Eagle’s Glory

After listening to the reprimand, the maid stood quietly, and did not dare to straighten up until the skirt of Her Royal Highness disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Her face was pale, obviously Her Royal Highness's reprimand just now touched her a lot.

Although her loyalty has already been transferred to that highness, she is still full of fear in her heart towards the old master's power.

But even if she was afraid, she didn't want to follow Her Royal Highness's orders.

She didn't know what the consequences would be, and she didn't even know whether it would be good or bad to continue to follow the new master, but she had already determined the way to go for herself with fanatical determination, even if Her Royal Highness was furious.

She took a few deep breaths, managed to recover her mood, and tried to calm herself down, then opened the door and walked into the room.

Her gaze fell on her little master as quickly as possible, and he had returned to his usual indifferent expression at this moment. He was sitting upright behind the desk, and there was a stack of manuscripts in front of him.

The passionate time had passed, and there was no trace in the room to tell what had just happened.

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

Her words finally woke Aigron up from his trance.

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

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

With sharp eyes, she soon 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 fragile, 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 regained her spirits as soon as she heard it, and looked up at Aigron. "Go ahead and order, I'd be more than happy to do it for you."

"The touching loyalty, I really hope I can fully repay you." Aigron was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Okay—then let me tell you, I hope you will go to the pawn shop if you have the opportunity after following us to Vienna. , exchange some cash for me."

Then, he took out a few gemstones from the drawer of his desk, "You know, although I have a title and fiefdom, because I am underage, my income is temporarily kept by my guardian. I don't have any opinions, but it undoubtedly caused me a lot of trouble, I can't just give a gem to everyone like a fool."

"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 pawn shop owner, you don't have to worry about it, just pawn it at the price they give you." Aigron continued to tell the other party, "Remember, yes For you, the biggest danger 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 suspicion for the sake of making money, it is still very risky after all. After all, there are secret police all over the city."

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

"You have a chance to dress like a lady—that's when you're on stage." Eggron explained in a low voice, "You can use the gap before going on stage to run to the nearby pawn shop as fast as you can, pretending to be the nearest Some lady who is in a tight spot, pawned gems to exchange for me. Of course, this requires a little wit and resourcefulness, and I believe you can do it. Moreover, you don't have to rush to finish it all at once, and you can't always Pawning in a pawn shop, it is too late to familiarize yourself with the surrounding situation before doing it."

"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." Eggron 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, but unfortunately, he didn't have cash on hand that he could hide from everyone and withdraw at any time. So he could only consider the idea of ​​secretly pawning and hiding it.

With Princess Sophie's preference for him, if he really asks for money, Her Royal Highness, who has been made happy, will definitely give it a lot. Unfortunately, he can't explain the reason for using the money to the other party, so he can only give up. idea.

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

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Soon, it was the day when Aigron and the theater agreed to rehearse his script, and Her Royal Highness did not break her promise. At noon on this day, Princess Sophie sent someone to find Aigron, and led them to the outside of the theater in light clothes, and then walked in together 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 and quiet.

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

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

As if 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 acting.

Because there was no one in the auditorium downstairs at this time, Eggron, who was standing in the box on the third floor, could clearly hear the lines of the actors-he was very familiar with those lines because he wrote them himself.

Princess Sophie walked behind the railing and watched the performances of the actors seriously. Usually, when Aigron 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 with Su Princess Fei stood side by side and admired it with great interest.

Although the drama itself is just a cover, who doesn't have a little vanity.

"Your actors, their skills are not bad—" Princess Sophie said after watching for a while.

"That's natural." The manager smiled proudly, "Although our theaters are not the largest ones, we have the same strict requirements on actors, so that audiences will come to support them."

"But they're too lacking in enthusiasm!" Her Royal Highness changed the subject, "They're just performing roles mechanically, and they can't reflect the soul of my brother's script characters at all."

"Please understand, they have only just come into contact with this script, and they are still understanding the whole plot, and it's normal if they haven't immersed themselves in it." The manager replied with a smile, "When it's on stage, it will definitely not have this effect."

