Your Mightiness

Faced with Miss Mary's taunt, Richard II's return was...

His eyes were shining brightly on another Catherine.

For the rest of the party, Richard II was almost glued to Parr and Jolie like a bee chasing a flower, oblivious to the gossip that would sweep London.

"If you look at two at the same time, you're not afraid that you won't be able to digest them." Raphael and August both said sarcastically in private.

August didn't expect such a situation. He only expected that his uncle would be courteous to Julie. He didn't expect his uncle to be shameless, but he was also sexually interested in Mrs. Parr.

However, these are not the things that August is most concerned about right now. He is working with Henry in a division of labor, keeping an eye on Miss Mary, for fear that she will violently hurt others.

As a result, another unusual thing happened that night. Miss Mary was very, uh, how should I put it, she was more stable the whole time.I could see her not-so-good complexion, but both August and Henry, who were familiar with her, could feel that Miss Mary's real anger value was actually far lower than what she showed.She is more like acting, although no one knows her intention of acting.

On the contrary, Miss Elizabeth's anger was more genuine.

The invisible lady kept her head down all the time, still looking so non-existent.If August hadn't been about the same height as her, August probably wouldn't have noticed the clue.

The party didn't end until four o'clock in the morning.Everyone went back to their respective homes, and the king and his children chose to live in Hampton Court Palace.

August took the time to send Miss Mary back to her room, and took the opportunity to ask her what she was going to do.

Miss Mary shrugged. She poured a cup of hot milk for herself and August, and asked the maid to prepare some biscuits. While eating the cookies, she said in a good mood: "Isn't this obvious? I'm going to arrange Catherine married my father the king."

During so many years of fighting between father and daughter, Miss Mary has learned a lot. For example, the more Richard II forbids her to do it, the more she wants to do it; Zha II may or may not yell at her, but the only constant is that he will obviously do something that makes her very uncomfortable as punishment for her previous disrespect.

"We live like a pair of enemies." Miss Mary sneered, "No, I am his enemy, and he treats me as a pet."

If you are happy, just tease her and give some beautiful clothes and jewelry as rewards; if you are unhappy, you must try your best to make her unhappy and let her learn how to be a good girl.He didn't care what Mary really thought, he just asked her to be a good vase.

Richard II ruled his family the way a tyrant ruled the country, allowing no one to stand against him.

Miss Mary's previous stubbornness made her bruised and bruised, because she still regarded him as her father; now, after growing up disappointed, she finally learned to regard him as a king.Not only that, but she also learned to do the opposite to achieve her wish: "I hate Catherine Howard, she is a witch just like Anne! But I can't be too obvious, do you understand? The king married her footsteps."

But this did not prevent the king from marrying Howard.

So... from the story of Princess Anne's transformation from fiancée to sister, Miss Mary had a new inspiration. She found Catherine Parr, the daughter of her mother who used to serve the female officer, and wanted this Catherine to replace another Catherine.

August was stunned: "I thought Miss Howard was arranged by you."

Miss Mary is a Catholic, and she would never want to see Princess Anne, who was born in a Protestant principality, become queen.And everyone knows that one of Richard II's determination to marry Princess Anne was shaken because he met Miss Howard, a Catholic.

"No, it's not me." Miss Mary frowned and shook her head, "Why did I choose Witch Anne's cousin as queen?"

What Miss Mary hated most in her life was Anne Boleyn, that evil woman who put all her malice on her and her mother.Except for Miss Elizabeth, her half-sister, she didn't want to meet anyone who had anything to do with Witch Anne.

"If you want to arrange it, you should also arrange something like Pal."

She is beautiful and gentle, and has no clear religious stance. The most important thing is that Mrs. Parr has no children of her own, and it is impossible to have her own children. She will treat the three children of the king equally.There is no question of deliberately humiliating or abusing other children for the sake of inheritance, just like what the second queen did.

"Who is that?" August couldn't figure out who, other than Raphael and Miss Mary, would have the ability to introduce Miss Howard to Richard II.

"How do I know?" Miss Mary shrugged and said in a very indifferent manner, "Is it important? Anyway, Howard will definitely not be the queen."

Miss Mary obviously not only prepared Paar's move, but the real ultimate move is yet to come.

