[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

From the time Elizabeth found out that Lydia was not at home until the matter was settled, it took only two hours, but in the opinion of all the insiders, this time was too long.

Lydia returned to the home she left not long ago, but it seemed that the chicks who had been starving and freezing for a whole year finally found shelter, and suddenly covered their faces and cried silently, with tears streaming from between their fingers. Any cry she had ever cried before was deeper and heavier.The cloudless sky in the heart of the willful fledgling is smeared with a shadow, and this growth is particularly painful and frightening.

Maria Lucas was curled up in the small living room, her expression had barely calmed down, Elizabeth squatted down and said softly: "He's not dead, Lydia didn't have much strength, she just knocked him out, when we rushed the villain Already awake. Mr. Bennet warned him sternly, but it's a matter of... honour, what are you going to do about it? Take it to the sheriff and get him punished - Newgate, exile and hanging, whichever it is , he will not end well.”

Maria suddenly became agitated. She grabbed Elizabeth's hand and begged, "No, please don't do this, it will destroy me!"

"I saw a lot of blood... No, no! Don't tell the sheriff, don't let anyone know!"

Elizabeth slowly straightened up: "Maria, what should we do then? Mr. Bennet's warning won't make a villain shut up forever, in case later...?"

"Help me, help me! Lizzie!" cried Maria.

Elizabeth paused slightly, and she said softly: "We want to help you too, but how can we help? Fortunately, Lydia is not strong enough, otherwise she killed someone, and Mr. Bennet has already planned to take the blame for her. "

Maria was still begging them to help her, but she didn't respond to Elizabeth saying that Mr. Bennet was going to cover Lydia for murder—Elizabeth expected her to answer "Lydia is here to save me, and I am willing to testify", even if it is just A useless verbal sentence.

but no.

Maria Lucas may still have doubts that Claude is alive. She hopes that Elizabeth is biased towards her, and that Lydia killed him in one shot.

Elizabeth stood up completely, and she said lightly: "Lydia might have killed him, but for some reason, when the stone hit Claude, he suddenly turned his head, and the stone hit Claude on the forehead. The farmer Workers know that if they fall face down, it doesn't matter even if their head is bleeding; if they fall upside down, a small stone can kill a person - Claude is like this, he even wakes up quickly .”

Maria's eyes widened suddenly: she was in too much pain at that time, the villain pressed her down and beat her all the time, she was so happy to see Lydia from behind him, she couldn't help shouting for Lydia to save her , Then Claude heard it, and he immediately turned his head away... Maria hit her head hard with her fist several times, hugged her head and cried bitterly.

"Lizzie, what?" Jane hurriedly grabbed her hand, looked up at her sister, and wanted to ask her not to provoke the poor girl, but was startled by Elizabeth's expressionless eyes: "Lizzie, Lizzie !"

Elizabeth didn't know the situation at that time at all. She didn't have the chance to ask, and she didn't dare to ask for the time being.She just guessed the most likely scenario based on the wound on Claude's forehead, but she didn't expect that the truth could always make people more disgusting.

What else is there that I don't understand?Maria Lucas was so annoyed and painful all of a sudden, which means that it was probably not Lydia who alarmed Claude, but Maria saw Lydia behind him, and said without hesitation that she had the guts to save her little girl.

Is it an unthinking response to calling for help, or subconsciously hoping to have one more person to distract Claude's attention?Elizabeth hardly dared to think about it, but she kept thinking of Lydia saying that Maria was pulling her to hide.

Maria has suffered such a tragedy, she is so pitiful, people should at least sympathize with her.Elizabeth felt that she was too suspicious and thought of people too badly. She was exhausted physically and mentally, and she tightened her lips and said: "Mr. Bennet spent a lot of money to silence that villain. We will help you if we can help you." Maria, this matter cannot be hidden from Sir William and his wife, and Mr. Bennet has invited them personally just now."

After finishing speaking, she took out a necklace and an earring from her pocket: "We redeemed this for you."

Maria touched the empty neck and ears, trembling with fright: "Also. There is one more earring, Lizzie, and one more earring!"

Elizabeth shook her head: "That scoundrel, he drained all the money that Mr. Bennet brought on purpose, and that's all, Maria."

Lydia sat alone in a small corner and wept silently. She seemed indifferent to Elizabeth's lies, but suddenly wiped away her tears and screamed: "A pair of earrings, either you lose this one, or you lose it." Sir, please redeem it for you! Maria, that villain said he only took your things!"

