Eagle's Glory

"Don't worry, I won't run away this time." All these emotions finally turned into this sentence.

Yes, I will not run away, and I will leave everything to you to decide, this is your due right.　　

46. ​​Farewell

"Don't worry, I won't run this time."

Aigron's tone was very solemn, and Teresa also felt the weight of it.

These plain words were exactly what she wanted.

"Your Highness, I believe in you." Teresa blinked her eyes, trying to calm herself down, "We will be happy! When that day comes, we will have someone play that piece of music, and let the master's talent shine again. His spirit in heaven must be very pleased to be revealed in front of the world..."

The girl seemed to have thought of something, and smiled softly, "Your Highness, I remember all the scores of that song. In fact, it is still echoing in my mind, but in order to keep you a little bit surprised, I will Can someone play for you again?"

Beethoven's posthumous work was specially ordered by Teresa for the wedding of two people.

So Teresa has been completely immersed in the daydream of that day, her eyes are full of anticipation.

The more she said that, the more ashamed Aigron felt.

"When you go back to Austria, if you have time, please present a bouquet of flowers to his grave for me. I have full respect for him." A moment later, Egron put aside his distracting thoughts and whispered to Teresa.

"Yes! I will." Teresa immediately nodded in response.

Next, the two chatted like this, changing the topic to various interesting things, literature and art, etc. Time passed by every minute, and they both had a feeling that they still had more to say.

Unknowingly, the two leaned together, and Teresa put her head on the young man's shoulder, looking at his profile from time to time.

However, the moment of parting came relentlessly.

At this moment when the sun was slanting to the west and the twilight was dim, Teresa bit her lip lightly, raised her head, and looked at the young man reluctantly.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid I have to go..."

Aegron didn't answer, just nodded slightly.He really felt a little bit reluctant.

But after all, this is something that can't be helped. For the sake of the future of the two of them, they can't just act on impulse.

"It's a pity, but it doesn't matter. Today's farewell is just for tomorrow's goodbye. I will return to you... and I will make this day come as soon as possible." Teresa said with force, "If Dad wishes Ours is the best, if Dad is really stubborn, I will think of other ways... Thank you for giving me the courage, I will stick to it."

"Be careful on the road." Aigron told her in a low voice, "Say sorry to your father for me, if... If he insists on whipping me at that time, well, I'll let him beat me, I can bear it Hold on, as long as he calms down. I don't want to be a permanent rift between you father and daughter, besides, I should be punished for what I did."

Eggron's rare submissive attitude in his life made Teresa's eyes sour, and she almost shed tears.

"No! I won't allow him to do that!" Teresa replied seriously, "If anyone dares to put even a finger on you, I will fight with my life."

After speaking, the two looked at each other.

Then, in unison, they all laughed.

"Pfft ha ha ha ha..." Aigron shook his head lightly, "Teresa, I am the same, I will kill anyone who is against you."

"Don't say such murderous words on this day, Your Highness." Teresa looked at him with a smile on her face, "At the end, let's have a more romantic farewell~"

"What do you mean?" Aegron asked curiously.

Teresa stood in front of him and held out her hand to him, "How about we dance together? Like we did at Schönbrunn Palace, because I want to carry today's happiness with yesterday's Memories leave..."

Aegron froze for a moment.

But why not?

If she likes it, then satisfy her.

"Of course." He immediately agreed.

Then, he raised his right hand, squeezed Teresa's soft and white back, brought it to his lips, and kissed it lightly.

Teresa's face turned red immediately, but she didn't flinch in any way, instead she hugged Aigron gently.

Then, the boy and the girl danced in this not-so-spacious room.

Although there was no musician in the room this time, the silent melody echoed between the two people's minds. Their dance steps were more tacit than last time, and their advances and retreats were like butterflies wearing flowers.

For a moment, it seemed as if the whole world had become eclipsed, revolving around them...

After an unknown amount of time, the dance came to an end. At this time, Aigron did not politely let go of his partner like a normal ball, but suddenly sank down.

"Ah!" Teresa let out a small exclamation.

Just as she was screaming, the young man had already hugged her back with one hand, grabbed her legs with the other, and hugged the girl horizontally.

Thanks to Teresa's identity, this "princess hug" pose is worthy of the name at this time.

