[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

Four centuries ago, when the king of England no longer personally granted the coat of arms to the nobles, the officials of the Heraldry Academy performed this right on their behalf.

As the upstarts of the Bennet family who have just entered the upper class, they naturally do not have the ancient coat of arms that has been passed down like the Darcy family with a long history. Filled Bennet's house to show his identity.Manor doors, carriages, servant clothing and even daily utensils will be carved or embroidered with family crests in some places, which are the most easily identifiable emblems among upper-class families.

The heralds have their own set of heraldry, but Mr. Bennet intends to use the emblem designed by his daughters and used in the Violet Clothing Store as the coat of arms of the Bennet family.According to the assistant of the heraldry officer, most of the coat of arms are divided into even-numbered pieces, and the small Alexander was added, and the coat of arms divided into six pieces just represented the six children of the first Viscount Bennet.Mr. Bennet intends to put the emblem representing Elizabeth in the center, and the family must remember where the title came from.

When Mr. Bennet found the herald with his meticulously drawn sketch, the herald with a white beard pointed at several kinds of Peugeots he had never seen before, and his fingers trembled.Fortunately, the new Viscount Bennet was not like some old-school nobles with empty titles. He took out a generous "gift" and told the story of the "hard work" of the Bennet family to the York Herald Officer, and finally moved Your lord Herald.

Whether it was the effect of Gingini, or the story of Mr. Bennet's embellishment, Viscount Bennet's coat of arms, even with slight modification by Mr. Herald, is quite distinctive.

Fire feathers, crane birds, swallows, butterfly wings and longbows are arched clockwise around the flower shadow in the middle rhombus—the fire feathers are naturally Jane, the red-crowned cranes represent Mary, the swallows represent Kitty, and the butterfly wings are Lydia. The lotus symbolizes Elizabeth. As for Little Alexander, Mr. Bennet thought for 5 minutes before giving him the longbow encircling the pattern in the original emblem designed by his daughters.

According to Mr. Bennet, this shows that he has high hopes for his youngest son, hoping that he will be the strength to guard his sisters and family.If the old father hadn't racked his brains for a quarter of an hour to perfuse his youngest son, then everyone would have believed it. After all, little Alexander, who is not as tall as a dining chair leg, is so proud of his mission. For this reason, with tears in his eyes, he promised his father to add an hour of class every day.

And after Elizabeth herself won the title of baroness, the newly-baked noblewoman did not hesitate to use the piece of the Bennet family's coat of arms as her emblem, which was almost the worst the heraldry officer had ever seen. Way to be lazy: Since the coat of arms happens to be diamond-shaped, it happens to be the shape of a female coat of arms.As for the armor, the shield bearer and the motto, the helmet decoration is naturally the uniform style of the baron in England, and the shield bearer and the motto, Elizabeth has full authority to ask the herald to design.

The heraldry officer has never seen such a new nobleman who does not pay attention to heraldry. It is not for nothing that the heraldry institute is most favored by these uninherited heraldry. People in the upper class often expect to obtain a coat of arms with good meaning, and they try their best to please bribes, so that the herald officers can use better emblems on the basis of their own status.For example, the lion, which symbolizes eternal courage, and the eagle with lofty spirit are extremely popular emblems, much better than rabbits, bees, and ants, even though the latter ones still have beautiful meanings.

Fortunately, Baroness Elizabeth knew the rules well enough, and the respected Lord Darcy also cared about his fiancée very much, so he specially visited the Herald Officer to give some suggestions.Soon, the heraldry officer tried his best to design a beautiful logo for the baroness: the shield bearer is a unicorn that symbolizes "extraordinary courage". ", the red, white, green and gold colors used are the most beautiful works designed by the heraldry officer in recent years-if it wasn't for the beautiful flower in the water chestnut emblem, even he didn't know it, he would definitely be able to Became one of the proudest works of the gentleman who served as York Herald. (Note)

Elizabeth liked the emblem very much, and the love was still stronger when the lady knew that it was also written by dear Mr. Darcy.

As for the respected Earl Landa, the owner of Pemberley, from the moment he formally proposed marriage, the door of romance suddenly opened in his mind, and Mr. Darcy became more and more able to please his fiancée.

