[Pride and Prejudice] Another Spring of "Scumbags"

"Father," Elizabeth took a deep breath, "The next thing I want to say is about Mr. Darcy's family. I hope you can keep it a secret and don't spread it."

"What do you mean don't spread this matter, don't you even believe your own father?" Mr. Bennett scolded dissatisfiedly.

"Don't you even believe your own father?" Mr. Bennett scolded dissatisfiedly.

Elizabeth smiled wryly. Before she could think of how to appease her father's anger, her aunt, Mrs. Gardner, had already said first, "Can I listen to this matter? If not, I will avoid it."

British people are very considerate of others*, and Mrs. Gardner can't just stay here as if she didn't hear anything without permission.

Mrs. Gardner's words made Elizabeth a little embarrassed, and she subconsciously looked at Mr. Darcy—hoping that he could give herself an accurate answer.

And Mr. Darcy, who has been thinking about how to make up for his mistakes, said almost without hesitation after a few seconds, "Dear Miss Elizabeth, I believe that your aunt is as trustworthy as you, and these The friendly relationship in Pemberley made me very happy to confirm this point," Mr. Darcy, who was completely different from the former contemptuous woman's relatives and friends, emphasized sincerely, "So you don't need to have any worries."

Mr. Darcy's timely statement moved Elizabeth almost to tears. She gave Mr. Darcy a grateful look, and tried to use the most tactful tone to describe the terrible event that Mr. Darcy's house almost caused a strong earthquake. Shi Shi's story was relayed to her two elders.

And her elders did change their faces as she expected.

"...God!" Mrs. Gardner covered her heart and called out in a low voice.

Mr. Bennet changed color too.

"That's why I firmly disagree with Lydia's marriage to George Wickham," said Elizabeth with a serious face. "You said you were very angry that he had seduced your fifteen-year-old daughter, but you didn't know, you His daughter, my sister, is not the first person he seduced, he already has a lot of criminal records."

"..." Mr. Bennett, who was speechless for a long time, sighed a long time, "I really didn't expect him to be this kind of person. I thought Miss Jin's matter was serious enough."

"Dad, after hearing what I said, are you planning to change your mind and not let Lydia marry him?!" Elizabeth and Jane's expressions became extremely excited.Even Mrs. Gardiner nodded approvingly—clearly shocked that George Wickham would elope with his godfather's daughter.

"No man can stand without faith. Since I promised Mr. Wickham to give him two years to obtain the qualification to marry Lydia, I won't go back on my word halfway," Mr. Bennett said after a fierce psychological struggle. Calm was restored, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "However, two years is long enough, and none of us can guarantee what will happen during this time—"

"Dad!" Mr. Bennet's behavior that he didn't intend to change his mind made Jane extremely worried.

And Elizabeth seemed to have realized something, and she also showed a knowing smile on her face, "Dad, you are right, we still have two years - during this period, everything is possible."

The smile on Mr. Bennett's face, who found that his daughter understood his thoughts, became thick again. He happily took a sip from the cold teacup on the table, and said to Mr. Darcy: "Thank you for your generosity, Darcy Sir, it is because of your integrity that my youngest daughter was saved from a terrible catastrophe that I may regret for the rest of my life."

At this time, even if Mr. Bennett and Elizabeth did not make it clear, everyone present understood Mr. Bennett's true thoughts and the decision he had made.

Undoubtedly, Qiqi, who cared about Lydia, was relieved by this decision.

"Mr. Bennett, this is what I should do," Mr. Darcy said calmly, "As the lucky one who escaped from birth, I naturally hope that Miss Lydia can have the same luck as my sister. "

Mr. Bennett stood up solemnly, and saluted Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Darcy quickly got up and returned the salute. Since his sense of Elizabeth had changed, he seemed to be very nervous when facing Mr. Bennett—especially when he learned that Elizabeth was Mr. Bennett. After seeing his favorite daughter, he became more and more nervous, for fear that he would make a mistake in front of this old squire who could decide his and Elizabeth's fate.

His nervousness also infected Mr. Bennett.Mr. Bennett turned to look at his second daughter as if he understood something.

Elizabeth looked back and forth between the two nervously, her hands clasped tightly on her lower abdomen showed her uneasiness at the moment.

Mr. Bennet laughed abruptly, and he stared at Mr. Darcy with piercing eyes, "Dear Mr. Darcy, I am full of gratitude to you now, if you have anything to say to me, I would like I can accompany you anytime."

Mr. Darcy was taken aback for a moment, but he soon realized the true meaning of Mr. Bennett's words.He couldn't help being a little excited and flustered, and his eyes reflexively looked at Elizabeth—she hadn't made any indication of his pursuit, even though they could clearly feel each other's attraction to him.

When Elizabeth saw him like this, her heart jumped wildly.Her hands folded on her lower abdomen clenched suddenly following Mr. Darcy's eyes, and her bones and joints began to turn white.

"...Thank you for your kindness." Mr. Darcy stared at Elizabeth for a while before turning his attention back to Mr. Bennett. "I really want to talk to you alone at this moment, but unfortunately ——I have not obtained the consent of a certain lady, and for the sake of her reputation, I can only keep silent for the time being." Mr. Darcy took a deep look at the beautiful girl who didn't know when tears welled up in his eyes, "but I believe , I will be able to walk into your study one day and tell you all my heartfelt thoughts." Mr. Darcy saluted Mr. Bennett again humbly.

"Oh..." Jane and Mrs. Gardner held each other's hands, with tears of excitement in their eyes.

