The sun never sets rose

In early February, the first good news arrived at the court.

Sir Winter, who was on standby in the Firth of Forth, took advantage of the high tide and commanded the fleet to attack the Scottish ships anchored there. They were a battleship and an arms transport ship. When he learned that these ships were used to transport the French army , immediately shot to capture.

The Queen Mother of Guise was furious, and sent messengers to ask Sir Winter for an explanation for this behavior.

However, like a king, like a minister, this young officer, who is well appreciated by the Queen, never blushed when he told lies, and his performance was first-rate.He said that after he entered the Bay of Forth, the warships parked in the bay acted hostile to him, and he had no choice but to strike first.

"Would you wait until someone else's knife rests on your neck before you do it?" He argued eloquently.

When the Scottish envoy asked whether his actions had the king's sanction, Winter's performance was even better than Elizabeth's.

"I acted in the spirit of being responsible for the lives of the majority of soldiers and the safety of Her Majesty the Queen. It is your warship that intends to attack first, and we are in self-defense. What approval is needed?"

The envoy was speechless by what he said, and went back to report to the Queen Mother of Guise.

"He's lying!"

The gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman slapped the table angrily and shouted, the white | powder on her face fell like mist, "The commander of a fleet dares to act without the permission of their queen! Is this possible! Elizabeth The last time I said that criminals who acted against her will should be severely punished, it is simply nonsense! This witch of the Bolin family is the best at deceiving people! She is indeed born of a bitch..."

Even though she gritted her teeth and scolded, at that time, Elizabeth, who was sitting in the Privy Council listening to the news, was leisurely drinking fine wine.She knew that the old woman in Guise would definitely ask the ambassador to explain to her, so she directly sent someone to tell the Scottish ambassador to England that Sir Winter's "crime" would be investigated carefully.As a result, nothing happened to Winter, and he was still carrying out the blockade mission in the Bay of Forth.

The second piece of good news that came one after another was that the storm at sea caused the French reinforcements to lose eight warships, more than 3000 officers and soldiers died in the belly of the fish, and the rest were driven back to their home port.

Cecil was looking at his queen with a delicate expression, stroking his curly beard slowly, showing a honeyed smile, ignoring the others who were chattering.

"At present, the French advance army is stationed in Leithburg. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack due to its geographical location. Even if reinforcements are not available, we may not have the advantage. Don't be too happy, everyone." Withdrawing his gaze from communicating with Cecil, he glanced at the For those ministers with excited faces, Elizabeth poured cold water on them in due course.

"..."

"But Your Majesty, at least our pressure to participate in the war will be much less." Someone made a bold statement, and all the ministers agreed.

Their Majesty the Queen is too cautious, so she occasionally seems to drag her mother-in-law, which is probably a woman's nature, but many times they have to admit that this kind of caution has saved England from taking a lot of detours.

"Then the commander-in-chief of this battle will be the Duke of Norfolk." Elizabeth looked at the young fresh meat on her left, raised her eyebrows slightly, "Thomas?"

The fresh meat's full name is Thomas Howard. The family title has been hereditary since the War of the Roses. He is one of the best nobles in the country. His grandfather is Queen Anne's uncle and has the same name as him, so he is a relative of the queen.

"I will not disgrace my mission." He nodded proudly, his eyes burning.

Jiang Xinyan locked herself in the room for several days, and saw no one except Olo who came to find her, and the habit was like a drug|addiction, she couldn't quit it, and the absence of someone in her life made her feel uneasy.

She didn't know what she was being hypocritical about. When she first came here, she was trembling and walking on thin ice, and she didn't dare to offend anyone, let alone call Elizabeth a "tyrant" as she did that day.

A terrible phenomenon happened to her quietly, that is, she was getting used to and adapting to the life here, and the thought of going home was as weak as a fire that was lit and extinguished in the dark. Maybe it was because she knew it was impossible to go back, but the most important thing was She knows the reason...

She probably took herself too seriously, and forgot that that woman was not an ordinary person, but a queen who held the fate of the country in her hands. She was a great man with outstanding achievements in the eyes of future generations, so how could she care about a little ant like her.

Maybe to Elizabeth, she is just a fresh toy, but to her, that woman has unknowingly become her everything in this world...

Sad, sigh.

"You have sighed for the eight hundredth time..."

Olo had long felt that something was wrong with Jiang Xinyan. When he came to her that day, he found that there were signs of crying in his eyes. Then he ran into Elizabeth and the beautiful man Robert. The girl seemed to have lost her soul. Li sighed.

However, she felt that there was something wrong with that queen, who treated Jiang Xinyan so preferentially for no reason, and was inexplicably hostile to herself, especially on the day when she met her, the strong warning in her eyes seemed to swallow her alive.

She has always had a guess in her heart, but she is not sure yet.

"Hey, why haven't you seen Your Majesty in the past two days?" He said this on purpose, quietly observing Jiang Xinyan's reaction.

Sighing heavily, he closed his eyes.

There is a situation!

Olo put down the rabbit and sat over, gossiping: "Hey, Xinyan kid, I ask you a question and answer me honestly."

"Hmm..." a muffled nasal voice.

"You and that queen, aren't you..." He stretched the ending and made a kissing gesture, causing Jiang Xinyan to open his eyes, and saw her face with a malicious smile, "Don't fool me, I can see from."

"You...how did you find out...?" He was dumbfounded, his cheeks were hot, but he was more flustered.Things that she wasn't sure about herself were noticed by others.

"A fool can't see it."

"..."

"Although I don't bend, I've seen pigs run before I've eaten pork. It's amazing, kid! I've found such a stable backer, and I'd like to worship her!" As he spoke, he cupped his fists and bowed to her.

