Mary Su Stuart

During the Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Song Yu, a writer famous for his beauty, wrote an article "Dengtuzi Lustful Fu", describing the so-called lustful person as "the courage to speak to ugly and lame wives, and can give birth to a child." Five kids" guy.And it can be seen from the behavior of King Henry II of France that he is definitely a real womanizer.

First, see his real wife, Queen Catherine.As far as a queen is concerned, Catherine's appearance is really not satisfactory.She and Henry II had not had children for many years, and were even in danger of being "divorced" (although the Catholic Church does not allow divorce, some monarchs can always find a way to annul the marriage).However, since the birth of her eldest son François in 1544, she has been in a series of births (ten are recorded).

Moreover, the king who was born in 1519 has a deep Oedipus complex.He has just arrived in his thirties, and his favorite mistress, Madame Valentinois Diana, is fully 20 years older than him—it is comparable to the Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen of the Ming Dynasty who loved Wan Guifei (that pair is age difference of 17 years).

Today, Henry's new love, Mrs. Fleming, the housekeeper of the Scottish royal family, and the mother of Mary Fleming, is also nine years older than him.

It can be seen that he is actually quite a vegetarian.

However, Mary was more surprised than happy when Henry II got married with her housekeeper—she managed to get along with the chief mistress and the queen at the same time, but Cheng Yaojin came out.

It's frustrating.

Mary sat at the window with her face in her hands, worrying.

This Mrs. Fleming is the illegitimate daughter of Mary's grandfather, King James IV of Scotland. By blood, she is the Queen's aunt.She married a Scottish nobleman and had five sons and two daughters, one of whom was Mary Fleming.It was precisely because of this relationship that the Queen Mother Mary followed the Queen to France this time.

Mrs. Fleming's husband died at the Battle of Pink a little over a year ago.Now, the widow has quickly found a new reliance, and she is also the monarch of France, a great European country.

There was even news of "pregnancy" soon... Now, I'm afraid she won't be too proud.

Such things, though, were not scandalous at the French court; Mrs. Fleming, after all, was from Scotland, and her roots were simple enough to be envied, and her queen's reputation might be affected—it was, after all, a flattering and frivolous affair.

For this reason, the maid who was the first to know about this matter, Mary Beeton, who was the oldest and tallest, immediately expressed anxiety and resentment, and wanted to ask Mary Fleming to find out what happened.

Miss Fleming, however, was tight-lipped about it.

Even Queen Mary couldn't ask anything, but had to go to Mrs. Fleming herself.

This housekeeper is really not competent—at first, when Mary tried to communicate the Queen's study plan with the instructor appointed by Henry II, she was submissive and showed no performance; but after half a year, she put aside the mistress and secretly won Another male monarch's favor.

Now, in the face of the young queen's straightforward "question", the 39-year-old has a gentle and soft face and tears in her eyes.

"I beg your forgiveness, Your Majesty. I love Your Majesty Henry too much. I cannot resist. I have never seen such a heroic and courageous monarch in my life..."

Mary hated her teeth so much, but she had nothing to do with this romantic widow for the time being.

Hearing the queen's question about the so-called "pregnancy", Mrs. Fleming sighed shyly.

"Oh, this is a beautiful misunderstanding. I think Miss Beeton is only a child, and can't distinguish between some... skin-to-skin affinity and the not-so-necessary connection between having children. Uh, and, although I have a Some similar symptoms, but the doctor helped me confirm that this is just a little physical discomfort..."

While she was hesitating, Mary learned the truth: Damn, it turned out that she was not pregnant, it was an oolong.

Mary spit secretly, but at the same time felt a little relieved.

But, talking about this kind of thing, and then thinking about my situation in the French court... Uh, I always feel so ashamed, ashamed in every way.

However, in the end, Mary found that she couldn't do anything to Mrs. Fleming at the moment, so she could only acquiesce in this fact.

Forget it, she endured it!

She had to quickly set her sights on another pregnant woman—Queen Catherine was really pregnant, and she was about to give birth.

In the early summer of 1549, Catherine gave birth to a second frail son, whom she named Louis.

In history, she will have three sons who will successively become kings of France: François (II), Charles (IX), and Henry (III).Therefore, Mary estimated that this newborn boy might not have grown up smoothly.

And the shameless Mrs. Fleming blatantly mixed up with the king during the queen's puerperium.

Of course, she was still humble and cautious on the surface, delicate and shy, like a swaying white lotus, which won Henry II's admiration.Mary inquired, and he even privately praised her for "bringing people more happiness than the sum of the six most beautiful women in the kingdom".

Hell, who knows who the "six most beautiful women" are in the mouth of King Deng Tuzi.

Mary also learned from her mother's letter that Mrs. Fleming's deep bond with the king should not be underestimated.Henry II even wrote to the Queen Mother of Scotland, requesting: "in view of her good service to the queen", "help Mrs. Fleming", "either to buy, or to use other prisoners of war, to exchange her for the battle of Pink Son captured by England".

Mary really admired this passionate father-in-law and this intelligent mistress.

And her immature and innocent maids, after being beaten by her, gradually saw the truth with her.

That's all, anyway, the matter has come to this, simply make the best use of everything.Mary thought.Now that the housekeeper has two minds, she must also make good plans for herself.

Mary is hoping to further broaden her network and stabilize her position.

