Little Eugen was only three years old when he left his mother, but he had met Leopold I. His mother also proudly said that he was the "son of the king", but he was nine years old this year, and he was full of disgust with his embarrassing identity - his nominal father, Eugen, generously accepted him, but Little Eugen had long decided that he would also refuse the title and territory of Eugen Suisson like the eldest son of the Duchess Longeville. Given that after two daughters, Eugen Suisson had another unquestionable biological son and an heir, he decided that if possible, he would imitate Viscount Tirener and enter the king's army at the age of twelve, and then rely on his own talents and courage to buy a property for himself. If not, he would enter the monastery and be a monk.

Because of the special identity of Eugen, he did not even grow up in the territory of Count Suisson. He had hardly met this nominal father several times. It was better to be familiar with Mr. Pierre, who was ordered by the king to visit him every year (this is why although his childhood memories were vague, he could almost be sure that he was not the son of Count Suisson). It was not as trustworthy as any teacher who came to him and left him. He was grateful to Count Suisson's tolerance, which allowed him to have a background that would not be criticized, but a child always longed for love from his parents.

If he had never been exposed to children of his age in his peaceful life and had no way to experience the care of his elders, then since he came to the palace and saw how the king loved the princess, the princess and the Duke of Cologne, and the Duke of Orleans took care of the princess and the newly born heirs, he could not help but develop a desire for such selfless love. The king thought that his nervousness was just like others, intimidated by his power, but he did not know that Eugen had fallen into a strange imagination - the son of the king, who said in his heart, how good it would be if I were His Majesty's child.

Louis didn't know that Eugen had such an idea. Even if he knew, he wouldn't blame a child. When Eugen followed him away from the dining table, he reached out to support the child who almost fell. Eugen and Duke of Cologne had similar appearances, but they were three years apart and had different heights, so Eugen had a pair of boots with heels raised under his feet. He couldn't see it carefully, but it would definitely be inconvenient to walk around.

"Take it slow, boy." The king said that in order not to let the scandal leak last night, he changed the recreational activities of the past two days, changing the viewing of opera and ballet into a parade in Versailles. This event was mostly carriages, and the number of people who could be surrounded by the king would be reduced to a large part - Visari said that on the fourth day, the Duke of Cologne could sit up and find an excuse at that time, such as accidentally breaking his leg while hunting, and he could naturally retreat to Louis XIII's hunting palace to rest. Because Louis XIV often stayed in Versailles, the hunting palace also underwent a good renovation, with a bathroom and sanitation equipment. The Duke would not be too far from Versailles, nor would he be disturbed.

The current size of the Palace of Versailles is about twice the original plan submitted by the designer Levour. The Latin cross-shaped building cuts the courtyard into four parts. As described, the south side is a plant maze, and the north side is a spring pool and sculpture. For these four courtyards, if you rely solely on your feet, you can take a full twelve hours or more, let alone stop and enjoy it slowly. Therefore, if you want to tour the Palace of Versailles, the best way is to ride a carriage. From the Queen Mother, the king and the king both took a carriage. However, this time the Duke of Orleans was unable to be with the king. The Queen, the Prince, the Prince, and the Little Eugen, who were disguised as the Duke of Colonna, got on the carriage, Princess Elizabeth looked at Little Eugen curiously.

Princess Elizabeth is about the same age as Little Eugen - only one year younger than the prince, but she got more mercy and tolerance from Louis than the prince. Because she had an engagement with Swedish King Carl XI before, her education quickly crossed a class - after all, being a princess is a completely different concept than being a queen. Girls matured earlier than boys, and now Princess Elizabeth can be treated almost as half an adult.

Louis didn't like to hide everything in his heart and let the people around him guess the king, especially the subtle relationship between Luciano and Louis. Speaking of which, Luciano is the king's first child, and Mary is his wife in the inner world. Regarding this matter, Louis did not hide from Queen Teresa, and the same was true for Louis and Elizabeth, because he decisively cut off the possibility of Luciano being involved in the French regime from the beginning, so the relationship between these children was not as confrontation as people thought. No matter what, they did not need to compete for the same thing.

