"brothel?!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe and Justice Maupp could not help but freeze for a moment, as if they did not understand what Lawrence said at all.
When the two of them fully realized Lawrence's words, they were both shocked and opened their mouths wide, even more violently than the shock they had just received at the Louvre.
Many aristocrats who are critical of Madame Du Barry would scornfully call her a "prostitute", but this is just to ridicule Madame Du Barry for her playfulness and having many boyfriends in the aristocratic circle. No one will understand this word as anything other than a prostitute.
its own meaning.
After all, how could His Majesty the King’s official mistress be a promiscuous woman who came out of a brothel?!
The French are indeed romantic by nature, especially after the spread of Enlightenment ideas. Men can directly and openly claim that they have several mistresses, and married women can openly hang around in various houses under the title of Mrs. So-and-so.
However, no matter how this romantic and free-spirited trend spreads, class concepts are still deeply rooted in the hearts of every citizen of this feudal kingdom.
People would never believe that His Majesty the King's official mistress, the most powerful woman in the Palace of Versailles, was actually a commoner?
It's just a commoner woman, but the key point is that she is a prostitute who walked out of a brothel and has been picked up countless times?
If this kind of news were known by envoys from various countries, they would probably laugh and quickly send people to pass the news back to their home countries to make their monarchs happy. The king of France welcomed a prostitute to Versailles like a treasure.
palace.
"Wait a minute..." Lieutenant General Philip slapped his head repeatedly, unable to believe Lawrence's words for a moment:
"You said Madame Du Barry came out of a brothel? No matter how miserable her family was, she wouldn't have sold her daughter to a brothel, right?"
Lawrence shook his head and explained:
"No, Madame Du Barry was not born into a noble family. Her birth certificate was later forged by Jean Du Barry, and it was also Jean Du Barry who ordered her to marry Count Du Barry and sent her into the aristocratic circle of Paris.
It was all handled by Barry...but the pimp probably didn't expect that woman to walk into the Palace of Versailles."
Lieutenant General Philip took a breath, then raised his eyebrows and said quickly:
"If this is the case... Jean Du Barry must still have evidence of forged identity for her."
Madame Du Barry is not a kind-hearted woman who repays her kindness. The reason why she did not turn around and deal with Jean Du Barry must be because Jean Du Barry still has Madame Du Barry's fatal secret in his hands.
This made Madam willing to act as his backer.
"That's right." Lawrence nodded with deep understanding and said:
"Those evidences are Jean Du Barry's greatest wealth; in order to control Madame Du Barry to provide him with a backer, Jean Du Barry will definitely keep the evidence quite intact and hidden, making it impossible for the second person to know about it."
Lieutenant General Philip snorted disdainfully:
"Humph, that boy is in my hands now, and I will let him tell everything."
"But... Your Excellency Bonaparte." Justice Maupp, who had been deep in thought just now, suddenly interjected:
"Even if we get the evidence, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. This is a big scandal for the royal family. Even if His Majesty the King believes the evidence, he probably will not publicly admit that Madame Du Barry is really a prostitute."
If the rumors about Madame Du Barry really spread throughout the city, then it is very likely that it will consolidate her current status. After all, Louis XV will not let such a scandal spread widely. If he will make Madame Du Barry
Expelling him from the palace will only confirm these rumors.
However, these consequences have long been included in Lawrence's plan:
"Indeed, your honor, that's why I need your help."
"Our help?"
Lawrence said in a deep voice:
"To be precise, it was the help of the Paris City Defense Forces, the Paris High Court and the Palace of Justice."
Justice Mopu nodded slowly and said nothing more.
Lieutenant General Jacques Philippe glanced at Lawrence with a playful expression, narrowed his eyes and nodded:
"The army, the courts, the legislature... Monsieur Bonaparte, I really want to know what you want to do."
Chapter completed!