Eagle’s Glory

Two days passed in a hurry. Under the cloudy afternoon, the Grand Duchess of Palma and the Countess of Nepeg arrived at Schönbrunn Palace according to the scheduled itinerary.

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

Egron was also notified the first time Grand Duchess Luisa arrived at Schönbrunn Palace, so he reluctantly followed everyone in the court 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, greeting each member of the royal family friendly.

In the evaluation of historians, Queen Louisa is not called a great beauty, and Napoleon was only fascinated by her youth, but now she is over 40 years old, and she has no chance of being called a "beauty". The figure is still pretty good, and the pace is quite light.

Perhaps because of the many storms she has experienced in her short life, the Grand Duchess Luisa has a calm and steady attitude and is polite to everyone. The carefully woven floral decorations on her dress add a bit of luxury to her. gas.

Next to her was her husband, Count von Neepeg, who was holding her hand.

The earl was in the army in his early years, and he also wears military uniform today. Although he lost one eye due to 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 conversation is quite decent.

It is precisely because of these qualities that in 1814, while escorting Louisa and her mother back to Austria, he took the heart of the former queen of the French Empire.

Objectively speaking, this was not a failed marriage. The Earl was very considerate and loyal to his wife, whose status was far higher than his own.

After greeting each member of the royal family, the Louisa couple came to Egron at the end of the queue.

When the young man was recognized, the Grand Duchess' footsteps paused obviously, and her expression became a little dazed, even a little melancholy, but soon, everything became calm again.

"Frantz!" The lady looked the boy up and down, then nodded in satisfaction. "You have grown a lot taller than last time, I am very happy."

"Your Highness." Earl Nepeg 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 just as radiant." Egron bowed calmly, "I hope your couple's journey goes well."

Of course Louisa 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 the young man and saluted to His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the throne.

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

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

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

For today, he only needs to do those things that 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 Aigron, Princess Sophie doesn't like the Grand Duchess very much, but the royal education she received from a young age is enough for her to maintain a happy and decent appearance at the table. Laughing out loud from time to time made the atmosphere at the table more relaxed and cheerful.

Chatting and chatting, the topic was transferred to Aigron.

"Madam, sometimes I think Franz is too strong." Princess Sophie casually said to Madam while slowly 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, if there is any mistake, it will be so troublesome..."

"What fall?" Grand Duchess Louisa frowned, and then asked in surprise. "Is there such a thing?"

Seeing the surprised expression of Grand Duchess Louisa, Princess Sophie was also surprised immediately.

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

She had already guessed the truth of the matter——

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

The princess didn't dare to ask any more questions, because Aigron was present, and she was afraid that if she really asked the answer, it would break the young man's heart.

"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 always have a little bit of trouble when they grow up. Stumble, God will make it all right..."

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

"Really? Thank God, everything is finally alright." Then, she calmly ended the conversation between the two with a polite remark.

The only thing Her Royal Highness is worried about now is Aigron. If he hears these words, how sad will he be?

She turned her gaze immediately, and found that, as she had feared, the young man's face was pale, and his eyes seemed to lose focus, as if he was out of focus. 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 no matter what.

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 the dining table, so she was so anxious that she accidentally cut the venison steak into pieces with the knife in her hand.

Under her gaze, Aegron put on a straight face, and then took a few deep breaths. It was obvious that he took a lot of effort to stabilize his mind.

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

"Your Majesty...sorry...my...my body is not feeling well..."

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

Aegron, as if pardoned, 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 suddenly became depressed.

"It's really unseemly 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." His Majesty the aged emperor sighed helplessly.

He knew that he was one of the instigators of all the grandson's encounters. Although he had never felt guilty, at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a little pity for the child.

At least let him take a breath at this moment, it's not good if the strings are too tight. His Majesty thought to himself.

In an instant, everyone was chatting and laughing again, as if nothing had happened.

But even though she was talking and laughing on the surface, Princess Sophie only felt distraught.

"Aren't you going to see him?" Princess Sophie couldn't bear it after a while, she asked Luisa in a low voice. "Just now Franz seems to be really unwell. Considering his previous injuries, it's better to pay more attention..."

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

Wait a minute? The princess frowned tightly, and almost had a seizure for a moment.

"Your Majesty, I'd better go and have a look. It would be terrible if something really happened." Then, she didn't care so much, stood up and applied to His Majesty the Emperor.

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

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

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

Fortunately, he is still back.

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

He felt that it was difficult to breathe, the blood flow in his whole body was accelerated, and the beating sound of his heart beat his eardrums, forcing him to lie on the side of the bed and gasp for breath.

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

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

It was not his pain, it was the pain of the last remnant of the original Roman king in the depths of his soul.

Only the last strands of consciousness left in his mind, after more than ten years of dormancy, suddenly uttered a terrible roar in Aigron's mind.

How should I describe this feeling?

Pain, resentment, despair? Maybe it's both, but it's still hard to fully describe his mood at the moment.

If my father abandoned him and passed away, my mother would never care about me...

So isn't my own birth a mistake?

So isn't the world a lie?

So is there any value in being alive?

These desperate thoughts echoed in his mind, making the ghost growl and tremble.

In 1832, the king of Rome, who was lingering on the sick bed but could not see his mother for a long time, must have waited quietly for the arrival of death with such a mood.

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Aegron did not expect that this despair of the world caused the residual consciousness of the King of Rome to collapse, and in the final cry of despair, he made Aegron extremely painful.

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

He was panting violently, like an asthmatic patient, and tears kept dripping from his eyes.

"Your Highness..." Chanel, the maid in the room, was almost terrified when she saw him, and she quickly knelt on the ground, trying to help Aigron up. "You... are you okay?"

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

"But...but..." Chanel was about to cry anxiously, "You're all right here!"

"I told you to leave me alone!" Aigron reprimanded impatiently.

Then, he clutched his chest and was almost panting. He felt that he was about to lose consciousness, and he could hardly feel the passage of time.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally survived.

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

He finally regained his consciousness and feeling, and at this moment he felt that someone was embracing him.

How long have you been hugging?

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

"If I don't care about you, what will 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?" Eggron asked in a low voice.

"Not too long." Princess Sophie smiled. "Aigron, are you feeling better?"

Looking at the princess's warm smile, for an instant, he, who was always conceited and proud, suddenly felt ashamed.

How can I be worthy of her favor...

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

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

I want... I want to hold her.

I want to get closer to her!

Yes... I want this!

The boy didn't know where the strength came from, turned around suddenly, and then embraced the princess tightly under the astonished and shocked eyes of the princess.

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

But how could her strength compare to the current teenager?

Before she finished yelling, 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, but he could even feel the wounds in his heart being healed.

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