Eagle's Glory

Then, she thought of something again, "Then the illegitimate child? Is it true?"

"Yes, she and her lover had an illegitimate child." Aigron nodded, "In 1811, in an unknown hotel near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, she secretly gave birth to a son for Count Flao."

"Oh my god..." Chanel was surprised.

Chanel's surprise did not surprise Aigron. At that time, Otangs kept it a secret for the sake of the family. Only later did she write her memoirs in her later years, and her son Louis Bonaparte restored the Second Empire, and reused the illegitimate son. (entitled the Duke of Morni), this anecdote was widely known.

Of course, the current Queen Otangs did not commit suicide. She lived in seclusion in Switzerland and lived fairly well, but her lover had abandoned her as early as 1814 after the destruction of the empire.

"So, you changed her deeds just to..." Chanel understood.

"Not only the story, but I will also work hard on the details, retelling a few paragraphs of the letters between my poor sister Odance or my aunt and her lover, just to let my cousins ​​know." Iger Long smiled, "They will find me, I believe in their abilities..."

After a pause, Egron added, "And ambition."　　

31. Encouragement

Aigron's explanation made Chanel, who was a little confused before, finally understand the master's whole idea.

After thinking it over, she couldn't help but feel sincere admiration for his plan.

"Your Highness, you are really amazing!"

"I just have time to think. Thanks to the care of the Habsburg royal family, I don't have to perform the ceremonial duties of the emperor, and I don't have a large group of favorites around me all the time, so I have plenty of time to think. " Aigron replied in a mocking tone, "I'll emphasize again, even if we have done everything, we still have to wait for luck to come. Before luck comes, don't do anything superfluous."

"Of order." Chanel responded immediately, and then comforted the master. "Your Highness, what you said before was right. God will definitely take care of you. He let you come into the world as a favorite, so how could he bear to make you an outcast? Luck will definitely come, and those two Highnesses will definitely become Messenger of God, come to your rescue."

Aigron looked at Chanel with a wry smile.

Her expression was fanatical and pious, and she clearly believed what she said, not just talking to herself.

She believed in victory even more than he himself did.

While a faithful follower is a good thing, there are some illusions that need to be shattered sooner rather than later.

"Even if my two cousins ​​came to rescue me, they can't be called God's messengers, but the complete opposite." He explained in a low voice, "Everyone in the Bonaparte family is ambitious, and my uncles , there is no fuel-efficient lamp, all of them are pretentious, while using my father to get into the house, but once they become the climate, they will try their best to tear down my father! My cousins ​​are the same"

What Aigron said is the truth. In fact, Napoleon was so angry because of these brothers many times. He tried his best to get crowns for his brothers. He demolished.

His third brother, Lucien, fell out with him because of marriage problems, so he ran to Rome to live in seclusion; after his fourth brother, Louis, became king of the Netherlands, he refused to obey Napoleon's continental blockade order based on the Dutch position, and Napoleon was finally annoyed. Abandoned his throne and directly let France annex the Netherlands.

Napoleon once said angrily, "They seem to really think that their crown is given by God", which means that the brothers don't know how to be grateful, and only take the crown they got as a matter of course, but it is Eugene, who is not Bonaparte. Son, faithful and honest.

As a Bonapartist, Chanel certainly knows these allusions, but she just didn't expect that the next generation of the Bonaparte family will continue the style of the older generation.

"Those two Highnesses, is that really the case? You...are you a little pessimistic? After all, you haven't seen them since you came to Austria."

"You don't need to meet me to know, this is the continuation of the bloodline." Aigron replied firmly, after all, he certainly couldn't answer the real reason why he knew.

"The two Louis Bonaparte brothers will not be fundamentally different from their parents. So Chanel, don't have illusions about them. They are just objects I need to cooperate with. They will come to rescue me, and they will not It's because I love me, just because I need me. After all, as long as I live, I am the only banner of the Bonaparte family, and the call I send out is only as effective as Napoleon. Without me, they can't do anything. They want to do great things You must borrow me."

