Miss Mary in Pride and Prejudice

Mary's married life is comfortable and comfortable, and under the careful arrangement of the Earl of Leicester, they are happy all the time.In the spring, they live in the Emerald Valley Manor. In the most beautiful season in England, they gather and feast with relatives and friends, and enjoy themselves; summer is the season for traveling. Over the years, the couple has traveled all over Europe and as far as Egypt , India and even China, wherever she went, Mary tried her best to integrate into the local customs, dress and eat with local characteristics, so as to increase her experience and broaden her knowledge; in autumn, they must return to Leicester Castle. This ancient fortress has become more and more vibrant. The grape harvest season here is the most beautiful time of the year. Taste fine wine and food, and fulfill their duties as lords. No matter from which aspect, they should be listed Sturt Castle for a full season.

As for winter, the countryside is bleak, and the social season in London begins, and they will move into a mansion in London. The Earl of Leicester will use those balls and banquets to fully grab political capital. Sometimes, power is not only an extension of desire, but also self-preservation chips.Fortunately, Kitty accidentally married the Duke of Wellington, which made the Earl of Leicester more comfortable in the British political circle.

Originally, Mary had nothing to complain about such a life, but it is a pity that there are always shadows under the sun. The fly in the ointment is that the priest of Lisbon has always acted as the dark cloud in Mary's life.

As a priest especially appreciated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Lisbon has a pivotal influence in the church and the royal palace. King George III obeyed him when he was alive. Of course, this directly caused George IV to hate him abnormally, and he spared no effort to find him George IV's troubles, and use it as a bargaining chip in the game with the Earl of Leicester.

The tools they used were readily available-Caroline, Princess of Wales. It can be said that the Earl of Leicester and the priest of Lisbon had an unusual influence on Princess Caroline from different aspects, and then affected the entire European political situation.George IV's relationship with his wife Caroline was disastrous. After the two gave birth to Princess Charlotte a year after their marriage, they officially separated and never saw each other again. Princess Caroline moved to Italy, where she even had a The illegitimate son of Eugene, Governor of Italy, of course the Count of Leicester helped her cover it up and was deeply trusted by her for it.After her daughter Princess Charlotte died of illness, her last trace of affection for her husband disappeared.

Originally, she could have lived happily in Italy, with her lover and son. However, when King George III finally died of illness and George IV was about to ascend the throne, the priest of Lisbon successfully aroused her desire for power —she wanted to be Queen of England, and she thought it right for her to wear the diadem, not only to satisfy her vanity, but to avenge the man called her husband.

So under the arrangement of the priest in Lisbon, Caroline secretly returned to England and asked her husband to crown her queen. George IV would vomit when he saw his wife, but of course he refused, and with the help of his cronies, that is, Said that under the planning of Lester and others, he also tried to force a bill through Congress in an attempt to divorce Caroline.This time Lisbon gave full play to his influence among ordinary citizens. As a result, London citizens flooded the streets and posted leaflets exposing the king’s abandonment of his wife everywhere. When the king’s carriage passed the square, some half-grown children chased the carriage and shouted. : "The queen will always be the queen! Throw the king into the river!" Almost frightened George IV.

When Caroline returned to London, people crowded around her open carriage, throwing petals and cheering. The obese Caroline waved and smiled at the crowd frequently in a maternity manner... This confrontation The Lisbon priest won the victory. Due to the support of public opinion, the parliament rejected the king's proposal. George IV was furious. He ordered Caroline to be banned from attending the coronation ceremony before the coronation ceremony. The carriage went to the coronation venue, but was stopped by the guards at the gate of Westminster Abbey.

This farce humiliated the king and made it difficult for the Earl of Leicester - Caroline completely forgot the earl's generosity to her before, and regarded him as a vengeful enemy, and the king was also dissatisfied with him .However, the Earl of Leicester has always been good at adapting to changes. He quietly let the king understand that the priest of Lisbon is the mastermind behind the scenes, and thus pushed Lisbon to the forefront.

