The aristocratic guest sitting on the first Gothic backrest bench on the left glanced towards the door of the hall and then turned to look at Baron I Wall, who was sitting on the throne, "Your Excellency, how long has your daughter Miss Isabel been away from Yorkshire?" ”

Baron Walton I, wearing a Tudor velvet manhood, a Tudor man's velvet robe, leggings, silk socks, and a pair of pointed shoes with velvet uppers, gently stroked his unusually beautifully trimmed beard and smiled reservedly at the guest, "Your Excellency, my daughter left Yorkshire in June last year. ”

The aristocratic guest, dressed in almost the same attire as Baron Walton, shook his head slightly, "Well, why would Your Highness let your daughter go south?" ”

Baron Walton pondered the words of the noble guests and looked at each other calmly, "Your Excellency, you know that my daughter is still holding a position in His Highness's castle, so it is normal for His Highness to appoint her to the south. ”

A noblewoman dressed in a leotard with a noble rank smiled at the noble guest sitting on the right, "John, Miss Isabel is a fine, intelligent, elegant, and courteous noble lady. Unfortunately, our eldest son is only 10 years old this year and cannot marry Miss Isabel. ”

The noble guest glanced at the noblewoman and then at Baron Walton, "Your Excellency, is Miss Isabel still unmarried?" ”

Perhaps, Baron Walton expected that the aristocratic couple visiting the manor today would mention this issue. His facial expression remained unchanged, but he nodded slightly, "Your Excellency, although my daughter is not married, she is engaged to a knight. ”

"Oh, who is this lucky knight?" The aristocratic guest asked curiously.

Baron Walton knew very well in his heart which male nobleman or knight his daughter had fallen in love with. With the exception of the Earl of Essex, who was married and had a male heir, he could not imagine a male nobleman his daughter would fall in love with. In real life, the daughter often stays with the Duke of Richmond. However, he never heard his daughter admit that she was in love with the Duke of Richmond.

Reservedly picked up the tin wine glass placed on the small table beside him, and looked at the two noble guests with a smile, "Your Excellency, Madam, why don't you drink some wine first." ”

Shortly after Baroness Walton's wife left the hall, a maid hurried into the flower garden on the south side of the manor. When the maid saw a lady dressed in a brocade fabric (only men and ladies of knighthood and above) leotard standing gracefully on the grass, looking after a boy playing with three young maids, she walked over with a smile on her face.

Several maids were the first to see the maid approaching, and one of them immediately turned his face to look at Madame Knight and smiled softly, "Madam, Miss Isabel's maid Anne is here." ”

"Well, you take care of Wolfe." The knight's lady whispered a word to the maid, and turned to look at the maid who appeared without a smile.

When Anne Cook, Isabel's valet, came to the Knight's Lady, bowed her knees, and said with a smile, "Madame, Miss Isabel has returned from the South. ”

The knight's wife didn't speak, just blinked a few times. Soon, an excited smile appeared on his face, "Anne, where is Isabel now?" ”

"Madam, I heard from the servant on duty at the gate that the young lady is probably still on her way back to the manor."

"Oh, Annie, what about Lord Walton and her lady?"

"Madame is waiting outside the hall, Your Excellency... Still talking to Lord and Mrs. Skrop. ”

The knight's lady nodded reservedly, and looked back at the three maids standing near the boy, "You leave one of you to look after Wolf, and the other two go with Anne to wait for Miss Isabel outside the gate." ”

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Unbeknownst to Isabelle Walton at this time, there were several men and women of rank waiting for her return on her father's estate. As he rode his horse along the road to his father's manor, he smiled and nodded to the villagers around him who were constantly greeting him.

Beard Smith, a gentleman who was also riding beside her, smiled at the excited villagers, turned to look at her, and said, "Your Excellency, will these subjects of your father follow you all the way to your father's estate?" ”

Isabel glanced at the gentleman, shook her head, and said, "Today is the Ascension Day of Jesus Christ, and these farmers have a rare day off, so let them go." ”

Soon, the flag bearer, who was opening the way in front of the team, stopped his horse from Hall and Miller in front of a very large Gothic house on the left side of the road. Isabel, who was riding behind, looked at the house on the left, and a different feeling welled up in her heart, "I'm back, finally back to this warm house with love and joy." ”

"I wonder what happened to my father and mother?"

"Probably these villagers have already informed them."

At this time, everyone in the group was silent, and even the subjects of Baron Walton, who were standing on both sides of the road, quickly fell silent. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the expression of the lord's daughter, and they noticed that the eyes of the lord's daughter seemed to be shining with bright and transparent tears.

Bruce Hard, the butler who had already led dozens of male and female servants to wait in the small square covered with gravel outside the door, immediately turned his head and rushed to the four male servants beside him and ordered, "You two go and hold the horse for the young lady and the gentleman!" ”

"You go and report to the lord and his wife, the young lady is back."

"Go and report to Mrs. Walton again, Miss is back."

As the two manservants turned and ran towards the door of the house, the other two hurried towards Isabel and the gentleman, who were riding horses in the small square. As she dismounted with the gentleman and the others, she noticed three young maids standing on the left side of the small square. The one on the far left was his personal maid Anne, while the other two maids seemed to have seen them somewhere, but they didn't remember them for a moment.

She didn't think about it, but after handing the whip and reins to the manservant, she smiled happily and walked to the butler and servants on the right side of the small square, "Bruce, I'm back!" ”

"Good day, miss." Dozens of servants, led by the butler, bowed and greeted her in a uniform motion.

At this time, the three maids on the left side of the small square also walked quickly to her side and saluted, "Good day, miss." ”

Isabel smiled and nodded, then looked at the other two strange maids, "Whose maid are you?" ”

One of the maids agreed, "Miss, we are Mrs. Walton's maids. ”