I Am Louis XIV

Prince Conti wiped off some unhappiness from his face in an instant, and Milady didn't seem to notice it, "Although it's impolite," Prince Conti asked, "if you are ordered by the king Come, so do you have any information that even I don't know?"

"I can only say that I may have heard some rumors that I don't know whether they are true." Milady said, "I hope they can help you."

"Please tell me."

"Speaking of which, the Austrians really hate the French. It's no exaggeration to say," Milady waved her hand lightly. "My identity here is also a widow from Rome, Italy."

"Even your charm won't convince those Austrians," said the Prince of Conti, leaning over to fill the lady with a glass of mulled wine: "Though I know they reject almost everything in France."

"Except for the wig." Milady said, and then the two looked at each other and laughed. Indeed, from their King Louis to their younger brother Philip, they all had lush and fluffy beautiful hair. Not only did the king's barber After making an unusual play of his aesthetics on women, men also began to wear long and curly hair, but this fashion was very disdainful and contemptuous at the beginning of this fashion, they said, This hairstyle is obviously unmanly, after all, the Austrian aesthetic still stays here in Spain at this time.

However, Leopold I was the only one who accepted this fashion first. Because of a genetic disease, the hair volume of this majesty was quite worrying since he was a child. When he grew up, he often wore a hat To cover up the brighter forehead, his hairdresser is always very careful to carefully fix all the hair on the entire skull with pomade in order, so as not to appear blank areas-with curly hair, the scope of hair coverage It suddenly became bigger, not only looks much denser, but also makes people look extra youthful, and as far as the current physiognomy is concerned, a beautiful head of hair can not only add color to the appearance, but also show strong vitality.

But there is also a problem with curly hair, that is, the damage to the hair is inevitable, especially when there are no chemicals, and the hair can only be curled with tongs. Soon Leopold I discovered that this was also a French conspiracy. Fortunately, his barber quickly found a solution, which was a wig.

So in the court of Leopold I, although there are almost no French things, only wigs are indispensable.

"And do you know who first gave His Majesty Leopold I this advice?" said Milady.

"who?"

"Olympia Mancini."

"Oh," Prince Conti couldn't help jumping up when he heard this, "How is that possible?!" He shouted, "That's the Countess of Soissons!"

"Well, that's why she is qualified to be the royal wife of King Leopold I."

"But isn't that His Majesty's royal lady..." Prince Conti said angrily, because he had courted that lady more than once, and sent a big gift, hoping to open a gap from her.

"That one too," said Madame Milady, "but only that one is really loved." It was only because Leopold I was worried that someone would use the sister of the Countess of Soissons, that is, Mary Manche. Ni, the well-known royal wife of Louis XIV came to attack him, and she was unwilling to have a relationship with Louis XIV on such an ambiguous level, so the Countess of Soissons is also a secret, let alone the wig and curly hair. She showed her clues. Milady understands the psychology of the court and men better than those noble ladies or even "famous ladies". Did he mention those unpleasant things intentionally or unintentionally in front of him?

But Leopold I put on a wig after the curly hair. Milady would never believe it if there was not a eloquent person who went through the needles. When the lady of the royal family started to curl her hair, it was even later than the emperor, so it was absolutely impossible, so Milady arranged a spy by the emperor's groom, and sure enough, it didn't take long for them to find out that the emperor often went to the A royal estate not far from Baden.

This approach made Milady feel familiar, because this behavior was not so stable and frequent three years ago, but it has become more and more regular in the past two years. They did not take the emperor to go to the manor to investigate, but when he left Afterwards, she checked the situation inside under the pretext of getting lost, and then something surprising happened. Milady found not only the Countess of Soissons, but also a child, who was quite healthy and lively, with a slender face. It has quite distinctive Habsburg characteristics, that is, a square chin, but this chin is not as deformed as Leopold I and other members of Habsburg, but it is slightly rigid, and it is not bad for a boy. Nothing bad.

Reminiscing that another Miss Mancini also had a king's eldest son, Madame Milady couldn't help but feel horrified. She could also understand Leopold I's thoughts. We all know, and that child is healthy and smart, so it’s no wonder that he is unwilling to give up this gift of God easily—but he is still unwilling to publicly admit this child and its mother, probably because of his long-standing knots, Perhaps it is precisely because of this that, out of apology, he is quite tolerant of the Countess of Soissons, Olympia Mancini, and the Countess of Soissons is wiser and calmer than her sister Mary. What kind of attitude to maintain——so she is much happier than Mary Mancini.

But about that child, Milady will never tell Prince Conti. Although an illegitimate child will never be eligible to inherit the throne, as long as it is used properly—look at Duke Don Juan, the illegitimate son of King Philip IV of Spain, Didn't he just become a dagger for all countries, causing chaos in a country that was once extremely powerful?

"It's a shame," said Prince Conti. "I think Ms. Mancini is always a little bit wronged."

"To be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with her." Milady saw through his plan at a glance, "That's not a stupid person, Your Highness, or if she was really that stupid, she wouldn't be a fool at all." The emperor's sweetheart."

"Oh, you seem to admire that Emperor His Majesty very much."

