Eagle’s Glory

"From now on, I will follow your advice and walk on my own path, and we will encourage each other."

Looking at Maria's calm expression, Aigron felt vaguely worried.

She just smelled Teresa specifically, what was her intention?

He could feel Maria's disgust and hatred for Theresa, so he was worried that she would be harmful to Theresa in the future, but he didn't know how to speak - he couldn't forcefully assume that Maria was going to do something bad, right? She has obviously denied it. If she continues to ask questions, it will only intensify the conflict and will not help the matter.

Moreover, from his position, it is really not easy to clarify.

Fortunately, Teresa is not alone. She has her own subordinates and retinues around her, who cannot be easily harmed by Maria.

"We encourage each other." In the end, he could only nod reluctantly, "I believe we will meet again in the future, right?"

"Maybe -" Maria laughed, "do you hope to see you again?"

"I hope so." Aiglon nodded immediately.

Maria did not answer immediately, but looked up at the stars slowly emerging from the sky.

"I'm weighing the future of my life."

Before Aiglon could ask, she continued to explain, "I have to choose between two paths. Should I follow the fate, follow the rules of the royal family, and follow the will of my brother? Or should I take an ordinary path? According to my own will, I will go on regardless, taking a road that is destined to go to hell. I don’t know which one is better, but once I think about it clearly and make a choice, then I will go on without hesitation.”

Aiglon vaguely guessed what she meant.

"I wish you all the best of luck." He replied in a low voice, "No matter what you choose, I will support you. If you need to send me anything, please just ask me and I will do my best to do it. .”

"Okay." Maria's eyes seemed to have stars flashing, "If one day we meet again, I will definitely treat you to a drink and talk to you again - but at that time, I hope you can Be more respectful and polite, and stop doing those shameful things."

"..." Aigron was suddenly embarrassed.

After a pause,

He plucked up the courage to speak again, "But that's what I want to do, I want to hug you, or kiss you like I just did, or even do more - if after we see you again we just follow the etiquette of politeness. , that would be too insulting to the friendship between us."

"Stop!" Seeing that he was getting more and more outrageous, Maria quickly stopped him, "If you keep talking like that, we will never see each other again!"

Then she waved her hand impatiently, "Okay, okay! Don't say anything anymore! You are giving me a headache! I will think about it myself, don't make any more trouble for me!"

Seeing her anxious and angry look, Aigron suddenly felt like a cat whose fur had exploded after being petted, and couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, I won't say anything anymore. I'll wait for your decision." Then, he suppressed his smile, straightened his waist, and bowed to the other party again.

"Huh!" Maria snorted, then picked up the folding fan next to her.

This folding fan had been beaten into tatters by her beating Agron just now. She once again gently tapped the young man's head with the fan handle, but her movements were very gentle, as if she was a sister who hated iron but could not make steel. He was helplessly teaching his naughty younger brother a lesson, or a nun was bestowing blessings on believers.

After she finished knocking, she threw the folding fan back on the table, then turned around and left, disappearing into the night under the stars.

Looking at her disappearing back, Aigron sighed secretly.

After all, he still failed to "persuade" her in one go and let her participate in that audacious plan.

However, judging from her performance at the moment, she has fallen into a conflict. On the one hand, she is indeed attracted to bold young people; on the other hand, her reason tells her that there is no need to fly a moth into a flame and limit herself to In the predicament of injustice.

Since she is still struggling, there is still hope.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, and now it’s up to fate.

If she chooses to give up, then leave her aside and act as if nothing happened; if she finally chooses to eat the apple of temptation, then act according to the original plan.

At least now, it's all over.

Aigron quietly walked down the stairs with a mixture of disappointment and expectation.

At this time, he discovered that his guard captain Andre Davout was guarding the stairs downstairs.

"Andre?!" Aigron was a little unhappy. "Why here?"

"Your Majesty!" Andre saluted and apologized to him quickly, "Please forgive me... We are temporarily safe now, but after all, we are in an unfamiliar environment and we are very short of manpower. For your safety, I have to Do this. You can punish me if you feel offended, but please let me continue like this, at least for this period of time, I can't relax."

Aigron also understands that since the attack on him, Andre has felt guilty and self-blame, and now he is even a little bit dissatisfied. This high degree of tension is certainly not a bad thing.

"Okay, you are doing this just to protect my safety. How can I punish you?" Aigron reached out and patted his shoulder to encourage him, "However, you must also keep a certain distance. , no one likes his every move to be seen by others.”

Aigron was speaking without intention, but Andre was listening with intention.

He felt that Aiglon didn't like his love affairs to be seen by everyone, which was understandable.

"When we get to a safe place, I will keep the distance as you ask." So he replied. "But at least for now, I think your safety is more important than anything else."

Aiglon could only shake his head helplessly.

"Well, then I can tell you that we will be back to a place of absolute safety soon."

Andre was stunned for a moment, then instantly overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, are we going back?"

"Yes, I should have gone back a long time ago - I just had to delay my day trip because of an accident." Aigron sighed, "Now that my body has recovered, it's time to get everything back on track. ”

For Andre, as long as he can return to the Principality of Ioannina, it means that His Majesty can ensure safety, and he will no longer have to live such a life of fear, so he naturally welcomes this decision.

But soon, he thought of a very serious problem.

Will Her Royal Highness Maria also come?

Her Royal Highness Maria is here with His Majesty, it is just a fling that is not worth mentioning, and no one will care about it; but if she goes to Ioannina with His Majesty, even if she sneaks in secretly, she will definitely It caused a storm, and he couldn't even imagine what would happen.

