Eagle’s Glory

The maid, who had listened to the reprimand, stood silently where she was, and did not dare to stand up until the skirt of Her Royal Highness the Princess disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Her face was pale, and it was obvious that Her Royal Highness's reprimand had touched her a lot.

Although her loyalty has already been transferred to that Highness, her heart is still full of fear for the old master's accumulating power.

But even if she was afraid, she didn't want to do what Her Royal Highness ordered.

She doesn't know what the consequences will be, and she doesn't even know whether it is good or bad to continue to follow the new master, but she has already decided the way to go with her fanatical determination, even if Her Royal Highness is furious.

She took a few deep breaths, reluctantly recovered her mood, tried to be as calm as possible, then opened the door and walked into the room.

Her eyes fell on her little master at the fastest speed, and he had returned to his usual indifferent expression at this moment, sitting behind the desk with a stack of manuscripts in front of him.

The passionate time has passed, and there is no trace in the room to tell everything just now.

"Your Highness." Chanel greeted respectfully, "Do you want me to prepare dinner for you?"

Her words finally woke Aegron from his trance.

"Wait a while, I'm not very hungry yet." He shook his head, "Chanel, please help me sort out my manuscript first."

"Okay." Chanel agreed immediately, then took the manuscripts and carefully sorted them page by page.

With sharp eyes, she quickly realized that this was not Her Royal Highness's note, so she looked at the boy with some distress.

"Why do you have to do it yourself? Just let me record it."

"Don't worry, I'm not that vulnerable, Chanel." Aigron couldn't help laughing, and then he seemed to remember something, "I have one thing I want you to do for me, but it might be a little dangerous—"

Chanel was refreshed when he heard it, and raised his head to look at Aigron. "Go ahead and order it, and I'm more than willing to do it for you."

"Moving loyalty, I really hope I can fully repay you." Aigron was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Okay—then let me tell you, I hope you will follow us to Vienna and run to the pawnshop if you have the chance. , help me exchange some cash."

Then, he took out a few gems from the drawer of his desk, "You know, although I have a title and a fief, but because I am still a minor, my income is temporarily kept by my guardian. I am not sure about this arrangement. No opinion, but it certainly caused me a lot of trouble, and I can't be like a fool to give a gem to everyone."

"Okay, I will definitely find a way to do it." Chanel took the gem and immediately agreed.

"These things are not rare treasures, but they are also quite valuable, but if you are bargained by the pawnshop owner, you don't have to worry about it, just **** it at the price they give." Aegron continued to exhort the other party, "Remember, yes The biggest danger for you is to be regarded as a thief. After all, with your usual clothes, it is impossible to be qualified to own these. Although most people will ignore their suspicions for the sake of making money, but after all, it is still very risky. After all, the city is full of secret police."

"Then what should I do?" Chanel was a little troubled.

"You have an opportunity to dress like a lady—that's when you're on stage," Aigron explained in a low voice, "you can use the gap before you go on stage to run to a nearby pawnshop as fast as you can, pretending to be the closest. A certain lady who is very tight on money, **** off the gems to exchange money for me. Of course, this requires a little tact and flexibility, I believe you can do it. Moreover, you don't have to rush to do it all at once, and you can't always do it all the time. In a **** shop, it’s too late to get familiar with the surrounding situation first.”

"I understand..." Chanel suddenly realized, and then she nodded immediately, "Okay, Your Highness, don't worry, I will do it for you!"

"I believe you." Agron nodded with a smile.

With the advancement of his plan, he finally began to get the opportunity to contact the outside world, but in this case, money became a necessity, and unfortunately, he did not have cash on hand that could be hidden from everyone and can be withdrawn at any time. So he can only think about the idea of ​​secretly pawning it.

With Princess Sophie's preference for him, if he really asks for money, Her Royal Highness, who has been coaxed to be happy, will definitely be willing to give it a lot, but unfortunately he can't explain the reason for his use of money to the other party, so he can only give up this. idea.

At this time, he was once again fortunate that he had a loyal and reliable helper like Chanel by his side, otherwise even such a small step would be troublesome.

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Soon, the day came when Aigron and the theater agreed to rehearse his script, and Her Royal Highness did not break his promise. At noon on this day, Princess Sophie sent someone to find Aegron, and took them lightly to the outside of the theater, then walked in together, and came to the box.

It was not yet time for the evening performance, so there were very few people in the theater, and Aigron was happy to be quiet.

The theater manager who had been waiting for them quickly ran over.

"I didn't expect the two of you to be so punctual this time." He greeted the siblings with a smile, then walked to the railing and pointed to the lower stage, "We're not idle either, please see—"

As if being summoned by him, the curtain of the stage slowly opened, and then a group of actors stepped onto the stage.

They dress differently, play different roles, and then start the show.

Because there was no one in the auditorium downstairs at this time, Aigron, who was standing in the box on the third floor, could clearly hear the actors' lines-the lines he was very familiar with, because they were written by him.

Princess Sophie walked to the railing and watched the performances of the actors seriously. Usually, when Aegron came here, he was not in the mood to watch the show, but today was different after all, so he also stood behind the railing, talking to Su. Princess Fei stood side by side, admiring it with great interest.

Although the drama itself is just a pretense, who has no vanity?

"Your actors, your skills are okay--" Princess Sophie said after watching it for a while.

"That's natural." The manager smiled proudly. "Although our theaters are not the biggest ones, our requirements for actors are equally strict, so that audiences will come to support us."

