[Pride and Prejudice] Rich Lady

It was about a close friend, even if Mr. Darcy had sent someone to deliver a letter to Laura as soon as he got the news, Elizabeth could not rest assured.She quietly put some things in the wedding gift she had already prepared, and sent her most trusted personal maid, Lakasha, to the Baron Cliff's mansion with a high-sounding blessing letter.

"Baron Cliff cares about face. Lakasha used to be the most despised servant of black slave blood in the baron's mansion, but the more he is like this, the more polite he will entertain Lakasha who is hired by other people. Lakasha She is also familiar with the Baron’s mansion, and if Laura is under guard, she is most likely to see Laura.” After Lakasha and Netherfield’s servants went to Cliff’s mansion, Elizabeth was restless and analyzed various Maybe to keep her from worrying too much herself.

"It is impossible for Baron Cliff to tell others about his vicious plans for his daughter. He will only send trusted people to watch over Laura, so the servants of the Baron's mansion will not restrict Laura. Even the baroness will probably not guard against Laura. Pull away." The young lady murmured to herself.

"That's right. The Baroness's position is unclear, but according to Baron Cliff's character, he will ask his children to have a decent wedding, which makes him unable to refuse congratulations to Miss Laura. He looks down on Lakasha, and even despises all Woman, and because of this, Rakasha will be able to see Miss Lola and possibly have an opportunity to talk," said Mr Darcy.But gifts and letters are subject to inspection, and even Lakasa himself escapes inspection, but Mr. Darcy is not worried at all, and even he does not see what the lady added later. Probably just thought it was some expensive oriental spices.

At this time, Mr. Darcy is actually the only one who can accompany Elizabeth and relieve her anxiety.

The whole incident is too big. There are factional struggles within the state church, and other sects are also contributing to the flames. The most important thing is that the "Educational Almighty" organization hiding behind religious disputes does not know how deep and how deep it is.Laura and Elizabeth can only be counted as two small shrimps in this river, including Baron Cliff's house, which is also insignificant.Elizabeth was unwilling to involve Netherfield Manor in her heart, so everyone could only accompany her to worry in vain.

Except for Mr. Bennet who knew some inside information, everyone else was still worried about the plague in London.However, Mr. George should also know the bottom line. He and Mr. Darcy are very close. The two gentlemen talked until midnight last night, but Mr. George also chose to keep it secret and did not mention it to Jane.

Sending letters and items is just one of them. There is a sandwich at the bottom of the gift box, and there is a letter written by Elizabeth to Laura. The incense is a special psychedelic spice obtained from Mr. Anthony.As for the secret of the box, Laura, as the person who knows the food box of the dessert shop best, must be able to guess it.And outside Baron Cliff's mansion, Lakasha and Elizabeth's assistants will be there to respond - if it doesn't work this time, then they can only create chaos when Lola and the Viscount hold their wedding in the church .

But Miss Laura Cliff, like her friend, was never a weak lady waiting to die and relying on others to save her.

That evening, taking advantage of the twilight, Miss Laura quietly appeared in Netherfield Manor.

With her, there is an unexpected husband.

"Italian cook?" Please God forgive Miss Elizabeth, she really doesn't remember the name of this Italian who has met once, but only remembers that this is a cook who is so romantic and sentimental that he has nowhere to put his provocative eyes.

Laura pursed her lips and laughed, and Cecilio looked at her sadly. He didn't look away until Miss Laura blushed and couldn't help but stare back, "Cecilio de Vi Scanti, Miss Laura's fiancé."

"Fiance?" Elizabeth asked in surprise.

The baroness shrugged and said relaxedly, "Yes, we eloped."

"Elope?" Poor Elizabeth was so surprised that she could only repeat her friend's words.

It took a while for Elizabeth to understand: Mr. Cecilio was warmly received when he visited the baron's mansion to bless Laura because of his background as a great Italian nobleman, and he received Laura's request for help.This Italian gentleman is very loyal to help the lady in trouble. He frequently visited the baron's mansion, and soon became a good guest of Cliff's family, which made it easy for him to kidnap the baroness——

"You said you. Mom helped you and eloped for you?" The two ladies were talking in the corner of the lounge, and the gentlemen were chatting at the other end, casting their eyes from time to time. (Note)

Laura wanted to express her gratitude to the baroness for what she had done, but she wanted to laugh it off even more.

