Eagle's Glory

So Eugene didn't need to mind the birth of the Roman king at all - he didn't lose anything because of it.

And now, the empire itself has vanished, and Prince Eugene himself has passed away. The "storage battle" that did not exist in the first place is naturally a thing of the past now.

Since he lived in seclusion in Bavaria in 1814, Prince Eugene no longer participated in any major events, but put his energy on writing "Memoirs" and funding those scattered imperial survivors. He spent his life quietly Yu Sheng finally passed away surrounded by his wife and children.

In a sense, this is also a happy ending——

In the bloody storm of the Great Revolution, his biological father was sent to the guillotine. The young and ignorant he and his sister struggled to survive with their mother in the troubled times. They managed to make ends meet by relying on Josephine's long-sleeved dancing skills, but this life is like duckweed. At that time, they could easily be destroyed, and how many children disappeared into the torrent of the times along with their parents in obscurity.

But their brothers and sisters met the lucky stars in their fate, and they became prosperous from then on. In the end, one married a princess and the other became a queen. Isn't this God's favor?

It is true that the destruction of the empire cost the Boarney family and the Bonaparte family together, but what they have already obtained is enough for them to comfort their lives.

Aigron met his uncle, Prince Lucien, and he did not regret it. On the contrary, he was glad that he had become a trendy figure of the times, changing the fate and the direction of history—he believed that Prince Eugene would do the same. His prince passed away suddenly At that time, he must also thank God for letting him go to the top circle in Europe...

The rise of the empire made Eugene a prince and an important and powerful figure in the European continent; and although the destruction of the empire wiped out Prince Eugene's power, he married the eldest daughter of the King of Bavaria, coupled with his past actions. The reputation is very good, so it is still considered a member of the royal family that can be recognized by the royal families of European countries.

His father-in-law bestowed on him the titles of Duke of Leuchtenberg and Prince of Eichstadt, and his children were able to marry into the royal family of other countries and be included in the circle.

Right now, Prince Eugene's eldest daughter, Josefina de Beauharne, married the Swedish Crown Prince and former Imperial Marshal Bernadotte's son Oscar in 1823, and left Bavaria to become the Crown Princess— - Will also become Queen of Sweden in the future.

In the original historical line, in the future, his other daughter Amelie became the Queen of Brazil in 1829, and his youngest son Maximilian even married the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I in 1839 Princess Maria, and has since settled in Russia, becoming a prince with a foreign surname in the empire-this can be regarded as annihilation of grievances.

Although Prince Eugene has passed away, his spirit in heaven will be deeply relieved if he can see this.

However, the current historical line is changing because of himself, and Aigron is not sure whether these marriages will happen as scheduled according to the historical trend, but this is enough to show the respect that Prince Eugene's family has received.

Under his comfort, Princess August quickly came out of her grief. After all, her husband had passed away for several years, and she had gradually gotten used to the widowed life.

She managed to pull herself together, and continued to chat with Aigron with a smile on her face, and at the same time asked her children to come over and say hello to Aigron one by one.

After saying hello, she let the children go back to their residence, and started today's study with the tutors.

Aigron could feel that his sister-in-law was very friendly to him, but kept a cautious distance, and did not let his children communicate with Aigron too much.

After a little thought, he understood what the other party was thinking—Princess Auguste had witnessed the ups and downs of the French Empire before, and her husband died young because of years of military service, so she was extremely unwilling to watch Knowing that her own children have also followed the path of their father, she deliberately prevents the children from communicating with Aigron too much, so as to prevent the young people from going on the "wrong path" with enthusiasm.

Princess August, as the eldest princess of Bavaria, has a detached status. She has the ability and has already secretly paved the way for the children to marry with royal families from all over Europe to maintain the integrity of the Beauharne family. Unfortunately, she has no motivation to let the children take risks with Aigron—besides, she doesn't quite believe that the empire can be restored successfully.

Aigron saw what she was thinking, but he wasn't angry. Everyone had their own choice. He absolutely couldn't blame a mother for refusing to give her child to him and work hard for him.

Prince Eugene has served his father for so long, and his family doesn't owe him anything.

During the chat, Aigron introduced Teresa to Princess August. Princess August was naturally attentive to this young and beautiful princess, and she gave enough face.

But this kind of hospitality is just out of courtesy, and Princess August's attention is more on Chanel.

After greeting the Aigrons, she shifted her gaze to Chanel who had been silent, and then spoke to her with a smile.

"Chanel, how does it feel to be back with us?"

