The sun never sets rose

It took two days to clean up the corpses inside and outside the palace. During this period, the Duke of Norfolk, who had tried to escape, and Robert, who had a little relationship with this incident, were captured. All the rebels on the list were imprisoned in the Tower of London.The large shadow entrenched in Elizabeth's heart finally dissipated, and she waited for a whole year for this opportunity.

The body and mind relaxed, and the sleep was long and deep.

The fog of dreams surrounded her heavily...

A man stands alone in a room, contemplatively facing a portrait of a woman on the wall.

She couldn't see who the woman was in the painting.

"Oh, Ann, she is really like you. She is as smart and alert as you, but not as unruly as you are. Many times I don't know how to face her. When I see her, I have to face the truth in my heart. sin."

"You are like a moth, jumping at me, a flame that can illuminate you, and can also devour you, and you will be destroyed in the end."

Suddenly, he saw her hiding in the corner of the room, then turned his head indifferently, turned and left.

she opened her eyes...

A ray of sunlight came in through the window, warm and bright, Elizabeth lay in bed for a while, rubbing her eyes that had just woken up, and habitually touched the place around her, it was empty.

"Words?" She panicked and sat up.

I was so afraid of losing Little Rose again that I had to hug her tightly at night when I slept, but when I opened my eyes, there was no one there.

Hungry growling...

The door was pushed open, and Mrs. Ashley's figure swayed in. She looked at her head and looked in a daze, "Ah...Your Majesty, are you awake?"

"how?"

"It's already noon."

As she spoke, she called two female officials to help her dress and freshen up.

"Where is the heart?"

"Miss Jiang is cooking dumplings in the kitchen."

"..."

She frowned, thinking that the girl didn't have a good rest and was tossing about something, but she still had a little expectation, she really hasn't eaten dumplings for a long time.

A familiar recipe, a familiar taste.

Elizabeth had a great time eating dumplings, paired with delicious wine, wiped out a large plate like a storm, and then ordered fruit after the meal, satisfied.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Jiang Xinyan rubbed her little hands anxiously, and said at the right time: "Liz, um... what are you going to do with Duke Huttings' family? He committed a crime alone, so it shouldn't be the family's business..."

"Are you worried about Olo?"

"Um…"

She raised her eyes and smiled slightly, and tightened her hand holding the gold cup: "She has a share of the credit for being able to successfully crack these people's plots. Even if I don't reward them, I won't punish them."

Jiang Xinyan heaved a sigh of relief but didn't understand why.

"I plan to let her enter the palace to be my female officer. The family title will be withdrawn, but the property and land will be reserved for her mother to remarry freely. A rich widow is more popular than a virgin, and she can find a good home. "

Perhaps in the past, Jiang Xinyan would have felt that these words were too "straight men's cancer", but after experiencing so much so far, she began to understand that some things really cannot be changed by personal efforts.In this era, women can only rely on men to survive, but it is precisely because of this that talents like Elizabeth are very precious.

Unmarried all his life, relying on himself, he only adopts a cooperative or exploitative attitude towards men, and does not depend on them.

This is why she liked her and admired her in the first place.

As for the love that you are willing to give your life for later, there is no reason for it. There is no reason to love someone.

Her eyes were a little wet, Jiang Xin couldn't help laughing, and held her hand: "Liz, you have always told me that kindness is useless, but in fact, you are very cute when you are kind."

"Oh? Is this flattery?"

"I really praise you, hum!" She pouted arrogantly and rolled her eyes.

Elizabeth stretched her arms to hold her in her arms, sat on her lap, and kissed Xiang's soft and tender face: "Little Rose's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter, could it be that she was influenced by French romance?"

"..."

Speaking of this, both of them were taken aback for a moment, silent in tacit understanding.

The two months spent in the French court were neither a nightmare nor a pleasant memory for Jiang Xinyan, because she found that the more she knew, the harder it was to stay out of it, especially the kind of confused Anxiety, which intensified after returning to England.

What on earth is she going to do?How to do?

Her intuition told her that participating in politics was not a good thing, but she couldn’t ignore it. She asked herself, she almost regarded England as her home, and of course she hoped for a better home.

I just don't know if Elizabeth is willing to listen to her.

In history, there are many people who died tragically because of "high meritorious service". In the East, there is Nian Gengyao of Emperor Yongzheng, and in the West, there is Cromwell of Henry VIII.

She doesn't think she will have any "merits", and she is not a subject of the monarch, so it should be... it doesn't matter, right?

"Liz, are you planning to ally with the Huguenots in France? Then intervene in the War of Religion?"

Elizabeth kissed her lips and paused, then raised her eyes: "Since when did Little Rose start to care about this?"

"I'm worried about you. There are still a lot of troubles in England. We don't have the energy or strength to meddle in other people's housework... um..."

"Xinyan." Pecking her lips lightly, the smile in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a touch of melancholy, and sighed: "These are not your things to worry about, I'll take care of them, as long as you behave obediently and don't run around... "

"I've killed people before." Jiang Xinyan interrupted her, his eyes turned cold.

"..."

"Why do you think I dared to fire that shot? Because I killed people before that, four people, man, do you know what it feels like to stab a knife in the neck and splatter blood all over your face? It's so scary and exciting! I don't want to do anything White Rose, my hands are stained with blood, a lot of blood, so when you call me Little Rose in the future, you must think in your mind that I am red, blood red."

"Words..."

Elizabeth looked at her in shock, her thin lips trembling slightly: "What did you experience in France?"

She thought that what she saw would be disappointment and disgust, but her eyes were only full of pity and distress, and perhaps there was a trace of borne hatred for Mary Stuart.

