"Your Majesty, please allow me to do my best for you!"
Looking at the maid Chanel with a sincere face and tearful eyes, Aigron was silent for a moment.
The sudden incident made it difficult for him to digest. He had to think carefully.
Could this be a test by the Austrians to see if they still have ambitions in their minds? He thought first.
It shouldn't happen. What's the point of this kind of temptation? It's strange that I don't have any ambition. What kind of testing is needed?
However, everything is contingency, and it would be too naive to completely trust the other party with just a few words and actions.
But he wanted to try.
The depression and resentment in his heart have accumulated enough, and he still wants to try even if there is only a glimmer of hope.
He is currently in an isolated and helpless situation, and is in urgent need of help from the outside world and a channel for exchanging information with the outside world. If there is someone who is really close to him and can be trusted, it will be a world-shaking help.
Maybe this is the key to getting out of trouble.
So, he wanted to try it no matter what!
After making up his mind, he no longer hesitated.
"Why are you so loyal to me?" he asked.
The maid was slightly surprised.
"It is my duty to be loyal to you. After all...my father also served you."
"This is not a very solid reason." Aigron shook his head slightly, and then frowned because of the pain in his body.
"Your Majesty!" Seeing his painful look, the maid quickly bowed down and supported his shoulders.
As she moved, the long hair under the headscarf swept onto his arms, and the faint fragrance was transmitted to his nose.
But he remained unmoved.
"But more than ten years ago, almost everyone in France swore allegiance to the Bonaparte family. According to your logic, the new generation of French people would immediately be loyal to me, but in reality this is completely impossible." Aigron said coldly. Looking at Chanel's face, "What is the reason that drives you to be so loyal? What makes you insist on running from Bavaria, and insist on waiting for so long before coming to see me? Logically speaking, you should not have received the wave. It’s only through the kindness of the Naba family.”
Under Aiglon's questioning, Chanel became obviously embarrassed.
"You...you...don't you believe me?" she asked cautiously.
"I am willing to believe you, but only if you convince me." Aigron replied, "Tell me, what do you want to get? For what reason are you loyal to me?"
The maid didn't answer. Under the cold light, her fair face was almost transparent and glowing white, and she looked a little pitiful.
"Do you want a monetary title, or do you just want the so-called glory? If it's the latter, I advise you not to take risks because of your enthusiasm. This is meaningless to you and is very dangerous." Aigron He continued, "If you want money and a title, then I have nothing to give you now. I can't promise you anything."
"I don't want any of these things. I have only one purpose, Your Majesty." Chanel replied softly.
"What?"
"For revenge, Your Majesty." Chanel's eyes glowed with starlight, but there was a little more blood in her tone, "I need someone to pay for the blood of my family."
Aiglon stopped immediately.
"You just said that your father died in 1815. Did he die in Waterloo?" he asked after a moment.
"No, Your Majesty." Chanel shook his head, "He did not die in Waterloo, he died in the country, in his hometown... He was lynched, and so were my family members."
The room fell silent.
"Please allow me to finish telling you." After a moment, Chanel spoke again with tears in his eyes, "I am a southerner, and my father is a retired officer. He did not join the army in 1815. He was tired of fighting, but I just want to live a peaceful life with my family. But...those bastards, those executioners! They killed people everywhere, and they did not spare my father. They surrounded our residence and burned it to death...My parents, my brother, My neighbors and relatives were all dead...Only an aunt took me and escaped. I was only a few years old at the time. God knows how much hardship she endured before taking me out of the country! Fortunately, His Highness Eugene After taking in us orphans, we were lucky enough to settle down. My aunt passed away soon. Before she died, she told me that we must avenge ourselves and never forgive those sinners!"
Then, she raised her head and looked at Aigron, her eyes shining with undisguised fire.
That is the light of revenge, that is endless hatred.
"Your Majesty, we will take back the empire. We must kill them all and drive them to an end! Do you think so?"
Aigron didn't answer immediately.
He believed that what the other party said was true.
After all, if there is anyone who can show such real and terrifying hatred in front of her purely by acting, then she must be one of the best actors in history. It is really humiliating for such a powerful person to be a maid in the palace. .
Therefore, according to her statement, her whole family died in the retaliatory massacre of the Napoleonic elements in the south by the Royalists in 1815.
1815 was a disastrous year. The Royalists ruled France. After Napoleon landed, he re-established the Hundred Days Dynasty, and then the Royalists fought back... Political chaos will inevitably bring about orderly chaos. In Napoleon's case, After the defeat of Waterloo and the second end of the empire, retaliatory massacres occurred in many places in France. Some were bandits and some were royalists, but they were equally brutal and merciless.
[This is described in "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas.
Chapter 44 of the original text: "Yes, sir, please forgive me, but you will know in a moment that what I said is unnecessary. At this time, the famous massacre in southern France It happened. Two or three bands of bandits, named Detailon, Duximan and Grafan, openly assassinated people. Anyone they thought was suspected of being a Napoleonic party was in danger of being killed. You must have heard that How about living through this massacre, Your Excellency?"
