[Shen Xia] Britannia Rose

Maybe it was because the maid Ariel was too hurried when she came to look for her. Isabella hurried into the palace in a neat and simple thin woolen hunting suit before she even had time to change her clothes.

"What happened?" Isabella couldn't help asking Ariel as she strode forward, "...Is there no time for me to change my clothes? This is too rude."

"Your Highness, it seems that Her Majesty the Queen wants to talk to you about something very urgent..." Ariel said awkwardly, "You should go quickly."

I racked my brains to think about what I have done recently, and it seems that there is nothing out of the ordinary...

Isabella shrugged. It seemed that even Ariel didn't quite understand what happened. She gave up the idea of ​​talking to the other party.

The trousers of the close-fitting hunting clothes were tightly tucked into the leather boots below the knees. Isabella walked quickly, like a gust of wind. The boots that should have been suitable for the grass stepped on the hard marble ground. The leather shoes The heel of the car made a crisp sound of "click".

Of course, her doubts were answered when she saw the man standing tall and straight in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room.

Isabella's eyes wandered back and forth on Mycroft's face, as if silently asking for something.

Mycroft knew what she meant, in fact, he stood here specially to wait for her.

"Don't worry," Mycroft passed her by, comforting her gently with a low voice, seeing the other person's still bewildered eyes, he smiled softly, "Relax, didn't I teach you before How do you say it?"

"..."

Even so, Isabella was still a little apprehensive, not because of the so-called "royal majesty", but simply because she couldn't bear to see her grandmother's disappointed eyes anymore.

She clenched her fists and took the initiative to knock on the door that didn't know what fate she would face behind.

She was then allowed inside.

There was still tea for the last guest on the table. It seemed that he knew what the other guest liked. It was specially prepared English Earl Gray milk tea. The full cup showed that the guest had no time to enjoy this cup of royal tea.

He even forgot to notify the attendants about such trivial matters as taking away the tea for entertaining guests... It seems that the news brought by McCoff really shocked the grandmother who had been calm for so many years. To me, it was no less than a thunderstorm.

"Grandma." Isabella spoke first.

"...Well," the Queen woke up from her memories, she looked at the youngest but also her most beloved granddaughter with a complicated expression, and said in a flat tone, "Just now Mycroft came."

"..."

"He told about you."

"..." It was still silent.

"Have you nothing to say to me?" asked the Queen.

"...Yes, everything is as it should be, no, as Mycroft said." Isabella finally changed her words.

"Then that rumor is false." In a firm tone.

"……Yes."

"Why?" The queen's eyes were heavy. She could probably guess the reason why Isabella released the photo on purpose, but she still wanted to hear the other party's explanation.

"...I don't like being dominated." Obviously, I could find other reasons to evade it vaguely, but Isabella didn't want to do this. The depression for many years has made her unbearable. "Meeting inexplicable people , married an inexplicable person, and then embarked on such a path...!"

Realizing that she had said something she shouldn't have said, Isabella silently stopped talking and lowered her head.

"..." The queen didn't say anything to blame, but sighed deeply, as if from the depths of her chest, "Is it your mother's way?"

"..." Isabella was noncommittal.

"I see. If you didn't want to, why didn't you tell me directly?" The queen first expressed her understanding softly, but when the subject changed, she still couldn't help criticizing severely, "Using the way of exposing the media, you know How much negative impact did it bring to the royal family?"

"..."

She knows, but she doesn't care. For the royal family, whether it exists or not, what's the point of that kind of emptiness? Back then, it was because of the ridiculous "royal reputation" that my mother had been suffering but could not divorce. "royal honor" and suffered misfortune.

But the grandmother is different. It can be said that the current royal family is supported by the "Queen of England". People are willing to respect the "Queen", but it does not mean that they are also willing to respect the future "King".Isabella has always known that her grandmother is worried about whether the royal family will be loved and supported by the people after the next king succeeds.

Therefore, the "royal reputation" between Isabella and her grandmother has always been an irreconcilable contradiction.

"I'm sorry, I apologize for my behavior at the time, but I will not regret it," Isabella said firmly, "I don't want to repeat the same mistakes... like my mother."

"..." The Queen's eyes suddenly became sad, she knew better than anyone else how much the death of Princess Diana had hit Isabella, "I will not force you, Isa. I will not force you Do what you don't want to do."

"I know...but, you won't allow me to do things that may harm the interests of the royal family, will you?" Isabella slowly opened up the truth that the Queen had never revealed.

Sure enough, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down. The queen stroked the armrest of the wine red velvet sofa, her calm face could not tell her true inner thoughts.

"Mycroft Holmes is an excellent and perfect politician. To Great Britain, he is impeccable," the Queen said slowly, word by word. "However, his position determines that the royal family cannot get involved with him." too deep."

"To avoid suspicion, is it?" Isabella said straight away.

The royal family's aloof attitude of not asking about political affairs is the secret to their being allowed to survive in that bourgeois revolution safely. The government and the royal family are well aware of this rule.

Over the years, Prince Charles has been repeatedly warned by the Queen because of his close contacts with some government officials. If Isabella chooses to be with McCoff again, there is no doubt that the existing monarchy will be constitutional. The body makes a huge impact.

At that time, there will only be more pressure from the government, public concerns, and criticism from the media.

They fear the restoration of the royal family.

Sure enough.Isabella lowered her eyes, the broken hair on both sides covered her eyes, and there was a warm smile on her lips.

This is the root cause.

"...Maybe he shouldn't have been allowed to take over your custody outside the palace in the first place." The Queen murmured, she cast her eyes out of the window, her eyes gradually emptied, as if she had fallen into a long memory.

"I will not give up, Your Majesty." Isabella's voice was very soft, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.

Instead of addressing her as "Grandma", she chose "Your Majesty", which is the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.

"I said this to my father back then." This was the first time the Queen opened up about her past, "When they all objected to me being with Prince Philip..."

Isabella heard a little bit about it. At that time, Prince Philip was a down-and-out Greek prince who fled to England and even gave up his royal family name and changed his surname to "Mountbatten".The grandmother and grandfather's marriage also had its trials and tribulations.

"Well, that's all I have to say," the Queen said wearily. "As for the matter between you, my opinion is still—I don't agree."

"That's my opinion too, I won't give up," Isabella stood up, "I'm sorry, grandma."

Walking out of the living room, Isabella felt her back was covered in sweat. She locked herself in the bedroom in silence. She didn't believe that the subsequent royal family would not intervene to create some difficulties between them. In fact, she even thought about it. In the rest of my life, I have been wearing a mask to live as someone else, acting out the drama to the most real.

However, what she didn't expect was that the royal family made things difficult so quickly, and Mycroft actually stood with the royal family and acquiesced to the other party's actions.

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