"The Baroness Cliff didn't know about my property and the conspiracy at all. Her husband didn't trust her and kept it a secret. But Baron Cliff's mistress knew something. He told the man who was good at organizing salons My wife borrowed two maids to watch me. The baroness has long been dissatisfied with this marriage, because my godmother is the matchmaker, and the baron agreed without her. It just so happens that Cecilio is also a nobleman, and his status is higher. It’s also a little richer, the baroness thought she saw his affection for me, and after Cecilio promised to marry me, she acquiesced in him taking me away, and helped us pay off two maids.” Almost by my biological father Miss Laura, who was sent to Bethlehem, could no longer easily believe in the kindness of anyone in the baron's mansion, and she was only willing to call her mother the baroness.

"We met Lakasha on the road, I left your letter and those spices, and let her send the rest of the gifts to Cliff's house, so that they will not doubt that I will come to you." Laura said .

Elizabeth was very distressed. She hugged Laura and comforted her softly, but her best friend was obviously more worried that Cliff's family would have trouble finding a pastry shop. The baron already knew that half of the most popular Ming-style pastry shops in London belonged to her.

"I was going to discuss with you," said Elizabeth, "that I intend to close the dessert shop for a while."

"The yellow fever in London is spreading, and various religious sects are also fighting fiercely. The situation is too chaotic, should we avoid turmoil?"

Laura thought for a while, then suddenly sneered and said: "That's right! We've made enough money, not to mention that dessert shops in other cities can still operate normally. In the end, we won't suffer too much, but Baron Cliff doesn't. Similarly, he expects to get half of the property from me to plug his financial loopholes! Baron Cliff will be so angry that even his political partners will be angry if these few shops that can improve their prestige and bring in a lot of pounds are closed. Can’t even go to the party.”

"Why did he do that?" Seeing that she wasn't very sad, Elizabeth asked her friend directly.

"He's a Tory supporter (Note ②) and has always wanted to get into the core of the House of Lords, but you know, the House of Lords has never been without knighthoods and guineas. Lord Cliff wants to get the dessert shop, not only for The profit, and the huge network of people connected with the dessert shop, many nobles he can't reach are loyal customers of our dessert shop, this is an excellent springboard." Laura then said: "He was angry that I didn't The property was handed over to the family, and it was determined that I deliberately concealed it, disregarding the interests of the family-of course I did deliberately conceal it, and the cold Cliff is the surname I desperately want to leave, and now I am more sure of this."

"Send you to Bethlehem, won't it attract criticism?" Elizabeth shook her head. She couldn't understand this way of treating enemies. If she wanted to plunder the property, in this era, Baron Cliff, as a father and a man, had Natural advantages, but he had to choose the most vicious path.

Laura laughed, she laughed at her friend's innocence, and envied her being born in such a warm family as Bennet: "Dear Lizzie, almost all the lunatics in Bethlehem were sent in by their relatives, with all kinds of strange and ridiculous reasons. It’s not an exaggeration to be ridiculous. There was a famous lady who was sent to Bethlehem by her husband after she got married, on the grounds that her life was almost entirely for pleasure, indulging in theaters, musicals, and shopping” (Note ③)—the daughter was sent to Bethlehem by her father, The wife is beaten by the husband, especially if the two of them have reached an agreement that I will be diagnosed as insane with just a casual word."

After losing Laura, Baron Cliff and the sick Mr. Viscount are nothing to worry about, and the third party will soon abandon them as useless.The baron was afraid of losing face, so he couldn't look for his elopement daughter in a big way--Lola and Cecilio had published a marriage announcement in a small church near London, twenty gin guineas, and the priest there was happy to pretend not to know that it was a pair of elopement My love. People.In two weeks the Baroness was Laura de Wisconsin, and Baron Cliff's House was no longer a threat.

As for the sick ex-fiancé, without the doctor from the Ming Dynasty and good medicinal materials paid by Laura, he will soon be able to obtain eternal peace, and he will never be able to harm others again.

Elizabeth could see that the relationship between her friend and Cecilio was not just a friendly relationship, and that gentleman now only looked at Laura.Even the most beautiful Jane, the romantic Italian, didn't pay much attention. He looked at Laura affectionately for a while, and giggled at himself for a while.Mr. Darcy and Mr. George had difficulty chatting with him at the beginning, but now they were unwilling to take him with them, but Cecilio was busy alone.

