After the King and Queen had a lavish dinner at Sharif Hatton Castle, Henry VIII went alone to the Duke of Richmond's study. Sitting in the duke's refurbished study, he gazed fondly at his unusually adored illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy.

Had it not been for the repeated obstruction of the upper and lower houses of Parliament, the king of England, who is still talked about to future generations, would have written the name of his illegitimate son in his will and made him the heir to the throne. At this moment, Henry VIII was very happy and satisfied to see his illegitimate son living like a real prince in the castle he had given him.

Focusing on Henry, a thriving bastard who had died of the plague, Henry VIII inquired in detail about Henry's life in the North and every aspect of his chairmanship. When Henry spoke of his own domain, Henry VIII was surprised to hear Isabel Walton's name or a series of positions in the Duke's court.

Judging by the look, tone, and attitude of the bastard as he spoke, Queen Catherine's female companion from years ago did her best by Henry's side. However, at the dinner just now, Henry VIII still refused the queen's request to let Isabel into the court. As for the reason for the refusal, it is simple, Isabel has no blonde hair, and can neither sing, dance, or play musical instruments.

Although Isabel was once again denied access to the court, such a fine young aristocratic woman of elegance, intelligence, and talent was almost inferior to that of the former Queen Anne Boleyn, who was very suitable to stay with her illegitimate child. Henry VIII looked at the gushing bastard, and felt a little proud of his arrangement, and smiled and gulped down a glass of wine.

The Duke of Richmond, after choosing some of the more important government and territorial matters to tell his father, found that his father did not seem to be focused on what he was saying. However, my father's expression looked very pleasant, and he was a little puzzled, so he asked curiously, "Father, you have always been reluctant to deal with or listen to daily affairs, why do you seem to be happy today?" ”

Henry VIII put down his glass, put his arm on the arm of the seat and looked at the bastard, "Henry, what you said just now is very good. It's just that I really don't want to listen to the affairs of the committee. I thought it would be good if the nobles and subjects of the north were truly obedient to me and the royal family, and that there would be no rebellion. ”

Glancing at the illegitimate child who was a little puzzled, Henry VIII told his thoughts, "Henry, you know that you can't inherit the throne, and this is my biggest regret when you were born and grew up to 6 years old. ”

"Yes, Father, this thing... I know. ”

"So, I want to fulfill my wish in another way, or rather a kind of compensation for your princely status." Seeing that the bastard was very attentive, Henry VIII calmly said, "Henry, I want you to be the regent with the assistance of Miss Isabel. ”

"Regent?" The Duke of Richmond's face was full of question marks, and even his eyes were very wide, "Father, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Henry, many of the royal physicians of the court have nothing to do with the wounds on my legs. So, before coming to the North this time, I intend to put your name in my will and let you serve as regent to assist your younger brother Prince Edward in the succession to the throne along with other reformist nobles. ”

The Duke of Richmond nodded silently, staring at his father, who was in good spirits while contemplating. Later, with some hesitation, he spat out a sentence, "Father, you now have a new queen, will... It can still be changed after the new queen gives birth to a new heir for you. ”

Henry VIII shook his head with a wry smile, "Henry, I only hope that my new queen can bring me peace and happiness again, and keep me away from those troubles. However, the wound on my leg and the weight ......"

The Duke of Richmond felt that what his father had left unfinished was probably that he could not have sex with the young queen because of the festering wound and weight, and then let the queen conceive a child. Looking at his somewhat sad father, he felt that it was these two reasons why Henry VIII did not realize that the new queen had begun to date the young attendant in private for adultery.

The Duke gazed silently at the great Tudor monarch with concerned eyes, and he was eager to tell his father about the new queen's premarital rash behavior at this time. While hesitating whether to say it, a new thought suddenly occurred in my mind: "If my father does not believe me, he will not believe the rash behavior of the new queen." Then, on the rest of the tour, an order will be given to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is in the city of London, to conduct a secret investigation into all that happened to the new queen before her marriage. ”

In order to prove that I was telling the truth, the archbishop took the opportunity to pass the anonymous letter written by Isabel to her father, who was hundreds of miles away. When the father saw the anonymous letter, he was furious and ordered the immediate arrest of the new queen and all her lovers. ”

In this way, the mood of my father's trip to the whole territory will be completely ruined. In a hurry back to the city of London to deal with the adultery of the new queen and her lover, a carriage overturned, resulting in the tragic death of his father?! ”

"My father died suddenly at this time, but he had not yet established his future position in the court. When Prince Edward succeeds to the throne, will the Seymour family behind him tolerate me staying in this secular world? ”

"These Seymour bastards want to get rid of Lord Surrey, who only has royal blood and cannot inherit the throne, so I, as the king's illegitimate son, may fill them with jealousy and hatred. At that time, what should I do? Fleeing Europe or fighting back against the Seymours? ”

Looking at the bastard's somewhat distracted and "melancholy" eyes, Henry VIII laughed, took another sip of wine from his glass, "Okay, Henry, this is just one of my thoughts. You know, I'm trying to keep my family and the Tudor dynasty alive. ”

"Yes, father." The Duke of Richmond hurriedly pulled his thoughts back, remembering his father's words just now and asked, "Father, you are right. It's just that you said that Miss Isabel should assist me, and you think she is suitable for handling government affairs? ”

Henry VIII's eyes were on Anne Boleyn after she had re-entered the court in 1526. At that time, Anne was not married to him, but she was able to handle various government affairs such as petitions and diplomatic letters.