Her mother's advice made Agnes feel helpless and ashamed.
In her opinion, being someone's mistress is already a kind of humiliation, and she has to continue to ask for favors from His Majesty - doesn't that make her even more greedy?
"Brother wants to serve His Majesty, why do you have to ask me to help him? Can't he see His Majesty?" Agnes couldn't help but muttered and complained, "Or, he knows that he usually lives up to his expectations by spending a lot of time and drinking.
So you feel guilty?"
Being questioned so sharply by her daughter, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Madam's face, but she was experienced in the world after all, so she quickly regained her composure. "Well, your brother was indeed a bit out of character before, but now he has changed his mind.
Now, he has understood the responsibilities on his shoulders and is ready to shoulder these responsibilities. He just needs a chance... Agnes, please, mother, he finally cheered up, can you bear to
Reject him and let him become decadent again? That will kill both of us! Besides, isn't this just a piece of cake for you? Your Majesty loves you so much. When he is in a good mood, you can just casually mention that he
I will definitely agree... Please help him just this time for the sake of me and your father."
Faced with her mother's repeated pleas, Agnes was speechless for a moment.
Precisely because she didn't want to be seen as a greedy and sycophantic person, she had always had a fearful mentality and deliberately wanted to keep a low profile. She would rather live in seclusion and not have contact with the outside world. Even if people from the outside world gave her gifts to please her, she would not like it.
expressed rejection.
"As expected of Her Majesty the Queen! She is clear about grudges and does not take her anger out on a child. It is really admirable." After Agnes learned the whole story, her respect for Teresa increased a little more.
She thought about the conversation between the two during the day, and suddenly remembered something.
"I am indeed thinking of a way." Aigron replied, "I have been negotiating with the Austrians recently, hoping to get them to send this child over -"
Now, the place she was in had the name of "home", but no longer had the essence of home - of course, this was expected for her, and she accepted this result.
"That's so pitiful..." Agnes sighed, feeling sympathy for this child she had never met. "Then why don't you think of some way to let the Austrians return her to you?"
Sophie, on the other hand, is definitely not willing to let her daughter be wronged again. She is definitely trying desperately to get treatment for her daughter. It is impossible for her to accept that she hides her daughter again.
Although the couple are still known as husband and wife, they have become strangers to each other, and the Marquis of Treville is even more unlikely to "welcome" the birth of this child. Instead, he will gnash his teeth and wish that the child would have died as soon as he was born...
He had just taken a bath and was now feeling very comfortable. He was only wearing a bathrobe. The wife quickly resigned and gave her daughter a "don't forget this" look before leaving.
The night passed quietly as the two flirted and laughed like a couple.
Even so, she did not regret what she had done.
Xia Lu and Crystal were only one or two months apart in age, so they were almost natural playmates. Moreover, Xia Lu was so smart that she could accompany her daughter to grow up healthily.
"What's wrong, Agnes? Did you have a fight with your mother just now?" Seeing Agnes' somewhat unhappy expression, Agron asked.
"She knows about this, and she also pities the child's situation, so she told me before that if the child is brought here, she agrees with me to publicly recognize the child's identity and let her enjoy the treatment of a princess——
"
The Marquis of Treville is far away in North Africa, and his husband has left the country without a trace. His daughter Charlotte is being fostered in the palace, and the family members are scattered one by one.
"So does Queen Teresa know about this? What does she think?" Agnes asked again.
Since Agnes said so, Agron didn't bother to ask further questions. He pulled Agnes and came to the bedroom together.
After all, His Majesty cannot spend too much thought on this illegitimate daughter, and he himself does not have a "healthy childhood", so what can he give to others?
"If you want to give her a wonderful childhood, then find her a reliable guardian and an excellent childhood playmate. If a child wants to grow up healthily, this is what she needs most -" I thought about it
After thinking about it, Agnes came up with an idea, "After she comes over, you ask Alice to be her guardian, and then let her and Xia Lu be playmates... Then she should be a lot happier, right?"
With Alice's protection, it will be difficult for outsiders to spread rumors and slander her."
Therefore, after the "young master" was framed by the madam and then driven away, they naturally resented Alice in their hearts.
Agnes caressed her bulging belly while looking at His Majesty.
However, this sense of alienation between superiors and subordinates inevitably caused her to gradually lose her original power in the family business.
Although both sisters were pregnant at this time, and the pregnancies were not too long apart, Alice's situation was completely different from that of her younger sister Agnes.
"It's my honor to be able to help you a little bit." Agnes smiled and kissed Agron, "So you see, my sister can do so many things for you, you'd better reinstate her as soon as possible.
Jobs, don’t waste such precious talents.”
Agron's rhetorical question made Agnes feel sad for a moment.
"Your Majesty, you said before that you and Princess Sophie have an illegitimate daughter? How is she doing now? I...I have never heard any news about this matter. She won't...won't
Did something unexpected happen?"
Look at Alice again. With her intelligence, she should be able to easily complete the task and defend Kristel from the open and secret attacks from outside.
She is now in the mansion of the Marquis of Treville. This mansion was built during the period of Emperor Napoleon and was prosperous for a while. However, after twenty years of erosion, it now looks lonely and decadent, just like the Marquis and his family.
The status is the same.
Therefore, in order to cope with the situation when the time comes, you should make some preparations now.
The soul that has been suppressed for too long can only slightly relieve the pain through such a complete and joyful catharsis.
Although there is no evidence, Alice can clearly sense that the justice far away in North Africa is commanding her family members remotely, making them obey her orders and exclude her from family affairs.
"You are Your Majesty, how do you want to arrange her? Isn't it a matter of just one sentence?" Agnes asked in return.
