Miss King in Pride and Prejudice

A handsome and perfect officer has been in the limelight at Longbourn lately. In the words of Mrs. Longbourne, any good compliment for a man can be placed on him. This is Mr. Wickham, or Colonel Wickham, more precisely.

Mrs. Sharron used a lot of praise words when talking about Mr. Wickham. This Mr. Wickham is very handsome, upright, gentle and polite. He became a colonel by his own efforts at a young age. Above is the future.I have to say that the temptation of uniforms has existed in ancient and modern China and abroad. Wearing gentleman clothes is already very handsome. Colonel Wickham wearing a red uniform has become the dream lover of countless girls.

From Serena's point of view, the childhood sweetheart of Mr. Darcy and Georgiana, the villain in the original plot has appeared in a brand new image. For the current plot that is completely out of shape, it doesn't matter if there is another out-of-shape Mr. Wickham Well.

Georgiana, who had no unpleasantness with Mr. Wickham, talked about this handsome gentleman very naturally. She praised Mr. Wickham very sincerely: "He has always been an excellent person. My father likes him very much and hopes that he will Could be a priest, but he seems to have turned it down, and seeing him now a colonel on his own terms shows that he made the right choice, he has his own accomplishments, I haven't seen him in years But I believe he is still so handsome, next time we have a chance to meet, I will definitely introduce Serena and Charlotte to him." Georgiana, who was talking happily, winked mischievously at the two.

Serena and Charlotte are not people who are casually teased by Georgiana and do not fight back. Serena said: "It seems that Colonel Wickham still grew up with us Georgiana."

Charlotte went on to say: "He is still a handsome gentleman. I'd better leave an acquaintance like Georgiana who is full of compliments to Georgiana."

"Wickham is as kin as my brother," retorted Georgiana.

Soon, there will be a ball in Netherfield Gardens, and Colonel Wickham is very likely to attend. If he does, it will be the first ball that Colonel Wickham has come to Longbourn to attend, which makes Longbourn's wives and ladies all the more excited. Pay attention to this ball, the gossip of many days before the ball is how many pounds the lady spent on new clothes or jewelry.

The news that made Mrs. Longbourne gritted her teeth the most was that Colonel Wickham had already met the ladies of the Bennet family, and some people saw Colonel Wickham having a pleasant conversation with Miss Elizabeth.

This is a bolt from the blue for the girls who already regard Colonel Wickham as the lover of their dreams, let alone the proud and rich Mr. Darcy, they can't match the arrogance of this gentleman anyway, but why not even Colonel Wickham? Forgive me, Miss Elizabeth once again stood on the cusp of the storm. The fact that one person occupies two excellent bachelors is enviable, jealous, and gnashing of teeth, which aroused the resentment of the wives and ladies towards Miss Elizabeth. For a while, Miss Elizabeth's reputation Another new low.

This time, regardless of the rumors or other people's dissatisfaction, Miss Elizabeth Bennet was not distressed. Colonel Wickham had asked her to dance the first two dances of the ball held at Netherfield Gardens. This sweet invitation She naturally agreed. Of course, she had a good impression of Colonel Wickham, and the gentleman's affection for her also made her feel satisfied with the vanity of a woman, so Miss Elizabeth has been holding good expectations. Get ready for this dance.

The lively Longborn has brought a lot of fun to Serena, but she still has a lot of business to deal with every day. A woodcarver from the Qing Dynasty carved a wooden fan out of sandalwood. Every piece of wood is very delicate and hollow. Carved with flowers and plants, even a pure wooden fan is very beautiful, but it takes a lot of time to build such a wooden fan, because it is done by one person from carving, polishing and painting. Although it is very perfect, it is too time-consuming.Serena asked if it was feasible for the woodcarver to train apprentices to help him. This is naturally feasible. He can separate out many less complicated things, and the speed will be much faster if he forms an assembly line. But even so, the carver only has The output is still very low when he is alone, which means that this kind of fan can be used as a luxury product in limited supply.Serena asked this woodcarver surnamed Liu to train a group of apprentices first, and then draw a few more sets of fan samples for her to see. She wanted to see if she could inlay some more pearls and gems on the fan as a fan. Congratulations, of course, she loves the pure wood of Honolulu, the low-key red sandalwood log color is very beautiful, she left this first fan for herself to use, the more exquisite the sandalwood fan looks, the more Serena can't put it down.

The sandalwood fan that Serena has been playing with recently has aroused the interest of Georgiana and Charlotte. Serena is very generous to let them play with it. The exquisite and beautiful novelty fan naturally makes the two of them very fond of it. It is a pity to hear that After Serena explained it, she knew that it was only for this one, so the two had no choice but to return it to Serina in dismay.

Looking at the two people who were both disappointed, Serena smiled, "Don't be so disappointed. After a while, when this fan is officially produced, I will let you pick it first, so the head office will be fine."

