Just after 8 a.m., a Scottish court attendant arrived outside the drawing room of Queen Mary's mother, Queen Mother Guise. After whispering a few words to the Queen Mother's lady-in-waiting, the lady-in-waiter immediately returned to the Queen Mother's chamber and reported to the Queen Mother the attendant's words, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the magistrate of Linlisgow has a very urgent matter to inform you. ”

Wearing a crescent moon hat studded with jewels, a tight tunic, and a shackling skirt, Queen Marie de Guise put down the embroidered cloth in her hand and turned to look at the lady-in-waiting, "Well, the sheriff of Linlithgow?" You can go and tell the sheriff to go and report to Lord Aaron, the regent, first. ”

James Hamilton, Earl II of Allen, his grandfather was King James II of Scotland. In 1536, after the death of John Stewart, Duke of Albany (father of Earl II of Aaron), he became the heir to the Kingdom of Scotland after the king's descendants. Because the children of the royal family proved to be short-lived, Queen Mary became second in line to the throne of Scotland at the age of 28 after Queen Mary's birth. From this point of view, the post of regent of the Scottish court could only be held by the Earl of Aalen.

Two hours later, Count Aaron, frowning, came outside the Queen Mother's parlor. After having one of the maids inform the Queen Mother Guise, the Queen Mother came to the parlor with several maids and unmarried maids. The Queen Mother, who was sitting on the main seat of the meeting room, glanced at the regent, "Lord Aaron, what has the sheriff of the Royal Borough informed you?" ”

Count Aaron, who was sitting in a precarious position, thought and replied slowly: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, St. Michael's Church was attacked last night. Bishops and monks... All of them were killed in the church. ”

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned, and the glass of wine in her hand also stayed in mid-air. Turning to look at the regent with a surprised look after handing the glass to a lady-in-waiting, "Your Excellency, who do you think did this?" ”

When Earl Aaron looked at Queen Mary's mother with a blank face, he didn't answer the other party directly, but shook his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, not only that, but something even stranger has happened in the borough, and Sir Andrew, the head guard and captain of the palace in Linlithgow, is also missing. ”

"Gone? What do you mean, Your Excellency? The Queen Mother of Guise suddenly raised her voice as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, I mean the sheriff of the town, who has searched the entire royal town, has not been able to find the chief of the guard himself, dead or alive." Count Arlen was also curious about two things. However, now he can only tell the truth.

The bishop and monks of the church where members of the royal family used to go to worship were killed, and the chief of the guard of the nearby royal palace disappeared for some reason. The Queen Mother Guise had never encountered such a daring to challenge the authority of the royal family, and while she sat in her chair and pondered for a long time, she once again asked the lady-in-waiting to hand her the glass.

The silence in the drawing room belonging to the Queen Mother was once again pervasive, and after a few sips of wine, the Queen Mother Marie de Guise looked directly at the Count of Arrun and said, "Your Excellency, since the two events took place on the same night. So, do you think there is a possibility that these two things are interconnected? ”

Even before the Queen Mother said this, the regent, Count Aaron, had already begun to imagine whether there might be a connection between the two events. Of course, at the moment he did not get a final answer, but replied hesitantly, "Your Majesty, I don't know if these two things were done by a gang of thieves." However, by your grace to me, I will try to find out both of these things. ”

"Your Excellency, you said that the thieves did it? How can you prove that a thief did it? “

"Your Majesty, I don't think anyone has dared to openly challenge the authority of the royal family, except for a few homeless vagrants or thieves."

The Queen Mother nodded subconsciously, "Okay, Your Excellency." I suppose you should send a few more attendants to check out the church near the palace of Linlithgow. You can exercise the powers of the queen if you catch a wanderer or thief who is guilty of aggravated homicide. ”

Count Aaron stood up and saluted Queen Mother Guise, and was about to leave the Queen Mother's parlor when he asked, "Your Majesty, if you can't find the Chief of the Guard himself, you should immediately send another knight to guard the palace." ”

"Your Excellency, whether you are the regent or not, it is up to you to decide." After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she left the meeting room with a large number of entourage.

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The Queen Mother of the Scottish royal family and the Queen Regent with royal blood, even if they racked their brains, probably would not have thought that a group of daring Englishmen would do these two things. In fact, Count Aaron was just trying not to let the Queen Mother get too involved in matters outside the court. As for the people who caused the two cases related to the royal family, he did not believe that the landless wanderers or thieves were responsible for it.

In any case, in the 28 years since he was born, he has never seen an incident in which an ordinary commoner dared to challenge the authority of the royal family. After leaving the Queen Mother's court, Count Arun began to turn his investigation into the case to the attendants guarding the palace of Linlithgow and the security army under the sheriff of the town.

Because only these people, trained in knightly skills, could have killed a dozen clergy without anyone knowing. As for the missing chief of the palace guard, for now he can only send his attendants to look around. Immediately after lunch, Count Aaron arranged for a knight and several attendants to go to St. Michael's Church in the royal borough to investigate the murder. In addition, dozens of attendants were sent to find the chief of the palace guard on horseback where he might go.

At the same time, Isabel and the team members were arranged to sleep in the captain's cabin after a morning of rest, and then arranged to have a hearty lunch. In the afternoon, Isabel returned to the captain's cabin with her squires Ralph, Baldwin and Fast and several other battle-experienced dukes to prepare for a pre-plunder meeting.

With a few simple maps of Scotland on the captain's desk, and as they pointed to some of the towns near the Scottish coastline drawn on the maps, Isabel glanced at the guards standing on the side, "Fast, is Sir Andrew still imprisoned at the bottom of the cabin?" ”

Fast looked at her and nodded, "Yes, Your Excellency. Jazz can't run away unless he can swim. ”

The people present laughed, and Isabel glanced at the crowd with her eyes before saying, "Now, you immediately have Sir taken to the priest's cabin to be supervised." We can't let the Queen die easily until he says where the Queen is hiding. ”