[Pride and Prejudice] Red and Black Queen

The education he had received since he was a child made Darcy's cheeks flush with anger, and his dry lips trembled because of the fever, but he still couldn't say a word of curse.

George held a shiny silver cuff button in both hands, "Say, please, I'll give you this."

"Oh, don't you really want it? My sister picked it up."

Darcy gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Are you not afraid that I will tell Joe what happened today?"

George sneered, "Tell her if you have the ability. She will definitely worry about me, feel depressed about me, and maybe even get sick. Do you have the heart to see her like this?"

Of course Darcy couldn't bear it.

At the same time, he also knew that George had completely grasped his weakness.

It's hell to be caught by such a person!

George tilted his head, "Okay, young master, I won't make things difficult for you, how about just treating it as if you owe me once?"

Darcy lowered his eyes and pondered, and slowly said: "As long as what you ask me to do is not immoral, nor will it damage the interests and reputation of the Darcy family, I can promise you."

George bared his white teeth. "That's a deal."

The silver cuff button flew nimbly at his fingertips, and finally stayed on the side of the index finger. With a slight flip of his thumb, the cuff button drew an arc and fell straight into Darcy's arms.

George put two fingers on the end of his eyebrows and smiled brightly, "I can wait for the day when Mr. Darcy fulfills his promise."

After that, he turned and left, and closed the door for Darcy.

Darcy stared at the door for a long time, and was relieved to see George come back again.

He held the silver cufflinks in his hand.

Joe picked up his cufflinks, which means she knew he was eavesdropping outside the door, but she didn't come to see him.

Darcy's hand loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened again.

Darcy pursed his lips and frowned.

She wanted to distance herself from him, and her father's words worked.

But how could Jo, who was so beautiful and so clever, be able to work as a maid?

Darcy realized that this was his father's consideration for him, or his superior and arrogant consideration.

Although his father disapproved of his love for Joe, because he was the heir of the Darcy family, he would help him keep Joe here, even if the price was to cut off Joe's wings.

In his father's opinion, to be loved by the heirs of the Darcy family is already a blessing that Joe could not achieve in several lifetimes.

Keeping Joe can not only satisfy him, but also find a good place for Joe in the future.

Darcy rolled the quilt up silently.

There is nothing wrong with his father's thinking from the perspective of the Patriarch of the Darcy family, but he just thinks it is wrong.

Darcy buried his face in the quilt.

I'm afraid that other nobles would do the same, but even though nobles all over the world think there is nothing wrong with doing this, Darcy still thinks there is a problem.

It's like the little bird he picked up when he went hunting with his father. Everyone thought that he raised that little bird, which was a great benefit to the little bird. After all, it was difficult to find food in winter. It's extremely cold, so if you release the birds, the birds will die this winter.

However, he felt that if he kept the bird, he would also let the bird die this winter, in the winter of Pemberley Park.

This winter has been extremely long and cold.

Darcy was shivering under the covers.

He had the right to free the bird now, but not Joe.

If he wants to let Joe spread his wings, he can only pretend that he doesn't care about Joe, and he can only alienate Joe.

But, why did he feel sad when he thought of this, as if he had a piece of ice on his chest, which made his heart feel cold and painful?

"Joe—"

He barked lightly and milkily like a puppy.

A hand with the fragrance of milk covered his eyelids, and his eyelashes trembled slightly as the palm was hot.

A familiar and gentle voice sounded in his ear——

"Make a wish in your heart, as long as you open your eyes, I can fulfill it for you."

Darcy's heart skipped a beat.

If it can be achieved...

He clasped his hands, put them on his lips, and murmured softly: "I make a wish..."

Please let Joe spread his wings and fly high!

Even from now on, they can't hide together in the secret space behind the curtains, they can't hide from the servants looking for them in the rose trellis together, they can't run to the kitchen together and steal madeleines together.

"Then as you wish." Her soft and soft voice was like a sweet dream.

Even the fingertips carry the aroma of cake and fresh milk, as well as rose flowers.

