Eagle’s Glory

Maria suddenly became furious, leaving Aegron at a loss.

However, Maria has always given the impression of being acerbic and irritable, so Aigron did not go too deep into the reason.

But of course he could see that his mother had a very bad relationship with her, and it was almost impossible to repair it.

But what about this? Anyway, there is no intersection in the first place. If you hate each other, just hate each other. It's not a problem at all.

In the next few days, Aigron continued to recover from his injuries, and Maria did not leave immediately, but chose to stay and continue to take care of him.

Gradually, Aegron's injury recovered. Although he was still weak after being seriously injured, at least his movements were no longer in serious trouble, and he could finally get out of bed and walk.

However, because of Bianka's attack, there were several shocking scars on his body. Some scars will slowly recover over time, but some scars may stay on his body permanently as a mark after the battle.

Thinking of this, Aegron was full of anger at Bianka, and he vowed to get revenge in the future.

Of course, things will be discussed later, and now he just wants to relax.

He has always been a person full of energy and action. During this period of time, he has been lying in bed for so long, and he has long been suffocated. Now that he can act on his own, of course he can't be idle.

So he decided to... hold a small banquet to celebrate his recovery.

He summoned his confidants who had come with him, and Her Royal Highness Princess Maria, and sat down at the banquet together.

The conditions of the hotel are rudimentary, the standard of the banquet is naturally not high, and the number of people is very small, but there is a saying that soldiers are expensive and not expensive. It's genuine), a marquis (not recognized by the outside world), a cardinal's illegitimate son (secret), the lineup is enough to make up a small "court".

Seeing Aegron's radiant look after his recovery, the others also breathed a sigh of relief, and became relaxed as well.

At the opening of the banquet, Aigron stood up with a smile on his face, and took up the wine glass to toast to the people present.

"Everyone, I don't know what words to use to express my recognition and gratitude for your loyalty... In short, you have proved that my trust in you is worth the money. I once fell into danger and almost When I lost my life, it was you who never gave up, let me get my life back, and gave me a chance to escape from danger. I know what expectations you have placed on me. I can only say that my life does not only belong to me, It's yours too, and I'll take my life to fulfill these expectations - let's toast to glory and victory!"

"Cheers to Your Majesty's health!" Andre Davout took the lead to pick up the glass and toast Aegron.

"Cheers to Your Majesty's health!" Others also congratulated together.

Even Maria, although not speaking, picked up the glass to toast him.

After drinking a sip of white wine, Aigron felt a great sense of relief.

Out of the bath because of a serious injury, Aegron also knew that he couldn't indulge himself, but of course there was no problem with drinking two glasses of wine.

These wines, specially sent by his mother from the small palace in Parma, are high-quality cellars, and they are also the best wines produced by the best wineries in the Principality of Parma. Although they quarreled with Maria, Louisa, after all, also Knowing the severity, he did not take out his anger at Aegron, but kept his promise and gave his son the material care he deserved.

It is made from a grape called "Malvasia", and after several processes, it has a complex taste with a characteristic delicate grassy aroma.

After all, Agron also grew up in Schönbrunn Palace. He was used to drinking all kinds of top wines since he was a child, so this kind of specialty wine is not enough to amaze him - it was just the joy of recovering from a serious injury, but the wine in his mouth changed. more and more luscious.

The others were similar, and their joyful mood made them drink freely, wishing this young man from the bottom of his heart not to encounter the same disaster in the future.

However, in the midst of this jubilation, Aegron keenly found that Maria was a little unhappy, and when she drank the wine, she was obviously a little distracted, as if she had a very heavy heart.

"His Royal Highness Maria." In order to please Maria, Aigron hurriedly greeted her individually, "I thanked everyone just now, but now I have to thank you one more time, because I am their benefactor and they follow me It is their duty to help me; and you are different, you only rescued me with good intentions, not only rescued me, but also took good care of me during this period of time - I think this contribution is commendable And irreplaceable, my God, when I think that without you by my side, I can only enjoy the care of a few big old men, I can't help shuddering, and I even wish I could not wake up at all! "

Aegron's deliberate joke made everyone burst into laughter, and even Maria herself couldn't help but grin.

"Your Highness, you saved my life, and you convince me with your sincerity that you have good intentions for me. When faced with the moment of death, you did not choose to run away immediately and hesitated to face the danger with me, Just imagine how many people can do it? From that moment on, you were one of my best friends, and I will never forget that scene - I grew up in the palace and listened to the hypocritical politeness Countless, but only a few times I have not seen sincerity, but this time, I saw a sincerity that social words can never match, which is priceless, and I am truly ashamed of it... Thank you for giving me this."

After speaking, he gratefully raised his glass to Maria, and gestured.

After listening to it, Maria felt a little emotional in her heart, and finally gave him a look of "At last you still have some conscience", and then picked up the glass and took another sip of wine.

When the people next to them saw the interaction between the two people, an ambiguous look flashed in their eyes. Not only were they not stupid, but they were also quite shrewd, so they could clearly see that His Majesty was deliberately trying to please His Royal Highness Maria.

As for the purpose...it should be very obvious, His Majesty definitely wants to do something with His Royal Highness the Princess.

The same conclusion was reached, but Andre Davout and Leon Esposito had different thoughts.

Andre Davout is only loyal to His Majesty, and he will not take any actions of the young man at all. In his opinion, as long as His Majesty is carrying out his great cause, then it doesn't matter if His Majesty is in the middle of it, it can even highlight His Majesty's actions. Charisma is a good thing.

