At this time in the afternoon, the sun was still hanging in mid-air. Sometimes it was completely obscured by white clouds, and golden light shone through from all sides. The white clouds that sometimes block the sun slowly disperse from the middle, and the sun quietly appears in the sky from the middle. The white clouds that covered it gradually disappeared into mid-air as if they had been boiled open.

In this ancient land, the flower garden of Baron Walton's estate presents a picturesque scene of late spring and early summer. The green grass that spreads out like a green carpet throughout the flower garden always makes people want to pounce on it and touch the soft green. Or roll on it a few times and take a deep breath of fresh scent. A few unknown small flowers interspersed in the meantime, and also took advantage of the beautiful weather to bloom and bloom a charming smile to welcome the arrival of summer.

Sir Ernest's eldest son, Wolf, did not resist the "temptation" of the green grass, and rolled on the grass with excited giggles from his mouth, or lay there on his back. Jazz's wife, Caroline Walton, sat and talked with her husband's sister, Isabel, under a tree a few steps behind him.

Caroline's eyes looked at her eldest son, who was laughing and playing on the grass, and then glanced at Isabel who was sitting beside her, "Isabel, there are two noble guests in the manor, and you are sitting here with me and Wolfe. I think your father will rebuke me. ”

Isabel picked up a toothy cut apple, bit off a small half, and chewed it with relish. Then, he smiled at his brother's wife and said, "Caroline, I have already talked to the noble guests just now. It's my time off. ”

Caroline took a shallow sip of wine from her glass and shook her head, "Even so, you should value Lord Scropp's position in Yorkshire. After all, the Scroop family has been around this ancient land for more than 200 years. ”

Isabel finished the remaining apples in her hand, wiped her hands with a napple, and looked at Wolf playing on the grass, "Carolyn, I know. However, Lord Skrop had participated in that pilgrimage many years ago that no one would forget. I think you and I are well aware of the results of the pilgrimage. ”

Caroline's eyes were blank, as if the Northern Rebellion of many years ago had nothing to do with her. He just nodded and asked softly, "You mean, His Majesty no longer trusts a northern nobleman who once betrayed him?" ”

"Well, that's a fact that no one can change. If His Majesty had believed Lord Scropp, my father would not have become a member of the Council so easily. ”

Perhaps the topic was a bit too heavy, and would have reminded Caroline of her father and brother who had been sentenced to death by order of Henry VIII. She didn't continue to talk about this topic at the right time, but just smiled faintly, stared at the other party and said, "Well, now, tell me about your wonderful trip to the south." ”

The clever Isabel saw her change of tone, and immediately put Baron Scroop behind, leaned back on the armrest of the high-backed bench, smiled and looked at her. Caroline saw that her expression became a little strange, and asked her a little puzzled, "Isabel, did I say something wrong?" ”

Isabel shook her head with a smile and suddenly said a barrage of Spanish Castilian, "Madame Jazz, what do you want to hear?" On this trip to the South, I met a lot of people and new things. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, not only Caroline became surprised, but even the two maids behind the two looked at her with curious eyes. Caroline turned her head and winked at her several times, thinking for a moment before giggling, "Isabel, this... Is this Spanish? ”

"Yes, this is the Castilian language of the Spanish Empire, the most spoken Spanish language." Isabel replaced the words that came out of her mouth with English.

Caroline looked a little anxious and stared at her intently, "God above, tell me, how did you learn?" Who is your Spanish tutor? ”

"Carolyn, relax. Last year, I was trading with local plantation owners on the island of Spain and the Spaniards there taught me that. ”

"Spanish Island? Spaniard? Isabel, you... How did you find this Spanish island at sea? ”

"Carolyn, do you know that Mrs. Surrey has spent a whole day listening to these anecdotes of mine abroad in order to find out about my trip to the South." Isabel chuckled as she spoke, "So, I think you're probably going to spend three days listening to me talk about people or things you've never heard of. ”

"Three days? Of course, your father allowed me and Wolf to stay on the estate for a while. Caroline's expression darkened a little as she said this.

Isabel glanced at her and thought to herself. Although Caroline had not mentioned her husband Sir Ernest before, she believed that Sir Ernest Walton, the elder brother of Sir Walton, had already gone to the Scottish battlefield by this time, charging as a knight for the commander of the army, the Earl of Hertford.

The two were silent for a long time, and Isabel stood up and nodded and smiled at Caroline, "Caroline, let's sit here." ”

Caroline looked at her with a melancholy look in her eyes, and did not speak, but got up and followed her to the clearing in front of her and sat down. Isabel lay down on the grass, propped up one leg, and put her hands behind her head to look up at the blue sky. Then, turning his face to the other person, he looked at the other person, "Carolyn, you and Wolf came to my father because Ernest had already gone to Scotland?" ”

"Yes, what, you know about the imminent war between the kingdom and Scotland?"

"Well, Your Highness has already written to tell me."

Caroline gazed into the distance at her eldest son, Wolfe, who was playing with two maids, and said in a disgusted tone, "Isabel, I don't want to know what England and Scotland are fighting this time again, nor do I want to know how long this year's war will last. Did you know that we have been at war with the Scots for a long time. I think that if His Majesty wishes, there will be no problem in fighting another 100 years of war. ”

Lying on the grass, Isabel sat up slowly, her arms folded around her curled legs and looked at each other, "Perhaps, it won't take so long." ”

Although Caroline's eyes were watching her eldest son's movements, her ears were still listening to the other's words. At this time, he slowly turned his head to look at the other party, "Isabel, what you said won't take a long time?" ”