[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Your Majesty, congratulations on your conquest of Upper Normandy and other places. On behalf of the Prince of Transylvania, I would like to send you my most sincere congratulations." Halfway through the banquet, a man dressed as a Hungarian nobleman brought a bishop A young woman who was not a few years older than him stepped forward and raised a glass to William III and his wife: "Congratulations to the Protestant League, which has once again expanded."

"Your Excellency Bathory, thank you for your congratulations, and I hope that the friendship between Transylvania and England will last forever." William III drank the envoy of the Prince of Transylvania—that is, Stefan Barto Then he drank the cup that belonged to Queen Juana instead.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to introduce my sister, Anna Bathory, who is also the widow of the Lord of Aldous, Gesper Jaegerfe." After toasting, Stefan Bathory asked him to bring The lady who came took a step forward, and the latter obediently followed suit.

"Your Majesty." Anna Bathory is estimated to be less than 30 years old, which is the most attractive age for a woman.

William III remembered that the eldest daughter of Mrs. Bathory was the legendary vampire countess known for her beauty—Elizabeth Bathory. In her prime, she was considered the number one beauty in Hungary.

And with such a beautiful daughter, her mother's appearance is naturally not too bad.

Anna Bathory has the most sought-after blond hair and blue eyes in Europe, and her skin is so pale that it is difficult to see the rosy color.It's as if you put a piece of clean wool on her and it becomes one with her skin.

Queen Juana saw that William III did not speak for a long time, so she patted William III's thigh in private very uncomfortable, signaling him to pay attention to his words and deeds.

After regaining his senses, William III finally realized his gaffe, and coughed lightly, trying to cover up his gaffe: "Madam, your beauty really amazes me, even if Aphrodite is reborn, I will be jealous Your Psyche-like peerless face."

"Your Majesty, your compliments really overwhelm me." Anna Bathory seemed to have gotten used to men's astonishing gazes, so she thought that William III was just another courtier.

As a result, in the next second, William III asked someone to wear a beautifully crafted cross necklace and an English version of the Bible: "Madame, I lament your husband's untimely death, and God will surely give you another happy period." marriage."

Anna Bathory is not a fool, if she can't understand William III's secret meaning, then she is simply ignorant.

Seeing this, Stefan Bathory only asked his sister to accept the king's gift, and then retreated with him.

In fact, according to Stefan Bathory's vision, the purpose of coming to England this time is to let his sister become Queen Juana's maid, and then take the opportunity to become William III's mistress.

Because Prince John Sigismund of Tevasilania was a frail young man, the nobles who supported Tevasilania's independence were very worried that the Habsburgs would be under John Sigismund. After his death, the annexation war against Tevarancinia started, so the Stefan family has always wanted to be the heir of John Sigismund.

To this end, they have to muster all the forces that can support them.

For example, those big nobles or kings who enshrined Protestantism.

"It seems that your plan has failed." During the process of leaving the stage with her brother, Anna Bathory attracted a lot of probing eyes: "Since I can't enter the Whitehall Palace, what is your next plan? "

"Why, are you happy with this ending?" Stefan Bathory felt that his sister's complexion seemed to be better than before, so he asked: "I know you don't want to be the mistress of the King of England, but England The King's support has been extremely important to our family."

"A man can be lustful, but if he is led by lust, he will not become a great king." Anna Bathory said calmly: "Besides, it's not that you didn't see the way the Queen of England looked at me, Don't you want Hungarian merchants to suffer in the Netherlands?

Stefan Bathory looked at his sister quietly, and then said: "Since there is no result here in England, then your marriage is looking for in Hungary."

"Hungary?" Anna Bathory knew that her younger brother wanted to inherit his father's position as governor of Tevarancinia, so she always tried to increase his local support in Hungary: "You mean, marry me The local nobles of Hungary."

"It just so happens that the new Bathory family in Eastern Hungary is going to give their third son George Bathory a choice of a wife. With your family background and appearance, it's just right to marry him." Stefan Bathory said in a way of selling goods The tone said: "Their family is a vassal of Ferdinand I. If John Sigismund dies and Austria launches a unification war against Hungary, then your marriage can provide another guarantee for our family."

Although Anna Bathory knew that this was the best choice for the family, she was still a little unwilling and said, "Then what about my two children?"

The lords of Aldud, Gaspile Geoffrey and Anna Bathory, had two sons, and also left a large area of ​​land and rich property.

