Eagle’s Glory

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It was another ordinary winter night. The small town of Sarenstein, located on the Swiss border, was as quiet as ever today.

Normally this place is sparsely populated, and after nightfall, there is no one around. Everything is hidden in the darkness, waiting for the next day to come.

There is a lake next to the town, named Lake Constance. At this time, the lake is frozen and dormant because of the arrival of winter. But when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom next year, people can enjoy the clear lake water, the surrounding green grass, and the picturesque scenery of the Alps in the distance.

Walking along the path, you can see Arenenberg on the shore of Lake Constance.

This building is exquisitely designed and quite elegant in appearance. Everyone in the local area knows that this is the hermitage of Napoleon's stepdaughter and former Queen of the Netherlands, Princess Odance.

This princess is a witness of an era. When she was young, she had a glorious moment. Because her mother Josephine married Napoleon twice and became Napoleon's stepdaughter, she was betrothed by Napoleon to his younger brother Louis. Napoleon became emperor and became part of the imperial family.

During the most glorious years of the empire, she and Napoleon's sisters enjoyed a rare and luxurious life in the world. She spent money like water and had a private lover. She even gave birth to an illegitimate child with her lover.

However, when the dream finally woke up, with the collapse of the empire, the former queen no longer had a place to stay in France. The Netherlands, which once ruled, had already changed its monarch. After becoming a member of the Bonaparte family, Princess Otance had to say goodbye to France and all the glory she once had.

She also knew that everything was irreversible, so when her lover bid farewell to her, she broke up peacefully and amicably, and then she lived in seclusion in Alennan Castle on the shore of Lake Constance, waiting for the death that fate would give her at any time .

Today, it has been ten years since she came to the hermitage. The unlucky former queen bid farewell to the luxurious life in the past, and lived peacefully in this lonely villa, raising her own children to pass the time—she and her husband Louis' relationship had broken down long ago, so after he went into exile, he was separated in two places. The eldest son was taken care of by Louis himself, while the younger son grew up here with her.

Although she is only forty-three years old now, the rest of her life can only be recalled in the blue sky and the breeze by the lake to recall the magnificent past.

Although she has lived in seclusion, Aotangsi also has a lot of troubles - that is her troubled son.

Her son Charlie is very young and very smart, he can learn everything quickly, but as the son grows up, the mother finds that he is very tired of this quiet and secluded life. In his next major career, he also developed political awareness and a desire for power.

Of course, the mother didn't want her son to have such dangerous thoughts. She taught and persuaded her son several times, but nothing came of it.

He gave up traditional studies to become an artilleryman like his uncle and tried to join the army of the Swiss Confederation. And just two months ago, he bid farewell to his mother suddenly and mysteriously, expressing his wish to go on a trip.

Although her son didn't say where he was going to travel, Odance had a bad premonition at the time. She instinctively opposed her son's delusion and tried to stop his actions, but she couldn't hold back her eighteen-year-old son, so she could only Watching him leave helplessly.

In the following days, Aotangsi was always in fear, for fear that some day there would be bad news and she would not be able to sleep at night. After all, for her life that was left with nothing but ashes, her son was the last remaining meaning.

Tonight, she was also extremely worried, and she fell asleep very late.

And in her sleep, she suddenly heard a noise next to her.

She opened her eyes drowsily, and realized that it was her maid who had woken her.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"His Highness is back!" the maid replied in a low voice.

"That's great...Thank God!" The news of her son's safe return made Autangsi feel relieved, but she soon discovered that the maid's expression was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong?" she asked again. "Has something happened?"

"You...you'll find out when you go and have a look." The maid replied with an expression of not knowing what to say.

Full of doubts, the bleary-eyed Queen Otangs got up and put on her nightgown, and then came to the drawing room.

Since buying this villa, Queen Otance has spent a lot of money to remodel it in the style of the Empire era. The living room is also full of her stepfather Napoleon, mother Josephine and other family members. portraiture.

When she came to the living room, she found that three people had already sat down at the coffee table, drinking hot tea to keep warm.

She immediately recognized that two of them were her sons—although the eldest son Louis lived with her husband in other places, she had been in contact with them all these years, so she was very familiar with them.

Her sons all looked quite embarrassed, their clothes were disheveled, and there were even a lot of snowflakes on their clothes, as if they had just arrived home after a long journey.

As for the other person, because of the dim light, she couldn't see the specific face for a while, but judging from the size, she should be about the same age as her sons.

"Louis! Charlie! Where have you two gone? Why don't you write a letter in silence!" She yelled at her two sons, and walked in front of them step by step.

Then, her attention was attracted by a third person.

Although his clothes are also disheveled and his hair is messy, he can still be seen as a handsome young man. His face is delicate and cute, but his expression is calm and serious, with a sense of sternness that does not belong to this age.

Aotangsi looked at the boy carefully, and always felt that he had a similar face to her own son.

Under her gaze, the young man suddenly stood up and bowed to her solemnly.

"Glad to finally see you again, Your Majesty the Queen."

Seeing his appearance, Aotangsi's heart suddenly shook, and a very absurd idea came up.

The sons suddenly disappeared and came back suddenly, the young man who came here with them, and his age... All kinds of fragments were kneaded together, pointing to a very scary place.

But she still couldn't believe it, because it was so horrifying.

She suppressed the tension in her heart, then looked at the other party and asked in a low voice.

"May I ask you are……?"

"Mom, he is our Majesty." At this moment, Louis who was sitting next to him answered quietly, which confirmed the most absurd guess in Otangs' heart.

"My God!" Aotangsi's eyes darkened and she almost fainted.

Then, subconsciously, she turned her head to look at the portrait of Napoleon hanging on the wall, as if asking if the undead had witnessed this moment.

