Accompanied by Genz, Mr. Phoenix-Gordon rode in a carriage on his way back to Vienna.

Along the way, his expression was solemn, and he no longer had the excitement and anticipation that he had come before, and this change in mood certainly did not escape the sophisticated gaze of Mr. Gentz.

"It looks like this was a very unsuccessful visit?" In the midst of the galloping carriage, he whispered to Gordon for the test.

To tell the truth, he was really curious about what kind of mood the envoy of the Duke of Orleans was in when he met Napoleon's heir, and what topics he would talk about.

"Quite unsuccessful indeed." Mr. Gordon smiled miserably, "This makes me worried. ”

"What are you worried about?" Gentz immediately asked.

"To us, and to you." Mr. Gordon replied in a muffled voice. "I can already be sure that the Duke of Lechstedt has not given up everything he has lost, and that he still firmly believes that he is worthy of dominating France."

Although he tried to control his expression, Mr. Gentz's eyebrows still twitched slightly.

"This is not a secret to us, Your Highness is at the age of blood and strength, and it is very normal for him to have some grand dreams." He didn't reveal what he really thought, but replied vaguely. "A person will always have some delusions in his youth......"

"If his ambitions are destined to be delusional, then it's a good thing for all of us, but ...... I am afraid that because of the selfishness and mutual hatred of the countries, everything will end up being unmanageable. "Don't forget, it wasn't until 1813 that the nations of Europe really united to march against Napoleon and finally subdue this terrible man......"

Mr. Gentz fell silent suddenly.

"I know what you Austrians think, you want to hold this card in your hands and use it to scare everyone, especially us French, and take advantage of the opportunity to make concessions. But this clever diplomacy may end up bringing untold disaster to everyone, including yourselves. Mr. Gordon shook his head slightly, looking distracted.

"Maybe in the hands of our generation, this will not happen, but we are destined not to live this young man, and when our generation is dead, the witnesses of the Napoleonic era have withered, and no one remembers the cruelty of the rivers of blood, and the children only remember glory and glory, they are tired of peace, and they regard compromise as surrender, and patience as reluctance, and then he will have a lot of opportunities to perform those demagogic fantasies!"

Seeing that he was a little excited, Mr. Gentz forced a smile. "I didn't expect you to be so disgusted with the Bonapartes."

"No, I'm not disgusted at all, and even today, I admire the emperor. He brought the whole nation to glory with his supreme genius, and then destroyed it with his own hands with his own unlimited fantasies, and I am not qualified to judge him, but to look up. Mr. Gordon replied with a wry smile, "It's just that our poor country can no longer afford another Napoleon's wild thoughts." ”

"Do you think this young man really has this ability?" Mr. Gentz's expression became serious. "Being a new Napoleon is not something you can do by blood."

"Mentally, at least, he has the ability to argue with me at a young age to the point where he has nothing to say." Mr. Gordon smiled bitterly, "I don't know if he has this ability in military affairs, and if he doesn't, wouldn't it be even more terrifying?" Paris was occupied twice by foreigners under Napoleon, and I don't want to see a third time......"

Seeing that Gordon was so jealous of Duke Lechstedt, Gentz narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thoughtful.

"You Austrians, especially Mr. Metternich, are fond of intrigues, but I beseech you not to play with fire on this matter, lest you be burned upon yourself." Again, Mr. Gordon emphasized, "It is in the interest of all of us to make sure that he does not ascend to the throne again." ”

"That's ...... I can tell you the truth. After a moment of hesitation, Mr. Gentz finally decided to tell the other party the truth, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister does not intend to let him inherit an inch of land, nor does he intend to remove his control - even if Metternich and I are no longer alive in the future, our successor will never change his mind." ”

After hearing Gentz's assurance, Phoenix-Gordon's expression finally relaxed a lot and let out a sigh of relief.

"You still have some sanity after all......"

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Eggron's secret conversation with Gordon was of course unknown to Egron, and after the visitor left, he returned to his usual life.

His education continued, but because of his previous injury, he did not have to take physical courses, but mainly subjects such as languages, mathematics, and philosophy of history.

In this unchanging, boring life, there is no shortage of bright colors.

Princess Sophie would often come to him, take him to relax, and do everything she could to make him happy - probably because of the compensation after the crash.

Today was cloudy and the temperature was cool and comfortable, so she took Aiglon to the garden and painted together.

Her Royal Highness wears a royal blue dress today, and in this day and age there was no synthetic dye that could dye this special blue color, and it could only be made by mashing lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, which was even more expensive than gold of the same quality.

Under its backdrop, Her Royal Highness the princess looks even more radiant.

