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Princess Elizabeth lifted her skirt and walked briskly to her room. Her heels tapped the marble floor lightly, making crisp sounds.She pursed her lips and looked arrogant.

At the head of the stairs, the princess met Miss Jane Gray who was waiting for her in the shadow of the stairs.The girl leaped out of the shadows and landed in front of the princess. She opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped by a stern look from Princess Elizabeth.

She followed Princess Elizabeth back to the room together, her face was pale, and she looked even more excited than the person involved.

"Oh, my God!" Just as the door of the room closed behind them, Miss Jane Gray sat down on an armchair as if she had been exhausted, "Did you see that? Your Highness... ...There is such a thing... Madam has lost her composure tonight...Look at what she did?" She said out of breath, her hands were waving violently in the air, as if To use this to dispel all kinds of terrible thoughts in your mind.

There was a mocking smile on Princess Elizabeth's face. She sat in front of the dressing table and took off the pearl earrings on her ears. "She has completely lost her mind," said the princess without a trace of emotion.

Miss Jane Gray opened her mouth as if to say something, but stopped.

Her actions were clearly seen by the princess in the mirror of the dressing table.

"You can say whatever you want." The princess casually threw the pair of radiant pearl earrings into the jewelry box, which was already filled with gemstones of various colors.

Miss Jane Gray leaned forward, with a curious and nervous expression on her face like a girl in a boarding school discussing gossip, the princess couldn't help curling her lips in annoyance, "You said, will the queen be the first?" What do you see..." She raised her head, watching the princess's reaction with anxiety.

Princess Elizabeth sneered, "What do you think she saw?"

Miss Jane Grey's cheeks were flushed, "It's you and... Sir Thomas..."

Princess Elizabeth cast a sidelong glance at her, and that cold look made Miss Jane Gray tremble all over.The princess quietly looked at Jane Gray who was like a frightened sparrow, with a mocking smile on her face, "She is not an idiot, how could she not understand things that you can see? "

Miss Jane Gray flinched, "Then don't worry..."

"Me? What do I have to worry about?" Princess Elizabeth unfastened her hood and let her long hair hang out. "What have I done? Have I made any promises? Nothing, my dear." Yes, it's just an old man's wishful thinking." She sneered and took off the hood completely, and let it fall on the ground casually, "This is their own business between husband and wife, what does it have to do with me?"

"But you didn't do anything, did you?" Miss Jane Gray hesitated for a few seconds, and then she mustered up her courage. "You didn't refuse him, or stop him."

Princess Elizabeth sneered again, "Why should I reject him? He wants to seek his own death, what has I to do with it? Is it the fault of the lamp that the moths are jumping at the burning lamp? You will try to prevent the moth from being caught by the lamp." Go and extinguish the lights if it burns? If something really happens then, it will be his own fault."

"But it's not good for your reputation anyway, you know how ugly those rumors will be." Miss Jane Gray shook her head worriedly.

"Oh, my reputation? Do men marry me because of my reputation? My dear girl, the marriage between nobles is just an exchange of interests. Those who pursue me are not Elizabeth Tudor, but England. Princess Elizabeth. Even if I look like the three Gorgon sisters, whether it is Philip of Spain or Joao of Portugal, they can’t wait to marry me. As for those who spread rumors about me,” the princess’s face showed a trace of fear "They should really worry about their heads."

Miss Jane Gray was stunned by the princess's unorthodox declaration. After a long silence, she finally stammered, "But this...doesn't do you any good...does it?"

"It's really not good, but I enjoy this process very much." The princess said nonchalantly, "He wants to play the role of a loving father, so let him play it... My father never pays much attention to me, and I don't mind experiencing it Such a feeling, besides," she picked up a comb to straighten her long, smooth hair, "except for sometimes he uses too much force, his acting skills are not bad."

"So . . . just because of that?" Miss Jane Grey's eyes were gazing comically, looking like a squashed frog.

Princess Elizabeth laughed amused by her appearance, "Ah, it's not just that...Compared with this so-called illusory 'father's love', I enjoy the feeling of manipulating others, look at that stupid idiot, Such a powerful man with a high position and power, but I am playing with him in my hands, no different from a puppet in a puppet show."

"Do you like... this feeling?" Jane Gray was already dumbfounded.

"Nothing can bring me more joy and sense of accomplishment than this feeling." The princess said decisively, "What about you? Do you like this feeling?"

Jane Gray bowed her head and did not answer.

The princess laughed again, "Oh, that's not right, my dear friend, one who wants to be queen, but doesn't like playing tricks?" She held out her hand, and with two fingers lifted Jane Gray's chin, forcing She looked into her eyes. "They'll eat you alive. If you can't have them in your hands, then they'll have you in turn."

She stood up and patted the shoulder of Jane Gray who had been frightened silly, "Good night, dear friend, I wish you a good dream, if you can still sleep." She blinked playfully, Go to your bedroom.

……

Only the first queen and her husband were left in the huge dining room, and the servants were far away from the center of the storm, as if the plague or cholera had broken out in the room.

The first queen has calmed down from the previous emotional outburst, and now she is sitting in her chair calmly, but her fingers tapping the armrest lightly reveal her restlessness.Her husband, sitting across from her, looked equally composed, even to the point of looking smug.