In 1815, after the royalist party massacred imperial supporters in southern France in retaliation, Chanel escaped from France as an orphan, and wandered all the way to Bavaria under the leadership of her aunt, and finally defected to Prince Eugene.

The prince took in the pair of aunts and nephews, and found them jobs as servants. This is where Chanel first lived a stable life—because of this, she was full of gratitude to the prince and his wife. In front of him, his eyes were already tearing up with excitement, but he didn't dare to speak out because of etiquette.

"I'm very happy..." Seeing that she was finally able to reply, Chanel quickly broke the silence, and then replied in an excited tone, "Madam, I am forever grateful to His Royal Highness and you for your care and help. Without your kindness, I'm afraid I've already left the world long ago, how could there be today..."

"I've heard about you, and I have to say, these are some very interesting stories." Princess August smiled and nodded, "You have faithfully fulfilled my husband's expectations of you, even better than his It's even better than I expected...It's a pity that he can't say thank you in person, but today, in the place where he lived, let me say it for him——Chanel, thank you for everything you have done for him, you are His best gift to the king of Rome, and the most precious."

Chanel couldn't control her emotions anymore, tears welled up in her eyes, and then she just burst into tears.

"Thank you...thank you..." she replied in tears.　　

30, relic

For a while, the room fell into silence, only Chanel's crying reverberated, making the listeners feel extremely sad.

And from her crying, Aigron vaguely understood something.

"Prince Eugene entrusted Chanel to take care of me before she left Bavaria, right?" He whispered to Princess Augusta.

"It's not that specific, after all, no one knows whether Chanel can get close to you." His righteous sister-in-law shook her head, "The prince just wished her good luck before parting, and hoped that she would give her a chance when she had the chance. You can take some comfort—of course, judging from the results afterwards, she did better than my husband expected, much better."

Aigron was moved and couldn't help but sighed. "For this kindness, I can't thank you enough... The world is so cold. Under the circumstances at that time, you can still think of me and give me some help as much as possible, which is enough to reflect the noble character of the prince."

"He has always been such a person, that's why he has been respected by all of us." Regarding this compliment, Madam was not modest, but nodded with a smile. "You know, I didn't agree to this marriage from the very beginning, it was just because my father wanted to curry favor with Napoleon, so this marriage was facilitated. I must fulfill my obligation, so I reluctantly agreed... Before I got married, I was full of grief and felt that I was going to be a victim in my life, but I soon found out that I was wrong-I found that my husband was gentle and considerate, and his character was bright and heroic, and he was more than all those people. Kings and grandchildren must be strong! So I thank fate for allowing me to become Mrs. de Beauharnay by accident. Everyone said that the Great Revolution was a nightmare, but for me it contributed to my happiness. "

While speaking, a nostalgic smile slowly appeared on the face of the lady, and her eyes became blurred, as if she was remembering the happy time she had with her husband.

Aigron and Teresa glanced at each other, both a little embarrassed.

It can be seen that the death of a middle-aged husband is the most painful blow in life for the lady. Although she seems to behave the same as usual and can talk and laugh in front of Aigron, the flame in her heart seems to have been extinguished , Only when talking about the past again, will the light in the eyes bloom again.

Aigron knew that in the original historical line, after the death of Prince Eugene in 1824, Princess Augusta did not remarry, but lived alone for another 27 years, and did not die until 1851, even more than her children. A few of them live longer.

For her, the 27 years after her life were just a lonely life of witnessing the death of her loved ones again and again, which is really not wonderful.

Although Teresa didn't know all this, she was also infected by sadness.

She sneaked a glance at the young man. Aigron, who had been well-groomed today to visit his wife-in-law, looked so handsome and lovely, but this lovely body concealed a firm will and talent that ordinary people couldn't match. Marrying with him, how could my own happiness be less than that of Princess Augusta?

If in the future I lost my husband in the middle of my life... Thinking of this, Teresa shuddered and dared not think about it anymore.

She would never accept such a result. Just by imagining it, she felt that she would never see any color again for the rest of her life.

So she made up her mind that in the future, she must do everything she can to protect Aigron, help him realize his career, and let the marriage of the two continue happily. For the second time, I bid farewell to the world.

This is the life she wants.

Aigron didn't notice his wife's psychological activities, and his attention was still on Princess Augusta. "Madame, I believe that your marriage to Prince Eugene is a good story, and it is also the most loving couple among the political marriages that Emperor Napoleon facilitated. He may not have such motives, but he undoubtedly contributed to your marriage. Happiness--"

"It doesn't seem wrong to say that, but I don't have the chance to thank him again..." Madam said with a slightly mocking smile.

