"However, Your Majesty, I am happy to accompany you to enjoy this pleasure."
"Then it's settled." Aigron couldn't help laughing, "After I settle down, I will take the time to practice skiing with you. After I learn how to do it, I will take Theresa with me... I want to come.
She will be happy too."
"If I can leave you and Your Highness Teresa with good memories here, it will also be my honor." Queen Ortense replied diligently, "From an elder's point of view, it is great to be able to see young people like you gathering together.
Being in front of me also adds a lot of comfort to me."
When he came to Queen Hortense again, Aigron's mood was completely different.
The last time he had just escaped from Austria, the journey was bumpy and he was still frightened. Although he had a vague plan for what to do next, he didn't know whether he had the ability to execute it, and he was also full of confusion about the future.
But now, the situation is completely different. After more than a year of experience, he already owns a small territory and a group of loyal subordinates who follow him. More importantly, he has been trained to be calm, confident and calm.
Mentality, he has completely devoted himself to his new role and is truly convinced that he can become the leader of the Bonaparte family and a pretender to the throne.
This mentality made him no longer have any hesitation or confusion, and even made him feel more relaxed and relaxed.
Of course, he was somewhat intentional. He just wanted to infect the people around him with this kind of confidence and calmness, so that they would also have a hundred times more confidence in himself.
Judging from Queen Hortense's demeanor, she was indeed infected by Aiglon, as if this young man was not doing anything important, but just an ordinary junior guest who came to visit her.
Aiglon and the Queen were chatting while dining, and the topic soon led to the topic of Aiglon's last visit to Bavaria and his visit to the widow of his adopted brother, Prince Eugene.
And Queen Ortense is Prince Eugene's biological sister.
The brother and sister depended on each other after their father was killed, and spent the darkest and precarious days together. Their relationship was naturally extremely deep, so when it came to Prince Eugène, Queen Hortense could no longer maintain her usual calmness and elegance.
Her expression changed, and she burst into tears, saddened by her brother's untimely death.
"Oh, God was so harsh on him. He took him away when he was only in his early forties! He was such an extremely upright and considerate person, full of kindness to everyone, even though he provoked many enemies for the sake of the empire.
, but there are almost no personal enemies, everyone praises him and respects him... When I think that I will never see him again for the rest of my life, I feel like my heart has been torn apart." Queen Ortense cried while
, while saying with a trembling voice. "If my brother could see you like you are now, how happy he would be! He will definitely try his best to help you, even more than I have done."
Yes, he will do that, Aiglon replied in his mind.
He did not tell the Queen about Prince Eugène's posthumous manuscript, because it would be disgraceful to tell it, so he hid it.
"I dare not say that I am as sad as you about the prince, because you are the one who grew up with him and endured the disaster together. The bond between you and him is unmatched by anyone. But I
I am also full of respect and gratitude for him. It’s funny to say that in our family, every man is full of ambition, and each other is full of quarrels and attacks. Only he...he is our
He is the best person among us. He serves the emperor wholeheartedly and never complains or resents anyone. I only regret that I didn’t have time to see him once and say these words in person.”
Then, he solemnly looked at Queen Ortense, who was still crying, "She has passed away, and there is no point in talking about it anymore. We can only bear the pain silently. And now... Your Majesty the Queen, you are me
There is only one of my closest relatives left. You were first my father's adopted daughter, and then my uncle's wife. You witnessed and experienced all the joys and sorrows of our family... You shared my adversity with me, and you helped me when I was most difficult.
, helped me regardless of gain or loss... I will always remember these, and I am willing to respect you forever, and I am willing to do my best to serve you and fulfill all your wishes."
After hearing Aiglon's words, the queen was moved to tears again.
"I do want to trouble you with something, Your Majesty."
Aigron was slightly surprised.
He had just made a promise to the queen to "fulfill all your wishes" partly out of emotion and partly out of etiquette, but he did not expect that the queen actually wanted something from her.
Obviously, "every wish" is impossible, and he believes that the queen is not really so ignorant, making both of them look ugly.
"Please tell me." He replied quickly.
"You were born in 1811, and among my sons, Louis is five years older than you, and Charlie is three years older than you... I am very happy that they have all contributed to you and the family's business, and I also warn
They must continue to serve you and fulfill their duties." The Queen whispered while looking at Aigron.
In fact, Queen Ortense had three sons, but the eldest son passed away early when he was only a few years old. Of course, Aiglon would not bring out this sad incident at this time to ruin the scenery.
"Well, my two cousins really helped me a lot, and I'm very grateful to them." Aigron nodded.
Although his relationship with his two cousins is not very good now, they were the ones who rescued him in the first place. He cannot deny this debt, especially in front of their mother.
"Back then, your father was exiled to an isolated island. Before he passed away, when he mentioned you, he once said that when you grow up, it would be best for you to marry a princess from the ancient royal family. If that doesn't work, then marry the prince of the family.
Sister, now you are married, and you are marrying a princess of the Habsburg family. Although there were some innocuous twists and turns, it can be regarded as fulfilling his last wish. Now Princess Theresa has lived up to expectations and gave birth to you.
He has an heir, and his spirit in heaven will surely cheer for him...I am also sincerely happy for him."
After sighing with emotion, Queen Hortense continued. "Parents in the world are like this. Your father can't worry about you, and I can't worry about my sons either. I don't know much about other things.
, I don’t want to get involved, but as a mother, I really can’t let go of their marriage..."
When the queen said this, Aigron probably understood what she meant.
She was asking for grace for her son.
Intermarriage between feudal royal families in Europe has been a rule for thousands of years. When the Bonaparte family was at its most prosperous, it was accepted as the supreme monarchy family, and the marriages of its family members were naturally "top matches."
.