At this time, she was sitting on a marble bench, with a paintbrush in her hand, frowning slightly, staring calmly at the distant scene, and in front of her was a stand with a canvas on it.

Of course, the princess's education included painting, and she also put in a lot of hard work, and her skills were outstanding, but she never liked to let her paintings go around, and basically destroyed them after each painting, and a very small part of them were very satisfying, and they would only be collected and occasionally taken out for their own appreciation.

For now, she was waving her paintbrush without distraction, next to her oval wooden palette and a teenager standing silently.

After a long while, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then rested her brush on the stand, and the general outline of a painting appeared on the canvas—several statues hidden among the trees.

"Agron, I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long, it must be boring, right?" She smiled apologetically at the boy.

"Actually, I feel pretty good." "It's better to watch you paint right here than to look at the faces of a bunch of old men." ”

"Are you praising me or hurting me?" Princess Sophie couldn't help but laugh.

"Full compliment, I can assure you." Aglon replied sincerely.

"Okay, I'll take it." Princess Sophie smiled and nodded, "I'm glad to see that you've been recovering so well lately." ”

Although the weather was gloomy now, Her Royal Highness was obviously in a good mood, and there was a pleasant atmosphere in the conversation and laughter, and even Aiglon couldn't help but feel a lot better.

While the two were talking and laughing, Princess Sophie suddenly changed the subject.

"Aiglon, I've heard rumors that His Majesty the Emperor wants to find you a marriage partner."

After saying this, she narrowed her eyes narrowly, "Do you feel very much looking forward to it?" ”

Aiglon was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't have any sense of expectation, for me, I'm afraid it's not old enough to get married, I still have too much to learn, and I'm not interested in thinking about this kind of thing for the time being." ”

Although it was a surprise, he quickly figured out the purpose - the Austrian royal family probably planned to tie themselves here for a long time, and if there was an heir, wouldn't it be dispensable by then?

So he subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"It's not like I'm going to let you get married now, I'm just looking for a candidate......" Princess Sophie smiled and shook her head, "I think it will take about a year or two when everything is handled properly, and you will be an adult at that time, which is actually quite good......"

Before he could reply, Princess Sophie turned her head and looked at him earnestly.

"Remember what I told you last time? I don't know what princess would be so lucky enough to be by your side all the time - I have thought carefully for you, and if you could marry a Habsburg princess, it might be a great improvement for you, especially if your father-in-law had a lot of say in the family...... It should be able to set you a lot free. ”

"What a tattered father-in-law, I don't need it! Napoleon said that the thing he regretted the most was marrying a Habsburg princess, and the hapless king who was guillotined was also miserable by the Habsburg princess......" Aiglon pursed his lips with a disapproving expression, "I would rather be by your side than the Habsburgs, the longer the better." ”

"I'm talking to you seriously!" Princess Sophie blushed slightly, then scolded angrily, "Don't always use this kind of words as a shield, do you think I haven't heard enough of this kind of words since I was a child?" ”

"It's my heart." Aiglon still looked at the other without flinching. "Of course it feels different when different people say the same thing, right?"

Under the forced gaze of the teenager, Princess Sophie's heart beat faster inexplicably.

"Don't say such bastard words, I'm already married......" In order to hide the panic in her heart, she quickly replied, "You shouldn't talk like that." ”

"That's why I can't get married, can I?" Aiglon took another step closer to her, "I don't need someone to mess with me, having a prince in the middle of it is unappetizing!" ”

"Shut up!" Princess Sophie scolded the boy, finally stopping the boy.

The two men looked at each other for a moment, then she looked away.

"I can pretend I didn't hear what you just said...... Don't talk about it again, okay? ”

Aglon didn't answer, just looked away and looked into the distance.

Seeing that he was silent, Princess Sophie suddenly regretted it, for fear that her stern attitude would make him sad and lost.

"Aigron, don't be angry...... I was just...... It's just ......," she said, but she didn't know what to say, "I just want you to have a good time...... So let's stop arguing, okay? I was a little too much just now, don't take it to heart, let's change the subject. ”

Feelings always come out of the most subtle details, and this small concession seems to contain too much meaning.

Scolding and pleading, which is the true meaning?

"So, would you like to paint me a portrait of you?" Egger turned his head solemnly and looked at Princess Sophie melancholy. "I want to treasure it forever. Can you agree to this trivial request? ”

"Okay, of course." Princess Sophie nodded immediately, then picked up the paintbrush again. "Then you can laugh too, don't be sad."

Agron smiled gracefully from his rigorous training and looked at Her Royal Highness.