The people at the dinner today looked very happy after introducing each other, and during the dinner lady Euphemia asked why William Parr was present at the town market in Darlington. William put down his glass and smiled respectfully at Euphemia, "Madam, I've always wanted to visit the North. It's just that my father told me that the north is chaotic. I didn't dare to disobey my father's words, so I ....... ”

His words caused the others to laugh, and William hurriedly used other topics to hide his embarrassment, "Later, I received a letter from my sister after Easter this year, so I had the opportunity to come to the north for some days." ”

Because of William's brother-sister relationship with Lady Latimer, he was able to live leisurely in the estate of Baron Latimer III for a while. In the spring of May, he planned to stay on the Baron's estate until the end of May after Whitsunday and Trinity Sunday before returning to Northamptonshire.

In fact, William came to the north for another purpose. Mrs. Latimer had told him in previous letters that one of her best female companions, Isabel Walton, was the female companion of the Duke of Richmond, Lord of Richmondshire. If given the right opportunity, she would introduce Isabel to William, and thus gain further exposure to the Duke of Richmond, who was an important influence in northern society.

Although Lady Latimer and William's father, Sir Thomas Parr, was a high-ranking local official in the service of Henry VIII, William, the eldest son, could not inherit his father's knighthood. Not only could he not inherit his father's title, but he could not even obtain his father's local positions as magistrate, chief of the guard, and magistrate.

Therefore, if William Parr wants to become a knight or a nobleman with a knighthood, he still needs to rely on his own strength and connections to climb the ladder. Judging from the relationship between my father and my mother, who had passed away more than a decade ago, and the relationship between my father and the upper class, who just held the title of knight, no longer had any advantages and strength. Her mother, Maud Parr, was also born into a family of knights, and during her lifetime served as an attendant to Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife. In this regard, the mother has a greater advantage than the father.

If her mother were still alive, she might be able to use her previous position as a lady-in-waiting in the court to bring her third child, Anne, into the court. Anne, as a young, unmarried girl, the sister of William and Lady Latimer, may be able to live an enviable life as a courtesy in the future.

William's situation was different from that of his sister. As the eldest son in the family, a young man who is 26 years old this year has not even received the title of knight. I have to say that this is a very regrettable thing. Seeing that he is approaching the age of 30, William hopes that he can win back some glory for his family's ancestors in his lifetime.

He has never forgotten the ancestor of his family, King Edward III of England, a great king who led to the rise of the Kingdom of England! If it weren't for the outbreak of the Black Death, his royal ancestors would have incorporated France into the kingdom's territory and become a huge territory of the kingdom in Europe.

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In the pre-dinner prayer, William Parr prayed to God with great emotion or reverence, thanking God for allowing him to meet Miss Isabel Walton in the vast northern land. If he could one day meet the Duke of Richmond, he believed that the day was not far off. The titles, status, and wealth of knighthood or nobility were no longer out of reach.

When everyone else had finished praying before the meal, William was still there bowing his head and praying prayers. Isabel, who was sitting across the table, looked at his excited look and shook her head amusedly. John Neville, who was beside him, glanced at his uncle curiously, pulled Isabelle's sleeve under the dining table, and whispered in a very low voice: "Godmother, why is my uncle still praying?" ”

"I don't know, maybe your Uncle William is praying that he didn't duel with me." Isabel raised her glass and took a shallow sip of pear wine.

"Oh, that's right." Little John nodded in realization, "If Godmother uses the trick of killing Yomanon against my uncle, maybe I will never see my uncle again." ”

Euphemia, who sat in the seat of the lady of the knight, focused her eyes on the face of her eldest son, Charles, who was sitting on the left. Glancing at Isabel, "Dear sister, it's dinner time, why don't you talk about something pleasant?" ”

"Of course." Isabel laughed and looked at John again, "John, go and apologize to Madame Jazz." Because of your question, I spoke with you at the dinner table about matters related to the duel. ”

"Oh, yes, godmother." John hurriedly left his seat and walked to the end of the table, and was about to salute Madame Sir when he heard the other party's laughter, "Mr. Neville, stop, please return to your seat." ”

John looked back at his godmother in disbelief, Isabel just looked at the dishes that kept being served to her by the servants, "John, apologize to Lady Jazz before you can eat these delicious foods." ”

"I'm sorry, Madame Sir, but I have to listen to my godmother." When John had finished speaking, he hurriedly saluted Euphemia, "I'm sorry, ma'am, and I beg your pardon for the duel I talked about at the dinner. ”

With that, without waiting for Euphemia to speak, he ran back to his seat and sat down. At this time, William finished the pre-dinner prayer for today's dinner, raised his head and looked at the crowd with an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry that I have kept Sir and Lady Sir and Sir eldest son, Miss Isabel and my dear nephew waiting for a long time. ”

While the servants were still serving, Isabel made a joke, "William, send a letter to your father and Catherine after dinner, saying that you almost became a sinner in the family." ”

Euphemia glanced at William, who was a little embarrassed, and smiled softly, "Isabel, if you continue to talk about it, Mr. Parr may not even be in the mood for dinner." ”

Sir Herbert was also amused by his wife's words, and touched his thick beard, "Mr. Parr need not blame himself excessively. After all, you didn't know beforehand that the boy who annoyed you was your nephew. ”

"Thank you very much for Sir for your help. Uh, I'll go to church and confess. William had no choice but to follow Isabel's words.

Isabel smiled and looked at William, who was blushing, "Oh, by the way, greetings Lord Latimer and Mrs. Latimer for me." Well, you can also tell your sister that you have been very lucky enough to know me. ”