I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 420 Hell on Earth (Part 1)

  Everyone present, including Duke Don Juan, who has always been unrestrained and moody, frowned. Queen Maria pressed her mouth even more, enduring not to show disgust and fear - even if Carlos II was her own son, but he, at least the current Carlos II, was no longer the child she loved. But a devil crawling out of hell, wearing the skin of the king of Spain.

This is also the four people present, perhaps plus Queen Antonia, who has never spoken, but obviously will not stand on Carlos' side, because this weak girl is required to give perjury, not ordinary perjury - she will be in the wizard and the doctor. With their help, he made his belly bulge out of ugliness—the veins on his neck were bulging, and the moaning was endless. There was no need to pretend. The waterboarding of the Inquisition occasionally used this method. How painful the tortured is , so did the queen.

With such a belly exposed, she was sent into a drapery in front of everyone's eyes - something foreign queens can't do, but the Spaniards can do it themselves, they hid the baby, also just born, in the midwife's box, and then showered Put blood on it and take it out from the curtain.

  While people cheered for Spain's new crown prince, the queen was laughing too.

Patinho also worried that the queen who was still a child would not be able to bear such pain, but he really underestimated the eldest princess of the Habsburgs, who really deserved to be the descendant of Leopold I. Hearing about their plan, she immediately guessed that Carlos II had caused so many people's dissatisfaction that they couldn't even wait a few years... She had no love for her husband, only hatred, and she didn't even care Wouldn't his father, Leopold I, be so furious that he sent himself to Toledo to be married, just to make sure that the Spanish throne would not fall to the Bourbons or that the future heir would come from a Bourbon woman? abdomen.

   But does he know? ! Know that Carlos II is just a crazy beast? ! Do you know what kind of master you will face? Or he never thought about it - he didn't care what happened to her, whether she survived enough to bear children, she... she was just for the Habsburgs, and her brother (even if he didn't know if he would birth) paved the way to the Spanish throne.

   This question Antonia asked herself more than once.

   "Your Majesty the Queen," a maid said softly, "The King has gone down to the underground palace and may not be back tonight."

"Hop wine and other things still need to be prepared." Antonia said, she stared at herself in the dressing mirror, the Habsburg genetic big chin not only ruins the appearance of male heirs, it is even more cruel to women, Even Leopold I was more willing to enjoy family happiness with his illegitimate sons and daughters than to spend a long time with his own daughters—the ministers Patinho and the Archbishop of Toledo, who came to greet him, see When it got to her, she sighed even less obviously.

   She smiled at herself in the mirror, even if it was a smile, it was an ugly smile.

She's ugly, she knows, but princesses and queens are never proud of their looks, she's not an ignorant girl - thanks to Louis XIV of France, although Leopold I hated him, he I couldn't help but learn everything from him. I heard that Louis XIV also asked the teachers to teach the princess and the princess like the prince. He did the same, although because of the engagement with Carlos II, Antonia also learned Three or four years.

   But in these three or four years, she has not slackened for a day. She thought that this would get her father's love for her, of course, this was a ridiculous idea.

  When Carlos II saw her, he even showed an expression of hatred.

In the days to come, as long as Carlos II thinks of her, what awaits her is a cruel torture. Some of the maids around her were sent by Queen Maria, and some were sent by Leopold I. They In their duties, monitoring and control are more important than serving the queen—even so, when they saw His Majesty the king was so cruel, they couldn't help trembling, and they felt unstoppable sympathy for the queen.

But what brought them together in the end—whether it was the noble girl of Spain, the noble girl of Austria, or because of Carlos II’s growing desire, no one knew what those dark wizards did to him, but since Carlos II After II became healthy, he became keen to have **** with all the women he saw, any woman, married, unmarried, willing and not so willing.

If this is the case, it can only be said that he is too romantic and can be used as a joke, but the problem is, this king is just like Queen Antonia said, is a beast, Juan Patinho has a reliable The officer, can be said to be a loyal and good person. He visited Spain several times or went on expeditions, but even such a person's sister was also "missed" by Carlos II. matter. When he saw his sister's body, he howled like a wolf with a whip.

  The girl wasn't even the only one, and two noble ladies also died extremely disgraceful, and then an unexpected person stood up - that was Queen Antonia.

   Antonia sheltered them. With the acquiescence of the queen, the queen dowager, they obtained hop wine, which could soothe the mind of Carlos II that he could not make out who was under him—once the king entered the queen's suite, or They ordered the noble lady to serve him, and they managed to make him drink this extra sweet wine, which was deliberately made, and then let the "names" who were kept in the dark of the palace appear.

"Ming Shu" are different from noble girls. In this era, no matter how beautiful they are, they are also playthings and livestock for customers. It is common to be beaten and scolded on the bed. It only takes a small sum of money to settle the matter, and death is just a few extra bucks.

The queen's attendants made it very clear to them that they only treated themselves as having received a rude guest. If they were injured, they could get a sum of money they could never earn in their lives, and the queen would also give them a future. They have a safe place to live, and if they are injured, there will be a doctor waiting by the side - this is safer than working under the previous bustard, and even if they encounter misfortune, the queen promises to give them a beautiful cemetery.

The last condition may seem unbelievable, but even if someone is willing to hold a funeral for them, the priests may refuse to perform the sacrament for them, and they cannot be buried in the church cemetery. , can only find a place to rest in the cemetery of prisoners and wanderers, and sometimes they are thrown into the wilderness to be swallowed by wild beasts.

