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29, sister-in-law

After the grand celebration, Egron and Theresa continued to stay in the Nymphenburg Palace as guests, enjoying the warm treatment of the Bavarians.

After a few days of rest, according to the original plan, Egron made a request to King Ludwig to visit Princess August, the widow of Prince Eugen. The king happily agreed as promised before.

According to the proper manner, the king sent a messenger to the palace of Loycitenborg where his sister lived to seek the princess's advice.

The messenger soon received the princess' reply. She was very happy that the Roman King could come to visit her and was very happy to receive this brother in the name of her husband.

So, after receiving such positive feedback, Egron no longer hesitated. He and Teresa said goodbye to the king for a while, and then, led by the palace servants, the group came to the Palace of Loycitenburg in Munich.

As promised, he immediately received him warmly from his sister-in-law, Princess August.

He was taken to the living room with Theresa and Chanel, and at this time, Princess August herself and her children welcomed the arrival of the young man.

As we all know, Prince Eugen and Egron are nominally brothers, but the age difference is quite large and 30 years old. Naturally, although his wife is a "god sister-in-law", she is now 40 years old, and is even three years older than Egron's mother Louisa. Therefore, standing in front of Egron is an elegant and gentle lady.

Because she was already a widow, she was wearing a light brown skirt and a tulle hat on her head. She did not decorate herself too much except for pearl earrings. Time left some marks on her face, but it also made her temperament look gentler and quieter.

As soon as she saw Egron, she bent her knees to him, "I am glad that I have the chance to see you again, His Majesty the King of Rome."

In order to consider political reasons, her elder brother, King Ludwig, had to take some taboo measures on the name of Egron, while Princess August did not have so many concerns and directly used the name of Roman King to call the young man in front of her, which also made Egron feel like he was a different life.

Princess August called herself like this, which shows that she put herself in a very high position in her heart, which is more sufficient to show how Prince Eugen viewed herself after the collapse of the empire and she was imprisoned.

Even though he was just a prisoner, the couple still regarded this child as the King of Romans.

Think about it carefully, Emperor Napoleon divorced the former queen Josephine in order to marry Princess Louisa. However, his love for Prince Eugen did not change and he had always entrusted important tasks to him. Prince Eugen has always been working hard for his adoptive father, and participated in many wars. Although in 1815, he did not choose to follow the emperor again, but stayed in Bavaria with his wife and children, but no one could blame Prince Eugen for anything else.

Although this righteous brother named De Boarne is not Bonaparte, he is much more reliable than other members of the family. If he is still alive at this time, he should be able to help him a lot...

Alas, this man has passed away, and it is meaningless to think about these things again. May he rest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

He quickly put aside his distractions, walked to Princess August, and gently kissed the back of her hand.

"I'm glad to see you, Your Highness. You don't have to call me as you did just now, because I am not worthy of this glorious title now... Moreover, I am not a prince in front of you, but just your junior. If you don't dislike me, just call me Egron. This is the nickname my father gave me, and you can use it as a family member and elder."

Aegron's reaction made Princess August both surprised and happy. She looked at the young man standing in front of her carefully again, "Everyone says you are a proud, stubborn and talented young man. Now you still have a little distortion when you see the rumors. You are very talented, but you are quite humble."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm quite proud of others." Aegron replied with a smile, "I just don't have the right to be proud in front of you. After all, you also saw me as a family member when I was in a cradle."

"Hahaha, that's true..." Princess August laughed in silence.

After laughing for a moment, she felt a little emotional, "Since that unlucky year, our family has been living here, and I didn't expect time to pass so quickly... The baby who was still crawling in front of me back then has visited me as a hero! And she looks so cute... Aegron, you are indeed a child blessed by God."

Since ancient times, his wife has always loved to be pretty. Aegron has a good appearance and speaks nicely. In addition, the two families have a deep connection, so he easily won the favor of his sister-in-law.

As he smiled, the lady expressed the same feelings as Egron had just said, "Oh, it's a pity that my husband has passed away. Otherwise, if he could sit here, witness you now, and listen to your statements, how happy it would be! After he lived in seclusion, except for his own sister Queen Otangsi, the person he couldn't rest assured was you. He had been worried that you would have any accidents that would happen in the palace alone, but he didn't expect that he would take a step first..."

Speaking of this, the lady was sad again and could no longer say anything. She picked up her handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Seeing her crying sadly, Egron couldn't help feeling a little sad. "Madam, please feel sorry for me. Some things cannot be changed after all..."

He did not doubt the authenticity of the princess's words. After all, Prince Eugen had no conflict of interests with him, and only mixed the friendship between brothers and elders.

The sons of the royal family always jealous of each other for the inheritance rights, but as the adopted son, Prince Eugen was trusted and valued. He was even appointed as the governor of Italy by Napoleon to rule the Italian kingdom, but in the eyes of Emperor Napoleon, who had a deep family concept, he was still a foreigner after all, and his throne could only be passed on to the next generation of the Bonaparte family.

At first he had no legal sons, so he placed the hope of the crown prince on his younger brother Louis's sons. Until later, after he married Louisa and gave birth to the Roman king, the heirs of the empire were no longer controversial. From beginning to end, he did not consider letting Eugen inherit the empire.

Therefore, Eugen didn't need to mind the birth of the Roman king at all and he did not lose anything because of it.

