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Chapter 1574 The Queen's Return
The eastern fleet reappeared on the banks of the Thames, and the main steam iron-clad ship "Huo Qubing" brought even greater shock to the west, but the English had not had time to be surprised by the larger iron-clad ship, and they focused on returning to England. Princess Sofia, no, it should be Queen Sofia.

After losing King Charles, the United Kingdom finally welcomed back a new king recognized by Parliament.

Members were overjoyed when they learned that the envoys had successfully brought Queen Sofia back. They immediately put on noble dresses and came to the pier to welcome the queen back.

They were worried that Princess Sophia's cynical temperament might refuse to return to England to take the throne. After all, she had set fire to the earl's beard before, and it was very likely that she would ignore the envoy's request.

There was a lot of people on the pier, not only councilors, squires and big businessmen wanted to welcome Her Majesty, but also more commoners from London City came to welcome Her Majesty.

They betrayed King Charles, but felt sorry for the murder of King Charles, and also felt sympathy for Queen Sophia's loss of her beloved brother. The complex emotions made the common people not object to Queen Sophia's succession to the throne, but thought it was God's choice.

"It's hard to imagine that someone who used to be a fool and willful... will obediently follow the mission's orders and return to England."

"After all, King Charles is the elder brother of Queen Sophia. It is estimated that Her Majesty the Queen hesitated to return to England after hearing the news. Otherwise, the royal family will have no heir to satisfy the people of the United Kingdom."

The MPs murmured in low voices as they waited for Her Majesty to come ashore. They were somewhat surprised that Queen Sophia was willing to come back to take over the mess left by her brother.

On the shore, Sun Chuanting, Huang Xiushan and other Chinese military officers or businessmen also came to welcome Queen Sophia.They also participated in supporting Queen Sophia to guarantee China's interests in the United Kingdom, so there is no problem for them to come to greet her.

Just like it took a long time for Chu Yun in the East to know what happened in Europe, Sun Chuanting, Huang Xiushan and others did not know what happened in the East. Lags of more than a year are normal.

"I don't know if Queen Sophia will be more inclined to our east than Charlie after she travels in our capital and becomes the queen of the United Kingdom."

"Many things are beyond her control. Charlie still has to worry about the views of Congress? This is a contest between interest groups. If the royalists have the upper hand, our interests can be guaranteed. Sophia can become the Queen of the United Kingdom , isn’t it precisely because of her high position that it is in line with the interests of the royalists? Princess Elizabeth of the Netherlands is biased towards the parliamentary opposition, while Princess Anne of France is easily controlled by Louis XIII who has different beliefs. So Sophia is a game best choice."

After the outbreak of the British Civil War, Sun Chuanting often communicated with royalist nobles, and gained a deeper understanding of England's traditions. He found that the conflict between the king and the parliament and the issue of belief were reflected in this incident.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting believes that the parliament should be restored and given certain powers, as long as the royalists occupy the majority of the parliament.There is also the issue of belief. Try not to interfere if you can. After all, Sun Chuanting doesn't care what the English believe in, and it has nothing to do with him.As long as Huaxia's vested interests here are not affected.

"My lord, have you noticed that our fleet has a new iron-clad ship?" Huang Xiushan reminded Sun Chuanting when he saw the steam iron-clad ship "Huo Qubing" moored in the Thames River.

"Of course, this ship is even bigger than the General Fubo, and the General Fubo seems to have shrunk a circle in front of it... The power of industry is so powerful that warships with a length of [-] meters can be manufactured. Any firearms you own will look dim in front of such a mobile fortress." Sun Chuanting spotted the Huo Qubing on the Thames River at first sight.

Unknowingly, the Fourth Fleet had two steam ironclad ships, the main ironclad ship Huo Qubing, and the experimental ship General Fubo.

However, most London citizens are not aware of this somewhat terrifying fact, and their attention is on Queen Sophia who is about to land.

"I haven't returned to my hometown for a long time. The city of London hasn't changed much, or it seems a bit outdated here." Sophia hugged the child and looked at the familiar pier and river scenery on the deck of the ironclad ship, which seemed almost the same as her. There wasn't much difference when I left here years ago.

"Your Majesty, our ship can't be easily docked, otherwise it will easily run aground. Please change to a small boat and prepare to go ashore." Sun Xu managed to escort Sofia safely to the city of London. Fortunately, the child was fine.

As long as there is no accident at sea, he will still be able to appear in front of Chu Yun calmly in the future.If something happened to Sophia and the child, he would have no face to return to the mainland to face Chu Yun.

"Let's go ashore." Sophia kept holding her child, walked down the gangway, and boarded the boat.

The guards who came to the boat in advance were cautious, fearing that something might happen to the queen and the little prince.

"Her Majesty is coming ashore!"

The nobles, gentry, and commoners on the bank of the river cheered excitedly.

They could already see Queen Sophia and many envoys leaving the Eastern fleet in small boats and approaching the shore.

The elite soldiers selected from the Royal Guard formed the guard of honor. They were the victors in the British Civil War, each with their heads held high and their uniforms rarely uniformed.

"By the grace of God, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Guardian of the Faith, Head of the Church, Her Majesty Queen Sophia, it is truly a blessing for our people to have you return to London to lead our people!"

After Sophia and the envoys went ashore, ministers, members of parliament, and nobles stepped forward to salute Queen Sophia.

However, they soon discovered that the queen didn't seem to come back by herself, and she actually held a newborn baby in her arms!
"This is..." The royalist nobles looked at the returning queen in puzzlement.

Sophia has obviously matured a lot compared to leaving London, but this kid, could it be...

"He is the prince of the Stuart family, that is, my son. Do you have any opinions?" Sophia asked.

"..."

Almost all the ministers, nobles, and councilors present were stunned. They hadn't heard that Princess Sophia had a child, and it seemed that there was a big problem now.

(End of this chapter)