Eagle's Glory

It didn't take long before there were louder cheers outside the square than before, and Aigron knew that he was coming.

Then, as far as he could see, another carriage slowly drove in from outside the square.

This carriage was of a higher specification than the ones that these VIPs were riding just now, and the decoration was more ornate, and there was a ceiling imitating a crown on the top of the carriage-needless to say, it was naturally the carriage of Prince Otto.

The speed of the carriage was very slow. Prince Otto stood in the middle of the carriage and kept waving to the people on both sides. The people respected with enthusiastic cheers and flowers. The guards kept the scene tense to prevent the people from rushing over. The cordon; on the other hand, they also looked at the young man who was about to become their king and saluted.

As time passed, under Aigron's gaze, the carriage finally arrived at the center of the square and stopped.

Then, Prince Otto got down from the carriage and stood on the stage.Gu Xiao

Because of his young age, he is not tall, but because he is wearing a dress today, coupled with his serious expression and dignified demeanor, he looks quite decent, with a bit of a royal majesty.

After all, he is a member of the Wittelsbach family. Leaving aside his ability, it is not a big problem to rely on his education from childhood to play the role of a king.

With the arrival of the king, the celebration officially began.

Egron is not inexperienced in this kind of celebration - he had already played a coronation ceremony when Haiide was canonized as the Grand Duchess of Ioannina before, but today's scene is undoubtedly more grand than his original one many.

And these two monarchs have a deep relationship with him, and it can even be said that they were created by him.Their glory naturally inevitably has his share.

So, when it was his turn to be officially crowned emperor of the empire, what would it be like?Aigron couldn't help but fell into his imagination.

On December 1804, 12, Emperor Napoleon was crowned emperor in Notre Dame Cathedral on this day. If he was lucky enough to return to Paris and restore the empire, then he must also be crowned there, repeating the grand scene more than 2 years ago .

History will not be simply repeated, but there will be subtle repetitions, and this so-called "repetition" is the result of deliberate efforts.

Just as he was dreaming, the sound of the loud bugle interrupted his reverie. He looked up and found a group of soldiers in uniform under the command of the officer, patrolling around the square, when they approached the place where Prince Otto was standing When they were off the stage, they all raised their guns to salute the prince, and loudly reported to him which army unit they belonged to.

Although the prince could not understand what they were talking about at all, he nodded his head slightly all the time, expressing that he had remembered these soldiers who had fought bloody battles for the independence of the country in his heart.

The ceremony was proceeding step by step in this way. Unlike those Greeks who devoted themselves wholeheartedly, Aigron was completely a spectator in this regard, so he just watched all this with his eyes, and his mind had already drifted to other places.

Among the crowd next to the king, he saw Panos' father, Theodoros Korokotronis, a hero of the War of Independence, standing beside the prince solemnly in a military uniform, watching him review army.

According to the agreement between Eglon and the Wittelsbach royal family, after Otto becomes king, he will be appointed as prime minister to continue to be in power in a legal form, and his previous series of bloody conflicts caused by internal factional disputes in Greece and The coup d'état will be ignored by the king and completely sealed in history.

After Panos asked Aigron for help, he was supported by Aigron, and his position as prime minister was unshakable, so he could fully exert his authority.

Now the prince is 13 years old, he just wants five years of uninterrupted time, that is to say, he will return to him when he is king. This proposal is not greedy and harsh, and the Bavarians can't say anything.

In other words, before the kingdom was born, his initial power structure had already been formed in the secret room operation. At least in the foreseeable future, this structure is quite stable and can bring the nascent Greek kingdom much-needed breathing time .

As for the distant future, that is something that no one can guess, let's talk about it at that time.

While Egron was thinking, Haidne felt a little bored. When she was crowned herself, she felt very excited and fun, and she was proud of inheriting her grandfather's career with all her heart, but now at the coronation ceremony she She wasn't interested at all, and she didn't have much affection for Prince Otto, so she just lowered her eyes, hoping that this would end quickly.

Although she left Ioannina for a short time, she was already homesick—to be precise, she was missing her family members, but as a monarch, she could only stay here involuntarily, witnessing this ceremony.

As if responding to Haiidee's inner call, as the bishop of the Orthodox Church sent his blessing to Prince Otto, Prince Otto slowly knelt down on the ground.

