"Good day, sir, it's a pleasure to see you back." Mark Layton, the well-dressed butler, greeted him with a smile when he saw the return of the eldest son.

Within Horton Manor, William Parr was the eldest son of a respected lord of the manor. With the exception of his father, Sir Thomas, and his sister Anne, everyone looked at him with the eyes of the heir to the lord. Today, however, they saw another side of the lord's heir that they would not normally see.

"Mark, call some more people and unload Miss Isabel and the brothers' things from their horses." At this time, William no longer bothered to say some kind words to the butler, and commanded repeatedly.

Mark Layton hesitated to glance at a young woman standing to the right of the lord's heir, and several grim-faced, sturdy young men behind the two. He nodded politely and whispered in agreement, "Yes, sir." ”

"Mark, let the young lady and a few brothers go to the parlor to rest." After William finished speaking, he glanced at Isabel who was silent, and called the butler again, "Mark, bring some ale, wine, fruit, pickled fruit, fruit tart, and ...... to my guests."

Isabel, who had never spoken, interrupted his menu in time, "William, it's not lunchtime yet, just bring some ales and fruit." ”

"Yes, miss." William agreed and looked at the butler again, "Mark, do you hear me clearly?" Just go. ”

In the garden on the east side of the estate, Anne Parr, the youngest child of the Holden family, sat under a tree with her valet and chatted while doing needlework and embroidery, a women's affair reserved for aristocratic women. At this moment, Anne put down the needle and thread in her hand, and stretched a big waist as she looked up at the clear sky.

"Miss, the weather is really good today, it's rare to encounter such good weather." The personal maid also put down the needle and thread in her hand and basked in the sun leisurely.

"Yes, it's going to rain a little every day these days, and I don't even have the heart to go out."

"Miss, why don't I accompany you to the county for a while in the afternoon?"

While Anne was contemplating the maid's words, a manservant walked briskly in the direction of the two of them. He stopped two or three paces away from the two of them, saluted, and whispered, "Mademoiselle, Mr. Parr is back." ”

"I see, this guy has finally returned from his sister's estate." With a helpless smile on her face, Anne picked up the needle and thread and was about to finish the embroidery when she looked at the manservant again, "He came back alone?" ”

"Miss, there is also a young lady and a few ... A servant from the Duke's Palace. ”

"Well, miss? The guards of the Duke's Palace? Anne looked at the manservant very curiously, and hurriedly asked.

"What is this young lady's name, and which family is it from? Which duke's palace are these attendants? ”

"Miss, this is Miss Isabelle, the daughter of the Richmondshire Magistrate. Several of the guards were from the Duke's Palace in Richmond in the north. ”

Anne stood up suddenly, and thought to herself, "Duke of Richmond?" ”

"Why did this bastard son of His Majesty the King, who has royal blood and a double dukedom, send someone to Northamptonshire?"

"My sister's good friend Isabel in Yorkshire, why did she come to Houghton Manor?"

Anne Parr thought to herself for a while, but still didn't understand, so she had to order the manservant, who was still standing there, "Take me to see it." ”

Before that, Anne's brother William had changed into comfortable, lighter clothes when he came out of his room. Of course, he had carefully treated his buttocks and the aching skin that had been rubbed between his butt and the two strands of cider and pear wine as Isabel had taught him.

When he came to the living room, a smiling William sat on the side of Fast and looked at Isabel, "Miss, this is Horton Manor, what do you think?" ”

Isabel put down the ale glass in her hand, looked around and nodded with a smile, "Very good." As soon as I walked into this Gothic house, I thought I was back in Asker Manor. ”

"Miss, it's my pleasure to give you such an idea."

"Well, apart from the low manor gate and curtain wall, there are no fish ponds, streams, or forests, and I really think of Horton Manor as Asker Manor."

After listening quietly to what she had to say, the people present suddenly burst into hearty laughter. Fast laughed and glanced at William on the side, "Brother, it's better to be in the north, the place is big, and there are few people, you can do whatever you want." ”

William had been to the estate of Isabelle's father, Sir Augustine, and knew that what she said was the truth. However, his family's territory in Northamptonshire was only so large, so what could he do? Unless you are knighted or noble, you can make your manor more magnificent and beautiful in the new realm you are given.

Amid the laughter of the crowd, William had to awkwardly pick up his glass and take a big sip of ale. Isabel, who was sitting across from him, smiled at his embarrassed look, "William, I'm joking with you. ”

"No, miss, you're telling the truth."

"Well, William, that's the way it is. However, you can have these after you become a knight or nobleman with a territory. ”

"Yes, miss, I will definitely work hard to learn knightly skills."

Baldwin saw that William was getting a little serious, and quickly diverted the topic, "Hey, bro, are your butts and thighs better?" ”

William nodded, a grateful smile appeared on his face, "I wiped it with the method taught by Miss, and now it's much better." Actually, I've never ridden this far since I've grown up. ”

"William, you should ask Miss Isabel to teach you some more riding."

"Miss's riding skills are also excellent?" William looked at Isabel across from him in amazement.

"William, there's still a lot of work for you to learn."

At this time, William found that his sister had come to the parlor with a personal maid, and hurriedly said loudly: "Annie, Mark told you that I am back?" ”

I saw Anne Parr, with her long light brown hair and naturally curly hair, wearing a crescent-shaped hood and a jazz daughter-level bodysuit, standing reserved in front of everyone. Just as she was about to salute William, who was the eldest son, she saw the other party stand up and take two steps forward, "Anne, let me introduce you, this is the daughter of the Richmond County Magistrate......"

"I know. Thank you very much, William. After Anne said with a smile on her face, she turned to Isabel, who had already stood up, and bowed her knees and greeted, "Good day, Miss Isabel." ”