[Pride and Prejudice] Professional female supporting role

Charles finds something strange about his baby sister.

It was the fifth day after she came back from Blue Gate, and Mr. Sister Kong reflected on himself with some self-blame.Most of his recent energy has indeed been devoted to Cynthia. That girl sounds fierce, but in fact she has a very simple personality. Charles is almost obsessed with teasing her... Ahem, this really shouldn't be!But it was Cynthia's brother who made him difficult.Cynthia has a cousin, the eldest son and heir to the title of the dignified Earl of Mansfield, whose name is Sean Scott.

Mr. Scott was a very nice man, a rare talent among young aristocrats--it is surprising how few generations of Mansfield have grown crooked.But there was only one thing that made Charles very dissatisfied. He was like an old hen protecting the calf. He wished to drive away any opposite sex who appeared around Cynthia with a stick.Such a big brother is really annoying (...cough)...For this reason, Charles is really upset.That's why he wasted a lot of energy on this matter.

Because of this, she ignored Caroline's emotional changes!

He stood in front of the piano room, and a very soothing dance music was being played in the room. This is a slow dance, used to show the stretch and elegance of a lady's figure.Caroline, who was not interested in dancing in the past, worked very hard during this time. Nearly a third of the time in Bingley's mansion was filled with piano rhythms every day. For this reason, he had to hire two more teachers, because only It is really difficult for Miss Jones to play continuously by herself.

Although Caroline is petite, she has a slender body and well-proportioned limbs, and her limbs are also well proportioned. Charles has always had a very secret thought, because high-heeled shoes are popular nowadays, and tall ladies are wearing them Behind the shoes, it actually puts a lot of pressure on men.He has always felt that he has the most confidence of a man when he is holding his precious sister...

Now that the weather is getting hotter, the social season in April is getting more and more lively.Caroline worked so hard because of this...

Mr. Sister Kong was very conflicted. On the one hand, he wanted to bring her to a formal banquet and introduce her to all the high society people. On the other hand, he wanted to extend this time indefinitely, because such a formal social meeting meant that Caroline I have to start choosing a husband and son-in-law.

The sound of the piano paused, and soon another lively dance was played. Caroline's movements were not stagnant, and the smooth rhythm was very beautiful and skilled, but she seemed to work too hard...compared to the previous dozen or so Year, this is really abnormal!

But Charles stayed outside the door for a long time, and in the end he didn't go in to disturb their classes.Afterwards, he took time to go to Hearst's house. He was still used to chatting with his elder sister about family affairs. After hearing this, Louisa was silent for a moment. She thought that Caroline had come to tell herself about George The matter between Anna and Mr. Wickham, and of course her impulsive behavior but luckily did not lead to a big mistake, thanks to Mr. Darcy who arrived in time.

But why did he arrive in time?

Thinking of this, her heart moved, and she recalled that when Charles was in Pemberley, he accused Mr. Darcy of indignantly accusing Caroline behind his back... At that time, Louisa felt that the silly brother had suffered from paranoia again, but thinking about it now , it seems that she shouldn't be so arbitrary.

"Have you seen Mr. Darcy lately?"

Charles is anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Every time he encounters Caroline, no matter how big or small, he always looks like this in front of Luisa... That's why I heard Luisa ask in such a chatty tone. Speaking of Fitzwilliam, he was a little dissatisfied, but he habitually followed his elder sister's words.

"I met him the day before yesterday, and he said that he would go to Swindon for business in the next few days." Charles thought for a while: "It should be this morning, he has already set off."

It's a bit of a coincidence, what would Mr. Darcy's expression be if he missed the banquet where Caroline officially entered the social world?Just let him know the exact time.Luisa nodded and raised her teacup.

Charles wondered: "Lucy, you haven't told me about Caroline yet!"

After marriage, Luisa, who has a flamboyant bridal temperament, raised her eyes: "What about Caroline? Charlie, are you making a mistake, the person who lives with her is you! You don't even know what's wrong with our sister , what have you been doing recently?"

