Eagle’s Glory

Chapter 192 79, reappearing in people

As night falls, the quiet Schönbrunn Palace welcomes its own lively moment.

After this period of silence, this beautiful palace finally regained its splendor and ushered in a new public event.

Although no official announcement has been made, rumors have spread throughout the upper class society that Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie, who has just recovered from a serious illness, will also appear in attendance this time.

Her Royal Highness Sophie suddenly disappeared from public view, which aroused extreme curiosity from the outside world. The official explanation given was that she was seriously ill and needed to rest. Well-informed people speculated that she was punished in this way because she offended His Majesty the Emperor. .

But now that she has reappeared in public, she has finally shattered this rumor.

After nightfall, carriages drove along the bridge over the Vienna River and entered the palace gate, and among them was naturally the carriage belonging to Archduke Karl's family.

Soon, Teresa and her mother Henrietta stepped into the palace again.

Walking on the scarlet carpet, Theresa recalled her glorious night in a daze.

On that day, she came here to participate in a celebration, a coming-of-age ceremony that belonged to her. It was here that she accepted the royal arrangement, danced with the young man, and received the crown presented by the Emperor and Queen...

In the dazzling light, boys and girls in gorgeous clothes danced selflessly. The memory that was once as gorgeous as a rose still shines in her mind to this day.

By the way, the crown that His Majesty gave to Theresa that night was also packed up by Theresa as a precious souvenir and collection. It would leave with its owner and be displayed to her favorite person again.

In the midst of her memories, Teresa followed her mother and other guests to the banquet hall.

She subconsciously looked around, but she couldn't find many traces of her own memory.

That's good, it saves you the trouble of touching the scene.

His Highness is no longer here. Even though the place is bright and everyone is jeweled, it is still so desolate and there is no trace of warmth.

Teresa noticed that from time to time, people recognized her and looked at her secretly, as if to judge her mood at the moment. When she inadvertently looked at these people, the other party would always reveal An awkward but polite smile, and then looked away as if nothing happened.

Although more than one person here has talked about the news about Princess Teresa in private, on this occasion, no one dares to show a little ridicule or pity in person. On the contrary, they are all respectful in front of the Grand Princess, using friendly but friendly words. Random chatter passed the time.

The series of sensational events that happened a while ago seem to have disappeared, and no one remembers those gossips anymore.

You vulgar people, who enjoy criticizing others all day long, how can you possibly understand your true aspirations? Teresa thought to herself.

Teresa didn't care at all about what these people were thinking. After she arrived at the banquet hall, she consciously hid in a corner and quietly waited for the purpose of her trip to be realized.

And her mother, Henrietta, wandered through the banquet hall, looking for an opportunity to get close to Her Majesty Sophie.

While people were chatting, "God Save the Emperor Franz" was played in the hall, and then someone announced loudly.

"His Majesty the Emperor is here!"

With this shout, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Then, the door opened, and His Majesty the Emperor appeared in front of everyone.

Because of the ravages of time, this His Majesty looked older and older. Even wearing a gorgeous uniform, he couldn't hide the wrinkles after his energy declined.

According to etiquette, people stood on both sides to watch His Majesty arrive at the center of the hall.

However, unlike usual, this time the focus of people's attention was not focused on His Majesty the Emperor, but instead passed over his withered body and fell on the woman behind him.

Her Royal Highness Sophie, as rumored, has reappeared in public.

People who knew this Highness compared her current appearance with the appearance in their own impressions the moment they saw her.

Compared to the past, Her Royal Highness Sophie is now a little thinner. At the same time, the skin exposed at the neckline of her skirt is strangely pale, as if she has been living indoors for a long time without seeing the sun.

Seeing her now, most people immediately believed the official statement that she had been seriously ill before.

At this moment, Her Royal Highness the Princess was following His Majesty the Emperor calmly and calmly with a calm smile, but her eyes only fell on the void in the distance and never met anyone.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Amidst the cheers, everyone saluted His Majesty the Emperor one after another.

His Majesty the Emperor walked to the throne and nodded to everyone, "Thank you for attending tonight's event, I wish you all a good time."

After speaking a short sentence, he seemed to have no interest in saying more, but turned his head and explained a few words to Princess Sophie beside him.

Princess Sophie calmly listened to His Majesty's words, and nodded from time to time, expressing that she fully understood His Majesty's will. Then, she left His Majesty's side and came into the crowd.

Then, the banquet officially began, and people returned to their normal rhythm and began to gather in twos and threes to chat.

Taking advantage of this gap, Henrietta walked to Princess Sophie without leaving a trace, and at this time, many people had gathered around her.

Many people wanted to take advantage of Princess Sophie's recovery from a serious illness to gain a good impression in front of her. However, seeing that Archduke Carl's wife took the lead, they had no choice but to give up and wait for the end of their conversation before coming to please Her Royal Highness the Princess. .

"Good evening, Your Highness." Henrietta smiled broadly, holding up her skirt and saluting Sophie.

"Good evening." Sophie also smiled.

Although there was not much kindness in this smile, Henrietta couldn't care less at this time.

"Your Highness, on behalf of my husband and all my family, I congratulate you on your recovery from the illness. Thank God for your victory over the illness." Henrietta said respectfully to Sophie, "Your health is the most important thing to the empire. Precious, please take care of yourself in the future."

"Thank you for your concern, madam." Sophie nodded gently. "I also wish you and your family good health."

While speaking compliments, Henrietta secretly looked at the princess who had not been seen for a long time.

She had not had much contact with Princess Sophie before, but she already had some impressions of this princess. In my impression, she was energetic, a little arrogant, energetic, and full of courage in every move she made.

