Chanel looked at the young man in front of her quietly. Although the surroundings were still so noisy, she was completely unaware of it.
This young man has a handsome face, a rather chic posture and demeanor, and a confident calmness in his movements. He is indeed quite charming.
But that's not important - what's really important is that his face is quite similar to her master.
It only took her a moment to recall what her master had told her.
Is it finally... finally here...?
The blood, carrying unparalleled excitement, rushed straight into Chanel's brain, making her almost breathless. She stared blankly at the young man opposite, not knowing how to speak.
Is it really true? What if it’s wrong?
All kinds of thoughts came to her, making her mouth dry.
The young man stood motionless, letting the young girl opposite look at him. If any unrelated person looked over, they would simply think that they fell in love at first sight.
However, this kind of thing is very common in carnival masquerades. No one cares or finds it strange at all, and no one is bored enough to disturb the young men and women.
I don't know how long it took, but Chanel finally regained some consciousness.
She managed to calm down, then leaned her head forward slightly and asked in French, "Excuse me, who are you, Your Highness?"
When she asked this question, the young man couldn't help but smile, because it meant that his gamble was successful - the girl opposite did have a lot of background.
"Louis." He whispered back, as if chanting a spell, and read out several names, "Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte."
Indeed it is!
Chanel finally managed to keep herself normal and not jump up excitedly.
Your Highness, you are waiting for your cousin!
As a pure Bonapartist, she certainly knew what this name meant.
This is the son of Louis, the third brother of Napoleon, who is also the cousin of her owner, Aigron, and one of His Highness's closest relatives.
And his arrival means that the supporters of the empire, especially the former royal families of the empire, have not given up their past glory and titles, and finally come to look for His Highness.
And I...I am His Highness's guide...
Chanel knew that the most glorious moment in her life was about to come.
"Your Highness..." She calmed down for a moment, then bowed to the young man opposite.
"Don't be like this." The young man opposite suddenly took a step forward and took her hand to stop her from saluting.
Then, he put on the mask calmly, and then said to Chanel with a smile, "Miss, let's dance together? Otherwise, it will be too eye-catching."
"Okay." Chanel came back to her senses and nodded immediately.
So, the two people walked hand in hand to the corner of the venue, and then started dancing as if no one was watching.
Because she rarely had the opportunity to dance, Chanel's dance steps were very unfamiliar, but the young man patiently guided her steps, making them as smooth and natural as possible, looking no different from the young men and women enjoying the carnival masquerade.
However, he certainly knows what his main purpose is.
After making sure that no one around him noticed him, the young man continued dancing and looked at Chanel, "Miss, can I know your name now?"
"I'm not a young lady, Your Highness." Chanel replied softly, "My name is Chanel, I'm just a maid, but I have the honor to serve Your Highness."
The young man was a little surprised at first, but soon he started laughing again, "It's okay, I'm not your highness, I'm just a commoner, no different from you."
Then, he asked, "So, my guess is correct, the new drama shown here is indeed created by my poor cousin?"
"Yes." Chanel nodded, "And His Highness deliberately created this to lure you here... He pinned his hopes of escaping Austria on you."
The young man was really shocked now. He suddenly stopped and smiled bitterly after a while.
"It seems that my cousin is much smarter than I thought."
"You shouldn't call him that. He is now the patriarch of the Bonaparte family and the emperor of the empire." Chanel corrected him seriously.
Chanel's stance was extremely fanatical, so she believed that since she was a Bonapartist, she had the obligation to respect the legitimate heirs of Emperor Napoleon, even members of the royal family.
"It seems that he has a loyal subordinate." The young man was stunned for a moment, then shrugged, "Well, I pay the highest respect to the future His Majesty Napoleon II!"
Although his tone was humorous, Chanel could tell that he really yearned for it.
That's right, if he doesn't want to restore the empire, why would he come here to find himself...
"Your Highness, I also pay tribute to you...Thank you for coming to our rescue when our leader and monarch were in the most difficult time." She looked at the other party with excitement, "God will definitely reward you!"
"It's better not to trouble God, and your master can repay me." The young man continued to answer with a smile. "Then, tell me, where is our Majesty now?"
"His Majesty is currently participating in an event and is not available for the time being. Moreover, there are people around him who are always monitoring him. It is impossible to suddenly meet strangers." Chanel hesitated and then replied, "However, I will tell him later that he has been
The relatives you are looking forward to have already come to see him. I think he will be very happy. When the time comes, we will find ways to facilitate your meeting with him."
Chanel answered like this, not only because Aiglon and Sophie were walking outside now and she couldn't contact him, but also because she remembered the warning given to her by her previous master.
Aiglon had told her that all his family members were very ambitious, and he could not put all the trust in even relatives. It was just that they had to cooperate because of the temporary consensus of interests. Although she did not understand what it meant, but
But I remembered these words.
When he thought of this, Chanel decided not to rush into making any promises, but to tell His Highness the news and let him decide how to deal with it.
Even though Aiglon needs his cousin's help very much, or precisely because he needs his cousin's help, he should control the rhythm and take the initiative.
Anyway, as long as people come, everything will be easier.
"Is that so..." The young man was obviously a little disappointed, but he quickly regained his composure. "Okay, it doesn't matter, just tell him, and then we will get in touch and find a more suitable time to meet again."
Then, he looked around again, and after making sure there was nothing unusual, he leaned closer to Chanel's ear.
"Chanel, our Majesty, you tried so hard to lure me here. What is your purpose? I guess it's not just to let the brothers connect with each other, right?"