Then the bishop took a crown and prepared to place it on his head.

Although Prince Otto maintained a solemn calm on the surface, his heart was full of excitement. He knew that once he wore this crown, it meant that he would become a real king.

As the second son, he knew from an early age that as long as his eldest brother did not have any accidents, he would never be destined for the throne. He could only disappear into the long river of history as a side prince. How could he really get a crown?

And the territory of this country is even bigger than his motherland.

What a gift from God!

Not just to God, but to another human being.

Prince Otto glanced to the side and saw another young man a few years older than him standing there.

At this time, the young man was staring blankly at him, his vision was distracted, and he seemed to be distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Prince Otto could only smile wryly in his heart. The critical moment in his life, which is extremely important to him, is so ordinary to others, and may even be a bit boring.

Just as he was smiling wryly, he suddenly felt his head sink.

A crown was presented to his head.

No, not just a crown, but a country devastated and ruined, and a group of tortured people, all of which weighed on his head.

He remembered the reminder from his father before he left, and he also remembered the several advices given by the young man tirelessly. He knew how heavy the pressure was on his head, and it was by no means a pressure that a 13-year-old could bear alone.

But it doesn't matter, he has servants serving him, and such subjects are loyal to him, he believes that he can grow up in the future and shoulder this heavy mission.

Even if I can't be a hero that shocks the world, at least I can become a respected king, and bring this small country in the corner of the mainland to the long-awaited prosperity.

There were thunderous cheers in my ears, which were the high hopes that the people placed on themselves.

It must impress everyone, especially those who have underestimated themselves, just wait and see!

With such sudden arrogance, the young man stood up amidst the cheers of the crowd, with the crown on his head, and solemnly faced the people and distinguished guests.

At this moment, a king was born, and with it an ancient and new nation.　　