Jiang Xinyan frowned and patted her hand away, muttering, "Stop talking nonsense, we have nothing to do with each other."

"The tongue is not the heart."

"..."

She never thought of using Elizabeth as a backer, nor did she think that the other party would really take a fancy to her. Fortunately, the cold war these days made her wake up in time. Here, she is nothing.

"By the way, Xiao Xiao, can you do me a favor?" Changing the subject abruptly, she remembered something.

"What?"

Yesterday, Zhen went out all day and came back very late. Jiang Xinyan thought about her recent changes and asked. The little girl refused to say anything at first, but she was forced to tell her because her mother was sick. All the family money was used by my father to buy wine and gamble, and I didn't know what to do.

Of course, Jane would not tell her that she had begged Robert for this matter, but the latter asked her to take those blueprints and report Jiang Xinyan to the nobles, otherwise she would not help.

This man is very smart. First, if he doesn't come out on his own, even if something happens, it won't fall on him. Second, he clearly knows that it may be too risky to report directly to the queen. A test of the waters.

Although Jane is weak, she is not stupid. As long as she does this, she will definitely be pushed to the forefront. What can she do as a little maid from a commoner background?What's more, the safety of the family is still in Robert's hands.

She understands, and she doesn't really want to work for Robert anymore, but now she is in a difficult situation, and she is dubious about Jiang Xinyan's identity as a witch, so she is in a dilemma and suffers psychologically.

After Jiang Xinyan finished speaking, he proposed to help Zhen's mother take a look, and was unsurprisingly ridiculed mercilessly.

"Xinyan, we are not saviors, and our knowledge is limited. If there is any serious illness, there is nothing we can do about it." Olo said seriously, without the slightest look of joking, "Besides, you are not afraid that your queen will be angry? Do you think it makes sense for a little baby raised in the palace to treat the poor casually?"

"Don't mention Elizabeth, oh, I just want you to take me out of the palace, and I might not be able to get out alone." He pursed his mouth aggrievedly, and the phrase "little baby raised in the palace" was like an iron nail. into her heart.

No matter how it sounds, it sounds like keeping a pet, but it's not wrong.

The fact is that Olo couldn't resist her unintentional cuteness and compromised.

Jiang Xinyan grabbed a handful from the jewelry box, put it on and left, anyway, it was given to her by Elizabeth, and when she thought of that woman, she became angry, and then, she simply took the whole box away...

With the advent of the climax of preparations for war across the country, Elizabeth also began to frequently go to and from the barracks, riding her favorite Napoli steed to personally inspect the training of the soldiers.

The army was very excited by her presence, and the officers and soldiers applauded her skillful riding skills. Although she was very focused, it could not conceal the fact that she was absent-minded at the moment.

It's true that she's busy these days, but it's also because she deliberately keeps herself from thinking about Jiang Xinyan.

It seemed that the time had finally come to face the decision, and Elizabeth didn't want to admit that she was about to abandon God, because it was sinful for her beliefs to like a woman.

——Faith and me, how do you choose?

Catherine asked her such a question before, and she chose the former without hesitation, but if Jiang Xinyan asked her, she would definitely hesitate, and even... change her original intention.

This feeling of not being in her control was annoying.

And when Jiang Xinyan stayed with Olo, the kind of relaxation and happiness from the heart really made her both annoyed and jealous. On the other hand, her attitude towards getting along with herself was either stupid or cautious, as if they were forever separated. There is a bottomless chasm.

The word "tyrant" that day really pissed her off.If he hadn't overheard Jiang Xinyan talking to himself, he wouldn't be so entangled today.

Back at the palace, a large carriage stopped at the door, and the guards were checking the three women who were about to enter the palace. Elizabeth caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from a distance, and couldn't help but frown.

This little girl actually slipped out without permission?

The mighty hooves of the horses sounded from far to near, until the leading horse stopped behind them, everyone turned their heads subconsciously, bowed down and saluted, holding their breath.

Sitting on the horseback, Elizabeth looked down at them condescendingly, dressed in a heroic riding outfit, her cold eyes swept over the girl who was shrinking behind Olo, and said in a low voice, "Where did you go?"

"Your Majesty, I will take..."

"Shut up!" He glared at Olo impatiently, his face livid.

"..."

Olo was silent on the surface, but he was happy in his heart. He glanced at Jiang Xinyan as if he was watching the excitement, as if saying, "Your queen is here to catch you, why don't you run away?"

Cowardly to the extreme but calm, Jiang Xinyan straightened his neck, boldly met that piercing gaze, neither humble nor overbearing: "We're just going out to play."

Very good, the little girl doesn't seem to be afraid of her anymore.

This is something to be happy about, but the outside world is not peaceful recently, and it is also audacious to dare to leave the palace without telling her, so I decided to "teach" this disobedient girl.

"Come here." He ordered sharply, with an unquestionable tone, "Get on the horse."

"..."

Glancing at this big guy who was about to be taller than her, a shadow appeared suddenly, and she was a little scared, but Elizabeth's face was even more terrifying. After hesitating for a while, she still walked over slowly and stretched out her hand in a hopeless manner.

"Come up by yourself." Indifferently turned his face away, ignoring that tender little hand.

so tall?How can she get up there?

Jiang Xinyan's face turned green all of a sudden, and regardless of the presence of several unfamiliar noble ministers, he pouted bitterly, gave her a blank look, turned his head and left.

However, as soon as he turned around, two slender but powerful arms picked her up, and the moment the world spun, she flew up into the air. Elizabeth put her across the horse's back, tightened the rein and lightly clamped the horse's belly, turned her head, and faced her. The palace gate galloped away in the opposite direction...

"Ah, ah, ah, help..."

A burst of howling ghosts and howling wolves swept past with the howling cold wind.