After settling Aiglon, Queen Hortense returned to the Allen South Villa with her young son Charlie.
Although she was confused, she maintained her composure on the surface.
"Mom, thank you for helping us." After returning to the living room, Charlie thanked her.
"No need to thank me, I was just forced to do so." Queen Ortense replied, then pointed to the sofa next to her and motioned for her son to sit down.
Charlie obeyed his mother's order and sat down.
"My son, your audacity really scares me. I don't know how I should end it for you... But now that things have reached this point, there is no point in complaining." Queen Otangsi smiled bitterly, and then
Ask your son again, "Tell me, what do you want to get from it?"
"I want everything we lost, Mom." Charlie answered with his head raised.
"So how much of 'everything lost' do you need to get back to be satisfied?" Queen Ortense asked. "How big of a share do you want to get from it?"
"Mom, what do you mean?" Charlie seemed a little confused.
"What I mean is very clear. Are you fighting for the Bonaparte family, or are you fighting for yourself?" Queen Ortense looked at her son seriously, "I watched you grow up, don't try to lie to me,
I can see that."
Charlie and his mother looked at each other for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again.
"In my opinion, the two are one. Without the name of the Bonaparte family, I cannot achieve anything, so I must dedicate everything I have to lifting this family back to the throne. As for my personal needs
What can satisfy me...Mom, I must at least be the king of a country to be satisfied. Of course, it doesn’t have to be the Netherlands, other places will do.”
"What do you want at most?" Queen Hortense still didn't give up asking.
Louis hesitated for a moment, then whispered to his mother.
"If anything happens to your Majesty, the leader of the Bonaparte family will be one of our brothers, and maybe I will become the emperor of France."
Queen Hortense's face suddenly turned pale, but she did not appear surprised. She did not speak for a while, but continued to stare at her son.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Charlie looked a little uncomfortable.
"It was you who brought Aiglon out. You packaged your ambition into family honor and tricked him into abandoning everything to carry out a dangerous career, so...you must be responsible." Queen Ortense finally broke the
Silent, he said to his son word by word, "He is the heir of the family. If the empire is restored, then he will be the natural emperor. You must respect his status, obey his orders, and you must not take actions that harm him."
, let alone hope that something unexpected will happen to him!"
"I didn't mean that...Mom." Louis was panicked and quickly defended himself, "After all, the world is full of accidents. Maybe Aigron will pass away without leaving any children. In that case, I
Or Louis will have to shoulder this responsibility."
"If God brings disaster, then I have nothing to say, but I will never allow you and your brothers to fight against each other within the family for your own ambitions. We owe Napoleon enough. If it is not good for his son,
That’s simply worse than a pig or a dog!”
Queen Hortense's tone suddenly became serious, and she loudly warned her son, "If you do this, I will never recognize your son again, and the same goes for Louis!"
"Mom, you are thinking too much. I have never planned this." Charlie smiled and tried to lighten the atmosphere.
"If not, it's best. Then you swear, in front of me, in front of him -" Queen Ortense raised her hand and pointed to the portrait of Napoleon on the wall, "hurry up and swear, promise never to disrespect him."
Seeing his mother with such a stern attitude, Charlie was obviously at a loss. He didn't understand what clues his mother had seen and concluded that he had evil intentions.
"Answer me!" Queen Hortons urged loudly again.
After hesitating for a moment, Charles looked up at Napoleon's portrait in desperation and left his oath.
"I swear to always respect His Majesty Napoleon II, obey His Majesty's orders, never disobey, and never do anything to harm His Majesty."
"My child, forgive my mother for speaking harshly to you. Some terrible risks must be eliminated before they sprout." Queen Otangsi smiled bitterly, stroked her son's hair, then tapped his forehead and shoulders with her fingers, and drew a line.
She made a cross and said, "I will always remember your words. If you still recognize me as your mother, you must remember it too."
"Okay, Mom, you should also take a rest. You have been really tired these past two days." Seeing that he finally passed the test, Charlie breathed a sigh of relief and held his mother's shoulders.
Hortense did feel physically exhausted. The events and actions of the past two days had consumed too much of her energy, and she just wanted to have a good rest.
When Queen Ortense woke up, it was already the morning of the next day. After she regained consciousness, she sat up leaning against the back of the bed, and then looked at the scenery outside the window.
The weather was very sunny today, and the scenery of the garden and mountains outside the window was unobstructed. The open scenery made her nervousness and fatigue disappear.