94, return to Paris

正当艾格隆和海黛在雅典参加奥托一世国王的加冕庆典时，远在几千里之外的巴黎，也多了一个不期而至的访客。不过，相比于艾格隆的排场，埃德蒙-唐泰斯却要低调许多，他用虚假的身份混入到了这座恢弘的城市当中，没有一个人注意到他的到来。这不是埃德蒙第一次来到这座城市了，只不过上次过来的时候，他还只是一个刚刚从黑牢里爬出来、劫后余生的可怜虫；而时隔一年之后，他再度来到巴黎时，血与火的淬炼已经将他塑造成了一个勇敢而又不乏智谋的精英人物，同时也还是一个拥有了封地的伯爵。短短的一年里，他的心态已经出现了翻天覆地的变化，外界的风雨再也无法撼动他那颗坚硬的心脏了。来到巴黎的第一步，他并没有急着寻找住处，更没有心思去欣赏这座繁华城市的那些知名景点，而是想办法来到了特雷维尔将军的宅邸之外。根据陛下的嘱咐，特雷维尔将军是他最大也最可靠的帮手，将军同样有勇有谋，而且是巴黎本地人，熟知当地的情况，在上流社会当中也有一些人脉关系——而这些也正是埃德蒙最缺乏的东西。当然，他没有立刻就去投书拜访，而是在外面暗中观察了一番。毕竟之前特雷维尔侯爵带着艾格隆潜入到了法兰西境内，好生闹腾了一番,波旁王室肯定雷霆大怒到处追查责任人,他不能确保特雷维尔家的安全，所以也不敢贸然自投罗网。耐心观察一番之后,他发现宅邸外面确实有人在暗中盯梢，不过特雷维尔家并不像遭遇了什么大难的样子，所以这才放下了心来。盯梢的人根本难不住他，因为上次他就曾经在特雷维尔家住过,所以非常清楚里面的环境。到了黑夜的时候,他从黑暗当中悄悄地走了出来，然后从小花园的暗门当中走了进去。他一进来，立刻就被宅邸内的仆人警觉地发现了，不过在确认了他就是去年来宅邸当中住过的“贵客”之后,他立刻就得到了应有的礼遇,而后特雷维尔侯爵也就知道了基督山伯爵到来的消息。将军没有惊动其他家人，立刻仆人把伯爵带到自己的书房里面。在烛光摇曳的书房当中，埃德蒙-唐泰斯和特雷维尔侯爵这对老相识终于再度见面了。因为知道彼此在陛下心中的重要地位,而且也都听说过对方的“英雄事迹”，所以他们两个一见面都有些惺惺相惜之感，直接就握住了手——就在这握手之间，埃德蒙明显感受到将军的身体好像有点虚弱。“伯爵，再次见到您我真是太高兴了！”特雷维尔侯爵率先致以问候，“您的到来势必将让我们这些波拿巴分子如虎添翼。”“我也很高兴能够再见到您，将军。”埃德蒙-唐泰斯真心实意地回答，“看上去您最近是生了病？”“让您见笑了。”特雷维尔将军苦笑,“上次我跑回巴黎的时候,伪王因为陛下现身而气得发疯，下令要盘查一切可疑分子,为了不让他们起疑心,我主动喝下了药然后装病了——我做得挺成功的，所以缠绵病榻很久,到现在才稍稍恢复过来,某种意义上您来得也确实正是时候。”埃德蒙听得又是敬佩又是感动,将军说得虽然轻松,但是这份胆略和气魄，确实不是常人能有的。“您的忠诚足以让所有人肃然起敬。”他郑重地说,“陛下是绝不会忘记您为他付出的代价的。”“只要帝国能够重现，我付出再大的代价也在所不惜。”特雷维尔将军回答。说完之后,两个人又紧紧地握住了手，以此来表达同党之间的钦佩。“此时此刻，陛下大概正在参加希腊国王的加冕仪式。”握手之后，埃德蒙再度开口了，“他为希腊找到了一位国王，而且希望能够为他们赢得长久的和平，现在他的注意力要放到这里了。他认为伪王和他的王朝已经时日无多，现在是需要我们为之做好准备的时候了。”虽然埃德蒙没有把话说明白，但是长期潜伏在家里暗中窥伺时机的特雷维尔侯爵怎么可能听不懂他的意思？陛下的意思很清楚——波旁王朝看上去摇摇欲坠,王冠很有可能在不久的将来再次坠落在地上，然而想要冲过去抢走王冠的人却有许多,身在国外的陛下在王朝崩塌的时候，必然也在抢夺王冠的过程里落后了一个身位，所以为了能够抢到王冠,他必须提前做准备。而这恰好也是特雷维尔侯爵的判断。正因为如此，所以他非常乐意配合。“陛下的明智和洞见确实远超凡俗！”他大声赞扬，“没错,现在确实是一个扩张我们势力的好时机，伪王的日子长不了了，他的儿子更是平庸至极，不配领导这个国家，这是所有人都看得清楚的事情！反倒是奥尔良公爵这一边，陛下要早做准备才是。”“陛下的意思就是我们需要在精英阶层当中寻找更多支持者，让他们帮助陛下抢夺王位。”埃德蒙索性也把话挑明了，“在他回到巴黎之前，我们必须明确谁站在我们一边，谁是观望的中立派，谁是我们必须扳倒的敌人——将军,陛下明确叮嘱我，这是我们这段时间内唯一需要关注的重点，其他的事情都可以放在后边。”“我会配合您完成这项工作的。”侯爵欣然点头应下,“我已经在巴黎蛰伏太久了！久到我都快要忘记我曾经是一个将军了……但是现在,我会重拾起过去的记忆，我要发动我一切能够动用的人脉关系,让您可以顺利地完成工作。”埃德蒙-唐泰斯回忆陛下跟他说过的那些话，然后再自己转述了出来。“军队的支持对我们绝对必不可少，然而现在军内高层都是波旁家族复辟之后提拔起来的，他们对我们绝对没有多少善意，我们顶多只能指望他们中立了，陛下的意思是在那些郁郁不得志的高级军官当中寻找支持者，他认为如果有一位前帝国元帅肯站在我们这边的话，将会成为一颗决定性的筹码……”“元帅……”特雷维尔侯爵沉吟了片刻，在脑海里检索现在还在世的元帅们，并且估测他们当中有可能会支持帝国的人选。