Eagle’s Glory

"Goodbye, Your Highness."

With Major Morcerf saying goodbye, the French soldiers who visited Schönbrunn Palace also left.

Aegron watched them leave in the carriage, and then returned to his residence.

At this time, the letter presented by Marshal Marmont himself was lying quietly on his desk.

This letter was a handwritten letter from King Charles X of France to him. However, after Aigron picked up the letter, he did not open the letter, but threw it directly into the fireplace.

Although he had to write a letter due to the situation, he took the initiative to reconcile with King Charles X, and promised that he had no interest in the French throne for the time being, but it was only a temporary measure. In his heart, he never looked down on the former Count of Artois.

In those days he spent extravagantly with the Count of Provence, dug the hole for his brother Louis XVI, and ran away before the storm of the revolution; in exile for twenty years, he did not make any achievements in size, nor did he do anything worthy of respect His exploits were completely sent back to France by the bayonet of foreign coalition forces.

After the two brothers were dead, he found a ready-made king, and as a result, he governed the country into chaos, and the ambitious Duke of Orleans almost openly challenged him, and he had nothing to do.

It is impossible for such an incompetent person to gain the respect of Aegron.

If he hypocritically greeted Aegron in the letter, then Aegron didn't need such hypocritical goodwill; if he mocked or threatened himself in the letter, then Aegron didn't need to read it - since he deliberately sent Marshal Marmont to deliver the letter, It can be seen that he has absolutely no real goodwill.

Therefore, no matter what he wrote, he couldn't change Aegron's mind. Aegron had no intention of knowing what the dying king wanted to say.

Just as he watched, the envelope rolled over in the flames of the fireplace, and finally turned into a puff of smoke.

I wish you a long and healthy life, and live until the day I see you, Your Majesty.

he thought coldly.

Just as the letters were burned to ashes, there was a knock on the door of the room.

Chanel hurried to open the door, and then Princess Sophie in a dress walked in quickly.

With a stern face, she seemed to be in a bad mood, and walked in front of Aegron, staring at the young man.

"His Royal Highness, good afternoon." Aegron was a little puzzled, but he still bravely greeted her. "You...do you have anything to do?"

"You little bastard...why haven't you come to see me recently?" Sophie interrupted him angrily, then squeezed his arm. "Have you forgotten me?"

"His Royal Highness, I just haven't seen you for two or three days..." Aigron couldn't help but defend, "Actually, I have something to do here, so I have to do it—you know, I just sent off Marshal Marmont and His entourage."

"What do those French people care about? They are all the running dogs of the Bourbon family. They can't have any real good intentions for you. Even if you try to please them, it's just a little respect on the surface. , how can they really take you seriously?" Sophie sighed, "Aigron, your future is in Austria, don't worry about France, what did they leave you? It's just betrayal. "

While sighing, she began to stroke the young man's forehead again, "Don't waste your own time for these boring people, Aigron, we just find our own fun."

The anger on her face has disappeared, and her voice has become gentle again, as if there is infinite emotion. "This is the way of the world. When you are in power, whatever you say is right, and everyone flatters you. When you lose power, only those who truly love you will stay by your side, and others will only laugh at you."

"Your Highness, you are right, and I know it in my heart. These people cannot respect me from the bottom of my heart." Aigron also sighed, "However, I need to accumulate contacts, even if my future is in Austria, It's also good to know more French people, it will make it easier for me to achieve my career."

"Well, maybe it makes sense for you to think so..." After thinking for a while, Sophie nodded, and then she smiled again, "But I think, you are still young, and it's not worthwhile to enjoy the life of a young man. It's good? Even if you work tirelessly to seek power in the future, it's still too late... The teachers around you are still too anxious, always thinking of letting you go to power positions at a young age, what good is this for you?"

"I am not qualified to be young, Your Highness." Aigron replied stubbornly, "Although I have the title of the royal family, no one has ever guaranteed me a bright future. If I want to, I can only fight for it myself, and the more The sooner the better, I've lost enough so I don't want to lose any more."

"I can promise." Sophie raised her head and looked at his face, and said firmly, "Just give me some time... Aigron, I beg you, stop showing such melancholy in front of me. I can't stand you like this, every time I see it, I resent why I was in power sooner... God, why do you always punish those talented people?"

Her words moved Aegron again, and couldn't help but hug her into his arms.

"His Royal Highness, you have done enough for me, I can only be grateful to you... I don't need you to do more for me, just like it is now."

Yes, as it is now, and enjoy the intimacy until you leave.

"Then you should pay more attention to me." Sophie buried her head in the young man's arms and replied in a muffled voice. "I can't help missing you, I'm really afraid of not seeing you one day."

After that night of lingering, although the relationship between the two is still as close as before, it seems to be slightly different.

If I have to say something different, it should be said that Sophie seems to be more worried about gains and losses, as if she is afraid of being robbed by someone.

When facing him, she could no longer see the strength of the past, but appeared gentle and timid.

Her status is indeed noble, but in the final analysis, she is just a young woman in her early twenties. Even though she has cultivated a willful and proud temper since childhood, she is still pursuing spiritual sustenance. Among young people, she used to be dry. Her heart was nourished, and the resulting love made her more and more difficult to restrain.

After the two hugged for a while, Sophie finally returned to normal.

"Aigron, let's go to the theater tonight, maybe it's good for us to relax." She suggested. "There should be a show of yours tonight."

"Okay, I'm very happy." Aegron replied immediately.

But he doesn't care about any drama now, he just thinks it's time to find that dear cousin.

Prince Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte, I hope you don't let me down...

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On that night, Aigron and Sophie took a carriage to the Ruby Theater again.

