After learning that the Pope was about to visit his uncle's house, Aigron also interrupted his sightseeing trip with his new wife, and instead focused his main energy on the subsequent meeting with His Majesty the Pope.
He was not at a loss, but he had two good "advisers": his grandmother Letizia and his uncle Cardinal Fish, both of whom had close contacts with high-level church officials, and Cardinal Fish was even recruited by Emperor Napoleon.
Appointed as the representative in Rome, when the empire was at its peak, he still had a vague sense of being a "high pope". Fortunately, this cardinal was not the kind of villain who became rampant when he got power, so he did not offend the emperor.
Many people worked hard to bridge the relationship between the emperor and the pope, otherwise he would not be able to live peacefully in the city of Rome now.
The two of them carefully guided Aigron and reminded him of the etiquette and attitude he should pay attention to when meeting the Pope. Even though this was only a "private encounter" in name, they believed that all this should not be careless.
Teresa was even more concerned about this. The Habsburg family has always claimed to be the most devout believers in Catholicism and the guardians of the Roman Church. Therefore, she also received corresponding religious education from childhood to adulthood. Even though she later studied
She has read many books and accepted the ideas of enlightenment and liberalism, but in her mind, the church is still solemn and sacred, and the pope must be respected. Of course, if the church dares to infringe on its own interests, that is another matter.
In this way, the agreed date soon arrived, and in the evening, Aigron, escorted by his own guards, took a carriage to the residence of his uncle Lucien Bonaparte.
This uncle had received the favor of the Pope and was granted the title of Prince Canino and a small fiefdom on the outskirts of Rome. However, after following his brother's failed attempt to restore the empire in 1815, Lucien Bonnet
Prince Ba took his family to this place to live in seclusion, and from then on he did not care about the world.
No one was interested in asking about this down-and-out prince, so he naturally enjoyed his leisure time.
However, tonight, his peaceful life of seclusion was broken. Aigron came to visit with his wife and entourage. Soon after, His Majesty Pope Leo XII will also come.
Although as time goes by, the church has lost much weight on the European political stage, but if his nephew can really revive his great cause in the future, it may be recorded in the history books tonight, and this may also be the case for Lucien
-Prince Bonaparte's last chance to appear in the history books.
It is precisely because of this awareness in his heart that the prince has swept away the laziness of the past these days and is full of energy preparing for tonight's meeting.
He was once an ambitious conspirator and politician, but after going through so many storms, he had already calmed down all his spirits and just wanted to spend his old age with his family. But even so, he still remembered himself
After all, he is a Bonaparte.
This is also the time for him to do his last bit for his nephew and his family.
Just after he was ready, Aigron came to visit with his group.
Prince Lucien immediately dropped everything he was doing and took his family to welcome his nephew's arrival.
The prince had a large family. He and his two wives had more than a dozen children, most of whom survived.
Having many children naturally means a long span of time. His two eldest daughters, Charlotte and Christina, have already been married, while the two youngest daughters, Mary and Constance, are not even ten years old yet.
As for his eldest son Charles-Lucien Bonaparte, he was born in 1803. In 1822, he married Zenada Bonaparte, the daughter of his uncle Joseph, and lived in the United States for a while before returning to Europe in 1826.
, and at this time also lived with Prince Lucien.
In short, this is a big family, even if you exclude the girls who are already married, there are enough left.
After Aiglon and Theresa entered the living room, Prince Lucien Bonaparte immediately hugged him, and then introduced his children to him and Theresa one by one.
For Aigron, this is a strange experience. After all, he has never seen a few relatives since he was a child, but now he meets so many cousins at once. For others, this is also a rare experience.
After all, this is the only son of their greatest cousin, and he is also a legendary figure who has recently achieved such a big name.
Everyone's eyes were on the boy and the girl, with curiosity and envy in their eyes.
The two brothers Napoleon and Lucien had a falling out, but to the younger generation, the grievances and grudges of the older generation were meaningless. Instead, they admired the career Aigron had achieved and the appearance of the couple.
After the introduction by the prince, the first to welcome them were Aigron's cousin Charles Lucien Bonaparte and his cousin Zenada Bonaparte and his wife.
The 25-year-old cousin is an ornithologist and is more interested in nature than politics. However, he also admires his cousin and is very friendly to Aigron.
"Aiglon, you are really amazing." He said with admiration, "You are worthy of being my uncle's successor. Your name is often in the news recently."
"Yes, even though we have just met for the first time, I am already very familiar with you." Cousin Zenada also agreed, "Maybe one day, my father will make a special trip back from the United States to meet this person who asked him to
What a proud nephew!”
The father she was talking about was naturally Joseph Bonaparte, who was first sent by Napoleon to be the King of Naples and then the King of Spain.
After the disaster of 1815, he ran to the United States, lived in seclusion in New York, bought a large piece of real estate, and lived in a happy apartment.
Aigron didn't quite believe that he would come all the way to see him, so he answered politely. "I am happy to receive instruction from my uncle."
"I hope you won't feel at ease here." He said with a smile, cousin Charles Lucien Bonaparte, "Please don't treat yourself as a guest, and don't have any scruples because of the age gap. The same is true here.
Your home, Aiglon."
"Of course I won't feel restrained..." Aigron replied with a smile, "I saw a happy family here and several loving couples. I feel very happy."
"You are as loving a couple as we are." Cousin Zenada Bonaparte also laughed, "and you are much more noble than us."
Then, she looked at Theresa pretentiously, and then nodded seriously, "Oh my god, Theresa is so cute... My cousin, you are lucky, God has given you a match made in heaven!"