Presenting a crown on the front foot, followed by personally participating in the design of the coat of arms - his sister, Miss Georgiana, decided to stay away from her brother in love. This little girl is really a sensible person. If her elder brother is looking for a marriage partner for the original, then she may not be able to marry herself.

Miss Darcy, who is not yet 15 years old, accompanies her brother through his difficult courtship, and suddenly finds sadly that her brother is no longer the old-fashioned gentleman with one stupid idea after another.The current Lord Darcy is so romantic that his dear sister is at a loss, and the joy of life is much less because of this.

But soon, the lovely Miss Darcy found out that she had a brother who was enlightened, and immediately made up a cousin who was more hopeless.

Life is full of unknowable joy again...

If Colonel Fitzwilliam knew what his little cousin was thinking, he would definitely object immediately. This gentleman thinks he is a seasoned lover and is very good at flirting. Persist, as long as the lady gives him a chance, he will definitely win their love.

Although he was nearly thirty years old, he still had no one to work hard for, but Colonel Fitzwilliam was so determined.The colonel insisted that the only reason he was not married was that he hadn't met a suitable lady. If there was a lady of the right age with a fortune of more than [-] yuan in front of him, he would definitely be able to propose marriage very quickly, and he would never be like his cousin Darcy waited for several years to get his wish.

Poor Colonel, even though his dear cousin has shown him all the properties, shares and investments in his own name, this gentleman who has just learned that his annuity is nearly ten thousand has no real feeling of being rich, "Bank savings Cabinet" has become a curse hanging in his mind.While Colonel Fitzwilliam was envious of his cousin's happiness and sweetness, he also talked about this condition, successfully scaring away several ladies who were interested in him.

After a few grand balls at Pemberley Manor, Colonel Fitzwilliam made an impression on the mouths of the nearby noble ladies: this is the youngest son of an earl who has no future and will depend on his wife's property in the future. Those merchants in London and Manchester can try to marry their daughters To him, but no match for the children of rich and respectable gentlemen like them.

In response to Uncle Henry's request, Mr. Darcy reluctantly held several balls in a row. He was so helpless that he simply didn't know how to reply to his uncle. The ball was all messed up, and Mr. Darcy had no doubt that Uncle Henry would come directly to Pemberley Manor... Mr. Darcy thought about what happened to his cousin at that time, and couldn't help being distracted from the sweet love affair and sympathized with him. he.

Elizabeth was also speechless: "So, Mr. Henry wrote to you specifically because Mr. Fitzwilliam did the same thing in Norkfordshire...?"

Darcy half embraced his fiancée's slender waist, picked a red wild flower with morning dew and put it in the lady's hair, nodded and said: "Uncle Henry said in a letter that it is already difficult to express for Fitzwilliam in Norkford County. Brother has introduced a suitable young lady, and even after my cousin has lived in Kent for a while, Aunt Catherine is not very willing to introduce him to meet young ladies."

When it comes to cousin, Mr. Darcy inevitably thinks of the embarrassing pineapple. The cousin who can swear to teach his cousin to give a pineapple to his sweetheart is unreliable.The gentleman who finally embraced the beautiful woman completely forgot how he listened to his cousin's "experience" at the beginning, and carried the box of pineapples conscientiously all the way.

A pair of lovers who are passionately in love can't be expected to focus on others when they cuddle up for a walk in the early morning light.After a while, the pair of lovers focused on each other, they stuck together, casually chatted about little things like flowers and plants, dew, sunshine and drizzle, and they would silently stare at each other while talking, their eyes intertwined, their breaths intertwined Rong, the handsome gentleman lowered his head slightly...

"Lizzie!" Kitty's voice came from a distance, and faster than her were the figures of two beagles running over whining.

Mr. Darcy took a deep breath, kissed the young lady's forehead lightly for the last time, and then took a serious step back.

Elizabeth's fingertips were hot, and Mr. Darcy's thin waist seemed to be sticking to her hand, and the young lady reluctantly touched it again.Mr. Darcy took a deep breath, and quickly held that naughty hand in his own. The serious gentleman's ears were faintly red.

"I really covet Mr. Darcy's beauty." Elizabeth stared blankly at the handsome gentleman who was exuding charm unconsciously. The morning light depicted his facial features and figure more attractive than the statue of David.

