The sun never sets rose

No.15 days away from the palace.

Early in the morning, Jiang Xinyan received a reply letter from Mary Stuart, which was very thick to the touch. When she opened it, she saw that there were three pieces of paper, and there was a bag of gold coins accompanying the letter, which made her a little puzzled.

However, when she finished reading the letter, she froze.

"Xinyan! Xinyan! Something happened!"

The door was pushed open with a "bang", and Olo hurried in, out of breath, and said, "Just now the cook in the palace brought the ingredients, I chatted with her for a while, and she said that the palace There are rumors that Elizabeth is gay, and the ministers of the Privy Council are arguing with her, asking her to execute her mistress immediately..."

"Did you say who the mistress is?" Jiang Xinyan was surprisingly calm, without blinking.

"No, I asked Fanny to go back to get things under the pretext of inquiring about the news. I still don't know what's going on. I'm a little confused..."

She was strangely calm, and Olo worried that she might be frightened, so she stretched out her hand in front of her eyes, but didn't respond.

"Words??"

"Queen Mary wrote back to me. She said that the matter between me and Liz affected the marriage between England and the West. Spain asked England to give an explanation, otherwise it will turn to support Scotland. Then, this is what Liz wrote to her last week. letter."

Jiang Xinyan mechanically picked up one of the letter papers like a puppet. The color was obviously darker. It was a special letter paper with the royal coat of arms of England, the red dragon and golden lion pattern she was familiar with, and the elegant and beautiful cursive letters on the paper were French, belonging to Elizabeth's handwriting.

Signed: Elizabeth.R

"Xiao Xiao, help me to translate it completely, I'm afraid that I understand intermittently... Misunderstand Liz's meaning..." The voice trembled suddenly, and the vision became more and more blurred, and I couldn't see my face in the mirror clearly. The hot liquid slid down the eye sockets and seeped into the mouth, so salty.

She remembered a detail that she had not noticed before: the letters between Elizabeth and Mary were usually in French, but only the "personal letter" was in English, maybe it was for her to read?

The last fluke in my heart was also shattered, although Elizabeth admitted that it was her original intention.

Olo took the letter and read it. There was no obstacle in the body's verbal memory, but the more she read, the more her hands trembled, and she suddenly raised her head: "Xinyan, tell me, what do you understand?"

"She reprimanded Mary for not keeping her word, showing her favor to the Crown Prince of Spain, and still playing with me. Don't think that she is afraid to kill my relatives righteously. She can send someone to kill me secretly at any time."

This is the general meaning. Jiang Xinyan's French level is not a problem in daily communication, but she still has some difficulties in reading face-to-face language, so when she saw this letter, she was afraid that she had misunderstood it. Sometimes a word or a short sentence was misunderstood. May cause the meaning of the entire paragraph to be distorted.

She didn't want to believe it was true, but she faintly felt that she could believe it.

"You got it right, as I read it."

"That is to say, she...would send someone...to assassinate me?" Crystal tears trembled in the sockets of her eyes, and fell down because of this mocking smile, hitting the back of her hand.

Olo didn't speak, it was a tacit consent, she felt that her three views had been refreshed again, and she couldn't bear to confirm such a cruel thing.

This time, she hoped, it wasn't Elizabeth's intention.

"Xinyan, let's calm down, do you think she would do this to snatch a man? Don't you think it's low? She's such a proud person..." It's rare to say good things for the fierce queen, but I just don't want to see Jiang Xinyan because Cranky and sad and hopeless.

"If it's profitable, it will be." A desolate smile spread over the corners of his lips, his eyes were as empty as ashes, "And, this is not a man, but an ally of a powerful country."

"But if she would do this, she would have been anxious to get married long ago, would she bother others to urge her? She is not the kind of Mary who struggles to survive without a backing... I said to myself, let's stop thinking about it, okay? Either way, it's only worth hearing from Elizabeth herself."

However, Jiang Xinyan sniffed, pointed at the letter paper and said, "This is her handwriting! I have read it countless times! I will not admit anyone who is wrong! And her signature is specially designed so that it will not be counterfeited by others. Scratched tail! Not even Worthingham's intelligence service can imitate! She just wants to kill me! What am I to her? Compared to her England? Should I thank her for not letting me suffer openly? Axe?"

"I was really wrong... There will be a second time for this kind of thing... I still want to find a reason to forgive her? Why am I so cheap... Xiao Xiao..." Jiang Xinyan cried heartbreakingly while hugging Olo Cracked lungs, pale lips trembled slightly, and tears poured down like a raging flood, all of which tasted bitter.

"I don't want to hear from her anymore... Politicians don't say a word of truth, it's all bullshit...! I hate her..."

"Okay, okay, let's not listen, calm down first, and say to yourself, wait for Fanny to come back, and see what's going on in the palace, okay?" He patted her on the back distressedly, as if he was emotionally infected, and he wanted to Cried.

What is this all about?

