[At this time, Sophie was in a very bad mental state due to being oppressed for a long time. It can be said that she was on the verge of collapse. She just managed to hold on because she still had thoughts in her heart. Now she sees Teresa getting married and having a baby, stepping on her head.
After getting everything, her heart exploded with jealousy, so it is normal to say such cruel words... It can even be said that this is how she should be according to her personality^_^!】
After Chanel left, Sophie continued to rest. It wasn't until she felt she had adjusted herself again that she straightened her clothes and walked downstairs.
At this time, Theresa was chatting with her family. When she saw Sophie walking down, she also walked up to Sophie and looked at him with concern.
"Your Highness, are you feeling better now?"
"Well, it's much better. Thank you for your understanding." Sophie replied with a smile, "The atmosphere here is much better than that of the cold palace. Although the time is short, I feel that I have not rested so comfortably in a long, long time.
…”
Teresa couldn't help but feel a little sad after hearing this, but she couldn't comfort her by mentioning the past, so she had to change the topic, "My parents will be honored to receive such a comment from you. It just so happened that dinner was just around the corner
We are about to arrive, would you be kind enough to have dinner with us?"
"It's an honor." Sophie nodded with a smile.
So Sophie walked to the restaurant and sat at the table with the Grand Duke and his family.
The beautiful princess immediately became the focus of the dinner table. Theresa's younger brothers couldn't help but look at Sophie with admiration and admiration. Although Theresa was equally beautiful, after all, she had grown up with them, so early in life.
They no longer notice the difference; and Sophie has been living in seclusion recently, and they have not seen her much, so now that they can appreciate her charm up close, the little boys will naturally find it difficult to resist this charm.
However, after all, they had received strict education since childhood, so no one lost their composure, they just secretly paid attention to Sophie's smile.
Archduke Karl didn't care much about the performance of his sons. After all, everyone had a childhood when they knew Mu Shaoai.
However, because he knew the inside story of what Sophie had done before, he was unwilling to let his family and Sophie have any relationship in the future.
From an emotional point of view, it was difficult for him to understand Sophie's harm to the dignity of the royal family; and from a political point of view, this was definitely unwise.
Maybe in the future, when the emperor's brother dies, Sophie's popularity in the court will rise, but now she can't have any influence. Being associated with her will only arouse the emperor's taboo, and it will not do any good to the sons.
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Mrs. Henrietta, who didn't know the inside story, didn't think so much. For her, since Sophie gave her such honor this time and was Theresa's friend, she naturally had to entertain her warmly.
In order to make the guests happy, she took the initiative to chat with Sophie and complimented her from time to time, which made Sophie laugh many times.
"Madam, you really make me envious." After chatting for a while, Sophie complimented the other party half-heartedly, "You have a great husband and such an excellent daughter, and she has also found you a world-famous wife.
You are a famous son-in-law. In addition, your other children are also quite outstanding. I think they will achieve something in the future. In short, you have everything that I envy. If I can do half of what you do, I think I will
One lifetime is enough to satisfy you.”
"You are going too far. You are so noble, so beautiful, and admired by everyone, so why should you envy me?" The lady replied with a smile, "I believe that you will have the same happiness as me.
The empire's glory will continue because of you."
Although Madam was complimenting her, Sophie felt mixed emotions in her heart and felt very uncomfortable. She obviously had an heir, but she could only keep it a secret. This was so frustrating and painful.
She barely maintained a superficial calm, and then asked her wife, "I heard that when Theresa got married, you were in charge of organizing the wedding? And it was in Athens. This is really strange. Can you tell me?
Tell me?"
"This is all due to Teresa's willfulness. Hey, what can we do against her? We can only make this hard trip." The lady was complaining on the surface, but in fact she was secretly showing off, "But fortunately, it is indeed
It was quite lively. Those Athenians celebrated my daughter’s wedding with the greatest enthusiasm, and I am very grateful to them."