Although he knew that he shouldn't ask about this kind of thing, he still couldn't help but make innuendo because of his duty.

"When are you planning to leave?"

"Tomorrow, I'll say goodbye to my mother and leave here." Aigron replied calmly.

"Okay, I'll arrange the itinerary for you right away." Andre nodded first, then raised his mind and pretended to mention it casually, "Then I also want to arrange the itinerary for Her Highness Maria at the same time?"

Aiglon glanced at Andre, and he was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.

"No need." Aigron did not lose his temper, but replied calmly, "Her Highness Maria just said goodbye to me. She will leave tomorrow too, but it is just to set off back to Bavaria. She has been away from home for a long time, and it is time to go back."

"That's it..." Andre secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The worst-case scenario he expected did not happen. "Her Royal Highness Maria has selflessly helped you and allowed you to recover so quickly. Therefore, she is also my elder sister." My benefactor, I am full of gratitude to her and wish her all the best in the future.”

Aigron didn't want to talk to Andre anymore, he just raised his head and looked at the sky, continuing his thoughts.

Although he is a little reluctant to say goodbye, he has witnessed too many life and death since he was a child, so he will not feel sad. Now that Maria has said goodbye, I am afraid that he will not have any contact with her for some time in the future.

He will not be sentimental about things that have become "the past". He is more willing to put his eyes and energy into the future.

Now that he has recovered his health and mobility, he has the energy to devote himself to his career, which is his destination.

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Early the next morning, Luisa received the news that her son was preparing to say goodbye and leave.

Because she hated Maria, she did not visit her son much while he was recovering from his injuries, but only tried to provide the best material supplies.

But now that her son is leaving, she must come to say goodbye in person.

So, she put on casual clothes again and went to the hotel where her son was staying.

This time, although Aigron was still a little weak and his face looked very pale because he had not seen the sun for many days, he could still see his original energetic and lively appearance, and he was no longer as embarrassed as he was lying on the hospital bed before.

Seeing her son's radiant look, even though there had been many conflicts between mother and son, Louisa still felt a little relieved and proud.

"My son, I am very happy to see that you have recovered. I hope you can learn a lesson in the future and not give people similar opportunities again - remember, a person can not always save the day."

"I will remember it. Thank you for your kindness, mother." Aigron thanked his mother calmly. "Thanks to your protection this time, I was able to recuperate without being disturbed. This is indeed a good thing for me." It was a very valuable help and I will keep it in my heart.”

"This is nothing to be grateful for. No mother in the world can cruelly turn away her seriously injured son. I just did what I should do according to the laws of nature and human ethics." Louisa replied calmly, "Besides, your safety is now in danger It is very important to me and our family. I should do this both emotionally and rationally. If you are grateful to me, then you should pay attention to your own life in the future. I don’t want to suddenly die in my sleep one day. When the news of your sudden death comes, it will catch people off guard."

Aigron smiled bitterly in his heart.

To be honest, he could also see that his mother also held a grudge against him for the few times he had harshly mocked her, so she never forgot to adopt the attitude of "I only help you because of the deal between us" to keep the two sides at a distance and retaliate. His meanness.

It was tit for tat, and he had nothing to be angry about.

He knew that this mother and son, because of their respective personalities and ways of doing things, had brought their relationship to this point, and they would probably maintain this awkward mother-son relationship for the rest of their lives.

Maybe this is also the loneliness that a royal family must have?

That's not bad.

He said no more, but gently hugged his mother and said goodbye to her.

"Goodbye then, Mom."

"Goodbye, son." Louisa stroked her son's back, and then suddenly remembered an important question, "What about Maria? Will she go back with you?"

Aigron shook his head.

"No, she was going back to her home and she was gone early this morning."

Humph, it seems that the two of them said goodbye after their affair was over. Louisa thought to herself.

That's fine, as it won't cause a disaster.

"I advise you to have less to do with her in the future -" Now that Maria has left, Luisa is no longer polite, "This woman has a bad temper and is very mean in her dealings with others. She is a complete troublemaker and will only give trouble to others. You bring trouble. I know that you are a romantic woman, and I do not require you to be completely loyal to Teresa. You can act according to your own preferences, but I advise you not to just look at appearance, and don’t treat anyone else Hold them all in my arms——"

Eggron could see that his mother hated Maria as much as Maria hated her.

He still doesn't know how the two of them quarreled when they first met, but judging from the consequences, their relationship is irreparable.

"Do you dislike her so much?" He deliberately pretended to be stupid. "As far as I'm concerned, she just has a mean temper."

"More than a little mean? She has probably been accustomed to dictating to everyone for a long time, and she doesn't even look at whether she is worthy of that position!" Louisa twitched the corners of her mouth, showing full disgust, "As long as I live for one day , she can’t expect any courtesy from me! Well, I really hope I never have to see her a second time.”

After expressing her opinion about Maria, Luisa's scowl calmed down a little.

Then, she looked at her son again, her expression becoming a little complicated.

"Do you have anything else to tell me?" Aigron was a little confused.

Louisa hesitated to speak, seeming hesitant.

After a while, she finally made up her mind.

"I'm sorry that you have kept it secret from me about the matter of Kristel. I didn't know about it before, so I didn't give her any help..."

Seeing his mother mention this, Aigron immediately became embarrassed. "It's okay...I don't blame you, this is my fault..."

Louisa was silent for another moment, and finally she sighed again.

"Forgive me, I can't fight your grandfather's anger, so I can't do anything to help her, but I can assure you that as long as you want, she won't die. That's all I can do."

"That's enough." Aigron was a little surprised, and then immediately nodded with emotion. "thank you."

This time he really meant it.