Pride and Prejudice the Poor Princess

Three days passed quickly, and one hour before the dance, Sterling came to Chipside to pick up Mary.

The carriage drove to the door of the apartment, and he jumped out briskly. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he found another carriage slowly parked by the side of the road. The family emblem on the door looked very familiar.

He squinted and walked over, raised his top hat, "Good evening."

"Good evening." Darcy got out of the car expressionlessly and returned the gift.

"Why are you here?" Sterling raised an eyebrow.

"Didn't I tell you? Miss Mary and I are old acquaintances. I came to visit her and pick her up to the ball." Darcy knocked on the door of the apartment while speaking.

The servant led the two gentlemen into the drawing room, where Mrs. Gardiner had been dressed up and was sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

"Ah, you are here. Please wait a moment, Mary will be ready soon." Mrs. Gardner entertained the two of them graciously.

"A beautiful lady is always worth the wait." Sterling's sweet compliment won Mrs. Gardner's favor, but Darcy just sat on the sofa silently, staring at the stairs with brown eyes.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Mary walked downstairs slowly, holding her skirt.The ball was hosted by the Countess Reynolds, and all the gentry or aristocrats attended the ball, so her dress was extra grand. Mrs. Gardiner even took out the two most expensive sets of jewelry in the store to wear.

Her blond hair was braided one by one, tied loosely at the back of her head in the shape of a flower, fastened with a sapphire hair clip, and there was no other decoration.Her thick eyelashes were clipped with a spoon, and the natural upturned arc made her eyes look extraordinarily energetic. There were two sapphire earrings on her delicate and small earlobes, and a sapphire necklace hung on her slender neck, matching her big azure blue eyes. complement each other.

She was wearing a pure white lace dress. The high waist line set off her plump breasts and unusually attractive collarbone. The stunning silver and blue embroidery will catch anyone's eye.

Today she is beautiful in every way, and she is inappropriate in every way. If you don't tell the truth, no one will think that she is just a country girl from an ordinary background.If she is willing to appear in Longbourn in this attire, Jane's title as the number one beauty will change hands.

Darcy stood up involuntarily, staring at her from afar.

He felt tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing.

Sterling is obviously a man of action. He has already walked up to Mary quickly and held her hand.The white and shiny back of the hand exudes a charming fragrance, urging him to kiss it quickly.

Darcy's stern face was covered with ice.But he knew that it was too late when he walked over.

Mary sensed his intentions and immediately withdrew her hand.Her resistance was so obvious that Sterling was embarrassed.He forgot that Miss Mary was different from other women. In her eyes, he was just him, an ordinary man, not the handsome and rich Earl of Stirling.His charm had no effect on Mary.

Darcy's stern face melted, and he walked over and said in a gentle tone, "It's getting late, we can set off."

"Ah, let's go now. I'm going to get two cloaks. It's snowing outside." Mrs. Gardner ran upstairs.

When she went downstairs again, Darcy obviously learned the lesson just now, took the initiative to take a light-colored cloak in her hand, and spread it out for Mary to put on.

Sterling had no choice but to take the other one, and put it carefully on Mrs. Gardner's shoulder.

Mary was a little uncomfortable, but she knew that helping a woman to dress was not considered outrageous in England, but a manifestation of gentlemanly demeanor.She turned her back to make it easier for Darcy to move.

Darcy's eyes stayed on her delicate collarbone. The arc of the collarbone sliding was so beautiful, and the slightly sunken neck carried countless temptations. He couldn't help getting closer.The skin on her neck was whiter than snow, light blue blood vessels faintly protruded from under the skin, and every pulsation gave off a faint fragrance.

Darcy didn't know if the alluring smell was some kind of illusion, but he felt dizzy in his head, his mouth was dry again and again, the firewood in the fireplace wasn't burning vigorously, but his nose was already tingling. There was a thin layer of sweat, and the body felt as uncomfortable as if it was on fire.

He didn't dare to look at it or think about it anymore.

In order not to make a fool of himself, he put the cloak on Mary as quickly as possible, but very gently.

"Okay, we can go." Mrs. Gardner took Sterling's arm and announced happily.

Darcy opened his arms and looked at Mary seriously.

Mary hesitated for a second before putting her hand on it.After dancing with Collins, she finally realized a truth - no matter how much she resisted, she would one day fully integrate into this society, so some reserve is completely unnecessary.Of course, being kissed by a man is another matter.

Walking out of the apartment, Sterling showed a hesitant expression when he saw two carriages waiting on the side of the road.

Darcy was quick.He had already opened the car door, put his palm on top of Mary's head, and reminded softly, "Be careful when you meet." Then he bowed slightly to Sterling and Mrs. Gardner, "I'll see you at the ball."

