[Comprehensive] Mother's Responsibility

The queen passed away. According to Catherine's identity, it is impossible to pretend not to know. Anne and Georgiana were made sick. Catherine and Marquis Christian went to mourn the queen. Looking at the handsome but still personable Franz II, Catherine couldn't bear it. He rolled his eyes, his wife passed away, but his eyes were still peaceful, which made Catherine a little ashamed, anyway, she was just looking at each other all kinds of dislikes now.

"Honey, you have to control your expression." Marquis Christian whispered in Catherine's ear. Although she thought Catherine looked cute, she was a nobleman after all, wasn't she?How can you do such an uncivilized move as rolling your eyes?

Catherine nodded slightly, managed her expression, and immediately put on a calm and sad look.As the last person to be received by the queen, Catherine was naturally surrounded by many ladies for consultation. Catherine could only talk emotionally over and over again about the conversation she had with the queen when she saw the queen, and then choked up from time to time.

"I heard that Princess Anne was received by His Majesty the King?" Naturally, there were all kinds of eyeliners in the palace. Hearing a lady fawning on Catherine and asking, Catherine was extremely shocked.

"When Her Majesty the Queen asked me to recite poems for her, Her Majesty the King just came to visit Her Majesty the Queen. I said hello to Annie and left. I think His Majesty the King is all focused on the Queen. How could he notice my Anne?" ? When she heard the bad news, she was very sad, and accidentally fell down when she went out, so I let her rest in the posthouse."

"My Annie was still a child. She saw the queen who was emaciated due to childbirth, and kept asking me some things that I didn't know how to answer. So I am very troubled now! I thought I would wait until she enters the social circle next year to give She said these things, and I don’t know if it’s appropriate to say these things to her now?”

"I heard! Princess Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies is already on her way, either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow! She is the emperor's cousin!"

"I heard that her younger sister, Princess Louisa, is also accompanying her! Maybe the new queen..."

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Seeing that the topic of people's conversation changed from the king's meeting with Anne to Princess Teresa and Louisa, Catherine stood beside the crowd and couldn't help but look forward to Princess Teresa's arrival as soon as possible. No matter what they came It will completely divert everyone's attention.

"Who are you?" Because her mother asked her to pretend to be sick, Anne didn't like to go to the condolence meeting or anything. She stayed in the house for several days, feeling a little bored, so she took Georgiana to the garden of the inn. Take a walk in the garden and move every day to be healthier. This is what my mother taught since childhood, so Anne implements it on time every day.When she was talking to Georgiana about the beautiful flowers in the garden, a voice made Anne turn her head.

Ferdinand swears that he has never seen such a charming young lady, her bright smile, her gentle tone, and her beautiful voice telling stories to her sister... Maybe it's because he's going to the palace right away, after all, he just came back. Attending my sister-in-law's funeral.

After Anne nodded slightly, the accompanying tutor immediately stepped forward and told Anne that this was the time for the king's younger brother, Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany. After saluting gracefully, Anne replied: "I am Anne Bird, from Great Britain, His Excellency the Grand Duke."

Of course Ferdinand knew the name, so he left without saying anything more at the urging of the guards.But a gorgeously dressed little girl suddenly appeared in my mind and proudly declared to the crowd: "This is the paradise my mother built for me, and everything inside was arranged by my mother for me."

He still remembers the pride and happiness on that little girl's face. At that time, he had some quarrels with Franz, and his father severely criticized him. He knew that all of this was because Franz was the successor of the country, and I am not the reason, so I am very depressed, so when I saw that little girl, I was very envious of her happiness.It's just that I didn't expect that the little girl has become so outstanding after three years of absence.

"Hello madam, I'm Ferdinand. I've been watching your dramas for a long time. It's a great honor to meet you!" After entering the palace and greeting his brothers and sisters, Ferdinand saw that there were beautiful and charming people among the crowd. The temperamental Catherine hurried forward to talk to her.

Catherine looked at the nervous young man in front of her. It was indeed the feeling of a fan meeting an idol, so after saluting, she said, "It is also my honor to meet His Excellency the Grand Duke."

Looking at Ferdinand, who was not used to being surrounded by so many noble ladies, Catherine seemed to say, "This young man is really interesting."

"Honey, I don't think you should look at other men." Marquis Christian keenly noticed that the young prince's gaze had been looking at Catherine, and was immediately displeased, seeing that Catherine was still as beautiful as she was in her 20s. The way he looked, the vigilance in his heart became heavier.

Catherine looked at him amusedly, and said softly: "Honey, I think you smell sour like drinking lemon juice without water. Be confident, I love only you, dear Karl."

Because in addition to the condolence meeting, there are also funerals, memorial meetings, and various social interactions. Although Catherine is about to leave, she still can only stay here.

"Ma'am, here are your two letters!" Finally, the funeral was over, and even the two princesses of the Two Sicilies had arrived. When Catherine felt that she could finally leave, the servant suddenly delivered two envelopes.

Catherine's face immediately turned livid after seeing it.

"What's the matter?" Annie looked at her mother worriedly, took the letter paper from her hand, and blushed immediately when she saw it.

