Eagle’s Glory

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The turn of spring and summer is the most vibrant time of the year. In Schönbrunn Palace at this time, although the gardens are still lush and the water in the fountains is as clear as ever, in the huge palace, there is There were not many fresh breaths of living beings, and even the attendants and maids who hurried past did not see many smiles on their faces, and there was a depressing atmosphere, as dull as the old emperor himself.

This is not surprising. In the era of Queen Teresa, the palace was full of people. The queen gave birth to more than a dozen children in one breath while taking power. The laughter of these children made the surroundings noisy. ——However, more than half a century has passed, and the situation has changed a lot.

Emperor Franz has been on the throne for more than 30 years and has been married four times. Although these queens have given him many children, most of them died unfortunately, and very few survived, and the daughters grew up. He also married when he became an adult, and only two sons remained.

Among the two sons, the eldest son suffers from serious mental illness and has almost no ability to take care of himself, so he cannot talk about getting married. Married to Princess Sophie, the relationship between husband and wife is quite cold.

In their youth they were not brilliant or lively, and when they were grown up they lacked any personal charm which could do anything to improve the dreary atmosphere of the court.

To put it bluntly, the Duke of Reichstedt, who used to live here in seclusion, can almost be said to be the only source of vitality output for this palace. His talent shown during his growth has finally made this palace have An ideal royal grandson.

Perhaps it was for this reason that his grandfather secretly hoped to find him a marriage partner and let him stay here.

However, things backfired, and an accident happened before this fingered marriage became a reality.

The escape of the Duke of Reichstedt not only greatly angered His Majesty the Emperor, but also further reduced the population of the palace, and more seriously, it seemed to have drained its remaining vitality. Since a year ago, , the place began to be so dull that even the most staid servants felt bored, it was as silent as a pool of stagnant water, and even in the foreseeable future, there would not be much change.

Although the palace will still hold celebrations and balls as usual, and His Majesty the Emperor can also show his due majesty, such routine activities have no other meaning except to further reveal the dullness of the old emperor. The guests also acted mechanically in accordance with social etiquette, hoping to end this boring suffering as soon as possible.

This country, like the emperor, seems to be drowsy and old, people of all walks of life consume their remaining vitality in lazy balls and chats in cafes, and bureaucrats indulge in the inertia of routine, The whole country is also slipping into the abyss of weakness step by step in the dull, all the accumulated problems are only perfunctory and procrastinated, and there seems to be no hope of change.

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Today, the palace calmly welcomed a guest from afar. Out of her honorable status, the palace gave her a corresponding standard of reception according to the usual rules, but there was absolutely no extra enthusiasm, everything was just a routine .

This guest is naturally Princess Maria who came from Bavaria to visit Schönbrunn Palace.

In the previous meeting with Aigron, she took the initiative to say that she would help her sister, and now is the time for her to fulfill her promise.

Vibrant Princess Maria,

It was the first time in her life that she came to Schönbrunn Palace. Like most first-time visitors, she was overwhelmed by the exquisite architecture and scenery here; but at the same time, she immediately felt the depressing feeling of depression. ——Those rigid faces with almost no laughter and laughter, although their appearances were different, she only felt that their souls seemed to have been assimilated and imprinted with boring marks.

"It has everything here, but it lacks humanity. No wonder she is so desperate to fall in love with that guy." Maria thought to herself. "If you don't do this, I'm afraid you'll go crazy a long time ago—ah, of course, if you do this, you'll be crazy, and the consequences will look worse, but at least you've been happy, it's better than your soul slowly drying up in boring waiting..."

Not long after, she was brought to the drawing room of His Majesty the Emperor.

Although she had never seen His Majesty the Emperor in person before, after seeing the old man sitting behind the desk, even if she didn't pay attention to the dress he was wearing, just by the dull and gloomy temperament, Maria knew that she would never There will be no mistake.

After glancing at the old emperor, Maria immediately felt a sense of disgust in her heart, but she buried this feeling of disgust well in her heart, and then saluted him with a respectful attitude.

"Your Majesty, I am very honored to have the opportunity to meet you. Your kindness and achievements are familiar to me even in a foreign country, and I am full of admiration for you."

"Oh, is that so?" His Majesty the Emperor didn't show any joy, but just nodded indifferently.

Like Maria, the old emperor didn't have a good impression of Maria at first sight—after all, Princess Maria looked exactly like her sister and the emperor's daughter-in-law, so he naturally and generously transplanted a portion of that disgust to her .

