Eagle’s Glory

"That'll satisfy you, Teresa."

Originally, Aigron was a little angry when he mentioned his mother, but for Teresa's sake, he decided to give in.

Although he sincerely did not believe that his mother would give him any encouragement or help, since Theresa wanted to give it a try, he was willing to put aside his past grudges for the sake of Theresa.

Isn’t it just writing a letter? At worst, it will disappear after being sent over, which will only cause a loss of face, and nothing more will be lost.

His concession made Teresa feel relieved.

In the brief silence, she reached out her hand and stroked the young man's cheek lovingly.

Because of the action of water vapor, the skin on Aigron's face was very smooth, and Teresa kept stroking it as if she couldn't put it down.

"Your Highness, actually you should be optimistic." After a long time, she spoke again, "She should feel that she has such an excellent son... After all, my parents like you so much."

"Huh, maybe they are confused and blinded." Aiglonpi replied with a smile. "Don't you think they will be unlucky later?"

"Don't say that! I'm serious!" Theresa glared at him dissatisfied, "She is now in Parma, ruling a small principality. There is no doubt that she cannot disobey the emperor's order, but She can help you a lot in private - if she is willing."

"Will she be willing?" Aigron didn't believe it at all.

Teresa sighed secretly. She didn't expect that Aigron had such a deep prejudice against his mother. She had rarely seen Aigron with such a cynical attitude towards others.

It can be seen from this how much resentment this young man has accumulated in his heart as he grew up in the seclusion of Schonbrunn Palace - his mother has become the target for him to vent this resentment.

This is indeed what our family owes him, Teresa thought to herself.

"At least it's worth trying, and there's nothing to lose anyway." Teresa replied, "Aiglon, if we tell her in the letter that you need her help, then there is a high probability that she will ignore it; but if you tell her, you If her career is successful in the future, her children will have a place, and the situation may be different."

"Huh?" Aigron was a little confused. "How do you say that?"

"Although she has a principality,

But she and the children of Earl Neipeg are destined not to inherit the principality. After she passes away, it will definitely be transferred to the branch of the Bourbon family... So the couple has been preparing for their children. find a way. "

Having said this, Aigron also remembered.

The original rulers of the Principality of Parma were the ancient Farnese family, who continued to rule the principality until the death of the family in 1731. From then on, the principality was inherited by King Philip V of Spain and his eldest son Carlos, called Carlos I.

Philip V was the son of French King Louis XIV. He succeeded the Spanish King after the Spanish Habsburg royal family died out and was the founder of the Spanish branch of Bourbon.

In 1796, the principality was occupied by the French army led by Napoleon. The principality's politics fell into chaos. The original Bourbon family ruler died, and France directly annexed it.

In 1814, the French Empire fell and the principality fell into the hands of the Habsburg family. The emperor granted the principality to his daughter Louisa, who became the Grand Duchess of Parma.

However, the Bourbon family also missed this small principality, so after some diplomatic negotiations, the Bourbon family and the Habsburg family reached an agreement. After Louisa's death, the Bourbon family took back the principality.

After Napoleon's death, Louisa remarried Count Napoleon and gave birth to several children. However, according to ancient European tradition, these children were not considered royals, but just nobles, and they could not inherit any kingdom or principality.

When he thought of this, Aigron suddenly became enlightened.

Why was Louisa so keen to promote a marriage with Archduke Carl's family? On the one hand, this is to find a way out for herself, and on the other hand, it is also to make plans for her and Count Naipeg's children.

When the two of them met, she kept reminding herself that in return for her, she would take care of her children—his half-brothers and sisters—to the best of her ability.

Although Aigron agreed to her request at first, he didn't think too much about it. Looking back now, he realized that it was indeed the case...all the cause and effect were connected.

Who could have imagined that so many things would happen after that!

He couldn't help but look at Theresa again.

Unexpectedly, Teresa, who usually seemed indifferent, was so knowledgeable about these things.

Is this because she is naturally smart, or is it because she has been surrounded by her parents since she was a child?

"Your Highness? What do you think?" Seeing him in a daze, Teresa couldn't help but urge him.

"It seems that you already have an idea in your mind... Then tell me all at once, Teresa, don't worry, I can bear it. Although I hate my mother, I will not let my emotions affect my judgment." Egger Long replied calmly.

"Okay..." Teresa nodded, and then said what was in her heart, "We worded a little more respectfully in the letter, expressing that we need her blessing, and at the same time seek her help, and promise that as long as she helps , then after your great cause is accomplished, Your Highness, you will definitely reward her children generously and will never let their family decline. I think this is enough to impress her."

Aiglon also agreed.

If he hadn't been obsessed with this, he believed Louisa wouldn't have put in so much effort to convince Archduke Karl to take care of him.

"Then how can she help me?" Aigron thought for a while and then asked again.

"After all, she is His Majesty's eldest daughter, and speaking in the court carries some weight. If she intercedes for you with my mother, I think His Majesty the Emperor will consider it." Teresa replied, "Furthermore, Come on, although the Principality of Parma is a small place, she holds great power after all, and with her help, it will be easier for our jewelry to be turned into cash through the European financial industry, so it will be more convenient for you to use."

In the end, Agron didn't take it seriously, but the more Teresa talked about it, the more he became moved.

He has nothing to do with the so-called "intercede with the emperor", but he has just promised a large amount of support from Theozoros-Kolokotronis, and this requires him to get a lot of cash quickly.

