Seven-year-old Prince Edward grew up living in the largest castle in Normandy, living with his mother and his own uncle and aunt, Robert and Duchess of Normandy.

It's just that Prince Edward never saw his aunt, the Duchess of Normandy, and the servants in the castle said that the Duchess was very sick and could only stay in the castle close to the Duke.

Although the prince's mother also lived in the castle, she always spent most of her time in the abbey and church, and his uncle was always busy as the Duke of Normandy and did not care much about his upbringing, but even so, King Edward would walk with the Duke for an hour every week, and whenever there was a banquet in the castle or the Duke himself wanted to hold a grand procession, Prince Edward and his mother, who lived in almost the monastery, would still be invited to participate.

"Edward, I will let my men teach you horseback riding and fencing, and archery is also a must, and then I will ask the cardinal of Normandy, my brother to teach you Latin, and his priest will tell you the Bible, and I have also invited a teacher with a wealth of knowledge from my hometown, Mr. Hans Christian Andersen, and I will regularly supervise your studies every month, I hope you will not slack off."

One day, returning to the castle after a hunt, the duke, accompanied by a knight, summoned Edward to tell him about his decision. Yes, it is a decision, not a consultation, in the castle and in the whole of Normandy, the word of the Duke is the supreme command, his word will become law, even for the people of the Church of Normandy, the word of the Duke is the voice of God's spokesman, the voice of the angels appearing, the words of the saints.

"Why, uncle, I didn't have any of these before."

Prince Edward had a surprised expression on his face, his mother was the sister of the Duke and the queen of the King of England, and it was only because of the political instability in England that he was sent to Normandy to accept the duke's asylum.

Although it is a wandering, there are still many people in the court who surround Prince Edward, and the knights and governesses who are also effectively loyal to Prince Edward, just listen to the duke's words, this is to take over the education of Prince Edward in an all-round way.

Prince Edward didn't understand the meaning of this, he was just bothered by his own learning, and he would have no time to listen to stories and play with toys.

"Because you are a prince, you were born to be a great king, but the political situation in England is treacherous, and your father has lost his kingdom, so if you can't become the king of England, I intend for you to inherit my throne after my death, you should be glad, right?"

When Prince Edward heard what his uncle said, he only felt that his body was a little hairy, if he wanted to be trained to be the heir of the Duke of Normandy, he naturally did not need to be educated by the English court, but should be more like a Norman, like a Frenchman, which he only knew when he grew up.

"I don't know, uncle." Prince Edward replied.

At this time he was no longer in the mood to see what kind of expression his uncle had on his face, and no one, or a king, was willing to give his kingdom to anyone other than his son, just as the people were not willing to give their property to their daughters and sons-in-law if they had sons.

For their son, the feelings they have are almost the same, if their property can't be left to their son, then who should they leave it to, is it a guy who has no blood relationship with him.

It is true that his mother is the sister of the duke, he is his uncle, and he is his nephew, but if this uncle has a son of his own, what should he do under the fence.

"Why? What I will give you is a country, where you will have the highest respect and honor besides the king, and you will inherit all that I have, a magnificent and stately castle, a mighty army......"

"I don't want any of this, Your Highness!"

"Oh, what do you want?"

There was anger in the duke's tone, obviously in a high position and in power, the duke, who seemed to be the embodiment of God, seemed to be a little impatient with Edward, who repeatedly rejected him.

Sensing the duke's displeasure, Prince Edward lowered his head slightly, and said in obedient words, "Is anything okay?" ”

"Yes, anything can be, I am the monarch of this land, the Duke of Normandy, with the power of the king, whatever you wish I can fulfill you, this is the king's promise."

The Duke frowned, looked at the submissive and cautious Edward, and wondered if he was too harsh on his nephew, whether it was before or now, the conversation between him and Edward always used the tone of an adult, and Edward also used the tone of a little adult.

He was not in the mood to behave kindly with the children and play with them, he could only show that he was not interested in anything the children said, but when it came to the point where he did not need to continue to pretend.

"I wish I could have an extra brother!" Prince Edward said in a nervous and hurried voice.

"A younger brother." His Royal Highness the Duke's voice was a little surprised, as if he had never expected him to make such a request.

"Yes, I hope that His Royal Highness the Duke, can have a child, so that I can also have a younger brother."

"Why, you think like that, don't you know, if I had a son......"

The duke was surprised in his heart, he wanted to continue, but he stopped in time, even as a monarch who knew countless people and knew everything, he looked at Edward, and could not see the child's thoughts.

Did you say it on purpose, or did you really think so?

As long as you are an adult, you should understand that if you have a son, then the position of the Duke of Normandy will definitely not be Edward's turn, so this is what Edward deliberately coaxed himself to make himself happy, but the child's innocent eyes made him want to believe that it was true.

"If I had a son, and you could not inherit the throne of England, you would have lost both crowns from your life."

"It's okay, God gives, God takes back, everything is God's arrangement, if my cousin is born, I will gladly assist him as a nobleman."

"Then, your brother did not become a duke, but you became a king, I think he will also assist you with his heart."

The Duke suddenly smiled, showing a childlike smile, Prince Edward also smiled, adults and children laughed one after another, and suddenly a servant hurriedly ran towards the Duke and Prince Edward, panting and said, "Your Royal Highness, good news, the Duchess has given birth, and you finally have a son." ”

The duke's face showed a look of surprise, and it was difficult to hide his surprise in his heart, the news was so sudden, he suppressed his excitement, and said to Prince Edward, "Your words are like a blessing from a saint, son, maybe you will one day become a great saint." ”

"Maybe one day, God bless, Your Highness, I wish you what you want, and I accept your blessings." Prince Edward bowed and bowed slightly.