[Tess of the D'Urbervilles] Concubine Wan Gui counterattacks the doormat

Alec rode his horse towards the direction of the town of Huntgarden Castle.

The summer dusk was very long, and when he came to the entrance of the Hualusi Hotel in Huntington Castle, the last rays of the sun were still lingering among the distant mountains.The yellow light struggled with the blue twilight, squeezed into a thread of light.When there is no wind, countless flying insects spread their wings and dance around, gathering above people's heads, making this sultry evening even more boring.

Alec got off the horse, and the staff of the Hualusi Hotel came to lead the horse to the stable of the hotel and fasten it for him.

Alec stepped into the hotel.

The sound of violins came from the hotel, which was different from the bright and bright Saturday and Sunday nights. At this time, the hotel was actually playing classical and elegant music.At that moment, Alec had the illusion that he had returned to the various salons and evenings in London.

Walking into the hotel, because it is not a religious holiday, people in the store are sitting in twos and threes scattered in various corners drinking.In the dim candlelight, Alec saw a tall and slender man in his fifties with his chin resting on the violin, playing the violin expressionlessly.His temples were gray, and the lines on his face were somewhat rigid. Although he was wearing an old yellow shirt and gray trousers that had been washed a little white, he looked like a well-bred and meticulous gentleman.

The hotel owner's son, Alec's alcoholic friend Arnold, found Alec coming in. Although it wasn't really night, his face was already a little flushed from drunkenness.

He walked forward drunkenly, stretched out his hand to grab Alec, and smiled deliriously, "Hey, my brother, why are you free to come here? Are you not hiding under the girls' skirts?"

Alec impatiently pushed Arnold with his elbow, and he almost fell to the ground, but he was not stupid. He clung to Alec's body with both hands, clung to him, and Alec He gave another friend, Matthew, who was sitting on a wooden bench and watching a joke, a hard look. Matthew rubbed his high nose in annoyance, and then came to help Alec hold the alcoholic.

Matthew helped Arnold to sit on the bench and left him alone, allowing Arnold to fall to the ground unsteadily.Arnold turned over, smacked his mouth a few times, and fell asleep hugging the stool legs.

Alec ignored him, sat opposite Matthew, straddled the stool casually with one long leg stretched out, took out a cigar and lighter from his pocket, lit it and smoked.

The hotel clerk filled a glass of bubbling beer and placed it on the wooden table in front of Alec.

Matthew asked with a smile: "Alec, I heard that you are getting married soon?"

Alec glanced at him and continued smoking without speaking.

"Well, pardon my knowing," he said, spreading his hands to Alec, "are you really determined to marry a country slut?"

Alec exhaled smoke rings, thinking of the woman who was still emitting a cold breath when he went out, he couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, "My Tess doesn't look like a country girl."

Matthew couldn't imagine what kind of woman could make Alec so fascinated, which made him even more curious about the woman he had never met.

Alec held the cigar with his right index finger, flicked the cigar, took a sip of the wine with his left hand, and asked Matthew, "What's going on?"

Matthew followed Alec's eyes suspiciously, and saw the old man who was playing the violin not far away but was out of tune with the surrounding environment. He thought that Alec was asking about the situation of the guy who usually played the violin, and turned to him. He turned his head and replied: "Oh, that poor Peter is sick, and the boss can only find someone else to do his job."

Alec's gaze remained on the man, and he asked, "Who is he?"

Matthew suddenly realized, "He? Oh, I heard it's a Frenchman's housekeeper."

Hearing this, Alec looked at him and motioned him to continue talking with his eyes.

Matthew didn't keep it secret, and directly revealed everything he knew.

"Some time ago, the French were making a revolution, claiming to drive out those noble gentlemen who had sucked their blood and sweat. I heard that this Mr. Steward followed his master to escape to England, but he encountered pirates at sea. The little master who was able to protect him escaped from the boat, and all the others lost their lives. He finally came to England without a pound of money, and the unfortunate little nobleman was about to die of illness. This loyal butler could only Come out and make some money and work for Pete."

After Matthew finished speaking, he saw Alec's thoughtful face and asked, "Are you interested?"

Alec didn't answer, he continued to smoke, and slowly exhaled the smoke ring, then put the less than half-burned cigar into the wine glass, got up and walked towards the butler.

He stood still in front of Mr. Housekeeper, looking him up and down.

Mr. Butler stopped playing, hung down the strings, and asked politely but without any emotion: "Are you okay, sir?"

Alec raised a naughty smile, "Do you want to change to a better job, Mr. Butler?"

The other party looked at him quietly.

******

When Alec returned to D'Urberville Manor, the maid who opened the door for him told him that Miss Durbeyfield had gone to bed in her bedroom.