Jiang Xinyan suddenly lost his momentum, and lowered his head: "It's nothing, I don't want to mention it anymore, or give me some time, let me think about how to tell you."

Silence, with mixed feelings in my heart.

Her little rose is a little strange, and she can feel it from the night of the reunion.

The hand that let go of the golden cup quietly clenched into a fist, and a woman's name quickly came to mind: Mary Stuart.

"No matter what happens, at least you have to know that you are standing behind me, not alone, you are not alone at all. Some descendants who smear you are really incompetent, from the aspects of mind, means and political achievements. You can only talk about morality and private life."

As she spoke, her voice began to choke, and she buried her head in Elizabeth's arms, unable to hold back a few tears.I think of some writers who whitewash the weak and black the strong, saying that the queen of her family is a scheming bitch, a tomboy, who has no friends in her life, all farts!

The most annoying thing is that she believed it at first, huh.

After a long while, Elizabeth nodded, and rubbed her chin against her long, smooth black hair. At this moment, she suddenly felt very happy.

It seemed as if he could clearly see the man in the dream and the woman in the portrait.

It was her father who was speaking to her mother.

The mess was not finished. Elizabeth sat in the study and stared at the world map in a daze. The difference was that there were some boat models on the table this time. The ships with the flag of England spread all over the map. That was her ambition and dream. .

Walsingham watched the queen fiddle with the map for a long time, but he didn't make an accurate decision. He seemed a little absent-minded, so he had to repeat, reminding: "Your Majesty, Duke Huttings' death sentence..."

"Don't sign."

"???"

"It's too cheap to behead him." The slender fingers picked up a model ship and landed on the coast of the New World, squeezing out the Spanish ship.

"That……"

"Have you used all the instruments of torture in the tower?"

"Yes, people are half dead now."

Elizabeth picked up another model, frowned, thinking about where to put it, the map was full except for the location of Daming Kingdom.

Such a vast country, stable and rich.

Itchy hands...

"His Majesty?"

He raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows lightly, and came back to his senses: "Oh... save him a breath, change his beheading to disemboweling, dig out all his internal organs and feed them to pigs, then chop off his limbs and head, hang them at the entrance of the market to rot until."

Although Walsingham got goosebumps all over his body, he still nodded. Anyway, as long as the queen said what he said, he would do it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Cecil is here."

The guard knocked on the door and came in to make an announcement. Behind him was the figure of a middle-aged man wrapped in a black robe.

"William, how's the injury?" Elizabeth raised her head and asked with concern, her gaze moved away from the map and landed on his neck.

"It's healing, please Your Majesty thank Miss Jiang for me."

He is smiling and looks in good spirits. His curly beard is neatly groomed and suitable for strokes.

Speaking of the foreigner next to the queen, he was a little impressed. A decisive shot at the critical moment not only saved him, but also subdued the traitor. Afterwards, the wound on his neck was also treated by Jiang Xinyan. I didn't believe it at first. It depends on the healing That's good, don't worry.

Anyone who is loyal to the queen and firmly upholds the Protestant belief is also his friend.

"Well, she'll be delighted."

"Will His Majesty award her a medal?"

"No, it's easy to be a target if it's too eye-catching."

Elizabeth had long thought about awarding Little Rose a medal and making her a lord, but firstly, it was easy to attract attention, and the turmoil in the courtroom was not something everyone could withstand, and secondly, it was not easy to enter the Privy Council as a woman. Appropriate, those guys will make a fuss.

Her precious little wife had to be well hidden and tucked away.

"Well, that's right."

"What did the Spanish ambassador say?"

Cecil was stunned for a moment, and smiled even more happily: "Your Excellency has sent a message to Crown Prince Carlos, and expressed his pleasure that you can consider marriage with Spain."

He is in such a good spirit today, a large part of the reason comes from the queen's "compromise" on marriage. After begging and persuading for a long time, the queen finally agreed to consider getting married, although he was a little confused why the queen preferred Spanish Crown Prince Carlos .

A while ago, it was said that he was a little kid who coveted his stepmother.

The two little princes of France are not bad either...

"Ah."

Elizabeth stared at the map with downcast eyes, her eyes lingering on the location of the Daming Kingdom for a long time, and finally put the ship model on it, but she did not push away the Portuguese ship next to it, but chose to go side by side.

Then he nodded in satisfaction, and a slight smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

"By the way, I have decided to pardon the Duke of Norfolk and Robert."

"???"

Regardless of the astonished expressions of the two, Elizabeth picked up the death sentence beside the table, took out three of them, signed them neatly, and handed them to Worthingham: "These three people, cut them down directly, and the remaining two , change the punishment of fire."

"Your Majesty, I can understand that you pardoned the Duke of Norfolk. After all, he is your cousin, but Robert..."

"I'm under no obligation to explain to you."

With a slash in the eye, Worthingham immediately shut up.

"But Your Majesty..."

"Shut up, too, William."

"..."

Turning around, Elizabeth hid the irritability in her eyes, walked to the window and stood and stared, her hands behind her back, motionless.

After dealing with these people, it does not mean that she is completely safe. There is Scotland in the north, Spain in the south, and across the sea is France, the century-old enemy. .

That woman will definitely remarry. In order to keep the throne, and also to grab her throne, no matter which country she marries with, it will do no harm to England. It is an absolute threat.

Unless, Mary marries an English nobleman of her choice...

"Your Majesty, please see Miss Eleanor." The guard's announcement interrupted her thoughts.

Eleanor…

God, she almost forgot there was this guy.

"Let her in."

"Yes."

The woman who looked like her came in, followed by Jiang Xinyan and Olo.

"you??"

The three looked dignified and stopped talking.