The news that Agnes was pregnant and gave birth to a child soon disappeared from people's hot spots of public opinion, and everything returned to calm.
After learning that her mother and child were safe, Teresa accepted her husband's (seemingly) happy attitude of giving the illegitimate child legal status and a dukedom, and even gave Agnes a gift.
Agnes was already full of guilt for Theresa, and this time she was even more moved. She immediately wrote a letter to express her gratitude and apology to Theresa, and once again assured that she had never meant anything wrong.
Both himself and his son will be loyal to the royal family wholeheartedly.
Teresa behaved so "magnanimously", of course, not because she thought too much and accepted her husband's absurdities again and again, but because now there was someone beside her who she couldn't stand anymore and wanted to get rid of him all the time.
A thorn in the side; compared with Maria, Agnes is not so annoying, at least now she is not the most annoying object, so Teresa is willing to be more tolerant to Agnes, win her to her side, and then make plans.
In short, time passed quietly, and soon more than a month passed, and came the cool late autumn. After this period of rest, Agnes recovered her body and could return to the palace to walk around.
In the corner where no one cares, her sister Alice quietly welcomed the day of her own delivery.
When her sister gave birth, she was watched with envy or jealousy from all sides, received the special "emperor's favor", and even had her mother's meticulous care by her side. But Alice did not have any of these. On the contrary, she deliberately avoided it.
Opening the eyes of the outside world, lest others notice my "flaws".
It has only been seven or eight months since Edgar was released and lived with her again. If the news of her giving birth to her second child spreads at this time, the outside world will inevitably become suspicious, which means
As a result, her and His Majesty's "efforts" were in vain, which she must avoid at all costs.
There is only one solution: keep it secret after the child is born, and wait until more than a month before he is officially born. And Alice is planning to do this.
Fortunately, the world is so cold. Since losing power, Alice has been forgotten by the social world. Only people like Bowen who don't mind "burning the cold stove" will occasionally visit Alice. Therefore, as long as Alice is careful, it will be fine.
It's passable.
She carefully maintained her secret and remained untouched by the outside world until that day came.
Although she had already given birth once, she still felt unbearable when the waves of heart-pounding pain came.
But no matter what, she had to endure it, give birth to the child safely, and live well - that was all that was left in her life now.
Fortunately, she received cold but appropriate care from the Marquis's servants.
These servants are loyal confidants trained by the Marquis over the years. They also know some of the inside story between Alice and Edgar, and they also know the reason why Master Edgar was imprisoned unjustly and was even forced to exile abroad.
There are many tricks caused by Madam, so they all have strong opinions on Alice.
Even if I don't hate him to the core, at least I no longer have the respect and obedience of the past.
However, Alice has been married for so long. After all, we have been masters and servants for many years, so we still have some affection. In addition, no one dares to let Alice die at home, so even if their relationship is close to breaking up, the servants can only
He bravely tried his best to take good care of her, and even helped her to cover up her lies.
During this period of time, the servants have been corresponding with Algiers, reporting on the current situation at home on time. Alice is well aware of this, and has no interest in stopping it - she is very sure that the Marquis will never try to avoid it now.
Dare to do anything to yourself.
Of course, she also knew that if she broke the tacit understanding between the two of them, the always cold and cruel Marquis de Treville would definitely fight to the death.
In the deserted delivery room, on the white sheets, Alice quietly welcomed the second important moment in her life. Even though this time she could not get the world's blessings, and she could not even keep her child's real birthday.
But she still welcomed the arrival of new life with a calm mind.
She has already suffered endless blows from fate, which have made her ruthless and ruthless, and have also made her endurance reach an astonishing height. The pain pouring from her body at this moment is not that overwhelming to her.
She gritted her teeth and endured it all, silently waiting in her heart for the moment when she would make a comeback.
You have caused all this yourself, and therefore you deserve it, so be braver, have a stronger bone, swallow all these bitter fruits, and bear the due price for your past blindness and stupidity, and use the pain of this moment.
For baptism, welcome your new life...
At the peak of pain, she seemed to hear her soul screaming, and then her consciousness became blurred.
When the tide of pain receded, she raised her head slightly and looked at the babbling baby beneath her.
The maid silently helped her cut the umbilical cord, and then out of sympathy for a mother, she handed the baby to Alice.
With the last remaining sanity, Alice carefully looked at the poor ghost who was so close and covered in various kinds of mucus.
"A daughter?" she whispered.
She didn't feel particularly happy or disappointed, she just accepted the fact.
Judging from the current situation, a daughter seems to save her some extra troubles.
Even if she is not interested in the Treville family business at all, the Marquis of Treville will definitely not naively believe that people are far away from each other, and will try his best to prevent it - and now, since a daughter is born, then this
This kind of trouble would be reduced by half. The Marquis does not need to be suspicious, and he does not need to worry about this matter anymore.
fair enough……
Alice had no obsession with having a son. Since God had given her two daughters, she was quite satisfied.
Xia Lu will be very happy to have a younger sister, right?
Thinking of Xia Lu, Alice, who was extremely weak at the moment, suddenly felt extremely longing in her heart. After all, Xia Lu was the child she brought up since she was a child, and the child who placed her infinite hopes on her.
It's a pity that she had fostered her daughter into the palace before, and now she can't take her daughter back rashly. She still needs to wait until her newly born second daughter can see the light of day before she can reunite with her daughter.
At this time, the baby was still crying instinctively, and his voice was very weak, but at least he was still healthy.
