Eagle’s Glory

"Glory of the Young Eagle ()" Find the latest chapter!

Time passed unknowingly, and December 24 came in a blink of an eye.

Tomorrow is Christmas. Although it is still daytime, people everywhere in the palace are putting up lights and festoons to welcome the arrival of this grand festival.

However, Egron will not appear in the palace celebration this time. He will go to the Albertina Palace at the invitation of the Grand Duke Karl's family to spend Christmas with their family.

As before the last visit to the manor of Grand Duke Karl, Chanel helped him pack up and salute, but this time the atmosphere between the two was quite different.

Because after today, Chanel will temporarily bid farewell to Aigron and be exiled from the court.

According to Aiglon's arrangement, she will be escorted to the city of Vienna, and then she will be given complete freedom of movement.

Everyone believed that this court lady who offended His Royal Highness Sophie would bid farewell to the wealth and prosperity of the world and leave this country disheartened, and would never appear in people's memory again; no one would have thought that she Together with the rebels from foreign countries, they will lurk in the capital of the empire, waiting to escape with His Highness.

Although this was part of the plan, Aigron was still a little uneasy—since the two met, he had already gotten used to the days when Chanel was by his side. Her loyalty and diligence saved him too much energy , And the days of getting along day and night also cultivated the feelings between two people.

To him, this kind of feeling may not be called love, but it is enough to make him care about Chanel's safety.

If all goes well, that's okay, they will meet up in a few days and then flee the country together; but if it doesn't go well or even fails, then everything is unpredictable, and maybe Chanel will even pay the price with her life.

He absolutely does not want to see this happen.

So...you have to get things done no matter what.

While he was watching silently, Chanel helped him pack his things.

"Your Highness, I wish you all the best." She turned around and greeted Aigron, "I will take a step first, and I only hope that God will let you return to us safely as soon as possible, and lead us to victory!"

Although she intentionally made her words look uplifting and passionate, her expression was quite sad, and she looked like she was about to cry. It was obvious that she was more reluctant to separate the two than the teenagers.

Rare treasures can't repay this kind of loyalty! Agron thought.

"Chanel, don't worry, we will succeed." He stretched out his hand and patted Chanel's shoulder to encourage each other in this way, "You just left before me, it's not sad On the contrary, it means that we are only one step away from success! And we will have more and greater success in the future, just wait and see, I will do my best to reward you."

"Yes, Your Highness, I firmly believe... I believe in you more than anyone else in the world." Chanel nodded, looking up at the person she admired with incomparable enthusiasm, "I said, the greatest reward I hope for , that is, with your permission, I can always be by your side to take care of you, and I want to stand closer than others to watch you succeed, this is the greatest honor that God can bestow on me."

"Well, if you wish, you will get it." Aigron nodded movedly, and agreed to the other party's request.

"By the way, I have one more thing to give you." Chanel suddenly remembered something.

"what?"

As Aigron asked, he watched Chanel walk to a cabinet and carefully opened the interlayer inside.

Then, he was shocked to find that Chanel was actually holding a pistol!

This pistol is quite small, with elegant lines and carved patterns on the wooden handle. It is more like an art craft than a weapon.

But even so it was something that could kill.

"How do you have this thing?" Aigron was taken aback.

"It was His Highness who wanted you to have a spare self-defense tool when you escaped, so he insisted on me bringing it to you." Chanel replied in a low voice, "I hid it under my skirt and brought it in."

Then she said, "Your Highness, multiple preparations are always a good thing, you can use them to deal with emergencies..."

If there is really any "in case of emergency", what is the point of having an extra pistol in your hand? Aegron smiled bitterly in his heart.

However, he still accepted the gift. After all, multiple weapons are better than none.

"Okay, Chanel, thank you for being so considerate for me after seeing him." He nodded, and then hid the pistol himself.

Then, he looked at the time.

It's time to part.

"Goodbye, Chanel." He said goodbye briefly.

