Eagle's Glory

Seeing this situation, Andre Davout also breathed a sigh of relief. He did not expect that Maria would actually cooperate with His Majesty's wishes so much, and she did not seem to be reluctant after being kidnapped and coerced.

Recalling the ambiguous scene when the two of them first met, Andre was even more convinced that there must be an affair between the two, and there was no other way to explain it.

However, this instead brought him new doubts - how did His Majesty hook up with her?

He has been with His Majesty for a long time, and he can be sure that there was no communication between His Majesty and the Bavarian royal family before. Logically speaking, they had no chance to cultivate their relationship at all.

So, why is this happening?

With his brain in a state of confusion, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration in the midst of the chaos.

There is a common connection between these two people—His Royal Highness Maria's twin sister, Sophie, is His Majesty's aunt. Although His Majesty has never gotten along with His Highness Maria before, he has at least been with His Highness Sophie day and night.

So, does this mean...

For a moment, he seemed to be enlightened, his mind was clear, and several thoughts suddenly appeared.

But he quickly stifled those thoughts by force.

No, I can't think about it anymore!

He found that he had peeked into a dark and deep hole. If he continued to explore according to his curiosity, the next step might be a disaster for him.

As the closest vassal of His Majesty, he must know how to measure. If His Majesty wants to let him know about his secrets, then he will tell himself; if he does not tell himself, it means that he should not know, or even guess It is also a form of infidelity.

Before he knew it, he found cold sweat on his back.

"What are you in a daze for?"

Just as he was secretly speculating, Maria's sarcastic words suddenly came to his ears.

Only then did he come back to his senses.

"Your Highness." He quickly replied to Maria, "Do you have any orders?"

"Will you obey my orders?" Maria replied coldly.

Being robbed by her like this made Andre feel a little embarrassed, but it also just pulled him out of the suspicion and fear just now.

"Your Highness, it's a pity that we have to take this action for His Majesty's safety. However, in His Majesty's heart, he still respects you very much and will never allow us to disrespect you. Therefore, as long as your orders do not contradict His Majesty's Orders conflict, I am more than happy to carry out, please do not hesitate to order."

"Hmph, you are quite good at speaking, as expected of that kid's subordinate." Maria still had a tight face, with a mocking look on her face.

Then she changed the topic, "It seems that he trusts you very much."

"Thanks to His Majesty's great kindness, it is a great honor for me to appoint me as his captain of the guard." André Davout replied with his head held high. "In the end, because of my negligence, His Majesty was attacked and fell into such a miserable situation. I am really ashamed, there is no redemption for a hundred deaths."

"I don't blame you for this, he is obviously too careless, so what can he blame others?" Maria smiled slightly, "Or you can blame me, because I suggested to go to the church together—"

"Of course I can't blame you." Andre quickly comforted the other party, "From all indications, the assassin has been following us all the way and has been watching us for a long time. Even without you, she would look for other opportunities to carry out despicable assassinations ...If there is a mistake, it is all the fault of her and her messengers, and there is no need for you to bear any responsibility."

Then, he was a little embarrassed, "Unfortunately, for the safety of His Majesty, I have to do this kind of thing now, not because I think you have committed any mistakes, but because of last resort... Please forgive me. "

"Are you a nobleman?" Maria didn't worry about the kidnapping anymore, but asked him, "May I know your name?"

"My name is André Davout, and I am the nephew of the late Marshal Davout." As soon as his uncle's name was mentioned, Andre held his head high again, "In order to inherit my uncle's behest, I serve His Majesty, and I am grateful to you. His favor was bestowed the title of Marquis of Lepanto."

After listening to his narration, Maria's eyes on Andre changed a bit.

In any case, as a princess, she is more willing to deal with a famous nobleman.

"You are from the family of a famous general in the empire, and you have been personally conferred a title by him. It seems that you have won his trust." Maria eased her tense expression slightly as she said. "So it seems that you also participated in his actions in France before?"

"I was honored to participate and witness His Majesty's heroic posture throughout." André Davout replied with a solemn expression, "Maybe it is hard for you to imagine, but for me, this is a memory worth remembering forever. Your Majesty has proved that He truly deserves our allegiance."

"Heh—" Maria sneered, but she didn't make any more mocking remarks.

Then, there was a moment of silence.

The two walked while talking, and then walked back to the bedroom where Aegron was resting.

Just at the door, Maria stopped suddenly, and then looked at Andre again.

"Sir, since you have been around him for so long, you must have learned the ability to turn a blind eye, right?"

Andre froze for a moment, then immediately understood what she meant.

"Don't worry, no matter what happened before, I don't have any memory... Naturally, I won't mention it to anyone."

Sensing Maria's gaze, he immediately added another sentence.

"It's the same no matter what happens afterward."

After hearing this assurance, Maria's expression became more relaxed, and she couldn't help laughing out mockingly again.