Napoleon himself married a Habsburg princess, his younger brother married a Württemberg princess, and his adopted son married a Bavaria princess, almost "collecting" the most noble and famous princesses in Germany at that time, which greatly satisfied the little Napoleon.
The Vanity of a Landlord's Son: His third brother Lucien refused to divorce his original wife and marry another princess, and was reprimanded by the furious emperor Long Yan. He ran away to Rome in anger, almost severing the relationship between brothers.
If you have a way, it's the way of heaven. It's so good when you're in good times, but so miserable when you're down and out.
After the fall of the empire, although the princesses who married members of the Bonaparte family did not abandon their husbands (except Louisa), the door of the European royal family was once again closed to members of the Bonaparte family. Their marriages,
It's a bit like "If you don't succeed at a high level, you won't settle at a low level".
In order not to lower the family status, and to prevent the family's hard-earned wealth from being leaked out, members of the Bonaparte family chose "internal digestion", that is, allowing cousins to marry.
Napoleon's eldest brother, the former Spanish King Joseph, had two daughters. One married his brother Lucien's eldest son, and the other married his brother Louis' eldest son. It was a compromise out of desperation. If under normal circumstances, these two Bonapartes
The princess will definitely get married to the royal families of various countries.
In the original historical line, after many years of exile, Napoleon III finally rebuilt the empire. However, at this time, he could not find a royal princess who was willing to marry him. In the end, he had no choice but to marry a Spanish ordinary.
The noblewoman Eugénie became queen.
During the 20 years of rule of the Second Empire, Napoleon III had been trying to change his family's pedigree and re-enter the royal family.
His efforts were successful. During his reign, his cousin Prince Jérôme Bonaparte married a princess of the Savoy family of the Kingdom of Sardinia (on the condition that the Kingdom of Sardinia went to war with Austria.
time was on Sardinia's side), and finally made his way into the palace.
After the Franco-Prussian War, the Second Empire was eventually destroyed, but its "family line" was preserved after all. A descendant of Jérôme, the exile Victor Bonaparte, known as Napoleon V, married a Belgian
The princess of the royal family is integrated into the monarch's family.
However, in this world line, it is obvious that this process has been greatly accelerated. After all, as the heir, Aigron married the daughter of Habsburg.
And Queen Ortense seems to also hope that her son can get some glory.
Sure enough, under Aiglon's gaze, Queen Hortense made her request, "Your Majesty, my eldest son has now married Joseph's daughter, let's not mention it for now. However, my younger son Charlie is still unmarried.
Door, I really don’t want to see him who is obviously older than you but still has no whereabouts... So, I have the audacity to ask you to help me with this, can you?"
Aiglon did not answer immediately, but remained silent.
He knew that for the royal family, marriage was never just a marriage, it also meant too many things. His cousin was so ambitious, and it would be a bit eye-catching if he married a foreign royal family.
However, now that the queen is begging softly in front of him, and he has just said that he will make every effort to fulfill the queen's wish, how can he go back on his words in person?
"Your Majesty the Queen, if I can do it, I would be happy to let my family members marry foreign royal families like the late emperor did." After pondering for a moment, Aigron answered, "But now, with our
I really can't make the proud royal family lower their heads... This matter can only be discussed later."
"I know that it is a bit difficult for you to realize this wish at the moment, but I believe that as long as your career is successful in the future, you will have many opportunities to realize it for me, don't you think so?" The queen pretended not to hear Aigron's perfunctory words.
Instead, he continued to question him, and it seemed that he would not give up until he got a positive response.
After all, he was unwilling to break the queen's heart, nor was he willing to break his promise in person.
Forget it, there is no point worrying about this kind of thing now. Besides, even if the promise is to be fulfilled in the future, there are many workarounds to make this matter harmless.
After receiving this satisfactory answer, the queen finally smiled again, "Thank you, Your Majesty... I believe that this day will come soon... I am longing for the day when I will be surrounded by my grandchildren, that will be the day when I
The last and most complete happiness in the world, right?"
"Of course." Aigron could only nod again.
Now he has figured out that his cousin must be behind all this.
He knew that his relationship with His Majesty had cooled down, and that if he made a request, he would definitely be rejected, so he used his mother as a mouthpiece, and Queen Ortense was also willing to seek benefits for her son, so when she first met Aiglon
Tian took advantage of Aigron's most emotional moment to make this request.
Basically, after using this move, Aigron cannot refuse.
Even after thinking about all this, Aigron had nothing to say, and he had no objection to the queen herself. No one has the right to criticize a mother's love for her son. What's wrong with wanting to pave the way for her son's future?
Didn't her own mother do the same thing? Of course her motive was for the sake of her children with her stepfather, Earl Neipeg.
When he thought of Luisa, Aigron's mood hit rock bottom.
Comparing Louisa with Hortense, he wished he could be like Queen Hortense.
It's just that we can't look back on the past, and the relationship between mother and son is destined to be irreparable.
After this turmoil, Aiglon was a little disheartened, ended his breakfast hastily, and left Queen Hortense's side.
He came to the room assigned to him by the queen, and then asked his captain Andre to call Prince Charles over.
After receiving the order, Prince Charlie quickly came to the room. Judging from his expression, he was ready to face a violent storm.
If it's just a scolding in exchange for an inescapable promise, it's already worth it to him.
However, what surprised him was that his cousin's expression was not gloomy at all. On the contrary, he was still as happy and content as before.
"My cousin, I thank you for everything you have done for me during this period...you have worked hard." Aigron greeted him with a smile.
This smile made the prince's heart tremble more than any angry rebuke, but of course he did not dare to contradict Aiglon.
"Your Majesty... it is my duty to serve you..." He quickly lowered his head and paid tribute to his cousin.