Felipe had a good hand, although Louis knew that he was a wizard, but because of Marie and Vesalius in front of him, he was not so sensitive to these extraordinary people, Felipe was a fool who could only talk about it, let alone attract the attention of the king, and the potion he used on the noblewoman and the royal brother Philip was not very effective, and those noblewomen, except for Madame Lafayette, would not mind a brief love affair with a good-looking young gentleman, but because of the smooth journey, or he was angry at the contempt of the king and d'Artagnan and others, who had done the shameful act of exposing Mrs. Lafayette's suspender belt to the public, and Madame Lafayette may have indulged in the wrong love, but no one could stand such an irritation, so she did not want to see Felipe again after returning from the dueling ring.

Similarly, because of this sling belt incident- Because at this time women only had a long linen underwear at the most, and then layered on top of each other on shirts, petticoats and coats, skirts, so there was no such small fabric as you and I all know now to cover the important position, their most secret thing was to fix the stockings (at this time the stockings were not elastic) to the thighs of the ribbon, that is, people called garters, yes, lovers often take this little thing as a token of love, but this token will only be properly placed in the men's shirts, not even into pockets and purses, lest it be lost or defaced—Felipe's act was nothing more than a naked humiliation of Madame de Lafayette and her admirers, and it was also self-inflicted on him that he was brought to the duel, but it was for this reason that Philippe, Duke of Anjou, attracted the attention of the king when he went to war on his behalf, and others might only be surprised by the royal brother's favor to the young gentleman, but could Louis not know? For Philippe, the only person who could convince him to bow his head and serve was the royal brother, not even the bishop or the queen mother.

His behavior was already quite unusual, and as soon as the king held him accountable, Felipe's arrogance would soon be detected, and it was no wonder that he was desperate to make a desperate bet - Louis did not know, nor did he wonder if he had any other behind, but as he thought, all intrigues would stop in the face of death.

Felipe is dead, and it's all over - whether his last words are true or not......

"So will this drug have any other effect?" Louie asked.

"Just stop taking it. Mary said, "There will be none, except that it will be a little weak, but only a little." ”

Louis nodded, Philip was wounded, Madame Lafayette was irritated, and a few more days of bed rest would not arouse anyone's suspicion, and the noblewomen, who could not be said to be healthy enough, and the king had kept in mind that he had not been holding balls or celebrations recently, "I am going to my mother," he said to Philippe, "I am going to tell her that you are all right." ”

Perhaps it was an illusion, Philip's eyes changed slightly, but he immediately laughed: "Of course," he said, "you have to tell the Queen Mother that I am fine." ”

Louis took his hand, leaned down and kissed Philip on the forehead, made a gesture to Marie, and led him out of the room, while instructing Bontang not to let anyone else disturb the royal brother's recuperation, especially the doctors, who in the corridor he met with the doctors holding a tightly wrapped dagger that smelled of medicine, and the king admired the culprit, and then praised them greatly, so that they could go back to rest satisfied.

On the way from the king's chambers to the queen mother's residence, Louis did not say a word, and Mary also lost her spirit, as soon as they entered the queen mother's suite, they saw that the queen mother's maids and a group of priests were all left in the corridor, and Mary quickly returned to the line without the king's instructions, and her dejected appearance made the always strict female officials press the intention of reprimanding.

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"Smack!"

It was the first sound the king heard when he stepped into the Queen Mother's room.

The Queen Mother, Anne of Austria, Queen of Spain, she was not an arrogant and fierce figure when she was a girl, and when she arrived in France, her husband did not love her, and her mother-in-law, Marie de' Medici and her ally Bishop Richelieu, were dissatisfied with her because of her status as a Spanish princess and a member of the Habsburgs, and she lived a long period of depression and misery, and the days of being alone in the empty house and the slander of the people made her gradually numb and indifferent, until the birth of Louis and his brother Philippe, she finally had hope.

She also didn't like Bishop Mazarin, Richelieu's heir, but Louis was only five years old at the time, and she needed a reliable partner, so she had to put up with it, and although Mazarin did a lot of things that disgusted her deeply - there were always things that she absolutely couldn't accept!

When Mr. Bishop brazenly said that this was for the king, the Queen Mother could no longer bear it, and she did something that she had wanted to do for a long time, but had never been able to do, that is, she waved her arm and gave this bastard a resounding slap!

It was this scene that the king saw, and he had to admit that his heartstrings, which had been tense, were loosened, and that his presence had relieved Bishop Mazarin, and that he did not want to face an angry Queen Mother, or rather, Mother.

"Your Majesty......"

"Felipe was killed by me. Louis said, and at the same time met the eyes of Mr. Bishop, the king gave the bishop the impression of a wise and gentle child, and now he realized that cleverness is inevitable, and mildness may be a disguise—perhaps it cannot be said to be a disguise, but it can only be said that the king is indeed very tolerant when he does not touch his bottom line—and the anger that rises from Mr. Bishop's murder of his nephew is at once like a handful of ice water, completely extinguished.

"Your Majesty. He said.

"Mr. Bishop. Louis said that he did not look away, even though he did see reproach and supplication in the eyes of Mr. Bishop: "I know you have always had some concerns......" he laughed, "I will also say that I have such concerns, so," Louis took a breath, "I have indulged you and watched you do those things...... Yes, anyone can accuse you, but I can't, because I'm the beneficiary, I, I'm an accomplice, and if God sends down thunder, then it will hit me on the head......"

"Louie!" cried the Queen Mother, clasping her hands together at her chest, as if begging him to say no more.

"Please don't say that," said Bishop Mazarin, "Your Majesty, this is no harm to the Duke of Anjou! I just want to make sure that His Highness has someone around who can influence him!

"Maybe. Louis said, "I believe you, Mr. Bishop, that you have also grown up with Philippe, and I believe that you have feelings for him." But I must tell you, whatever concerns you have, and what my mother may have, my thoughts are that playing with a person's soul is a vile and vicious thing at any time, for whatever reason.

Philip is free, I give him this freedom, he can fall in love with anyone, he can fall in love with someone older than him, he can fall in love with someone younger than him, he can fall in love with a woman, he can fall in love with a man, he can fall in love with a rich man, he can fall in love with a poor man, he can fall in love with a noble man, or he can fall in love with a lowly person...... He can even fall in love with a wizard, a devil, but only if this love comes from his own heart, and not from being manipulated, seduced, or persecuted.

That's my promise to him.

You should be glad nothing happened tonight, or not only Philip, but I, would have to hate you. ”

The Queen Mother almost fainted at this, and the Bishop's face was even more pale, but Louis's heart was as hard as steel at this moment, and he looked at them again to show them his determination, and then bowed lightly, and withdrew as usual.