After receiving Serena's promise, the two of them turned their attention back to the ball that was about to be held in Netherfield Garden. Serena decided to attend this ball. It is said that Netherfield Garden is very beautiful, just enough for Georgiana to show her around. visit.There is also Colonel Wickham, who is described as only in the sky, and Serena is also looking forward to seeing his demeanor.

The ball at Netherfield Gardens was held as scheduled, and the spacious Netherfield Gardens allowed more people to enjoy each dance. Mr. Bingley’s family as hosts and Mr. Darcy’s brothers and sisters as half-hosts greeted them at the door. Prom people.

Serena and Charlotte arrived not too early. After they arrived, they exchanged greetings with Mr. Bingley’s family and Mr. Darcy’s siblings, and then kidnapped Georgiana to show them Netherfield Gardens. Georgiana didn’t like it at all. She happily agreed to the job of standing at the door as a vase, so the three of them walked around the room first, then walked in the garden and chatted.Back indoors before the ball officially started, Georgiana also introduced Colonel Wickham to them as promised.

From the few short greetings, it can be seen that Colonel Wickham is indeed a handsome gentleman, and his speech is smooth. From the flexible eyes, it can be seen that he is a very clever person. As for the rest, Serena can't see more , It is impossible to judge how the character is.

The ball officially began. Mr. Darcy danced the first three dances with Georgiana and Mr. Bingley's sisters, Miss Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley danced the first two dances, Colonel Wickham and Elizabeth Bingley Miss Nutt did the first two dances.Serena and Charlotte were still sitting comfortably on the sofa in the corner of the ball. It wasn’t that the officer without the red uniform invited them to dance, but neither of them wanted to dance with a complete stranger. Serena and Charlotte Mr. Lucas, the younger brother, danced a dance, and Charlotte didn't even dance a dance.

The ball was halfway through, and the atmosphere of the ball was still lively. The three were talking and laughing. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy came to them together. Mr. Bingley invited Georgiana to the next dance, and Mr. Darcy invited Serena , and a man invited Charlotte, and all three accepted.

During the dance, I don't know if it was a coincidence, Mr. Darcy stood on the side of Colonel Wickham, Serena stood on the side of Miss Elizabeth, and when the partners were exchanged, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth danced, and Serena and Miss Elizabeth danced together. Colonel Wickham was dancing. Among the four people, apart from Serena, the other three were the center of Longbourne's recent gossip. Serena has already felt the eyes of people around her. Being involved in it, I feel really tired.

As the dance music started, Serena made herself smile, calm down, and of course remained silent, hoping that this innocent disaster would end soon.But she thought that silence didn't mean that Mr. Darcy would do what she wanted. Mr. Darcy spoke first, "Miss Jin doesn't seem to like dancing very much?" He uttered another question in a declarative tone.

"Nothing, I like dancing, but I don't like dancing with complete strangers." Serena retorted very seriously.

"I don't know what Miss King's definition of stranger is?" Mr. Darcy continued to provoke the topic.

"I haven't met, I haven't had a conversation." Serena replied calmly, followed by a moment of silence.

The dance partners were exchanged soon. Serena and Colonel Wickham danced fairly harmoniously. Both of them smiled and chatted about the weather. Chatting with smooth and smart people is always easy and the atmosphere is relatively harmonious.Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth did not speak, and their expressions were more serious, and the atmosphere was a little stiff.

Soon, he changed back to his partner again. Mr. Darcy always had a serious face, but there was nothing to see, but as long as he danced with Colonel Wickham, he would smile and talk lively, and when he danced with Mr. Darcy, he would smile and be serious and silent. Miss Elizabeth treated the two gentlemen with a completely open distinction.Serena once again sighed in her heart whether it should be so obvious, while trying to hold on to her smile, she glanced carefully at Mr. Darcy's expression, and was relieved to find that there was no change.

Just when Serena thought she would be silent until the end of the dance, Mr. Darcy spoke again: "Is Miss Jin still angry at my rudeness last time? If so, then I apologize to you."

It was the first time that Serena met someone who apologized so badly. Hearing from Mr. Darcy who was not apologetic at all, it seemed to be saying: I don’t think there is anything wrong with me. If you are really angry, Then I will reluctantly apologize, so it's okay for the head office.Was she even more angry? Serena, who hadn't cared about this matter before, was angered again. Fortunately, she still remembered that it was a ball, a public place, and everyone was watching.

Serena suppressed her anger, forced a smile, and said with a stiff voice, "Mr. Darcy has always been a polite gentleman, you have nothing to apologize for."

Mr. Darcy frowned, and just about to say something, the dance was over, Mr. Darcy had to leave the dance floor frowning, and Serena joined Georgiana and Charlotte and returned to their old positions.

After sitting down, Serena drank two glasses of juice to calm herself down, chatted with Georgiana and Charlotte as usual, and the next dance was uneventful. Of course, this is for Serena, yes For the Bennet family, it is still very lively.