Warlock Royal Family

Chapter 160 Five benefits of power

Taking a deep breath of the deliciousness in the Ming Dynasty porcelain, let the lips and tongue completely feel the wrapping and boiling hot of the black drink.

The Marquise Facchetti was in a good mood. This time, her lover's sudden fever was the same as this drink, which made her "a wife is more expensive than a husband" and her status rose sharply.

The maids who serve her tea now are all the prostitutes of high-ranking noble families in Austria. Compared with the daughters of the Colonna family, they are only inferior in that they cannot climb onto the master's bed in Vienna.

Of course, there are many daughters of middle-level nobles in the court, as well as illegitimate daughters of high-ranking nobles, but in recent days, only the hardest maids in the backstage can get shifts.

Now is the most important time. The opportunity to show up in front of Ladislaus is now also exchanged with various resources. Machiavelli, as the chief executive of the new court, also has a black eye in the Vienna court and is slowly understanding. Given the situation, considering Ladislaus' position, he is of course unwilling to immediately get involved in this kind of women's war, which is actually a struggle between major families, so of course he can only be careful not to interfere.

"Anyway, what you mean is that in the election held in Frankfurt this time, your warlock royal family is very sure, and you need Cardinal Medici to pay a higher price in exchange for your support for him to choose the Pope, right?"

The Marquise Facchetti casually took a piece of Netherlandish cheese from the porcelain also produced in Daming and put it into her mouth. This kind of cheese enshrined in the Schönbrunn Palace is produced from the fattest and healthiest cows in the lowland grasslands. , the good stuff kneaded by the best craftsmen in Amsterdam every day for several months, even if she is considered a big noble, she has never had the opportunity to enjoy it.

The taste is [-]% and [-]% better than the top products that can be seen on the market, but for this [-]% advantage, the price has to increase tenfold.

Of course, the Marquise Facchetti didn't have the time or ability to listen to Ladislas' explanation last night. In fact, this explanation was not for her.

So when she had morning tea the next day, she needed to reconfirm Ladislas' conditions, but she summed it up really well.

"Basically that's what it means." Ladislaus agreed while enjoying the pure and fragrant hot cocoa. This imported product from the American continent is a great source of income for the Kingdom of Spain.

The noble maids and fragrant wines in the Vienna court, as well as the extremely beautiful court chef who made the Marquise Facchetti disregard her figure, all this seemed to Ladislas a dream come true, even surpassing his dream .

Yesterday, with the help of the Marchioness Facchetti, he had another good dream.

In the dream, both father and mother were as excited and happy as him.

Ferdinand was regarded as an ambitious monarch who understood the truth that what is good at the top must be followed by the bottom, so he basically didn't have too many requirements for life enjoyment, and always emphasized restraint.

All these luxurious and luxurious possessions basically belonged to his wife Anna Agroni Habsburg.

Ferdinand made a decisive decision. Since the Knight of Ambitions wanted Ladislaus to manage Austria, he immediately let go and left the entire court to Ladislaus.

Ferdinand went to Madrid with only one mistress whom he favored.

Even a dozen fine horses and some art from his private collection were left to Ladislaus.

Since Ladislaus is already the least bad option under the circumstances, no potential seeds of unhappiness should be left on such a small matter.

Although her wife was very unhappy, since her husband made it clear that Ladislaus would not be allowed to inherit Austria, their second son would definitely become the master of the eastern Habsburg territory in the future.

If the younger brother is somewhat sad about the death of the older brother, the younger sister-in-law is only interested in the inheritance.

The thought that the court in Madrid was going to be hers did cheer Madame Anna-Agroni-Habsburg.

In the end, she only took away most of the maids she brought from Hungary, without causing any obstruction to the two monarchs.

The Marquise Facchetti has no need to object to or discuss Ladislaus' conditions. After all, she has shown the attitude of the Colonna family. The Colonna family, the closest to the Boothsburg family, took the lead.

The Medici cardinal also knows very well that the triple crown of the true pope is not so easy to wear. This is only the first round of negotiations. The election of the true pope will have to wait for several cardinals far away from Rome, so the time for negotiation Very well off.

He also only asked Marquis Facchetti to bring back the conditions.

But while she had no interest in fighting for the interests of the Medici cardinal, she did have other issues with Ladislaus to discuss.

In addition to being an envoy of Cardinal Medici to contact Ladislaus, Marquise Facchetti also wanted to do something for the Colonna family and herself.

"I understand your request. I will faithfully pass on the word to the Medici Cardinal. Then you will not need so many conditions to deal with the matter of our Colonna family."

Speaking of her own affairs, the Marquise Facchetti refused to continue sitting on the chair, but squeezed onto Ladislaus.

'Stiff' and 'pretentious', a few maids served the trays of tea spray, looking attentive, but they all gave the Marquise Facchetti a low score in their hearts.

This can't be blamed on the Marquise Facchetti, she has been the main wife for half her life, and it's too late to pick up this set of cute concubine skills from the age of 30. <Vitality is exquisite in skills, and she can stand out from the maids with just the right teasing and flicking. Naturally, she doesn't like the lover who is over thirty years old brought by Ladislaus from the outside.

