After hearing the answer of the would-be knight Herbert Frederick, Isabel was slightly surprised. Immediately, he just commanded: "Herbert, go and inform the standard-bearer that the team can go." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Herbert agreed with a sharp answer, turned his horse's head and galloped away in front of the group.

After the group set off south on the only road in and out of Aske Manor, Carolyn Swift, who was riding with Isabel at the front of the line, seemed to see something in her expression. Riding on Isabel's right side, he gently pulled the reins and said with a smile: "Was there some surprise to Ernest's behavior just now?" ”

Isabel looked at the fields on both sides of the road and said slowly, "It's a bit of a surprise. Carrie, you want to tell me he's doing this because of you? ”

Caroline smiled happily, and after a while, her expression became a little uncomfortable again: "Isabel, I can't laugh, this place of mine hurts when I laugh." ”

Isabel glanced at Caroline, who was rubbing her temples, and shook her head: "If you can't stand it, you can be with Euphemia, and you can sleep a little longer during the ride." ”

"I can tolerate the pain. Isabel, you also drank the mixed wine yesterday, doesn't your head hurt? ”

Mixing all the alcoholic beverages currently available, Isabel had already tried it. Unfortunately, the alcohol content of the mixed wine is still not as strong as a glass of pure tequila. Faced with Caroline's doubts, she had no choice but to smile: "There is a little pain, just sleep well." ”

Who knew that Caroline's mood became a little abnormal again, and she looked at her resentfully: "Swordsmanship is not as good as yours, fighting skills are not as good as yours, bow skills... Before I could learn, I joined the pilgrimage with my father and brother. Now, even drinking is not as good as you. Isabel, do you think I'm a loser? ”

"You're not a loser. At least you weren't arrested for participating in the pilgrimage, did you? When Isabel finished speaking, she immediately felt that she had said the wrong thing. Hurriedly added: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention this." ”

"It's okay, I know you want to comfort me. Even letting Ernest come after me is a comfort to me, right? ”

"Carly, I've never wanted to deceive you. However, it is true that Ernest pursued you, and that he came to my room yesterday Easter morning in his dressing gown to greet you, doesn't that just mean that he likes you? ”

Caroline tilted her head and recalled the situation of yesterday morning, and then her mood slowly improved, and she smiled lightly: "Yes, Ernest talked to me by the pond yesterday about the days when he was the flag bearer for an afternoon. ”

Isabel nodded a little soberly: "Well, it seems that his behavior today is to recall the days when he used to be a flag bearer." Unfortunately, he was now holding the Walton family crest, and the army behind him was a team of young ladies and servants. ”

Caroline stood up from her horse and looked at the family crest flag fluttering in front of the team, Isabel looked sideways at her and said, "Carrie, you can go to the front of the team and ask him if he thinks so." ”

"How can I take the initiative to find him? Besides, he's just a would-be knight. Caroline sat back on her horse, rediscovering her pride as the eldest daughter of a nobleman.

"Go! If you don't go, I'll call you a loser from now on. ”

"Isabel, you... Very well, one day I will overcome you, even if it is a drink. ”

Isabel pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly pulled out the short sword on her left side and stabbed it fiercely at Caroline's ass as she stepped off the warhorse. Caroline was taken aback, her legs clamped between the horse's belly, and the horse leaped forward like an arrow off the string.

She then drove the horse away from the group, and took the reins to stop the horse on the outermost side of the road. When the four-wheeled carriage behind caught up, he drove the war horse and the carriage together. Euphemia, who was sitting in the car, saw her, leaned in front of the window and said to her, "Sister, where has the team gone?" ”

Isabel looked at the road behind her and in front of her, and pondered, "I'm about to leave Katrick Village, and the county border is not far ahead. ”

After saying that, he said to Herbert, who was riding behind him: "Go and tell the flag bearer that you are about to enter Yorkshire." Turn right when you see the first fork in the road and walk in the direction of the village of Bidale. ”

Herbert agreed and galloped forward. As the team passed through the village of Biedel from north to south in the direction Isabel had described, she saw a forest-like "curtain wall" that stretched from west to east appeared behind several fields on the left side of the road. She knew that behind this forest-like "curtain wall" must be the aristocratic manor of Baron Latimer III.

Isabel, who had been in England for nearly three years, knew a thing or two about the living conditions of the aristocracy. For example, if a castle is built in the territory, the local nobles will definitely live in the castle. If there were no castles in the domain, but only plenty of farmland, pastures, forests, and streams, the nobles would have built their estates on the edge of a forest. Preferably, it should be backed by a patch of primeval forest, with a fish pond or ornamental pond near the manor, and a large green lawn in front of the door.

Galloping at the head of the procession, he said to Ernest, who was holding the flag, "Ernest, the forest in front is the territory of Baron Latimer III, pay attention to whether there is a fork in the forest." ”

Caroline, who was riding beside Ernest, reined in her horse and walked along as she passed by, saying, "Isabel, how did I not know that you had been to Baron Latimer's estate?" ”

"I haven't been here, I've just been to a lot of aristocratic estates. Therefore, there is still some knowledge of the aristocracy's preference in terms of residence. ”

Caroline laughed, "I know why Madame Latimer invited you to the Baron and her estate. ”

"Really? Tell me why. ”

"Because you and Madame Latimer are a kind of aristocratic woman. Wisdom and good at memorization. ”

"Am I all there is to it?"

"No, I think you're better and wiser than Lady Latimer."

"Thank you. Now, does your head still hurt? Isabel, who was praised a few words, was in a good mood and cared about the other party again.

"Well, it's a lot better than before, probably because of talking to Ernest." Caroline behaved honestly, and as Euphemia used to say, God forbade her to lie.

After entering a path through the forest from north to south, the team reached the edge of the forest to the south and noticed an inconspicuous path on the left. There is a very low fence gate at the junction, and there is a house for the gatekeeper to rest on the left side of the gate.

Caroline looked left and right at the small fence gate and the sergeant's quarters, and said disdainfully, "Isabel, this is the manor of Baron Latimer III??" ”