Then, Princess Augusta asked about Egron's previous experience, including his experience growing up in Schönbrunn Palace and his experience in Greece over the past year, and sighed or marveled from time to time.

However, Aigron can also see that Madam is not really interested in these topics, she is just receiving and chatting with herself out of courtesy, and he is quite familiar with this kind of social rules, so he doesn't say anything. Instead, he described his own experiences in a humorous and sarcastic manner, interspersed with some interesting things he encountered from time to time, which made his wife laugh again and again, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves for a while.

However, while talking and laughing happily, Aigron also found that Madam suddenly seemed to have something on her mind, and her eyes were a little erratic, as if hesitating to speak.

Aigron thought that Madam wanted to help himself—and out of his admiration for his brother-in-law, he was willing to do his best to help his widow.

"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" So Aigron asked proactively, "If there is anything, please don't hesitate, I will do my best and I will be honored."

Seeing that Eggron was so direct, Princess August didn't hesitate any more. "It's not really a big deal, Eggron. It's just that I remembered that my husband had been thinking about you more often in the two years before he passed away-and, after he said goodbye to our family when he was dying, I even told you about you."

"What is it?" Aigron suddenly became interested.

"He blessed me and the children, and also arranged for his own inheritance, and even arranged for the relic gifts that the servants and friends should receive next, and for you, he also wants to leave something." Mrs. answer.

Then, the lady's face was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I didn't mention it to others before, but I only said it now, because I had various concerns at the time, and I was hit hard when my husband passed away, so I didn't pay much attention to it when I was busy. This matter..."

"It's okay, ma'am." Aigron shook his head with a smile, expressing that he didn't mind. "The me now is not the me I was back then. I have already sat in front of you, and I am eligible to receive the gift from your brother-in-law."

Of course Aigron could hear what Madam really meant—when Prince Eugene passed away, she was still in Schönbrunn Palace, and her personal freedom and freedom of communication were greatly restricted. It was impossible for her to contact herself. It's normal to forget things.

Then, Aigron went straight to the point, "What exactly is he going to gift me?"

"It doesn't look like anything important...just some documents." Princess August replied with a wry smile, "Before he died, he told me that he sealed some documents in a box. If you are not able to regain your freedom , then let those documents be sealed forever until they are forgotten by the world; if you can fly free one day, then let me give you the box with the documents--that box, I did not open it according to his instructions, but only with his The relic is put together, and if you are interested, I can give it to you today."

"I am very grateful for the generosity of my brother-in-law, and I am very happy to accept his deathbed gift." Aigron replied immediately, "Whatever he gave me, for me, it is a gift worth keeping for a lifetime."

Aigron's words were not polite. He didn't expect that besides Emperor Napoleon, there would be people still talking about him before he died. With this kind of friendship, no matter what it was, he was willing to accept this gift.

"Well, let's go together, and I will hand it over to you." Princess August immediately suggested.

Aigron was also unambiguous, and immediately stood up, and then made a gesture of please lead the way.

Madam stood up, and then led Eggron out of the reception room, and went up the stairs. Although Teresa was full of curiosity, because Madam obviously only wanted to follow her husband's last wish and only give her the "gift" Her husband was alone, so she had no choice but to stay in her original position with curiosity, waiting for her husband's return.

After Egron and Princess August walked up the stairs, they walked along the corridor to the door of a room, and then she opened a room.

Aigron looked inside and found that there were desks and bookshelves in this room, as well as a large number of documents.

"This is his former study." Princess August explained to him softly. "After he passed, I just kept everything the same."

Although, she took the lead and walked in.

Aigron followed in, and he quickly noticed that the room was dust-free, fairly clean, and there was no musty smell in the air.

Although the wife didn't say anything, it is conceivable that this room has been meticulously tidied up and cleaned after the death of Prince Eugene—maybe, the wife still comes here often to reminisce about the little things she and her husband used to get along with.

For a moment, he felt a little sad again.

Under his gaze, the lady walked to a cabinet, and then opened the cabinet with a key. The cabinet was full of documents and manuscript paper, which seemed to be used to preserve the manuscripts of Prince Eugene when he wrote his memoirs.

Amidst the creaking sounds, she took out a small box from the pile of documents, and then handed it to Egron.

"That's what he said."

Aigron's eyes suddenly became serious, he stretched out his hand, and solemnly took the box from his wife.

