Eagle’s Glory

Independent world line, Agnes is facing the palace

April 1835 was the time when all things came to life in spring.

Surrounded by greenery, the Palace of Fontainebleau is entering its most magnificent and vibrant period. The woods, flowers and plants all woke up, growing bright green buds and branches, swaying in the cool wind, awakening the sleeping earth, and turning the palace into a dreamland under the blue sky and white clouds.

The gorgeous roses emit bursts of fragrance and dance in the sky. The air is especially fresh and gorgeous in the morning after rain. It is such a picturesque picture of mountains and rivers that poets can't help but admire!

In this season of revival, even the serious and rigid palace can't help but be breathed in with a bit of fresh air and vitality. Taking advantage of the absence of any large-scale celebrations and public activities, people in the palace wantonly enjoy their personal beauty. time.

With the Bonaparte family returning to France, the country has bid farewell to the previous turmoil, is recovering like spring, and is heading towards peace and prosperity. The prosperous scene in the market has made this fledgling regime full of confidence and Vigorous, they have reason to believe that in the foreseeable future, the empire will become stronger and stronger, and the Bonaparte family will rule more firmly the country they finally regained.

With economic prosperity and political stability, naturally, the ruler's support rate will steadily increase. People praise the young couple at the top of the empire, thinking that they are the example and hope of the country, and sincerely wish them all the best in the future. Go smoothly and continue to lead the country towards happiness and health.

Not to mention the emperor, Her Majesty Queen Agnes is also very popular among the people now.

Although she was not born into a royal family from any country on the mainland, but from a domestic aristocratic family, the French people did not care about this. On the contrary, they felt that this meant that Her Majesty the Queen was "one of our own."

And her character is lively and unrestrained, optimistic and funny, generous and kind, without the arrogance, willfulness and willfulness of various royal families. Almost everyone who has met her is impressed by her considerate, humble and gentle qualities. Deeply impressed.

Although she has not received the education of those royal princesses, does not understand many languages, does not care much about poetry and literature, and is even quite ignorant about how to exercise the power of a queen, but because of this, people think that she is so Being close to ordinary people makes them even more cute.

At this moment, Her Majesty the Queen was taking a walk along the canal, accompanied by her sister Alice and her niece Xia Lu, while her entourage followed the sisters from a distance. , so as not to disturb Her Majesty the Queen's pleasure.

Her Majesty the Queen doesn't like grand ostentation.

In particular, he doesn't like having his every move watched, so he often leaves his followers aside and does what he wants to do, while the followers have no choice but to let it go.

Firstly, the Bonaparte family's behavior is much more casual than that of the royal family in the past. They are more willful and unwilling to be bound by rules; secondly, unlike the queens in history, everyone knows that she never worries about herself. safety issues, so there is no need to take it too seriously. .

As for Lady Alice, she now also has a transcendent status in this palace - as we all know, Queen Agnes trusts her own sister very much.

Moreover, Her Majesty the Queen has never been interested in politics, and she also has a headache in fulfilling the Queen's "power". She is afraid that she will do something wrong, so she regards her sister as her most trusted advisor, almost every time she encounters difficult problems. Every now and then, I would ask my sister for her opinion—and basically act on her advice.

In politics, influence brings power. Although Lady Alice does not hold an official position in name, she relies on her sister's unconditional trust to interfere in almost anything that Her Majesty is interested in. She can be regarded as the shadow palace manager. .

Because of this, her daughter, Miss Charlotte de Treville, has enjoyed the envy and fear of everyone since she was a child.

Their Majesties, the Emperor and the Empress, doted on her very much. She had been flattered in every possible way since she was a child, and naturally she developed an arrogant character. Except for a few close relatives, she did not take anyone else seriously. , and never willing to accommodate others. No matter what you want, you must make it happen.

At this time, this blond, blue-eyed, stunningly beautiful little girl was walking on the bank of the canal with her head held high and an amazing pace, as if she was inspecting her own territory, while Her Majesty the Queen walked slowly behind her Next to her, he held an umbrella for her to shade her from the sun with a smile.

