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Mary suddenly became enthusiastic about Jiang Xinyan, not only asked her to move to the room next door to hers, but also took her around every day, chatting about things, but when Mary was away, she could only stay in the room, surrounded by four The maid "accompanies" and has no personal space and freedom at all.

This is surveillance in disguise. I am afraid that she will run away. Of course, it is also possible that she is unwilling to give up and wants her to betray Elizabeth?Jiang Xinyan didn't understand when she became so valuable...

Since she couldn't go back for the time being, she might as well go with the situation and treat it as a tourist. She thought so, and felt much better.

Hearing that she wanted to visit the palace, Mary readily agreed and accompanied her personally—in fact, under surveillance.

Located on the north bank of the Seine, the Louvre was built in 1204. It is a magnificent U-shaped palace complex with two-story-high giant columns on the bottom base and a double-headed empty colonnade on the top. Decorated with exquisite religious murals and reliefs, the roof is an Italian-style flat roof.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there are many works of art in the palace. Can I go and see them?" Jiang Xinyan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Mary eagerly. This kind of opportunity to visit the present era is not available to everyone. .

"of course can."

Mary is wearing a crimson red high-necked dress today. Although the style is slightly conservative, the pattern and jewelry look flamboyant and gorgeous, which suits her delicate and fair skin. After all, it is the age when the face is full of collagen. Viewed from a different angle, this barbie doll-like delicate and deep face is impeccably beautiful. Coupled with her tall and slender figure, she exudes a bright atmosphere of enthusiasm and vitality. No wonder so many men fall for her.

Jiang Xinyan, who controls the face, couldn't help but look at her a few more times...

Turn around the corner of the corridor and step into a majestic hall. The ceiling is covered with exquisite and complicated religious murals. Even in broad daylight, candles are still lit on the high-hanging candelabra, reflecting the whole hall. The beauty of luxury and gorgeousness.

"My husband's grandfather liked art very much. When he was in power, he made many friends from Florence, including poets, painters, and scholars... This palace was used by him to store collections during his lifetime. Most of the paintings are in the front corridor. follow me."

Follow Mary to a semi-circular arch, looking around, there is a row of framed oil paintings neatly hanging on the wall, Jiang Xinyan actually doesn't understand art, she just came out of curiosity, but she has to admit that she was attracted by her strong art The breath was infected, and the legs seemed to be out of order, and he couldn't help but move closer.

"God..."

Unable to restrain himself as a "countryman entering the city", Jiang Xinyan wished he could stick his eyeballs into the paintings, and would stop for a long time every time he passed one.

Until, she saw Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"...

Can't walk anymore.

The quiet and indifferent woman in the painting is called Mona Lisa, sitting on a semi-circular wooden chair, the railing behind it separates the characters from the road, river, bridge, and mountains, blending with a smile, exuding Dreamy and mysterious atmosphere.

This painting is invaluable in modern times. If it is sold, it will be enough for Jiang Xinyan to squander his whole life. His eyes like a money fan are like a beast staring at its prey.

"You like it very much?"

"Yeah!" Nodding vigorously.

Nonsense, this is not a painting, this is simply a money printing machine, how can you not like it!Jiang Xinyan's eyes were full of obsession, and his saliva was almost drooling.

Mary couldn't help being a little proud, raised her chin, looked at the paintings on the wall, and smiled boldly: "Then I'll give it to you!"

"??!!!"

"Why, didn't you say you liked it?"

Jiang Xinyan opened his mouth and stared at her in horror: "You... you said... give it to me?"

Doesn't Mary know how valuable the painting is?Oh, she definitely doesn't know. After all, Da Vinci belongs to her grandfather's generation, not far away, and the value of the painting has not yet been reflected.

"of course."

As the saying goes, take others short handed.Jiang Xinyan didn't want to be so unpromising, others told her to give it to her, but this is "Mona Lisa"!World famous paintings!Don't be in vain!So, just as she was about to agree shyly and thank her with a face full of shame, Mary continued to speak...

"I know that England is very poor, and there is nothing rare in the palace, and Elizabeth, a cheapskate, will not reward you, so as long as you serve me and His Majesty the King in the future, let alone this painting, gold, silver, jewelry, and art collections You can choose as many as you want." Mary raised her eyebrows, unable to hide her complacency, her superior posture and tone made Jiang Xinyan a bumpkin.

