The Rise of Australia

Chapter 2 Funeral

"Seal off all exits from London and don't let the murderer go. I want to hear good news from the government within three days." Queen Victoria said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Prime Minister Robert Selsey responded solemnly.

Prime Minister Roberto Selsey knew that if he could not arrest the murderer within the time stipulated by Her Majesty, then his days as Prime Minister would probably be over.

Although Britain is one of the most representative constitutional monarchies in the world, the power of the British king has been restricted too much.

But no one can deny that Queen Victoria, who created the glorious Victorian era, has regained a lot of power in her hands, and the appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister is just a matter of words.

"Where is Arthur now?" Queen Victoria asked with a sad face.

"In the Royal Hospital, Princess Louise is there too." Prime Minister Roberto Selsey responded.

Princess Louise is the wife of Duke Arthur, the great-niece of King Frederick IV of Prussia and Emperor William I of Germany, the cousin of the current German Emperor William II, and Arthur's mother.

"Let's go, see Arthur for the last time, and see my poor child." Queen Victoria seemed to sigh in resignation, and her aging body suddenly seemed to become more hunched.

The Royal Hospital is an old hospital built in the last century, and it is also the private hospital of the entire British royal family.

It gathers famous doctors from all over the UK and even the world, and it is also one of the world's top hospitals.

A convoy of carriages slowly set off from Buckingham Palace and headed straight to the destination, the Royal Hospital.

And in the Royal Hospital.

It has been two hours since Duke Arthur was sent to the hospital for rescue. As early as an hour ago, Duke Arthur had lost his breath and heartbeat forever.

At this time, sitting in front of Duke Arthur's body were his wife Princess Louise and his two daughters Margaret and Patricia.

Even the youngest daughter Patricia was fourteen years old, and she was no longer ignorant.

Seeing their amiable father lying on the bed with a pale face and no breath, both Margaret and Patricia could not accept it and cried loudly on the body of Duke Arthur.

Princess Louise was better off. She could at least control her slightly collapsed emotions and not be as uncontrollable as her two daughters.

But the red eyes and the mist in the corners of her eyes also proved that Princess Louise was not in a good mood.

Dong Dong Dong! With a noisy footsteps, Princess Louise looked at the door and immediately found Queen Victoria walking slowly with Arthur's hand.

"Your Majesty, Arthur." Princess Louise forced herself to control her emotions and said.

In the West, whether it is a daughter-in-law or a son-in-law, they usually call their parents-in-law and father-in-law by their names.

And given Queen Victoria's noble status, Princess Louise naturally could not call Queen Victoria by her name, but changed to a honorific.

"Louise, Margaret, Patricia." Queen Victoria nodded slowly to Princess Louise, then looked at Margaret, Patricia, and finally turned her gaze slowly to Duke Arthur on the bed, and said with difficulty: "Arthur!"

"Arthur!"

When calling out Duke Arthur's name again, Queen Victoria had already hurried to Duke Arthur's bed.

Touching the gradually cold face of Duke Arthur, Queen Victoria said slowly: "Arthur, don't worry, Mom will avenge you. I will also take good care of Louis and the three little guys, and will never let anyone hurt them. May God guide you to heaven, my son."

"Prime Minister Robert!" Turning around, Queen Victoria, who was originally a sad mother who lost her child, turned into the monarch who had been in power for decades, and said coldly: "Investigate for me! Whether it is London or the United Kingdom, even Europe or America. As long as any accomplices related to the assassin are found, arrest them all! At the same time, inform the world that any act of participating in or helping the murderer is a declaration of war against the British Empire! Even at all costs, we must investigate it thoroughly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go right away." Prime Minister Roberto Selsi responded hurriedly.

The furious Queen Victoria is a presence that the entire British political arena has to retreat from. No one dares to provoke the majesty of Her Majesty, and no one dares to question Her Majesty's power.

"Also, prepare for Arthur's funeral immediately. Don't let my children wait too long. The sooner Arthur is sent to heaven, the more relieved I will be." Queen Victoria instructed.

Western funerals are still relatively complicated, especially for those who are buried with the specifications of a prince like Duke Arthur, the process is even more complicated.

Not only do you have to hire a regional bishop to pray and ask the deceased's soul to ascend to heaven, but you also have to wash the body, perform the Eucharist, etc.

This series of preparations will take at least several days, which is intolerable for Queen Victoria.

"I understand, Your Highness." Prime Minister Roberto naturally did not dare to refuse and quickly agreed.

Queen Victoria instructed Princess Louise, Margaret, and Patricia for a long time before leaving with Arthur and everyone else.

January 7, 1900, Windsor Royal Cemetery, Berkshire, United Kingdom.

This is the private cemetery of the British royal family, where many kings and royal family members of noble status have been buried for hundreds of years. And now, there will be another corpse on this land, that is Duke Arthur.

Early in the morning, Queen Victoria took all the royal family members to attend the funeral, accompanied by a team of royal guards for ceremony and vigilance.

This distinguished duke had a short life experience but a rich and colorful resume. He not only served as an officer in South Africa, Canada, Ireland, Egypt and India, but also served as the current commander-in-chief of Ireland and the title winner of the "Six Tribes Alliance Chief" of the Iroquois Alliance and the United Kingdom Army Marshal.

This also led to many people spontaneously seeing off Duke Arthur at the funeral.

Duke Arthur's coffin set off from the Royal Hospital, slowly moved in the royal carriage, and arrived at the royal cemetery.

Under the farewell of many British people, all royal family members and government officials, Duke Arthur's coffin was also placed in the tomb prepared in advance, and the bishop gave the final blessing.

Arthur looked at all this, feeling somewhat bewildered.

It had only been three months since he traveled through time, and he had lost his father, Duke Arthur, who had been very kind to him. What should he do next?

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