Versailles Wild Rose

No one would bother the king, but the king also needed to eat, so when it was time for dinner, the king finally came down.

He seemed in a good mood, though the lip was broken, a little to the detriment of his kingly dignity.

Of course the attendants knew how it was broken, and they all winked at each other and laughed.

"Look, our king has tasted the sweetness today." The Lorraine knight said frivolously.

Louis Lorraine glanced at him dissatisfied, "Shut up and eat your bread"

All the attendants have the honor of accompanying the king to dine, but of course only His Royal Highness can dine at the same table with the king.

Brother Wang asked "Where is Abby?"

"She ate upstairs in her room."

"The rain has stopped."

"Yes, you can prepare for her later, and I'll take her out for a ride."

"Wait a few more hours, the soil is too wet for the horse to run."

"Then you ask someone to go out and check the road. Or we can walk around and shoot some birds in the woods."

Philip whispered in his ear, "You can shoot her suddenly in the ear, and she'll be terrified."

Louie elbowed him, laughing. "You're being naughty. She's going to freak out."

"Yes, she must be frightened." Philip smiled wickedly.

Louis taught him with a straight face, "nonsense"

The dirt outside is still too wet for horse racing.There are also no suitable roads around the castle, so it is not suitable for walking.

Abigail ate lunch in her room.Two maids brought in a small table and ate with her.

She complained that "the rain is so annoying, I can't go anywhere."

"Miss, would you like to take a nap?" Mary asked.

"Take a nap. Do you need a rest? Carol, if His Majesty doesn't take a nap at noon, what will he do?"

"Sometimes I read, sometimes I play cards."

"Sometimes I go to see a certain lady or lady."

"I do not know about this."

"You don't know that the servants always know the master's secret, and besides, it's not a secret."

"He is His Majesty."

Abigail smiled, "Indeed, he is Your Majesty. I'm full. I want to have some dessert after a nap. What kind of dessert will the kitchen make? Let them make some puffs. If there are cherries, put a few next to the plate Cherry. Oh, Carol, if His Majesty wants to come in, tell him not to wake me."

The maids put on clean bedding for her, washed her up, and went to bed.

No one came to bother her, so she slept comfortably for two hours and did not wake up until 4 pm.

"I want to go out for a walk, can I take a walk outside?"

Mary combed her hair, "Not yet, it's all mud outside."

"Is Carol at His Majesty's place?"

"She's in the kitchen. His Majesty and His Highness are playing cards downstairs."

"Gambling?"

"Correct."

"Who's winning"

"Your Highness."

"Oh!" she suddenly remembered that Philip had not given her 8 ecu. "I have saved some money with His Royal Highness. My brother will serve the king in the royal guard in the future. I want to ask you, do you know where there is a residence that is not too big and not too expensive but is very suitable for the guard of the royal guard? "

"I can send my father to find out. When will your brother be in Paris?"

"It should be here today."

"Then you should have told me earlier."

"Oh, that's because after all, renting a house requires him to see it himself, right? I can't just let him decide. I don't know what the rent is in Paris, and he may not bring a lot of money."

"Don't worry about that. You are the Queen Mother's servant girl, and anyone will feel free to rent the house to you."

"Is it so good?" These are all the blind worship of the royal family by ordinary people in the feudal era. "What does your father do"

"He's a broker. He does a little bit of everything. However, his luck is not very good, and he can't always save money."

"I heard that if the brokerage business is done well, there is no need for the children to go out to be maids and apprentices. Besides, the brokers don't need to pay the principal?"

"I don't quite understand. Anyway, the money he makes always disappears, and if he loses a lot of money, he goes out and gets drunk."

Mary's words were only half spoken.After getting drunk, it is likely to go home and beat up his wife and children. The reason is of course that wives and children are a man's private property, and private property can be treated in any way.

She has seen a lot in the Rouen manor. Most of the male servants will beat their wives. The common people don't think it is a thing to beat their wives. That is to say, the nobles, who think they have "noble demeanor", will give you cold violence However, there are not many people who really beat their wives.

This must have something to do with the power of his wife's natal family, such as Earl Barberion, in fact, he looks good, he was considered handsome when he was young, but he is a man of the Prince of Condé, she feels something wrong now, ordinarily The mother is from Anna of Austria, that is, from Louis XIV. She should not marry the nobleman from Prince Condé.

And my brother also went to Prince Kong Dai's house as an attendant, so there is some ulterior secret in it

Philip pushed the door open and came in, "Are you up yet? You can't ride a horse outside, but you can go for a walk in the forest. Do you want to go?"

"Go. But can I change into men's clothes? I don't want to stain another dress."

"Mary, go to the Knight of Lorraine and ask for a men's suit."

