When the news that "Prince Albrecht and Miss Agnes agreed to compete" reached the ears of Agron and Teresa, the couple who had just calmed down suddenly became turbulent again.
The so-called brother-sister connection. After hearing the news, Teresa, who knew Agnes was very powerful, almost fainted. Then she rushed to see her brother regardless of her own physical inconvenience. Agron was also shocked and helped him.
He went there with his wife.
When they arrived at the scene, they only saw an impressive scene——
Agnes stood calmly holding an unedged sword, while the young prince knelt on one knee on the carpet, seemingly weeping silently.
"Abbott! Abbott!" Seeing this scene, Teresa was so frightened that she almost lost her mind. She called her brother's name and moved towards him with difficulty.
Compared to the flustered Theresa, Agron was relatively calm. He immediately carefully observed the environment at this time.
Although Albrecht looked pitifully defeated, there was no blood on his body, and judging from the weapon in Agnes's hand, they were indeed just "pointing it out" and not agreeing after a conflict.
duel.
After confirming that his brother-in-law's life was not in danger, most of the tension in Aigron's heart disappeared, and then he noticed Alice standing in the corner.
Aegron probably understood what happened, so he winked at Alice, and then helped Theresa to Prince Albrecht's side.
With Aiglon's help, she helped her brother up, and then Teresa looked at her brother with tears in her eyes.
"Abbott, are you okay?"
Under his sister's concerned gaze, the young prince finally regained his consciousness.
But even at this time, he still found it difficult to accept the reality.
The humiliating defeat wiped away all his previous pride. He never imagined that in the hands of his brother-in-law's mistress, he would be as vulnerable as a child, with no power to fight back.
He had the sword pointed at his throat time and time again. It was obvious that even if it was just a blunt instrument in her hand, Agnes could still easily take his life if she had the intention.
I lost.
"I'm fine, sister." After a long period of confusion, Prince Albrecht lowered his head and looked at his sister. "I...I'm just a little sad."
After the prince spoke, Teresa, who was originally helpless, finally regained some sense. Then her eyes wandered around her brother's body, and finally confirmed that there were no wounds on his body.
"What on earth is going on?!" Then she asked her brother eagerly.
...The young prince felt so ashamed at this moment that he even wished he could immediately shut himself into a small dark room with no one and lick his wounds silently. But facing his sister's tears, of course he could not escape. He could only
I was able to bite the bullet and briefly explain the situation to my sister.
"I just had a conversation with Miss Agnes, and then on a whim, I challenged her - and then we had a competition. As you can see, it was just a pure competition, not
Anything else involved..."
Teresa finally understood all this, and then she glanced at Agnes with a complicated expression.
"You are not a child anymore, why do you do such boring things?!" Then she asked her brother again.
"..." The prince was speechless for a moment. In fact, he himself didn't know how to explain it to his sister.
And now he was in no mood to explain anything. In fact, it was extremely difficult for him to even speak.
"I'm sorry." He apologized to his sister with a slumped face, "I've embarrassed you..."
Although it was embarrassing to lose, and although he didn't want to say a word at the moment, in order to avoid misunderstanding his sister, he still defended Agnes, "Please don't blame her, she was passive in accepting the challenge, it was me who insisted on asking her to
She challenged her to try her skills, but she declined several times before agreeing. I lost, but I lost in an upright manner. Please don't punish her for this, otherwise my reputation will be completely ruined."
The prince's words made Teresa suddenly have mixed feelings.
On the one hand, she was naturally very unhappy that her younger brother had been beaten up by Fatty, but on the other hand, judging from his performance, even if he lost so miserably, he was still upright, which showed that he still had a bright future.
So she also sighed, "As long as you're okay... Abbott, thank God you're okay. You've done enough for me. I'm very grateful to you. You don't need to worry about my next affairs. Just be good."
Enjoy your journey…”
While the two siblings were having a conversation, Aigron walked quietly to Alice's side.
"Your Majesty...I'm sorry, because of my incompetence, such a disgraceful thing happened..." Alice solemnly apologized to Aiglon.
"Why didn't you stop this stupid thing? Why didn't you tell us in advance?" Aigron made a gesture and then asked the other party.
"His Royal Highness the Prince insisted on challenging Agnes on a whim, and Agnes was also aroused and insisted on accepting the challenge. In the end, the two of them got into trouble. I tried my best to stop it, but I was soft-spoken. In the end
That’s what happened.” Alice apologized to Agron repeatedly, “Your Majesty, please forgive Agnes for her rashness!”
Aigron looked at the surrounding situation, then at the people present, and finally sighed.
"Since there were no casualties, I can certainly forgive this recklessness."
In this situation, of course he could only forgive, no matter which side he punished, it seemed unjustifiable.
Fortunately, even though they were messing around, they still had a certain bottom line and did not cause any uncontrollable consequences.
Although the scene seemed ugly, in terms of the result, no one was injured, and the people present did not spread the news, so no one's reputation was damaged, and everything was within control.
He had caused the incident himself. Since the trouble had reached this point, he could only deal with the aftermath himself.
"Be careful around you, I don't want this to happen again!" After a moment, he reminded Alice emphatically.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Alice secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from His Majesty's attitude, she knew that nothing would happen to her and her sister this time, and this farce was finally over.
"Take Agnes to rest, and I will handle the rest." Agron asked Alice again.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Alice bowed again and obeyed the order.
Just when she was about to execute the order, Aigron suddenly asked her again.
"Did you secretly cheer for Agnes? Are you very proud of her victory?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." After being stunned for a moment, Alice nodded without hesitation, "Please forgive me for this little selfishness."
