I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

"According to this relationship, King Edward III of England is still your and John's cousin."

Blanche smiled and shook her head: "If it weren't for me, King John wouldn't recognize this identity."

Even if you don't admit it, the facts are there.

From a certain perspective, the Hundred Years' War between England and France was actually a family dispute.

When Xu Siling learned about the history of this period in history, the text only briefly mentioned it in a few paragraphs.

But the truth is not that simple.

Through Blanche's words, Xu Siling realized that Isabella was an extremely complex and contradictory woman.

She had the ambition and control of her father Philip IV, hated her husband, but loved her son Edward III.

This can be seen from Isabella's husband.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, he knelt before Isabella and handed over the crown in order to save his life.

Isabella took the crown without hesitation and immediately placed it on the head of her son Edward III.

This behavior indirectly shows that in Isabella's heart, her son Edward III is still very important.

In fact, if Isabella had any ideas about the throne, she wouldn't have to make a decision so quickly.

Before this happened, many English nobles had ambiguous relationships with Isabella, and everyone wanted to become Isabella's new husband because this would allow them to become the King of England.

Although this kind of thing is not a good thing to watch, it has happened in history.

Isabella already had a lover at that time, that was Roger, but she had no intention of making Roger "official". In that situation, she stuck to her identity as a mother and protected her son's rights.

This made many British nobles sad, but fortunately they could accept it.

This proves that Isabella was very good to her son, otherwise she would not have had a good ending when she was kicked down by Edward III.

As Edward III was too young to rule, Isabella served as regent.

What no one expected was that the feud between his parents would have a great impact on Edward III.

Edward III felt both hateful for his father and sympathetic for his mother.

His mother, Isabella, was a recognized beauty in both Britain and France, but his father was a deadbeat homosexual and had no interest in women.

Edward III was not like his father, but more like his mother Isabella. He had great ambitions and a strong desire for control.

He knew that Isabella loved him, but she wanted to control him, which was absolutely impossible!
Xu Siling raised her eyebrows: "After your father passed away, Edward III has been eyeing the French throne. He believes that in terms of relationship, he is more worthy of inheriting the throne than Philip VI."

"That's right." Blanche gently stroked Xu Siling's big hand. "Unfortunately, even if he wanted to inherit the throne again, Aunt Isabella was the regent at that time. She used some means to suppress the King of England so that he no longer had any thoughts about inheriting the French throne."

"Isabella is so contradictory."

"Aunt is indeed a very contradictory person."

On the one hand, he loved his son, but on the other hand, he did not want his son to inherit the French throne.

Xu Siling thought about it carefully and felt that she could understand it.

Because Isabella was the daughter of Philip IV, she was influenced by him.

During the reign of Philip IV, he ended the Knights Templar, killed two popes in a row, treated the Holy See like a dog, and even twisted off England's head and kicked it like a ball during the war.

This is not an exaggeration.

France during the reign of Philip IV was indeed tough.

On the contrary, Britain at that time was in the midst of civil strife, natural disasters and man-made calamities, and suffered terribly.

Influenced by the environment at that time, Isabella naturally believed that her native France was still the strongest.

Between Yinggui and her son, Isabella chose her son.

Between her son and her mother's home in France, Isabella chose France.

From a historical perspective, Isabella was wrong. If she had supported her son in his fight for the French throne, Edward III might have made a more powerful history.

Unfortunately, Isabella did not know the history like Xu Siling, and she did not know that Edward III and his son would later beat Philip VI and John, father and son, to a bloody pulp.

"Isabella is the late king's cousin, and their relationship was not very deep in the beginning."

Xu Siling answered, "But under Isabella's control, Edward III did not dare to compete with Philip VI for the throne, which allowed Philip VI and Isabella to have a friendly relationship based on interests and human relations."

"That's right. But in terms of relationship, Aunt Isabella and I are closer."

This is not nonsense.

Blanche and Isabella are both from the Capet family.

Philip VI and John were from the House of Valois.

Blanche was explaining what happened to Xu Siling and did not read on.

At Xu Siling's suggestion, Blanche spread out the letter and continued reading.

