With two hares in her left hand and a peacock and a swan in her right hand, Isabel walked happily in the direction of her knight teacher.

Augustine glanced at the prey on both of her hands and said, "Isabel, why don't you sell it to Reese along with it?" Are you planning to take it back to the manor and show it off in front of Effie? ”

Isabel shook her head, looked at Viscount Darlington's eldest son who was standing beside Sir again, and then said with a smile: "What is there to show off, and it is not the prey I have hunted with my own hands." I just wanted to give these prey to little Anne. ”

"Well, you're talking about Anne Cook, the daughter of the kitchen maid Lena?"

"yes, I like this little girl."

"Well, you can go back to Anne later. Now, Your Highness has invited me to tonight's dinner, so you are to come with me to the banquet hall. Augustine finished speaking, intending to leave the guard station.

"Your Excellency, please wait. Your Highness has also asked me to convey to you that it is not necessary for Madam Isabel to accompany you to dinner tonight. The servant, who had not yet left, hurriedly added.

Augustine was a little surprised, but he quickly understood what Henry meant, nodded and said, "I see, does Your Highness have any other orders?" ”

The servant bowed his head slightly, and said, "Your Highness also said that you will give some of each dish of this dinner to Madame Isabel as her dinner for her to enjoy in the side banquet hall." ”

Joseph Swift, who stood by without speaking, sensed keenly from the conversation between the servant and the knight that the Duke of Richmond seemed to be passionately pursuing his former "love".

Joseph's heart burned with a thick, very sour jealousy. In order to pursue this idealized knightly love, he is ready to start a desperate struggle with the Duke of Richmond who will use all knightly means.

Even if he encounters unexpected hardships and hardships in his unremitting and painstaking pursuit of his former "lover", and even has to resist the framing of jealous people and the slander of rumormongers, he must bring his desire for joyful love to heaven after death.

With a confident smile on his face, Joseph walked up to Isabel and saluted formally, looking at her affectionately and saying, "Good lady, please forgive me for having to leave your side." Because I know that the love that is easy to get will not make people cherish it, and only the love that has been obtained through a lot of hard work will reflect its true value. This is what Joseph said to you that will be remembered all the time. ”

After saying that, without waiting for Isabel to respond, he saluted her again. After saluting, he saluted Augustine and rode out of the garrison.

Isabel was baffled by Joseph Swift's confessional language, and when the other party left, she turned her face to Augustine and said, "Sir, what's wrong with this guy?" Also, what does it mean to be a 'good lady on top of a good lady'? Is he talking about me? ”

Augustine snorted lightly and said with a smile: "Isabel, don't keep Your Highness waiting too long, let's talk as we go." ”

As the two of them and the servants behind them walked briskly towards the banquet hall of the main building, Augustine explained to her, "Actually, you can completely ignore the words of the eldest son of Viscount Darlington. ”

Isabel nodded incomprehensibly and said, "Oh, then why did he say that to me?" ”

"You must know that Joseph was also an officially canonized knight. Actually, what he said to you was just a chivalric love language. Chivalric love, simply put, is the pursuit of love between men and women. ”

"I see, he's after me. So, how should 'good and good lady' be explained? ”

"What I want you to know, Isabel, is that Joseph will only care about the process of pursuing you, just like any other knight who pursues a knight's love. It should be said that it doesn't matter whether I can pursue you or get your love. The important thing is that Joseph's painful tempering in his pursuit of you can ennoble his personality and enhance his character. ”

Augustine continued: "As for 'good and good lady,' it is Joseph the boy who has borrowed a title from the knightly love poem for a beautiful, noble, and holy aristocratic woman. ”

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"Hi Annie, are you okay?" Isabel asked kindly as she bent down slightly in front of the kitchen maid's daughter, Anne.

"Hello, Ms. Isabel." Anne said timidly after saluting her.

Isabel tilted her head and asked curiously, "Annie, why are you doing this?" ”

Anne looked back at her parents, who were busy in the kitchen, and whispered, "Mr. Field has announced His Highness's words to everyone. Your Highness said that from this day onwards, everyone should greet you when they see you. And also said..."

"What else does Your Highness say?"

"Your Highness also says that no one is allowed to speak to anyone about what happened before you were baptized."

It is clear that Henry has used the Duke's authority to elevate Isabelle's status from a knight's squire to the rank of a noble lady. Isabel was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, Annie, let's stop talking about it. You see, what is it? ”

When she showed the hares, peacocks, and swans she was carrying in front of each other's eyes, Anne's face finally had a child's smile: "Ma'am, how come you have so many prey?" ”

"Someone gave it to me. Lo and behold, my stomach is actually so small that it can't hold so much food. So, I want to give these prey to you and your parents. ”

"Gurgle... You say you have a small stomach? If your stomach is really small, how can you have the strength to train as a knight? Oh, and your miraculous archery. ”

"Anne, how do you know I can shoot an arrow?"

"Ma'am, you don't know yet, do you? Now, the whole Nottingham Castle is talking about your archery show for Your Highness today. ”

Isabel shook her head, and had no choice but to say, "Anne, it's not worth talking about. Alright, grab these prey, it's time for me to go. ”

At this time, the kitchen maid Lena saw that her daughter had not returned for a long time, so she went outside the kitchen to look for her daughter. When she saw Isabel handing a few prey to her daughter, she hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Lady Isabel, I... We dare not accept your gifts. ”

Isabel whispered, "It's nothing, just a few prey." Besides, your daughter's body is relatively thin, so she should eat more meat. ”

"But, but ......"

"Lena, you just need to say 'thank you' at this point, don't you?"

Before leaving, Isabel said to Mother and Daughter Lina: "Lena, you know that the hunting season will continue until April next year. So, every day from now on, I will try to bring some food to you. If you can't finish it, you know better than I know how to store it. ”

Lena, who was uneducated, had tears in her eyes and nodded and said, "Thank you, Ms. Isabel, I know what to do." ”

Isabel said to Anne, "Anne, if you like to be friends with me, call me by my name in the future, okay?" ”

Anne turned her face to look at her mother beside her, then at her and said, "Thank you, Isabel." ”