Eagle's Glory

"Good morning, Your Majesty." Chanel appeared in front of him respectfully. "Any orders?"

Aigron took a rough look and found that Chanel had some dark circles under her eyes, as if she didn't sleep well last night.

He knew why she couldn't sleep well last night - but there was nothing he could do about it.

He could only pretend that he didn't see it, and then nodded to her with a little apology. "You help Teresa change her clothes—by the way, you should be by her side today and wait for orders. Whatever she wants to see or do, you try to cooperate with her."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chanel immediately obeyed his order.

"Your Highness, are you leaving?" At this moment, Teresa, who was behind her, stared at the young man closely, and asked.

Isn't this something that can be seen at a glance?Need to ask?Aegron was a little puzzled.

He turned around, and Teresa was looking at him expectantly.

And immediately he knew what she wanted.

However, he suddenly couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Yeah, I'm going to leave first, let Chanel serve you next... just tell her if you need anything, she will try her best to cooperate with you." He replied intentionally.

Under his teasing, Teresa really became anxious, she walked to Aigron's side, and reminded her in a low voice.

"Then... is there something missing before we say goodbye?"

She has already said it so clearly, if she teases her again, she will definitely get angry.

"So Teresa, you want a goodbye kiss?" Aggron asked.

Because of the presence of others, Teresa blushed with shame, but she didn't deny it, she just closed her eyes slightly, the meaning was already very obvious.

Eggron suppressed a smile, then lowered his head slightly, and kissed Teresa's lips.

The two of them just kissed like this, obviously they are not married yet, they look like a newlyweds.

Chanel stood on the side with low eyebrows, looking down at the ground, as if she didn't see anything,

After a while, the two separated again.

"Your Highness, see you~" Teresa waved goodbye to Aigron, and then watched the young man leave.

Then, Teresa returned to Chanel and returned to the center of the room, and under Chanel's service, Teresa took off the pajamas from last night, and then put on a new skirt.

While changing clothes, Teresa also chatted with Chanel by the way.

"Chanel, I have something I want to ask you, is that okay?" She asked in a low voice.

"Please feel free to ask, Your Highness, I know everything..." Chanel replied respectfully while continuing with the work in hand.

"Aigron revealed to me last night the huge amount of property he owns. He told me that this is the treasure he unearthed, as well as donations from relatives and supporters. I took a quick look at the private collection under the bed. It is indeed huge. As for me, I was surprised." Teresa smiled slightly, "Are you also one of the insiders of Aigron's secret? After all, you have always been by His Highness's side to take care of you personally."

"Yes, I know all this thanks to His Majesty's trust." Although Chanel was puzzled, she still answered His Highness's question honestly.

"It's really touching trust, Chanel, your loyalty seems beyond doubt." Teresa nodded in approval, and then changed the topic, "I also heard Egron say that you not only know about this property That’s all, but also responsible for helping him manage accounts and money expenditures?”

Chanel's hand suddenly paused.

She had a bad premonition in her heart, but she couldn't tolerate lying now, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"This must be a very heavy job. Thank you for your hard work for His Highness. You are really tired! Thank you very much." Teresa looked at Chanel with a smile, with approval and encouragement on her face, "But at the same time... I think that, as His Highness's fiancée, I have the right to know the specifics."

"Your Highness..." Chanel suddenly panicked, "If you want to know, I will report to you, but please don't deprive me of the honorable mission granted by His Majesty..."

"Where did you go?" Teresa shook her head ignorantly, "Since you have always done your job well, how could I make trouble out of nothing and deprive you of your power? I just want to Just fulfilling the responsibility of a wife and figuring out the financial situation of your family?"

Under Teresa's comfort, Chanel finally recovered from the shock.

"What do you wish to know?" she asked cautiously.

"I just need to know all the money accounts. You can handle the specific affairs yourself, and I have no interest in interfering." Teresa replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I just want to know what I need to know. His Highness said yesterday in front of all his cronies that any major decision in the future needs to be signed by me. This is a huge responsibility. If I don't know our specific economic situation, how can I rush to do it? decide?"

That was all there was on Tereza's mind.

Before leaving Vienna, her mother gave her two very valuable and practical lessons: first, to give favors to others bit by bit, not all at once; second, to firmly grasp the family’s financial rights—— Teresa took it for granted.

Of course, if you want to do these things, you must pay attention to your skills. She has just come to His Highness's side, and she must not arouse anyone's resentment, especially not to arouse the resentment of His Highness's cronies.

The person who can assist His Highness in handling financial affairs must be His Highness's closest confidantes, and they cannot be easily offended. Otherwise, once the relationship becomes stagnant, it will be difficult for His Highness to deal with it, and it will even appear that he is unreasonable and arrogant.

Besides, since I just arrived on the island, I am ignorant of everything. If I rashly intervene, it is easy to mess things up. When the time comes, I will be self-defeating, and I will lose face in front of His Highness.

Therefore, things can only be done step by step. Teresa decided not to change the current structure established by His Highness, but only to obtain a "review right" for herself.