"However, I can give her the glory and wealth she deserves, and the honorable title of a princess, but I can't give her a normal childhood. Moreover, she is destined to be surrounded by suspicion and discrimination from the outside world. After all, no matter what she does, she will still be the one to be ignored by everyone.
Zhi's illegitimate daughter... So, if she feels that she has just been exchanged from an ordinary cage to a golden cage, then why should I feel embarrassed?"
If you are not satisfied with such a queen and want to cause her so much trouble, don't regret it when the time comes!
"Agnes, what do you think would be a better arrangement for this child if she is brought here?" After thinking for a moment, Agron couldn't help but ask Agnes for her opinion.
Alice was not worried that they would plot against her. She knew that the Marquis of Treville would never do anything irrational and stupid at the cusp of this storm.
After a series of ups and downs and several failures over the past few decades, the Duke's family has completely seen through the treacherous world. They believe that only by firmly controlling money and power can they ensure that their family will not decline again. So they started
He was determined to take advantage of Agnes's current special status to extract as much benefit as possible for the family members.
Therefore, even though she felt ashamed, Agnes still found it difficult to refuse her mother's request.
Very good, let’s do it!
The more Aigron thought about it, the more reliable it became. Then he leaned over and kissed Agnes on the cheek, "Agnes, your idea is very good. I think it is very feasible."
When she helped her brother to speak, she only felt conflicted and embarrassed, but when she helped her sister, she felt so natural that she didn't even feel there was anything wrong.
Agnes's question reminded him that after he took his illegitimate daughter back, if he publicly recognized her identity and named her a princess, many people would definitely speculate about this princess.
Who is his biological mother, and considering his previous experience of being under house arrest in the Austrian court, it is probably easy to think of the "suspect".
After all, a child of unknown origin was suddenly recognized as the daughter of His Majesty the Emperor and was treated like a princess. You can imagine how much ridicule and suspicion she had to endure as a queen - but she was actually willing to accept it, and she really deserved it.
"Compassionate and generous" evaluation.
Indeed, if a way out is not arranged for this "little princess", it will probably be a troublesome matter.
Although the previous turmoil was covered up by the authorities, as people close to Marquis Treville, they could of course see some clues.
Of course, Aigron didn't know what Agnes was thinking at this time. He was more concerned about another issue now.
"It's not that bad." Aigron shrugged, "She was not disposed of by my grandfather, but she has been under house arrest since she was born."
Although she loves every family member, there is still a subtle difference in the "weight" of each family member in Agnes's heart. Although her sister has deceived, used her, and broken her heart, Agnes
What I cherish the most in my heart is my sister who has worked hard to take care of me since childhood.
Even worse than physical separation is psychological alienation.
And she became increasingly alienated from the servants at home.
Because of this, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Teresa had suffered too many grievances and injustices, and her heart became more inclined to Teresa's side.
These greedy desires all weighed on Agnes, but she couldn't get rid of them, because to her, her family was everything to her, and she couldn't abandon them no matter what.
No one is a saint, and it is inevitable that everyone will have some personal selfishness and bias.
Normally, of course they would do some post-bath exercises, but now that Agnes is pregnant, this step can only be omitted. The two of them just cuddled and half lay on the bed, and Agron leaned down from time to time.
Come, put your ear on Agnes' belly and listen to the baby's heartbeat.
"Okay...it's all as you want." As long as Agnes agrees, the lady will naturally nod her head repeatedly. Anyway, the future matters will be easy to talk about in the future, so she doesn't have to worry about being able to control her daughter.
When Aigron heard it, he really felt it made sense.
Now, as her belly grows, it becomes more and more inconvenient to move. But even so, she still sticks to her original daily rhythm, reading newspaper news every day, excerpting letters, and preparing for the future of herself and her children.
The last time she was pregnant, she was also waiting here for delivery. At that time, the couple had a harmonious relationship. Although he was with His Majesty in Greece at that time, his father-in-law, the Marquis of Treville, was also very concerned about himself and always prayed for a healthy grandson to inherit his career.
, it can be said that the whole family is looking forward to the birth of their child.
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Just when Agron and Agnes mentioned Alice, Alice was also experiencing a sleepless night.
But she quickly changed the subject, "But mom, he should also cherish his opportunity and stop relying on us for help...and don't let me embarrass myself in front of His Majesty. If he really causes something,
, I will never intercede!"
Although this matter actually had nothing to do with her, and her asking might make Aigron unhappy, but out of the simple sense of justice in her heart, she still felt pity for the illegitimate daughter, so after thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask.
.
But now, the situation is completely different.
"You really...never forget your family..."
She constantly inquires for information from her network of contacts, spying on the current trends of the palace and the government. Even if she lives in seclusion at home, she tries to grasp the pulse of the country.
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at Aigron beside her.
However, she was able to control her own desires, but ultimately she could not control her loved ones around her.
Aigron couldn't help but smile, and then nodded in agreement with her. "Don't worry, I have never forgotten her."
After the private chatter between mother and daughter ended, Aigron also came back from taking a shower.
"Well, since you said so, I'll give it a try when the time comes... Just think of it as helping him once." Finally, she lowered her head and agreed to her mother's request.
"No... that's not it." Agnes shook her head, but she didn't want to explain the whole story to Agron right now, so she just blurted it out and said, "We just talked about some things at home, and it's not that big of a deal anyway.
You don’t have to mind.”
In the past, because she was responsible for running the family business, she had a very harmonious relationship with these servants. However, they were all hand-picked confidants of the Marquis of Treville, and of course they were on the side of the Marquis and his son.
This is not only to prepare for my future comeback, but also to pass my boring time now.
And on this seemingly boring night as usual, she suddenly received an unexpected visitor——
The famous banker Baron Beauvain actually condescended to come to visit him quietly.