Versailles is worse than being queen

◎The King's Speech◎

The doctor came in a hurry and was busy feeding the king with medicine and bleeding.After a while of treatment, the king fell into a coma, but at least his body convulsions were not so severe.

"Madame Dubali," Antanya's voice was a little hoarse, "please tell me right away what you mean by poisoning."

Madame Dubarry was almost terrified by the scene just now, and it took her several sniffing bottles to keep from collapsing.

She was incoherent: "Didn't they order me to leave the Palace of Versailles when I was there... I walked through those places and saw a man standing with the Count of Provence... That was a Prussian spy!"

The reason Madame du Barry knew that the man was a Prussian spy was because he had been to Paris more than ten years ago and visited her business—when he was coaxed by her to drink a lot of alcohol, he was quite confused. Wei proudly disclosed his mission in Paris.

Jeanna, the courtesan at the time, didn't care about these things, after all, it had nothing to do with her.She also quickly forgot about the man.

However, when she saw the man again when the king was about to die, she thought he looked familiar at first glance.

When her backer left and she lost all protection, those subconscious self-preservation instincts seemed to be stimulated suddenly, making her remember who that person was not long after leaving the Palace of Versailles.

For her, who is no longer the royal mistress, standing on the opposite side is a matter of life and death.

She immediately used the contacts of maids and servants she had accumulated in the royal family over the years, and exchanged pieces of brightly colored gemstones and sparkling pearls for precious information.

Finally, in the villa of the Earl of Provence, someone heard a terrible conspiracy—a maid overheard them discussing what medicine to use to ensure concealment and a fatal blow.

"Your Majesty the Queen." The doctor who was ordered to check the wine glass just now came over at this moment.

Antanya stared at him: "Please tell me."

The doctor said in a heavy voice, "We speculate that this is probably a sex..."

He couldn't bear to look at the king who was being rescued on the bed.

"This highly poisonous poison can deform the whole body and twitch the muscles. This process is very painful..." The doctor lowered his head deeply, "We are very sorry to see the symptoms of His Majesty the king just now, I'm afraid..."

He couldn't go on.

The room was deathly silent, and no one dared to breathe.

Antanya felt dizzy for a while.

She leaned on the round wooden table and sat down.

She had other options, but she ended up here.At that time, she thought about many possible situations, and recalled all the chaos and terror she experienced in her previous life.

Her power may not be enough to change the fate of those French people angered by poverty and hunger.She may be obstructed more vigorously by the nobles, and may be feared by many people...

Once again, Louis is still the Louis of the previous life—dull, shy, not good at expressing, let alone politics.Although she was disappointed, she was not too surprised.She thought it would be enough to have her help him, just like the politician Mirabeau said in the years of the Great Revolution of the last century, "Marie Antoinette was the only man in Versailles at that time."

She has endured so much despair back then, and she never let those who humiliated her see a drop of her tear or hear her sigh.She was the proud king until she died, and they could humiliate her and kill her, but they could never make her surrender.

But she never thought that Louis would be murdered suddenly at this moment.

He had just become king, and the people of France were celebrating the new king with joy and hope for the future of the country.

Everything seems so bright and happy, the most painful experience in my memory seems to never happen again, and even if it happens, the most difficult moment is far from coming...

But they did—maybe the poison was meant for her in the first place.

If she hadn't been engrossed in reading the information and hadn't touched the wine in the jug for several hours, she would be the one dying on the bed now.

The enemies lurking in the darkness are no longer willing to endure.They tear their faces apart and want to seize power in the most extreme and ugly way.

Antanya turned her head suddenly: "Immediately block the north wing of the Louvre, and no one is allowed to leave."

"...be secretive, don't be found out. If anyone inquires, say that a smallpox patient has been found. His Majesty the King is doing research in his workshop, and he is not here."

As she spoke, her eyes turned cold: "If anyone shows panic, or wants to leave secretly, bring me here immediately."

"Now, thoroughly investigate all who have been here and who have handled the diet of the king and me."

"Antoinette..." A weak voice came from beside the bed.

"Your Majesty!" Several people exclaimed immediately.The king is awake!

"Louie," Antanya said, walking to the bed, "how are you feeling?"

In just a short while, Louis' eye sockets were sunken, and the eye sockets were bloodshot.His face was flushed abnormally, his breathing was intermittent and short, and he struggled to sit up.

He said something in a low voice that Antanya didn't catch.

She bent down and got close to him, "What did you say?"

Unexpectedly, Louis suddenly reached out and hugged her.

Antanya was startled, and let him hug her tightly, like a big stuffed bear toy.

She reached out and patted him on the back: "Louis..."

"Go out, all of you," the king whispered.

Everyone was taken aback.But it was the king's order - and they all backed out.

Only Louis and Antanya were left in the house.

Antanya began to feel a little uncomfortable.

She always felt that something was getting weird.

This big boy in front of her, she had spent her whole life with him, and finally went to the guillotine.She knew all his secrets, how inarticulate and emotionally rough he was.

He almost never showed emotion.Even in this life he was more dependent on her than in the last life, but he never hugged her so tightly all of a sudden and didn't let go.

Of course, maybe that poison was really painful... At the moment, he was just a miserable child.

Antanya felt a pain in her heart.

Just then, Louis let go of her.

"Antoinette, I am dying," he murmured.

Antanya felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart.

She retorted subconsciously: "No. Louis, you are still so young, you are very healthy, the doctor will make you better..."

Louis shook his head and smiled wearily: "I know, and you know it too. I'm going to die... I don't have much time, and I'm tired every time I say a word. Please don't make me more tired."

"You know who the murderer is, don't you?"

