Eagle’s Glory

With the help of his cousin, Aigron quickly settled on the farm.

Contrary to the previous experience, this time he was treated much more comfortably, and everyone around him was revolving around him, which could be described as a spring breeze.

After just a few days, it was Christmas Eve.

For ordinary people, this is a day to reunite with the family and pray for the upcoming New Year. For Aigron, his wife and children are now in Austria, so there is no "reunion".

But even so, in order to lift the spirits of his men, he still ordered a Christmas banquet to be held in the farmhouse to celebrate his arrival in a place that was only more than 100 kilometers away from France.

In order to please His Majesty, Prince Charles also spared no effort. He took advantage of the convenience of growing up in the local area, and obtained a lot of materials, which were secretly sent to the farm.

The people around Aegron were busy in the farm. When it was night, everything was ready, and even Queen Aotangsi secretly came to cheer, just waiting for him to attend.

Under everyone's attention, Aigron came to the restaurant.

At this time, it was snowing lightly outside, and the night was so dark that no starlight could be seen, but the restaurant was brightly lit by candles, plus the shiny reflections of the metal tableware, so almost everything was clearly visible.

Aegron has seen too many luxurious scenes. The scene at this time can only be described as "simple", but even so, he can feel the joy and excitement that permeates the room. When he sees him, everyone is ecstatic. With a smile on his face, he stood up and saluted him.

He knew that everyone present was allegiance to him, their hopes were pinned on him, and he enjoyed the feeling.

He walked to the main seat, and at this time, everyone watched him silently, waiting for his speech.

Aigron suddenly remembered that two years ago, he also held a small celebration banquet at this farmhouse, when only a few people were present.

Two years later, everything has been decidedly different.

"Everyone, good evening." Aegron calmly picked up the glass, and then looked around at the people present, "I am very happy that you can accompany me on this special day. Since I can come here, it means that You are all people I have placed my trust in.

As much as I hope to have a career, I can't do anything on my own. After I escaped from prison, I was fortunate to have your help. It was you who made me eligible for the European stage. Speaking, also makes me qualified to fight for the throne. I can't express my gratitude to you in words... I promise that no matter what happens in the future, your names will be etched in my heart. Cheers. "

"Cheers!" After he finished his toast, the others also picked up their glasses and drank it.

"Your Majesty." After taking a sip of wine, Queen Aotangsi sat next to Aegron and looked at Aegron with a smile, "Since it's a festival, we won't talk about those national affairs tonight, let's talk about something interesting. Topic-"

Since Teresa was not here, Queen Aotangsi was the oldest and highest-ranking person here besides Aegron, and she was also the only woman present, so she took the initiative to take on the responsibility of setting off the atmosphere.

Aegron knew her intentions, so he deliberately cooperated with the queen.

"What do you want to say?" he asked politely.

"I have always been very curious about Her Royal Highness Theresa. She is already the daughter-in-law of our family, but so far I have been speechless." Queen Aotangsi immediately asked him, "I want to ask, who are you? How did you meet?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Aegron with anticipation. It was obviously an interesting story for her.

Aegron hesitated for a while, but it was not because he was unwilling to answer, but because he and Teresa became attached. In fact, it was his mother who helped her, and her mother's motive was not easy to say.

Or, the mention of Queen Louisa in front of this group was embarrassing enough in itself—Aegron would have preferred that the less people thought of his mother, the better.

After hesitating for a moment, he changed his rhetoric.

"You know, I was raised in the palace at the time, and as the princess of the royal family, Teresa often had the opportunity to enter the palace to participate in activities. One day her father brought her over and happened to bump into me. When we met , she was sketching in the botanical garden, with a sketchbook in her hand... I couldn't see any uncomfortable arrogance in her, but a sense of alienation beyond everything. That look attracted me all at once. I was in It would be interesting to be able to be friends with her.

And not long after, His Majesty the Emperor held a large celebration. At the ball, I happened to be chosen to be her dance partner. I held her hand and danced with her in the hall like no one else...I think, there In an instant, we were bound. Thank God, this bond ended up making us a couple. "

Following the general context of the facts, Aigron removed all the impurities of conspiracy and calculation into a romantic story, in which only the encounter between a boy and a girl in a garden was an amazing fate.

Obviously, as long as he takes the throne in the future, his speech today will be the official version in the official history - as for the shadows hidden in it, and the victims who silently cry, they will not be included in the text.

"What a touching story!" Although she was middle-aged, Queen Aotangsi, who was a woman, still liked this story very much, and she sighed emotionally, "The prince and the princess fell in love at first sight, although the middle There was an unexpected disaster, but they plucked up the courage to overcome all odds and finally came together happily."

As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass, "Cheers to the prince and princess!"

After everyone had another drink, the queen looked at Aegron with a smile, "Your Majesty, listen to you, Her Royal Highness Teresa is very talented."

"Yeah, she can play the piano and paint. She likes literature and drama, and her artistic appreciation is quite good." Aigron replied. "The reason why she fell in love with me was not because of my so-called blood, but because my literary talent touched her."

Teresa has undergone a strict education since she was a child, and naturally she has also learned vocal music and painting. As for the level, although she is much better than ordinary people, she is not called outstanding. However, in front of others, Aigron naturally praised his wife.

"Pfft, haha, I really don't know if you are complimenting her or bragging about yourself." After hearing Aegron's answer, the queen couldn't help laughing.

After laughing for a while, she looked at Aegron again, "Well then, Your Majesty—after the Royal Highness Teresa comes down, can I ask you to leave a handwritten note with her as a souvenir? She painted your inscription. , I think this must be a collectible that can be passed down to future generations..."