But now she is different - even though she is standing here, she seems to be out of place no matter how she looks at her, with an indelible sense of weariness, and her originally bright eyes seem to have been extinguished at this time. He just stared at everything in front of him mechanically and indifferently.

The smile on her face was very gentle, but without warmth. Although the two looked at each other for only a moment, Henrietta only felt her heart tremble.

In the end what happened? She seems like a different person... Henrietta thought to herself.

Could it be that his condition is too serious and he hasn't recovered yet?

No, it's not just a physical change, it's a mental one.

Are the previous rumors true... His Highness Sophie was severely condemned and punished by His Majesty for helping that Highness escape?

Although there were so many thoughts running through her mind, Henrietta couldn't make too many guesses, let alone lose her etiquette in public, so she quickly put aside her shock and smiled.

"While you were recuperating, my daughter has been worried about your health. Unfortunately, she has never had the chance to see you." Henrietta calmed down and then said the purpose of her trip, "I heard today that you are going to She has to face the public again, so she also begged me to bring her here, saying she must see you."

"Huh? See me?" Sophie was a little surprised.

Then, she curled up the corner of her mouth and laughed slightly mockingly, "Will she be worried about me? Then I really have to thank her for her mercy."

The smile on Henrietta's face fell instantly.

It seems that His Highness has not changed at all, and his venomous mouth has not changed.

As a mother, she was naturally a little angry when her daughter was said that. However, in order to fulfill her daughter's wish, she suppressed her anger and asked the other party again.

"Then are you willing to grant Teresa such an honor?"

"Of course, I also want to see how she is doing now." Sophie thought for a moment, nodded immediately, and then replied with a smile, "No matter what she thinks, everything that has happened has happened, maybe the two of us There will be some sympathy between the unlucky ghosts."

Unlucky guy...Henrietta frowned secretly again, becoming more and more angry.

The other party's words sounded like they were mocking Teresa for being an abandoned wife who escaped from marriage.

Ever since that incident happened, she hated others exposing her daughter's scars in front of her. How could she not be angry now that she was being ridiculed in front of her face?

As the younger brother of the emperor, her husband had a transcendent status. It would be fine if he was treated coldly by His Majesty the Emperor. It was really unbearable for a prince and concubine to be so arrogant towards his own family.

She decided to take Teresa away immediately after the two of them finished talking, so that she would no longer suffer this kind of disgust.

"Thank you for your generosity." She decided not to say more, saluted and left immediately. "I'll bring her to you later."

Soon, she returned to her previous position and returned to Theresa's side.

"My daughter..." After seeing Teresa, she first shouted, then picked up a glass of wine from the side and drank it angrily.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Teresa asked with concern.

After taking a sip of wine, Henrietta finally calmed down and looked at her daughter again.

"My child, in order to fulfill your wish, I just walked up to that Highness and made your request politely and diligently. She agreed."

"That's great..." Theresa breathed a sigh of relief, and then she immediately noticed something was wrong, "Then why are you so unhappy?"

"Of course it's because of her! She was sarcastic to me and secretly mocked you." Henrietta became angry at the thought of this and couldn't help but frown. "I thought I would pity her a little when she was recovering from a serious illness, but I didn't expect that she would treat us like this. It's really too much!"

At this point, Henrietta couldn't help but draw an indignant conclusion. "She's the same as usual, even worse than usual."

"Maybe it's because my heart is so bruised that I can no longer care about the feelings of others." Teresa muttered softly.

"What?" Henrietta didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing." Teresa shook her head quickly, "Anyway, thank you, Mom, I'm really sorry for suffering such injustice because of me."

"Silly boy, what do you need to apologize for? It's not you who should apologize." Henrietta shook her head, "Anyway, she will see you later when she is free. You can finish the conversation quickly, and then we will go back Go home, there is really no need to give her much face."

"Okay, Mom." Teresa nodded slightly.

As usual, everyone started dancing during the banquet, and melodious music resounded throughout the hall.

Princess Sophie was not feeling well after recovering from a serious illness, so she did not dance. No one was stupid enough to risk the recent public opinion by taking the initiative to invite Her Majesty Theresa to dance, so both of them were free.

Teresa waited quietly until,

A palace attendant walked up to her respectfully, and then bowed to her softly and elegantly.

"Your Highness, do you still have time? Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie would like to see you."

Teresa had been waiting for this moment, so of course she didn't say anything more and nodded immediately.

"I'm honored."

Then, she stood up, followed the attendant out of the banquet hall, and then along the corridor to the door of a room.

The attendant knocked gently on the door.

"Your Highness, Your Highness Teresa is here."

"Come in." came the answer from inside.

So, he opened the door carefully and walked in with Teresa.

After Teresa walked into the room, she found Princess Sophie sitting on the sofa, looking at her proudly.

"Get out." Sophie waved to the attendant.

The attendant hesitated, but did not move.

"Get out!" Sophie yelled again impatiently, "Are you still afraid that the two of us are playing some conspiracy?"

Facing the anger of Her Highness the Princess, the attendant finally nodded slightly and left the room, so that they were the only two people left here.

Teresa finally came face to face with her up close again.

They didn't meet often, but every meeting was unpleasant, and this time was certainly no exception.

Only this time, she felt a little more pity in her heart.

"Long time no see, Teresa." Sophie looked at the girl in front of her with a smile, and then said hello in a low voice, "Although meeting you is always not pleasant, but thinking about it carefully, I am also relieved... …How should I describe our meeting? The settlement of old scores, or the resonance of a hapless man?”