And now, the empire itself has disappeared, and Prince Eugen himself has passed away. The "superior battle" that did not exist was now a passing cloud.

Since his retreat in Bavaria in 1814, Prince Eugen no longer participated in any major events, but instead focused his energy on writing "Memoirs" and funding the displaced empire's remnants. He spent the rest of his life quietly, and finally bid farewell to the world surrounded by his wife and children.

In a sense, this is also a happy ending

In the bloody storm of the Great Revolution, his biological father was sent to the guillotine. He and his sister, who were young and ignorant, struggled to survive in troubled times with their mothers. They barely maintained their lives with Josephine's long-sleeved dance. However, this duckweed-like life could easily be destroyed at that time, and many children disappeared in the torrent of the times with their parents in obscurity.

But their brother and sister met the lucky star in their destiny and became successful from then on. In the end, one married the princess and the other became the queen. Isn’t this God’s favor?

It is true that the destruction of the empire has cost the Boarne and the Bonaparte family together, but what they have already obtained is enough to comfort them for their lives.

Egron had met his uncle Prince Lucien, but he had never regretted it. On the contrary, he was glad that he had become the trendsetter of the times, changed the fate and the direction of history, and believed that Prince Eugen would be the same. When his prince passed away suddenly, he would definitely thank God for letting him enter the top circle in Europe...

The rise of the empire made Eugen a prince and a powerful figure on the European continent. Although the destruction of the empire made Prince Eugen’s power disappear, he married the eldest daughter of the Bavarian king and had a good reputation in the past, so he was still considered a recognized royal member by the royal family of European countries.

His father-in-law gave him the titles of Duke of Loychtenborg and Prince Ashstet, and his children were able to marry the royal family of other countries and were included in the circle.

At present, Prince Eugen's eldest daughter, Josephine de Boarne, had married Oscar, the son of former Imperial Marshal Benardot, in 1823. She left Bavaria and became the crown prince, and will become the queen of Sweden in the future.

In the original historical line, in the future, his other daughter, Amelie, became the queen of Brazil in 1829, and his youngest son, Maximilian, even married Princess Maria, the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I in 1839, and since then he settled in Russia and became a prince of the empire's foreign surname. This can be regarded as a loss of grudges.

Although Prince Eugen has passed away, if his spirit in heaven can see these, he will definitely be deeply relieved.

However, the current historical line is changing because of itself, and Egron is not sure whether these marriages will happen as scheduled according to the historical trend, but this is enough to show the respect that Prince Eugen's family has received.

Under his comfort, Princess August quickly walked out of her grief. After all, her husband had passed away for several years and she had gradually become accustomed to the widowed life.

She reluctantly cheered up and continued to chat with Egron with a smile, while asking her children to come over to greet Egron one by one to say hello.

After saying hello, she let the children return to their residence and start today's study with the tutors.

Egron could feel that his sister-in-law was very friendly to him, but she maintained a cautious sense of distance and did not let her children communicate too much with Egron.

He understood the other party's thoughts after a little thought. Princess August witnessed the history of the ups and downs of the French Empire. Her husband also died young because of his years of military life. Therefore, she was extremely unhappy to see her children also embark on the road of her father, so she deliberately prevented the children from communicating too much with Egron, so that the young people would be excited and go on the "wrong way".

As the eldest princess of Bavaria, Princess August has a unique status. She has the ability and has already secretly paved the way for the children to marry royal families across Europe and maintain the popularity of the Boarne family. She has no motivation to let the children take risks with Egron, and she does not really believe that the empire can be restored successfully.

Aegron saw her thoughts, but was not angry. Everyone had their own choices. He could never blame a mother for not giving her child to him and for his life.

Prince Eugen has been serving his father for so long, and their family doesn't owe him anything.

During the chat, Egron introduced Teresa to Princess August. Princess August was naturally attentive to this young and beautiful princess and gave her enough face.

However, this kind of attentiveness was just a polite manner, and Princess August's attention was even more focused on Chanel.

After saying hello to the Egron and her husband, she moved her eyes to Chanel, who had been silent, and then spoke to her with a smile.

"Chanaire, how does it feel to come back to us?"

After the royalists retaliated against the imperial supporters in southern France in 1815, Chanel escaped from France as an orphan, and, under the leadership of his aunt, moved all the way to Bavaria, and finally defected to Prince Eugen.

The prince took in the aunt and nephew and found a job as a servant for them. Chanel first lived a stable life here. Because of this, she was full of gratitude to the prince and his wife. When she came to the wife, she was already so excited that her eyes were filled with tears, but she didn't dare to speak out due to etiquette.

"I am very happy..." Seeing that I could finally reply, Chanel quickly broke the silence and replied in an excited tone, "Madam, I will always be grateful to His Highness the Prince and you for your care and help. If it weren't for your kindness, I would have left the world long ago, and where is the place today..."

"I have heard of you, and I have to say that these are some very interesting stories." Princess August nodded with a smile, "You faithfully fulfilled my husband's expectations of you, even better than he had expected... It's a pity that he could not say thank you to you in person, but today, where he lived, I will tell him Chanel, thank you for everything you have done for him. You are the best gift he gave to the King of Rome and the most precious one."

Chanel could no longer control her emotions. She burst into tears and then she burst into tears.
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