Versailles is worse than being queen

◎A queen who symbolizes love and beauty◎

When the door of the golden carriage opened and the queen in a dark green robe appeared, people rushed to the side excitedly and bowed their heads nervously.

As the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, Queen Maria Theresa has ruled Austria for more than [-] years.She retained her throne in the chaotic Battle of the Austrian Succession, her black double-headed eagle heraldry was covered with the insignia of the territory, and she became the ruler of the country that everyone admired.

Archduke of Austria, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slovenia - such a noble and prominent title is a symbol of her power and status.

At this moment, the queen's youngest daughter was standing closest to the carriage, bowing her head and bowing her knees: "Your Majesty."

However, the queen walked straight to the center of the crowd as if she hadn't seen her.

Archbishop Fann stepped forward respectfully, almost unable to control his anticipation——

Her Majesty the Queen must understand the culprit of the current chaos, and also heard the heretical remarks that the little princess lost her royal status just now.

The more powerful the monarch is, the less he can accept that his family members dare to openly betray his orders and openly betray the beliefs of this country.

How will the poor little princess be punished?Public reprimand?Cut knighthood?Marrying a notorious aging duke?

Hey, what a cruel punishment for a little girl.

——But she needs such severe punishment to make her realize what authority is.

The cardinal's heart surged with joy. LJ

At this moment, a woman holding a child suddenly rushed forward from the gap between the royal guards, and threw herself in front of the queen with a plop, her voice full of tears: "Your Majesty! I only have this one child...others My child has died of smallpox, I can never lose him again, please, please..."

With tears streaming down her face, she dared not speak further, and glanced at the cardinal whose face was suddenly gloomy in fear.

The queen waved her hand, and waved away the guards who rushed forward to pull the woman away.

Her bright and elegant blue eyes were filled with tears in an instant, and her shiny hands wearing luxurious rings did not hesitate to help the woman up, with a gentle and painful voice: "Dear lady, you and I are both mothers." , smallpox also took my child... I feel the same way as you."

"Your Majesty! God bless you!" The woman kissed the queen's hand with tears in her eyes, and raised her head courageously: "Then, what do you mean..."

The surrounding crowd couldn't help but commotion.The queen's words seem to be biased——

"Your Majesty." Archbishop Fann suddenly said solemnly and lowly: "You have always been a devout Catholic, and you are also the pride of the Holy See of the Holy Roman Empire. I think you must know why God let smallpox come to the world."

The queen wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief embroidered with gold thread, and then slowly turned to the bishop in red robes hunting in the cold wind, with an elegant smile on his broad and bright face.

"Yes. So God sent us a vaccine, Your Excellency."

Archbishop Fann did not take a breath, watching the Queen look up at the densely packed crowd in the square.

"My dear people," the queen's plump lips curved gracefully, and her gentle and noble voice resounded through Maria Theresa Square.

"Whoever has courage is the people God is willing to save!"

At that moment, a ray of sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, and the living people and ghosts in the ancient wilderness and bustling streets of Vienna raised their heads together, and saw the hope sprouting in the haze of centuries.

"Thank God! Thank Her Majesty!"

The people vaccinated against vaccinia in the square swarmed and formed a long queue, and the people in the line made the cross on their foreheads and chests.

"Also, thank you, Your Highness Antania!" The woman who rushed to the queen just now kissed her son's forehead and whispered.

"That's right... Thank you, Your Royal Highness!" The people around her were taken aback for a moment, and crossed themselves again in fear.

yes.If Her Royal Highness hadn't stood up bravely to prove to the people that the vaccine is true and effective, I'm afraid everyone would have been deceived by vicious rumors, thinking that the queen who is dedicated to the people would spread the curse of the devil in the world!

"Who the hell is so vicious!" He couldn't help spitting, and angrily cursed: "Let him go to hell!"

A thin man in a black robe was standing behind him, looking in one direction like a gloomy sculpture.

A sudden gust of cold wind blew his long robe, lifted his black hood, revealing the sinister black eyes under the short disheveled hair, and the hideous long scar under the ears.

He slammed down the hood, still staring at that direction——

When the queen was about to board the golden carriage, she finally turned her head to look at her little daughter who was always standing by the carriage, her lips moved indifferently twice.

