Eagle’s Glory

"After they grow up, you can do whatever you like, and I won't embarrass you anymore."\u003c/p\u003e

In the old father's words, there is not only the helplessness of hating iron but not steel, but it is also full of indulgence towards his son. \u003c/p\u003e

Although the Marquis of Treville was extremely strict with his son on the surface, he was extremely doting on him. If he was willing to let his son suffer so much, how could Edgar become what he is now? \u003c/p\u003e

And Edgar was very moved when he heard these words - in this world, the only person he truly fears and loves is his father. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad, I'm sorry..." He lowered his head, never daring to look into his father's eyes, "I will finish what you told me."\u003c/p\u003e

Next, Edgar and his father discussed together for a while, and after confirming the next plan, he returned to his room with the album he just got today. \u003c/p\u003e

At this time, his wife Alice was teasing his daughter Xia Lu. \u003c/p\u003e

Seeing her father coming in, Xia Lu giggled immediately, then walked crookedly in front of Edgar, hugging her father's leg. \u003c/p\u003e

As soon as Edgar saw his daughter, his depressed mood suddenly became much better. He put down the picture album in his hand, then hugged his daughter into his arms, and kept rubbing her delicate face, which made Xia Lou couldn't stop laughing. \u003c/p\u003e

Although his nature is indifferent and cold, but the family relationship between father and son is human nature, and his daughter is so beautiful and cute, which greatly satisfies Edgar's vanity, so he is very close to Xia Lu, playing with his daughter from time to time , The relationship between father and daughter was easily cultivated. \u003c/p\u003e

And seeing the father and daughter being so close, Alice was also very happy, she asked her husband in a low voice, "Father called you over just now, did you explain something?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Well, he gave me a task." Edgar did not intend to hide this from his wife, but admitted it honestly. \u003c/p\u003e

Then, he picked up the album from the side and handed it to his wife. \u003c/p\u003e

"This is something His Majesty gave me—"\u003c/p\u003e

Perplexed, Alice took the album,

Then, while flipping through it, he listened to Edgar's explanation. \u003c/p\u003e

"Your Majesty is really creative!" After reading it, she was overwhelmed, "This is indeed a way to win people's hearts..."\u003c/p\u003e

Although she doesn't have much social experience, she can also see that if His Majesty wants to win the support of the people, it doesn't make much sense to just repeat the glory of the empire in the past. It is inevitable to move closer to religion. \u003c/p\u003e

In addition, like the Marquis of Treville, she is also sincerely happy that her husband is valued by His Majesty. \u003c/p\u003e

"Edgar, since His Majesty entrusted you with such an important task, you should do it well... It is a rare opportunity to show your talent, so don't let Your Majesty down."\u003c/p\u003e

"Of course I will - Dad has already told me that I am not allowed to go out until this task is completed. I have to do my best to live up to His Majesty's expectations."\u003c/p\u003e

Having said that, Edgar changed the topic again, "However, Alice, there is another mystery in this album, you may not have noticed—"\u003c/p\u003e

"Is there another mystery?" Alice was baffled. She flipped through the album again, checked carefully to see if there was any interlayer, but found nothing. \u003c/p\u003e

Just when she was about to ask her husband again, her eyes quietly focused on the face of "Jean of Arc" in the painting. \u003c/p\u003e

It dawned on her now. \u003c/p\u003e

"Agnes! This is Agnes!" She exclaimed the same as Edgar just now. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yes, I think so too..." Edgar nodded, "It is conceivable that when His Majesty asked people to make these paintings, he used Agnes as the prototype of the characters."\u003c/p\u003e

Alice's face became a little strange, and she didn't know how to evaluate it for a while. \u003c/p\u003e

Speaking of it, it is definitely not appropriate, but when you think about it carefully, it seems to be a great honor to compare Agnes to the real Joan of Arc. \u003c/p\u003e

Besides, in her current capacity, it is absolutely inappropriate to make false comments on His Majesty's actions. \u003c/p\u003e

"Your Majesty is able to praise Agnes so much, I think it is also a compliment to Agnes. But if... it would be better if you could inform Agnes in advance?" In the end, she could only use this euphemism way of expressing their dissent. \u003c/p\u003e