Aigron said, looking at each other sincerely, "And you are different, you are my loyal subordinate, someone I can fully trust—"

"Your Highness..." Being praised by Aigron, Chanel was so excited and excited that she was almost speechless.

"The road must be taken step by step. Now I am in prison. As long as I can regain my freedom, it is okay to make a deal with the devil, let alone rely on the ambition of my cousins." Aigron nodded to her with a smile , "But as long as I run out, then I am my own master and the only leader of Bonaparte's supporters. No one can manipulate me! If they don't obey me at that time, I will subdue them. My father's mistake I Will not do it again!"

Chanel nodded convincingly.

In her heart, she admired her master even more.

"I understand...Your Highness. No matter what happens, no matter who you are against, I will stand by your side."

"I want to thank you, Chanel." Aegron reached out and stroked the golden hair under her turban. "In addition, Chanel, I would also like to advise you not to place too many expectations on me. Although you may pin your desire for revenge on me, you deliberately imagine me as an angel holding a sword on behalf of God. The omnipotent and omniscient sage, but I'm sorry I'm just a mortal.

I will worry about gains and losses, and I will also be afraid and hesitant. I can't predict everything. The only thing I can do better than ordinary people is to adapt to the situation and keep walking with the certainty of sleepwalking after confirming one thing. No matter how high the price is paid, it is not hesitating.Other than that, I don't see anything extraordinary about me. "

"But Your Highness..." Chanel closed her eyes, enjoying the warm touch on her forehead, "The more you say that, the more I respect you."

"True reverence is not about shouting greatness no matter what the other party does, and I can't afford this kind of blind worship." Aigron shook his head, then withdrew his hand, "The reverence I want is to let me admirers sigh 'ah, he's just a mortal, he did xxxx wrong', and then seriously add, 'but even so I adore him'. I wish I could."

"So... what do you want me to do?" Chanel asked curiously.

"Every time I am discouraged, scared or in pain, comfort me and tell me that I am doing the right thing and that what I have done is not meaningless. I admit that the moment of showing my weakness is a bit dangerous, and I only dare to trust myself Besides..." Eggron yawned again while talking, and added wearily, "Rub my shoulders, I'm really tired now."

The sudden change in the boy's tone made Chanel startled and couldn't help laughing again.

"It is my pleasure, Your Highness."

After finishing speaking, Aigron left the desk and sat on the recliner next to the fireplace.

The recliner was shaking up and down slightly, while Chanel gently kneaded his shoulders, and the long-lost comfort made Aigron narrow his eyes in a daze.

"Your Highness, everything you did was right." In a trance, he seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear, "And, you are definitely not alone."

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The next day, Aigron went to visit Princess Sophie with the manuscript he had initially completed in accordance with Her Royal Highness's request.

Because she had just woken up not long ago, Her Royal Highness only wore a lavender silk robe, which was much more homely than usual.

"I didn't expect you to be so caring." Princess Sophie was a little surprised at the speed and efficiency of the young man.

"Of course, I never like to give up halfway." Aigron replied with a little pride.

"Then let me see what kind of story our Eggron is going to tell~" Princess Sophie smiled joyfully and mockingly.

She took the manuscript, then lay lazily half on the sofa, flipping through it casually, with the movement of her arms, the neckline opened and closed slightly, and her fair skin was also partly revealed, her demeanor was like that of a lady in a literary salon same as people.

However, as time passed, her expression became more serious, and her brows were slightly wrinkled.

After a while, she suddenly raised her head and glared at the boy.

"Are you dissatisfied?" Aigron asked quickly.

"Your heroine is really weak!" Princess Sophie said with some dissatisfaction, "Suicide is a cowardly escape. What problem can it solve? And even if you want to commit suicide, you should go back to your country first, and then find a chance to shoot that one." The bastard lover got married, so it won't be too late to die then, right?"