When Blanche saw that Isabella affectionately called Xu Siling "niece-in-law" in the letter, her fair skin immediately turned red with shame and her eyes fluctuated, which made Xu Siling feel itchy.

But Blanche also noticed something was wrong.

Isabella knew very well that she and Xu Siling were not married, but were lovers, and this title was just an attempt to get closer to her.

At this stage of the Anglo-French War, history aside, England has a certain advantage.

Why would the Queen of England want to have such a relationship with a knight of France?
Blanche also had good political acumen, and her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

She knew the nature of the royal family very well through Philip VI.

She and Isabella are indeed relatives, but being relatives in the royal family is just a shackle and does not mean that there is family affection.

Blanche put aside all distractions and read the letter carefully.

When she saw the last part, Blanche's frown deepened.

"What is Aunt Isabella trying to do? Is she asking you for help? Why is she doing this? Isn't the King of England treating her well?"

Blanche didn't know, but Xu Siling knew very well that Edward III was still very good to his mother Isabella.

In 1330, Edward III led his soldiers into Isabella's residence, executed Isabella's lover Roger, and ordered his mother to stop interfering in government affairs.

With this, Edward III became a true king.

If Isabella wanted to, she could write to the British nobles and ask them to save her. She could promise them something as long as they could save her.

But she didn't.

Because in Isabella's eyes, the British throne originally belonged to her son.

Isabella was simply influenced by Philip IV and had a strong desire for control.

But having a strong desire for control doesn't mean she doesn't love her son.

Isabella knew that her son had grown up and decided to be the head of the household. She accepted the semi-imprisonment of Edward III without any resistance.

At that time, many British nobles wrote to Isabella, asking her to rescue her.

Even Philip VI, who had just been on the throne for a few years, wrote to Isabella. As long as she nodded, Philip VI would immediately send someone to England to bring her back to her parents' home - there was nothing to say anyway, as it was not the first time that Isabella had returned to her parents' home in France when something happened.

But Isabella rejected all the offers of help.

This undoubtedly proves that the mother-son relationship is still very good.
Why did Isabella write to Xu Siling for help at this time?
"Don't worry, Blanche. I believe Isabella is doing well in England. Edward III doesn't have the guts to frame his own mother."

"Then what does this letter mean?"

Blanche couldn't understand.

Smart Ella said it was difficult to understand and explained that she was not a member of the royal family and did not know the details of the royal history.

But as a member of the royal family, Blanche couldn't figure out the connection.

This further illustrates how unpredictable Isabella's thoughts were when she wrote this letter.

Just as Blanche made a few guesses, Faile appeared.

She was wearing a black dress and a black scarf on her head. Her childish face showed a mature look. Her blue eyes did not show any surprise when she saw Xu Siling.

"When I came back and saw that there was no movement in the soldiers' tents, I knew you would be with the princess."

Blanche wanted to stand up and say hello to Fei'er, but Fei'er held her down with her hand.

"You are not in good health, princess, there is no need to do this." Fei'er glanced at Xu Siling unhappily, "Otherwise if someone sees it, they will think I am bullying the princess."

Blanche covered her mouth and laughed: "How could Xu do that? He is your knight, how could he disobey your wishes?"

"Who knows him? He disappears just like that. No one can see him. I don't know what he is doing. Maybe he will kidnap a princess from the neighboring country one day. I won't be surprised."

Fei'er looked a little tired, but she didn't show it to Blanche. She sat aside and asked about Blanche's physical condition with concern.

Suddenly Fei'er noticed the letter in Blanche's hand, raised her eyebrows and asked curiously.

Blanche glanced at Xu Siling, and then handed the letter to Fei'er. Fei'er read it curiously and her expression was very interesting.

"There are so many troubles. What is Queen Isabella going to do? If she wants my knight to rescue her, shouldn't she write to me? Or write to King John, why go to so much trouble to write to Xu?"

Blanche shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

Fei'er looked at Xu Siling and asked, "I heard that Queen Isabella is very beautiful and has amazed the nobles of both Britain and France. How old is she?"

