Eagle’s Glory

"Agnes, don't be afraid of her, everything depends on me."\u003c/p\u003e

Alice spoke so solemnly, but Agnes was a little puzzled. \u003c/p\u003e

"I'm not worried about her. I don't have any conflicts with her, and she has no reason to target me..."\u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, it would be great if everyone in this world acted according to reason!" Alice shook her head, "It's a pity that many people do things without reason at all. You have already experienced it once... I don't want to see it. Until you experience it again."\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes was speechless for a moment—after all, she had just been belittled and rejected by the Duchess of Berry for no reason, and suffered unreasonable suppression. \u003c/p\u003e

"Princess Teresa is not that kind of person, I don't think she would do that..." She could only reply reluctantly. \u003c/p\u003e

"I hope so." Alice could only sigh. "Of course we would like to respect her, but the premise is that she should also respect us. It would be best if everyone lives in peace. If she intends to harm you, then I will never stand idly by." ...Although she is our mistress, His Majesty is a smart person after all, and he will distinguish right from wrong."\u003c/p\u003e

"I'm not sure about that." Agnes shrugged. "That guy is not a kind person."\u003c/p\u003e

Alice just couldn't help but laugh at her younger sister's rebuttal. \u003c/p\u003e

She didn't know why, but after returning from Greece, every time she mentioned that young man, Agnes would always sneer at her. \u003c/p\u003e

Although she doesn't actually respect Aigron that much, but Youdao has to bow her head under the eaves of others. Now that she has joined the Bonaparte family and is counting on him to lead her family to prosperity in the future, she must show enough Come respectfully. \u003c/p\u003e

Even Agnes may have to be like her in the future. \u003c/p\u003e

But she also knew that Agnes hadn't settled her mentality yet, so she didn't bother with her sister. Anyway, there was still time to solve this problem after all—after all, His Majesty really admired her, and she would definitely Give her a high look. \u003c/p\u003e

In this way, after the two sisters discussed it properly, they finally decided to embark on a journey to Switzerland to meet Egron together until the evening,

Agnes reluctantly bid farewell to her sister and Xia Lu. \u003c/p\u003e

After Agnes left, Alice told her husband and father-in-law that her sister was willing to go to Switzerland together. \u003c/p\u003e

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Although Treville and his son had long expected that Agnes, who was eager to be nurse, would definitely do this, they still couldn't help but secretly rejoice when they saw their prediction come true. \u003c/p\u003e

Their conspiracy is being realized step by step, and everything is almost under control. \u003c/p\u003e

However, now is not the time to celebrate. They know that there are still many variables ahead, and there are too many things to do. \u003c/p\u003e

First of all, the most important thing is to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty. \u003c/p\u003e

Both the Marquis de Treville and Edgar stayed with Eggron for a while, and they also deeply pondered the character of this young man-he is humble on the outside and arrogant on the inside, and he is practical, although as a young man with vanity, he also He likes to be surrounded by jesters, but if he only flirts with flattery, he is destined to be unable to gain his true trust. \u003c/p\u003e

Only those who can make achievements and help him solve problems will gain his respect. \u003c/p\u003e

This is also the foundation of the Treville family - they can do anything His Majesty wants to do, and they can do more and better than others, making His Majesty feel that no one is more useful than them, and ultimately cannot do without them. \u003c/p\u003e

In this plan, Agnes is a tool to ensure the "special status" of the Treville family. After all, according to the principles of court politics, if there is no close Austrian aid in the court, then it is impossible for any favorite minister to maintain their status. \u003c/p\u003e

All kinds of plans, like grand blueprints, are being implemented with great ambition. After many years of dormancy, the repressed hatred in the Marquis de Treville's heart turned into an extremely hot desire for power. He knew that only power can wash away the shame of being suppressed for many years, and only power can revitalize himself The family will not be reduced to oblivion. \u003c/p\u003e

As long as this goal can be achieved, all costs are negligible. \u003c/p\u003e

Under the urging of his father, Edgar showed the kind of concentration that ignored everything else for a long time, and based on the sketchbook sent by Aigron, he made a second creation and expanded these pencil drawings into a painting. Paintings, he has carried forward his delicate and gorgeous brushwork to the extreme, almost every painting is lifelike, and the charm is extraordinary - of course, under his deliberate rendering, Joan of Arc in the painting is getting more and more beautiful. More and more like Agnes. \u003c/p\u003e

