"I know how to be grateful, even if it's not pure."

After hearing the boy's promise, Lady Louisa finally smiled slightly. "Franz, you are very, very sensible indeed, and when you decide to anger someone, you can easily do it; But it's also true when you decide to please someone. ”

Then, she sighed again, "Sometimes, I even think that you have grown up too fast, and it is a pity that you have lost your innocence at a young age. ”

"It doesn't seem to be my responsibility, my life environment and my philosophy of survival are not all determined by me, and other people have some responsibility – especially the people who brought me here." Aiglon replied quietly.

The irony in his words, Luisa could certainly hear it, and there was a glint of annoyance in her eyes, but in the end it didn't happen.

"Well, I'll admit that I can't help you about it. But, sir, ask yourself, if I had not brought you back to Austria in that chaotic situation, would you have ended much better than you have now? Although you are restricted here, you are still free of food and clothing, and you are nominally a noble highness, much better than that poor Louis XVII. ”

During the Revolution, Louis XVI tried to escape with his family, but was stopped at the border and escorted back to Paris. After Louis XVI was beheaded, his son was honored as the new king by the exiled nobles who had fled abroad, called Louis XVII – however, he was never treated by any king as a young man, and he was assigned the guardianship of a shoemaker by the revolutionary government, and his living conditions became so deplorable that he died of tuberculosis at the age of ten.

Although it may seem a bit strong, Luisa's retort does not seem to be wrong.

When Louis XVI and Napoleon were finished, their only sons suffered strikingly similar fates, and both died of tuberculosis, but the Austrians did not treat Napoleon's son badly, at least in terms of living conditions.

"Although the Austrians have a grudge against Napoleon, at least they do not hate the sky to the point of not sharing the sky, but the Bourbons are different from those royal elements, they have a sea of blood and revenge, if it falls into their hands, it will be the ultimate test of human morality by God, are you sure that they can pass the test and raise you well with virtue to repay grievances?" Luisa asked again.

"You're right." Aiglon didn't force his words, but nodded directly, "I have nothing to blame you for this, Napoleon has to pay for the destruction of the empire, and I am the same as the former crown prince." Compared to Louis XVII, the price I paid was not too much to bear. ”

"I'm glad you were able to talk to me about this sensibly." Luisa smiled bitterly, "I didn't know how to think about things at your age, and I married your father and gave birth to you in a daze. What could I do in 1814? The coalition armies of the European countries are pressing the border, and Bonaparte's empire is coming to an end, and some of the coalition forces even come from my mother's family! What do you expect me to do? I've never been trained to host a country, so what can I do then? I had no choice but to obey my father's call and bring myself with you to Austria – I couldn't have thought of a better idea. ”

After a pause, she added in a whisper, "I don't expect you to forgive me by saying all this, nor do I beg for your understanding, I just tell you how I felt at the time, don't think that you father and son were the only ones who suffered that year, and your father was carried away by power, and finally messed up all of our lives, and Murat and Ney were both shot because of him in the end!" I finally got my life back and had a family that I loved, I don't want to be associated with that name anymore, I just want to spend the rest of my life in peace and try to give my children a brighter future, you can laugh at my mediocrity, sir, I don't care. ”

Aglon was silent for a moment.

Although his heart was still filled with anger and resentment that she had ignored and forgotten for years, even so, he knew that he could not really get her guilty apology.

Everyone has their own position and logic of action, and they move forward within the scope of their own eyes, occasionally encountering others and deducing their own stories.

But if you go the wrong way from the beginning, then even if you are like mother and son, you can only end up being strangers.

After returning to Austria, the Empress of the French Empire decided to leave behind her past nightmares and find her own life as the Archduchess of Parma, so that the trajectories of their lives eventually became two parallel lines.

There's nothing wrong with that, it's just a matter of fate.

She is only the son of the Empress of France, not the son of the Grand Duchess of Parma, so what reason should she place in her mother's love?

After thinking about all this, Aiglon lost his original resentment.

This was not his mother in the first place, but because of the original spiritual influence of the Roman king, he had subconsciously looked forward to it, but now that he is truly confirmed to have lost it, there is not much loss and pain.

Besides, I was compensated by others.

As soon as he thought of this, a person's voice and smile suddenly appeared in his mind, even though it was the person he had just said goodbye to, but he suddenly wanted to see her again.

"I'm not going to dictate other people's lifestyles, ma'am." He tried to suppress the desire rising in his heart, and looked at Luisa as calmly as possible, "I won't expect too much from you, I will repay you as much as you give me." You have turned a blind eye to me before, and I am just as indifferent to you; Now that you're trying to help me, whatever your intentions, I'll admit it and give it in return. I can't give it back now, but I will return it when I have the opportunity in the future - and that's what you're looking forward to, isn't it? ”

"How much you get in return depends on how much I help you?" Luisa asked rhetorically.

"Of course." Aglon shrugged his shoulders in a dashing manner, "No more, no less, fair and reasonable." ”

Then, he took two more steps forward, took his mother's right hand, and kissed it gracefully before letting go. "Madame, I look forward to your attention."

Luisa didn't say anything more, just calmly watched her son's apparent courtesy but indifference.

Her eyes were a little lost, but she was not disappointed, she knew that this seemed to be the maximum she could get from her eldest son.

