Sitting on the grass, Isabel watched in silence at Lady Sir, Caroline Walton, wife of her brother Sir Ernest who was waiting for her answer. At this time, a crazy idea suddenly occurred in her mind: to take some swords, musketeers and longbowmen deep into the vicinity of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and capture Mary I and her mother, Queen Mother Guise, alive.

However, after the capture of Mary I and her mother alive, a host of more troublesome problems ensued. Henry VIII was bound to send Mary I and her mother to the court of the City of London, where Mary I grew up to the age of 18 under the close supervision of the royal guardians. Then, in accordance with the will of Henry VIII, he married Prince Edward.

However, the pro-French leader Queen Mother Guise would never allow her daughter Mary I to be taken away. In this case, the only option is to kill the Queen Mother Guise. Or, quietly follow Mary I's procession out of Scotland for France, and snatch Mary I halfway through......

At the moment, Isabel Walton thinks it's a complicated issue. It takes a lot of thought to come up with a foolproof plan of action. However, Madame Jazz, who was sitting across from her, couldn't possibly know what she was thinking, staring at her and winking a few times, "Isabelle, what's wrong with you?" You look weird. ”

"Oh, uh, I'm fine." Isabel smiled lightly and said without changing her face, "Caroline, I was just thinking that if the army sent by His Majesty could capture Mary I and her mother, Queen Mother Guise, the war would be over forever. ”

Madame Jazz looked at her in silence for a long time before she smiled helplessly and said, "The Scots will not let us capture their queen." ”

At this point, Isabel no longer makes her own bizarre theories. Lying on the grass again, he put his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky, and said, "Caroline, do you know what Ernest will face as a knight when he sets foot on the battlefield?" ”

Caroline nodded slowly, "Yes, Isabel." If Ernest dies in Scotland, what do you think I'm going to live on? When a maid took the initiative to arrange Caroline's skirt on the grass, her expression was still very sad.

"In the event that my brother Sir Ernest is killed in battle, His Majesty will appoint a guardian for you and the minor Wolfe until Wolf reaches the age of 21 and pays the inheritance money to inherit his father, Sir Ernest." Isabel bluntly spoke of a major issue of income, namely the custody income that Henry VIII could get the most out of his brother's domain.

Feudal privilege income is the income brought by the feudal obligations enjoyed by the king of England as a feudal lord on the divided land, and is an important part of the normal income of the royal family. Its privileges mainly include guardianship, assistance, pre-emption, marriage and inheritance, etc. Guardianship income, on the other hand, is the income that the king receives by virtue of his feudal land possession.

According to traditional law, after the death of a nobleman or knight, if his male heirs are not minors (men under 21 years of age and women under 14 years of age), their domains are under the guardianship of the king. While his realm was under guardianship, the king could sell the realm of a nobleman or knight or appoint an official to administer it directly.

Therefore, the land that was temporarily occupied by the king through the exercise of guardianship was called a temporary royal domain. During the period of guardianship, all the income of the realm went to the king, except for the necessities of the heir's growth. When the heir reaches adulthood, he must pay the inheritance money to the king in order to regain his father's land.

However, the income from the guardianship imposed from the Middle Ages to the time of Henry VIII became even more brutal and unforgiving. In order to alleviate the financial crisis, Henry VIII intensified the exploitation of the income from the custody. In order to get as much income as possible from the land under his guardianship, Henry VIII often sold the land under his guardianship to others at a high price.

In order to get the most out of the land during the purchase period, the person who buys the custodial land usually allows the buildings on the custodial land to fall into disrepair for many years and overuse the property by cutting down trees on a large scale. By the time the lands returned to their wards, they were nearly exhausted, causing an irreparable loss of income to the new lords. As the Earl of Nottingham once said, "If a family's land is taken over three times, then the family is destroyed." ”

This is a very real problem. Suppose that after Caroline Walton's husband, Sir Ernest, died in battle in Scotland, her and her husband's lands would be taken by Henry VIII's custody or sold to someone willing to buy his domain. Without land, and without financial resources, Caroline, her eldest son Wolfe, and her second son, John, who had just turned a year old, would immediately fall from heaven to hell. Of course, a small portion of the land income could be used to raise Wolf and his younger brother until they were 21 years old.

"I know the guardian, and I know that this guardian sent by His Majesty the King has the right to use my land with Ernest and the proceeds generated." Caroline paused and said with a blank face.

Caroline is faced with legal problems, and no one can escape the constraints of the law. Isabelle, of course, could not bear to see her best friend become a commoner or lose a wanderer, and after a little thought, she looked at the other party and whispered, "If you want, I can buy a manor and some land in Richmondshire or Yorkshire and give it to you, so that you and Wolf and the second son John can live happily." ”

"Buy a manor and land??" Caroline glanced at Isabel twice, she couldn't believe what she was saying.

Isabel looked at the amazed Caroline with a smile and whispered, "Don't worry, I made a lot of money this time in the south." ”

Unbeknownst to her, Caroline frowned slightly and glanced at her, "Isabel, you are the daughter of a nobleman who has no inheritance rights. You used your money to buy a manor and land and give it to me, what will you live on in the future? ”

Isabel's eyes moistened a little when she heard her words and nodded, "Well, what do you think I should do to protect your life and that of your children." ”

"Get up, let's go." As Caroline spoke, the maid beside her had lifted her up from the grass.

Without waiting for her maid Anne to help her, Isabel jumped up from the grass. As the two walked slowly, Caroline whispered, "I think you can pay for me and your brother's territory." ”