[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

When Catherine Howard was just a little girl in Lambeth Palace, she and most of the girls adopted by the old duchess lived in a locked female dormitory. His secretary is just some handy manservants.

Because most of the adopted girls were young girls or illegitimate daughters of down-and-out noble families, the old duchess didn't care much about their upbringing, and she didn't even go to see the girls' growth for a few months.Over time, in this extremely laissez-faire environment, those flower buds that hadn't waited for the time to bloom ushered in premature blooming under the malicious eyes.

Katherine Howard was only 12 years old when she first had a "sexual" consciousness.In the middle of the night, I was awakened by the movement of my roommate next door.

At Lambeth Palace, the old Duchess's secretaries were able to get a key to the girls' dormitories.They and those innocent girls are like partially overlapping vertical opposites. The former relies on the favor of the old duchess to earn money for survival, and the latter relies on a handful of opposite sexes to satisfy their curiosity about the outside world .

Katherine Howard still remembers what happened to her on the night she was 12.

Under the hazy moonlight, the girl's newly developed body is as flawless as a white Venus, but it is far from plump and attractive.

Yet despite such glaring flaws, the body is still as beautiful as a work of art.

Before Catherine Howard could appreciate the regretful beauty, Venus was defiled by the ugly god Pan, leaving only a chain-like sapphire necklace slashing through the air in terrifying arcs.

Since then, Catherine Howard has grown up a lot, and even in less than a year or two, she has become a broken Venus under the moonlight.

The secretaries of the old Duchess would always bring the girls knight novels with old covers when they were in a good mood.

This kind of thing used to confuse boudoir girls does not have a high level of literary accomplishment, and was even banned by the mainstream society because of some awareness problems, so those secretly circulated versions are just small workshop products.

Not only are there many typos, the grammar is confusing, and even the typesetting is very uncomfortable.

But even so, in the eyes of these poor girls with few entertainment activities, these few knight novels are all of their three views on love.

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"Miss Catherine, Miss Catherine." A gentle female voice awakened Catherine Howard, who was trapped in memories.

The favored young maid suddenly became excited, and found that Princess Juana was looking at her with great concern, with moving nobility in her eyes: "Do you feel a little uncomfortable? Or, do you have something to ask His Majesty the King?" ?”

Princess Juana's voice was not loud, but there was not much gap in the upper seats, so the main guests still looked over subconsciously.

When Henry VIII saw this, he couldn't help but feel itchy when he was proud of it, and he wished he could embrace Catherine Howard in his arms immediately.

Anne of Cleves always felt that something was wrong, but she still adhered to the principle that silence is golden, and did not speculate about it.

William Tudor looked at Catherine Howard with some surprise, wondering if she had already hooked up with Thomas Culpepper, which was why she showed such a gaffe.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let Miss Catherine go down to rest first? She's probably tired because she hasn't traveled far for a long time." Anne of Cleves just persuaded Henry VIII to let her move to Richmond Palace. So you might as well show your generosity in front of the king.

"In this case, let Miss Catherine go down to rest first!" Henry VIII glanced at the extremely dignified queen with approving eyes, and lamented that the orthodox princess is the orthodox princess, and she will never show dullness or pettiness that does not match her status. .

Catherine Howard still wanted to see the Prince of Wales for a while, but in this situation, she had to bow her head and leave the table, waiting for Henry VIII's arrival in her room.

Like sitting on pins and needles.

Johanna, who had witnessed everything, looked at the innocent hostess with some concern, and found that the veins on the back of the hand holding the cup were bulging, so that the blood vessels popping up were dense and terrifying like spider webs.

On the evening after the banquet, William Tudor noticed that Princess Juana's attitude was a little strange.

Although they are already husband and wife, before Princess Juana really became an adult, William Tudor just chatted with his wife under the quilt, or they were lying in different bedrooms in the same room.

However, the Prince of Wales does not have a second bed in his old residence at Westhorpe House, so William Tudor and Princess Juana will still have to share the bed to keep themselves from being squeezed.

"Miss Catherine Howard has been watching you at the banquet." Princess Juana glanced sideways at William Tudor and found that he was staring at the top of the curtain in a daze: "Did you have any private communication with Miss Catherine Howard? ? Or, do you think you can instigate opposition?"

"I have no desire for unintelligent enemy women." William Tudor knew what Princess Juana was worried about.After all, if his experience is not as good as that of a native girl in the 16th century, then he should stop fighting for the throne and go back to Wales to farm!

"I only have two wives, one is you and the other is England." William Tudor would not say anything about love, because for Princess Juana, love words are the most useless language.

"Your other wife is not me, but Belgium and Flanders behind me." Perhaps out of anger at being offended by her territory, Princess Juana rarely retorted calmly.Then he turned sideways consciously in embarrassment, ignoring William Tudor's reaction.

