[Pride and Prejudice] Second Marriage

Juliet folded her hands on her knees casually, sat with her back straight but not stiff, and the whole person was a beautiful scenery from top to bottom no matter from which angle.Anyone who looks at it knows that this is a very well-bred girl, which invisibly brings a little pressure to the ladies in the Pemberley parlor, especially Catherine Bennett, who is sitting beside her and her body is becoming more and more stiff. .

The hostess Elizabeth moved her sore back a little uncomfortably, gave her fourth sister a slightly sympathetic look, then smiled, took the initiative to break the silence, turned her head to Colonel Fitzwilliam who found her One sentence reads, "Dear Jim, it's been two years since I last saw you, and you haven't changed at all. You're still so cool! Alone!"

Jim Fitzwilliam was a little surprised at Miss Stoke's beauty. He had never seen Juliet Stoke all the way, under Julian's extreme protection of his sister, and he didn't care—it's not like he never beat her. The idea of ​​the daughter of the Stoke family, but after seeing Julian's degree of sister control, he easily dismissed the idea.In addition, from Julian Stoke's occasional words, he outlines Juliet as a sickly, pale Miss Jiao, and he can't help but stay away from it. No matter how coveted the Stoke family's noble title and huge property are, he Nor will he marry a wife who will only make him suffer.So he didn't know that Juliet was actually such a beautiful woman with a ruddy complexion!This shock coupled with the vague remorse in his heart made him open his mouth and shout, "Miss Stocker—" he just rushed out, and saw Juliet raised her eyelashes and looked at him in surprise.

Elizabeth, who was ignored, paused for a moment with a smile, fiddled with her gloves a few times in embarrassment, and then laughed at herself in a lively tone, "Of course! In front of a beauty like Miss Stoke, a married woman like me is naturally Go back to the place where you shot."

Realizing his negligence, Jim Fitzwilliam quickly apologized and complimented her, "Mrs. Darcy, you are too modest! A person like you is a shining pearl before and after marriage. Replace your shadow."

Juliet also complimented Fitzwilliam very politely on Mrs. Darcy's wit and beauty.

"You guys are really flattering me."

Colonel Fitzwilliam saw a happy smile on the corner of Elizabeth's mouth, so he squeezed the corners of his eyes playfully, "No, it's not flattery at all. Darcy must know this truth best."

Elizabeth's smile faded uncontrollably. She quickly cast a glance at Darcy who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows talking to the guests. She tried her best to suppress the irritability and loss that surged up in her heart, and continued to chat with the guests for a while perfunctorily. , and got up to receive other guests—the guests invited to the dinner party at Pemberley Manor also arrived one after another.

—————The dividing line of the dinner—————

The hall of Pemberley Manor was large and gorgeous, and the bright lights illuminated the rich ceiling clearly. After two dances, Juliet declined the next gentleman who invited to dance on the pretext of being tired, and sat in a remote corner By the way, I escaped from the lady and lady who came to talk to me, and first watched the murals on the ceiling of the hall for a while, chubby little angels with naked bodies, women with downcast eyes full of maternal brilliance, and the pure gold carvings on the edges, After secretly making comparisons with Bradley in his heart, he observed the characters at the dance with great interest.

The first thing Juliet saw was her brother.Julian Stoke didn't dance, he was surrounded by a group of people, and he talked with everyone with a kind smile on his face. He was born in a wealthy noble family and was the eldest son of Earl Wendell. Not only could he inherit the title, but he was also young Youwei, only 24 years old, has already been appointed colonel.Julian Stoke, who recently returned from the army with honor, is undoubtedly one of the most popular people in the whole high society - most importantly, he is still single, especially by the old lady who loves to matchmaker and the young lady who loves to dream. welcome.

As for the host of the banquet, Juliet found Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy who was talking with Colonel Fitzwilliam in the crowd after searching for a while. She looked very happy and seemed to be very talkative. Showing extremely neat and white teeth.

And the host Mr. Darcy, Juliet saw it not far away from her.He was holding a wine glass, and was talking with a man with a big belly and a bald head beside him. He was dressed simply, with no decorations outside the high white collar, and with a stern face, he looked extremely deserted, unlike the whole lively The banquet was a bit out of place.

To be honest, compared with the sexy and beautiful Mr. Darcy in the 95 version of P&P, the Darcy in front of me is a bit disappointing to Juliet, who was once an nympho to Colin Firth.

