Your Mightiness

After the short internal meeting is over, it is a long strategy meeting.

There was a gap waiting for all the participants to arrive. August took the time to have a heart-to-heart talk with his little cousin (Mr. Only in the state of being able to accompany his family, I know that he is only sixteen and has not yet gone to college).

The gist of the cousins' conversation was obvious—about Brother Seymour and the Archbishop of Camberley.

Although August did not know the "fighting" between the Seymour brothers and the Archbishop of Camberley behind the king during this period, August saw the tendency of the cousins ​​at the meeting, which was enough for His Excellency the Duke to guess. Eighty-eight.August didn't intend to speak ill of anyone, that's not what a gentleman should do, he just wanted to explain for the dedicated Archbishop of Camberley.

This explanation is also skillful, at least it is impossible for August to directly tell the king that the Archbishop of Camberley is also for your own good, and you cannot hate him.

In the end, such a statement will basically only have the opposite effect.Psychological term, the forbidden fruit effect, the more forbidden, the more humans will want it.This is the original sin of mankind that began with Adam and Eve.

August also came over at the age of Richard III, twice, and he knew too well what his cousin would do.Therefore, he compared his heart and put himself in the shoes of the little king in his mind to simulate the situation of the little king before he dared to speak.It's like trying to care about the king's current situation first: "Is your study hard recently? I think you have dark circles under your eyes."

Almost all members of the royal family have too fair skin, even if they are not so white, they must try their best to make themselves white. There is no way, this is a characteristic of an era, and everyone is pursuing noble "blue blood".As a result, dark circles become more noticeable.

"It's really hard QAQ." The child didn't doubt him, and expressed his frustration to his cousin, and then, the complaints seemed to open the gate, pouring out, "I have to memorize a lot of things every day, because I recite a lot of things today. I can’t finish it, and tomorrow’s task will be even heavier; I need to study Latin, French and Greek at the same time. When I open my eyes every morning, I feel that I owe so many pages of books that I haven’t read; recently, the professors have begun to hope that I I can read more works about Aristotle, those mysterious and mysterious philosophies, my head is getting dizzy after reading it..."

August listened patiently to his little cousin's complaints, and tried very hard to pretend that he was a tree hole. He was not very good at comforting people, but at least he could be a good listener (learned from Raphael), Let the king relieve his chest tightness.

When the king said that he was happy, August also poured him a glass of water very thoughtfully, so that his throat that was about to get angry was properly relieved.

The little king didn't realize it until he had said enough. He dragged his cousin to say so much. Obviously, his cousin had worked very hard, and he had been trying his best not to trouble him again.Filled with guilt, Richard III began to reciprocate, and touched August's smooth cheek with distress: "Your dark circles are much heavier than mine, but I'm still complaining to you about these trivial things, it's a bit too hypocritical .”

"No, how could it be?" If August was just trying to gain his cousin's trust with some small tricks at first, then now, in the process of gradually listening to his cousin's complaints, he has a different feeling. idea.

August didn't expect his little cousin to be under so much pressure. God knows he's only a ten-year-old kid.

"I didn't take good care of you." August began to blame himself, he still cared too little for his cousin.August put his hands on the king's shoulders, and looked at each other seriously, "Listen, my dear, there has never been any hypocrisy in this world, only saying it to the wrong people , the other party will think that you are hypocritical, because he or she can't understand you with empathy. And your things will never be hypocritical with me. I have also experienced your stage, and you don't know how perverted Yael is. ..."

This time it was August's turn to vomit bitterness. He wanted to make the king happy with the lowest level of consolation, "Look, I'm worse than you".

In the end, the little king really believed it instead, and devoted himself to comforting his cousin.As the more slender character, he was clearly better suited for the job than August.The little boy needed a lot of effort to hug the blond young man in front of him, which made his movements of wanting to pat him extremely clumsy, but also extremely cute.

One sound after another, one sound after another, once again drew closer the relationship between the two cousins ​​who were somewhat distant due to the busyness all day long.

Richard III was even secretly happy to be needed by such a powerful cousin in his heart.He began to say in the tone of a young adult: "Uncle also did it for your own good back then."

August was a little dumbfounded.

"Really," Richard III misunderstood August's expression, and continued to explain with great effort, "Although sometimes they make us study really annoying, for example, sometimes I really want to be with Thomas (the archbishop is also called by this name) There was a big fight, but I finally got better when I was angry, because I knew Thomas was like this to me, and I just hoped that I could be like my uncle and become a great king. You can be so comfortable with government affairs now, isn’t it back then Is the foundation laid? Every minute you save and more benefits you earn today is the hard work of the past few hours."

August suddenly discovered that the little king actually knew better than him, and he didn't need his consolation at all.

"So don't be unhappy," concluded the king.

"Okay." August hooked the tip of his cousin's fair nose, "We all have to work hard."

"Enn." The king nodded his head like a porcelain vase doll, he thought for a while, and added, "Of course, if you are really angry and want to take revenge for what happened back then, I can take it small." Let me help you a little. Of course, the premise is that you can't abuse your power too much, and you can only brush a little bit occasionally. The biggest scale is mischief."

"Who taught you this?" August looked at His Majesty the King who was full of ghost ideas in disbelief.

