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Brother Wang personally took people to the stables to pick horses, accompanied by the stable manager, and the groom introduced the characteristics of each horse.

"I want a filly, don't be too big, but docile." His Royal Highness said, "Don't run too fast."

The groom immediately understood, "Miss wants to ride" and led out a chestnut-colored filly, "her name is Leda, she is just three years old, and I just picked it out from the stable."

The Lorraine knight carefully inspected Leda's mane, teeth and hooves, and was basically satisfied, "It's her."

The groom took the saddle bridle and fitted Leda with the harness, and the Knight of Lorraine checked the harness again, especially the girdle.

"Be careful, no matter who prepares your horse, you have to check the horse's girth before you mount." He pointed to the girdle. "If someone cuts here, but don't cut it"

Abigail nodded, "I see." Putting needles under the saddle or cutting cockleburs to a little bit of the horse's girdle are common methods of palace fighting, and it seems that these disputes cannot be avoided in the French court. Rather, the strife is more intense.

The head of Philip's stable looked calm, and he didn't think it was strange at all.

The Knight of Lorraine asked the groom to prepare his majesty and his own horse.

"Come on, I'll run around with you." Philip got on the horse.

He didn't have to check the harness himself. The Knight of Lorraine was his attendant, and these things were his job.

"Have you ever ridden a horse before?" asked the knight of Lorraine.

"No."

"Never once"

"Not once."

The Lorraine knight pointed to the stable boy beside him, and told him to lie under the horse's belly and use it as a footstool for the lady.The Knight of Lorraine held Abigail's hand and taught her how to mount a horse.

"Stand on the stirrup with your left foot, push your left leg hard, and step over the horse's back with your right leg." He was worried that she had never ridden a horse before and didn't know what to do, but he didn't expect her to succeed all at once.

The skirt was a bit of a hindrance, but fortunately, the skirt had a wide skirt, so it didn't take too much effort to get on the horse's back.

The Lorraine knight was somewhat unexpected, "Look at how Your Highness pulls the reins."

Philip showed her how to pull the rein, "Left, right. The horses in the stables are all trained, and they will know how to go with a little effort."

"Walk first, you can't run all at once." The Lorraine knight took the rein and led Leda back and forth in the stable.

The stables are very large, and there are dozens of horses including the king's royal horses. Each horse has its own stable, several rows of stables, and a large courtyard surrounded by stables. To lead the horse to slip in the courtyard.

The fillies are docile and there are always young fillies in the stables in case any young lady wants to try her hand at riding.But this kind of situation is very rare. Girls have always been encouraged to "stay at home". Riding horses is a man's business, and delicate ladies should enjoy the service of knights.

She wondered why Louis suddenly asked her if she could ride a horse, and then gave her a horse, what did he want to do?

She asked, "Knight, why do you think His Majesty suddenly gave me a horse?"

The Lorraine knight had a look of "you are rare and strange", "He is the king, and he doesn't need a reason to give you something."

well said

After Leda strolled around the courtyard a few times, the Lorraine knight let Abigail hold the reins.Leda started to trot gradually, she panicked, "Tell her to stop quickly"

The Lorraine knight looked at her with a smile, but didn't intend to step forward.

Philip cried "Don't be afraid, she won't go too fast and you hold the rein."

Just as he was talking, the king came back.

Louis didn't dismount, but followed Abigail, reached for the reins, and Leda stopped quickly.

"Why won't she listen to me?" I'm so angry.

He secretly smiled inwardly, with a serious face, "Your sitting posture is wrong."

"Is there something wrong?" She didn't know why.

"Viscount de Marson, come and show Miss De Barberion the correct riding posture."

Louis Lorraine rode forward.

The Lorraine brothers are very similar, they are both handsome boys, Louis Lorraine always has a serious expression, and the Lorraine knight is much more lively, more like a big boy.The noble young masters of this era are always very precocious, and most boys from middle and small noble families will leave home at the age of 12 and have to grow up quickly.

She watched Louis Lorraine demonstrate how to control the horse for her, and she was already thinking of her brother who would arrive tomorrow.The king should let Claude join the royal guard, and after getting to know him for a while, he will soon be transferred to serve as the king's front guard.

According to the palace regulations, there are 24 imperial guards, but in fact there are always shortages. It is said that Bishop Mazarin privately thinks that the king does not need so many imperial guards. transferred away.

Louis mentioned this once, and Abigail immediately realized why Mazarin, a scheming politician, never allowed the imperial guards to be full, and the reason why they were always transferred frequently was that he didn't want the king to cultivate his cronies.

Louis was not in charge, but he must have been trained according to the standards of a king, and he must have understood Mazarin's intentions long ago, but at present he can only endure.

The king will not please her for no reason, his behavior is purposeful.

Claude probably only wanted to go to Paris to be gilded, but it would be fine if he became the king's confidant, as long as he was loyal to the king, Louis XIV would not treat him badly.

Then again, should she cultivate some of her cronies in the palace?

In the evening, Royal Palace Theater.

