I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

When Xu Siling saw the signature on the letter clearly, he couldn't believe it and rubbed his eyes several times.

Queen Isabella.

The adjective that came to Xu Siling's mind was 'the beautiful French she-wolf in England'.

Mother of King Edward III of England, cousin of Philip VI, and aunt of John.

He wasn't very happy, just weird.

Because according to the current timeline, 52-year-old Queen Isabella is only a few days away from death.

Her situation in England was not good. Although she was imprisoned, she was not abused by her son and lived a good life. How could she have the mind to write a letter to herself?
It is not difficult to write a letter to Xu Siling, but it is difficult to deliver it to him.

It was really difficult for the old woman to cross the ocean.

Xu Siling calmed herself down and finished reading the letter. Then she picked up the water, took a sip, and looked at Ella.

Ella's hair was as black as lacquer, her eyes were as dark as the depths of a lake, her facial features were extremely delicate, and her face was so fair and delicate that it looked as if a baby's was touching her.

Some people say that Queen Isabella in history was extremely beautiful when she was young, and the French even called her "the most beautiful among the beauties in the kingdom."

But Xu Siling thought that Isabella, who married to England at the age of 12, might not be as pretty as his Ella.

Of course, the title of 'the most beautiful among the beauties in the kingdom' fell on Blanche's head after she was born.

Xu Siling waved the letter in her hand: "Have you read it?"

"Yeah." Ella responded lightly, came behind Xu Siling and began to rub her shoulders.

"What do you think."

"I don't quite understand." Ella said bluntly, "What is her relationship with my husband? Why should you help her? According to their relationship, even if you need help, you might as well ask King John. She is the king's aunt in name only."

"You know a lot about the French royal family."

"Because of my husband, I made a point to find out."

The royal relationship between Britain and France is complicated and messy.

In general, the Hundred Years' War between England and France was, to some extent, like a quarrel among family members, who then started fighting over a disagreement, and the ones who suffered were the onlookers.

Of course, this is to put it mildly.

In the letter, Queen Isabella, most of the content of the letter was about politely trying to build a relationship with Xu Siling.

Blanche was snatched away by Xu Siling at the wedding in the Paris Palace.

Everyone in Europe was well-informed and knew that Princess Blanche was Xu Siling's woman.

The funny thing is.

Blanche and John are of the same generation, and both of them call Isabella aunt.

In the letter, Isabella called Xu Siling her niece-in-law, which was extremely outrageous.

This relationship is far from the truth.

If Xu Siling and Blanche get married, there would be nothing wrong with this shouting.

The problem is that Xu Siling and Blanche will not get married, they are just lovers.

But what we know is that Isabella knew that Blanche was pregnant, and her letters kept showing concern for Blanche's health.

Xu Siling sneered at this false concern.

If you really care, why write to him? You can write to Blanche.

The last part of the letter was a plea to Xu Siling to come to England.

In summary, there are two words revealed in every word - save me!
Isabella in history was not a simple person.

Her father, Philip IV, the French king known for his handsomeness, was the initiator of the Avignon Prison Incident.

There were two popes who died at the hands of her father.

Under her father's manipulation, the Holy Church completely became a dog of France. It was also from him that the subsequent French kings were all called "God's great filial son".

Isabella was not like her mother, but more like her father, Philip IV, with beautiful skin and a cruel heart.

His diplomatic abilities have attracted much attention, especially his unique ability in persuading and motivating people, and his political tactics are even more sophisticated.

Anyway, she is not a simple old woman.

Xu Siling pondered and laughed out loud: "I can't help it when I think of her calling me niece-in-law."

Ella said with a hint of jealousy: "I am your wife, and I don't have such a powerful aunt."

The sourest vinegar in the world is woman's jealousy. If you soak in such vinegar, no matter how good you are at swimming, it will be useless. If you don't die from the smell, your bones will be softened and you will drown.

Xu Siling held Ella's little hand: "So what do you think?"

"What do you think? I suggest that my husband give the letter to the king and let him consider it. This matter has nothing to do with us. Not to mention, why would my husband go all the way across the ocean to England to save her."

"Yes, you are right. I am going to go north in a few days, and I will show this letter to John."

"It's up to my husband to decide."

He holds his good wife in his arms and cares for her like a baby.

The longer they spent together, the more Xu Siling liked this good girl who ran around for the family and gave up many of her principles.

There are not many people in this world who are trustworthy, and Ella happens to be one of them.

It's not that Farina, Chris and others are not trustworthy.

