This act made the king very angry and he threatened to have Triboulet executed. After taking a moment to calm down, the king decided to spare Triboulet's life if he could think of a more insulting apology than the one he had just made to the king.
Triboulet went on to say, "I am so sorry, your majesty, that I did not recognize you! I mistook you for the queen!" While Triboulet's response was clever and indeed more offensive, he broke an order that forbade anyone from mocking the queen. The king decided to proceed with the execution but allowed Triboulet to choose how to die.
With his life in danger, Triboulet responded: "Good father, for the love of Saint Nitouche and Saint Pansard, patrons of madness, I choose to die of old age."
The speechless king could do nothing but laugh. He canceled the execution and decided to banish Triboulet.
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