Eagle’s Glory

Although Princess Maria's curse was detrimental to her identity, Sophie didn't feel it was too much.

In her own mind, she had thought about similar problems - if Teresa passed away unfortunately, all problems would be solved.

This is, this kind of curse is just the cry of the loser at best, without any practical significance.

"If that's the case, it would be best, but... God probably won't grant us such good luck." She sighed, and then managed to cheer up, "Well, I've been really depressed recently, you It's just the right time, and I finally have someone to talk to... If you can, please stay here a little longer, I still have too much to say to you."

"I think it's quite difficult. That old guy probably dislikes me and won't be willing to let me stay for a long time." Maria replied harshly, "It's true, he is a waste himself and he has the nerve to blame others for disrespecting him, hum. ...Apart from the fact that he happened to be born into this family, what is the difference between him and the old farmers? If you can’t do anything with other people’s men, you just take it out on the orphans and widowed mothers. It was like that back then, and it’s still the same now, with no future!”

If such a pungent comment were heard by others here, Maria would probably be immediately declared unwelcome and driven away, but at this time Sophie felt happy hearing it.

She had wanted to scold him like this for a long time.

"But what can I do? Even if he happened to become the master of this empire, I can only obey his orders -" Sophie sighed again, "Besides, he is also Aiglon's grandfather after all. If not If he did, Aiglon wouldn't have been born, right? Besides, he left me with some dignity after all... Besides, what problem can be solved by scolding him? It's already a mess now, who can? What to do with him?"

Maria looked around to make sure that no one else could hear her, then she carefully leaned into her sister's ear.

"My sister, to tell you the truth, I gave him some advice when we last met - as long as he finds a way to send the old thing to see God in advance, this is the best solution."

Like Aiglon last time, Sophie was also horrified when she heard this and looked at her sister in disbelief.

Although she had long known that her sister had no scruples and was lawless, she still didn't expect that it would reach this point.

She covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming, then glared at her and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't you know what this means?"

"Of course I know what that means - it means he's gone,

The crown prince ascends the throne, but he has no ability to govern the country, and your husband has no ability. From then on, it is you who have the final say in the royal family. Maria replied calmly, "Isn't this good?" "

"You put it lightly! If an emperor could be killed so easily, the world would have been in chaos long ago. Besides, neither Aiglon nor I can afford the consequences of the news leaking even slightly-" Sophie's reason Still alive, so he immediately refuted his sister's statement, "Just imagine, what will happen to me then?"

"So, it's not that you don't want him to die, but you are afraid of the consequences." Maria looked at her sister calmly, and then answered. "You just kept talking to me as if you were resigned to everything, as if you just wanted to go with the flow, but you didn't think so in your heart - you are still hating, you hate them crazily, and hate those who made you lose your loved one and then People who are not allowed to meet their daughters...you can never forgive them. If you have the chance, you would even want to kill them with your own hands! I know what you think, because if I were in your current situation, I would too Think so."

Sophie was speechless.

How many lies can you tell to a person who is exactly like you and who you grew up with?

"Can't you guess what I'm thinking? Why bother asking? He brought me to this end, and he tried many times to humiliate me, and even deliberately forced me to smile and bless Teresa's mother... …I hate it, of course I hate it, even thinking about it now makes my blood boil." After a moment, she replied angrily, "It's just that hate is hate, I still have reason, and I don't have much left. I can't do stupid things anymore and lose all of this. Besides...he is already very old, and time is on my side. As long as I am patient, God will eventually make a merciful decision."

At this point, she thought of something else, "By the way, Aigron didn't listen to your crazy words, did he?"

She was really afraid that Aigron would listen to her sister's instigation and do something irreparable and stupid.

"No, his reaction is exactly the same as yours, even the angry look in his eyes." Maria replied with a smile, "Oh, you two really match each other."

Sophie was secretly glad that things had not reached a point of no return.

"Don't say such crazy things here next time, God knows what will happen if others hear it!" She warned her sister sternly.

Maria just pretended not to hear.

She could also see that her sister had not forgotten her old love, and was even more eager for the day when she would reunite with her young lover and rekindle the old love. But because she was in a difficult situation now, she could only hide and endure it for the time being. She now hopes to use her time to kill Emperor Franz, and then get a chance to vindicate herself.

Very timid, but also very stable.

But in Maria's view, this is entirely pinning her hopes on luck - who knows how long this old thing can live? If you have to wait for another twenty years, then what's the point of waiting until the day when you feel proud?

Of course, she also knew that talking about it now would only annoy Sophie even more, so she stopped talking and changed the topic.

The two sisters met again after a few years, and naturally they still had a lot to talk about. They kept talking about things about their homeland and interesting things about their childhood, which made Sophie feel homesick again.

"It would be great if I could go home and visit in my lifetime." She said with red eyes.

"I believe that one day we will be able to have all our dreams come true." Maria replied, "So, my sister, you must not be overwhelmed by sadness. You must live well. As long as you live, there is hope... After all, if If I can no longer ridicule you, I will lose a lot of fun."

Sophie was moved and angry at the same time by her sister's words. Finally, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and then hugged Maria tightly. "Don't worry, I will survive. Since you haven't given up on me, I How can I be willing to say goodbye to this world? I still have so many good times that I have not enjoyed, and now these days, I have wasted too much time... Yes, if there is a day when I get what I want, I’m going to make up for it twice as much!”

After saying that, she took the letter on the table, put it on her chest, and closed her eyes, as if to draw spiritual strength.

"Write a reply," Maria suggested. "It doesn't matter how long it is. I'll bring it to you -"

"Thank you." Sophie opened her eyes again, and then looked at her sister with energetic eyes. "I will never forget this kindness."