Originally, Jiang Xinyan had figured it out in the past few days, and planned to choose a day with better weather to return to the palace and communicate with Elizabeth calmly. Perhaps she still remembered the warmth of the past, and she also believed that her daughter-in-law loved her. Well excuse me.

As a result, he fell from heaven to hell.

The feeling of letting her heart ride a roller coaster is not good at all, and she will never suffer it again in her life.

At noon, Fanny came back.

Jiang Xinyan reluctantly ate something under Olo's coaxing and deceiving persuasion. Her expression was dull, her eyes were empty, and her red and swollen eyes were fixed on the porcelain spoon in her hand. Suddenly, she threw her arms heavily on the ground.

Then she dropped all the porcelain plates and bowls, and the whole set of precious ceramic tableware from the Ming Dynasty in the East was just broken into pieces. Olo felt pain when he saw it...

Then, she took off the wedding ring on her hand, and was about to drop it, as if she remembered something, hesitated for a long time, put it back on again, and muttered: "She can use me, and I can use her too, hmph."

"???"

"This represents her." Pointing to the heraldic pattern on the ring, she pouted angrily, "I want to use her name to do bad things!"

In fact, she was reluctant to lose it.

"..."

"Miss Olo." Fanny stood aside a little embarrassed.

"Well, you said."

"It is true that the palace has caused such news, and it has already spread throughout the city of London..."

"What is His Majesty's attitude?"

Fanny shook her head cautiously: "I haven't seen His Majesty, but I heard from other maids that the Privy Council has put a lot of pressure on His Majesty, and she is going to burn her mistress to death."

"No one knows who the mistress is?"

"It seems to be that...his Majesty hid it, so it was handed over and burned to death..." The little girl shuddered suddenly.

The chicken that Jiang Xinyan was about to put into his mouth fell, and he forked it calmly, and continued to eat.

"Well, it's okay, let's go down."

"Yes."

--boom!

Jiang Xinyan threw away the fork, his eyes flushed.

"She gave me a good time..." Her voice was choked and trembling, tears rolled down, her little nose twitched because of her grievance, and she simply lay down on the table and burst into tears.

"Words..."

"I can't sit still, I want to get out of here!"

"???"

Jiang Xinyan straightened up, grabbed the fork and stabbed the roast chicken vigorously as if to vent his anger, poking several holes: "Mary said in the letter that I should go to Scotland to seek refuge, no matter whether it is safe or not for me, I will go! "

For a long while, there was no sound.

She turned her head and looked at Olo as if asking for help: "Xiao Xiao, you have to support me."

"Of course I support it, but... I always feel that this is not good. You don't tell Elizabeth, and then run to her political opponent?" At this moment, Olo really became timid. She thought that the simpler and smoother things seemed, In the current environment, the more complex behind the scenes.

But she couldn't think of a reason...

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xinyan exploded, plunged a fork into the roasted chicken leg, and yelled: "She wants to kill me! Do I still have to consider her feelings? Has she considered me? Dead woman...I hate her..."

Exploding and exploding, crying again.

In this world, she has no one to care about at all, will she still care about those messy things?The hand of the god of death has once again strangled her neck, is she sick again?

She hated herself as much as she was angry with Elizabeth.

I blame myself for being cheap.

Olo couldn't help it, and quickly coaxed her: "Okay, okay, let's go to Scotland, since you have been invited, but the question is how to go? We have no money..."

"Mary gave me a bag of gold coins, saying it was travel expenses, and someone would pick it up at a place called Carlisle on the border." Jiang Xinyan wiped away his tears, his eyes were swollen like two walnuts, and he could barely open them.

It was the first time she did this kind of escape, and she didn't know what to do.

"Xiao Xiao, do you want to go with me, or stay here, it's fine, this is my own business, I can't implicate you..."

"Of course I'm with you, idiot." He poked her forehead and laughed reproachfully.

"I'm not stupid."

"Okay, I'm not stupid, but we have to make a plan. If Elizabeth finds us running away, then..." He gave her a "you understand" look.

"Yep!"

The "scandal" seemed to have grown wings, and it spread throughout England in two days, and then spread abroad. The members of the Privy Council had to quarrel with the queen every day, and Cecil was the most violent. He was almost mad.

When Elizabeth was an unwelcome poor princess, he was always by her side as a close friend and elder, analyzing the situation for her, making contacts, etc. It can be said that Elizabeth was cultivated by him. The Chinese cabbage is mature and independent, so what happened?

Something so serious that it might lose the crown?

"Your Majesty, how can you like women? It's so disgusting, no wonder you don't want to get married, oh, God...England needs an heir, can women have children with women? Your Majesty, you are no longer a three-year-old child, you can't just do that Play around with your own temper!"

Cecil's curly beard was blown up, his face was flushed, and he walked around in place like an old father.

"Did you get the point wrong? What we want to find out is who spread the news, what kind of thoughts they have, and whether there is a bigger conspiracy behind it!"

