Eagle’s Glory

After bidding farewell to his mother, Aigron and his party quietly left the Principality of Parma, then headed north to Genoa.

In this port city, Aigron already had old relationships in the past, so he easily obtained a merchant ship, and then sailed into the vast Mediterranean Sea on this merchant ship, heading towards the Principality of Ioannina.

Just a year and a half ago, he quietly left the European continent in this city, and then took a boat south to the island of Monte Cristo, where he initially established his own power.

When he left Genoa this time, he already owned a principality, and it was enough to influence France's domestic political situation.

He seized the opportunity and did not waste his time. The results he has achieved now make him firmly believe that he can take further steps to realize his mission in the not too distant future.

To go from Genoa to Ioannina, you need to go around the Apennine Peninsula, so the merchant ship that set sail carried the ambitious man through the islands in the south, including the island of Monte Cristo where he once stayed.

Now, Aigron, standing on the deck, could already see a small island reef in the looming sea level.

It was there that he once unearthed a treasure, and used this treasure as capital to recruit his own supporters and truly embarked on the road to the crown.

Because of his arrival, the island once became noisy; since he left with his men, the island has returned to the loneliness it had been for centuries.

However, Aiglon did not intend to completely abandon this place. He felt that it could be used as a secret contact point, so he left a few guards.

But other than that, there are no longer any residents.

As the merchant ship moved forward, the distance to Monte Cristo Island was also getting closer. However, he did not order the ship to approach, but only glanced at Monte Cristo Island in the distance.

It was just an inconspicuous stop on my journey. Now that I have left it, it is no longer worth lingering on. Let it continue to quietly bathe in the wind and rain in the Mediterranean Sea.

The merchant ship moved forward, day and night constantly alternating. Finally, he returned to the Greek peninsula where he had been away for a long time, and disembarked at a small port called Parga.

When their group arrived at this port, it meant that they had set foot on the land of the Principality of Ioannina.

This principality is nominally the territory belonging to the Grand Duchess Haidee.

But both citizens and foreigners know that the real rulers are the Duke and Duchess of Lechstadt.

Moreover, in order to consolidate his rule, Aigron also deliberately established a ruling order with the couple as the core - the regular army of the principality is based on the army he led before, and the local garrisons deliberately give priority to recruiting Orthodox Christians, and all They are commanded by members of his knights, and the local officials are served by small and medium-sized landowners who are willing to cooperate in order to buy their loyalty. As for some large landowners with a bad reputation, especially MSL landowners, they are regarded as his prey. , purged or expelled without mercy, and used their property to enrich the treasury of the principality in order to stabilize the finances of the nascent principality and win over people's hearts.

Under his ruling policy of both iron-fist and gentleness, the Principality of Ioannina slowly began to calm down, bidding farewell to the years of war, and the people gradually adapted to this new order - after all, this order It may not be tolerant, but at least it can prevent people from worrying about dying in a war at any time.

The Port of Parga is naturally ruled by the New Order without exception. The supreme commander of the garrison here and his deputies are all members of Aiglon's Knights of Fontainebleau, and have even been decorated by Aigron himself. honor.

When the garrison and local officials heard that the Duke was coming, they immediately gave the highest standard of greetings and crowded around Aiglon to pay tribute and flattery.

Eggron was tired of this boring social interaction, but after all, it was a job he had to do, so he stayed in Parga for a day specifically to "encourage" these civil and military officials and encourage them to continue to work for the future of the principality. service.

Of course, he does enjoy the feeling of being able to speak his mind and get whatever he wants within a country.

The exercise of power, especially power that no one dares to question, is a joy in itself.

In addition to enjoying the courtesy, he also sent an envoy to rush to Ioannina, the capital of the principality, to inform Teresa of the news that he had returned - she must have been waiting for this news to death.

According to the original schedule, Aiglon would find a way to return after escaping France. However, because he first went to Milan to meet Maria, and then was seriously injured after being assassinated, he had to find a way to escape and recuperate. In the end, he ended up The trip was delayed for a month.

You can imagine how Teresa must feel after her trip has been delayed for so long...

After staying in Parga for a night, Aiglon left early the next morning after being respectfully seen off by a group of local civil and military officials, and a group of people continued to march towards the inland city of Ioannina.

After about a day of bumpy travel, they finally arrived at the city of Ioannina.

At this time, the officials of the principality who had received the report had already prepared a welcome ceremony.

Amid the grand and lively welcome ceremony, Aigron returned to the city, finally officially ending his journey to the European continent.

However, during the ceremony, the two most important figures in the Principality did not appear - the Prime Minister of the Principality, Father Faria, was inconvenient to participate in this ceremonial event because of hemiplegia; and the Duchess, Princess Theresa, was inconvenient because she was pregnant. Attend.

Aigron didn't pay attention to this courtesy ceremony, and he rushed to the villa located on the island in the middle of the lake - that's where he and Teresa lived.

At this moment, his wife must be waiting for him there.

After entering the villa, Aigron deliberately slowed down and walked gently upstairs. Then he walked along the familiar road to their bedroom door and opened the door gently.

And in the next moment, he saw his wife.

At this time, Teresa was lying on a special recliner to rest. She was now more than four months pregnant, her belly had obviously bulged, and her movements had become inconvenient, so she had reduced her movements, and Xia Nai You stood by her side, serving her and at her disposal at any time, and sometimes chatting with her to relieve her boredom.

After hearing the soft sound of the door opening, the two of them interrupted their chat and looked at the door at the same time.