"...This is just a story. She committed suicide silently to increase the tragedy of the ending." Aigron replied with some helplessness.Then he asked curiously, "Why did you only kill your lover? The king and her husband also treated her very badly, right?"

"Of course." Princess Sophie rolled his eyes at him, "If a person is dying of thirst while walking on the desert, and then someone next to him seems to give him a water bottle in pity, and he excitedly musters his last breath. When I opened my strength, it turned out to be empty. Isn’t this kind of joke more cruel than any despair? Compared to giving a woman despair, isn’t it more vicious to give her hope first and then give her despair?”

"It seems to make sense." Aigron thought for a while, then nodded. "So... do you want me to change it? Do you have any suggestions for changes?"

"No...no need." Princess Sophie thought for a while, then shook her head and sighed, "If you change it according to my opinion, it's not your story, forget it...so be it, but I reserve my opinion. It's a good story, Eggron, and worth writing, getting the details right, and putting it on stage, and I think it'll be read."

Then, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Aigron, you really didn't disappoint me! Being able to write a story from the very beginning shows that you have some talent."

Eggron could see that she was sincerely pleased with myself.

So he also became happy, after all, who doesn't like to hear compliments.

"Okay, let's keep working hard. Now that we have started, let's finish it well." Princess Sophie sat up and encouraged the young man. "I'll try to help you in other ways as well."

Then she asked, "By the way, why did you think of such a story?"

"Maybe it's because I'm easily sentimental in such a situation." Aigron replied with a wry smile, "There's nothing else to do anyway."

"Then write a brighter story next time. With me here, can't you be happy?" Princess Sophie blinked.

"Okay..." Eggron nodded. "I can write a comedy for you."

"Then we've decided." Princess Sophie nodded, and then asked, "By the way, have you decided on the heroine's name?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, do you have any suggestions?" Aigron replied.

"Why don't you call her Teresa?" Princess Sophie looked at him with a smile.

Aegron was stunned for a moment.

"...Why is it called this name?" Then he asked in a low voice.

"Of course I'm joking." Seeing his appearance, Her Royal Highness couldn't help but burst out laughing.　　

32, actor

Her Royal Highness's laughter made Aigron feel even more embarrassed.

"You...you heard?" he asked cautiously.

"Yes, I heard." Her Royal Highness suppressed her smile and nodded slightly. "Well, don't get me wrong. I haven't spied on anything. It's just that there are always gossips in the court. It won't take long for such a big event to be known to everyone."

"It's because they have so much time to talk about things that don't have any clues." Aigron couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"It can't be said that there is no clue, at least Grand Duke Karl is willing to bring his daughter here to see you, which shows that he is indeed interested in this matter." Princess Sophie replied calmly, "You should thank me Your mother is dead, although she usually doesn't care about you, but she is quite willing to work hard to promote this matter."

Aigron couldn't see any joy or anger from Princess Sophie's face, but he could guess with his intuition that she didn't like hearing the news very much.

"I've only met Princess Teresa once or twice before, and I haven't been in touch with each other, so I don't know her very well. But I heard that she is a bit withdrawn." Before he could speak, Her Highness the Princess asked again. "Aigron, how did you feel after meeting?"

"I think she is a bit shy and introverted." Aigron nodded first, then changed the topic, "But I think she is a kind-hearted person, and she has no malice toward me."

"That looks very impressive, doesn't it?" Her Royal Highness narrowed her eyes slightly, "It seems that you are really tempted?"

"Of course not, I just met once. I just think she's a nice person, that's all." Aigron shook his head, "And you know me well, I won't hold back on things I'm not sure about. Had high expectations."

After hearing his answer, Sophie inadvertently stretched her eyebrows again. "From your standpoint, maybe this is indeed a good opportunity. People around you should have persuaded you. It doesn't matter what Teresa herself is, but she has a family background that can improve your situation... Such a princess is not very easy to find, it would be a pity to miss it."