……

Mrs. Lucas in the carriage seemed to be fainting with every breath, while Sir William rode away at a distance.

Lydia was tired from crying, her little face was pale, and now she was even more frightened, always in a state of panic.Jane took her back to her bedroom to look after, hoping she could sleep.Mary is very sensible, she didn't go downstairs a step, not only did not arouse the suspicion of Mrs. Bennet who woke up from sleep, but also made Kitty control her tightly.They were with Mrs. Bennet in the living room, and Mary turned out a lot of interesting news and stories for Kitty to read to Mrs. Bennet. Made many outlandish tricks, which made Mrs. Bennet laugh out loud.

"Good boy, you have done your best. Can you leave the rest to Dad?" Mr. Bennet said lovingly, and he couldn't help comforting her: "Don't think too badly. When something bad happens, who Everyone wants to protect themselves first. It's instinct, Lizzie, and even God can't do anything about it. The last selfless man was the Son of God who came to earth, and he was crucified—even though he was for all crime."

"Maria and you are not thinking well. Even if Lydia really killed Claude, Maria will not be saved. She forgot Sir William, Sir William will not believe that the Bennet family will keep secrets, he You must personally intervene in this scandal." Mr. Bennet was silent for a long time: "I have to thank my little Lydia for not causing too much trouble for me!"

"Dad, what do you mean?" Elizabeth said with difficulty: "...If Lydia really killed Claude, not only would Sir Lucas not keep the secret with the Bennet family, but he would take the initiative to expose it. ?”

"Sir Lucas is a man of integrity, and the most remarkable thing about him is his reputation as an audience with the king. Just wait and see, Lizzie, the Lucas family's business is not over yet." Mr. Bennet sarcastically said.

"Okay! Go upstairs and rest! Pity old Bennet, he still has a lot of business to do, and he can't chat with Miss Lizzie anymore!" The father refused to say, pointing to the corner of the desk. Those coins and the blackened silver jug ​​suddenly became angry: "Take these out to Beck, and he can spend them or throw them away. My table is not for him to put these things!"

Elizabeth pinched her forehead, feeling a terrible headache, she obediently went out from the study, and when she closed the door, she heard Mr. Bennet say: "Good boy, trust Dad, the result will come soon."

"immediately!"

Elizabeth rang the bell to call Sarah, and gave her the package: "Give it to Mr. Baker. By the way, ask him to come down the stairs in 10 minutes. I wrote a letter yesterday and need him to help carry it."

After giving the order, the young lady went upstairs, quickly found a pen and paper, and scribbled a short letter.Then hastily stuffed it into an envelope that Dr. Xue had sent from the Ming Dynasty, without even sealing the mouth, and came downstairs with the hem of the skirt in hand.

Baker was already waiting under the stairs.Elizabeth handed him the letter, and Mr. Baker bent down: "Is it still Kensington's Silk Country Hospital, Miss Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth smiled and said, "That's right. But it's not a hospital, it's a pharmacy."

Baker shrugged his shoulders, and said immediately when the lady turned around: "Maybe there will be a delay of a day or two, Miss Elizabeth. You know, the master has not ordered me to go to the city recently."

Elizabeth shook her right hand, "It's okay, it's not urgent."

Mr. Baker now respects Elizabeth as much as he respects Mr. Bennet. He did not dare to take it lightly. After watching the young lady go upstairs, he immediately knocked on the oak door of the study with the letter.

"Miss Elizabeth has sent me a letter to Kensington."

Mr. Bennet received the letter, which was full of those Chinese characters, none of which he knew.After hesitating for a while, the gentleman said, "You can send it to her when you go to work. This one is the same as the previous one. I don't think it has anything to do with Claude."

Mr. Baker was still a little frightened. He was really frightened by Miss Elizabeth's performance earlier. She was like that kind of calm lunatic—even a man would not just pick up a flintlock and shoot a bullet.Baker had no doubts that if Miss Lydia was the one who had the accident today, by the time the master and he saw Claude, the villain would have been a cold corpse, and he must have died from the old gun in Miss Elizabeth's hand .

Upstairs, Elizabeth wrapped the bullets with deerskin soaked in grease, and loaded the old gun with light and delicate movements. She gently cleaned and maintained it with silk.

Mr. Baker really thought too much. Elizabeth was still the flower grower who grew up under the red flag and had never seen any big troubles. No matter what, she couldn't do anything to kill people.But this does not mean that she can patiently expect the wicked to be punished by God.Elizabeth believes that a gentleman who has few relatives but can protect the farm and manor must have his means, but she still hopes to "make a contribution".

