Eagle’s Glory

Of course, Eggron knew that Teresa was right. Marshal Soult was ambitious and had a huge appetite. Even if he cooperated with him for the time being, once the power was in his hands in the future, even if he ostensibly submitted to his command, he would inevitably do so to some extent. Fight against yourself.

And even if I feel unhappy, I will still have to endure his unruly behavior for a certain period of time - after all, even the Emperor Napoleon had to endure people he disliked such as Fouche and Talleyrand. He was young and had little prestige. Aiglon naturally cannot act willfully.

Aiglon is fully aware of this, and this is the price he pays to achieve his goal - he is decades younger than the elders anyway, and has plenty of capital to spend with the old men.

Besides, he also has a virtuous wife, Teresa. If they work together, are they afraid that they can’t defeat the old men?

With this kind of self-confidence, Agron showed a sure victory in front of Teresa, and Teresa naturally believed in her husband's abilities more than anyone else in the world. Although she has little interest in politics, she will devote herself wholeheartedly to this struggle for the sake of her husband and son's career. She will not let go of anyone who may stand in the way, let alone retain any mercy. Heart.

In the next day or two, Aigron talked freely with Major Mipe whenever he had the opportunity. On the one hand, he wanted to use him to communicate with Marshal Soult and further coordinate the positions of the two parties; on the other hand, he wanted to secretly win over the major and let him He is more willing to serve him, and the major is tacitly aware of Aigron's win over, and has always said that as long as the marshal nods and agrees to cooperate, he will work for the Aiglons without hesitation.

While Aiglon was wooing the major, Teresa sent her maid to the Count of Monte Cristo and summoned him to meet him.

Edmond Dantès was a little surprised by this sudden invitation - after all, when he was in Greece, although he had great respect for his mistress, Princess Teresa, the two of them had basically no contact. He really had no idea when summoning himself, let alone prepared in advance.

But since it was the princess's summons, he had no reason to refuse, so he followed the maid to the reception room, where Princess Theresa was already waiting.

When he saw Theresa, Edmund naturally saluted respectfully, and Theresa also greeted him very friendly.

"Please sit down, Mr. Count." Then Teresa asked him to take a seat.

Then, the maid brought two cups of coffee. The steaming coffee emitted smoke on the table. The rich aroma of the coffee also diluted Edmund's nervousness.

"Sir, my sudden visit to you must have caused you some trouble, right?" Teresa picked up the coffee cup and said,

Then asked Edmund with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it's an honor for me to be summoned by you, so why bother." Edmund replied with a smile. Of course, he was a little uneasy in his heart.

There is naturally a reason why he felt guilty when facing Princess Theresa - Edmund had colluded with Marquis Treville before and deliberately harmed the Duke of Nordelion's family in order to force Miss Agnes to submit to him. His Majesty bowed his head.

In practice, their plan was more successful than imagined. From the words of Edgar who came back, Edmund learned that Agnes really bowed to His Majesty under the persuasion of her sister Alice, and even flattered His Majesty. .

But there is also bad news - from Edgar, Edmund also heard that Princess Teresa lost her temper in front of everyone because she was jealous, which made His Majesty almost unable to get off the stage. Fooled around in a roundabout way.

Of course His Majesty doesn't care, after all, the quarrel between husband and wife is over; but he is a little worried that after the matter is exposed, Princess Teresa will be angry with him, which will be an unreasonable disaster.

However, he had no choice but to pray that Princess Teresa was not perceptive enough to guess the entire truth of the incident, so that he would not bear her wrath.

It was precisely because of the evil in his heart that Edmund felt guilty when Princess Teresa summoned him.

However, during this period of time, Edmund also developed a bit of a conspirator's mentality. Even if he was guilty, he would not show it and remained respectful and calm on the surface.

Under Edmund's gaze, Teresa took a sip gracefully and then put down the glass.