Compared with Maria, the emperor didn't need to be hypocritical and polite to people he hated, so he acted quite coldly, "I thought you wouldn't like me too much——"

Although His Majesty the Emperor did not say it clearly, Maria naturally understood what the other party was referring to—after Emperor Napoleon began to rise, Bavaria fell to the French Empire for its own benefit, and eventually became an ally of the other party, following France and Austria many times. , as one of Napoleon's mortal enemies, Emperor Franz naturally never forgave these "German traitors" in his heart.

"Your country and our country are friendly allies. For many generations, our two great families have intermarried with each other. Through matrilineal inheritance, we also have the blood of the Habsburg family in our bodies, and you are exactly this great family. How could we not admire you, patriarch?" Maria replied with a smile, "In fact, we are all grateful that Germany has such a benevolent and deserving leader as you, who restored and defended us all. peace for which we are eternally grateful.”

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Although she has always spoken harshly, and even dared to ridicule her own brother, she still has reason and knows how to behave properly. She naturally knows that it is not a joke to offend His Majesty the Emperor at this time—especially when the emperor is still in the middle of the night. In the case of asking for this old guy.

Of course, there is still a thorn in her words - the old emperor's thirty years of rule can never be called benevolent and generous, with outstanding achievements, quite the opposite.

Then, she continued respectfully and continued, "I came here this time, and I also brought letters written by my mother and brother Wang to express my respect for you."

Emperor Franz still had a cold attitude, just nodded lightly, motioning for Maria to present the letter to him - of course he knew that they didn't write the letter to express their "respect" to him.

After obtaining permission, Maria enshrined the two letters. His Majesty the Emperor opened the letter, glanced at it out of courtesy, and then quickly put it aside.

In order not to offend the emperor, the wording of the two letters has been carefully considered. The front part is full of clichés and nonsense. At the end, he slightly mentioned his concern for Sophie, saying that he would not receive Sophie's letter for a long time. , As a family member, I am very worried and hope to get definite news.

Of course, the content of the letter did not exceed the expectations of the old emperor. Those clichés full of compliments did not make him happy, but the anger in his heart rose again.

The reason why this woman dared to be so lawless was not because she felt that her natal family had a noble status, so she was confident!

Emperor Franz was not afraid of Bavaria, and he didn't think that the King of Bavaria would really make trouble with him because of a married princess, but he was also a royal family, so he had to respond.

"Sophie is feeling a little unwell right now. Although there is no danger to her life, the doctor thinks that it is best to rest, so she temporarily stopped communicating with the outside world. I am sorry to make you so worried."

"Then can you let me go and see her?" Maria immediately asked, "Since she is sick, as a younger sister, I should visit her—besides, I have to blame her, and it's fine if I don't communicate with the outside world. , She didn’t even say a few words to our mother, it’s too much, even if she is sick in bed, don’t she even have the leisure to say a few words to the people around her! There is no reason to worry us so much, do you think she is so talkative? ?”

His Majesty the Emperor was in a bad mood when he saw this woman who looked the same as his daughter-in-law, and now he was even more annoyed after hearing this sarcasm question.

Sure enough, she came out of a mother's womb, so arrogant and mean...

But on the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with Maria's words. Even if he wanted to get angry, he had nowhere to vent his anger. As the emperor, he couldn't lower himself to quarrel with a woman, so he could only wave his hand impatiently.

"Of course, our place is not a prison, how can we not let my sister visit my sister? Someone will take you there later—"

He wasn't afraid that Maria would learn of Sophie's current situation - so what if she knew? I can't even take revenge on myself.

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"Thank you for your generosity!" Maria immediately saluted the old emperor again.

Just as she was about to leave with the court attendants, the old emperor suddenly asked, "Duke Reichstedt has been in your country for a while, how do you get along?"

Maria had already guessed that the emperor might ask a similar question, so she wasn't surprised and just answered him calmly,

"It's a pity that I rarely see him. After all, he came to our country for some important events, not to visit relatives and friends; however, judging from the limited contacts, I think His Highness is not only outstanding in appearance, but also elegant in manner and wealthy. Personal appeal, I think he is indeed worthy of being the best of the generation - this is also the result of your careful nurturing of him, without you, God knows where he would be!"

"Hmph, if he understands this truth, why is he here?" the emperor said angrily.

"I think he understands this truth." Maria replied with a smile. "During our conversation, the Duke was very grateful to you, and he also felt very sorry for what he did before. From the facts, you not only Raising him, and carefully choosing such a wife for him, can be described as a mountain of kindness, so I think, if his ambition for fame and fame is a little weaker, he may really be willing to be by your side and be your filial grandson ..."

