Because the long autumn and winter hunting activities will continue until April next year, Isabel has not officially started her hunting training at this time. The main training in this area is to learn how to feed, train and use hounds, two special pets that only the aristocratic class can have.

Although her lord, the Duke of Richmond, did not intend for her to be a knightly squire in the true sense of the word, Isabel learned about Sir Alex Ferguson and became familiar with hounds and falcons while training her sword skills.

At the same time, Henry Fitzroy spent a whole morning studying in "pain" and "torment". While his tutor, Abraham Grant, was telling him about Italy's policy of expanding and developing overseas trade in the early 16th century, he was thinking about it.

"If you want to be with Isabel forever, you have to raise her status and rank. How to improve it? ”

"I have declared before that I will never speak of her before her baptism, and probably no one will dare to disobey my commands. Then, now, it's time to find a good family background for her. ”

"Since she is also surnamed Walton, it is better to let Sir Augustine fill in her name in the list of the Waltons, and then let Lord Haswell complete the corresponding legal formalities. In this case, wouldn't she have the background of a knight's family? I didn't expect it to be so simple. ”

"The identity is there, but what about the rank?"

Grant had already noticed that Henry was sitting there, not thinking about his own lesson. Glancing at the young duke's student, he whispered, "Your Highness, why did half of the spices in the market in Lyon, France, come from Venice during the period from 1525 to 1527?" ”

Henry blinked at Abraham with his chin in his right hand, and suddenly came to his senses and said, "Well, the spices in the French market are because... Because... The quality of Portuguese spices is poor. In contrast, the European middle and upper classes and aristocrats trusted Venetian spices more. ”

"Your Highness, you said it very well. However, there is always a distance between your learning status and your intelligence. If you can narrow the distance, Your Highness, I am sure you will have a very strong desire to learn today's lesson. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Grant, but we're starting all over again now." Henry whispered embarrassedly.

"It's okay, Your Highness, if you want to rest for a while, we can start later." Grant's expression was still the same as before, but his mood was much better.

As Abraham left the study, Henry was still sitting behind his desk and pondering, "What did you think of just now?" Oh, level, how do I level up Isabel? ”

"One is the knighthood of Sir Augustine that is higher than he is now. As the daughter of Sir Knight, Isabel's rank can naturally be increased accordingly. ”

"The other is to use my ducal authority to confer on her the knight directly. But she was a woman, how could she be knighted? ”

"There must be, there must be conventions."

Thinking of this, Henry quickly jumped up from his chair and went straight to the large bookshelves on both sides of the study and behind him, he planned to find a precedent from the many history books for one or two English women to be knighted, so that he could follow the precedent to fulfill his wish.

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Before lunch, a servant from Darlington Castle rode to the garrison of the guards. The servant very respectfully handed Isabel a letter when he was guided by a quasi-lancer.

In the center of the envelope is a sentence written in artistic French: "To the good lady and the good lady", and in the lower right corner, the place where the person is in the box is also written in artistic French: "Missing your Joseph".

The delicate envelope, the elaborate French art font, and the faint and refreshing scent of roses wafting through the envelope, Isabel smiled as she held the letter: "If Sir hadn't told me in advance that this was knightly love, I would probably have fallen into the trap of knightly love." ”

Ferguson, who was fluent in French, caught a glimpse of the words on the envelope and said with some sophistication: "Good and good lady." Well, it seems that Lady Isabel received a letter of courtship from Her Highness, right? ”

Isabel threw the letter on the table and said with a smile, "Isn't His Royal Highness the Duke called Henry?" Sir, look at the person who made the payment. ”

"Hmm, Joseph, Joseph? My God, this is a letter from the eldest son of Viscount Darlington!? ”

"Uh-huh, that's right. Yesterday I didn't know what happened to this guy, and suddenly I played a knight love game. ”

Ferguson's eyes suddenly brightened, and after glancing at Isabel, he said, "Ma'am, isn't our target exactly the army under Viscount Darlington that transports the honorarium?" ”

Isabel said thoughtfully, "Sir, you mean to let me make the most of this courtship?" ”

"Yes, you can take the opportunity to approach the Viscount's eldest son and inquire about the route and time of this army."

"Good idea. However, this matter cannot be known to His Royal Highness the Duke. ”

"Uh, you're afraid that His Highness will be jealous of Joseph and stop you from dating him, right?"

"Sir, it's up to you whether this date will work out or not. Don't forget, a lot of pounds are beckoning to us. ”

Of course, Joseph only used a lot of chivalric love verses in his first courtship letter to Isabel. And in the love verse, he exclaimed: "She is a noble lady who is very worthy of yearning and pursuit." ”

"His heart trembled from the first moment he saw her."

"He believes that true lovers don't want to hug any woman except his lover."

"He admired her beauty and was silently in love with her from afar."

"I hope she will not ruthlessly reject a knight who is willing to sacrifice his life for her."

Isabel didn't look any further than she read it halfway through because she didn't get any information from the letter about a specific date time or place. He said to Ferguson: "Sir, this Joseph has only said a lot of sweet words in his letter. ”

Ferguson asked her curiously, "Oh...?" Did he mention dating or anything like that? ”

"No, this guy seems to have come specifically for hunting. Sir, you know what I mean, don't you? ”

"Hunting? This is indeed a 'hunt'. Not only can you hunt a beautiful fox, but you can also catch a beautiful country girl and talk about a short-lived love in the style of spice. ”

Isabel thought about it and said, "No, this operation cannot be entirely focused on Joseph. Sir, I think it's better to let your brother find out for himself. ”

Ferguson nodded and said, "Well, today is Tuesday, and there are 4 days left until Sunday Mass." Four days, I think that's enough time to hear all the news. ”

After lunch, Isabel found Augustine in the Guard's stables with a drawing of an American bow she had drawn the night before, and said to him, "Sir, I have a request, can you grant it?" ”