On the morning of July 13, Sir Ernest's funeral procession was lined up outside his father's estate. In the middle of what could be described as a procession, all but 20 clergy of the choir in white vestments were dressed in black mourning clothes. The funeral procession will depart from Baron Walton's estate, make a circle around his territory, and then arrive at the cemetery of St. Michael's Church in the territory.

At the end of the morning funeral for Baron Walton's eldest son and heir, the members of the Baron's family shed their black mourning clothes and changed into aristocratic gowns that are only worn at grand banquets. Many of the male and female servants immediately removed the black cloth that adorned the manor and prepared for the dinner that afternoon.

Since the funeral banquet is like a wedding banquet, the banquet will be no less large than the wedding banquet that Baron Walton is about to hold for his daughter. Baron Walton prepared 100 gallons of ale and red and white wine for the funeral banquet of his eldest son, 5 calves, 25 deer, 14 pigs, 13 sheep, 15 lambs, 3 baby goats, 5 hares, 35 swans, 2 storks, 40 turkeys, 360 poultry, 48 swishlew, 134 mallards, 353 teals, 1048 plovers, 108 pheasants, 266 partridges, 614 roosters, 484 sandpipers, 830 larks, 70 rabbits, 22 pigeons and 2 sturgeon. Of course, the servants in the kitchen did not forget to prepare some fresh, tasty vegetable salad for the lord's daughter.

On the first day, Baron Walton will invite nobles from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Richmond and Durham, as well as members of the Northern Council. On the second day, the knights of the counties were invited, and on the third day, some gentlemen of fame and status from the counties and yoman were invited. Finally, the food left over from the feast will be distributed to the poor in the territory and nearby villages.

At the end of June, when the Earl of Lancashire's purchaser returned to the lord's castle with sugar, spices and groceries purchased for his family, he immediately reported to the lord, the Earl of Lancashire, about his adventures in the York market. The Earl of Lancashire was very curious when he heard this, and hurriedly asked the purchaser about the purchase process and the content of the subsequent conversation.

When the purchaser stood respectfully in front of the main seat in the hall and said a great deal of detail, the Earl of Lancashire immediately stood up from the main seat and walked up to him, and asked him with some eagerness, "So, these candies and hides were brought back by Miss Isabel from overseas?" ”

"Yes, sir. Lord Walton's daughter brought back not only a lot of sugar, hides, but also many other rarities. ”

"What rarity?"

"Well, my lord, Lord Walton's two servants told me that there was probably more... Spices, jewelry, and other things. ”

The purchaser's words not only aroused the interest of the Earl of Lancashire, but even Margaret Wycliffe, the Lady of Lancashire, who had been sitting on the throne reservedly, could not sit still. Madame coughed lightly, looked at her husband and asked, "Jacob, why did Miss Isabel go overseas?" Is it overseas? ”

Jacob Wycliffe, Earl of Lancashire, looked back at his wife and nodded with a smile, "Yes, ma'am." As for the reason why Miss Isabel went overseas, I think that perhaps Her Highness instructed her to do so. ”

Margaery stood up thoughtfully, and approached her husband with the graceful steps of a countess. He looked the purchaser up and down, and asked leisurely, "Purchaser, have you ever inquired about where Miss Isabel went overseas?" ”

The purchaser replied respectfully to the lord's wife, "Madam, the two servants in charge of procurement are not very detailed, but they only mentioned the Caribbean Sea to me, and... Overseas territories of the Spaniards. ”

"The Caribbean... Sea? The overseas territories of the Spaniards? Jacob, this Caribbean... Where is the sea? Margaret pondered and recalled some of the things she knew, "This Caribbean... Is it near the English Sea? ”

The Earl of Lancashire, who had grown up and lived in his territory since birth, was also ignorant of maritime affairs, and shook his head with a slight frown, "Madam, you know, we have hardly ever been to sea by boat, and I have not even been to the Irish Sea. ”

Margaret was a little disdainful of her husband's ignorance, and looked at the purchaser again, "What else did you talk to with Lord Walton's two servants?" ”

The purchaser recalled, "Madam, no. Lord Walton's servant said that Miss Isabel had barely mentioned anything to anyone about going overseas, so... Probably only Lord Walton and Mrs. Walton knew. ”

The Earl of Lancashire paced the empty hall with his hands behind his back, then looked at his wife, "Madam, I think we could ask a little more at Lord Walton's funeral banquet for his eldest son." ”

"Well, that's all I can do."

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Before the funeral banquet began in the afternoon, the invited nobles brought their wives and attendants to the outside of Baron Walton's estate. Later in the evening, the Earl and Lady of Lancashire finally arrived at a hurry from Thraland Castle in Lancashire. When the two of them walked quickly into Baron Walton's hall, the hall was already crowded with many nobles from neighboring counties.

After greeting the other nobles and ladies, the Earl and Lady of Lancashire stood reservedly beside several noble ladies. While several aristocratic ladies were drinking and chatting, Mrs. Walton walked to a deserted open space on the side and talked about the topic of luxury consumer goods.

At this time, Miss Isabel, whom the Lady of Lancashire was looking for, was walking slowly with the Duke of Richmond in the garden of flowers. From time to time, the Duke of Richmond glanced at Isabel Walton, who was dressed in a baron's daughter-level attire, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Isabel, you remind me of some of the words Your Majesty said to me in the castle of Sharif Hatton. ”

Wearing a velvet crescent moon hat studded with jewels, Isabel in a tight dress walked slowly and glanced at the Duke of Richmond, "Henry, did His Majesty ever say something about me getting married?" ”

"Well, Your Majesty said...... It's nothing. The Duke of Richmond swallowed back the words and changed his tone to something else, "Your Majesty will soon finish his... The last war mission. ”

The period from July to September was Henry VIII's last campaign before the end of his life. This meant that Catherine Parr would be appointed regent of the kingdom as Her Majesty the Queen, and would deal with Henry VIII's supply, finances, convocations, and other domestic problems during the French campaign.