She also belittled her queen, which is unbearable.

In her heart, Elizabeth is the most perfect, irreplaceable, and loves her house forever, including England, which is the future "empire on which the sun never sets".

Jiang Xinyan's face turned cold in an instant, he straightened his back, looked straight into Mary's eyes, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you Your Majesty for your generosity, but I still want to say it a third time, loyalty is priceless, it's like faith, not wealth Measurable. England may be poor compared to France, but Queen Elizabeth is not stingy, and would rather spend her money on her country and her subjects than on her pleasures.”

Since the cooperation between Elizabeth and Hawkins, a large part of the money she has obtained has been invested in the navy to expand its armaments, which Mary does not know.

Her queen is not stingy. She was so poor that she was about to sell her skirts and didn't wrong her. Thinking of this, she felt so sad.

It turned out that she had been away from that woman for so long...

Mary didn't expect her reaction to be so intense, she smiled instead of anger, and found it even more interesting, out of teasing psychology, she wanted to see how much she protected Elizabeth.

"Really? My cousin is very poor. How can a woman rule her country alone? She needs a husband and a strong backing, but she is not married yet, and of course she has no children... which means She cannot sit on the throne, and besides, a childless woman is not only against the will of God, but also against the nature of a woman."

Standing in front of the "Mona Lisa" in the empty and quiet corridor, Mary said these words solemnly. The maids were all waiting in the outer hall, and there were only the two of them here.

For some reason, Jiang Xinyan didn't feel the slightest bit about these words, she wasn't angry, sad, and didn't even want to refute. She looked at Mary's deep and bright black eyes, but her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to say.

After a long while, her back was still straight, and she said softly: "Most people in the world are the same. What they gain, they will inevitably lose. There are only a very few lucky ones who can have the best of both worlds, but not you or her."

Answering from this perspective avoids meaningless verbal arguments brought about by differences in thinking. It can be regarded as a hint. I hope Mary can understand.

The Queen of Scots was not stupid, she understood, and even, because the words were spoken from someone who "knows the oracle", it suddenly felt a little more mysterious.

"You mean, I'm going to lose power?"

Jiang Xin said nothing, and looked at the "Mona Lisa". She had to say that the woman in the painting was beautiful, calm and elegant, but she was not her type after all. She liked women like Elizabeth, who were calm, rational, independent, and even necessary Sometimes, cruel and ruthless.

Perhaps because of getting to know Mary, she felt more and more that the two queens were very different in character and thinking.Mary is the kind of cheerful, lively and lovable type, while Elizabeth is introverted, deep, cold and alienated. Fate makes them destined to be enemies and friends, and destined to two different endings.

There was a long silence, and Mary stopped talking...

"Your Majesty, let's go."

"Do you want this painting?"

Jiang Xinyan glanced at "Mona Lisa" and shook his head: "It's more suitable to stay in the Louvre."

With more and more frequent contact with Mary, the existence of Jiang Xinyan attracted the attention of some French nobles. At first, they only talked about gossip in private, until a banquet was held in the palace, and Jiang Xinyan appeared in the public, which instantly aroused everyone's curiosity.

The atmosphere of the French palace banquet was not so noisy and lively, perhaps because it was the time of the religious war, the princes and nobles deliberately restrained their emotions, but this did not affect Mary's interest in the slightest, she pulled her four personal ladies on the dance floor Dancing lightly, with a joyful and enthusiastic smile on his face, like a butterfly showing itself wantonly.

The people around were talking in French, and Jiang Xinyan sat in the corner with a cup in his hand, pretending that he didn't understand, while straining his ears to listen.When she was learning French, Elizabeth insisted on talking with her in French in order to practice her speaking and listening, forcing her to improve rapidly.

At first, I thought that I was only half-level. After all, my vocabulary is not very large, and I can handle daily communication. I didn't expect that she would listen to these French people with great interest.

It's just that sometimes the speed of speech is too fast and I can't hear clearly...

One song after another, Mary's dancing partner changed one by one, and the handsome young man sitting on the throne was always looking at her with fascination, with a faint smile on his mouth, tender and pampering.That was King François II, Marie's short-lived husband and the only one of her three husbands who truly loved her.

