Pride and Prejudice: The Embarrassing Life of Miss Jane Bennett

"Jane! Aren't you surprised? Charlotte is so smart, how could she willingly marry such a stupid and arrogant man!" Elizabeth expressed her incomprehension.

"What about being smart? My dear Li Qi, not everyone has your luck." Jian Lan yawned and said lazily.

"—ah! when your father dies, we'll be kicked out by that damned Mr. Collins—"

"But Mr. Collins—he's so..." Elizabeth didn't even know how to describe the gentleman.

"At any rate, Cousin Collins will inherit Longbourn, and Charlotte will then be mistress of a estate with an income of two thousand pounds a year."

"—Lydia, give me a sniff of the pepper shaker, ah! ah! I can't—"

In fact, when reading "Pride and Prejudice", what Jian Lan admired most was this marriage.Not only because this marriage is the most realistic, but also because this marriage is full of technical content

There is no need to mention Lydia’s marriage, which was all based on the money accumulated by her brother-in-law, not to mention Jane and Elizabeth, who were cheated by the author, just Charlotte.What was she like in the original book? 27 or 29 year old girl?Not much property, and not beautiful, probably not as pretty as Mary.Of course, the truth is that she is not as pretty as Mary.But she found the right cause and fate for herself at the right time.

There must be no suitable young man near Meryton, or Charlotte would have been engaged long ago, given Sir Lucas' position in the vicinity.So Charlotte should seize every external 'resource'.There is no doubt that Cousin Collins is such a suitable resource.

Jian Lan always felt that Charlotte had paid attention to Elizabeth when she first revealed that she didn't like this cousin, and on the day Elizabeth rejected Collins, she invited Collins, who was furious, to visit Lucas's house at the right time , and was successfully proposed.

What kind of action and efficiency is this!And absolutely every step is just right!

Jian Lan really wants to worship her~ In modern times, Jian Lan is definitely no match for such a woman.

Even if she doesn't love her, there is no doubt that Charlotte can enjoy a good life.This is unimaginably perfect for a 27-year-old girl.love?It really doesn't matter.Even Jian Lan felt that this kind of life was enough for girls in this era.

In Jian Lan's opinion, the perfect marriage between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy only exists in novels.What's more, with Elizabeth and Darcy's stubborn and sullen personalities, no one can tell whether they will really be perfect after marriage.

"Well, no matter what, this is Charlotte's own choice, and I will bless her." The kind Li Qi finally said with a sigh.

"—My God! We're really going to sleep on the street in the future, my God, who will help me—"

"Yes, Charlotte will definitely invite you to her house after marriage." Jian Lan said with sparkling eyes, "Maybe you have the chance to appreciate Lady Catherine Rosing's window that cost [-] pounds!"

"Haha, yes, that's my honor!" Elizabeth fell into Jian Lan's arms, and the two laughed together

"My dear cousin, I brought you something interesting." Nicholas' voice came from afar.

The man with big black-rimmed glasses who buried his head in the book sighed, then raised his head and looked towards the door.

"What are you doing here again?" The man pushed his eyes, staring at a pair of dead fish eyes, and asked.

"I'll show you a novel, it's not long, and it won't take you long." Nicholas held a stack of newspaper clippings in front of the man and said, "Then write a review."

"A novel serialized by the newspaper?" The man roughly flipped it over, raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and said, "You still ask me to write a review? This story is so popular with you?"

"What caught my eye?!" Nicholas exaggeratedly denied, and said, "You haven't seen the recent feedback from readers. It's very interesting, so I want to see the opinions of our great philosopher John Walter III."

"Okay, what novel is this?" John asked, taking off his glasses, rubbing his brows.

"Well, it's probably a Gothic romance novel." Nicholas thought for a while and said.

Not surprisingly, I saw John's disgusted expression. "Your taste is really getting more and more detached, Nicholas, it seems that those women whose heads are only lace, jewelry and cloth have completely brought your taste to their level."

"I just enjoy life, don't you want all men to live the life of an ascetic like you?"

"So enjoy the women? Black, White, Gray, Rhett, Blue, Green, Miss Brown?"

"Men always need to relax when they are stressed, don't they?"

"I don't see how those noisy women can relax people."

"That's why you don't know how to enjoy, John." Nicholas leaned on the bookshelf carelessly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said, "It's a very happy and fulfilling thing to be admired by girls."

John looked at Nicholas, shook his head, and said, "I have a hunch that when you meet your love, it will be very pitiful, very pitiful. May God bless you."

"May God bless the girl I fell in love with." Nicholas laughed and said, "She will be jealous every day because of my flair and popularity."

"That's not love, Nico." John looked at Nicholas and retorted calmly.

"Perhaps you will be the one who hurts in the end." John said lightly before starting to read the novel.

At night, Jian Lan twirled the quill pen, staring at a stack of papers in a daze.Is the next story sad or joyful?