Aiglon nodded silently.
"Tell her that if I were there, I would cheer her too."
Then, he let the sisters go, and then turned back to comfort the other pair of siblings.
Because of Aigron's comfort and confirmation that her brother was indeed fine, Teresa's originally frightened and uneasy mood gradually calmed down. However, such a farce also quickly consumed her little energy.
When she was done, Aigron comforted her and sent her back to her room to rest.
Then, he summoned his brother-in-law to come to him.
At this time, Albrecht was still hanging his head, looking listless - it is understandable that anyone with a bit of a competitive spirit would not be able to cheer up after experiencing the kind of disastrous defeat just now.
Obviously, what he just experienced will become a painful lesson that he will never forget for a long time.
"Sir, you have done a big stupid thing." When there were only two people left, Aigron was no longer as pleasant as before, but taught the prince a lesson with a stern face, "As a prince, you are okay.
Yong Dou Hen is trying to compete with others. What does this sound like? Have you ever thought about how your sister and I will explain to your parents if something happens to you? How can we face them?
?”
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Faced with Aigron's criticism, the young prince could not use any excuse to defend himself. He could only lower his head and admit his mistake, "I acted on impulse and made a mistake..."
"What's more stupid than acting on impulse is the lack of self-awareness." Aigron continued to hit him mercilessly, "You challenged an opponent who is far inferior to you, and all you can get in the end is a humiliating defeat. You should be grateful to Aigron.
Nisi has already held back, otherwise you wouldn’t be facing me with your beard and tail now!”
Aiglon's words made the young man feel ashamed - nothing is more hurtful than the truth.
At this moment, he even had the urge to open the window and jump out.
After scolding his wife and brother, Aigron did not continue to attack him. After all, he also knew that young people are easily excited, and if he continued talking, something might happen.
So, instead, he stretched out his hand and patted the prince on the shoulder. "Well, there is no need to act like the sky is falling. Albert, you are still young. Who doesn't encounter some setbacks when they are young?
What? Besides, even if your swordsmanship is not as good as others, no one will be disappointed with you. You don’t rely on this profession to make a living, so what will happen if you lose? In addition, you can rest assured that all the witnesses today will be right.
Everything is kept tight-lipped - no outsiders will know what happened."
"You won't write to tell dad, will you?" the prince asked timidly.
"Your sister and I don't know how to do it, so what's there to say about this kind of thing? It's just making them worry." Aigron immediately shook his head.
Aigron's comfort can be described as "appropriate medicine". No one cares about face more than a young man in his prime. What he hopes most at the moment is naturally that his misfortune will not be publicized, let alone reach the ears of his parents.
After making sure that his last face was saved, the original humiliation and pain gradually became less painful, and he finally regained his breath.
In addition, although his body was hit many times, he was not injured, which was a great blessing among misfortunes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." He bowed his head to his brother-in-law sincerely, "I have caused you trouble..."
"I am the one who caused you trouble. After all, it all started because of me." Aigron also sighed, and then asked the other party, "How did you and her talk?"
Seeing Aiglon's inquiry, the prince briefly told Aiglon about the negotiation between himself and Agnes.
Before, he was extremely hostile towards Agnes, with a bit of disgust and resentment every time he mentioned her. But now, after the fiasco just now, when he mentioned her, he had
Unknowingly, there was some admiration and respect in him, and even he himself was not aware of it.
Seeing that the two of them reached an agreement so easily, Aigron was also a little surprised.
In other words, Theresa's family has already acquiesced in Agnes's existence, as long as she voluntarily keeps a low profile and does not attract the attention of the outside world, let alone steal Theresa's limelight.
Agnes can calm down the storm by writing a letter of apology, which is already a big profit.
——Undoubtedly, this is another time they have accommodated themselves.
Is this how many times they have accommodated themselves? Aigron seems to have lost count.
Even with his personality, he felt a little embarrassed at this time.
Of course, he didn't dare to write a letter of apology - it wasn't that he was too thin-skinned to write it, but he was afraid that writing such a letter would only have the opposite effect and make his father-in-law suffer from high blood pressure...
"I'm sorry, Abbott, I...I know that when facing the Grand Duke, I have no shame in making any more excuses. I also feel very sorry for everything that has happened. I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future. I won't
I will never let others attack Theresa again."
However, Albrecht did not answer, but just looked at him with a strange look.
Is this looking down upon me and mocking me?
Aigron felt embarrassed for a while, but he could only act as if nothing had happened.
"Actually...it's not like I can't understand you." At this moment, Albrecht suddenly whispered.
"Huh? What did you say?" Aigron was a little surprised.
"I understand why you attach so much importance to her..." Albrecht's voice became smaller and smaller, "She is different from the people we have seen in the palace. If I were you, I'm afraid... I'm afraid...
…”
Although he never said it out loud later, of course Aigron could easily understand what the word 'I'm afraid' meant.
Originally, after hearing about Agnes, although he was shocked at first, the young prince was actually not surprised. After all, who among the princes and grandsons has not had a romantic affair?
He just resented his brother-in-law for showing up everywhere with his mistress in such a high profile and not showing mercy to his sister.
But now, after the unforgettable defeat just now, in addition to the shame, he seems to have a little more understanding.
The two young men looked at each other for a moment, as if they had something to say to each other.
After a moment, the prince sighed.
"I will intercede with Dad, so let everything end here."
Aigron didn't know what to say for a moment.
After another moment of silence, His Highness the Prince mustered up the courage to ask again.
"She...does she have a sister?"
"No more!" Aigron couldn't help laughing, and then slapped this ungrateful boy on the shoulder.