Teresa looked at the sudden appearance of Princess Sophie, wondering what her intention was.
"Good evening, Teresa." Princess Sophie turned her head and looked at Teresa with a smile on her face, her face was kind, "You are really radiant tonight, I think your father will be very proud of you.
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"Thank you." Teresa nodded, "You are too kind."
"Aigron also benefited from you, and he can receive such attention tonight. I want to thank you on his behalf." Princess Sophie nodded towards Theresa, "I have always been worried that he would perform too badly because of nervousness and destroy
You had such a wonderful night, luckily he got the credit for it."
"Aiglon?" Teresa was a little confused, then looked at the boy next to her, "Does it mean His Highness?"
"Yes, this is my nickname." Aigron replied bravely.
He probably figured out that Princess Sophie would rather not wait a few more minutes to leave, and deliberately ran in front of the two people, definitely wanting to pour cold water on Theresa.
It's too late to say anything now. We can only think of ways to control the situation to prevent the two His Highnesses from really quarreling, which would cause trouble.
"We usually have a good relationship, so I called him by his nickname." Princess Sophie continued to smile. "Really, Aigron?"
Under the princess' gaze, Aiglon felt even more embarrassed.
If possible, he wanted to remain silent, but at this time, if he really remained silent, Sophie would be extremely disappointed. In that case, she would no longer be able to get help.
Besides, why should we feel shameful about admitting the truth? He did have a very good relationship with Princess Sophie, and there was no need to hide it.
"Yes, I have a very good relationship with Your Highness." Aiglon made up his mind and told Teresa truthfully, "In fact, I think the only person in this palace who has always cared about me sincerely is her. I
Full of gratitude and respect for her."
Now that he had made a decision, he had to stick to it. He didn't know how Theresa would react, but the worst she could do was just stay away from him, which was not an unacceptable loss.
Hearing his unreserved answer, Princess Sophie smiled even more happily and secretly gave her a "Finally you are sensible" wink.
Theresa looked at Princess Sophie and then at Aiglon's expression, as if she understood something.
"It seems that Your Highness has always been taking care of you, right? No wonder..." She breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's the wonder?" Princess Sophie asked.
"No wonder His Highness Franz has such a peaceful mind..." Teresa replied solemnly, "Normally speaking, if you encounter his situation, you will inevitably feel resentful, but His Highness doesn't seem too angry. I just thought it was this
Because his state of mind is too strong, and now it seems that you are taking care of him. Maybe you have healed his mental trauma to some extent and resolved part of the resentment in his heart... This is really an amazing act of kindness.
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"What are you talking about? I don't have that kind of ability." Princess Sophie smiled and shook her head, but her smile always contained a bit of unconcealable pride, and it was obvious that she thought so too.
"There are people everywhere in this world who are willing to follow the crowd, but it takes a little conscience and even courage to be willing to help those in need. Your ability to do this is indeed quite admirable. If it were me, I think I would do the same.
Well..." Teresa bowed her knee and paid tribute to Princess Sophie, "Your Highness Sophie, I think your kindness is an example for me. I will respect you like him, and I hope that I can be like His Highness Franz in the future.
Taking care of you..."
Sophie was originally overjoyed to be so praised by Princess Teresa, but after hearing what followed, she couldn't hold back her smile.
"That's not necessary. I think with what you have, you don't need me to take special care of it." She shook her head slightly, "Besides, I actually have some opinions on this matter. I think you are all very
Young, too young. There is no need to entrust the future to the other party now. It is still not too late to think about some things before deciding. What do you think?"
Theresa was not surprised or annoyed by Princess Sophie's words.
From the moment Sophie appeared, she intuitively felt an implicit hostility. Judging from the subsequent behavior of the two people, she also saw that their relationship was very close.
Therefore, when Princess Sophie made her objection clear, she was not surprised.
Of course, she wasn't happy.
No matter what the future holds for herself and His Highness, this is definitely not something that should be decided or criticized by the other party.
No matter what the reason was, Her Highness Sophie was a little rude.
"Your Highness, you are right. There are some things that really need to be considered carefully." Teresa did not show her dissatisfaction, but nodded, and then quickly changed the subject, "But I don't think these words should be yours.
Well, his mother says it's not too bad... If only Aunt Louisa could share your sense, she's too active in this matter."
Princess Sophie frowned. She didn't expect that Teresa, who looked shy and weak, would dare to fight back. Moreover, this was her weakest position - her mother nodded so positively, so what more do you need to say?
"I'm afraid you don't know this. Aigron has been ignored by his mother since he was a child, so his relationship with Grand Duchess Louisa is not good and they are very alienated from each other." After a pause, Princess Sophie spoke again.
, "She is so proactive about this matter. She may not be planning for her son. I think I will think more carefully about Aigron."
