Eagle's Glory

"Okay... Teresa, my dear, if you insist, we will do it." He kissed Teresa on the cheek and agreed tenderly to her proposal.

Teresa also smiled, and even raised her eyebrows.

Inadvertently, her hand gently stroked her stomach, "Let's take this little guy with us. If you want to be emperor, you can't do without suffering from childhood..."

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While the Aiglons were discussing the next move in the Principality of Ioannina, Edmond Dantès, who was far away in Paris, was also thinking hard about his mission.

Compared with the calm master in a safe zone, his situation is much more dangerous. He must always be on the lookout for any suspicious disturbances around him, and at the same time contact the followers and potential supporters of the Bonaparte family in order to expand the power of his party , to prepare for the next great cause.

For him, this is by no means an easy job. Fortunately, the Marquis of Treville and the Marquis of Noirtier are capable and prestigious elites. Not only can they advise him, but they also have extraordinary talents. With their ability to act and political enthusiasm, they are also splitting up and wooing supporters everywhere.

Every once in a while, they would secretly meet in Edmond Dantès' mansion to report to each other on their recent progress and discuss their next actions.

With the help of the two marquises, Edmund Dantès made several lists. One was those who had clearly pledged their allegiance to His Majesty, and their names, resumes, and prices were noted on it; Important people who support the tendencies of the Bonaparte family but need to be won over.

Each time they meet, they jot down these lists, determining which ones were successfully won and which were judged unattainable.

As time went by, Edmond Dantès had a longer and longer list, and he actually had an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

For His Majesty, this is accumulating necessary followers, but for him, isn't this accumulating power and prestige?

If he can survive to the day when His Majesty comes to Paris, then he will surely become a very important person by that time——Edmund doesn't have that much desire for power, but if he can have power in his hands, who will? What about pushing it away?

Of course, the progress made did not make Edmund flustered. He still remained calm. Every time he had secret meetings with the two marquises, he kept them in the secret room and made sure that no one could get close. It was placed in a cabinet hidden in a hidden corner, and the side of the cabinet was full of flammable items. If there was any trouble, he and the servant sent by the Marquis of Treville would immediately burn the entire cabinet, so as not to cause disaster.

At the same time, on the surface, Edmund also participated in social activities, went to theaters and salons in his new identity, but rarely expressed his personal opinions, just showing the "foreign aristocrat who is very interested in everything in Paris" just right. an identity.

It was as if he had acted generously with his money, so Paris embraced him warmly, and he, without knowing it, became a member of the social world—a person who could go to high-end places but no one noticed or noticed. What does anyone care about.

For Edmund, that was enough.

Of course, this is also thanks to the help of the two sisters Alice and Agnes.

Perhaps because of her sister's advice, or because she owed her previous "mistakes", Agnes was very polite to Edmund. When participating in some public activities, people will send him an invitation card to raise his social status.

In order to avoid suspicion, Edmund Dantès deliberately did not communicate with Agnes publicly, but he also opened his eyes to Agnes' popularity in the social arena.

He noticed that Agnes was very respected and sought after by those young guys, but no one dared to speak ill of her or make fun of her—maybe someone had tried before, but they all got tragic results... Edmund could imagine The treatment Agnes received was the result of many tragedies.

On this day, Agnes visited Edmund again.

But this time, she gave Edmund an unexpected message.

"What? Teacher Bianca is coming to Paris?"　　

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Hearing the news that Bianca was coming to Paris, Edmond Dantès was both surprised and delighted.

Although he was busy and fulfilled during this time, he never forgot another important task entrusted by His Majesty - to find Bianka's trace.

Because he learned about Alice's past, he was a little entangled in how to deal with Bianka, but in any case, Bianka must accept His Majesty's punishment.

Seeing his beaming face, Agnes misunderstood the reason. She thought Edmund was pleasantly surprised to meet the legendary figure.

"Mr. Earl, I have told her about your matter, and I will take you to see her when she comes to Paris—but I don't know how she treats you now, so I can't promise She will be polite to you~" she reminded.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I can see her, I am very satisfied. This must be one of the most honored moments in my life." Edmund replied quickly.

