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When mentioning the surname Medici, Jiang Xinyan first thought of the famous family from Florence, Italy, who played a key role in the Renaissance, and then thought of the queen who influenced the culture of the French court, Caterina- Medici.

It is said that the French were not very good at food in the past, and they were not very particular about eating. It was not until Queen Medici married to France and brought a whole set of chefs from Italy. Slowly changed the cultural taste of the French court.

Some people said that she was short, ugly and fat, but after seeing the real person, Jiang Xinyan just wanted to complain about those historians...

Caterina de' Medici stood on the edge of the castle terrace, wearing a black dress solemnly and calmly, her dark blonde hair was coiled up high, her figure was slim and well-proportioned, not short, but not very tall, because of her age, her face The skin on her body was loose and wrinkled, she could only be described as an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman full of extravagance, so she wouldn't be so uglified so exaggeratedly.

But those eyes, with a glance that seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, were as sharp as knives, which made Jiang Xinyan feel uncomfortable.

"Listen to Mary, you know the oracle?"

There were only the two of them on the terrace, and they didn't see the king. Medici's shrill voice sounded like a witch in a fairy tale. She looked at this petite woman with thin arms and legs, and she looked so fragile. What do you think? It doesn't seem like you can get in touch with God.

Jiang Xinyan in English with this accent is still acceptable, nodded, and suddenly felt emotional in his heart. Fortunately, he was in the French court instead of going to some rural place. At least the princes and nobles can speak more than two foreign languages. If they are among the people, With her half-baked French level, it's completely a chicken talking to a duck.

"Mary told me about you, but all of this is her idea, and has nothing to do with me or His Majesty the King." Mentioning his daughter-in-law, Medici couldn't help but sneer, and glanced at her hand inadvertently. ring.

Jiang Xinyan understood her subtext at once, and then noticed her movement of looking at the ring, and she was probably sure that she really hated Mary, the daughter-in-law, and the Guise family.

Maybe you can take advantage of it?

"Her Majesty the Queen doesn't intend to let me go, but she herself will leave France sooner or later...uh..." She slipped her mouth on purpose and quickly covered her mouth.

"What did you say?"

"Uh, are you sure you want to know?"

"Say."

Jiang Xinyan lowered his head: "Because, His Majesty the King... is going to die soon."

"You dare to curse my son?!" Medici's face was sullen, with guilt and panic in his brown pupils.Because she knew the first two prophecies were true.

"This is not a curse. I believe the death of the Cardinal of Lorraine and the arrest of Prince Condé. You have heard Her Majesty the Queen say that I will not lie."

Medici was very aware of his son's physical condition. He had indeed been seriously ill since he was a child, and he had a high fever not long ago, but these were not the point.As early as her son married Mary, a priest had told her that the marriage would bring death to her son.

There was also a reason for this in her dislike of Mary.

"You told Mary too?"

Jiang Xinyan shook his head: "You can't tell Her Majesty the Queen about this matter. Although she has believed my prophecy, it is related to her future. After all, you are the mother of His Majesty the King. You love your child and will protect your child." The power of the royal family of Loire, you are the one who thinks about the future of France."

These words simply pierced into the heart of the Medici. Now it is a religious civil war, and the royal power has fallen to the bottom. Those noble lords are thinking about how to control the country's beliefs all day long, but they will only fight.And this spring, the French army was repelled by the British army in Scotland, and it was hit hard. She owed a lot of debts, and she had to help her daughter-in-law's Scottish army pay off the debt.

Why?She is really suffering and can't tell...

All the troubles were caused by her daughter-in-law, as well as her uncle, but her son was unbelievable, poor in physique, and had soft ears. His wife would agree to everything just by listening to her ears, and dragged France into the Scottish war, making things worse.

—Mary should go back to her Scotland!

Medici was calm on the surface, but cursed in his heart quietly.

"When did the king die?"

Hearing her question, Jiang Xinyan suddenly thought of a rumor: It is said that Medici was greedy for power, and if he failed to control his son, he wanted to kill him so that his obedient second son would succeed him, so that she would be the real regent.

Could it be that this mother is really looking forward to the death of her son...?

"Before Christmas, probably."

Medici suddenly grabbed her hand, patted the ring on the back of the hand, raised his eyes, and his eyes had a deep meaning: "Are you a member of the King of England?"

"..."

The topic changed in a hurry, Jiang Xinyan's mind froze for a moment, and he answered after a while: "Yes, but Her Majesty the Queen arrested me out of nowhere and said it was for fun, do you think I should believe it?"

"Of course you can believe it. There is nothing that stupid woman can't do." Said, Medici sneered and turned around, facing the vast green field in front of the castle, exhaled lightly, like It's like muttering to herself: "That woman just uses France as a fist and a gun, and she wants to wipe her ass and realize her ambition. Since she is thinking about the crown of England, she should think about it herself. Way to get it."

"..."

"Listen, go back and tell your queen that France will not easily turn against England. Mary, that stupid woman, is responsible for what she did, and Scotland will be accounted for."

The sun was getting brighter, and Jiang Xinyan couldn't keep her eyes open. She listened quietly to Perfect Diqi's "middle-aged women's nagging", but she didn't think it was a good sign.

Maybe Medici hates Scotland now, but she may not really break up with Mary, because there are only eternal interests between countries, and she needs to balance the relationship between the three countries, otherwise, she should have written these words herself Letter to Elizabeth said.

"But I can't go back now."