Aigron looked at it from the outside. The wooden box was quite light, and there was no decoration on it. It looked ugly, and the box was deliberately sealed with gel. No one ever opened it.

"Can I open it?" Eggron asked softly.

"Of course, it's yours from now on—because it was originally a gift from my husband." The lady replied with a smile, "and since he left it for you on purpose, there's no need for me to give it to you again." Look, you can open it later and take a look. Although I don’t know what’s inside, I hope it can help you now. If so, my husband’s spirit in heaven will also be gratified. "

After she finished speaking, she nodded slightly, and then walked out of the room, leaving Aegron alone in the room.

Aigron deeply admired his wife's behavior and demeanor. If she didn't love her husband deeply, how could she have achieved this step?

After she left, only Aigron was left in the study.

The usual silence returned to the room for a while, and Aigron was puzzled and somewhat expectant, as if he could hear his heartbeat speeding up.

What can the deceased Prince Eugene have to give to himself, and he has to entrust him so solemnly before he dies?

He has been aroused curiosity.

He tore off the gel seal, then pushed the clasp of the case and opened it.

The moment the box was opened, there was no jewel or jewel - it really wasn't any precious jewels inside, it was really just some paper.

Of course, Eggron wasn't disappointed even without those.

He put the box on the desk, and patiently opened the papers.

The passage of time has made them a little yellowed, and the writing on them is also a little blurred, but this does not prevent Egron from reading.

The handwriting on it is strong and strong, and it can be seen that it was written by a general who has been in the army for many years.

And the above content was even more beyond Aigron's expectations.

"Dear Eggron, or Your Majesty the King of Rome, when I wrote this manuscript, I couldn't tell whether I was in despair or anticipation, because I don't know if you will really be able to read it.

But fate is so mysterious and unpredictable, it makes people go up and down, one day they are in the clouds, and the other day they are doomed - I am a person who has experienced it first-hand.

Therefore, even though everything is so hopeless right now, I still hold on to a glimmer of hope stubbornly. I look forward to the day when you will be able to walk in front of me or my family and get it from me or my family. It, and then use it to get what you deserve.

I don't know how much it will do to you, even now I don't expect you to risk your life for a hopeless cause, I just hope that after losing the land and the throne, you, my poor Brother Yi, to be able to own the last remaining things that should belong to you..."

Aigron quietly flipped through the manuscripts, and the time passed unconsciously.

In an instant, Aigron suddenly realized.

That's right...Prince Eugene should know more than his own mother.

During the imperial era, Prince Eugene had been serving as the governor of Italy, representing Emperor Napoleon to handle most of the affairs of the Kingdom of Italy——

He knew, and he was willing to tell himself that even when he was dying, he never thought about keeping those things for himself or passing them on to his family, he firmly believed that they belonged to him.

Aigron raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and seemed to be looking at the spirit in the sky that might not exist at all.

"Thank you, my foster brother!"

Up to now, he can no longer pay special attention to any treasures—but he wants to get back everything he lost, without exception.　　

31 new visitors

"Thank you, my foster brother!"

After sighing, he carefully put all these documents back into the box, then walked out of the study with the box, and returned to the place where he was received just now.

As soon as Teresa saw him, she cast a curious look, but she didn't ask directly out of reserve.

Aigron didn't care about the others, and sat directly next to Teresa.

"Aigron, you have a strange look in your eyes." Teresa approached her husband's ear, and then asked in a low voice, "What is the relic?"

"Nothing." Aigron also turned into Teresa's ear, and then replied calmly, "Prince Eugene left me a manuscript, which records some confidential information he came into contact with when he was the governor of the Kingdom of Italy. , especially those with information about treasures. And before he left Italy, he also tried his best to help those people hide the whereabouts of the treasures, lest they fall into the hands of the Austrians who came back-until his death. At the last breath of his life, he recorded all this information and prepared to leave it to me, because he believed that those things were destined to belong to me."

Although he spoke calmly, Teresa was greatly shocked when he heard it. "What?"

Teresa believed the story fabricated by Aigron before, and she believed that Aigron did hold the treasure unearthed by Emperor Napoleon in Italy - and then, from Queen Luisa, she learned about the person who was directly responsible for the matter , so she was even more convinced of it.

Like Prince Eugene, she also believes that the owner of these treasures can only be her husband, which is the property of their family.

Although Aigron didn't say it clearly, she guessed from her husband's previous reaction that some of the treasures had not been returned to their original owners—and now, important clues fell into her husband's hands.