Pride and Prejudice the Poor Princess

After sending his girlfriend home, Sterling went to an apartment on Grosvenor Street.The apartment is decorated in a luxurious atmosphere, and every piece of decoration shows the extraordinary taste of the owner.Sterling strolled around the living room slowly, and then walked towards the master's study.

"Good afternoon, dear Darcy." He pulled out a chair and sat down.

Behind the huge desk, Darcy was buried in a file.He replied without looking up, "Good afternoon."

"Your cold tone really makes me sad." Sterling even used the aria but failed to attract Darcy's attention.He was bored watching him work, and after 10 minutes he found that he had no intention of stopping, so he had to say again, "I think you are rich enough, your wealth is several times more than mine, don't you know how to be satisfied? ?”

"No, my wealth is the accumulation of generations of the Darcy family, and your wealth is earned back bit by bit after Sterling's ancestors were all wiped out. I am not qualified to compare with you." Darcy said earnestly answer.

Sterling smiled and waved his hands again and again, "Without your help, my family would not be able to recover its glory so quickly. Darcy, you are sometimes too arrogant and sometimes too humble."

"I'm just telling the truth, it has nothing to do with arrogance and modesty." Darcy put down the document, and pulled out another thicker document to open.

Sterling sighed helplessly, and decided to leave him alone.

He started to be in a daze, not knowing what to think of, and let out two weird laughs.

"May I ask you out, Adam?" Darcy glanced at him dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry." Sterling waved his hand apologetically, with a bright smile on his face, "You know what? I met a very interesting lady. She is not interested in my handsome appearance at all, only interested in getting money from my pocket. Pay."

Darcy raised his eyebrows disapprovingly.

Sterling quickly explained, "It's not what you think. She is different from other women. She is not greedy for my wealth, nor is she in love with vanity. In fact, her behavior of taking money from my pocket is completely aboveboard and reasonable. , because she is a salesperson in a store. Her mouth is very clever, and she always makes me willing to spend more money. Every sentence she says is very funny and often makes me laugh."

Having said that, he laughed to himself.

"Your chase game is about to begin again, and my condolences to that poor girl." Darcy frowned.

"I won't hurt her. Even if I accidentally hurt her, I will give her enough compensation." Sterling said indifferently.

"I asked her to go horseback riding at the Royal Racecourse tomorrow, so why don't you come with me?" He warmly invited his friend, and when he saw his friend refused, he quickly added, "You have been working continuously for more than a month, and you should go out for a walk. Don't you feel that your shoulders are particularly sore recently?"

Darcy moved his shoulders, agreed after a moment of consideration.

"A wise decision!" Sterling nodded, his tone became very serious, "You are too closed Darcy. Aren't you tired just thinking about work all day? Georgiana must find it very boring to spend Christmas with you, You even canceled your plans to visit Mrs. de Boer, don't you want to marry her daughter? Thank goodness! Miss Anna de Boer is too beautiful, but she is too weak to give you a healthy heir The heir is very important to a family. If you give up on her, I think I can introduce you to a noble lady, and she is the only daughter who has a declining family but retains the title of noble, so you have a good chance of getting her A title."

"You talk more and more Sterling." Darcy interrupted him in a deep voice.

"Sooner or later, the glory of the nobility will be replaced by capital." After saying this, he continued to work on the documents.

"Then why do you want to be knighted?" Sterling raised his eyebrows in doubt.

"That was my father's last wish." Darcy sighed helplessly in his deep voice.These words evoked some memories in him, he put down his pen, showing a struggling look.

"What's wrong with you? Did something happen?" Sterling was sensitive to his sudden change of mood.

"No, it's nothing." Darcy rubbed his forehead with a tired expression.

"Okay then, tell me when you want. I'll go first and remember tomorrow's invitation." Sterling stood up and said goodbye.

The next day, the Royal Racecourse.

"Ah, this place is even more beautiful than I imagined!" Aunt Gardner sighed standing in front of the endless greenery.

"The stables are over there, go pick a steed." Sterling invited politely.

"No, horse riding is an activity for young people. Go ahead, I'll drink tea over there." Aunt Gardner pointed to the rest area, where many women who were not interested in horse riding gathered.

"I'll take you there, ma'am." Sterling opened his arms modestly and politely, and Aunt Gardner took his arm.

Mary followed behind them with a smile on her face, imagining what would happen if a man and a woman were so intimately held together in the Great Xia Dynasty.

After setting up Aunt Gardner, the two came to the stable.

"Do you need me to pick one for you, Mary?" Sterling asked courteously.

