Pride and Prejudice: The Embarrassing Life of Miss Jane Bennett

The Death of Miss Ingram

Miss Ingram, the most famous customer of the luxury stores on the Champs Elysees in France and the most frequent audience of the luxurious boxes of the theater, died.

She hanged herself in her apartment.

Ladies and ladies all clapped their hands, while gentlemen mourned. The major newspapers rushed to report Miss Ingram's death, and all kinds of bizarre speculations appeared in the newspapers. For a while, whether Miss Ingram committed suicide or homicide Controversies arise in every party salon.

Even the most conservative dowagers and widows took part in the discussion of Miss Ingram's death, though she used to be the last category of people they scorned to mention.

Yes, Miss Ingram is the most famous courtesan in Paris.

And now, she died in a strange shape in her own bedroom.

Nicholas took the letter that had just been delivered, and couldn't wait to open it. Seeing this, Nicholas raised his eyebrows.

Not bad this time, let the heroine die directly?

What a nice thing!

How distorted is Miss Jane Bennett's psychology?Nicholas put down the letter, and already had a premonition that this time it was another story that would cause him to struggle with sleep for a few days. After thinking for a while, he picked up the letter paper again.

Jian Lan was isolated.

Yes, unilaterally isolated by Mrs. Bennett.At the dinner table, if she wanted the pot of potatoes in front of Jian Lan, she would ask Mary beside Jian Lan to fetch them for her.When we all sat in the living room reading and embroidering together in the afternoon, Mrs. Bennet talked to every daughter, but she would miss the eldest daughter.In the evening, Mrs. Bennett kissed each daughter good night. Of course, Jian Lan was not among them.If Mary wanted to talk to Jian Lan, Mrs. Bennet would yell about her neurasthenia. If Lydia wanted to ask for Jane Lan's patterned hat, Mrs. Bennet would pick up a pepper shaker and sniff it wildly. sneeze.

Jian Lan felt very speechless.In fact, everyone was speechless.But who wouldn't follow their mother and mother's old friend?

How old are you, Mrs. Bennett?Why are you still like a kid in kindergarten? You can only say those two sentences——'I won't be with you anymore! 'And' I'll sue the teacher! '

With no teacher to sue, Mrs. Bennet had no choice but to leave Jian Lan alone...

But it goes without saying that Jian Lan is still living happily without Mrs. Bennett's harassment.Just sent the first part of the story to Mr. Duran yesterday.She didn't send the outline, it was just the first part of the story. And, thinking of this, Jian Lan raised her eyebrows and smiled. She just stopped the story at a small key point. I don't know if Mr. Duran will read Jian Lan there. It was the feeling of sitting at the bottom of the Wannian Pit.

Needless to say, Jian Lan, who had been through several pits back then, came to retaliate against the society.

"Elizabeth! It's a letter from Netherfield!" Mrs. Bennet walked into the living room with a letter in high spirits and handed it to Elizabeth.

Seeing this letter, and remembering that she and Elizabeth had canceled their morning walks these days because of the too cold weather, Jian Lan's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, the smile on Elizabeth's face, which had a little blush on her cheeks, gradually disappeared when she read the letter.

Jian Lan anxiously scratched her head and went around behind Elizabeth, reading the letter...

"—my brother, when he bid us farewell yesterday, thought he could get things done in three or four days by going to London this time; Not going away at once, so we resolved to follow—”

"—Mr. Darcy is anxious to see his sister; and, to tell the truth, we are almost equally eager to see her again. I think Georgiana Darcy, in looks, manners, and talents, is indeed as good as ever. No one else could. Louisa and I both dared to hope that she would be our sister-in-law, and our concern for her was all the more so--"

But seeing these two sentences, Jian Lan completely understood.

Nima!This is cheating!

Don't bring such a playful person, the plot has been twisted into Tianjin Mahua by her, why is this letter still the same as the original?

Mother Star, in fact, you sent me here to tease me.right?right!

