"Henry, I'll act as if I didn't hear your last words, okay?" Isabel echoed the Duke of Richmond's ambitions. However, if the Catholic Church in England were to be wiped out completely, 99% of the country's population would be wiped out.

"Huh...?" The Duke of Richmond looked at her with questioning eyes for a moment, then burst out laughing, "Isabel, you are a lovely and pleasant noble woman, and I am grateful to God for sending you to me. ”

Then, taking his left hand off the other's shoulder, he smiled self-deprecatingly at the empty and huge meeting room, "Get rid of the Catholicism in the kingdom, and I am afraid that in the blink of an eye this country will become the domain of the Pope, the French, and the Highlanders." ”

Still standing beside her with her hands behind her back, Isabel asked softly, "Henry, what are you going to do now?" ”

"The most important question at the moment is ......," the Duke of Richmond then turned his head to look at her, and then walked up to her side and whispered, "We must find a way to bring down the Duke of Norfolk's power in the court, and only when Catholicism is defeated can Prince Edward take the throne." ”

"Henry, did you know that Prince Edward would support Protestantism? Continuing to enforce the decrees of the Reformation? Isabel deliberately pretended to be confused, in order to elevate the status of the Duke of Richmond as a prince, giving people a royal background that only members of the royal family would know.

The Duke of Richmond pursed his lips and smiled as he looked at her appreciatively, "Isabel, I can tell you that it was the Cambridge scholar Richard Cox who was officially in charge of the prince's education, and John Check, the professor of Greek at Cambridge, was appointed as the prince's instructor. Both Cambridge scholars were humanists in the Erasmus tradition with strong Protestant tendencies. ”

Not only that, but there were many Protestant tendencies around the prince. Therefore, I am sure that the prince will continue to support Protestantism after he takes the throne. ”

Isabel's purpose was to get the Duke to say such a large statement, and at the same time to strengthen his confidence in bringing down the Catholic forces. With his hands behind his back, he slowly walked to the empty duchess seat beside the duke, and glanced at the duke casually, "The Duke of Norfolk relied on his niece Catherine to regain control of the court. Therefore, in order to bring down the Duke's power, it is necessary to find evidence of some of the queen's rash behavior before her marriage to His Majesty the King. ”

"Imprudent behavior? Isabel, do you think the queen would have behaved rashly before marriage? ”

"Henry, I remember I told you that I had been in a relationship with the Queen for some time a few years ago, and had learned some of the things that had happened to her when she was young."

"Well, that's right. The young, beautiful, and lovely queen must have had adulterous thoughts or actions before marriage. The Duke of Richmond had begun to despise Queen Catherine in his heart, and then looked up at the other party, "Since you have been in contact with the Queen, can you find evidence of her adultery with someone else?" ”

The evidence, of course, is that several letters sent by Catherine Howard to the Asker estate are still hidden by Isabel somewhere in her room in an unknown place. However, presenting the evidence at this time would have attracted the rebuke of Henry VIII.

Isabel did not answer the Duke directly, but reminded the other party of another matter, "Henry, the Queen and His Majesty the King are still going through a very happy time in their marriage, so it is not appropriate to report the Queen's adultery to His Majesty the King at this time. ”

The Duke of Richmond understood exactly what she meant, and if the queen's adultery before marriage was immediately exposed, it would be tantamount to a resounding slap in the face to the newlywed Yan'er's father, Henry VIII. Moreover, it is not yet possible to conclude whether the queen will be disgusted with Henry VIII. If the queen really fell in love with her father, didn't she ruin her father's beautiful marriage with her own hands?

After pondering for a long time, the Duke agreed to be patient for a while. After dealing with the Catholic Church and the Duke of Norfolk, who occupied the court, the Duke asked Isabel about her trip to Skipton Castle. Isabel recounted in detail how much Lady Cumberland missed Queen Catherine of Aragon and how she coped with it.

After listening to the other party's story, he laughed lightly, "I didn't expect that you would use the matter of the heir to the throne to divert my cousin's anger at His Majesty's cancellation of the marriage contract and the Reformation. ”

Isabel smiled and explained: "Henry, no matter which side I speak for, I won't end well, so I can do that. ”

"Well, you're doing a great job. Well, it's almost lunchtime. I'm going to invite you to lunch with me and my wife, Isabel, okay? ”

"It's my pleasure, Henry. But inviting me to lunch alone would have made the Duchess from the Norfolk family think differently. ”

"The Norfolk Family?!" The Duke of Richmond was a little helpless, "Isabel, can you believe it, there is a member of the Norfolk family by my side." ”

Isabel could only comfort the duke, "Henry, when you were engaged to the Duchess, no one could have known what would happen now. Perhaps, in the days to come, you can try to change the Duchess's faith, don't you think? ”

Richmond agreed, "Mary's view of affairs is not the same as that of her father. As for faith, I'll talk to her at some time. ”

Today's lunch, Isabel was settled in the castle guard cafeteria. After lunch, on the way back to Asker Manor, she recalls a question related to John Neville. If John had been on patrol three times a day with the vigilante patrol, he probably wouldn't have had much time to get an education. It is better to let him be fixed at what time to participate in the patrol so that he can find time to study.

On her way back to the estate, she passed by the magistrate's court, where she found the Governor of the Peace at the premises of the security patrol. Sitting across from Governor Saul Morrison, he calmly asked, "Saul, have there been any illegal acts of robbery, infringement, violence, and private fighting in the county during these times?" ”

After asking the manservant to bring her a glass of ale, Thor replied with a smile, "Your Excellency, my men and I have been working hard to control all kinds of chaos in the county and achieve peace in the county, as Sir has requested. It's just that there are more thefts in the county these days. In addition, there has been a considerable increase in the number of displaced people from other counties who have entered the county to beg along the county. ”

"Begging from house to house?" Isabel said subconsciously. At this time, she suddenly remembered Dorothy's family, and hurriedly asked, "Thor, is there a northern woman named Dorothy among these displaced people you have captured?" ”