Eagle's Glory

Putting aside his selfish thoughts, the captain took out the long sword for training and handed it to Aigron, and then practiced with him in actual combat, while patiently explaining to him the skills of pace and exertion.

Because he was considerate of Aigron's initial recovery from his injury, the captain also kept his hand this time and slowed down his pace, which relieved a lot of Aigron's pressure, but even so, Aigron, who had not had strenuous exercise for a long time, still felt that his steps were heavy.

After fighting fiercely for a while, the two finally stopped their movements and began to rest.

"It seems that you can't slack off in physical exercise for a moment. After just a period of rest, it's so much worse than before!" Aigron took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and then sighed.

"Your Highness, you have worked hard enough. The decline in strength is only due to objective reasons. It will be fine after a while." The captain comforted him.

"I think it's the same, I will definitely surpass you." Aigron replied full of ambition.

"Then I think you still need to work hard for a long time—" the captain smiled complacently, "but I believe that one day you will be able to do it."

"By the way, Captain, I have something I want to discuss with you." Aigron suddenly changed the subject.

"Please tell me." Although the captain was a little puzzled, he still nodded.

"I've been really bored recently, so I asked Her Royal Highness to find a chance to go to a theater in Vienna to watch a show—" Aigron replied in a calm tone, "Although Her Royal Highness agreed to my request, she also has concerns. She is worried about our safety... so Captain, will you protect us when the time comes?"

Aigron's seemingly inadvertent question was actually prepared in his heart long ago.

There is no doubt that the Austrian court will never allow him to escape from surveillance and go to the theater alone with Princess Sophie to watch a play, and he will inevitably arrange "protection" followers. Be open and selfless.

More importantly, although the captain has superb swordsmanship, Aigron has been with him for so many years, and he has already figured out his character clearly, which makes it easier to predict his actions—if the person sent to monitor is an unknown If he is a famous person, he will have to spend more time to adapt and try to figure it out.

As for Her Royal Highness, he is not worried at all. As long as Aigron makes a request, and it is not particularly against the principle, Her Royal Highness will basically respond to every request.

Under his expectant gaze, the captain's expression slowly turned from doubt to calm.

"If the court entrusts me with the important task of protecting you and Her Highness the Princess, then I will definitely not shrug it off, and I will use my life to be responsible for it."

"Thank you, Captain!" Eggron was overjoyed and thanked the other party again and again.

"Aigron~~~" Just as he was about to say something more, a soft call suddenly came from afar.

The eyes of the two people instantly turned to the direction of the sound, and then they found that a group of women in skirts was walking towards them along the path, and the leader was Princess Sophie.

"I guessed right, you are indeed here." Princess Sophie looked at the young man with a smile on her face, "It's really hard work, I'm going to run out to practice swords when I'm in good health!"

Her eyes have been fixed on the young man, rippling with admiration. At this moment, although Aigron's hair and clothes are a little messy due to the strenuous exercise just now, he is holding a sword in his hand, looking heroic, and the original melancholy and weak Sweeping away, standing under the grand triumphal arch is even more fearless.

"I have always believed that the best way to heal illnesses and injuries is exercise, Your Highness." Aigron saluted Her Royal Highness respectfully.

"Having said that, you should also pay attention not to overdo your body." Her Royal Highness took out a handkerchief and wiped her forehead lovingly, "Look, you've already sweated so much, isn't that enough? I'll be here today." That's it for now?"

By the time of the last sentence, she had already looked at Captain Foresty who was standing next to Aigron.

When the handkerchief was caressing his forehead, the faint scent of roses rushed straight to Aegron's nose, and the feeling of someone watching him made him a little embarrassed, but he didn't break free.

"Yes, Your Highness." Captain Foresty nodded as if he hadn't seen anything.

Then, he consciously walked to a distance, not interfering with the conversation between the nobles.

After wiping off the sweat, Princess Sophie put the handkerchief back into her bosom.

"Aigron, I have something to inform you."

"Please tell me." Eggron nodded.

"Your mother will be here in two days, you have to prepare to receive her." Princess Sophie whispered.

Aigron was slightly surprised, but quickly nodded calmly.

"I will receive the Countess Nepeg with courtesy, if she is pleased to see me."

"You really..." Seeing his reaction, Princess Sophie couldn't help shaking her head and sighing.

The relationship between Aigron and his mother, Louisa, the former Queen of the French Empire, is not good.

If she could be regarded as the wife and mother of the Bonaparte family from her marriage to France in 1810 until the collapse of the empire in 1814, then she has nothing to do with the family after 1814.

In 1814, on the way back to Austria, she had an illegitimate love affair with Count Neipeg, who was in charge of escorting her, and lived with this lover shortly afterwards-shortly after, she was named the Duchess of Parma, She went to the fief with her lover.

