"Good morning, Your Excellency the Duke." As soon as the girl in riding attire appeared in the castle, the passing maids and servants all nodded to her.

Gloria nodded in response, sword slung from her waist.As the master of the entire castle, only she has the right to carry weapons here, not even her knight commander.

"This is the news from today, my lady." Anjou's Minister of Territorial Affairs handed over the document to Gloria. During the time she went hunting, Anjou was as harmonious as usual.

Except, of course, for her annoying group of "relatives."

"Your mother will return from the other courtyard in the afternoon, and I heard from the maid there that she is still worrying about your husband's candidate." The minister of affairs revealed the gossip to Gloria.

He was an earl of Anjou, who had contempt for Gloria when she became duke.

Does a woman with only rouge and fancy clothes in her mind know how to govern a territory?If it weren't for the fact that Anjou has always adopted the semi-Salik inheritance law (daughters have priority inheritance rights if there are no male close relatives), the suitable duke should be the grandnephew of the previous duke's grandfather, not a female Gloria.

Miss Gloria's becoming a duke is a certainty, so they can only focus on her future husband.

As long as Gloria gets married, her husband can reasonably ask her to hand over the management rights of the land.

Even if Miss Gloria chooses to marry into a matrilineal marriage, as long as the person who manages the land is a man, the entire Anjou court can fully accept it.

The Anjou family has produced many kings, and even today, the Anjou family occupies the most fertile land in the west of France.

At Gloria's coronation, King Louis also drove to Anjou to attend the ceremony of this unique woman in France.

At the coronation ceremony, the guests sat in the church chairs one after another, and Louis took his queen, the youngest daughter of Henry, the Holy Roman Emperor, to sit at the front.He frowned, his sea-blue eyes were somewhat thoughtful.

"My dear husband, it is the first time I have seen so many single men at a duke's coronation." The queen played with the fan in her hand, and responded to the nobles who greeted her from time to time, "Down to five From a young child to an 80-year-old man, their common purpose today is probably not to watch the ceremony, but for the Duke, right?"

Louis didn't speak, he was thinking about something more important.

When the queen saw her husband ignoring her, she didn't feel left out.Covering half of her cheeks with a fan, she raised an eyebrow at her lover in the distance, with a charming smile on her lips.

It was still too early for the Duke of Anjou to leave. If he had chosen a suitable fiancé for Miss Gloria before his death, I am afraid that the current farce would not have occurred.

Duchess Anastasia stood beside her daughter. She was born in Rose, and has been in France for many years. She has already become a qualified French female aristocrat in terms of dress.

But her expression is resolute, which is special compared to other French women who show either weak or charming expressions.

She attended her husband's coronation that year.Now, she is attending the coronation of her daughter.

The maid next to her was preparing to wear a corset for Gloria. Today is a more important occasion. They specially prepared a hard corset made of metal.

Gloria looked at the shapewear that was only two-thirds of her waist, and rolled her eyes, "Mother, are you sure you want to see me passed out at my coronation?"

Anastasia never wore corsets when she was at the court of Ross. Even in France, she would specially find someone to make a larger circle of soft corsets to pretend to be.

As the wife of the Duke of Anjou, she is almost the most honorable woman in the entire kingdom except for the queen and queen mother. Naturally, no one judges her at will.

Even if someone criticizes her faux pas, her husband who loves her will say in public that he asked his wife to dress like this.

But today, it's Gloria's coronation.Anastasia knew how insecure her daughter's title was.

Few of his husband's confidants were willing to support Gloria, the heiress.Many people are actually waiting for this Gloria to pass away because of the "cold".

"You can't give them an excuse, dear," Anastasia said.

The girl who was only twelve or thirteen years old threw the hard corset in the hands of the maid on the ground. She raised her head with determination in her eyes, "Mother, it seems that you still don't understand."

"For these people outside, no matter how much I abide by the etiquette of the French nobility, I am a lord. They will not see any good side of me, they will only attack my gender.

In their eyes, as a woman, I am guilty of wearing the crown of the Principality of Anjou.I am only qualified if I have a husband and bear children for him. "

After saying these shocking words, Anastasia's shadow was reflected in Gloria's green eyes. She pointed to the skirt in the maid's hand and said, "Just put this skirt on for me, I need it." Fighting on horseback, the corset would only take away my waist flexibility to dodge the sword."

"Your road ahead will be very difficult." Anastasia clutched her skirt tightly, "As a mother, I hope you can go through this life smoothly, but I don't want to see you His daughter was oppressed by etiquette and became a victim of political marriage..."

"Ria, my lovely little pumpkin, please tell your poor mother, how should I choose?"

The maid is the person who accompanied Anastasia when she was married. She quietly dressed Gloria and disguised herself as a transparent person.

"Stand quietly in the distance, watching your daughter make this land more prosperous."

"I will be greater than my father."

The girl in front of her was only twelve or thirteen years old, but Anastasia saw in her eyes the courage of the old Duke of Anjou.

"Do you know what you're going to face?" Anastasia said in a deep voice.

"I will cut every thorn, kick every stumbling block, and overthrow every obstacle."

Anastasia suddenly took a few steps forward, leaned over to the girl's ear and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "What if France is blocking you?"

Gloria paused for a moment, then said, "I am Anjou."

"I, France."

The coronation ceremony began.

The strength of Anjou made the most honorable bishop of France come here to crown her. Although he crowned a female lord, the huge gift Anjou secretly sent made him shut his mouth.

