Mary Su Stuart

Once, as a native Chinese citizen, her favorite foreign name was Mary.

She also likes all the names derived from "Mary": Maria, Marina, Marianne, Marisa, Marilyn...

Possibly, perhaps, even—Mary Sue?

Although she was no longer young at that time, she vaguely knew that all the gifts from fate probably had their prices secretly marked.

Later, she crossed over.

As a time-traveling woman, when she struggled to squeeze through the tight corridor, fell out of her mother's womb, and saw the light again, she heard a weary sigh:

"It's a girl . . . 'Mary,' then."

Not long after, she knew that the woman who gave birth to her was also named Mary.

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On December 1542, 12, Linlithgow, Scotland, Great Britain, was a cloudy and hazy day.

This land is surrounded by the warm current of the North Atlantic Ocean. Except for the extreme north, it belongs to the temperate marine climate, and the winter is not always so cold.What's more, in the delivery room of the Queen of Scots, the fire is burning vigorously.

After wiping off the amniotic fluid and blood, the baby girl Mary, who was full after a few mouthfuls of milk, was curled up in the soft swaddle, yawning and drowsy.

The nurse patted her gently, then looked at the mother who was also half asleep, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the little princess looks very healthy."

"That's good." The sleepy queen rubbed her forehead, half-closed her eyes, and asked the maid beside her, "Is your majesty okay?"

Even after successfully giving birth to the child, her heart was still gripped and she dared not relax.Not only afraid of puerperal fever, not only worrying about the health of the child, not only regretting that this is a girl, but also because of her husband - at the moment when this daughter was born, the current king of Scotland, James V, who is only 31 years old , is lying in the neighboring Fort Falkland, lingering sick, dying.

"...According to the report from the herald, there is no improvement."

Marie de Guise, who had just returned from the struggle between life and death, heard a drop of tear from the corner of her eye. "May my Lord bless him with a speedy recovery."

Despite her earnest desire, however, she had an ominous premonition that this prayer would be in vain.Her premonitions were infrequent, but always good--she had felt something like it when she and the king's two boys had died earlier.

Sure enough, on December 1542, 12, Queen Mary heard that her husband, James Stuart, had breathed his last.

"The doctor suspected it was typhoid fever, and His Majesty failed to survive the high fever." Lord Linston, who came to interrogate him, lowered his head regretfully.

At this moment, Mary, who was only six days old, was struggling to open her eyes.Her whole body was restrained—in fact, even if she was not hugged tightly, she was too weak to move.In the baby's eyes, what he saw was nothing but a blur of black, white and gray; but his ears still accurately captured Lord Linston's painful but solemn declaration in the room: "Therefore, the lords have decided that I will be responsible for coming to inform you that the next day will be for you." A new king is crowned."

Mary awoke almost with a start.She hasn't met yet, and her cheap father just died like this?Also, as the "only child", she is going to be promoted soon?

——That's right, the legal offspring of the king and his wife, so far, is the only daughter like her.

The new widow, Mary, Queen Mother of Scots, sobbed for a moment, stood up weakly leaning on a chair, and made the sign of the cross.She looked down at the Lord who was kneeling on one knee, and murmured: "Please help me and Xinjun. We need you very much."

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As a baby, even if fed and clothed, restricted by growth and development, sleepy Mary's mind was often chaotic.

"Who am I", "Where am I from", and "Where am I going" are the three major human philosophical propositions. Although she has been thinking hard, it took several months to sort out the clues.

Her current official status is that she is the only legitimate offspring of the previous King of Scotland. Although her father, James V, had many illegitimate sons, he did not leave any children after his first official marriage; he and his second wife, Marie de Guise had two sons, but both died young in their cradles.In view of the fact that the close males of the Stuart royal family have all died out; the patriarchal Scottish nobles also have to admit that Mary is the undoubted new queen of Scotland.

But under the shell of the baby queen, what she has is a soul that comes from 500 years later and is not young.

This soul has read many vicissitudes of history, but has not experienced too many hardships in life.And as a senior housewife in the information society, the moment she realized that she had traveled through time, she felt relieved that "it's finally my turn".

As for her future, when she was still in her infancy, many people could not wait to make a decision for her.

In June 1543, the baby girl Mary had just learned to sit, when Henry VIII, King of England, was eager to enter into a marriage contract with her.

This blue-bearded monarch who has married six wives proposed to his sweetheart, baby bump, and only son, Crown Prince Edward.

As neighbors, England and Scotland have been in love (royal intermarriage) and killed each other (national war) for many years.Of course, it was mainly England who unilaterally ravaged (that) Scotland.The United Kingdom known to future generations, at present, England has completely conquered Wales and also won the crown of Ireland, only the thorn in Scotland.

For the European royal families who have always regarded the country as their private property, if they want to annex other countries, "marriage" and "inheritance" are more mainstream, more cost-effective, and more convenient than military conquest.