But most of the time when something happens, Xu Siling will not reveal her true feelings, let alone tell others about her feelings and difficulties.

It just so happened that Phil and Ella were the few people with whom he could talk about everything.

Asked about the recent changes in the manor.

However, the city walls were getting higher and higher, the inner castle was built faster and faster, and the manor's economy was stagnant due to the pre-order production of armor pieces.

As well as several crossbows made by Ella herself, and longbows made of special French wood.

Ella didn't have much confidence in the French longbow, but unfortunately Xu Siling did.

His wife possesses a natural skill of exquisite craftsmanship, and anything that comes out of Ella's hand will gain 30% of its value.

Even though the French longbow is a bit inferior, with the bonus of Ella, it should be better than the English longbow.

After staying with Ella for a while, Xu Siling changed her clothes and went to Blanche's residence.

Blanche is five months pregnant and the outline of her belly is becoming more and more obvious. Her life has been greatly affected, but when she sees Xu Siling appear, she can't hide the smile on her face.

Beautiful facial features and almost pale skin.

Her golden hair was tied up and her brown eyes looked at Xu Siling.

The gloomy look mostly dissipated.

There is unspeakable happiness flowing between the eyebrows and eyes.

Blanche settled in Raya Town. After Xu Siling's persuasion, she picked up the habit of writing a diary again.

Writing a diary is Blanche's hobby.

Although a bad accident happened because of her diary.

But she is now by Xu Siling's side, and in Xu Siling's words, she doesn't have to care about these accidents.

Blanche's purpose of writing her diary also changed. She no longer wrote for herself, but for Xu Siling.

Blanche kept a daily record of interesting things that happened and the crazy ideas that popped into her head. She wrote them all down.

She knew that Xu Siling was busy, training in the soldiers' tent every day, and occasionally going on missions or fighting in battles.

Whenever Xu Siling came back, Blanche would take out her diary and share it with her.

The two of them looked at the past recorded by Blanche. Blanche smiled and pointed to the content recorded on a certain day, recalling her mood and happiness on that day.

of course.

Charlie was taken away by Xu Siling, and Blanche was very bored during this period.

The only fixed pleasure of the day was teaching Charlie in the afternoon.

However, the fun disappeared for nearly two weeks.

If Ella hadn't come over to talk to her from time to time, she would have been bored to death. After all, it was difficult for her to go out even though she could.

As for Chrissy?
Chris was afraid that Blanche would lecture her when she saw her. Chris couldn't stand this and rarely accompanied Blanche.

But to some extent, Chris was jealous of Blanche, which was why she avoided him.

It's like I can't afford to offend but I can't afford to hide from him.

After they finished chatting, Xu Siling put Isabella's letter in Blanche's hand.

"Look at it."

Blanche opened it curiously and exclaimed at the first glance.

"Aunt Isabella?"

Unlike Xu Siling's impression, Isabella and Blanche seemed to have a good relationship. At least there was no trace of strange doubt in Blanche's expression.

He remembered that Blanche was born in 1328, and Isabella went to England from France in 1326 with a team of mercenaries, deposed her husband from the throne, and became the regent of England.

According to the timeline, the two people should not have had direct contact.

As if seeing Xu Siling's confusion, Blanche said with a smile.

"I have never met Aunt Isabella, but Aunt Isabella has a good relationship with the late king and King John. Since I was old enough to understand, I have often exchanged letters with Aunt Isabella."

"Aunt Isabella would ask about the state of France and was concerned about the late king, King John and me."

"Even the late king knew that Aunt Isabella was not doing well in England, and he wrote to bring her back."

"She just refused."

Xu Siling was surprised: "Her son Edward III competed with Philip VI for the throne. How could she have a good relationship with Philip VI and John?"

After all, it is the royal family who understands the true history best.

Blanche shook her head and began to talk to Xu Siling about Isabella.

A harmonious family brings prosperity, and a loving father brings joy to a mother. This applies both at home and abroad.

This is not an exaggeration, Isabella is a typical case.

The 12-year-old Isabella, as the daughter of King Philip IV of France, has been surrounded by glory since birth. Philip IV dotes on her very much, not only because she is her only daughter, but also because Isabella's personality and talent are most similar to Philip's.

Such a knowledgeable and beautiful woman is controversial.

In 1305, England was plunged into civil strife and had no choice but to sign a truce with France. In order to show his sincerity, the English Crown Prince Edward II was going to marry Isabella. After thinking it over, Philip made the decision for his daughter.