"Thank you for your kindness. I can choose by myself." Mary waved her hands, her eyes glued to the horses.

What a stubborn girl!Sterling shook his head amusedly, and ordered the horseman to bring out the horse he used to ride.

"There is a horse race today, Earl Sterling." The horseman reminded him kindly.Watching horse racing and betting on horses is the most popular activity for men, even more exciting than riding a horse.

"Ah, I almost forgot!" Sterling raised his forehead pretending to be surprised.

"Mary, let's go to the horse race, it's much more fun than riding a horse." He coaxed.

Mary nodded indifferently.

Darcy had already arrived at the Royal Racecourse, occupied the most favorable position on the side of the track, and quietly waited for Sterling and his party.Bringing women to bet on the horses is Sterling's usual trick.Huge amounts of pounds coming and going can seduce any woman, and if they're given a chance, they'll be hooked in no time.A disturbed woman is the most vulnerable, as Sterling famously said.

He scoffed at Sterling's taste.What kind of woman is a woman who can be seduced by money and bubbly glitz?

But soon, he was no longer in the mood to think so much, and he seemed to see Mary walking towards him, wearing a lavender skirt with a graceful curve, like blooming flowers.

He stood up unconsciously, staring at her with wide eyes, his violent heartbeat hammering his chest again and again.

Mary's steps were steady, but her mood was disturbed.It never occurred to her that the friend Sterling was talking about turned out to be Darcy.It was an unexpected encounter.

"Mr. Darcy, long time no see." She first nodded to Darcy.

Sterling looked at the two in surprise, "You know each other?"

"Yes, we know each other." Only then did Darcy confirm that everything in front of him was not his own illusion.

He quickly regained his senses and pulled out the chair for Mary, "Please sit down, Miss Mary. Nice to see you."

He was indeed hit by a huge surprise at first, but when he realized that she was Sterling's pursuit, his heart was wrapped in an inexplicable anxious feeling, so dull that he could hardly breathe.

The three of them sat around the small round table. The horse race hadn't started yet, and there was no noise in the racecourse.

"How did Miss Mary meet Sterling?" Darcy asked suddenly.

"The Earl of Stirling is my uncle's regular customer." Mary replied simply.

Darcy nodded and asked again, "When did you arrive in London?"

"A half month ago."

"Why don't you call on Miss Bingley?" That way I'll hear that you're coming to London; that way I'll see you sooner.

"I don't think I have much friendship with her. By the way, what's the matter with Mr. Bingley? Why did he suddenly decide to quit the lease?"

Darcy rolled his eyes and said nothing.

Mary showed a clear look, and the two fell into silence.

Sterling's surprised eyes almost popped out. It was the first time he saw the taciturn Darcy take the initiative to talk to a lady, and he kept asking questions in a chasing manner.

Noticing that the atmosphere between the two had become awkward, he said at the right time, "What do you want to drink? I'll ask the waiter to prepare it."

"A glass of gin." The two said in unison.They all agree that they need the spicy taste of gin to suppress the churning mood.

Sterling raised his eyebrows in surprise again, and left gracefully.

Because of this extraordinary tacit understanding, a little smile appeared in Darcy's eyes.

"Miss Mary, you must know that Sterling is a nobleman, and he is very popular with women." After a moment of silence, he said seriously.

"Don't worry, I didn't try to woo your friend." Mary responded coldly.

Damn it!Darcy almost wanted to curse out loud.Why does he always say the wrong thing in front of Mary?He just didn't want to tear down Sterling's stage, so the words were a little vague.

"No, you misunderstood Miss Mary, I didn't mean that." His tone was flat, but he spoke very fast.

"Gin and some desserts." Sterling came over, followed by a waiter holding a tray.

Darcy pursed his lips and swallowed back the unfinished words.

Mary thanked her gently and politely, took a sip from the wine glass from the waiter, and covered the smile on her lips.She really misunderstood what Darcy meant at first, but after seeing the worry and anxiety in his eyes, she realized that he probably wanted to persuade her not to be obsessed with Sterling.He has all the good intentions.

But his rare expression of frustration and frustration was so funny that Mary didn't want to tell him at all, she read his mind.

Sterling instinctively felt that the relationship between the two was a bit weird.He was about to ask, but the horse race started, and the crowd erupted.

"Ah, the participating horses have come out. Miss Mary, are you interested in taking a gamble? The bet is not much, and the minimum bet is 10 shillings." Sterling tempted.

Darcy opened his mouth to stop it, but closed it again as if remembering something.

Mary seemed very interested in betting on horses, and she agreed without hesitation.

The waiter brought them a wad of betting tickets.