"I can feel your sincerity, Mr. Darcy," Mr. Bennett said solemnly, and he glanced at his beloved daughter as he spoke, "Dear Lizzie, you have always been my father's pride, Dad I hope you can be sincere and honest in the face of your own feelings - there are no outsiders here, if you want, just give a certain gentleman an affirmative answer."

He pierced through the window paper between Darcy and Elizabeth!

At this time, Elizabeth's hands clenched tightly with each other did not know when they came to her chest.

She pressed that place in a flustered expression, her lips seemed to be sewn with needles and thread.

"Lizzie..." Jane couldn't wait any longer. She carefully pulled her sister's sleeve, trying to wake up her sister who was immersed in inexplicable thoughts.

Her actions also really calmed Elizabeth down.

Elizabeth, who had always understood what she wanted, fixed her eyes on the relatives present, took several deep breaths in a row, and then said in a hoarse voice that was almost trembling: "Dear Mr. Darcy, I don't know you ever Will the promises made to me in Kent count?"

The pupils of Pemberley's master shrank suddenly, and his back was as stretched as a bowstring at some point, as if it might break at any time, "...Miss Elizabeth?!" There was panic and anticipation in his voice that he hadn't even noticed. Ji.

"If what you said still counts, then...then..." Elizabeth's voice was almost trembling out of sentence patterns, but she still insisted on keeping herself motionless with those deep eyes full of shock and ecstasy. Looking at each other, "Then you can go to the study with my father now and have a good talk."

Hearing this last sentence, Mr. Darcy turned his head to face Mr. Bennett who had been witnessing this scene without any hesitation. Before he could speak, Mr. Bennett got up with a smile on his face and went upstairs. Go up, "I'm very happy to witness this scene with my own eyes, Mr. Darcy, let's go, I think you can't wait to talk to me now."

"Yes, yes, that's it..." Mr. Darcy rarely showed the activeness of a man of this age, and he followed Mr. Bennett up the stairs in three steps at a time.

When they disappeared at the corner of the stairs, Elizabeth slumped in the fluffy sofa chair as if all the bones in her body had been pulled out.

"Lizzie!" Jane came to her anxiously, "what's the matter with you?"

"...I'm just too excited," Elizabeth's hands were trembling uncontrollably. She looked back and forth at the aunt she almost regarded as her mother and the elder sister who had been close to her since she was a child. "Aunt, Jane, I am Dreaming? Mr. Darcy, he...he..."

"He's on his way to your father's study, and he's about to ask your father to marry his beloved daughter," Mrs. Gardner looked tenderly at her trembling niece, "Congratulations, Li Qi, you are going to be a bride."

"Oh, God!" Elizabeth, who couldn't control her emotions, covered her beautiful face flushed with excitement with her hands.

The news that Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth and Mr. Bennett agreed quickly swept the whole of Longbourn like a whirlwind. Mrs. Nate, who was deeply impressed by Mrs. Bennett's lessons, called the maid to pack as soon as she heard the news, and dragged her daughters who were forcibly taken away from home at lightning speed. rush home.

Their arrival was warmly welcomed by everyone except Mr. Bennet who was a little awkward.Mrs. Gardner even took the trouble to describe the scene she saw to her husband's sister and nieces.

Although Mrs. Bennet had already listened to her sister-in-law when she first entered the door, she still took the trouble to ask her to explain it in detail, and complained regretfully why she was not there at the time.

Her sister-in-law and daughters naturally comforted her for a while.

Mrs. Bennett, who has been thinking about Mr. Bennett these days but has a stubborn mouth, was coaxed by everyone, and her mood quickly changed, but she did not forget to accuse Mr. Bennett: "If Bennett If Mr. Te is as kind to Mr. Wickham as he is to Mr. Darcy, I shall not miss Lizzie's proposal," she complained endlessly.

The rest of the family, except Lydia, Mary, and Kitty, looked at each other.

The bride-to-be, Elizabeth, whose face was full of joy, also froze.

Everyone's strange expressions were quickly noticed by Mrs. Bennett.She was very dissatisfied and said: "Am I wrong? Mr. Bennet is a bit biased... Oh, poor Mr. Wickham!" Mrs. Bennet was also fascinated by military officers when she was young. Obviously, she couldn't resist Wickham's 'beauty', as long as she thought that the other party might give up her beloved little daughter because of Mr. Bennett's coldness, her heart would twitch—it would be even more natural to mention Mr. Bennett. I lost my good face.

In the face of Mrs. Bennet's accusation, everyone in the room showed wry smiles by coincidence, but none of them intended to tell Mrs. Bennet the bad things Wickham had done - Mrs. Bennet has a big mouth, There has always been no sense of confidentiality, and everyone does not want to spread the private affairs of Mr. Darcy's family to everyone.That would be a real disappointment to Mr. Darcy's trust.

Since everyone didn't have the idea of ​​revealing Wickham's true colors, as the wedding date of Darcy and Elizabeth approached, Mrs. Bennet intensified her efforts!She tried to persuade her husband to change her mind more than once: "We can definitely marry our two daughters together! Oh oh! Double happiness, what a good story, it will definitely be widely spread in the neighborhood."

Mr. Bennet naturally ignored her proposal, and at the same time had an in-depth conversation with Lydia very carefully, hoping that she would not be instigated by her mother to do anything irreversible.

"You just need to know that Dad is doing everything for your own good!" Mr. Bennet said to his daughter who has become more and more well-behaved recently.