Chapter Two Hundred and One: Queen Catherine

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Sir John stayed in Scotland for about a month, and suddenly returned, much to Edward's surprise, could it be that the Scottish Reformation was so fast?

In this regard, Sir John explained that the nobles of Scotland directly divided all the property of the Catholic Church before the beginning, and His Majesty's income has been sorted out by him and roughly sorted out.

Edward couldn't help but think in his heart, compared with England, the aristocracy of Scotland is more powerful, and each nobleman has its own territory, there is no way to start the whole country together like England, so the nobles can only do their own thing.

As for the success of the Reformation, Edward did not have the slightest worry, those nobles had long coveted the property of the Catholic Church, and now they had such a big name, how could they not help it.

Of course, the Catholic Church is not a vegetarian, it has accumulated over hundreds of years, and the power of the nobles is too scattered, and even some nobles will 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 make a profit, which is not too pretty.

When Sir John returned to London, Edward felt that he was still of some use, and stayed with him for later use.

Sure enough, the arrival of the Spanish envoy today, with Sir John's money-loving character and not suffering losses, was the most suitable negotiator.

He thought silently, but Edward's footsteps did not stop.

Behind him, there were good-looking and attractive female guards, and Edward admired them as he walked, pleasing to the eye.

Do I want to build a beautiful guard like the North African Emperor so that I can match my identity? An idea popped into Edward's mind.

Edward wore wolf skin boots made of fine leather, embroidered on the surface, in London in July, not easy to rot feet and damp, and not stuffy feet, and a little hard to walk.

Edward slowly made his way to Princess Mary's exclusive room in Whitehall Palace.

At this time, the room that was originally a little quiet was lively at this time, Queen Mary, Princess Mary, Princess Elizabeth, and Queen Catherine, who was married, stayed together at this time, competing for beauty, and the scene was particularly pleasing to the eye.

I saw that Queen Catherine, who already had a daughter, was glorious at this time, with a loving smile on her face, wearing a long dress with a lace skirt, even in the past two years, her noble ladylike temperament could not help but be awe-inspiring.

At this time, Queen Catherine's ending was very different from history, and even countless times better.

Originally, the trajectory of her life was to marry Edward's uncle Thomas. Seymour gave birth to a woman named Mary last year, August 1548. Seymour's daughter later contracted puerperal fever and died.

But Edward's forgiving attitude made them get better ahead of schedule, and even allowed them to have a child two months early.

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 but sigh.

When I walked to the room, the maid guarding the door took the corner of her skirt and saluted, and there was no intention of hindering her.

And his arrival made the whole room lively.

"Catherine, it's been a long time, and you're still so beautiful!" Edward saw Catherine sitting in the middle, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and she bent down slightly and said.

"Your Majestyโ€”" Seeing His Majesty's arrival, everyone stood up and curtled their skirts and bowed forward.

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

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

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few days, you seem even more powerful, handsome and upright, at first glance, I thought it was a handsome and heroic knight!" Looking at the king in front of her, whose height has skyrocketed and her skin is delicate and healthy, Catherine smiled and sighed.

"Catherine, I haven't seen you for a long time, why don't you get together often!" Edward found a place to sit down, looked at the former queen with a full chest and a loving face, and couldn't help but complain.

"Yes! It's been a long time since we've seen you! Elizabeth, who had been sitting on a chair with a circle of jewels around her neck beside her, said in a coquettish tone with an active temperament at this time.

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

Since Catherine married Henry VIII, she not only promoted the relationship between Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth and Henry VIII, and even made the two of them officially live in the palace as princesses, but also took care of them constantly.

And Elizabeth and Edward, who lacked maternal love, grew up under Catherine's upbringing, especially Princess Elizabeth, who treated her almost as if she were her own mother.

Catherine smiled helplessly at such an inquiry, and said softly: "I also want to come and see you, but I really can't do without my daughter, who has been suffering from minor illnesses since birth. โ€

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

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

Hearing that the topic suddenly came to herself, and it was still a marriage, Princess Mary couldn't help but blush, and she felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people.

The others also quieted down at this time, looking at Princess Mary with smiles on their lips, while Catherine and Princess Elizabeth hugged Princess Mary directly and teased her ear.

To everyone's surprise, Princess Mary just smiled faintly and said to his younger brother, the King of England, "What do you mean?" Edward! โ€

Edward didn't guess this sentence for a while, and weighed it and said: "I think Prince Philip is not bad, the Habsburg family is relatively wealthy, and Prince Philip, as the only son of Charles V, he will definitely inherit the throne, and Mary, you will also become a queen in the future!" โ€

Edward looked at his sister's bright eyes and analyzed word by word, while the others nodded their heads, this is indeed a satisfactory marriage.

"In that case, then I'll marry in Spain!" After listening to this, Princess Mary thought about it for a while, and felt okay about this marriage, and she didn't have to pick and choose anymore at her age, just fit it.