"Maybe that's true. I can see that His Highness is more respectful to you than to his mother." Teresa nodded immediately, "However, I don't think this means that you should use this respect to make decisions for him rashly.
.I'm not saying that he has to be me or I have to him, and I can accept any result - I just want to tell you that this matter has been discussed by many people and carefully weighed, not to mention
Your Highness's mother and stepfather are looking forward to this. In any case, you should not dismiss the efforts of so many people in one night. At least I will not do such a thing. God has given us power and influence.
When doing so, we will also be given corresponding caution... I beg you not to throw it away, especially if you really think about His Highness that much."
Teresa's answer made Princess Sophie almost unable to hold back her smile, and her hands began to shake slightly.
She didn't expect Theresa to be so tough at such a young age. Her words seemed humble and respectful, but they were like sharp knives piercing her heart.
Surprise was naturally followed by anger. She had always been favored and bossed around since she was a child. Even when she was married to Austria, she still spoke her mind in a foreign court. When had she ever been criticized like this to her face?
Despite this, out of etiquette, she still did not show her anger on her face.
"What's going on?" Before Sophie could reply, a middle-aged man's voice suddenly came from beside her.
The three people looked over at the same time and found that Archduke Karl had already walked over.
"Oh! Sophie!" He walked up to Princess Sophie with a smile, "Why did you suddenly run over?"
Princess Sophie nodded slightly, "I just came over to take a look."
"Father." Teresa did not complain, but ended the topic, "Her Highness Sophie just discussed the future with us, and I benefited a lot."
"I didn't expect that you would still have time to teach young people." Archduke Karl smiled and looked at Sophie, "Is there anything else you need to teach Teresa? If not, I will take her away."
In his position and with high prestige in the empire, he naturally did not need to be too polite to Princess Sophie.
"Your daughter is very beautiful and very smart. I think you have reason to be proud of her." Sophie had regained her composure, and then replied unhurriedly, "Happy birthday to you, Grand Duke."
"Thank you, goodbye." The Grand Duke nodded, and then left arm in arm with his daughter.
Princess Sophie and Aigron watched the father and daughter leave the hall without saying a word.
Aigron secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that the situation was finally under control before it broke out.
Fortunately, the education their two highnesses received since childhood made them very restrained, and their verbal exchanges did not really lead to quarrels.
At least that's the case for now...
"Aiglon..." Just as the young man was feeling happy in his heart, Sophie next to him spoke.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Aigron asked.
"This little girl is not as easy to manipulate as she seems." Sophie said coldly, "So you see, I'm right. If you really stick to her, you might be controlled by others... So it's okay to end it as soon as possible.
Good thing."
Aigron knew in his heart that His Highness Sophie's words were not objective.
If Teresa showed weakness, she would probably have said something like, "Theresa is so helpless, what's the point of getting along with her?"
When you don't like someone, eating or drinking him or her will become a reason for being disliked.
However, Aigron had no intention of arguing with His Highness Sophie.
"Perhaps it is true." He only agreed vaguely, and then said goodbye to Her Highness the Princess.
At the same time, under the guidance of the palace attendants, the father and daughter walked to the corridor, and then Archduke Karl turned his head and looked at his daughter in confusion.
"Teresa, why did you provoke her?"
"I didn't provoke her, she came here on her own." Teresa answered.
"What did she say?" the Grand Duke asked.
"I didn't say anything, I just said I wasn't very optimistic about this marriage." Teresa lowered her voice.
"How could she do such a rude thing?" Archduke Karl was even more surprised.
He didn't care what Sophie's opinions were, but according to the principles of the palace, expressing opinions in person like this was a very rude behavior, and it really wasn't something she should do.
"I don't know... I think she is dissatisfied with Aunt Louisa and the others deciding His Highness's future without authorization..." Teresa sighed.
"Hey! I guess it's not her turn to take care of this kind of thing, right?" The Grand Duke frowned. "Does she think of herself as the Queen Mother now?"
Then, he looked at his daughter again.
"Then what do you think now, my daughter? If you think it's not suitable, it doesn't matter if you refuse. No one will do anything to us anyway. Although that kid is a bit interesting, there are many good young people in this world..."
Teresa did not answer immediately, but frowned slightly, seeming thoughtful.
After a moment, she shook her head slightly.
"Maybe it's a little trouble, but I don't think it's a big deal. And... at least for now, I don't think there's any reason to undermine the efforts of so many people."
"Huh?" Archduke Karl was a little confused.
Teresa said nothing more, but looked back at the grand palace.
She was dancing there just now, and only a few dozen minutes had passed, and now when I think about it, it's like a dream.
Under the moonlight, wearing a crown on her head, she looked particularly alienated.