After receiving Archduke Karl's permission, Aigron felt even more relieved.
Previously, in order to confuse the outside world and hide the next movements of himself and his wife, he and his confidants decided to take two steps after discussing with him: First, create a tense atmosphere so that Aigron can legitimately come to the border and pretend that he has been at the border.
There; first, let Theresa write a letter to her parents, asking to go home to visit relatives after giving birth to the child.
After Aigron and King Otto met and reached a tacit understanding, the former step was completed; and after receiving a reply from Archduke Karl, the latter step was also completed.
All the obstacles standing in front of the couple have disappeared, and now they can move forward without any hindrance.
Although she felt a lot of guilt towards her parents, Teresa quickly adjusted her mentality.
It was definitely a mistake to deceive her parents, but in the final analysis, committing such a "mistake" was for the sake of her and her husband's careers, as well as the future of the Bonaparte family. She was willing to pay such a price.
After all, she is Bonaparte's wife and is destined to become Bonaparte's mother. She has become one with the family. In the end, her actions can only be based on this fact.
In the future, as long as you can get what you want, you will have plenty of opportunities to repay your parents' love.
In this way, the clouds between the couple quickly dissipated, and instead they were in a relatively happy mood, preparing to welcome the arrival of their first child.
Time passed quietly, and Teresa was about to give birth. Aiglon no longer dared to leave the city of Ioannina. He even stopped patrolling and hunting, waiting wholeheartedly for the moment when the child was born.
Aigron put down the things in his hands and stayed with his wife every day. In addition to chatting with her to relieve her boredom, eating and resting, he would also personally help her take a walk by the small lake outside the mansion, and he also deliberately tried to please her.
Lesa, make her happy.
And all the civil and military officials of this fledgling country are waiting for this moment. Although Aigron and Teresa are not the nominal monarchs of the principality, they both correctly understand who is their true ruler.
Their interests have long been tied to the rise and fall of the Bonaparte family, and of course they hope that this family can flourish and prosper forever.
In this way, it seemed that everyone in this small principality was focusing on Teresa, looking forward to the safe birth of a baby blessed by God.
Autumn turned to winter, and the weather became colder and colder. Teresa gradually reduced her activities as her due date approached, waiting for that moment to arrive.
[In the setting, Aiglon and Teresa were married on the New Year's Day of 1828 and won the bid in January, so the birth date of their first child should be in early November, which is the beginning of winter, and is a little younger than Xialu.
A little more than a year old.]
That night, Agron and Teresa had dinner together. He deliberately chatted and joked, making Teresa giggle.
"Your Highness, this is too tense." After laughing, Teresa complained to Agron, "I feel like I am being watched anytime and anywhere, which is very uncomfortable."
Under Aigron's order, Chanel and a group of midwives were always on standby by her side, almost never leaving her. Although Teresa knew the reason, she could not help but sometimes complain that she was not free.
"Teresa, please be patient for a moment..." Aigron replied helplessly, "This is also for your own good."
Aiglon is indeed very nervous. Although today's medicine has developed greatly compared to the Middle Ages, it is still in a relatively primitive era after all. Giving birth is still a very dangerous thing for women, especially someone like Theresa.
Pregnancy for the first time has to undergo extremely severe tests in this era. Even the princesses and queens of the royal family often die due to dystocia, and infant mortality is even more common.
Aigron didn't want to be the protagonist of such a tragedy, so he could only become more concerned.
Teresa's complaints were not sincere, she just occasionally quarreled with her husband as a joy of life.
She cherishes the child in her belly much more than her father, Aigron.
"Don't worry, he will come to the world smoothly..." Teresa showed a happy smile, and then said with great confidence, "How could he be willing to tease his mother?"
"Definitely." Of course Aigron would not argue with his wife on this issue, but just nodded in agreement.
In order to divert his wife's attention, he found another topic, "Teresa, after you go back, what gifts should we prepare for mom and dad?"
"I can't think of it either..." Teresa has naturally thought about this problem, but she doesn't have any good ideas. "They don't lack gold, silver and jewelry. They have everything we have..."
The most valuable things that Aigron and Teresa have now are of course the jewelry they unearthed from Monte Cristo Island. But the problem is that Archduke Karl was born into the royal family since he was a child, and inherited a large amount of property from his adoptive father, the Duke of Cieschen.
What kind of precious jewelry have you not seen before? It will probably not be touching at all.
"In fact, there is no need to pursue novelty so much." Aigron persuaded his wife considerately, "Teresa, I believe that they actually don't care about expensive gifts, as long as our heartfelt gifts are delivered."
"Having said that, I still don't want to lose face for our little family..." Teresa still frowned slightly, "Mom and dad won't say anything, but that bastard Albrecht always talks.
If you don't forgive someone, he will definitely say weird things."
Agron recalled his previous experience of visiting Teresa's house, and immediately remembered his interactions with Teresa's brothers, and couldn't help laughing for a moment.
"After such a long time, he should have grown up, and I don't think he will say weird things to my sister. Besides... he hasn't seen you for so long, and when he sees you again, it's too late to be happy. Why?
Will it break your heart?"
"Humph! You don't understand him. He is just a little bastard who always makes people worry." Teresa rolled her eyes at her husband, "Anyway, I can't let us lose face!"
It's not like Agron can't understand Teresa's competitiveness, especially since Teresa stubbornly paid such a high price for this marriage to come true. She doesn't want to be laughed at by anyone, not even her own brother.
no.
"Okay, then let's do what you want." Aigron nodded, "Let's think about what kind of gifts can make them refreshing...?"
Aigron pondered as he spoke.