"So you never have to worry about your status being replaced by others." William Tudor tucked Princess Juana into the quilt to prevent her from catching a cold on her back: "I will not let you repeat the fate of my mother or my stepmother .”

"And I will not let any of my children bear the fate of being an illegitimate child."

Princess Juana kept lying on her side until the middle of the night, until she heard the sound of even breathing beside her, then she carefully turned over and looked at her eyes, only to meet a pair of eyes that were dyed black.

"Good night, my dear." William Tudor kissed Princess Juana on the forehead, and then lay on his side with his back to her.

"I'll be back in Wales as soon as the tour is over, and I won't have anything to do with Catherine Howard until the Norfolk ones really go down."

"It doesn't mean anything to say it, the most important thing is to do it." Princess Juana lay down with her back to William Tudor, but she didn't keep the distance that she would fall at any time as before.

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"William, what is your desire?"

"Why are you asking this question?"

"Kings are also mortals, and people leave the Garden of Eden because of desire."

"...If you insist, you want to leave a name in history!"

"There are many lucky ones who have obtained the monarchy, but very few have made great achievements."

"I hope that a hundred years from now, when I become William III in history, I can stand at the same height as that William the Conqueror, instead of standing behind the glory of my ancestors forever like the unknown William II .”

"...William, you will become the great William III, but I will not be Matilda of Flanders." Princess Juana said calmly: "I will become a great queen, not just one of the kings." wife."

Regarding Princess Juana's declaration, William Tudor did not reply, but closed his eyes wearily.

Not everyone at Wetherthorpe Mansion was in the mood for a good night's sleep, however.

As the last wife of the Duke of Suffolk, Catherine Willoughby would never have been able to enter the iron gate of Westhorpe Mansion if Henry VIII hadn't been on a tour here.

Catherine Willoughby and the Duke of Suffolk were silent for a long time before the fire after a day's work.

Facing the silence of his lovely wife, the Duke of Suffolk was half guilty and half flattering: "You know that I love you far more than the previous three wives, so don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, I won't let you die." Anyone insults your mother and child."

"Of course no one would bully us when you were here, but what happens after you die?" Catherine Willoughby couldn't help thinking of the grievances she had suffered all these years, especially her embarrassing and embarrassing status. Weeping: "My son has nothing. Do you want our mother and son to be trampled on after you die? Charles, don't forget that you lured me into bed. If it wasn't for your selfishness, we Eleanor and Frances wouldn't have gone that far either. I could have taken my parents' fortune and title and gone to the country as a laid-back lady."

In all fairness, before Catherine Willoughby and the Duke of Suffolk really got involved, Princess Mary did not say that she treated her like her own daughter, but she could be said to be dedicated and responsible.

Gain Catherine Willoughby's parents were once prominent figures in the court. In addition, although her family was only a baron, it has been passed down for twelve generations. It can also be said to have a profound heritage and a solid foundation.

If it weren't for Catherine Willoughby's better background, and her parents were old acquaintances with Princess Mary, it would not be her turn to become the prospective sister-in-law of the Marchioness of Dorset.

The Duke of Suffolk admits that his desire ruined Catherine Willoughby's life, but he doesn't want to let go of the woman he loves the most in this life.

However, no matter how entangled they were, they had to consider the future of their two sons.

Catherine Willoughby is only 20 years old now, not to mention keeping their son after the death of the Duke of Suffolk, she is not sure if she can live past 30 years old.

You must know that the Marquis of Dorset's hatred for her is almost obvious, and it is impossible for Henry VIII not to favor his niece and granddaughter, so Catherine Willoughby was so anxious these days that she almost took her two sons from The roof jumped down.

The Duke of Suffolk was also very uncomfortable seeing this. He could only show his old face in front of the Prince of Wales and Henry VIII to see if he could win anything for Catherine Willoughby and her son.

Yet he was disappointed.

Henry VIII was a ruthless king.

What does the life and death of Catherine Willoughby and her son matter to Henry VIII?He was waiting to grant the title of Duke of Suffolk to his illegitimate son!

"Maybe, maybe we can grab someone else's." Catherine Willoughby thought of what Princess Juana had said to her, her eyes were almost red with tears, and she gritted her teeth: "As long as the Duke of Norfolk is down, we can squeeze out." Two titles."

"Even if he can't get the title of Duke of Norfolk, our Henry still has the title of Earl of Surrey, which is enough to support his facade."

Speaking of this, Catherine Willoughby looked at her husband who was sighing, and almost begged: "Charles, you will help me, right!"

"You will definitely help our son."

The current Duke of Suffolk could not refuse his wife's request, so he could only nod silently, hoping that the Lord Seal Keeper, who also died soon, could play 12 points of skill in the fall of the Duke of Norfolk, so that Suffolk The Duke had the opportunity to make a desperate effort on his deathbed, and let Henry VIII take care of Catherine Willoughby and her son for the sake of his lifelong loyalty.