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Mary did not reply to Jiang Xinyan directly, but replied to Elizabeth in an official tone, expressing her agreement to approve the "Treaty of Edinburgh" and renounce the right of succession to the English throne, on the condition that Elizabeth must give her a land pass.

On this basis, she softened her stance and proposed to have a formal meeting with Elizabeth.

Such a change was expected.

"Your Majesty, I have ordered people to gather experienced farmers to study sugar beet production. If everything goes well, the report will be available within a month."

After coming out of the Privy Council, Cecil followed behind the Queen all the way to the study and closed the door.

Elizabeth looked very tired, her eyelids drooped slightly, she didn't say anything, and showed him Mary's reply letter: "The pass has been delivered, you can arrange the reception."

After reading the letter, Cecil opened his mouth wide enough to stuff an egg.

"A meeting? You want to meet Mary Stuart?"

"The reception specifications don't need to be too grand, I'll leave it to you." He nodded casually, as if he was just thinking about adding a little more sugar to today's milk.

Cecil was in a hurry and stroked his beard: "But Your Majesty, the Huguenots are about to take action. At this juncture, your gesture of closeness and friendliness to Mary Stuart will affect the covenant, and more Protestant support for you."

"She passed by my country and met me by the way. How can she be so close and friendly?" She raised her eyes and glared at him. The model ship in her hand was placed heavily on the coast of Daming Kingdom, "In addition, Huguenot's I don't intend to make a decision so quickly, so you don't need to persuade me."

Cecil silently closed his mouth, he felt that the queen might have taken gun|powder today.

"Okay, you go down."

"……Yes."

Not long after Cecil left, Jiang Xinyan came.

She dresses plainly as always, she doesn't like to wear jewelry, and she doesn't like to tie her hair up. Her thick, black, waist-length hair is like a mist floating in the air. That little white face full of exotic style, no matter where she is They are all so eye-catching.

Holding a stack of drawing papers in his hand, without paying attention to the rules, he walked up to his daughter-in-law carelessly: "Here, here you are, my latest research results!"

"What?" He glanced at her suspiciously.

Ever since she knew that Little Rose was secretly communicating with Mary, her heart, which had been open with trepidation, quietly closed a little bit.

"The ship renovation plan, just look at it." He raised his head proudly and narrowed his eyes with a smile.

Elizabeth took the pile of drawings and flipped through them one by one, until the speed became slower and slower, her brows became tighter and tighter, and finally she simply pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Liz?"

"Who taught you this?"

"You can teach yourself without a teacher." Vanity suddenly swelled.

The so-called "boat" drawn on paper is at best a small boat, but the focus is on the accompanying text notes and dismantling, which clearly explain the purpose and importance.

After reading all the drawings, Elizabeth took the "Maritime Business Report" on the table and handed it to her: "This is compiled and compiled by Sir Winter last year. It shows the status of the Royal Navy in England, including the name of the battleship, tonnage, number of officers and soldiers, and weaponry. , take a look first."

After turning two pages, Jiang Xinyan couldn't turn the page anymore, and raised her head pitifully: "There are so many nouns...I don't know..."

"..."

As if returning to the appearance of the little rose I met at the beginning, timid, cowardly, weak and helpless, the heart that had been unhappy for several days suddenly calmed down again.

Then I saw Elizabeth patiently explaining the meaning of the new words to her.

Using simple sentences to explain unfamiliar words is similar to the method she fumbled when learning English, in order to get rid of the inertial thinking of her mother tongue.

Suddenly, Jiang Xinyan kissed her face.

"..."

"Liz, do you have something on your mind these days?"

"what happened?"

"I don't pay much attention to me..." Looking at her aggrievedly, he arched into her arms like a piggy, with his cheek against the tender skin of his neck, sniffing the fragrance lightly. "I don't tell me stories before going to bed at night, and I don't have a good morning kiss in the morning."

Unexpectedly, Little Rose was so careful, she was stunned.

"Oh... I've been busy recently, and I'm a little tired." She looked away, subconsciously trying to push the person in her arms away.

"You lied to me."

Jiang Xinyan thought of himself as a koala, and put his arms around her waist tightly, and suddenly found that she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the feeling was wrong.

It is not a hug from the heart, which often makes people want to escape. Elizabeth is like a crucified Jesus at this moment, letting her be hugged completely passively, with empty eyes and a dull expression.

After a while, she came back to her senses and sighed softly: "Xinyan, I wish you were still the original you."

"But I haven't changed much..."

"No, you've changed, many, many." There was deep melancholy in the light tone, far-reaching and ethereal. "I'm sorry, it's my fault, you shouldn't forgive me."

Jiang Xinyan didn't understand what she meant, but felt that the distance between the two of them had widened in an instant, even though their bodies were still stuck together.

"Liz?"

Let go of your hands and hold this well-defined face, which is equally enchanting and glamorous, but a little more rigid than before.

She had a bad premonition and panicked.

Elizabeth grabbed her hand and kissed the wedding ring: "I will let Sir Winter enter the palace in the afternoon. He is the commander-in-chief of the naval fleet and my military | fire expert. You can discuss with him about the ship transformation. thing."

"Oh……"

Inexplicably, I can't be happy and feel lost.

"By the way, Mary Stuart agreed to ratify the treaty and renounce the right of inheritance. This is her letter." Turning around, he picked up the torn letter paper and handed it to her.

