Your Mightiness

Across the Channel, London has seen another "normal" spell of rain and rain.

The events in France have not been reported back to the country. Whether it is the "defeat" of the black prince or the "anti-killing" after the black prince, the gentlemen walked through the streets with black umbrellas and discussed more when they met friends. The most important thing is the weather.

England seem to be used to fighting their neighbors, just like the rest of Western Europe.

Only the families of soldiers and knights will worry about the situation on the battlefield.In the deepest place hidden in their home, there must be a neat bag of gold, and no one can touch it, because it will kill their relatives.

It is customary to redeem soldiers in the name of the country after being captured in war in the East, while in the West it is the family members who redeem them.

Anne also quietly prepared a sum of money, not because she didn't trust her prospective fiancé Walter, but just in case it was better.

Annie ran a well-known bakery in the most prosperous part of London. The daily turnover may not be believed by anyone, but at least her family knows that she has successfully changed the lives of her younger siblings in the countryside.As Walter wrote in every letter he sent back how many credits he had made, Anne would always quietly put more exchanged gold into the bag.

Recently, Annie even put the bakery's land deed directly in it, so Annie was not at ease whether these were enough for Walter's worth.

After all, even John has not been knighted yet, but Walter has already stated in the letter that he will definitely earn a knighthood.

The new king Richard III, who has a good personality, is very stingy with the distribution of titles, and even took back a lot. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the king is here to strengthen the centralization of power and weaken the power of the noble group.

Of course, it is impossible for the nobles to agree, but some of the largest nobles in the country took the lead in standing on the side of the king, and the rest of the people could not make a fuss if they wanted to.

Annie's fiancé-to-be was going through life and death for the three biggest nobles. She liked his bravery and fighting skills, but she would worry about his fighting at the front and could not sleep at night.

Especially after the last letter came back, Walter hadn't heard from Walter for a long time, and Annie had to go to the department for delivering letters to military families three times a day to ask if there was a letter from Walter Knight.Unfortunately, she was destined to be disappointed every time. She didn't know whether Walter was okay or how France was occupied. She only knew that the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Clarence had also left Cambridge for France.

As usual, Anne finished the day at The Duke's Bakery before noon.This kind of hunger and thirst marketing told Anne by a real duke has really greatly promoted the business and reputation of the bakery, and even people from other counties came here just to buy a piece of "don't book three days in advance at all" Not on the list, the duke's favorite" bread.

The United Bakers Association (don't laugh, there is such an association) is already considering sending Anne's bread to participate in this year's royal brand special tasting.

In fact, if Anne is willing, she can get August's back door and hang the royal certification label at the beginning of her shop opening. Even the young king at that time personally expressed that there is no problem.But Annie refused, not because she was such a clean and noble person, but because she had confidence in her craft, and a famous teacher gave birth to a talented student. She firmly believed that sooner or later she would be certified with her own ability.

Now, her wish is about to come true.

But Anne was not happy at all, and there was always a sadness on her fine thin brows, like the endless gloomy weather in London.

The older children employed by the bakery were very worried about Anne's condition, and they had already sent someone to the place where the letter was collected to inquire about it—but there was still no result. They could only find a way to prevent Anne from knowing the news.

Most of the people employed in Annie's Bakery are orphans from a nearby orphanage.It's not child labor, because that's what everyone does in this day and age.In fact, orphans who cannot find work will have a harder time.Anne hired children over the age of 14 as much as possible, and then asked them to take the bread she "accidentally" made too much to share with other children in the orphanage after closing the store every day.

Even if these orphans didn't see Annie's intentions at the beginning, they would understand after more times. Annie was not only kind-hearted, but also cared for their self-esteem.They also want to do something for Annie, but unfortunately there is too little they can do.

Anne's bishop brother also happened to have recently left London to study in Rome.

"Why don't we say that Mrs. Jane from the Earl's Mansion sent someone to find the boss again?"

"Does this make sense? It was used once the day before yesterday."

"Then what do you say? Do you pray for Walter Knight again?"

"We pray at least five times a day."

"Then let's go and see if there is any letter. Maybe the letter arrived just after I left."

The children whispered together, for fear that Annie would find out.

But how could Annie not find out?In fact, her mood has improved a lot, knowing that so many people care about her.

Annie cheered up and said to everyone: "I will leave the matter of closing the door to you. I am going to the Earl's Mansion ahead of schedule today."

"Okay, okay."

"Annie, go!"

"We promise we'll get the bakery in order."

Love is a force that always gives people endless hope.

Earl of Wessex.

Madam Zhen, who was dressed in men's clothes, hesitated to speak, as if she was holding back something, she wanted to say but couldn't.

"I've never seen you like this." Anne is no longer Mrs. Jane's personal maid, but she still often comes to the Earl's Mansion to visit this lonely lady, just like an ordinary friend, while drinking afternoon tea, While talking about a lot of things that Mrs. Jane can't tell others.It's like her longing for the countess, and her unswerving love for the countess until death.That made Annie believe that love is such a beautiful thing, it will not be changed by time, gender and other external things.

Even when Mrs. Zhen misses the countess, she refuses to show her vulnerable side in front of anyone. She is always resolute and decisive, like a fire, full of people's unbearable desire Longing for pride and confidence.

Anyway, in Mrs. Zhen's character design, I dare not have such a hesitation like now. She should be the type who can say what she wants, and if she decides not to say it, she will be killed.