Teresa was caught off guard at first, but soon she figured out the situation, and then she took the initiative to cooperate with this "surprise", wrapping her hands around the young man's neck.

"Your Highness..."

Aigron did not speak, but took Teresa around twice, and then led her to the window, looking up at the starry sky that had just entered the night in the distance.

Fortunately, Teresa has a slender figure and he has good physical strength, otherwise it would be a bit difficult.

"Teresa, is this memory enough?" Then, Aigron asked with a smile.

"How is it possible!" Teresa complained in a low voice. "Bastard! Your leaving without saying goodbye has cost me so much time like this!"

After speaking, she kissed the young man's lips.

Aggron closed his eyes, enjoying himself and Teresa kissing again, although it was really enjoyable, but... his hands were sore.

He persevered with great perseverance, allowing this good memory to continue, until his physical strength was on the verge of the limit, he had to stop, and then put Teresa down.

Then he looked at Teresa with a smile, as if asking her what regrets she had.

Teresa raised her head and looked at the young man flushed red.

"Your Highness, I will always remember what happened just now."

The tenderness just now ignited all her longing for the future life. She has already tasted the taste of happiness. This is the romance she dreamed of.

But she knew that what she and His Highness would face next would not only be rose-colored romantic fantasies, but would be full of difficulties and dangers.

Your Highness is going to take an adventure next, which is destined to be a glorious but bumpy journey. During this journey, he must be in great need of help. As his fiancée, Teresa feels that she is duty-bound. It can even be said that if she is in To be absent from His Highness's career would be tantamount to a shameful betrayal of one's promise.

So, to deal with everything as soon as possible and return to His Highness - Teresa secretly made up her mind.

Teresa saluted Aigron silently as farewell. She didn't speak anymore because she was afraid that if she opened her mouth and couldn't stop, she would waste time in vain.

And Eggron silently waved goodbye to her.

Then, Teresa looked at Aigron directly, and stepped back towards the door step by step. When she reached the threshold, she took a deep look at the young man, engraved the last impression in her mind, and then decided turned around and left.

The pain of parting immediately after the reunion made her heart ache, but the tender moment between the two of them just now gave her great courage and strength.

"Wait for me, Your Highness..." She whispered in her heart, and then plunged into the shadows of the night.

And Aigron also stood at the window, watching the girl's figure leave.

This is my future wife, he said to himself.

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After saying goodbye to Teresa, Aigron's own trip to Rome came to an end.

He has been in contact with his uncle, Cardinal Fish, for the next few days, inquiring about the news inside the Roman Church, and estimating the trend of his plan.

After paying such a high price, he certainly hopes that all expectations can be realized smoothly.

As if responding to his expectations, on this day, Cardinal Fish came to visit Aigron again.

"Any news?" Aigron went straight to the point.

"Yes, Cardinal Vittorio Esposito has already replied to me." Cardinal Fish nodded.

Aigron has been paying attention to the expression of the cardinal, and found that he is neither excited nor depressed. It seems that things have gone through a bit of twists and turns, but he is not desperate either.

"How?" he asked.

"Cardinal Esposito told me that he has given the piece of emerald to His Majesty the Pope, and His Majesty the Pope is also very satisfied with the gift." Cardinal Fish replied, "When the Pope is happy, red The bishop also told him your motivation for offering this gift."

Aigron didn't ask any more questions, but waited for the cardinal to continue his explanation.

Cardinal Fish swallowed, moistened his dry throat, and continued, "His Majesty the Pope was very surprised by your thoughts at first, but soon he felt very interested again, after all, if you If the Christian world takes back the homeland of Greece within the term of office, it will be a huge boost to his reputation, and he can also get the approval of the heavenly father. However, he believes that you are young after all, and the power in your hands is weak at the moment, so it must be difficult It is easy to complete this great cause, so from a political and diplomatic point of view, he and the Papal States cannot fully endorse you from the beginning..."

Aigron frowned, but he was not angry, because it was normal for the Pope to think so.

"Then what does he want?"

"Her Majesty is saying that he can give support in stages, at the beginning it is just a verbal exhortation by Cardinal Vittorio Esposito; if you get your footing, then His Majesty can personally in the sermon I commend you for your acts of righteousness; if you are successful, it is not too late to bless you with the authority of the Church."

It is a good idea to invest resources in stages.