Normally, when she seems to be praising, she is actually doing bad things, but at this moment she seems to be doing bad things, but she is actually praising—after all, Duke Reichstedt did reject her "send grandfather to serve God in advance "'s proposal, no matter what the motivation is, this is filial piety.

Of course, the emperor couldn't tell the difference between slander and fact, he just felt that he was stabbed secretly by the other party again - of course the facts were similar.

He only felt that his blood pressure was soaring, but it was difficult to attack, and he felt even more disgusted with this Princess Maria in his heart.

Just entertain her a little bit and let her go as soon as possible.

"Okay, I still have a lot of things to deal with, so go ahead." He waved his hand impatiently, motioning for the attendant to take Maria away, "I wish you a pleasant chat."

"Thank you." Maria curtsied with a smile and bid farewell to the emperor.

Soon, under the guidance of the attendants, Maria came to Sophie's suite.

And Sophie, who had already been notified, was also waiting here.

The two of them are twin sisters, so their faces are naturally very similar, but it's easy to tell who is who right now - because compared to the radiant Maria, Sophie looks much haggard now.

When the two sisters met, they had thousands of words for each other, but they didn't say anything, but tears appeared in the corners of their eyes—although the two of them often quarreled since they were young, but the same mother and compatriots lived day and night for more than ten years. How can the feelings of getting along with each other be easily wiped out?

"It's still my sister after all." Sophie said with a choked up voice, "God knows how happy I am to see you now!"

"That's right, seeing that old man's face every day, who can be in a good mood." Maria said angrily, "Staying here for a long time is simply driving people crazy. No wonder you always say that you are about to wither."

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"Oh..." Sophie let out a long sigh. "The people who can bring me fun have also left, what else can I do?"

"Speaking of which..." Maria laughed, "I have brought you a nice present."

Then, she pulled out a letter from her cuff, and shook it braggingly with her sister, "You really have to thank me, he cried and begged me to send it over, he said he hasn't written to you for a long time Believe me, I'm about to be suffocated."

Sophie's reaction was far beyond Maria's expectations—she was not so happy that she almost fainted, but was stunned for a moment.

Then, she couldn't help laughing out loud, and in this gorgeous smile, she seemed to have regained her former charm and vitality. "He can really entertain me."

"What?" Maria was puzzled.

"He already sent me a letter, through his mother." Sophie explained with a smile, "So those words he said in front of you are just teasing you-congratulations, I have always been conceited Little sister, you are being played around by a boy six years younger than yourself!"

Then, Sophie walked to her bed, and carefully took out an inconspicuous letter from under the pillow at the head of the bed, and shook it to her sister.

The letter was full of creases. Obviously, she had read this letter countless times in the recent period—naturally, she also gained too much comfort and courage from this letter.

However, Maria couldn't be in a better mood, her eyes were wide open, first surprised and then annoyed.

She thought that she would bring great comfort to her sister and become the "benefactor" of the two of them, but she didn't expect that she would be played by that nasty young man a long time ago, and she was proud of herself.

When that guy begged himself sadly, what kind of smirk was in his heart?

Thinking of this, she, who has always been proud and arrogant, was filled with anger.

Sophie saw what was in her sister's heart, so she stopped teasing her, "My sister, even if it's not the only letter, you gave me a very nice gift...it's better than jewelry for me." They are all more valuable, so don’t be angry, just give it to me, this little guy is like this, he has a bad stomach, just get used to it.”

Maria gritted her teeth and handed the letter to her sister, but her heart was still filled with anger.

"It's really shameless!" Can't help but curse out.

"It's really cheeky." Sophie nodded, but the smile on her face showed that she didn't have any irritation, "But it's also cute and cheeky. If you think about it, if he wasn't such a person, how could he have brought me so much back then? So much fun?"

Then, she couldn't wait to open the second letter, preparing to draw new strength from it.

Seeing her sister's happy and nostalgic face, Maria was even more upset.

So she also sneered. "His brazenness is not just playing tricks on me once. When we first met, he couldn't wait to make an extremely rude offense to me... If I hadn't softened my heart, he might have already made a fuss. A colossal scandal."

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After finishing speaking, in order to let her sister understand, she raised her hand, stretched her fingers, and made a vulgar gesture without manners, coupled with a vulgar explanation, "It's like a wild cat in heat."

Now it was Sophie's turn to panic.

She stared angrily, then threw the letter on the table and slapped the table hard.

"What audacity!"

"It's really shameless." Maria nodded with a sneer.