With this power in hand, you can act calmly in the future, and after gradually getting familiar with the situation, it will be logical to hold all the economic power in your hands.

In front of Teresa's smile, Chanel found herself embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do.

Although she felt a little conflicted about Teresa's claiming power as soon as she landed on the island, the reasons Teresa gave were reasonable, and her Majesty's words as an endorsement, she couldn't question it, let alone resist it.

After all, if a lady wants to know how much money she has and how she spends it, who can veto her right except the head of the family?

"Then let us spend a little time sorting out the accounts. The accounts may be a bit complicated and take up your time." Chanel gave in.

"Before I went abroad, I had been cramming up on this knowledge, and I was responsible for the calculation of my dowry, so I have already experienced practice." Teresa replied immediately, "So don't worry, I will learn quickly, you just need to report it to me, don't worry about me not being clear."

After a pause, she smiled and nodded again, "I know you are busy with work and need to rest, so why not? The maids I brought will be handed over to you in the future. Anyway, Your Highness and I don't need them." With so many people serving, and you taking care of them, I think you can free up a lot of time for the most important things."

[In this era, it is common for aristocratic women to bring maids with them when they get married. When Yan Ni, who was born in an aristocratic family, married Teacher Ma, the family also sent a domestic maid, Lin Heng, as a dowry. She stayed with the couple for many years to serve them and their children, and followed them all the way in exile in various countries; similarly, when Teresa, who is a close branch of the royal family, went abroad with her dowry, if there were not many parents around The delivery maid was incredible.

However, because the ecological niche of the maid attribute has been occupied by Chanel, I will not write about these maids in detail for the time being, it is good to know their existence~]

Teresa's move is also to appease Chanel.

There is no doubt that although she has acted so politely, she is infringing on Chanel's existing authority anyway, so she is also going to give the other party some due compensation, so as not to make the two of them stalemate and make things difficult for His Highness.

After all, this is her natural right, and no one can blame her for anything.

Since she is so persistent, Chanel can only do nothing.

"Your Highness, I will act according to your will." She bowed and saluted, expressing her obedience. "But your maid, I don't dare to order it casually."

"Chanel, don't refuse. Your Highness and I are very satisfied with your performance all the time, so I hope you can become the female officer, so that we can take better care of us." Teresa looked at Chanel with a smile, " I will tell them that in the future, they will act according to your orders, and anyone who dares to disrespect you will insult your loyalty, and neither Aigron nor I will tolerate such offenses, and I will make her punish immediately."

The female officer... I never expected such a title.Chanel thought.

It is rare for His Highness Teresa to be so polite to herself.

At least, having this title means that he can stay with His Majesty forever.

"Then, I can only accept your favor with gratitude, Your Highness." Chanel accepted Teresa's arrangement.

And this means that Teresa's ideas have come true.

"Chanel, when many people don't know me, they always think that I must be the kind of unreasonable person who is a royal family, but this is completely misunderstanding me... When the situation permits, I am very happy to let Everyone be happier." Teresa gently hugged Chanel, "You have worked so hard. We will definitely repay you well in the future."

Next, the two ended their conversation, and Chanel changed Teresa's clothes.

After finishing her work, Chanel walked out of the room, found Charlie, and told him about Teresa's decision.

"Your Highness really can't wait, it's only the second day that you want to gain power!" Charlie clicked his tongue secretly.

"Yeah..." Chanel sighed softly, "But since this is her wish, we can only follow it. Although His Highness did not specify a specific deadline, I think her patience is limited after all, so we The accounts should be sorted out as soon as possible and presented to her."

"I will." Charlie nodded, and then looked at Chanel with regret, "Chanel, I don't care, I'm doing the same thing anyway, but think of you being so loyal to accompany His Majesty, but Wouldn't it be depressing to be manipulated by her in a few words."

"I serve His Majesty, so as long as it is His Majesty's wish, I should obey it and try my best to implement it. It has nothing to do with my personal feelings." Chanel replied to Charlie seriously, "So Your Highness, please don't do it any more. Let me mention my matter, let's think about how we can do things well in the future, so that Her Majesty Teresa is satisfied with our work."

Seeing that his provocation failed, Charlie cried out in his heart that it was a pity, but he was not discouraged, and just nodded indifferently.

"Don't worry, I will always support your work, after all, we are His Majesty's most loyal followers."　　

89, refusal

Just as Aigron welcomed Princess Teresa to Monte Cristo Island with grand etiquette, the representative he sent to Greece also ushered in a breakthrough in the mission.

On this day, Aegron's cousin Louis came to the small coastal city of Leonigion, located at the eastern end of the Peloponnese Peninsula, to meet representatives sent by the Greek government.

——The Peloponnese Peninsula is currently the only remaining territory controlled by the independent Greek government.

The Ottoman Empire cooperated with the Egyptian army all the way to the south and swept almost the entire territory of Greece. The Greek independent government, which was caught in internal strife, was unable to resist and retreated steadily. Finally, relying on the geographical advantage of the Isthmus of Corinth, which is only 6.5 kilometers wide, it barely held this last territory. .

