Your Mightiness

Whitehall Palace, also known as Whitehall.It is the seat of the English government, and it is also one of the most important residences of the king today. The land price...has always been the highest in England.Because the former government center - the old royal palace Westminster Palace - is nearby, and now the Westminster Palace is still the government center, but after a fire, its function of the bedroom has changed to the Parliament court.

Richard II's problem of liking the new and loathing the old is not only reflected in his frequent wife changes, but also in his constant change of residence.

Compared with the old royal palace full of historical taste everywhere, it is obvious that the fashion-forward buildings such as Whitehall Palace and Hampton Palace are more in the heart of His Majesty.

For Richard II to have such an outstanding building, the most grateful thing is Archbishop Wolsey, the cardinal who "generously" gave Hampton Palace to the Black Prince.At the apex of his life, when he was crazily accumulating money and becoming extremely wealthy, he not only funded the construction of Hampton Manor, but also expanded York Place.

York Square is the predecessor of Whitehall Palace. It used to be the official residence of the Archbishops of York. Now it is Richard II's favorite Wolsey, a "great" bishop who "does not benefit himself and insists on benefiting others". Ambitious to build a more luxurious residence than the king, then he succeeded, and then the house was brought back to the country.He can almost be said to have dedicated his own financial resources to the British royal family and contributed these two most outstanding palaces in the world.Let us observe three seconds of silence to thank him for his dedication. His story fully tells us a truth in life - don't be too embarrassing.

Richard II hated the Holy See, which was inseparable from the excessive arrogance of Archbishop Wolsey in his childhood.

When August arrived at Whitehall Palace, the part on the right side was still under construction. It had been under construction for several years, just like churches in Europe that have been repaired for hundreds of years.

Richard II was actually very distressed about giving Hampton Palace to his nephew on the spur of the moment, but he couldn't be ashamed to ask his nephew back, so he is working on making Whitehall Palace a The royal palace, which is more luxurious than Hampton Palace, is said to have more than 1500 rooms on the design drawing. It not only has tennis courts that Hampton has, but also has bowling alleys, cockfighting rings and martial arts fields that Hampton does not have.

"The arena has been built. You'd better let your knights not slacken their training during their stay in London." Miss Mary reminded her, "My father might want to 'entertain' with you."

Richard II, like his elder brother, the Black Prince, has a strange attachment to the aesthetics of violence, but the Black Prince prefers to charge and kill himself on the battlefield, while Richard II likes to sit on a high place and watch knights compete.This is also one of the reasons why Richard II hated the Holy See. The Holy See has always opposed rude contests between knights, and even issued restrictions on martial arts several times.

However, the ethos of knightly tournaments is still prevalent, and various arenas can be seen everywhere in big cities in Europe.Knights are also proud of contests, and August's knight commander Andre is a good player. As long as he wants, he can not lose any games.

August gave the knight commander a tacit look, not to make Andre win, but to make Andre remember to save some face for his uncle.

Silently, the knight commander, who was as tall as a shadow and protected the little duke in 360 degrees without any dead ends, nodded without any objection.

Miss Mary pretended not to see August and his knight winking, but couldn't help but hugged his shoulders, and called him affectionately "Oh, my little pudding" again.

Whitehall Palace is a very large and complex complex with multiple functions.Under the guidance of the two young ladies, Duke Pudding's short legs almost broke, and he still couldn't walk in front of his uncle.That's the bad thing about meeting the king, you can't drive all the way to the door of the house and stop.

Miss Mary is always paying attention to August's situation, and every once in a while, she will stop and ask with concern: "Do you want me to hold you?"

This is not talking, it is serious.Under Miss Mary's conservative winter dress, there is a powerful body hidden.

For the sake of face, August reluctantly refused.Not his face, but Miss Mary's face, she's already married, but her father has ruined two good potential marriages that her mother was alive to contact for her.Although August doesn't think marriage is the only ending for women, considering Miss Mary's embarrassing status and current situation at this moment, getting married is definitely a good choice.After all, her form and ex-fiancé is the emperor.

Not a king, but an emperor, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

In medieval Europe, there was only one emperor, and that was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.The rest of the kings are only kings in name.Even though the powerful Roman Empire no longer exists, the only emperor still maintains the dignity of the emperor.Compared with being "Miss Mary", "Queen Mary" is obviously more in line with Mary's identity.

Miss Mary's father is the King of England, her mother is the Princess of Aragon, and her aunt is the Queen of Castile. The church has recognized the legitimacy of her parents' marriage, and his cousin also intends to marry her. She should not be reduced anyway. So far.

Mary stopped, raised her hand, and knocked on August's smooth and fair forehead: "Don't worry about me, okay? Please leave the worrying work to me, I'm your godmother."

Yes, Miss Mary, who is a cousin, is also August's godmother.