Before her consciousness finally sank into deep sleep, she searched hard in her mind for something that could "mark" the newborn - she remembered that His Majesty had originally said what the child would be called after he was born, even though his attitude was very serious.
It's up to you, but since this is His Majesty's will, she must obey it.
In other words, only by using the name secretly decided by His Majesty can His Majesty always remember the child's true bloodline.
She kept searching in her mind, and finally luckily found the name in the corner of her memory.
"Flan."
She gently called out the name to her daughter. It was natural and she didn't get any response. The baby just cried on its own.
Then, she used all her strength and kissed the child gently, regardless of the filth on the baby's body.
She is not watched, not blessed, or even expected by anyone, but she is her daughter after all, and she has such a noble father.
Undoubtedly, His Majesty will not recognize her identity, but if I ask for some "care" from His Majesty, he will probably give it generously for the sake of his own flesh and blood.
The rest depends on the efforts of myself and my daughters.
At this moment, Alice's thin and weak body suddenly surged with unspeakable courage.
Even if you break up with your natal husband's family, so what? As long as you, mother and daughter, are all married, there will be nothing you can't get, and no wish you can't realize.
"Fran, thank you for living for me... From now on, get along well with your mother and sister..."
The mother whispered her last message, and then fell into a deep sleep tiredly amid the baby's cries.
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The news of Alice's secret birth in the early morning was tightly blocked by those around her.
The servants who had already made preparations notified His Majesty secretly, but also wrote to the Marquis of Treville in North Africa, reporting the news that he was "happy to have a granddaughter" again.
It is conceivable that when the Marquis heard the news, he would definitely be furious and at the same time secretly rejoicing.
The Marquis kept it secret, and it was already noon when Aiglon got the news.
Unknown to everyone, he became a father again.
However, Aigron was not particularly excited or excited.
First of all, he has become a father many times, and one more child will not have any special feeling; secondly, he likes Agnes, so Aiwujiwu also attaches great importance to the newly born Joseph, but the relationship between him and Alice
Relationship is not so much the love between a man and a woman, but more of a tacit and tacit understanding between "old fritters".
Because of this, he naturally didn't care much about his daughter named "Flan".
However, no matter whether he values her or not, she is his daughter after all, and she still has to make the gesture that she should.
Although it was inconvenient for him to go see Alice in a big way now, he still wrote a letter in his own hand to congratulate her, comfort her who was now helpless, and promise to get her back as soon as the whole turmoil passed.
This letter is not only to comfort Alice who has just given birth, but also to leave a "credential" for Alice so that she can tell the child her true life experience at a suitable time in the future - and this
It can be regarded as the most precious gift that Aigron, as a father, gave to his illegitimate daughter.
[Of course, whether she likes it or not is another matter when the time comes. 】
Instead of congratulating Alice, Aigron has another headache now.
After recuperating for almost a month, Agnes returned to "work" and came to serve as a guard for Agron and Teresa - this was also strongly requested by her mother. After all, the only way to stay with His Majesty for a long time was to
By your side, your daughter will not be left out in the cold.
After all, she was in good health, so after recuperating, she was generally back to her original state.
After returning to the palace after many days, people from all walks of life naturally greeted her with smiles. The birth of Duke Leichstadt was enough to prove that Agnes' status was stable at this time, and naturally no one dared to offend her.
However, Agnes didn't care at all about other people's flattery. She just performed her duties silently and low-key. At the same time, she was extremely concerned about her sister whom she hadn't seen for many days.
Just after Agron wrote a letter of encouragement to Alice and sent it off, Agnes walked up to Agron gloomily with her lips pouted.
"Agnes, what's wrong?" Agron asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I wrote to my sister, asking about her current situation and saying that I wanted to go and see her...but she wrote back to me and said that everything was fine. She also said that I was giving birth for the first time and needed to recover, so I was not allowed to come to the door.
When I saw her, she even said that if I disobediently ran over to her, she would also hide behind closed doors..." Agnes complained to Agron with a grimace, "You tell me, how could she do this? I don't care about her.
?"
Of course Aigron knew why Alice was like this.
However, on the surface, he pretended not to know. "Of course your sister knows that you care about her, she just doesn't want to burden you... After all, she has a special status now and really doesn't want to have any contact with the outside world.
Besides, she is now close to giving birth, and she really doesn’t have the energy to entertain guests anymore, right? I know you want to see your sister, but you’d better endure it for a while. When she comes back here, you can’t always be with her.
Yet?"
Agnes also felt that this was the truth, so after Aigron comforted her, she finally calmed down. "Forget it, I won't argue with my sister now. After the child is born, it won't be too late for me to train her well..."
Aigron himself knew that his words were unconvincing, and he was afraid that Agnes would think about it, so he immediately changed the topic, "Speaking of which, if you are worried about your sister and want to share her worries, now you have
A better way - isn't Xia Lu by our side now? She is getting older now. If you want to preach and gain vocation, you can lay some foundation for her now..."
Being encouraged by Aiglon, Agnes's interest was indeed lifted, and the depression and doubts just now were thrown out of the sky.
"That's right! I was almost this old when I was taken over by the master to be his apprentice? You reminded me..." Her eyes lit up, "Anyway, I have plenty of time when I'm on duty here, so I'll use her to relieve my boredom.
.”
"I believe she can learn your skills well." Aigron suppressed his laughter and replied seriously, "She definitely has this talent."