Eagle’s Glory

When everything was settled, Aegron and Theozolos-Kolokotronis bid farewell to each other contentedly, and went their separate ways.

In this meeting in Sparta, although they each made some compromises, on the whole they got what they wanted, and they were very satisfied with the cooperative attitude of their allies—and then, it was time for them to express themselves.

Aegron led his guards back along the original road in a mighty way.

After a day's trek, they returned to the port of Methoni.

Aigron immediately returned to the hotel he occupied, and when he stepped into the hotel where only he and the people around him lived, Teresa and Chanel immediately greeted him.

"Your Highness, you are finally back!" Teresa happily raised her skirt and saluted him, welcoming his return. "Is everything going well?"

In addition to joy, her expression also showed a sense of relief—after all, since the two reunited, they have never been separated. Aigron has not seen him for three days, and Teresa naturally feels very worried. It is miss.

"Everything is going well, Teresa." Eggron also happily replied to her.

Then, the two went upstairs together, and Egron briefly told Teresa the agreement reached between himself and Theozoros, as well as the two people's next action plan.

After he finished speaking, the two of them had already walked into the bedroom on the top floor.

"It would be great if everything can be negotiated." Seeing the progress so smoothly, Teresa was sincerely happy for Aigron, "But Your Highness, you have invested so much capital, what if the Greeks renege on their debts after everything is done? ? It's not that I don't trust them, it's just that there are too many ungrateful people in this world...God knows if we will just meet them."

"I'm not worried about this, Teresa." Aigron shook his head, "If we really succeed, then I will enjoy enough prestige, and many Greeks will become national heroes under my command. It is one with my interests—in other words, as long as they are there, my hard work and wealth will be respected. At that time, the Greek government will implement the agreement without my urging; but if I fail, then Sometimes I can only run away, and everything is lost, so why should I care about renegades? In short, you can think that I am just making a bet, betting that I will win, and I will lose everything else. I have absolute confidence in the final result, otherwise I wouldn't have come here..."

Seeing the young man talk about life-and-death matters with such a calm attitude, Teresa felt worried and admired at the same time. Isn't this kind of demeanor what she admires the most?

"I believe in you too,

Believe it more than anyone else. ’ she replied in a low voice.

Then she suggested, "You must be hungry just after you came back, right? I'll ask Chanel to bring some pastries."

"Well, you can ask her to bring the food, but first... I want to take a shower." Aigron replied with a smile, "I feel a little tired after this journey, and I need to relax."

"That's how it is." Teresa nodded immediately, then called Chanel, and gave orders one by one.

After Chanel took the order to leave, she looked back at her fiancé.

"Then, let's go together." Then, she blushed slightly and said.

Soon, everything was ready. Aigron changed his clothes and walked into the bathroom, then took off his bathrobe and soaked in the bathtub comfortably. Teresa followed him closely, and then entered the bathroom in the same way. The bathtub leaned against his side.

These days, they often bathed together at night, and the two of them gradually got used to being so close, and they were no longer as shy as before.

However, even though he is already used to bathing together, when he looks at the hazy and graceful body around him in the foggy bathroom, when he feels the heart-wrenching touch on his arms and even his chest, Aigron can't help but feel a little nervous. The blood is swollen.

So, every time he reached the limit of his patience, he had to remind himself of the promise he had made with Teresa, and forcibly suppressed the impulse.

Maybe this is also a kind of pleasure, waiting will make the fruit more sweet - he can only comfort himself like this every time.

"Teresa, have you recovered from your cold?" Aegron leaned against the wall of the bath and asked lazily.

"Your Highness...is much better." Obviously, Teresa was as confused as he was, so her voice was sweeter than usual, "Strange to say, since coming here , my condition has improved a lot, and the high fever has gradually subsided—maybe this is because I have returned to the mainland. After all, I grew up in the inland and have never experienced life on the island. It is normal to not adapt .”

"I think it's the same." Aigron also agreed.

