January 9, 1900, the third day after the burial of Duke Arthur.

It was the third day of Queen Victoria's order to the government, and five days had passed since the assassination of Duke Arthur.

Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria's office.

Early in the morning, Queen Victoria sat at her desk with a blue face and red eyes.

The piles of papers piled up on her desk had been thrown aside by Queen Victoria in a fit of rage.

The reason why she is so angry at the age of eighty-one is naturally because of the recent assassination of her favorite son, Duke Arthur.

Thanks to Britain's world-leading intelligence agency, in just a few days, a list and details of all those involved in the assassination were sent to Queen Victoria's desk.

Because of the reasons related to the secrets of the royal family, this list of information is unknown to others.

"Arthur! My poor Arthur, it's me who is sorry for you. Queen Victoria's eyes were red as she looked at the list, which stated that Duke Arthur had died at the hands of a diehard gunman under Crown Prince Edward's forces.

"Albert, it's me who hurt our children. Arthur had no intention of competing with Edward, but he died in the struggle for the throne. Queen Victoria said with tears in her eyes and regret.

Prince Albert is Queen Victoria's lifelong companion, and even though Prince Albert has been dead for nearly 40 years now, Queen Victoria often misses Prince Albert.

And the Duke of Arthur was Queen Victoria's favorite son.

Because Prince Albert died on the way to visit Crown Prince Edward, Queen Victoria, who loved Prince Albert, was displeased, and Prince Edward was not allowed to participate in government affairs.

It was only in recent years that Queen Victoria's health deteriorated that Crown Prince Edward had the opportunity to gradually get in touch with various government affairs.

But at the same time, Duke Arthur, as the only prince to be crowned in England, not only held a high position in the army, but also was always loved by Queen Victoria.

Such an obvious gap is also the reason why Queen Victoria wants to set up another crown prince in British politics and among the people.

Perhaps Crown Prince Edward was dissatisfied with Queen Victoria's preference for Duke Arthur and wanted to get rid of the biggest threat to his succession to the throne; Or maybe someone loyal to Crown Prince Edward wanted to make peace for his master, in short, Duke Arthur did die at the hands of the crown prince's forces.

Although the entire assassination case was well hidden, and even the entire assassination was divided into several links, which greatly cleared the suspicion of Crown Prince Edward and the crown prince's forces, it was still discovered by the intelligence agencies.

"Edward..." Queen Victoria looked at the word Crown Prince, who was stinging in her eyes on the information, and her emotions surged, but she couldn't say a word.

After a long time, Queen Victoria recovered from her great grief and said to the door, "Beatrice, go and call little Arthur over." ”

Princess Beatrice is Queen Victoria's youngest child, and Queen Victoria's greatest reliance and reliance in the 40 years since the loss of her husband.

Princess Beatrice, who has also lost her husband, has always been by Queen Victoria's side, and is Queen Victoria's unofficial secretary and closest person.

"Yes, Mother." Princess Beatrice soon leaves.

It didn't take long for little Arthur to be taken to Queen Victoria's office by Princess Beatrice, and the old Hunter butler escorted all the way to the door of the office, and then waited outside the door with confidence.

Looking at the young man who walked towards her step by step outside the door, Queen Victoria finally showed a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time, and whispered to little Arthur: "Arthur, come to Grandmother's side." ”

Hearing this, Arthur immediately quickened his pace, stepped forward, and helped Queen Victoria back to his seat, and then said, "Grandmother, Arthur is here." ”

"Arthur, how have you slept these two days?" Queen Victoria tried her best to maintain her usual side, but her trembling voice betrayed her emotions a little.

"Very well, grandmother. But don't be too sad. Although my father is gone, the country still needs you, grandmother, and I and all the royal family also need you, grandmother. Arthur looked at Queen Victoria, and naturally understood how cruel it was for this elderly queen to lose her beloved son in old age.

"Good boy, don't worry about grandmother, grandmother is fine. After a while, the ceremony of inheriting the title will be officially held with you, and if you still need anything, tell your grandmother. When Queen Victoria heard this, she smiled and touched Arthur's head and said.

"Grandmother." Hearing Queen Victoria say this, Arthur wanted to speak, but he didn't know where to start. Perhaps this request of his own was another blow to the aging Queen Victoria, and seeing Queen Victoria's care for him, Arthur was a little speechless.

"What's the matter, kid. Rest assured, there is a grandmother here. As if seeing Arthur's desire to speak, Queen Victoria smiled with relief and comforted.

"Grandmother, I don't want to stay here anymore, I want to go out for a walk." Arthur gritted his teeth, but still said what he wanted.

Queen Victoria was not as excited as she expected, but was very silent.

After a long time, Queen Victoria asked in a hoarse voice, "Then where do you want to go?" Arthur. ”

"I don't know, maybe it's Australia or New Zealand. I heard that the sea view is good, maybe it is more suitable for relaxation. Arthur said.

If you just talk about the sea view, the sea view in the UK is very good, and there is no need to go to Australia, which is thousands of miles away.

But thinking of Arthur's reason for wanting to go out for a walk, Queen Victoria didn't know how to speak.

"Then, Arthur, will you come back?" Queen Victoria asked.

Will it come back? Arthur asked himself, if it wasn't a particularly important matter, I'm afraid not.

Although under the control of Queen Victoria, Arthur Jr. could roam any piece of land in the British Empire.

But how long will Queen Victoria last? Queen Victoria died a year later, in January 1901.

And now, Queen Victoria has experienced the loss of her son again, and whether she can hold out until January next year is also a matter of opinion.