"Hey~ It seems that you have made some progress during this period of time, you are getting better at talking, and you look like a frequent visitor on the social scene." Agnes couldn't help laughing, "But let me remind you again Let me tell you, my teacher has a weird personality. She doesn't like others to flatter her, but only likes a strong and simple personality. If you are glib in front of her, you might be scolded or even beaten if you can't speak three sentences... ..."

"Oh, that's how it is...I understand." Edmund nodded hastily. "It's normal for talented people to have a little personality. Thank you for reminding me. I will keep my sense of proportion when the time comes."

After skipping the topic, Agnes chatted with Edmund for a while, but both of them were tacitly aware that Agnes never asked about his "career" progress, and Edmund would not disclose it. In a word, Agnes uses this method to maintain her "innocence" in politics, so as not to have conflicts with her family.

However, in Edmund's view, this is nothing more than a self-deception. Agnes respects Mrs. Alice so much, and she ran to Greece thousands of miles away because of her request, how could she be in trouble for her sister? Stand idly by?Therefore, even he could see that as long as he used Mrs. Alice, he would not have to worry about Agnes not being on his side.

He silently watched Agnes's every frown and smile. Agnes was dressed up today. She wore a lace collar bodice and a light yellow silk dress with velvet ribbons and short tassels. It looks more fluffy and elegant; when the skirt flutters, it has both heroic spirit and girlish charm at the same time. That kind of unique charm makes anyone can't help but be impressed.

She is so beautiful, no wonder His Majesty has always missed her.thought Edmund.

"You are dressed up like this today, is there any event?" He asked casually.

Hearing Edmund's question, Agnes suddenly became a little embarrassed, and her sharp eyes became evasive.

"Ah, did you see that?" She smiled a little embarrassedly, "Father wants to take me to the palace to attend the ball held by the Duchess of Berry tonight, he said this is an opportunity he won with great difficulty , so I hope I can earn some face for him, since my father said so, then I have no choice but to do as he wants..."

The Duchess of Berry, Princess Marie-Caroline of the Bourbon Kingdom of Two Sicilies, was born in 1798. After the restoration of the Bourbon royal family and returned to France in 1816, she and the second son of King Charles X, Charles, Duke of Berry -Ferdinand de Bourbon married.

In 1820, the Duke was assassinated, so she became the Duke's widow. At the same time, because the Crown Prince had no heir after marriage, when the Duke was assassinated in 1820, she gave birth to Henry de Bourbon, Count of Chambord. He became the only grandson of King Charles X, the only child of the next generation of the Bourbon family (in history, he also became the pretender to the throne of the Bourbon family, Henry V).

The so-called mother is more valuable than her son. As the mother of the Earl of Chambord, she has a detached position in the court.

She lived a widowed life at a young age, and occasionally held large banquets to entertain people from all walks of life to relieve her boredom.

Because both the king and the crown prince had dull personalities, the party of the Duchess of Berry became a rare bright spot in the court life, and it became the highest stage for the ladies of the upper class to compete for beauty.

Having been in Paris for so long, Edmond Dantès is naturally familiar with these situations, so he also understands Agnes' mentality very well.

"Then I wish you all the best in this battlefield and become the most dazzling star." He flattered the other party, "I believe that after you dress up like this, any normal person will be amazed at your charm—"

As he spoke, his face suddenly changed.

Oops!

It suddenly occurred to him that Agnes's father forced his daughter to dress up in such a splendid way to attend the court event, maybe it wasn't just because he wanted his daughter to "beautiful"?

Considering Agnes's current age, no matter how much he loves his daughter, it's time to consider her lifelong affairs, so he will make her daughter appear on court occasions as much as possible to gain the recognition of the upper class, and from it Pick out enough to be worthy of your daughter.

Although this may be a bit overthinking, but if you put yourself in another place and think about it, Edmund thinks this may be the truth...

And he can't accept this truth, no, it's not whether he accepts it or not, he doesn't have the qualifications, but His Majesty will definitely not accept it.

If he heard the news that Agnes's father was planning to choose a son-in-law for his daughter, he would probably go crazy...

Wait, even so, it's Agnes' own business, so what does it have to do with me?What right do I have to talk too much?