Jiang Xinyan shouldn't have hoped. Now that the whole of France is under the control of Mary and her uncle, even if she can escape from the palace, or the Medici is willing to send someone to deliver her, there is no guarantee that she will not be caught by the Guise family. When facing Mary directly, she didn't know how to explain it.

She felt a little regretful, she shouldn't have predicted anything to Mary, that little girl might be addicted now...

Can we just wait for the king to die and flee in chaos?It will take at least two months, and besides, who knows what kind of demon Medici will be at that time.

Jiang Xinyan found sadly that she really couldn't play with these people.

"You can stay in the palace first and wait for the prophecy to come true." Turning around, Medici smiled at her, but the smile didn't enter her eyes at all, making people shudder.

"..."

In mid-October, the entire court moved back to Hampton Court Palace.

Elizabeth didn't seem to take the rebellion seriously, and she appeared in front of the Privy Council and her ministers in a leisurely manner every day, and even discussed Christmas celebrations with Robert in front of everyone.

She is so indifferent, recently, rebellions and uprisings have broken out frequently in the country, especially in the northern areas where the Catholicism is located, causing local officials to complain.

"His Majesty."

Olo entered the palace again, this time kneeling directly in front of Elizabeth, as the latter had expected. "There is something..."

"You're finally here." He lowered his eyes and looked down, without any surprise in his tone.

Olo froze for a moment, then smiled lightly, with a sad expression on his face: "Yes, I'm here, haven't you been waiting for me?"

Elizabeth hooked the corners of her mouth, with a half-smile, and reached out to help her up.

Riots broke out all over the country within a week, and they tended to intensify, which was a situation she could have expected, which showed that Olo had listened to the hints of the last conversation.This woman is very smart, but at this point, no matter what choice she makes, she cannot avoid the same result.

"I saw the monster badge in my father's study. Among the people who were arrested in St. Paul's Church, some of them have entered and exited my house, but not through the main entrance, but through the tunnel. There is a tunnel in the basement of my mansion that leads directly to the suburbs. , You need someone to guide you to find your way.”

Olo's voice was as calm as death, and her face was morbidly pale. She handed over a small box tightly clutched in her hand: "This is a set of codes for him to write letters."

Elizabeth took the box and opened it. It contained two pieces of paper folded into small squares. After unfolding, there were deciphered letters corresponding to the code.

"Use it in every letter?"

"I don't know..." Olo shook her head. She spent a lot of time collecting evidence these days, but even so, she still couldn't find evidence that could directly prove her father's collusion with the rebel party, such as letters and the like.

Elizabeth stared at the code, without saying a word for a while, folded it back, stuffed it, and returned it to her.

"Xinyan will come back safely, right?"

"Why don't you care about yourself or your family?" He raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows lightly, turned his back and walked to the window, standing and looking into the distance.

Olo sneered and lowered his head: "Even if I choose my family, you will not let us go. Since the assassination last year, we have been the fish on the top."

Ever since he knew that his father had planned a plot to overthrow the queen very early on, Olo knew that failure would happen sooner or later.This place is different from ancient China. Rebels and thieves usually do not implicate their family members. Unless the family members are of the same party, she doesn't have to worry about anything, but she understands the Queen's mind. It can be said to be a disguised pressure.

"I know Your Majesty, you have a way to save your heart, and you are sure of it. You let me make this choice, it is nothing more than a test, and no matter what I choose, the result is the same. It is not so much that I chose you today. Said I chose my heart."

"Hearing what I said, you should be very happy, Your Majesty, because you can not only maximize the value of your interests, but also get the answer you want, right?"

"But I'm sorry, I feel sad for the words of the heart."

Sadness, sarcasm, embarrassment... Jiang Xinyan fell in love with a woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions.

She, Olo, took advantage of this trick today, willingly.

The fiery red back in front of the window seemed to have collapsed in an instant, but quickly recovered its straightness. The sunlight made Elizabeth's expressionless face stiff and gray, and the depths of the gray-blue pupils were unchangingly cold, as if there was no A sculpture of flesh and soul.

"One should not be too smart while alive." After a long time, he sighed softly.

"May I know why you are so sure?"

"François is dying."

"What?" Olo opened his mouth, then closed it again.The Francois she was talking about was the king of France, the sick boy.

Even if she doesn't know much about this history, she knows what it means.Once the King of France dies, the Queen of Scots will have no backer. Unless she finds a marriage partner immediately, she can only return to Scotland.

"How do you know?"

Elizabeth didn't answer her, but turned around slowly, her cold and stiff face looked a little eerie, she chuckled lightly: "If you were a man, I would consider letting you into the Privy Council, it's a pity."

"..."

"Go back, you don't have to do anything next."

"Will Xinyan come back safely?" Olo persisted and asked again, looking up at her.

"meeting."

"ensure?"

"I promise."

Through those gray-blue eyes, nothing can be seen, not even the slightest worry about his lover.

Olo withdrew his gaze, bowed and retreated, stopped at the door, turned his back to Elizabeth, and whispered: "You are an admirable queen, but you are not a lover you can entrust."

Then he opened the door and walked out quickly.

"..."

Elizabeth stared at the closed door again, her calm expression on her face gradually collapsed, and there was a trace of fatigue in her eyes. She turned and walked to the desk, and picked up the stack of "prophecies" that she had found from Jiang Xinyan's room.

Fingertips slowly rubbed over one of the sentences...

——theQueen ofScotlandwassentencedtodeathbyElizabethin1587