Isabella was also very clear about her responsibilities as a princess. She did not say much to her father, but accepted it silently.

In 1307, King Edward I of England died on the way to conquer Scotland, and Edward II ascended the throne.

As the situation in England became increasingly unstable, Isabella's marriage seemed a little hasty.

But what no one expected was that the alliance between the two powerful countries in the eyes of others would eventually become a laughing stock of the world.

Isabella brought a generous dowry to the wedding, and five kings and three queens attended her wedding.

Her wardrobe was of royal splendor, with clothes made of baudkin, velvet, taffeta, as well as a large number of furs, 72 headdresses, two golden crowns, a gold and silver cover, and finally, 383 meters of linen.

This dowry would shock any Western European country.

But Isabella's husband, Edward II, didn't care about the dowry at all.

because.

Edward II was a dead homosexual. If his father had not been afraid of the country's division, he would never have made him king.

But the old king died, and Edward II, who was no longer restrained, became more arrogant, so much so that at his wedding with Isabella, he exchanged glances with his favorite king, Galvez.

Of course, it is unknown who is 0 and who is 1.

Edward II ignored Isabella and granted Galvez a large amount of wealth, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the queen and the nobles.

Soon, the English nobles formed an alliance with the aim of killing Edward II's male favorite, Garvey.

Edward II noticed this situation and in order to protect Galvez, he had no choice but to exile him, thinking that he would recall him to the palace after the storm had passed.

Unfortunately, on the way, Galvez was killed by people sent by the nobles.

Although Edward II wanted to take revenge, he was helpless because the situation in England was even more chaotic than that in France in 1347.

The troops in Yinggui's hands were united and were not afraid of the royal family at all. For a time, both sides fell into an extremely embarrassing situation.

At this time, Isabella played a role in bridging the conflict. Because she had been with her father Philip since she was a child, she naturally learned how to handle the relationship between the royal family and the nobility. In this way, the two sides temporarily coexisted in peace.

But as the saying goes, when the weather is crazy, it will rain, and when people are crazy, there will be disaster.

After only 10 years of peaceful coexistence, it was soon broken by Edward II.

guess what?

Hey, Edward II fell in love with another man.

And for this man, he was even going to sell Isabella's dowry!

Seeing the king do this, the British nobles were the first to disagree. If a king could sell even the queen's dowry in order to please a man, would their lands also face the same fate?

So the nobles organized an alliance to resist the king, and Isabella naturally became the leader.

Edward II later drove Isabella back to Frank, and the couple fell out. Isabella, who returned to her parents' home, could never swallow this humiliation. She remotely controlled and directed the rebellions of the English nobles many times, but none of them succeeded. However, the damage caused was not small.

Among them was an English nobleman named Roger.

He fled to Frank after the rebellion failed and then stayed with Isabella.

Xu Siling asked curiously: "Why do those nobles support her so much? They can't risk their lives for a beautiful woman."

Blanche smiled and explained, "Maybe that's the reason. Aunt Isabella was the most beautiful woman in England and France at that time, although I've never seen her."

"Well I don't think Isabella is as pretty as you."

"You haven't met her." Blanche looked at Xu Siling shyly and then explained, "Besides, if this goes through, not only will I be able to win Aunt Isabella's favor, but I may also become the King of England. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Who wouldn't be tempted?"

Subsequently, Isabella's blatant rebellion made Edward II furious. He madly asked the Pope to put pressure on Frank on the grounds that the queen had committed treason.

But he forgot that Isabella's father was a ruthless man, and the Holy See had long been a running dog of France, so the matter naturally came to nothing.

Isabella, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to make Edward's bad deeds public, first to win sympathy and win the war of public opinion, and then to publicly announce the abolition of the king.

Subsequently, Isabella, with the support of Blanche's father, sent troops to England.

The nobles of England had long since stopped supporting Edward II, and so they responded to Isabella.

It should have been a life-and-death battle, but Isabella won the war easily.

Xu Siling finally understood. No wonder Isabella and Blanche had such a good relationship.

Not to mention that Blanche's father is Isabella's brother.

Isabella was able to depose Edward II and become the regent of England. At that time, she did not have the help of Blanche's father behind her, and Xu Siling did not believe it at all.

It can be said that there was no help from Blanche's father.

Isabella would never have become regent of the Kingdom of England so easily.

Xu Siling grinned and said, "What a pity! Your aunt Isabella was kicked out of the regent position by her own eldest son after only a few years of serving as regent." (End of this chapter)