Eagle’s Glory

"You have faced many trials and tribulations in life, and you can survive this time, just like before."

In the mute silence of his mother, Aegron held her tightly to give her some comfort.

So far, he has hugged women a lot of times, and he has already mastered the movements, but this time his feeling is very subtle - it is the first time he has been so close to his mother since he could remember.

Embarrassed, anxious, but also a little dazed.

Even now he was sure that although the mother wanted to hug herself, she never put herself in the most important position in her heart - she just instinctively wanted to find some comfort from her eldest son when faced with misfortune.

Aegron had stabbed her so sharply just now, and he felt a little bit sorry at this time, so he didn't care so much, so let's comfort her for the time being.

Time passed quietly, the mother and son hugged like this, and Luisa's breathing slowly calmed down.

Although she looked like she was about to cry, she still didn't cry.

That's right, she has indeed seen too many strong winds and waves. Both her father and her ex-husband have encountered the darkest moments with the country they ruled, so even if the disaster she is encountering now makes her uncomfortable, she can still survive.

Since it was an unchangeable reality that her current husband, Earl Nepeg, was facing death, she could only accept God's arrangement and try to make proper arrangements for his funeral while her husband was still alive.

That's why she's so tolerant of her eldest son's cynicism.

"Thank you, son." After she came back to her senses, she smiled reluctantly, and then nodded to Aegron who was close at hand, "I feel better."

"That's good." Aegron let out a sigh of relief, then let go of his arm and sat back to his original position, "Madam, I sincerely hope that you can survive this blow."

"God sent us to the world to punish us for our sins, and who can escape?" Luisa sighed, "So far my life is full of failures - I have been witnessing our family since I was a child. Going into decline, our country is in jeopardy, and even our own capital can’t be kept. If I don’t study history, it’s fine, but when I think that our ancestors used to be so famous, they ruled almost half of Europe, and then compare it with today’s appearance, How can you not be sad and discouraged?

Then I married your father as a political tool...I don't hate him, but I'm sorry I don't love him either, how am I supposed to love someone who has trampled on our capital twice and is 20+ years older than me? I thought I needed to play the role of a queen and rule the country that cut off my aunt's head as the mother of the country. Since this is my destiny, I can only accept it silently, but I failed again... I only had three years Seeing this empire fall apart, and before I could get used to my role, I found myself being ridiculed and ousted!

In a daze, I was taken back to Austria by my father, and I found that I didn't even have much pain. I didn't choose all of this, and fate gave me something and took it away, and everything in it has nothing to do with me, I even Not even a small change can be made.

And then... I chose Abbott, I chose my current husband, and I approached him desperately—even before the news of your father's death. I know it's inappropriate, but... can't I just make my own choice once? !

This is the first time I have made a choice for myself. This time no one will interfere with me. I cherish my choice. I am very happy that I can finally live without being a symbol. "

Having said this, Louisa suddenly smiled wryly again.

"You hate me, I can understand, because I haven't done my mother's responsibility to you, I'm afraid to face all the unbearable things in the past, and I don't even have the courage to try to make up for it, I just want to stay away from these nightmares and hide as far as possible The better! You can blame me for being ruthless or cowardly, I have no face to defend... I'm not arguing with you, because I really don't deserve the name of a mother to you... You said so many cynical things to me, take it A knife to my heart, what can I say? I deserved it, I failed again, my whole life has failed... My eldest son hates me, and my husband is about to leave me, it's just a matter of Just add a few more lines to my failure resume, what can I say? I can't do anything..."

Since Louisa said this, Agron found that he had nothing to say.

She has already admitted that the fault was on her side, so what's the point of blaming her now? No amount of arguing about the past can change it.

Aigron looked at his mother silently, and suddenly found himself losing that sneering interest.

Is this understanding, or is it sympathy?

No, not at all, this is relief, I finally let go.

This is the first time, and possibly the only time, that my mother has opened up to her.

"Ma'am, the situation is not that bad." Aegron comforted her warmly, "At least you were born in the Habsburg family, you have the titles of princess and grand duke, and you rule this beautiful country, I think that's all It's enough to make the world envious."

"To be envied by the world cannot replace life." Louisa sighed again.

Because she vented on her son, she felt a lot better at this time.

"When you say nice things, it really makes people feel a little cute." She made a joke instead.

Of course, this is actually in my heart.

This eldest son is not only handsome and extraordinary, but also brave and resourceful. In just one year, he has achieved a great reputation, which really made her impress her with admiration. In retrospect, if she had discovered this at the beginning, maybe she would have adopted a different attitude, so that the relationship between mother and son would not have become so stiff...

Hey, it's done, it doesn't make sense to think about it any more.

This joke made Aegron laugh too.

"I am very much liked by ladies, and my mother-in-law said the same." Then he said with a little pride.

"So, what is your relationship with another lady?" Louisa asked coldly, "I mean Her Royal Highness Sophie."

This sudden question made Aegron stunned.

"When I came to Schönbrunn Palace more than a year ago, I clearly felt that her attitude towards you was a little different. I thought it was the elder's love for the younger generation, but it was still too intimate. I didn't think much of it, but after you fled, the news spread that she fell ill and disappeared from the public."

Having said this, Louisa's eyes at Aigron became sharper, "I know my father and the Austrian court. If they do this, it means that she has something to do with your escape, or she helped you. Running away, or she was too sad because you were running away, either way, it shows that the two of you have an extraordinary relationship-"

Having said this, Luisa stopped, as if waiting for her son's answer.