"Actually, I came to you specifically because I want to entrust you with something." Teresa said to him in a relaxed tone, "I think you should have learned about his plan from my husband, right?"

Edmund met with Aiglon several times during this period, and of course he learned of his plan - he believed that there would be unrest in the kingdom soon, and then he and his wife and children would take advantage of the chaos to return to Paris, and then To stir up the situation.

"Yes, I listened to His Majesty's instructions." Edmund nodded honestly.

Having stayed in Paris for such a long time, Edmond was certainly aware of the current unrest in the capital. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the reign of King Charles X was crumbling, and there was an open commotion against him everywhere.

Moreover, the evil-minded opposition, no matter which faction they are loyal to, will try their best to add fuel to the fire in order to overthrow this already unpopular dynasty. Edmund naturally also received the corresponding task from Aigron, which may not necessarily be the case. Disrupt the order as much as possible in order to create conditions for him to return to the country.

Optimistically speaking, it won't be long before he can plan for big things.

"It seems that you are quite confident about this... That's great. Soon, our husband and wife will leave for Paris together, and it also depends on your preparation in advance." Teresa smiled and thanked Edmund.

"This is what I should do." Edmund replied solemnly, "No matter how chaotic the order is, I will do my best to protect the safety of Your Majesty and your family, and I will not hesitate to die to pieces."

"I believe in your courage and ability." Teresa nodded slightly, then changed the subject, "When you return to Paris, I ask you to take my bodyguard, Captain Foresti, with you. He will Escorting an important shipment to Paris.”

"Important items?" Edmund was a little confused.

"I won't hide it from you...it's actually a batch of extremely valuable works of art that I got from my father." For a close minister like Edmund, Theresa didn't want to hide too much, so she told the truth. , "That is the gift His Highness is going to give to Prince Talleyrand."

What was said to be a gift was actually a bribe, and Edmund understood immediately.

Now that it was mentioned, he didn't want to ask any more questions, so he immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, Your Majesty, I will take the captain to meet the prince safely and ensure that these things are delivered to the prince."

"Then it's up to you." Teresa took another sip of coffee, and then explained to Edmund, "Although the captain is now sent by my father to be my bodyguard, he also has a more prominent identity - —When His Highness stayed at Schonbrunn Palace, he was His Highness's swordsmanship teacher. As you can imagine, he was very skilled, but it was a pity that he was accidentally injured before..."

Perhaps it was because the inside story of this matter was not easy to tell, so Teresa quickly explained it, "Now his skill is not as good as before, but he is still a very good swordsman. After completing this task, You can keep him by your side and let him be at your disposal, and at a time like this, when you must be facing many dangers, you can trust him completely."

After hearing Princess Teresa's explanation, Edmund was immediately overjoyed.

To be honest, he also lacks manpower around him now. He can only borrow people from Marquis Treville every time. It would be of great help if he had a skilled and reliable helper by his side.

"Thank you for your help!" He immediately thanked Teresa, "I will cooperate sincerely with the captain."

"Well, you're right, we really need your cooperation..." Theresa smiled and nodded, "Actually, I sent the captain there. In addition to escorting those works of art, I also have another mission - —That is to find the assassin who killed my husband and punish him severely."

ah? Edmund froze in astonishment.

"Is it weird?" Teresa was a little confused about Edmund's reaction. "That woman actually dared to assassinate my husband, causing him to be seriously injured... This is a crime that I cannot forgive. In this case, retaliation must be repaid. If I retaliate, of course I will make her suffer the punishment she deserves."

When Teresa thought about her husband being stabbed, she gritted her teeth in anger, and her voice was different from the usual gentleness, and became a little more harsh.

Logically speaking, of course Edmund fully supports Princess Teresa's revenge, because it is reasonable; however, at the moment he is worried about another problem - Master Bianca, but Agnes is still involved.

He had already learned from His Majesty the agreement between His Majesty and Miss Agnes - that is, Agnes would personally capture Bianca and bring it to His Majesty, and then Your Majesty would spare her life.

