[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Mr. Bennet's face suddenly became ugly.It was evident that Mr. Philip was annoyed by this early morning news.

But Manli couldn't care about what her father was thinking at the moment, she asked worriedly: "Uncle, will there be any problems with the procedures of our new estate? Will he cause us any trouble by doing so?" ?”

Mr. Philip turned his head and glared at her: "Of course it's no problem! I handle all the procedures in Newgrange personally. Don't you believe in my professional level?"

"Of course not." Manli quickly denied.

Everyone knew that Mr. Philip was the No. 1 lawyer in Hertfordshire, and she was crazy to question her uncle.

Seeing her denying so quickly, Mr. Philip's face looked better.

He breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes full of arrogance.He continued: "When I was dealing with the formalities of the New Manor, I had been very careful to avoid possible problems that I could think of. It was not so easy for Collins to find loopholes in the New Manor. Don't tell him I don’t know anything, even if I find a professional estate lawyer to pick and choose, it’s not that easy to pick. What’s more, he doesn’t necessarily have the time, energy and money.”

Having said that, he paused for a moment, and the expression on his face became a little dignified: "I am in a hurry to inform you today, not because I am afraid that he will find out something wrong. I just feel that even if there is nothing wrong, I should be more careful. After all Since he has already thought of going to check the situation at home, there is no way to guarantee that he will not do anything evil."

Manli nodded in agreement.

Yes, I am not afraid of thieves stealing, but also afraid of thieves thinking about it.

This Collins is not a good person from the bottom of his heart. Who can guarantee that he will no longer use any conspiracy behind his back?

"Also, I think he still has a backer?" Mr. Philip asked.

"backing?"

Mr. Bennet frowned, a little confused as to whom he was referring to.

"He used to show off when he was having dinner at my house, saying that there was a very powerful noble lady who liked him very much, and also helped him win the post of pastor."

"Mrs. de Bourgh!" Mary and Elizabeth replied almost simultaneously.

"What's the matter with Madame de Bourgh?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind everyone.

Everyone was shocked and turned around in unison.Then I saw Gene and Darcy walking in together.

Mr. Darcy first bowed to everyone and then explained: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to listen to your conversation, but I just happened to hear you talking about my aunt, so I couldn't help asking. "

Gene next to him frowned: "Did that Collins get into trouble again?"

Because Gene came to Bennet's house too many times now, and he would report on time almost every day.So now he can come and go freely, and even the servants have saved the process of coming in to report.

That's why they overheard the conversation of several people in the room so easily.

Hearing their question, Mr. Bennet and Mr. Philip quickly exchanged glances. Mr. Bennet did not answer Gene's words immediately, but pointed to the direction of the study, and said to the three men: " Let's go in and talk."

Then the group decisively left the two sisters Manli and walked in.

Manli: "..."

Just being ignored like that?

Seeing her confused look, Elizabeth couldn't help laughing.She reached out to stop her sister's shoulder, and joked, "Okay, let's go to the living room and wait, we can't hear anything standing here."

It made Manli even more depressed.

The gentlemen didn't stay in the study for too long, and when they came out, their faces were relaxed, and there was no trace of worry at all.

Manli originally wanted to go forward to ask what happened, but she didn't expect Mr. Philip to say goodbye directly.

He said that he still has a lot of things to deal with at home, so it is not good to stay here any longer.

Mr. Bennet had to send him out himself.

Only then did everyone know that Mr. Philip had come so far to tell them the news.

Mr. Bennet was obviously used to Gene's behavior for a whole day. He just explained it to Mr. Darcy, and then went to the manor to continue his daily inspections, and actually greeted the two gentlemen. The matter was directly confessed to the daughters.

When her father also left, Manli didn't care to greet Mr. Darcy according to the etiquette, and asked directly: "Who of you can tell us what we have discussed? It will make us panic if we avoid talking about it." of."

After hearing her words, Gene and Darcy also showed a very surprised expression.

It was Gene who asked first: "What is there to worry about? Do you think that Collins can make any waves?"

His tone was very puzzled, obviously he really thought that Collins' matter was not worth mentioning.

Manli felt speechless for a while.

Fortunately, Mr. Darcy finally explained at this time: "I will say hello to my aunt and recommend him to a parish farther away. That kind of - it takes half a month on the road to come back. I think , he doesn’t have the spare time to care about these things.”