Once Anna Bathory remarries, she is not sure whether her two sons will be under the custody of others.

"As for your two sons, I will negotiate with His Royal Highness the Prince and the Jaegerfei family, and try to let you take them to remarry." Stefan Bathory told Anna Bathory about this, and then went into In the official arena where she communicated with envoys from various countries, Tuliana Bathory worried about her unknown fate.

At the same time, in the royal seat, Queen Juana has been paying attention to the beautiful Hungarian woman, and said softly to William III: "You think Mrs. Bathory is very beautiful, don't you?"

How could William III not feel Queen Juana's displeasure, but he still asked truthfully: "If I say she is ugly, will you believe it?"

Queen Juana choked back, then said sullenly, "You should know why Stefan Bathory brought his sister here."

"To be my mistress." William III said very frankly: "But I will not spend money on pastimes that do not add value. Instead of dedicating his young and beautiful sister to me, Stefan Bathory would rather Why don't you bring me a box of gold coins."

After all, William III also joked: "Whether it is the British pound or the Ducat, I will gladly accept it."

"You will only show a little mortal desire in this regard." Queen Juana's face eased a lot, but she still did not let down her vigilance: "Then how do you plan to deal with Mrs. Bathory?"

"She has a father and brothers, and she is an adult woman with independent assets. Why should I deal with her?" William III felt a little puzzled and said, "Besides, I am not the king of Hungary or the prince of Tvarancinia, so I can't do it." To manage other people's vassals."

Queen Juana, who was choked again, could only look away, then tore off a small piece of bread and put it in her mouth.

Seeing this, the Duke of Richmond took the opportunity to ease the disagreement between his parents: "Mom, are you interested in going to see the statue of Michelangelo with me?"

Only in private did the Duke of Richmond dare to address Queen Juana as mother.

And thanks to Marguerite of Angoulême, Queen Juana passed on her love of art to her two sons.

As for William III, his brain corroded by gold coins only cares about how much the painting can increase in value, and other things are out of his consideration.

Queen Juana was aroused by the Duke of Richmond's proposal, so she looked over her eldest son, looked at Guillaume and Mary Stuart, and said gently: "Do you want to go together? Maybe we can Drop by the clothing store in the city and stroll around the port?"

"Okay, Mom." Guillaume became interested in an instant, without seeing his brother's slightly unnatural eyes: "I also want to see how the ports in England are different from those in Belgium. My grandfather said that England will start from Ned every month. I don’t know if there is any place where I can buy goods.”

Because soon after Guillaume was born, Queen Juana succeeded as Queen of Belgium, so it was natural to entrust her son to the abdicated Enrique II.

Since the death of Marguerite of Angoulême, Enrique II changed into black clothes, living in the thoughts of his wife and worries about his daughter all day long.Fortunately, with Guillaume's company, Enrique II was able to find a trace of happiness in the depressing days, which also made him love Guillaume even more, and doted on this grandson to the extent that he was responsive.

Although Mary Stuart was very afraid of Queen Juana, she couldn't resist the attraction of clothing stores and gorgeous jewelry, so she looked at Anne of Cleves and the Countess of Nottingham as if asking for help, and her intentions were obvious.

How could Anne of Cleves not understand the concerns of her adoptive daughter, so she said softly to the Countess of Nottingham, "I've been feeling a little unwell recently, so you can go with them! It just happens to help Her Majesty the Queen take care of the next few Highnesses, and by the way Buy something you like."

Anyway, with Queen Juana present, it was impossible to get the children or the Countess of Nottingham to pay.

As a result, at this moment, Queen Juana abruptly pulled William III, who was wandering outside, and dragged him into the outing team: "William, you go too."

"Me?" William III put down his glass and tried to struggle, "I still have to deal with the affairs of Normandy and Artois, so I won't..."

"Do you need to be in a hurry for a while?" Queen Juana couldn't help but said: "Anyway, you go too. After all, you haven't seen Alexander and Guillaume for so long. As a father, you can teach them something that a tutor can't involved, and Mary."

Queen Juana looked at Mary Stuart again, who sat up subconsciously, like a primary school student caught by the head teacher: "As the Queen of Scots, you have to learn how to understand what your subjects are thinking What?"

After all, the Queen of Scots has lived in England for so long, and it is impossible for there to be no complaints, so Mary Stuart and the Duke of Richmond must return to Scotland at the right time to deepen their ownership of that land.