"Your Majesty is just doing it on a whim. Thinking about it, in what he has seen and heard, no one is more suitable for Joan of Arc's temperament than Agnes, so I used Agnes as a template..." Edgar endured Embarrassed in his heart, he answered his wife solemnly, "I think, he has always missed Agnes in his heart."\u003c/p\u003e

Alice's expression was a little dark. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's a pity! When I was in Switzerland, I thought that the two of them would be a good match, but fate is so teasing. What can I do? Now that he has a wife and son, what's the point of talking about it?" ?”\u003c/p\u003e

Edgar knew that advocating "Agnes is definitely suitable to be His Majesty's lover" in front of Alice would definitely provoke Alice's anger and backlash, so he was not in a hurry, but followed the predetermined plan to induce her step by step. The wife fell into a trap. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's a pity. I've always felt that Agnes is more in line with His Majesty's preferences than Her Majesty Teresa. It's a pity that the royal family still prefers to marry the royal family after all. This marriage can only be in vain in the end... ..." He deliberately sighed, and then changed the topic again, "However, even so, I think the two of them can still become good friends who appreciate each other, and their friendship is also of great help to us and Xia Lu .”\u003c/p\u003e

Alice felt sorry for this, so she nodded. \u003c/p\u003e

"Agnes is not interested in politics at all, but she also respects His Majesty. I think they will become friends."\u003c/p\u003e

friend? Is that all? That's not enough... Edgar sneered in his heart. \u003c/p\u003e

But on the surface, Edgar still made a serious look, "Alice, I think His Majesty not only intends to entertain the general public with paintings, but he will definitely want to do so in a more intuitive and grand way. Restore the picture to the real world, so Agnes may be more important to His Majesty than we imagined."\u003c/p\u003e

Seeing her husband's appearance, Alice suddenly understood. \u003c/p\u003e

"You mean, Your Majesty wants to actually create a parade in the future? Let Agnes... let Agnes play the image of Joan of Arc?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Isn't that good?" Edgar asked back. \u003c/p\u003e

"That's not good!" Alice shook her head subconsciously, denying her husband's opinion, "I just said that Agnes doesn't care about politics, and she won't like to choose sides publicly."\u003c/p\u003e

"It's not about choosing sides, it's just playing a role." Edgar disagrees, "She can still maintain her noble character, and no one will force her to do anything."\u003c/p\u003e

"Edgar! Don't lie to yourself, okay?" After all, sisters are united, Alice is rarely angry with her husband, "She is performing for the Bonaparte family, that is to choose sides! My parents will not allow her to do this Do it! She herself would not want to!"\u003c/p\u003e

Facing his wife's anger, Edgar was at a loss for a while. He didn't expect his wife, who is usually so gentle and amiable, to have such an aggressive look. If his father wasn't under more pressure, he might shrink back immediately. up. \u003c/p\u003e

After a while, he regained his composure and cleared his mind. \u003c/p\u003e

"Alice, don't worry, I'm just passing it by, it didn't happen, did it?" He forced a smile, and then hugged his wife flatteringly, "Everything will be decided by Agnes herself. No, no one can force her to do anything."\u003c/p\u003e

"Sorry, Edgar, I lost my temper...I just don't want to destroy the relationship between our sisters." Seeing her husband subdued, Alice's anger disappeared, and her tone softened instantly, "Agnes doesn't like If she is involved, then I will also be careful not to involve her. I have caused her enough trouble, and I really don’t want her to be involved with me anymore.”\u003c/p\u003e

"Look at what you said, do I have any bad thoughts about her? Does playing Joan of Arc humiliate her?" Edgar frowned, with a displeased expression on his face, "I have nothing but love for Agnes Good intentions, I want to help her."\u003c/p\u003e

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"Help her?" Alice was immediately confused. "What help her?"\u003c/p\u003e

And when she asked this, it meant that she had fallen into the trap of her husband and father-in-law. \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey...you must know the rumors in the social arena even if I don't tell you?" Edgar sighed pretendingly sad, "Agnes offended the Duchess of Berry and suffered a heavy blow in the social arena. , because of Madam's relationship, everyone now greets her with a cold face... Although the door will not be closed to her, but before considering marrying her, the sons of those aristocratic families will probably weigh the price in their hearts and retreat."\u003c/ p\u003e

Alice was speechless. \u003c/p\u003e

After marrying into the Treville family, she has been semi-publicly expelled from the social circle, but even so, she still has some information channels, and it is through these information channels that she inquired that Agnes had Offended lady news at a court dinner hosted by the Duchess of Berry. \u003c/p\u003e