Hey?

Darcy opened his eyes in surprise, and Jocha let go of his hand at this moment.

He saw a purple rose flower that had been put down on his pillow.

Darcy couldn't help but glanced in the direction of the window.

Where did she get this purple rose this season?

I always feel that she is as mysterious as this flower.

Darcy turned his head and looked at Joe lying beside the bed, smiling at him.

Darcy clenched the quilt tightly and said softly, "I thought you wouldn't come over."

Qiao Qiao said softly, "I didn't intend to come here."

He hung his head in frustration.

Qiao Qiao: "However, Ma'am asked me to come and see you. She is not in good health and cannot move, so let me see for her how you are recovering?"

Darcy: "I'm fine, please don't worry about me, mother."

Qiao Qiao: "Sorry, I also came here with selfish intentions."

Darcy's cheeks flushed slightly, "What selfishness..."

Qiao Qiao: "In the manor from now on, I'm afraid I won't be able to contact you publicly."

Darcy turned pale again.

After a long time, he slowly said: "I know, father... father..."

Qiao Qiao smiled and said: "Darcy must grow up well and become an excellent heir of the Darcy family."

She straightened up, supported the bed with one hand, reached over with the other, and gently rubbed his hair.

Darcy said softly: "I see, Joe."

"You have to be good too, don't get trapped."

Qiao Qiao smiled, "Don't worry, there is nothing in this world that can trap me."

System: [This is the truth. 】

"It's good to see that you're fine, there's one last thing I want to do with you..."

Before Darcy could react, Jojo raised the quilt and covered Darcy's whole body, and her head was also poked inside.

The side of the quilt facing the window was kicked up, and the blue-purple night outside the window came in dimly, because after the snow on the ground passed, the moonlight reflected by the snow also filled the whole room and the secret space under the quilt.

Qiao Qiao took out another purple rose from behind and handed it between the two of them.

Because of the moonlight and the dark space under the quilt, her eyes seemed to be rendered a mysterious smoky purple.

Qiao Qiao said softly: "Although it's not a secret space behind the curtains, and there is no rose flower stand, there are still madeleine cakes here."

Darcy was stunned, and he didn't come back to his senses.

Qiaoqiao brought out a serving plate from under the bed, and inside was a small silver bowl containing milky white milk, and a swollen shell-shaped cake was being soaked in the milk, which was the madeleine cake.

Qiao Qiao said softly: "You have been in a coma with a fever. According to other servants, they only fed you some liquid food. You must be hungry now."

Darcy pursed his lips tightly, his smoky gray eyes sparkled in the moonlight.

Qiao Qiao: "Eat it quickly, it's soaked in warm milk."

Darcy called her hoarsely: "Joe..."

Qiao Qiao smiled brightly, "Maybe I won't be with you in the future, but I hope you can have a good mood every day."

"The secret space behind the curtains is still there, the rose trellis in the garden is still there, and the madeleines are still there, Fitzwilliam, and tomorrow will be the same."

Darcy's lips trembled slightly, "But, starting tomorrow, I won't be able to do these things with you."

Qiao Qiao looked gentle and comforted, "God will make his own arrangements, we just have to wait."

Darcy smiled wryly.

"Also, I want to tell you one thing, don't be angry."

Darcy: "Joe, how could I be angry with you?"

He looked at the small shell cakes that were getting more fluffy and soft from the milk in the silver bowl.

Qiao Qiao said softly: "I have seen the bird you mentioned before."

Darcy: "I'm sorry, I haven't set aside time to show you."

Qiao Qiao smiled, and clamped the purple rose in his hand to his ear.

"It's also like being under the roses."

When she was putting flowers, she accidentally touched his ear.

Darcy's ears burned red all of a sudden.

His mind was in such a mess that it was almost as if the fever had returned.

"It should be me who said I'm sorry, because I did something secretly without your consent."

Darcy looked at her curiously.