"My father." Before the death of Richard II, Richard III had more exchanges with his father than before. Richard II simply wished he could share all his regrets in his life. , It’s like getting along with your brothers in harmony, it’s like loving your future wife and children, it’s more like, “Being a good king who loves his people like his own son.”

Richard II was very aware of his own faults and shortcomings, and knew that he was hopeless, but he did not want his future heirs to repeat the same mistakes.

"!!!" His uncle really did a lot of things before he died.

"Father said that you can't do whatever you want when you are a king, because the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. He is a negative example and has hurt many people. He hopes that I can make it up for him, so that he can go to heaven." Richard III solemnly repeated to August, "However, my father also said that occasionally I can use a little power. After all, I am a king, not a saint or a prisoner. I made an agreement with him that I can use it for one year." Because of the willful use of the king's privilege five times, I am willing to share one with you."

Like presenting a treasure, the little boy said sincerely to his cousin, I am willing to give you one-fifth of mine, so that you can be happy.

August couldn't bear it anymore, and hugged his sweet and soft little cousin, how could he be so cute?

"Thank you. However, as you said, Yael is also for my own good. I can't 'repay my kindness'. Can I be greedy and ask you to keep this fifth for me? When I need it in the future, I will give it to you Extract it."

"Yes." The king was very generous, "I will always keep it for you."

Before leaving, August said to his cousin: "Be sure to become a great king."

"En!" Richard III solemnly agreed.

……

After leaving, August did not go to the meeting, but pushed Raphael, who had been waiting outside, into a random cubicle.

"You're so enthusiastic, it's easy for me to want to do something bad, baby." Raphael's hand had already touched August's delicate blouse when he said so.

August, however, opened Raphael's hand, with a serious expression of "Stop laughing, and explain the problem honestly".

Raphael blinked at his little boyfriend innocently, his smoky gray pupils were as crystal clear as gemstones, making it unbearable to hurt.

August was unmoved, and his will was particularly firm: "I'll give you a chance to be lenient when you confess, and strict when you resist."

Raphael bit his lip, feeling extremely embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't know what he had done recently that he needed to hide from August, but that he had done too many things, but he didn't know that what August discovered was Which one, it's not a good "confession".In the end, Raphael threw a bait that was neither too light nor too heavy: "Okay, okay, I found out that the matter about the Queen of Scots may be the king's uncle who is obstructing it."

The Duke of Somerset seemed to be complaining for the king, but in fact he secretly hoped that the king would marry Jane Gray.

Jane Gray's mother is the daughter of William II's younger sister. This little girl who is very close to the royal family is the same age as Richard III. She is even listed in the "Inheritance Act". She is eligible to inherit the throne .Her name—Jane, was chosen by her father to pay tribute to Jane Seymour, the third queen who gave birth to the crown prince for the country, and the whole country knew it.

"It is said that the Seymour family gave Miss Gray's father 2000 pounds in exchange for the guardianship of the lady. Miss Gray's father has recently made his life a bit stretched by gambling."

There is no need for Raphael to say more about the rest. How could it be such a coincidence that after the Seymour family found a suitable candidate to marry the king, the Queen of Scots' divorce broke out?

"!!! Why didn't you say it just now?" If he had said it just now, August felt that his father could kill Brother Seymour directly.

"I don't have any particularly convincing evidence." Moreover, Raphael also has his own little calculations.

"Your plan is to find an excuse to let my father go to war!" August decided he couldn't bear it, and immediately exploded. He just realized at the meeting that Raphael was deliberately leading the black prince to speak. Declare war, "I just can't figure it out, why did you have to plan to send my father away? I finally met him!"

August never complained that his father spent too little time with him, because he knew that fighting was not only what the Black Prince wanted, but also the only way for him to vent the pain of losing his wife.August wouldn't stop the Black Prince from doing things that would really make him happy just because he "wanted a father".But when the black prince came back, August would also beg God in his heart to allow the black prince to stay with him for a longer period of time, and he didn't want to be separated from his father.

"I know." Raphael looked at August seriously, his smoky eyes were full of concern, "I don't want to do anything to make you unhappy, but have you ever thought about what William might find out? Whether William stays or leaves, you will be sad, the latter is just parting, but the former will cause more harm to you because of William's misunderstanding of your sexuality!"

Raphael can only choose the lesser of two evils, sometimes everything in the world is so helpless, not everything will find a good ending.Raphael is a man, not a god. At least in the case of the Black Prince, Raphael can only choose the one with less harm, instead of avoiding harm completely.

"It doesn't matter if I'm arrogant or narcissistic. But I firmly believe that even if William discovers this thing, your sexual orientation will not change, you will not forcefully marry a girl, and you will not separate from me. But when the time comes Neither William nor I will be happy, we are bound to have a struggle, and it will be difficult for you to be caught in the middle. I don't want you to feel embarrassed because of me."

August is not the kind of person who does not want family affection for the sake of love, but he will not blindly give up his love for the sake of family affection.It's hard, he knows, but he just doesn't want to give up on either of them.

"How could my father find out?" August was unwilling to face the reality.

"I'm so sorry, I found out." The black prince's voice came from behind the two of them.

"..."