When Isabel ran to the Earl of Surrey's parlor with the Knight of Cross sword in one hand, the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Surrey were standing there talking to a man dressed as a royal attendant. When the Duke of Richmond found her walking into the parlor, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Isabel, why are you only back now?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, but I sat with Lady Surrey in the garden a little longer." Isabel glanced at the Earl of Surrey and the royal attendants standing not far behind the duke, and began to change her tone somewhat.

Henry, too, was aware of this change, but simply said, "Isabel, why do you think Your Majesty summoned me at Sunday Mass?" ”

The Duke's Privy Counsellor thought for a moment and whispered, "There will be no special business, Your Highness. Even if His Majesty had asked you about something, if it was not for your marriage, it would have been the magistrate of the county that had made a new progress. ”

"I think it's probably both. If it were Lord Haswell's business, how would I answer? ”

"Tell His Majesty the King as I taught you, and you will make promises to His Majesty."

Henry subconsciously thought about it and said, "Guaranteed... Restore the county's peace to what it was before I left? ”

Isabel nodded: "Yes, it is important for His Majesty to understand that with the efforts of your trusty Sir Augustine, the law and order situation in the county will be quickly changed and restored to its previous peace." ”

"Well, I'll see Your Majesty right away. If you want to go back, I'll have you sent back. ”

"Come into the palace quickly, maybe His Majesty is trying to kill someone to vent his anger at this time!"

"Isabel, do you want to go back, or do you want to stay and have dinner with Lord Surrey and Lady Surrey?"

Isabel looked at him with an anxious look on her face, smiled and reassured: "I will definitely go back after dinner." ”

"Okay." After Henry finished speaking, he turned to the Earl of Surrey and said with some seriousness: "Henry, you should respect Miss Isabel as I respect Lady Surrey. Unless, you no longer admit to being my good partner. ”

The Earl of Surrey smiled and said, "I am willing to do everything I should do for Miss Isabel in accordance with the Duke's wishes." ”

When the Duke of Richmond reached the door of the parlor, he turned to look at Isabelle, nodded, and followed the royal attendant away quickly. The Earl of Surrey, who was also very young, stood there politely and looked at Isabel: "Miss Isabel, I would be honored if you would stay a little longer at my estate. ”

Isabel replied with a light smile, "I am very grateful for your hospitality. So, what about other than that? ”

"You are a very interesting young lady, please be seated."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Henry Howard sat on the throne, smiling as he stared at Isabel as she took her seat, and then glanced at the Crucifixive Sword she had placed aside. Elegantly reclining on the long-back seat, he looked out the window at the back garden: "Miss, how was the conversation with my wife just now?" ”

Isabel glanced at him, "Very good, your lady has given me a taste of the charm of Oxford." ”

"Hahaha...... Miss, does my lady make you feel drowsy? ”

"Not exactly, but partly because the weather is nice today, and the afternoon is a great time to get some sleep."

"Sleep can make people lose their fighting spirit, and they will lose the strength to pick up half a sword again. I wonder if Miss agrees with me? The words of the Earl of Surrey were filled with a kind of knightly power.

"Well, sleep is about getting enough rest to regain the lost physical strength and spirit to face the different days of life. Your Excellency, unless you think sleep is a waste of time. ”

The Earl of Surrey changed to a more comfortable sitting position and said gently, "Mademoiselle, I am very interested in speaking further with you. Just, I don't know if you agree with me? ”

"Your Excellency, do you want to know about me as a person, or about my heretical views on certain matters?" Isabel, who also wanted to know what the Earl of Surrey wanted to talk to her, accepted the Earl's question.

Henry Howard held his chin in his left hand and stared at her for a long time before he said leisurely: "Miss Isabel, do you think that I always want others to remember who I really are, something that may not be praised?" ”

Isabel crossed one leg and looked at the toes of her riding boots and said, "Your Excellency, if for some reason your beautiful garden is overgrown with weeds, but you do like it very much. So, what do you think of this garden? ”

The Earl of Surrey did not answer immediately, but after some thought, said, "Mademoiselle, I think you must have wished that this beautiful garden was a garden worthy of its name, and that even a weed would spoil its appearance. ”

"Your Excellency, you can imagine yourself as this garden. Then, you will know what weed is. ”

The young Earl got up from his seat, walked to the window, opened the window, and looked out at the wide lawn behind the manor, then turned to look at her and smiled, "A garden that is not on the outside and on the inside will make people hate it more and more, right?" ”

"Your Excellency, let the past pass. Do you think you can accept this statement? Isabel seemed a little absent-minded.

"Miss, I want to accept it, but someone doesn't want me to do it, do you know who I mean?"

"Your Excellency, is this person you are talking about in the past or in the present?"

"Now. Because only those who die do not make mistakes. ”

Elobel felt that the Earl of Surrey was probably referring to Henry VIII. Thereupon. She just said indifferently: "Since this person doesn't want you to throw away the past, you might as well put it in your heart for the time being." Let this person re-see you from a different perspective, at least that's what I thought. ”

There was no sound in the quiet living room. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there was a small laugh. The Earl of Surrey smiled and walked over to the side of the Privy Counsellor at the Duke's Court of Richmond and said with a smile: "Another angle? Well, you mean the knightly jousting competitions that took place in the court? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. You possess excellent knightly skills that no one else can match, and you can use them to defeat those who hate you. ”

"Miss Isabel, you said it very well, is this your suggestion to me? His Excellency the Privy Counsellor. ”

Isabel was slightly taken aback, and then thought that this must have been what the Duke had said to him. Looking at the Earl of Surrey, he made a somewhat unnatural smile on his face, and then said calmly: "Your Excellency, if you think I am a joke, you can laugh out loud. ”

The Earl of Surrey said enviously: "Henry is the child of God's favor." ”