Walking on an empty racetrack under a clear sky is also a treat. Anne Parr, dressed in a leotard, walked beside Isabel and stared at each other with a smile all the time, "In my imagination, northerners are savage, rude and uncultured. However, I have never seen in you these habits of the northerners. ”

Isabel said indifferently as she walked, "Anne, can I understand that you think that I am not the daughter of a knight from the north?" ”

"I don't know. Judging from what you have just taught William about the longbow and the saddle, you are a very wise aristocratic woman. ”

"Because... I'm a very special northern woman. It is this kind of special that can make His Highness appreciate me very much. ”

"Giggle...... Isabel, you are also a proud aristocratic woman. ”

Isabel held the hilt of the cross-hand half-sword at her waist in her left hand and placed her right hand behind her back, "Well, this sentence can prove that you are humiliating me. Don't worry, I'm not going to ask you for a duel. ”

Anne looked at her in disbelief, "Humiliation? Isabel, you... How do you think so? ”

"You were talking about me as a proud aristocratic woman. However, 'pride' is not one of the knightly virtues I know. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to think so. Did you, Isabel, have you also learned 'chivalry' and received all kinds of training? ”

"Uh-huh, do you know that His Highness once conferred on me as a quasi-knight. Of course, my title of Quasi-Knight is only valid within Richmondshire. ”

"Isabel, you are an aristocratic woman who has shocked me."

Isabel turned her head to look at her and smiled, "Anne, you are also an aristocratic woman who shocked me, and can receive various educations in the royal school at a very young age. Well, what kind of education did you have? ”

Anne smiled modestly, "Just some very ordinary knowledge, such as French, Latin, philosophy, theology, classical literature, and humanism. ”

"Annie, is this ordinary knowledge? At least in my opinion, you are much better than the king's Queen Anne of Cleves. I heard that this princess from a principality of the Holy Roman Empire could only read and write German, but did not know English at all. ”

"Thank you, Isabel, for your words of praise. In fact, compared to Queen Anne Boleyn, I can only serve as the queen's lady-in-waiting. ”

"Queen Anne Boleyn is one of the finest queens His Majesty has ever had."

When the two talked about the future mother of Elizabeth I, a sense of sadness and nostalgia appeared on the face of Anne Parr, who had served the queen. Isabel naturally knew the reason for this, and quickly changed the topic in a different direction, "Anne, William said that you have served as a lady-in-waiting in the court for a long time, so why are you not in the court now?" ”

Anne Parr glanced at her as she walked slowly, "Have you heard rumors of His Majesty's displeasure with Queen Anne of Cleves?" ”

"I've heard some from Your Highness. You mean to say... His Majesty is planning to change another queen? Isabel knew all about it, but she still deliberately lowered her voice and asked.

The lady-in-waiting, who was silent, replied to her with something more secretive, "Your Majesty met the Queen in Richmond early at the beginning of this year, but the result of the first meeting was very disappointing to Your Majesty. ”

"Well, Richmond? You're talking about Richmond upon the Thames, right? ”

"Yes, Richmond is southwest of the city of London." After Anne explained, she whispered: "Although the wedding of Her Majesty and the Queen took place at the Plasenshire Palace in Greenwich, the Queen told me privately what had happened on their wedding night. ”

"I'm listening, Annie." Seeing that the other party paused, Isabel answered.

"The queen said that her majesty only said goodnight to her that night, and then she went to bed alone."

At this point, everything is clear. Isabel didn't want to ask, and she didn't need to ask, to know the fact that Henry VIII and the newlywed queen were not married. Nodding quietly, he looked at Anne, "So, when the king became dissatisfied with the queen, you left the court?" ”

Anne raised her head and looked up at the white clouds in the sky, "I don't want to leave the palace either. However, as Your Majesty and the Queen continue to live like this, I fear that what happened to the former Queens will befall Queen Anne again. ”

Isabel smiled and reassured her, "I don't think so. Nothing happened on the wedding night, and the king was dissatisfied with the queen, and now... The king should find a way to declare the marriage null and void. ”

"You think so? Queen Anne will not be affected... Alleged, sentenced ... What about decapitation? ”

"Anne, you can think about it. The king was disappointed in the queen after the first meeting, so how could he have sex with the queen? Since there is no round house, this marriage can not be successfully canceled. ”

"Well, according to Catholic doctrine, it is true that a man and a woman can cancel their marriage without a round house."

"Therefore, we can not worry about Queen Anne being beheaded, on the contrary, the king will be grateful to the queen and give her wealth and land, so that she can live happily in the kingdom."

Anne nodded slowly and silently again, her face looking more natural and less melancholy. Seeing that she was no longer sad, Isabel smiled from her face, "Anne, do you still want to go back to the court when everything is over?" ”

"Yes, I only went back to Horton Manor this time to visit my father. As a result, I met you from the north, my sister's good partner who lives in the north. Anne walked briskly and smiled gently.

"Anne, don't you want to visit your sister and brother-in-law?"

"Isabel, you know, Lord Latimer is in very bad health, and I am afraid that my visit will affect the Lord's recovery."

Isabel walked up to the other and said regretfully as she turned around and walked backwards, "Annie, I am very happy to be good friends with you. It's just that I don't know if you want to. ”

Anne Parr pouted deliberately, "Good buddies I know should always be together to do some embroidery, reading, writing, and socializing. Not only that, but also play cards, chess, dice, horseback riding, and hunting together. Can you do it? ”

Isabel had an exaggerated smile on her face, "If you don't want to continue to be a lady-in-waiting, and I don't want to be a retainer of His Highness, I think we can do these fun things." ”