She also has her own, and she has no obligation to sacrifice herself to cater to His Majesty.

Thinking of this, Edmund felt relieved——

Although he also thinks that His Majesty and Miss Agnes are very suitable, but since His Majesty is already married, if Miss Agnes makes another choice, he also thinks it is very reasonable, at least he has no reason to interfere.

"What's the matter with you, count?" Agnes asked Edmund when she saw that Edmund looked strange.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something else—" Edmund managed to regain his spirits, and then shook his head, "Miss Agnes, I sincerely wish you a pleasant and brilliant night."

He had already let go of the absurd thought just now, Miss Agnes's life-long affairs were not within the scope of his work.

The best situation is naturally that Miss Agnes did not get the object of her dreams, but if she got it, he would only choose to bless her.

"Well, thank you! Don't worry, I will take you there as soon as there is news from my teacher!" Agnes slightly bent her knees, saluted Edmund goodbye, and left.

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While Edmond Dantès was surprised by Agnes' upcoming event, Edgar de Treville was also worried about his sister-in-law.

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The two of them had the same reason for worry—Edgar was afraid that Agnes would be attracted by some noble son, and then she would fall under the enthusiastic offensive of playboys, so that he and his father's relationship would be broken. plan.

Unlike Edmund, he had no intention of respecting Agnes's personal opinion.

"Honey, what's the matter with you today, so depressed?"

Just as he was frowning and thinking hard, a soft call sounded beside him.

The person who called him that was not his wife Alice, but another lady.

Compared with Alice, she is a few years older, but she is still charming.

She has an oval face, because it is well maintained, so her face is white and ruddy, as if it has been coated with a layer of cream, and her lips with lipstick look delicate and fresh, like the cherry on the cake; her long chestnut hair slightly Rolled up, and the half-covered gauze skirt on her body can't hide the beautiful scenery.

Perhaps because of her higher status and the flattery of people around her, she looks more graceful, with a calm nobility in every gesture.

She is naturally Edgar's mistress Princess Kadiyan.

At this time they were in the penthouse of an inconspicuous residential building on the Avenue Daumesnil.

This place is very close to the club where Edgar usually goes in and out. Every time he came to have a tryst with the princess, it was in the name of joining the club; and this room was also decorated magnificently, becoming a veritable love nest for the two of them— —Of course, all expenses are paid by the princess herself.

He always gets together with the Duchess skillfully, and then spends some time in this comfortable boudoir, while the Princess's personal maid stays outside as a guard, and no one disturbs them.

However, in the past year, this love nest has gained a resident tenant——

In the small room next to their bedroom, there is a crib, and the illegitimate son of the two of them is lying quietly in it and sleeping.

Because they had just done strenuous exercise together, there was still a smell of hormones in the room, and Edgar also felt quite tired.

However, he still pulled himself together and looked at his lover with affectionate eyes.

"Honey, are you going to participate in any event tonight? I see you are dressed up."

"Yes, I'm going to the palace to attend the Duchess Berry's ball tonight." Princess Kadiyang replied with a smile, "If you want to go, I can temporarily ask my wife to send you an invitation."

The princess is not just joking. She has a noble status, and she is still close friends with the Duchess of Berry. If she wants to invite Edgar temporarily, it can be easily done.

"No, I won't go!" Edgar shook his head firmly, uncharacteristically, "I don't need the royal family's favor."

Edgar didn't want to participate in public events with the princess. The main reason was that he was afraid of causing rumors and letting the father-in-law's family know-it might not matter if Earl Nordrien knew it. I'm afraid Agnes would really not let him go.

So he always pretended to be righteous, and firmly stated that although he was not interested in politics, he could not violate his father's teachings and bow to the king, especially when the king suppressed his father.

He also deliberately spoke sweet words, expressing that he really loves the princess and does not want to take the opportunity to seek any glory and wealth, so as not to tarnish the love between the two.

His "firm and sincere" statement didn't make Princess Kadiyan angry, but moved her heart, thinking that at last she had nothing to trust others, but a man with backbone who didn't even look down on the royal family. man.

"Then what are you worrying about?" Wangfei asked softly, for fear of making her lover unhappy.