Although Louis has been helping him distribute the jewelry, it would be much easier if the mother who held a duchy in her hand helped.

——Of course, the prerequisite is that Louisa is willing to help.

Regardless, it's definitely worth a try.

"Okay, Teresa, you convinced me, I will do as you said..." Aigron kissed Teresa's lips, and then said with a smile, "I hope my mother is willing to cooperate."

"As long as the two of us work hard together, I don't think there's anything we can't do. Your Highness, leave it all to me!" Teresa replied with a slight blush.

The reason why she made this proposal was not only for Aigron's career, but also for her parents - she asked her mother to intercede for Aigron, but she also knew that Aigron's actions greatly angered the empire, so if mother If you speak out alone, you will probably face a lot of criticism. If His Majesty's eldest daughter Louisa also stands up, she can at least share the pressure.

Moreover, if this incident can be used to promote the final reconciliation between mother and son, it will be regarded as putting an end to His Highness's regret.

In her opinion, since Louisa is His Highness's mother and she is also a member of the Habsburg royal family, it is impossible to completely sever ties with each other. In the future, she and His Highness will also be married without her blessing.

Now, since His Highness has entrusted this matter to her, she has to find a way to do it, and she is not willing to embarrass herself in front of her fiancé.

"Since you have no objection, how about we go back and write a letter later?" she immediately suggested.

"It's all up to you." Aigron shrugged.

Then, the two hugged each other affectionately and took a bath for a while, then stood up together, got dressed, and returned to the bedroom.

As soon as she came back, Teresa took out a pen and paper and began to conceive a letter to Luisa. While thinking, she wrote a draft on the paper, underlined, or added or deleted a few sentences from time to time.

Aiglon sat next to her and watched Theresa frowning in thought. This was the first time he had experienced such a thing.

Because she had just taken a bath, Teresa's hair was still quite wet, exuding a faint fragrance, which made him feel even more cute.

Teresa's attention was already fully focused on the letter. She wrote line by line, her delicate handwriting gradually spreading out on the letter paper. Not long after, she finally completed the initial draft.

Then, she looked up at the young man and handed over the letter.

"My draft has been written. Your Highness, please take a look and see if there are any problems."

Aiglon took it and browsed it hastily.

Teresa's words are very respectful, as if treating her own mother; in the letter, she first greeted Louisa's current family, and then made a request. At the end of the letter, she also mentioned If all goes well, I and His Highness plan to get married in Greece, and invite her and Earl Nepeg to attend—if the couple cannot attend due to various considerations, they can also send an important representative to give blessings on behalf of their mother. Will be grateful for this.

Although Aigron felt that there was no need to be so respectful to Louisa, since Teresa was willing to use such an attitude, he had nothing to say, and he didn't want to spoil the fun.

"I have no objection," he replied.

"Then, Your Highness, write your part -" Teresa handed over the pen again.

Although Aiglon felt unhappy, he still picked up the pen and started writing.

After all, he is a person who has written scripts, so the diction is not difficult for him, so he wrote it quickly.

"Dear mother:

I'm sorry that after parting from you, I used such an exaggerated way to make you and the empire fall into consternation and anger.

But I did this not out of hatred for anyone, but because I was convinced that fate had placed too many obligations on me, and I couldn't bear to be forgotten by the world like an idler of no importance, by those who Abandoned by the people who once shouted long live for me.

So, I risked my life and went on a long and dangerous journey.

What a pity, though you have endowed me with Habsburg blood, I am still a Bonaparte, the Bonaparte family has the blood of such a gambler, and that man was in a desperate situation with eight hundred guards Embarked on a journey of little chance, I had to fight an equally miserable struggle, for nothing but to prove that what I had endured was worthwhile.

I deeply regret the bad feeling that fate has created between us and am willing to work hard to overcome it. It is true that I am not a filial son, nor a obedient subject of the empire, but I am still full of affection for you and the empire. I wish you all the best in the future, my mother. Please rest assured that after all this, I still respect you now.

Finally, I always remember the promise I made to you when we last met - please rest assured that this promise will always be in my heart and will never be forgotten. If fate abandons me again, then I have nothing to say, but if fate takes pity on me this time and allows me to achieve great things in the end, then I will treat your children with the proper attitude.

God is my witness, whether there is a place for them elsewhere, at least they will have a place here with me.

Now that I have come here, I have no way out, I can only move forward... Fortunately, Teresa is by my side, which gives me so much courage. I venture to ask you to give me some blessings, which may be able to add a little more warmth to me in the stormy sea.

Always your son Francois. "

Under Teresa's gaze, Agron wrote this brief letter.

"Your Highness, the writing is quite good." Teresa commented after reading it, "It is both tender and dignified. I think she will be moved as a mother."

"I hope so." Aigron replied with a wry smile. "I don't have any expectations for this. For me, it doesn't matter if she continues to ignore it. I don't care. It would be a surprise if she is willing to lend a helping hand."

"I will get things done, Your Highness." Theresa was confident.

"It's really nice to have you by my side." Aigron hugged the girl gently.

Next, Teresa picked up paper and pen again, preparing to polish her draft, but Aigron didn't want to disturb her anymore, so he walked out of the bedroom and went downstairs.

As soon as he walked downstairs, his guard captain Andre Davout walked up to him and saluted him with a beaming face.

"Andre, what happened?" Aigron asked him with a puzzled smile. "Looks like there's some good news?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have good news to tell you." Andre Davout replied immediately.

"Monsieur Edgar de Treville, son of the Marquis de Treville, has come to join you."