"Because that Majesty has many similarities with our Majesty." Milady tidied up the silk tassels of her fan, "especially when it comes to women.

"Gentle and polite?"

"On the contrary." Milady said with a smile: "Gentleness is only on the surface. In fact, they may be the cruelest men I have ever seen. In their eyes, men and women may be the same, and there is nothing that cannot be taken away." To use it, and the things and people that can be seen by them must have something that others can't reach."

"You may be right about this point." Prince Conti agreed. During these days in Vienna, he also tried every means to get to know the emperor. As far as he knew, the emperor was even better than them. The king is even more ascetic. Apart from the queen, there is only one royal wife, and this royal wife not only exists as a necessary decoration, but also has the important task of linking his subjects and wooing princes. Some emperors or emperors She could do what the Minister could not do—now they knew there was a Countess of Soissons.

Here we also have to mention the complicated history of the Countess of Soissons, because this title originally belonged to the cousin of Louis XIII. She married the second son of the Duke of Savoy, her son Eugene Moore. Rhys inherited her title and became the Earl of Soissons, although according to the French pronunciation, he should now be Eugene Maurice——Eugene Maurice is a born soldier, and he is now serving in the king's new army The Countess of Soissons, who has not been in the territory for a long time and rarely pays attention to her wife, but is better than her sisters at dealing with the love between men and women, not only boldly became the lover of Leopold I, but also for him The eldest son was born, although the eldest son is still recognized as the heir to the earl - when Milady passed the news back to Paris through the raven, she knew about this child. I'm afraid that I will fall into a dilemma.

In Europa at this time, girls must remain chaste until they give birth to their husband's first child. This is to insist on the unshakable primogeniture, but it is not that no one dares to cross this bottom line. The former Mrs. Longueville That is so, but it is not only the misfortune of their husbands, but also that of their children. Only a few days ago, Milady had heard that Jean-Louis Charles de Orleans, the eldest son of Anne Geneviève, had given up lost his title and property, and became a Jesuit under the name Abe de Orleans.

Poor Jean made his decision after hearing and confirming that he was not the child of his father, the Duke of Longueville, but the illegitimate son of his mother and her lover, the Duke of La Rochefoucauld. I left it all to my younger brother, his younger brother Charles is a good young man, and now he is also working under the king's command, but this unexpected gift may not make this upright person happy, the Duchess of Longueville even more She was very sad, but fortunately she had obtained the king's forgiveness long ago, so Jean soon became a professor of theology at the French Academy, so that he would not be too far away from his mother and would not have to suffer too much.

But before Milady left, it was said that he was still refusing to see his mother, nor the Duke of La Rochefoucauld, his real biological father.

And what about this child who is also named Eugene Morris? What should he do in the future? Leopold I had his father's love for him, but he also had an emperor's plan. It is said that his father was quite valued by the king. In the subsequent Battle of Flanders, he also assumed an important role. duty.

Milady shook her head unobtrusively after opening the fan. These are not things she wants to think about for the time being. The most important thing now is to win Austria's neutrality for the king.

"I would like to ask one thing," Prince Conti asked: "I heard that you are an extraordinary lady."

Milady glanced at him: "There are many things about me that are extraordinary."

This sentence is really related to many aspects. Prince Conti leaned his body and made the atmosphere in the room more heated: "I mean, what can you do to make His Majesty the Emperor easier to persuade?" ?”

"If you mean those evil methods," Milady said, "the king has us, and the emperor will have them too." Otherwise, Europa would have been in chaos long ago, and the wizards and dark creatures in the other world would not have been so embarrassed , there are also monks, bishops and wizards around the emperor - wizards often use other identities to cover up, but Milady knows at a glance that those astrologers and alchemists are all wizards, and compared with those around the French king , they want to be older and more loyal, she dare not act rashly.

"So we now know that there is such a lady," Prince Conti said with some disappointment: "Then how can we influence Leopold I through her?"

"You have met Leopold I," Milady asked back, "what kind of person do you think he is?"

"Our king said a word," Prince Conti said after pondering for a while: "If a man lacks something, he will try to show that he does not lack that thing." After a pause, he continued Said: "When I met him for the first time, this majesty deliberately pretended to go hunting and won a big victory, but as far as I heard, this emperor is not very good at and likes hunting, to be precise He may be stronger than Carlos II, but definitely not as healthy as our king."

"But he did it on purpose," said Milady. "He was about the same age as our king, ruled a powerful kingdom likewise, was also a defender of God, and even married a king's daughter, and their The lover also has the same surname - we can guess so, he has a strong competitive spirit, especially with our king."

"But in the matter of Flanders and Spain, he was cautious," said Prince Conte.

"Because it will strengthen France first, and possibly Austria afterward," said Milady, "and he will probably be less . . . famous than our king."

"You mean they were supposed to be the patrons of Carlos II, forget it." Prince Conti said frivolously and meanly: "The reputation of the monarch does not lie in this." Henry VIII was once banned because of marriage. The Roman Church excommunicated him, but no one could deny that he was a great king.

"Our King may not care," said Milady, "but I have seen from the Countess of Soissons that His Majesty is a man who yearns for glory and perfection."

"Oh," said Prince Conti, and then thought.