Pride and Prejudice the Poor Princess

Although Collins has received a systematic education, his childhood life has always been accompanied by his father who loves money and can't read, which makes him also attach great importance to money.But as a clergyman—a moral model for the entire parish—he restrained his greedy nature, which prompted his decision to marry a Miss Bennett.Only in this way can he accept this windfall with peace of mind, and let the parishioners of Hunsford see his nobility.

Before coming here, he had already inquired about the situation of several young ladies, and he was very satisfied with the result.However, when he arrived in Langborn, he realized that the reality was not as good as he imagined.

The prettiest Miss Jane Bennet is about to be engaged, and Elizabeth, who is next to Jane, doesn't even bother to talk to him.The two youngest sisters are dissolute and absolutely unfit to be a pastor's wife.He hesitated for a few minutes, and finally made what he thought was the wisest decision. He wanted to marry the third daughter of the Bennet family—Mary.

Mary is smart and pleasant, with a quiet personality. She has amazing cooking skills and manages the farm in an orderly manner.There is no one better suited to be a pastor's wife than she is.Although there is a slight lack of appearance, everyone is an apple bitten by God, and there are defects of one kind or another.He can't be too demanding.

After thinking about it, Collins became very happy.He came to the living room early in the morning, and while enjoying Mary's extraordinary cooking skills, he tried to chat with her.

Mary was very disgusted with his remarks, and whatever he said, he could always get involved with that great benefactor, Mrs. de Boer.He even asked Mary to learn as a housekeeper from Mrs. de Boer, who was very good at running the estate.

Although Mary was not narcissistic, she was able to manage the Palace of Compassion and the Princess Mansion in an orderly manner, and she was not afraid of giving her a Buckingham Palace.She listened patiently to Collins' boasting, with a slight polite smile on her face, no one could see that she was now on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, she actually began to miss the taciturn Mr. Darcy, his stern and serious face, his brown eyes with a smile, and his upright figure when he sat quietly.

Only after comparison can I find that Darcy is indeed a real gentleman and a good husband candidate.However, he and she are not in the same world after all.

Mary smiled lightly, shaking off the last remaining image in her mind.

Although her appearance is ordinary, when she smiles, her slightly squinted blue eyes will glow a little bit of starlight, and when the corners of her mouth are upturned, a perfect arc is drawn, and the gentleness that slowly emerges can be fascinating.

The ordinary facial features seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of holy light, which surprised Collins' eyes.His cheeks were flushed, his tongue was in knots, and it took him a moment to break free from Mary's spell.God, she was so elegant, even ten thousand times more elegant than Miss de Boer!Collins cried out in his heart.

He was more satisfied with his wife, and he forgot about his benefactor, and praised everything about Mary endlessly.

Mary smiled, and smiled, and smiled...but the veins on her brow showed that her endurance was soon reaching its limit.She had never seen a louder person than her mother, and she finally saw it today!

Mr. Bennet had already seen his daughter's impatience, but he had no intention of rescuing her.She should have been taught how stupid Collins was, so that she would not want to marry him.His Mary was so good, and sooner or later she would find a better mate.

Mrs. Bennet was pleased with Collins' attentions.In her opinion, it was very suitable for her daughter to marry Collins. In this way, Mary could become the legitimate mistress of this land, and she could manage it as she liked, without having to be timid and calculating.

"Mr. Collins, we are going to visit Aunt Phillips in Meryton after breakfast. Are you interested in accompanying us?" Elizabeth really felt sorry for Mary and interjected into their conversation.

"It's my pleasure, Miss Elizabeth." Collins nodded.

Seeing that the beautiful young lady was finally willing to talk to him, he racked his brains to search for some topics that he thought were interesting, trying to make her feel good about him.Although reason has made a choice for him, subconsciously, he prefers the second girl.Although he doesn't understand the phrase 'food and sex are also', this does not prevent him from becoming a loyal fan of this phrase.

Elizabeth's smile twisted, but Mary breathed a sigh of relief.For the idea of ​​marriage, she is not as firm as before.Being stupid is nothing, but being stupid and not knowing it, and showing off your stupidity all the time, is a big problem.She couldn't imagine being with such a person for the rest of her life.She originally planned to train Collins well for a few years, but now it seems that he belongs to the kind of mediocrity that is 'indestructible', because he really can't look at people!

A breakfast ended in Collins' long speech, which was tasteless for everyone.

After Catherine and Lydia got dressed up, they urged the sisters to leave quickly, so that they could still walk the streets of Meriton and have a romantic encounter with the red uniforms.