Mr. Darcy, who is thirty years old, is quite old compared to Mrs. Darcy who loves to talk and laugh. He is very thin, and even if he is not smiling, his nasolabial folds can be clearly seen on his skinny cheeks.What is even more surprising is that his complexion is not very good, pale and bloodless, except for a pair of thick eyebrows that can add some energy to him, the whole person is very depressed and depressed.As for his deep and charming eyes, pardon Juliet's clumsy eyes, she has not seen anything for the time being.

Realizing that her eyes had stayed on the face of the hostess for too long, Juliet hurriedly looked away and turned her attention to the dancing people in the middle of the hall.

Fitzwilliam Darcy is not a person who is insensitive. He is sensitively aware that someone is looking at him inch by inch with a magnifying glass just now. It was not until this unforeseen feeling disappeared that Darcy moved his eyes slightly, and I saw a very beautiful young girl sitting on an armchair beside a mahogany round table in the corner, with a white gloved elbow resting on the high armrest, with a graceful figure, but the expression on her face showed that the girl felt Boring and doing nothing.

Although he has seen the famous beauties of the Bennet family—whether it is the gentle Mrs. Bingley or the glamorous Mrs. Wickham, Darcy still feels that the slightly childish girl in front of him is too beautiful. He glanced at it and immediately Connected this girl with the hot young man in the arena.

Thinking of Jim Fitzwilliam's long-standing desire to bring these two guests, Darcy "understood" the cousin's goal in an instant on his own initiative.

Out of politeness to his future cousin-in-law, Mr. Darcy nodded his head politely but indifferently when Juliet's gaze shifted again.

The habit of training for more than ten years made Juliet, who was stunned and embarrassed to death, return a salute with a blank face.Little did he know, it was just such a cold expression that made Darcy's surprise caused by her previous impolite gaze disappear a bit.

Darcy thought he had observed well, and sure enough, after a while, Colonel Fitzwilliam in red uniform found Miss Stocker in the crowd and earnestly invited her to dance with him.

Juliet felt that she couldn't pretend to be a wallflower anymore, lest others think she was too noble and out of place, so she agreed to put her hand in Colonel Fitzwilliam's.

Colonel Fitzwilliam is a very talkative person. After a pleasant little waltz, there is no silence between the two of them. He can always find a pleasant topic. Even the long dress custom-made from France on Juliet is also called him. Expressed some opinions.

"Dear Miss Stocker, I have to say, I missed a lot of good times along the way!" Finally, taking advantage of the last spin, Colonel Fitzwilliam held Juliet's hand very quickly, and gave a speech at the end of the music. A hand kiss from her.

Just as Juliet walked out of the dance floor holding the arm of Colonel Fitzwilliam, she met Julian and the hostess Elizabeth who took time to pay attention to her sister all the time.

She was smiling and talking to Julian with her face turned slightly sideways, but her lively and talking black eyes looked at them with a meaningful smile.Although Julian still had a smile on his face, Juliet could already see a slight annoyance in his brother's eyes.

Seeing this, Juliet silently withdrew her hand from Fitzwilliam's arm.

But before Mrs. Darcy could say a word of humor, Mr. Darcy was striding forward, and Mrs. Reynolds, Pemberley's housekeeper, followed him with small steps.

"Everyone, I'm sorry," Mr. Darcy said with a gloomy face. He gestured to his wife with his eyes, nodded slightly at the crowd, and apologized, "I'm afraid I need my wife to deal with some things."

"Ah, it doesn't matter, please." Julian said immediately.

Juliet saw Elizabeth glance at Mrs. Reynolds who was standing behind Mr. Darcy with her hands down and respectful. The smile on her face was like a mural that had begun to fall off after a long time, and it could no longer be hung.

Colonel Fitzwilliam said that my dear cousin can disappear for a while and deal with his own affairs first, without worrying about them.

Although Elizabeth was a little suspicious, she hurriedly bowed to everyone and followed her husband to the door.Juliet followed her back and looked forward, only to see a tall and slim girl in exaggerated clothes who just took off the colorful turban around her head at the door, and wanted to go into the hall, but was caught by a maid Pull it, and lead it into the small door on the side of the hall.

After a while, Elizabeth and Darcy entered the little black carved door one after the other.

"It's them again! What a fool Darcy has done!"

Juliet heard a low growl in Fitzwilliam's throat.