[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Your Majesty, the Duchess of Suffolk passed away last night."

Just as Henry VIII poured out his love to the trembling Jane Seymour, the ghostly Sir Peggy brought a sad news: "Princess Mary prayed for the Duchess of Suffolk, but the Duke of Suffolk did not Appeared at the duchess' bedside, and..."

Sir Peggy knew that the relationship between Henry VIII and the Duchess of Suffolk was extraordinary, because among the four children of Henry VII, only the second son and daughter who were raised by Elizabeth of York ever had a pure love. Siblings.

"And what?" Henry VIII's voice was calm, but both Sir Peggy and Jane Seymour could feel the anger that the king was trying to restrain.

"According to the Duchess' maid, the deterioration of the Duchess's condition is related to the immoral behavior of the Duke of Suffolk." Sir Peggy said: "When the Duchess was seriously ill, the Duke of Suffolk and their late The fiancée of the only son is involved, and the lady is also pregnant."

"Boom!" Henry VIII directly swept all the things at hand to the ground, and Jane Seymour was so frightened that she grabbed the handrail tightly, not daring to look directly at the king's angry face.

"How dare he do such a thing?" Henry VIII gritted his teeth, "How dare he do such a thing behind my back."

If the Duke of Suffolk had just found a mistress behind the Duchess' back, then Henry VIII would never have been so angry.Because for a prominent man, a mistress is a status symbol.Even in this era of the Renaissance, if the nobleman had few mistresses, he would be ashamed to tease others at the banquet.

But the Duke of Suffolk is doing more than just looking for a mistress.

The woman with whom he had no intention of making peace was his prospective daughter-in-law, so in a legal and religious sense the Duke of Suffolk was guilty of incest not much less than treason.Especially when the Duchess of Suffolk is still the sister of Henry VIII, and the godmother of Princess Mary and the Prince of Wales, what the Duke of Suffolk did made Henry VIII feel humiliated, and even wanted to immediately send his best friend for many years. And brother-in-law into the Tower of London.

"Your Majesty, the Duchess of Suffolk has stated in her will that after her death she wishes you to be the guardian of Miss Eleanor Brandon. Deng), but I hope you can punish Miss Catherine Willoughby." Sir Peggy carefully looked at Henry VIII's face and said: "Princess Mary and the Prince of Wales are also the beneficiaries of the Duchess of Suffolk's estate. She hopes that her godchildren will take good care of the two poor Miss Brandon, and don't let them be made things difficult by the stepmother."

"Stepmother?" Henry VIII sarcastically said, "My friend has a really good appetite. He can actually lay hands on a 14-year-old girl. I don't know if he can satisfy his prospective daughter-in-law who is nearly 40 years younger than himself in bed."

"Your Majesty, I don't think I should waste your time here." Jane Seymour couldn't bear to be an unmarried woman listening to immoral private affairs here.Even if the person who said this was the king she was loyal to, Jane Seymour was unwilling to let her ears be stained: "I want to return to Her Majesty the Queen as soon as possible, please..."

Before Jane Seymour finished speaking, Henry VIII raised his hand to interrupt her, and then signaled Sir Peggy to go down quickly.

"I'm sorry to make you hear such vulgar words." Henry VIII got up and grabbed Jane Seymour's right hand, kissed piously on the back of her white and flawless hand, and then pressed it to his chest, full of affection Said: "I can't express any more guilt for my actions, but please, for God's sake, show due sympathy and comfort to a man who just lost his sister."

"Your Majesty, I don't know how to comfort you." Facing Henry VIII's pleading eyes, Jane Seymour was both soft-hearted and embarrassed: "Because in my heart, the kings of England are omnipotent, so apart from God, No one can do what you asked for."

After all, Jane Seymour curtseyed to Henry VIII, as always, submissive and alienated: "I also have a sister who has been close to me since I was a child. Although she is not in London now, my heart has always been with you." She's there."

Perhaps the current Henry VIII is very humane, so Jane Seymour boldly said: "I can't imagine the scene of losing her, so I can subtly understand His Majesty's current mood."

"If you want to express your inner distress and sorrow, I would like to be your most secretive listener. Even if what I do is trivial, it is my greatest joy and honor to help you."

"Jane..." At this moment, Henry VIII may have really fallen in love with Jane Seymour, so he swallowed all the sweet words in his stomach, and rubbed his lips on the back of Jane Seymour: "Are you really The kindest and most chaste girl I have ever seen. May your kindness heal the pain in my heart and give me the strength to move forward.”

Henry VIII rested his forehead on the spot he had kissed, and, in the midst of Jane Seymour's trepidation, put a locket necklace on her.

"May God and the Virgin Mary bless you, my dearest girl." Henry VIII did not kiss Jane Seymour until the end, but asked Sir Peggy to escort her back to the queen's bedroom.

On the second day after the Duchess of Suffolk passed away, William Tudor rushed to the place where he grew up. Under the uneasy eyes of the Duke of Suffolk, he walked to the body of the Duchess of Suffolk and watched silently. Looking at his tarnished loving face, he put a cross into the hands of the Duchess of Suffolk.

"Did she go peacefully?" William Tudor was brought up by the Duchess of Suffolk and Lady Bryan.Although the Duchess of Suffolk can be very coquettish at times, William Tudor would never have grown up so smoothly without her help.

"Not at all." Frances Brandon looked at her father and her deceased brother's fiancée with great disgust, ignoring Eleanor Brandon's warning eyes and said: "My brother died less than two Within a month, his fiancée got together with his father-in-law, and my mother caught him."

"Aren't you afraid that God will punish you?"

"Frances!!" The Duke of Suffolk scolded with an ugly face: "In front of the Prince of Wales, you are not allowed to speak nonsense, otherwise I will put you in a dungeon to calm down."

"Instead of discussing the matter of sullying the ears of God here, I think the Duke of Suffolk should think about how to deal with the anger of His Majesty the King." William Tudor asked Mrs. Bryan to send the two biological daughters of the Duchess of Suffolk After taking it down, he glanced at Catherine Willoughby beside the Duke of Suffolk, who was holding on to the sleeve of the Duke of Suffolk tightly, as if grasping the last straw.

"Mr. Pal, please take this lady down temporarily. I have something important to discuss with my uncle." William Tudor suddenly changed the address of the Duke of Suffolk back to "uncle", which made him The latter's face turned pale, so he told his little lover: "Go back to your room and wait for me, I'll be here soon."

Catherine Willoughby first glanced at William Tudor, then at the Duke of Suffolk, finally nodded silently, bypassing William Parr's invitation gesture, and followed the Duke of Suffolk's entourage back to Wayne Sthorpe House.