[Henry VIII] Tudor Crown

Princess Juana is far more social than her husband and mother-in-law.

In just one day, the Marchioness of Dorset and Catherine Willoughby shook hands and made peace under the arrangement of Princess Juana.At least on the surface, the duo can put on an air of reassurance for the Duke of Suffolk.

William Tudor wondered what Princess Juana had done to accomplish this near-impossible task.

In this regard, Princess Juana did not give any explanation, but the Duke of Suffolk gave a gift to the Prince of Wales and his wife.

"After all, he is an old fox who has been able to make a fortune so far. If Brother Seymour and Bishop Gardner have his self-knowledge, I will not do this cruelly." William Tudor cleared the brown paper sent by the Duke of Suffolk, Pass one of them to Princess Juana: "Your hard work."

Princess Juana took a look and couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "No wonder some people say that the Duke of Suffolk is the Duke of Guise in England. He must have taken the benefits of the Catholic Alliance during the Reformation."

"To be precise, he and Bishop Gardner are using the banner of revival of Catholicism to make money from the monastery behind their backs." William Tudor put his things away in a locked box and said lazily to Princess Juana : "You see, as long as there are enough benefits, beliefs can also be sold. If not, let the atonement roll box remind you of the sound of gold coins colliding."

"In addition to the land, I think the Duke of Suffolk has given you something that cannot be measured by money." Princess Juana said with interest: "The Duke of Suffolk has been operating for so many years, and the income from a few pieces of land will never be enough. "

"Does the English navy and the garrison power in the east count?" William Tudor said with great emotion: "The power of leading the army for decades in exchange for the security of the young wife and young children for the rest of their lives. You say he is using the deepest affection What? Or callous?"

"No matter what, it's enough for you." Princess Juana didn't dislike or like Catherine Willoughby.After all, she didn't know William Tudor's aunt, so she couldn't bring in the feelings of the Marchioness of Dorset: "After this is done, I will let Baroness de Eresby be my chief maid. As for the Marquis of Dorset Madam, for the sake of you and your sister, it is estimated that Her Majesty the Queen will accept her."

"Your Majesty the Queen?"

"Well! The Marchioness of Dorset wrote to Princess Mary to sue me. You don't really think that she and the Baroness d'Eresby have completely shaken hands and made peace!" Princess Juana said sarcastically: "She has only learned the superficial aspects of the Duke of Suffolk's handling of affairs, but she is also somewhat self-aware, so I don't care about her."

Right now, Princess Mary is busy with her family life, so she doesn't have the mind to take care of England's bad things.

Besides, Princess Mary is not a brainless person. Princess Juana is her sister-in-law and helps William Tudor take care of London's human relations.Unless Princess Mary is crazy, she will go against Princess Juana for the Marchioness of Dorset.However, as a good friend who grew up together, Princess Mary will still help the Marchioness of Dorset say a few good words in front of William Tudor.

How can I repay Princess Mary's kindness.

"I'll tell Mary about the Marchioness of Dorset. Besides, hasn't the Marchioness of Dorset been trying to get her husband a place in the Privy Council? You break the news to the Baroness d'Eresby." , let her go to the Duke of Suffolk to think of a way."

"God! You are really bad." Princess Juana was half coquettish, half speechless: "You have earned a good name yourself by throwing the thankless work to others."

"But this reputation is not so easy to earn." William Tudor said disapprovingly: "We are also dancing on the tip of the knife, and besides..."

Before William Tudor finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Your Highness, there is a letter from the Netherlands." Johanna didn't know what William Tudor and Princess Juana were discussing inside, but for them, it was better for the Prince of Wales and his wife, who didn't see each other often, to spend more time together.

"Come in." Princess Juana and William Tudor glanced at each other, knowing that the letters sent at this point in time were by no means ordinary.

Johanna lowered her head and delivered the letter to Princess Juana, without looking at the Prince of Wales' cheek from the beginning to the end.

"How is it?" Because William Tudor was not interested in going through Princess Juana's family letters, he asked only after the latter's letters were burned to ashes.

"Spain and France are going to war again." Princess Juana said with a serious face: "The merchant ship transporting gold from North America arrived in Spain a week ago, so Charles V temporarily got rid of the debt trouble, and I am afraid that he will take back his lost Netherlands. "

"It's impossible." William Tudor knew how much Charles V opposed his union with Princess Juana, and even publicly declared that he had been betrayed by his cousin in England, which made William Tudor very upset.After all, regardless of relatives, he was not a Danish princess controlled by Charles V, so the other party's bossy made him very annoyed.