The man who knew how to read lips immediately read out what the queen said: "Go back to the palace, right away."

The Queen changed from her motherly tall and compassionate radiance just now, and there was an undisguised cold anger on her face.

And the little princess turned her back to him at the moment, and the man couldn't see her face.

But it doesn't matter, he has already firmly engraved the appearance of that little girl in his heart.

That princess is probably the incarnation of the devil.

Today the queen's entire guard is here, but he is not prepared and cannot act rashly; but no matter how noble her status is, she is only a child.

Sooner or later he will find the loophole...

Will not give her a chance to grow up.

At this moment, Grand Duke Joseph walked cautiously between his mother and younger sister, seemingly wanting to ease the atmosphere.

The little girl beckoned to him suddenly, and after he bent down suspiciously, she whispered something in his ear.

Captain Musketeer, who had been looking around vigilantly from the side, suddenly turned around at this moment, and his sharp gaze like a falcon swept over here.

The man immediately lowered his overly focused gaze, without showing any suspicious features.

He turned around, slowly squeezed out of the square with the crowd around him, and walked into the alley next to him not long after.

The hustle and bustle of people disappeared behind, and when people rushed to the square, this usually deserted alley was empty.

Stucco Solomonite columns twine around the tall façade, and playful angels cast diabolical shadows on the ground.

He walked to a corner where no one was around, reached out and took out a piece of charcoal from behind the flower basket held by the bare-bottomed little angel relief, and drew a rough triangle on the wall.

"Don't move! Raise your hands!"

The sound of noisy footsteps suddenly echoed in the alley, obviously a large number of people.

The man hesitated for a moment, then threw down the charcoal, drew his long sword from under his robe, and rushed towards the entrance of the alley.

"Stop! Don't move!"

The chaotic chasing sound was soon mixed with several deafening gunshots.

"...Long live Prussia."

He only had time to grit his teeth and hum in a low voice before losing consciousness amidst the instant scorching heat and the ensuing coldness.

With a "bang", the tall body slammed heavily on the stone floor, and the metal sword made a crisp hitting sound when it landed.

Blood soon spread along the cracks between the bricks.

"Damn it, no one was caught alive!"

"Who told you to beat him to death!"

"Where is my fault?! The flintlock is still aimed too low!"

"Fucking scoundrel! He's cheap, he should have a taste of Judas' chair—"

"Pack it up and take it back to the palace." The fire-gun captain Leo glanced at the dark red blood on the ground with disgust, turned and left.

He needs to rush back to the palace to report to the queen.This person is definitely a foreign spy with malicious intentions, and I am afraid that it has something to do with the various rumors surrounding the vaccine during this period.

——The little princess was really right.

The queen has long been sending people to investigate the people behind the Vienna riots, and even specially arranged spies in today's square.Surprisingly, when they were about to arrest people based on the clues reported by the spies, the little princess also pointed to the same person.

"The man in the black robe by the exit over there, brother." She said softly at the time, "There must be something wrong with him."

Leo was a little surprised when he recalled Antania.

Ashamed, he only returned from the battlefield against Prussia this year, and took over the post of musketeer captain after returning to the palace, but he has not yet recognized everyone in the royal family, until today he remembered the youngest daughter of the queen .

His Majesty the Emperor entrusted him to teach his youngest daughter marksmanship and swordsmanship, so he paid special attention to the young Grand Duchess.

Maria Antania, younger than his own youngest daughter.

Although he didn't know her, he had heard people in the palace talking about her, saying that the little princess was so stubborn that she never listened to people's words. She was not at all dignified and stable like the queen. The only good thing about her body was probably that face——

It can be seen that the rumors are not credible.

He had fought on the battlefield during Queen Theresia's war to inherit the throne, and he had personally seen the young queen put on armor and patrol the army, her icy blue eyes reflecting fierce guns.

He clearly saw the same courage and courage in the eyes of the little princess, and even the golden flames in those eyes were even more piercing, as if they had been tempered by ice, snow and the scorching sun.

——As if nothing in this world could shake her in the slightest.

……

"Your Majesty, if Lord Lei Ao can successfully arrest that person and interrogate him strictly, it is very likely that he will be able to find out who is behind the whole incident."

Antalya returned to the palace with the queen.