Aigron thought about it, and felt that he seemed to be able to accept this condition. After all, this world has always been so realistic. If you fail, no one else has the obligation to bet on you.

"Then does he have any other conditions?" Aigron asked calmly.

"His Majesty the Pope means that the gift you are offering him now, although valuable, can only be regarded as an advance payment for this cooperation at best, and it is only enough for them to implement the first phase of the agreement; if you want to get further If you don’t cooperate, then you need to pay another price, His Majesty thinks that the price should at least not be lower than what you are paying now.”

Good guy, can you pay in installments?

Aegron suddenly had the feeling that he was unlocking the reputation rewards... and he had to pay for it all the time!

As expected of the church that invented indulgences, it is indeed a good businessman...

For a moment he was sullen, dissatisfied that the Pope had spoken so loudly.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry." Maybe seeing what he was thinking, Cardinal Fish quickly persuaded him, "I admit that His Majesty's conditions are indeed harsh, but as an emperor, you must not be swayed by emotions. I have no right to make decisions for you, no matter what decision you make, I will communicate and implement it for you, but I hope that this is your decision after careful consideration."

Under the persuasion of the old man, Aigron quickly suppressed his emotions.

Thinking about it carefully, the Church of Rome and the Bonaparte family are not relatives, and they still have old grudges with each other. They have no feelings at all, and some can only say a straightforward exchange of interests.

In this case, it is understandable that the pope asked for a harsh price.

Alas, let's think of it as paying off the debt for the first emperor.

Since the pope is currently available, it is okay to bleed a little more.

As long as he becomes the emperor of France in the future, there are ways to squeeze out what he paid, and even squeeze out more things.

Thinking of this, Aigron no longer struggled.

"Okay, I accept His Majesty's conditions." He looked at the cardinal again and said solemnly, "I will entrust everything to you. You can be my representative in Rome and take full responsibility for me and the church. Negotiate and monitor their implementation of the agreement, since I paid so much money, I have to see actual action!"

"Don't worry about this. It has always been a glorious tradition of the church to use money to do things." The cardinal replied with a smile. "Without this principle, our huge organization would have collapsed and disintegrated long ago."

"I hope so!" Aegron shrugged.

Then, he walked to the window sill and looked up at the magnificent outline of the city of Rome in the distance.

His trip was over, and it was time to leave.

He still can't enter this eternal city, but he believes that one day, he will visit this city gloriously and witness his former glory.

Yes, you just indulge yourself today, tomorrow I will bring down the punishment from heaven.

Out of excitement, he casually read a sentence.

"I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and all their hosts, assembled to fight against the rider on the white horse and his army. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns!"　　

47. Avengers

"Your eyes should not be spared, life for life, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth"

As summer approaches, the Saint-Germain district, where Paris's high society lives, becomes particularly pleasant.Although the gardens in various mansions are separated from the outside world by railings, you can still see the blooming flowers through the gaps between the fences. These flowers compete with each other in splendor, making the surrounding streets also float with a light fragrance.

In this pleasant street, a spacious rental carriage passed through, and then stopped outside one of the mansions.

Compared to other well-decorated mansions by the nobles, this mansion looked rather shabby. The originally luxurious decorations on the gate and railings had already been mottled and faded, revealing that the owner's financial situation was not as optimistic as imagined.

From the carriages coming and going, it is obvious that this mansion is deserted and lacks visitors, like an isolated island in this sea of ​​wealth.

In the midst of the silence, Edmond Dantès opened the curtains of the car window, poked his head out of it, nodded slightly to the astonished porter, and said in a cold and reserved tone.

"Please inform your master, the Count of Monte Cristo."

He was wearing a black dress, a velvet bowler hat on his head, a loose tie that was tied meticulously, and his hair was neatly combed and waxed. Coupled with his pale complexion and indifferent attitude, he was indeed full of the nobleman His demeanor is completely worthy of the self-proclaimed earl status.

After the concierge looked at him suspiciously, he seemed to understand something, and then he bowed to the adults in the carriage.

"Please wait a moment, I will inform the master."

The Count of Monte Cristo nodded slightly, and lowered the curtain.

Soon, the porter returned, and beside the porter was the personal servant of the Marquis de Treville.

"Master Marquis, please." The servant said respectfully to the carriage.