Today's Territory Patrol mission ended after dinner at Richmond Castle began. Since everyone in the patrol had received food and drink from Isabel on the way, the guards did not look so hungry when they returned to the castle's garrison.

Isabel took the horses into the stable with the others and took care of the horses herself. As she led her riding horse out of the stable, she saw William Parr still in the horse's compartment washing the horse's body with a brush.

"William, come here, I have something to say." Isabel stood in the stable passage and said to him.

"Yes, Your Excellency." William rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the cubicle with a brush and came to her, "Your Excellency, what are your orders?" ”

"Well, tomorrow I'll leave for the South, and I'll take not only Baldwin and Fast with me, but also you and a few other guards."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Isabel thought about it and looked at the brush in his hand, "I want to know how you solve the problem of horses." ”

Obviously, William hasn't figured out how to solve this problem. I scratched my head involuntarily. "Your Excellency, I beg you to leave later tomorrow? I'm going to go to the cattle and horse market in Darlington town to see if there are geldings. ”

"No, it takes more than two hours to get from here to Darlington town, plus the time to buy a horse... William, do you want everyone to wait for you for three hours? ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I ......"

Isabel shook her head, "Tomorrow morning after sunrise, come to Asker Manor and find my father's butler to borrow two geldings." Also, leave your horse on the estate. ”

William nodded hurriedly, and suddenly asked again: "What if your father's butler doesn't agree?" ”

"Just say I said it. Also, pack up your clothes, items, weapons, and armor for going out tonight. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Isabel had just taken two steps leading the horse when she turned back and called out to William, "After you have cleaned the horses, check the horseshoe of all the horses." If you need to replace it, go to a blacksmith immediately and replace it with a new one. ”

While William was still hesitating to raise the question of the cost of replacing the horseshoe, Isabel threw a coin at him, and looked closely at another one pound coin. Before he could express his gratitude, he saw the other party walking outside and said, "If you don't have enough money, come to me tomorrow to get it." ”

When Isabel returned to Asker Manor, William's nephew, John Neville, happily invited her into the drawing room. After entering the parlor, he greeted his father, Sir Augustine, and his mother, Antonia.

Later, she became curious about the objects placed in the living room. I saw a small wooden barrel and a large wooden barrel for pickled food on the ground. In addition to this, a large basket made of twigs sits on one of the barrels, and a sealed food jar sits on a small table.

Dressed in a white silk long-sleeved shirt, knee-length shorts and pantyhose, and a pair of leather Polish Krakow shoes with a pointed beak, John smiled and put his hands behind his back, "Godmother, guess who brought this wine and food?" ”

"Wait, John." Isabel glanced at Sir Augustine and Sir and Lady Sir who were sitting on the sidelines smiling silently, and walked over to the two barrels and sniffed deeply, "This little barrel is filled with red wine, and this large barrel must be filled with pickled herring." ”

Then she glanced at the pea pods, which contained most of the basket. Walked over to the sealed food jar and sniffed, "John, this is pickled fruit, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, godmother. But you haven't said who sent the gift? ”

"Well, pea pods and pickled fruit are two common foods, and are often eaten in the homes of the average joman and gentleman. As for red wine and pickled herring, it was the food of aristocratic families. Isabel glanced at her godson and smiled lightly, "John, this is sent by your stepmother, Lady Latimer, right?" ”

Physically developed like a grown man, but only 12 years old, John looked at her with a childlike expression, "Godmother, you guessed it right, this is indeed a servant sent by Madame." ”

John paused, recalled, "Well, the servant sent by Madame also said that you must accept the gift yourself before you go back. ”

"And then?" Isabel smiled and nodded and sat beside her mother, only to hear Antonia laugh and say, "Son, the servant sent by John's stepmother said, 'Madame is very grateful that you have found a suitable position for William at the Duke of Richmond's Court, and I hope you will receive these blessed gifts.' ’”

John took Lady Sir's words, "Godmother, I tell Lady's servants that you have a lot of business to do and cannot return to the manor at once, so the servants will have to go back. ”

"Mother, William is Catherine's only brother, so I won't go unto him."

"Well, this Lady Latimer is a benevolent noble lady, and it is very good that she can think of her own relatives."

At this moment, Mrs. Latimer's stepson, John, was standing in front of the jar of food containing the pickled fruit, as if thinking about something. Isabel laughed, "John, do you want to eat some pickled fruit?" If you want to, you can eat well. ”

"Yes, godmother. However, I can't take possession of this food alone. ”

Sir Augustine smiled and stroked his beard with his hand, "John, you are still a child, you should eat more to grow taller and stronger." ”

Before sunset, Isabel sat in the back garden with her mother and watched the sun go down. Pointing to the afterglow of the setting sun, "Mother, you see, the sun is orange-red at this time. ”

Antonia smiled and nodded, "Kid, the sun is really beautiful at this time. Well, what do you think of Madame Latimer's brother? ”

Isabel didn't know what to say, just stared at the sunset, "Mother, Catherine's younger brother now has no title, no status, and no wealth, and you and your father are still willing to let me marry him?" ”

"This child is in good condition in every way, and he is also a descendant of the royal family. Perhaps, in the future, he will get all this? ”

"Three years from now." Isabel muttered a sentence and then deliberately whispered in the ear of the Madame Sir: "What if he has nothing in the future?" ”

"It's impossible. Now, he is already a guard of His Highness. In the future, as long as he can get His Royal Highness's appreciation and recommendation, he will definitely be awarded the title of knight by His Majesty the King. ”

Facing the anxious Lady Jazz, Isabel could only persuade with kind words, "Mother, he still needs to learn knightly skills in order to be appreciated and recommended by His Highness." ”