"That's me before you met Alice." Alice is the Countess's name.

"She changed your character." This is the state of love that Anne and August both like. After meeting each other, the two people in love start to work hard for each other and for themselves, trying to make themselves better .

Madam Zhen put down the bone china teacup, lowered her eyes, and there was a memory that only she could understand: "You can also say that."

Without Alice, there would be no Mrs. Jane today.

"So, what are you going to tell me?" Annie thought Mrs. Jane was hesitating whether to comfort her, so she decided to take the initiative to help the other party solve this trouble, "I'm really in a bit of a low state recently, but please believe me Trust me just as much as Walter, and I'm going to be fine."

Mrs. Jane was even more annoyed when she saw Anne's insincere words.

'Hey, why are you hanging your head? Under the sun, a beauty with red hair appeared out of nowhere in front of Mrs. Jane. She was dressed in a maroon riding outfit and held a riding whip. She was handsome and beautiful.The brows are bright and moving as if they will never worry about anything.

'Because I screwed up again, Alice. Madam Zhen looked at her lover aggrievedly, and only when she was in front of her would she act like a child.Because she knew that when she felt wronged and wanted to cry, only she would comfort her sincerely, care about her, and hold her in her palm like a princess.

'Then try to make things right again, I'm sure you can, my dear Jane, you are the best in the world.You have the perfect body, the prettiest face, and that brilliant brain you're always trying to deny.Come on, be confident, keep your chest up, you know, that's my favorite. "The countess was an old driver when she was alive, and she especially liked to play with her breasts. She can always do a lot of dirty things very confidently, "Because I like you, I naturally want to get close to you, I know you Like me too. '

How to fix things that have already been smashed?

Mrs. Jane soon made a decision that she really wasn't what she used to be.So, after an afternoon of shopping, both Mrs. Jane and Annie were all smiling from the bottom of their hearts.

Shopping as a way of venting will never be outdated in any era.

"Keep those ruby ​​shoes, darling, they really suit your hair. Don't be rude to me, anyway, you know, I'm not paying for it."

As Mrs. Jane's theoretical "lover", the Earl of Wessex will pay for all of Mrs. Jane's shopping.

Anne thought it was Mrs. Jane's "salary", but only Mrs. Jane knew that the real investor of the money was actually the deceased Countess Alice.

"I want to spoil you, my dear. This is my view on consumption since I was a child. Every pound I spend on you is a trace of my love for you. You can't stop me from loving you." Alice before she got married She is a noble lady, and after she gets married, she will be a noble wife. Her consumption concept will always stay within her understanding.

The former Mrs. Jane was incomprehensible, but now she is very keen to do so, because when she spends the money, she seems to really feel that Alice has returned to her side again, reappearing yesterday, angrily treating her Said: "Why did you spend so little? I left you wealth that you can't spend in three lifetimes, but you still can't take care of yourself. Are you deliberately making me feel bad, babyjane?"

Annie took the carriage of the Earl's Mansion and returned to her brother's home, carefully counting everything she bought for Walter, imagining how handsome the other party would be wearing this belt, or the other party seeing him all the time. How happy it is to want the cufflinks that some famous knight once wore.

Big and small bags filled the room, and Annie took out those things one by one, but after taking them all out, she fell into a kind of emptiness again.

until the doorbell rang.

It was a servant of August, the Duke of Gloucester, who brought Anne the Duke's letter.When August was in Cambridge, he often corresponded with Anne, and Anne even went to London in person every year on some important festivals to cook everything he wanted for August.Not because the other party is the Duke, but because the other party is the cute boy who will comfort him under the moon.

Anne stood at the door, opening the letter, because August had asked for it.The duke always had some weird ideas, and Anne was used to it, pampering him like her youngest brother.

Before reading the contents of the letter, Anne thought jokingly that if Auguste needed her to go to France to make bread for him, she would probably be happy, and maybe she could see Walter.

Then, the letter was opened, not so much a letter as an invitation.

There are only simple words written by the Duke on it:

—Would you like to come to the court of France and bake me bread?Yours truly King of France, Auguste.

"!!!" Has Your Excellency the Duke already been crowned?Does that mean the war is over?Where's Walter? !

The servant said: "My master also asked me to tell you that if you agree, he will arrange someone to protect you and go to Paris as soon as possible. When can you pack your luggage at the earliest?"

"Anytime!" The bakery has Anne's apprentices, in fact, even if there are no apprentices, she doesn't mind closing the shop for a while.

The servant smiled: "It seems that we want to go together. I have brought the person who escorted you to France."

He patted his white-gloved hands, and then saw a group of knights appearing from the corner of the street with a white earl's carriage, walking towards Anne who was still standing on the steps by the door.

Walter was dressed in blue riding clothes, but what he held in his hand was no longer a sword, but a bouquet of Annie's favorite flowers.

"Marry me and be my countess, will you?"

……

At the same time, His Majesty August, who was still waiting to be crowned, was playing a hide-and-seek game with Cardinal Joe. When he learned that John and his friends went to England to propose marriage at a staggered time, he was about to explode. Gust didn't want to listen to his nagging at all.

Julie was by August's side, devoting herself to reading him through the coronation process.

August's ears hurt when he heard it, so he could only change the subject: "I don't understand, why did you ask me to send Annie such a letter. How good is it to just say congratulations on her marriage? I prepared a grand for her Bridal gift."

"Your straight man thinking who doesn't know what romance is is really scary!" Julie said.