I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 114 The loophole in the **** marriage contract

Murfa went to find his friends for the king, and the king had his urgent business to deal with, and in Colonna the servants were nominally recruited by the bishop's agents in the world, but since this The agent is also surnamed Mancini, so there will inevitably be the eyes and ears of the Mancini family among the servants, and it is impossible to entrust them to do some important things, but the king has the incarnation cat of Prince Vandro by his side. The cat never spoke to Mary, or displayed superhuman intelligence, but it was not necessary to the king.

To Louis's question, it just raised its paw and wiped its face: "You are the one with the gift of being a wizard." It said: "Your Majesty, you are a lucky one, and if you are not king, you are in the world too. You can still do a lot." The furry face actually showed a very humane mocking expression: "Of course, the Mancini family is shaken for this reason, even though they are trying to reach out to the world with their tentacles. ,but…"

   "Are you saying that they don't want to leave the world, but to expand their power?"

"What's weird about this, didn't Merlin try it? King Arthur's background is unknown and unrighteous. Although he is upright and pure, he is not so qualified as a king. If there is no witch's prophecy first, King Arthur believes in himself. The children of his wife and his servants can become a great king. Later, there is the so-called sword in the stone, to establish Arthur's divine position, no matter how handsome, strong, and intelligent he is, as a foster child in other countries. How can a family, a boy who is still serving as a knight's squire, be publicly promoted as the lord of a country? These are all tricks played by wizards-except Arthur, there will be no second blood of the king, but A mortal who can be raised by a wizard again, but unfortunately it fell short in the end. Although Arthur tends to be a wizard, the subjects and lords of ancient Britain also have wizards and monks in the church. They support King Arthur for a large part of the reason. It's out of his own interests, but if the king who regards wizards as his father and teacher really wants to put the interests of wizards before the interests of his subjects, uh, you know..."

The cat flicked his tail: "People think that there are only twelve Knights of the Round Table, but that's not the case. It's just people's imagination or it has been reduced for the convenience of narrative. I have seen the most Knights of the Round Table when there is one. Hundreds and fifty, they are no different from the current parliamentarians or ministers. On the battlefield, they lead their soldiers to fight, and at the round table they fight for their own interests..." It said, couldn't help arching He stretched his back, and then continued: "Also, speaking of this, do you think the round table is King Arthur's idea? Bah? No king would be willing to sit on an equal footing with his subjects, if he In doing so, either the subject is too strong, or the king is too weak, or both."

"Your words are going to break the dreams of many teenagers." Louis said with a wry smile. He also once lamented the mutual trust and love between King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, but now it sounds like it is more reasonable to say that it is the Vanjou cat. , Not to mention the rest, when King Arthur was still alive, his twelve Knights of the Round Table fell apart for various reasons, and he himself died unfortunately. Under the premise of being sheltered by a wizard, King Arthur's death became suspicious.

The Cat Vandragh lowered his head and licked his belly. Suddenly he shook his head slightly, raised his head and widened his round golden eyes: "Oh," it said, "Look at me, maybe it's because I've experienced too much, My mind always radiates from one point to a very far place - let's get back to the subject, Your Majesty, so the reason why wizards enter the inner world is not willing to do it in the first place, even if they are willing to obey the arrangement of fate, but Today, when the small territory of the inner world is overwhelmed, they have to return to the outer world no matter what, or they will kill themselves - just like what happened to the rulers of ancient Rome, Your Majesty, you should Perceived."

   "But they are still so arrogant."

The Van Zhuo cat made a sharp sneer: "No way, they are not even inferior to the blood clan at this point. When the inner world is ruled by wizards, they can enjoy the beauty that is, no, more luxurious and more comfortable than the outer world. Life, but the inner world is closed. Even if there is magic, its resources will inevitably be excavated bit by bit. If you came fifty years ago, the entertainment provided to the common wizards would be more colorful. The behavior of currency exchange, daily supply and some transactions is not so blatant, and now even some small families are stretched... But for those big families, a thousand years of accumulation is enough to make them have amazing wealth.

Coupled with the usual contemptuous attitude of wizards to mortals, it is not surprising that they will be arrogant to you, or anyone who watches the world - yes, last time you killed Felipe of the Mancini family, this Annoyed the Mancini family, especially Felipe's father, who has only one son, but their parents ultimately decided not to take revenge, for one reason you probably don't know yet, and that's Felipe Pei was born with low magic power. When his brother was still there, he was almost a transparent person. When he was the only one, he was also left in the inner world... For wizards, the most important thing is magic," Van Gogh The cat said: "So, with your talent, it may not be a bad thing for you to stay in the inner world. "

   "I think we should talk about the blood oath marriage, do you understand this?"

   "I really don't hesitate." Vanjoo the cat asked: "Do you love Marie Mancini?"

   "I liked her once, very much." Louis said justly: "No one can turn a blind eye to such a passionate emotion."

   "That's right, Mary's love is really pure and fiery," said Vandrao, "and now?"

   "Now, I realize I don't know her."

"You have so many things to take care of, and all you are looking for in her is peace," Vantra said mildly: "Her love for you is real, but so is her selfishness. Yes, her selfishness doesn't hurt you when she's in a weak position, but once the position changes, the love is like a thorn." It pauses for a while... "But I have one more question. , Your Majesty, are you unable to leave, or are you unwilling to leave like this?"

