As she followed the Governor of Peace and the army to the outside of the County Magistrate's Court, north of Nottingham Castle, Isabel reined in her horse and said, "Francis, report to Your Excellency the Judge about today's arrest as soon as you return." ”

Francis didn't know where she wanted to go, and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, aren't you going to see Your Excellency?" ”

"I'm going to go to His Highness's castle again. This morning the butler told me that someone had stolen some items from the storage room, and that I was going to inquire about a few servants. ”

"Your Excellency, I will send two cavalrymen with you." Francis hurriedly said.

"Francis, it's only two miles from the courthouse to the castle, are you afraid someone will assassinate me?" Isabel spoke as she drove her horse forward.

"Well, Your Excellency, be careful all the way."

"It always has been."

When Isabel Walton rode to the main building of the Duke's castle, she found that the flag with the Duke's coat of arms had not yet been raised on the roof of the main building, and she thought to herself: "Why hasn't Henry, the red-haired boy, come back yet?" The peace talks are over, does Henry VIII want him to go to the city of London? ”

While pondering the Duke of Richmond's whereabouts, a man dressed as a knight leaned against the door frame from inside the gate of the main building, crossed his arms and looked at her, "Your Excellency, Advisor, why do you still want to go out and arrest the suspect?" ”

Isabel followed the voice and looked at the main building door on the right, and couldn't help but laugh: "Carrie, why are you here?" ”

Carolyn Swift walked unhurriedly to the stairs, glanced at her armor and weapons, and said, "I've been waiting for you for more than two hours, how are you going to apologize to Lord Darlington's daughter for being late?" ”

"Why don't you invite Miss Caroline to dinner?"

"What if I say, I want to have a nice Christmas venison?"

Isabel jumped off the horse, still in good spirits, and walked up the stairs to look at Caroline, pouted, and said, "Carly, there are still two weeks until Christmas, how can you eat Christmas roast venison now?" ”

Caroline tilted her head, deliberately thinking, and said, "Then, I'll eat some roast swan meat." His Royal Highness the Duke is a royal duke, so I can't count it as a crime to eat some swan meat that belongs to the royal property, right? ”

"However, His Royal Highness the Duke has not returned yet, and you plan to let me poach a few royal property?"

"Forget it, let's barely eat some roast goose."

The two stood on the stairs and laughed easily, and the Duke of Richmond's butler came out of the main building, came to the two of them, saluted separately, and said, "Miss Swift, if you don't mind, I have a few words to say to Your Excellency." ”

Caroline glanced at Arthur Field, the butler who always had a spotless face, nodded and said, "Yes." Arthur, have you forgotten again? You should call me Miss Caroline. ”

"Yes, Miss Caroline."

"Isabel, hurry up and finish, I haven't eaten dinner yet."

Soon, Isabel returned to Caroline's front and thought for a moment before saying, "Carrie, if you are hungry, go to my father's manor for dinner first, I have some business to do before I can go back." ”

Caroline's expression was a little ugly, and she frowned and said, "What's the matter?" You're just a privy counsellor to His Royal Highness the Duke, and there are a lot of things you need to deal with every day? ”

"Alright, let's go to the manor. My father and mother will be hospitable to you, Miss Caroline. ”

"Come back quickly, I still have something to say to you."

Caroline rode on horseback with four of Viscount Darlington's retinue and galloped all the way to the outside of Asker's Manor when she met Sir Augustine with six retinues. After the two exchanged salutes, and rode together on the way back to the manor, Sir smiled and said, "Miss Caroline, it is my pleasure that you can come to my manor for dinner." ”

Caroline smiled politely and said, "Your Excellency, you are now Your Excellency the County Magistrate in the service of His Majesty the King, and it should be me who feels honored. ”

"Miss Caroline, your virtues deserve the respect of all knights and nobles."

"Your Excellency, is your estate ready for Christmas and New Year?"

"Yes, Miss, every year the festival is almost the same, the Christmas tree, the Christmas manger, the Christmas market, the Christmas carols and the Christmas dinner. It's just that this year's Christmas and New Year are mixed with too much confusion, suspicion, distrustworthiness, and hatred. ”

Caroline knew that Sir was talking about the pilgrimage that had broken out two months earlier. However, she was only the daughter of Viscount Darlington, and she had little to say in any of her father's decisions, veto, or other rights. During the rebellion, she was imprisoned by her father simply for objecting to the hostage-taking attempt, so it was impossible for her to use her title and power to try to change anything.

"Sir, do you also think that this pilgrimage is... An act of rebellion? Because the other party is the father of her best female partner, Caroline dares to say what she really thinks.

"Miss, as nearly a thousand years of Catholic faith have been challenged, and the enclosure movement has broken more than a hundred years of convention, the demands and dissatisfaction of the northern people against His Majesty should have erupted through some radical act."

"Sir, are you not shocked by the appearance of this pilgrimage?"

Sir Augustine glanced sideways at her, then at the front and said, "Mademoiselle, I remember my daughter saying a word. Time will change everything, she said. ”

Caroline sat silently on horseback and pondered, as if to Sir and to herself: "Obedience to His Majesty is obedience to God." If you don't obey God, you will inevitably be punished by God. ”

As the two entered the drawing room of the lord's house, Madame Sir was surprised by the sudden appearance of Viscount Darlington's daughter, and she did not even have time to change into a formal dress of Madame Sir. I could only walk up awkwardly and greet him with a smile. Euphemia, who was sitting next to Madame Jazz, almost jumped up from her chair and stood there and hurriedly saluted Caroline.

Ernest was the only one present, who seemed calmer, but his heart was pounding. The heart was beating not because of the sudden arrival of a viscount's daughter in the house, but because he felt as if he had taken a liking to Caroline.

Caroline saw that her arrival made everyone present a little panicked, and quickly smiled and said, "Madame Sir, I am sorry that I was not invited. ”

Antonia smiled and said, "Miss Swift, I'm honored to invite you to dinner. ”

"Madame, you and your family should call me Miss Caroline." A smiling Caroline behaved stubbornly.

Ernest took two steps forward and said courteously, "Miss Caroline, I am honored to be able to see you again. ”

This is not the first time Caroline has seen Ernest, and she speaks somewhat casually: "Lord Carlisle's standard-bearer, I am surprised to see you again. ”