Eagle’s Glory

Two days passed in a hurry. Under the cloudy afternoon, according to the scheduled itinerary, the Grand Duchess of Parma and the Count of Naipegger and his wife arrived at Schönbrunn Palace.

As usual, Her Majesty, the father of the Grand Duchess of Parma, warmly welcomed her daughter and her party. For this ill-fated eldest daughter, His Majesty the Emperor has always felt a little guilty.

The first time Grand Duchess Louisa arrived at Schönbrunn Palace, Aigron was also informed, so he reluctantly followed everyone in the palace to welcome His Royal Highness.

In the vast hall of the palace, the Grand Duchess and his wife walked through the crowd step by step and greeted every member of the royal family in a friendly way.

In the evaluations of historians, Queen Louisa was not called a great beauty, and Napoleon was fascinated by her youth, but now she is over 40, and she has missed the title of "beauty", but The figure is still quite good, and the pace is quite light.

Perhaps because she has experienced too many storms in this short life, Grand Duchess Louisa has a calm and steady attitude, and is polite to everyone. The carefully woven floral decorations on her skirt add a little more to her. gas.

Next to her is her husband, Count von Neiperger, who is holding her hand.

The earl joined the army in his early years, and he also wears military uniform today. Although he lost an eye due to an injury, he is tall and has the masculinity of a soldier. In addition, he is not as vulgar as many officers of this era, but he is straightforward and polite, and his speech is quite decent.

It is precisely because of these qualities that in 1814, while escorting Louisa's mother and son back to Austria, he snatched the heart of the former empress of the French Empire.

Objectively speaking, this was not a failed marriage. The earl treated his wife, who was far above his own, very considerate and loyal, and quietly accompanied her in seclusion in Parma.

After greeting each and everyone of the royal family, the Luisa couple came to Aigron at the end of the queue.

When recognizing the young man, the female grand duke's footsteps obviously stopped, and her expression became a little dazed, even a little melancholy, but soon, everything became calm again.

"Franz!" Madam looked up and down at the boy, then nodded in satisfaction. "You've grown a lot taller than last time, and I'm very happy."

"His Royal Highness." Earl Naipeg next to her was obviously a little embarrassed, but he still greeted the boy very politely. "Happy to see you."

"Thank you for your compliment, ma'am, you are equally radiant." Aigron saluted calmly, "I hope your couple's journey goes well."

Of course Luisa could feel the polite indifference of the young man, but she didn't say anything else in the end.

"Fine thanks."

Then, the Grand Duchess and his wife passed over the young man, and then bowed to the emperor on the throne.

This is the first time the mother and son have met in two years.

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After meeting with His Majesty the Emperor, the Grand Duchess and his wife had lunch with His Majesty the Emperor and other members of the royal family.

Perhaps because of deliberately avoiding embarrassment, Aegron was not placed next to the Grand Duchess, but at a distance diagonally opposite, and he was happy to be ignored and dined quietly.

For today, he only needs to do the things he has to do out of politeness, and he doesn't want to do anything else.

Princess Sophie was placed next to Louisa.

Because of Aegron, Princess Sophie didn't like the Grand Duchess very much, but the royal education she received from childhood was enough for her to maintain a happy and decent appearance at the dining table. She chatted with the Grand Duchess while eating, and the two of them still Laughing out loud from time to time makes the atmosphere at the table relaxed and happy.

Chatting and chatting, the topic was transferred to Aigron.

"Ma'am, sometimes I think Franz is too strong." Princess Sophie said casually to Madam while cutting the grilled venison steak with a knife, "He just recovered from a fall two days ago. , I have to run to practice swords with others again, look at it, if there is any mistake in this, it will be troublesome..."

"What fall?" Grand Duchess Louisa frowned, then asked in surprise. "Is this the case?"

Seeing Grand Duchess Louisa's surprised expression, Princess Sophie was immediately surprised.

"I wrote you a letter on the day of the accident..." When Princess Sophie said this, she suddenly realized something and quickly stopped.

She had already guessed the truth of the matter—

It is unlikely that someone intercepted his letter, and there is no need to hide this kind of thing, and it has spread all over the streets outside. So... God, Madam has already forgotten about this!

The princess did not dare to ask any more questions, because Aegron was present, and she was afraid that if she really asked that answer, it would break the hearts of young people.

"Ah, nothing." She immediately tried to change the subject.

"Oh! That's it." Luisa was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately, "I remembered, I did receive your letter, but I think boys will always be a little bit when they grow up. Stumble, God will make it all right..."

The princess narrowed her eyes, trying her best not to show her anger.

"Is that so? I really have to thank God, everything is finally getting better." Then, she calmly ended the conversation between the two with a polite remark.

The only thing Her Royal Highness is worried about now is Aegron. How sad would he be if he heard these words?

She turned her gaze immediately, and found that, as she had feared, the young man's face was pale, and his eyes seemed to have lost focus, as if his soul was lost. He tried to pick up the knife and fork to continue eating, but his hands seemed to be shaking slightly, so he couldn't eat smoothly.

The princess was very anxious, but at the same time, she was afraid of provoking him again, and she couldn't make a loud noise at this dining table, so she was so anxious that she had inadvertently cut the venison steak into pieces with the knife in her hand.

Under her gaze, Aegron stubbornly faced, and then took a few deep breaths. It could be seen that it took a lot of effort for him to stabilize his mind.