And because of the consumption of the previous war, the Ottoman Empire was also a little tired, so it also temporarily stopped the offensive, and the two sides were in a temporary truce.

Although the most terrible days are temporarily over, the despair and desolation brought about by this war of independence that has lasted for several years can still be felt everywhere.

A terrible price has been paid for the independence of this country and its people, but until now, there is still no light and hope. They yearn for God's favor, but God is still as completely helpless as in previous centuries.

After arriving in Greece, Louis followed Egron's order and tried his best to contact the independent Greek government. After a period of operation, he finally achieved his goal.

Soon, through his own contact channels, he dressed himself up as a wealthy foreign businessman with ideals, and released his desire to assist the cause of Greek independence.

His request did not arouse the suspicion of the Greek government, because since the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, people with ideals from all over Europe have volunteered to help the cause of Greek independence.

After a period of contact, the Greek government agreed to send a representative to meet him in Leonigion to discuss sponsorship details.

So, Louis sneaked into this place with his escort members.

According to the information provided by the contact, a group of them came to the mansion of a local wealthy businessman.

As soon as he came here, he found that a group of people were already waiting here.

It seems that the Greek government is really hungry for external aid at present, so that it will be so serious if it sees a little hope.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a high-necked shirt and a double-breasted vest, he looked quite elegant.

Seeing that Louis was so young, he was a little surprised, but soon he regained his composure, and then looked at the helper with a smile on his face.

"My name is Damian Andino, member of the Greek Parliament, representative of Mr. President, nice to meet you, Mr. Riddle." The middle-aged man extended his hand to Louis friendly, and then said his pseudonym.

This congressman seems to have received a very good education, and he has stayed in other European countries before, so he is very proficient in French, so he does not have to worry about the language.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Congressman." Louis held out his hand, and the two shook hands.

Then they sat together on the chairs with backs next to each other.

"I heard you say that you want to aid our independent cause." After a short greeting, Damian Andino quickly got to the point, "How do you plan to help us? Of course, no matter how much you give us We would all be very grateful for your support of our cause.”

"We are willing to do our best to help you at all costs." Louis replied generously, "We will organize a volunteer army to fight for your cause, and we are even willing to invest tens of millions of francs to achieve this goal."

"Tens of millions... Tens of millions of francs?" Such a huge number quickly caused a commotion in the arena. Almost everyone, including Damian Andino, looked at each other in blank disbelief, not believing the news.

It is hard for them to imagine that anyone is willing to help them with such huge assets.

"Excuse me, is it true?" Damian Andino calmed down and asked.

"I came all the way to you, am I just joking with you?" Louis asked back, "To tell you the truth, we are already forming a volunteer army, and it is expected to arrive soon."

Damian Andino suddenly fell into ecstasy.

In this difficult environment, it must be extremely lucky if the independent government can receive such huge support.

But...he still had some doubts in his heart, after all, he had never heard of such a large-scale support coming before.

"If this is really the case... then this will be a great encouragement and help to us. You will be remembered in the history of our nation, and your name will be chanted thousands of years later, Mr. Riddle." Damian -Andino was silent for a moment, and then replied, "So, how do you plan to invest your aid, and what do you want to get out of it?"

When he heard this question, Louis knew that his mission had reached a critical moment.

At this time, there is no need to hide any more, and you should raise all your demands with them.

"Sir, now I think we should be open and honest." He looked at each other calmly, and then said every word, "First of all, my surname is not Riddle, but Bonaparte, and my name is Napoleon-Louis. - Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and eldest son of the former King of the Netherlands, Louis Bonaparte."

Such unexpected news made Damian Andino stunned, as if struck by lightning, and the people around him were also the same.

Before they could react, Louis continued.

"In addition, it is not my decision to help you, but my cousin's decision. I am entrusted by him and come as his plenipotentiary representative-I don't think I need to introduce, you should also be who he is."

His words caused a moment of silence.

Damian Andino exchanged glances with the people around him. Although they were located in a remote place, they still had information exchanges with the European continent after all. The news of Duke Reichstedt's escape from Vienna had already reached here.

It's just that none of them thought that they would have any relationship with that young man.

"Napoleon's son."

"No wonder..."

The group whispered quietly in Greek.

They mentioned the man with respect—after all, the Greeks, unlike other countries that had been invaded by the French Empire, had a soft spot for Napoleon because he beat the Turks in Egypt.

"I understand...that's how it is." After a long silence, Damian Andino let out a long sigh, "So, what is His Highness's request?"

"He doesn't have any demands, he just has a passion for it." Louis replied with his head held high, "He couldn't bear to see your great nation fall into disaster, so he wanted to help you complete the great cause that a Christian should accomplish. What kind of reward should you pursue, because salvation itself is the greatest reward."

The corner of Damian Andino's mouth curved slightly, obviously he didn't believe what Louis said, but he didn't say anything.