Then, the lady vividly described her experience of rushing to Greece to arrange for her daughter’s wedding, and she also really exaggerated the grand scene at that time. Theresa felt ashamed and proud while listening, while Sophie
There was even more jealousy in my heart.
How much she hoped that she would be the one to marry Aiglon. Unfortunately, she and he were destined not to have such a fate. Even in her most ideal situation, it would be impossible for her to do so.
Because of this, Teresa, who took away everything she dreamed of, is even more hateful.
What's even more irritating is that now she can't express this hatred, and she still has to smile to Teresa and her family... When she thinks of this, her bitterness surges in her chest and abdomen,
I finally managed to suppress it by drinking.
Madam didn't know Sophie's mood at the moment. The more she talked, the happier she became, which also made the family members excited. After all, the twists and turns of Theresa and His Highness's much-anticipated marriage were like a legend to them.
"It's a pity that His Highness is not here." Albrecht sighed regretfully, "How I want to see his swordsmanship again!"
Unlike Sophie, this was not the first time that he heard his mother tell these things. After returning from Greece, his wife vividly told her family and friends about her daughter's wedding many times, as if she had regarded it as the pride of her life.
And young Albrecht was equally proud in his heart.
The last time Aigron visited the manor, Albrecht had seen his father defeated at the hands of His Highness. After all, the young man was so strong that he originally had some contempt for His Highness, but he immediately changed his attitude and became this
A staunch supporter of marriage.
Although His Highness abandoned his sister and fled shortly afterwards, which brought great stain to her reputation, as a young man with high ambitions, he was not as furious as his father. Instead, he felt that this showed that His Highness had great ambitions.
The legend that followed also made him more determined in his thoughts.
After all the hard work, His Highness finally became his brother-in-law, and perhaps he could eventually ascend to the throne and achieve something that would dazzle the world.
If that's the case, doesn't it sound like an honor to be the brother-in-law of a legend? After all, Napoleon's brother-in-law was a famous commander like Murat!
"Yes, it's a pity." Sophie replied with a smile, "But if he sits at our dining table now, I will definitely give him a good scolding."
"Of course I have to give him a good scolding. He has brought us so much pain, and you are also a victim." Madam nodded in agreement, "By the way, Your Highness, I heard that when he was in the palace, you were
He was quite caring, so I guess your relationship must have been very good at that time, right?"
This question was another sharp blow, causing Sophie's heart to throb violently.
In particular, the two insiders, the Grand Duke and Teresa, were sitting next to her, which made it even more like a public execution to her.
"Well, it's pretty good." She pretended to be calm, and then replied with a smile, "At that time, I saw that he was lonely and pitiful, so I tried my best to take care of him in life and did not allow others to bully him. For this reason
, His Majesty the Emperor even got angry at me after he escaped! Alas, I deserve to be unlucky. It would have been better if I had turned a blind eye to him like others."
"That's it...you have indeed suffered an unreasonable disaster." Because she had heard some rumors before, Madam did not doubt Sophie's words. Therefore, she was even more sympathetic to Sophie's experience, "
Hey, I think His Majesty is getting more and more stubborn and arrogant now that he is old! Franz acted willfully and angered Your Majesty. It is not your fault, so how can you be blamed and punished? You take care of a suffering person.
What’s wrong with the children? I think a person should not be punished for his kindness, otherwise how many people in this world would dare to do good deeds?”
After expressing her feelings, the lady asked Sophie, "If one day he can come to us, I will definitely let him apologize to you. You are the most innocent victim in the whole incident, but you have suffered
It’s really unreasonable to cause the greatest pain.”
Humph, apologize? How to apologize? Are you willing to let your daughter go away and disappear to a place where no one can see her? Sophie laughed in her heart.
She was indeed the biggest victim, but in her heart, the person who caused all these disasters was not the boy, but someone else.
"There's no need to apologize." She shook her head, "Now that things have happened, time has smoothed away the resentment in my heart, and I no longer dwell on these grudges. Maybe this is the fate God has prepared for me, and I can just bear it silently.
