That evening, at a dinner hosted by local officials and prominent businessmen of Plymouth, great enthusiasm was shown for the Earl of Essex, the brother of Her Majesty Queen Catherine. There were those who complimented them, those who gave gifts, those who praised the Count's unpredictable political future, and the various performances of officials and businessmen fell into the eyes of Isabel Walton, who was a cold observer.

William Parr, Earl of Essex, who was extremely disdainful of contact with local officials and merchants, gradually felt fluttering in the compliments of the crowd. Of course, Henry VIII was less than two years away from his death, and the Earl, as the younger brother of Queen Catherine, could still live a few days inside and outside the court. However, his attention was still focused on the court. To be precise, he focused on Henry VIII and the only heir to the throne.

Although local officials were doing their duty in the remote south-west county, the scandal about the Countess of Essex was well known. The few businessmen present in the room, when faced with the Earl of Essex, inevitably think of his wife's scandal. Between the whispers, a few words such as "countess", "lover", "illegitimate child" and so on occasionally popped out of his mouth.

Lady Ripley, who was at the dinner, coughed lightly, "Gentlemen, I would love to hear what you are talking about?" ”

A few merchants hurriedly silenced themselves, and one of them whispered to the baroness with a smile: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but we are just talking about some unspeakable facts. ”

Isabel cast a glance at the Earl of Essex, who was full of spring breeze, and then looked at the few merchants sitting at the end of the table and snorted softly, "Well, since it's hard to say, then don't talk about it." ”

Captain Hawkins put down the knife he was holding, and looked at the chattering merchants, and said, "Gentlemen, if it were me, I would rather talk about what happened at some other time." ”

Several businessmen saw that the mayor-elect had also spoken, and hurriedly laughed and continued to enjoy a sumptuous dinner. At the end of the dinner party after 8 p.m., a spirited William Parr came to Isabel's room. After the squire guarding the door informed the lady, Isabel calmly walked out of the room. When he walked up to the earl, he said, "William, let's go to the courtyard." ”

William was slightly stunned and looked at the other party hesitantly, "Isabel, you... Want to tell me... Even these servants of God cannot hear? ”

Isabel tilted her head, nodded, and said, "William, I want to talk to you about God's servant. ”

William frowned, as if remembering something, nodded and left the hall of the church where he was located. As he walked from the courtyard of the church to the courtyard of Captain Hawkins to the east, he said very solemnly, "William, do you know what some businessmen are talking about at the dinner table tonight?" ”

William tilted his head slightly, thinking back to the dinner party. Soon, he shook his head again when he turned his gaze back to Isabel's face, "I'm sorry, I don't know, can you tell me?" ”

"These merchants, who are below the rank of gentlemen, are talking about the Lady of the Lord of Essex, who is your wife." Isabel leaned against an ancient tree and said coldly.

After a long silence, William Parr said slowly, "To what happened to my wife, Isabel, I... I would like to say that this is very regrettable. ”

"William, just a pity? Don't you have a little bit of anger, regret, humiliation in your head? ”

"What do you want me to do? I think I've done what I'm supposed to do. ”

Isabel freed herself from her reliance on the ancient tree and paced in front of her with her arms folded over her chest. After thinking about it, he turned his face to look at the other party and whispered, "I know that you have filed for divorce and remarriage with the council. But, after all, it's a scandal that happened to your wife. ”

William looked at the other party helplessly, as if looking at the twinkling stars in the sky as if he was laughing at himself, "Scandal?!" Yes, it is indeed a scandal. Either way, Isabel, I can only accept this ridiculous marriage. ”

Isabel Walton didn't speak, just stared at each other in silence. At this moment, the appearance of the Duke of Windsor suddenly flashed in her mind. Thinking about it carefully, she suddenly felt that the two of them looked a little similar. Thinking of the relationship between the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, I couldn't help but think to myself.

After 6 May 1910, Edward VIII (who abdicated the throne and received the title of Duke of Windsor) automatically became Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rosassei, Earl of Calik, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Outlying Islands of Scotland and Grand Steward of Scotland. On 2 June 1910 he was made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. At the age of 14, he attended the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth. Later, with the British government's permission, Edward VIII fought in the First World War.

Surprisingly, in 1928, after World War I, Edward VIII began to have romances with a number of married aristocratic women, including Frida Dudley Ward, the Marquise de Furness, and later Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.

On November 16, 1936, Edward met with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to express his intention of marrying Mrs. Simpson. The Prime Minister informed Edward VIII that his ideas were spiritually unacceptable because as the head of the Anglican Church, divorce and remarriage were unacceptable according to Anglican doctrine, and the people could not accept Mrs. Simpson as queen. For this reason, the king proposed another marriage plan, that is, Mrs. Simpson would not have the title of queen after marriage, and their future children could not inherit the throne, which was still rejected by the cabinet.

During his months as king, his marital problems caused a constitutional crisis in England, his government, the Dominion government, the people, and the church were all opposed to him marrying Mrs. Simpson, and if he caused the resignation of the government against the will of the people, it would be contrary to the basic constitutional policy of the king to maintain political neutrality as a constitutional monarchy, so he chose to abdicate, and he became the only king in the history of Britain and the Commonwealth to abdicate voluntarily.

Later generations often think of the love story of the Duke of Windsor when they mention the phrase "don't love the country and love the beauty". After Edward VIII's abdication, he was succeeded by his younger brother George VI. On May 8, 1937, the title was changed to Duke of Windsor. During World War II, he was stationed in France as a British military representative, and after being accused of sympathy, he went to the Bahamas to serve as Governor-General. After the war, he retired for the rest of his life.