[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

Chapter 34

"Will I say this in front of outsiders?" Elizabeth was very sad. In the eyes of her mother and sister, is she so untrustworthy?

"Whether you are at home or outside, you must pay attention to your words and deeds, Liz." Jane's pretty face is very serious, "You must know that even at home is not necessarily safe, you can guarantee that the servants at home will not go outside say what?"

"Oh, Jane, can you not mention this, I have a headache!" Elizabeth fell into Grace's arms. The course is so strict after Darcy's matter is formalized.After finally resting, Jane had to remind her that it was too bad!

Mr. Smith, Hill, and the maid in the living room all moved back quietly, trying to hide their presence.Doesn't the servant Jane mentioned include them?There was also news from the Bennett family, which of course had something to do with them.

This is also the difference between Britain and the Qing Dynasty.If it was an aristocrat in the Qing Dynasty, the servants in the family either gave birth to children or signed a contract of selling their lives. Even if they beat others to death, they would not be able to say anything.The servants of the British aristocracy are all employed, they are free, and the master cannot kill and sell them at will.

"You have to study even if you have a headache, Liz." Grace said with a straight face, but she couldn't hide the smile in her beautiful blue eyes, "Jane is telling the truth, you have a lot to learn. We are still at home Instead, I can pamper you and wait until you marry Darcy's family? Fitzwilliam has feelings for you, but this relationship also needs to be managed. If you don't understand anything, sooner or later he will squander his feelings for you empty."

This is the real world, not the "Pride and Prejudice" novel written by Jane Austen.Elizabeth and Darcy in the novel may live happily ever after, but in reality they may not.The beginning of the marriage may be because of love, but for a long time, it depends on wisdom and management.

"Mom, am I as...so stupid as you said?" Elizabeth stared at Grace dissatisfied in her arms, her small red lips pouted, with a cute and cute look, "Although I It's a bit inferior to Jane, but your daughter should be very good, otherwise, how could Fitzwilliam fall in love with me."

If you keep joking with Mom and Jane, she's really going to lose confidence.

"Mom just wants you to learn to be calm and self-possessed." Grace gently stroked Elizabeth's soft black hair, "It's just like when Butler Smith said that Mrs. De Bauer came to visit, and you were so angry that you wanted to run out. Although it was a little rude of mother to send old Mr. Darcy to receive the lady, it is the best way to solve the problem, isn't it?"

"Etiquette is important, but we can't blindly stick to the rules, you know?" Grace blinked at the two daughters, causing the two girls to smile, "Okay, it's time for our afternoon tea , Liz, know what you should do?"

Nodding her head, Elizabeth stood up and straightened her clothes: "I will bring black tea and snacks to invite old Mr. Darcy to spend tea time together, maybe I can read some novels to him."

"Mom's baby Liz is awesome! Go do what you want." Grace stood up and kissed her flushed cheek, then looked sideways at Jane who was sitting beside her with curved eyebrows, "Then Jane, Let's go to the study to find old Mr. Bate and Mr. Bennett to enjoy our afternoon tea together. As long as those two men soak in the study, they will completely ignore the problem of time."

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The engagement ceremony of Elizabeth and Darcy ended perfectly. Since then, the two have made a marriage contract, and Elizabeth is regarded as half of Darcy's family.Many people came to the ceremony, both old nobles and upstarts. After all, the groom is the future helm of the Darcy family, and the bride is the second daughter of Viscount Bennett, who has a good relationship with the royal family.

Everyone who participated in this ceremony was very satisfied. After all, connections and so on were accumulated slowly through dances and these social interactions.Taking this opportunity to get closer to the old nobles and the upstarts, perhaps more young men and women will marry soon.This is a win-win opportunity. The upstarts need someone to lead them if they want to integrate into the upper class, while the old nobles who have gradually declined need new blood and funds to join.

It is rare to see a family that can transition from an upstart to an aristocrat so quickly like the Bennett family.Among them, how much Mr. Bennett and Grace have paid, probably only Dylan and Jane know best.When they were studying hard, their parents were not idle, even more tired than them.

On the morning of the second day after the ceremony, old Mr. Darcy, accompanied by Mr. Darcy, left Longborn and went back to Pemberley Manor.He had stayed long enough with the Bennetts, and though he was a little reluctant to part with Elizabeth's company, he wanted to go back and see his Georgiana.

