[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

In Elizabeth's eyes, Mr. William's letter was unexpected. Although she had a good impression of this gentleman, it was only on the night of the masquerade ball.Elizabeth has the indifference and indifference that people in later generations often have in this, and she has long forgotten this intersection.If Laura hadn't brought it to her, she might have missed it herself in the common room.

She should have missed it more than once, because she had already received letters from Jane twice.

Elizabeth remembered that Jane wrote in the first letter: "When we hung the oil paintings, my father was very happy, but he suddenly said, 'When the manor is inherited by outsiders, these paintings will be taken down, replaced, and discarded mercilessly. I can't stand this. If you have the heart, you can take your portraits away when you get married. I will take the leftover paintings to the tomb-this may be the best home for the portraits here. I don't need walking sticks and wine in my coffin. As long as there are these paintings.'”

"My mother cried, and my eyes were red with others. At this moment, I wanted to question God, why did I live in such a warm home, but was stingy with keeping it warm? Dearest Lizzie, if I were a man, that would be nice."

"... Lizzie, Dad also started drinking that weird potion. Seriously, I was a little worried. Dad was always healthy. Why did he have to be treated? Also, the potion that Dad drank was even weirder. We started drinking it early in the morning. At first, I could smell it almost all day long. He and his mother never fell out, and my father was willing to accompany my mother into the kitchen to watch the servants make medicine. I have never seen him work so hard. Lydia said that she was about to be soaked by the smell , the spices you left didn't work this time either. We were distressed, but luckily the weather was nice and we could study and sew in the back garden."

"By the way, Lizzie, our rose seedlings are growing well. I think Mr. George gave us the best in his nursery, but we seem to be paying a little less..."

It was this letter that prompted Elizabeth to visit Mingzhen Hall in Kensington again. She resisted the pressure and applied to Mrs. Poullan to go out on the first Sunday after returning to Taurice.

The old doctor Xue of Mingzhentang was in great spirits. He told Elizabeth with a smile that he was going back to China soon, and his successor had arrived, and he was an equally brilliant doctor.He also introduced his grandson who came with him to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth had never seen such a fashionable homelander, at least not here.This Mr. Xue is about 26 and [-] years old. He wears a cylinder hat, a lot of flakes, leggings, calfskin boots, and a bow tie full of precious stones.

Apart from his appearance, this Mr. Ming Guo is not inferior to the most fashionable gentleman on the busiest street in London.But when Mr. Xue took off his top hat and greeted her politely, Elizabeth almost laughed—under the tall trundle hat was a familiar, unkempt bun with a net scarf around it.

Mr. Xue asked Elizabeth to call him "Mr. Anthony", saying that his alias was Ying and his word was Ruixue.

Elizabeth was wondering why he introduced the alias, and heard old doctor Xue say: "My father named him Xiang, Xue Xiang. The alias Ying, Xiangying means Ruixue, which fits my father's name. It can be seen that he is an old man. I love this great-grandson. It's a pity that this kid has no talent in medicine, and he has lived up to the name of the Xue family. However, he is naturally proficient in business matters, and now he is one of the most famous maritime merchants in our Ming Dynasty."

Dr. Xue didn't know what his plan was, and he leaked all about Anthony Xue to Elizabeth, even told her that he was the eldest and he was not married yet.

Elizabeth couldn't help but laugh, this Mr. Anthony was quite fashionable, and the combination of east and west was indeed unacceptable to ladies: she looked at him, always thinking of his round bun under his top hat, and always wanted to laugh.

If a new guy has to be careful not to laugh out loud, don't expect her to develop any affection for him.

But when it comes to the Xue family, it sounds like Dr. Xue is very proud of his family inheritance. Elizabeth took the initiative to ask in order to divert the topic from Anthony Xue.After this question, I found out that the person who named Xue Xiang, his great-grandfather was someone Elizabeth had heard of in her previous life—Xue Shengbai, who was known as one of the top ten famous doctors in the Flower Planting Country in ancient times.

This Xue Shengbai is an all-rounder, excellent in poetry, calligraphy, painting, boxing and medicine.His name is Xue, and his character is Bai. No wonder Dr. Xue said that it fits his father's name.

But Mr. Anthony really can't see that kind of unrestrained and modest gentleman's demeanor.

But this is not important. What is important is that Anthony himself told Elizabeth that his two fleets would stop at English ports for a period of time every two months, and he was willing to bring her some things from other places.Obviously, what Anthony is talking about is private piggybacking, which is allowed on sea ships in all countries: sailing is risky, and in addition to generous salaries, the crew can also carry some things by themselves, which can often bring a lot of money, but Limited to boxes stuffed with individual crew members.

that's enough!Elizabeth was so overjoyed that she could not break the matter up and tell Jane how much it would benefit them in the future.So I had no choice but to write to Jane the parents' physical condition that I had inquired from Dr. Xue.