Then, he hugged Teresa, and the two of them were skin-to-skin.

"Great... It's all because of me that you have suffered this kind of ordeal."

"It's all over now, don't say such things anymore." Teresa obediently leaned into his arms, and then replied softly, "If you only need to pay such a small price to be able to be with you forever, I will It’s a little frightening! God made you suffer so much before, and you didn’t complain everywhere. I just had a cold, so what’s there to complain about?”

Teresa's words moved Eggron even more, so he hugged the girl tightly, enjoying the gentle tranquility between the two of them, and the fatigue of his journey was swept away.

"Just yesterday, I received a letter from my mother." After a moment of silence, Teresa spoke again.

When she first came to Greece, she sent someone who followed her back to Austria to send a letter to her mother. On the one hand, she told her parents that she was safe and shared her joy; Situation, begging mother for help.

After receiving the letter, Grand Princess Henrietta wrote a reply letter, which was brought back by the messenger.

Messenger was running back and forth in the middle, and Tereza did not receive a reply until yesterday.

Like Teresa's letter, Henrietta's reply was equally affectionate, and Teresa was deeply moved after reading it.

In the letter, her mother also gave her many suggestions and exhortations for the future, which she also kept in mind.

After all, only close relatives are the most reliable in the world.

"What did the letter say?" Aigron asked casually.

"My mother praised my courage and blessed me, encouraging me to continue to move forward for my own happiness." Teresa replied, "In addition, she told me that she was going to use her influence to speak for you in the court. I hope that the imperial government can support your actions...at least not interfere with you."

Aigron just smiled in his heart after hearing this.

He did not doubt the influence of the Archduke Karl and his wife, but he knew that they could not say much in this matter-his grandfather, the Emperor Habsburg, only trusted Prime Minister Metternich in foreign affairs, And Metternich happened to not change his mind because of other people's opinions.

Therefore, let alone Henrietta's good words, I am afraid that even if Grand Duke Karl speaks in person, it may not be effective.

Of course, in any case, as long as he has such a heart, he is very grateful-at least it means that his future mother-in-law has forgiven him and is blessing his career.

"I am very grateful for her kindness, but I think it is better for her to avoid suspicion in this matter, which is better for your father." Aigron replied.

"Mom doesn't care about avoiding suspicion." Theresa disapproved. "Besides, what's the point of avoiding suspicion now? It won't be long before everyone knows that we are together. Don't you expect them to stay out of it?"

Aegron was right.

Although he is hiding Teresa's identity now, there has never been an impenetrable wall in the world. Teresa has always stayed by his side. Now that he has become the focus of everyone's attention, someone will soon find out—— And then someone will think of Teresa.

So he didn't comment.

Thinking of this, he felt a little more guilty towards Grand Duke Karl—if everything was known to outsiders, I am afraid he would have to bear a huge blame, and some people would even suspect that he secretly ordered this, and then he would face enormous pressure .

Thinking about it carefully, since he met himself, he seems to have never encountered a good thing, and his daughter was also kidnapped... If it were him, how would he treat such a person?

He decided not to think about it.

"Mom is now persuading father to give you a little more help in Austria. After all, you have already fallen into it anyway. It is better to try to get a good result, but father is still hesitating." Teresa continued. , "So my mother's opinion in the letter is that you make a noise as soon as possible, so that people know that you are fighting for Christians; and publicly, let everyone know that you have no hostility towards Austria, so that she can help father Don't worry about it. Although my father has retired for a long time, if he speaks, he will still be seriously considered by the imperial government..."

Aigron was also refreshed immediately.

According to Henrietta's tone in the letter, she is definitely not limited to the verbal support of her husband and wife, but wants to use her influence to influence the official attitude.

He had never counted on this, but it would be a pleasant surprise if he could get the great help of the couple.

In other words, the conditions for him to implement the agreement are more mature.