Elizabeth had already seen that Eugen was not her half-brother, so she looked at the king and cast a questioning look.

"This is also our relatives," said Louis, putting his hand on the shoulder of Eugen. "His grandmother is the Eugen, Mary de Bourbon." This is not the case, but to avoid the troubles afterwards, Eugen also believes that if there is a true identity of Eugen, the fewer people know the better.

Queen Theresa was one of the insiders, and she smiled and shook the fan, "Yes, Elizabeth," she said, "You can call him a cousin if you want." But she quickly added, "Of course, not when he was the Duke of Cologne."

"We should meet again, and wait until everything is over." Princess Elizabeth said cheerfully: "I know your father, he is a brave and good man, Eugen Morris."

Little Eugen moved his lips and his eyes were dim. Of course, he also knew that Eugen Morris, his nominal father, had won the glory and money that his mother Olympia had longed for on the battlefield, but these had nothing to do with her. I just didn't know whether Olympia Mancini, who was six feet below, regretted his greed and shallowness.

"You should now kiss the eldest princess' hand to thank her for her praise for your father." Louis pretended not to see the strangeness of Eugen, and gently pushed Eugen as if he was treating a happy child: "Go ahead, be brave, you are the one who wants to become a general."

This sentence made Princess Elizabeth smile. She inherited her mother's dark hair color, but her skin was white. It was like a good porcelain in the sunlight cast through the car window. She stretched out her hand to Eugen: "You are also interested in serving the king and joining the army, like your father? Then I should let you kiss my hand. I thank all those who have contributed their strength to the cause of France."

So the king and the queen looked at Little Eugen and kissed the eldest princess' hand a little clumsyly. His face turned red, but his eyes were glowing.

The king's carriage was always in front of everyone, on both sides of the lane, among the holly, there were white and pink rose trees. They were loaded in huge porcelain jars, which were indigo cyan, and the surface was as smooth and bright as grease. It required two adult men to embrace it. The previous French kings, British kings, Spanish kings, and even Ottoman Turkish Sultans could not have so many large jars, because giant porcelain jars were difficult to transport from the far east to Europa, and they were still in such an amazing number.

But a few years ago, the wizards unexpectedly discovered the kaolin needed to make hard porcelain in Limoges, which is the source of most craftsmen in Versailles. Therefore, the history of French porcelain development finally put the last link, and the large rose porcelain jars that people see now are full of. People were amazed while being deeply moved by this luxury.

When the king decided to walk down and walk, the queen mother and Duke Monponsier followed him, followed by the Duke of Orleans and his wife and daughter, and then the ministers and generals of the King Xinzhong. No one could go to the king. The king kept holding the "Duke of Cologne". No one doubted the identity of Duke of Cologne. Their eyes occasionally flew over the queen and prince behind the king, guessing whether the king intended to formally recognize the son of the king.

Their thoughts were all under Louis' expectations, and it was always so easy to divert the attention of these tempting followers. The king's intimacy towards the Duke of Cologne continued until the third day. They walked from the fountain sculpture to the end of the Grand Canal. The place where the Grand Canal and the Seine was connected was a short forest. As soon as he arrived, the Duke of Cologne asked the king to hunt. Not long after he and his servants left people's sight, a scream came from the Duke of Colognene fell from his horse and broke his legs.

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People think that, with the favor shown by the king, he might suspend some celebrations until the duke recovered, but the king seemed to have no intention, so the people in the court acted as if the Duchess of Cologne and Duke of Cologne had never appeared before, and even their names were rarely mentioned - on the fifth day, the king went to the city of Limoges next to Versailles. Although this city was called Limoges, it was because it expanded from the market gradually developed by the Limoges, and those who have been to Florence would feel a little familiar, because like Florence, the bottom floor was filled with various shops, upper floors, warehouses, or bedrooms.