"But..." August inexplicably felt that this was very important.It was rare for him to think deeply about his mind, which had been fed by the life of the corrupt duke.But probably his previous self-hypnosis was too successful, he kept telling himself that in this life you are here to enjoy life, not to enjoy conspiracy.Therefore, even if he sensed the problem sensitively, he still couldn't figure out the ins and outs of the matter.

"Okay." Miss Mary interrupted August's thinking arbitrarily, bent down, and pinched his face, "I tell you this because I don't want you to worry about me anymore. It's not to create problems."

"What if there is danger?"

"What danger could there be?" Miss Mary laughed, "I ruined that person's plan. He or she wants to take revenge on me at the worst, but it's still unknown who will win. I know what I'm doing, so don't worry. You should go to sleep."

August was indeed exhausted, but he still wanted to try harder and remind Mary to pay attention.

But... what do you pay attention to?

August couldn't produce any evidence, and couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only calm down for the time being.He needs to think about it first, at least he can talk to Miss Mary after finding more convincing evidence.

Unfortunately, the reality did not give August too much time to think.

Really. not much time.

After less than six hours, at about ten o'clock in the morning the next day, Richard II's angry roar spread throughout Hampton Court Palace, so strong that it seemed to connect all kinds of birds walking leisurely in the atrium They also fled in fright.When August, who didn't even have time to change his coat and only ran to check the situation in his pajamas, arrived, he only saw the mess in the room specially prepared for the king by the old housekeeper.

Richard II had red eyes, rough clothes, and a ferocious face like a trapped beast, as if he would tear anyone close to him at any time.

August was frightened and stood by the door, covering his mouth, neither entering nor retreating.

Raphael, who was already in the room, hurriedly covered August and told him to leave quickly.In the gap between the person and the door, August felt that Richard II had actually seen him. Those bloodshot and desperate eyes looked like they were filming a horror movie.But in the end Richard II let August go, and did not vent his anger on August.

Later, August finally found out what had happened from Julie and Father Joe, who were eager to gossip.

"Didn't we hold a pre-wedding bachelor party for Your Majesty?" Julie, with a headache hangover, was still happily drinking the sparkling wine in her glass. She called this "fighting poison with poison, and you won't have a headache when you get drunk. "Miss Howard was upset that she didn't have her bride-to-be and got one herself."

"Isn't this normal?" August was taken aback. "I remember I asked you to explain to her that bachelor parties are held separately by the bride-to-be and the groom-to-be."

"How come you didn't say it?" Father Qiao answered.

Julie snorted and stared at Father Joe who didn't trust her. Is she such a careless person?She will definitely not do such a thing that is easy to blackmail August, okay?

"Why didn't I say it? But people just think that I'm making excuses, and their intentions are terrible. What can I do?"

Julie likes beauties, but because some beauties are jealous of her appearance, they wholeheartedly treat her like a vixen on guard.She wanted to help August form a good relationship with good intentions, and even offered to Miss Howard to help plan the bride-to-be's bachelor party for free and voluntarily.The results of it?The bride happened to be in the ring on the same day as the king's bachelor party, and while telling Julie that it was tomorrow, she secretly organized it herself.Obviously intending to use this to humiliate Julie in the future.

It is conceivable how angry Julie was when she figured this out, she has never been treated like this in her life!

In the end, Miss Howard failed to humiliate Julie, but humiliated herself first.

Not too many people went to Miss Howard's party. After all, with the king's jewels in front, who would curry favor with someone who has not yet become a queen?Many families only sent an insignificant second daughter as a representative.

Miss Howard was in a rage, and with the alcohol, she and her ex-lover were playing games.

It is already fatal to reach this point, but what is even more fatal is that the old love rekindled like a spark. On the second morning, the day Richard II smashed the room, someone watched the lover come from Miss Howard in disheveled clothes. room jumped out of the window.But the envoy sent by the king was standing in the garden at that time.

The scene was very embarrassing.

"If you want to die, you can't stop it." Father Qiao knew more details. He has already gained the trust of many prominent believers during his stay in London, and he wants to get some news. What's particularly easy, "Dirty clothes are already a very decent adjective, it is said to be completely naked."

The lover thought he was smart, and when he heard that the king sent someone to see Miss Howard, he didn't dare to leave from the main entrance, and wanted to escape from the balcony, but instead exposed his adultery to the public.It was impossible to pretend not to see the open yard and the naked man.

August understood, no wonder his uncle was so angry.