In 1821, just two or three months after the news of Napoleon's death reached Europe, she married the Earl of Nepeg with relief, and she had already had three children with her lover before 1821.

In fact, this is nothing, Eggron is not a feudal and rigid person, not to mention that Napoleon himself has no real relationship with him, and the mother will remarry if she remarries, that is her own business.

However, since then, Louisa has wiped out all her feelings for the Bonaparte family, and treated her once beloved son with a strange indifference.

In history, Louisa set off for Parma in 1816 and left her son in Austria to be raised by others. After that, until the death of Napoleon II in 1832, she only saw her son seven times in 16 years, and every Every time she comes and goes in a hurry, as if what stays in Schönbrunn Palace is only her unbearable dark history.

In 1832, the King of Rome suffering from tuberculosis was dying on his sickbed in Schönbrunn Palace. Although Luisa, who was in Parma in May, was notified, she was late until the end of June, and finally saw her son die silently a month later.

Even though the king of Rome had his soul replaced this time, it still didn't change, and the mother still didn't miss her son.

Aigron has always treated others as others treat him, so he used the title of "Countess Nepeg" to indifferently cut off the distance from his mother.

Princess Sophie, who knows everything about Aigron, certainly understands the motives of the young man's behavior, but what can she do other than sigh?

"Aigron, that's your mother after all..."

"Mother! You don't seem to be able to use such a noble title for a person who didn't visit me after I fell off my horse and didn't even write a letter of condolences." Aigron replied coldly.

His answer made Princess Sophie speechless for a moment.

She looked at it sadly, then sighed lovingly.

"Don't be so stubborn sometimes, Eggron."

Aegron didn't answer, just stood silently.

"Your Highness, I have a request."

"What request?" Princess Sophie asked.

"When we go to the theatre, can the captain be the protector?" He looked at the captain who was standing not far away.

"Okay, I'll talk about it." In this atmosphere, Princess Sophie didn't even bother to think about it, but directly agreed to his request.

If that makes you happy.

Because of such an unpleasant topic just now, both of them lost interest. After chatting for a while, Princess Sophie left quickly.

"Okay, I'm going back first, take care of yourself, Aigron."

"Thank you, I will." Eggron nodded.

Her Royal Highness stroked his forehead again.

"Don't lose heart, boy, the Lord will bless us all."

Then, she turned and left.

Aigron watched Her Royal Highness leave, and then walked towards Captain Foresty.

"Your Highness has just agreed to my request, Captain, you can make some preparations next."

"Good Your Highness." The captain nodded, but his body remained motionless.

"Is there anything else?" Aegron asked curiously.

Captain Foresty's expression was very hesitant, uncharacteristically decisive.

"Your Highness, both you and the princess are the highest nobles in the empire, existences that we mortals cannot touch, so your romantic history is beyond my ability to interfere or comment. No matter what happens, I can pretend to be deaf and dumb. After hesitating for a while, Captain Foresty made up his mind and whispered, "But Your Highness, can you listen to my advice?"

"Please tell me." Eggron nodded indifferently.

"Your position is a bit embarrassing, and the best way to solve this embarrassing situation is to marry a princess, and the more prestigious the family, the better." Captain Foresty whispered, "I have no doubts The qualities you possess are enough to please any family, but...if any love affairs or similar things happened before this, it is very likely to damage your reputation, and it will not do any harm to your future One benefit."

Having been in the court for so long, Captain Foresty has of course heard some gossip - he doesn't even need to listen to it. He can tell a little bit about it from the appearance of the two of them when Aigron and the Princess usually come to see each other.

In his position, it is natural to say as little as possible, but it is precisely because of the feelings he has developed from getting along with him for many years that he can't help but speak out to this little master.

"Criticism? Fuck him!" However, his efforts were in vain, and Eggron just smiled contemptuously.

"I don't have a mother, but I also have a mother. Have you ever seen anyone who would abandon his mother because of bad reviews?"　　

21，失态

Two days passed in a hurry. Under the cloudy afternoon, the Grand Duchess of Palma and the Countess of Nepeg arrived at Schönbrunn Palace according to the scheduled itinerary.

As usual, His Majesty, the father of the Grand Duchess of Palma, warmly entertained her daughter and her party.For this ill-fated eldest daughter, His Majesty the Emperor has always felt a little guilty.

Egron was also notified the first time Grand Duchess Luisa arrived at Schönbrunn Palace, so he reluctantly followed everyone in the court to welcome His Royal Highness.

In the vast hall of the palace, the Grand Duchess and his wife walked through the crowd step by step, greeting each member of the royal family friendly.

In the evaluation of historians, Queen Louisa is not called a great beauty, and Napoleon was only fascinated by her youth, but now she is over [-] years old, and she has no chance of being called a "beauty". The figure is still pretty good, and the pace is quite light.

