He watched, unmoved, as tens of thousands of soldiers from all corners of France, resplendent in their fine uniforms, fought to the death for him. In his twenty years of military service, he had long since become accustomed to conquest and glory, to danger and death; such scenes no longer stirred him.,In a suite within the palace, maids bustled anxiously about, attending to a child lying in bed.,In the embrace of Her Majesty the Queen, Chu Ying opened her eyes wide and stared blankly at the gilt decorations on the ceiling.。