"Cough!" Mr. Darcy's ears became more red, he cleared his throat, and pinched the fingers of the lady with his warm palm, signaling that they should behave calmly in front of their sisters.

"Kitty, I'm here!" Elizabeth did not break free from the gentleman's hand, and they held hands and said, "My dear, what's the matter?"

The girls in the Bennet family are well-bred, and what's more rare is that they obey the rules but are not rigid. They are never stingy in expressing their affection to their relatives and lovers.

Just like Elizabeth and Kitty at this time.

Kitty held the hem of her skirt and trotted to the front before slowing down. She straightened her temples and gently bent her knees—if you didn't see her running before, who wouldn't admire that she is really a lady with perfect etiquette and demeanor?

"I'm here to find Mr. Darcy and you." Contrary to her ladylike manner, the lady's words were quite straightforward: "I'm in love with Mr. Fitzwilliam and want to pursue him."

This is really true.

The cousin who just sighed over his rough marriage: "..."

The elder sister also had a question mark on her face: "You have only been with Mr. Fitzwilliam for less than two weeks, and you have never shown any favor for him before!"

"I liked the Colonel immediately, but I had to observe." To her dear sister and brother-in-law, Miss Kitty thought she had nothing to say, "We hit it off very well, he doesn't like my dog, and he loves Adventure and traveling... Oh yes, his marksmanship is not bad, we have tried it, and he is more accurate than Mr. Darcy." Although not as good as me, Miss Kitty wisely reserved this part of the sentence.

Elizabeth was stunned. Kitty and Colonel Fitzwilliam really got along very well and could play together. A few days ago, the two were riding horses together on the back hillside of Pemberley Manor, but: "Dear Kitty, you Are you sure that your feelings for Mr. Colonel are liking, not the kind of playmates and friends?"

She had to suspect that these two people got along too carelessly like "buddies".

Kitty didn't show any shy expression now, and the lady said bluntly, "I never lack friends, only suitors—— Lizzie, do you agree with Mr. Fitzwilliam's character?"

Elizabeth was well aware of her little sister's special skill of "turning suitors into friends" in the past. She was silent for a moment, thinking that it was rare for Kitty to like her. This was not easy, and maybe it was an opportunity——

"Of course, although Colonel Fitzwilliam has learned some communication skills, it is undeniable that he is an upright, kind-hearted and good man at heart." It's just a bit silly, and he used the "**" that he didn't know where he learned It's a small trick, and he claims to be a veteran in the field of love.At first glance, he looks like a playboy, but after a few days of getting along, he knows that he is almost as simple as Kitty's majestic and fierce sled dogs.

My sister affirmed it, and Miss Kitty immediately laughed.Jane was abducted by Mr. George to visit the scenery of the Lake District, and her father was not in sight. Naturally, Lizzie was the one who had the right to control the younger sisters. With Lizzie's consent, Miss Kitty straightened her waist even more.

The young lady looked at her second brother-in-law brightly.The two beagles who had been circling around them before squatted down with their heads held high and tongues out.

Mr. Darcy couldn't help but return a grateful look: "Of course, as long as you want."

The gentleman replied, while maintaining a modest smile: "I think Uncle Henry will be very happy to hear that - when you agree, I will write to him and tell the old man."

"Cousin Fitzwilliam hasn't got his head around it. He used to think he'd have to live off his wife's dowry for the rest of his life, so he's learned a bit of socialism from the other officers--it makes him look a little frivolous. But I can help He assures that he himself has never had any outrageous associations, and he always socializes with the lady with an attitude of apologetic pandering, in fact, he himself dislikes such feelings with the purpose of exchange..." Mr. Darcy thought that he had to help Henry Cousin said, Cousin is much older than Kitty, if Kitty doesn't like it that much, it can be predicted that Cousin Henry will not be able to pass the test of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.

The Bennet sisters laughed, of course they could see that with the power of the Henry family and the Earl's love for his son, how could it be possible that Colonel Fitzwilliam hadn't met a young lady who met his conditions in the past ten years, if it wasn't for him I have a conflict in my heart, I am afraid that I will be married by now.

For the next two weeks, Elizabeth gave at least half of her attention to her sister.

