Eagle's Glory

"No...of course not, the empire hasn't been revived yet, how can I hide from the world?" Chanel smiled and shook his head, "We found out about your whereabouts and knew that you were coming to Venice, so we came here first to wait for you."

"Wait for me, what are you doing?" Aigron asked calmly.

"We can take you away." Chanel replied.

Then, her breathing became more and more rapid, "Your Majesty, didn't you notice? Now is the best time for you to escape. There are countless places for you to hide in Venice. As long as you leave Venice, you can get complete freedom of movement!"

Although she spoke upliftingly, Aigron remained calm and showed no signs of being moved.

"Escape here...do what?" he asked again.

"What?" Chanel smiled in amazement, as if she didn't think there was any need to ask. "Of course it is to revive the empire! Although you live in Austria, your news must not be blocked, right? The Bourbon dynasty is over. Although the Orleans family ascended the throne, their position is not stable. Now the people are everywhere. Miss the Empire, France is calling you, don't you hear?"

"Sorry, I don't care about this anymore." Aigron shook his head calmly, "I remember that I have made it very clear-from the day I married Teresa, I have nothing to do with France , she can become whatever she wants."

Chanel's face suddenly turned pale.

"How can you say that?" She asked Aigron in a low voice, "You are the only son of the late emperor, the heir of the Bonaparte family, and the unyielding emperor of the empire... How can you abandon your obligations, abandon such How many followers are willing to die for you?"

"It's their own choice that they want to restore the empire; and it's my choice that I want to live my own life. Since I respect your choice, I hope you also respect mine." Egron was a little unhappy, coldly He replied coldly, "You can do whatever you want for the empire, but don't come to me... You have been by my side for so long and you should understand how persistent I am, so what I thought back then, That's what I think now, and I won't change my mind!"

After a pause, he asked again, "You just said 'we', who is that?"

"I found your cousins, and they... they are all very happy to restore the empire," Shanel replied.

Then, she asked again without giving up. "Have you really not changed your mind?"

Eggron replied coldly, "I've made it clear enough."

"You..." Chanel burst into tears suddenly with a great sadness, she covered her face, unable to speak for a while.

Aegron just stood there, quietly watching her cry.

After a while, Chanel finally controlled her emotions. She raised her head and looked at the handsome young man in front of her with eyes mixed with love, blame and helplessness.

"Your Majesty, I love you. Although as far as I am concerned, I am not worthy to love you, but I do fall in love with you. You are the first person in the world who treats me so well, and you are so talented. People I admire...the days when I stayed by your side were the happiest times in my life."

After saying this, she felt a sense of disillusionment, and she couldn't help closing her eyes, "But I didn't expect that you, who are so ambitious and thirsty for power, would choose to back down before a marriage! Could it be that an Austrian How could a woman bewitch you so easily?! Could it be that you would mock your ambition like this? You could become an emperor, but you shrank yourself into a volute..."

"For me, this is the happiest volute." Aegron interrupted her, "You want an emperor? Yes, you want, but what you want more is an idol! One responds to you Your expectations, your aspirations, idols for your revenge, you impose all your fantasies and fantasies on me, forcing me to give up the life I want, to fight for a dream that has been lost... No , I choose to live for myself, Chanel, unfortunately, but this is my decision."

Chanel knew that it was useless to say anything since she was talking about this matter, so she lowered her head and sat on a chair and wept silently.

After crying for a while, she asked Aigron with red and swollen eyes.

"Then can you write a personal letter? You allow your cousin to act in the name of the Bonaparte family, and allow your followers to be loyal to him."

Aegron froze for a moment.

At this time, he understood that Chanel and the others also made two-handed preparations—the best result was to take him away, and if it didn't work, he asked for an authorization from himself, and obtained the name of rebelling on his own.

Now that he has reached this point, he certainly won't make it difficult for Chanel anymore.

"Well, you can feel free to do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't involve me."

Aigron asked Chanel to take out the prepared paper and pen, and then wrote a short letter in the dim light.

Chanel received the letter, but there was no happy expression on her face, on the contrary, tears were still flowing.

"Your Majesty, you...you can change your mind at any time." She carefully put away the letter, left such a sentence, and finally disappeared.

With a sense of trance, Aegron walked out of the room, and then returned to the place where he was separated from Teresa along the corridor just now, while his wife was still waiting for him quietly there.

As soon as he saw Teresa, Aigron's heart suddenly became peaceful.

He managed to pull himself together and smiled, then walked to his wife's side.

"Sorry, Teresa, to keep you waiting."