They went straight to the box as soon as they arrived here, as usual.

As Sophie said, Aigron's play is also being shown tonight.

Although this drama has been shown many times, the audience is still full of people because of its wide acclaim recently.

Like before, Chanel ran to the backstage of the theater, changed into her performance clothes, and prepared to go on stage to perform.

In the past, every time she arrived at this time, she was nervous and excited, and she wanted to show her greatest enthusiasm and live up to the expectations of her master.

However, her mind was completely gone tonight, and there was only one person's face left in her mind.

Chanel's eyes searched everywhere, from the auditorium to the corridor, to the box upstairs, trying to find the face, but she couldn't find any trace of the young man she saw that night.

As time went on, her mood became more and more anxious.

Could it be that His Royal Highness said something big, and he actually couldn't control his whereabouts when he came here? A little doubt appeared in her heart.

In any case, there was no time now, and it was her turn to play the role between the scenes, and she had to take her eyes back and take the stage to play her role.

She was so upset that she often looked at the audience subconsciously, trying to find the young man. In this case, her performance was naturally greatly reduced. Fortunately, after many rehearsals, she had already written her lines. Back to back, she reluctantly cooperated with the performance almost absent-mindedly, without causing too much trouble.

Although the actors next to her were a little surprised by the state of Chanel's performance today, they also knew that mortals have bad times, so they didn't go into too much detail, and just tried their best to cooperate with her performance and let this scene end early.

As the curtain slowly came down, Chanel's performance finally came to an end, and she walked down the stage with disappointment-until this time, she still hadn't found the figure of that person.

Could it be... Could it be that he actually dared to deceive himself and His Highness? Chanel's heart couldn't help but start to get anxious.

Just when she was about to go to the fitting room to change back to her original clothes, she was suddenly stopped in the corridor.

For no reason, Chanel felt nervous.

Her instinct told her that it seemed like what she had been waiting for was finally happening, so she stopped and looked up at each other.

This man was tall and had a velvet top hat on his head. He approached Chanel calmly until he finally raised the brim of his hat when he was face to face with Chanel.

"Good evening, miss." He greeted in a low voice.

After Chanel saw this face, her dangling heart dropped.

"Why are you only showing up now!" Then, she whispered.

"I have to make sure it's not a trap before I appear, right?" The young man didn't appear sorry, but answered confidently, "Miss, although you don't look like a deceiver, there are always surprises. isn't it?"

"Okay, is there anything else you need to suspect now?" Chanel asked angrily.

"No more." The young man smiled, then suddenly winked.

Chanel understood, immediately opened the door of the fitting room again, and led the young man in, without staying in this corridor where someone might pass by at any time.

Just as they entered, the music on the stage started again, and a new scene began again, and no one paid attention to the little girl's actions.

After closing the door, Chanel's mood finally relaxed a lot.

"Your Majesty is here too today." She immediately told the other party, "I have already passed on your news to him, and he is very moved..."

"Our Majesty, where are you now?" The young man didn't waste time, but asked directly.

"It's in a box on the third floor." Chanel told the other party directly, and then described the approximate location.

Then, she whispered to the other party again, "By the way, don't approach there rashly, there is a watcher in the corridor on the third floor, and he is a very powerful swordsman master. If he is disturbed, you will never approach Your Majesty. of."

"This is really embarrassing." The young man raised his eyebrows, looking rather regretful, "I am only one step away from His Majesty, but I can't see him? If I can't see him, how can I Are you sure that every word you say is true? I would not dare to do anything just to meet you."

"Well then, I'll go back and tell Your Majesty that you are already here, and then let His Majesty show his face at the window of the box." Chanel thought for a while, and then gave a suggestion, "Although you and him haven't seen each other for a long time. , but I can assure you that you look alike, and His Majesty has a demeanor of his own, as long as you see that face, you will believe that he is indeed His Majesty!"

"It does sound reasonable." The young man thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay, let's do this first."

"By the way, there's one more thing." Chanel suddenly remembered, and then added a warning, "In the box, with him, there is also a noble lady, that lady is His Majesty's closest friend, whether you What to do in the future, please ensure her safety, otherwise His Majesty will be heartbroken."

The young man was startled for a while, then couldn't help shrugging his shoulders.

"Really? Madam? It's not the fiancee?"

"No..." Chanel shook his head embarrassedly, "This matter is a bit complicated, in short, please remember my advice."

"It seems that my cousin's life in Austria is not as difficult as I imagined..." The young man probably understood something, and couldn't help but tease, "Just like this, I still want to escape, it seems Your Majesty The will is stronger than I imagined."

"His Majesty has always been firm in his goals." Chanel straightened his back and replied, "No matter what happens, his will cannot be changed, and I am the one who thoroughly implements his will."

"It seems that you are worthy of admiration." The young man bowed.

Chanel also curtseyed, and then exited the fitting room. Then she walked quickly through the corridor and up the stairs, and then came to the box where Agron was on the third floor.

Then, she paced to Aegron's side, and her right hand made a gesture that represented the smoothness of things in the perspective that only Aegron could see.

Then, she said in a very low voice, "Your Highness, face the stage and show your face..."

Aegron immediately understood everything.

The instant ecstasy made him almost unable to control himself, but he still controlled his expression with the utmost self-control.

Then, without saying a word, he turned and walked to the railing, watching the stage intently.

At the same moment, his pale and handsome face was exposed to the brilliant lights on the roof.

Look, look!

This is the person you have to rely on if you want to achieve your ambitions!

The audience downstairs was watching the performance on the stage, and no one paid attention to this small change in the box on the third floor. These concentrated people would never have imagined that at this moment, history is heading for its bifurcation.