After accepting Isabelle Walton's invitation, Anne Parr, a highly qualified lady of the court, wrote her a letter of invitation to Hans Holbein. The letter was as follows: "The noblest Prince Henry, the Duke of Richmond and Somerset, invited the most famous artist of the European North, Mr. Hans Holbein, a famous painter from Augsburg in Bavaria and a famous painter who had emigrated to England to the English royal family, to visit the Duke's estate in Windsor on the third Monday of May to contact the Duke's appointee." ”

When Anne finished writing the letter, Isabel gently picked up the letter written in French and praised, "Anne, your French font is so beautiful. I think it must have come from your mother's careful teachings. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, Isabel." Anne, who had long been accustomed to being complimented, naturally put down the quill in her hand, sat down at the desk and looked up at her, "Isabel, in fact, you can go directly to Little Hans to discuss painting by virtue of His Highness's fame and status. ”

Isabel replied with a smile as she looked at the letter in French, "Anne, His Royal Highness the Duke, who has received as much respect as possible from the royal family and an unprecedented double duke honor, is not a highest-ranking nobleman who likes to use power to oppress others. He wants others to respect him from the heart. After all, His Highness's illegitimate status was the last thing he wanted to mention. ”

"Well, it seems that you and Your Highness are very familiar with each other." Anne smiled, then looked at the maid, "Well, I have something to say to Miss Isabel, so you go first." ”

Seeing her take the maid away, Isabel came to the window with a letter in French, "Anne, do you want to talk to me about my relationship with Your Highness?" ”

Anne glanced at her, smiled and snorted, "Isabel, I think it would be a great pleasure to serve with you in the court. ”

"I'm sorry, but I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't play an instrument. Fear... His Majesty will not agree to let me into the court. ”

"Forget it, you don't want to enter the court, and I don't want to force you. Tell you, if you don't go, there are still many young women from noble families who want to become court maids. When the time comes, you must not regret it. ”

Isabel looked at her and smiled, "I've never regretted anything. ”

Anne gathered the items on the desk and turned her head to look at her, "Even if it's with His Highness?" Isabel, I hope you can have a legal, happy marriage, although I have no objection to you staying with Your Highness. ”

Isabel smiled lightly and didn't explain, just looked at the contents of the letter, "Anne, the phrase 'the noblest Prince Henry' you wrote seems to be a little inappropriate, right?" ”

"This is the official way of writing letters, and His Highness's surname 'Fitzroy' is to ensure that everyone knows that he is the King's son, and His Highness's name 'Henry' was also given by His Majesty the King. Thus, His Royal Highness was the first bastard nobleman to be recognized since the 12th century. ”

"Well, well, thank you again, Annie."

As the two left the room and walked from the garden to the outside of a large racetrack northeast of the estate, they found William Parr practicing riding with Baldwin in the racetrack. Isabel looked at William's figure on the horse and couldn't help but shake her head, "Is this guy crazy?" ”

Anne, who was walking to the side, giggled, "Isabel, you're right, this guy is really crazy. ”

As the two spoke, they came to the fence on the south side of the racecourse. Isabel put her hands on the fence and shouted at William in the ring, "William Parr! ”

William, who was practicing using his body to control the horse, heard her call and quickly grabbed the reins with both hands to stop the horse. Glancing in the direction behind him, he nodded at Baldwin, "Brother, Miss is calling me." ”

Then he turned the horse around and galloped in the direction of the two men. When he stopped his horse in front of the fence, he looked at his sister and Isabel, "Miss Isabel, are you calling me?" ”

Isabel stepped on the beam under the fence with one foot and looked up at him with her eyes intent, "William, I remember telling you that you can't ride a horse today. Your injuries will require at least three days of recuperation. ”

William closed his lips tightly, looked at his sister and then at her, "Miss, you said you would only stay at Houghton Manor for one night. So, I want to learn new riding skills as soon as possible and go to Windsor with you. ”

"Are you kidding? From Houghton Manor to Windsor, it will take at least half a day to ride. If you don't want your ass and two thighs, I'll let them leave you forever, and you haven't fallen in love with them anyway. ”

The way and content of the speech that makes people laugh, but also makes people feel serious and serious, even Anne Parr, who was well educated at the royal school, can't help but be amused by the expression of Isabel in this way. While trying to maintain the image of a reserved court attendant, he shook his head and scolded his brother with a smile, "William, I don't want an older brother without ass and thighs. ”

"Yes, miss." William hurriedly jumped off his horse.

"Listen, William, you can't ride a horse now, you can do other training. For example, training in long-handled weapons, swordsmanship, and bowing. When Isabel finished speaking, she found that the other party looked at her with a strange expression, "William, what is there on my face that makes you look like this?" ”

William hurriedly shook his head, "Miss, I heard you just now... Archery, huh? ”

"Well, I did say archery."

"But shouldn't archery be the training that longbowmen should have?"

Anne, who had been quiet and reserved, agreed with Isabel's words, "William, Miss Isabel is right. I know that His Majesty is very good at archery and other skills. ”

Seeing that Anne seconded her words, Isabel nodded and asked, "William, tell me, if you need to use the bow the most, will you always take a longbowman with you to complete the task of archery?" ”

William thought in silence for a while, nodded and replied seriously, "What if... If it's on the battlefield, I'll probably need a longbow unit to complete the mission. ”

"Very well, can you tell me why His Majesty is good at using a longbow?"

"His Majesty is a great fan of hunting, and the longbow is the best weapon for hunting."

Isabel glanced at Anne, "If you hate hunting, you don't need to practice archery." ”