"Your Highness, goodbye!" Chanel bowed deeply to salute, and then walked out of the room.

Next, she will go to Vienna under the escort of Egron's teacher, Captain Foresty.

With heavy and inexplicably relaxed complex feelings, Egron stood by the window sill and witnessed Chanel boarding an inconspicuous carriage and embarking on the journey to leave Schönbrunn Palace.

Whether she wins or loses, this is her final farewell to this palace.

And I... have no way out.

After a while, Egron walked out of the room with his own suitcase, and then boarded another carriage to the Albertina Palace in Vienna.

After a short journey, he came to this palace in the city center.

He got out of the carriage, then walked along the steps to the gate of the palace.

Not long after, Teresa, who was notified, came to the door to welcome His Highness.

"Your Highness!" Teresa called out, quickened her pace, walked in front of the young man, then raised her head and looked at him with a smile on her face. "Welcome to visit us!"

Today's Teresa is the same as at the previous court ball, wearing a luxurious long dress and a diamond necklace around her neck. Against the backdrop of jewels, her whole body looks radiant.

Seeing this smile, Aigron's originally accumulated tension disappeared immediately.

"It should be me thanking you for inviting me." Aigron replied with a smile, while looking up at the palace behind her, "You guys are really magnificent here."

"It's not as grand as the imperial palace. You grew up in Schönbrunn Palace, can you still see the lack of grandeur?" Teresa replied with a smile, "Okay, I will take you in, my parents are waiting for you. and you!"

So Aigron followed Teresa into the gate.

As soon as they entered the porch, Aegron saw the statue of Athena standing on the opposite wall.

This goddess of priestly wisdom and extraordinary force is holding a spear and wearing a helmet at this time, looking sideways at the visitors with awe-inspiring and inviolable eyes.

Under Teresa's guidance, Aigron passed the statue of the goddess, then walked into the door to the left of the statue, and entered a long corridor.

There is a long red carpet in the middle of the corridor, and there is a Roman-style marble column at a distance on both sides, and there is a statue of Mars, the god of war, at the entrance of the corridor.

He has short curly hair, wears a Roman-style robe, and sits naked on a stone, with stone-carved helmets and shields beside his feet.

And between the columns of the corridor, there are many busts. When passing the corridor, it seems to be admiring the sculpture art gallery.

Teresa intentionally slowed down her pace so that Aigron would have enough time to appreciate these sculptures, and she was also willing to spend more time alone with His Highness in this name.

While walking, the two came to the end of the corridor, and at the end there were two statues of Sphinxes—the upper body was a girl, and the lower body was a lion, which looked quite seductive and charming.

"Is it nice?" Teresa asked.

"It's pretty." Aegron nodded.

"Then you can come here often, after all, there are a lot of collections here, enough for you to look at for a long time!" Teresa said with a smile.

Then, the two of them stepped up the high steps and walked to the second floor of the palace, where the grand duke, couple and their children lived.

In the same style as downstairs, there are two statues of Muses in the vestibule on the second floor, the one on the left holds a lyre and the one on the right holds a flute.

After entering the front hall, they passed through several rooms, and then came to a small room.

The tapestry in this room is mainly red, with a sofa and a coffee table, and it looks like a place where the family usually gathers to drink tea. There are also several portraits hanging on the wall.

"Your Highness, let's wait here, they will come right away!" Teresa said to Aigron.

"Okay." Eggron nodded and agreed.

Then, he involuntarily looked at the portraits on the wall.

The two largest paintings are portraits of a man and a woman. The man wears a military uniform, has a braid popular in the eighteenth century, and wears ribbons and medals; while the woman wears a luxurious skirt popular in the Rococo era, holding a An ivory folding fan, her hair is coiled up to an exaggerated height, and she also wears a blue bow hair accessory.

"This is the Duke and Duchess of the previous generation, that is, my father's adoptive parents." Teresa explained to Aigron when she saw this, "They adopted my father because they had no heirs, and finally passed this place to him. .In the future, the portraits of my parents will hang here side by side for future generations to look up to."

