Chapter Forty-Nine: Henry, Old?
"Okay. Christina sighed, "I knew that there was such a big gap between that Sinampei and the book, so I would ...... Don't talk about it. I don't know when Edward will be able to completely wipe out the rebels on the island and return to Pali. ”
In this way, Christina may not realize that she will never see Edward again.
From the moment he decided to spare his brother's life on the execution ground, his fate was sealed. He has been hard-hearted all his life, but at a critical moment, he softened his family.
Perhaps it was the sea of corpses and blood on the battlefield that made him feel tired, or perhaps it was his mentally ill father who touched him too much, and he spared his younger brother.
However, sparing his younger brother is equivalent to giving away his own life.
Politically, it was not his younger brother, but the agents of the nobles against the poisonous monarch, who longed to return to the old days when kings were only chiefs of the nobility - they were not at all willing to be servants of the kings. Edward's younger brother is the link that unites them against Edward, and is also their de jure agent......
Edward understood this, but he was careless, believing that by throwing his brother into a dungeon, all problems would be solved, but the difference between the dead and the living would take light years.
As long as his younger brother is alive, the opposition aristocracy will not give up hope. In this de jure continent, once Edward died, his brother was entitled to become king of Caledonia as long as he was not formally deprived of his inheritance, whether in the dungeons or abroad.
So how did you let Edward die? Since Zhengdaguang's rebellion had failed, assassination was a pretty good path......
Thereupon. Edward died at the hands of the Assassins, and he did not understand until he died, what had happened to him?
Human life is so fragile, a little snake venom can easily kill people.
"It's really not a loss to buy it at a high price, and the people of Seris really talk about business reputation. ”
"Hmph. Isn't that because they're treating us as wronged bosses? Do you think a small spoonful of this poison is worth that much gold?"
"No loss, no loss, of course the guy who can use a hundred catties of gold to solve the problem that we can't solve with tens of thousands of people is earned, and it is a big profit! Now, we can support our dear second prince to come to power, right?"
"Of course, but we need to announce the death of Crown Prince Edward first, and then divide and win over the group of officers under him......"
"Hmph, this Edward is a goddamn heretic. He raised so many civilian troops, and where did he put us, who have been inherited for thousands of years?!"
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In the meantime, Theresa and Sinampe have returned to Auvergne. It's early summer, Theresa's belly has bulged significantly, her due date is in early autumn, it is not suitable for this kind of long journey, but Sinampe has no way, her physical condition is definitely not able to withstand the way of flying like Hillmelia. And the sea is so dangerous...... The Selman privateers had made their way to the western part of the Central Seas and hooked up with the Hajids in the corners of the southwestern peninsula of Eugenia.
Luckily, though. Since entering the territory of Capet, Sinampe and Theresa have been received at the highest level.
The various autonomous cities and villages of the kingdom referred to them as "the homecoming party of the Duchess of Auvergne" without mentioning anything like a fugitive or an elope......
Henry was showing his attitude in this way.
This reassured Sinan Pei a lot.
However, it is clear that the people of Capetian have long known the news of the death of Crown Prince Hugg in the Holy City, and many people along the way have expressed their sorrow over this incident - after seeing Huge's coffin.
Sinampei sighed, he didn't know if these guys had learned that Theresa's true identity was Henry's illegitimate daughter. How will you react? It must be interesting...... Even if there has never been a precedent for a woman to be a king in the kingdom of Cape, the king's only daughter is worth paying attention to, even if she herself does not have the right to inherit, what about her husband, or rather, the distant relatives of Yuge who already have the right to inherit. What if you could marry Theresa?
But sadly, they don't know...... This made Sinampei breathe a sigh of relief, because in this way, he didn't have to face too many hostile eyes. Everyone has already acquiesced to Sinampei's identity as a soft rice, if Theresa is just a duchess, then it's nothing, this relationship can still be acquiesced by everyone, but if Theresa's identity suddenly becomes the only daughter of the king...... Sinan Pei should really be worried about whether he will be poisoned or assassinated.
Although there were no sniper rifles in this era, and there were not so many compound poisons that could not be prevented, correspondingly, the security measures were much worse...... Although he has the blessing of the so-called "Mandate of Heaven", he is also unwilling to live that kind of fearful life.
He didn't want to be the next Hugue. Although he is burdened with the heavy responsibility of "pushing the moon to extinguish the sun", I don't know when his life will end, right?
Unknown things are full of variables, as long as they are not detected by human consciousness, they must be carefully guarded. Among those countless possibilities, no one can say how many possibilities they don't want to see.
After a month of stopping on the road, the group finally reached the outskirts of the town of Aliai.
Henry, who knew in advance that Theresa and Sinampe would arrive today, was already waiting here.
When he saw the king from afar, Sinampei helped Theresa out of the carriage, and then walked slowly forward with the carriage that carried Yuge's coffin.
Seeing Henry's appearance at this moment, Theresa's nose was sore, and she couldn't help crying like this.
Sinampei's heart also swelled with an inexplicable emotion. He didn't know if it would count as sympathy or sadness......
Henry at this moment is completely different from the last time the two saw him. It turned out that the tall figure had become rickety, and the black hair on his head had turned gray...... Less than a year has passed, and his ever-resolute, well-defined face has softened...... It's just that this kind of softness is not the peace revealed by the success of health, but is full of exhaustion.
Henry, old. (To be continued......)