After the Marquis of Noirtier left, Aiglon still had not recovered from the shock just now.
The Marquis is truly worthy of being someone who has experienced the bloody storms of those years. He is resolute and determined, and even has a bit of ruthlessness to "achieve the goal at all costs."
Such a person is scary as an enemy and trustworthy as an ally, but he is very respectable whether he is an enemy or an ally.
If he is willing to pay such a huge price, can he really get what he wants? Aiglon doesn't know, but at least he won't stop it. Everything is decided by Edmond Dantès himself.
With some emotion, Aigron ended today's affairs for the time being and returned to his bedroom to accompany Theresa, who was still recovering from the postpartum period.
At this time, Teresa, like Agron just now, was sitting next to her desk, reading the report carefully, and her daughter Fonina, who had just been born, was resting quietly in the cradle, and next to her Chanel is taking good care of her.
For the princes and nobles, no matter how many children they give birth to, they will hardly feel the hardship of childcare. When their children are just born, wet nurses and special caregivers have been arranged. You can bring the children over to tease them, and when they are tired, you can leave them to these people to take care of them. The fatigue of ordinary parents is almost non-existent for them - of course, as a price, the family affection between members of the royal family will become relatively indifferent. , after all, for children, the people who spend the most time with them since childhood are often not their biological parents.
Teresa was well aware of these situations, so after she gave birth to her children, no matter how busy she was, she would try her best to spend time with them and witness their growth bit by bit. However, even so, she had to spend most of her parenting time Leave the work to the people around her. After all, she is the queen, and there are too many things that will affect her energy.
The previous turmoil surrounding Agnes made her feel painful that she had not established her own authority among the people and the court, and had an indifferent relationship with the people around her. Therefore, after Funina was born, she took a short period of postpartum rest and temporarily got rid of it. After recovering from the pain of pregnancy, Teresa regained her energy and began to take over the affairs of the palace herself.
Agron was well aware of Theresa's intentions. Since he did owe the other party, he took the initiative to give in and acquiesced in her establishing her own authority within the palace. Anyway, Theresa also proved it along the way. Using his own mind and ability will not cause him any big trouble, but will also allow him to save energy. Why not?
Aigron walked to Funina's cradle, gently touched his daughter's cheek, and then looked at Theresa, "Theresa, they have already drawn up the list for the ceremony."
Teresa took the list and glanced over it.
When her eyes fell on the name "Duke Nordlyon", she paused for a moment, but quickly slid over - after all, although the Duke's position did not match his contribution, it was not particularly out of place after all. .
Although this means that during their coronation ceremony, Miss Agnes will stand a few meters away from them to witness it all, but after all, she must kneel down in front of her respectfully with her father. She will never He will no longer take away his due glory as he did in the past.
After Agnes apologized honestly and wrote a handwritten letter of apology to her father, admitting her mistake to the Grand Duke and his wife, the anger that had accumulated in Theresa's heart also disappeared a lot, although it was indeed very painful for her to take away part of her husband's love. It's disgusting, but after all, she still knows some sense of proportion and knows where she should be, so it's still within the "barely tolerable" range.
Teresa quickly brushed away these unpleasant thoughts and continued looking at the list.
Soon, she had read all the names in the front row, and like Aigron, she had no objections.
"They are thoughtful and have done a pretty good job. Let's do it this way." So she nodded in approval.
However, after looking at the core members of power who were eligible to attend the ceremony in the front row, Teresa, with her usual careful attitude, looked at the list of citizen representatives expected to attend the ceremony.
She is not looking for trouble, but to make herself more familiar with the elite citizens of Paris. After all, she will continue to deal with these people in the future.
During the period when Aiglon left Paris to tour the country, Theresa, who was pregnant and about to give birth, participated in many banquets and receptions held in the palace, and met many celebrities and dignitaries - not surprisingly, many of them Their names appeared on this list, and they were ready to witness the coronation ceremony of two people.
Teresa recited the names on the list silently, and then matched them one by one with the faces in her memory. However, when her eyes fell on a name, her thoughts paused.
"Maria Dutier?" She read out the name and looked at Aigron in confusion. "Who is this person? Why do I have no memory?"
Someone who can be on such a list is definitely not an unknown person, let alone a woman, but Theresa couldn't remember that she had ever met or heard of this person.
"Probably someone's daughter. I'll ask Andre later." Aigron replied without changing his expression, while he was cursing secretly in his heart.
Maria had previously privately requested Egeron through Andre, hoping that she could attend the coronation.
Aiglon must have refused at first. After all, this is different from "traveling incognito". The risk is too great - the people present are either rich or noble, and there are definitely not a few people who have met Sophie. Theresa and Augustus Not to mention Princess Tower.
But Maria only used a short sentence to make Aigron shaken.
"Do you want Sophie to witness your coronation ceremony?"
More than just thinking? He just wanted it too much!
In front of her, he was once completely a young boy instead of a prince or emperor. She allowed him to taste love and attachment for the first time. Now that his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled and he has reached the pinnacle of his life, how could he not want to give him a gift like a treasure? Sophie take a look? How could he not want her to share his joy?
But the reality is cruel after all. She lives in seclusion in the court of Vienna and cannot share her joy.
So, since Sophie can't be allowed to witness her peak moment, then it's okay to let 0.5 Sophie witness it...
Aiglon knew that he was being manipulated by Maria, but even if it was self-deception, he was willing to deceive himself. After all, he still had a bit of youthful spirit.
He was so excited that he couldn't help himself when he thought that Sophie's body could witness the moment when he put on the crown not far away.
