I Am Louis XIV

Louis only saw a man dressed as a guard bowing to him, but he couldn't see the person so far away. Although the other party might not be able to see it, the young king still nodded slightly to him to express his gratitude.

"What are you looking at?" Mary called out, "Your Majesty, why don't you play with us?"

Today, the children almost all stay in this largest room, which is sunny and well ventilated, which is suitable for them to play games. Although Louis still likes to read books the most, Queen Mother Anne will occasionally drive him out of the study and let him do homework. Games, playing cards or something. If he was still in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Louis could at least go horseback riding and hunting, but in Paris, he could only stay in his room or the small courtyard, staring at the fountain in a daze.

He was called the King of France, but he was nothing more than a prisoner, and sometimes Louis wished he was really a ten-year-old kid who could cry and cry.

"Come on!" It was Mary who urged her again, and it was Philip, the younger brother, who kept shouting "It's so rude". Mary may be the bravest girl Louis has ever seen, and even the bravest of all the children, not only because she can face the werewolf without changing face and give a sharp counterattack, but also because she obviously Contempt for all authority, from her uncle, Mr. Cardinal Mazarin, to King Louis, and his brother Philip, and only she dared to treat Louis as an ordinary person, and yell at him without any scruples.

Philip also fought with her because of this, but I'm sorry, although they are similar in age, girls are always one step ahead of boys in development, so this time the one who was beaten became Philip. Not to give up the right to share the bed for a whole week, for this reason he specially had a long talk with Philip—he indulged Mary for many reasons, except that Mary was the niece of the Bishop of Mazarin, and that Mary had saved him With Queen Mother Anne, Philip's mother's life is also the life, so Philip should be grateful to her.

As for Mary's lack of education...Louis badly entrusted this task to Philip, so Philip took the role of Mary's etiquette teacher seriously. Although Mary didn't catch a cold, at least they didn't do it again.

"Be quiet," Louis walked over helplessly, "Be quiet, Mary, the whole room is filled with your voice. This is not what a lady should do."

"I'm not a lady," Mary said, "I'm a witch."

"Oh, don't say such terrible things anymore." Henrietta said on the sidelines. She didn't know that Mary was really a witch, but she was destined not to know the real relationship between the court and wizards because of her age. All known wizards and witches come from the lurid rumors of the handmaidens. "Witches are to be burned."

"That won't be me either," Mary shrugged, "I will become an unprecedentedly powerful witch, just like Vivian."

"Who is Vivian?" Louis asked.

"Merlin's disciple, or his lover, it is said that Merlin taught her all the spells," Mary said. "In the end, Merlin also died under her spells."

"Does Merlin really exist?" Louis said, "I always thought he was a legendary figure."

"Maybe," said Mary casually, "it doesn't matter—I say, shall we start?"

They played four-handed poker, which by this time was exquisitely made and popular, but to Henrietta it was a little foreign, because to the Puritans of England, they were like the devil who would only bring It is depraved, and the church's perception of it is not so good. In 1397, the bishop of Paris Cathedral banned people from playing dice and cards on weekdays. Dice and cards, mostly out of fear that they gamble or not go to work.

But for the people of the court, there was no better pastime, and they preferred to gamble with dice and cards.

Since the royal family returned to Paris, the previous embarrassing situation no longer exists. Although the royal property confiscated by the Paris High Court has not been fully returned, the gambling funds of His Royal Highness and His Majesty have all become Ecu (silver coins) and a small amount of money. The gold louis, they were poured out of the leather bag on the carpet, emitting a moving light under the sunlight, the eyes of the maids and attendants could hardly turn away from above, only a little maid beside Henrietta kept paying attention Focus on the Princess of England.

Today, Henrietta's luck is still very bad. Although she now has subsidies from the Queen Mother Anne and King Louis, she still can't help trembling when she thinks of the previous events, even if she knows that Louis will end the game with She will still feel sad every time she loses—"You should do it," she said to her maid, "Louis, maybe your luck will be better." .”

The king did not object, so Henrietta and the maid switched positions, because they both sat on the floor, which saved a lot of trouble in etiquette——Louis is a shy child, after saluting to the king and his brother She couldn't raise her head again, but she was lucky, no, it should be said that her agility far surpassed people's impression of her. When the sun was slanting to the west, a small pile of crowns was piled up in front of her. A louis d'or or two interspersed with it.

Henrietta was very happy. Although she was a little tired, she still kissed Louise, and grabbed a gold louis and stuffed it into Louise's hand as a reward.

"What's for dinner?" asked Philip, who was also tired.

"Today is fasting day." Louis said, "We eat fish." It stands to reason that a king should not know the recipes like the back of his hand, but at this time Louis is not allowed to touch government affairs, always reading books will be boring, and playing cards to be honest is not enough. It's not what he likes, so, in order to save his taste buds and other people's taste buds, the kitchen became his first battlefield - it is not an easy task to convince those stubborn cooks, after hundreds of years, they are still Insisting that fruit must be boiled, fish must be grilled, meat must be stewed, and if there is no pan of cream, or a few pounds of cheese, or a lot of spices, it is not a dish...

Probably no one would have imagined that the first enemy he would face after dressing as a king would be the cook... But he really doesn't want to eat the so-called butter stew anymore...

Fortunately, after several hard battles, he can finally eat his beloved boiled fish. The Bishop and the Queen Mother also liked it, but they always tasted it, because at this time, chili was still regarded as an "exciting thing", Mazaran was a priest who swore to keep his chastity, and the Queen Mother was a widow. It's a bit inappropriate for them all.

But before the dish was served, a maid suddenly came to the door in a hurry. She spoke a few words to the guard, and the guard spoke a few words to the chief steward, Bang Tang, and Bang Tang talked to the queen mother's wife. The maid said a few words, and the Queen Mother's maid said a few words to the Queen Mother... In short, Lu Yi saw that this sentence had been passed on to several people before it reached him. It turned out that someone said that a Mr. Breland suddenly rushed Entering Richelieu's mansion, although he was wearing the clothes of a guard, after careful investigation, it was found that there was no such person. When they were about to expel him, Mr. Brayland claimed that the king had hired him.