Especially Henry II.Through getting along these days, she has come to understand that the master of the French court is (that) dictatorship (that) and cannot be violated.As the guardian of the future crown princess, he has the absolute right to speak and decide everything about her.

Now, however, France was at war with the Holy Roman Empire for territory, and his focus was not on the court.Therefore, as long as women flatter well, he doesn't mind giving them more room to move.

Mrs. Fleming, Mary thought, should have been closest to her; and theoretically, at present, their interests were more aligned--despite the king's favor, her position was still the Scottish royal housekeeper; and Well, she still has a son who stays in her hometown and needs to be taken care of by the Queen Mother—so, this ally who has two masters in one body can still be used well.

In addition to fighting for more preferential treatment and freedom from her father-in-law, the Queen of Scots also wanted to get in touch with her fiancé as much as possible.

Although it was originally a political marriage, the younger the boy, the stronger the plasticity, and the auntie has the opportunity to exert as much influence as possible; in other words, the relationship also needs to be cultivated, and the worst situation can be avoided by running in early; Whether the weight is good or not, it is better than getting married with a smear of black eyes in the future.

Mary dared to swear to God, she didn't have too deep thoughts of "nurturing"—just kidding, he was different from Fourth Mary, he was in a high position and attracted people's attention, so he was not easily manipulated.

Thinking about it from another angle, even those girls who have been with her all the time are independent individuals, not clay figurines that she kneads.

Regardless of the queen's reserve, Mary expressed to Henry II selfishly and grandly that she hoped to "learn how to be a king" with the crown prince.

And Mrs. Fleming, who was entrusted by her, helped Mary make a request to the king with her serious proposal and unscrupulous coquettishness.

Well, they simply bypassed that Madame Valentinoy.It should be noted that, as a new love, Mrs. Fleming is very cautious when facing her old love Diana; if it is not necessary, try to avoid meeting alone.And ever since this embarrassing incident happened to the housekeeper, Mary was also a little afraid to have a detailed discussion with the "sufferer".

As for Queen Catherine, her newborn son was grabbing all her attention, so she had no time to care about the infighting among concubines for the time being.

Therefore, the king made a decision with a smile, and arranged for Mary and Francois to become "classmates".

Thus, the "new class" began.

After being re-educated by the French court for more than half a year, Mary's French is already very standard and fluent, and there is no obstacle in conversation or writing.Therefore, there is no obstacle between the two children, whether in schoolwork or daily communication.

The signboard of "promoting feelings" is used, but Mary's purpose is actually quite simple: to cultivate feelings needs a long flow of water, not in a hurry... The so-called knowledge is power, and the rich educational resources of the French Dauphin should be shared along the way That's good.

After all, in this patriarchal palace, the dignified princess is actually just a subsidiary of the heir of the kingdom.This made Mary, who traveled from the era of equal rights, quite upset.

When she was in Scotland, the monarchy blurred the status of men and women; but when she came to France, various restrictions such as red tape reminded her all the time that she was indeed living in the sixteenth century AD.

Since the pair of "unmarried children" began to take lessons together, Mary has more clearly recognized the other side of the court.

In this pyramid society in which the bottom supports the upper, the monarch and the dignitaries around him have the honor of being superior to others. Responsibility is scarce.

Treat the land and the people as your own private property, and dispose of it arbitrarily, and only accept the checks and balances of other great nobles and lords when you have to - the king is the most important, the community is second, and the people are the least; this is probably the reason.

Such a hidden concept will continue for hundreds of years.

However, it is not monolithic.

Their descendants, Louis XIV, would proudly declare "I am the sun, I am the country".But Mrs. Pompadour of Louis XV said with worry: "Behind us, the flood is overwhelming."

In the era of Henry II, the centralization of power had not yet reached its peak, but the tendency towards dictatorship (that) was already very obvious.He himself has a tough wrist, but he is a monarch full of romantic feelings.He not only emphasizes sensual enjoyment, but also is obsessed with literature and art, and has a lofty ambition to make contributions.

He is full of the honor of being in a high position-although he doesn't care much about the life and death of the common people at the bottom.

The self-respecting and self-reliant French monarch yearned for noble and elegant chivalry, and hoped that his eldest son would inherit this spirit.

——As for tricks and means, alas, these can only be instructed secretly after the son grows up.

In view of the young prince, at present, under the king's instruction, noble and beautiful cultural education occupies an absolutely important position.

Therefore, Francois is still a typical, polite and studious baby at the moment.

The crown prince's teacher even praised him privately: "Compared to some nobles who are not enterprising and are only a little better than illiterates, His Royal Highness is really worth boasting."

Marie also thought François was a good student.He is only five years old, and he can already recognize a lot of words, and he can probably be rated as an excellent when he is placed in the middle class of kindergarten.As for myself, the elementary school student who is about to turn seven years old is not much better than him.

Although French is his mother tongue, he himself has practiced it since he was a child... It's embarrassing for an adult's core to be so poor.

No no no, work hard.

Stimulated by this, Mary became more diligent and inquisitive.This, facing Francois's big eyes and small face, secretly sighed, "This child looks pretty good", after that, she didn't squint, and concentrated on studying the book.

Seeing this in class, the four Marys looked at each other in blank dismay, always feeling that their queen seemed a little bit off target.

In this way, one day, Mary was sitting by the window sill reading a collection of poems, and the French teacher came in a hurry and told: Last night, the crown prince suddenly fell ill.