Mary Su Stuart

Queen Margot, whose full name is Marguerite de Valois, is a beautiful woman in real history and in the history of literature, but suffered from misfortune for her family and country.

How do contemporary people describe her appearance? "Dazzling white skin, thick long eyelashes, beautiful blue eyes, with every frown and smile, it seems to be quite understanding"; Clear Sky"; "Elegant and dignified, not like a princess on earth, but like a goddess in the sky"-a perfect peerless beauty.

Her white dress is exquisitely crafted, her hair is black and long, contrasting and attractive; she likes Roman tulle, and she often puts it on her head casually, full of fairy spirit.Every time Mary met her, she couldn't help but sigh that her sister-in-law, who was ten years older and praised by countless people as "extremely beautiful", was almost ashamed to stand side by side with her more beautiful sister-in-law.

A long time ago, many nobles praised the princess as the embryo of a beauty.Now, she has completely grown into a swaying and blooming flower, which makes people unable to move their eyes away.The Austrian Prince Don Juan, who visited the Louvre for the first time, exclaimed: "It's so beautiful, it can make people go to hell!" 【Note [-]】

Today, the youngest princess of Valois has been arranged to marry her cousin, Henry de Bourbon, who is half a year younger than her.

A brother and mother need to guard against or co-opt the threatening Valois clan.

What a typical political marriage has nothing to do with love.

"This is the fate of the princess." The Duke and Duchess of Orleans once persuaded them so kindly.

In short, as the sister of the King of France, Margot's marriage partner, even if it is not the current Duke of Vendome, will not be... the Duke of Guise that she really liked.

The royal family must consider the balance between the court and the harem.Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the noble Guise family, who are closely tied to the queen, to marry a genuine princess.

However, in the end, the Queen was betrothed by His Majesty to the political opponents of Guise, the Bourbons and the Huguenots who were almost incompatible with them... The Cardinal of Lorraine was quite disappointed with this result.At this moment, he is relying on reason to hold on.

But his young nephew, in this festive and lively occasion, openly showed his distraught—even though he had followed his uncle's instructions to marry her a few years ago; in his heart, he still missed Margot .

No matter what people have their own thoughts, there is only joy at the scene.

The couple's wedding was held in Notre Dame de Paris.However, although the Duke of Vendôme claimed to return to Catholicism, Catholic ceremonies were mainly used at the scene; however, under the repeated resistance of Queen Jeanne of Navarre, some Protestant etiquette elements were still mixed in.

This is also one of the conditions for the Bourbon forces to make peace with the Valois royal family.

After all, the King of France had promulgated the "Edict of Fontainebleau" on the outskirts of Paris a month ago, officially granting some tolerance policies to the Huguenots—provided that they abide by the law and obey the orders of the secular monarch.

Coligny, another openly Protestant leader, also came to Paris for the celebration with his chest puffed up because of the new pardon.

"So, on the face of it, it's finally a reconciliation." Justice Lobitard breathed a sigh of relief. "As your Majesty the Queen once said, 'It is more powerful and more honorable to coordinate a dozen enemies than to destroy one'." [Note [-]]

Mary was not as relieved as he was. "As time goes by, they will still disagree. The Duke of Vendôme has temporarily compromised, but his power is still strong. When the central government cannot meet his needs, he will use various reasons to oppose us .”

She looked at the dignified and decent newlyweds with smiles all over their faces and pacing around, thinking: the conflict between the central and local governments in the kingdom is difficult to reconcile, and this generation may not be able to escape the knife-edge confrontation after all; , perhaps in the end is a tragedy.

The man is a little bit better - it is easier to let go, and the soul and desire can also find compensation from the mistress, but it is probably a bit troublesome to have a child in wedlock.As the duchess and future queen, Princess Margot is trapped in the backyard/harem, sandwiched between the original family and the new family, and it is easy to make trouble inside and out...

Right now, Margo is in a pretty good situation: after all, her elder brother is still stable, has a generous personality, and strives to promote religious reconciliation; her husband also restrains his edge, intends to follow Catholic etiquette, and hopes to create a harmonious atmosphere together.The queen in history (the Queen of Navarre in the original time and space, died of illness just before her son's wedding, so Margot became the queen directly), but got married under the circumstances of fierce sectarian confrontation and constant turmoil; Under the instigation of the Duke, he created the famous St. Bartholomew Massacre, massacred countless Protestants, and almost killed the Huguenot groom along with him.

Later, she accompanied the Bourbon master who pretended to submit, and was put under house arrest in the capital for a long time... Later, the husband left his wife and fled; Queen Margot's natal family and her husband's family fought countless "religious" civil wars since then. It ends when one side wins, succeeds her brother, and starts the Bourbon dynasty.However, problems such as long-term separation of husband and wife, separate lovers, and conflict of beliefs make them habitually hate each other.In the end, this childless political marriage was sentenced to dissolution.After living alone for several years, the former princess was desolate and had to seek help from her ex-husband and the new queen...

Tsk, thinking about Margo's life experience, and thinking about the bleakness of Valois' last years; Mary secretly felt ruthless in her heart: Absolutely, absolutely, I must completely reverse that gloomy history.

This kind of feeling became stronger when Mary returned to the bedroom and looked at the two daughters who were smiling sweetly.

She has stayed in this time and space for more than 30 years... The so-called ideals of the time-traveling woman seem to be more than just the "habit" of being a monarch; it seems to have become the responsibility of a mother.

After all, she was the one who brought them both into this world.

Now that she has overturned the original history, let her continue to find a more civilized, freer, and more willful path for her children in the torrent of the times.

I hope that such an involuntary tragedy like Margot will not happen again.