"The alliance between France and the Ottoman Empire is in the honeymoon period, and the gold from North America can't be shipped much, so Charles V, not to mention launching a war, probably has to pay off the Medici family's loan."

"But it is impossible for Charles V to watch the alliance between King Francois and the Ottoman Empire continue." Princess Juana can only guess part of William Tudor's thoughts, but due to the limitations of the times, it is impossible It is far more far-reaching than William Tudor who opened the perspective of the future: "Counting the time in the Netherlands, the failure of Charles V over the years has put the Habsburg rule in jeopardy. The alliance with Aragon is not stable, so he must use a victory to clear others' doubts about him."

"Otherwise the nobles of Castile will support someone else as king, and even his good brother will have a bad idea."

Princess Juana looked at the unstressed William Tudor, and felt a depression stuck in her chest: "Aren't you in a hurry? If Charles V really goes to war with King Francois, England will not Probably not involved, and we won't have the good luck we had last time."

"The German princes have exhausted all their wealth in the last war, and Italy..."

Princess Juana's voice stopped abruptly, as if she had been slammed into the lower part of the spirit cap, she gradually revealed a clear expression.

"So that's how it is..."

"So that's how it is..."

When she turned back again, William Tudor had already arranged the next itinerary: "The Spanish ambassador will come to see me soon."

"Considering that Italy has been terrified by the Ottoman navy, the Pope will not continue to support Charles V to fight Suleiman the Great. I believe that England and Spain will soon conclude a new contract, and our good neighbor And also, with the generous support of France, messing things up for England."

"I will ask my father to supervise every move of France, if necessary. I will also help cut off the supply line of Scotland." Princess Juana is a thorough activist, so she quickly wrote a letter to Enrique II. .

…………… I am the dividing line……………

William Tudor stopped at the Welsh station of the parade.

When the day of parting really came, Catherine Howard stood in front of the French windows of Pembroke Castle, secretly looking at William Tudor in the garden.

Under the sunlight, the already fair skin of the Prince of Wales seemed to be transparent, and even his golden-brown hair became lighter, as if it would melt into the air at any time.

[He looks really good-looking. 】

Catherine Howard gently stroked her lips, as if she could kiss her sweetheart lightly.

"Catherine, what are you running around? If His Majesty the King can't find you in his spare time, he will go to another woman." Because Anne of Cleves will move to Richmond Palace after the parade, so The Viscountess of Rocheford turned to take care of Catherine Howard, not caring that her status was downgraded.After all, Catherine Howard has always been favored, and the maids around her also have a lot of money.

Catherine Howard, who woke up from the dream, retracted her gaze, avoiding the Viscountess Rocheford who wanted to pull her hand, and said in a cold tone: "What's the rush? If I and Mary (here refers to the former mistress Mary Howard) , she is Catherine Howard's sister), rushing to serve His Majesty the King, he probably has long been disgusted by him."

It is not the first time that the Viscountess of Rocheford has been slapped in the face by Catherine Howard, so her face has gradually changed from being as black as the bottom of a pot to a blue color full of sarcasm: "Your little temper is built on the foundation of His Majesty the King. On the premise of being fresh to you, if one day you get tired of His Majesty the King, I believe you will feel better in the palace."

Even an insolent as Anne Boleyn had to rely on her cousins ​​to maintain the king's favor.

However, Catherine Howard doesn't care about this, because her goal is to get a fortune from the king, so Henry VIII only needs to match her with a noble husband with a title and land after he is tired of Catherine Howard. The unambitious Howard girl has nothing to regret.

Even in the current situation, Catherine Howard wished that Henry VIII would dislike her early, so that she could find the boy she really liked.

"Catherine, what are you thinking?" Viscountess Rocheford felt that Catherine Howard was in a strange state these days, so she was worried that Henry VIII would notice something.

Fortunately, His Majesty the King has been busy receiving nobles from all over the past few days, and the Duke of Suffolk has something to ask His Majesty the King, so Henry VIII didn't have much time to have fun with Catherine Howard, which made Luo The Viscountess Chefford breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's nothing, I just don't want to serve His Majesty the King." Catherine Howard deliberately brushed her hair, revealing the scar on the back of her neck: "If you and uncle have anything to ask of His Majesty, then go and serve him yourself. Anyway, I I don't want to suffer from that."

"You..." The Viscountess of Rocheford was about to curse, but found that Henry VIII was walking towards this side, so she had to restrain her hideous expression, and followed Catherine Howard to meet the king His Majesty.

Just before leaving, the Viscountess of Rocheford looked out of the window and found a group of young nobles standing there, each with a rather dazzling appearance, in stark contrast to Henry VIII.