[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

After the Spanish ambassador left, Don Juan sat by the window all night.He stared at a small road leading to the gate of the apartment that was gradually buried in the night, imagining a future that he couldn't see clearly.

"Your Excellency, don't you really want to tell Princess Joan?" The attendant who took care of Don Juan couldn't bear it and said, "You may not see Princess Joan for three to five years when you go back this time."

Compared with the facts in Don Juan's mind, the attendant's words were extremely euphemistic.

After all, the French Bureau of Religion actually deepened the rift between Britain and Spain to another extent.

At this time, Philip II summoned Don Juan back to his country, which seemed to suggest that the envoys would be withdrawn after the war.

After all, in Charles V's last words, he mentioned that Philip II should take care of Don Juan, so in front of many old ministers, Philip II could not have done too much to Don Juan.

After all, the nobles who served the monarch more or less presupposed their own fate after the king turned his face.

If Philip II could not treat Don Juan kindly to Don Juan, who did not make a big mistake, then why do the great nobles who served Philip II believe that they would not get Philip II's favor after making mistakes? forgive?

Facing the attendant's question, Don Juan shook his head, showing a wry smile that was difficult to resolve: "It is impossible for me and Princess Joan."

It is said that the children of the poor are in charge of their homes early.

Although Don Juan had never been a poor man, he had been raised by the nobles of Barcelona since he was sensible.

Although Charles V felt a lot of guilt for this illegitimate child, it was limited to guilt, and it was impossible for Don Juan to sit on an equal footing with Philip II.Even in order to gain a reputation for Philip II and make those old officials believe that Philip II is a tolerant king, they forcefully suppressed him and wanted to watch Don Juan recognize his ancestors and return to his clan. The idea of ​​​​the nobles, and turned to Philip II to complete these.

It can be said to be a kind father's heart, well-intentioned.

Don Juan was very grateful to Charles V.

After all, compared with those little-known illegitimate children who were used as gunmen by their parents, Charles V was really a responsible father.

At the same time, Don Juan couldn't blame his mother, because the other party was just a commoner singer in the Austrian court, and it was impossible for him to make any resistance to the lord Ferdinand or the Roman emperor, let alone put the Don Juan stayed and raised him.

Therefore, in addition to thanking her for bringing him life, Don Juan can only pray to God for her happiness in the second half of her life. As for Joan...

"Just say something in accordance with diplomatic etiquette, and don't do unnecessary things." Don Juan warned: "Otherwise, it will not be a good thing for Joan and me."

"Yes." The entourage sighed unwillingly, regretting that Don Juan was not Queen Isabella's child.

…………… I am the dividing line……………

While the Spanish ambassador told Don Juan that they were leaving England in the near future, Joan was also summoned to the palace by William III.

"You're here..." William III looked at his nervous daughter and subconsciously slowed down his voice, "Do you need a hot cup of milk?"

"No need." Joan tried her best to restrain herself from grabbing the skirt, playing Queen Juana's teaching to her repeatedly in her mind.

"Calm down when things happen, and only then will you be alive."

Although Joan didn't believe that William III would do anything to hurt herself, she also didn't believe that William III asked her to come all the way from Wales just to have a family relationship.

After all, Queen Juana and the Duke of Richmond are still abroad!

Besides, this is not the time for family gatherings.

"I want to talk to you about the marriage." William III did not hide anything from Joan. After all, she was already ten years old, and the children of the royal family were always precocious. It was already a step too late to talk about marriage at this time.

"I didn't find a suitable candidate for marriage before, so I delayed your lifelong event for a few years." William III observed Joan's expression, and seeing that she didn't react much, he continued: "Juana and I are only three years old. One child, and no other children in the future. And now, your two older brothers are married, and Mary and Alexander are expecting my first grandchild... So, Joan, your mother and I It's you that worries me the most."

"You mean... let me get married?" Joan pursed her lips, knowing that this day would eventually come: "Then who did you and your mother choose for me to marry?"

As a princess of England, under the protection of her parents since she was a child, Joan, who lived a superior life, knew that she was not qualified to ask for the love she dreamed of.

For those romantic novels of chivalry were written for ambitious young men or widowed dames.

Joan had already prepared for the marriage in England at the moment when her two older brothers got married, but...

