Miss King in Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Jin, who has not set foot in France for many years, received a stack of invitations within 10 days of arriving in France. Mr. Jin emphasized the importance of social interaction again in front of Serena. Look, this is not useful.

Serena smiled and asked her grandfather, who was in high spirits, "Whose dance shall we go to first?"

"Of course it's the Duke of Lane. He's a friend my grandfather knew at school, just like you and Miss Black. We were very close when we were young." Grandpa said with nostalgia.

"Wow, my grandfather knows the Duke of France! Grandpa, how did you know him? Could it be that grandfather studied in France? Don't people with the status of the Duke look down on ordinary people?" Serena spit out for her grandfather. The Duke's friend expressed his surprise and asked a series of questions.

"You asked so many questions, I just don't know where to start. Many years ago, he was only the second son of a French duke who was studying in England, and I was an ordinary country gentleman. Although our status is different, Ryan and I are both ambitious. Vigorous people always want to make a fortune together, so they appreciate each other and become best friends. But Ryan had to take up the burden of the family hastily due to the accidental death of his father and brother at the same time. Therefore, his grandfather stayed in France for a long time , to help Ryan. Because of the friendship when we were young, we have kept in touch for many years, and we haven't seen each other for many years, so naturally we have to go to the dance held at their house first, and tomorrow we will visit the Duke's Mansion first." Grandpa explained In the process of getting acquainted with the Duke, he finally told the news that Serena didn't know at all.

"Tomorrow... going to the Duke of Ryan's house tomorrow?" Serena ignored what her grandfather said about his past friendship with the Duke, and was so shocked by the unexpected news that she was going to the Duke's house that she couldn't speak fluently.

"Yes, Ryan invited us to go tomorrow morning, and I have already agreed to catch up with me." Mr. Jin looked at the surprised granddaughter and reaffirmed with a smile.

"Grandfather, why didn't you tell me beforehand, I'm totally unprepared." Serena complained, frowning.

"Isn't all the clothes ready? What else should I prepare?" Mr. Jin deliberately pretended not to understand what Serena meant.

"Grandfather! People in the baron's family are arrogant and difficult to get along with, let alone people from the duke's family now. I'm worried." Serena lightly touched Mr. Larkin's sleeve.

Mr. Jin looked at his granddaughter who was really distressed, raised his hand that was not held, and touched her head, "You don't have to think so much, Mrs. Ryan is a nice lady. Ryan married her for love before she became a duke. , not an arrogant high-school girl, other people, if you can get along with them, think about it well, if you can't get along with them, stay away, and just don't suffer yourself."

"Well, that's all. I haven't prepared the gifts for tomorrow's visit. Mrs. Sharon and I are going to prepare gifts for the ladies. Grandfather, I will leave the gifts for the gentlemen to you." Serena called Sharon The wife left the living room.

Mr. Jin, who was left behind, looked at Serena who was walking faster with a smile, and felt that it was actually a good decision to let his granddaughter come to France to see the outside world more, except of course, except for the waltz.

The next day's trip to the Duke's Mansion was far less scary than Serena thought. She only saw the semi-retired Duke and the gentle Duchess.The duke's sons are all busy, his daughters are already married, and his grandchildren have grown up and are not often by his side.Mr. King's arrival was warmly welcomed by the Duke, while Serena was favored by the Duchess.

Two old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years reunited, so naturally they had a lot to say, so the duchess took Serena to visit the duke's mansion. Rui Na felt the gentle charm of the Duchess after time has passed. Even though she was old, the Duchess was still a charming beauty.

After a tour, the Duchess learned that Serena also likes to paint, so she took Serena to her own studio.The duchess's studio is naturally spacious and orderly, with bright light, and many of the lady's own works are displayed in it. Serena looked at it and found that most of them are natural scenery, and the few few figure paintings also look like Relatives of the Duchess, it can be seen that the Duchess should prefer landscape paintings.

Serena herself also likes and is good at landscapes and trees. As for characters, Serena has never even painted a self-portrait, so she knows that she is not good at it and does not like it.Therefore, Serena and the Duchess, who have the same painting preference, can naturally chat together better. Serena carefully looked at the works of the Duchess on the easel or hanging on the wall, and was obviously more satisfied, and found that the Duchess The painting style is very delicate, and through the meticulous tracing, the painter's intention can be seen from the details.

After reading all the paintings, Serena feels that she has many shortcomings compared to the Duchess, whether it is painting skills or dedication, Serena is not as passionate as Madam, or it’s not that she doesn’t love her. Na regards painting as a tool for recording scenery rather than art, so it is inevitably rough.

The Duchess has been patiently listening to Serina's sincere evaluation and her frank confession of her own shortcomings, and expressed her opinions from time to time. Although the Duchess is a Duchess, she is very approachable and approachable. Yes, I already called Serena by her name, and asked Serena to show her her paintings.Serena thought of the two landscape paintings about the Dover Cliffs that had already been painted, and promised to bring them for the Duchess to point out next time she visited.

This trip to the Duke's Mansion went very smoothly. Both Mr. Jin and Serena felt very happy, and they returned home after dinner after repeated persuasion from the Duke and Duchess.

