Just this once, good fortune... just this once... The Emperor prayed silently in his heart.,But the emperor himself just stood there, his face pale as he watched the tide of retreating soldiers, not saying a word.,When Napoleon first abdicated in 1814, at the "invitation" of Emperor Francis of Austria, the French empress, his daughter Louise, arrived at this Austrian palace with her son on May 21st. From then on, she became a crowned hostage.。