Eagle’s Glory

"Now, please leave immediately!"

Alice was uncharacteristically gentle, and treated these uninvited guests with a very severe attitude, partly because she was guilty, but more importantly, she hoped to deter them in this way.

Her approach paid off—and soon enough, the sheriff had made a decision.

Since the Marquis of Treville is really seriously ill now, there is no point in taking any measures against him. Although this marquis openly disagrees with the government, he comes from a prestigious family after all. His brother, the Duke of Treville, is very famous. He is also a well-known general himself, and he cannot be easily blamed.

"Ma'am, considering that the general is in really bad health, it is inconvenient for us to make too many inquiries - but, after all, we have a responsibility and cannot be neglected, so..." After thinking for a while, the sheriff made a final decision. Decided, "I will leave an investigation paper, I hope you and your husband fill it out truthfully, explaining the recent whereabouts of your family. When the general is sober, he also needs to explain his current political position, and publicly stated that he did not participate. Into any action against the dynastic government—"

Although he was still in a bad tone, Alice was relieved when she heard it.

Allowing the general to stay at home means that the general has avoided the latest storm, and he only needs to keep a low profile for the next period of time to ensure that everything is safe.

"I will." Alice replied sternly.

The sheriff didn't say anything more, saluted his wife again, and left with his people.

Alice watched them walk out of the house, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Married at a young age, how did she ever think that one day she would summon the courage to face the iron fist of the dynasty in order to protect the rebellion of the dynasty?

However, this feeling is not bad.

Of course, she also knew in her heart that the reason why she expelled people so easily was not because she was so powerful that she could scare the sheriff.

"These days, even if there is a rebellion, there must be someone in the court..." She smiled wryly and sighed in a low voice.

Just as Alice sent off the uninvited guest, the Marquis of Treville, who had fainted temporarily, gradually reopened his eyes on the bed in the bedroom.

"Dad..." Edgar, who was next to him, almost cried with joy, "Are you all right?"

Looking at the tears from the corners of his son's eyes, Marquis Treville, who was originally disappointed with his son, couldn't help but feel a little warmer in his heart.

Although this kid is not a weapon, he still has some filial piety.

"It's hard, but it won't die." He opened his mouth, and then gave a short answer with difficulty, then he frowned again and coughed violently, "This medicine is really powerful!"

Seeing his father coughing, Edgar quickly stroked his father's back, trying to help him feel better.

After many years of military career, the general has developed a strong physique. He quickly stopped coughing, and then looked at his son with gray and dull eyes, "You have to be a little bit determined, don't be surprised. At first, although I was confused just now, I can still feel that Alice is much calmer and calmer than you! You should study hard."

"When my father was in a coma, I'd rather I didn't have this hard heart..." Edgar disagreed.

Then he changed the subject again, "Father... Since you are awake now, I am at ease. You are weak now, so take a good rest first, and we will take care of the rest."

After speaking, he got up and was about to leave.

However, at this moment, the Marquis of Treville suddenly stretched out his hand and took his son's wrist.

In all fairness, because his body is weak now, the general's hand strength is less than one-tenth of what he used to be in the past. Edgar can easily push him away, but his father has too much power in his heart. Although he is surprised, he does not dare to resist.

"Do you have anything else to say?" he asked in a trembling voice.

"Tell me, during the time I was out, did you go out to flirt again - especially with Princess Cadillac." Although the voice of the Marquis of Treville was weak, his eyes were still as sharp as usual. Made Edgar tremble with fear.

"No..." He replied subconsciously, and then, in awe of his father's stern gaze, he immediately changed his tune, "Actually, it's only once or twice, after all, you need to relax occasionally... Don't worry, I covered it up very well, Alice didn't know about it at all, and besides, I followed your instructions and never made her unhappy..."

He originally thought that he would be scolded by his father like a storm, and he was already prepared for it, but to his surprise, his father did not scold him this time, but sighed helplessly.

"It's really unworthy! Our ancestors of all dynasties only regarded flowers and willows as the decoration of life, but you regard it as life itself! Alas, you will be ruined by it sooner or later."

After sighing, he changed his tone again, "Forget it, I don't want to say anything more to you now, you cut off all other lovers first, and concentrate on pleasing Princess Kadiyang—"

"What?" Edgar never imagined that his father would say such a thing.

Then, he was overjoyed—after all, this was the first time his father recognized his affair.

After being fiercely reprimanded by his father and almost beaten by a horse whip last time, fear inevitably appeared in his heart, and he had to reduce his contacts with his lovers. Then, because of his trip to Greece, he was forced to temporarily cut off his relationship with his lovers. contact.

However, after returning to Paris, he was suffocated and quickly regained his former state.

While playing the role of a good husband and son at home, he tried his best to "repair the relationship" with his old lovers. With his innate talent, he did a pretty good job in this job.

He told his father that it was only "once or two", but the actual situation was naturally much more than that, but now the Marquis didn't want to get into it.

Soon Edgar was suspicious again, because he knew that his father had no interest in this kind of thing at all.

Sure enough, my father soon expressed his plan, "I don't care about you and your mistress. I asked you to maintain your relationship with Princess Kadiyang for the sake of our majesty and ourselves. Now this In troubled times, we need to have more stable external relationships and news channels. I will definitely be closely monitored recently, so I am imprisoned at home and must not act rashly. At this time, I can only rely on you - if you If you have the ability to run the family by yourself, but you don't have... so I can only count on you to rely on your old lover's relationship. By the way, don't let Alice know that she may not be able to bear such a blow ."