Marie came to the French court at the age of six and grew up with Francois. They were childhood sweethearts, even though this marriage had a strong political color.

That look reminded Jiang Xinyan of Elizabeth, and the words in that letter, her heart was stuffy, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"Why don't you dance?"

Lost in thought, Mary left the dance floor at some point and walked up to her with a glass of wine.The plump apple muscles showed a healthy ruddy color, and a smile showed a full mouth of white teeth. Now Jiang Xinyan felt embarrassed, put down his glass and stood up: "I don't know how to dance, I want to go out for a walk."

There are curious eyes looking at her from all directions, and it is really tormented to sit here.

"Let's go, I'll accompany you." Mary nodded briskly, summoned her personal female officer, and walked towards the exit of the hall holding Jiang Xinyan's arm.

"..."

The Louvre was brightly lit in the night, and from the terrace of the castle, one could vaguely see the Seine River in the darkness in the distance, far away from the high-pressure crowd, Jiang Xinyan was relieved, breathed the fresh air, and felt comfortable.

"What do you mean by what you said that day?" Mary stood side by side with her, looking into the darkness ahead.

"I thought His Majesty wouldn't ask me any more..."

After holding back for days, I finally asked.Jiang Xinyan didn't think about how to answer. She was in a very complicated mood now. She kept vigilant at all times, and was tired and relaxed occasionally, and she didn't even know what she wanted to do.

Let Mary let her go?Or take advantage of this fragile trust?

"So now, you have to answer me."

"It was a long time later. I'm sorry, I can't say it accurately because the time is too far away..." Jiang Xinyan made up a lie to fool her. She felt very tired and didn't want to be entangled in this kind of thing at all.

"What about the most recent one?"

"Recently... if I say so, will you let me go?"

"will not."

"..."

Jiang Xinyan couldn't help but want to roll her eyes, since she won't let her go, why should she say it, she also has a temper, hum.

"Katerina has been active among those noble ministers these past two days. I think something is wrong with her. She seems to be waiting for something." She was talking about her mother-in-law. Although Mary's political sensitivity is not high, it is not completely absent. , her intuition is quite accurate.

Out of infinite tolerance for the beautiful girl, Jiang Xinyan had to give her a little hint: "Your Majesty, I still suggest that you pay more attention to the situation in Scotland. No matter what happens in France, you are always the queen of Scotland, and there is yours." home."

"But my hometown has been messed up by your queen."

Jiang Xinyan didn't intend to argue with her: "Maybe, you and Queen Elizabeth can be allies? After all, Scotland borders England, and you are both descendants of Henry VII."

"Impossible." Determined and disdainful, Mary turned her head and smiled at her. "There can only be one queen on that island, and it's either she or me."

"..."

From a certain point of view, Jiang Xinyan's suggestion is to help Mary. She cannot get into trouble with Elizabeth, and the two must maintain even a superficial friendly relationship.Now that Mary is so confident and stubborn, it is probably due to relying on France...

"She won't be queen anytime soon."

"???"

The pupils submerged in the darkness narrowed slightly, revealing a brilliant and strange light, her long and thick eyelashes drooped down to cover up the emotions revealed, and she wrote lightly: "It's okay to tell you, more than half of her courtiers are mine. Man, there will be a coup d'état in England before Christmas, and God will deliver the country from heretic rule."

"..."

The Mary in front of her was very strange, she had lost her immaturity and childish vigor and enthusiasm, like a devil hiding in the dark and licking blood, even a casual look made people feel creepy.

The heart tightened suddenly, and the frequency of the rapid beating made the eardrums numb. Jiang Xinyan forgot to breathe, and stared at her blankly, dumbstruck.

"Who are... who?"

"The Earl of Arundel, the Duke of Huttings, the Duke of Norfolk..." Mary said a long list of names, and Jiang Xinyan only captured the key: the Duke of Huttings.

Isn't that Olo's father!

"Aren't you worried about the news being leaked? Just tell me so safely?"

"Do you think you have a chance to tip off the news?" Mary suddenly approached step by step, pushing her close to the edge of the terrace, with her back against the cold and stiff wall.

"You are right. Most people will lose what they get, but there is another kind of people in the world who not only get nothing, but also lose what they have."