My dear fiancé doesn't say anything, and he is not willing to express it to his fiancée. Together with little sister Kitty and Mr. Darcy, who is very brotherly, he will not be embarrassed, so only the elderly and not enlightened Cousin Fitzwilliam bears it. The cold wind from the brothers.

Colonel Fitzwilliam was also in trouble. One day, this incomprehensible gentleman disturbed his cousin's date again, and insisted on dragging him to complain about his distress.

With a cold face, Mr. Darcy looked around the flower-scented and green greenhouse, and stood up: "Change to another place."

The colonel could only hastily swallowed the tea in his mouth, stood up and chased after his cousin and asked, "Why? How nice it is here." The environment is quiet, the tables and chairs are comfortable, and there is a beautiful view to enjoy.

Cousin has a stalk in his chest, this glass greenhouse is a gift specially built for Lizzie, he only wants to accompany his dear lady to appreciate it.

In Pemberley's study, Colonel Fitzwilliam, with a sad face, nestled in an armchair, rubbed his forehead and said: "I may be in love with Miss Kitty, God, there is nothing more unfortunate than that! She is so young , or your wife and sister, wouldn't it be too shameless for me to pursue her?"

The older gentleman said, peeking at his cousin's expression.

Mr. Darcy calmed down for a while, and then said slowly: "Are you in love with Kitty?"

Colonel Fitzwilliam didn't get support from his cousin, instead he waited to question him, couldn't help but put down his hand, and said sadly: "Yes, Darcy! You can laugh at me as much as you like! Laugh at a Huahua who is about to turn 30 The young master is in love with a young lady who is more than ten years younger than him, I am afraid that even if I pursue Miss Kitty, she will not believe it..."

"Why did you fall in love with Kitty?" Mr. Darcy ruthlessly interrupted his cousin's lament, he couldn't understand, didn't Kitty's pursuit make the gentleman in front of him open his eyes?

The colonel's spirit was shaken, and he began to confide his feelings to his cousin, such as how much we get in touch with Miss Kitty, how cute Miss Kitty is, etc... Mr. Darcy looked at him silently without saying a word, At this point, Mr. Darcy has to admit that his dear cousin doesn't have the nerve to accept the signal of love at all - no wonder he has never been in love before, it's not that the ladies are cold and heartless, but affectionate The signal was taken as polite by the big-hearted cousin.

"Why do you look at me like that?" My cousin asked suspiciously, "It's as if the citizens are seeing animals in Africa for the first time."

At this moment he was perceptive.

The cousin sighed and said directly: "Since you have a deep friendship with Kitty, why don't you just confess to her directly. Kitty is a generous and cheerful girl. If she is interested, she will agree to you directly."

Colonel Fitzwilliam knew this, of course, and in fact it was Miss Kitty's open, true disposition that he fell in love with.The colonel never told anyone that he wanted to board a ship more than the title of colonel in the army. Even as an ordinary soldier or sailor, he loved to enjoy the feeling of riding the wind and waves and fighting against the sea. I have been deeply fascinated since traveling.But the Henry family has only two males in this generation. The eldest brother is naturally the heir, and he himself is the guarantee. Neither of them can make any mistakes, otherwise they will be irresponsible to the family——Fitzwilliam understands his responsibilities very well, Especially when both of their brothers are not married, they can't help but be willful.

But asking him to trade his marriage and children for his freedom violated the colonel's heart, so he could only hide his ambitions silently, and never revealed the room charts, logbooks and various materials he collected to others... Fei Tswilliam never thought that there would be a lady who could understand that kind of love and was proficient in nautical charts and geography. Their thoughts were extremely congenial, and her temperament was like the boundless sea... The colonel suffered silently for several nights, and couldn't help it. Talk to your cousin.

"Even if Miss Kitty agrees, Viscount Bennet and Mrs. Bennet will not be willing." Colonel Fitzwilliam's blue eyes concealed sadness: "They don't want to marry their daughter to a man who is much older, lest the daughter suffer early widowhood."

"You told me that I can understand the concerns of the Viscount and his wife, but..." Those blue eyes were almost watering.