On the one hand, they thought they had figured out His Majesty's psychology, so they wanted to be more prominent in order to "catering to the holy will", but on the other hand, more importantly, they also wanted to hold Agnes high, Use this as your own god. \u003c/p\u003e

After Edgar finished the paintings, it was a matter of printing and distributing them. \u003c/p\u003e

It is obviously impossible to directly find a printing factory to print in large quantities. These paintings are full of symbols and slogans unique to the empire. If an ordinary printing worker sees it and reports it, it will be seized by the police immediately. Next Nothing to talk about. \u003c/p\u003e

Therefore, you can only print it yourself. \u003c/p\u003e

But this is not a big problem for the Marquis of Treville. Among the supporters of the Bonaparte family he recruited, there are people who know printing technology. He only needs to find a secret in the countryside outside Paris. Add equipment locally and gather the required labor to start work. \u003c/p\u003e

Undoubtedly, this required a large sum of money, which the Marquis de Treville himself could not afford, so he asked the Count of Monte Cristo for a sum—and Edmund Dantès and M. Beauwan advanced it. The money that I received was used to do this. \u003c/p\u003e

Of course, with the printing technology of this era, if you want to print these picture albums, you need to print them with plates, which takes a lot of time. In order to print a large number of materials, you need to save costs, and it is very easy to distort the paintings. In order to control the quality, he had to Do not take the time to supervise in person in order to control the printing quality within an acceptable range. \u003c/p\u003e

For Edgar, these things are all his father's busy work, but he can let them go, because now is the time for him to go to Switzerland to meet His Majesty. \u003c/p\u003e

While he was working hard with his paintbrush, Alice was already busy preparing for the journey, so they could make it as soon as he was free. \u003c/p\u003e

After learning that her sister and brother-in-law were about to leave, Agnes naturally ran to apply to her father. \u003c/p\u003e

According to her usual habit, she knocked on the door of her father's study carelessly. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad!"\u003c/p\u003e

"Agnes? Come in!" Hearing his daughter's voice, Duke Nordrien put down the documents in his hand and allowed his daughter to enter. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes opened the door and walked over to her father. \u003c/p\u003e

She noticed that her father's face was not particularly good-looking, as if he was worried about something, and when she wanted to ask, his father spoke first. \u003c/p\u003e

"What's the matter, Agnes?" asked the Duke in his characteristic thin voice. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad, I'm not in a good mood recently. I want to go on a trip to relax and come back later." Agnes let go of her doubts and said her reason for coming. \u003c/p\u003e

"Relaxing?" The duke was a little surprised, but considering that his daughter had indeed had trouble recently, he also nodded, "About how long it will take."\u003c/p\u003e

"I can't say for sure...about a month." Agnes replied casually. \u003c/p\u003e

"One month?! So long?" The duke turned pale with shock, and then looked at his daughter suspiciously, "Agnes, are you going to play some tricks again?"\u003c/p\u003e

"What do you mean by asking that?" Agnes pretended to be silly. \u003c/p\u003e

"What do you mean?" The Duke's eyes widened and he glared at his daughter, "It means to bring the Count of Monte Cristo to me! It means that I ran out before and disappeared without a trace, and several months later I just came home! You have caused me so much trouble, do you still want to ask me what I mean?"\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes knew she was wrong, so she didn't dare to look at her father at first. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad~ I was wrong before, please forgive me!" In order to be coquettish with her father, she deliberately made her voice softer than usual, "This time I really just want to relax... "\u003c/p\u003e

Normally, when she acts like a baby, the Duke who loves the young girl will immediately soften, but this time, he still kept a straight face and questioned his daughter. "This time, you won't be involved with the Bonaparte family again, right?"\u003c/p\u003e

Being told by her father, Agnes felt even more embarrassed, but on the surface she still acted confidently. \u003c/p\u003e

"How could it be!" Agnes shook her head immediately, "You know, I'm not interested in these things at all. Before... I just helped out because I was asked by my sister..."\u003c/p \u003e

