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There were six more guards outside the door. They were wearing red clothes, black hats, and holding spears. They were tall and tall, standing in a row like a human-shaped wall of flesh.There are also two guards stationed downstairs in the window of the room, and their shifts change every two hours, day and night.

The daily meals were delivered by a little brown-haired maid named Hannah, who was personally selected and trained by Mrs. Ashley. She was much more rigorous than last time, probably because she realized the importance of Jiang Xinyan to the Queen.

However, the food sent in will always be taken out intact.

Jiang Xinyan was lying on the bed, staring blankly at the top of the curtain, with a dull expression, blinking only once after a long time, closing his eyes for a while when they were sore, and continuing to stare in a daze.She hadn't eaten for three days and only drank water. Her stomach was sour from the beginning, and now it was numb and sour, and she wanted to vomit whenever she moved.

I can't spit out anything, just retching.

She lost weight very quickly, her eye sockets were slightly sunken, her cheekbones gradually became protruding, her delicate and tender skin became dull and dull, her hair also lost its original black and smoothness, and became dry and frizzy. If she hadn't opened her eyes, she would have It's no different than a dead body.

There is nothing worse than heartbreak, and I can't even shed tears.

"Still not eating?"

It was the fourth day, and Elizabeth still received the same report. Hannah shook her head, wondering why: "Miss only drank water, no matter how long it took for the food to arrive, she didn't take a bite."

Anger, heartache, helplessness... A complex emotion lingered in the bottom of my heart. If someone else dared to be angry with her like this, she would have been sent to see God long ago, but it happened to be the girl who made her care too much.

Frustration welled up, and there was nothing she could do about her.

"Did she say anything?"

"No…"

Sighing, rubbing his forehead helplessly, "Go down."

"Yes."

A lonely figure stands by the window, her dress is simple and elegant, without expensive and bright jewelry decoration, she is not like a queen at the moment, but like an ignorant girl trapped in love, born in troubled times, she is well versed in power and scheming, but she is not interested in emotional matters. I don't know anything, I don't even understand my own heart.

She knew that both she and Jiang Xinyan wanted to make a statement.

She stared down at the ring on her finger, opened it gently, and the portrait of her mother appeared in front of her eyes. The bloody time that broke her heart in the past was vividly remembered. It was not her original intention to become a "Virgin Queen", she was also a woman with flesh and blood and feelings. People, but in addition to considering political factors, more obstacles come from her heart.

She doesn't understand what is a momentary liking and what is love, and she dare not admit that she is a psychologically deformed and distorted monster, so she needs to keep disguising when facing that girl as a child, and occasionally, she also hopes that there will be someone who can tear it off. her mask.

—Look, you are fake.

"Your Majesty, Lord Cecil seeks an audience."

The guard's announcement interrupted her thoughts, she turned around, put on the ring, "please come in."

The black robe has remained unchanged for thousands of years, but the material has become thinner. Cecil bowed and handed over the letter in his hand, "Your Majesty, the letter of peace talks sent by the Queen Mother of Guise."

The coat of arms of the Scottish royal family was printed on the rich and bright red wax seal. Elizabeth looked at the pattern on it, sneered, and cut it with a knife, unfolded the paper, it was written in French, and the scribbled and exaggerated font seemed to reproduce the author attitude.

However, after reading the letter, Elizabeth's face became darker and darker.

——Marriage will bring peace, so there is no need to fight each other on the battlefield. I think you should be more interested in young boys, after all, they are full of energy and vitality. Based on this, maybe you can consider the Duke of Anjou in France... …

This is a paragraph from the letter.

"His Majesty?"

Elizabeth handed him the letter, motioned him to read it, and sat back in her chair laughing.

"This..." After reading the letter, Cecil's face also darkened.

Guice first expressed regret for England's defeat and "comforted", then satirized the "Boy Scouts", and finally expressed the hope that Elizabeth would consider marrying the Duke of Anjou, which would not only bring peace, but also gain powerful allies.

That tone seemed to be taking advantage of Elizabeth.

The Duke of Anjou mentioned in the letter is the younger brother of the King of France and the nephew of the Queen Mother of Guise. Nobles, Grand Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire, etc.

"Reply to that old woman and tell her to stop having fun, and be careful that extreme joy gives rise to sorrow." A ray of chill surged into the depths of her pupils, and a strange light burst out. Elizabeth squeezed her finger bones slightly, and sneered at the corners of her mouth.

Cecil knew what his queen wanted to do, and he was a little worried. He stroked his beard habitually: "But Your Majesty, is this too risky? If it is discovered, it will be like dragging yourself into the water, and, Anjou The Duke is indeed worthy of your consideration..."

"The current situation in France is chaotic, and it is overwhelmed by the Huguenot uprising. Brother Guise can't last long. As long as the old woman dies, the situation will be in our favor. This is an opportunity." Interrupted Sisi impatiently He got up and walked in front of him, took the letter paper and tore it to shreds.

At the meeting of the Privy Council, Worthingham announced the result of the trial of the witch incident. Several noble ministers who had first mentioned this incident suddenly fell silent collectively. They knew how to listen to the wind and look at them.

Ever since the queen handed over this matter to Walsingham for investigation, they understood what it meant, and if they forcefully demanded to pursue it, they might end up getting burned.Originally, it was not a matter of interest.

Of course, only Robert didn't know it.

