How the Count d'Artagnan and Monsieur Kirbert returned to Paris, and how they were comforted and rewarded by the king, we will not mention for the time being, but there is only one thing that the people of Paris are talking about, and that is that the former Queen of Sweden, Christine Alexandra, will come to Paris, and before that, as mentioned, the female ruler has converted to Catholicism in Rome, so the French royal family has shown her full kindness.

If there is anything else worth mentioning, it is the Duchess of Montpensier, who exchanged half a million livres for the king's forgiveness, and the mercy of the queen mother, as soon as she received the news of the pardon, she immediately rushed to Paris in a carriage, for the others, the grand county lord was able to return to the court in less than a year, it was really enviable, only the Duchess of Montpensier herself knew that she had died once and lived again in the past few months, and her attitude this time was unusually respectful, especially when I heard that, When Bishop Mazaran intended that Madame Christina should first go to the king instead of herself, she gave another hundred thousand livres to pay for the reception afterwards.

Even the Queen Mother Anne had nothing to say about this, after all, she knew that Louis had been worried about the empty treasury, and she met the Duchess of Montpensier at the Durry Palace, and as soon as the Duchess saw her, she immediately knelt down before her, kissed the hem of her skirt, washed the Queen Mother's feet with tears, and the Queen Mother forgave her, let her sit beside her, and then, in the presence of the Duchess, sent messengers to summon the King and the Duke of Anjou— Of course, this is also a gesture, just like the Duchess received the King's envoy in the first place, and she could not have let the King and the Duke of Anjou wait here for her arrival.

It was raining in Paris, and the rain had made the dusty ground muddy, and when the king returned to the Boulevard du Toury with his musketeers, not only their horses, but also the coats they had draped over were covered with muddy water, and the king was frowning at the expense of the extra money, and the two armies, which had performed their feats in the battle to retake Paris, were still stationed at Versailles, and although both the Bishop and the Queen Mother thought that the king should give them a reward and sent them away, not to mention General Schaumberg and Viscount Tyrrenne, even in order to be able to keep these soldiers who had experienced the war, Louis would not have taken their advice - but the question, yes, is still money, money, money.

Sometimes the king could not help but think that it would be nice to continue the business of winning prizes, but according to Fouquet, before he returned to Paris, several lords tried to make the same devices and printed tickets to make a profit, but they were too greedy to drain the prize pool every time, and when the people gathered together and found that they were not credible, even Fouquet's business was affected, if he had not always set the prize high as the king had instructed, and put the box of gold coins in a clear place where everyone could see it, I am afraid that he would even be sent to prison for fraud because he was a provincial。

And Louis was well aware that the blood-pumping business would only make France weaker, and he would not have done it if it were not for his enemies.

But to his surprise, the Duchess of Montpensier was able to repay so generously at this time, although she was to return to Paris and regain her favor, but these were what the king was able to give her, and he even had to thank her, at least he did not have to worry about the manner and scale of the reception of the former Queen of Sweden in a few days.

In the midst of such mixed emotions, the king strotted into the chambers of the ladies with his head held high, and the Duchess of Montpensier had left Paris, only a few months after leaving the king, but she could scarcely recognize Louis—Louis had always been a gentle and cowardly teenager in her impression, but now he was a young man, about five feet six inches in all— The Duchess of Montpensier was so sure because she was now about five feet five inches, and his pale curls, which had been like the morning sun of childhood, had begun to darken and take on a color like old gold, and his skin was fairer, and he was dressed in a dark purple brocade tunic with diamond buttons, and his polished boots were black and shiny.

As soon as the Duchess saw the King, she bowed down deeply, and the Queen Mother let the King kiss her hand before bringing Louis to the Duchess of Montpensier.

"I have come to introduce you to a rebellious princess," said the Queen Mother, "she did something very sad not long ago, but now she knows that she was wrong, and she repents, Your Majesty, and now she wishes to be able to obtain your forgiveness, what do you think?"

Although they both knew exactly who the other was, the process still had to be followed, Louis glanced at the Duchess of Montpensier, who was still bowing her head—she was not so docile a year ago, and now he could only hope that she did know what kind of mistake she had made, he took two steps forward and held out his hand, and the Duchess took it and kissed her, "Let the past pass," the king said gently, "Just don't let me down again, cousin," he took the duchess's hand and let her stand beside him: "I was in Versailles before, He pointed to his clothes, "As soon as I heard that you were coming, I hurried back to Paris—and so did Philippe, but he was dressed up to see you, and when it rained, he had to splash a lot of muddy water on his horseback, so he rode in a carriage." ”

The duchess tried her best to show an understanding smile, but there was nothing present that did not know, although at the insistence of the king, the Duke of Anjou finally performed the late suspender salute, but the previous continuous upbringing of more than ten years still left a deep trace, he still loved to dress up, and the clothes he wore were not only more luxurious than the king, but even more luxurious than the queen mother or princess, some people said that the lace, lace and bow on the Duke of Anjou fed half of the Parisian female workers, this sentence may be a bit exaggerated, but it is not without reason.

The Duke of Anjou rushed back to Paris the next day, and as soon as he returned to Paris, the king entrusted him with an important task, to be right, to make him an overseer and assistant, for the sake of the upcoming former Queen of Sweden, and for his own future, the king hoped that he would change, at least first, the concept of cleanliness and hygiene among the people of the court.

It is disgusting to say why they met the Duchess of Montpensier at the Durry Palace, because in the short months since the King returned to Paris, the Louvre, which had been reorganized and renovated, was restored to its former state—to put it simply, full of piles of human filth— The velvet and satin drapery had absorbed so much urine that it had changed color, if anyone saw a pile of dried flowers and plants in the corner, they should not turn it over, there would be a mass of feces underneath, and people spit, even the noblest ladies who threw their bones and skins everywhere as they pleased, and of course, dogs, cats and mice, you can never imagine running under the snow-white linen cloth.

The king, who was so busy with his affairs and understanding the world, even spent a long time feeding himself with boiled eggs, not noticing that the Louvre had become a pile of dung that he hated again, until one morning he went to a room that he used so often, and on a whim drew the curtains, and was covered by a swarm of flies......

It is not necessary to describe how angry the king was, but it is true that they could not stay in the Louvre any longer, so they followed the tradition - yes, it is tradition, and moved to the Touriers so that the servants could clean the Louvre, and it is said that when they had destroyed the Touréry, and there was still the Richelieu house to move, and when the Richelieu house was finished, then they could go back to the Louvre, or go to Fontainebleau.

"I absolutely can't stand this. The king said to the Duke of Anjou, but whether it is the Louvre, or the Touriers, or the Richelieu house, and Fontainebleau, there is no so-called sewer pipe, so: "Prepare more rooms for dealing with ......" The king made a gesture, and the royal brother couldn't help but raise his hand and press his nose: "These things." ”

Alas......

He never thought that the first thing he did for his brother would be this......