If the captain was involved, what would be the consequences?

Whether the Captain captures or kills Bianca, or Bianca kills the Captain, it seems there will be some troublesome consequences.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a headache.

"What's wrong with you?" Teresa noticed the count's abnormality and asked him. "Do you think something is wrong?"

Under Teresa's gaze, Edmund couldn't help but feel an even bigger headache. He didn't want anything unexpected to happen and embarrass himself.

"Your Majesty the Queen, how do you know the whereabouts of the assassin?" Edmund felt that his thoughts were a little confused. In order to buy time, he asked this question first.

"I learned about it from Lady Alice." Teresa replied in a low voice. "She told me before that there is evidence that the assassin who stabbed His Majesty seems to be in France."

This is naturally what Alice did intentionally.

In order to save her sister's life from danger, she would go to any lengths and deliberately revealed it to Teresa in order to kill someone with a borrowed knife so that her sister would not have to risk her life.

After hesitating for a moment, Edmund also gathered his thoughts.

"Your Majesty the Queen, I am not against your idea, I just think that since this matter is related to His Majesty the Emperor, it is best to inform him - after all, since the Captain is his past teacher, he will definitely not Would be happy to see if the Captain makes any mistakes..."

"Of course, the captain has rich experience and will not risk his life rashly. If there is no chance of winning, he will not make fun of his own life." Teresa shook her head, obviously not agreeing with Edmund's opinion, "But , in any case, we cannot turn a blind eye to the crime of attacking His Highness. France will soon fall into turmoil. If the assassin sees that the situation is bad and runs away, it will be even more difficult to find her traces in the future. ...In this case, it’s better to find an opportunity to deal with her first, so that she doesn’t escape the punishment she deserves, don’t you think so?”

Of course.

Edmund fully agreed with Teresa's reasonable opinion, but it was not that simple.

He thought about it and finally decided to be a little more open to Princess Teresa.

"To tell you the truth, Miss Agnes also learned about this from His Majesty before. She was filled with indignation at the fact that His Majesty was seriously injured in the attack. In addition, she was grateful for His Majesty's kindness in rescuing her family, so she has already told His Majesty in front of him. I promised that I will catch the murderer and bring him to His Majesty as a token of my gratitude to His Majesty."

Edmund concealed Bianca's specific identity in order to prevent Theresa from accurately locating Bianca herself. However, after he stated the facts, there was naturally a reasonable association in Theresa. .

Humph, you really went to great lengths to please His Highness. It’s a shame that you always pretend to be distant... Unknowingly, Teresa squeezed the coffee cup tightly.

But she soon returned to normal.

"So that's it...Then I would like to thank Miss Agnes for her kindness." She replied to Edmund easily and naturally, "Isn't this great? The captain is not seeking credit. If Agnes It would be best if Miss Nice could take down the assassin... and save us the trouble; but similarly, if the captain himself can fulfill his mission, there is no need for him to leave the assassin to Agnes. The lady will handle it, right?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess' question left Edmund unable to refute for a moment. He could only nod his head, "What you said is absolutely correct."

"Furthermore, based on my understanding of Mrs. Alice, she must not be happy to see her sister risk her life and fight with an assassin. If someone else can help her, she will definitely be happy, right?" Lesa continued to ask.

Then, she made a gesture to indicate that she had made a decision, "That's it, I will ask the captain to go over and look for Mrs. Alice and ask her to provide some help. I think, with her wisdom, she should be able to coordinate It’s good for both of us to take action.”

Now that Teresa has mentioned this, Edmund feels that even if he wants to refute, he has no reason for the time being.

He felt that the coffee in his mouth became even bitterer than usual, because things seemed to be unfolding in an aspect that he had no control over.

But now he can only act according to the opportunity. In any case, what Princess Teresa does cannot be blamed, and he can only obey.

"Okay, Your Majesty, then I will do as you say." Finally, he promised Theresa.

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