Just kidding, if you tell your guess, wouldn't you let you, a stupid brother who is not clear-headed, ruin Caroline's marriage?All brothers in the world who love their sisters and become obsessed with them are existences like mountains of knives, mountains of fire, seas of swords, dragons and thorns on the way to prevent the prince and princess from meeting each other. Charles should have a deep understanding recently, but Louisa wants to say-yes!

Charles was choked by her words, aggrieved and unconvinced, but he was naturally short in front of Louisa, so he could only leave in despair with original confusion.

Because of Luisa's words, he stayed at home with his sister most of the time except for his daily work needs, and he also took the initiative to serve as Caroline's dance partner.Mr. Bingley deserves to be the reigning king of the dance, the dancingking, of all the characters in Pride and Prejudice!Great dancing!With his help, Caroline's study progressed faster, so Louisa, who gave a 3s rating after the acceptance, announced in advance that Caroline's student graduated from a primary school student-level English lady!Afterwards, she had more time to accompany Caroline to order clothes in major haute couture jewelry stores in London.

It was the first time that Caroline knew that Luisa also had the potential to go shopping in hypermarkets. Seeing the smiles on the faces of the bosses when they delivered the goods in person, she knew that Luisa's image of the fairy who scattered money had already disappeared. deeply rooted...

It wasn't until she saw the dresses piled up in the laundry room that Caroline had a sense of reality. These were all hers!The frightening thing is not whether the money is counted on her, but Luisa said: "Just order these first, basically it should be enough for a while! We will choose slowly later, and it is estimated that there will be some from France." A new trend saves time and becomes obsolete.”

That reluctant tone... Only then did Caroline really understand the word "season" in the social season.

It was a very crazy day... oh no, a beautiful and fulfilling day!She had been picked up by Elsa from the bed since dawn-when London entered summer, the days were horribly long!

Louisa was already dressed neatly, and ordered Elsa to wait for a few maids to throw Caroline into the bathtub and wash her, and then professionals would repair her body... as small as the hair and nails on her body, as large as her waist and abdomen Chest, Caroline enjoyed the benefits of corsets for the first time in her two lives - she could hardly eat anything in a day because of the stuff!

"Miss Bingley has a very slender figure, and she doesn't need a shapewear when she wears a dress at night." Mrs. Forte, whose figure can hold two and a half Caroline, said with a smile.

Then why did she have to suffer like this for nearly twelve hours during the day... Before Caroline could ask, the lady explained to her very considerately: "However, it is better to wear a corset during the day, so that you can It keeps your chest and waist straight all night, and of course, prevents you from eating too much food during the day. The little habit of young ladies' gluttony is still very cute." Her praise was really insincere.

Caroline patiently turned her face away, who told her that she was gluttonous!Don't the British pay attention to family ugliness and not showing it to the outside world... and what about tall and straight chest and waist, who can show them?Gentlemen, if the eyes linger on the part below the neck of the lady, it is purely for death, so do you want to show it to other women?

Although Caroline loves to complain about this fat lady, when she sees her reflection in the full-length mirror, she has to admit that she does have a pair of hands that can turn stones into gold.Caroline is used to seeing Westerners with high noses and deep eyes, and her assimilated aesthetics has always made her feel that her facial features are a bit too soft and fuzzy, but at this time the person in the mirror has picturesque eyebrows, as if a stick figure has been skillfully painted with color , immediately became vivid and eye-catching.

The expression on Louisa's face was as proud as marrying her daughter: "I really want Mr. xx to see what you look like."

"Huh?" Caroline didn't hear clearly, but Luisa smiled and didn't answer.

"Why are you dressed like this!" Mr. Sister Kong had a completely different reaction when he saw Caroline.

——Oh my God, my Kelly suddenly became so beautiful, what should I do if Mr. xx and Mr. xxx saw it!

Louisa very naturally let her husband put a shawl on her, and then ignored her deranged brother next to her, and said to Caroline: "Let's go, it's not good to be late for the first time!"

Charles looked at Louisa pitifully with his green eyes, and found that the eldest sister had become more hard-hearted after getting married, so he gritted his teeth and turned to Caroline and said, "Kelly, I think you don't look very well dressed today...you must Outdated! Yes, I saw Countess Funk in this dress last year!"

