I Am Louis XIV

The king has been able to use the longbow and crossbow proficiently. Although the younger brother Philip is unfamiliar, it can be seen that he is very happy to be able to shoot one target after another under the guidance of his elder brother. Dolls will be used to reward the winners. This kind of game can be said to be a disguised form of gambling. A small crown can be exchanged for ten long arrows and broad-headed arrows, and ten bulls-eyes can be exchanged for a gold louis. The archery target is smaller than when the knights were training, even a well-trained longbowman may not be able to hit it, and the last three parchment targets are not fixed on the wall, but tied to a Even a slight breeze on the string will move it, making it difficult to hit the target.

First, the king and his brother played happily there, and soon after, Princess Henrietta also came, but it was not so much that she was appointed by Queen Mary as an excuse to escape from the long Latin monologue. , she also took out a small crown in exchange for arrows, but compared to the orthodox-educated Louis and the wild Mary Mancini, Her Royal Highness’s record is really pessimistic—to be specific , the owner of the archery target kept complaining, because those arrows didn't know where the princess shot them, and his loss was a bit heavy.

Princess Henrietta's expression was really gloomy at this moment. At this time, her maid Louise approached her and said something. Her Royal Highness took out another small crown and exchanged ten arrows. Give them to Louise.

Louise is indeed not the kind of impressive girl. Her facial features tend to be masculine fortitude, and her facial contours are too severe, which does not conform to the current people's aesthetics. Even her hands and feet are not small and delicate enough, but they are such fingers With the palm of your hand, you can hold the longbow and crossbow firmly, so that the arrow will not lose its strength or aim when flying.

She didn't stop, and she shot ten times in a row, hitting the bull's-eye each time, even the three targets hung by strings. Now it was the turn of the target's owner to be frustrated. He had complained before He just wanted to get a little more reward from these nobles, but he would lose money instead. He cast a pleading look at the king. Louis knew what he was planning-he justly judged that the owner of the arrow target must pay the king according to the verbal contract. Princess Henrietta a gold louis, he had to obey.

But he cheered up again when Bontang, the king's first squire, said something to him.

"What did you say to him?" Princess Henrietta couldn't help asking, she knew it was rude, but she really wanted to know if His Majesty would like to grant her some extra protection.

"I told him that he could put up a banner to let people know that the king, prince and princess have played his game here." Louis said gently: "Many people will be willing to try."

"You are very kind," said Henrietta.

"It's just a hand in hand," Louis said. "For these people, some small problems that we don't care about at all may be a catastrophe in his life."

Henrietta's face turned pale slightly, and Louis felt a little unbearable at once. A noble lady like Princess Henrietta would never receive such an education. She might sympathize with those starving people who had no food and clothing, but This kind of emotion is high and high. It is impossible for her to understand what it means to put herself in another place, or to change her position. She has been a princess since she was born, and she may become a queen in the future, at least a prince or a duchess, even if she has also been affected by the embarrassing financial situation. She almost died because of the circumstances, and she would only remember the humiliation she suffered, instead of lowering her status and keeping the same line of sight with those humble people.

"It's my fault," said Louis at once; "my dear Henrietta, I can swear I don't mean to blame anyone, you, or your maid, I just don't want to see anyone disappointed, though that's true A greedy guy, but all we have to do is forgive."

"Yes," said Princess Henrietta with some reluctance, "that's exactly what the saints want us to do."

The king saw that her words were insincere, but he did not coerce her too much. There was no need for this. For Henrietta, the king only had mercy and respect, but absolutely no love. Perhaps, for people in the seventeenth century, They are in a good time to talk about marriage, but for Louis, this is simply a crime. When Romeo and Juliet fell in love, Juliet was at least fourteen years old. On this point, he absolutely supported Queen Mother Anne and Bishop Mazaran hoped that they would be as picky as possible. He could wait until he was twenty-two before getting married.

Seeing this, the younger brother Philip immediately inserted between Henrietta and the king brother. According to etiquette, Henrietta should walk behind him, so that Henrietta distanced himself from the king, but Marie Mancini again Having to walk behind Her Royal Highness's maid made her a little unhappy, but there was no way to change this until she accepted a knighthood or married a lord, so the king asked Bontang to ask her one thing, so She walked away happily at once.

When the king and queen mother were here, of course no one would throw feces on the street, but there was still a vague and indescribable smell on the road, which became stronger when they walked through the small square. Strong, fishy smell mixed in the stench. It seems that even if Mr. Bishop forbids them to sell fish today, the accumulated smell cannot be removed. The mayor of Paris, who is also their guide today, suddenly feels embarrassed. Fortunately, this time is dedicated to Wang The Queen Mother Anne's mass drama is finally over, and the queen mother's maids gather together—if it was a few months ago, Louis probably wouldn't have figured out what they were doing, but on the way from Versailles to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, he had already I have seen this scene many times.

To put it simply, this is an open-air simple toilet. The maids spread their cloaks to surround the Queen Mother, and then there are special chambermaids who bring pots for the Queen Mother to deal with personal problems. Speaking of which, the chambermaids were originally the king’s servants. Privileges, but since the daughter of the Medici in Italy became queen, she has won this power from her husband-Queen Anne can be said to be a beneficiary.

King Louis of course has his own potty attendant, but he really rarely uses it, no, if possible he would like to be able to remove that role, whether it's hunting, being surrounded by guards, giving back to nature while looking up at the sky, or making noise At a ball or a sumptuous banquet, under the cover of a tablecloth, prepare two people, one with a pot and the other with a silk scarf, ready to serve him at any time... No, he doesn't want to.

But the mayor of Paris didn't think so. He graciously introduced his nephew to the king - carrying a potty, and claimed that the young man had the warmest and softest hands and would never let the king's tender skin Hurt.

And just as Louis was considering his words, making sure that he would not hurt this... a courtier who was obviously too enthusiastic about power and would not let himself suffer serious injuries, a woman rushed over madly, and was caught by alert guards and guards. The king realized that she was the Duchess of Montpensier when she blocked her. At first, the king couldn't understand what she was calling, but Marie Mancini quickly returned to the king and nodded eagerly to the king.

"The Prince of Condé has been assassinated!" she said.