The flame of resentment and pain in Elizabeth's chest was burning fiercely, and it was necessary to find an exit so as not to burn the owner: the evil fruit belonging to Mr. Claude had to be eaten fresh and hot.

No cargo is richer and more beautiful than on a ship at sea, and no space is darker and more hopeless than a bilge cabin.

This sentence was said by Mr. Anthony. At that time, while reading the newspaper, he told Elizabeth lightly: "When the business is good, there will always be some small troubles, or, young and beautiful ladies will occasionally be a little troubled. But don't worry, my The boat will be happy to serve you."

The Times in his hand contained a large list of criminals sentenced to exile by the court, and old Atwood and his sons were among them.

Elizabeth's business in the city is going well, and several forces are looking after her.The only two times were all about Longborn.

From three o'clock, Mr. Baker was no longer seen in the whole of Longbourne.

Until the leisurely tea time after dinner, everyone was as usual.Only Mrs. Bennet was a little worried about her little baby: "Poor Lydia, she can't bear such hot weather, and she gets sick every summer!"

Mr. Bennet reassured his wife and told her not to disturb the child's rest, and then said: "There are some things on the farm, I have to go to the study for a while. Dear Mrs. Bennet, I hope I will not disturb you when I go upstairs." .”

Mrs. Bennet blushed, and she was very embarrassed to say this in front of the children—the two old couples slept in the same room again at some point.You know, according to the common concept in England, husband and wife have sex only for the purpose of producing the next generation, and decent gentlemen should sleep in separate rooms with their wives.

The daughters wisely pretended not to hear what their parents said. They surrounded the wife and quickly went to her small living room.

The candles in the study stayed on until very late.Until late at night, the faint sound of horseshoes stopped near the house, and then a man in a cloak quietly entered Mr. Bennet's study room with the cool night air.

Elizabeth came down the stairs quietly, barefoot.

"...we looked for him first, and Sir Lucas also found his home after a while, and gave him some money... Claude was so happy that he went to a pub in the city to drink, boasting that he would soon To be the son-in-law of a nobleman... We stayed up late, and when we were about to do something, a dozen strong men appeared out of nowhere... They broke Claude's leg and dragged him from the alley to the street , said that Claude lost a lot of money in gambling and stole the pocket watches of the casino guests... They want to ask Claude to pay off the debt... But Mr. Bennet, these people don't look like casino people, they are a bit Like pirates! I worked on the docks, and I smelled them once and remembered the smell of blood and blood..."

Elizabeth didn't continue to listen, she went upstairs silently like a ghost, and lay down peacefully on the bed.

There were only two short sentences in the letter: follow the messenger and find the rapist Claude.

'I'm so wicked,' thought Elizabeth, 'but I'm not fully pregnant. '

But Mr. Anthony is so capable, then she can consider opening a Ming-style restaurant for Mr. Lu Wei.Master Lu is too talented to be a dim sum chef, and Mr. Anthony would be a good partner.

The moonlight sprinkled a layer of silver sand in front of the four-poster bed through the glass windows, and Elizabeth slowly fell asleep watching the moonlight.Just tens of miles away on the terrace of an imposing building, Mr. Darcy, who was insomnia again, looked up at the big and round moon, and couldn't help sighing: He hadn't heard from Miss Lizzie for two whole months. Tomorrow he and Georgiana must set off for Derbyshire to preside over the huge investment business.

Derbyshire was so far away from London that letters were always delayed or lost for all kinds of incredible reasons, and Mr. Darcy was almost at once afraid that the indifferent lady would completely forget him.

The author has something to say: surprise or not, the second update!

The fish originally wanted to stay tomorrow, but I think it's better to give Claude the warmest 'good fruit'.

The bottom layer of the cabin is generally filled with a small amount of livestock used for food and some sundries. The environment is harsh and dirty, and there is no sunlight all year round.Those trapped here have to do heavy labor and are not allowed to go to the upper floors and decks to breathe fresh air. Most of them are pirates and traitors who were caught after robbery.

You can refer to the cabin of the black slave trade in history: "We were stuffed into the cabin, naked and naked. The men were chained together, and the women were huddled in the corner. The cabin was too low, we could not stand, we could only squat on the top of the ship, or sit. , There is no difference between day and night. The place is cramped, it is difficult for us to sleep, and the pain and anxiety make us fall into despair." - This passage comes from the narration of a black slave in history, Mohammad Baqa.