On such days, Queen Aotangsi was her own aunt again, so Aigron naturally wouldn't turn down this small request. "Of course you can. However, you have seen those rare treasures with your own eyes, and I'm afraid that Teresa's and me's things won't get into your eyes..."

Queen Aotangsi chuckled again, "This has nothing to do with your level, Your Majesty. You and she will both be legends, so your words and deeds are souvenirs in themselves."

"A legend..." Aegron lightly recalled this sentence.

From the perspective of others, the experience of yourself and Theresa at this time is indeed legendary enough, right? What's more, in the future, maybe he and she will become a more attractive existence.

They are connected by fate, destined to go through this life hand in hand, and then leave two names and portraits close to each other in the history books at the same time.

Moreover, Teresa has an unreserved love for herself, she does her best to help herself, and she does a business for herself that she doesn't really like, and she does it well... In retrospect, he can't even say special What's wrong with Lisa?

With such a wife, surely anyone would be satisfied, right? No matter how many times I have harmed myself before, God did bless me once.

But how did you treat her? A voice in my head asked coldly.

Aigron avoided the question a little guiltily.

He glanced at him and looked at the empty side—if Teresa was here, she would definitely be sitting beside him, chatting and laughing with him, and spending this holiday together.

If only she were here...

He suddenly discovered that he had been accustomed to the days when Teresa was by his side. After saying goodbye to his wife, he had no influence at first, but when it came to the festival and everyone reunited, he couldn't help but miss Teresa.

She has long been an integral part of her life.

Teresa, you must be spending the holiday with your family happily at the moment, right? A toast.

He picked up the wine glass and drank the sour wine silently.

===========================

Just as Aigron had guessed, at this moment, the Duke Carl family was also surrounded by the Christmas tree that had been prepared for a long time to spend the holiday together.

As usual in previous years, before dinner began, Teresa sat in front of the piano and played a tune for the family.

Amid the melodious sound of the violin, the family dressed up in costumes, everyone was smiling, and the children were even more looking forward to what New Year gifts they would get.

However, there was not much smile on Teresa's face. Although she moved her fingers skillfully on the keys of the piano, her eyes were a little erratic. Obviously, her mind didn't stop here.

With the muscle memory from her previous practice, Teresa finished playing the piano music, and then she looked up and was stunned to find that someone was already standing beside her.

"Dad?" she exclaimed.

"It's not as good as it used to be." Archduke Karl shook his head gently.

"Sorry..." Teresa lowered her head a little embarrassedly, "I've been away for more than a year, so many things have happened, so I don't have time to practice..."

"It's not a matter of technique, it's your absent-mindedness." The father answered bluntly, "Are you missing your husband?"

This question, as if it had triggered some mechanism, suddenly vented the sadness in Teresa's heart.

"Yes, Dad. I thought I could stay longer, because I really miss my relatives, especially you..." Teresa's smile showed a hint of embarrassment, "but every time I spend here, After a day, I found myself more and more restless, I miss my husband, I don't know how he is so I can only be worried, even though I have full confidence in him, I can't help but be worried... God, this is This kind of torment is really uncomfortable, especially tonight, everyone is reuniting, laughing and laughing, but he can only be alone, without his wife and son to accompany him, His Highness will definitely be very lonely, and I am afraid he will blame me for not being there. by his side."

"I don't think so, there's no one around him. Besides, that kid is so hard-hearted that he won't be sad about this. You don't have to worry about him." Archduke Carl replied calmly.

Teresa was unhappy when she heard it, and glared at her father angrily, "He never said a bad word about you behind your back. How could you say something like that behind your back? It would be too inappropriate!"

"What? I was so devastated by him, and even lost my daughter. I have to be respectful to him?" The Grand Duke asked with a frown, "I think I have a good temper. If I was really indecent, then you How is it possible to see him again?"

After being refuted by her father, Teresa was speechless.

"Dad... Okay... Don't mind what happened before, isn't it?" After a while, she tried to comfort her father with warmth, "It's my fault, I should be more happy."

"It's okay, Teresa, thinking about your husband shows that you have fulfilled your wife's obligations, and you have not violated our teaching." Archduke Karl shook his head gently, "I am not blaming you, I just came to remind you, everyone I'm waiting for you to go."

"Yeah!" Teresa hurriedly stood up from her seat.

She managed to cheer herself up, then looked at her father with a smile on her face, "By the way, Dad, I'll give you the gift we gave you first."

"What?" The Grand Duke was a little puzzled.

Teresa took out a carefully wrapped gift box from the piano and handed it to her father.

The Grand Duke received the gift box, then opened the silk thread on it, and then he found a delicate blue-backed Grand Cross Diamond Medal, lying quietly on the velvet in the box.

"Last time you gave him your medal, and now he's giving you his own medal," Teresa explained to her father, "He said the gift was light, but he always followed your example, so Tribute to you in the same way... please accept it."

The Archduke regained his composure, then closed the box again, and shrugged.

"Hmph, it's either the emperor or the king who gave me the medal. Even a mere knight commander would dare to be so confident."

Teresa smiled inwardly, her father's reaction was exactly what she and Aegron had expected.

She pretended to be nervous, "If we have a chance in the future, how about giving you the highest medal of France?"

"Let's talk about it." The Grand Duke was noncommittal. "I only need you to live. I have too many medals, it doesn't matter at all."

"Dad, I love you." Teresa hugged her father and kissed his cheek tenderly.

The Grand Duke silently stroked his daughter's hair.

"That's enough, Teresa..."

Tears welled up in Teresa's eyes as she showed her apology by hugging her father tightly.

And the snow outside the window seems to be holding her heart at the moment.

Your Highness, wait for me, I'll be right back to you...