A man and a woman who have known each other for 10 years will forget a lot when they have the opportunity to sit together and talk about topics of interest to each other. For example, their respective marriages, their respective marriage partners, the relationship between the two people who can't be clearly explained, or where they are going to do something, etc.

While Isabel and the Duke of Richmond met privately in her father's flowers, her parents' funeral dinner in the hall of the estate was solemnly kicked off. Before inviting the nobles and their ladies to the table, Baron and his wife suddenly found that their daughter and the Duke of Richmond, the supreme commander of the judicial, administrative, military, and aristocratic classes of the entire North, were missing.

The nobles and non-committee members who knew the two speculated that the two were likely having a tryst, so they were very unimpressed by their "disappearance". Although the nobles were intellectually imprisoned by Catholic doctrine, there was not a single one who did not think that the two were now lovers and mistresses.

To the right hand of the noble member of the Council sat the Earl of Westmoreland, and to the right of the Lady was his colleague on the Council, the Earl of Cumberland. The Earl of West leaned back, and when he looked across the lady towards the Earl of Cumberland on his right, he saw that he was also looking at him.

Henry Clifford, the young Earl of Cumberland, raised his chin and deliberately lowered his voice and said to the other party, "Your Excellency, Your Highness has not seen Miss Isabel for a long time, and I think the two must be hiding in some room to discuss something." ”

Ralph Neville, the 4th Earl of Westmoreland, who was much older than the other party, had a wicked smile on his face and nodded, "Yes, Your Excellency. His Royal Highness and the young lady can not only discuss affairs with their mouths, but also with other things. ”

"Your Excellency, you are quite right. However, the two have known each other for so long, why has there been no result? "I don't know if the Earl of Cumberland asked this on purpose, or if he really didn't know the secret of the relationship between Isabel and the two.

"Your Excellency, perhaps Miss Isabel wants to negotiate with Her Highness in a different capacity."

"Oh...? But Lord Walton told me that his daughter was about to marry the lord of Ripley's Castle. ”

The Earl of Westmoreland saluted the other party with his wine glass, "Your Excellency, we all know what a noble marriage is. ”

At this time, the countess quietly turned her head to look at her husband, "Ralph, I don't know what a noble marriage is, can you tell me?" ”

"I'm sorry, ma'am. Uh, you see, there's a swan on the table that you love to eat. Later, I can ask the servant to fetch you some more swan meat. The old Earl of Westmoreland diverted the conversation with the swan on the table.

By this time, Baron Walton and his wife had sent several servants to find their daughter and the Duke of Richmond. Anne and Dorothy, Isabel's valetses, thought about where she liked to go, and eagerly left the manor house toward the flower garden to the south. As soon as the two entered the flower garden, they saw the two lying flat on the grass from a distance.

The two did not dare to disturb the secret date between the lord's daughter and the royal duke, and in the end, Anne walked over. When Anne came to Isabel and the others, she immediately saluted and said, "Your Highness, Miss, Lord and Madame say that the banquet has begun. ”

"Started so soon? Well, Isabel, let's go. The Duke of Richmond had no choice but to stand up and pout at Isabel, who had risen from the grass.

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Halfway through the banquet, none of the nobles dared to ask the Duke of Richmond what he and Isabel had discussed. However, someone dared to ask Isabel about it. As she sat down beside Margaret Wycliffe, Lady of Lancashire, she whispered in her ear, "Isabel, if the person you love is Your Highness, I think you can be Your Highness's mistress very well." I'm talking, of course, after you marry Sir William. ”

Isabel admits that she is telling the truth, but denies it: "No, ma'am." I don't think I'm going to be the second Queen Anne Boleyn. ”

About 17 years ago, although Anne Boleyn had accepted Henry VIII's courtship, she insisted on not sleeping with him in order to avoid giving birth to an illegitimate child. She insisted that she would never accept Henry VIII's frivolous courtship unless she could wear the queen's crown. Thus, there was a series of earth-shattering changes that took place in the Kingdom of England.

In order to get more cheap cane sugar, spices and jewelry from the Caribbean, Lady Lancashire actively "advised" Isabelle's marriage and love. Nodding slightly, he said, "Well, don't accept the identity of a mistress?" It seems that His Highness must marry you?! ”

"Isabel, have you ever been engaged to Sir William Ingleby?"

"Engaged? What do you mean, ma'am? Isabel finished eating a piece of veal on her plate, and quietly asked while the other nobles were talking to each other.

Mrs. Lancashire glanced at Mrs. Walton, who was sitting at the end of the table, and whispered, "If you and Sir William are engaged, you can tear up the engagement agreement before you go to church to complete the wedding ceremony." ”

"Hell, how did I forget about the engagement." Isabel muttered to herself, hurriedly holding her wine glass in front of her face and looking sideways at Lady Lancashire, "Madam, wouldn't it be against our religious teachings to tear up the engagement agreement?" ”

Madame Lancashire also took a shallow sip from her glass, and then muttered as she covered a small part of her face with the glass, "Catholic doctrine only stipulates that husband and wife cannot be divorced, but there is no mention of betrothal. ”

Afterwards, Lady Lancashire gave a very shocking example, "Isabel, in fact, Lady Westmoreland, who is sitting across from us, is the second wife of Lord Westmoreland. ”

"Ma'am, what's going on?" Suddenly, Isabel became curious about the privacy of other nobles.

"Lord Westmoreland's first betrothal was Elizabeth Stafford, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Buckingham III." Lady Lancashire took another sip of fine wine, lowered her voice and continued, "I have heard that the Lord was in love with Elizabeth, and intended to marry before Christmas in 1512. Later, for unknown reasons, Elizabeth suddenly married the Duke III of Norfolk in January 1513. ”

"And then? Which noble family is Lord Westmoreland's current wife? ”

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