Godparents in the West are not the same as godfathers and godmothers in China's understanding. They are more similar to a double guarantee. If the godchild's parents die unfortunately, then the godparents will become the guardians of the child. They have the obligation to protect and protect the child. Take care of the children to grow up.This is a responsibility and an honor.Generally, the most trusted relatives or friends of the parents will be in charge.

August's godfather was Richard II, and a godmother was vacant at one point, as apparently even the Black Prince had despaired of his brother's precarious marriage.

Until more than two years ago, Miss Mary had just turned 16 years old, and under the solemn request of the Black Prince, she became August's godmother.

She also became godmother to Prince Richard.

This was regarded by many as a signal that Miss Mary and King Richard II had broken the ice. She had never spoken to her father and king for many years, and she was even more resistant to being the godmother of her half-brother. In the end, I don't know who persuaded her to reluctantly agree to be the godmother of the two children at the same time.

Let the daughter be the godmother of the crown prince, and at the same time let the daughter be the maid of honor for the crown prince. I really don't know what is going on in Richard II's head.

August really wanted to stand on the same front with Miss Mary and condemn the scumbag Richard II together, but...

This is the most contradictory aspect of human beings. Richard II was not a good husband or a good father, but he was a good brother and uncle.

In those years when the Black Prince insisted on abdicating, it was Richard II who alone resisted all the blame for his brother, cleaned up all the mess left by the Black Prince in the last year of his reign, and has even steadfastly supported him to this day. The Black Prince does what he wants.Not to mention the various examples of Richard II treating August as his own son, giving money, giving money, and giving money to death.

Well, Richard II is not very good at expressing feelings, but it is the case for him, whoever he likes, he gives pounds.Because sterling is his favorite.

Before August came to London, the Black Prince specially wrote a letter to his son, one of the intentions was to tell August not to be impulsive.

[I know you like your godmother, and I like her too, who doesn't like her?Mary is a sweet girl with a hard tongue and a soft heart, and your mother liked her very much.But there are many ways to express liking someone, you have to choose the most suitable one for her, do you understand, my dear?For Mary, the most important thing right now is to reconcile with her father, at least on the surface, to make everyone feel that Mary is valued by the king again, so that she can get back everything that belongs to her...] Miss Mary is not Poor little girl who has always been abused, she also had a happy childhood, and was regarded as the jewel in the palm of Richard II in the past.At the age of eight, Miss Mary already had her own castle and territory, and enjoyed many treatments that only the Prince of Wales would have.

The Prince of Wales is a title reserved for the Crown Prince.

At that time, some people even began to call Miss Mary the Princess of Wales, in other words, the Crown Princess.

Unfortunately, the sweet dream was broken by the second queen who was pregnant out of wedlock. Richard II married his second wife happily and secretly, and three months later... got another daughter, Miss Elizabeth.

To be honest, at that time, the distraught face of the father was one of Miss Mary's happiest memories.

Now that Richard II and the third queen have a son, Lady Mary's dream of being a Welsh princess is completely shattered, but at least she should have another title.Compared with marriage, holding power is obviously more reliable.

【…The person who can give Mary power and wealth is Richard.I don't want you to persuade Mary to forgive Richard, and he shouldn't be forgiven, but I just hope you can ease the tense relationship between their father and daughter a little bit, at least on the surface, right?Believe me, Mary also needs a step up to "make up" with her father, she is a big girl and knows what's important. 】August decided to ask Mary what she thought in private before deciding whether to follow Chatter's advice.

The journey seemed to suddenly become shorter when his mind was filled with a lot of things. When August finally walked to the living room, he found that it was actually not that difficult.

However, it was not Richard II who was waiting there, but another godson of Miss Mary, Crown Prince Richard.

The three-year-old crown prince was sitting on a high-backed chair, his feet dangling in the air, but stretched straight, trying very hard to make his steamed bun face look majestic.

Richard II had very urgent matters to deal with temporarily, so he had to ask the second most noble person in the palace to entertain August temporarily.

"You can go down now." The crown prince said to his sister.

Miss Elizabeth raised her skirt to salute, and left in silence without saying a word.As for Miss Mary...she had left long ago and didn't intend to look at the Crown Prince at all.

When there was no one else in the resplendent living room, the crown prince finally regained his vivacity. He got off his seat, trotted to Auguste's side, and invited him to play with him: "Father said you are my cousin." , you'll play with me. If you play with me, I'll, uh, give you the best toy."

"What if I don't want to?" August teased his little cousin, the fault of adults is the business of adults, and has nothing to do with children.

Prince Baozi bit his lip: "Then if I make you a viscount, will you play with me?"

"...I don't want to." His Excellency the Duke said.

"You!" Crown Prince Baozi was very angry. It was hard for him to wait for a playmate who was noble enough and a little older but not much older than him. He and his father and king liked each other very much, but why would the other party not Would you like to play with him?The crown prince was extremely disappointed, "Then I can only make you a baron."

"Pfft." August finally couldn't hold back anymore.