"Don't you have anything to explain to me?" Queen Xian first broke the embarrassing silence. She looked at her husband and handed him a step.

"I thought you asked me to stay because you wanted to explain to me." Sir Thomas did not accept the queen's kindness at all. "After all, you lost your composure tonight, and you really should give an explanation."

The first queen looked at Sir Thomas contemptuously, and the gaze made Sir Thomas clenched his fists, but he still pretended to be indifferent.

The first queen was completely annoyed by her husband's calmness, "Some people think they are very smart and try to become famous by playing a few tricks, but in fact they are real idiots! That handsome face and a few smiles can fool everyone?" She showed a creepy smile, "Don't you think others can't see what you're up to? Everyone knows you What do you mean, including the girl herself! Others are watching you like a joke, watching you self-destruct, only you are still complacent, dreaming of marrying a princess! Why didn’t I realize that you are a princess when I married you? Such an idiot!"

Sir Thomas struck the table with his fist so violently that the candlesticks and cutlery on it trembled.He looked at his wife with fierce eyes like a wounded beast, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, sir, I know your plot against Princess Elizabeth. Not only me, but many people have already seen it, and the rumor will soon reach the king's ears. What do you think will happen then? ?Do you think the king would be willing to marry his sister to you, who is 40 years old, married, and has become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe? Or you are looking forward to raw rice and cooked rice, so that the princess will be fascinated by you, for Are you going to intercede with the king?"

"Then let me tell you, she doesn't love you at all. I'm a woman, and I can see that she looks at you like a lion with prey that escapes between its paws. Don't you understand, she Playing on you! What do you think will happen to you if she loses interest?"

Sir Thomas tried to retort, but the Queen never gave him a chance.

"Why don't you dare to admit it?" The queen's sneer gradually turned into twitching of the muscles at the corners of her mouth, "You are a soldier, the admiral of the fleet... the things you have done yourself, the thoughts you have thought in your heart, are you now Are you afraid to admit it?"

"I beg you not to believe appearances," replied Sir Thomas dryly.

"Are you a coward? Are you such a strong man, a man who has led the army to fight, are you a coward? You dared to let me do such outrageous things before. Are you a coward like that? ?”

"Enough, stop talking." Sir Thomas' voice was trembling, obviously on the verge of eruption.

"This is a scandal! An out-and-out scandal! This kind of thing will become a stain on the royal family. The husband of the first queen abandoned his wife and wanted to marry his stepdaughter. It is really sensational..." The first queen Still talking to herself, her face was pale, and large beads of sweat flowed down her face, leaving ditches on her makeup, which looked like a plain covered with canals in the Netherlands, "When the time comes Who will be responsible for this? Who else but you? You will be guillotined!"

Sir Thomas laughed, a grim smile. "You are exaggerating, madam."

"Exaggeration? Look around, who else is your friend? Your brother the Lord Protector is tired of you, the Earl of Essex wants to clear you from the navy, and Bishop Gardiner is naturally willing to see one Bad luck for the Seymours... No one is happy to see you marrying a princess, let alone you are already married! Do you think anyone will speak for you when the time comes?" She pointed to her belly, "not to mention I am still pregnant with your child! How are you going to get rid of me, and how are you going to get rid of your child?"

Sir Thomas stood up with a gloomy look, and he cast his wife's eyes without emotion, "Really, madam, you are so unreasonable, I don't think we need to continue talking." Walk towards the door.

The first queen jumped up from the chair as if on a spring, and she grabbed Sir Thomas' hand with such force that the other's face twisted for a moment.

"No, you have to tell me what you think today!" The queen yelled hysterically, her eyes were bloodshot and the muscles on her neck were convulsed, "Are you going to divorce me? Are you going to divorce me?" Are you abandoning your own child?"

Sir Thomas took a step back, but still couldn't break free from the queen's hand pinching his arm, "I think you should have discovered that the two of us cannot be happy together... so if you agree to a divorce, I will agree " He hesitated for a moment, "I only need a small amount of compensation in terms of property." His face was slightly red.

The first queen laughed angrily, "Compensation? I compensate you? Don't you have any shame? You betrayed me, you lived under my roof, spent my money, but used my trust to hook me up stepdaughter, and you want me to make it up to you now?"

Sir Thomas turned his head without a word, and looked across the room.

"No, it's impossible." Queen Xian sneered, her hair was loose from the hood, covered with sweat and dust, and the white powder on her face was smeared, making her look as if she was in hell. The evil ghost crawled out, "Sir, have I ever been sorry to you? I gave you everything, let you get involved with the royal family, I never said anything when you squandered my money, and I am also pregnant with your heir. And now, you see a more attractive target, so you are going to leave your legal wife and children? Don't you dream, just as we were married at the altar As you swore, 'till death do us part', you can't get rid of me as long as I'm alive! You took advantage of me, spent my money, and now you want to leave me for another career? I won't let it !"

Sir Thomas glared at the queen, and he pushed the queen so violently that the queen fell to the ground, clutching her belly, and groaning in agony.

Sir Thomas bowed slightly to her, "It's very late, ma'am, let's discuss this topic after you regain your senses."

With a livid face, he walked to the door of the restaurant, opened the door of the restaurant, and went back to his room, ignoring the moaning queens behind him.