Although she had gradually become accustomed to intimacy when the two of them were alone, she still felt extremely ashamed to reveal such an unusual relationship in front of other people.
But she also knew that this was nothing more than self-deception. After all, here, this young man was the focus of everyone's attention, and his every move attracted everyone's attention. So when he was getting close to her, how could others be indifferent?
Really? I’m afraid that most people here already know.
But even if it was self-deception, it at least helped her get some psychological comfort, allowing her to avoid the psychological shock.
Judging from the young man's behavior at this time, it seemed that she could not hold on to her last bit of luck...
However, even though she was panicked and frightened, she was unable to stop him. After her slight resistance was ruthlessly thwarted by the young man, she was at a loss and could only follow the young man's actions and resign herself to fate.
Where is he going to take me? At this time, the girl is full of anxiety.
No... He couldn't really drag it to the bedroom, right? She couldn't help but think of the worst guess.
Isn't this too much anyway? She also knew that after arriving at Fontainebleau Palace, at the strong request of Princess Teresa, Agron chose to live in the Queen's Palace, and the couple lived in the same place every day.
If he takes him there, it means that he has to do it in front of Princess Theresa... Even if this young man is really bold, he shouldn't be so outrageous.
...Moreover, I was not prepared at all! Besides, what would others think?
The more scared Agnes became, the more she couldn't help but think about the worst.
If that's really the case, what should you do? Should you continue to submit or resist desperately? Logically speaking, you should definitely choose to resist desperately, but is resisting desperately useful...
All kinds of thoughts rushed through Agnes's mind, so much so that she no longer had time to take into account the surrounding situation, and just mechanically followed Agron as she walked among the splendid corridors.
When she came to her senses, she found herself standing at the door of a room.
At this time, Aigron turned around and found that Agnes' face was blushing and her expression seemed a little dazed.
"What's the matter with you, Agnes?" he asked.
"I...I'm fine." Agnes replied subconsciously. Then she came back to her senses and looked around cautiously. Fortunately, what she was most worried about did not happen. This young man did not really take care of herself.
Drag him to his bedroom.
But even if it wasn't his bedroom, it seemed scary...
"Your Majesty, what do you want to do?" Agnes suppressed the panic in her heart and asked the young man in a low voice.
"You'll know soon." Aigron seemed to be very interested, then he turned around and knocked on the door.
He was going to knock on the door? That meant there was someone inside. Agnes instantly felt extremely lucky that her worst fear did not happen.
However, her happiness did not last long, as she soon heard a question coming from inside.
"Who's out there?"
The voice was soft and pleasant, and sounded like the kind of well-educated noble lady, and Agnes immediately recognized that it was the voice of her sister Alice.
Your Majesty wants to bring me to my sister? What does he want to do?
One wave came after another, and Agnes's initially calm mood instantly became turbulent again.
This was definitely not a scene she wanted to face - how should she explain what she had done to her sister?
When she thought of this, she hurriedly tried to struggle.
However, it seemed that her awakening was still a little too late. While she was still thinking, Aigron had already responded to the inquiry inside.
"it's me."
"Your Majesty!" Although Aigron did not sign up for his number, the noble lady at the door naturally heard Aigron's voice. Her originally calm and calm tone became a little panicked, and then she quickly walked to the door and opened it.
.
As the door was quickly opened, Alice's beautiful face appeared in front of Agron. She originally had a welcoming smile, but when she saw Agnes behind Agron, there was some doubt in her smile.
But even so, she did not forget her manners and knelt down to salute the young man.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare early..."
"It's okay, Alice, I just wanted to come over and have a look temporarily. I don't need you to make any preparations in advance."
As Aiglon said, he dragged Agnes inside.
In front of her sister, Agnes naturally did not dare to lose her composure, so she had no choice but to give up her resistance and follow Agron in.
After walking inside, Aigron smelled the fragrance of powder and perfume, but it was more of the smell of books and ink. Although the room was covered with exquisite carpets and hung with expensive crystal lamps, there was not much luxury in sight.
The atmosphere of life, there are a large number of documents placed on the desk, and many bundled documents are placed in categories in the cabinet next to it. If it were not for the flowers and incense placed on the desk, it would look more like the office of a small civil servant
.
But in essence, the two are similar - after being entrusted with important tasks by Aiglon and Theresa, Alice has become a hot and important figure in the palace.
For Theresa, Alice was dignified and cautious, and in order to avoid suspicion, she could not use the Austrians around her, so she regarded Alice as her confidant and agent here.
And now that Theresa is pregnant for the second time, Alice is responsible for more and more things, so she is even busier.
Alice did use her practical actions to repay the trust and love of the two majesties. She devoted all her energy to a variety of busy affairs, from personnel recruitment, fund allocation and mobilization, to various
Maintenance and repairs are carried out everywhere, and she can be seen almost everywhere.
It can be said that without Alice's efforts, the palace would not have been able to operate so quickly, let alone show an orderly situation in a short period of time.
As a rising and popular power figure, Alice knew that she must be disliked by many people. In order to avoid being replaced by others, she not only did not rely on favors but became arrogant and domineering, on the contrary, she became more cautious and low-key in her behavior and treated others normally.
She is also humble and gentle, and does not look down upon others because of their low status. Her performance has also earned her praise from all parties, and she has gradually secured her position.
Aigron walked into the room and sat directly on the sofa next to the coffee table.
And sisters Alice and Agnes looked at each other.