Damn, I didn't expect Darcy to do this kind of trick!Sterling watched his carriage go away indignantly.

Mrs. Gardiner smiled wickedly.

After getting into the carriage, neither Darcy nor Mary spoke.Silence and embarrassment spread in the carriage.

Darcy's sitting posture was very upright, and there was no expression on his handsome face, only the back of his hands with bruised veins on his knees revealed his tension.He frowned, the more he tried to find a topic, the more he found his mind went blank.He didn't know when, but he could no longer maintain his usual calmness and composure in front of Mary.

After several minutes of silence, the two of them said at the same time, "You..."

They turned their heads to look at each other, and Mary couldn't help laughing first, her crisp and pleasant laughter broke the weird atmosphere in the carriage.

Darcy also laughed lowly, his extremely magnetic voice was more charming than Sterling's.

"How have you been lately, Mr. Darcy?" asked Mary briskly.

"I'm fine, but I'm a little busy. Miss Mary seems to like oriental things? By the way, I found the untranslated original of the book on the art of war you mentioned last time. Are you interested?" Darcy asked flatly .

"Really? That would be great." Sure enough, Mary was aroused by him and looked over with burning eyes.

Darcy's brown eyes overflowed with a smile, and he said in a soft voice, "Not only books, I also have some porcelain, calligraphy and paintings from the East. If you want, I welcome you to visit my apartment at any time. Oriental painting techniques are very Interesting, by the way, I have seen the work you hung in the living room, your brushwork has a little oriental flavor, I don’t know if you have noticed it.”

"Yes, Mr. Darcy's eyesight is really extraordinary!" Mary nodded, and discussed oriental art with him, and then the topic turned to politics, history, geography, law and other aspects.It was only then that the two discovered that they had so many common languages, and many views and viewpoints coincided with each other.The conversation was very pleasant, and when they arrived at the residence of Earl Reynolds, both of them felt that there was something more to say.

"Darcy, you are finally here. Is this your dancing partner? What a charming girl!" Countess Reynolds greeted them and hugged them affectionately.

"Where is Sterling? Why hasn't he come yet? I heard that he has a new girlfriend. Look at the girls in the living room who are staring at him. I am really worried for him! Being too popular is also a kind of trouble!" Reynolds The countess had a narrow gleam in her eyes.

"I agree with your point of view. Sterling will have to pay for his popularity sooner or later." Darcy lowered his voice and replied seriously.

Countess Reynolds giggled.

"Thank you for saving me, Mr. Darcy. If I came in with the Earl of Stirling, I think I will be killed by the eyes of these women." I don't know if Darcy was on purpose or not, but Mary felt that she should ask him thank.He solved a big problem for her.

She could imagine that when she appeared with Earl Stirling, how these women would try to find out her origin, and then try their best to belittle and criticize her origin and character.She could not care about these things, but she couldn't help thinking about Uncle Gardner, which would cost his store a large number of customers.

"You're welcome." It's an honor to serve you!After a little hesitation, Darcy still concealed the last sentence.

The two picked an inconspicuous corner and sat down, quietly tasting the wine that had been cellared for at least five years.They didn't say a word, but they seemed to be in perfect harmony, with the same plain but enjoying expressions, and the same elegant and noble movements, anyone who saw them would regard them as a couple.

"By the way, how about the green plum wine I gave you last time?" Mary pursed her lips and asked softly.

Darcy's gloomy eyes slid over her delicate red lips, and his voice was extremely hoarse, "The taste is very unique." In fact, he was not willing to open the seal at all, and kept it in the wine cellar.

"Really? I still have a few bottles. If you want, I can send Mr. Tokin to London." Mary said softly, and the faint smell of wine mixed with the faint fragrance wafted to the end of her nose, making him feel a little nervous A moment of trance.

"Why do you want Mr. Jin to give it? I can actually get it myself." He said without thinking.

"I thought you were never going to come to Longbourne again?" Mary raised an eyebrow.

Darcy woke up from the enchantment he made up, and didn't speak for a long time.His heart tugged left and right, and a feeling of boredom and anxiety swept over him.

Just then Aunt Gardner arrived and saw the two sitting in the lounge area, she waved to Mary and pointed to where a group of women had gathered.She saw a few old acquaintances and wanted to go over to say hello.

Mary nodded understandingly.

Sterling walked straight towards the two, but was entangled by several young and beautiful ladies on the way.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Mary's eyes, and she leisurely ordered another glass of wine for herself.She exuded a serene and peaceful atmosphere, which restored Darcy's mood to calm.

The two sat opposite each other and tasted wine, talking in a low voice from time to time, but this harmonious atmosphere didn't last long. I saw Caroline Bingley walking over shaking her fan, with surprise and jealousy hidden in her eyes.