[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france":3,"chapter-life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-chapter-1007":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Life of Being a Crown Prince in France",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},386236,646,"Chapter 1006: 914: I deeply regret this","life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-chapter-1007",1007,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1006: Chapter 914: I deeply regret this\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller squeezed together with a large group of dirty, sticky serfs, her eyes wide open, searching for a name on those papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, she didn’t want to find that name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typically, in a noble family like hers, if someone had fallen in battle, the military committee would send someone to notify them at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, evidently too many had died, and the officers simply didn’t have enough manpower, so she had to confirm it herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading through the list of nobles, Mrs. Scheller’s shoulders relaxed for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her David wasn’t on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She double-checked it again before looking at her younger son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter shook his head, indicating he hadn’t seen his brother. Only then did she embrace Lucas tightly, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as her David was safe, who cared if the war was won or lost; let His Majesty the Emperor worry about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller maneuvered around several village women who were sitting on the ground, wailing, and pulled her younger son briskly towards home: “We’d better leave this afternoon; it’s still too close to Vienna. I must write a letter to your father, asking him to join us in Presburg.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning home, Mrs. Scheller immediately instructed the servants to pack, and the entire villa was thrown into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, while Mrs. Scheller was sorting her bookcase, Joslin arrived with two officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the lieutenants bowed slightly and took out his credentials: “This is the home of Baron Scheller, correct? I am with the military committee’s conscription team, and I need to speak with Mr. Rabo Lucas von Scheller.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller quickly stepped forward to return the bow: “Gentlemen, what business do you have with my son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you see, we are about to move; please forgive us for the poor hospitality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lieutenant placed a document on the table beside him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mrs. Scheller, according to His Majesty the Emperor’s decree, the military committee is conscripting your son into service. You know, we are going to have a decisive battle with the French people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it’s the Royal German Legion’s Eleventh Infantry, a very elite unit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller was dumbfounded, and after a long while, she said somewhat flustered: “Well, can you perhaps delay a couple of days… My… my husband is friends with the Count of Cologne…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m afraid that’s impossible,” the other captain interrupted coldly, “we had a hard time finding our way here from Vienna. Please have Mr. Scheller sign here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A half-hour later, Mrs. Scheller watched in a daze as her younger son boarded a carriage with the two officers, soon disappearing down the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least the brothers can look after each other,” she softly comforted herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller decided to return to Vienna—since her son had been conscripted, there was no point in hiding, so she might as well find her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just when she was about to leave, she saw Baron Scheller staggering inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried over: “Dear, why are you back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Scheller looked haggard, his eyes deeply sunken, clearly having not slept for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward and embraced his wife tightly, suddenly bursting into tears: “David, David…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller’s heart skipped a beat, and she pulled her husband a distance away, urgently asking, “What about David?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was hit by a cannon in Morvino…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Scheller suddenly felt the world spinning, shaking her husband frantically, shouting questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long time, she finally understood that their eldest son’s death notice had been sent to their home in Vienna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been dead for over twenty days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t even a complete body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Scheller wiped his tears, turned his head, and hoarsely asked: “Where is Lucas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The butler whispered: “Sir, he was conscripted yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?” Baron Scheller’s eyes instantly filled with rage, roaring, “No! I must bring him back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop crying, all of you, come back to Vienna with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vienna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schonbrunn Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franz II stared intently at Lord Canning, the British temporary Foreign Minister, and said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wars are always won and lost, that’s nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have already issued a nationwide mobilization order, and soon, we will have a new army. Besides, Archduke Karl has already brought back 50,000 soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as your troops reach Goz, we can launch a counterattack at any time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Canning merely shook his head calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, Congress has decided not to intervene in any land battles until the Navy has achieved full dominance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franz II’s face turned red, and after a long pause, he gripped the armrest of his chair, exclaiming: “Then, I need military funds, one million British Pounds. I cannot accept defeat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m very sorry, Your Majesty, until the new Prime Minister is in office, Congress cannot approve a large-scale aid bill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was merely an excuse from Canning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the major reasons the William Pitt Junior government fell was the substantial military aid resulting in enormous losses, plunging Britain’s finances into a tailspin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the new government dare to keep handing out funds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Britain’s strategy is to invest all the funds into building warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Marquess of Wellesley has already landed in Portugal, which will definitely consume a considerable amount of military funds as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Tugut, standing nearby, interjected: “My Lord, perhaps we could persuade Russia to join the Anti-French Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your country has significant influence on Russia, and His Majesty the Tsar would undoubtedly consider your suggestions seriously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head to exchange glances with Franz II, then continued: “Our country can forfeit some of the interests in Wallachia and promise to assist Russia against the Ottoman Empire after defeating France.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canning glanced at him with a peculiar expression: “Don’t you know about that affair?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What affair?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Tsar has already decided to ally with France,” Canning said with a sigh, “The marriage alliance between the two countries was signed last month. The engagement will likely be announced soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, royal marriages during this era required agreements involving a host of political interest exchanges before proceeding to a conventional marriage process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Franz II felt a chill down his spine, nearly collapsing into his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russia’s large army had been his last hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think the French people had planned ahead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly jumped up, disregarding decorum, and shouted at the British:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You once said you could easily defeat the French people, and you supported declaring war on France!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you can’t just casually discard all your responsibilities!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Canning merely bowed slightly: “I deeply regret this, Your Majesty. Personally, I will always steadfastly support you and Austria.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the British left, Franz II immediately assembled all the ministers to discuss the feasibility of continuing recruitment to resist France.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, loud commotion erupted outside Schonbrunn Palace, emanating from a crowd evidently numbering in the thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Franz II clearly heard what they were shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ceasefire! Immediate ceasefire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baron Tugut resign!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“End the mobilization order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Abolish the war special tax!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-05-30T06:21:24.770Z","2026-06-01T04:30:31.323Z",1,"novelbin.me","20cc2a0af75e71618746afa6649da85c098179e6c3d127abe4c0bd290eed1b9c","life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-chapter-1008","life-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-chapter-1006",1568,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flife-of-being-a-crown-prince-in-france-cover.jpg"]