I Am Louis XIV

If the Archbishop of Toledo, the Queen Mother, Duke Don Juan and others hadn’t realized that there must be someone manipulating these things behind the scenes, they would have been in power for so many years in vain. They also ordered people to monitor the king carefully, but Carlos II Shi's identity was originally a big trouble. When he decided to run out, those people couldn't stop him, and there were many black wizards around him!

Thinking of the fact that the most important person disappeared at such a delicate moment, the Archbishop of Toledo gritted his teeth with hatred, but there was nothing he could do. He could only rack his brains to search for the possible place where the king might go, while being interrogated carefully The servants and maids around the king, but those who stay in the palace will certainly not be the confidants of Carlos II, which is doomed for him to get nothing.

Alas, if it weren't for the fact that they were still entangled with the Church of Rome about the eldest son of Carlos II-the Church of Rome knew all too well about these affairs, they had a greedy appetite, and Spain was not as good as before, trying to convince those red clothes The prince has undoubtedly become a difficult task, not to mention that the current Innocent XI is more inclined to the French Bourbon than the Austrian Habsburg in some things, which makes things even more complicated. .

For a moment, everyone in this room wanted Carlos II to die, even his mother. For the queen mother, the child died long before the arrival of the dark wizard, and now it is just a child. The devil who took over the body of Carlos II.

"It's really not possible," the archbishop said, "let's take the eldest prince out." The reason why he didn't mention the crown prince is because they really didn't dare to take the risk of enshrining an illegitimate child on the throne before negotiating with the Roman Church. . Only the queen mother's lips moved, the eldest prince was still very young, the wind and rain outside, the temperature was very low, and there were angry people, let a baby who was still in the swaddle to comfort them and take responsibility - really It's ridiculous.

"Bring him here." The queen mother said, they will not let Carlos II get close to the prince, and of course they will not let Queen Antonia get close to the prince. After carrying him, the queen mother touched his face—maybe it was because he was still young, or maybe it was because his mother was not a Habsburg princess. The child looked normal in appearance, but the queen mother was still very rare. Will be so close to him, because when she sees him, she can't help but think of the crazy Carlos II.

The archbishop personally picked up the eldest prince and walked outside.

The Queen Mother shook her head, she had done everything she could, and with the support of the maid, she walked slowly to her apartment. In the corridor, a bolt of lightning suddenly pierced through the night sky, tearing the darkness outside the window. The maids and ladies screamed in panic, and the queen mother couldn't help her heart beating wildly. She pressed her chest and suddenly remembered that young and immature girl, The ill-fated Wang Hu.

Habsburg women...

"Let the Queen come to my apartment," said the Queen Mother in a rare merciful voice. "The wind and rain are too strong tonight." If things finally got out of hand outside, they might be trapped in the castle, or they might have to flee. At that time, it may not be too late to let the queen come to him.

The lady whom she had chosen had always been sympathetic to Queen Antonia, and of course she was willing to accept the order. She lifted her skirt, hurried back, and ran up another staircase to report the happy news to the Queen.

As soon as she entered the queen's suite, she saw that the maids in the room had already put on the black cloaks for the feast day procession. She couldn't help being a little surprised, because the feast day procession was still several hours away, and they should have a good rest now— — But she thought about it, maybe the queen was worried about the complicated affairs tonight, and she and her maids might not have time to dress up, or, when Carlos II was found, the queen saw the queen in a comfortable If he fell asleep, he might vent his anger on her.

"Has the queen not rested yet?" she asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty has decided not to sleep tonight," the queen's maid answered in the same low voice, "for the sake of Spain, the Queen Mother, and His Majesty the King, she will recite the rosary fifty times to pray for them."

The Queen Mother's lady-in-waiting hesitated.

The ancient monks had the habit of reciting fifty scriptures every day. Later, the devotion to the Virgin became popular, and the monks used this to present to the Virgin. The mouth is full of fragrance and the heart is joyful, so it is called the Rosary, and later the rosary beads used for counting appeared.

Although each verse is only a few hundred words, a whole Rosary consists of fifty verses, recited fifty times in a row, that is two hundred and five... ten. The queen is indeed prepared to stay up all night. What the female officer hesitated about was whether to force the queen to go to the queen mother. Although the queen mother also has a quiet prayer room here, is it not good to interrupt the queen directly...

She stood on tiptoe and looked in under the guidance of the maid. The queen did not have her own prayer room, so she opened a small corner in the lounge next to the small reception room. Like before, holding the rosary beads—little fingers holding the second larger bead, indicating that she has begun to say it a second time.

"Then...after the prayers are over, I invite Her Majesty the Queen to go to the Queen Mother's suite." The female officer sighed and said, "Don't be too late. Today..." She said vaguely: "There are too many things."

The maid bowed deeply to her gratefully. When she walked to the corridor, another maid caught up and handed her a string of rosary beads made of pearls and amber: "This is a gift from Her Majesty the Queen, Ma'am " She said emotionally: "Please rest assured, as soon as the prayer is over, we will immediately follow the queen to the Queen Mother."

The female officer smiled slightly and didn't say anything more, but when she turned around, she couldn't help thinking that it would be fine if the child hadn't married to Spain, or married Carlos II.

The queen's maid watched the lady go away before returning to the room. When the door was closed, her knees almost gave way and she fell to her knees—under the black cloaks for parade, they had changed into their travel clothes early—this At that time, women in the palace wore big swings, bare breasts, and formal clothes with tights inside. They couldn't ride horses, and they couldn't even walk too fast. At that time, according to the agreement, they had changed into the simple, heavy, dull-colored clothes they wore when they went out.

There are seven Austrian noble daughters around the queen, and twelve Spanish noble daughters, minus the lady who gave birth to the eldest prince together with Patinho's niece, and the two noble daughters who were accidentally killed by Carlos II. and the six maids-in-waiting who begged their families to help them escape, and now the Queen has nine more trusted maids-in-waiting.

It stands to reason that even if they are not hostile to each other, they are at least indifferent. After all, according to tradition, the maids around the queen are the reserves of the royal wife, especially the Spanish noble lady, but Carlos II is like this, no matter how ambitious he is. Women shy away, too, and the Spanish noblewomen (there are only three now) who remain with the Queen—nor have any attachment to their own families—had managed to keep them alive if their families had loved and valued them enough. They took it away.

So when the Queen asked them if they would leave Spain with her if it were possible, they were all willing to take the risk.

It's just that no one thought that the Queen Mother's momentary sympathy almost exposed their plan-the lady came a step later, and found that the queen's room was empty, and there was no one in it. When she yelled, the queen might not be able to Escape from the palace.

"Go and hang a cross on the door." The queen stood up and ordered calmly, "Then lock the door." This can't stop people, but at least it can delay a little time.

On one side, a maid has already pushed open the secret door disguised as a bookshelf—the bookshelf is something that Carlos II will never pay attention to. Behind it is a small dark room. "It's all hidden inside, but when they walked down today, what they saw was a new secret path.

The secret passage still smelled of damp soil, and they trembled as they followed a phosphorescent lamp carried by the queen.

It seemed like a century had passed...Suddenly, light and fresh air rushed in!