“目前还在世，而且最有可能站在我们一边的元帅，我认为是蒙塞元帅或者苏尔特元帅，他们都拥有巨大的名望，如果有其中之一肯站在我们这边，我们将会声势大壮，如果两者都同意了，那我想我们就在军队内部没有什么障碍了。”埃德蒙暗暗咋舌，他完全没想到，将军的回复和之前陛下的猜测居然差不多。特雷维尔将军之前就是军内高官，他熟悉这些情况理所当然，但是陛下一直和法兰西没有多少联系，他能够估测得清楚，这确实不太容易。“我知道，让两位卓有名望的元帅屈节同我打交道，这肯定不太容易，而且他们现在还有多少心气来参与国内政治，实在难说……”埃德蒙轻轻叹了口气，“但既然这是陛下的意愿，那么我们就以此为目标，想尽办法去实现它。”“不管怎么样都得试试，这两位元帅都因为王朝的打压而不太如意，我想他们是有足够动机来支持陛下的，只要我们争取他们并且提出足够的条件就好。”特雷维尔将军倒是颇有信心。他并不担心事成之后他会反而受到元帅们的排挤进而屈居人下，因为这些元帅都不是陛下的亲信，他们不可能在陛下那里受到真正的信任，最后陛下还是要通过自己来掌控军队。蒙塞元帅相对年长，如今已经70多岁了，本来就不会有太多的心气来参与权力的角逐；至于苏尔特元帅，他年富力强、能力卓著，但是正因为如此他绝对不会是陛下眼中的“自己人”，只可能一边利用合作，一边防范。所以，执行这个命令，他一无所损，只有好处没有坏处。现在的重点为陛下夺取权力，其他的事情以后再说——陛下是一个懂得论功行赏的人，他会给予应有的回报的。埃德蒙-唐泰斯并不知道特雷维尔将军心里转动的小心思，他从将军的表态当中，看到了更多的希望，所以越发信心十足了。他深信陛下才是人心所向，伪王或者其他王位的觊觎者们，是绝对不会有陛下那种魅力和号召力的。“对了，有件事我要提醒您一下，这一次来到巴黎之后，我不再是基督山伯爵了，而是帕尔马公国的贝利维伯爵，一位仰慕巴黎因而前来游览的外邦人士。”帕尔马公国？一听到这个词，特雷维尔侯爵顿时陷入到了沉思当中。他知道陛下的母亲是帕尔马公国的统治者，所以基督山伯爵的这个身份，肯定是路易莎皇后帮忙伪造的。这是不是意味着这对本来关系不好的母子，在暗中勾结了呢？不过很快，将军就把这个念头抛到了一边，毕竟陛下的家事不是他有资格管的，况且路易莎皇后就算想要帮自己的儿子登上王位也是人之常情吧。“好的，我明白了。”特雷维尔侯爵点了点头，“那您想必还需要一个落脚点吧？”“是的，我需要以这个身份在巴黎的社交界活动，以此来掩饰我真正的目的。”埃德蒙-唐泰斯又点了点头，“为此我需要购买一座符合身份的宅邸，并且过上符合自己身份的生活，我想如果有您的帮助，这肯定不是什么问题……”“当然不是问题。”将军欣然回答，“不过，我亲自来负责这事儿的话，恐怕会让人起疑心，就让爱丽丝来帮助您吧，这种事她做得非常得心应手，而且也不会有什么人去注意她。”“爱丽丝夫人还好吗？”埃德蒙顺带一问。“还有您的孙女儿。”“夫人很好，至于夏露，她更是好极了！”特雷维尔侯爵顿时就绽放出了发自内心的笑容，“不愧是我的孙女儿，又漂亮又健康，基本没有生过病，而且聪明伶俐，学什么都很快……她一定是上帝赠给我的礼物，我现在每天都要和她共处几个小时，不然只觉得浑身难受得慌。”在说到这里的时候，侯爵的脸上浮现出了骄傲和幸福的光彩，这下他倒不像个野心勃勃的阴谋家，而真正像个普通的祖父了。看到侯爵如此幸福的样子，埃德蒙也发自内心地为他开心。“那真是太好了……我也想看看夏露小姐呢，她一定很漂亮。”“这有什么难的，我马上把她给您带过来瞧瞧就是了。”侯爵一口应了下来。他巴不得所有人都见识见识自己的孙女儿并且夸奖她。正当他打算走出书房去找夏露的时候，埃德蒙-唐泰斯却想起了另外一件事。“对了，将军，陛下在我临行之前还交代了我一件非常重要的事情……追查刺杀他的刺客。”“什么！还有这事？”将军顿时就愣住了，脸上的笑容也随之变得凝重。“到底怎么回事？”于是，埃德蒙一五一十地将陛下说过的话转述给了侯爵。和埃德蒙一样，侯爵听得也是愤怒至极，不过他愤怒的不是“主辱臣死”，而是自己梦想的荣华富贵居然差点被人扑灭。“无耻！卑鄙！居然有人会做出这种事情来……他们一定会付出代价的！”他破口大骂。“是的，他们必须付出代价，而陛下是不会饶恕这种冒犯的，无论是刺客还是指使者，他都要揪出来并且予以应有的惩罚。”埃德蒙点了点头，“他把追查的任务交给了我，而现在最大的线索是刺客的身份——她是，艾格妮丝小姐的师傅。”“什么？艾格妮丝也牵涉其中？”侯爵又吃了一惊，不过很快又摇了摇头，“不，艾格妮丝这个小姑娘我很了解，她很一根筋，不会也不屑于干这种歪门邪道的事情，应该和她没关系。”“我也是这么想的，艾格妮丝小姐不至于参与其中。”埃德蒙也深以为然，“不过我们可以从她那里去找到她的师傅，问题只是怎么做而已。”“有爱丽丝在，这个小妮子好对付。”侯爵嘴角一撇，露出了冷笑，“好了，我先把夏露给您带过来看看，回头再让爱丽丝见您——对了，这件事我们不要对她说了，她不应该知道。”“好的。”　　