Before the lady had time to inquire about her friend's feelings, Laura had already approached her and said with a smile, "This is your 'Miss William'? You are so suitable, Lizzie." She had to thank her best friend's lover, if it wasn't for Mr. Darcy, she would It is impossible to react so quickly, and Cecilio is not so easy to succeed.

After dinner, the rest of Netherfield graciously gave space to Elizabeth and her friends.There are several lounges in the manor, and everyone is happy to enjoy this leisurely time: Jane and Mr. George are whispering in the living room next to the small garden on the first floor; Mrs. Bennet is raising children with Lydia and Georgiana Mr. Bennet and Mary and Kitty groomed the sheepdogs and talked about the sheep in the pasture.

However, on the large terrace on the second floor, the atmosphere between the two young couples was a bit tense, and their topics were not very pleasant.

"An invitation to visit Bethlehem? I want to give me one." Laura raised her red lips. "It almost became my residence for the rest of my life. Of course I have to go and see it."

"I'll accompany you." Cecilio and Elizabeth said almost at the same time.

The amorous Italian cook completely forgot how he had teased Miss Lizzy in the first place. His blue eyes looked over with dissatisfaction, and his hands still tightly hugged Laura's arms as if they were defending their territory.

"As a matter of fact, I will go too," said Mr. Darcy slowly. "I have to see if an old man is still there. There are many secrets in Bethlehem."

He looked at the lady he admired, "It's a bit unreasonable for the two ladies to visit the lunatic asylum together. How about Mr. Cecilio and Miss Lola together, and Miss Elizabeth and me?"

Elizabeth has not yet agreed, but Cecilio has already agreed with both hands.Laura didn't know the inside story, and she didn't want to disturb the relationship between her friend and her lover. The matter was quickly settled with the approval of the three people.

Mr. Darcy understands Miss's thoughts better now, he didn't waste much time on this matter, and immediately told the good news: "The organization that believes in 'education is omnipotent' has acted too rashly in the past year, and they have already caused The attention of some elders and nobles of the Church of the Church, and more people are now investigating them. The matter of Taolisi College and its students has attracted the hatred of Lady Anne and many wealthy businessmen for itself—if it were not for the serious disputes among sects, the current The organization has been overturned and sanctioned."

At this time, Elizabeth was able to get a glimpse of the Darcy family's relationship network, which was by no means as simple as a "rich family" in her impression.With the addition of Countess Anne, the Ming forces representing Kensington will also be involved, which is undoubtedly a good thing.

But soon, Second Miss Bennet saw the tentacles of the "Educational Almighty Association" again: she received a letter from Charlotte, which contained a sum of savings, and Charlotte vaguely asked Elizabeth to take care of her sister in the future, Maria Lucas.

The author has something to say: 11:57, in order to update before 12 o'clock, I will try my best~

This chapter did not complete the plan, the next chapter will be fatter.

The tone of this article is still the cookie. Mr. Darcy is a knight, a sword, and a shield, and he escorts the lady to go forward together.

Lizzie would find that Mr. Darcy was only her William, whose fruit was sweeter over ditches and thorns.

Note: In the first century, it was not uncommon for British nobles to marry commoners, and there were many elopements. "According to the provisions of Scottish law at the time: as long as a couple declares to a witness that they want to live together as husband and wife, it is considered a legal marriage. Some couples who do not want to submit to their parents' arrangements travel long distances to Scotland. The village of Gretna Green can be witnessed by the local people." "'Gretna Green Village' has become synonymous with elopement". ——"16th-18th Century British Aristocrats' Rebellion against Traditional Marriage Forms", author Jiang Peng

Note ②: During the restoration of the Stuart dynasty in Britain, political factions representing the interests of different classes formed within the Parliament.

The Whig Party represented the interests of the emerging bourgeoisie and the new aristocracy, and advocated limiting the power of the king and increasing the power of parliament;

The Tories represent the interests of the landlords and nobles and safeguard the privileges of the monarch. ——"Encyclopedia British Political Parties"

Note ③: Quoted from "I Found a Black History of Humanity in the Madhouse": Ingrid was sent to the ward by her husband on the grounds that "almost all of her life is for pleasure, she is addicted to theaters, musicals, and shopping and cannot extricate herself. "

The original text caused some misunderstandings, and the fish made changes~

Thank you to the little angels who helped the fish explain, and thank you "Blue Hyacinth" for the long comment~