And Leon Esposito joined Aegron halfway through. Although he was soon recruited as a private secretary by Aegron, he was an "outsider" after all. He couldn't get along, and his position happened to be very close to Princess Teresa, who was also an outsider.

And Princess Teresa had indeed approached him vaguely before—according to this logic, he should be on Princess Teresa's side.

The purpose of Princess Teresa's win over him, Leon was completely clear in her heart, and she hoped that she could become a microphone to let her know what she wanted to know.

And the scene that is happening now must belong to "what she wants to know".

So the next question is - should I tell her this?

Leon was a little tangled in his heart. After all, he had to take the risk of informing, but at the same time, he must be able to gain the absolute trust of Princess Teresa, and thus obtain a solid backer.

Risks and benefits coexist, which is really confusing.

However, having received a strict theological education since childhood, he did not show any clues on the surface, and still dealt with the people around him normally, and from time to time he made a few jokes to liven up the atmosphere of the banquet.

Of course, neither Andre nor Leon, neither of them, have considered any moral burdens—Your Majesty is His Majesty, even if you want to try to do something with His Royal Highness Maria, is there any problem? ?

In the midst of the chatter and laughter of the crowd, this celebration feast was carried out happily and harmoniously. Everyone chatted happily and joked from time to time.

Of course, everyone didn't toast Aegron a lot because they were worried about his body.

As the time came to evening, the banquet gradually came to an end, and the people present began to feel a little drunk.

At this time, Aigron stood up again and announced the end of the banquet to the people present.

People stood up to salute him, and then left, while Aigron watched Maria's movements.

At this time, Maria drank a lot of alcohol, and her face was red, but she was obviously sober.

She walked upstairs along the stairs, looking like she wanted to go to the balcony to get some air, and Aigron naturally followed.

As he expected, Maria came to the balcony, then sat on the seat, picked up a folding fan and started fanning.

Although it's only spring now, it's quite normal for her to be hot all over because of drinking alcohol...

Aigron walked in front of her while observing her.

At this time, the blush on her face has not dissipated, her eyes are half-open and half-closed, and the lace on her cuffs is placed on her chest, lazy and magnificent.

Looking at her luxurious appearance, who could have imagined her usual bitter and mean words?

But considering her kindness to him, Aegron didn't care about being mean.

Unconsciously, he quietly moved beside Maria.

He didn't speak in a hurry, but followed Maria's line of sight to the distant scenery.

At this time, it was dusk, and the Parma River not far away was sparkling, and the spring breeze broke the waves on the river, like golden scales.

On the river, there are some small cargo sailboats shuttled around with the help of the spring breeze. The sails of various shapes are dotted in the golden waves, as if they are floating in a fantasy.

Quite a beautiful view indeed.

"It's so beautiful here." Aigron finally made a voice, breaking the silence between the two. "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Maria didn't seem to be surprised why he came quietly beside her, but she didn't seem to have any interest in answering him. She just nodded lightly with her eyes half-squinted, which was considered to acknowledge his emotion.

"This land belongs to my mother." Aigron continued, "but in fact it was only given to her by my grandfather. After she dies, I am afraid that it will not belong to her descendants. It is true that pity."

Of course Maria knew what Aigron was referring to.

"If you really get what you want in the future, then you must have a way to keep this land for her descendants—" So she said softly.

"It's hard for me to say, after all, that is the future." Aigron shook his head, "This agreement of hers involves the inheritance dispute between the Habsburg family and the Bourbon family. It's a bargaining chip, and I can't directly decide where it belongs right now—"

At this time, Maria turned her head and looked at Agron seriously.

Aegron is a bit baffled, am I saying something wrong?

Just when he was at a loss, Maria suddenly laughed.

"Hahahaha... Duke Reichstedt, you are really trained to be a complete lord. Seeing such a wonderful scenery, you are thinking about the ownership of the land, which is a bit unfortunate..."

Aigron couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

"My job is this, I have to be dedicated, there is no way..." Finally, he replied embarrassingly.

"Okay, I didn't blame you, I just thought it was a little funny." Maria shook her head, still smiling, "Your soul is probably engraved with these things and will never get rid of... So I also I don't know how true what you said just now."

"It's real gold." Aegron quickly assured, "You can't see me as a monster, and I also have my own personal feelings outside of work - I have some principles, and retribution is one of them."

"Is that so?" Maria seemed puzzled, but there was still a smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Then why don't you just forget your king's job now and change roles for me—?" She changed her words.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Aigron asked quickly.

Maria half-opened her folding fan, then raised her finger and pointed to the Palma River in the distance, "The scenery here is very beautiful, when I go back, I want to use a brush to take a picture of it, and at the same time I want to write a poem for it. ...and this is something I can't do, Your Highness, can you?"

Agron understood.

Not only understand what she wants, but also understand why she is unhappy——

She is leaving, but she is reluctant to leave!

Really, for such a simple reason, why take so long to think about it?

Aegron knew that separation was inevitable, because the two had their own homes, and they needed to part ways after all.

But, he also knew that they would meet again.

Now I have to fulfill her wish and leave her memories of before the separation in her mind.

Other than that...and others.

What he had thought about doing before, and now is the best time!

Of course he knew how to seize the moment.

"Then can I get some polish?" he asked pretending to be serious.

"What polish?" Maria was taken aback, "Do you still need my money?"

"No... not that... Your Highness..." Aigron smiled.

Then, he lightly attached himself.

"Ah!"

Halfway through the sound, it was blocked, and the "brush" that Aegron wanted was their kiss.

For a moment, everything was silent, only the spring breeze reverberating on the Palma River in the distance quietly witnessed the absurdity of the young people.