Accompanied by Duchess Anastasia, Gloria, the heiress who inherited the vast lands of Anjou, stood at the door of the church.

The attendant next to her pushed open the door. If the dress on her was a wedding dress, the scene at this time was more like a wedding.

The door was pushed open, and everyone's eyes focused on the door.Kings and nobles sat in the church, surrounded by circles of gentry and commoners outside.

Gloria's father protected her very well. Except for the knights in the castle, few people had seen the most valuable heiress in this continent with their own eyes.

But now, when she appears.All the noisy voices disappeared, and everyone's eyes were on her, unwilling to leave.

For the aristocrats, all of Gloria's charms came from her territory.

Even if she is a fat pig suffering from syphilis with pockmarks all over his face, there will always be a handsome man without inheritance rights who will hold her face and kiss her affectionately, calling her the love of his life.

she is so beautiful...

The poets and painters who came to watch the ceremony felt that they had lost the ability to create beauty at that moment.

Such a beautiful thing is in front of them, how can they keep it.

The girl's long golden hair is like the most precious gold, shining faintly under the sun.

The green eyes are like gems from Egypt, making people want to explore the magnificence in them.

And her beauty is a gift from heaven. The queen of King Louis was known as the treasure of the empire before she got married, and she was called the "morning rose" of France after she married into France.

But in the eyes of the French at the scene, Gloria, a Frenchman, is worthy of the title of French Rose.

Her beauty is a gift from God to France.

At that moment, the single man looked into her eyes, in addition to the desire for power, it increased men's desire to conquer women.

All these were seen by Gloria, but she lowered her eyes and walked towards the stage.

Others only thought it was a little girl's shyness, but only she knew that she didn't want those ambitious eyes to be seen by others.

The bishop announced the rationality of Gloria becoming the Duke of Anjou, and everyone knew that this was just a formality.Even without the recognition of the bishop, she is still the Duke of Anjou.

When the crown representing Anjou was worn on Gloria's head, King Louis, who was sitting below, applauded first.Immediately afterwards, everyone followed in the king's footsteps and applauded Gloria's coronation.

When the queen on the side looked at her husband, she showed some inquiring eyes.

At the banquet at night, Gloria became the focus of everyone's attention.There are always countless men who invite her to dance. What's even more ridiculous is that there are some noble ladies who bring their young sons who are only six or seven years old and want to invite Gloria to dance.

"My lord, let's have a dance with this lovely child." A countess from Champagne "sells." He said to his little son, "He hopes to dance with you."

The countess said so, but her son seemed to prefer the strawberry jelly on the table to Gloria.

Gloria maintained a smile on her face, and when she was about to refuse, a hand stretched out from her side.

In the banquet hall, it suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes involuntarily moved to the most honorable man in France.Between==

I saw that King Louis nodded slightly and extended an invitation to Gloria, "Beautiful lady, can I dance with you."

Gloria, who had been wearing a polite smile all night, had a sincere expression at this moment. She put her hand in Louis's, "I am very honored, Your Majesty."

Although Gloria has far more training in swordsmanship and military affairs than dancing, her figure is very light, and it is even more pleasing to the eye when dancing in the arms of the handsome Louis.

While dancing, neither of them spoke.Gloria smiled, her cheeks flushed slightly, like a real young girl.

Louis, on the other hand, looked at each other thoughtfully with those sea-blue eyes.Gradually, the dancers on the field stopped dancing and left the field to the king and the duchess, and this place became their home field.

The conductor of the orchestra is a discerning person. Under his command, the 3-minute piece was repeated several times abruptly, and it was stretched to 5 minutes.But music always has an ending, and the conductor ended the piece when it was almost 6 minutes.

After the dance music ended, Louis stared at Gloria, still holding her slender waist in his hands.

The other party was not wearing a corset, and Louis could feel it by touching it.The woman's soft waist was in his palm, and a few unknown lights flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the dance music is over." Gloria said softly.

At this time, Louis let go of his hand, and Gloria and Gloria nodded each other, and returned to his wife.

The music sounded again, and there were many men and women dancing on the dance floor.

The queen leaned back in her chair, and she glanced at her husband, the fan covering her lips so that only the two of them could hear her.

"My dear husband, you should regret marrying me now. After all, as long as you marry the Duchess of Anjou, the rich land of Anjou will always become the most dazzling diamond in the crown of the Capet family. Isn't it?" The queen smiled coquettishly, without giving her husband any face.

"Honey, a joke can only be called a joke when it's funny." The smile in Louis' eyes was not deep enough.

On the other side, after Gloria danced with King Louis, Anastasia pulled her aside and said in Russian: "Do you know what you were doing just now? You were almost going to be pushed into the bed by the king." In my arms, if you don't want to get married, you don't have to get married. If you want to get married, there are a bunch of people for you to choose from.

But that person will definitely not be the king!The Pope will not allow him to divorce, and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will not tolerate it!

Or are you going to tell me that you are going to be the king's mistress, like Pompadour once, and go in and out of the king's bedroom in the Palace of Versailles? "

But Gloria smiled slightly, comforted her mother, and said, "He's hooked, mother."

Anastasia froze for a moment, "What?"

"They need me to marry, but if it's the woman the king likes, how can they let me marry at will?" Gloria raised the corners of her lips, "Tonight, someone will definitely suggest to the king and the queen Divorce and marry me. But the pro-Roman faction will not let it go. At that time, my wedding will be put on hold until these two groups decide whether the king should marry me."

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