"Well, I'm not worried, I'm just worried about a small matter." Seeing that the time had come, Edgar finally got to the point, "Agnes seems to be a guest at this ball too."

"Agnes...?" The princess frowned, not remembering who she was.

After a while, she had some impression, "Are you referring to Alice's sister?"

When it comes to Alice, the princess's attitude is very flat. Although Alice is the lover's wife, it is impossible for her to marry Edgar, so she has no jealousy towards Alice. It's all here, so what's the fuss about.

"Yes, that's her." Edgar nodded.

"Is there any problem with her going to the ball?" The princess was still a little puzzled, "According to her age, she should be in the limelight in the social world... and I heard that she is also pretty, this time she can Wouldn't it be nice to be featured at the Duchess of Berry?"

"That's the problem..." Edgar let out a long sigh, "Honey, to tell you the truth, I have a good friend who was astonished after seeing Agnes and completely fascinated by her Yes. But because of his status, he couldn't attend this kind of dance. He was afraid that Agnes would be seduced by some young man there, so he complained to me. What do you think I can do? Hey... ..."

The princess listened quietly, looking into Edgar's face all the time.

Then, she asked abruptly, "Is that friend you're talking about yourself?"

"Cough..." Edgar almost choked, and then quickly denied, "Don't talk nonsense, she is Alice's sister, how could I do such a thing? Besides, that chick has a bad temper, how can she be like that?" Why are you so dignified? I only like your personality..."

"Hahahaha..." Seeing Edgar hastily denying it, the princess couldn't help laughing, and she also believed that her lover was telling the truth. "Okay, I see. That friend of yours doesn't want Agnes to show off too much, and end up offending those crazy bees and butterflies, right?"

"Is there anything you can do?" Edgar asked eagerly.

"Of course there are ways." Princess Kadiyang did not cheat on her lover, "The Duchess of Berry is the host of the ball, and she has such a noble status. If she shows indifference to Agnes, then I think, even if If any young master wants to try it, he will weigh the consequences."

"Then... can you convince her?" Edgar suddenly recovered.　　

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"Then... can you persuade her?" Edgar also became energetic when he heard that his lover had a solution.

He knew that among the people he knew, the only one who could get in the way was Princess Kadiyang.

"I have met Miss Agnes on some occasions before, but after all, she is just a yellow-haired girl, and she doesn't like to deal with people very much, so I didn't leave a deep impression on her..." Princess Kadiyang said He didn't answer his question right away, but turned to another aspect, "I heard that she has extraordinary skills?"

"Yeah, that's pretty good. Few of the gentry in Paris can match her," Edgar replied. "Alice is very proud of it, but . . . I don't think it's cute. I still like a dignified and gentle woman like you."

After being praised by Edgar, Princess Kadiyang showed a smile, "She is beautiful and skilled, oh, isn't this very flattering? No wonder your friend is so fascinated by her..."

Edgar could only do what he should.

"Then it's easy to handle." The princess said suddenly.

"Huh? Why?" Edgar didn't understand the logic.

"My dear friend, haven't you been struggling in society for so many years? Why can't you figure it out all of a sudden?" The princess poked Edgar's face lightly with her finger, "Because she She's so nice, that's why she doesn't like women, isn't it? The Duchess of Berry wants to be the star of her ball, and all the guests come to chase after her, so how could she like being robbed of the limelight? Just a little With a small plan, you can make such a dazzling Miss Agnes jealous of her in an instant..."

Edgar seemed to understand something.

Then, Princess Kadiyang lowered the volume again, "Besides, among the young people attending the ball, there is also the little sweetheart that Madam likes. After all, young people are young and energetic. Just a little bit of display can make them go and Agnes had some conflicts—maybe there are people who have been taught by Agnes! At that time, Madam will not only feel that Agnes does not know etiquette, but also feel that Agnes has snatched her away The limelight... She must not be able to feel calm about it, right?"

Edgar swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and felt a little shuddering in his heart.

These ladies, what ferocious souls are hidden under such soft skins!Even Edgar himself felt a little ashamed.

They all look beautiful and dignified, but they can easily create tricks while talking and laughing secretly, and invisibly let Agnes fall into the trap.