"It's okay, Eggron." Teresa smiled, then reached out and stroked her husband's cheek.

Then, she asked in a low voice, "Did you have a good chat with Chanel just now?"

Aigron's face suddenly changed.

"Actually, I saw her just now, but I was vague and not sure... But from your demeanor and behavior, I have already guessed it." Teresa explained to her husband in a low voice.

Then, as if she was afraid that her husband would worry, she added, "Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone...what happened just now didn't exist."

Aegron immediately felt relieved.

He wasn't worried about what happened to him, but worried that Chanel and the others would be hunted down. Since Teresa didn't expose this matter, everything didn't matter.

"Just now, we had a little quarrel." He explained to his wife softly, "But now the quarrel is over and she has left."

"Is she still not giving up? She is really persistent... This kind of loyalty is quite admirable." Teresa nodded gently, "You rejected them again?"

"Yes, the same as back then..." Aigron nodded, "Since I have made a decision, I should stick to it."

"Have you ever regretted it?" Teresa suddenly asked in a low voice.

Aigron didn't answer immediately, but looked at his wife.

"It would be a lie to say that you have never regretted it for a moment. But for some reason, when I saw you and touched you..." As he said, he stretched out his hand and stroked gently. Wife's hair, "I have no regrets, I think this is pretty good, at least I can be satisfied."

"Really...?" Teresa asked in surprise.

Then, she hugged Aigron, buried her head in his arms, and listened to his heartbeat. "Aigron, I know that you have sacrificed a lot for me, so I am willing to sacrifice everything to repay you. I only hate that I have not repaid enough, which makes you unhappy sometimes... so I am worried and scared. "

"Afraid of what?" Aigron was a little surprised.

"I'm afraid you will take back your original decision." Teresa replied in a muffled voice in his arms, "Sometimes I have nightmares, dreaming that you were bewitched by those ambitious people, and suddenly left our home and ran to a place where I I can't find it, and then we parted... God, what should I do if this happens to me?"

Then, she raised her head again and looked at her husband with tears in her eyes, "Aigron, promise me...don't abandon me no matter what? Even if you want to escape from all this, you must tell me, because I I would rather be a criminal who betrayed the empire than be separated from you! I am on your side, and I am also Bonaparte!"

Aegron almost cried when he heard it.

He stroked her back gently, like a frightened kitten.

"Silly girl... I won't take it back, we'll be together forever, just like we've always been. You're right, we've got too much time left, long enough for us to enjoy and savor, well... let's move on Let's travel."

"Okay, honey." Teresa laughed through her tears.

There was no one around, only the magnificent dome of St. Mark's Basilica echoed the tenderness of the young couple.　　

203, sleepless night

When Edmund Dantès took his subordinates and set sail in the dark night, Egron, who was in the tent on the high ground far away, was tossing and turning, waiting for this moment to come.

Tonight is destined to be a fateful night.

Although Chanel took care of him carefully, he couldn't fall asleep anyway, his mind was full of various thoughts, and he couldn't relax no matter what, so he finally walked out of the tent, stood on the high ground, far away Looking in the direction of the Mesolonghi Fortress.

Although there was always a bonfire lighting nearby, the fortress in the distance was completely blurred in the dark night, and all he could see was a pitch-black night, and he didn't speak, just watched quietly.

If nothing happens until dawn, it means that Edmond Dantès and his men have failed-either they ran aground during the voyage across the sandbar, or they were discovered and annihilated by the defenders.

Either way, it meant that his plans, and even the hopes of the entire army, had come to naught.

If so, he would have to admit that he had run out of wits and retreat with his despondent men out of this sad place.

But he couldn't accept this result-on the one hand, he was arrogant and did not allow his statement to be tarnished by a mere Messolonghi; The Count of Monte Cristo, who has not been freed from the blow of fate so far, has turned into the dust of history.

He firmly believes that his history is still being written, and Edmond Dantès will also become a part of it.

We have been destined to be extraordinary, so how can our destiny draw a rest here?he said to himself again.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Aigron stood there for a moment and looked into the distance, dignified like a stone statue.

Suddenly, though, he felt a little more weight on his shoulders.

He turned his head and found that Chanel was standing next to him. She was holding a cloak in her hand and was about to put it on her body.

"Your Majesty... it's very cold in autumn at night, you'd better wear this."

Aigron smiled, letting Chanel put the cloak on himself, and then he asked.

"Why haven't you rested yet?"

"You don't even have a rest, how can I sleep?" Chanel replied naturally. "Since you can't sleep here all night, I'll stand with you."

