Isabel came to the side of the Duchess and leaned gently against the stone wall, "You want to say that I am still a woolen merchant, a large landowner, and a handicraft owner?" ”

"Well, I didn't know you could have so much status." There seemed to be a strong sense of contempt in Mary's tone, "Isabel, the businessmen and the lower classes will always belong only to their class, and they should obey their position and obey God's call. ”

Isabel knew very well that people of the aristocratic class would always look down on people from other classes. Before the Reformation, the Catholic clergy, a person of divine rank, was the only class worthy of respect from the aristocracy. After the Reformation, the nobility would only respect those who were also nobles, knights, and gentlemen.

Of course, this is an era and a society full of hierarchy and order. Even the nobles and populace who had joined the rebellion a few years earlier were largely goal-oriented, demanding the preservation of "custom" – that the king, the nobles, and the common people should abide by the rules of economic life. For example, the enclosure movement, which the rebels strongly demanded to stop, undermined the relationship of rights and obligations between the lords and tenant farmers that had been formed since the Middle Ages, and broke the "custom", so it would be opposed by the nobility and the people, and thus lead to rebellion.

However, influenced by the moral norms that were ingrained in the Tudor period – obedience to kings and queens is obedience to God, these rebels were trying to maintain a moral order, values. This also explains why several Tudor rebellions did not result in bloodshed, death, or bloody revenge by the monarch.

It is not known when it began, there was always a line between nobles and merchants. As a result, it was a long-standing practice of the aristocracy to associate with the nobility. Merchants liked to buy and sell land to make themselves a high-class person, while the aristocracy, who owned a lot of land but did not know how to pursue wealth, thought that befriending merchants who smelled of money would only make them lose their status.

Because the aristocracy thought that a true nobleman or gentleman could not be bent by money. A true nobleman or gentleman is a truly noble person, upright, unbiased, unafraid of difficulties, and can even sacrifice himself for the sake of others. He was not just a man of honor, but a man of conscience.

To put it simply, it is to maintain that innate aristocratic spirit. It means self-control, self-denial, self-denial, self-devotion, and service to the king and the royal family. This aristocratic spirit is not the kind of explosive spirit of the merchants, it is a pioneer spirit with a series of values such as honor, responsibility, courage, and self-discipline as the core.

For example, Prince Harry, the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and the fifth heir to the British throne, went to Afghanistan twice to serve as the co-pilot of the Apache helicopter gunship, that is, the machine gunner. Prince Harry's move to fight on the front lines was seen by members of the royal family and aristocrats as dedicating himself to the country and taking risks. And this is the duty or duty of the aristocracy, and it is a matter of course.

Faced with Mary Fitzroy, the Duchess of the Royal Family, who came from a prestigious noble family and was now the Duchess of the Royal Family above all the wives of the nobility except the female members of the royal family, Isabel did not want to argue with her about whether there was a connection between wealth and aristocratic spirit. Unless the aristocratic spirit is in an economic predicament and there is a crisis, it is probably possible to think of what the merchants have the most.

How could Mary, who was born and lived in this era, know the importance of money in the afterlife? Isabel crossed her arms over her chest and smiled indifferently: "So, what identity do you think I should have?" ”

Mary turned and looked at the two maids packing up their dresses, "Isabel, you are the daughter of a knight, and you are a young noble woman with the title of 'Miss'. In your life, there should be no such business affairs as doing business, buying and selling land, etc. ”

"Now, however, I am not only a young lady, but also a privy counsellor and duke's secretary to the Duke's court." Isabel disagrees with Mary's claims.

"Yes, it is better to be in the ducal palace than in the affairs of a merchant."

"Ma'am, Kelly and I are packed, are we ready to go?" Amy came to Mary's side, saluted, and whispered.

"What about the carriage and the guards?" Mary asked.

Isabel walked to the front and turned around, saluted gracefully, and then replied with a smile: "Madam, are you going to go to the Asker estate on horseback or in a carriage?" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot." Mary remembered what she had said at the table, and hurriedly commanded the maid, "Well, Amy, you and Kelly take my carriage, and I'll ride to Sir Manor." ”

"Yes, ma'am, the carriage and the guards can depart at any time."

Soon, Isabel and the others came to the stairs on the first floor of the main building. When one of the guards brought the Arabian horse for Mary, Mary turned to look at Isabel, "Do you still ride this horse?" ”

"Yes, this horse is specially prepared for you, because only Arabian horses are worthy of your status."

"Isabel, this is what a noble lady should do."

Six horseback guards led the way, followed by Isabel and Mary on a war horse. Behind them were the Duchess's carriage and six guards on horseback. Shortly after the Duchess's travelling party left the main building, Mary, riding on the road, saw a strange phenomenon.

It turned out that some landless and homeless people were collecting bread, cured meat, vegetable soup and malt wine in front of several stalls near the city gate. Mary, who was sitting on horseback, looked at the homeless people and then at Isabel, "Did these peasants pay for food in His Highness's castle?" ”

Isabel, who was riding on one side, shook her head, and nodded at the farmer, outcast, or servant who was standing on the side of the road saluting her, "No, these people don't even have a penny. ”

Mary tilted her head and stared at her, "This is His Highness's idea?" ”

Isabel let the horse walk slowly, "No, this is my opinion to Your Highness. At least among the noble families of the North that I know, the families of Patsy,, and Neville often open the gates of the city and prepare food, meat, and wine for all who entered. ”

Mary looked at her with a strange look, "What you do can win the generous, benevolent praise that your highness and you deserve for your nobles." But I really don't understand why you want to be a businessman? ”