Alice didn't quite understand the current situation, so she wanted to ask her sister to explain the situation to her. However, Agnes was embarrassed and blushing at this time, and she didn't dare to speak at all. In other words, she didn't know how to explain the current situation to her sister.
"Both of you, please sit down." Even though this was Alice's office, Aigron acted like the master, spreading his hands to signal them to sit down beside him - of course, he was the master of everything here.
.
After all, this was His Majesty's order, so the two sisters sat down separately even though they were a little hesitant.
"Alice, the reason why I brought Agnes to bother you is because I heard that you have hired her?" After they all sat down, Agron finally got to the point.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Alice responded quickly, "Not long ago, in view of the mixed and chaotic situation in the palace, in order to better maintain the safety of the palace, I decided to appoint Agnes. After all, although the palace guards
There are many places, but there are many places that are inconvenient to approach, and since she is a woman, she has a lot less worries..."
After a pause, she smiled apologetically, "I have to be honest in front of you, so I don't deny that I also have some selfish intentions - my sister had a quarrel with me because of some things before, so I also hope that
Keep her by my side in this way to resolve the conflicts between us. Please forgive me for my selfishness."
The reason why she said this was because this matter always had a sense of "private giving and receiving". Even if His Majesty didn't mind, she still had to show her guilt for it.
"Alice, don't be nervous. I'm very satisfied with your work, and I'm not here to interfere with your work today." Aigron waved his finger again, indicating that he didn't care about such selfishness at all, "Besides, I think your
The appointment is very reasonable. We have all witnessed Agnes's skills and she is completely qualified for this job! I am a little grateful to you. After all, without your help in persuading, I am afraid she would not have agreed so easily."
Then, he changed the subject again, "However, there are some inappropriate things..."
"What are you saying is inappropriate?" Alice felt a little nervous and asked quickly.
"You just hired her, but you didn't clarify her job." Aigron replied with a smile, "For example, what is her salary and rank? Which area is she responsible for? How many working hours are there? How should she be evaluated?
?What kind of rewards should be given for outstanding performance? These have not been determined. In this case, even if Agnes is enthusiastic and wants to do this job well, it may be difficult to do it."
"Well..." Alice was stunned for a moment, and finally she could only smile apologetically, "You're right, I was indeed inappropriate."
During this period of time, she was almost in charge of the entire palace's personnel work. Naturally, she was also very familiar with the "ranks and scope of duties, allowances and assessments" and other details of each job mentioned by Aigron, and could even be said to be her first hand.
Participated in the formulation. But as for Agnes, she did not do it in such detail - after all, for her, hiring Agnes was just a private grant, and there was no similar "job" to refer to.
to clarify the details.
Besides, if Agnes is short of money, she can just ask her for it. She will give her whatever she wants, so why bother setting salary and allowances?
But she didn't expect that Agron wanted to go one step further based on his private teaching and formalize Agnes's "work".
Is this Agnes's own request? She wants to seek status? So she begs your Majesty to intercede for her?
She flashed this idea, and then immediately denied it, because she knew her sister too well, and she was definitely not such a person.
Moreover, she looked at her sister again and found that Agnes also had a confused look on her face - obviously she didn't know what happened, she was just forcibly pulled over by His Majesty.
However, even after guessing this, Alice had no way to oppose Aigron's will.
"Your Majesty, how do you think we should clarify Agnes's work?"
"I just made this request. I'll leave it to you to implement it." Agron shrugged, looking uninterested, "There is only one thing. In terms of treatment, we cannot wrong Agnes.
My identity and talents, otherwise it would be beneath my dignity."
"I understand, Your Majesty." Alice nodded immediately.
According to His Majesty's wishes, Agnes will be given a generous salary and treatment, and Alice will certainly not object.
Since Your Majesty himself doesn't care, then he can just give his sister a little more pocket money - although Agnes will definitely not care about this, but what's the harm in having some money on hand?
Then, she urged her sister, who was still a little confused, with her eyes to thank her quickly.
At her sister's urging, Agnes could only thank Agron softly.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will definitely work hard to do my job well and repay your kindness."
In a few words, Agron regulated Agnes's stay with him, but he remained calm and continued. "In addition to salary, we should also be clear about work.
The area Agnes is responsible for is the security near the queen's palace. You also said that she is a woman after all, and it is easier to walk in these places where there are many women..."
Because this reason was reasonable, Alice could not refute it, but she soon realized something was wrong - after all, His Majesty and the Queen lived together, so how could Agnes be responsible for the security here? Wouldn't that mean,
She was dragged to his side by His Majesty justifiably?
After thinking about this, she became acutely aware of the seriousness of the problem, because His Majesty originally didn't care about the so-called palace personnel matters at all. These matters had been left to her to take responsibility for.
Therefore, the reason why he cares about these is because of Agnes...
A sudden realization dawned on her.
Then, she was keenly aware of another fact.
In fact, His Majesty brought Agnes to him not to help her inquire about her work, but... to help him so that Agnes could not refuse his arrangement.
Why did Your Majesty do this?
If she still couldn't guess the reason at this point, then her life would have been in vain.
For a moment, she fell into hesitation, not knowing what to say.
Her eyes wandered among the boys and girls in front of her. They were all so handsome and lovely. Originally, she had imagined that they would get married.
But...she never expected that their fate would continue in this way.
In order to maintain her hard-earned status, she should obey His Majesty's will, but should she really agree...?
She fell into painful entanglement.
"Your Majesty, could you please let Agnes and I talk alone first?" she asked in a low voice after a moment of silence.