She stood in the queen's study and calmly analyzed, "The murderer who killed the family who volunteered to do the experiment at first, and the people who spread rumors in the city are probably related to him."

"Antania," the Queen suddenly walked in front of her, condescending, and almost laughed angrily, "Don't you think you are qualified to teach your mother how to do things?"

...Antanya realized that she was taking things too seriously.

After all, she is only seven years old at the moment, and her mother, who has always been in power, never listens to her seriously.

"You are really my good daughter—without my permission, you dared to ask Dr. Sweeton to vaccinate you, and you dared to run out of the palace by yourself and participate in public experiments?!"

The queen stared at her coldly, "Are you treating me as dead?...or are you just going to pretend that I am dead and usurp the throne?"

After listening to her mother's words quietly, Antanya raised her head and said flatly, "Your Majesty, you are angry."

"What did you say?" The queen didn't respond for a while.

"Why is Your Majesty angry? Are you worried about me?... Worried that I'm dead?"

Antanya tilted her head slightly, and smiled softly, "Oh, please forgive me, Your Majesty, I know this is of course just my own sentimentality."

"After all, why should the princess live, as long as she can die for the country you rule."

——Why should a princess be happy?It was enough for her to be queen.

So the Queen of Austria in her previous life did not hesitate to marry her youngest daughter to France, becoming the last French queen, and then sent to the guillotine.

"—Even if I die, you still have many other daughters who can marry to be queen, don't you?" Antanya smiled innocently.

Hearing these words, the queen's expression changed suddenly, and she raised her hands high——

Antanya didn't dodge at all.

In the more than [-] years when she was far away in a foreign country, and when she faced open and dark arrows alone in the French court, she never said a bad word about the queen.

But she is human after all—selfish, vicious, and notorious.

However, after a long while, the slap didn't come down.

"I'm ashamed of you, Maria Antania."

The queen stared at her through gritted teeth, trembling with anger, "As my daughter, you don't have half the self-consciousness of being a royal family, and you don't have the slightest bit of intelligence and self-discipline. You are reckless, frivolous, lazy, and stupid!"

"If you were born in an ordinary family, you would be the most stupid and vulgar girl in the world-but now you have obtained this noble blood for nothing, don't think that you can disobey my order without any price!"

The Queen turned furiously out of the door, just in time to see the Musketeer Captain who had just arrived.

...and Joseph who was at a loss with a face of "my mother and my sister are arguing, what should I do?"

"Joseph!" She waved her hand, "You and Leo take Antania to the tower, and don't let her come out without my order!"

Joseph was stunned for several seconds, until the queen yelled again impatiently, then hurried in and pulled his sister away.

"Antania..." Walking on the road, he hesitated for a long time before speaking, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

What should he ask?

The queen has a bad temper, never tolerates even the slightest provocation of her authority, and often teaches her unwary children a lesson.

Only this time, she seemed particularly angry.

"Brother, don't worry." The little princess walked without any hesitation, raised her head and asked him, "Is Caroline right in the tower?"

"Ah, yes! Why did I forget!" Joseph slapped his head remorsefully, "No, I have to tell His Majesty about this..."

"Oh, don't bother Your Majesty." Antanya got the answer she wanted, and shook her head calmly, "Don't worry, there are many rooms in the tower, and nothing will happen."

She turned her head and smiled sweetly at Leo who was silently following behind: "My lord, I think it's enough for my brother to send me there. Maybe you can go back and report the situation to His Majesty first?"

Leo was stunned for a moment, and immediately blessed his soul.

Although he didn't stay in the court for a long time, he was also a nobleman after all, so he immediately understood what the princess meant, so he bowed and bid farewell to them.

When the sound of Leo's footsteps also disappeared in the distance, Antanya hooked her finger at Joseph mysteriously.

"What's the matter?" Joseph was confused by his sister.

Such a big incident happened, and His Majesty made such a big fuss, but she didn't seem to be afraid at all—his little sister, when did she become so courageous?

He bent over and heard his sister say to him solemnly: "Brother, I know you like Isabella very much. But you have to know, girls don't like your way of expressing love!"

Joseph: "..."

It never occurred to him that the youngest sister had just been vaccinated against smallpox in front of tens of thousands of people, and now that she was ordered by the queen to be confined, all she wanted was to discuss love with him? !

