▁at ▁virtue " ▁by ▁sp ending ▁so ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁men ▁and ▁ex ch anging ▁fl irt ati ous ▁j okes ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁P ending ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁the ▁leading ▁Hat ▁party ▁member ▁Carl ▁Gy ll en borg ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁amb assador ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁de ▁B ia ud os ▁de ▁C aste ja , ▁and ▁obtain ▁French ▁subs id ies ▁for ▁the ▁Hat ▁Party , ▁thereby ▁making ▁an ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁France , ▁a ▁task ▁she ▁successfully ▁ful filled . ▁Her ▁collaboration ▁with ▁C aste ja ▁and ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁al lying ▁the ▁H ats ▁Party ▁with ▁France ▁attract ed ▁lib ell ous ▁criticism , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁car ic ature d ▁as ▁" a ▁beautiful ▁and ▁well ▁b red ▁horse ", ▁which ▁" had ▁long ▁been ▁running ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁st all ion ▁from ▁Ga ul ", ▁and ▁that ▁" The ▁French ▁have ▁so ▁thoroughly ▁pen etr ated ▁the ▁sens es ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁our ▁women ▁minister s , ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁will ingly ▁given ▁them ▁their ▁trust ", ▁referring ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁C aste ja . ▁ ▁When ▁an ▁election ▁was ▁due ▁for ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 8 , ▁the ▁H ats ▁Party ▁with d rew ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁king ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁Hed v ig ▁Ta ube , ▁and ▁instead ▁made ▁itself ▁the ▁organ ▁for