Jian Lan raised her middle finger angrily at her respected mother star in her heart!

The plot is twisted to such an extent that you still follow the original, what are you trying to do?

In the original book, there is Queen Elizabeth who tortured Mr. Darcy to death, and Jane’s love is guaranteed. Now how do you want me to guarantee the love between Elizabeth and Bingley?Do you want me to seduce Darcy, and then when he proposes, tell him that you, a low-minded person, ruined my sister's marriage and expect my old lady to marry you, so go to SHI, SHI, SHI?And then watched Darcy pack up and send Mr. Bingley back to Netherfield in a noble and glamorous way?

Mother star, will you let me, a good-for-nothing who has no queenly temperament, abuse that iron tree?You might as well send me a bottle of dichlorvos and let me die with Mr. Darcy...

No, Jian Lan, you have to calm down.Anyway, you also grew up watching Conan Kindaichi, Granny Agatha and Edogawa Ranpo are both your first teachers, you can't be ashamed.

Elizabeth was still reading the letter from Caroline, and Jian Lan had already quietly returned to her seat, sorting out the messy clues one by one.

First of all, is the reason for Bentley's departure the same as the original book?Has Mr. Darcy contributed to it?

How could there be no effort!Jian Lan flipped the table!Just seeing the tenderness of Mr. Bingley looking at Elizabeth on the day of the Netherfield ball, you can know how Mr. Bingley could leave Elizabeth for no reason?Only Darcy could have that influence to abduct Bentley!The two sisters Caroline and Louisa can be ignored for the time being, and Darcy is currently the main conflict.

So why would he do it?

In the original book, Jane’s love for Bingley is not obvious, but Elizabeth is not such a person. Her likes and dislikes are very obvious. Her love for Mr. Bingley is not hidden, and Darcy can’t use it as an excuse once. .

Jian Lan suddenly remembered that in the scene at the Netherfield ball, all of Elizabeth's family members seemed to have made a fool of herself except Jane, including Cousin Collins who followed Mr. Darcy to flatter him.This must be one of the reasons why Darcy wanted to persuade Bingley to leave, because he really looked down on Elizabeth's dishonorable relatives.But in reality, Mary did not rush to the stage to offer a song, but... Jian Lan covered her face, her existence must be indecent in Mr. Darcy's consciousness... So she also became Elizabeth One of the despised relatives?

Nima, Darcy, you ugly bastard.Jian Lan gritted her teeth and thought.

In the description of the original book, Darcy was already very attracted to Elizabeth when Jane was recuperating. In the scene at the Netherfield ball, Darcy couldn't help himself to invite the dancer, which was one of his expressions of his love for Elizabeth.As for why he persuaded Bentley to leave so suddenly after the dance, there must be reasons why he wanted to avoid it.He could no longer let himself be attracted by Elizabeth, so he chose to run away.Then he struggled alone in London for a few months, and when he saw Elizabeth again in Rosings, he couldn't control his enthusiasm, and staged the marriage proposal that owed a kick.

Well, there is one last thing left to figure out, and that is——

Jian Lan stroked her chin, acting like Conan.

—Is Mr. Darcy in love with Elizabeth, or Mr. Bingley?

At this point, we must show that, Jian Lan, it is enough for you to write some bullshit novels, you really don't have the IQ of that brat.

Moreover, [rotten] thoughts are really cheating!

London.

"When we left Hertfordshire, we heard that Miss Jane Bennet had rejected Mr. Collins' proposal," said Louisa to Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy in the evening.

The quill in Darcy's hand, who was dealing with affairs, paused slightly, and then moved again. Mr. Bingley looked at his sister with curiosity in his eyes.

Caroline was used to Mr. Darcy's indifference, and said to Mr. Bingley with a smile: "That Mr. Collins left Longbourn one morning to visit Sir Lucas's house, and then it was reported that Mr. news of the engagement of Miss Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins."

