Our enlightened reader is undoubtedly aware, at least in general terms, of the lifestyle of the noble class in the first half of the 17th century. We welcome anyone who tells about falconry and hound hunting, which continues despite the edicts about duels, generous service to Cupid, as well as Bacchus. All these worthy activities more or less filled the leisure time of noble chevaliers. However, the favorite pastime of every self-respecting aristocrat of the era of Louis XIII was undoubtedly plotting. During the reign of Richelieu, this activity became so popular that the number of French nobles who laid their heads on the block or rotted in the Bastille exceeded the number of those killed in duels, despite the fact that the latter happened for any reason, and also without it at all. Therefore we will not be surprised to find Messrs. Bassompierre, Montmorency, du Tremblay and de Guise gathered together as real conspirators. They were. And in order to dispel any doubts, let's add the Queen Mother to those gathered. It happened in Lyon, where the king, who was on a trip, stopped, suddenly feeling very unwell. The king's physician, Monsieur Bouvert, found His Majesty to have a dangerous fever. Louis XIII ordered to send for Queen Anne to Fontainebleau. After half an hour, His Majesty ordered the Queen Mother to be summoned to Lyon as well. He felt the presence of an uninvited guest - an old woman with a scythe. Kings are also mortal, and nothing human is alien to them. The monarch's weakness is excusable: he could not have known that this unpleasant lady would postpone her visit for thirteen years.