My British Empire

  Chapter 194 Queen Catherine

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  Sir John stayed in Scotland for about a month and came back suddenly, which surprised Edward a little. Could it be that the Scottish Reformation was so fast?

   In this regard, Sir John explained this: the Scottish nobles directly divided all the property of the Catholic Church before the start, and the income of His Majesty the King has been sorted out by him and roughly sorted out.

  Edward couldn't help thinking, compared with England, the nobles in Scotland are more powerful, and each noble has its own territory. There is no way to start the whole country like England, and the nobles can only do their own thing.

   As for the success of the religious reform, Edward didn't have the slightest worry. Those nobles had long coveted the property of the Catholic Church. Now that they have such a big name, how can they hold back.

  Of course, the Catholic Church is not a vegetarian. It has been accumulated for hundreds of years, and the power of the nobles is too scattered. Some nobles will even be defeated by the Catholic Church, forming a tug-of-war.

   This is exactly what Edward wanted.

  Wait until the two fight each other, and he will take advantage of it, which is not a good idea.

  After Sir John returned to London, Edward felt that he was still of some use, so he kept it with him for future use.

   Sure enough, with the arrival of the Spanish envoy today, Sir John is the most suitable negotiator because of his character of loving money and not losing money.

  Thinking silently in his heart, but Edward's footsteps did not stop.

  Behind him are the beautiful and attractive female guards. Edward admires them as he walks, which is pleasing to the eye.

  Should I build an army of beautiful women like King Kada of North Africa, so that I can match my identity! An idea popped up in Edward's mind.

  Edward wore wolf fur boots made of high-quality leather, with patterns embroidered on the surface. In London in July, the feet were not easy to be rotten and damp, and the feet were not stuffy, and they were a bit stiff when walking.

  Edward slowly came to Princess Mary's exclusive room in Whitehall Palace.

  At this time, the originally quiet room became lively at this time. The Queen Mother Mary, Princess Mary, Princess Elizabeth, and the married Queen Catherine stayed together at this time, competing for beauty. The scene was extremely pleasing to the eye.

  I saw that Queen Catherine, who already had a daughter, was radiant at this time, with a loving smile on her face, and wearing a long skirt with lace skirts. Even in the past two years, her ladylike temperament still made people awe-inspiring.

  At this time, the ending of Queen Catherine was very different from that in history, and even infinitely better.

  Originally, her life trajectory was after marrying Edward's uncle Thomas Seymour. After giving birth to a daughter named Mary Seymour in August 1548 last year, she got puerperal fever and died.

  But Edward's forgiving attitude made them get better sooner, and let them have a baby two months earlier.

   Naturally, puerperal fever did not happen, and the mother and daughter were safe, but the daughter was still called Mary Seymour.

  Fate is so magical. Edward couldn't help sighing.

   Walking into the room, the maid who guarded the door held up the corner of her skirt to salute, and she didn't mean to stop her.

   But his arrival made the whole room lively.

   "Catherine, long time no see, you are still so beautiful!" Edward saw Catherine sitting in the middle, with a smile on his mouth, and said to her slightly bending down.

   "Your Majesty—" Seeing His Majesty the King's arrival, everyone stood up and held up the corners of their skirts, bowing their knees forward to salute.

   "You're welcome! We are all a family, so we don't need so much etiquette!" Edward nodded and smiled as he looked at the saluting crowd.

  Edward’s words are not wrong either. Queen Mary is his mother-in-law, and Catherine married his uncle and became his aunt. Not to mention Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth, everyone in this room is a family.

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look even more majestic and handsome. At first glance, I thought you were some handsome and heroic knight!" Catherine looked at the soaring king with delicate and healthy skin. Smiling and sighing.

   "Catherine, I haven't seen you for a long time, why don't you get together more often!" Edward found a seat and sat down, looking at the full chest and loving face of the former queen, he couldn't help complaining.

   "Yes! We haven't seen you for a long time!" Elizabeth, who was originally sitting on a chair with a ring of jewels around her neck, now showed a lively temperament and said in a coquettish tone.

  Princess Mary on the side also looked at the former queen with doubts.

  Since Catherine married Henry VIII, it has not only promoted the relationship between Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth and Henry VIII, and even allowed them to officially enter the palace as princesses, but also continued to take care of them.

   Elizabeth and Edward, who lacked maternal love, grew up under the upbringing of Catherine, especially Princess Elizabeth, who almost regarded her as her own mother.

Regarding such inquiries, Catherine smiled helplessly, and said softly: "I also want to come and see you, but I really can't do without my daughter. She has been suffering from minor illnesses since she was born, so how can I rest assured?" Let's go!"

  Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mary let her go, with sympathy in their eyes. In this era of high mortality rate, at any time, a child will leave. Being a parent is painful.

   "Mary, the King of Spain sent someone to propose to me, saying that he wants you to marry Prince Philip!" Edward saw that the atmosphere was a little sad, and then changed the subject.

  Hearing that the topic was suddenly brought up to her, and it was about marriage, Princess Mary couldn't help but blushed. She felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people.

  The others also calmed down at this time, looking at Princess Mary with a smile on the corner of their mouths, while Catherine and Princess Elizabeth hugged Princess Mary directly and teased her in her ear.

  To everyone's surprise, Princess Mary just showed a faint smile, and said to his younger brother, the King of England, "What do you mean? Edward!"

Edward did not guess this sentence for a while, and weighed it up and said: "I think Prince Philip is not bad, the Habsburg family is relatively rich, and as the only son of Charles V, Prince Philip must inherit the throne, and Mary you will be queen too!"

  Edward looked at his sister's bright eyes, and analyzed each word, while the others nodded. This is indeed a satisfying marriage.

   "In this case, then I will marry in Spain!" Princess Mary thought about it for a while after hearing this, and felt that the marriage was okay. She didn't have to pick and choose at her age, as long as it was suitable.

  (end of this chapter)