Caroline literally rolled her eyes, please!Do you think she hasn't been tossed enough all day today?She really wanted to go to the banquet as soon as possible, and then avoid Louisa's eyes and ears, and grope for something on the long dining table to fill her hungry stomach... Tonight is the dinner of the Duchess of Houston, which is said to be the only one in London. The specifications of the palace banquet are inferior, and she is really looking forward to the catering at the dinner party!

The two younger sisters were unmoved, and Charles could only take Caroline's dark red cloak and wrap her tightly, as if she would be able to enter the banquet hall wrapped in the cloak tonight...

After the carriage drove into the Edgerton area, the speed slowed down. The road was very busy, and everyone was heading in the same direction. It could already be seen that the banquet at the Duke's Mansion in Houston was grand tonight.Caroline clenched her hands nervously.

A girl of high society would be solemnly introduced to guests at a very formal dinner party to show that she had officially entered the world of society.Caroline summed it up, this is a bit like modern people holding a wedding ceremony, the bride sits at the table to toast and dance - in short, it is a very tiring thing.That's why the fat lady specially advised her not to wear high heels...

Usually there are new faces at the banquet, which will attract a lot of attention. For men, it is "wow, there are new faces again, let's see if they are beautiful or not." For women, it is basically "a new generation replaces the old one." Hurry up and grab the golden turtle son-in-law! '

She will be stared at by all kinds of eyes, it is inevitable, Luisa has helped her for a long time to build her mentally, the general idea is, who told you that you were too lazy to deal with the banquet when you were in the north last year, if you debuted at that time, you would not be what you are today something happened!

So Caroline didn't think about going to Louisa to find comfort... The married young woman is too cruel!

The carriages stopped in front of the Duke's Mansion in Houston in an orderly manner, and the gentlemen and ladies in costumes walked towards the brightly lit mansion with dignity and amiability. Caroline took her brother's arm and met him outside the banquet hall. Cynthia and the two men, as well as Viscount Caslin and sister Venus.After talking for a few words, Caroline realized that Cynthia was waiting for them here on purpose.

"Although today is very important to you, don't be nervous. There are people who only listen to flattery. You just need to nod and smile. When you think of it, praise them. If you don't want to talk, just pretend to be shy..." Miss Cynthia still spoke so amazingly, and Mr. Scott, who was holding her man and whom Louisa respectfully called 'lord', coughed slightly.

Cynthia didn't pay any attention, and still said: "I specially asked my brother to escort you, and I will accompany you in a while, don't worry! If you don't want to accept that kind of age or ugly Those who invite the dancer, wink at me, and I will save you!"

"Cough cough cough..." It is estimated that Mr. Scott's throat should be hurt frequently...

She understands that for herself, if the referrer's status in social occasions is higher, then her so-called worth in the future will be raised-although she doesn't care much about it, Caroline is very grateful for Cynthia's kindness .

She bowed her knees and gave a formal salute to Mr. Scott: "Thank you."

Caroline did not hypocritically refuse to make Mr. Scott's expression gentler. This gentleman is completely like a patriarch. Unlike Darcy's indifference, he naturally has a A power and influence, even a smile will make people awe.

Cynthia pulled the third man behind him again. It was a cheerful-looking young man with natural curly and fluffy golden-brown hair, which seemed extra playful. He smiled like the sun was shining, very charming. affinity.

"This is Richard, you can just call him Richard..."

"It's the first time we meet, how can you call Mr. Fox like that!" Miss Venus' cold face was a bit ugly.

Cynthia turned to stare at her and said, "Then don't call me that! This is the best."

Not only was Cynthia so rude, even Miss Venus crossed her eyes for a while as if she was against her, and then said to Richard Fox: "Mr. Richard, I think Cynthia has made us more familiar, you must agree My word?"

After seeing Mr. Richard's good-tempered nod, Cynthia blushed, and Venus smiled at her triumphantly.To Caroline's surprise, several gentlemen present, including Viscount Caslin and Charles, seemed familiar with their way of communicating.