Perhaps, it would not be a good thing for her complicated entanglement with the Bonaparte family to make a decision in this way.

With the interaction between mother and son like ordinary friends, the atmosphere between the two people has also eased.

Undoubtedly, there is no reconciliation between them, but at least they have been relieved.

"It's nice that we were able to open up to each other today." After a moment of silence, Luisa spoke again, "Before you say goodbye, is there a word of advice that you would like to hear?" ”

"Tell me." Agron nodded.

Luisa subconsciously looked around, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping, she leaned closer to her face, and then lowered her voice, "You should pay attention in the future, there are gossips about you and Sophie everywhere, I have only heard about it in the past few days, and this is very bad for you." ”

Aiglon's expression froze. "What do you mean?"

"You now have the hope of becoming the son-in-law of Archduke Karl, and there is no need to waste your efforts for some useless reasons." Luisa looked at him calmly, "Gracefully saying goodbye to the feelings of the past, this is the first lesson that young men and women learn in high society." Things are important to you now, and if you want to have a romantic affair, you will have opportunities in the future......"

"Alright, I beg you to stop, ma'am." Aiglon bowed to the other and politely ended the conversation.

Seeing that he didn't listen to the advice, Luisa could only shake her head helplessly. "If you have too much self-esteem and refuse to listen to advice, then I can't help it."

"It's not about self-esteem, I'm a realist and I can put it aside if I need to." Aiglon looked at his mother and replied unhurriedly, "There is only one reason why I don't want to hear it, and in my mind, she is more important than you, ma'am. From the point of view of the average friend, your exhortation is somewhat out of bounds. ”

Luisa's face turned pale, and her body trembled. This sentence really stabbed her.

"Okay, you can think about your own affairs, I have nothing to say." Then, she turned away.

Agron finally ended the conversation he had been impatient, and he couldn't hold back his desire any longer, and walked straight to Princess Sophie's bed on the other side.

The reason why he rejected his mother's opinion so strongly was not only based on emotional reasons, for now, Princess Sophie was his biggest reliance on realizing his plan, and he couldn't take the initiative to put it aside - besides, if he took the initiative to stay away from Sophie, and then Teresa's side didn't work out, then he would face the worst situation, and it would be difficult to find a new way.

No, those considerations will be discussed later, and now he just wants to see her......

Soon, he was again allowed by Her Royal Highness to meet with her.

As in the morning, Her Royal Highness was half-lying on the sofa resting, but this time she had in her hand the script he had just written.

After seeing the boy, she put down the script in her hand and then looked at him carefully.

"Aiglon, your expression is ugly." Then, she spoke, "Did His Majesty the Emperor reprimand you just now?" ”

"Nope." Aglon shook his head, "He just asked me something. ”

"And what's the matter with you?" Looking at his expression, Princess Sophie was a little anxious, "Is it your mother?" ”

"There was no quarrel, we just exchanged ideas with each other. On the positive side, our relationship is now straightened out. Aglon shook his head, "Alright...... Don't mention that, I just wanted to meet you and thank you for taking care of me all the time. ”

"You say this as if you're about to say goodbye." Princess Sophie couldn't help but laugh in surprise, "It's okay, no thanks." ”

Then, she pointed to the position next to the couch, "Okay, you can sit down and rest, I think you're really in a bad state." ”

Instead of doing as she suggested, Aglon continued to stand in front of Her Highness the Princess, looking at her all the time.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Her Royal Highness was even more surprised.

"Your Highness...... I'd like to hug you, okay? The young man said suddenly.

Her Royal Highness the Princess's eyes widened.

She looked at the boy suspiciously, to make sure he was in a state of mind at the moment.

Under the young man's gaze, she hesitated at first, but finally sighed helplessly.

"Okay."

Then, she stood up leisurely. "I'm really curious what happened to your mother, why did you suddenly look like a child who lost her soul......"

"I've lost my soul...... But I've found ...... too," Aiglon muttered quietly.

"What?" Princess Sophie didn't hear clearly, so she asked, but her question was quickly interrupted.

"Ah......h

She suddenly felt a tight grip on her waist.

Although she had been mentally prepared for a long time, because the boy hugged her very hard, she suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe.

"Lighter ......," she whispered.

But the young man, as if he hadn't heard, still hugged her tightly, with his head on her shoulder, his eyes slightly closed.

This moment made him feel a heartfelt joy.

"It's okay." Princess Sophie sighed helplessly as she reached out and patted him on the back. "Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, at least I'll support you."

"Yes, I'm convinced of ......," Aglon muttered back.

Then, the two of them hugged like this, silent for a long time.

"Isn't that a little better?" After a long time, Her Royal Highness asked.

"It's so much better." The young man looked at her with a smile on his face.

"Then let me go." Princess Sophie frowned, "I can't breathe anymore!" ”

She said that she couldn't breathe, but at the moment her face was hot and her breathing was a little short.

She looked at the face of the young man in her arms, and suddenly felt her heart beat faster.

It's really grown up, how handsome.

Then, reluctantly, she raised her hand and carefully pushed the other man away.

"It's just for the sake of you being so depressed, so I'm just comforting you......" She tried to keep her composure, making her demeanor seem more natural. Aigron, get better. ”

"I know." Aiglon looked at Princess Sophie solemnly, "I...... I will always remember this moment. ”