95,Education

After exhorting Edmund, the Marquis de Treville walked out of the study, and then he went straight to the nursery where Xia Lu was.

This room is not big, but it is very close to the room of Edgar and Alice, which is convenient for parents to take care of their eldest daughter at any time - of course, in most cases, only Alice takes care of it.

The room was decorated quite delicately, with all kinds of furry toys placed on it, and blankets were wrapped on the walls to prevent Xia Lu from bumping into it.

At this time, Xia Lu was lying on the small bed, hugged by her mother, and Alice was teasing her daughter with a smile on her face, and teaching her to speak in a low voice.

The Marquis de Treville was silent for a while, he couldn't bear to disturb the happy scene between mother and daughter.

Alice, who was already very beautiful, now, because of the radiance of motherhood rippling on her face, her charm has increased a bit, and she is even more glamorous and amazing.

Why doesn't that kid Edgar know how to cherish it?The Marquis de Treville couldn't help muttering in his heart.

When he thought of his ineffective son, his originally excited mood cooled down again. His career was about to usher in a turning point, but to whom could this career be passed on in the end?Edgar was certainly unworthy, he couldn't afford it.

Although I am still in the prime of life, I will eventually welcome the day when I will be called by the Lord. On that day, who can I entrust my family to?

While he was meditating, Alice finally noticed that her father-in-law had come to the room. "dad!"

She thought that the general was going to take Xia Lu to play in his study as usual, so she stood up quickly, ready to hand Xia Lu to his hand.

The Marquis of Treville immediately reached out and hugged his granddaughter, and Xia Lu saw that the grandfather was also very affectionate, stretched out her arms and pulled the short beard on his lips, and then giggled.

The Marquis de Treville didn't care about his granddaughter's offense. Instead, he took the initiative to cooperate with his granddaughter's mischief, and he couldn't see the usual seriousness and solemnity at all.

This scene made Alice couldn't help laughing, "Don't spoil her too much, what if you spoil her!"

"My granddaughter, so what if you are spoiled." The Marquis de Treville replied disapprovingly, "You can learn knowledge and etiquette slowly in the future, but you have to cultivate the courage to be fearless from an early age."

"She doesn't need to be a cavalryman, what does she need so much courage to do..." Alice replied aggrievedly. "Isn't it enough to be a good Miss Treville and find a good husband?"

"You are completely wrong! She is not an ordinary lady, she is the lady of our Treville family, she can't hold a saber but she still has to fight for her own destiny, and the most important thing in fighting is guts, some Sometimes you just need to be a little more calm than your opponent, and you will win if you last for a second. The most important thing is persistence and wit! No matter who she marries in the future, she will always be a member of our Treville family. She doesn't need , and should not rely on her husband and son to decide her own destiny, that is too ridiculous, she must learn to live for herself!"