On July 1543, 7, England and Scotland signed the "Treaty of Greenwich", and it was decided that Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, and Edward Tudor, the Crown Prince of England, would marry in 1; in the future, their heirs , will become the co-owners of the two countries.

Although the English have married the princess to the Scottish royal family more than once in history, the hostility between the two parties has never ended because of the relationship.This time, Henry VIII desired a complete reconciliation, just as his father, Henry VII, ended the Wars of the Roses with his marriage.

It is simply a lofty ideal and a good way to resolve disputes.

Queen Mary certainly did not object to this once-and-for-all solution.However, the eldest daughter of the French Guise family remarried to James V as a widow, which was not a fool for nothing.As smart and astute as she was, she easily discovered that this marriage contract was full of dangerous traps.

Henry VIII not only requested that his future daughter-in-law be taken to London to be raised immediately; he also stipulated that if the queen died unfortunately, all her powers and kingdom property would belong to the monarch of England.

For another king, Queen Mary might believe in the so-called "nobility and integrity of the monarch".However, Henry VIII's credibility with her was simply bad - he not only expelled his original wife who had no faults except for not having a son; he also sent his other two queens to the guillotine for unwarranted adultery charges.

The king also proposed to her, who was widowed at the time, in the past; at that time, Marie de Guise remembered the last words of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, before she was beheaded, and replied to him without fear:

"I have a slender neck."

All in all, Queen Mary believes that Henry Tudor would never shy away from making a cruel move to cause the death of a young queen, just to inherit her inheritance early.

In this way, the daughter must not be handed over to him.

However, before that, the Queen of Scots has to be justified and given her a more reliable identity guarantee.

Therefore, Mary, who was trying to learn the crawling movements of quadrupeds, was secretly brought to Strindberg by a group of "loyal ministers".

On September 1543, 9, she put on a heavy royal gown and was carried into the royal chapel by Lord Linston.

The lord took care of Mary so that the crimson velvet cloak would not strangle her neck.Silk, mink, precious stones, the whole body of the monarch is decorated all over, and the luxurious items that symbolize status are all indispensable.

Thin sunlight penetrates through the glass windows, creating a holy atmosphere.Most of the participants stood with their hands down, like stars holding the moon around the altar.The surroundings were solemn, it was a very solemn Catholic coronation ceremony.

It's a pity that Mary, whose eyesight was still developing, trembled in the Lord's arms, unable to distinguish many things at all.

The servants put Mary on the throne, fiddled with her to sit up, and then supported her with their hands to prevent the queen from falling.The bishop approached them and read the oath aloud.Mary's vocal chords could only be babbled, so Lord Linston responded for her.The bishop then anointed her and the royal scepter was handed to Mary.

Mary put her five fingers together, and her little hand firmly grasped the heavy stick.

At this moment, the confusion in her mind is gradually dissipating, and the real sense of control over the world seems to fill this immature body.

A slightly crude, but pious and sacred enthronement ceremony.At least at this moment, the silent, invisible, colorless and invisible Lord in the mouth of the clergy has indeed "chosen" her.

Suddenly Mary felt very at ease.Even though she's just a baby, she seems to be... able to hold something of her own.

As a woman, in this age of ignorance and darkness, she is destined to have more involuntary control than men.However, she was lucky to be born as a king, which means that she can have relatively sufficient dignity and freedom-a soul from a later life, something that she didn't feel lacking in the past.

The bishop put the national sword around the queen's waist, and the crown was fastened to the top of the head.Then two well-dressed lords came forward and kissed her on both cheeks.

Mary "enjoyed" everyone's "serving" with peace of mind - after all, whether it was a child or not, this step of the ceremony should be completed by the subordinates.

As for their expressions, whether they were respectful or dismissive, she didn't really care much.

Anyway, she couldn't see clearly.

Oh, and now they're kneeling en masse for the Queen to look over their heads.The voice of swearing allegiance was very neat, and for a moment, Mary's vanity was greatly satisfied.

A commoner who used to be a descendant, now actually becomes the queen of the drama, no, the "real world", and accepts the worship of the dignitaries...

Tsk tsk, isn't it so refreshing?

It's weird and funny.Mary suddenly wanted to laugh, and even wanted to imitate the emperors in the previous TV dramas and say "Everyone is flat".

"Ah, ah, ah."

It's a pity that her mouth with only four teeth not only leaks air, but also occasionally drips a few drops of saliva, which cannot express her true meaning.

"what……"

Mary couldn't help feeling annoyed at her tongue that didn't work.

So, Lord Linston, the male nanny, stepped forward thoughtfully, stared at Mary's wrinkled face, thought for a while, and said:

"I think Her Majesty may need to..."

He interpreted her performance as urination, and suggested to the bishop that it was time to end the ceremony.

All the nobles with a little experience in raising children didn't laugh.The impatience caused by hunger or thirst is fine. If the newly crowned queen boos on the spot, the picture will be very ugly.

So, they were calm on the outside, but they completed the ceremony in a hurry inside, and then quickly recruited the nanny.

Mary said in her heart, "Thank you..."