"Whatever the conspiracy, now all Europe knows you're gay, you're making a common sense mistake, you're going against God's will, the people of England would be ashamed they had such a Queen! One can't bring peace to the kingdom Your ruler is not recognized! Besides, you are surrounded by powerful enemies, so many people are waiting for you to have an accident! Especially when you revised the law a while ago, oh...you are simply setting this 'scandal' on the record!"

"Who do I like, am I related to anyone?"

"You are queen! From the moment you are crowned you are no longer yours alone! You belong to this country! You cannot marry out of childish passion!"

Elizabeth looked away irritably. She really didn't have the energy to argue with Cecil. An increasingly intense anxiety was occupying her heart, her mind was in a mess, and she felt unprecedentedly lonely and helpless.

"Your Majesty, please hand over your mistress immediately, announce to the public that the witch has bewitched you, then burn her to death, and find a man to marry immediately, so that the rumors will be quelled!" Cecil roared in anger, and slammed his cane hard knock on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Lord Worthingham seeks an audience."

The guard's announcement saved Elizabeth, who was about to lose her temper, she nodded, and then walked in with a paralyzed face.

Walsingham bowed to her, then turned his head: "William, I can hear your voice from outside the door, you can't talk to Your Majesty like that."

"I'm consoling Your Majesty, it's for her own good!"

"Who told you that I like women? You people always listen to wind and rain, especially William, you have let me down!" Elizabeth, who was full of anger, slapped the table heavily and slapped him Roaring back, his chest heaved violently, and his breath was short.

Cecil froze for a moment, opened his mouth in disbelief: "What did you say? You're disappointed in me...?"

"Don't think that if you work hard, you can tell me what to do! I've had enough of your nagging! This kind of unfounded rumors, outsiders haven't said anything, can actually make us quarrel? You didn't bring it Boss, who else?! Is there anyone in the Privy Council who has more power than you? I think you are going to rebel!"

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Say I'm gay? Where's the evidence? Take it out! Say I have a mistress? You should go find it! A rumor that maliciously slanders me will easily mess you up and show the enemy a joke! Stupid!"

As she said that, Elizabeth casually smashed the golden pot of wax on the table, and it landed at Cecil's feet with a "clank". The thick scarlet liquid spilled all over the floor, and soon solidified.

The sound stopped abruptly.

Cecil lowered his head and said nothing, his curly beard trembling slightly.

After a while, he slowly took off his hat, raised his head, looked hurt, and said sadly: "If I really annoy His Majesty, please remove my post and let me go back to my hometown."

"You have a lot of skills, dare to threaten me?"

"No, I'm just very sad. What I have done for you and England has not satisfied you and failed your high expectations." He shook his head lightly, with a heavy and compassionate tone.

Most of Elizabeth's anger dissipated immediately, she couldn't bear to bow her head because of face, she snorted coldly, and said nothing.

The stiff atmosphere is embarrassing...

"All go out."

"..."

Elizabeth turned her back and walked to the window. Her shoulders were faintly trembling. Behind her was the soft sound of cloth rubbing against the ground and the sound of footsteps. The door opened and closed. There was a low sob.

"His Majesty."

"!!!"

Turning around suddenly, frowning: "Why didn't you leave?!"

"I have something to say..." With a paralyzed face, he spread his hands helplessly, and accidentally bumped into her tear-stained face, stunned: "You...uh, you can't be angry at William, right?"

Elizabeth glared at him angrily, raised her hand to wipe her face, and said coldly, "He's not capable enough yet. If you have something to say, speak up!"

"It was Robert who let the scandal go."

"continue."

"After doing this, he can become the husband of Queen Mary, but unfortunately, he was used by others. There is no evidence for this matter. As long as you bite to death and refuse to admit it..."

"Arrest him immediately, and cut him into pieces!" Gritting his teeth, he ordered, with a stern look on his face. "Also, ask your people to confirm the safety of Xinyan, and remember not to disturb her."

At the mention of Little Rose, his eyes turned blank.

"Yes."

Worthingham thought he could retire, but unexpectedly, Elizabeth buried her head on the table and sobbed softly: "I'm very tired, really tired..."

The suppressed crying was intermittent, and he raised his head again after a while, his gray-blue eyes were full of melancholy and desolation.

The face is paralyzed and the face is stupid.

But soon, she regained her composure, and said with a cold face: "If Robert and Mary are conspiring, then Spain is just a cover. This point is very accurate, and it happens that Philip is also watching, and that idiot Mary made such a Big move, is there something that attracts her?"

"In addition to your crown, she also wants..."

Suddenly, Elizabeth slapped the table and stood up: "Words!"

"Eh? Does this have anything to do with Miss Jiang?"

"I'm going to Hatfield..." As she said that, she was about to rush out like a headless chicken, and Walsingham hurriedly stopped her: "No, Your Majesty, now that the 'scandal' has not subsided, you'd better not go anywhere , will you leave it to me?"

"Xin Yan must have thought that I would silence her, oh my God..." Her lips trembled slightly, tears welled up, her heart was throbbing with pain, Elizabeth struggled to wave his hand away, just as she took a step, her eyes suddenly went dark... …