Mary took orders.

"Have you prepared men's clothes for me?"

"No, the knight is about the same height as you, and I think you can wear his clothes. Oh, I gave him 5000 crowns last time, and he was so happy that he made several new suits right away. So I thought , he wouldn't be stingy about lending him a set of clothes."

"Do you know the art of giving rewards?"

"Isn't a reward a reward?"

"You and Louis actually don't know how to reward servants and attendants. You can't give him too much at once, and you can't give him too many rewards. If he is used to you giving him money every time you win, then if you If you forget to give it once, he will be angry; if you forget more times, he will hate you."

"Is that so?" Philip frowned and thought.

"After my mother passed away, I was the one who managed the manor. The servants always tried to be lazy. You have to find a way to get money, not to spend it indiscriminately, and to ensure that the servants and attendants will not betray you."

"It's complicated."

"Managing a manor involves many chores. In short, ensuring the loyalty of others to you is a laborious task. You have to be careful."

"Let's talk about these things after I get married."

"Henrietta"

"It should be. The brother will marry the Spanish princess, our cousin, and I, probably Henrietta, will depend on when Cromwell dies."

"Isn't Cromwell dead yet?"

"Hurry up, he's very ill, it won't last long."

"You guys, it should be us, do we have spies in London?"

Philip raised his eyebrows and acquiesced.

"If he dies, then Henrietta's brothers can go back and be kings."

"Correct."

"That's all right. You and Henrietta have known each other since they were kids. It's better than you marrying a girl you haven't seen a few times."

"do you like her"

"Love it. She's a cute girl, not even a princess anymore."

"Do you like Brother Wang?"

"I can't answer that for you."

"Why, you can tell me, I promise I won't be angry, and I won't tell him."

"You can tell Louis everything, but I won't tell you."

He pretended to be annoyed, "Why does Brother Wang tell you everything?"

Louis, who had been eavesdropping outside the door for a while, couldn't help laughing.

"It's terrible here," Abigail kicked her boots disapprovingly.The Knight of Lorraine was still a child, not tall and very thin, but his clothes fit him perfectly, except that his shoes were a little too big.Mary found her some handkerchiefs to tuck into the toes of her shoes.

"Here, stone slabs should be laid around the house, and the lawn in front of it has not been maintained well. There are a lot of weeds growing, and it looks messy."

"How do you women pay attention to these little things?"

"Of course the place to live must be well-built, and it must be comfortable to live in."

"Versailles is just a hunting palace, and few people usually come here."

"Do you like Versailles?"

"I like it very much. As long as I have time, I will come here to stay for a few days, hunt and relax."

Abigail thought it was probably because he was too busy.He doesn't have to deal with government affairs all day long, and he doesn't want to see Bishop Mazarin, the powerful "another king", so he can only run outside

Bishop Mazarin took over after the ascension of Bishop Richelieu and became the helm of France.Like his predecessor, Mazarin is actually a king's faction, but he also has a great desire for power. It is said that after Louis turned 14 at the age of 18, he should let the king learn to handle government affairs.

But a person who is used to power will not give up power easily, even if the other party is the head of state and the original owner of power.

"Then you can rebuild Versailles, build it according to your ideas and hobbies, and you can live here often in the future."

"It's always been my intention. Abby, look, you've got the same idea as I do."

"It should be a good place to live if it is built well. I like forests. The forests are nice and the air is fresh. Will there be some wild animals here?" She walked beside Louis, lowering her head, watching carefully not to step on it. In stagnant water.

The lawn is not well kept, overgrown with weeds, and the gardener seems lazy, or there is no gardener at all.The lawn is also very uneven, with obvious depressions in some places.

"Perhaps. There will be wolves."

She was surprised, "There will be wolves near Paris." Seeing him pursing his lips and laughing, she understood that he was scaring her.Twist his arm, "Why are you so bad"

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." He smiled and kissed her hair.

"What kind of animal do you usually hunt?"

"Hares, deer, deer, foxes, and occasionally wild boars, but they are rare, and you have to run a little farther. There are also birds, all kinds of birds."

"Do you use a gun?"

"Yes. Can you shoot?"

"I haven't learned it. My father said I'm a girl, don't learn from boys."

"You don't look like an obedient girl."

"That depends on how you define obedient."

Just as Louis was about to answer, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from far to near, and they were running quite fast.

The visitor rode a strong, tall, almost completely black horse, galloped to the front of the castle, pulled the rein abruptly, and stopped the horse.The tall man on the horse turned over neatly and approached them quickly, with a smile on his face, he shouted "Abigail, my little rose"

Louis looked at the man dissatisfied. This man is too handsome, and he calls Abigail so affectionately. Who the hell is that?

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