"I've vaguely heard of it. I was far away from France at that time. Let's talk about it."
"As soon as I entered Nimes, I really stepped into a pool of blood, because every step I took I would encounter several dead bodies, and those murderous bandits were still killing people, looting, and setting fires everywhere. When I saw this kind of killing everywhere and the sight of destruction, I was frightened - not for myself (I was just an honest Corsican fisherman and had nothing to fear, on the contrary, that was the most advantageous time for us smugglers), but It was for the sake of my brother, a soldier from the Empire era, who had just returned from the Loire army. His uniform and his epaulettes were enough to make people worry about everything. I hurried to find the innkeeper. My guess was true. That’s so accurate: My brother arrived in Nîmes the evening before. He was stabbed to death as soon as he walked to the door of the house where he wanted to stay. I tried my best to find the murderer, but no one dared to find him. Their names told me that they were really scared.】
To be fair, the massacre did not last long. Although the Bourbon royal family hated the Revolutionary Party and the Bonapartists, they did not want to see chaos in France, so they quickly stopped the massacre and restored order.
Furthermore, the special commissioners of the Revolutionary Party were merciless when they killed nobles, rebels, and later "counterrevolutionaries." They also often killed entire families.
In a sense, the 30 years of the Great Revolution were like this. They did not forgive each other, killed each other, and counterattacked again and again, ultimately creating an entire era of bloodshed.
Therefore, for most people, this is just an insignificant episode in history, a nightmare that has been forgotten and must be forgotten.
However, for some people, they have lost everything.
Chanel's family may be one of the victims in this little episode.
She is full of hatred, and she wants revenge, but as a weak woman, she is absolutely powerless, so she wants to restore the empire, use the power of the empire to counterattack again, and send all those enemies to hell.
She didn't care who was right or wrong, who started it first and who had the most reason to kill. She just wanted to pay for her family's blood debt.
At this point, she probably hopes for the restoration of the Empire more than anyone else.
In other words...she is a trustworthy person, and she is her hope.
"So Your Majesty, you are my only hope..." Chanel's words also pulled him out of his thoughts. "You can definitely restore the empire, I firmly believe it. So I beg you, believe me!"
"Okay, I believe you." Aiglon finally nodded slightly, "I hope to get your help, Chanel."
Chanel's eyes widened, and for a moment, her beautiful face was distorted by the combination of grief and ecstasy.
"Your Majesty!" She knelt on the ground almost desperately, "Thank you!"
"Keep your voice down." Aigron stopped her. "Now is not the time to get excited. Tell me, what is going on now, how long have I been unconscious? What happened while I was unconscious."
"You were sent back to the palace in the morning, and you have been unconscious all night. The imperial doctor checked your injuries, applied medicine, and finally rescued you." Chanel calmed down, and then replied in a low voice, "Your Highness the Princess is very special. Sad, she has been with you all day long, and her tears almost never stopped. At night, everyone finally persuaded her to go and have a rest. Before leaving, she was worried that no one around you would take care of you, so she left me... …”
This is what happened. Aigron finally understood.
He didn't expect that he would do such a heroic thing.
Maybe what he told the princess at that time was not completely a lie.
In this place, he lacked friends and really didn't want to see his only friend leave.
Maybe even more than just being friends...
The endless sleepiness and hunger suddenly made him feel uncomfortable.
"I'm hungry, please find me something to eat."
"Okay, Your Majesty." Chanel stood up.
"Wait! You are not allowed to speak French to me here from now on, and you are not allowed to call me Your Majesty, even when we are alone." Aiglon ordered, "The more you form a habit, the easier it is for you to slip up."
"I understand, Your Majesty." Chanel smiled, and the original pain and sadness disappeared, "I only said this tonight."
After saying that, she walked out of the room and came back with another bowl of broth.
"Please open your mouth." She pulled up a chair and sat next to Aigron.
Then, she carefully fed the broth into Aigron's mouth.
I have to say that although she is not old, she is indeed quite professional, and Aigron feels very comfortable under her service.
"Thank you." He whispered his thanks.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty...it's my honor to serve you." Chanel smiled, and then felt something was wrong, "No, Your Highness! I'm sorry I said it wrong again."
Do you think I can still truly become His Majesty the Emperor?
This question flashed through Aigron's mind, but he didn't ask it.
Sometimes people need some obsession to survive. If she believed that the empire could not be restored today, then she would probably have a mental breakdown the next second.
So even if it is for the sake of self-deception, she will believe with great enthusiasm that the empire will be restored and the day of revenge will definitely come. This is her motivation to live.
And this is a boost he can use.
Because he knows that hatred is more lasting, more solid and powerful than love, and more worthy of one's life.