When the empire was at its peak, Napoleon arranged noble marriages for all his unmarried brothers. However, with the destruction of the empire, almost none of these cousins had the opportunity to marry another princess.
As for the future... God knows what will happen. If this cousin can really get what he wants, maybe the situation will be reversed again.
"It's so embarrassing for you to say that." Teresa naturally became humble. "It is God's blessing that I have the honor to marry His Highness."
"Your story has already spread throughout our area." Zenada Bonaparte was still smiling, "The prince was imprisoned but had great ambitions. He escaped from the prison and achieved great achievements; while Her Royal Highness the Princess is loyal and loyal.
Despite the pressure from all parties, she insisted on her love, and finally allowed the emperor to give in, and the lovers finally got married... God, this story is so legendary and touching, it wouldn't be surprising if it was put on the stage one day.
!We were so envious when we heard it.”
Teresa blushed slightly when she heard this, but she felt a little complacent and couldn't help but glance at her husband secretly.
What girl doesn't want to be the protagonist of a legendary story?
Although the version of this story has actually gone through a lot of embellishments and has even become a little unrecognizable, she is happy to see this story become real history.
As for the sorrow, the misery and the suffering, let them be buried in the ashes of time.
She only hoped that the days to come would be as sweet as their wedding.
In this way, amidst the chatter and laughter of the younger generation, Agron and Teresa were friendly accepted into the family, and the atmosphere became extremely harmonious.
The Lucien family did not expect to gain much benefit from Aiglon, but they were a family after all, so they naturally hoped that Aiglon could realize their wishes, and they would be honored.
Moreover, people in this large family have different ideas, and some hope to follow Aigron and achieve great success in the future, so they treat him even more hospitably.
In this way, these cousins gathered around Aigron and Teresa, chatting and laughing. In a trance, Aigron felt as if he had really come to attend a family reunion.
While Teresa was happy that Lucien's family respected her so much, she was also thinking that she might have the opportunity to recruit one or two of these cousins in the future.
Although Prince Lucien himself no longer has any political enthusiasm, and his eldest son seems to be very satisfied with the research of ornithologists, the younger sons (Louis, Antoine, Pierre) may not have devoted themselves to it at all.
I am thinking about the family business.
She wanted to consolidate her position in the family so that those who hated her would never dare to reject her, and now was a good opportunity.
If there is a branch in the Bonaparte family (and it is the most prosperous branch) on his side, then he can sit back and relax. Judging from their performance today, this goal is not difficult to achieve.
Of course, this is just an idea, and it is not easy to put it into practice, but Teresa is not in a hurry. Anyway, for her, it is the best that can be achieved, and it doesn't matter if it fails.
The previous generation only wanted to retire and live a stable life, but the younger generation is different. They also have the blood of the Bonaparte family flowing in their bodies. They also have the vigor of young people. They may not be willing to live in obscurity like this.
lifetime.
With this idea in mind, Teresa calmly talked and laughed with the young people, easily winning their favor. And she deliberately let out some hints, hinting that when Her Highness and her career needed help from her relatives, she
You can clearly feel that the eyes surrounding your couple are a little more intense.
Especially Pierre Bonaparte, who was born in 1815 and is now only thirteen years old, is even more excited. He has been surrounding Aiglon and Theresa, bragging about how brave he is. If it were not for his father and elders,
Because of his brother's majesty, I am afraid that he will offer to serve his cousin on the spot.
Of course Teresa didn't know that this Pierre Bonaparte had indeed left his name in history. He had a violent and fierce character, participated in conspiracies and duels many times, and even killed people with his own hands. After the restoration of Napoleon III,
, he followed his cousin and became the prince of the Second Empire, but even so he did not stop and frequently caused trouble.
At the end of the Empire, his quarrels with several republican-leaning newspapers escalated, culminating in Prince Pierre-Bonaparte challenging the newspaper owners to a duel. Then on December 10, 1870, came his home
The two guests claimed to be witnesses of the duel, but before the duel began, these people suddenly had a fierce quarrel over political and personal issues. In anger, Pierre took out his pistol and killed one of them.
of a man.
In order to shame the royal family, Prince Pierre Bonaparte was not arrested, but the furious emperor still exiled him from the country. At this time, the empire had only a few days to live. Finally, the prince lived in Brussels, Belgium, and died
He died in 1881 amid his dissolute life.
Teresa didn't know these "futures", and she couldn't see the violence and cruelty among the young people in front of her at this time, but Pierre Bonaparte still left a deep impression on her.
Maybe I can turn him into a girl under my command in the future.
This idea did not leave much of a mark in her mind, and quickly disappeared with the wind.
The happy family chat soon ended when the servant came to report that His Majesty the Pope had arrived at Prince Canino's house.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense, and then, under the leadership of Prince Lucien, everyone walked out of the living room to greet His Majesty the Pope's generals.
"Aigron, you must remember to restrain yourself." Lucien whispered to his nephew.
Naturally, he was afraid that his nephew, who was young and energetic, would collide with the Pope, which would not only make all his original plans come to nothing, but even his kind-hearted helper would be affected.
However, Prince Lucien's worries were in vain. Aiglon had already developed the ability to keep his emotions and anger hidden in the confinement life, and he also knew the truth of a man's ability to bend and stretch. Since the two sides had reached an agreement on the issue of principle, he
Of course, he will not get carried away anymore, but will try to be polite to the Pope.
After all, the Pope and the Church are things he will need in the future.
"Don't worry." Aigron replied with a smile, "I always know what I should do."