"Well, Alice!" As soon as the younger daughter mentioned the eldest daughter, the Duke's forehead suddenly burst into veins. "It's not enough for her to be fooled by herself, but she also dragged you into the water. I thought she was very smart, but she proved She's an idiot, she's not only hurting herself, but also our whole family...Listen, Agnes, don't have anything to do with her anymore, she's the one against General Treville now and has nothing to do with us No matter what she asks you, you should refuse it for our own sake, otherwise we will all suffer from it!"\u003c/p\u003e

Seeing her father swearing at her sister so viciously, although Agnes wanted to do it perfunctorily, it was really unbearable. So she raised her head and defended her sister forcefully. "How can you say that? Don't you want your most beloved daughter to become a ruthless person who doesn't even care about her own relatives? Dad, I can't... …I love my sister, and she loves me too. No matter what position we stand on, this cannot be changed. If my sister encounters a disaster in the future, I will do my best to protect her.\u003c/p\u003e

But please don't be jealous, because I am the same to you and my mother. You gave me life, raised me and took care of me in the most difficult time, and I am willing to protect you with my life. As much as I am devoted to my sister, I respect and love you as much. You are also one of the reasons why I live in this world! So I beg you, Papa, don't speak ill of my sister in front of me, you're tearing my heart apart, I'm hurting for my sister as well as for you, if you make me dehumanize my sister, won't you Will it come upon you? Do you really want to see a ruthless me? "\u003c/p\u003e

Being refuted by his daughter in this way, the Duke was furious for a while, but seeing his daughter showing her true feelings, he couldn't get angry again. \u003c/p\u003e

Just because he gets along with his daughter day and night, he knows that her daughter's words are from the bottom of his heart, so how can he bear to scold her? \u003c/p\u003e

"Hey, Agnes, you're such a silly boy." After a long time, he sighed, "In these days, people who talk about human feelings don't live long, and only ruthless people can live freely. It's not your fault, it's you This era."\u003c/p\u003e

Then, he spread his hands, "Forget it, do whatever you like, anyway, I can't stop you, so I won't ask any more questions. Just don't let the outside know."\u003c/p\u003e

"Thank you!" Seeing that her father finally gave in, Agnes breathed a sigh of relief. \u003c/p\u003e

Then, she couldn't help but comfort her father, "Father, you don't have to be so uncomfortable. Think about it, even though I'm not interested in politics, even I can see that although the country is barely peaceful now, it has already There are signs of turmoil, and God knows what will happen next...Since my sister is already on the side of the Bonaparte family, we can't change this, but correspondingly, under certain circumstances, this is also a good thing, right? If... I mean, if the Bonaparte family suddenly gains power in the future, maybe my sister can help us too!"\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes's rhetoric of hedging her bet was borrowed from Edgar's usual words. Although she didn't think so in her heart, she might as well use it to persuade her father at this time. \u003c/p\u003e

"Childish." However, the Duke disagreed, and curled his lips in disdain. "Agnes, we have received so much favor from the king, how can we betray if we say that we can betray? Who will believe our sincerity? And who is willing to give us the same thing to bribe us?\u003c/p\u003e

Even if we don't mention repayment, we and the supporters of the Bonaparte family have already accumulated too much hatred and grudges. If they make a comeback, just liquidating the enmity in the years after 1815 will cause a lot of blood and blood. ! Can this kind of hatred be resolved with a few words from your sister? It's good that she can keep herself! I think if there is such a day, for the sake of her own home and her own children, she is afraid that she will be too busy drawing a line with us before it is too late, so why rescue us? "\u003c/p\u003e

Hearing her father's concerns, Agnes subconsciously refuted him. \u003c/p\u003e

"This shouldn't be the case... I don't think Duke Hirstedt is actually that obsessed with historical hatred, and he has a good relationship with his sister. As long as his sister intercedes, everything is easy to talk about... Yeah !”\u003c/p\u003e

She covered her mouth. \u003c/p\u003e

She realized that she was not supposed to "know" the Duke of Hirstedt in theory. \u003c/p\u003e

"Huh?" The Duke stared at his daughter angrily again. "Agnes——you really...you explain it to me!"\u003c/p\u003e