"Suddenly sick and died?" When Henry Fitzroy heard this, he shuddered and his eyes became timid.

"Don't be afraid, Henry, you have returned to Windsor, and you have met His Majesty twice." Isabel stood up and helped the Duke of Richmond to a seat on one side.

Henry took her arm as he sat down, looked up at her and said in a trembling voice, "If they really want me to die of illness, how can I resist the devil's erosion?" ”

Isabel sat down in the chair next to him and let him hold her arm. Looking at Henry with a determined look: "Henry, listen to me, okay?" ”

Henry nodded profusely, his eyes still filled with tears. Isabel smiled lightly and said, "This is a royal town, they don't dare to kill you with impunity." Even if they want to kill you with poison, it's too late, because you're about to complete your marriage ceremony with Lady Mary, so they won't make you 'sick' now. ”

"Even if you can't use poison to make me sick and die now, you can do it later." Although Henry's mood is not very stable, his thinking is relatively clear.

In fact, this is the question that Isabel is thinking about at the moment. How to prevent premeditated murder in the rest of your daily life is a serious test for the Duke and Duchess, and for her. Isabel glanced at Henry, who was about to collapse, stretched out her right hand and gently stroked the back of Henry's right hand holding her left arm, and said with a smile: "Henry, you scratched me." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, Isabel." Henry hurriedly let go of her left arm, and Isabel then said, "I have a few ways to clear the shadow of death that will fill my life in the future." ”

"Tell me, and I'll know you have an idea."

"First, make a set of cutlery out of very pure silver, including knives and forks, spoons, wine glasses, and dinner plates. Henry, what is the standard of silver in the kingdom now? ”

"Silver standard, silver standard? Oh, it seems to be Stirling Silver. ”

As a side note, Stirling silver is the oldest silver standard in history and the only one in the UK and the US that has been legally prescribed. According to the legal system, any silver with a silver content of less than 92.5% cannot be called Stirling.

Isabel nodded, "Make a set of cutlery out of Stirling silver, and you must use this set of silver cutlery for every meal." Perhaps, this will prevent people from poisoning the food. Second, a special drug test servant is arranged, and every meal every day must be tasted by the drug tester before it is delivered to the table. ”

Henry was very curious and couldn't help but ask her, "It's okay to make sterling silver cutlery." It's just a test of poison servants, it seems too cruel, right? Now that there are no more serfs in the kingdom, who wants to be a servant who will die at any time? ”

"Well, this one can be ignored for the time being. Thirdly, whoever gives you food cannot eat or wear clothing. Not even if it was given by His Majesty the King. ”

"This one doesn't seem to work."

"Fourthly, after marrying Lady Mary, you must live with your wife. At the time of the meal every day, you eat whatever she eats. If she doesn't touch or eat any dish, you must not touch or eat it. ”

When Henry heard that he was living with the Duke's daughter, a sad look appeared on his thin face again, and he looked at her: "Isabel, I don't love her at all, how can I live with her." ”

"Anyway, aristocratic couples sleep in separate rooms, what are you afraid of? At most, you treat her as if she were your retainer. Isabel didn't even think about it, and blurted out.

Henry didn't answer right away, but asked, "Is there any other way?" ”

After thinking about it, Isabel had no choice but to say the trick to victory: "One last way, when they start to attack Lord Surrey and you, spend some money to find a few mercenaries to get rid of them." ”

"It's better this way. Get rid of them and I'll be happy to enjoy the dishes with you, and I won't have to live with Mary all the time. ”

"Henry, Lady Mary is your wife. You dine with me, who am I? ”

Henry looked at her shyly, plucked up his courage and said, "Counselor, governess, duke's secretary, you can use any title you like." ”

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Time flies, and it's the first Wednesday of August. According to the custom of choosing the date of marriage between men and women at this time, Henry VIII's arrangement of the wedding of his illegitimate son Henry and the daughter of the third Duke of Norfolk on Wednesday is not contrary to the mainstream customs of society.

Because there was a folk song at that time that said: "Monday is healthy, Tuesday is full of silver, Wednesday is good, Thursday is full of disasters, Friday is ruined, and Saturday is not blessed." As a result, young men and women who marry are particularly fond of Wednesday.

Unfortunately, a noble couple could not be married at Westminster Abbey, which was used for royal wedding celebrations. Of course, Henry VIII did not intend to treat his illegitimate son and future daughter-in-law badly. Under his arrangement, St George's Chapel in the lower area of Windsor Castle became the venue for the wedding.

According to tradition, the wedding will take place before lunch. By this time, St. George's Chapel had gathered to congratulate some of the nobles and their wives, eldest sons and ladies. When the Duke of Richmond, dressed in a groom's gown, waited for the bride to arrive, accompanied by his teenage playmate, the Earl of Surrey, the first-time bride Mary Howard, dressed in a white gown, white dress, a white wreath and a long white veil, walked into the church holding her father, Duke III of Norfolk.

Under the auspices of the current Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, and two clergy, the bride and groom came hand in hand to the archbishop and waited silently. After the archbishop has given a speech to the bride and groomed, the bride and groom have taken their vows, exchanged family motifs and proverb rings, signed the marriage certificate, and other wedding ceremonies, the church rings the bell to pray for the blessing of the bride and the bride and groom.

When a couple comes out of the church, the congratulatory crowd scatters grains of wheat dyed in various colors on the couple. Wheat grains symbolize a good harvest and affluence, and also congratulate the newlyweds on a long and happy life and a full house of children and grandchildren.

Before he arrived at the wedding reception, the Duke of Richmond, as the groom, was already planning to leave with his teenage playmate. The Earl of Surrey took the duke's hand, looked at the bride, who was surrounded by noble ladies and ladies on one side of the scene, and quietly said to the bridegroom: "Henry, even if this is a political marriage, you must complete it." ”

"Let me and a woman I don't love at the wedding banquet and accept the blessings of the nobles?" The Duke of Richmond muttered to his playmate.

"Henry, we'll talk about it until we're done with the wedding feast."

"Lord Surrey, remember, I'm doing this entirely for your godfather!"