[Comprehensive Book] A Rose for Catherine

There was no news about this matter at first, and even Sophia, a well-informed aristocrat who knew the inside story of the palace, did not provide any reliable news to Catherine.

After Catherine got into the carriage accompanied by the palace ladies, the carriage drove unhurriedly through the busy streets of London, entered the gradually quiet palace, and finally stopped.

Catherine pursed her lips, and got off the car with her skirt under the smiling eyes of the court lady.She raised her head and glanced at the palace, which could be seen in basic form within her line of sight. The guards were majestic, revealing a kind of quiet dignity.

Catherine only glanced at it, then looked straight ahead without squinting, and followed the footsteps of the court lady into the depths of the palace.

The process of entering the palace was very complicated, and Catherine was finally let go after tossing for a long time, and another female officer took her to continue to her destination.

The female officer took her to a spacious meeting room, chatted with another female official, and ordered the maid to bring her refreshments, "Miss Catherine, His Excellency the Regent is meeting with guests, please wait here for a while."

The rules of the palace are strict, and everyone's every move seems to be measured.Catherine nodded uncomfortably at her, pretending to be interested in the court paintings on the wall, and began to watch them seriously.

Catherine's understanding of the history of this era is really bad. She can't recognize who the characters in these court paintings are, but the only thing that can be judged is that these paintings have been more or less beautified.

One of them is a portrait of the current His Excellency the Regent. The painter has superb painting skills, beautifying him to the point where he can't see his real body shape, but at the same time, he can still be seen somewhat similar to himself.

If Princess Caroline saw such a portrait, it is not difficult to understand why she agreed to this marriage.Even if the marriage itself is not determined by her own wishes.

Catherine looked carefully for a while, and the accompanying court lady smiled and introduced to her: "This is the portrait of His Excellency the Regent when he was young. His Excellency the Regent was once known as England's first gentleman, and he is extraordinary."

She nodded and didn't comment on that.

Catherine stood in front of this painting for more than ten minutes, and when she was finally about to move to the next one, another court lady hurried over: "Miss Catherine, Your Excellency the Regent welcomes you."

A thin layer of sweat broke out in Catherine's palms. She took a deep breath and followed the court lady into another beautifully decorated room.

She imitated the actions of the female officer and saluted, and only dared to raise her head to look at the Regent Prince after she got permission.

The Prince Regent was seated in a purpose-built spacious chair with thick velvet cushions tucked beneath him.He almost filled the entire chair, and his bloated figure made it difficult for him to move, as if he was fixed on the chair.He wore a special oversized shirt vest, and the buttons on his chest were so tight that Catherine worried that all the buttons on his clothes would burst open in the next second.The regent is already over 50 years old, which makes him uncontrollably showing a kind of fatigue brought by age.

But Catherine will not lose her prudence because of these appearances. A royal family and a future king will not be a person who is easily fooled.

"Miss Catherine."

Catherine held her skirt and slightly bent her knees: "Your Excellency the Regent."

The laws of succession to the throne in countries such as the United Kingdom and continental Europe are extremely complicated, and even the person who may eventually become the king of England is not a British person at all.Such is the case with this Lord Regent.

He is of British nationality, but he himself is of German nationality.

But this does not affect his future as a British king.

Like it doesn't affect Princess Charlotte being crown prince.

"I hear you're from Hertfordshire. It's beautiful there all year round."

He spoke with a panting voice.

"Indeed." Catherine used the words she could think of to describe the rural scenery near Longborn.

The regent laughed after hearing this: "Miss Catherine, no wonder so many people like your works. Your language is so easy to touch people's hearts."

Catherine replied neither humble nor humble: "Your Highness, if you don't like Hertford at all, then no matter how wonderful your words are, they won't move you."

"That's not wrong," said the Regent. "I've been to Hertford when I was young, and it's a lovely sight."

Catherine couldn't answer the words, so she just stood there and smiled.

The regent looked at her again: "You are about the same age as my daughter Charlotte."

Catherine thought he had something to say, but she didn't expect that he would have nothing more to say after finishing this sentence.This made her somewhat uncertain about his thoughts.

After a long while, the regent said slowly another unrelated thing: "That dress you gave Charlotte is not bad."

"Your Highness." Catherine lowered her head and looked at the floor. "The dress was designed by my younger sister Lydia. If she knows that her design has been appreciated by you, she will be deeply honored."

"Her design is very good."

The regent repeated his compliment to Lydia, but didn't say anything else. He simply asked about Catherine's situation, and finally asked about the new book she was writing.

Catherine also got a promise, whether good or bad.His Excellency the Regent requested that after Catherine's new book is finished, it must be submitted for him to take a look.

The new book refers to the collection of short stories that Catherine has been pondering recently. As for the custom novel that Charlotte commissioned her to write, Catherine is not sure whether the Lord doesn't know or doesn't want to mention it at all.

Before she could think of anything, the court lady politely sent her out.There was already a carriage waiting outside the palace, and a petite figure stepped out of the carriage, it was Sophia.

She smiled politely at the court lady, and the lady saluted her. After a set of procedures, no one said much, Sophia pulled Catherine into the carriage.

Princess Charlotte was also in the carriage.

Charlotte looked Catherine from head to toe, and was vaguely relieved to confirm that she was fine.Because of Princess Caroline and this forced marriage, the relationship between Charlotte and the Prince Regent is not very good, and in some cases there is even a faint stalemate.

Catherine forced a smile to Charlotte and pulled herself together.

Although the regent looked gentle and generous, Catherine still broke out in a cold sweat for no reason.

Charlotte withdrew her gaze, and said to Catherine softly, "My mother has returned from Italy, and it just so happens that we can meet her today."

Catherine has just finished dealing with a regent, and now she has to deal with a princess and princess, which is really a bit embarrassing.But she couldn't refuse, so she could only purse her lips and smile slightly, expressing her attitude of letting the arrangements be made.

Along the way, Catherine learns that Caroline lives in Italy most of the year because of her marital discord.It can even be inferred from Sophia's cryptic words that Caroline and others gave birth to an illegitimate daughter. ①

This couple is incompatible with each other, and there is absolutely no room for redemption.

Catherine sighed in her heart, and tentatively asked Charlotte: "Your Highness, do you want to save..." She hesitated a bit about her words.

Charlotte smiled lightly, and the corners of her eyes curled into an arc, "Of course not. Kitty, if there was hope before, there was room for redemption. It was a bad situation at the beginning, and it cannot be undone no matter what."

It never occurred to her to change the relationship between her parents - it was a dead end.

She did all this, of course, for her own purpose.

The author has something to say: [That lottery draw was pretty fun hahaha, I'll try again and see who is the Emperor of Europe.By the way, I can participate in the lottery (touch my chin). 】

①: Caroline lived in Italy for most of the year at that time, but there was an illegitimate daughter. It is said that there were two illegitimate children and one illegitimate daughter. This article is slightly private.