Soon, he had another idea in his mind, "Dear, the wedding gift your father gave me was the Grand Cross Maria Medal he once wore. What do you think of me giving him the medal I wore?"
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The medal that Agron is talking about is naturally the Medal of the Knights of Fontainebleau that he founded and participated in the design of. He himself wears the highest level Grand Cross of Honor.
He is going to give this unique medal, which also represents his highest honor at present, to his father-in-law. As a soldier, there is probably nothing that can impress him more than a medal.
Theoretically speaking, the Knights of Aigron were of course insignificant in front of Archduke Karl, but exchanging medals could also reflect their respect for their father-in-law.
Teresa thought about it and thought it was reasonable.
"That's not bad. I can imagine that when dad got the medal from me, he would show his disdain and belittle you, and then accept the medal with a look of disgust on his face."
"I can imagine it too, hahaha!" Aigron also had some understanding of Archduke Karl's character, so he laughed.
The couple laughed heartily at the same time, and for a while the room was filled with joyful air.
Smiling, Teresa's smile suddenly froze.
"Ah..." She suddenly felt a pain in her stomach, and then let out a whine.
Because the pain was so severe, her moans were almost out of tune, which sounded thrilling.
Seeing her having such abdominal pain, Aigron's heart suddenly began to throb.
On the one hand, he felt sorry for his wife's pain at this moment. On the other hand, he also realized that the most important moment in his life had quietly arrived.
He immediately stepped forward, held Teresa's shoulders, and then raised his head to look at Chanel and others standing beside her.
"Hurry up! It's coming!"
Naturally, the midwives should not neglect her. They immediately rushed up and surrounded Teresa, while Chanel pushed a wheelchair from the side and prepared to send Teresa back to the room where the baby was delivered.
Aigron looked at Teresa who turned pale, feeling distressed and scared.
He had also faced moments of life and death in his life, but even in the most dangerous moments, he had never been so uneasy. He couldn't imagine how he would feel if he suddenly lost Theresa.
But he had to pretend to be calm and not give Teresa a negative mood.
"Teresa, it'll be okay." He grabbed Teresa's hand and encouraged her.
There were tears in Theresa's eyes, and a slight blush suddenly appeared on her face. Then she nodded gently and answered Agron in a weak but firm tone.
"Yes, Your Highness, nothing will happen. Just wait until I come out with the child..."
After speaking, she was helped into a wheelchair and pushed into the delivery room.
Aiglon could only stand outside the door, quietly waiting for his fate to decide.
Although he told himself countless times that nothing would happen, but caring leads to chaos, and he really couldn't calm himself down and wait.
I was so anxious that I couldn't sit down at all and could only keep wandering outside the door. No one around me dared to touch His Majesty at this time. They all stood nearby and did not dare to express their anger. They were silently worrying about the two in their hearts.
Your Majesty prays.
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After the door closed, the calmness on Teresa's face immediately disappeared. She no longer concealed her pain, but moaned softly, and her originally beautiful face gradually became distorted.
The throbbing pain in her stomach made her feel as if she was being cut back and forth with a knife.
It's not that she knew nothing about this kind of pain. She had already asked her mother about her experience and was already mentally prepared.
But when she actually experienced this kind of pain, she realized that the so-called psychological preparation was so pale and ridiculous.
However, she has no regrets.
She fought against fate and got to where she is today, on the road to happiness. No amount of pain could stop her. She firmly believed that she would be able to overcome the difficulties this time, and that God would be on her side.
The first child was too important to the couple and their supporters, and he would never tolerate any mistakes on his part.
"Poor child, you must come to this world smoothly and safely..." She moaned and screamed silently in her heart.
Soon, Teresa's consciousness began to fade. The pain was like waves, hitting her one after another. She didn't even give her a moment to breathe. She could only grit her teeth and endure it. She couldn't bear it.
He moaned when he couldn't stop.
She didn't understand why God arranged such pain for women when he designed human beings. Maybe it was to make a mother realize the hardship of childbirth and value her child more?
No matter what, she could only endure it, her consciousness began to blur, and she was almost losing coherent thinking.
Time passed by like a raging wave of pain and moans. She couldn't hear clearly what the people closest to her were saying. She could only use Mo Hu's sight to watch their every move.
Aiglon stood outside the door, listening to the moans coming from inside, and his heart was throbbing.
Suddenly he thought of another thing
This is not his first child, so when Sophie gives birth to her daughter, what kind of pain will she face?
It will definitely be more painful than Theresa is now, right?
He suddenly felt the urge to cry.
I have indeed committed a heinous crime.
Teresa kept moaning, and she didn't know how long it had passed. Suddenly, an unprecedented sharp pain hit her. She could no longer speak, her eyes were closed tightly, and then she shouted loudly.
"Ah!!!" With this scream, her whole body twitched, and then she collapsed stiffly on the bed, as if she was possessed by an evil spirit.
There were exclamations next to her, and then shouts of joy, but Teresa's consciousness was almost blank at this time, and she could only hear the sound of a baby crying in her ears.
"Your Majesty, it's time to give birth! It's time to give birth!" The voices of the midwives nearby seemed to be heard from thousands of miles away. It was not real at all. "Congratulations, it's a boy! It's a boy!"
There was a lot of excitement in this voice, and it was obvious that boys had very different meanings to them.
In fact, the same goes for Teresa.
She earnestly hoped that her first child would be a boy. This was a political necessity. The Bonaparte family urgently needed an heir to show the world its continuity and inheritance.
And now she got what she wanted...
Thank God! She thought silently in her heart.
Then, she was relieved, her whole body was already soaked, and she felt that she was exhausted. She breathed a long sigh of relief, and then fell into a slumber.