Already.
I had a lot of pleasant memories when I first interacted with him. When this kid wants to please others, he will indeed be a very lovable person. He has shining talents and extraordinary wisdom. Perhaps it is because of this.
In this way, he didn't want to die in Vienna in obscurity... To be fair, after he left, our place became more deserted and more boring. I don't know what achievements he will have in the future, but I think he will definitely achieve it.
He lived a very wonderful life, much more wonderful than me, and I will bless him as a former friend."
After finishing speaking, she looked at Theresa again, her smile still unchanged, "Of course, including Her Highness Theresa."
The lady was naturally very happy to see Sophie praising her son-in-law like this. Archduke Carl and Theresa also secretly looked at each other, both surprised that Sophie could actually say such tolerant and appropriate words.
It seems that after this torture of fate, Sophie seems to have become more "mature and open-minded", stepping out of the gloom and letting go of her grudges.
Both father and daughter were secretly happy, maybe this was the best outcome.
In this way, the dinner ended with everyone chatting.
Sophie forced a smile. Although the dinner was sumptuous, she was not satisfied with the meal and had a hard time swallowing it down. However, the others enjoyed it and were moved by Sophie's grace and tolerance.
But at this time, it was time for Sophie to say goodbye.
When she left, Teresa went to see her off alone.
The two people walked in silence. Although they didn't interact much with each other, there didn't seem to be much hostility lingering around them.
After today's meeting, Theresa's impression of Sophie was much better, so she felt more of a winner's pity, which was the kind of pity that Sophie hated the most.
When Sophie was about to get on the carriage and go back, Theresa suddenly spoke.
"Your Highness, when you go back, can you help me ask the palace if I can visit Crystal?"
Sophie stopped, then turned to look at Teresa in surprise, "Why?"
"It's nothing, I just want to take a look." Teresa replied calmly, "I have said that she is His Highness's flesh and blood after all, and since we have promised to take care of her in the future, why don't I take this opportunity to visit her?
? Maybe I don’t know how long it will take to see you again next time. This poor child... I have to pay attention to her current situation. "
Teresa's words brought back all kinds of thoughts in Sophie's mind.
Half heartbroken for my daughter, half secretly happy.
She was originally worried about how she should bring Chanel to her daughter, but now Theresa's proactive suggestion reduced her difficulty by half.
"Okay, I will tell you, but I don't know how the palace will respond."
"I think His Majesty will agree, because he may be the person in the world who most hopes that we will take Krystal into our hearts besides you. The greatest value of Krystel to him is that it makes His Highness worried.
"?" Teresa explained to the other party calmly, "Besides, even if His Majesty does not agree, my performance can improve the value of Crystal in his mind, so that at least her living conditions will be guaranteed..."
Theresa's considerate analysis made Sophie feel quite satisfied after hearing it.
What touched her heart even more was the other person's feelings shown in a few words.
Being in a different place, she asked herself that she would never be able to be so generous.
Even if some of it comes from "the winner's mercy," this mercy is still precious.
The compassion shown to Crystal was more touching to Sophie's heart than the compassion shown to herself.
Her daughter means a lot to her, and is even the pillar that keeps her from having a mental breakdown. She cannot accept that her daughter will be the same in the future.
Therefore, Teresa's kindness means a lot to Kristel.
Because of this, for the first time in her life, she truly looked at Teresa without any prejudice or resentment.
Under the moonlight, Teresa's face shone with a bright white light. She was still graceful after giving birth. Even Sophie, who was proud and arrogant, felt that her appearance and grace were worthy of being compared with her in front of her.
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She had said so many cruel words in front of Chanel just now, but now it was difficult to hate Theresa anymore.
Forget it, just thank her this time.
"Thank you for your trouble. I will forgive you once for the sake of Crystal." She dropped a sentence that puzzled Theresa, then turned around and walked into the carriage.