after the birth, bellanger retired for a while to rue de launay in villebernier and received a pension. in november 1864, the emperor offered "margot" the castle of villeneuve-sous-dammartin, near meaux. the emperor also gave the child a boarding house and the castle of mouchy, in the oise, which he had bought very discreetly some time before. bellanger became usufructuary of the property.