Hearing the long speech of the Marquis of Treville, Xia Lu let out a small cry of joy, as if applauding for her grandfather, and the Marquis of Treville also lowered her head and kissed her granddaughter's forehead as a token of appreciation. Come to encourage Xia Lu.

Alice didn't agree with her father-in-law's words, but she didn't dare to refute any more, so she could only smile helplessly.

Of course she didn't know that it was precisely because she was completely disappointed in her son that the general put so much emphasis on cultivating Xia Lu. He had already placed all his hopes in life on the next generation.

If such a huge pressure falls on an ordinary child, it is likely to crush the child's immature shoulders. I wonder if Xia Lu can withstand this pressure?

"Okay, Alice, let's go to the study together." After teasing his granddaughter, the Marquis de Treville said to Alice.

"Huh? Let's go together?" Alice was a little surprised, "Why?"

"We have a distinguished guest at home." The Marquis de Treville explained softly to his daughter-in-law, "The Count of Monte Cristo from last time has come to visit us again."

Alice gasped because she was caught off guard, and then glanced at her daughter worriedly.

Of course she knew that the Count of Monte Cristo's visit again meant that danger had come to the family, and she herself had already fought it out, but her daughter couldn't be relieved.

"Don't worry so much, it's fine." The Marquis de Treville saw what was in his daughter-in-law's heart, so he calmly comforted her, "The arrival of the Earl means that His Majesty is already preparing to return to Paris--this is very important to our family. It is great news for us, and it is worth taking any risks for this, and everything we have paid today will be rewarded with satisfactory returns."

"I know...I know everything." Alice lowered her head and replied in a low voice.

Of course she knew that she had no choice but to look forward to the success of the Bonaparte family.

Then, she silently followed the Marquis de Treville towards the study.

Edmond Dantès had been waiting for the Marquis to return, and the door opened again before he had waited long.

He looked up, and as expected, Mrs. Alice was also brought over, and the Marquis of Treville clearly held a baby about one year old in his hands.

The baby soon had his full attention.

The blond baby with fair skin looked almost as cute as a doll.

He stood up and walked in front of the Marquis de Treville, and then carefully observed the child. After getting the Marquis's permission, he gently stroked Xia Lu's small face.

And Xia Lu was not frightened by this serious-looking stranger, but looked at him with a smile, as if welcoming this guest. The smile looked so sweet that Edmund couldn't help laughing.

As expected of Edgar and Mrs. Alice's daughter... he thought to himself.

He doesn't take Edgar's character and ability seriously, but he has always recognized Edgar's appearance, and Xia Lu seems to have completely inherited the advantages of her parents' appearance. She must be an amazing beauty.

Then, he looked at Alice.

"Madame, I congratulate you for having such a lovely daughter...Miss Xialu will definitely make the whole city of Paris fall for her in the future."

"You have won the award." Of course everyone is willing to listen to good words, and Alice also saluted the count with a smile on her face, "Mr. count, it is a pleasure to see you again. Although I have always stayed in Paris, I have recently heard Speaking of some of your heroic deeds... I am honored to have known you and become your friend."

"I am also proud to have met you and Miss Agnes." Edmund Dantès replied, "I will never forget the respect and help you and your sister showed me when I came to Paris last time." of."

"We are just doing it with a little effort, how can it compare to your heroic feat of serving His Majesty through life and death?" Alice replied with a smile, "It seems that you will stay in Paris for a long time in the future. During this period, if there is any If you need the help of our two sisters, please feel free to ask, we are very happy to help friends."

"Actually, I do want some help right now." Edmund immediately picked up the words. "So I can only have the audacity to ask you to trouble me."

Then, he briefly told Alice what he had just said to the Marquis de Treville—of course, according to the Marquis' instructions, he kept everything about Bianca secret.

"No problem, I will do my best to provide you with convenience." After hearing this, Alice made a statement without any hesitation. "Perhaps I can't be of much help elsewhere, but in Paris I can find you a ticket to society."

She is also a resolute person. Now that she has reached this point, there is really nothing to hesitate.Although she still has little loyalty to the Bonaparte family until now, for the sake of her husband and daughter, she must do her best to help them, and there is no other way.

