[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

Everyone was stunned.

Jane's face was pale. She looked up at Mr. George, then looked down at the strange rouge box inlaid with glass in a daze.

Elizabeth went to see Uncle Gardner immediately.

There was a big order for Meryton's tailors that Uncle Gardner had to deal with. Before he left, he sent a message to Elizabeth, telling his niece that he had found out about the old woman, and that the old woman was indeed watching. apartment.But it seemed that out of some concerns, he didn't specify the reason in detail, and only said that no one ordered the old woman behind her, and told the niece not to worry, and left everything to him.

After Elizabeth calmed down, she was really not worried. She was only puzzled: What is the purpose of this old woman?What are the consequences of giving Jane a rouge box?Jane will find this as soon as she gets home!

Let Jane make a fool of herself in front of her family?Does this make any sense?

Elizabeth had an intuition that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of any logic to do so.Jane often goes to the dessert shop, even if the number of times is less recently, she still doesn't stop going at all, so is there any necessary reason for the old lady to choose to do it today?

It was impossible to just play tricks on Jane, she wanted to make people suspect that Jane was a prostitute.So who do you want to doubt?Turning her head to Mr. George, Elizabeth asked Lydia, "Does anyone know if there is a guest coming to visit you today?"

Lydia shook her head. Apart from her uncle's family, they didn't have any good acquaintances here.Suddenly the little girl said: "Yes! Workers from the water supply company! The water supply company only supplies water three days a week, and absolutely does not supply water on Sundays. We are worried that there is not enough water, so we asked them to fill up the reservoir on Thursday. ——The previous agreement with the water supply company was only to fill the pool every Monday. When the workers helped to replace it with clean water, they asked the maid about the reason.” In fact, there is still a lot of water in the reservoir, but Jane wants to call Visitors are offered fresh water.

Elizabeth nodded, even if she figured out the problem, her clever mind still felt that this method was too crude and useless.

Let Jane make a fool of herself in front of the guests.But Uncle Gardner would never doubt Jane's character because of this, so——Mr. George caused this disaster?Mr. George is the only outsider here, and he alone may misunderstand Jane.

'What Jane encountered, and the old woman's surveillance for nearly a month, must be because of Mr. George! ’ Miss thought.

In an instant, countless guesses flashed through Elizabeth's mind, and she carefully observed this gentleman who almost thought she would become her brother-in-law.

In the eyes of the maid who was afraid to say anything, this was just a short period of one or two minutes.After Miss Elizabeth and Miss Lydia asked and answered, the two ladies stared at Mr. George in silence.

To be honest, Elizabeth felt that it was a bit unwise to spend so long designing such an outrageous accident just to make Mr. George alienate and dislike Jane.Mr. George and Jane are not engaged. Even if he leaves, Jane will be sad for a while, but it will not hurt her reputation. Mr. George will not go around slandering the reputation of the young lady, and Elizabeth is still willing to believe this.

The atmosphere gradually stagnated, and no one noticed that Uncle Gardner's expression became strange and awkward.

Mr. George finally recovered from this little accident, and he still held a gift for Jane in return for applesauce.

The gentleman had a serious face, he put the beautiful gift box into Jane's hand, then knelt down to pick up the rouge box.

Jane was taken aback by his actions at first, and then she was extremely embarrassed by the picture of a naked girl on the rouge box—she was still staring at the box just now.

This is a gaudy and cheap rouge box. It is too careless to use this kind of thing to harm people.Elizabeth said in her heart, but those who slandered Jane seemed to be sure that others would take this as Jane's crime.

"Someone wants to frame Miss Jane's reputation." Mr. George asked seriously: "Have you met any important people?"

Jane's face gradually turned rosy, and she saw that there was no doubt in Mr. George's eyes, and his first reaction was to believe her.Jane's heart was pounding, and she was about to fly with joy.

Uncle Gardner was about to say something, but seeing the expressions of the young couple, he swallowed his words for a while.Uncle shook his head gently towards Elizabeth, signaling her to be patient for now.

Confused by Uncle Gardner's hint, Elizabeth watched quietly from the sidelines.

The hosts stopped standing in the corridor stupidly, they sat down in the living room.In England, making tea is often the prerogative of the hostess, but now that the ladies are not in the mood to do this kind of thing, Lakasa has to directly serve a pot of black tea.

