The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 408: Kings don’t understand people’s hearts
Crack.
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 did not salute the king, pay him any tribute or be polite.
Just glanced at the books on the table and said softly: "Are you studying the Eling language?"
"Yeah, but there are some dragon language comments that I can't understand. It's really nice of you to come and see me."
"——I think you came to me not 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 Kaifuni, Annan clearly felt Kaifuni's hands trembling and she lowered her head. Then he quietly 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, 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 whether Elizabeth What are you planning? As long as your identity is revealed to me personally, you will be fine... right?"
——Indeed.
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 would be excusable... As long as Annan doesn't die, the old grandmother will not be able to enforce the law 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 vindictive - dragons have 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 stay awake for thirty or forty years.
After all, the old grandmother’s shelter month 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.
Grandma's revenge is not measured in days or months. It's normal for her to stay there for more than ten years or decades... If she doesn't find a chance until people die of old age, she will attack their descendants.
It is "traditional" for a father to pay his debts to his son; it is also "traditional" to protect one's shortcomings, and it is also "traditional" to seek 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 a madman.
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 "I don't know about this".
"...Thank you very much."
Annan was silent for a long time, but still thanked him in a low voice.
He immediately asked: "But what are you...?"
...do you fully understand what Philip and Elizabeth are 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 is Philip's relationship with the Roof Church and Little Crow, or Elizabeth's little tricks in the army, school and my Guards... I know everything about Margaret 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 much.
But he obviously knows everything, but why...doesn't he do it at all?
"Because I am already dying, 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 a '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 the fact.
"——I am not a naturally born human being, but a 'child in the cup' created by the power of the cup-holder girl to continue the royal bloodline. It is 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, and 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 because of the political turmoil that will arise when I inherit the throne from generation to generation because I live too long."
The corners of Henry VIII's mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile that was either pity or ridicule: "Yes... my father is jealous of me and afraid of me. When his only child was born, he was entangled in it. The curse used to shorten one's lifespan 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 Yinghe? Objection? Is it comfort? Is it encouragement?
—But none of this makes any sense.
"So...you don't love your child?"
After a long time, Annan asked slowly.
Hearing Annan's words, Henry VIII showed a gratified and understood smile, 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 The firewood that burns when you get to know, know each other, and fall in love with others.”
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 words. And people don't understand those who are not yet born. The fetus has some taboos.
"Yes, maybe it's a prank of the girl holding the cup, or 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 hatred from their 'father' or 'mother' Regret... then came the 'love' that was revealed.
"The child in the cup is not a continuation of life at all - just a copy of life. Anyone who sees his own child in the cup ~IndoMTL.com~ will instinctively feel disgusted, because it is exactly the same as himself Babies are proof of their failure in life...
"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? I am poisoned. It doesn't matter, just kill each other. It has nothing to do with my mind being controlled.
"This is not revenge, just a statement.
"Since my father only sees me as a tool to continue the kingdom and royal bloodline, I don't need to express my opinions on matters other than this - which is certainly 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 see you There is no need to be wary or disguised.
"Anyway, this year is already the sixty-fifth year of my life. 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. words.
"To me, they are less interesting than a book."
He said 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 hatred for the "royal family" and "kingdom" that restricted his life. responsibility, and indifference to the future fate of himself and his children.
It’s not that he doesn’t understand love.
——But there is no need to understand.
I don’t want to understand either.