I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 82 The King's Thoughts (Part 2)

Felipe has a good hand. Although Louis knows that he is a wizard, because of the presence of Marie and Vesalius, he is not so sensitive to these Beyonders. Felipe is even more of an idiot who can only rhetoric. It won't attract the attention of the king, and the potion he used on the lady and the prince's brother Philip was not very effective. Those ladies, except Madame Lafayette, wouldn't mind the same appearance. The beautiful young gentleman started a short-lived relationship, but because of the smooth journey, or because he was angry with the contempt of the king and D'Artagnan and others, he even made a show of Madame Lafayette's garter belt in front of everyone. Shameful behavior, Mrs. Lafayette may still be indulging in a wrong love, but no one can stand such excitement, so after Felipe returns from the duel, she is reluctant to see him again.

Similarly, because of this suspender incident - because women at this time only had a long linen underwear, and then put on shirts, petticoats and coats, skirts in layers, so there is no you and me now We all know that small fabrics hide important positions, and their most secret thing is the ribbons that hold the stockings (the stockings at this time have no elasticity) on the thighs, which is what people call garter belts, yes, Lovers often use this little thing as a token of love, but this token will only be properly placed in men's shirts, not even in pockets and purses, so as not to be lost and defaced - Felipe's The behavior is completely naked = Lulu humiliates Madame Lafayette and her admirers, and it is self-inflicted to be brought up to a duel, but it is precisely because of this reason that Philip, Duke of Anjou, acted on his behalf. The behavior of the king caught the attention of the king , Others may only be surprised by the favor of Wangdi to this young gentleman, but can Louis still not know? For Philip, the only person who can make him bow his head convincingly is the king's brother, not even the bishop or the queen mother.

His behavior is already quite abnormal. As long as the king pursues it, Felipe's arrogant behavior will soon be detected, and it is no wonder that he is desperately desperate - Louis does not know, and does not want to know if he has anything else , but as he thought, all intrigues will stop in the face of death.

   Felipe is dead and it's over - whether his last words are true or not...

   "So does this drug have any other effect?" Louie asked.

   "Just stop taking it," Mary said. "There won't be, except for a little weakness, but only a little."

Louis nodded, Philip was injured, Madame Lafayette was stimulated, the two of them were in bed for a few days and would not arouse anyone's suspicion, and those noble ladies, who could not be said to be healthy enough, the king will Don't hold a ball or a celebration recently. "I'm going to my mother," he said to Philip. "I'm going to tell her you're all right."

  Maybe it was an illusion, Philip's eyes changed slightly, but he immediately laughed: "Of course," he said, "you have to tell the Queen Mother well that I'm fine."

Louis took his hand, lowered his body and kissed Philip's forehead, made a gesture to Marie, and led him out of the room. At the same time, he told Bontang not to let other people disturb his brother's recuperation, especially the doctor. In the corridor he met the doctors holding a tightly wrapped dagger that smelled of medicine. The king appreciated the culprit, and then praised them greatly, so that they could go back to rest with satisfaction. .

On the way from the king's bedroom to the residence of the queen dowager, Louis did not say a word, and Mary rarely lost her spirit. As soon as they entered the queen dowager's suite, they saw the queen dowager's maid and A group of priests were all left in the corridor, and Mary quickly returned to the team without the king's instructions. Her dejected appearance made the always strict female officials refrain from scolding.

  ———

"Snapped!"

   This was the first sound the king heard when he stepped into the queen dowager's room.

The Queen Mother, Anne of Austria, Princess of Spain, she was not an arrogant and fierce character when she was a girl. When she was in France, her husband did not love her, and her mother-in-law, then Marie de Medici and her ally Li Bishop Seliu was even more dissatisfied with her because of her status as a Spanish princess and a member of the Habsburgs, and she was full of doubts. As a result, she lived a long period of depression and pain, and lived alone for more than 20 years. The slander with people made her gradually become numb and indifferent, and it was not until the birth of Louis and his brother Philip that she finally had hope.

She also didn't like Richelieu's heir, Bishop Mazarin, but Louis was only five years old at the time, and she needed a reliable partner, so she could only bear it, although many of Mazarin's actions made her deeply disgusted— But there are always things that she absolutely cannot accept!

When Mr. Bishop brazenly said that it was for the king, the Queen Mother couldn't bear it any longer. She did something that she wanted to do for a long time, but had never been able to do it, that is, wave her arm, Give this **** a loud slap in the face!

It was this scene that the king saw. He had to admit that his heartstrings that had been tense were relieved. His presence made Bishop Mazarin relieved. Or rather, mother.

   "Your Majesty..."

"I killed Felipe." Louis said, and met the bishop's eyes at the same time. The king gave the bishop the impression of a smart and gentle child. Now he realized that wisdom is inevitable, and gentleness may be just A kind of disguise - perhaps it can't be called a disguise, it can only be said that when he did not touch his bottom line, the king was indeed very tolerant - Mr. Bishop's anger over the murder of his nephew was like being poured into a fist. The ice water was completely extinguished.

   "Your Majesty," he said.

"Mr. Bishop." Louis said, he didn't look away, even though he did see reproach and supplication in Mr. Bishop's eyes: "I know you have always had some concerns..." He laughed: "I also say , I also have such concerns, so," Louis took a breath: "I also indulged you, watching you do those things... Yes, anyone can accuse you, only I can't, because I'm the beneficiary, I, I'm an accomplice, and if God sends thunder, it will hit me in the head too..."

   "Louis!" cried the Queen Mother, folding her hands in front of her chest, as if begging him to stop talking.

   "Please don't say that," said Bishop Mazarin, "Your Majesty, this will do no harm to the Duke of Anjou! I just want to ensure that His Highness has someone who can influence him! Your Majesty, this is just a game!"

"Perhaps," said Louis, "I believe in you, Mister Bishop, that you watched Philip grow up the same way, and I believe you have feelings for him. But I must tell you, no matter what you and my mother have been like. Worrying, my thoughts are - playing with a person's soul is a vile and vicious thing whenever, for whatever reason.

Philip is free, I give him this freedom, he can fall in love with anyone, he can fall in love with someone older than him, he can fall in love with someone younger than him, he can fall in love with a woman, he can fall in love with a woman Man, fall in love with a rich man, fall in love with a poor man, fall in love with a noble man, or fall in love with a low man... He can even fall in love with a wizard, a devil, but only if this Love must come from his own heart, not manipulated, seduced, or persecuted.

   This is my promise to him.

  You should be glad that nothing happened tonight, otherwise not only Philip, but even I would have to hate you. "

The Queen Mother almost fainted when she heard this, and Mr. Bishop's face was ashen, but Louis's heart was as hard as steel at this moment, he glanced at them again, and let them see his determination, Then he bowed slightly, and withdrew as usual.

   (end of this chapter)