Along the way, Catherine and Lydia kept admiring the handsome looks of several officers, which greatly reduced Collins' desire to talk.Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary were all relieved.

Sure enough, the wicked need to be tortured by the wicked!Mary thought amusedly.

The streets of Meryton were as clean as ever, and the most fashionable hats and tulle in the cloakroom attracted the attention of several ladies, and even Mary stopped in front of a window to admire.

"This kind of hat is long out of date, Miss Mary." Collins kindly reminded.

"Cousin also has research on fashion trends?" Mary raised an eyebrow.

"It's not really a study. Miss De Boer has a keen sense of smell in this area. She and her mother always dress up the most novel and appropriate. I saw Miss De Boer wear this kind of hat half a year ago. Now I don't know it. Where did it go. At the moment, she likes to wear a small hat with a few white feathers on the brim. I think you can refer to it." Collins said while gesturing.

His serious expression and clumsy movements were so comical that Mary couldn't help chuckling.

Collins loved seeing her bright smile the most, so he made gestures even more vigorously.

Not far from the two, Bingley and Darcy were walking slowly leading their horses.

Bingley's eyes lit up when he saw the young ladies of the Bennet family, but Darcy stopped in his tracks and clenched his hands behind his back into fists.

"My God, it's Jane, I'm so lucky to meet her here! How long has it been since I've seen her? Seven or eight days? It feels like seven or eight years to me!" he said, walking towards them , but was held by Darcy's arm.

"What's wrong?" Bentley asked curiously.

Darcy stared straight at Collins who was talking and laughing happily with Mary, his face was so heavy that water dripped out.He stood there with his back straight and did not speak for a long time.

Bingley was taken aback by the hostility he exuded, and followed his gaze.

"Do you know that gentleman? Have a problem with you?" He pointed at Collins.

"No, it's the other one!" Darcy barely looked away from the two, and said to an officer who was chatting with Catherine.How much he wanted to go to get Mary's forgiveness, but today was obviously not his lucky day.There are too many spoilers!

"Who is that?" Bentley became more curious.As far as he knew, although Darcy was not likable, he seldom had any grudges.

"George Wickham," answered Darcy curtly.

Although Darcy didn't mention the process of enmity with this person, Bingley knew that he was one of Darcy's lifelong enemies.Bentley nodded knowingly, and stood there regretfully looking at Jane's beautiful face.

"Aren't we going?" he confirmed.

"No. Aren't you going to hold a dance in Netherfield? As long as you move quickly, you and Jane will meet soon." Darcy reminded in a deep voice.

"You're right. After I go back, I'll ask the butler to prepare the white soup (the British sober soup) quickly, so that the dance can be held within two days." Bingley said happily.

Darcy showed a look of satisfaction.

"Look, it's Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy!" Lydia spotted them and waved to them from afar.

Bentley and Darcy had to walk across.

Wickham, who was talking with Catherine and Elizabeth, turned very pale.

He took off his hat and gave Darcy a little nod.

Darcy's cheeks were tense, and he only glanced at him with a stern expression.

Mary checked the faces of the two back and forth, and she had a bottom line in her heart.Even God wouldn't believe it if the two didn't have an enmity!Finding Darcy staring at her, she nodded with a smile, with a natural and easy attitude as if nothing had happened before.Elizabeth, on the other hand, glared at him several times.

Facing such a polite but indifferent Mary, Darcy's expression became even uglier.

He was silent for a moment, nodded to Collins and said, "This is..."

"Collins Bennett, my cousin." Mary briefly introduced.

Heir to the Bennett family?Darcy's eyes darkened.

Darcy dressed luxuriously and spoke elegantly. He looked like a person of high social status. Collins bowed politely, and was about to open his mouth to talk.

"Cousin, it's getting late, we should go. Auntie is waiting for us!" Mary grabbed Collins by the sleeve, blocking his unspoken words.For some reason, she did not want to see Collins humiliated in front of Darcy.

Darcy's eyes were glued to her white fingers holding Collins's sleeve, and her tense cheeks bulged, showing a very painful expression.

"Goodbye." When he came back to his senses, he only had time to say this to Mary's back.

"We should go too." When Mary's figure completely disappeared around the corner, he turned his head to remind the reluctant Bentley, then got on his horse and left quickly.

Wickham watched him go away with a weird smile on his lips.There is no cold eye knife, no mocking sneer, this is the first time that he has been so completely ignored by Darcy!Who distracted him, Miss Mary Bennett?Darcy was looking at her cousin even more disgustedly than he was looking at him, but Darcy didn't notice it in the slightest.This is really an interesting phenomenon!

While thinking about it, he left slowly with his companion.