  Louis pondered for a while, "I've always wanted to see the world there with my own eyes."

"I come, I see, I conquer?"

   "That's a long-term thing."

   "But you don't want to go home empty-handed, right? This world has value for you to take risks."

   "I also believe in my brother." I believe in Philip, and I can withstand external pressure for him, whether it is from the bishop, the queen mother, or the duke of Gaston.

   "Can I guess you want to marry Mary?"

   "Since this is what she expects."

   "I heard something ominous in it." Vantra said: "Are you trying to get revenge on her?"

   "You can only say that everyone gets what they need. If she is really like what you said, just love."

   "But **** marriages make you a real wizard."

   "So I need to ask for help, yours, and someone else's."

   "Then let me discuss the blood cup with you first, the sacred relic of the blood race."

   "I am all ears."

  ———

   At noon the next day, Malfa brought his friend before the king.

It is said that this friend has already inherited the favor of the Duke of Colonna, or Murfa did it intentionally, because he was thrown into prison at the age of 70 because he had concealed a student who exchanged money in private. When it comes to potions, the old wizards are only a little better than the mortals. In the crowded, dark and damp prison with almost no drinking water, he fell ill within a few days, and almost died, if not for the Murphy belt. Here comes the handwriting of the Duke of Colonna.

Rong Ke, this poor old friend, was brought out of prison almost as fast as he was thrown into prison. After drinking many bottles of potions, Rong Ke finally broke free from his terrifying state like an Inferi. Glancing at Murfa with gratitude, he didn't care about the Duke of Colonna he was about to meet. Anyway, they were always working for others. What I must say is that as an alien wizard who is not yet familiar with the inner world, The Duke of Colonna may have some remnants of benevolence.

Louis was also deeply surprised by such a coincidence, although for him, a person who had benefited from him would be more credible, just like the refugees he stayed in Versailles, who were his tenants and his soldiers, and Most of them are loyal, but Malfa said that he was going to find a friend who would study the blood oath marriage contract, and he happened to find such a person-he wondered if Malfa intended to lend a helping hand to his friend, Seriously, if that's the case, he wouldn't be too annoyed.

Rong Ke was more humble than Malfa, he took off his pointed hat, bowed deeply to the king, like a mortal, and when allowed to rise, he held the hat in his hand, "You have something in your eyes. Doubt, Your Highness, I think you may think that Morfa deceived you. Yes, my situation was indeed urgent at that time, but he definitely did not show favoritism. I am the person you are looking for. Chose me over anyone else."

   "Are there many people in the world who have researched on blood oath marriage?"

"It should be said that there are many people who have in-depth research on everything we can read. Although the **** marriage contract will not be publicly sold in bookstores, this is the best method used by the family to limit those who are capable. , and it sounds... quite beautiful, some young people don't hesitate to put this solid chain around their necks just because of love," Rong Ke shrugged: "I'm one of those idiots, I use Fifty years of researching the blood oath marriage, trying to break it."

"Can?"

   "Honestly, it's better not to try this."

   "But I have an idea."

   "Love?"

  Louis glanced at him, but did not answer him.

  ———

  Mary's mood has never been so happy.

From a very young age, she knew, with or without understanding, that she was sent out of the inner world and came to the court she did not like, in order to conclude a good marriage, and she would become a duke or the wife of a marquis, Fighting for a place in the watch world for her family, she thought at that time, can she marry Louis?

The first time she and Louis met were not pleasant. Louis left her with a cold and harsh impression, but this impression faded quickly at Versailles and at Saint-Germain-en-Laye. To avoid the king's undesired relationship with the exiled Princess Henrietta of England, she was inserted between the two - no, it should be said that her intimacy with the king was officially permitted, although her father and uncle Neither agree.

  Because the king at that time was just a puppet, even if he became a royal lady, Mary would not have much power, or even no power.

But with the increase of time together, Mary fell deeply into the nostalgia for Louis instead of a king. When getting along with Louis, Mary felt for the first time that she was a complete person, not a man. The lady of the Chiney family, or the witch, or the niece of the Bishop of Mazarin—when Louis sat at the desk by the window and smiled at her, Marie's heart seemed to be illuminated by the bright sun and warmed again. , it was light again, her thoughts gradually changed, her eyes moved from the king's crown to Louis himself, before the Dunkirk assassination, she was ready - she was going to bring Louis into the In the world, let him become a wizard and her husband.

Her father would be angry, and Bishop Mazarin would be angry, but once the blood oath marriage contract is established, it cannot be broken, not even the family, so in the family, the blood oath marriage contract is mostly applied to the lower-level wizards and the daughters of the family In between, especially those witches with low magic power.

Mary's talent is not the best, but it's not bad. Even if she wants to give half of it to her husband, Mary thinks she can afford it. What she didn't expect is that with Colonna's blood as the fire, Louis's talent is also He was induced, and his talent, even Mancini's parent, had to admit that he had a promising future.

   After being recognized by the family, things went smoothly. All she has to do now is to convince Louis to stay in the inner world and stay by her side.

  ———

   "Then," said Louis, "I am willing to make concessions for our love—Marie, now I ask you, are you willing to make concessions for me?"

  Marie looked confused.

Louis leaned down and kissed Mary gently, his voice was as low as a thread of spider silk wrapped around Mary's ear: "I will make a marriage contract with you, but Mary, for me, stay in the world."

   (end of this chapter)