Eagle’s Glory

"Dearest Mother:

Presumably after I left, you have always been concerned about my safety, and you have not written to you until now. It is true that I have committed another crime of unfilial piety... But please understand me a little bit, because of various concerns, I cannot write to you, my heart is as troubled as yours, for I miss you and my father no less than you miss me.

Fortunately, now that all worries have been lifted, I can finally write to you without any worries, tell you about my current situation, and share my happiness.

Before I left, I told you that I was going to Greece, and now I am indeed writing to you in Greece—but what you don’t know is that before I came to Greece, I sneaked to a desert island , spent some time with His Highness... I assure you, this will be a time I will never forget!

Because it has nothing to do with the subject, I don't need to tell you the name and location of this small island. What I want to tell you is that from the moment I came there, I have been respected by His Highness and everyone around him. The way people treat me with so much respect makes me feel embarrassed...

Obviously, this kind of respect definitely does not come from my identity. They must have been instructed by His Highness, and it was His Highness who ordered them to treat me with such an attitude. He kept his promise and treated me as an equal partner.

After I came there, it only took a short time for His Highness and I to dissolve the last bit of estrangement between us, and now we are very close, not only did he reveal his most important secrets to me, but also I actively seek my advice and help, and I am also very happy to give him advice and solve his problems as much as I can. I think only in this way can our lives be truly integrated... I secretly pray to God to give me more Wisdom, so I can help him more.

I don’t have the time to describe to you every detail of the relationship between Your Highness and me, but for me, almost every day is a new experience and the most exciting adventure.

I bid farewell to the dull and suffocating air in Vienna, and also bid farewell to all the barriers that made me annoyed and angry. From now on, every second of my life will be a new unknown, and it will also be determined by my own actions— - This is the life I have dreamed of! Not to mention, I'm still walking hand in hand with the one I love...what can I complain about? All this is just right, I can't describe my gratification and happiness in words at this moment, everything I have dreamed of has been realized by fate one by one!

I don't need to say more, you also know how severe challenges we will face next, His Highness is working hard for his own destiny, although he is so calm in front of everyone, as if everything is expected, never said It was a frustrating remark, but as I get along with him every day, of course I can see his nervousness and walking on thin ice.

I will not laugh at his cowardice,

Because I know that he is like a flat boat in a storm, and can only move forward tremblingly in the raging sea... The greatest courage of a person is knowing how much pain and fear there is in front of him, but still facing the difficulties, Your Highness uses him Your tolerance once again proves how correct my choice is.

Now, I am also on that leaf boat, and I will ride the wind and waves with him. If we survive the storm, we will witness the glory of the sunrise together; if the storm capsizes the boat, I will sink with him! I have this determination and this courage.

Although I am stubborn and self-willed, I have repeatedly stabbed you and my father's heart, but I ask you to see that we are facing such a predicament, bless our destiny, and bless our righteous cause. Your Highness is too lacking to be able to recognize him positively. and you must be one of them, I don't think you've ever seen a kid as good as him, have you?

Every step we take is opening up a world that we have never seen before, maybe the next step I will fall into hell, maybe the next step I will be able to go straight to heaven, but it is the same to me, because I am with Together, Your Highness, face the storm and the unpredictable fate... I assure you, I also promise my father, and I even promise God that no matter what the result is, I will go forward, shoulder all my due obligations, and never Live up to the name and expectations you and my father have given me! I will never let down the trust and courage His Highness bestowed on me!

Before I left, I said that I hope you can keep the land in the manor that was reserved as my dowry. I wonder if you have disposed of it according to my wishes?

His Highness also told me that he would be happy to come back to you one day and apologize to you if he has the opportunity, even if he is whipped by his father with a horsewhip - of course I will never allow my father to do this made.

In short, we will come back one day and visit you in the name of your daughter and son-in-law, and I firmly believe that as long as we work hard, this day is definitely not far away.

Please take care of your health and wait quietly for the day when we come to the door!

Always love your daughter. "

"This silly boy..." After reading the letter written by her daughter, Princess Henrietta had a sweet and sour smile mixed with distress and relief on her face, and then let out a sigh.

From her daughter's beautiful and smooth handwriting, she can feel the happiness between the lines and the bright hope for the future.

To be honest, since her daughter left, she has often been awake at night, worried, and always worried that this silly child will encounter some terrible disaster. Now that she has received this letter declaring her safety, she is finally relieved.

No matter how many doubts and dissatisfaction there are with Teresa's decision, seeing her so happy, my mother can't complain much.

A person's life can only be lived by himself, and no one else can replace it. Since her daughter feels happy, she can only admit it all.

She raised her head and glanced at her husband standing beside her.

At this time, Grand Duke Karl still had a serious and indifferent expression on his face, as if he had received the letter from his daughter for a long time, and it was just a trivial matter.

"Why don't you take a look too?" She put away the letter and asked her husband.

"It's not for me." Grand Duke Karl frowned. "I'm afraid she is still angry with me."

"I didn't see that." Madam shook her head. "On the contrary, she said in the letter that she has always missed you and hoped that you would take care."

The Grand Duke pouted, but said nothing.

Obviously, he is still angry at his daughter's willful and reckless behavior.

"Okay, it's already at this time, what are you still fighting for? Are you planning to deny her for the rest of your life?" The lady complained softly, and then forced the letter into her husband's hand, "Anyway, she still Our daughter, don't you still care about her life and future?"