Jojo: "I've seen that bird, it's not a little bird, but a little eagle, I asked the servant who went hunting with you, and I brought the little eagle back to the forest , found its eagle's nest, and put it back."

Darcy was taken aback, "Jo...Jo! Did you go alone? You..."

Qiao Qiao: "I did this by myself, and I was lucky enough to find it without much effort."

It's hard for Darcy to imagine that a little lady wearing layers of skirts can lead a little eagle into the woods alone, and even climb a tree to release the eagle.

Darcy said seriously: "You should wait for me, let me go with you, and I can help."

Jojo smiled and said, "Fitzwilliam, don't you understand? I'm different from other girls you know."

Darcy: "I, I don't know any other girls. The only girl I know who is similar to me is you."

Jojo was taken aback.

Darcy pressed the bed and said softly: "Joe, I know what you are going to say, and I also know that you are different from others."

"I'm not going to get mad about it either."

His eyelashes flickered, his cheeks were puffy from being buried under the quilt for a long time, and his hair was messy, but he looked extremely soft.

Darcy looked into Qiao Qiao's eyes, as if dyed the color of his own eyes into her eyes, "I knew from the beginning to the end that you are different, Qiao Qiao."

"You are also like that little eagle, you should do what you like to do, Jojo, Pemberley Manor cannot trap you, nor can the whole Derbyshire trap you!"

Darcy who said this seemed to have a clear sky in his eyes.

However, soon, the sky was covered with haze.

Darcy lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Many people say that I am very similar to my father."

"I overheard the conversation between your father and you that day, and I've been thinking about it."

"Father's choice is undoubtedly wrong. Although it is beneficial to me and the manor, but he did not take into account your feelings. You are so superior and cannot tolerate rejection, as if it is such a great thing to get Darcy's favor. "

"I'm proud of my family and I'm proud of my estate, but I don't want to show off or be arrogant."

"But pretty much every man my father's age I've met looks like that."

"I was thinking, I am so similar to my father, maybe I will grow up to be like my father, become arrogant, and become annoying to you..."

He lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to meet Qiao Qiao's eyes.

"Maybe you were still in the manor at that time, and I would make this uncomfortable choice like my father. I was afraid that when I grew up, I would no longer be in the mood and appearance I am in today."

"Joe, instead of letting you down on me and letting the girl who comforted me not want to see me again, I think it's better to keep everything in its best shape."

Qiao Qiao stared at the boy in front of him, quietly absorbing his emotions at this time.

His emotions are very complicated, and the taste is like a lemon drop, sweet and sour.

What emotion is this?

Darcy: "Joe, promise me? Remember me today, don't be disappointed in me today!"

"Fitzwilliam," she called him softly.

His shoulders trembled, but he still stubbornly refused to raise his head.

Qiao Qiao: "Don't worry, you will never become what I hate and you hate."

Darcy: "Why do you have so much confidence in me?"

Jojo laughed.

Of course it is because I have seen what you look like when you grow up, although I have only seen it from a few words in the book.

Darcy raised his head abruptly, but his eyes were full of emotion when he looked at her.

Soon, his own cheeks were burned red by his own hot heart.

He tugged at the collar of his shirt and said strangely, "Why is it so hot? I feel like I'm about to burn, and my face looks like it's being roasted by a fire."

The system sighed leisurely: [Sure enough, he is a young man who doesn't understand anything. 】

Darcy also took another purple rose beside the pillow, and put it next to Jojo's ear.

He looked at her cheek next to the rose flower, and couldn't help being stunned.

"Hey, let's eat together. You have to take care of my brother and go to my mother's place. You come to see me again at night, so you forgot to eat?"

Qiao Qiao smiled gently and shyly.

Sorry, I ate and ate a lot.

"Ah."

Like this, the teenager and girl lay prone under the quilt, with the purple roses in their ears, and ate the madeleine cake in the bowl with the same silver spoon.

Sweetness and softness spread on the tip of their tongues.

Darcy peeked at her profile.

He thought that he might never forget this night in his life.