"The painting is very good." Aigron complimented casually.

"That's nature, it's the work of Alexander Rosling." Teresa took his offhandedness seriously, so she explained to him seriously, "This painter is the great French painter François Boucher His disciple is especially good at figure painting, and it cost a lot of money to invite him to paint at that time."

Although Aigron is not very interested in painting and sculpture, the education he has received since he was a child naturally includes art.

Of course he had heard of the name of the master and apprentice.

François Boucher himself was also a famous painter in the Rococo era and was highly sought after by the upper class. The most famous portrait of Mrs. Pompadour surviving in the world is his masterpiece.

The portraits of women painted by the master and apprentice are lifelike, noble and charming, with a unique charm of women. They are really superb and have become a distinctive mark of the magnificent Rococo era.

It's a pity that that magnificent era is long gone. Although there are only a few decades away from the present era, after the baptism of the Great Revolution in Europe, the comparison between the two eras seems like a world away. There is no such exaggerated and gorgeous architectural style and decoration.

Even people's hairstyles and clothing have changed. Men have basically turned their hair short, and women no longer wear exaggerated hairstyles as before.

While Egron and Teresa were chatting, there was another sound of footsteps at the door, and then the door opened, and the Grand Duke Karl and his wife appeared in front of them.

Aigron didn't dare to neglect, and quickly saluted them.

Grand Duke Karl didn't speak, just glanced at him indifferently, then nodded slightly as a greeting.

The Grand Duchess Henrietta was much more enthusiastic.

"Frantz!" She happily called the boy's name, then stepped forward to hug him, then put her arms around his arms, and looked at the boy carefully.

Then she smiled and sighed, "Ah, it's been a long time since we saw each other, but our little Highness is even more handsome!"

Henrietta's enthusiasm made Aigron a little uncomfortable, but of course he wouldn't show it.

"You are as beautiful and amiable as the last time I saw you, Your Highness." He smiled and complimented the lady. "I would be more than happy to be your guest."

"Don't be so polite! We don't want to treat you as a guest." Seeing the young man's smile, Henrietta nodded happily, and then laughed herself. "This festival, I'm afraid our whole family will be happier if you are here."

"I am very happy to be accepted into a happy family to celebrate the festival. This is a novel experience for me, and even a dream opportunity." Aigron looked at the lady with expectant eyes, "Your Highness, Although this is only the second time we have met, you are much more kind to me than my mother."

It's not that Aigron is lying. After all, it is a well-known fact that his relationship with his mother is bad. Anyone who knows the inside story will not blame the young man for being unfeeling, but will only pity him for his lack of maternal love since he was a child. .

"Who would not be kind to a pleasing child like you?" replied Henrietta, laughing.

Then, the lady blinked her right eye and said to him as if joking, "If you like, I can treat you like a mother."

Then she looked at her husband again, "Honey, please say a few words to His Highness, tonight is Christmas Eve, don't you want to continue to be inexplicably angry and make everyone unhappy?"

Under the gaze of his wife, Grand Duke Karl had to force himself to smile ugly. "Frantz, I hope you enjoy your stay with us."

"He just got into a child's temper recently." Henrietta explained to Aigron again, "In fact, he still cares about you very much, and has been trying to help you."

"I will remember the Grand Duke's help to me." Aigron replied with a smile, "Besides, I can understand his feelings. If I had a daughter as lovely and intelligent as Teresa, I would also hate my inexplicable The guy who came running."

"Why, did you say love words in front of us?" The Grand Duchess glared at him pretending to be annoyed.

Then, she looked at Teresa again, as if playing tricks on her.

Although Teresa blushed slightly, she did not avoid her mother's gaze, as if she was very proud of the young man's words.

"Teresa, go and make some coffee for us—" Madam said with a smile, "Let His Highness try the craft you have learned recently."