"First of all, I have to buy a house. It can't lose my status, and it can't be too conspicuous, which will affect my usual actions..." Edmund Dantès said, taking out a small house from his pocket. The bag, and then handed the bag to Alice, "This is the funds allocated to me by His Majesty."

Alice took the bag, and at a glance saw the brilliance of the gems inside.

She quickly estimated the approximate value of these gems, and then nodded, "These gems will be discounted if you want to exchange them for cash quickly, but it is enough to buy a mansion. I will choose the place as soon as possible." Okay, then find someone to take care of it, don't worry."

Speaking of this, she joked again, "I remember that when you came here last time, you also took a bag of gems... Did your Majesty open some ancient treasure? Why are there so many gems?"

"This is a gift from the most loyal servants of the empire." Edmund replied, "In order to support my actions, His Majesty has promised that he will set aside a budget for me. There is no upper limit. I can do whatever I want." Dominate and use. If I run out of money now, he will continue to add more.”

"There is no upper limit..." Alice gasped, of course she could hear the meaning behind it.

This meant that His Majesty had placed infinite trust in him. At this moment, he was the plenipotentiary agent of that young man, and could even assign the Treville family to do things for him—it was just that the other party was concerned about his family's face, so he didn't say it clearly.

No matter who he was in the past, it doesn't matter anymore, at this moment, he must make good friends.

"That's really admirable trust." She sighed sincerely, "I also believe that you will be able to live up to the trust."

"The most important thing now is not to let people see that he is the Count of Monte Cristo." At this time, the Marquis de Treville, who had been silent all the time, interjected, "The last time he came to Paris, Agnes took him to you. Father’s place, and then publicly attended the banquet as a guest, although a year has passed, it’s hard to guarantee that no one still has an impression of him.”

Alice also felt a headache thinking about this section.

She is not only a headache for the count, but also a headache for her natal family - obviously, the last time her father entertained the "Count of Monte Cristo" to appear, it didn't matter at the time, but it will definitely arouse suspicion now, because the title of the Count of Monte Cristo It must have been detected by the kingdom government.

Would anyone suspect that Duke Nordrien had long been in collusion with the Bonapartists?After all, he even married his daughter to a well-known Bonapartist... Two things superimposed, it is hard not to arouse suspicion.

Although her father's status in the court should not cause any trouble, but as a daughter, she still couldn't help but feel a little worried.

It's just that since she got married, her father has almost ignored her, so she doesn't know how his father deals with those doubts and questioning.

"If only Agnes hadn't had such extra problems..." Distraught, she couldn't help complaining. "Now we're all in trouble."

"Miss Agnes is also kind. She just wanted me to gain the respect of the Parisian society as soon as possible. I will always remember this sincere friendship." Edmund Dantès once again excused Agnes, " Besides, this time, for the sake of convenience, I forged a new identity, and I will try my best to disguise myself, as long as the disguise is proper, I believe it will not be so easy to be recognized—after all, a year has passed."

Now that the deal is done, Alice can only accept this rhetoric. "That's the only way to go. Be careful when you go, and don't show up at gatherings with many people easily. In addition, you'd better not have any contact with people in my family. It's very dangerous for both parties."

"Can't we take advantage of the situation and let him abandon the false king altogether? Anyway, the life of the false king will not be long, so it would be better to change the court earlier." The Marquis de Treville said abruptly.

Of course he knew that his in-laws would not change families so easily, so he just mocked maliciously.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy..." Alice smiled wryly, "He always thought that he was able to return to the country and rebuild his family business because of the kindness of the Earl of Artois, so emotionally, it may be difficult for him to do it. I made the decision to abandon the Wang family."

She grew up in an exiled aristocratic family loyal to the Bourbon royal family since she was a child. Although she has changed her family at this moment, it is not easy to call the false king, so she simply used Count Artois to refer to King Charles X.

Talking about feelings, isn't it just lack of courage... The Marquis sneered disdainfully in his heart, but for the sake of his daughter-in-law, he stopped here.

He continued to caress the granddaughter in his arms.

While hugging her granddaughter, she talked about political conspiracies with great interest. In a sense, this is also "education starts from the baby". For the first time in my life, I came into contact with the darkest, deepest and stormiest world in France.