Two days later, it was the day when Serena attended the Paris ball for the first time. Serena was a little nervous. Before going out, she checked whether she was dressed properly or not, and kept asking Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin kept smiling and answered patiently. .Looking at Mr. Jin who has been gentle and comforting her, Serena gradually became less nervous, "Grandfather, you have always treated me so well, you have spoiled me, I think it is difficult to find a man who treats me better than grandfather Now, if I look down on other men and fail to marry because of this, grandpa can't blame me."

"No, you don't know. No matter what you do, grandfather will never blame you. What's more, if you are not a better man than grandfather, grandfather will not give you to him." Mr. Jin supported Seri Na, let her board the carriage first, and then he got into the carriage.

When she arrived at the dance venue, Serena was slightly taken aback. The ballroom was very large, and it was beyond Serena's expectation. It was exquisite and luxurious. Just from the arrangement of the dance, it can be seen that Paris pays more attention to the dance than London, and it is also more luxurious. No wonder Mr. King would say: life in Paris is one dance after another.

Mr. Jin let Serina hold his arm the whole time, almost never leaving Serena alone. Even if Serena wants to dance with others, Mr. Jin will bring back his granddaughter at the end of the dance music. At first, Serena felt that Could my grandfather be exaggerating too much, but after accidentally aiming at the dry firewood in the corner, he has been able to stay with his grandfather without leaving him, and stay close to the corner without getting close to the corner.

Serena's harvest from this ball is naturally a large number of names, as well as other friends who have recognized the Duke's family and grandfather.Fortunately, Serena saw a large number of women holding their fans, and the large embroidered silk shawl on her shoulders also received attention and love. Even the Duchess also expressed her appreciation for Serena's oriental accessories .What made Serena speechless was that the heroine of the firewood she accidentally saw was actually the eldest grandson of the Duke of Ryan, the next Duke of Ryan. As for the heroine, Serena didn't know, but This gave Serena a better understanding of the degree of openness to Paris.

After a few dances, Serena felt that she had completely changed her old habit of going to the corner at the dance, but seeing that almost all the ladies admired oriental clothing, Serena felt that expanding her fan shop is still very promising of.

So she wrote to the housekeeper in England, asking him to bring some embroiderers to Paris, and bring all the finished innovative clothes by the way. The Oriental Clothing Store will officially enter the stage in Paris, France.

While the embroiderer lady was rushing to Paris, Serena was still thinking about her grandfather who had been reluctant to take her to the Paris Opera House to take her to see it.Serena knew that with her art appreciation level, she couldn't understand opera. Although she couldn't understand it, it would be informative to watch it live.But Mr. Jin was unwilling to take her there anyway. Serena said that she knew that the small boxes in the opera house were places where various characters and lovers fell in love, and some opera singers were courtesans, but she just went to What to be afraid of if you have more knowledge, but Mr. Jin doesn't think so, so Serena's trip to the Paris Opera House can only be considered in the long run.

During the period, Serena also received replies from friends and an apology letter from Mr. Darcy.

At that time, just reading Mr. Darcy's letter, Serena hadn't opened it yet, just looking at the letter paper felt as embarrassing as seeing Mr. Darcy. Speaking of the unhappiness between the two last time, she felt that she could not save her own life. The benefactor is dissatisfied, but he can't be angry, so he had the idea that it's best not to let me touch you again.Now the person Serena had to remember wrote her a letter, and before she opened the letter, Serena felt complicated.

Serena looked left and right again, confirmed that there was no one else in her room, and then slowly unfolded the letter paper. The purpose of entering was Mr. Darcy's sharp pen. Mr. Darcy's letter was an apology from the beginning, and then explained his rudeness. He said the reason for his gaffe, and hoped that Serena would not be too angry with him, and said that he would apologize again in person and ask her for forgiveness.It can be said to be a very sincere letter, so sincere that Serena couldn't believe it was written by Mr. Darcy. A person like Mr. Darcy would apologize and even said that he would apologize in person. Serena couldn't believe it. Imagine, but unconsciously relaxed the original sitting posture as if facing a big enemy.

Turning to open other letters, the three friends all said that they would encourage their brother to come to France to reunite with her, so that Serena could feel the joy from the first letter, the surprise of the second letter, and finally the third letter. I feel speechless, are they going to travel in a group?

In her reply to her friends, Serena complained about their "conspiracy" that they came to find her but actually came to travel. She said that she was not moved at all. She also talked about the terrible ball in Paris and the eldest grandson of the Duke of Lane who shocked her. With the depression that I was not allowed to visit the Paris Opera House, I answered the letters from my friends eloquently.When considering whether to reply to Mr. Darcy's letter, Serena hesitated. She didn't know whether she should reply or what to reply.

In the end, Serena decided to write back. In her reply to Mr. Darcy, she wrote:

Dear Mr Darcy:

Hello.

I have received your letter and your apology. In fact, in my opinion, Mr. Darcy does not need to be sorry. The unhappiness last time just shows that we have different ideas. Everyone has their own ideas.On the contrary, I still want to thank you for saving me from a crisis last time. I really can't and have no position to receive your apology. We won't have too many opportunities to meet in the future. Next time we meet, you really don't need to apologize in person.

s.king

Give all letters to the servants and have them delivered quickly.