The king was very annoyed with the priest of Lisbon, and the consequences of angering the king were serious. Just when the king was determined to exile the priest of Lisbon forever, Lisbon took an unexpected way to restore the Sacred Heart—I don’t know what method he used, the day before Princess Caroline, who was still alive and kicking, suddenly fell ill and died three months after the coronation ceremony, which relieved the king's troubles once and for all.To repay him, the king appointed him archbishop.

It was at that time that Mary fully recognized the face of Pastor Lisbon—behind his handsome and kind appearance, there was a completely bottomless perversion.So even in public, Mary refused to talk to him, which made the Archbishop of Lisbon very painful, but it did not alleviate the hatred and hostility towards the Earl of Leicester at all.

The Archbishop of Lisbon had been making trouble for the Earl of Leicester so persistently for years that Mary was bored and confused by it.This emotion reached its peak when Mary gave birth to Janet, the only heir to the Earl of Leicester. Refused.This is really an unusual refusal. If the Earl of Leicester was present, he would have handled it more smoothly, but Mary has become more and more impatient with the Archbishop of Lisbon, especially since he started to meddle in her sister Lydia's affairs again. When introducing the vain Lydia to the ruthless Prince William, she would rather be cold-hearted than hypocritical.

The face of the Archbishop of Lisbon turned pale, and when Mary exited the hall, he followed, and stopped Mary in an empty side hall: "Excuse me, Countess, I don't know what I did wrong to bring myself to be so loathed by you—as a clergyman, I have never been refused by a parent to baptize their child.” His manner was humble and sincere, and if it hadn’t been for Mary’s collection of years If your cognition already fully knows what kind of person he is, you will definitely be confused by him.

However, Mary just smiled and replied: "I'm sorry if my refusal makes you feel painful, but I don't want to change my original intention, and given your strong heart, I think you must easily overcome yourself unhappiness, and look at it with open eyes."

The Archbishop of Lisbon did not speak, but dark clouds gathered in his unfathomable eyes, and he said slowly: "If you have discussed it with your husband, madam, you will not refuse my offer so hastily. You know , as the highest clergyman in the country, there is no one better suited to preside over Mass than I—forgive my ego—and it is generally considered an honor.”

Mary replied contemptuously, "But I'd rather find the most ordinary country pastor to preside over my daughter's baptism, as long as the blessing to her is sincere from the heart."

The Archbishop of Lisbon frowned and said, "Ma'am, you have misunderstood me too much... You must know that I have always respected and admired you very much..."

"I feel like I've never understood you so clearly—as for the respect you mentioned, I didn't feel the admiration you mentioned..." Mary suddenly smiled strangely, "Over the years, I have been Thinking, Archbishop of Lisbon, is it really me that you love? Or is it my husband, the Earl of Leicester, that you really care about?"

Even a thunderbolt out of thin air would not have a greater impact on Lisbon than this sentence. He stood there in shock. Mary had left the room without looking back. He was still standing there motionless, but his His gaze no longer followed Mary, but turned to the endless void outside the window.

From that day on, the Archbishop of Lisbon seemed to be suffering from hysteria. He walked around the palace more solemnly than before, severely reprimanding any words and deeds in the court that did not conform to the teaching. All the people respected him, and he lived a life of strict abstinence Puritan all his life. Although the successive kings hated him, they couldn't find any fault in him, so they had to tolerate him.

It's just that from that day on, he faded out of Mary's life, and he even tried his best to avoid meeting the Earl of Leicester.On the one hand, this is due to the sudden disappearance of the political ambitions of the Archbishop of Lisbon, which was replaced by religious fanaticism. On the other hand, the Earl of Leicester gradually withdrew from court politics and abdicated to the Duke of Wellington.

In the English countryside, the story of the five Bennet sisters has become legend, and their daughters have grown up, and one day they will tell each other how many young people have moved in the neighborhood, because every rich bachelor Everyone wants to marry a wife, and every mother wants her daughter to marry a good family.So a ball was held in the mansion again, and the girls and boys sang, danced, and fell in love, and the story of Pride and Prejudice would be passed down from generation to generation.