For a moment, she suddenly felt that she had experienced a dream in the past few days, but actually nothing happened.
However, her thoughts were quickly shattered. A noise coming from the door attracted her attention.
She got out of bed, then went to the window to look, and then saw a group of men in uniforms filing in.
What was supposed to come finally came... She sighed secretly in her heart.
Everything still needs to be faced after all.
She calmed down, changed her clothes, and walked out of the bedroom.
Then she came to the first floor and met this group of people in the living room.
She comforted the panicked maid, and then looked at the group of uniformed men seriously.
"Gentlemen, why do you want to barge into my home and disturb my peace?"
"I'm sorry to disturb you, madam." The leading middle-aged man took off his hat and paid tribute to the former Queen. "Please allow me to introduce you, I am Austin Miller, the police chief of Thurgau Canton."
"Mr. Miller, it's a pleasure to meet you." Queen Ortense nodded to him coldly, "Do you have any business with me? I don't remember anything I have done to disturb local security."
Austin Miller looked at Queen Hortense carefully, but didn't see anything in her expression.
Then, he looked up and looked around again, and saw the portraits hanging on the wall.
"Do you really not know, madam?" he couldn't help asking.
Queen Hortense did not answer, just looked at him.
"Well, let me tell you -" the police chief sneered, "there is news from Austria that the King of Rome - no, it should be said that His Royal Highness the Duke of Lechstadt has fled Vienna and is missing. There is news
It is said that he may have fled to our country."
"Oh God!" Queen Hortense exclaimed. "Why did this happen?"
The police chief, who had been paying attention to her reaction, didn't see anything unusual, but of course he wouldn't stop there.
"Please allow me to search your house, madam." Although he said please on the surface, he did not wait for Queen Ortense's consent, but waved his hand directly.
The policemen next to him also took action, entering each room and starting to search.
At this time, Charlie also walked out of the room.
"Mom, what happened?" He looked at his mother with innocent eyes.
"This is my son." Queen Hortense quickly explained to the police chief.
The police chief looked at the young man carefully and then asked the local policeman brought next to him.
After receiving the confirmation reply, he finally relaxed a little.
"It is said that your son left Switzerland before and came back recently?" he then asked.
"He went to visit his father." Queen Hortense replied calmly, "Sir, there is no law that says that a child is not allowed to visit his father, right?"
The police chief frowned and then spoke again.
"Madam, I don't know if you were involved in this shocking incident. I hope it's best not, otherwise you will have to accept the punishment together and be expelled from Switzerland."
"My life now is very peaceful and peaceful. I like the life here and hope to live like this forever, so I have no interest in participating in any conspiracy activities." Queen Ortense responded tit for tat.
"Really? Madam, I am not happy with my current job, but there are some things I must do. Please forgive me."
"I can understand you. Please sit down, sir." Queen Hortons replied solemnly, and then pointed to the sofa.
The police chief sat down and then continued to let his men search the entire villa.
The policemen searched every corner carefully. After about an hour or two, they returned to the police chief and still found nothing.
"Now you believe it, right? We know nothing about what happened." Queen Ortense said to Director Austin Miller.
"I can't believe this." The police chief replied with a wry smile. "We will continue to monitor the situation. If Duke Lechstadt is found to be in our country, then we must send him out of the country. And you, I
I hope you can face your current situation and make the right choice."
"Mr. Director, I don't quite understand what you are talking about." Queen Ortense still looked at the other party calmly, "I am as surprised as you are about this matter."
Being rushed into the living room by a large group of people in uniforms is indeed an uncomfortable thing. If most people are not mentally prepared, their faces will even turn pale with fright. However, Queen Ortense kept her calm and did not
Lost the proper manners.
After all...she is someone who has dealt with the highest-level dignitaries on the European stage, and has also seen the most ups and downs in history. How could she be afraid of such a small scene?
"I have never been willing to embarrass a woman, let alone a lady with such a distinguished reputation as you. After you came here to take refuge, we have never disturbed your life, allowing you to be a guest of the Swiss Confederation.
Live here forever.”
The police chief's tone softened, and then he looked at Queen Ortense with sincere eyes, "However, in return, we also have the right to ask you to understand the situation of our country - Madam, Switzerland is a small country that has been involved in
After falling into the terrible flames of war, we finally escaped from the pool of blood, ushered in the days of peace, and gained the hard-won neutral status.