"I understand..." Edgar concealed the secret joy in his heart, and then nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, father, I know the proportions, and the princess herself is very devoted to me, I can easily Take shelter with her, and if I want to know anything, she'll be there to help."

"Is the child male or female?" asked the Marquis of Treville in a low voice.

This sudden question made Edgar almost stunned, and he quickly realized what he meant.

"The princess said it was a man, but I haven't met him yet." He replied in a low voice, "He was not born when I left Paris, and then I temporarily cut off contact with the princess. I didn't know until I came back that the princess was born after he was born. Fearing that he would be blamed by thousands of people, he secretly sent him to a small landlord family in the province who had been favored by her, and treated them as an adopted son on the surface. The princess would regularly look for opportunities to visit him. Take me over to see him, and I politely shirk him."

Edgar spoke of the child in a very light tone. After all, although the child's mother was of noble birth, he was nothing more than a illegitimate illegitimate child, and he had never cared about it.

Whether in the previous era or in the current era, nobles and noblewomen indulged in lust, and accidentally obtained crystals that were not blessed by God. Most of them would only be sent to the people and live in obscurity. Even most of them spend their lives unaware of who their biological parents are—a precedent that Edgar certainly wanted to follow.

Then he suddenly thought, why did the father suddenly mention this child?

"You...you..." He looked at his father in astonishment, and suddenly thought of something, "You want to recognize him as a grandson?"

"No! I don't want to! I hate this little thing that should not have been born and who has never been blessed by anyone," said the Marquis of Treville coldly, "but I must admit that this boy is indeed It already exists, and it flows through your veins, as well as mine."

Then, he looked at his son sternly, "Listen, you and Alice are still very young, as long as you work hard enough, you still have a good chance of having an heir - if you have a son in the future, this little thing will Put it aside, I don't even want to look at him, I don't even recognize him as the queen's son."

Although he only said half of what he said, as his son, Edgar immediately understood the implication-if his and Alice's "efforts" did not bring a son, the father would Figured out a way to turn this unblessed little thing into a real Treville member.

As a prostitute, Edgar doesn't care about heirs at all. In his opinion, even if his legitimate children are daughters, it doesn't matter. But for a father, if his life's achievements have reached the peak, there is no successor in the end. Seeing that he can only be extinct, that is indeed an unbearable consequence.

Alas, even a hero such as Emperor Napoleon cannot be exempt from this kind of thinking, otherwise why would he have to forcefully divorce Empress Josephine at the age of forty to marry a Habsburg princess who could have a son?

However, Edgar knew that things were not so simple, and it didn't matter to him if such a thing happened, but what would Alice think?

His repeated betrayals have already brought serious disaster to Alice. If her father really wants an illegitimate child to inherit the family business in the future, it will undoubtedly insert a heavier knife into her heart. Is it possible for her to accept it? ?

And Xia Lu, her own daughter, what will she think then? Will she allow a "brother" who she has never met to shame herself?

Thinking of this, he felt a little headache.

"Why, you have the nerve to show me such an expression!" The Marquis of Treville scolded his son sharply, "If you give me a little more confidence, why should I think so much? I have already said that, as long as you and Alice has a son, and that little **** rolls as far as possible, I don't want to take a second look! So if you feel uncomfortable, you should work hard for me! I've been desperate for your generation, and now I decide Personally educate the next generation, then our Treville family will definitely sweep away the haze of decades and move towards new glory - I only expect you to do such a thing now. If you can't even do this well, then Get out of here as soon as possible, and stop embarrassing your father and ancestors!"

Edgar's face turned red and white when he heard his father's scolding, but he couldn't refute it.

Indeed, he has failed his father's expectations, but what can be done? If he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it. If he can't do it, he can't do it. He has no intention of living a life like his father's.

"Okay, Dad, I understand..." After hesitating for a moment, he nodded, "I will ask Princess Kadyan about the whereabouts of this child and the name he is using now, of course, I will not let him I know your plans. If Alice and I have a son later, I'll pretend that nothing happened and that he doesn't exist."

Father's stern expression softened a little, "Well, that's it. Edgar, don't let me down again."

Edgar nodded silently, knowing in his heart that this was the last hope his father gave him.

Whether he likes it or not, he has to devote himself to a career he doesn't like, because that's his father's decision.

After a moment of silence, the Marquis of Treville suddenly spoke again.

"How is Agnes doing now?"

This sudden question caught the heavy-hearted Edgar off guard again.

"She...she's alright, I haven't seen her since I returned to Paris, and she seems to be avoiding me on purpose."

"Oh, this stubborn and proud little girl..." The Marquis of Treville sneered. "It doesn't matter, we still have time. When I talked to His Majesty, it was obvious that he was quite interested in Agnes—"

"But she is obviously still resisting His Majesty," Edgar replied. "When we came back, she hardly ever mentioned His Majesty once, and she turned a deaf ear when I deliberately mentioned His Majesty."

"Really? That's a lot of questions--and, we'll let her have no choice." The Marquis of Treville looked calm, then narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Okay, Edgar, I'm going to rest, you go and accompany Alice. Remember, she is our reliable helper and the key to many problems... In any case, don't make her unhappy. Take out The only thing you're good at, son of a bitch, I'll deal with the rest when my body recovers."