"But they are too unenthusiastic!" Her Royal Highness changed the conversation, "They just played the roles mechanically and rigidly, and they didn't fully reflect the soul of the characters in my brother's script."

"Please forgive me, they have only just come into contact with the script, and they are still understanding the whole plot. It is normal that they are not immersed in it." The manager replied with a smile, "It will definitely not be this effect when it is put on the stage."

"It's too late to find out the problem after moving to the stage!" Princess Sophie interrupted the manager. "In order to prevent this situation, our sister and brother discussed it and came up with a way-"

"How?" the manager asked subconsciously.

"We want her to participate in the performance." Princess Sophie casually pointed at the person standing behind her.

The manager took a closer look, then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You mean this maid?"

"It's her." Princess Sophie nodded indisputably, "Sir, let me tell you the truth, I am happy to spend money on the entertainment of our sister and brother, and I can spend a lot of money, but I can't tolerate it the most. It's people who are trying to fool us and take our money and treat us like fools, so I thought having someone from us who was always on the lookout for the show might be the best solution."

These young ladies from rich families really love to make a fool of themselves! You must have been spoiled since childhood... The manager couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Your maid, although she looks pretty good, she has never received any professional training, right?" He tried to reason with the wayward lady, "That means she has to learn from scratch, And that will take time - if she's slowing things down, it's not an easy outcome for either of us."

"You underestimate her by saying that, sir." Aegron, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "I told you before that the current script is often dictated by me and then copied by her, so she She is someone who can grasp the pulse of my thoughts, she can understand everything I want to put into the script, and besides, I don’t want her to be the heroine, but a supporting actress who can keep an eye on the progress of the performance at any time.”

"But..." The manager is still a little embarrassed. After all, this kind of "bringing money into the group" happens from time to time in the theater, but it is usually an actress who is close to the gold master. The maid is about to play, which is unheard of.

"You don't believe it?" Agron frowned, and then, he took the manuscripts he had recently written from Chanel and handed them to him, "Why don't you judge her ability on the spot? ? If you admit that she's barely getting by, then agree to our terms."

Now that this is said, the manager also feels bad and continues to refuse firmly, "Okay, let's give it a try."

He took the script from Aegron's hand and flipped through it.

Then, he looked at the silent maid with scrutiny eyes.

"Miss, can you perform a live-"

Aigron also looked at Chanel, "Chanel, don't be nervous, just use your abilities."

Although he told Chanel not to be nervous, to be honest, he was a little nervous in his heart. After all, he didn't know whether Chanel could pass the manager's inspection.

However, he chose to trust Chanel.

Chanel noticed the young man's gaze, and she couldn't help shrinking her neck.

She knew that His Royal Highness was looking at her and placing expectations on her.

So she didn't allow herself to fail - she had always vowed to do everything for His Highness, how could she let him down at the very first step?

For her, this is not just a performance test, it means the whole future.

She took a few breaths, then looked at the frescoes on the theater's dome.

If you fail, if your Highness is disappointed, just jump from here!

She said to herself in her heart.

Then, she turned her heart down, and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a calm gaze that saw through everything.

"My dear friend, do you know what you have done? You are standing in front of a woman who is eager for warmth, you have given her hope, and you have made her smile again. In this case, how can you bear to be cruel again? Make her despair? If you do, then you have committed the greatest sin on earth?"

She said, frowning slightly, and her eyes also showed sadness and hesitation, looking like she wanted to cry, "Unfortunately, she was at the mercy of fate, her soul has withered, and she was so disappointed that she didn't even dare to expect anything, and then you coming…………"

Under the gazes of the three people, Chanel spoke the lines written by Aegron in a selfless gesture.

Finally, she covered her heart and ended the lines with a look of sadness and implied anticipation.

After the performance, she raised her head and looked carefully at the three people in front of her, waiting for their sentence.

"Crack, snap, snap"

Aigron applauded softly, and in this way, encouraged Chanel, "Well done, Chanel."

To be honest, Chanel's performance was better than he expected. He could have forced the theater to make concessions as long as Chanel was barely able to fool him, but judging from her current performance, there should be no need to force any more.

Then, he looked at the manager, "Sir, what do you think?"

"To be honest, at the level of a layman, it's okay." The manager nodded, "But it's obviously going too far. Of course, some audiences also eat this set..."

"Don't say so many weird things, I think it's alright." Princess Sophie said coldly, "You should have no opinion now, right? If not, let's do it this way."

"Okay, since you paid, then you have the final say..." For the sake of the money, the manager could only nod helplessly and agree. "I agree with your request. I hope this young lady can always maintain the level of her performance. After all, being on stage and in front of three people are two different experiences."

it worked...

Incomparable joy rushed to Chanel's heart, making her face turn crimson.

I did not live up to His Highness's expectations.

She raised her head to look at the boy, and Aigron also smiled and encouraged her at the right time.

"Let's do it then, in October we will step up the rehearsal, and we will show it before the carnival." The manager suggested.

"Carnival?" Agron and Sophie were a little puzzled at first, but it took a while to react.

Like Venice, Milan and other famous European cities, Vienna holds a carnival every winter until the end of February of the following year. During the festival, citizens celebrate the arrival of the festival by eating fast food, participating in masquerade parties, and various activities to comfort themselves over the years of hard work.

Since the Middle Ages, after years of development, this festival has become the largest festival in the capital of the empire. In history, there are also many Austrian musicians who directly composed music with the theme of carnival, such as Schumann, Strauss, etc. Wait.

Agron smiled at Sophie, as if asking something.

Sophie also smiled and nodded.

"Carnival? Of course we are interested as citizens," she whispered.