Just because we know how precious all this is, we will do our best to maintain our peace and not allow anyone to destroy it - the Duke of Lechstadt is not our welcome guest, if you are proven to be with him next
If you get involved in anything, you will also lose the qualification to be our friend, please keep this in mind."
"I will remember it." Queen Hortense nodded solemnly. "But don't forget that he is Napoleon's son and my closest relative. I don't want him to be caught by you. If he really
He came to Switzerland, I hope he is well."
"A frank answer." The police chief smiled and nodded, then stood up and bowed to the former queen, "Madam, I hope the whole incident will not end in a tragedy. I am very happy to have the opportunity to visit
you."
"Thank you, sir." Queen Ortense nodded to him, "You are much more polite than I thought. I understand your difficulty. If you need my help in the future, just tell me directly.
I will try my best to cooperate."
"I just hope these troubles will be over soon, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to rest for a long time!" the police chief complained, then turned around and strode out of the living room.
And his subordinates followed him out of the mansion one after another, and then disappeared into the snow.
Watching them leave, Queen Hortons secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, fortunately we acted quickly." Charlie also said happily.
"It's still too early to be thankful that he didn't believe what I said." Queen Hortons replied coldly, "We have been living in seclusion recently and try not to go out as much as possible."
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"Of course I understand this." Charlie nodded. "But his behavior was as we expected. The Swiss have no hatred for His Majesty, they just want peace, so as long as His Majesty does not appear in public to break their peace, they do not want to mobilize troops.
.”
"That's what I say, but Aiglon must also be careful." Ortense frowned slightly, and then sighed, "In addition, you must remember your oath. I swear to God, if you violate your oath, I will never
forgive you."
"I'll remember it, Mom." Charlie replied casually.
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With the urgent transfer of official documents between countries, the news that "Duke Lechstadt took out Vienna" spread like wildfire throughout Europe.
Whether it was the palace, the government, or the streets, people gathered together to talk about this sensational event.
Everyone knows that this is definitely not the end of one thing, but on the contrary, it will be a new beginning of a series of events. They are either excited or worried, and no one dares to predict what will happen next.
Even Switzerland, a small country surrounded by the Alps, was once enveloped by this noise and was in a rare state of tension.
However, as time went by, everything became calm again. The waves of the boulders thrown into the pond had disappeared. People's tense nerves slowly relaxed and they returned to their ordinary daily lives.
Winter turns to spring, everything revives, green replaces white and covers the earth. Lake Constance also ushered in its most beautiful day of the year, and more tourists came from all over the world.
A spacious four-wheel carriage stopped by the lake, and then several young men and women got out of the carriage, and then stood on the lake embankment and looked at the beautiful scenery in the distance.
They were all dressed very delicately, and the young man and woman in the lead were walking hand in hand by the lake.
They were chatting and looking at each other, with sweet smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they were a young aristocratic couple on their wedding trip.
Behind them, there was a girl, holding a small parasol decorated with satin lace, following leisurely, looking around at the scenery curiously.
Because of the cold in early spring, she wore a thick woolen skirt, but because her figure was slim, she didn't look bloated.
She had long golden-brown hair, braided into a ponytail and hung on the back of her head. Her face was fair and pretty, and her brown eyes looked around smartly, as if she was full of strong curiosity about everything around her.
And if we put aside the girl's beauty and youthful vitality, perceptive viewers can find that her movements are light and fast, her steps are very precise, and her exquisite dress makes her look like she is dancing.
After the couple in front chatted for a while, they found a place to stop.
The young man stood there, looked at the surrounding scenery, and finally compared the distance with his fingers. Then he took out his painting tools from the servant next to him, opened his easel and prepared to paint here.
The young lady stepped aside so as not to interfere with her husband's display of his painting skills.
She retreated to the girl's side and looked quietly at her husband who was about to paint on the canvas, her eyes filled with deep attachment.
The girl couldn't calm down and kept pacing beside her, looking at the surrounding scenery.
"Agnes, can't you take a break?" Because her vision was affected, the little woman couldn't help complaining to the girl, "Don't interfere with Edgar's thoughts."
"How could I interfere with him when I'm so far away?" The girl complained seemingly aggrievedly, "Alice, do you blame me for influencing you?"
Being contradicted by her like this, Alice was ashamed and angry, and couldn't help but glare at the girl.
Agnes smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, with a proud look on her face. "Why are you so shy at this time?"
"I'm not shy." Her sister retorted, then showed a helpless smile and looked at her sister.