I Am Louis XIV

This small twists and turns did not attract too many people's attention, only some people laughed at the maid of the Duke of Cornwall for being too timid and fragile, but later Louis saw this maid beside Princess Henrietta - because she was lying on the ground at that time At the king's feet, so he still has a little impression of her—this lady is not much older than Mary, but she has a slender figure and melancholy temperament that only an adult can have, her appearance is not very outstanding , but the dark chestnut curly hair is beautiful.

Although she is still very young, she is much better than the naive and mischievous Mary Mancini in terms of how to serve noble people, and she also knows how to win the favor of others. Henrietta didn't like her at first because It was always whispered that she was extremely rude to faint in front of the king, and some people suspected that she was deliberately grandstanding to attract the attention of the king, and that she was sent to Henrietta by the Duke of Cornwall It's hard to tell if there is any intention to expel this maid - Henrietta is still very young, but she also understands that this maid is not liked by her brother, but after a few days, Henrietta is very willing to let her be with her So Louis saw her a few more times, but the king didn't like the child very much, not because of the previous faux pas, but because she was so unlike a child.

Although His Majesty the King has repeatedly stated that he should treat the Duke of Cornwall as he treats himself, Charlie is still an outsider or even an enemy in the eyes of many French people, and his request also embarrassed the bishop and the Queen Mother—after all, France at this time The royal family has no way to give him troops or funds to restore the country, and they themselves are in a precarious position. Gaston, Duke of Orleans, rejected the king's decree and remained with his daughter, the Duchess of Montancier. In his territory, only the daughter known as the "big princess" was sent to Paris as a hostage or as a substitute for comforting the royal family.

As we said before, the first marriage of His Royal Highness Gaston was forced by Cardinal Richelieu and his mother Marie de Medici, although this Bourbon (collateral) wife brought A rich dowry came, namely Montpencier, of which he still had a distaste, which extended even to their daughter, although the Grand Duchess was full of admiration for the irresponsible father. Not only did he never take care of the poor child, but he continued to interfere and meddle in her after she inherited the territory of her mother Montancier, and now he sent her to Paris—everyone knows , now Paris is like purgatory, it is hard to say whether there is any real and terrible malice in it.

Queen Mother Anne has some sympathy for the Duchess of Montparcier. In any case, the Duke of Orleans married Marguerite Lorraine, the younger sister of the Duke of Lorraine in 1632. The Duchess of Montparcier was only 5 years old at the time. Just being abandoned in the court of Paris, the Duke of Orleans never mentioned taking her back, as if he didn't have this daughter at all, until Louis XIII forced him to take her back before his death.

In those few years, the life of the Duchess of Montancier in the court was very difficult, because everyone knew that she was the daughter of a rebel. Gaston, the Duke of Orleans, was so rebellious that he never bothered to hide it, and of course he didn't care about him. How much ill will my daughter will be treated. Fortunately, Queen Mother Anne had no children at that time, and the young duchess could not help arousing her motherly affection. This feeling lasted until the duchess left the court. Some people said that Louis XIII also wanted to match the new crown prince Louis. Marriage to the Duchess of Montancier, because the Duchess of Montancier once stood by the cradle of little Louis and laughed and called him "my little husband."

But it is also possible that this is the reason why the Duchess of Montancier was forcibly expelled from the court (although Louis XIII was just smiling at that time), Louis was born in 1638, and the Duchess of Montancier was born in 1627. There is a difference of eleven years. If the age is still second, then the father of the Duchess of Montpasier has reached the point where Louis XIII is terribly bored. He will never let his son marry the daughter of the Duke of Orleans. What's more, the Duchess of Montancier has nothing but her mother's territory. According to the Salic inheritance law, the title and land of the Duke of Orleans will only be left to his son Jean. If Jean dies, then The heir became Philip, the second son of Louis XIII.

The Duchess of Montancier was only sixteen years old when she left the court, and she is now twenty-two. It stands to reason that a girl at this age should have married and had children long ago, but her father, the Duke of Orleans, regarded Montancier as a Her own territory would not allow her to marry with the territory at all. After leaving the court, it was rare for her to meet a suitable suitor. Although the queen mother with such a compassionate heart was angry at the Duke of Orleans standing idly by, she also Prepare to find a sincere husband in the court for the Duchess of Montancier.