Perhaps because she has experienced too many storms in her short life, the Grand Duchess Luisa has a calm and steady attitude, and she is polite to everyone. The carefully woven floral decorations on her skirt add a bit of nostalgia to her. gas.

Next to her was her husband, Count von Neepeg, who was holding her hand.

The earl was in the army in his early years, and he also wears military uniform today.Although he lost one eye due to injury, he is tall and has the masculinity of a soldier. In addition, he is not as vulgar as many officers of this era, but he is straightforward and polite, and his conversation is quite decent.

It is precisely because of these qualities that in 1814, while escorting Louisa and her mother back to Austria, he took the heart of the former queen of the French Empire.

Objectively speaking, this was not a failed marriage. The Earl was very considerate and loyal to his wife, whose status was much higher than his own. He silently accompanied her to live in seclusion in Palma, and lived happily ever after.

After greeting each member of the royal family, the Louisa couple came to Egron at the end of the queue.

When the young man was recognized, the Grand Duchess' footsteps paused obviously, and her expression became a little dazed, even a little melancholy, but soon, everything became calm again.

"Frantz!" The lady looked the boy up and down, then nodded in satisfaction. "You have grown a lot taller than last time, I am very happy."

"Your Highness." Earl Nepeg next to her was obviously a little embarrassed, but he still greeted the boy very politely. "Happy to see you."

"Thank you for your compliment, ma'am, you are just as radiant." Egron bowed calmly, "I hope your couple's journey goes well."

Of course Louisa could feel the polite indifference of the young man, but she didn't say anything else in the end.

"Fine thanks."

Then, the grand duchess and his wife passed the young man and saluted to His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the throne.

This is the first time the mother and son have met in two years.

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After meeting His Majesty the Emperor, the Grand Duchess had lunch with His Majesty the Emperor and other members of the royal family.

Perhaps because of deliberately avoiding embarrassment, Aigron was not placed next to the Grand Duchess, but diagonally opposite at a distance, and he was happy to be ignored, eating quietly.

For today, he only needs to do those things that he has to do out of politeness, and he doesn't want to do anything else.

Princess Sophie was placed next to Louisa.

Because of Aigron, Princess Sophie doesn't like the Grand Duchess very much, but the royal education she received from a young age is enough for her to maintain a happy and decent appearance at the table. Laughing out loud from time to time made the atmosphere at the table more relaxed and cheerful.

Chatting and chatting, the topic was transferred to Aigron.

"Madam, sometimes I think Franz is too strong." Princess Sophie casually said to Madam while slowly cutting the grilled venison steak with a knife, "He just recovered from a fall two days ago. , I have to run to practice swords with others again, look, if there is any mistake, it will be so troublesome..."

"What fall?" Grand Duchess Louisa frowned, and then asked in surprise. "Is there such a thing?"

Seeing the surprised expression of Grand Duchess Louisa, Princess Sophie was also surprised immediately.

"I wrote you a letter on the day of the accident..." When Princess Sophie said this, she suddenly realized something and quickly stopped talking.

She had already guessed the truth of the matter——

It is unlikely that someone intercepted his letters, and there is no need to hide this kind of thing, as it has spread all over the streets and alleys outside.So... My God, Madam has already forgotten about this!

The princess didn't dare to ask any more questions, because Aigron was present, and she was afraid that if she really asked the answer, it would break the young man's heart.

"Ah, nothing." She immediately tried to change the subject.

"Oh! That's the matter." Luisa was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, "I remembered, I did receive your letter, but I think, when boys grow up, there will always be a little Stumble, God will make it all right..."

The princess narrowed her eyes, trying not to show her anger.

"Really? Thank God, everything is finally alright." Then, she calmly ended the conversation between the two with a polite remark.

The only thing Her Royal Highness is worried about now is Aigron. If he hears these words, how sad will he be?

She turned her gaze immediately, and found that, as she had feared, the young man's face was pale, and his eyes seemed to lose focus, as if he was out of focus.He tried to pick up the knife and fork to continue eating, but his hands seemed to be shaking slightly, so he couldn't eat smoothly no matter what.

The princess was very anxious, but at the same time she was afraid of provoking him again, and she couldn't make a loud noise at the dining table, so she was so anxious that she accidentally cut the venison steak into pieces with the knife in her hand.

Under her gaze, Aegron put on a straight face, and then took a few deep breaths. It was obvious that he took a lot of effort to stabilize his mind.

Then, he suddenly stood up unsteadily, and bowed to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty...sorry...my...my body is not feeling well..."

His Majesty the Emperor looked at his pale face in surprise, then nodded silently.

Aegron, as if pardoned, apologized to the others at the table with his eyes, then took a few steps back and staggered out.