The first is the letter from Earl Fitzwilliam, which strongly suggested that Catherine and Anne should travel outside for two more years, and that they must never return to England now, or even go to France.The handwriting is somewhat scribbled and angry. It says that because the church and the king do not recognize the marriage between the Prince of Wales and that lady, their marriage is invalid. Not long ago, he also heard from Charles that there is a gentleman in France who is very concerned about Anne's career and consulted Anne's situation through people.

The other letter was a letter from Charles to Catherine, which said in detail that the person in France who was interested in Catherine's property was named Napoleon Bonaparte...Charles introduced the situation of this gentleman in detail, and even told him A dangerous event is being organized... While Charles expressed his worries, he also said the solution, which is to find a decent and excellent gentleman for Anne to arrange her marriage.

"Mom, I'm only 15 years old, aren't I?" Annie frowned and asked Catherine gloomily.

Catherine's face was also very angry when she hugged her daughter. Neither the Prince of Wales nor Mr. Napoleon would die as a good partner. Let's not talk about the Prince of Wales's thoughts on him, let alone Napoleon's future. hobbies, and more importantly, she vaguely remembered that these two favorites were widows who were six years older than them...

Although Annie is smart, she is still very shy when it comes to her marriage.

"Fitzwilliam, Leo, and Pete, you choose one first! Get engaged first, but not necessarily get married." Catherine thought for a while and asked her daughter.

Annie's eyes widened, she looked at her mother in disbelief, my God!She never thought about it.

"Don't worry, don't worry, this is just an emergency measure when there is no other way, dear, don't worry, mom will protect you." Catherine assured her daughter, kissing her cheek.

Catherine admits that she has earned a little more these years, but compared with money, her daughter definitely occupies an overwhelming position. When necessary, she can completely give up money.

"The two princesses of Two Sicilies came here for the king and Prince Ferdinand. It is said that before the death of Leopold II last year, he intended to choose a princess for Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany in Two Sicilies." Marquis Christian sighed, and suggested to Catherine: "It's a bit chaotic outside now, we can stay here for a few more days, wait for a little more peace, and then go to my manor in Germany to rest and plan better."

Catherine nodded when she heard the words. Compared with the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, Franz II didn't seem to be that bad.

"Your Excellency, what are you doing here if you don't accompany your princess?" Anne was already in a bad mood, so after telling Catherine, she took the guards out to ride a horse to relax. She doesn't have any special feelings for her two cousins ​​and that brat Leo at all. When she thinks of choosing her fiancé among them, Annie is very displeased when she sees a man now.

Ferdinand had been following Anne for a while when she saw Anne riding a horse in a red dress, which was extremely charming and alluring. Hearing what he said, he subconsciously replied, "What princess?"

Anne laughed angrily. Looking at Ferdinand, she always felt that he was stupid, so she said quietly, "It's the two princesses of Two Sicilies! Didn't I hear that one of them will be your future wife? Don't you need to contact your feelings?"

"No!" Ferdinand said hastily, "Teresa came to comfort the king, and Luisa came here as a matchmaker. It has nothing to do with me."

Annie blinked, thinking that it doesn't matter if it's aesthetics, why tell yourself?So he turned his head and said, "This has nothing to do with me, you must tell me."

Ferdinand looked at Anne's beautiful appearance with some sadness, and muttered to himself, "Did I not understand enough?"

"Miss Anne, I would like to introduce myself to you again. I am Ferdinand, and I am also the newly appointed Grand Duke of Tuscany. I am 22 years old. I...I...I fell in love with you at first sight, and I couldn't help but want to pursue you ..." Because he heard that Annie and her party were leaving, Ferdinand finally saw Annie, so he couldn't help but confess.

This was the first time a man confessed to her. Annie jumped off the horse without any shyness and looked at him. He was handsome, tall and sincere, but... love at first sight and involuntary love are not good words, are they?

"What do you like about me? Looks or wealth?" Annie looked up at him and asked disdainfully.

Ferdinand looked at Anne's slightly frowning brows, and asked with concern: "Are you unhappy? Is it because I've offended you?"

Annie blinked, her long eyelashes flickering, and Ferdinand was a little amused by her curious look. He clenched his fist and put it to his mouth, coughing lightly for the rest of his life, and said, "I was invited to your hotel three years ago. Paradise, when I saw you proudly declaring to everyone that everything there was made for you by your mother, and when I saw the smile on your face, I thought there was nothing more beautiful than this.”

Annie blushed and looked at the other party in disbelief when she heard the words, and said in surprise, "Are you a child lover?"

The author has something to say: So you all understand that the male protagonist has changed, because he wanted to write Anne as the queen, so he kept looking for the king and prince, but everyone said that the queen was unrealistic, although he changed his strategy and decided to write it as the queen.So can I spoil it by saying that I want Ferdinand to usurp the throne?

Ps:

Annie glared at the author with a small leather whip angrily: "What do you mean? Either arrange a widower for me, or arrange for a pedophile. Can't there be a normal one?"

The obscene author held his nose and said nonchalantly, "I just want to write about a queen. Why don't you like it? I've already changed the male lead, why are you still making trouble like that?"

When Annie's little leather whip was about to fall in front of her, the author's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "Don't slap me, be careful that I marry you to the Prince of Wales!"