The charity of establishing a church school and providing free education to school-age villagers in the realm was sparked by a full-time servant in Baron Walton's family. This does not mean that the full-time servant has said or done anything to his lord's daughter, but that his presence has a chain reaction related to philanthropy.

In the two years since her father was made a hereditary nobleman, Isabel has faithfully fulfilled her duties within the ducal palace. Therefore, after returning to his father's territory, he rarely paid attention to his parents' family affairs, except for rest, convenience, meals, sleep, and swordsmanship and bowing. Especially during the 6 months of sailing, I didn't know anything about the changes in my family.

Now, with some free time, she begins to divert her excess energy to her parents' family. In addition to the kitchen servants she found on Ascension Day, she found that she had added a few more full-time servants to her parents' household.

In the supervision of the estates, the treasurer, cashier and accountant were added. Horse trainers, grooms, dog trainers, luthiers and drummers were added to provide services for parents' parades, hunting and recreational activities. As for the falconer, the Duke of Richmond provided her family with one when he gave her a hunting horse a few years earlier.

In addition to the resident chaplain of St. Michael's Church, the priests, choir teachers, chapel priests, and alms were added to the family's religious activities. In addition, there are the original servants of the family, the gamekeeper, the hall courtesy, the janitor, the night watchman, the craftsman, and the attendant. In this way, Baron Walton's family had more than 100 servants.

Of course, it was a common phenomenon for aristocratic families of this era to have hundreds of servants. Among the nobles living in the north, the Earl of Northumberland, with 500 servants and attendants, is a striking example. Even the Earls of Oxford, the parents of Isabelle's good friend Francis Howard, Lady of Surrey, had 300 servants and attendants in the early 16th century wearing the coat of arms of the Earl of Oxford.

The treasurer in the family of Isabelle's parents was able to spark the idea of a church school, and this is why. On the morning of the day after Baron Latimer John Neville left Walton Manor, the butler came to the hall with the treasurer, who was in charge of the treasury, and asked to meet the lord and his wife.

After waiting for some time, the butler and the treasurer saw the lord and the lord's wife leading several male attendants and personal servants and maids to the hall. When the lord and the lord's wife took their seats, the two saluted respectfully. Baron Walton glanced at his wife, who was in charge of family affairs, and said with a smile, "Madam, the butler has come to us with the treasurer, and this proves to be your family business." So, I won't interfere with your decisions lightly. ”

Mrs. Walton smiled at her husband, then turned to look at the two who were standing a few paces away, "Butler, let the treasurer speak for himself." ”

The treasurer took two steps forward and nodded at the two people sitting on the throne, and replied truthfully: "Madam, last night you told my servant that no one could use the contents of those boxes without the orders of the lord and you, so I counted the contents of the ten boxes one by one and recorded them in the account book. ”

"Good. So, treasurer, now what do you want to tell me? Mrs. Walton took a glass of wine from her valet and took a sip before speaking.

"Madam, what I want to say is, what to do with the 10 sealed boxes in the storeroom? I mean, these boxes were brought back by Miss. ”

"My daughter brought it back? Well, you can write in the account book that you received 10 sealed boxes from Miss. ”

After Mrs. Walton finished speaking, the treasurer frowned slightly, raised his head and looked at her, "Madam, can I know what is in those boxes of young lady?" If the lady thinks that the contents of the box are missing when she picks it up, she will first suspect me that I have stolen the contents of the box. ”

Mrs. Walton nodded, thinking that the treasurer's words made sense. After thinking for a while, he looked at his husband beside him, "My lord, what do you think of it?" ”

Baron Walton stroked his beard and looked at the full-time servant a few steps away with his right hand on his cheek, "Treasurer, you are a credible servant. My daughter, wouldn't be so rude. ”

The treasurer bowed his head slightly and replied in a calm voice, "My lord, I am grateful that you have trusted me. But if you put me in the position of treasurer, I will serve you until the day you fire me. ”

Baron Walton was satisfied with the treasurer's loyalty, blinked twice and thought, and said, "Well, after the young lady returns from His Royal Highness's castle, you can accompany the young lady to finish counting the goods in front of us." ”

Shortly after 4 p.m., Isabel rode back to the territory from Sharif Hatton Castle with six of her father's saber attendants. After learning from the butler what had happened in the morning, he took his personal maid, Anne, into the hall. Soon after, the treasurer and several manservants entered the hall carrying 10 treasure chests with seals, and their parents, dressed in aristocratic attire, also came to the hall and sat on the throne.

Baron Walton thought that his daughter would be furious when he learned what happened, but he didn't expect his daughter to just smile faintly. The mother, Mrs. Walton, let her come to her side and explained with a smile: "My daughter, the treasurer is just a servant who is loyal to your father, you don't want to rebuke him, do you?" ”

Isabel glanced twice at the treasurer, who was standing a few steps away, then turned to her mother and smiled, "No, of course not. I can't easily tell anyone what these 10 boxes are in, because... It's all pounds. ”

"My God!" Mrs. Walton was so frightened that she almost covered her mouth with her hand, but finally kept her reserve and said excitedly, "Daughter, you earned all this back?!" ”

"No, the money in the 5 largest chests and one ordinary chest is not mine, it belongs to His Highness and the gentlemen who serve His Highness."

"I see. So, the remaining 4 boxes can be counted by the treasurer, right? ”

At this time, Isabel deliberately asked more, "Mother, after the money is recorded in the account books, will it belong to the Walton family, or will it belong to me?" ”

"My daughter, you earned the money back, of course it's yours." Mrs. Walton's answer was reasonable, and sounded like the tone of the last night.

Isabel was curious about her mother's two completely different attitudes, but instead of saying it directly, she smiled lightly, "Mother, now let the treasurer count the goods." ”