Lady Alice followed the two of them, looking at the aunt and niece in front of her with joy.

These are her closest relatives and the greatest meaning of her life in the world.

In the past, she and her sister had experienced all kinds of storms and countless storms, but now the rain has passed and the weather has cleared. The two sisters have been favored by fate and have everything they could not have imagined when they were children.

Looking back, she was on the verge of starving to death during her exile. How could she have imagined that her fate would be so bizarre and twisty?

She was already satisfied, and was even afraid that she and her sister had received too much. She just hoped that everything could continue as it was today.

But she is not naive. She knows how much effort and price it takes to protect what they have. She is also determined to use all her abilities and intelligence to protect her sister and brother-in-law's country.

Agnes regarded her as an advisor, and she worked hard to advise her sister. She also worked hard to observe the situation and trends in all walks of life, devoted herself to the stability of the empire, and acted as her sister's advisor competently.

Because of this, she had a lot of things to do every day, and she shouldn't have spent the entire day with her sister and daughter - but, on this warm spring day, how could she be willing to leave it behind? Why not leave them alone and sit in a small room?

Just think of it as relaxing once in a while...

Agnes didn't know what her sister was thinking. She just looked at the scenery and teased Xia Lu from time to time, making Xia Lu giggle.

Soon, they came to a grassy area, and benches had been set up here, so they sat down and took a rest.

Agnes sat with her sister, then placed Xia Lu at her feet like a toy and ruffled her hair.

"Okay, stop teasing her, Your Majesty the Queen..." Alice couldn't bear her daughter, so she tried to persuade her, "Let her play by herself."

So Agnes let go of Xia Lu.

Xia Lu was granted amnesty and ran quickly into the grass, while Her Majesty the Queen looked at her back reluctantly.

"Hey, I wish I could have a daughter as cute as Xia Lu!"

"If you want, can't you just have one?" Alice replied disapprovingly.

"It's not that easy to give birth..." Agnes sighed angrily, "Xia Lu is beautiful and smart. I feel like my son is a fool and can't learn anything as fast as Xia Lu. Well... if... What if it’s not as good as Xia Lu to have a daughter? I’d be jealous.”

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"How can you say that to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Alice was anxious and quickly stopped her sister, "He is already very smart. You can't be too strict with him, as this will easily put him under too much pressure. Don't worry. , he will become a very good successor."

Just like many things, Agnes also entrusted Lady Alice to be responsible for the education of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The teachers of the Crown Prince were all arranged by the lady. The lady also tried her best to teach her nephew, hoping that the emperor would One generation can inherit this hard-won country - and her own daughter Xia Lu is also placed in high hopes by the Madam, hoping that she can become another loyal minister of the Bonaparte family in the future.

After correcting Her Majesty the Queen's gaffe, Lady Alice advised the Queen, "Also, don't forget that you are the Queen. The weight of every word is different from that of ordinary people like us. Even if you don't mean it, it may It will be exploited by people with ulterior motives and lead to disaster, so please never say such things again."

"I'm just complaining to you in private. I know how to behave in front of outsiders." Agnes smiled sheepishly, "Besides, as a mother, don't I even have the right to criticize my son? "

"There is no such thing as 'private' in the palace. Once you say something, it may spread like wildfire. You can't be cautious." Alice replied sternly.

Then, in order to lighten the atmosphere, she also made a joke with her sister, "Also, I know that daughters like Xia Lu are rare, but if you want, you can have a few more. If you give birth to seven or eight Maybe there is a child like Xia Lu...?"

"Sister! What do you think I am!" This joke made Agnes blush instantly.

Alice, on the other hand, laughed so hard that she let go of all the pressure she had accumulated over the past few days.

In this palace, or in the entire empire, she is the only one who dares to speak to Her Majesty the Queen.

After the two sisters laughed for a while, Agnes suddenly seemed worried again and looked blankly at the canal in the distance.