"It's a pity for Miss Bennett, who missed out on such a marriage, and was unexpectedly picked up by Miss Charlotte." Luisa commented.

"You can't say that, Louisa, that Mr. Collins is not compatible with Miss Bennett." Bingley put down the cards in his hand and said solemnly.

Darcy's hand paused again.

"That's funny, Charles, how could Mr. Collins be unsuitable for Miss Bennett?" Caroline said strangely: "Mr. Collins will inherit all the property of the Bennett family, and his annual income will be two A thousand pounds. And Miss Bennet? By refusing the marriage, all she has left is the four per cent annual interest of the thousand pounds."

"An income of forty pounds a year." Louisa shook her head and said, "How does a decent lady live on that?"

A drop of ink fell on the letter Darcy was about to write.

"—I would like to have a study as large as Mary's favorite philosophies would require a large shelf—"

"Why does Miss Bennet live on her inheritance? She is still young, beautiful and smart, and she can still find a good marriage." Mr. Bingley said puzzled.

"A good marriage?" said Louisa, a little amused, "with her relatives and their wretched inheritance of only a thousand pounds? Believe me, Charles, a really decent gentleman wouldn't want to go to Benedictine." Sisters of the Te family."

"And even if you marry, you will still look down on her and her family." Caroline added.

The tip of the quill in Darcy's hand had fallen onto the letter paper, and a large smear was smeared.

"—Maybe no one here can bear my character, but so what? I would rather be lonely and free than willingly live in a golden cage—"

"Inheritance! Inheritance!" Mr. Bingley looked a little irritated, threw away the cards in his hand, and said, "Caroline, you can't deny that Miss Jane Bennett is almost the most beautiful girl we have ever seen in our social life. I think Miss Elizabeth is more lovely. Even if she has no inheritance, she may still marry well. Besides," Bingley added after thinking, "she is not a stupid girl. If you talk to her After a while, you will know that her reading is not to attract attention, but out of genuine interest."

"When the sun is good, we can move some damp books out, and then bask in the sun with them, or pick out some moths in the books~"

"But reading may not make her marry well," said Mr. Hurst, who was impatient with their inattentive play, and put down his cards, too.

"I can guarantee that, not only in Meryton, but even in London, if Miss Bennett enters the social circle, she will still be able to cause a sensation." Bingley seemed to have a confrontation with his sister, and vowed

"Yeah, it caused a stir on Tenen Temple Street in Cheapside, where her uncle lived. What do you say, Mr. Darcy?" Caroline turned to Darcy gracefully, and asked softly.

Seeing that Caroline was going to bring Darcy into the battle circle, Bingley said quickly: "Darcy, you can't deny that even in London, there are many young gentlemen who don't value the woman's property. Well, property is indeed important, but as far as you are concerned, That Mr. John Walter III, I know, said he would marry only a really wise and lovely lady, and not an inheritance of ten thousand pounds."

"—Maybe there is someone who admires me so much that even after seeing this scene today, he still feels that I am cute——"

"But that's only John Walter III, Charles, only he is so unrealistic." Darcy looked at Bentley blankly, paused, and said, "Maybe you should be added?"

Caroline and Louisa laughed out loud.

Darcy suddenly remembered the night at the Netherfield ball, when Miss Bennet looked at Mr Collins with her false frailty.And... Darcy's face darkened a little... and Mr. Collins' reaction.

Into London social circles?

How can it be?

Darcy shook his head and rewritten the dirty letter on another piece of paper.

"Nico! Nico! Do you know where this Mr. Edge is? I want to meet him!"

John Walter came to Nicholas' study excitedly with a stack of newspaper clippings in his hand. His heavy black-rimmed glasses almost fell to the ground during his rapid movement, but it still couldn't affect John's excitement.

At this time, Nicholas was pinching a stack of papers in his hand with a livid face, neither tearing them up nor keeping them.Seeing the cousin who couldn't hide his excitement, he wished he could throw the letter in his face.

Jane Bennett!