Chapter 408 The king doesn't understand people's hearts
Snapped.
Henry VIII gently closed the heavy book in his hand.
Annan glanced at it and found that "Advanced Elling Language - A detailed discussion of the special significance of syllables for rituals" was written in cursive script on the cover.
what is this?
……Live and learn?
Henry VIII raised his head, looked at Annan with a smile, and stretched out his hand to motion Annan to sit next to him, but at the same time he remained silent.
So Annan spoke wisely.
He made no salute to the king, no salute or courtesy.
He just glanced at the books on the table and said softly: "Are you studying the Eling language?"
"Yes, but there are some Dragon Language annotations that I can't understand. It's great that you can come to me."
"——I don't think you came to me to chat with me."
Realizing that he had fallen into passivity, Annan decisively interrupted the previous topic.
Henry VIII was not angry.
He just glanced at Kafeni with a smile, then looked back at Annan, and asked with interest: "You are obviously the one who came to see me, right? You were brought to see me by little Kafeni... weren't you?"
When Henry VIII mentioned Kafni, Annan clearly felt Kafni's hand trembling and lowered her head. Then she let go of Annan's hand timidly.
Annan did not look back at Kaifni.
——But he directly grabbed her wrist with his backhand and gently held it.
Kafni was shocked and looked at Annan in surprise.
But Annan said nothing, and just looked at Henry VIII calmly: "You already knew that I would follow Kaifuni here today.
"Since my current actions are still in your plan...then you are the one who came to me."
"It's not really a plan..."
Henry VIII smiled slightly, and his voice was gentle but very contagious: "When I announce your identity, it means that I have no ill intentions towards you. No matter whether Philip wants to do something to you, no matter what Elizabeth is planning,
What. As long as your identity is revealed to me personally, you will be safe...right?"
--indeed so.
After all, Annan is not his royal family in the ordinary sense.
As a direct descendant of the old grandmother, Annan was directly protected by the old grandmother. If he hurt Annan, persecuted Annan or disrespected Annan without knowing it, it would be excusable... As long as Annan did not die, the old grandmother
It is also not easy to enforce laws across borders.
But after Annan's identity has been announced, anyone who is hostile to Annan will encounter the revenge of the old grandmother when the snow falls in winter.
The old grandmother has always been very grudge-dragon has a different concept of time than ordinary people.
For an old grandmother who has been sleeping for several years or more than ten years, it is normal for her to keep awake for thirty or forty years.
After all, the old grandmother's month of protection is December... The falling snow every winter is completely fatal to the people she wants to kill.
——If you can, never go out in December. As soon as you go out, there will be a snowstorm, and the snowflakes will fall on you and you will immediately turn into an ice sculpture.
The old grandmother's revenge is not based on days or months. She will wait for more than ten years, and it will be normal for decades... If people don't find a chance until they die of old age, they will attack their descendants.
It is "tradition" for fathers and sons to repay their debts; it is also "tradition" to protect one's shortcomings; it is also "tradition" to take revenge among blood relatives.
Grandma will never stop taking revenge until she thinks it's over.
——No one wants to mess with such a god, except madmen.
Grandma is notoriously unreasonable.
Therefore, after Annan's identity was announced, his personal safety in Noah was completely guaranteed.
And because it was announced by the king himself, it is completely impossible for those people to forcefully argue that "I don't know about this".
"……Thank you so much."
Annan was silent for a long time and then thanked him in a low voice.
He immediately asked again: "But what are you...?"
…was it entirely clear what Philip and Elizabeth were going to do?
"Although I have been here, I know a lot. Far more than they let on. The crow will always be loyal to the crown, even if the crown is rusty and dull."
Henry VIII sighed softly and said calmly: "Whether it's Philip's relationship with the Roof Church and Little Crow, or Elizabeth's little tricks in the army, school and my Guards... and Maggot
I know everything about Lite and Denton.
"——Of course, that also includes the matter between Kaifuni and you."
"...and you?"
This really surprised Annan.