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On the second day after Princess Maria arrived at Schönbrunn Palace, His Excellency Metternich, the Prime Minister of the Empire, also came here to meet with His Royal Highness the Princess.

Of course this was not his original intention, but Her Royal Highness the Princess specifically expressed her wish to meet him, so he had no choice but to do it and take some time out of his busy schedule.

Although no one except her sister was happy for her arrival, as the princess of Bavaria, she should also enjoy the courtesy she deserved.

Etiquette cannot be changed based on people's likes and dislikes. For this dynasty, which has hundreds of years of history and countless red tapes, rituals are its life.

Soon, the Prime Minister came to the suite where Her Royal Highness the Princess lived.

Like the old emperor, he felt a lot of displeasure when he saw the face that looked exactly like Sophie's, but unlike the emperor, he covered it up with a delicate smile and elegant manners.

"Nice to meet you, Your Highness Princess. Although this is the first time I meet you today, I feel very familiar with you because you are as beautiful as Your Highness Sophie."

"Mr. Prime Minister, I am also very happy to see you." Maria also smiled. "You are as elegant as I imagined. I am really grateful that the empire has a pillar like you."

"You are flattering me -" Metternich shook his head slightly, "I am now an old guy entering his twilight years. I have always felt exhausted recently, and I just have to force myself for the sake of the empire. "

"You must take care of yourself. Although I am a Bavarian, I still hope that the peace you created in Vienna can be maintained for a long time and let us enjoy our current life." The princess continued to compliment.

"Oh, if only everyone thought the same as you..." Metternich sighed, "But there are some troublemakers who just like to cause trouble and make everyone uncomfortable!"

Metternich’s words meant something, and Maria naturally knew what he was talking about.

"Don't worry, we Bavarians have no intention of causing chaos in the world..." She narrowed her eyes with a smile, "The reason why we entertained Duke Lechstadt is just to thank him for gifting our family a crown. That's all - to be fair, with such a great favor, how can we remain indifferent? That would be too shameful."

"That's true, but you'd better be careful. That little guy is a troublemaker and has caused so much trouble to all of us! I think it's best for you to stay out of it." Metternich said half with emotion and half with threat. explain.

"Of course, we know how to behave and how to act in accordance with the interests of our country." Maria replied calmly. "Moreover, he has now left Bavaria. Whatever he does next has nothing to do with us, and our country will never be involved in his career."

Then, she took a letter from the side and sent it to Metternich, "Speaking of which, before I left, the Duke once asked me to send you a letter. I don't know if you are willing to accept it. .”

"It doesn't matter. Although our relationship has broken down, we still have some affection, so we can't even communicate." Metternich smiled and then took the letter.

He tore off the ink pad and opened the letter, reading it quickly, and then immediately set his sights on Maria.

Maria just kept a calm smile, as if she didn't know anything.

Aegron mentioned the matter of Krystel in his mind, and asked Metternich in his private capacity to help provide her with the education she deserved. For this purpose, he was willing to provide corresponding funds - Metternich's private pocket could still Get another one.

Maria knew the inside story, but whether from Austria's standpoint or from her own personal standpoint, she had to pretend that she didn't know about the existence of Crystal, and she had to pretend that she had nothing to do with the whole incident.

"Okay, I understand." After a moment, Metternich stuffed the letter into his pocket and replied vaguely, "Thank you for your hard work."

Then he suddenly laughed again.

"In fact, not long ago, I just received news - news about the whereabouts of Duke Lechstadt." Prime Minister Metternich looked at Princess Maria with a smile, "Are you interested in hearing it?"

"Please feel free to say so," Maria replied.

"He ran away to France." Metternich answered slowly.

"What?!" Maria was shocked and blurted out, "Isn't it possible? Isn't this looking for death?"

In this era, there was no telegraph network on the European continent, and there was no pervasive news media everywhere, so Maria had never heard of it on the way to Austria, and she didn't know about such a turmoil until now.

No wonder he kept it secret from me, it turned out that he was taking such an adventure!

Metternich had been secretly observing Maria's expression. From her expression, he thought that Maria was really completely unaware.

It seemed that the little guy didn't place much trust in her, and he had no further collusion with the Bavarian royal family - but this was normal and not beyond his expectations.

Bavaria's national power is too weak compared to France. No matter how powerful King Ludwig is, he will not dare to publicly stand on the side of the pretender to the throne and confront the Bourbon dynasty.

Now that this fact was confirmed, Metternich no longer kept silent, but continued.

He roughly talked about what the young man did and the general content of the declaration he issued in France - these things have been spread as explosive news in various countries and are not considered secrets at all, so Metternich I didn't add any exaggeration, I just stated the facts.

Although this seemed to be just a topic of conversation to Metternich, Maria's heart was filled with excitement.

He took the risk and fled back to the country alone, but he still dared to appear in public. How audacious and wanton he was! Just now she was laughing at his timidity, but now it seems that she is looking down on him.

That's right, if he wasn't such a person, how could he have gotten to where he is today... It's amazing.

While Maria was still deep in thought, Metternich spoke again.

"Your Highness, you have met and chatted with him before, so do you know what he plans to do next? Or do you have any guesses?"

"Unfortunately, I don't know at all, and he didn't tell me -" Maria shook her head without showing any trace, "Think about it, how could someone like him have a heart to heart with me?"

Metternich thought so, so he didn't bother anymore.

Next, the two people said a lot of innocuous polite words according to etiquette, but their minds were already far away from each other, and when the right time came, they immediately said goodbye.

Maria knew in her heart that she had not been here for long, and His Majesty the Emperor could not wait to issue an expulsion order immediately to make her, an unwelcome guest, leave as soon as possible.

But she didn't care, she was already looking forward to her next destination.