Alec sniffed himself, and there was a smell of sweat mixed with alcohol and tobacco.He didn't care much about it himself, but he felt that Tess would probably use this to keep him from going to bed, especially since she had been sulking at him not so long ago.So he decided to go back to his room and take a shower before going to accompany his beauty.

As soon as I went upstairs, I ran into Miss Jenny who was going downstairs at the corner of the stairs.

Alec sideways gentlemanly to make way for Jenny. "Please, my beautiful lady."

Jenny's face turned red in an instant, she lowered her head, and shyly walked down beside Alec. When passing by Alec, he stretched out his fingers and gently ran through her long blond hair raised due to walking.

"You have long hair that is charming and fragrant, dear Miss Jenny." Alec put his finger under his nose and sniffed deeply, and said in a teasing tone.

Jenny's face became even redder, and she ran downstairs without daring to turn her head.

Alec chuckled, and then went upstairs to the room contentedly.

Downstairs, Jenny slowed down her pace, and finally stopped. She picked up a strand of her hair and sniffed it vigorously. After confirming that her hair really exudes the fragrance of soap, she couldn't help covering her face and giggling silently.

What she didn't notice was that a door was slowly closing not far from her, and a jealous woman was sticking behind the door, having some ugly thoughts.

After taking a shower, Alec came to the empress' bedroom, stretched out his hand and opened the purple satin curtain, and saw the sleeping beauty inside.

Even though he had already seen many beauties, he still couldn't help being amazed every time he saw Tess.How much the Lord favored this woman, to give her such a flawless body and such a charming face!Even if she is pregnant, even if she is still asleep, her beautiful face will not be damaged, she is still radiant, just like a delicate red rose quietly blooming, waiting for him to pick it.He admits that he was born a bad guy, and that a bad guy who lives will probably be a bad guy when he dies.But he was very glad that he picked this rose before it had fully grown and was still in the deep valley before being noticed by other flower lovers. for oneself.

Thinking of this, he loved Tess even more. He tiptoed onto the big soft bed. He slept beside her, but he still felt dissatisfied. He turned to face her, and carefully embraced her. , let her head rest under his arm, and then closed her eyes contentedly.

When the empress woke up in the middle of the night, she saw Alec's big face.

Even though it's been almost one night, it doesn't mean that the empress has forgotten how Alec molested a married man in front of her before.She originally wanted to wait for Alec to come back and teach him a profound lesson, so that he could remember the consequences of messing with other women.But because she was pregnant and was about to give birth, she couldn't bear it and fell asleep very early.

At this time, she looked at Alec's sleeping face, and found that he was carefully protecting her in a protective posture, and she calmed down for a while, and stopped thinking about teaching Alec with violence or threats.

In his dream, Alec heard the crying sound of "beep, beep, beep". He frowned, and found that the sound not only did not intend to stop, but had the tendency to continue.Finally, he couldn't take it anymore, opened his eyes irritablely, and saw Tess who was lying on her side with her back to her at some point, and she was the one who made the crying sound.

Seeing this, Alec felt distressed. He leaned over and looked down at her, and asked softly, "What's the matter, my honey? Why are you crying, huh?"

In the darkness, the woman still buried her face in the pillow, her shoulders trembling.Alec could see the little face of the empress with water, and the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he was, he hugged her and gently stroked her back, "Don't cry, baby, tell me what happened?"

The woman hugged him back, pressed her face into his chest, and finally calmed down for a while, stopped crying, but said in a hoarse voice: "I had a bad dream."

Alec breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and still patted her back lightly with his hands to comfort her, "It's okay, it's just a dream, everything is fine, don't worry, baby."

The woman stopped talking. For a long time, Alec thought she had calmed down, but she suddenly spoke again, explaining what kind of dream she had before that made her so uneasy. "I dreamed that you didn't want me anymore," she said.

All of a sudden, Alec was half distressed and half happy, and his mood was very complicated.He felt sorry for Tess who was sad because of such a dream, but he was happy that Tess, who had always dismissed him, finally began to care about him. Such an unfounded dream also made her nervous and sad.

"Of course not, my little Tess, how can you be so painful?" Alec quickly comforted.

"But..." The empress hesitated to speak.

"But what?" Alec asked.

The empress raised her head from his embrace and looked straight into his eyes, "Don't you have a crush on Mrs. Morris?"

Alec immediately looked away from her in embarrassment, "No, you read it wrong."

"Really?" Tess seemed dubious.

In order to make his words more convincing, Alec forced himself to look at her again, "Of course, I don't love a woman so much, except you, my Tess."

Tess seemed very happy, she threw herself into Alec's arms again, and asked coquettishly, "I believe in you, don't do anything to make me sad in the future, okay?"

"Of course." Alec finally breathed a sigh of relief, his back was already covered with cold sweat, and his nightgown was soaked.

In his arms, the empress raised her lips slightly.