Mr. George was very cautious. After the maids left the living room, he immediately asked the servants at home if they were reliable: "If this is possible, will the person who put the box buy the servants to ruin the reputation of the ladies? "

Lydia lowered her head in guilt. She felt extremely uncomfortable when she saw that Mr. George insisted on cleaning up the bright red rouge with her own hands. She almost thought that Mr. Seed Merchant liked the pungent red paint——George The gentleman did not let the servant throw away the rag that wiped the red rouge.

After the ladies said that Lakasha was trustworthy, and ordered the maids to go to the room on the attic of Lakasha for the time being, Mr. George asked Jane to talk about today's events in detail.

"Miss Jane, you mean that a lady fell down, and the coachman hurt others in order to avoid her?"

Jane nodded: "It was extremely dangerous at that time. If you don't avoid that lady, the horse's hoof may step on her directly, and the carriage will run over her body. Fortunately, at the corner, the coachman usually doesn't tell the horse to run too fast. quick."

"The road in front of the chapel is very wide and it is at a corner. If people want to go to the opposite side, they usually don't choose to cross the road in front of the church. But this lady happened to fall in the middle of the road?" Mr. George said from Immediately found doubts in the young lady's words, he immediately asked: "Who is that lady, did she leave immediately?"

Jane thought about it and replied: "She was wearing a velvet gown. Although I don't know her, this lady seems to go to church to pray often. I have encountered it several times when I went out. If you hurt others, this lady immediately Apologised, and offered two pounds to call a doctor for the wounded man. But she had gout in her right leg, and the lady left after the pastor sent the wounded man to rest in church."

"A reasonably respectable lady does not take her maid with her when she has the flu," concluded Mr. George.

Jane couldn't help being suspicious of this kind and polite lady, but she didn't like to think badly about people by nature.But to be harsh, this naive way of thinking of "everyone in the world is a good person" is Jane's biggest flaw.Although Miss Bennet has changed a lot, she is able to take on the affairs alone and is willing to do everything in her power to protect her family, but she still lacks vigilance.And because communication in the countryside is simple, she also lacks some judgment.

Mr. George said affirmatively: "I guess, she must have approached you when you were helping the injured, Miss Jane?" The triggering point can even be regarded as the leader.

In fact, the kind Jane helped the old woman who had fallen because others had gone to look after the injured first.

Jane's face was extremely embarrassed, and she felt very ashamed.

Mr. George took a deep breath, he didn't waste time comforting her, but said rationally and decisively: "Although we don't know the deeper purpose of her doing this, the most direct attempt is to tarnish Miss's reputation in this way. If I were her, I'd be watching the house nearby to see if it's framed and then move on to the next step."

Mr. Gardner, who is smart and wise and loves his niece, is contrary to his usual attitude. Apart from nodding to echo Mr. George's opinion, he has never taken the initiative to take this matter related to his niece's reputation.

Jane and Lydia were terrified, and little Lydia couldn't help snuggling into the arms of the second sister who was thinking quietly, and whispered: "Staring at this house? I can't imagine what kind of tricks such villains have waiting for us!" "

Elizabeth held her little sister in her arms and patted her gently with her hands.Elizabeth thought of herself. Two weeks ago, she had just used the power of public opinion to bring down her enemies. Now there are people who want to use the same method to frame her relatives. But it's also ironic.

Mr. George stood up, four pairs of similarly shaped eyes looked at him, the most beautiful pair was a little nervous.

Mr. Seed Merchant met those beautiful eyes, and he suddenly laughed: "Now, it's time for the knights to fight!"

Mr. George took off his hat and bowed gracefully, "Perhaps I have to ask Miss to cooperate a little bit."

For this kind of reputation crisis, it is natural that the sooner it is resolved, the better.According to his own guess, Mr. George wanted to perform a drama with Jane to meet the framer's expectations, stabilize her temporarily, and then find her as soon as possible.

This old lady was so often seen at the chapel, Mr. George could not believe that no one knew her.

"Laveau, Mr. Pastor calls her Mrs. Laveau. It is precisely because Mr. Pastor knows her, and because the coachman who avoids her mistakes is willing to let her go back to rest first." Jane said.

Soon, Mr. George slammed the door angrily and went out. At the door of the apartment, he swore loudly that he would never come to this place again.

Jane covered her face with a handkerchief, and Delia helped her chase out the door, but the husband had already strode away cruelly.The two girls had to go back to the house while wiping their tears.

Jane's eye circles were really a little red, and Elizabeth suspected that she had cried secretly during the performance.The younger sister wanted to ease her embarrassment, so she said: "Dear Lydia, your acting is terrible, look at your face, clean, you have to be like Jane Xuexue."