Then, he suddenly stood up staggeringly and bowed to His Majesty the Emperor.

"Your Majesty... I'm sorry... my... I'm not feeling well..."

His Majesty the Emperor looked at his pale face in surprise, then nodded silently.

Aigron felt pardoned, and apologized to the others at the table with his eyes, then took a few steps back and staggered out.

Following this small disturbance, the atmosphere of the royal family banquet was suddenly suppressed.

"It's really disrespectful to leave the table early. Your Majesty... Do you want me to call His Highness back?" the attendant asked cautiously.

"It's okay, just let him be quiet." The aged emperor sighed helplessly.

He knew that he was one of the initiators of what happened to this grandson. Although he never felt guilty, at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little pity for this child.

At least for this moment, let him catch his breath, it's not good for the strings to be too tight. His Majesty the Emperor thought.

In an instant, like a puppet with a clockwork being pulled, everyone was talking and laughing again, as if nothing had happened.

But even though she was still talking and laughing on the surface, Princess Sophie only felt like a mess.

"Aren't you going to see him?" Princess Sophie couldn't help it after a while, and she asked Louisa in a low voice. "Franz seems to be very unwell just now. Considering his previous injuries, it is best to pay more attention..."

"You're right, I'll go over later." Luisa nodded, seeming to agree. "This poor child, we do owe too much."

Wait a minute? The princess frowned and almost had a seizure in an instant.

"Your Majesty, I'd better go and take a look. If something really happened, it would be terrifying." Then, she didn't care so much, and stood up to apply to His Majesty the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Sophie in astonishment, but under her intense gaze, she finally nodded silently.

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At this time, Aigron had stumbled back to his bedroom.

The short section of the road on weekdays seemed so long at the moment, he even suspected that he would fall down on the road.

Fortunately, he still came back.

Once back in the room, he threw himself on the carpet again.

He felt difficulty breathing, the blood flow accelerated throughout his body, and the beating of his heart beat his eardrums, forcing him to lie beside the bed gasping for breath.

He knew that his gaffe was inappropriate, but just now he really couldn't control himself.

It's not that he didn't want to hide his emotions, but the pain in his soul made him completely unable to maintain normal behavior, so he had to rudely retire, and he couldn't let himself be embarrassed in front of the Habsburg royal family.

This is not his pain, it is the pain of the soul, the last remnant of the original Roman king.

The last remaining consciousness in his mind, after being dormant for more than ten years, suddenly uttered a terrifying roar in Aegron's mind.

How should I describe this feeling?

Pain, resentment, despair? Maybe both, but it is still difficult to fully describe his mood at the moment.

If my father abandoned me and left the world, my mother would never care about me...

Wasn't it a mistake to be born?

So isn't the world a lie?

So is there any value in living?

These desperate thoughts reverberated in his mind, making the ghosts roar and tremble at them.

In 1832, the king of Rome, who was lingering on the bed but could not see his mother for a long time, was in such a mood, quietly waiting for the coming of death.

Aigron did not expect that this desperation of the human world caused the remaining consciousness of the Roman king to collapse, and in the last cry of despair, he also made Aigron extremely miserable.

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! This is exactly the time!

He was panting violently, like a sick asthmatic, and tears kept dripping from his eyes.

"His Royal Highness..." Chanel, the maid in the room, was almost terrified when she saw him, and she hurriedly knelt on the ground, trying to help Aegron up. "You... are you all right?"

"Leave me alone..." Agron pushed her hand away weakly, "Chanel, this is not my problem... I need to be quiet."

"But...but..." Chanel was so anxious that she almost cried, "You're fine here!"

"I said leave me alone!" Aegron rebuked impatiently.

Then, he covered his chest, almost panting, he felt like he was about to lose consciousness, and he could barely sense the passage of time.

After I don't know how long it took, he finally got over it.

The sweat from the body is like taking a bath, and the whole body is soaked.

He finally regained consciousness and feeling, and this time he felt that someone was hugging him.

How long have you been hugging?

"Didn't I say leave me alone?" Agron said impatiently.

"If I don't care about you, what should you do..." All he got was a sigh.

He looked back suddenly and found that Princess Sophie was looking at him quietly.

"You... how long have you been here?" Aigron whispered.

"It's not too long." Princess Sophie smiled. "Aigron, are you better?"

Looking at the princess' warm smile, for a moment, he, who has always been arrogant and proud, suddenly felt a little ashamed.

How can I deserve her care...

"Aigron... Aigron..." Seeing his dazed expression, Princess Sophie became a little anxious, and repeatedly asked, "Don't scare me!"

This is the only person who cares about and loves himself unconditionally without asking for any reason. In the past ten years of his new life, he has only met once.

I want...I want to hug her.

I want to be closer to her!

Yes...I want this!

The boy didn't know where the strength came from, he turned around suddenly, and then hugged the princess tightly in the stunned and shocked eyes.

"Aigron!" His actions made the princess feel pain, and then instinctively struggled.

But her strength is comparable to that of today's teenagers?

Before she could finish shouting, the young man had already pulled her to the closest distance and kissed her lips heavily.

A warm touch came from his lips. At this moment, he not only felt blissful happiness bombarding his mind, he could even feel that the wounds in his heart were also healing.

If I die tomorrow, then at least I have no regrets now. At this moment, the boy suddenly thought to himself.