Manli: "He will have to walk for half a month on the road once he comes back. Is this going to send him to Africa to preach?"

She couldn't help but say it amusedly.

Darcy frowned slightly: "Africa? Where is it?"

And Jayne's eyes lit up directly: "I don't know where Africa is, but sending him abroad, this can work."

Then, he looked at Darcy again: "You don't need to discuss it with your aunt. I remember my father said some time ago that he would send a group of clergy abroad to preach. I will write a letter to my family later to let They just put that Collins' name in there."

Manli: "..."

She really just said it casually.

She didn't even know what the British called Africa at this time?

But since Gene mentioned this method, Manli didn't want to refuse.

She didn't have the Virgin Mary to intercede for that person at this time.

To be honest, after knowing that Collins had an ugly expression after hearing the news of his mother's pregnancy at the wedding, for Manli and Elizabeth, it was already a sigh of relief, and they felt that the matter could stop here.

However, no one thought that that person would actually investigate them behind the scenes, and it was obvious that he had evil intentions.

This means that if you don't die, you won't die.

In this case, Manli doesn't mind pushing him again.

Speaking of this, even if this matter is over, everyone naturally changed the subject.

The emphasis, of course, was on Mr. Darcy.

Manli glanced at her and suddenly stood up as a lady. The second sister, who didn't even say a word, couldn't help but laugh.

She thoughtfully asked for the second sister: "Mr. Darcy, I haven't seen you for a long time. How is the time going? Did you stay at home all the time and didn't go out?"

Hearing Manli's question, Darcy quickly bowed and replied: "It's been a long time. So I asked Gene to bring me to visit as soon as I came back. I have been staying in Pemberley during this time, so there is no I thought I would stay for so long, but this winter is too cold, and the snowstorm in Pemberley is a bit severe, so I have to stay at home to deal with some things.”

Hearing what he said, Elizabeth also asked aloud: "I received a letter from you before. The letter said that your sister is not in good health. Has she recovered?"

Manli had indeed heard from her second sister that Mr. Darcy wrote a letter immediately after returning to Pemberley to report his safety.But there was no news from him after that.

Hearing Elizabeth's question, a grateful expression flashed in Darcy's eyes, and he quickly replied: "Thanks to your concern, my sister's health has improved. It's just..."

He couldn't help showing a melancholy look on his face: "It's just that Georgiana's body has not been very good. This winter is too cold. She has not fully recovered since she caught a cold in winter. There was once For almost a whole month and a half, she coughed so badly that she couldn't even get out of bed. So that's why I had to stay at home and take care of her."

"Then it must be all right now?" Elizabeth asked quickly.

And Mary couldn't help worrying about Georgiana.

When she first read the original book, she thought that little girl was very cute.

Although she comes from a prominent family, she doesn't have the bad habits of those noble ladies, and her personality is very good.

After coming here, although Manli had never met Georgiana, the people around her spoke very well of that little girl.

Including Gene, who is so picky about people, his expression will soften a little when talking about that little girl.

Being able to be liked by everyone around him, the child's character should not be bad.

"It's better, and I don't cough much if I don't do strenuous activities."

Darcy smiled: "If she hadn't recovered, this girl wouldn't rush me over. She wants me to help her invite you to Pemberley."

Speaking of this, Mr. Darcy suddenly stood up, bowed solemnly to Elizabeth and Manli, and said seriously: "I don't know if I don't have the honor, how about inviting a few ladies to our manor as guests? "

Manli and Elizabeth were surprised at the same time.

Elizabeth didn't expect that Mr. Darcy would mention this invitation, but Manli thought more, and she suddenly realized that the plot would have a big change.

Think about it too, in the original text, Elizabeth only met Mr. Darcy when she visited Charlotte's new house.

But now, Mr. Darcy came directly to their house.

And Mr. Collins, who was complacent about getting the priesthood, was about to suffer bad luck, so how could he invite Elizabeth to his house as a guest in the original text?

The plot is definitely going to take a big turn here.

Manli glanced at the second sister, wishing she could just agree on her behalf, but Elizabeth shook her head seriously, stood up and saluted Darcy, and said, "Thank you very much for your kind invitation, But sorry, we can't agree."