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Palace of Versailles.
In front of the Petit Trianon Palace, over a thousand nobles gazed towards the tea room balcony on the second floor where Queen Mary resided, periodically letting out piteous cries:
"Your Majesty, are you abandoning us?"
"For the love of God, please glance at your loyal servants who are begging for a shred of your mercy."
"Your Majesty, we only need that most humble traditional income that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years..."
"Your Majesty, please show us compassion..."
Since the land redemption plan had been officially announced the day before, these nobles had quickly united in less than a day, starting a massive petition.
Behind these more than a thousand petitioning nobilities were even more eyes fixated on this scene—ready to rush for reinforcements at any sign of hesitation from Her Majesty the Queen.
They were so united because the redemption plan had indeed touched their interests.