Although the old Colonna was also aware of his daughter's soaring value, this time he spared no expense to find several maids who were good at makeup, and urgently bought several boxes of the most popular clothes in Paris from France.

But in the eyes of the maids, Vienna's women's clothing also has its own style, not to mention that what Ferdinand hates most is the Parisian style.

However, Ladislas was different from those who were born monarchs after all, and the attitude of the maids was a bit disappointed that the clothes were not as good as the new and the old.

Last night, after Ladislas stayed with this lady who was not very competitive in the eyes of the maids, the news that the Lord's character was more nostalgic immediately spread to the residences of various nobles in Vienna.

This is indeed not a lie. Ladislaus has been working intensely these days. Although the election of the throne is indeed quite sure, Ladislas is definitely not as relaxed as he claimed. Seven votes A problem with any one of the votes may bring a series of domino-like effects, not to mention preventing too powerful families from controlling the imperial power and suppressing the major nobles, which is also the consensus of all the electors.

For the time being, apart from sending Machiavelli to receive the court finances from Mrs. Anna Agroni Habsburg and the former chief steward, Ladislaus has no other powerful people to intervene for the time being. Woolen cloth.

What kind of power system Austria will operate in the future is still very ambiguous.

In this case, if one's own family can produce a mistress of the monarch, even if it is not official, it is likely to open up a shortcut to power.

So as mentioned earlier, the maids have already started fighting according to their birth and appearance.

Of course, they will soon see another side of Ladislaus.

"Even if His Majesty King Ferdinand of Spain is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, it is impossible to go to Siena to confer the title on your father. If you want me to confer the title, you must promise to pay taxes to the Holy Roman Empire in the next five years, and I will pay Sierra Religious power in Nazareth will also expand."

"Damn, that's not what you said last night, you said......" The woman twisted her body to prevent the man from pulling out ruthlessly.

"Okay, Susan, stop messing around. Negotiations are negotiations. This is a state matter between the Principality of Siena and the Grand Duchy of Austria. There is no need to discuss it." Ladislaus knew where the line between public and private was. The less space you have for your private desires, the more respect you can get in state affairs.

"Then you promised to give me back the territory of the Facchetti family in Milan City yesterday, so you can't ignore it. This is a matter between me and you, and they all heard it."

Of the four maids who were serving last night, two of them were already on shift, but even the remaining two could never testify to the Marquise Facchetti.

The two maids on shift haven't rested yet, and the two ladies are writing a report on Ladislaus' analysis of the seven electors yesterday, which they want to send to their fathers, who are the police officer and the city defense officer respectively.

These two gentlemen were the real audience for Ladislas's passage.

Of course, they also had to take a look at their daughter's description of Marquise Facchetti's age, figure, and clothing, although the father was somewhat embarrassed to hear his daughter compare himself with another woman in terms of body, skin, and face.

But knowing any preferences of the sovereign may have unknown value.

At this time, several maids who were serving, including the two who were there last night, all lowered their heads and looked down. Of course, they couldn't remember the promise made by their master under "that" situation.

"I'm not sure how the Duchy of Milan will be divided. How can I return the territory of Milan to you?"

This is a lie. It is the Austrian army that stays in the Milan area, and the future supplementary and defensive tasks must also be undertaken by Austria. The local officials also speak German rather than Spanish.

It is very difficult for Ferdinand to intervene in this area, and his series of arrangements for Charles V's possible intervention are now extremely unfavorable to himself.

Therefore, Ladislaus is quite sure to keep this newly acquired territory.

But if he returns the territory of the Facchetti family, many heirs of the Milan nobles will come out to demand their territory. A cultured aristocracy is also a bad sign.

So after the big head regained control of the body, Ladislaus certainly couldn't agree to such a condition.

"Then do you let my father raise me? What is your status now, don't you raise your own woman." Hearing that Ladislas was eating herself and getting fatter and fatter, Marquise Facchetti was really anxious up.

Although his father and a lady from the Colonna family, who was the official mistress of the former true elect Pope, have repeatedly warned him that after a man has the power like Ladislaus, men and women can no longer get along like they used to. , so she must not be pampered and coquettish, she must be submissive and submissive.

The maids around watched her struggling to get up from Ladislas's arms in dumbfounded, "I can't jump at this time", the maids couldn't understand the behavior of the eldest sister, some of them Those with more experience even met the mistress of the old emperor Maximilian I, "What place do you think this is, and who are you talking to, he is not only your man but also your monarch."

"How come, Susan, don't worry." But not only the Marquise Facchetti hasn't learned how to be the mistress of the monarch, Ladislaus is also adapting to how to be a monarch, "Of course I will support you in the future." , I will entrust you to collect the religious tax of Siena City, and this money will be your allowance."

After reminiscing about Anna's betrayal during this period, Ladislas felt more and more that love was a burden.

Ladislaus is now more accepting of Marquise Facchetti's bed relationship, which is purely an addition to the family alliance.

But it was a bit too much for the green light in the eyes of the surrounding maids who were purely due to their desire for power.

It can be said that the Marquise Facchetti performed just right unexpectedly.

Ladislaus carried the Marchioness Facchetti into her bedroom, and decided to enjoy her watery tenderness one more time before she returned to Italy. (To be continued.