At this time, Francois took Vivienne from the nanny and sat on her lap—although she was not very skilled in holding her, it was safe anyway.

He smiled and pouted at the other daughter: "Matilda, go to mother."

Yes, their second daughter finally has a big name.

Compared with Vivienne's "full of dreams" and "randomly chosen" name, "Matilda" was chosen by Mary seriously considering the historical origin and royal demeanor.

——In 1126 AD, King Henry I of England designated his daughter Matilda as his successor; after he died of illness in 1135, the throne was once taken away by his nephew relying on his male identity; for this reason, Matilda fought with her cousin Stephen for many years , although she failed to be crowned as the first queen in England's history, she managed to get back the crown for her son.

Reluctantly, it can be regarded as a domineering name.Ahem, it's a little more interesting than the flood of Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth (called Isabella in Spain) in this era.

However, her youngest daughter, Matilda, doesn't have a trace of domineering at all—Xiao Douding just learned to run, staggering, trembling, rushing towards Mary, still babbling and dubbing herself—— It's so cute, and it's a great mood to teach motherhood.

Look at Vivienne, who has already slipped off Francois' knees neatly, chattering, talking about her sister, her voice is clear and sweet, making her father smile silly. "Your Highnesses are both very clever." Seton sighed aside.

"Yes," Mary reassured, "and more importantly, they are all very healthy."

The king and his wife played with the children for a while, and the nanny took them back to the nursery—the two majesties are busy with affairs, and they cannot let the little princess occupy too much of their time.

Well, today is the wedding of Princess Marguerite and the Duke of Vendome.Marie and Francois, changing clothes, chatted about how grand the scene was, and the harmony and stability of the political situation, and analyzed how the newlyweds got along.

Gradually, the "idlers and others" in the bedroom have almost receded.

The King of France recalled 16 years ago: "At that time, we were also in Notre Dame de Paris..."

But his expression is more like recalling 12 years ago. "A very special wedding night..."

Cough cough, Mary knows that many people at the dinner party today were very drunk.Influenced by her over the years, François takes health care as his own responsibility and hardly drinks alcohol.However, now, looking at the deep affection in his eyes, it probably means "everyone gets drunk when wine is not drunk".

Since we are discussing other people's bridal chamber festivities, we should also try our best to do it ourselves.

Although the contraceptive tool is not yet satisfactory (rubber products are yet to be developed), which objectively hinders the interest of the couple's life; Quality" can basically be maintained at a more harmonious level - today is no exception.

Mary was so tired that she didn't even bother to wipe off her sweat. With her eyes closed, she casually pulled a ball of cotton fabric from Francois' feet and wrapped it around her body casually.Francois turned over and got out of bed, cleaned up carefully, and then got back inside the bed curtain.

Seeing that Mary was almost naked lying on top of the thin quilt, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to put on her nightgown.After tossing for a while, the clothes were finally put on, but Mary's eyes suddenly widened, and her burning eyes locked on him.

Francois was taken aback. "What's wrong?"

"I'm thinking about important, national affairs."

"What other important national affairs?" Just now, the two of them have talked about marriage issues, social stability issues, and religious reconciliation issues... Francois was a little sleepy and confused.

Seeing that Mary seemed serious, he had no choice but to save face for his wife, and tried his best to guess: "Well, the potatoes on the farm are growing well...France is not short of food, but the population continues to grow. Guaranteed...Vaccinia started in and around Paris, and the feedback from the public wasn't too bad..."

Eyelids a little sore, François rested his jaw on his hand, and muttered: "The ambassador of Venice is full of praise for the silver-plated mirror, but jealousy is also obvious...The fiscal deficit has been reduced to 400 million livres, and it is expected to be smoothed within this year... ...the High Court decided to discuss a special, industrial protection act...The Cardinal of Lorraine suggested investing in Limousin's enamel industry, and Lobitard believed that ceramic manufacturing was more worthy of appropriation..."

Mary interrupted him. "My dear, I am thinking of the heir to this kingdom."

She bit down on the pronunciation of the heirs very hard.

"France is so vibrant, I hope that our descendants can inherit our will and make it more beautiful and rich."

Francois was stunned, and his sleepiness disappeared in an instant. "Didn't we agree...no, I don't want you to take the risk of having children again..."

Mary was quite pleased with his firm refusal.She stretched out her hand and pressed his lips lightly: "No, what I care about is the princess of France, our daughter—they are the state's affairs."

"Did you never think that France could have a queen?"

"It's okay to let Vivienne inherit the throne."

Francois was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "However, the tradition of the Kingdom of France, the land and the throne, can only be inherited by men..."

Mary shook her head, ran her fingers across his Adam's apple, and tapped him on the chest. "Why should we follow the customary law of the barbarian remnants of the German Salian tribe? Obviously, over the years, this land has been deeply influenced by Latin culture; obviously, Roman law stipulates that daughters can also inherit the family business."

She said leisurely: "From the Merovingian Dynasty to the Carolingian Dynasty, and then to the Capetian Dynasty; at that time, as long as they had the support of the nobles and became the popular will, even the succession of blood relatives could be overthrown."

Her eyes shone brightly in the darkness. "'Since ancient times' does not necessarily remain the same. 'Tradition' certainly needs to be inherited; civilization needs to be developed even more."

The author has something to say: [Note [-]] For the description of Margot, please refer to "A Detailed Description of Catherine de Medici and the French Wars of Religion"

【Note [-]】The original words were said by Richelieu.The cardinal has many, many golden sentences.

In addition, gossip is always followed by a string.Matilda's daughter-in-law is the famous Eleanor of Aquitaine/Aquitaine.