He had thought that Henry VIII should know more or less...but he didn't expect that he knew so comprehensively and so much.
But he obviously knows everything, but why...he doesn't do anything at all?
"Because I am about to die, Annan... Your Majesty."
Henry VIII calmly narrated.
"But I clearly see that you are in good condition..."
"It has nothing to do with that. As the 'child in the cup', I am just a temporary substitute."
The old king smiled: "Whether it's the territorial war with Winter, the contract with the underground group, or the diplomacy with the Theocracy... No matter how well I handle it, I can't change a fact.
"——I am not a naturally born human being, but a 'child in the cup' created by the power of the cup-holder woman to continue the royal bloodline. I am just a tool for transition and continuation of the bloodline.
"My father was chosen in this way - I can only live to be sixty-five years old, so I must give up the throne to my children. Even if my life span is ninety-eight years... it will be the same. This is
For the sake of the political turmoil that will arise when I inherit the throne from one generation to the next because I live too long.”
The corners of Henry VIII's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile that was either pity or ridicule: "Yes... my father is jealous of me and afraid of me. When he was born, his only child was entangled with the loss of life.
The curse used is just for the continuation of the kingdom."
"..."
Annan was silent.
Faced with Henry VIII's words, he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Is it to respond? Is it to oppose? Is it to comfort? Is it to encourage?
- But these are meaningless.
"So... you don't love your child?"
After a long time, Annan asked slowly.
Hearing Annan's words, Henry VIII showed a gratified smile that belonged to someone who was understood, and nodded gently: "If what you are talking about is the love between parents and children...then, yes."
He admitted it.
"Some people once said that the 'child in the cup' has no emotions. They may be right...the truth is that the child in the cup wakes up too early.
"Human beings have the instinct to love babies. When babies feel the kindness and love from all directions, they think they are the king of the world and dare to extend the tentacles of their consciousness outward. They will store this kindness and love as a way to get to know others.
, the firewood burned when we know each other and fall in love.”
The old king said slowly: "But when the child in the cup was still in the cup, before he opened his eyes, he was already conscious and could hear all speech. But people will not have any concern for the unborn fetus.
taboo.
"Yes, maybe it's a prank of the girl holding the cup, or maybe it's a gift... When they were in the cup, before they were born, they were able to understand all speech - but after they were born, they lost this ability.
"That is to say, before they feel 'love', they have been soaked in the blood of human desire. They can only feel hypocrisy, desire, disgust and regret from their 'father' or 'mother'...
Then came the 'love' that was revealed.
"The baby in the cup is not a continuation of life at all - it is just a copy of life. Anyone who sees their baby in the cup will instinctively feel disgusted, because this baby that is exactly the same as themselves is their failure in life.
Proof of...
"How can man-made things understand human love? What a joke... How can you love someone if you have never felt love since you were born?"
Henry VIII looked at Annan: "For my father, I am his continuation; and for my many children, they are my continuation. So what if I am killed? It doesn't matter if I am poisoned.
Whether it's killing or having my mind controlled, it has nothing to do with me.
"This is not revenge, just a statement.
"Since my father only regards me as a tool to continue the kingdom and royal bloodline, then I don't need to express my views on matters other than this - this is of course in line with his opinions.
"If Philip or Elizabeth came to see me, I would definitely lie in bed and pretend to be confused with a high fever. But you are different from them. You are not my descendant, so when I saw you, there was no
Need to be careful and disguise.
"Anyway, this year is already the sixty-fifth year of my life, and next Wednesday is the day I die. Nothing has anything to do with me... Let them do what they do. Because I have no 'love' for them.
"To me, they are less interesting than a book."
He spoke words that were contrary to common sense, but he did not hesitate at all.
Annan completely understood.
Henry VIII had no "love" at all for the Kingdom of Noah and his children.
There is only hatred, responsibility and indifference in his heart - hatred for the "father" who copied his life and restricted his lifespan, and responsibility for the "royal family" and "kingdom" that restricted his life.
and indifference to the future fate of themselves and their children.