"I believe you, sir... Maybe you will know a lot of secrets in the future, you'd better be careful."

Then, she made a slight gesture.

Even though he knew that she was powerless, Andre looked at her with pain in his back, and quickly bowed to salute and then backed away.　　

78, asylum

In just a few words, Maria allowed herself to overwhelm Andre in terms of momentum - although strictly speaking she is now in a state of "catch without a fight", but considering her special status, Andre Davout is not Dare to make a mistake, not to mention that he thought that His Highness had some affair with His Majesty, so he could only be respectful.

After calling Andre away, Maria reopened the door and walked into the bedroom. Then, the smile on her face disappeared, and she looked at the young man lying on the bed with a reluctant expression.

"Okay, as you wish, I have asked my followers to arrange their packing, and we can leave at night—"

Aigron felt ashamed, so he could only thank the other party with a smile.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Your Highness."

"It's meaningless to say such insincere words." Maria shook her head, not intending to calm down at all. "Okay, the only question now is, where do you want to go?"

"Let's go south, let's go to the Principality of Parma together—" Aigron said the answer he had planned for a long time.

The Principality of Parma is adjacent to the Kingdom of Lombardy, and the distance is very close, so he can try to avoid bumps on the road.

Moreover, it is now ruled by his mother, strictly speaking, it should be the safest place he can find now.

Even better, he would have the forged identity papers her mother had given him to sneak into the Principality unnoticed.

The only problem is that he has a bad relationship with his mother, but now this problem is no longer a problem - he has reconciled with his mother on the surface, and the mother also asked him, so this time she should also choose to cover up this Uneasy son.

Emotionally speaking, Aigron doesn't want to see his mother again, but now is not the time to talk about feelings, and he will not give up his reason because of a little entanglement.

"Go to Palma?" Maria was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood Aigron's intentions, but she still hesitated a little, "Will your mother...will cooperate?"

Apparently, she had also heard the rumors that Aegron and his mother were at odds, so she was a little hesitant.

"It doesn't matter, she's not that patriotic..." Aigron smiled, "For her, family is more important, and now she won't endanger me."

What Maria understood was that Louisa would protect the eldest son, but Egron knew that in the eyes of her mother, the two children of her and Earl Nepeg were more important—it was only for the eldest son to be a patron, so he treated him Just look at it differently.

Now that the young people have talked about this, Maria no longer questioned it. In her opinion, this is indeed a good solution.

Luisa is the ruler of the Principality. If she had her asylum, it would be much more difficult for Bianca to hunt down and kill her.

"Okay, then do as you say." Maria nodded and agreed with him.

However, when she said this, she became a little annoyed again, "Hmph, it's all your fault! I just came out to take a look, but the trip turned into a mess! I risked my life and almost died by the sword at this moment. to another place!"

Aegron could only smile wryly at this.

"I'm sorry, this is indeed my fault, but this is not the result I want to see... I can only blame the capricious fate. Don't worry, when I get there, once I'm sure it's safe, I will Send you off immediately, and you can definitely go home safely."

In other words, on the road, Maria was his talisman.

"Anyway, it's all your fault! I got into such a troublesome situation!" Maria didn't seem to listen to his advice at all, and still scolded him angrily, "How should I introduce you to your mother? How should I explain it? "

Aegron froze.

At this time, do we still need to think about this kind of problem?He felt a little ridiculous.

But looking back, he found that this was indeed a problem.

In any case, Maria was a princess of a country, and she couldn't hide her identity from her mother at all—because she and Sophie looked exactly the same, and Luisa had seen Sophie, so it was impossible not to recognize her.

Therefore, since both of them are princesses, etiquette issues must be considered, but it seems that it is not right to follow the official etiquette, because in theory Maria did not make an official visit to the Principality of Parma, nor did she report in advance.

Besides, how should I explain my relationship with Maria to my mother?

"Mom, this is my mistress' twin sister, I'm going to get her too—"

Uh, if she said that, would she feel very happy and proud of this up-and-coming son?Or will he tie himself up and give it to his father in a fit of anger?

Hey, thinking too much is a headache, and Aigron finally decided not to think about these things for now.

The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, let's save my life first!

Then, he suddenly stretched out his right hand and took Maria's hand.

"Huh?!" Maria looked at him in surprise, but she stopped complaining.

"Your Highness, I am very sorry that I have caused you so much trouble. However, since you have helped me and tolerated me so much, you may as well trust me again. I think this problem is not difficult to solve. Although my mother is not a magnanimous People, but she also knows the priority of things, and will not embarrass us all because of some inexplicable things, and she will pretend not to see when necessary."

Aigron talked about it, and finally made Maria no longer entangled.

So, after a quick preparation, they packed their bags and prepared to leave the hotel.

After a lot of tossing before, the owner of the hotel also knew that the identities of these guests were not trivial, so he cooperated very much.