Only Mr. Richard joked with a smile: "Dear ladies, although the little game between you makes me feel very happy, please keep your voice down, everyone is watching us!"

Cynthia looked indifferent, while Miss Venus immediately raised her head and puffed up her chest, and glanced around from the corner of her eye. After finding that no one had noticed their originally very gentle quarrel, she castigatedly glanced at the mischievous Richard. .

"Leave them alone, Caroline." Cynthia raised her hand and pulled Caroline to her side, then cast a critical glance at Charles: "Mr. Bingley, I hope you don't mind me choosing a temporary male companion for Caroline, That way you'll have more time to ask other girls to dance."

If you ignore her flushed cheeks and insincere words... Then she is still very imposing!

Everyone was very kind and didn't expose her, only Miss Venus sneered, and then got Cynthia's eye knife as a matter of course.

Caroline was given to Mr. Richard Fox temporarily by Cynthia. She obviously felt that Miss Venus was looking at her more and more unkindly, but in the end she just snorted softly and turned her head away. .

The group of people finally walked towards the banquet hall, and this time the person without a female companion became Charles, and Caroline heard him say something mocking to himself: "If Fitzwilliam was here, I would be much more comfortable ...two lonely people don't look lonely when they stand together."

Caroline felt a little distressed when she heard it. After all, on such an occasion, everyone is in pairs. It is a bit pitiful to not have a female companion. She just wanted to go back to comfort her poor brother when she heard a low laugh from the people beside her. "My cousin is going to sulk again when Mr. Bingley says that."

She couldn't understand what the other person meant, and subconsciously looked up at him. Richard showed his white teeth in a smile, and pouted at Cynthia in front of him mischievously.

Sure enough, Cynthia's footsteps slowed down. Anyone could see that she seemed to want to look back all the time but tried her best to bear it. However, Mr. Scott still kept his original pace, as if he hadn't noticed that his sister's heart had already flown to him. behind.The two are one in front of the other, as if one is supporting the other, which makes people laugh.

"Hey, people who don't know the inside story think I'm the culprit..." Caroline was watching the fun, when suddenly the man next to her spoke in a cadence.He is very funny to talk, in the UK, the way a person speaks English can definitely affect his status, and people who think of themselves will carefully craft their intonation.Caroline liked Mr. Richard's vivid tone.

"It's all because I took away Mr. Bingley's female companion, so he became a loner, Cynthia felt distressed, and my cousin sulked..."

Caroline almost laughed.

He said even more strangely: "Actually, I think Mr. Bingley is all to blame for this!"

Seeing her looking over curiously, he continued, "If he wasn't too handsome, he wouldn't have made Cynthia think about it, and he deliberately dismissed you, Miss Caroline. Just wait and see, my cousin I'm going to look for Cynthia all over the place, and when I find her with Mr. Bingley, I will really be mad at myself."

Caroline couldn't bear it any longer. She tilted her head and rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "According to what you said, it's actually my fault. If I hadn't occupied the position next to Charles, Cynthia wouldn't have bothered you to receive it." His girlfriend."

At this time, they had already reached the entrance of the banquet hall. Seeing the grand scene of Yishi's clothes and glasses, Caroline's relaxed mood before was inevitably replaced by nervousness.Feeling the sudden stiffness in her arms, a smile flashed in Richard's eyes.

"This is really a sweet trouble..." He said in a low voice with a rare clear voice among Westerners, "It must be God's blessing for me to give me such a charming female companion from the sky without doing anything Favor."

His ending sound is accompanied by a crescendo of background music, almost like the plot of an idol drama under the sky full of fireworks, even as a bystander with a weak sense of substitution, he can't help being fascinated.

So Mr. Darcy, who was exhausted from traveling all night, found her at the first time, but it was she who showed such a dazzled expression to the man beside him...

He suddenly heard a low cry, and he lowered his head belatedly. The gentleman next to him was very concerned and called the waiter to clean up the crystal cup holder that fell on the ground.

The half-broken crystal goblet was tilted in his hand, and the light golden champagne overflowed and soaked his sleeves.

It's so cold... He thought a little confused.