She didn't know how to accept this reality, or even if she should be happy about it.

She raised her hand tremblingly, pointed at Aigron, and then asked her two sons.

"Aren't you joking? You escaped from Austria with the King of Rome?"

"I can assure you that he wasn't joking." Aigron smiled, and then apologized to the other party, "Ma'am, I'm sorry that I couldn't notify you in advance, which disturbed your sleep... It seems that you are not welcome me?"

"No...no, child, how could I not welcome you?" Queen Otness finally recovered a little bit of sanity, and then repeatedly apologized to Aigron, "I just... just don't know how to face this reality...God What... my sons, what have you done!"

Aigron understood the opponent's reaction.

Queen Otangs has been living in seclusion for eleven years. She has already gotten used to the current rhythm of life. Everything in the past is too far away for her. Now, she suddenly appeared, and she was unprepared. Of course, it is difficult for her to accept This mental shock.

She doesn't even think it's a good thing.

"Do you mind if I give you a hug? You are the first elder relative I have seen in many years." He asked.

Looking at the young man's face, Ao Tangsi felt mixed feelings all of a sudden, and almost burst into tears.

Then she nodded and opened her arms towards Aigron, "Aigron, I never thought I would see you again one day!"

"Yeah, thank fate for bringing us back together."

After Egron finished speaking, he took a step forward, and hugged Queen Odance tightly.

With the help of candlelight, he looked at this middle-aged woman who was 28 years older than him.

Her hair had already started to turn gray, and fine wrinkles appeared on her face. Although her forehead was smooth, there was always a look of remorse in the corners of her eyes. Obviously, her life in seclusion was not so wonderful for her.

How could Queen Aotangsi, who had enjoyed all the splendor and wealth and the attention of the public, truly forget the glory of the past.

Falling from the highest place, losing all the brilliance of the past, I can only live in seclusion in the countryside waiting to die, let the pain and memories eat my heart, how can this not be uncomfortable.

At the same time, Queen Otangs was also looking at him, and reached out and gently stroked his face and hair.

"The passage of time is really frightening! When I touched you for the first time, you were still in the cradle, and in a blink of an eye you have grown up." Odance said full of emotion, "Thank God, you grew up You are so handsome... Seeing your current appearance, I think his spirit in heaven must be very pleased."

"Thank you for your compliment, but... I can't inherit everything from him just by my looks." Aigron replied with a smile, "So I don't think I'm enough to please him."

"Inherit everything from him!" Aotangsi woke up suddenly, "You... what are you planning to do?"

"Of course it is to rebuild the empire and let our family reign over that country again." Aegron replied firmly, "If it wasn't for this goal, then why should I escape?"

"Rebuild the empire..." Aotangsi was not infected by these words, but had mixed feelings, and her expression was very complicated. "Why did you impose upon yourself such a dreadful task?"

"Why, don't you want to rebuild the empire?" Aigron asked back.

"If the empire can be rebuilt, that's of course great..." Queen Autangs replied with a wry smile, "but what can I do now? France has calmed down, and you are just a few young people, how can it be possible to bring about a crisis?" Overturn a dynasty?"

"Mom, what you said is wrong." Louis couldn't help interjecting, "Now France is only superficially peaceful, and internal dissatisfaction with the Bourbon family is spreading among all walks of life. I think there will be another revolution to overthrow This family ruled. At this time, His Majesty will become the savior of the French people as expected."

"Your Majesty...why are you called Your Majesty? Don't hypnotize yourself, these are just childish fantasies! Look at what terrible things you have done because of these fantasies..." The mother turned her head and glared at her son, then Looking back at Aigron again, "Aigron, don't force yourself to carry a mission that doesn't belong to you. Your father died full of sorrow and pain. If he had to choose, he would definitely hope that you To be able to live peacefully and happily, instead of chasing unparalleled power and eventually repeating his mistakes."

It appears that Queen Ortance was not a fanatical supporter of his.

Aegron secretly sighed inwardly.

But this is also normal, she is already old, and she no longer wants to pour her feelings into illusory things. She also didn't believe that just a few young people like herself could do any miracles.

Maybe she is not the only one who thinks this way, after all, in the eyes of normal people, what they are talking about to each other now is pure daydream.

But there is one thing that these people have forgotten, that is-history is usually created by those childish people, because they are focused on moving towards their goals.

How could Napoleon, who was born as a small landowner in Corsica, make his way to emperor without a little childish fantasy? How could his nephew have finally restored the Empire without a bit of childish fantasies?

If they can, then they can try it themselves. How can they know the result if they don't try?

Aigron didn't argue with Queen Odance any more, he asked back.

"You don't welcome me?"

"No... where did you go? You are my guest when you come, and you will always have a place in my home." Otangs shook her head, "However, Egron, you fled from Austria ,Right?"

"Indeed." Eggron nodded.

"Then soon there will be news from Austria that they will come to Switzerland, and I... I will definitely be the most obvious suspect." Queen Otangs has regained her senses, so she thought of this, "When the time comes There will definitely be police closely monitoring my place!"

"Yes, you are right, so I am just visiting you before the news spreads here." Aigron nodded, and then looked at Queen Otangs. "You have lived here for many years, is there any place where I can be safely housed?"

Looking at the young man's face full of ardent hope, Otangs felt sour in her heart.

If he didn't trust himself, he wouldn't have come here immediately.

Although she didn't believe that the empire could be rebuilt, how could she reject her son and nephew?

Those were her last relatives.

"Of course, but you can take a good rest here tonight."

After finishing speaking, she hugged the young man tightly again, in order to convey the excitement and warmth in her heart to him. "God bless you."