"If I remember correctly, 52 years old."

Fei'er understood and gave up the idea.

"At your age, that's impossible."

Xu Siling looked helpless. Although he didn't say it out loud, he sensed a subtle suspicion from Fei'er's words.

Even though Isabella was still young, she was Blanche's aunt. No matter how beastly she was, she couldn't do this.

Fei'er shook the letter in her hand: "My knight, what do you think?"

"What can I think."

"You have kidnapped a noble lady and a royal princess, but you have certainly never kidnapped a queen. Are you not interested?"

Xu Siling was speechless: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't kidnap Chris, she wanted to stay."

"I know, we all know, but Chris's father, Marquis Boggs, now tells everyone that Chris was kidnapped by you. He has tried many times to come to Raya Town to take Chris back, but the people he sent were all driven away by your people."

Previously, when I attended the knight's tournament at John's residence in Paris.

Blanche was amazed at the way Fei'er and Xu Siling got along with each other and talked to each other.

She's used to it now, but even though she's used to it, every time she sees the two of them complaining about each other like this, Blanche can't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Fei'er stopped joking, stood up, put the letter on Xu Siling's chest, and asked seriously.

"You said before that you would go north to investigate the situation of Calais Fortress in a while. Could it be that you had anticipated Queen Isabella's letter asking for help, so prepare in advance."

Xu Siling didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How could it be."

Fei'er was a little skeptical.

Blanche, on the other hand, didn't quite understand.

This is a secret between Fei'er and Xu Siling alone.

Xu Siling has always been prepared for predictive actions.

Not once or twice.

The outbreak of the Black Death, the reaction of the Holy Church to the miracles, the situation of Philip VI, etc.
Xu Siling can predict many things before they happen and then make preparations.

If you tell this story to others, no one will believe it, even Blanche finds it hard to believe it.

But Fei'er believes it.

She is the main beneficiary of Xu Siling's predictive ability.

If it weren't for Xu Siling's predictive ability, Fei'er knew that their situation would definitely not be as good as it is now.

Before Isabella's letter arrived in Raya Town, Xu Siling said that he wanted to go north to Calais Fortress to find out the situation in advance.

At that time, Fei'er didn't think much about it and agreed directly.

Now seeing Isabella's letter, Fei'er felt something was not right.

If it were anyone else, they would just think it was a coincidence and wouldn't think too much about it.

But it’s a bit difficult to make Fei’er believe that this is a coincidence.

Xu Siling really has no way to express her suffering.

What a coincidence this time!

Who knows Isabella would write to him!
He never even thought about going north and jumping across the ocean to save an old woman.

If Isabella was Blanche's mother, this matter could still be considered.

But she was just Blanche's aunt, and although they had a good relationship, the two had never met.

Unless he had lost his mind, he would not save her.

Fei'er's blue eyes were full of doubt and even a little unhappy.

"I told you that you can handle small matters as you please without telling me, but we must discuss big matters, and you forgot again." Fei'er pouted slightly, "Such a big matter, you didn't even tell me in advance."

Blanche's deep eyes kept blinking, full of question marks.

When she was communicating with Xu Siling before, Xu Siling had no intention of saving Isabella at all.

Why does Fei'er firmly believe that Xu Siling will save Isabella?
Xu Siling didn't know what expression to make, she just spread her hands and smiled: "I'm really not like what you think. I went north just to investigate the situation on the northern front." And by the way, she chopped off the head of the British mercenary.

"Only you know what you think." Fei'er realized that this statement was not in line with her identity, and added: "No matter what decision you make, I will pray for you in the Lord, and the Lord will bless all your ideas."

Then he poked Xu Siling's belly with his little finger: "But don't do stupid things! If you want to go to England at this critical moment, I can only pray that the Lord's hand will be longer and reach from Jerusalem to England."

Blanche nodded as if in agreement.

"The archbishops of England are almost rebellious. Now they all deny Miss Raya's status as a saint. Xu, you really should be careful."

Xu Siling stared at Blanche.

How come even you are like this?
Where is the trust we promised? (End of this chapter)