At today's lunch at Horton Manor, a female visitor added a lot of new topics to the three hosts. These topics make the atmosphere of lunch more relaxed and pleasant.

The lord of the estate, Sir Thomas Parr, a magistrate of the County of Northampton, was clearly more interested in the young and illegitimately royal lord whom the female visitor had sworn allegiance. During the meal, he spoke about the baptism of the illegitimately royal family and the presence of his godfather, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

Halfway through lunch, Sir Thomas turned the conversation to the female visitor. He expressed his sincere gratitude to the female visitor for saving his eldest daughter, Catherine, and her two children during the "Journey of Grace" rebellion in 1536. When Sir learns that the female visitor has become the godmother of the eldest daughter's two children, he is even more grateful.

Sir William Parr, the eldest son of Sir William Parr, who sat opposite Isabel Walton, was both amused and somewhat bored by the topic of his father's conversation with Isabel. Until this time, his father, Sir Thomas, had never spoken to him about his position in Richmond and the Duke of Somerset.

Just as he was about to leave the table, his father looked at him and said slowly, "Miss Isabel, where did you say you and William met?" What was he doing at the time? ”

Isabel raised her eyelids and glanced at William, only smiling lightly, "Sir, I met your son at the cattle and horse market in Durham. Then... William's nephew, Catherine's stepson, Lord Latimer's eldest son, accidentally stepped on him, and he was trying to resolve the dispute by a method he knew. ”

"Miss, so the two of them didn't know each other at the time?"

"Yes, Sir."

Sir Thomas Parr turned his face to the eldest son, who was sitting on his left, in thought, "William, tell me, how did you settle your dispute with your sister's stepson?" ”

William didn't dare to tell the truth at all, and secretly glanced at Isabel, who was sitting opposite. After thinking for a while, he replied, "My sister's stepson, Lord Latimer's eldest son, apologized to me, and... Then ......" Before he finished speaking, William's head was slowly lowered.

Isabel thinks this guy is too bad at lying. Presumably he really thought that once he lied, he would really go to hell in the future. Rolling his eyes at William's father, "Sir, I got there in time to settle the dispute between the two of them. ”

Anne, who sat next to William, was such a smart young woman, and she knew there was something wrong with the expressions and conversations between the two. He lightly touched William's arm with his right elbow and said a word with a squirming lip, "Duel." ”

William hurriedly stopped his sister with his eyes, as if to say, "Don't speak." ”

Anne, who was holding the wine glass, glanced at her brother and smiled, nodded and whispered, "Remember, you owe me a favor." ”

At the end of lunch, the three men sent Sir Thomas off. Anne Parr, the lady-in-waiting, stared at her sister's female companion, "Isabel, did this guy want to duel with John at that time?" ”

Isabel propped her cheek with her hand and said slowly, "Annie, you must be very attentive to everything in your daily life, after many years of court life. So, I think you know the answer for sure. ”

"William, do you think it's a commendable thing to use a duel to settle disputes?" Anne had already guessed the subtext of Isabel and did not save her brother any face.

At this time, William was very embarrassed and bowed his head guiltily, "Annie, please don't be angry, I will repent of my sins." ”

"Repentance? Well, not bad. However, I remember that confessions were not usually done in the dining room. ”

"Yes, I'll be right away." William quickly stood up and saluted the two young women present, "I'm sorry, Miss Isabel, Anne, please forgive me for not being able to have a pleasant conversation with you. ”

Looking at William's back as she left, Anne glanced at Isabel, "I don't understand why His Highness would agree to let him serve as a guard at the Duke's Palace. ”

Isabel fiddled with the fork in her hand and comforted her, "As long as William realizes what kind of mistakes he has made, he can prove that he is still saved." ”

"Maybe, time will tell." Anne stood up, and the valet behind her straightened her skirt, and she looked at the other again, "Let's go, go to my room and rest for a while." ”

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After lunch, Anne ushered her sister's female companion into her room. After sitting down on one of the chairs that Anne's maid had brought for her, Isabel suddenly remembered a question. Looking curiously at the lady-in-waiting who walked to the window, "Anne, how did you call Your Highness the Duke of Richmond and the Duke of Somerset I when we first met?" Of course, I'm talking about the origin of His Highness's other dukedom. ”

Anne glanced at her and smiled faintly, "Oh, it's a habit in the court. You know, in the court, the titles and ranks of nobles and noble women must be absolutely valued, and there can be no mistakes. ”

"Miss, this is your wine." After the valet brought Anne a glass of wine, she stood quietly to the side.

"Isabel, in fact, another dukedom of His Royal Highness derives mainly from Henry VII's mother, the grandmother of His Majesty the present King (Henry VIII), Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was called 'my lordess, the King's mother' during the time of Henry VII."

Anne, who is familiar with the situation of the royal family, took the trouble to introduce: "Because the King's mother is the granddaughter of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset I, and Marguerite Beauchamp of Bletso, and the grandmother of His Majesty the King today, of course, His Royal Highness can legally inherit the title of Duke of Somerset from his great-grandmother's father." ”

"What does Henry VII's mother, Henry VIII's grandmother have to do with me? My God, I'm going crazy. Isabel still patiently listened to Anne finish talking about this large number of things related to the royal family, and nodded deliberately in thought, "I understand." So, can His Royal Highness have the right to use the Duke of Somerset's domain? ”

"The right to use the territory, I'm afraid it won't work. If His Highness wants to have the right to use the Duke of Somerset's domain, he must obtain the consent of all the ministers. Anne smiled and explained, "Actually, as early as 1525, when His Highness was 6 years old, His Majesty had intended for him to oversee the entire northern counties. ”