The young crown prince, who had no love experience except his new wife, was caught off guard and blushed.

……

When the musketeer captain returned to the Queen's study, the Queen was rubbing her forehead with her eyes closed, her face full of tiredness.

"Your Majesty." He bowed and saluted, his voice full of apology, "I'm sorry, that spy... We failed to catch him alive. However, we have already found a Prussian token on him. I believe Lord Kaunitz's Bian is also investigating people related to him."

"After so many years, can I still not recognize whose style this is?"

The queen snorted coldly, "That monster, if he didn't try to destroy my country for a moment, he would probably die—I hope he stays in hell, it must be very suitable for his taste."

Prussia is like an insatiable wolf, always coveting the surrounding countries.In the war of the Queen's succession to the throne, Prussia seized the opportunity to occupy Silesia in Austria, which was an eternal pain in the Queen's heart.

"Your Majesty, our soldiers are all loyal to you, and they are willing to fight to the last moment." Leo said.

Although betrayed by Russia, the Russian soldiers who had fought side by side with Prussia had all withdrawn, but their own soldiers still couldn't swallow that breath.

The queen was silent for a long time, but still sighed, "Forget it. It has been more than six years. This winter...is too cold and too long."

This tragic war told her that Prussia, a mere prince on the border of Brandenburg, had really grown into a monster with claws and claws, posing an immediate threat to Austria.

In the next negotiations, and in the days to come, it is necessary for Austria to have a good relationship with France, its centuries-old rival.

After thinking for a long time, she suddenly noticed that the captain of the musketeer team hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.

"What's wrong, Leo?"

Leo spoke cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Grand Duchess was in the square at the time and pointed out the Prussian spy to us."

"Antania?" The queen was furious at her little daughter just now, but she didn't seem to be very angry when she heard him mention it.

"How did she find out?"

"She said that the man was the only one among the crowd who paid more attention to the people around him than to the public experiment itself, and then he spoke first, directing the anger of the people to the royal family."

The queen couldn't help raising her eyebrows: "Did she say it herself?"

"Yes."

Leo thought for a while, "Your Majesty, although she is young and maybe a bit naughty, she is actually very smart."

"Heh." The queen looked at him with some amusement, "I know she's smart—it's a pity that she's all smart in being naughty and rebellious."

"Ah..." Leo touched his nose in embarrassment, "However, Your Majesty, she asked the maid to take the book to the tower for her, and said that she should read books during the confinement. Maybe she was just young and ignorant before."

The queen paused for a moment, then her sharp eyes suddenly swept over Leo: "I heard that Franz asked you to teach Antania how to use a gun and a sword."

Leo was startled, and lowered his head concealedly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

When His Majesty the Emperor gave him instructions, he spoke in a very cryptic manner, but he understood what the Emperor meant - there was no need to let the Queen know about this matter, as she might be unhappy.

After all, the queen's daughters were all raised to become a queen. These are vulgar skills that should not be mastered.

But apparently, the Queen already knew.

The queen stared at him for a long time, and finally smiled faintly: "This is my palace, Leo."

"You are the sovereign we serve, Your Majesty."

Leo lowered his head tremblingly, waiting for the queen's hidden sentence from him.

But the queen said nothing, just waved him away.

When he left the queen's study and walked out, he still felt a little dazed—is it alright for her majesty?

That is to say, she actually acquiesced?

After everyone left the study, the queen walked to the window and looked into the pale and desolate distance.

After a long time, she sighed with emotion.

For so many years, she watched her eighteen carefree children with concern.

Unlike her, they were born in a royal family with a strong rule, and they have never seen wind and rain.Her husband's frivolous, reckless, impatient, flashy and overly kind characters were fully reflected in them, but none of them had her own fortitude and forbearance.

She has been paying close attention to the education of her eldest son Joseph, who will be the future king of the country after all.

But she has so many things to do, she has never had time to pay attention to other children, especially her daughter-she only cares about their beauty and whether they are popular enough in the marriage.

But until today, she discovered that the little daughter she had never paid attention to was so similar to herself.

"The queen who holds the spear and the sword..."

The queen murmured, as if reciting an ancient prophecy.

"But you are destined to marry into a court full of flowers and be a queen who symbolizes love and beauty."