresa replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I just want to know what I need to know."
His Highness also said yesterday in front of all his close associates that any major decisions in the future will need to be signed by me. This is a huge responsibility. If I don't know our specific economic situation, how can I make it rashly?
What’s the decision?”
This was what Teresa was thinking about.
Before leaving Vienna, her mother gave her two very valuable and practical lessons: first, to give favors little by little, not all at once; second, to hold on to the family’s financial power——
Teresa was convinced of this.
Of course, if you want to do these things, you must pay attention to some skills. She has just come to His Highness's side, and she must not arouse anyone's resentment, especially His Highness's cronies.
The person who can assist His Highness in handling the finances must be His Highness's most trusted confidant and cannot be offended easily. Otherwise, once the relationship becomes tense, it will be very difficult for His Highness to deal with it, and it will make him appear to be unreasonable and unreasonable.
Besides, I had just arrived on the island and was completely ignorant of everything. If I intervened rashly, I could easily mess things up, which would be self-defeating and make me lose face in front of His Highness.
Therefore, things can only be done step by step. Teresa decided not to change the structure currently established by His Highness, but only to obtain an "auditing right" for herself.
With this power in hand, you can act calmly in the future. After you slowly become familiar with the situation, it will be logical to take all economic power into your hands.
In front of Teresa's smile, Chanel found herself embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Although she was somewhat resistant to Theresa taking over power as soon as she arrived on the island, the reasons given by Theresa were reasonable and reasonable, and her Majesty's words served as endorsement, so she could not question it, let alone resist it.
After all, if a wife wants to know how much money she has in her family and how the money is spent, who can veto her rights except the head of the family?
"Then please allow us to sort it out. The accounts may be a bit complicated and will take up your time." Chanel gave in.
"I have been studying this knowledge before going abroad, and I am responsible for calculating the realization of my dowry myself, so I have already been practiced." Teresa immediately replied, "So don't worry,
I will learn it quickly, just tell me and don’t worry about me not being able to figure it out."
After a pause, she smiled and nodded, "I know that you are busy with work and need to rest, so how about this? The maids I brought will be left to you in the future. Your Highness and I don't need them anyway.
There are so many people to serve, and you are responsible for managing them. In this case, I think you can save a lot of time to do the most important things."
[In this era, it was common for aristocratic women to bring maids with them when they got married. When Yanni, who was born in an aristocratic family, married Teacher Ma, the family also gave Lin Heng, a domestic maid, as a dowry. This maid would be used for dozens of years.
She stayed with the couple for years to serve them and their children, and followed them around the country; similarly, when Teresa, a close member of the royal family, went abroad with her dowry, if there were not many parents around her,
The maid I received was incredible.
However, because the ecological niche of maid attributes has been occupied by Chanel, I will not write about these maids in detail for the time being. Just know their existence~]
Teresa's move was also to appease Chanel.
There is no doubt that although she has been so polite, she is in any case infringing on Chanel's existing authority, so she is also prepared to give him some due compensation to prevent the two from getting into trouble and making it difficult for His Highness.
After all, these are her natural rights, and no one can blame her for anything.
Since she insisted so much, Chanel had no choice but to do anything.
"Your Highness, I will act according to your will." She bowed and showed her obedience. "But I don't dare to order your maid around casually."
"Chanel, don't refuse. Your Highness and I are very satisfied with your performance, so I hope you can become the female official, so that you can take better care of us." Teresa looked at Chanel with a smile, "
I will tell them that they will follow your instructions in the future. Anyone who dares to disrespect you will insult your loyalty. Neither Aigron nor I will tolerate this kind of offense, and I will make her punished immediately."
Female officer... I have never expected such a title. Chanel thought to herself.
It is already rare for Her Majesty Theresa to be so polite to me.
At least, having this title means that I can always stay by His Majesty's side.
"Then, I can only accept your favor with gratitude, Your Highness." Chanel accepted Theresa's arrangement.
And this means that Teresa's ideas have come true.
"Chanel, when many people don't know me well, they always think that as a royal, I must be an unkind person, but this completely misunderstands me... When the situation allows, I am very happy to try my best to
Everyone is happier." Teresa hugged Chanel gently, "You have worked really hard. We will definitely repay you in the future."
Next, the two ended their conversation, and then Chanel changed clothes for Teresa.
After finishing his work, Chanel walked out of the room, found Charlie, and told him about Theresa's decision.
"Your Highness is really impatient. He is already thinking about gaining power on the second day!" Charlie secretly smacked his tongue.
"Yes..." Chanel sighed softly, "But since this is her wish, we can only comply with it. Although His Highness has not said a specific deadline, I think her patience is limited after all, so we
The accounts should be sorted out as soon as possible and then presented to her."
"I will." Charlie nodded, and then looked at Chanel with a regretful face, "Chanel, I don't care, we are doing the same thing anyway, but think about how loyal you are to accompany His Majesty, but...
Isn't it depressing to be manipulated by her few words?"
"I serve His Majesty, so as long as it is Your Majesty's wish, I should obey it and try my best to implement it. This has nothing to do with my personal mood." Chanel replied sternly to Charlie, "So Your Highness, please stop.
Now that I’ve mentioned my matter, let’s think about how we can do things well in the future so that Her Majesty Teresa will be satisfied with our work.”
When he saw that his provocation failed, Charlie felt a pity in his heart, but he was not discouraged and just nodded calmly.
"Don't worry, I will always support your work. After all, we are His Majesty's most loyal followers."