Whether it is the internal pressure of Greece or the external influence, they are urging him to make a big news as soon as possible. Only in this way can he really make his name and make those supporters rejoice.

Now that everything is ready, let's do it...

Byron's will is to be fulfilled by himself. Eggron made up his mind.

"Teresa, thank you...and your parents." He thanked Teresa with gratitude, "The help and kindness you have given me is something I never expected before, and I dare not look forward to it." Fate deprived me of everything I once had, but she also let us meet, so I don't hate her anymore!"

"Since we are all a family, we should help each other." Teresa smiled contentedly, "Okay, Your Highness, I have finished talking about my mother, and I am wondering if we should also Let your mother know?"

"My...mother?" Aegron was a little confused for a moment, and repeated the term that made him feel a little strange.

Marie-Louise, former Queen of France, now Grand Duchess of Parma, was not much of a mother to him.

"You mean the Countess of Nepeg?" he asked sternly after a moment.

From the slight change in his tone, Teresa could hear the displeasure in the young man's heart at the moment.

"Have you still not let go of your annoyance towards her?"

"Wrong, I don't hate her. I have reconciled with her when I was in Schönbrunn Palace-of course, it is only a reconciliation." Aigron replied coldly, "I don't remember her resentment for her in my childhood. My neglect, but correspondingly, I don't have the respect and love for my mother for her, she is a stranger to me, and I don't want to have anything to do with her."

"That being said, she is your mother after all, isn't she?" Teresa persuaded in a low voice.

"Then how does she look like my mother?" Aigron asked sharply, "I understand that some things are disasters brought about by fate, and she is helpless, so I agree with her remarriage, but someone forced her to marry her." Is she not allowed to come to see me? She has seen me several times in the past ten years, and every time I come and go in a hurry, is this her mother's love? Sorry, I don't want to talk about feelings with her, because this kind of thing is the two of us There was none in between."

Seeing Aigron's reaction like this, Teresa couldn't say anything more. Although Aigron said on the surface that she didn't care at all, she clearly saw the deep-seated resentment—obviously, the relationship between him and Luisa The estrangement between them cannot be easily eliminated, and he does not want to eliminate it.

"Even so, at least she contributed to us..." she whispered, "I am very grateful to her for this matter."

Aigron was speechless.

Indeed, this matter is undeniable-when the Austrian court planned to choose a marriage partner for herself, Louisa tried her best to cooperate and facilitated her marriage with Teresa.

Although there were twists and turns in the middle, this marriage will eventually become a reality.

Conversely, the more Teresa satisfied him, the more "help" Louisa seemed to him.

He hated to admit it in his heart, but facts were facts.

"Well, I'll thank her for that too." In the end, Aigron could only reply dryly, "However, in this situation, what can I do? I don't want to involve her, and she probably doesn't want to be with her like this." Do I have anything to do with the rebellious me?"

"There are some things that she can't get rid of easily." Teresa shook her head again, "Even if she is indifferent to you, she won't be cruel enough to wish you to fail or die, after all, she is your mother."

"Well, so what?" Aegron asked back.

"So let's write a letter together, thanking her for helping us both," Teresa suggested, "and tell her that we want nothing from her but her blessing, and I think she will be No matter how dissatisfied with you, this point should not be rejected."

"What's the point?" Aigron was still a little hard to accept. "On the contrary, I think that she just wants to hide from me as far as possible. The surname Bonaparte is a complete trouble to her, and she has her own family."

"This is very important to me... Aigron, your father is gone, and the only one who is alive is your mother. If our union is not blessed by the elders, it is really unbearable for me, so I hope I can do it for you." Make an effort."

Seeing Teresa's serious expression, Aegron's original anger disappeared suddenly.

Why is she so stubborn?

Well, even if it's to make her happy, it's okay to satisfy her wish.

"Well then, you can write a letter to her, I can sign it, and send a few nice words, but that's all, I don't have anything more to say to her." Finally, he sighed, "So you are satisfied, Teresa."