Of course, there is also a bit of trading and self-interest at the expense of others, but for the Duchess of Montparcier, this is really a great opportunity.

Everyone thought so. At the banquet held by the Queen Mother, the young and handsome men shuttled back and forth like salmon in the sea, showing off their heroic physique and graceful posture. When they were dancing, Louis noticed that Cornwall The Duke of Seoul left inconspicuously. His departure made many people breathe a sigh of relief. After all, he is still an uncrowned king and unmarried. He has great competitiveness in the marriage of the Duchess of Montancier. The only shortcoming is probably He still maintained his Protestant beliefs, which displeased many in the French court. His mother and sister persuaded him to convert, but he never wavered.

Sometimes Charles, the Duke of Cornwall, wondered if he was too stubborn, but since Henry VIII established a church that only belonged to England in order to obtain marriage autonomy (he needed a recognized heir), he proclaimed himself a religion and a country After the supreme head of the country, every monarch after him (except his unworthy eldest daughter Mary) thought it was wonderful, to be able to completely grasp the two lifelines of the country in his hands, that feeling is beyond any praise, There is nothing like a reward or a promise when the end comes.

But relatively, as a Protestant who is hated, it is really difficult for him to get help from believers in the church.

Compared with the Queen Mother Anne of France, Mazarin's assistant teacher and his cousin Louis are not so pious, but they also stand on the French side and will not make promises easily. The Duke of Cornwall intends to send his sister Henrietta married Louis, but it was a pity that his mother said that Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazarin would never watch this marriage come to fruition, and both Louis and Henrietta were too young to consummate their marriage in a few years No one knows what will happen here, and Henrietta has no way to use her own thoughts to influence Louis XIV's judgment-it is good that she can not be influenced by others now.

The courtiers of the Duke of Cornwall wanted him to marry the Duchess of Montancier, but Charlie didn't think the Duchess of Montancier was a suitable object, even though regardless of her status, this twenty-two-year-old woman... some Stupid, she has been away from the court for five years, and during these five years, she may have heard a lot of slander about the Queen Mother or the bishop. During the banquet just now, she mentioned her father more than once with admiration , that is, Gaston, the Duke of Orleans, who was the least favored by the court, which made the Queen Mother Anne's attitude obviously cool down.

Looking at the others, Bishop Mazarin looked gloomy, King Louis looked anxious, and the bored younger brother Philip broke every flower he could touch one by one.

The only one who is willing to cater to this great princess is the Prince of Condé. It would be nonsense to say that he has any affection for Gaston, Duke of Orleans, but since the royal family returned to Paris, he has been expecting to get a return equal to his merit ——For Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazarin, the return is too greedy, and their memory is not so bad. The actions of Prince Condé in Saint-Germain-en-Laye have destroyed the trust of the royal family in him. After returning to Paris Later, Prince Condé not only always complained about the ungratefulness of the royal family, but also kept mocking the Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazaran to his heart's content. respectable person" to humiliate the queen mother and the bishop (he always believed that the two had an affair); A monstrous minister; and he had the audacity to ask for a cardinal's red hat for his brother, the Prince de Conti, who had played a major role in the previous rebellion.

Such a request would of course be rejected, and Prince Condé became more and more dissatisfied, so he began to wantonly slander and curse the royal family through the words of the princess, and consecrated a traitor like the Duke of Gaston. After becoming a saint, the Duchess of Montpasier smiled happily, completely ignoring the face of the Queen Mother, and danced with the Prince of Condé with a smile. People said that if the Prince of Condé had not been forced to marry Richelieu's niece, he Definitely going to be the husband of the Duchess of Montpasier.

Because of this, Charles, the Duke of Cornwall, felt that this woman was really stupid. She should have found a husband who could help her gain a foothold in Montparcier or the French court. The latter could make up for her vacant time in the court, but she didn't choose any of them, but chose a married man who was treated coldly and loathed by the entire court like her father.

Not even the Duke of Cornwall would be happy to see such a lady-in-waiting, let alone a wife, in his court.

However, maybe the Duchess of Montancier would not choose a precarious husband, the Duke of Cornwall sneered sharply at himself in the dark.

"That's not like you," said the voice in the corner.

A black figure that was at least three times the size of a grown man stood up from the corner cabinet. If there were anyone else in the room at this time, they would be terrified, because it was a huge gray wolf, and its The eyes glowed bright blue in the dim light.