[Pride and Prejudice] Second Marriage

Caroline couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard this, and she controlled herself to gradually calm down under Juliet's confused gaze, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. This is probably the most ignorant thing I've ever heard." meaningless accusations."

Irene was obviously extremely angry, and her chest heaved rapidly a few times, but to Juliet's surprise, she didn't utter abusive words as emotionally as before-Juliet knew that her violent temper and going her own way were a bit affected by her parents. Influenced, especially by her father.

Juliet once thought that the formation of Irene's weird personality was probably due to childhood influence.She was a daughter born in a difficult family situation and was not valued by her parents. She started to roll up her sleeves to help the house at a young age, and she was often beaten and scolded when she did not do well. With the improvement of her family situation, she was not as good as her younger brother in the eyes of her parents, which caused her to be hostile to her younger brother and have sensitive self-esteem.Probably Elizabeth had sympathized with her misfortune and gave her care and warmth, which made her miss the former Mrs. Darcy very much.Juliet, however, did not know what had affected the conception which had formed in her mind, and made her especially hostile to every woman of superior birth.

Mrs. Reynolds complained several times. There are several committee wives in the town who have been baptized by Irene with malicious eyes, but she really can't solve this problem.Treating such a girl with a strange temperament but helpless against her, everyone had no choice but to stay away from her.

Juliet also tested Darcy on this issue, but the latter only focused on security, residents' living standards and boys' education, and he never paid attention to this girl named Irene Parkinson.The only result of that discussion, apart from a hypocritical quarrel about whether little Darcy was a man or a woman, was that Eileen Parkinson put on a clean dress.

"Mrs. Darcy, I want to apologize to you for my previous rude behavior." Irene said this-Juliet didn't believe it at all. woman.

"It's all right," said Juliet, though.From this point of view, Juliet laughed at herself, she was really not calm enough.

A smile began to appear on Irene's face, and she almost couldn't wait to say, "Then would you like to talk to me? Kind Mrs. Darcy? Not here, go to a place where no one will bother you."

Caroline was stunned. She felt that the girl in front of her was an idiot and didn't know the art of speaking at all. Her malicious intentions were fully revealed in her demeanor and language.

But what surprised her even more was Juliet's answer.

"Okay," she replied.

Caroline saw her turn to look at herself, and then added easily, "Can I bring my friend, Erin? You know it's not convenient for me to walk alone now."

Erin seemed hesitant.

Caroline said in an arrogant tone cooperatively, "Juliet, I advise you not to go anywhere, just stay in the sun."

"Okay!" As soon as Caroline finished speaking, Irene immediately agreed.

Juliet walked very slowly.Caroline supported her arm, and slowed down her steps to follow behind Irene. She tilted her head and whispered in Juliet's ear, "I can't figure out what this girl is going to do with us? Look Her footsteps are hurried and impatient, and she seems to have her own destination." She complained, "Mrs. Darcy, isn't this your own home?"

Juliet said absently, "Her behavior is so obvious. It is because of this that I wonder what secret she wants to reveal."

"Aren't you afraid that she will do something rough? You are too courageous! I'm not sure I can withstand a fist from her, especially in your situation." She glanced at Juliet round and round belly.

"Thank you for your concern, Caroline. I think the possibility of this happening is very small." Juliet said indifferently, "And if you take a closer look, my personal maid is about ten meters away The place follows us."

Thinking of Donna's steady steps and ruddy face, Caroline immediately felt relieved.

The calmness of Juliet and Caroline highlights Irene's anxiety and impatience, and she urges them several times.However, as long as Juliet just said, "It's okay for us to talk here." She immediately swallowed those ugly words.

This stupid girl didn't know that the two women behind her had already seen her ulterior motives clearly.

Juliet took it as a walk, and her shoes creaked on the soft fallen leaves in the garden, which obviously caused Irene's dissatisfaction.

When they turned a corner along the path and entered the botanical garden full of huge bushes, Irene stopped, turned around and showed them a smug smile.

A few minutes ago, Darcy stopped in his tracks. He had already seen a petite woman in dark clothes standing beside the roots of an ancient tree in front of him.

"Fitzwilliam." Hearing the sound of footsteps, she turned around, her body was still lithe like a little girl, her chin was tied obliquely with a ribbon bow, and her black eyes seemed to be as lively as ever—yet , This did not stir up a ripple in Darcy's heart lake.

Darcy's expression was calm and as meticulous as his appearance, and he didn't seem surprised by the sudden appearance in Pemberley of a man who should have been on the other side of the ocean.

"Oh, you're not surprised at all, you're still as calm as ever, Fitzwilliam—" Elizabeth drew her tone and walked towards him, and she didn't stop until she was a step away from him, "I heard It's unbelievable that you're married again. With a woman of high status," she chuckled softly, "do you enjoy her bejeweled head and raised chin?"

Darcy's face was gloomy when he heard the last sentence, and his tone was blunt and cold, "Please don't guess my wife at will."