"No, you don't understand." Julie shook her head, drank the contents of the glass in one gulp, and then poured another glass, "So far, His Majesty the King is not too angry to be too impulsive. After all, they are not married yet, even if they are married After getting married, there are more aristocratic couples who play their own way. As a king, he will definitely be angry, but he won't be so angry that he doesn't care about his image."

What really made Richard II intolerable was that after Howard saw that he was discovered, he simply admitted it openly.return……

"She also threatened in front of everyone that she would rather be Mrs. Direham than queen."

Direm is Miss Howard's lover, and also another protagonist in the short marriage history of Miss Howard that Raphael told August.

Miss Howard had called Direham husband and wife, and had sworn to marry Direham when he returned from Ireland.Later, she was beaten by the Duchess of Norfolk, Miss Howard's grandmother.But from the point of view of the conservative church, the two are already in a substantial relationship between husband and wife, which is a valid marriage.

August didn't know how much Miss Mary had contributed to this matter, but it was certain that at least half of the current embarrassing situation was beyond Miss Mary's imagination.

It's like the leap of faith that Direham's lover took.

It's like Miss Howard's wayward stroke of genius.It was obvious that everyone could feel that she was speaking angry words, but her words had already been spoken, and there was no way to take them back.It doesn't matter who she loves, the important thing is that the king's head can't be green.Even if the king himself is cheating and loves to kill his wife.

The wedding is definitely not going to happen.

Not only that, Richard II also wanted to kill Miss Howard.

In fact, Miss Howard is now under control.No matter how conservatives now enter the palace to intercede, it will not help, and Protestantism once again shows signs of trembling.

At this critical moment, a person who no one expected stood up.

Miss Mary.

She was not asking for Miss Howard to be executed as soon as possible, but for her release.

August wasn't there, but just listening to other people's words sent a chill down his spine.

In front of the king, Miss Mary pointed at his nose and scolded: "What did Miss Howard do to be put to death? If cheating is a crime, shouldn't you be sent to the guillotine first after cheating countless times?! "

No one could have imagined what had dazzled Miss Mary at that moment, so she could say such a thing to save a person she hated very much.

But everyone knew that the king was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

The former king, William II, who had successfully lived in a single room in the Tower of London, finally ushered in a new roommate in his life on that day, who was also his granddaughter.

August's brain exploded with a bang.

When he realized what he was doing, August was already standing in the living room of Whitehall Palace, being stopped by Raphael.Raphael was really in a hurry this time, even if there were countless ministers around him, he didn't care, he must stop the impulsive August.

"Calm down."

"I can't calm down."

"It won't help if you go in."

"If you don't try, no one can be sure of the result."

"Then have you thought about yourself?"

"When your godmother has an accident, can you still think about yourself?"

"Please……"

"No, I beg you."

"Don't make me rough, Al, you know, I don't want to hurt you."

"Isn't it hurt to cut a knife in the heart?"

The two faced each other tit for tat, pressing every step of the way, and neither of them would give in.For the first time, August's childlike appearance showed an aura that was completely inconsistent with his age.The Buddha blocked and killed the Buddha, and the devil blocked and killed the devil. Today, he must see the king!

In the end, it was only Raphael who gave way.

Because Raphael is actually very clear that he can't stop August. As a duke, as the nephew of the king, and as the cousin of the crown prince, if August really wants to break into Whitehall Palace, he will not stop at all. Raphael's consent is required.

When August walked past Raphael, he said: "Sorry, please forgive my waywardness, it doesn't matter if you don't forgive, but there are some things I have to do."

Even if it doesn't work, August also hopes that Miss Mary can know that she is not alone.

August rushed into the king's bedroom, not caring whether the king agreed to his knocking or not.He was prepared to roar and anger, but he didn't expect to see a dejected uncle who fell on the carpet.

Overnight, Richard II seemed to have aged a full ten years. The blow was too great, and he even felt a little exhausted, as if some energy had left his body.He was no longer the high-spirited king less than half a year ago, he was just a poor middle-aged man with no wife, no children, and only the lingering smell of alcohol.

Seeing August at the door, Richard II just nodded weakly, reminding August to remember to close the door when he came in.

August closed the door as he said, blocking most of the outside voices and malicious prying eyes.He stepped forward and crouched beside the king, not knowing what to say or do.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.This is probably the situation in August today.

On the contrary, Richard II knew clearly what August was here for, and he asked August hoarsely, "Do you hate me too?"