"What? Was she framed by the maid?" After hearing the trial results, Robert couldn't help yelling, his impatient voice piercing the quiet air, which was particularly harsh, "How can a maid have the ability to frame her? At least the maid is not Maybe you can write strange symbols?"

"Oh? Why is your lord so sure?" Leaning lazily on the back of the seat, Elizabeth slightly narrowed her gray-blue eyes and looked at him suspiciously, "Could it be that you have something to do with this matter?"

"I……"

The other people who participated in the denunciation turned their eyes away one after another, not looking at him.

Up to now, the queen still hasn't asked where the blueprints in their hands came from. The meaning is very clear. Anyone who follows this matter will be in trouble.

Anyway, the witch has already been caught, isn't it? There's no need to mess with your own future, let alone for a "favorite" who is not very popular, it's better to break up after the fun is over.

"I'm just worried about His Majesty's safety..." Robert realized something belatedly, and restrained his emotions resentfully.

Ignoring his ugliness, Elizabeth sat up straight, glanced at everyone's drooping faces with piercing eyes, and said sharply: "This battle was a disastrous defeat, we should reflect on our own reasons and learn lessons, instead of playing tricks here to confuse the public. Don’t some people take ignorance as fun, and do some dirty and shameless deeds under the guise of God, do you really think they can hide from the sky?”

Sit in silence, silent like a chilling cicada.

Sacrificing a little cook who deserves what she deserves can not only protect Jiang Xinyan, but also silence everyone, and will not show too much favoritism for a certain party. This is the only way Elizabeth can think of, and she did. Otherwise, she wouldn't let Walsingham do the interrogation and investigation.

It doesn't matter how much pressure she is under, but what exhausts her the most is the girl's incomprehension.

"Mrs. Ashley."

It was still a sumptuous lunch. When Hannah brought it from the queen's royal chef, she was thinking that the people under house arrest would still not be able to eat it, but she met Kate Ashley.

This is a kind and gentle woman, she took the tray in her hand with a smile, "I'll send it in, maybe she will eat it."

"Then please trouble Madam." She nodded with a smile, turned and left.

The room was very dark, and the air was filled with the smell of dust, as if no one had lived in it for a long time. A curtain was placed around the wide wooden bed in the inner room to cover it tightly. Jiang Xinyan lay on the bed and let it go, half-opened Powerless eyes, imagining that death is coming.

But she heard footsteps and smelled food.

Ashley put the plate by the table, opened the curtains, and gently raised the bed curtain, a ray of dazzling light shone into the enclosed small world, and he could not help but frowned when he saw the half-dead person on the bed.

Is there another person who persuaded her to eat?Jiang Xinyan was too lazy to reason, and had no energy to reason, so he turned his head away.

"Miss Jiang is from the East, right?"

Smiling, indifferent to her ignoring, it's like seeing Elizabeth who had a temper when she was a child, that's really hard to see.

Then he said to himself: "I don't know if your country has faith, or if your faith, your god, allows two women to love each other."

Her heart jumped suddenly, hurting her eardrums.

"In our belief, homosexual love is a sin, and those who disobey God's will will be punished in hell regardless of the old religion or the Protestant religion."

"What do you want to say..." Turning his head to stare at her, his lips moved slightly.

"Your Majesty, I watched her grow up. I've never seen her care so much about anyone, because with her character, no matter how much she likes someone, she won't show it." Still smiling, she didn't look like she wanted to Reproaching or warning did not mean to persuade her to eat.

"She is very precocious and smart. She knows how to read things at a young age and learns things very quickly. She is a good child who does not make people worry. But she has no sense of security. I know very well, not at all."

There was a slight fluctuation in the sluggish black eyes, and the sour taste rose from the abdomen to the throat, reaching the eyes, Jiang Xinyan turned his head and blinked slightly.

She lost her mother at the age of three, became an illegitimate daughter, was treated coldly by the people around her, was not cared for or loved, was plotted and used many times, and was even imprisoned in the Tower of London by her own sister... She knew all these histories , and memorize it by heart, every time I think about it in my mind, my heart will hurt a little more.

"Your Majesty cherishes her crown very much, because everything she has now is not easy to come by, she needs the power in her hands to give her a sense of security, and she is the king of a country first, and then a woman, which means that no matter what happens In everything, she has to prioritize the overall situation, the country, and her subjects."

"However, if she really falls in love with someone, she will spare no effort to protect him. Of course, this is also doomed to sometimes conflict with national interests. Therefore, I hope you can understand Your Majesty. The contradictions and pain in her heart are unimaginable."

"Mrs. Ashley..." Panting with her thin lips slightly parted, her voice was a little trembling, and she smiled sadly, "You think too much, Your Majesty doesn't have that kind of affection for me, and I don't have that kind of affection for her either."

She doesn't understand these truths, but this vague and inexplicable feeling makes her uncomfortable. Sometimes she feels that she is very close to Elizabeth, and sometimes she is far away. Very tired.

"The authorities are obsessed with the onlookers, and I understand Your Majesty. Although this kind of emotion is not tolerated by faith, I hope that there is someone around her who truly understands her and cares about her, not to share her crown." These words seem to mean something .Mrs. Ashley looked at her and smiled, but there was deep worry in her eyes.

Jiang Xinyan was stunned for a while, sighed, and took a deep breath, a light mist filled her black eyes, bitterness and sourness welled up her frowning brows, she closed her eyes quietly to prevent the water vapor from overflowing .

She understood that she compromised again...