"..." Antanya couldn't help but clutched her cuffs.How could she have the heart to tell this young boy that it was his blood-related relatives who wanted his life.

"However, if everything develops according to the murderer's idea," Louis's light blue eyes showed a trace of sadness, "what will happen to this country?... What will happen to you, Antoinette?"

Everything is shattered.

If Louis really died and his brother came to the throne, she would have no heirs, so she might have to return to Austria.

If this was the case from the beginning, maybe the subsequent things have nothing to do with her.Who is the king of France, what has happened to the French people, and what does it have to do with an Austrian princess?

But Antanya's heart was pulled together fiercely.Regardless of the beginning, she's here.She had watched Louis grow up, the boy might not have been a great king, but he was a good man.

A good man should not die like this.

"Antoinette," said Louis suddenly softly, "you know everything, don't you?"

"What?" Antanya was stunned.

At this moment, Louis' eyes were extra large due to his illness, and his light blue pupils looked at her very intently.

"...You must know." Lu Yi sighed and came to a conclusion on his own, although Antanya didn't say anything.

"You're still here, and you're doing really well...I'm sorry, but I can't give France to my two brothers."

Antanya finally caught some understandable meaning, but she was even more confused: "Louis, what are you talking about?"

"...Antoinette, I know you have always wanted to help me be a good king...I tried my best, I worked really hard. But maybe I really can't."

A terrible conjecture suddenly popped up in Antanya's mind.

She widened her eyes: "Louis, you..."

"My dear queen, my dear queen..." Louis stared at her and smiled slowly: "You are more qualified to rule a country than I am."

Antanya was struck by lightning.

"You're crazy, Louis." She shook her head in disbelief. "This is France, not Russia. There has never been such a thing, and no one will agree."

"I'm sorry, I know this is a big risk for you," Louis grabbed her hand, "but I beg you... I really love France, and I can only rest assured if I leave it to you."

"Strange, isn't it? I've only been king for just over a month...but the throne seems to have a power, and the moment you step on it, everything changes."

Antanya shook her head subconsciously.

"Antoinette, I know I'm useless..." Louis stared into her eyes, "but I beg you to trust me this time, you must trust me."

"Duke Carman!" He suddenly raised his voice and shouted.

"Your Majesty." Duke Kaman walked in, bowing low.

"Please ask the guards to inform the whole city of Paris immediately. In three hours, I will give a speech to all citizens on the King's Balcony in the Louvre Square."

Antania was stunned: "Louis?!"

The world was crazy—perhaps it had been since the moment she arrived in France.

She probably shouldn't have come to France presumptuously in the first place - that didn't save lives, it killed Louis.

Louis actually wanted her to be queen...

Louie is going to give a public lecture!

"Trust me, Antoinette, trust me." He patted the back of her hand, his eyes gentle and firm.

"This speech is bound to be a success."

"Now, go and rest for a while...I need the doctor to support me until I need it."

……

Three hours later, the crown prince and his wife walked to the king's balcony on the second floor of the Louvre facing the square.

Centuries ago, the king of France addressed his subjects here.Since then, the French royal court moved to the Palace of Versailles, where it fell into silence.

until this moment.

Almost half of the people in Paris crowded over to join in the fun.This is the first time the new king will appear in public before all the people, and he will deliver a very important speech.

A chilly wind blew along the sky above the endless crowd in the square, blowing a lock of Antanya's blond hair.

Her palms were cold and sweaty.

Beside her, Louie's face was heavily powdered to hide the abnormal complexion.

The king was half leaning on the support at the back, invisible to the cheering people below, but Antanya could see him—his body was trembling, whether it was from weakness or nervousness.

The protocol officer signaled to the crowd that the king was about to begin his speech.

Everyone quiet down.

With genuine smiles on their faces, they remembered the work the king and his wife had done over the past few years, they were overwhelmed by the delicacy and beauty of the queen, and they couldn't wait to hear what the new king would have to say to the people.

"We—" Louie's quivering voice uttered the first syllable.

"Bang!" A gunshot struck.

A terrifying scene was reflected in the eyes of countless people at the same time——

A flower of blood bloomed on the young king's chest, and he fell onto the pale marble railing.

◎Latest comments:

[Da Da was actually called out to the second watch! ! ! 】

【Why does Louis call Mary by her last name instead of her first name】

[Fuck ([-] words of swear words are omitted here) [Not to the author's wife, but to this dog assassin]]

【Grass! 】

[Suddenly, there is an idea that the male protagonist tells Louis the history in a unique form, and then Louis cooperates with the male protagonist to give the throne to the female protagonist smoothly? 】

[! Mad author, why are you forcing me to swear? !How could this be so!I don't accept it? ! ! ! ******************* ([-] characters omitted, the above is from an angry fs)]

[I thought he would at least finish his speech, it was really uncomfortable.Louis is actually a very gentle boy]

【Caught off guard ⊙▽⊙】

[Louis really got his box lunch so soon? 】

[? ? ? ? ? ? ?I will be really sad! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】

【grass?I can't accept that. . . . 】

[I expected that Louis would leave the stage soon, but how miserable, such a knife, big brother, I never seriously urged the big boys to double update, because knowing that each big big output so much every day is already very hard for them, especially the part-time writing big , but it’s really painful to be here today]

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【ah? ? ?Don’t, so although it’s inappropriate to say this, it’s really easy for me to substitute the cannon fodder in the cannon fodder counterattack article. I think Louis is like this. He did nothing wrong but died innocently. Use the words in the cannon fodder counterattack article To put it bluntly, he exists to push the heroine to the top and give way to the heroine, but he has done nothing wrong]

【died? 】

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