Louis still remembered the Red Kids Fair he went to when he was a teenager. At that time, for safety and decency, the vendors and customers in the fair were all faked by the officials' families, but there was no need in Versailles, because the most of the soldiers here were soldiers loyal to the king. Most of them were wearing crimson, royal blue or black uniforms, and walked on the street with their heads held high, while the women around them were wearing long skirts with layers of petticoats, and sleeveless cloaks on the outside and holding delicate umbrellas. The ordinary people, small merchants, craftsmen and even farmers walking with them did not show fear, because most of these soldiers and officers had the same origin as them. Perhaps one of the officers who passed by them was the cousin or cousin of another.

The ordinary people here also look more fashionable and wealthier than other places, including the Parisians, not only because of the Palace of Versailles, the king's rose fields and workshops, but also because in the battle between Flanders and the Netherlands, each soldier received the generous rewards promised by the king. Moreover, as long as they are still in the army, they can continue to receive their salaries, and the number of salaries is enough to support a family with many children, even if they are injured or died in the war, there are pensions and rewards, so their families do not need to worry about the days afterwards.

With abundant income and stable income, people's demand will become stronger. There are no vendors who set up goods on the roadside. The streets are wide and clean. All the goods are shining behind glass windows - Flanders and British wool, Indian cotton, Persian, Iraq and Syrian brocades, Seris silk, French lace and lace... In Paris, you can see fabrics here, and even more. In addition to clothing, there are cushions, carpets and curtains, embroidered tablecloths; ivory, walnut carved chess boards and chess pieces, rhino leather boxes and gilded frame boxes, carefully carved oak wardrobe, chairs and large beds.

Armor, muskets and daggers, swords, saddles and stirrups, and spurs on boots favored by soldiers and officers... They are exquisitely crafted, inlaid with gold and silver, and are no less than the jewelry worn by ladies.

Novelty or traditional foods, wines and drinks - tea, coffee, soda, orange juice and brandy, the recent Dutch gin, but the most popular is the best French wines, even sparkling wines, tomatoes, potatoes, corn and peanuts from the New World; ham from Spain, candied fruits from Turkey, pepper from the spice islands, cardamom and cinnamon powder...

These all show how amazing the consumption capacity of Versailles was. Even the Parisians couldn't help but feel sour when they saw it. As the king expected, Versailles was more immature than Paris, but its prosperity and variety were enough to cover up these flaws and shift people's attention and desire from Paris to here.

Louis didn't want to blame anyone, but he did prefer to believe in the Versailles - he could walk to the streets calmly, and the people stood on both sides, cheering and bowing to him, and they could not see any hatred and contempt for the king in their eyes.

It was also from this day that France had a new class. Although France had a third-level meeting from a very early stage, in fact, there were always two levels, that is, the first level of the nobles and the priests, and the first level of the civilians. If someone was willing to create a consumption chart for France in the seventeenth century, it can be clearly seen that it was an unstable inverted triangle. The civilians had to pay taxes, and the burden was the heaviest, and their expenditures were almost equal to nothing. They were all used in the most basic needs. The priests and the nobles did not need to pay taxes, but their expenditures were amazingly inflated, just like when Louis XIV wanted to make money before he ruled, he started from the nobles and the priests. The jasmine pollen, rouge, ceramics, glass, and mirrors were all aimed at these people, and he did gain huge benefits.

Now another class has emerged, they are officials, officers, and merchants. Their most unified places are all promoted by Louis XIV. Their origins may not be worth mentioning, but as long as they have the ability, their promotion speed is no less than that of the nobles. The king gives them power and rewards, making them invisibly the mainstay of France. In any case, perhaps in 1672, the people of Europa could not detect, but soon they will know how fierce and firm this power is, and it can even be said to be unrefutable.
Chapter completed!