Chapter 19 Bad news from the Queen

New Zealand, Isle of Wight.

The first meeting of the House of Commons went smoothly, but this did not make Arthur happy. Because there was news from Queen Victoria that Her Majesty's health had become worse and worse, and she might not even survive until winter.

Arthur had actually expected this situation, but he could not accept it.

Since the past few years, Queen Victoria's health has been getting worse and worse, and some political affairs have been transferred to the Crown Prince.

In addition to the pain of losing her son not long ago, although Queen Victoria appeared to be very strong, Arthur knew in his heart that the departure of Duke Arthur had dealt a huge blow to Queen Victoria. In addition to Arthur and other princes and grandchildren, what kept Queen Victoria going was the memory of Prince Albert and the deceased prince. This was also the reason why Queen Victoria traveled thousands of miles to the Isle of Wight.

After learning the news, Arthur urgently dispatched a warship to visit the Queen on the Isle of Wight.

After two full days of sailing, Arthur finally arrived at Queen Victoria's residence, the Isle of Wight.

Arthur was greeted by Princess Beatrice, Arthur's aunt.

After seeing Arthur, Princess Beatrice's eyes were red, and she said to Arthur: "Arthur, go, your grandmother is waiting for you."

Entering the room that was not luxuriously decorated, Arthur saw Queen Victoria lying on the bed at a glance.

Compared with the time they parted, the queen had obviously lost weight, her eye sockets were sunken, and she seemed to have aged more than ten years.

"Arthur! My child, come to your grandmother." Queen Victoria immediately saw Arthur pushing the door in and said with surprise.

"Grandma!" Arthur responded, walked forward and held the queen's wrinkled hands.

"Arthur, how have you been in Australia during this period? Are you still adapting?" The queen stroked Arthur's forehead and asked with a smile.

"I'm fine, grandmother. Thanks to the guards you gave me, I took over the control of the entire Australia relatively smoothly. Now under my guidance, Australia has established a dual monarchy government, elected the House of Commons, and is preparing for the cabinet election." Arthur replied with a smile.

"Well, dual monarchy? Are there no people in the government who oppose you?" Queen Victoria was listening quietly. After hearing Arthur say the word dual monarchy, she was a little surprised and asked.

"It seems that there is no such thing at present, because the prime ministers of the original colonies do not have military power, and I gave them the position of temporary cabinet. So far, there are no officials who clearly oppose the national system." Arthur thought for a while and then answered solemnly.

"Well, have you left all the guards in Australia?" Queen Victoria asked again.

"Yes, grandmother. Although I have ensured that most Australians support me through speeches and various policies. But just in case, I have left all the guards in Australia." Arthur nodded again and said.

"Well, you did a good job. As the ruler of a country, no matter how smooth the environment is, you can't lose the last bit of caution. It's a good thing that your reforms in Australia are going smoothly, but it's also a bad thing. Although everything seems to be fine now, just as you expected. But once an accident happens, no one can be sure which state will have your opposition." Queen Victoria nodded with relief, and finally ended her questions one after another.

"You came at the right time this time, Arthur. A group of servants came from the mainland some time ago. You and Louise live in Australia and need more servants to take care of your lives. When you go back this time, take some more cooks, doctors, and servants with you. As the ruler and royal family of Australia, don't lose face in this regard." Queen Victoria seemed to have thought of something and said.

"Yes, grandmother." Looking at Queen Victoria's eager appearance, Arthur really couldn't say anything to refuse.

"Grandma, how are you doing recently?" Arthur quickly changed the subject and began to care about Queen Victoria's health.

"That's it, Arthur. I'm old and can't walk anymore. I wanted to go to the beach on the island, but I was exhausted and my legs hurt as soon as I walked outside the manor. But it's good, maybe I can see your grandfather and your father earlier." Speaking of her body, Queen Victoria sighed angrily, and seemed to have thought it through, saying with a hint of sarcasm.

"Don't say that, Grandma. You will definitely live to be a hundred years old, and then I will bring your great-grandson to see you again." Arthur hurriedly stopped Queen Victoria's decadent words and comforted her with a smile.

"Heh~" Queen Victoria smiled and shook her head, but did not continue her topic.

"Grandma, I'll take you around the island, okay?" Arthur stood up and planned to take Queen Victoria around the island, and relax by the way to offset the double decadence of Queen Victoria's body and mind.

"Okay, let's go to West Beach, Albert and Arthur like it there too." Unexpectedly, Queen Victoria did not refuse, but smiled and nodded.

While Princess Beatrice was helping Queen Victoria sit in the wheelchair, Arthur called Queen Victoria's personal physician, Makoto, and asked in a low voice: "Doctor Makoto, how is grandma's health?"

Dr. Makoto looked around, carefully pushed back a few meters, and then whispered: "Your Highness, Her Majesty the Queen is not suffering from any disease, but this is the most troublesome. Various diagnostic results show that Her Majesty the Queen is already in her twilight years, and her body functions are about to reach the end. Conservatively speaking, Her Majesty the Queen should only be able to hold on until autumn."

Hold on until autumn, and now it is early summer in June.

This also means that Queen Victoria has only about three months to live. Although it is shorter than the original historical period, it is a more reasonable result after experiencing the pain of losing a child.

Although he had expected it in his heart, after hearing what Dr. Makoto said, Arthur's heart still sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

"Is there no other way? Dr. Makoto." Arthur asked without giving up.

"No, Her Majesty's body is aging normally. From the current medical technology, we have no way at all." Dr. Makoto shook his head again, sighed lightly, and said.

I want to apologize to everyone. I suddenly realized that I have been too watery recently. This chapter was originally about the meeting of the House of Commons, but after thinking carefully, I realized that the meeting would take several more chapters, which would be watery and boring. So I urgently pushed the plot forward and immediately entered the main line of national development. Please support!