The theater is surprisingly small, the stage is very small, there is no ordinary auditorium, but there is a carved high-back chair directly in front of the stage, which is the seat of the king;

There are more than a dozen small boxes behind and on both sides of the king's seat, the box of the king's brother Philip is in the middle, and the other boxes are sorted according to the blood relationship between the noble family and the royal family, and only a few dozen people are filled.

Louis is on stage tonight, and the king's seat is empty.

Anna of Austria was bound to come to cheer her son on, but instead of sitting on the king's seat, she added a high-backed chair to the side.

Abigail sat next to the king's brother's box with the Marchioness de Montière.

There is no high wall between the boxes, and they are separated by wooden boards and wrapped in dark green flannelette.

It was the first time for Abigail to come to the theater to see a performance, and everything she saw was new and curious.

Philip turned his body and said quietly, "Wait a minute, when Brother Wang is performing, you must applaud vigorously. If others applaud, you should applaud. Brother Wang has good eyes. If you don't applaud, he will be angry."

She said in her heart that it still needs you to teach

The king is going to perform in person, does anyone dare not applaud? Must applaud, applaud enthusiastically.

Tonight's repertoire is Molière's romantic comedy Love's Resentment.Louis XIV wears a Roman-style robe and a golden olive leaf laurel crown, playing the hero Erast.

"Illusions often blind a lover's eyes. The most beloved is often not the most popular. The passions displayed by women are sometimes only a fig leaf for other loves. Finally, as a frustrated lover, Farrell It's been a little too quiet lately. Those so-called superficial favors I've received, his sympathy or his indifference, are the poison of the loveliest charms, and the cause of this distress you don't understand, which makes me doubt my happiness If it is false, I can hardly believe that Lu Xier is telling the truth. If you want me to feel better, I would rather see him jealous, unhappy, and impatient. Only then can I really feel at ease. Think about it for yourself See, who can look at a rival in love with satisfaction, and if you believe nothing like him, tell me if I have any reason to worry about it."

As a king who likes to chase beauties, it is really convincing for him to read such a line

The audience applauded enthusiastically, even Philip applauded sincerely.

"Look if he's great" he eagerly awaited Abigail's answer.

This is really difficult to answer. If you answer "he is a great actor", wouldn't it be a loss of his status and dignity as a king?

She was a little embarrassed, and stopped for a while, and waited until the applause stopped, before saying, "Your Majesty can do everything to the best, he is the most perfect."

Philip sighed, "Yes, as soon as he appears, people all notice him, but no one pays attention to me. He is the sun, and I am just a shadow in the sun."

"Your Highness, don't be like this. Your Majesty is certainly the sun, so you are the sunshine. The sun cannot live without sunshine, and your majesty cannot live without your majesty."

Philip thought about it for a while, and then said happily, "You are so sweet. Abby, you are always so sweet. No wonder Brother Wang." He immediately covered his mouth and looked at her with a smile.

She glanced at him, "Take a good look at the show."

Louis didn't act in the whole play, he only acted in the first act, and after getting addicted, he quit.

There was a slightly longer intermission, and it was not until Louis sat on the king's seat that the second act began.

After the show, the first day of birthday celebrations comes to an end.

At 9:[-] in the evening, Louis and Philippe had dinner with Anna of Austria, and Abigail and Madame de Montière were present.

Candles are lit all night in the palace, and there are candle-lit crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. You only need to light the candlesticks in your own room when you return to your room.

After playing for a day, I was actually very tired and almost fell asleep sitting in the bathtub.

Abigail was dazed, thinking she might have dozed off.

The water was already cold, and the silver pot of hot water that stood on the floor beside the bath had become lukewarm.

Where has Mary been? The last time she came, she brought her towels and nightgown, and then went to fetch hot water.hot water is here where is mary

The maids in the royal palace are very tired. They are busy from morning to night. If the master does not sleep, they can't sleep either.It's late at night now, it should be past 11 o'clock, and it's almost midnight.

She yawned, thinking that it would be best to take a nap at noon tomorrow.

Get out of the bathtub, dry your body and hair, and put on your nightgown.

Nightdresses in the 17th century were of extremely loose styles regardless of men’s and women’s styles. They were worn in cotton or linen in autumn and winter, and silk in summer, but most of the time they were all cotton.Long sleeves, hem length to the instep, will cover the whole body tightly.

There are only a few doors between the bathroom and her room. She put on her nightgown and can walk directly from the bathroom back to the bedroom without worrying about being seen. It's almost midnight, who still wanders outside in the middle of the night?

She was about to walk to her room, when suddenly someone hugged her from behind, with a young boy's milky voice, she whispered, "Why did you just come back?"

The author has something to say that "Illusions often deceive a lover's eyes" from Molière's comedy Love's Resentment.Molière 16221673 performed for Louis XIV in October 1658 and was appreciated by the king. Louis XIV allocated the Louvre Theater to him. Molière settled in Paris and created a large number of plays.It can be said that Louis XIV was a big sponsor of Molière. ,,