Looking at her gentle face, Aigron couldn't help being quite moved.

He didn't tell Chanel about Edmond Dantès' actions, so she didn't know why she was so anxious, but it didn't matter, she would always be by her side.

"Chanel, if I am unlucky today, I can only admit failure and take you away." Aigron looked into the distance, and then said leisurely, "Will you be disappointed in me?"

"Disappointed? How is it possible!" Chanel was shocked, and then immediately shook her head, "Your Majesty, no one admires you more than me... because I am by your side, watching you grow from nothing to a great How could I be disappointed in you when a large army came here and gained such prestige? Even if you lose due to bad luck, victory and defeat are commonplace, so what can you do if you fail once? A great man like the former emperor is not invincible in every battle..."

While talking, she hugged the young man, "Don't talk about a failure, even if you lose everything you have now, even if you are forced to run to the ends of the earth, as long as you still have your breath, as long as you haven't given up on your dreams, then I will forever To be by your side, to go through fire and water for you, because that is my duty, and because... I love you."

Aegron couldn't help laughing.

Although he was anxious, but after Chanel comforted him, he immediately relaxed again.

That's right, there are enough things to win, what's so scary... If you can win, you have to lose.

If you get frustrated this time, then go back to rest and fight again in the future. What is there to worry about?

Even if the morale is severely damaged, the cronies he cultivated are still there, the backbone of the organization is still there, and Chanel and Teresa will still stay by his side to help him—so, what can we do?

"Very well said, Chanel." Eggron said to her with a smile. "I will always remember those words."

Just as he finished speaking, his eyes lit up instantly, just like the light of lightning piercing the night sky.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Messolonghi in the distance, and was surprised to find that it had emerged in the night sky—to be precise, a certain spot in the fortress was suddenly lit up, and then the surrounding area was illuminated. The scene of the scene emerged from the darkness.

This light is like a torch, but it is much larger than the torch, so that Eggron can see it clearly from a distance.

After being stunned for a moment, Aigron suddenly heard a roar coming from his ear.

He knew the principle of this - light travels faster than sound waves, so there will be a time lag, he saw the light before hearing the explosion.

And this also means that there was a big explosion in the Messolonghi Fortress.

They made it!

Aegron was stunned for an instant because of ecstasy.

After a while, he reacted, and then suddenly hugged Chanel into his arms.

"Chanel, they made it! They did it!"

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, Chanel could roughly guess some clues from the explosion in the Messolonghi Fortress.

"Your Majesty... Did you ask someone to do it?"

"Yes, I sent the Count of Monte Cristo to do it!" Aigron replied with a big laugh, "He did it beautifully, so beautifully!"

Maybe it was because words could not vent his excitement at this time, he hugged Chanel tightly, and then kissed her heavily.

Although Chanel was a little caught off guard by her master's actions, she certainly didn't have any will to resist. On the contrary, she tried her best to cooperate with the young man's actions.

So, against the backdrop of the raging fire in the fortress in the distance, the two kissed selflessly.

After a while, Aigron finally controlled his emotions, and then let go of his arms.

"Sorry, Chanel... I got a little too excited." He said shyly to the maid.

"No, Your Majesty! You just have to be happy, why do you have to apologize to me?" Chanel shook her head with a smile, "I'm glad I can share this moment with you!"

Your Royal Highness, although His Majesty will return to your arms in the near future, but his happiest moments are shared with me, whether it is when he fled or now...

Chanel suddenly had a little joy in her heart towards Princess Teresa.

Her lips are still a little numb now, even if Princess Teresa comes to reunite with His Majesty later, she will not be able to deprive herself of these touches.

Of course, Aigron didn't know what the maid was thinking. In fact, all his attention had been focused on facing the new situation.

As if being wound up, even though it was already early morning, he was full of endless energy.

He went up to the guards and gave them orders.

"Go, call all the commanders!"

The sentry guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately moved around to call the main commanders from their tents.

Some of these people had been awakened by the explosion, and some were still asleep, but soon, they were all gathered in front of Egron.

Aegron did not take them into the camp, but received them where he had just stood.

"Look!" As he said, he pointed to Messolonghi in the distance, "The Count of Monte Cristo and the others succeeded!"

Even now, the fire in the Messolonghion Fortress is still clearly visible, and even the white smoke that goes straight into the sky can be vaguely seen, which is enough to show the great destruction.

Seeing this situation, these commanders could not help but be overjoyed.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Michel Ney took the lead in congratulating Aigron, "The Count of Monte Cristo is indeed a hero. He has accomplished the task you have given him so well. He has made great contributions."