There was a circular wax seal embedded on the edge of the paper, the bright and rich colors were so dazzling, Jiang Xinyan took it in a daze, and after reading it, an unnatural joy appeared on his face: "Good thing, did you issue her a pass?"

"Well, someone has already sent it over." All her eyes and expressions were reflected in the gray-blue pupils, without missing any details. "And, I agreed to meet with her while she was in England."

"You guys want to meet? That's great!" He slapped his hands happily and jumped up.

Elizabeth frowned slightly, her tone was low: "Are you so happy, Xinyan? Don't you wonder why she suddenly compromised?"

"..."

Guilty, clumsily acting ignorant, pretending to be stupid.

The smile in her eyes gradually disappeared, Elizabeth did not continue to ask, and ended the embarrassing atmosphere with a long and passionate deep kiss.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xinyan nervously told Sir Winter about the idea of ​​transforming the ship. If Elizabeth was not sitting next to her, she might be pissed off by this hot-tempered man. In his words: What kind of onion are you? , why did I listen to you.

However, as soon as Elizabeth spoke and told him that it was "the queen's order", he immediately became obedient and serious.

"The Spaniard's ships are mainly large and cumbersome. They may look majestic, but their flexibility is too poor. Thousands of people are needed to row the oars. If they form a fleet, they must be connected by ropes. We have no chance of winning if we confront them head-on. "

"Let me give you an example. In theory, an elephant can trample a mouse to death with one foot, but the mouse often avoids it when it raises its legs, and even climbs up its back along the rest of its legs, harassing it tirelessly, and finally Elephants can die from exhaustion, or they can die from gnawing bites from rats."

"In addition to modifying our ships, guerrilla warfare is also recommended tactically."

After listening for a long time, the naval commander's expression became more and more serious: "You mean, we will fight the Spaniards?"

"War is inevitable. If England wants to seize the resources of overseas colonization, it must solve the obstacle of Spain. Of course, it will not fight in the short term. We can still accumulate some capital by means of pirate plunder for the time being, but we have to prepare early." Sharpen your guns in battle, don't you?"

Jiang Xinyan spread her hands, showing that she is an authority. These are ideas that Drake should have come up with at least 15 years later. She plagiarized them and took them as her own, so she had to be confident.

Sir Winter looked at the drawing and fell silent.

"There is not so much timber in England for shipbuilding. A large part of the forest is the fief property of private families, which can only be purchased by the government." There was a touch of helplessness in the calm voice, and Elizabeth looked at her little wife. , inadvertently showing appreciation in his eyes.

I don't know whether to praise Little Rose for her foresight, or lament her identity as a future person.

"Uh, then buy it..." Jiang Xinyan continued to follow her words innocently.

"First, there is not enough money. Second, those families all believe in Catholicism, so they may not necessarily sell it if they have money."

"..."

This speaks out the pain in Elizabeth's heart. She took over the mess left by her sister and was devastated by religious conflicts. Although the dominant position of Protestantism is becoming more and more stable, there are still several Catholic families who do not recognize her.

They are all English and her people. She will not punish her people for their beliefs unless they break the law, so how to get their approval is quite a headache.

"Your Majesty, we can import timber to the Netherlands."

"Ok?"

"I know a few Protestant aristocrats in the Netherlands. I can also solve the money issue. I will answer you as soon as next week. Please rest assured and leave it to me!" He looks like a fox.

Insightful eyes swept across his face, and he nodded with a half-smile.

"Xinyan, I want to learn an oriental language."

After sending Sir Winter away, Elizabeth couldn't wait to hug Little Rose, closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and quietly felt the body temperature in her arms.

To hell with suspicion and anxiety, she loved her.

"Huh? Why?"

"I'll talk to you in my native dialect after I've learned it, so that you won't be afraid of me." Rubbing her cheek against her soft hair, she smiled contentedly.

Jiang Xinyan nestled obediently in her arms, stunned for a while, and said hesitantly: "I... am not afraid of you, Liz, why do you have such thoughts?"

The arms around his waist were tightened, and it took a long time before the dull voice came.

"Xinyan, the way you get along with Olo really makes me jealous. Is it because of your identity or your personality? You tell me, and I can make changes for you."

Maybe it was a hallucination, she seemed to hear choking.

The heart suddenly jumped hard, causing a dull pain in the chest. This sudden low profile was like a turbulent black storm, whistling and sweeping across her peaceful heart lake, setting off huge waves and leaving little ripples.

She is the queen, how can she say such a thing?

However, Jiang Xinyan had to admit that he began to think of many things, and began to think about what went wrong between the two of them.

"Heart words..." The voice began to tremble.

"Okay, I'll teach you, but let me tell you in advance, it's hard to learn, and it's not in the same language family as English, French, Spanish, etc., so be prepared to give up halfway." She interrupted her words very quickly, relaxed The tone was as if nothing had happened.

There was an awkward silence for a long while.

"Liz?" She panicked.

Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes, and the fascination faded from her deep gray-blue eyes, and the corners of her lips raised slightly: "There is no such thing as people and things I believe to be abandoned halfway."

"When the time comes, don't call it difficult to learn..."

Seeing her smile, Jiang Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief and pouted arrogantly.

In fact, I still believe in my daughter-in-law in my heart. She can switch between six languages ​​at any time, and can speak, listen, read and write fluently, which shows that Elizabeth has a talent for languages. This has also been confirmed by historians.

"Promise not."

"Okay, I'll write you a pronunciation list tomorrow."

Jiang Xinyan was a little bit looking forward to becoming a teacher for the first time.