August shook his head. There are many people in this world who are qualified to hate Richard II, but he is not.

Richard II smiled: "You don't hate me, so do you hate me?"

August shook his head again. Richard II gave him the title of Duke, who was still a fool, and helped him protect the innumerable properties left to him by his parents. It would be too much for him to hate Richard II. Not a thing anymore.

"But you don't like me either." Richard II clarified the mystery.

August couldn't deny it this time. He really didn't like Richard II very much, because he used Raphael, because he didn't cherish Miss Mary, and because he was not a good king.

"I should be content." Richard II sighed, "After all, Mary hates me very much. Do you know that she hates me?"

August nodded, of course he knew, the whole of England, no, probably the whole of Europe.

"I don't know," said the king.What really hit him was definitely not Miss Howard's cheating, but he finally realized a problem that he should have realized a long time ago. His children hated him.

What angered Mary that day was his sentence: "Drag Catherine down!"

Mary's mother was also named Catherine, and once upon a time, Richard II said exactly the same thing to the first queen.At that time he and Catherine had divorced, and she said she was dying and she wanted to talk to her daughter.

But Richard II did not agree.

Later, the first queen did die.His cold "drag Catherine down" in front of Mary that day became Mary's last memory of her mother.She didn't even make it to her mother's funeral.

This is the past that others can't understand, why Miss Mary suddenly went out impulsively.

There is another sentence that others dare not spread even if they heard it on the spot. Miss Mary cursed the king and said: "I hate you, I wish you could go to hell immediately!"

"Why don't you know that she hates you?" August's anger was ignited again, "You exiled her mother, you made her from a legal heir to an illegitimate daughter, you made her You put her pride on the ground and trampled on her being the maid of honor for her half-sister and brother... tell me, you don't know that she hates you?"

The king looked at August blankly, like a child at a loss, he really didn't know.

"I gave her enough warm clothes to wear, gave her enough food to eat, and I hired her the best teacher in the world to educate her...isn't that enough?"

"How can this be?" August felt that his uncle was simply unreasonable. "Who would think that this is enough?"

"Me." Richard II pointed to himself, "Do you know how your grandfather treated me? He blamed me for making his boyfriend unhappy because of my birth, and has been abusing me openly. Without your father, I would not be able to eat enough, wear warm clothes, and even have no chance of education. I was almost strangled to death. I have given her the happiest things in my childhood, why is she Still hate me?"

Incomplete childhood distorted Richard II.

"Yes, I'm sorry for her mother, so what? Her mother is a mother, so am I not her father? I exiled Catherine, but I just sent Catherine to a rural castle in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire was still my The territory was given to you later, who do you think between you and me will embarrass Catherine?"

"I let her be Liz and Richard's maid of honor because I believe she can take good care of them. Only she who has the same blood can. They will protect her in turn. Just like me and my eldest brother back then." Theoretically speaking, even the queen cannot dispatch at will to embarrass the people around the crown prince or princess.

Richard II really didn't understand why Mary should hate him.

"It would be ridiculous to say that she hated me because she thought the throne was hers and didn't give it to her. The throne is mine and I can pass it on to whoever I want. It's mine and no one else. It is stipulated that your own things must be left to your children, right? Your father didn’t give you the throne, would you resent him? Why can’t I give my throne to Richard, but insist on giving it to her?”

Richard II said a lot, there is some truth to it, and there are many things that are unreasonable.

August calmed down Richard II with one sentence, he said: "But what Mary wants is not these substances, but love."

A father’s love for his daughter is like the black prince’s love for August. He would write long letters telling him to live a good life; Proud; will be loyal to his wife, would rather give up the throne than admit that the marriage with his first wife is illegal, and would not marry a princess from Aragon if killed.

It's not that Richard II doesn't want to love those around him, he just doesn't know how to love, not like his elder brother.

The author has something to say: Note: Most of the content in this chapter is nonsense by a stupid author. It has nothing to do with history. What did Henry VIII think in history... How do I know, he is probably a pure pervert Male.

Note 2: The historical Catherine Parr was indeed introduced to her father by Miss Mary, and it was in one of her private houses.

Note 3: In history, Catherine Howard was found to have committed adultery and then executed after she became a queen. She said the words "I would rather be the wife of XXXX than the wife of the king" in court.But this is not the man who fished Howard into adultery in history.