"You're the village magistrate of Emory Village?" Isabel paused on her horse to the side of the road, and looked haughtily at a public bookkeeper in front of her, dressed somewhat similar to Yoman.

"Yes, miss, uh, how long are you and your party going to stay in Emory Village?" The village official looked respectful, but his eyes looked at the long line of carriages behind Isabel from time to time.

Isabel moved her hips from the saddle and looked up at the somewhat gloomy sky. I saw that there were more clouds in the sky at this time, and the sun was not very abundant, so maybe it would rain after sunset today. Later, he turned his gaze to the village official, who was always standing in front of him, "I'll leave tomorrow at sunrise." ”

The ranks of the nobles will leave early tomorrow morning, and the village officials are confident that they will not cause much chaos to the village and its villagers. So, nodding happily, he led the noble party to an open meadow north of the village of Emory. Standing on the side of Isabel's warhorse, he pointed to the clearing and smiled, "Miss, this is the village pasture, you and your team can rest here." ”

"Well, that's good." Isabel nodded, then turned her head to look at the flag guard beside her, "Baldwin, let everyone dismount and camp here." ”

When she jumped off her horse, she took out a money bag containing a lot of coins from her saddlebag and threw it into the arms of the village official standing in front of her, "Take it, bring us some food, drink, and forage." ”

At this time, the village official was even happier, bowed and saluted, and ran towards the path behind him with his money bag. For a time, 10 carriages drove into the open space one after another, and according to Isabel's order, they formed two circles composed of carriages inside and outside. Subsequently, two musketeers were placed in the open space between the two circle positions to conduct a circular patrol in opposite directions.

At dinner time, three bonfires rose in the innermost clearing. The coachmen sat around a campfire, and Isabel and the musketeers sat around two campfires, chatting and eating the large quantities of food and wine brought by the village officials. In the meantime, he ordered the coachmen to take turns to care for and feed the dozens of horses that were concentrated on the north side of the position.

At this time, the gunner James Short and the maid Rose did not even dare to speak, and stood in front of Isabel without saying a word. Isabel, who was sitting on the wheel of the carriage, took a sip of wine from a tin wine glass, and turned to look at the two people standing on the left, "Rose, you sit down and eat something first." ”

Rose, the maid, squatted down obediently and sat sideways on the grass with her legs contracted. Baldwin, who was sitting next to her, nodded at her and handed her a small half of bread and a wine bag with ale. At this moment, Isabel glanced at the musketeer, who was still standing, "James, tell me what happened, and you can't lie to God and me. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." The gunner agreed, and then went over how to help the maid get into the carriage. After speaking, he peeked at the wine bags and large pieces of barbecue in the hands of the others, swallowed his saliva and did not dare to speak again.

From time to time, there was a small sound of crackling wood burning in the campfire, and Isabel raised her eyelids to look at the flag guard sitting diagonally opposite, "Baldwin, what would you do if this happened to you?" ”

Baldwin glanced at the standing gunner, shook his head, and turned to look at her, "Your Excellency, I will reprimand the maid to let her go or help her get into the carriage. However, I will report back to you right away, and it is up to you to decide what to do with the maid's behavior. ”

"Well, that's good." Isabel nodded, and then looked at the gunner on the left who didn't dare to move easily, "James, did you hear me?" Now, you are a musketeer in the service of His Highness and must obey orders at all times. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

At the moment, Isabel does not want to make strict demands on James Short, who is a civilian, and other civilian gunners. At the end of the day, James and his companions were just ordinary musketeers, not even qualified to serve the Duke of Richmond. Even on the Anglo-Soviet battlefield, as long as they can kill a knight in armor with a single shot, they have realized their value.

Isabel nodded, "Sit down and eat something." Later, take turns guarding the carriage with the others. ”

In the blink of an eye, the maid Rose stuffed half a bag of ale and a small half of bread into her stomach. Seeing that Isabel's face was no longer so serious, Baldwin asked curiously, "Maid, why did you eat so quickly?" ”

Rose glanced at Isabel on the side, and seeing that the other party did not speak, he boldly said, "My lord, speeding up the meal is an important rule that servants need to follow. If my employer doesn't see me serving at the end of his or her meal, I think he or she will punish me severely. ”

Isabel smiled lightly, "Baldwin, you'll know when you have your own butler and servant in the future." ”

"Oh, what do you know?" Baldwin's words drew a burst of laughter from the others.

"Stupid, when you become an employer, are you still willing to do some of the housework yourself?" Isabel glanced at him and cursed with a smile.

By 8 p.m., it was finally getting dark. The bonfire burned brightly, and the faces of the people sitting around the bonfire were smiling with ease from time to time. Now, Isabel finally knows why the maid Rose sneaked away from the Hawkins family. It seems that she is still willing to go to the aristocratic families in the north to be a maid.

While wiping the handguard sword that Earl of Surrey had given her with a linen cloth, she smiled softly at the maid and said, "Rose, I know that the housekeepers of the Hawkins family have the right to hire and fire maids. Just, how did you tell her? ”

Rose smiled at her, "Miss, I didn't say anything, I just asked my partner to tell her that I was going to the north." ”

"So, you sneaked out? Rose, if Captain Hawkins asks me for someone in the future, what do you think I should do to answer Captain? ”

"Miss, I am just a maid in the eyes of the patriarch, and if he sells more cane sugar, he can hire more maids to come back. So, I don't think he'll remember me. ”

"Okay, you follow me to the north." Isabel held her gauntlet sword in front of her eyes, looked at the blade and said slowly, "Remember, the north is a very chaotic place, don't go out of my father's territory easily. ”

"Yes, miss." Rose looked at the saber in her hand and asked in a habitual whisper, "Miss, let me polish your sword." ”

Isabel hesitated, shook her head and smiled, "I'd better wipe it myself." ”

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