His words made her feel very uncomfortable, and she said coldly, "Oh, she must be extremely beautiful, so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off." The meaning in this tone is definitely not a compliment, as if it was just stating a fact , It also seems to be mocking something in this fact.

Darcy, however, remained quite still, simply responding, "She is indeed very pretty."

Elizabeth is no longer the inexperienced woman who transformed from a country girl into a noble lady more than three years ago. In the year of freedom in the New World, she has gained a lot of knowledge and confidence. Even in her There is a little more charisma-like temperament between her gestures, and she looks like a congresswoman, "Oh, Fitzwilliam, you are as frank as ever. Then you are not surprised to see me, and you are not surprised." Ask me frankly why I came back?"

The corner of Darcy's mouth finally turned into a cold arc, and he looked at her sarcastically, "Didn't you spend all your money?"

Elizabeth's face turned pale for a moment, and she straightened her back vigorously, "Every copper coin I spend is just right, and its function is much greater than its own value."

"Significant? Four thousand pounds. That's enough money for you to support a boy to study." Darcy nodded, calmly, "and you spend it all on those fancy banquets and events for bombast speeches." -You can look at your banquet supplies list and the cinders that keep the room warm and those generous gifts that are given to others-other than making yourself a laughing stock that others whisper behind their backs, I don't see any Meaning, of course, maybe you've got a knack for running the house lavishly. And then when you've spent your last dime, what do your kindred spirits do to you? Ah, kick you out of the club you started, You were rejected, and in the end you could only exchange the necklace your sister Catherine gave you for a boat ticket back to England...Is that so? Is this the meaningful thing you did?"

Elizabeth quickly retorted with a pale face, "Of course, it is very beneficial. I have saved many confused and distressed souls."

"You are not too young. After being hit by the wall of reality, it is amazing that you can still have such superficial beliefs and theories." Darcy sneered at her exaggerated statement.

Elizabeth was obviously a little annoyed, but she didn't intend to lose her temper with Darcy. Obviously, her purpose of going back to Pemberley was not for that. She calmed down and looked at Darcy thoughtfully, with a questioning tone said, "Oh, Fitzwilliam, I didn't know you knew so well about me..."

Darcy interrupted her, "Don't get me wrong, Jim Fitzwilliam's letter just arrived this morning, your third sister Mary found the letter you left her and found his wife. They all left without saying goodbye for you I was so outraged by your behavior that I had to write a long letter complaining about your inappropriate behavior there. Frankly, I couldn't bear to read it, it was full of stupid things you did."

"You will never understand that free spiritual world. I find that you are stagnant and more and more clichéd." Elizabeth was ashamed of her self-importance just now, but she quickly cheered up and changed the subject, "As for Jim Fitzwilliam, I didn't know you'd have anything to do with him."

Darcy said indifferently, "Even you are brave enough to step into Pemberley. I can't imagine any reason why brothers who are connected with me by blood cannot write to me."

Elizabeth found it incredible, and she said angrily, "He confused your wife!"

"Ex-wife," Darcy said quickly, "you must have heard the saying, a single tree makes a forest."

"You know the truth of the matter..."

"I don't want to mention these things that have passed," Darcy said impatiently, unmoved at all, "tell me, I don't know how you bribed a girl to hand me the letterhead , but since you have come back from the New World all the way and spent so much effort, you must have something to ask for."

Speaking of this step, the scene was very embarrassing, and there was a silence between the two.

"I don't ask for anything," Elizabeth said after a long time, "I just don't know where to go." She raised her head to look at him, and blinked her eyelashes several times as if trembling slightly. Darcy was surprised to find that there was a A string of crystal tears flowed down her cheeks, "Fitzwilliam, here are my happiest memories."

"Don't be ridiculous," said a female voice, although her voice was low and rhythmic, but its sudden sound made everyone jump, "Elizabeth Bennett, you are trying to win sympathy with tears now." ?”

Elizabeth was taken aback. She saw her old friend frowning at her through her tears. It was strange that Elizabeth felt that this woman was much less bitter than she remembered, but she still didn't like it. she.No, it was not Caroline who caught her eye, but the woman beside her.

Elizabeth saw that Darcy was walking towards her in a hurry, with obvious astonishment and panic on his face—why was he flustered?Elizabeth thought incomprehensibly, couldn't he have a few words with his former wife?

Elizabeth had already guessed the identity of this woman. She looked at the current Mrs. Darcy critically, and the most striking thing was her round belly—Elizabeth couldn't help but shudder, this was her regret, she I don't know why God didn't favor her and let her give birth to Pemberley's heir, otherwise things might not have turned out like this.She shifted her eyes to Mrs. Darcy's face again——this face was faintly familiar to her, exquisite and beautiful, but lacklustre, with empty expression and blank eyes.

With a smile on her face and her freckled nose swollen triumphantly, Irene said to Elizabeth joyfully, "Mrs. Darcy, I brought the bird that occupies your nest."

Elizabeth's face turned red immediately, and she hurriedly said, "I definitely never asked her to do such a thing..."

"Your follower." Caroline Travis looked at her mockingly.