The maids listened to the queen's words, and went to the king's suite and the queen's suite to make arrangements. The maid who asked the question did not have any luck - who would dare to have such a fluke, but to make such an arrangement, except for the queen There is only the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother never asks about it.

Today's "Famous Shu", the maid is still somewhat familiar. She is a beautiful woman, but she has obviously reached the age of full bloom. Only this kind of dangerous guest is willing to accept such a young lady. The name of the accident may still be afraid, cry and run away, but this little person who is about to come to the end of his life has the experience of fighting hardships and the courage to be fearless.

"Me, what I'm most afraid of is the bakery owner who doesn't want to take credit anymore and the landlord who knocks on the door outside." She said with a smile: "I want to make a lot of money, and then go to a warm port and buy a house Living in a house where you can see the sun, sea birds and the sea."

   What makes the maid remember her is that she may be the only famous Shu who has served the king more than three times.

  ———

Mrs. Milady slowly lit the long pipe on the candle, put the amber cigarette holder to her mouth, took a breath, and spit out the blue-white smoke from the gap between the red lips... watching them floating in the air Patterns of adult birds, wild boars, and moths lolled against the couch full of goose feather pillows.

Can handle the current Carlos II, of course, a monster can't be an ordinary person, but ladies generally rarely have access to the secrets that noble officials can access, so although they know the existence of wizards, it is not enough. sensitive. Of course, it wasn't Madame Milady who had been kept here before, she had been in Naples before, busy infiltrating the world of southeastern Italy. .

   But the sudden death of Marie Mancini, the Duchess of Colonna, forced her to transfer the affairs there to the Royal Palace, and rushed to Paris to bring his mother's bones back to Calais for burial with the Duchess of Colonna.

This incident caused the Duke of Colonna to suffer a huge blow. As his half mother and teacher, Mrs. Milady was definitely going to accompany him through this painful time, but obviously, no matter to the Italians, For the French, revenge is more important than grief, but compared to the Italians who are willing to brew hatred into a glass of wine, Louis XIV, the Sun King has never been the kind of person who is good at patience, especially today. Possesses a powerful force that does not need to be endured.

Mrs. Milady was immediately dispatched to Toledo, where there was a "Famous Shu" who, although not a wizard, was Mrs. Milady's downline. Mrs. Milady not only gave her money, but also potions and "utensils". ', she was able to persist here to this day—as soon as Mrs. Milady arrived, she immediately replaced her.

Compared with the panic that others must have when they wait in a small room - able to endure and cover up, but still suffer from pain and fear of death, Mrs. Milady will be much more calm, and she will not know herself until she is an adult. She is a witch, but in Gayola, she has the best and most complete wizard teacher, and her talent is not inferior to that of any big family child. Otherwise, how could she be Mary's right and left hand, the teacher of the Duke of Colonna?

Moreover, most of the dark wizards here are from Flanders and Holland. They are just a group of bereaved dogs. Mrs. Milady may know their origins better than Patinho or the Archbishop of Toledo. She may not be able to Earthshaking here, but escaping is no problem.

  Louis XIV also told her that if there was an accident, she could run away first.

   Mrs. Milady did not think it was necessary. Before she knew she was a witch, she faced Mazarin and Richelieu, the two cardinals who once made the whole of France bow their heads, and Louis XIV, the Sun King, the undoubted Europa Servant of the Lord, how could she fear a few dark wizards? What's more, when Carlos II was having fun, he wouldn't let them continue to accompany him.

  If it wasn't for the queen and the maid, Li Dai's peach stubbornness would not have been able to be used up to now.

  There was no window in the small room, the candles brought warmth, Mrs. Milady stretched her body, and when she was about to take a nap, she suddenly heard a scream!

   Mrs. Milady only glanced through the gap in the secret door, and jumped out as lightly and quickly as a colorful cat.

When Queen Antonia was slapped on the ground, she was only fortunate that Carlos II did not discover the plot she set up with the ladies-although I don't know what went wrong, the hop wine didn't work as it should. , Carlos II was very sober when he walked in.

He was extremely tyrannical today. As soon as he came in, he drove away the maids and moved his hands. It was precisely because of this that they didn't have time to open the door and summon a replacement person to come in... No, the bookshelves were moving, and the people who were arranged today didn't even come in. Waiting for the call, I walked out myself - no no no! Antonia shouted in her heart that Carlos II was facing the secret door - but she could see it clearly, the scarlet velvet skirt almost hurt her eyes.

Madame Milady looked around and picked up a heavy book, perhaps the Twelve Emperors of Rome or something. The cover, with its golden horns, smashed **** that noble but deformed head!

  The violent Carlos II fell in response, Antonia was stunned, and Mrs. Milady grinned: "It's a bit rude, but it's useful. Isn't it, Her Majesty the Queen?"

  Antonia looked at her, then hesitantly looked outside the door, where there were attendants and maids.

   Mrs. Milady waited, and after a few seconds she heard the little queen say in a trembling voice, "He's not dead, is he?"

   "The murderer of the king is to have his hands burned, gutted and torn to pieces," said Mrs. Milady, seemingly nonchalantly, "yes, His Majesty is not dead."

The Queen    looked at her again.

   (end of this chapter)