Mr. Darcy never imagined that he, who had been pursuing for several years before successfully proposing marriage, would one day be able to solve other people's emotional problems, let alone that the most distressing point of Cousin Fitzwilliam came from his unintentional chat:

After the two eldest daughters found a good match, Mrs. Bennet once asked her sisters to take care of her younger sister's marriage. She believed in the vision of the eldest daughter and the second daughter.This lady has stayed in the country for a long time and does not participate in the social circles in London, so she is new to the viscountess for a while, and her thoughts have returned to the simple gentleman and wife, hoping that the little daughters can know more young gentlemen without knowing it. How popular are the two daughters who have attended the Royal Ladies Ball.Mr. Darcy naturally took his mother-in-law's entrustment to heart. He once revealed some conditions to a promising young talent during a chat. He did not expect his cousin to remember the age of one of the conditions so firmly.

Silence, awkward silence.

When the only moving blue eyes on that ordinary face were about to drip from hope to disappointment, Mr. Darcy suddenly came back to his senses: "You, don't you have the confidence to live longer?"

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet proposed that "it is better not to have an age gap of more than ten years". They were worried that their daughter would suffer from being a widow at a young age, but this article did not apply to Henry's family at all.

The Henry family is a well-known longevity family in England. Except for Mrs. Anne who married into the Darcy family who was frail and sick, the ancestors of recent generations have lived past the age of 70. Fitzwilliam’s great-grandfather did not die until the age of 95. The fundamental reason why they are anxious about marriage but not forced.Even Cousin de Bauer, who inherited some of the traits of the Henry family, looked sickly, but lived well past the age of 27-this cousin was only one year younger than Mr. Darcy, but Catherine The aunt was reluctant to be mentioned about her daughter's age, and Anne de Bourgh looked pale and weak, which gave the illusion that she was not much older than Georgiana.

Cousin Fitzwilliam's face lit up.

He said excitedly: "That's right! Why did I forget this, I'm going to find Miss Kitty now—no, no, no, I can't make a mistake like yours, I have to be ready before asking Miss Kitty to allow me to pursue she……"

After all, the cousin couldn't bear it anymore, he just wanted to get a little affirmation and support from his cousin.Just needing a little encouragement, this old gentleman who is still jumping out of his age is like a sled dog that has run off the leash, happily ready to confess.

Mr. Darcy was a little jealous, and compared with Mr. Fitzwilliam's smooth sailing, he was going too tortuous and difficult--good cousin was also one of the members who made detours for him.

Fortunately, the sweet love quickly soothed this little injustice.

After the young fiancee had a small conversation, Elizabeth was happy for her sister: "Kitty is very obvious. If Mr. Fitzwilliam doesn't act, Kitty will be the first to make it clear." Fortunately, Mr. Colonel is not too dull, otherwise Kitty Waiting for his confession of love will go bankrupt.

Seeing that her sister's love affair was going well, Miss Lizzie naturally turned her attention back to her dear fiancé, and the couple soon returned to the previous pattern: in the large study, they each deal with official duties, read, paint, chat together; garden, take a walk , playing cards, playing chess... They have countless interests, and they inevitably ignore others.

Soon, without any suggestion, Colonel Fitzwilliam made a big commotion.

He made a flower shape out of pineapples and wooed loudly in the garden!

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There are probably a few chapters left in this article.

Shelley's elopement, post-marriage, and others are placed in the extra episode. If the little angels like to watch it, Yu will write more, and if they don't like to watch the extra episode, just write briefly.

Note: The main components of the coat of arms are the shield pattern (usually the main body), the shield supporter (beast), the helmet decoration and the motto.The strictest rules of heraldry consist in the use of colour.The colors are divided into two categories, one is metallic colors, including gold and silver, and the other is ordinary colors, including blue, red, purple, black, and green.Heraldic colors are only conceptual, and the difference in shades to the naked eye is irrelevant. For example, gold and yellow can be used in common, and silver and white can also be used; blood red and pink are both red, and there is no difference.The principle of using color is: those belonging to the same color cannot be adjacent.For example, gold cannot be adjacent to silver, and red cannot be adjacent to purple.The original intention of this rule was apparently to create a contrast of light and dark to make the coat of arms look sharp and legible. 【Encyclopedia, Heraldry】

Lion - eternal courage (heroic)

Eagles and Double Eagles - Quick and agile, high-ranking, high-spirited

Unicorn - Extraordinary courage. 【Encyclopedia, Heraldry】