"But if I want to find a princess who treats me better than you, then I'm afraid I'll never find one." Aegron replied in a low voice. "When I think about it, I don't have much interest."

There was a brief pause in the room.

"What nonsense are you talking about again!" After a while, Princess Sophie scolded him.

However, there was no anger in her expression, on the contrary, she seemed to be somewhat irrepressible joy and pride.

"Well, after all, Teresa didn't say anything about how she treated you, maybe she didn't take you seriously at all? Moreover, if you get along with someone whose personality doesn't match for a long time, it's true It’s very uncomfortable, so there’s no need to force it.” She nodded slightly, agreeing with Aigron’s opinion, “Besides, you’re still young, so there’s no need to worry, there will always be something more suitable if you take your time.”

"You have full confidence in me." Aigron couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Of course, I know how cute our Eggron is." Her Royal Highness stretched out her hand and pinched his cheek as usual, "Okay, wait for me a moment."

Then, she stood up from the sofa and walked into the changing room.

After a while, she came out again, and this time she had replaced the thin silk gown with a skirt.

"Go, let's go out!" She walked up to Aigron and urged.

"Where are you going?" Aegron was a little puzzled.

"Go for a stroll outside." Princess Sophie replied with a smile, "Aren't you going to write a script? I think you need to find some inspiration."

"Looking for inspiration?" Aigron was a little puzzled.

"Come with me—" Sophie didn't say much, and led him out of the room together.

They walked out of the palace together and came to the garden of Schönbrunn Palace.

Although the temperature in midsummer is very high, it feels quite cool for two people walking side by side among the green grass.

While walking on the boulevard, Her Royal Highness suddenly turned her head away and looked at the young man.

"Aigron, although you do have a talent for creation, you are still just starting out after all, and you have to explore many things from scratch."

"You're right." Eggron nodded.

"The most important thing in a script is the sense of presence. No matter how interesting a story is, if it doesn't have good enough lines, it will end up being ignored." Princess Sophie smiled, "Some things can't be done without reading them out directly of."

"You mean...we're practicing our lines here?" Aigron seemed to understand.

"That's right!" Her Royal Highness smiled and nodded, "It stands to reason that I'm just a spectator, and I have no interest or need to act as an actor. However, considering your current embarrassing situation, I can only reluctantly act for you. An extra..."

After hearing what Her Royal Highness said, Aigron was a little moved.

How could she know that the script she wrote was just for a cover?

"Thank you, Your Highness. You have been very kind to me."

"It's not that you, a clever little ghost, say those nonsense words every day, so that I have no choice but to treat you better, otherwise how can I deserve such a compliment from you?" Her Royal Highness asked back with a smile.

It can be seen that she is in a pretty good mood now.

"Those words are the truth." Aigron replied in a low voice.

"Because it's the truth, it made me even more happy." Her Royal Highness laughed even deeper, "I said before, since you want to write a play, of course I will help you realize your dream. So no matter you No matter how bad the writing is, I will let your script be staged on the stage, even if it pays for the theater. But I didn’t expect you to be so good at writing a good story. If this is the case, then I will naturally I need to help you more."

While speaking, she raised her right hand and waved it with great momentum, "So...Frantz, for the honor of our Memmingen siblings, let's continue to work hard."

"Well, let's work hard together." Aigron was also infected by her, and couldn't help laughing.

So, the two began to study the lines in the script.

Because he just started to write, what he wrote now is only a rough outline of the story, with very few lines in it, so it was quickly completed.

Princess Sophie is full of enthusiasm and sometimes puts forward her own opinions, which is more caring than Aigron himself.

So unconsciously, time is slowly passing by.

"Your Highness! Your Highness..." Just as they were discussing heatedly, a call not far away interrupted their thoughts.