[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

"Ma'am, I think you should understand what you are doing?"

What the uneasy Jane Seymour was waiting for was not her ideal benevolent king, but Henry VIII with a gloomy face.

"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation." Jane Seymour, who was curtseying for a long time, did not wait for Henry VIII to help her up, so she had a deeper understanding of the king's anger: "I just did it out of the queen's due pleading for the rebel army because of your sympathy, it is not intended to annoy you."

Jane Seymour, who has served two queens, has no background of Catherine of Aragon, and no seven-year grace of Anne Boleyn, so she dare not take Jo in front of Henry VIII: "If my words offend When it comes to you, then allow me to apologize to you for that."

Perhaps it was Jane Seymour's active confession and docile face that played a role, so Henry VIII's expression eased slightly, he reached out to give Jane Seymour a hand, and said gently: "Jane, I have expected your Noble character can be exploited by treacherous people, which is the main reason why I am postponing the coronation procession."

Henry VIII stroked Jane Seymour's blond hair, and his tone became more and more gentle: "Your soft heart cannot withstand the slander and deceit of the stubborn believers, so promise me, don't get involved in things you shouldn't be involved in, okay ?"

Even though it was midsummer, the heat was gradually rising, but Jane Seymour felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Never forget what happened to my former queen." Henry VIII whispered in Jane Seymour's ear: "Let your brother take you to pray in the chapel in the Tower of London tomorrow, and review Anne Boleyn's story by the way." end."

After all, Henry VIII kissed Jane Seymour's sideburns lightly, and then did not have sex with the queen that night.

After Henry VIII left, Jane Seymour couldn't calm down her panic for a long time, until the Viscountess of Rochford told Jane Seymour that the Viscountess Beauchamp asked to see her, and Jane Seymour reacted and said: " Invite her to my bedroom."

Since Jane Seymour became the queen of Henry VIII, the Seymour family, which has risen, became the second son of Boleyn and his son, and began to occupy a favorable position beside Henry VIII.

However, Edward Seymour learned the lesson of Boleyn and his son, and before Jane Seymour's position was completely stabilized, he only won the title of Viscount Beauchamp for himself, as well as some favorable opportunities to accumulate merit.They didn't directly parachute into lucrative positions like Bolin and his son did, so even though the ministers in front of the imperial court looked down on the Seymour brothers who relied on their nepotism, they still gave them a certain amount of tolerance because they were knowledgeable enough. with affirmation.

Under such circumstances, Jane Seymour's act of not allowing her sister-in-law to become the head maid unexpectedly won the appreciation of Henry VIII and the praise of prejudicers.

In this regard, Anne Seymour (Viscountess Beauchamp, wife of Edward Seymour), who missed the position of head maid, could only hold back this tone, and had to watch over Jane Seymour and her husband at the request of her husband. The handmaids, to prevent things out of control from happening again.

"Ma'am." Jane Seymour nodded nonchalantly to the well-dressed Anne Seymour, not really wanting to deal with the Lutheran sister-in-law.

"Your Majesty, we have heard that you want to intercede for the rebel army, and we feel that it is inappropriate for you to offend His Majesty the King before you have secured your seat." Anne Seymour knew that Jane Seymour doesn't like her, but for the common interests of the Seymour family, she can only get along with each other with disgust: "Your Majesty, you should know that His Majesty the King is the head of faith in England, and you, as his His queen and wife should obey his will and stand with him."

"You mean, let me turn a blind eye to His Majesty's mistakes and allow him to offend God's true will?" Jane Seymour laughed back angrily: "And then, like Anne Boleyn, I am sorry for my mistakes. Pay the price? Madame, are you crazy? Or, have you already given up your beliefs for money and power?"

"The fundamental reason why Anne Boleyn ended up like that was not that there was something wrong with her beliefs, but that she offended His Majesty the King time and time again." Anne Seymour stroked the knot on her neck intentionally or unintentionally. Gemstone necklace, let Jane Seymour know what she is referring to: "God can't stop the king's executioner, if you are willing to go to the guillotine for your faith, then please ignore every word I say."

As a Lutheran who needs to hide her identity, Anne Seymour has learned the ability to read words without a teacher, and her speech skills are not comparable to Jane Seymour: "I think you know the character of His Majesty the King better than I do." , and the fate of the first two queens."

After all, Anne Seymour got up to leave and said: "My husband will wait for you outside your bedroom tomorrow morning, and I hope you can pray in the chapel in the Tower of London and then recognize your current situation and status. "

…………… I am the dividing line………………

In an ordinary farmer in Pembroke Town.

The wretched wife waited anxiously for her husband to receive relief food at the door of the house, and by the way, she stuffed straws into the mouths of the children who were wearing tight belts, trying to alleviate the family's hunger.

"Mom, when will Daddy come back?" The youngest son in the family had never experienced such a predicament. He only felt that the hunger gradually turned into pain, and he leaned against the threshold and asked over and over again.

"Soon, soon. When Dad comes back, we can have dinner." The wife turned sideways and covered her twitching abdomen, preventing the children from seeing her fragile appearance.

Finally, under the eager anticipation of the whole family, the husband who rushed to Pembroke Castle returned home like a thief, and asked his wife to lock the door and windows as soon as he entered the house, and then took out a bag from his cloak. The small bag of grains and several large potatoes made my wife and children's eyes hot for a while.

After being hungry for two days, they were finally able to eat.

"Save the two largest potatoes for farming, and fill the stomach with the rest. Remember to add more water and boil it thinner." The husband's face was no better than that of his hungry wife and children, but he was queuing outside Pembroke Castle At the rations, the secretary of the Prince of Wales sent some hard bread from London, so at least he had something to eat, unlike his wife and children, who had been starving for two days and depended on cold water and weeds and bark. for a living.

The wife who got the food asked several older children to help cook the rice, and she was willing to put a little grain and a potato in the porridge, which was the only main meal for the family of five for two days.

"I heard that the family next door is planning to go to London to try their luck. If this continues, we will starve to death." The wife put the cooked porridge on the table and watched the children swarming to divide it up, while she just used cold water He flushed the pot where the porridge was cooked, and then dealt with it.

Hearing his wife's suggestion, the husband didn't even raise his eyelids: "What do you think London is a good place? It's full of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so how can there be room for refugees? Maybe we'll die on the road before we reach London." .”

"In Wales, at least there are people dealing with the famine problem. For the sake of the Prince of Wales, His Majesty the King will not let too many people die here, and Pembroke Castle is still distributing relief food, and the Prince of Wales also sent people from London We have brought food, and we can more or less mix until the next season’s food is ripe.” After finishing speaking, the husband glanced at the hungry children and sighed: “Follow me to the field tomorrow! Let the boss accompany you in a few days. I'll go to Pembroke Castle. In short, don't think about London. People like us are like rats in the sewers in London, and they will die inexplicably someday. In Wales, at least half-starved and half-lived Get mixed up."

The wife saw that what her husband said made some sense, and she herself didn't really want to leave her hometown to make a living, so she didn't mention this matter again.

The husband was left alone staring at the potatoes on the table for cultivation, and fell into entanglement and contemplation.