During the period from Versailles to Saint-Germain Enlai, Mary Mancini was depressed. Although she could not remember what happened at that time, her father's harsh warning was still in her ears - and her uncle also reminded her that even the king's orders should be carefully considered before they could be accepted, not only for her, but also for the king's reputation, because hurting an innocent girl is not what a just ruler should do.

This made her unable to decide whether to continue to be Louis' friend in the next few days, but when the king came to invite her out for hunting, Mary accepted it. She was still a child after all, and she had not been able to leave the room for dozens of days.

It is spring now, not a good season for hunting, but their original intention is not to hunt. The king and his party leisurely rode their horses through the outer edge of the forest from a path full of sunshine, and walked towards the Seine. Mary rode on her horse, and the king and the others rode adult horses. After a while, the king found that the little witch obviously wanted to talk, so he asked her to come to him, and after a while, he asked her to ride with him.

The forest in the witch's eyes is completely different from that in the mortals' eyes - Mary pointed out the king a cluster of mushrooms growing around trees, and quietly told him that this is the "dance circle" of the fairies in the forest. Mortals should not be damaged or stepped in. If someone does this, Lin Xian will punch him. He will definitely die after he goes back. But sometimes, if the person comes young and handsome, Lin Xian will take him to dance with him until dawn comes or death comes. The witches will collect these mushrooms and dry them and grind them into powder, which can be used to treat fractures and confusing people's hearts.

When they passed by the hazel tree, Mary took the opportunity to break a branch, because for the witch, if she could plant a branch of a hazel tree in the full moon, she could make a wish to it when it grew over its shoulders.

The scattered gray marks on the trail are black dog demons, not werewolfs, and they are monsters that even wizards hate deeply. It is said that they come from hell, their eyes are red like charcoal, and the place where their feet step on them seems to have been burned.

When we arrived at the swamp, a reed was broken in one piece, and the broken branches and leaves floated on the water. Mary said that it was because the water monster or the laundry woman passed by here.

When Mary saw mint beside her horse's hooves, she put them in her palm and crushed them, attracting a group of wild geese that feed themselves with fresh reed buds and small fish.

"Quick!" Just when Louis thought she was just trying to be naughty, she pulled over the king's shoulder strap and urged: "We have roasted goose to eat tonight!"

In fact, she didn't need to remind her that the king's servant had already raised his musket. After a burst of gunfire, the hunting dogs shouted excitedly, hiking around in the reeds and calamus bushes, constantly taking their prey back for their masters - they also startled a group of colorful pheasants. The pheasants shouted in panic and ran, but they still died in the mouth of the hunting dogs. They were all piled on Mary's horse, looking like a cluster of black, blue and red vulture tails blooming on the horse's back.

The unexpected gains were greatly excited. Just as they were discussing whether they should go deeper and look for deer and wild boar, a servant next to the bishop came panting and brought Bishop Mazaran's message and begged the king to return to Anlei Castle immediately, because Prince Conde, whom they had been looking forward to, had returned to France from Flanders, and was now waiting for the king's sacred journey by the Queen Mother and the bishop.

Louis was a little surprised because he had not heard any relevant information before. He asked some servants to take care of the prey and Mary, and took the others back as soon as possible.

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Prince Condé inherited his father's title two years ago. Before that, he was the Duke of Angian and joined the army in this capacity. When he was only twenty years old, he fought against the Spaniards in northern France. From 1644 to 1645, he fought with Moses, the commander of the Holy Roman Empire. Not long ago, he followed Gaston, the Duke of Orleans, to fight in Flanders.

Compared to a king who was still a child, Prince Condé, who was almost a young ruler, is more like a prime minister. However, given that Prince Condé, the cousin of Henry IV, was the first heir to the throne before Louis XIII was born in 1601, this statement may not be justified, but this is precisely because Queen Mother Anne and Cardinal Mazaran were wary of him, and Prince Condé also lacked loyalty and trust in the king.

But on the surface, he was still very kind to Louis. He saluted the king, then took the latter's hands intimately and kissed him, and couldn't wait to let him see a valuable gift he brought.
Chapter completed!