"You guessed it right." Chanel nodded slightly, and then also leaned into his ear, "Your Majesty... needs your help, he wants to leave Austria."
"How much do you want it?" the young man asked.
"The sooner the better." Chanel replied decisively.
"Is this really what he means?" The other party seemed to have some doubts. "The news I heard doesn't seem to be like this... It is said that he is planning to marry the daughter of Archduke Karl, and then become a prince in Austria."
After hearing these words, Chanel's heart ached.
"That's not the case!" She gritted her teeth and denied, "It was just His Majesty's arrangement to hide the truth from others. In fact, he had never considered marriage at all, let alone staying in Austria as someone else's minister. He just wanted to leave.
Then restore the empire. Otherwise, why would he cause so many things and even bring you here?"
"I understand...I see..." The young man was not surprised, but seemed to have verified what he was thinking, "I'm just saying...how can a member of our family live in such obscurity with peace of mind?"
Live a life..."
After a pause, he looked at Chanel again, "Then tell him, my duty is to serve our great family, Emperor Napoleon and his heirs, so His Majesty's wish is my duty.
, I am very happy to complete the order he gave me - even if it is full of risks, I will not hesitate."
"Your Majesty will be extremely moved by your loyalty!" Chanel also became excited, her eyes almost shed tears, ""
"Yes, loyal!" The young man nodded seriously again.
Only God knows whether the object of his loyalty is the dead uncle, the cousin he has not seen for more than ten years, or the empire he once hoped to obtain.
Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte, once the king of the Netherlands, and in a more distant past, he was also regarded as the prince of the empire.
During the Revolution, Napoleon rose through the ranks, from an unknown little officer to a popular figure in the military, and eventually seized the supreme power of France by launching a coup.
However, in such a dazzling life, there was always one regret - Napoleon never gave birth to a child after marrying Josephine de Beauharnais.
At first, Napoleon thought that he had a hidden health problem and could not give birth to a son, so he planned to find a nephew from his brothers to be his heir.
Unfortunately, his eldest brother Joseph only gave birth to three daughters and was unable to provide him with an heir.
Therefore, Napoleon brokered a political marriage and asked his third brother, King Louis Bonaparte of the Netherlands, to marry his stepdaughter, Princess Otis.
The couple had a very bad relationship, and they only reluctantly married for political gain. However, Princess Ortense was very confident, and she gave birth to three sons for Louis in one go.
The eldest son, Napoleon Charles Bonaparte, was born in 1802 and died early in 1807.
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The second son, Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte, was born in 1804.
The third son, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, was born in 1808.
Logically speaking, the emperor's career would be inherited by one of the three sons - however, God's joke caused things to take a new turn.
After giving birth to a son with his mistress, Napoleon was sure that there was no problem with his fertility, so he came up with the idea of passing the throne to his son. In order to achieve this goal, he forcibly divorced Queen Josephine and then married Louisa from Austria.
Princess, and gave birth to her son in 1811.
In other words, from 1802 to 1811, when Aigron was born, the potential successors to the throne were always Louis' sons.
But with the advent of the Roman King, Louis' sons seemed to have no hope of inheriting the empire.
Not only was there no hope of inheriting the empire, but the chance of inheriting the kingdom was suddenly lost.
In 1810, the emperor became furious because King Louis of the Netherlands refused to cooperate with the emperor's continental blockade policy.
In desperation, Louis wanted to abdicate to preserve his Kingdom of the Netherlands. He announced that he would give up the throne and passed the throne to his son Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, who was King Louis II in Dutch history.
However, His Majesty the Emperor did not accept his arrangement. He directly asked France to annex the Netherlands, so Louis II, who was only six years old at the time, was forced to lose the throne after only being king for nine days.
His uncle, the great emperor, personally deprived him of his title of king, then took him to Paris and raised him as a royal prince.
It stands to reason that he should be resentful and resentful of this when he grows up, but the capriciousness of fate makes the hatred within the Bonaparte family less important.
In 1815, with the tragic defeat of Emperor Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, the Bonaparte family lost their empire and all the glory they once had. The two Louis brothers also lost their royal status.
The two young brothers were helpless and could only watch themselves being expelled by the restored Bourbon dynasty. When they grew up, they wanted to regain everything they had lost so that they could regain their status as royals.
Across the European continent.
The grievances of the past have disappeared, and letting the family rule Europe again has become an overriding need in their eyes.
To achieve this goal, they must raise the flag of Emperor Napoleon - that dead man is much more dazzling and important than any living person.
However, the emperor is dead after all, and only by relying on his successor can we fly that flag.
So, Napoleon-Louis Bonaparte came to Vienna and followed the message left by his cousin and found traces of his cousin.
He knew that he was doing a dangerous thing, but he knew even more that he was now the closest to the highest glory he had ever had since 1815.
As long as you think of those glory and authority, what is a little risk?
The younger generation of this family all grew up from the myth of Napoleon. When they were young, they were exposed to the words and deeds of that great emperor. The ambitions ignited in their hearts were enough to make young people forget all dangers.
Yes, once you take that step, things will be different...it's worth the risk.
The young man looked at the brilliant lights on the ceiling and suddenly woke up from his reverie.
Then, he looked at his beautiful dance partner.
Although he looked calm and calm on the surface, he was also full of excitement inside.
However, it seems we can only stop here today.
"Chanel, let's stop talking here today. I think I have to say goodbye first." He stopped dancing and then looked at Chanel, "I'm very happy that my efforts were not in vain."
"How should I find you?" Chanel asked quickly.
"Next time you come to the theater, I will naturally be in the audience." The young man smiled, bowed gracefully, and disappeared into the crowd.