Then, the worry in their eyes disappeared instantly, leaving only the ecstasy of relief.

"Your Highness!"

"His Majesty!"

They all cheered subconsciously, which was a kind of trust that "as long as I see you, everything will be safe" and the courage of "as long as I can be with you, I am not afraid of anything."

"I'm back." Aigron closed the door, walked into the room, and then stood in front of them, smiling easily. "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

Chanel originally wanted to go to the young man's side and pack her master's clothes, but she suddenly thought of Princess Theresa, and then looked down subconsciously.

Then she noticed that Princess Theresa was struggling to stand up to greet her husband.

Yes, they are a couple... A trace of sadness flashed through Chanel's heart.

But she was used to this kind of pain, so she quickly leaned down and helped Theresa stand up from the recliner.

"Chanel, there's no need for this." Teresa seemed to feel a little ashamed of Chanel's overreaction, "I haven't reached the point where I can't act yet."

"Your Highness, it's better for you to be more cautious." Chanel replied softly, "After all, this is your first pregnancy..."

Teresa ignored chatting with Chanel and slowly stood up with support, while Aigron walked up to her, then opened his arms, trying to give his wife a hug after a long separation.

"Teresa...we are together again!"

However, what he was waiting for was not his wife's gentle embrace, but the gentle tapping of her pink fist on his chest.

"Your Highness...why are you coming back now!" Teresa asked while knocking on his chest, "God knows how anxious I am waiting for you! I'm almost going to get depressed because I miss you so much! Didn't I agree to leave? Will France come back immediately? Why are you delaying your return until now? Are you just wandering around outside and don't miss me at all?"

Then, Teresa, who had calmed down a little, leaned into her husband's arms and cried out the thoughts she had accumulated over the past few days.

Then, she glared at her husband angrily, "Don't you miss me?"

Because of his pregnancy, when Teresa fell into her arms, Aigron could clearly feel her bulging belly pressing against his body. He did not dare to express his anger, but carefully held Teresa to avoid What happened?

"I'm sorry, Teresa... Of course I miss you. Ever since I said goodbye to you, I have been thinking about reuniting with you and waiting for the birth of my child with you. How could I let you go? Where is the cutest wife?" Aigron quickly comforted his wife. "If I didn't have an important responsibility, I would like to stay at your feet every moment and enjoy the sweetest time as a couple."

Of course, there is inevitably a little bit of white lying thrown in there.

"Then why is it so late?" Teresa still asked, obviously this anger had been accumulating in her heart for a long time. "I sometimes have nightmares, afraid that something bad will happen to you."

Aigron hesitated for a moment, then sighed.

"Teresa, I did encounter an unexpected situation, and even... I was even seriously injured because of it. I finally escaped and was rescued, and the trip had to be delayed because of this."

Agron knew that Teresa was pregnant at the moment, and logically he should not tell her such bad news.

Previously, Agron felt that if he told Teresa about his injury, it would only make her worry about her safety in vain, which would not help the situation, and might even cause unpredictable consequences, so he deliberately concealed it.

But now that he has returned to his wife safely, it's time to speak out.

After all, he gets along with his wife day and night every day and sleeps in the same bed. Even if he doesn't tell her, his wife will question him when she sees the scars on his body at night. How can he hide it?

As he expected, after hearing these words, the joy on Theresa and Chanel's faces disappeared, revealing expressions of horror.

"Oh God!" Teresa whined, and her legs weakened. Aigron quickly held her waist to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"Your Majesty, what's going on? What's wrong with you!" Chanel didn't care about Teresa anymore, stretched out his hand and grabbed the corner of the young man's clothes, and then asked him what happened.

"I'm fine, there's no need to be like this..." Seeing their reactions, Aigron panicked. He quickly comforted them, "I'm back now, which proves that I'm fine. Everything is over. We are all now." very safe."

He then began to explain his experience of being attacked and then running to his mother to seek shelter and recover from his injuries—of course, in the entire narrative, he omitted Maria's related plot to avoid "intrusive matters."

Although there are many untrue parts in these narratives, after hearing about Aigron's experience of narrowly surviving death, Teresa and Chanel were both shocked and frightened, and no one could notice the details.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..." Theresa began to sob, and her tears couldn't stop falling.

Then with trembling hands, she opened Aiglon's coat, and then unbuttoned her shirt.

Then, she saw the wound on Aiglon's shoulder, and Chanel also saw it at the same moment.

"How could this happen!" Teresa asked someone unknown, and then cried loudly, "How could someone do such a despicable and vicious thing!?"

"If you want to do big things, you have to take some risks. This is nothing." Aigron tried to comfort Theresa, "Besides, think about it, so many people died because of me, not only my enemies, but also me Many of my subordinates also sacrificed their lives for me. Compared to them, the injuries I suffered are nothing—"

Agron's comfort did not comfort Teresa. She still grabbed her husband's shoulders and sobbed distressedly. Chanel's performance was not much better, and she kept wiping tears.

Aigron could see that if he really died unexpectedly, it would be an unbearable mental blow to the two of them.

No, it might be more than just the two of them.

They cared about him so passionately, but he... a little guilt came to his mind, and then he immediately stopped this idea.

"Bianca... Bianca di Florini..." Teresa murmured, pronouncing the name, and then she swore fiercely, "I will catch her, no matter what." Whoever instigated her to do this, I will definitely make her instigator pay the price with blood! I will pay back ten times!"