Queen Mary nodded vigorously.
That was right. What everyone cared about was merely the title of King.
As long as someone could help Louis draw people's attention, he could slip away smoothly.
At that thought, her eyes lit up.
So, if Joseph were given a title grand enough to "eclipse" the King, everything would be resolved with ease!
She turned to the maid standing nearby and said excitedly, "Pauline, don't you think it would be very suitable for the Crown Prince to serve as Regent?"
The maid's smiling face stiffened at once. God, I'm only the Madam of Duke of Levis. Why are you telling me about something this huge...
Seeing that the Queen was still looking at her, she could only stammer, "His... His Highness is indeed very suitable..."
Queen Mary slapped her folded fan against her palm. "Excellent! I knew this would work. Once we return, I'll immediately discuss it with the gentlemen of the Senate. No, I should write to Baron de Breteuil right now."
The scene of gathering seafood at White Beach that day surfaced before her eyes, and a sweet smile crept onto her lips.
If she could pick lobsters and pry up barnacles with Louis in Brest every day in the future, life would simply be like heaven.
The Madam of Duke of Levis swallowed and cautiously reminded her, "Her Majesty the Queen, but His Majesty the King is in good health right now. I'm afraid this would not be quite in accordance with the rules..."
Queen Mary could not help but freeze.
That was right. By convention, a Regent was appointed only when the King was too young, gravely ill, or far from the capital and thus unable to govern personally.
But Louis met none of those conditions.
She sighed. Why were there