"Since you have already said this, it would be too boring for me to argue." Aegron shrugged, "Yes, we do have an affair. I saw her before fleeing, and she cried. I'm so sick, I'll fall ill after I leave..."

He didn't know how much his mother knew, so he wasn't going to reveal too much information, so as not to be bluffed by his mother into more inside information and make himself more passive.

For Aegron, this is indeed an unforgettable memory, so he does not plan to talk about it, but for Louisa, it is enough.

"If that's the case, then His Highness Sophie is really pitiful...because more tragic news is still waiting for her, her beloved child has entered the palace of marriage with someone else-" Louisa said calmly.

"Is it your turn to sneer at me now?" Agron asked rhetorically.

"No, son, Mommy wouldn't do this to you." Luisa's mouth secretly smiled, "My son has an affair with a lady, what's there to be ashamed of? I just I want to tell you - if you haven't forgotten her all, then I can find a way to contact her for you, I don't think you doubt that I can do it?"

Aegron's heart suddenly trembled.

Even though he has always been good at concealing himself, he couldn't help but change his face at this time.

Yes, although his contact with the Austrian court has long been cut off and it doesn't seem to be restored, but the mother is different, she is the eldest daughter of the emperor, who can stop her from visiting her sister-in-law or writing a letter of condolences to her sister-in-law. Woolen cloth?

She could indeed do it - if she wanted to.

But why would she want to?

Aegron didn't believe that his mother would suddenly be kind and respond to his needs.

All this is conditional.

Aegron looked at his mother again. At this time, in addition to the sadness that remained on her face, there was an unfathomable smile on her face.

Well, her emotionally vulnerable time has passed, and now it's her side of the ruler.

Aegron's mind was running at high speed, and he had to admit that his mother had given him an offer that was very interesting to him.

"Are you for William and Ambrose?" After a moment, he sighed.

He deliberately mentioned his mother's two children in order to turn against the customer and make himself appear more active.

"Yes..." Luisa was very frank and nodded directly, "Abbot is going to die, he doesn't care about himself, the only thing he can't let go of are these two children, and I can't let him live in heaven. Rest in peace, so I'm going to think about their future too - you should know about the treaty, right?"

Although Louisa didn't explicitly say what the treaty was, but given the context at this time, Aigron of course knew what she was referring to.

Treaty of Attribution to the Duchy of Parma.

Speaking of the Duchy of Parma, it has a long history. The Farnese family continued to rule the duchy until 1731 when the family died out. Then, the duchy was established by King Philip V of Spain (Bourbon family) and his wife, Ellie, the county lord of Parma. The eldest son Carlos born to Sabetta Farnese inherited, called Carlos I, that is to say, fell into the hands of the Parma branch of the Bourbon family.

Carlos ruled the duchy until after the War of the Polish Succession in 1735, when Parma was ceded to the HRE Emperor Charles VI in exchange for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the duchy fell into the hands of the Habsburg family.

But in 1748, after the Treaty of Aachen was signed, the duchy was changed to Philip I, a member of the Bourbon dynasty.

Then in 1796, Napoleon occupied it and deposed the rulers of the Bourbon family; and when Napoleon's empire was destroyed in 1814, Queen Louisa was brought back to Austria by her father, and then in order to accommodate the daughter, the emperor gave Parma to took her.

It stands to reason that the Duchy of Parma should be passed on to the descendants of Louisa, but at this time there is another problem - Louisa is married to the Count of Nepegues, which is an intermarriage of nobles and nobles, so the Bourbon family has proposed her children's inheritance to the Duchy of Parma. objection.

After back and forth negotiations, an agreement was finally reached, Louisa's rule over the Duchy of Parma until her death, and after her death, the ruling power of the duchy will be handed over to the original Bourbon family, the Parma branch.

In other words, the children of Count Nepeg will have to leave Parma and find another home.

According to the original historical records, Queen Louisa later lived quite a long time, until 1847, and after her death, the new generation of Count Nepeg's family returned to live in the Austrian Empire, and has since lost her reputation.

But now, the trend of history has been slightly forked because of Aegron.

A lot of fortunes have been changed because of this young man, and Count Naipeg also seems to have pinned part of his dying hopes on him.

Thinking of this, Aigron finally figured out why the couple behaved like this.

Obviously, Count Nyperg has always been deliberately cultivating his children to respect him; and Louisa is so tolerant of her son's offense, probably for this reason.

"You love them more after all." Aigron seemed to be complaining, but also feeling emotional.

Of course, he wasn't angry either, so what was there to be angry about when he already understood.

"Actually, you get more than that." Luisa explained to him softly, "I have helped you before, and I will help you in the future, of course, it will not be too obvious, but I will do my best to facilitate you. You blame me for not loving you enough, but I will make my children love you and make up for my faults... The only thing I need is to help me take care of them. It will also be your help, after all, it is a family, isn't it?"

Although he was making conditions and deliberately staying calm, Aigron still heard a little worry from his mother's voice.

Yes, no one can predict the future. Of course, Louisa doesn't know that she can live for at least 20 years. Even princes and nobles will die easily these days. As long as she persists, then she and the children of Count Nepeg will no longer be able to rely on them - the Duchy of Parma, which is temporarily sheltered, will also be taken away.

Of course Louisa didn't want her life to fail to end in failure again.

"Son, I didn't beg you, and of course I didn't kidnap you with my feelings. Your choice is free." Finally. Louisa looked at Aigron and said word by word, "You can think about it... If you nod, I will thank you."