Therefore, even though he knew there might be risks, he finally agreed to Maria's request.
Of course, this is not without conditions: Maria must keep an absolute low profile and wear appropriate makeup, only to look somewhat similar to Sophie, and her identity must not be revealed.
Maria agreed. She knew how to measure things, and of course she would not be stupid enough to defeat Aiglon at this time.
So, Aigron ordered Andre to operate secretly and put Maria in with a fake identity.
Unexpectedly, the attentive Teresa actually read the long list carefully and had some doubts.
Fortunately, Teresa never thought that such a thing would happen, so after a brief doubt, she accepted Aigron's explanation and ignored it - after all, this is not an important matter, so-called In her opinion, "celebrities and dignitaries" are no different from ordinary people.
In this way, the couple reached an agreement on the entire list, and they quickly turned to other things.
"By the way, Your Highness, grandma sent someone over just now to find Miss Agnes and said she wanted to summon her." Teresa said suddenly.
"What?" Aigron was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his grandmother actually wanted to see Agnes.
But... it doesn't seem surprising if you think about it carefully. After all, Agnes is now "famous" as the official mistress, and it is normal for her grandmother in Rome to know about her existence.
But what will they say when they see it? Aigron immediately fell into hesitation.
Letizia is passionate about religion, simple and low-key. She is more like a conservative Italian housewife than a queen mother. What would such a person think of the "official mistress"? The answer seems self-evident.
For a moment, Aigron was worried that Agnes would be humiliated in front of her grandma.
But at this time, he had no good solution, so he could only laugh awkwardly, "Why is grandma suddenly so enthusiastic?"
"I have never complained to grandma, because I know that even if I complain, it will be useless. Instead, it may make you have a rebellious mentality." Although Agron concealed it well, Teresa was his pillow after all. He noticed something unusual about him at this moment, so he defended himself softly, "Grandma took the initiative to summon her, and I couldn't stop her..."
"I'm not blaming you, Teresa. After all, it was me who caused the incident." Aigron sighed, "Now, I just hope nothing will happen. After all, she is old. If she gets sick from anger, Not good."
"No, Agnes knows what's appropriate." Teresa replied with half sadness and half comfort.
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While the couple were whispering, Agnes was brought to the presence of Queen Letizia in a daze.
Today, Agnes was performing her duties as a guard beside the two majesties as usual, so she was wearing that uniform.
However, she, who was normally so heroic, felt a little at a loss when facing the old lady in front of her.
After all, she felt very guilty and ashamed of her identity, especially when facing a pious old lady.
However, Letizia's expression remained normal. She looked at Agnes carefully, as if she wanted to compare it with the image she had in her previous impression.
"My child, you are more dignified than I thought...but you are indeed very beautiful. No wonder you can charm him." After a moment, the old man said with a smile.
Agnes felt even more ashamed, and she didn't dare to make a mistake when facing Agron's grandma, so she just lowered her head and didn't dare to reply.
Seeing Agnes' nervous and ashamed look, the old man sighed softly.
"Oh, you don't have to be so nervous. I've also carefully inquired about your affairs. You also have your own difficulties... Everyone will encounter some bad luck in life and make some forced choices. Didn't we have to flee our homeland in a hurry? ? People have to be considerate of each other after all, after all, God requires us to learn to forgive, doesn’t he?”
The old lady didn't ask questions, but said these words, which surprised Agnes. She slowly raised her head and looked at the old woman in front of her, "Your Majesty... thank you. I have already done this before. Now I can assure you that everything that happened was not what I wanted. I just had to cater to His Majesty as a servant. If Your Majesty dislikes me one day, I will leave voluntarily and will never give anything to you. Anyone causing trouble."
"Oh, this is indeed a ridiculous thing he did, but he is my favorite grandson and the hope of our entire family...so no matter what ridiculous things he does, I can only forgive him." Letty Zia also sighed, and then smiled bitterly, "You don't have to be so decisive. You can't bear all the costs alone, right? Since they have tacitly allowed you to stay here, then you can stay here well. That’s it, I see you are quite popular now, there must be a place for you here.”
Agnes was very grateful for the old man's comfort and encouragement. Although people had always comforted her, the words from Grandma Agron seemed to be more decisive.
Although her identity still does not have much reputation, but the eldest member of the Bonaparte family said that she can stay with confidence, then she seems to have "official certification".
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." She could only thank you again with gratitude.
"Poor child." Letizia just smiled, and then she became serious again, "However, Miss Agnes, although I do not condemn you, let alone humiliate you, I also want to remind you, especially Leisha is my granddaughter-in-law and the mother of my great-grandson. She must get the respect she deserves. Regardless of whether I am here or not, I will not allow anyone to infringe on her due rights. You must not let yourself get something for nothing. Lost my head...otherwise I wouldn’t have this attitude.”
"I understand, please rest assured." Agnes nodded heavily, "I will serve as Queen Theresa's servant like everyone else, loyal to her and serve her."
Speaking of this, she was impressed by the old man's piety and appeal.
The sisters of Emperor Napoleon all had a bad reputation. They were greedy for comfort and pleasure, spent extravagantly, and indulged in the power that fell from the sky. However, his mother had a good reputation. This pious and simple old lady was neither greedy for luxury nor extravagant. , and he didn't treat the attendants around him harshly, with almost no negative comments.
When I saw it today, it turned out to be true.
"That's good..." The old woman felt relieved, and then hugged Agnes, symbolically accepting her, "Now you are half of my family, and I will also pray for you, child."
(End of chapter)