"It will be too late to find out the problem after moving onto the stage!" Princess Sophie interrupted the manager. "In order to prevent this situation, we two siblings discussed it and came up with a way—"

"What way?" The manager asked subconsciously.

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

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

"You mean the maid?"

"It's her." Princess Sophie nodded unquestionably, "Sir, let me tell you the truth, I am willing to spend money on the entertainment of our siblings, and I can spend a lot of money, but I can't tolerate it the most." It’s someone who’s out to fool us, take our money and think we’re fools, so I thought having one of our guys keep an eye on the show was probably the best solution.”

These young masters and ladies from rich families really like to mess around! You must have been spoiled since childhood... The manager couldn't help but lament in his heart.

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

"You underestimate her by saying that, sir." Aegron, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly, "I told you before, the current scripts are 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 pour into the script, besides, I don't want her to be the heroine, as a supporting actress, she can follow 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 team" happens from time to time in theaters, but it is usually an actress who has a financial background. It was almost unheard of that the maid was going to be in the show.

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

Now that we have reached this point, the manager also felt bad and continued to forcefully refuse, "Okay, let's give it a try."

He took the script from Aigron and flipped through it.

Then, he looked at the silent maid with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Miss, you can perform a live performance—"

Aigron also looked at Chanel, "Chanel, don't be nervous, just play to your due ability."

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

However, he chose to believe in Chanel.

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

She knew that His Highness was looking at her and had high expectations for her.

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

For her, this is not just a performance exam, but also means the whole future.

She took a few breaths, then looked at the mural pattern on the dome of the theater.

If you fail, if you disappoint His Highness, then jump off from here!

She said to herself in her heart.

Then, she made up her mind and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a calm gaze that sees through everything.

"My dear friend, do you know what you have done? You stood in front of a woman who longed for warmth, you gave her hope, you made her smile again, in this case, how could you bear to be so cruel Let her despair? If you do, then you have committed the greatest crime in the world?"

As she spoke, she frowned slightly, and there was a sad and hesitant look in her eyes, as if she was about to cry, "Unfortunately, she was at the mercy of fate, her soul was withered, she was so disappointed that she didn't even dare to count on anything, and at that time you coming…………"

Under the watchful eyes of three people, Chanel uttered the lines written by Aigron in a gesture of ecstasy.

Finally, she covered her heart, and ended the lines with a dejected and implied anticipation.

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

"Crack, crack, crack"

Aegron applauded gently, and in this way gave Chanel encouragement, "Well done, Chanel."

To be honest, Chanel's performance was even better than he expected. He could force the theater to give in as long as Chanel could barely fool her, but judging from her current performance, there should be no need to force it anymore.

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

"Honestly speaking, it's okay at the layman's level." The manager nodded, "But it's obviously a bit deliberate, and of course some audience members also agree with this..."

"Don't say so many strange things, I think it's enough." Princess Sophie said coldly, "Now you have no objections, right? If not, let's do it this way."

"Well, since you pay, then you have the final say..." For the sake of money, the manager could only nod helplessly in agreement. "I agree with your request, and hope that 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."

succeeded...

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

I have lived up to Your Highness's expectations.

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

"Well, let's rehearse in October, and we will show it before the carnival." The manager suggested.

"Carnival?" Aigron and Sophie were a little puzzled at first, and it took a while for them to react.

Like Venice, Milan and other famous European cities, Vienna holds a carnival every winter, which lasts until the end of February of the following year. During the festival, the citizens celebrated the arrival of the festival by eating vegetarian meals, participating in masquerade balls, and various activities to comfort themselves for the hard work of the year.

Since the Middle Ages, after years of development, this festival has become the largest festival in the capital of the empire. In history, many Austrian musicians have composed music directly on the theme of carnival, such as Schumann, Strauss, etc. wait.

Aegron smiled at Sophie, as if he was asking something.

And Sophie nodded with a smile.

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