In order not to make her sister sad, she did not ask her about the details in person, but thinking about it, for a young girl, this was indeed a devastating blow in the social arena. \u003c/p\u003e

What Alice didn't know was that the reason why Agnes suffered such a severe setback was actually because her husband secretly encouraged his mistress, Princess Kadiyan, to deliberately fuel the flames and ignite the flames around his wife, creating a conflict. . \u003c/p\u003e

She feels heartbroken for what happened to her younger sister, but now she is lonely and unable to help her younger sister, even though she is extremely worried, there is nothing she can do. Now that her husband mentions it face to face, it makes her feel even more painful. \u003c/p\u003e

"Madam is narrow-minded, and she is jealous of Agnes, so much so that she suppresses it. This is Madam's problem, not Agnes' fault." After hesitating for a moment, Alice replied in a low voice, "Besides, you and I both know that social affairs It’s not a bad thing to be kept away from the filth on the field, and I’m living a good life right now?”\u003c/p\u003e

"That's what I said, but Agnes is an unmarried girl after all. If she is rejected by social places, how can she find an ideal husband in the future?" Seeing that his wife's momentum has weakened, Edgar asked confidently , "She is not too young now, she is about to turn 20, how long can she wait? If she is a princess but fails to marry for a long time, I am afraid she will become the laughing stock of herself and the Duke even more?" Do you really have the heart to watch her run off to become a nun?"\u003c/p\u003e

Although in fact Edgar is most afraid of which son Agnes will be engaged to, but this does not prevent him from pretending to care about Agnes on purpose, and his heart-to-heart questions are like a note A heavy punch made Alice look miserable. \u003c/p\u003e

What she cared about most was this younger sister, so how could she bear Agnes's fate like this? \u003c/p\u003e

"So you mean she should do it?" she hissed to her husband after another moment of silence. \u003c/p\u003e

"Yeah, my personal opinion is that if she can be called a contemporary saint, even if it's just a joke of fools and fools, it will bring her incomparable brilliance, and it will easily wash away her previous social status. The humiliation and stain suffered on the field." Seeing his wife shaken, Edgar immediately made a final decision, "Alice, I will not hide from you, from my standpoint, I really hope to please His Majesty, because this is our Trey The future foundation of the Weir family. However, from an objective point of view, this is indeed very beneficial to Agnes, isn’t it? If she can be a little bit of the brilliance of the saint, then a little bit of political dirt will not matter. What is it? Don’t you think Agnes is not worthy of people’s admiration and praise?”\u003c/p\u003e

Alice bit her lip. \u003c/p\u003e

Even from an objective point of view, these words seem to be true. \u003c/p\u003e

"What does father think?" she asked in a low voice. \u003c/p\u003e

In this chaotic situation, she instinctively hoped to get some "authoritative opinions" as a reference, and in her mind, the Marquis de Treville was a figure she truly admired and admired. \u003c/p\u003e

"Father is very supportive, that's what he thinks." Edgar gave the final blow. \u003c/p\u003e

Then, he struck while the iron was hot, "Alice, as I said, no one will force Agnes to do anything, it will all be her own choice—we just let her choose."\u003c/p\u003e

That's what he said, but Edgar knew in his heart that as long as it was Alice's wish, Agnes would definitely do it, and she would go through fire and water. \u003c/p\u003e

So, just let Alice shake. \u003c/p\u003e

Alice lowered her head, her eyes flickering, obviously caught in the balance. \u003c/p\u003e

"How do you want her to choose?" After a long time, she asked in a very thin voice. \u003c/p\u003e

"After finishing this matter, my father wanted to send me to Switzerland to ask His Majesty to show my face to him. After all, when His Majesty returns to China, it will not be easy to ask to see him..." Edgar continued He continued, "I want to bring you and Xia Lu, our daughter is so cute, she will definitely make His Majesty and his wife very happy, and she also needs to impress them early, which is very important to her .”\u003c/p\u003e

"Yeah." Alice nodded. \u003c/p\u003e

"If Agnes wants to go, let's take her there—" Edgar showed up, "and then it's her choice—and we respect her opinion no matter what she chooses. We are also in For her good, she will understand us."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hmm..." Alice hesitated, but finally nodded again. \u003c/p\u003e