The nineteenth-century British literature is known as the era of the rise of female authors. Except for a few novels like "Wuthering Heights" that express class contradictions through love, most of them are as happy as "Jane Eyre" and "Pride and Prejudice" Happy ending.The first one is good, the second one is fun, and the third one is boring.This is why Jian Lan likes French literary works of the same period.Why?Because French literary works are so hard!I don't know if the transition to capitalism was not too successful, the civilians were too fiercely attacked by the restoration nobles, or they were beaten too badly by Prussia. Those famous French novels are all bitter and bitter.It's a world of difference from a country love novel like "Pride and Prejudice".

Jian Lan herself has read a lot of elegant and vulgar stories. Compared with Mr. Darcy's perfect love, she prefers to watch Heathcliff's struggle and pain, hatred and love.Compared to Mr. Rochester finally getting his wish, Jian Lan prefers Mathilde to follow the example of Queen Margarita and bury her lover's head with her own hands.One person's absolute death while the other's painful life is the ultimate romance in Jian Lan's perception.

If tragedy is about tearing up beautiful things for people to see, then what Jian Lan likes is to crush good things into powder for people to see.Take the "The Merchant of Venice" quoted by Mr. Darcy that made Jian Lan's wind messy. Antonio should let Sherlock dig out a pound of flesh, and then bleed to death. Antonio Senson's love and guilt live on...

A story cannot be written without love, so let's write a tragedy.

Jian Lan dipped some ink, picked up a pen and began to write the outline of the story.

"Darcy, one day I will definitely create a study like Pemberley in my manor." Mr. Bingley, who came down from the small ladder and took down two books, vowed.

"Mary, when I have my own house in the future, I must build a big study." Someone raised his hand and gestured as high as he could, with eyes full of excitement. "It's better to be circular. Except for the small piece at the door, the entire wall is a bookshelf."

It was the time between two dances, so he heard the conversation of the two girls.

"Of course, there are still two small windows on the top for ventilation, but it's best not to get sunlight, as this will damage the books." Someone described it seriously, as if the study room was right in front of them.

"Mary's favorite philosophy is here, then aesthetics, then music, then literature, a large part of history should be set aside, law is too boring, a little bit is enough. Oh, and a part should be set aside for political commentary , and newspaper clippings. By the way, there is also science, but most scientific papers are written in Latin, so you need to learn Latin. Although I don’t understand Mr. Newton’s physics and calculus, they are still worth collecting Yes. Oh, yes, there are biographies!"

"Jane, it seems that you have to marry a generous and wealthy husband to realize your extravagant wish." Mary shook her head and said.

After saying that sentence, Darcy found that someone's energetic face instantly collapsed, and he became sleepy and listless.

Then the music began again, and Darcy could no longer hear a certain lady's voice.At that time, he suddenly wanted to go up and say something to her.

But what to say?

Even now, Darcy didn't know.

"Darcy, do you think there will be any fresh goods when the merchant ships from the Far East come back this time? Thank you Congress for abolishing the monopoly of the East India Company." Bentley turned the pages of the book, and suddenly a sentence came from the sky.

"Mr. Darcy really ate black bread for a month?" At that time, a certain lady was still trying to talk to him to ease the embarrassment of silence between the two.

Her eyes are the blue of the ocean.When she looked at him, he wanted to raise his hands to cover those eyes.

"I don't seem to need to lie." Darcy turned his head away and replied lightly.main character:

"So, Mr. Nadasi, have you tried local Indian food?" Someone thought for a while and looked over expectantly.

"If you mean that special and spicy cooking, I've tried it," said Mr. Darcy, recalling a moment.

"It's called curry, right?" Someone's eyes seemed to be shining with little stars that could make a blingbling sound, and he asked with a smile, "Is it particularly spicy? It seems like your stomach is on fire?"

Recalling the situation at the time, Darcy nodded, and then added, "But the locals eat it with rice or special bread, so it's tolerable."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but when Darcy was talking about rice, a certain lady swallowed her saliva in an extremely inelegant manner.

Turning his head slightly, Darcy's eyes fell on the face of someone who was thinking about something, and then looked away very quickly.

"Actually, curries from Malaysia and Thailand may be more suitable for ladies." Involuntarily, Darcy said a word on his own initiative.

"Is it because of the addition of coconut milk?" Someone subconsciously replied.

This time it was Darcy's turn to raise his eyebrows.

"I've heard it from others too." A certain lady smiled softly at Darcy and said

Then Mr. Darcy knew that she was perfunctory again, his face darkened, and he refused to speak any more.

Okay, that's enough, enough Darcy!

Darcy stood up abruptly, shaking his hands as if he wanted to shake something off.

"I'm going to rest. Charles."

With a simple explanation, Darcy strode back to his room.

Bingley stared blankly at Darcy's back, he hadn't mentioned the new tea set that Caroline wanted...