Isabel Walton was indeed fearless, or courageous, and showed the Earl of Surrey the most glorious side of the Norfolk family with extraordinary courage and resourcefulness that surpassed all women of the 16th century.

At a time when her actions had slipped to the brink of treason, she hoped that the Earl of Surrey, who was favored by Henry VIII at this time, would stand up and strongly oppose her conspiracy. Sure enough, the Earl of Surrey's attitude became unusually cold: "Miss Isabel, I don't know if these remarks of yours were told by the Duke of Richmond or some nobleman. However, you must know that at this point you are guilty of treason, trying to overthrow the rule of God's representatives in secular society over the kingdom and his subjects. ”

Isabel walked back to her seat and whispered to the Earl of Surrey, "Your Excellency, is it okay?" ”

The Earl of Surrey nodded his chin slightly, and Isabel sat down and said calmly: "Your Excellency, when you stand with me before His Majesty the King and his Justice, do you guess that His Majesty will suspect who is suspected of treason?" I think your father must have spoken to you about the Duke of Buckingham III, right? ”

Edward Stafford succeeded to the title in 1485 as Duke III of Buckingham. When Henry VIII ascended the throne in 1509, he was framed by nobles and ministers as a possible successor to the throne of Henry VIII. This aroused the suspicion of Henry VIII, who was executed in 1521 on charges of being a traitor.

Henry Howard did know about the execution of the Duke of Buckingham 15 years earlier, but he did not believe that Henry VIII would do the same against himself and his father, the Duke of Norfolk III. Looking at the sir's daughter with a calm face: "I am the godson of His Majesty the King, and the godfather will not be so cruel to his godson." ”

What's so strange about a godfather killing a godson. In order to ensure that his own son succeeds to the throne, it is too much to kill all the close relatives who have potential usurpers. Isabel shook her head lightly and said lightly: "Duke Buckingham III is a descendant of Edward III, and you are a descendant of Edward I. Perhaps in the eyes of His Majesty the King, you seem to be no different from the Duke of Buckingham III. ”

"So, young and pretty, wise Miss Isabel, do you have any good advice?"

"Your Excellency, you are still very young, you have the military talent of Edward I's genius, and you and your father will still be important courtiers who can be trusted by His Majesty. However, the Seymour family does not think so. ”

"You mean to say that now I just need to pay attention to the Seymour family?"

"Yes, Your Excellency. As for your best friend, the Duke of Richmond, you can completely unguard him. Because of the true identity of His Royal Highness the Duke, he will only become a knight of your heroic enemies in the end. ”

Earl Surrey's face slowly softened, and he smiled softly and said, "Miss Isabel, today I have the honor to learn about your heretical thoughts. No, your mind is not heretical, but a... Wise, expansive. ”

Isabel stood up, smiled, and said, "Your Excellency, I am well aware that your half-handed sword is always hanging above my head, and you want to cut off my head. So, I want to thank you for not killing me with a sword. ”

"No, miss, in fact a courtier has spoken to me of similar advice before you. It's just that at that time, there was no Seymour family in the court. ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency. Well, I think it's time for me to go back to His Highness's manor. ”

"Mademoiselle, in view of the good opinion you have made of me, my wife and I would like to invite you to today's dinner."

Offering Isabel Walton an invitation to dinner at such a time, her instincts told her that she would most likely be poisoned by the Earl of Surrey. Because she once saw a book in the Duke of Richmond's library about famous families at home and abroad, which gave an overview of the most famous poisoning family, the 15th-century Italian Pochia family, and every member of this family would use this method of killing.

In the 16th century, the most common method of poisoning was the mixing of the very popular arsenic in wine or food. It can be said that arsenic has become a necessary tool for assassins or killers at this time. The most famous example is that the French emperor and famous military strategist Napoleon Bonaparte died of arsenic poisoning, although the official French verdict at the time was that he died of stomach cancer.

However, at this time, the production technology of the poison was backward, resulting in a small amount of sulfur and sulfide in the arsenic. When the sulfur contained in arsenic comes into contact with silver, it can react chemically to form a black substance on the surface of silver.

However, she did not have any silver tools on her hand that could detect arsenic in food or wine. The smiling Earl of Surrey seemed to be telling her again that it was just an ordinary dinner.

Tiny beads of sweat oozed from Isabelle's forehead, and she was considering whether or not to accept the Earl of Surrey's invitation. Time was of the essence, and she had to respond immediately. Isabel had no choice but to put her heart on the sidelines and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Excellency, I am very honored that you have invited me to dinner again. ”

It turned out that she was a little too worried. After all, the Earl of Surrey was a haughty, conceited knight and nobleman. To him, poisoning was a despicable act that was shameful for a knight of honor and virtue.

After dinner, on the way back to the Duke of Richmond's estate from the Earl of Surrey's estate, Isabel was glad that she had left safely today. As soon as she returned to the duke's estate, she eagerly searched the dining room for silver utensils.

Sir Augustine saw that she had returned with a wrong look, and had not maintained and cared for his horses in a timely manner. Following his daughter to the dining room, Sir saw that she was rummaging around and seemed to be looking for something, so he asked with concern, "Son, are you looking for something?" ”

Isabel didn't go to see Sir but just picked up a spoon and looked back and forth and said, "Uh, nothing." Father, do you know which things are the refined silverware of His Highness? ”

"Silver? Child, why do you think of going to look for silverware? ”

"Father, I'll tell you later. What time is it now, and why hasn't His Highness come back yet? ”

Just then, the Duke of Richmond came to Sir with an excited and happy expression. Sir Augustine hurriedly saluted Henry and said, "Your Highness, you are back. ”

Henry looked at the knight who was loyal to him, and then looked at the privy counsellor in the dining room, and said, "Isabel, what are you doing in the dining room?" ”

Isabel glanced back at the Duke, continued to look for the item, and said, "Your Highness, where is your refined silverware?" ”

Henry looked at Sir inexplicably, and then at her, "The vessels with the 'King's Sign' are fine silverware, and you can look for the lion's head on the vessels." ”