Mr. Bennet is fine, and the medicine is just for minor ailments.Mrs. Bennet is doing much better and will soon be off her medication.Let Jane feel at ease, Dr. Xue's medical skills are trustworthy.

But then Jane wrote a second letter, in which she told Elizabeth that her parents had gone to town together again, and had not returned to Longbourne until late in the day.But when they came back, they were a little abnormally happy: even my dear Mr. Bennet was always smiling.It was like inheriting a large fortune that flew in.

Isn't it just the property that came from the sky? Elizabeth held the pen and struggled for a long time, not knowing how to tell Jane that their parents might really plan to have another child.

In fact, when visiting Dr. Xue, Elizabeth faintly felt it, because Mr. Xue said something in a corner.It is said that Dr. Sun who took over from him is also rated as Shanggong, and he is the best at obstetrics. After he is recuperated, Dr. Sun will take over, and there may be a seventy-eight percent chance that her parents will get what they want.

Elizabeth knew that giving birth to a child was five or five points, and she might only listen to the seven or eight points.But it's different for the Bennets. Their hearts range from zero to seventy to eighty percent. How can they not be tempted?

Jane's second letter from home confirmed to Elizabeth that she would welcome another sister or brother.Elizabeth suddenly didn't know how to answer her sister's letter. Was she going to write to Jane that we were going to have a little brother or sister, next year or so, and that there was a more than half chance that Longbourne would have a male heir?

As the eldest daughter, Jane bears the greatest pressure and the disappointment of not being a man. This gentle and amiable girl even has a sense of self-guilt in her heart of "Why am I not a boy". In Elizabeth's inherited memory , every time Mrs. Bennet gave birth, Jane always had to stay outside the door... But every time, she was as disappointed as the Bennets, but Jane never dared to show it in front of her parents, and would only hold her baby. Elizabeth secretly wiped tears. In this case, Elizabeth really dared not tell her that Jane might not be able to afford another disappointment more than Mr. Bennet.

Elizabeth stayed late that night in the living room, and did not go to her bedroom until Laura, who had gone to bed early, became worried.Eventually, in a letter to her sister, Elizabeth put the matter aside and wrote about her time at Taurus.

In the second semester, Tao Lisi's classwork was a lot heavier, and there were three language courses: Latin, French and Greek.Latin and Greek are subjects that must be included in the education of upper-class men. According to Laura secretly telling Elizabeth: "The pornographic books in the past were basically written in these two languages, because the customers they chose were only High-society men who are highly educated to read."

Laura said that there is a secret corner in her family's study room, where the treasures of Baron Cliff are kept.

"But it's different now," said the Baroness without blushing. "Although it is illegal to publish such books that please only one sex, the sales volume is too high-more than the Bible. Many English and French books nowadays, It's all from a printing house, not a workshop. The printing is clear, and some have pictures. Lizzie, I can guarantee that you can buy it in the country. Of course, the bookseller in the town dare not sell it to the lady, because you know each other But London can do it, we can mail the order to a bookstore in London, and then the clerk will pack the schoolbag and send it to a post office. As long as you are not stupid, everyone will leave the address of the post office.”

This seems to be a sign. At this age, not only the males exude a sense of commotion, but even the reserved ladies talk privately and meaningfully.

"These bedside books are easier to come by, and the covers are more and more serious. So, dear Lizzie, you must take care not to be curious about the books that other ladies keep under their pillows. If you open the It will be a disaster for you." Miss Cliff took on Mrs. Judith's style and gave her friend advice in an admonishing tone.

"So," the Baroness's friend smiled slightly: "Dear Laura, are you telling me that there is such a little book hidden under your goose feather pillow? Oh, should it be bedside reading?"

Saying this, Elizabeth avoided her friend's hand and lifted her pillow.Thank goodness there wasn't a single well-printed book lying there.

Laura's face was flushed, and the book she bought out of curiosity was hidden under the cabinet.After all, the baroness thinks she knows her friends very well. She grew up in the countryside, and her nature is as innocent as the shepherdess in the story.

But Lizzie, who has always been serious, shouldn't blush when she hears such a topic and let her make fun of it?Why doesn't she blush at all!Miss Laura bit her lip and looked at her friend angrily.

Elizabeth clasped her hands together to beg her friend to forgive her. She also wanted to blush, but this was a bit too much to ask—how could you ask an adult who is expressionless when he sees an action movie to be ashamed for a mere male sex book? Red in the face, like a white lamb?

This is more embarrassing than those court etiquette like performing on stage.Miss Elizabeth couldn't do it.

The author has something to say: Opening up the popular small books of this century, Elizabeth read it once. The writing is beautiful and written like a sonnet. cryptic text...

Elizabeth: Is this bedside reading that requires people to blush?

Elizabeth: I can't do it!

The background of this little read comes from "The Origin of Sex" by Dabhowala.