"What are you worried about? Your Majesty the Queen?" Alice asked softly.

Agnes knew that her character could not hide things, let alone in front of her sensitive sister.

Besides, she originally wanted to vent her bitterness to her sister and get some comfort and guidance from her.

So she didn't deny it, just sighed softly.

"Crystel is coming."

Alice knew who she was referring to - she had been involved in the secret negotiations between the French court and the Austrian court, and she was also one of the managers.

Moreover, as Agnes's sister, she knew the true identity of Crystal, and she also knew that after being taken back to France, Crystal would be recognized as the daughter of His Majesty the Emperor.

Alice knew that this was a blow to her sister, and she felt uncomfortable, so she gently held her sister's hand to show her support.

"I know that admitting this kind of thing is not comfortable for you, but...this is His Majesty's will, and we can only carry it out. If you are not happy, just don't have anything to do with this child in the future, no People will ask Crystal to make you unhappy."

Then, Alice sighed again, "Crystel is a very poor child. No matter what mistakes her parents made, she is not guilty. Now she has been isolated from the world for several years. What kind of cruel fate is this in the dark time? Personally, I also hope that she can get some compensation... Anyway, she cannot threaten the status of His Highness the Crown Prince, and it is even less likely to cause any substantial damage to you. , so what if His Majesty treats her better?"

Then the madam lowered her voice again, "If you are worried, I will let Xia Lu get close to her and treat her as her friend. If she is obedient, then it is okay for us to treat her preferentially; if she does not know what to do, what opinions do she have on you?" , we will also give her corresponding punishment."

"No..." After hearing this, Agnes couldn't sit still and quickly shook her head to stop her sister. "I'm not worried about the harm she will bring to me and my children. How could I be afraid of this? Even if I was afraid, I would end it myself. There is no need to play such tricks...Sister, as you said This child is indeed pitiful, so why should I hate her? I just don’t know how to live in harmony with her. I think she will secretly hate me for taking away her father. "

Alice was also troubled by this and could only give her sister a look of comfort and encouragement. "Just do your own thing well and let fate decide other things."

"That's all it can do." Agnes nodded, "I just want to have a clear conscience, so why should I care about whether others are considerate or not?"

With her sister's comfort, the sadness on her face disappeared.

She also held her sister's hand. No matter what happened, nothing could wear away the deep bond between the sisters.

Then, Agnes suddenly laughed again, "The weather is so nice, why don't I take Xia Lu to practice swordsmanship? It's time for her to learn."

"No... don't..." Alice suddenly felt that something was wrong and hurriedly tried to hold her sister.

But where is her sister's rival? Agnes easily pulled away her sister's hand and walked quickly to Xia Lu. "Xia Lu, come with me! Auntie will take you to practice swordsmanship!"

Xia Lu felt something bad and wanted to escape, but how could her skills be compared with Agnes? He was immediately caught by Agnes.

"Mom, save me!" In panic, she asked her mother for help.

"Agnes! Stop!" Alice was also shocked. In panic, she forgot the dignity and etiquette between two people, and called her sister by name, trying to make her stop.

However, Queen Agnes didn't take her sister's order to heart at all, and she laughed happily.

"No! I won't stop because I am the queen! You have already said that I can do whatever I want here, so you can't order me..." Agnes deliberately made a serious face, and then forcibly lifted Xia Lu up. , "She has to learn whatever I want her to learn. Even if she is a sister, you have to obey~"

After hearing this, Alice was so angry that she almost lost her breath, but there was nothing she could do about it, because Agnes's words were reasonable and reasonable. Once she made a decision, she had no choice but to obey it no matter how unwilling she was.

My poor daughter... stopped for a moment, and then couldn't help but feel sad, and looked at her daughter with reluctance.

"Mom..." Xia Lu was still calling for help, but she also knew that the situation was over and everything was irreversible, so she just shouted in vain and could only watch helplessly as Aunt Agnes dragged her towards the garden.