Lydia was always on the move, and she was full of spirits, and she was looking forward to news from Mr. George.

"Mr. George is very clever, and he is very kind!" said the little sister.

Uncle Gardiner had been silent since Mr. George invited Miss to act, and now he was fidgeting.

Elizabeth looked at him puzzled, "Dear Uncle Gardner, what's going on, you have to tell us now, right?"

Mr. Gardner suspects that this moment is the most embarrassing time in his life, but he has to tell the truth: "That Laveau, Veronica Laveau, she thinks Jane is the lover I keep in the apartment."

"What?!" The Bennet sisters screamed with all their strength.

The girls had a hard time digesting this sentence, but Mr. Gardner couldn't delay, and he had to follow Mr. George's play.

So Jane and Lydia sent away the angry Mr. Gardner in a trance again. Mr. Gardner acted extraordinarily hard. He pointed to their faces and said, "I won't give you even a penny!"

This time, even Elizabeth had to participate. She was even worse than Lydia, she was not at the same level as before, and would just stand in the courtyard with her head down.However, outsiders looked at it and felt that the girl was frightened and stupid, and that stupid look was quite pitiful.

The three poor girls supported each other and moved into the house step by step.

"What happened?" Jane asked blankly, "Why did Uncle Gardner know Laver?"

Lydia said in a daze: "Could it be that Mrs. Laver is Uncle Gardner's lover?"

The little sister, who had never seen the old woman, had tears in her eyes, and she was already feeling sorry for Aunt Gardner.

Hearing this sentence, Elizabeth and Jane couldn't help but think of the honor of Mrs. Laveau, and couldn't help shivering.

"No, it won't!" Elizabeth, who was still somewhat rational, said with little confidence. It seemed that Mrs. Laveau could be their grandmother. Even if Uncle Gardner abandoned morality, he would not torture himself like this.

Inheritance of beauty runs in Gardner's blood, not to mention Mrs. Bennet and Aunt Phillips, even the five young ladies of the Bennet family have been blessed by Gardner, and they are more beautiful than girls from other families. Some.Elizabeth believed that Uncle Gardner, who was surrounded by beauty since childhood, would never have an unusual relationship with Mrs. Laveau.

The young lady nodded heavily, as if agreeing with herself.

Immediately, Elizabeth woke up, and she patted her forehead with her hands in frustration—of course Uncle Gardner knew Laveau, and it was the woman she asked Uncle Gardner to investigate.

Only Mr. Gardiner's words were so startling that Miss Elizabeth's coolness and intelligence were so frightened that she ran away from home.

She hurriedly explained to the sisters that she wanted to return her uncle's innocence.

"But why does she think that Jane is Uncle Gardner's lover? And because of this, she wants to frame Jane?" Little Lydia said sharply.

Just when the ladies were puzzled, Mr. Gardner had found Mr. George.The uncle didn't say a word, only watching Mr. George's methods.

If he knew of the misunderstanding of the nieces, he must be as shocked as they were when they heard that "think Jane is Mr. Gardner's lover".

Fortunately, this gentleman with superior intelligence and taste did not hear, and the nieces respected and loved their uncle, and they would certainly be able to bear it in front of him and not offend him.

At this time, Mr. Gardner only sighed in his heart: "Beauty is original sin."

The author has something to say: Mr. George and Uncle Gardner are masters in acting, and beat up three Miss Bennet.

Elizabeth: lost

Mr. Darcy: ...

Mr. Darcy: ...I'm pretty good at acting, too, really.

The second one is here.

Such a hardworking fish, please accept her~

【Request in Advance】——"The Lady [Anna Karenina]"

In the beginning, I didn't even think about loving this man in the past, I just wanted to play tricks on him.

later……

Do old men smell good?

Fragrant!

Karenin, the longest routine I have gone through is your love.

Karenin thought that the wife he needed was docile, decent, and moral, and as long as he met these conditions, he could probably be Mrs. Karenin.

But he found that his new wife was warm, self-willed, and bold—even enchanting, seductive, and presumptuous. She was simply the kind of woman that honest officials should never marry, and it was best not to even touch her.

——This is probably a socialist flower who wants to be a stereotyped, rigid old man of the aristocracy, but tames and changes the cold and rigid old man in the process; the old man in turn nourishes and surrounds him with warmth, affection, and love The comic story of this flower.