Soon, the group left in the dark. Aigron was still seriously injured, so André Davout had someone make a simple stretcher, and he personally carried him to Maria's carriage, and then rode on the horse Follow the carriage.

A group of people left the city of Milan quickly. At this time, the secretary Leon Esposito, who had been in the manor before and had received the news, also rushed over to join him. Even the traitor who was captured and tortured by Egron Russo was also brought over by him.

Milan was very close to Parma, and because of Maria's cover, the trip went quite smoothly. After only one day, they came to the territory of the Principality of Parma.

For Aigron, this was a completely unexpected journey. He hadn't thought about going to see his mother since he bid farewell to his mother last time, but his fate was so unpredictable, and he could only laugh and laugh at it.

The Principality of Parma is a very small state, and Aigron came to the hotel where he lived last time—except that when he came last time, he was followed by his wife Teresa, and this time, he There was another person by his side.

After coming here, he asked his captain of the guard Andre Davout to find the palace with his letter, and handed it to his mother's attendant through the previously agreed method.

It didn't take long for a few people to visit the place where Aigron was staying.

These people were taken outside Aigron's room, and the leader was the Grand Duchess Louisa in plain clothes.

Although Louisa was very surprised, she still seemed calm. She backed away from the left and right, and then walked to her son's residence alone.

In the letter, Aigron had already said that he was injured, but he didn't say the reason, so when he saw the young man lying on the bed, his mother was not very surprised, but a little pain flashed in her eyes.

Although this middle-aged woman is mediocre in intelligence, she has experienced countless turbulent events in her short life, so she has cultivated a little mentality. Although things are rushed, she is not flustered.

"My son, how did you get this far?" She asked Aigron in a low voice, "Did you get hunted down because you caused trouble in France?"

Although the location is remote, Louisa's news is not very closed. Of course, she also heard the news that Aigron went to France to stir up trouble. After seeing her son injured, she naturally made this reasonable guess.

Although this guess is somewhat biased, it is also close to the truth to a certain extent.

The inside story was very complicated, and Aigron didn't want to explain it in detail, so he just answered vaguely, "I was assassinated by an assassin in Milan. Although I can't be sure that it was done by someone from the Bourbon family, it should have something to do with France."

"King Charles X is really a despicable and shameless person!" Louisa was convinced that the king must have done it, so she was filled with righteous indignation, "What he did can only prove his guilty conscience. He can't win the hearts of the people like you. Use means to get rid of the opponent... Bah! If you wanted to assassinate the two brothers when your father was alive, they would have died more than ten times, who is as despicable as them!"

Louisa didn't hate the Bourbon family, but as a member of the orthodox royal family, she felt that the medieval method of assassinating political opponents was too cheap, not to mention that the victim was her own son.

Of course, she is another standard for her son's deliberate conspiracy to subvert the French kingdom.

Seeing his mother so angry, Eggron felt a lot better.

"Thank you for speaking well of me." Aigron expressed his gratitude to his mother, "Although I am seriously injured, I am more confident now, which shows the weakness of my enemies—they don't have the confidence to follow I compare, that's why I use this method."

Luisa's expression was uncertain, as if she was thinking about something.

"Do you want me to take you to my palace as a guest? It should be safer there."

"No need." Aigron shook his head immediately, "Your palace has too many people, if I go over now, the news will leak out soon, and I don't want to cause you any trouble."

Now that he has offended the French royal family so much, if his mother takes him to her palace with great fanfare, it will inevitably cause some disputes, and Aigron doesn't want to make trouble out of nothing.

"Okay..." Luisa nodded, and felt that Aegron's words made sense, "Then you can recuperate well here, I will secretly let people pay attention to the safety of this place, and there will be no suspicious people approaching you."

After getting his mother's promise, Aigron also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, she is the ruler here. As long as she protects her, no matter how elusive Bianka is, she will not be able to harm him. As long as he recovers from his injuries, he can come and go freely again.

He knew that he owed his mother this time, so he also softened his attitude towards her in a rare way.

"Thank you, ma'am...whether it's your help, or the righteous indignation you just showed for me, I'm glad I was able to find you for asylum."

"Son, there's no need to say such polite words. You won't be sincerely grateful to me, and I don't need this kind of meaningless gratitude-you and I both get what we need, and I don't just help you for no reason. Yours." Luisa smiled slightly, "If you came to me for help but I ignored you, how should I explain to Ambrose and William? They have always been ready to help you."

Now that Louisa had spoken so thoroughly, Aigron didn't say anything more.

He also knew in his heart that in his mother's heart, the most important child was not himself after all, and it was not easy to be able to do this.

"By the way, there is something you need to explain to me—" Luisa suddenly changed the subject, "I saw a woman who looks exactly like Sophie among your entourage, who is she? Because of the pain of lovesickness, did you deliberately find a woman with a similar appearance to be your mistress?"