"I know you have special feelings for Don Juan, but Joan, you also know that you are impossible." Of course William III could see his daughter's hesitation, but he never expected that one day, he would become The vicious father who beat the mandarin ducks: "Not to mention the difference in status between you, the complex atmosphere in the Spanish court alone is not suitable for you to exist there."

William III's expression was very serious, but deep down, he was unimaginably flustered: "You are a woman... Although I know that women are not inferior to men in terms of intelligence, the fact is that in this unfair In society, women are mostly the ones who suffer.”

"Even if you really marry Don Juan, you will still be inferior to the queen and the princess of Asturias in the Spanish court." William III said earnestly: "Philip II treats pagans You have also heard about his attitude. After all, Don Juan is his brother and subject, and you can’t keep showing up at the Spanish court all year round.”

Joan opened his mouth, trying to explain something for himself or Don Juan, but he couldn't find a reason to refute his father.

It is true that she can also insist in front of William III that she can overcome all kinds of hardships in the Spanish court, but Joan is not a fool, knowing that a court thousands of miles away, especially a court that is very unfriendly to Protestants, can There are so many ways to toss people.

Even if William III and Queen Juana were able to bring justice to Joan, when the envoys from England arrived in Spain, it is estimated that Joan's body would be completely cold.

Not to mention that Spain can still pull out a banner of "you are willing to marry your daughter" and "the victim is guilty".

After all, in the eyes of many people, this is a marriage that is not in the right family, so no matter who you are, you will more or less think that this is Joan's own fault.

"Let's stop talking about Don Juan! After all, he will be summoned back by Philip II soon." William III believed that his daughter was not an idiot, so he said all of this: "About your marriage Object, I have a different opinion with your mother."

Thinking of the candidate list made by Francis Walsingham, William III couldn't help but have a headache and said: "There is no suitable candidate in the Protestant world, so my Minister of Intelligence chose the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Austria and Portugal. King. The former is one year older than you, and the latter is one year younger than you."

William III asked to bring two portraits so that Joan could choose the one that moved her more.

But looking at the Habsburg chin of the little Austrian prince and the frowning portrait of the little Portuguese king, William III really couldn't judge who was more handsome.

After all, in terms of appearance, these two green melon eggs are not a bit worse than the gradually opening Don Juan.

"Are there only two candidates?" Joan said with some disappointment: "There are not only these countries in Europe, it won't be..."

"These two are the only ones who are comparable to you." William III interrupted his daughter helplessly: "Actually, Ivan the Terrible's heir is only one year younger than you, and his brother is only three years younger than you. It stands to reason that they are also one of your husband-in-law candidates, but my informant in Tsarist Russia told me that the second son of Ivan the Terrible is mentally handicapped, and although the eldest son behaves decently, I don't think Ivan the Terrible is a Good talker."

Speaking of this, William III also expressed disbelief in his tone: "Think about the family members of Ivan the Terrible!... Among his seven wives, except for the second one who was very lucky to die in childbirth, the rest were not To be poisoned is to die unexpectedly..."

Compared with Ivan the Terrible who killed his wife without blinking an eye, Henry VIII can be called gentle and elegant.

After all, Ivan the Terrible's fifth wife, Maria Dolgorukaya, died on her wedding night.It is said that when her body was carried out of the tsar's bedroom, there was a distinct indentation in the skull.

"Don't expect Ivan the Terrible to show mercy to his daughter-in-law." William III could never tell his daughter that this Ivan the Terrible would kill his pregnant daughter-in-law and his eldest son who tried to stop him in anger.

After all, the picture of "Ivan the Terrible Killing His Son" is one of Repin's masterpieces.

Even if Joan didn't know what would happen in the future, she could understand how much her father didn't want her to marry to Russia from William III's expression.

Besides, Russia at this time is nothing but a place of haste in the eyes of Europeans.

In fact, before the death penalty was abolished by the daughter of Peter the Great, that is, the Queen Elizabeth, Europe did not take Russia to play very much. This is why Russia could not find a marriage with a princess from a big country, and could only choose a queen from the small country of Germany.

However, this also prevented the Russian royal family from being genetically polluted by inbreeding to a certain extent... until the famous European grandmother single-handedly wiped out the European royal family.

"Since you have to choose between them, at least let me meet first!" Joan tried hard to convince herself to accept this fact, and said as optimistically as possible: "After all, you don't want me to get along with each other and become a bitter couple, right?" !"