I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 27 Potty This post…

The king has been able to use the longbow and crossbow proficiently. Although his brother Philip is unfamiliar, he can see that he is very happy to be able to hit one target after another under the guidance of his brother-in this era, the person who erected the target would not Rewarding the winner with dolls can be said to be a disguised gamble. A small Ecuador can be exchanged for ten long arrows and broad-headed arrows, and ten bulls-eyes can be exchanged for a gold louis, but these arrows The targets were smaller than when the knights were training, and even a well-trained longbowman might not be able to hit them, and the last three parchment targets were not fixed to the wall, but were tied to a thin wire. On the rope, even a slight gust of wind will make it move, and it is very difficult to hit the target surface.

At first the king and his brother were happily playing there, and soon after, Princess Henrietta, who was not so much assigned by Queen Mary as she was at last to be excused from the long Latin monologue , she also took out a small Ecuador in exchange for arrows, but compared to the orthodox taught Louis, the wild Marie Mancini, the record of Her Royal Highness the Princess is really pessimistic - to be specific, It was the owner of the archery target who kept complaining, because he didn't know where the arrows were shot by the princess, and his losses were a bit heavy.

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

Louise is indeed not that kind of impressive girl. Her facial features tend to be male's fortitude, and her facial contours are too severe, which does not meet the aesthetics of today's people. Even her hands and feet are not small and delicate enough, but it is such a finger. With the palm of your hand, you can hold the longbow and crossbow firmly, so that the arrow will not lose strength or accurate head when flying.

She didn't stop, she shot ten times in a row, and every time she hit the bull's-eye, even the three targets hung by strings were no exception. Now it was the target's turn to be frustrated. He complained about 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 ruled that the target owner must pay Henry according to the oral contract Princess Eta had a gold louis, and he had to obey.

   But when Bontang, the king's first valet, said something to him, he rejoiced again.

   "What did you say to him?" Princess Henrietta couldn't help asking, she knew it was a bit rude, but she really wanted to know if His Majesty the King was willing to give her some extra protection.

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

   "You are too kind," said Henrietta.

   "It's just a piece of cake," Louie said. "For these people, some little problem that we don't care about at all may be a disaster in his life."

Henrietta's face paled slightly, and Louis couldn't bear it. A noble girl like Princess Henrietta would not receive such an education at all. She might sympathize with those hungry people who had no food or clothing, but This kind of emotion is high, and she can't understand what it means to put herself in one's shoes, or to change positions. 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. She almost died because of the situation, and she would only remember the humiliation she suffered, instead of lowering her status and keeping the same eye level with those humble people.

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

   "Yes," said Princess Henrietta reluctantly, "that's exactly what the saint wants us to do."

The king saw that her words were insincere, but he did not force her too much. There was no need for this. For Henrietta, the king only had pity and respect, but there was absolutely no love. Perhaps, for the people of the seventeenth century, They were in a good time to talk about getting married, but for Louis, it was a crime. When Romeo and Juliet fell in love, Juliet was at least fourteen years old. He absolutely supported the Queen Mother Anne and the Bishop Mazarin, I hope they are as picky as possible, he can wait until he is twenty-two before getting married.

Upon seeing this, the king's brother Philip immediately inserted himself between Henrietta and the king's brother. According to the etiquette, Henrietta should walk behind him, so that Henrietta distanced himself from the king, but Marie Mancini again It was a little unpleasant for her to have to walk behind Her Royal Highness's maid, but it couldn't be changed 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 the queen dowager were here, of course no one would throw feces on the streets, but there was still a faint smell on the road that could not be said. This smell became clear when they walked through the small square. The strong smell was mixed with fishy smell. It seems that even if Mr. Bishop banned them from selling fish today, it would still not be able to get rid of the accumulated smell. The mayor of Paris, who is also their guide today, suddenly became embarrassed. Fortunately, this time dedicated to Wang The Mass of the Queen Mother Anne's is finally over, and the Queen Mother's maids are gathered around - if it was Louis a few months ago, he might not have understood what they were doing, but on the way from Versailles to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, he had already watched it. I have seen this scene many times.

Simply put, this is an open-air simple toilet. The maids open their cloaks to surround the Queen Mother, and then a special potty maid brings the potty for the Queen Mother to deal with personal problems. Speaking of which, the potty waiter was originally the king's. Privilege, but since the Medici daughter of Italy became queen, she has won this power from her husband - Queen Dowager Anne arguably a beneficiary.

King Louis of course also has his own potty waiter, but he really seldom uses it, no, if possible he hopes to be able to revoke this position, whether it is hunting, surrounded by guards, looking up at the sky while giving back to nature, or making noise At a ball or a sumptuous feast, two people are prepared under the cover of the tablecloth, one with a potty 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 would not 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 suffer. harm.

And just as Louis was considering his words, making sure that he would not hurt this...obviously, the courtier who was too keen on power and would not let himself be seriously injured, a woman rushed over frantically, and was blocked by the alert guards and guards. It was only then that the king discovered that she was the Duchess of Montpensier. At first, the king could not understand what she was calling, but Marie Mancini quickly returned to the king and nodded eagerly to the king.

   "Prince Condé was assassinated!" she said.

   (end of this chapter)