The letter was forcibly stuffed, so the Grand Duke could only pick it up and read it.

Seeing the familiar handwriting, he couldn't help reading it down. This passionate word made him feel mixed feelings for a moment.

"This silly girl." After reading the letter, he could only sigh like his wife.

"At least she is happy now, that's enough." Madam replied in a low voice, "It can be seen that His Highness treats her very well, so I don't think what she did is so bad now... From seeing His Highness's first From the very beginning, I like him, at least he is better than too many people of the same age, isn't he?"

Archduke Karl sighed again.

Although he refused to admit it on the surface, he was naturally relieved to see Teresa so happy in his heart.

He was still furious with that bastard, but he felt better.

Besides, everything is irreversible now, and he will really become a father-in-law in a short time, what else can he say? That's the only way to go.

"It's up to them, anyway, I don't care about anything now." He shrugged reluctantly, "Anyway, we have already done what we can do."

"I think there is still something we can do to help them." Mrs. Henrietta shook her head.

"What do you want to do?" Grand Duke Karl's eyes widened, and he obviously felt that his wife meant something.

"Support the cause of Greek independence to the government and the people, and publicize His Royal Highness's righteous deeds." As the lady said, she took back her daughter's letter from her husband, folded it up and carefully stored it in the desk. "God's people suffer in the dust, and we should encourage all righteous deeds to help them, shouldn't we?"

"Stop messing around!" Grand Duke Karl immediately gave a negative answer, "The imperial officials have their own policies, and we cannot and should not talk too much to interfere with the government's policies."

"The government has official opinions, but shouldn't we have personal opinions?" Madam asked, "Besides, is there any problem with what I said?"

"It's not a question of right or wrong." Archduke Karl shook his head again. "Metternich has his own plans and judgments about the empire's diplomatic strategy. Our statement will not change anything, but will only make things more troublesome."

"What can Metternich do to us? You are His Majesty's younger brother and a commander with outstanding military achievements... Why do you need to care about his opinion?" Madam is still persistent, "Even if you want to treat the Prime Minister of the Empire Show respect, don't you even have the right to express your personal opinion?"

"Because I am His Majesty's younger brother, I should be more cautious in my words and deeds!" Grand Duke Karl replied angrily, "In my capacity, every word I say, even if I reiterate it countless times, is my personal opinion. , but who would believe it? At least in the eyes of others, either I am speaking on behalf of His Majesty and Austria, or I am offending His Majesty's authority, and either way, it means that I am interfering with the policies of the Empire."

"Sir, do you still think that we can stay out of the matter by hiding? No, troubles will always come to you, and you can't hide." The wife was not overwhelmed by her husband, but was agitated in a rare way. The mouth came, "Teresa followed His Highness to Greece. Although it is a secret for the time being, can you expect this secret to be hidden from everyone? According to my opinion, it may not be possible to hide it for three months! That is to say, use It won't be long before almost everyone will know that your daughter has run to His Highness's side, and they will even suspect that you are secretly ordering everything, so will what you say at that time be of any use?"

Archduke Karl was at a loss for words.

He knew that things would become like this, but because of the anger in his heart, he didn't want to admit it.

But when his wife told him everything, he had to face the truth.

The little bastard ran, and Teresa followed, but the troubles were still entangled, and he still had to face endless troubles.

God knows why he was obsessed with ghosts that day, and listened to Luisa's bewitching!

"So you also know, right? Now the situation is clear. Teresa is facing difficulties and needs help, and we can indeed provide her with some help. If this is the case, why don't we do it?" After a moment of pause, Mrs. Asked her husband, "Since we can't escape no matter what, why can't we follow our heart? Your Highness may have done too many things wrong, but at least in this matter, I don't think he was at fault, so we praised him a few times. What's the matter with the sentence? Who can blame us for it?"

Archduke Karl paced anxiously in the study—this year, the frequency of his doing so had greatly increased.

He felt that he was stuck in some kind of quagmire, and he couldn't get out of it. Every time he struggled hard, he just made himself sink deeper and deeper.

He didn't know when all this would end, but he knew that, at least for now, he couldn't bring it all to an end.

He recalled Teresa's letter he had just read, what a bright flame of hope danced between the lines.

Should it really be turned off?

His daughter's happy smile and sad cry, two faces lingering in his mind at the same time.

If given a choice, which face would he choose?

Self-explanatory.

"Hey... what else is there to say?" Finally, he sighed, "You can express whatever opinion you like. I can't even restrain my daughter, so how can I restrain you? It's just , Under the current circumstances, it is really inappropriate for me to express any attitude, it will only make me angry with His Majesty, I have to wait a moment and see how the situation develops."

"Of course it's up to you to decide." Madam finally smiled.

Then, she smiled and comforted her husband, "Don't worry, I don't know why, I have a premonition somewhere, I believe everything will get better, this letter is the best sign."

"I hope so!" The Grand Duke responded to her with only a long sigh. "Ah, what a disaster parenthood is!"

The passage of time has brought him too much powerlessness, and he really admits that he is old.

All he wanted was for this storm to end quickly—and ideally.

"Okay, let's continue with what we should do today." The lady ended the vital conversation between them, and then looked out the window at the grass and woods. "We have to find a way to renovate this place and build a small building over there..."

"Why?" asked the Grand Duke.

"Prepare some small gifts for our future guests." Madam answered naturally.

Then, she laughed narrowly again, "It's better to be more spacious, maybe the next time we meet, there won't be two people coming to our place."