Although Mrs. Renault, the housekeeper, and Mrs. Yangji, the tutor, were there, but they were all outsiders, and they were not as good as the company of relatives.Besides, Georgiana is a shy and withdrawn child. If she can be as lively as Elizabeth, perhaps old Mr. Darcy will not have to worry so much.

However, Georgiana is also ten years old this year. Although she is still young, he doesn't know how much time is left. There are some things that he should think about carefully.Although Darcy is capable, he is more suitable as a father for choosing a future husband for his younger sister. It would be good to consult Darcy for his opinion.

In the carriage, the old Mr. Darcy mentioned to Darcy casually: "Fitzwilliam, your marriage has been settled, I am very happy. Georgiana's marriage has to be put on the agenda slowly."

After being stunned for a moment, Darcy said: "Father, Georgiana is only ten years old, is it a little earlier?"

"Fitzwilliam, I don't know how long I can last with this body." Old Mr. Darcy smiled wryly, "If you hadn't gotten into a stalemate with your aunt Mrs. de Bourgh before, even if I'm gone, she can take you with me. When Georgiana attends social occasions, there is always a suitable one. I offended her so much for your marriage with Elizabeth. When Georgiana is supposed to attend social occasions, who will take it, Elizabeth? Bennett There is a rule at home, girls can't come out to socialize before, but your sister will be 14 years old by then!"

Most of the girls in the upper class in the UK will make a marriage contract at the age of fifteen or sixteen and get married, and only a very few special ones will stay until the age of 20.

Darcy was silent when he heard the words, and he spoke after a while: "Father, what do you think of Dylan?"

"Dylan, the eldest son of the Bennett family?" Old Darcy frowned, "He is quite good, he is well-bred and decent, and he is capable at a young age, and he will be able to inherit old Mr. Bennett in the future. Your title... Do you want to marry Anna to him?"

In the end, old Darcy was surprised.

Although there is no taboo in Western countries about exchanging relatives in the East, the marriage of children is always a good thing to add to the family. Now Darcy married Elizabeth, and Georgiana married Dylan, so there are two fewer in-laws.

"Father, the Bennett family is thriving now, and old Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are not the kind of people who calculate all day long. For them, the happiness of their children is more important. If Dylan and Anna are in love with each other, then , They will not obstruct it." Darcy said with a serious face, "Our family does not need Anna's marriage to add to the cake, the Darcy family is already the big landowner in Derbyshire."

Old Mr. Darcy pursed his lips, relaxed his body and leaned against the carriage, closed his eyes, and said after a while: "Let's put this aside for now. Whatever we say is up to the two of them. Fitzwilliam, you will like it." Elizabeth, it doesn't mean that Mr. Bennett will also have a soft spot for Anna."

Old Mr. Darcy did not forget to tease his son at such a time. After all, he fell in love with a girl who was eight years younger than him at the first sight. It's not that there is no such thing as his son, but there are too few of them like his son.I heard that when Fitzwilliam met Elizabeth for the first time, the little girl was only four years old, so he didn't know what to say about his son.

"Anna is a good girl, and Dylan will like it." Darcy said in a flat tone, ignoring his father's rare bad taste.

Having been friends with Dylan for so many years, Darcy thinks he still knows a little about him.What Dylan loves and admires should be a self-reliant girl like his mother, Mrs. Bennett. As early as when he had this kind of plan, he paid more attention to the cultivation of Georgiana.

Sighing, old Mr. Darcy said in a low tone: "Fitzwilliam, if you really have this plan, you must find a new tutor for Anna after you go back. If you want to become the mistress of the baron's mansion in the future, Mrs. Younge's education is evidently inadequate."

"I see, father." Darcy nodded.

He had wanted to change Georgiana's tutor for a long time. Unfortunately, Mrs. Yang Ji had something to do with his mother, and his father would always save her some face. It was a surprise to be able to replace her now.It's not that Mrs. Yangji is so bad, it's just that Mrs. Renault has told him many times in private that this tutor is too selfish and often uses the name of Darcy's family to take advantage of it outside.

Darcy was really worried about letting Georgiana be educated by such a tutor.

There was silence in the carriage, and the father and son closed their eyes and meditated together.Their itinerary was to rest for one night after arriving in London in the afternoon, and then rush back to Pemberley Manor early the next morning.It doesn't matter if Darcy is the only one who travels overnight, but old Mr. Darcy's body can't stand such a long jolt.

Even if there are springs, the road conditions are still not so good!