[Pride and Prejudice] Red and Black Queen

On the other side, Dorian Gray came back to his senses when he returned to his house.

He held his forehead in disbelief, "What stupid things have I done..."

Obviously he could fascinate those ladies and ladies, but he lost his head because of a hug.

Dorian Gray was puzzled, "What is so strange about this Miss Wickham?"

"Anyway... Anyway, no matter what weirdness she has, I will definitely make her fall in love with me."

He stood in front of the mirror and carefully examined his appearance.

He looked at it, and couldn't help but think of Joe's beautiful face.

I have to admit that Miss Wickham is very beautiful, and she is still a rare beauty.

"Then will she think that I am not so handsome?"

Dorian Gray stroked his flawless cheek, thinking of the ugly painting.

His face changed, and he pressed his chest, almost wanting to vomit.

"What if she really doesn't like me?"

"Who can speak in front of her? Or, who can threaten her to make her submit?"

……

At the same time, George Wickham, who was in the barracks, came back from an exercise. He only took off his jacket, his trousers and boots, and leaned on the railing at the end of the bed with his legs crossed.

He was slowly wiping his face with a towel and washing his hair, when he looked up, he saw a sneaky figure running in from the door with his back bent.

The comrades-in-arms in the same tent are no longer surprised.

Some soldiers even raised their voices: "Tom, have you brought any good goods?"

Tom Lake waved his hand, "The control is so strict now, how could it be possible to bring it in! But tonight, the lieutenant colonel and the colonel are not in the barracks. We are the only soldiers left in the barracks. If you want to go out recently, it is best to take advantage of today."

The soldiers in the tent couldn't help cheering.

Tom hurriedly said: "Hold down, keep down, I don't want to be caught yet."

Everyone knew that they could sneak out to have a good time tonight, so they couldn't help speeding up and tidying themselves up. Only George, who was lazily resting on his own quilt, was still brushing his long light brown hair leisurely.

Tom leaned over with a grin.

George ignored him, and he wasn't embarrassed.

"Wickham, was the lady who came to see you that day your sister?"

George Wickham half-closed his eyes and glanced at him from under his wet bangs.

Tom plopped down to sit down, and George lifted his legs out of the way of the edge of the bed.

"Hey." Tom scratched his cheek and stopped his move to sit down.

"Your sister is beautiful, pretty, very beautiful."

Tom: "I've seen quite a few beautiful ladies. Duchesses, countesses, mistresses of barons, etc., can't compare to your sister's beauty at all!"

"Really, you have such a beautiful sister, you don't tell everyone, after all, our relationship..."

George sneered, "What's the relationship between us? Why don't I know?"

He stretched out his hand, "I don't want to listen to what you say. If you must, I'll bring you money."

Tom: "..."

Tom grinned and pushed his hand aside, "Brother, what is the relationship between the two of us, what money do you want..."

George blinked and said with a blank face: "Who are you, I don't know you."

Tom gasped in disbelief.

Good guy, for the sake of money, I didn't know each other face to face.

Tom painfully took out the money.

George snatched it away.

He wiped his head with one hand, and casually flicked out a drop of water on his abdominal muscles with his fingers.

He said to the system: "Look at my mentally modified muscles, they are definitely the first in the military camp."

System: [Master, you are here to mine...to earn emotional energy, not to compete in bodybuilding. 】

George: "Don't tell me, the envy, jealousy and hatred they felt after seeing my vigorous muscles also provided me with some energy."

system:【……】

For emotional energy, the owner's bottom line is getting lower and lower.

The muscles have been transformed, so the next thing to transform is...

The system couldn't help but look down.

I have to admit that its owner usually doesn't have underwear... Bah, the bottom line.

George said casually: "Hurry up, this little money is only enough to talk about an hourglass."

As he said that, he actually took out an hourglass the size of a little finger from under the quilt, and placed it upside down on the table beside him.

Tom was stunned, "Where did you come from?"

George: "They lost, my filial piety."

System: [That's obviously the master, you snatch...be the first to be honored. 】

Under George's gentle gaze, the system had to start to lose its conscience.

Tom looked at the half-missed sand, and hurriedly said, "Who is your sister? How can I find her."

When he finished speaking, the sand also leaked out.

Tom looked at him expectantly, but he was still brushing his hair.

Tom's face fell, "Is the time for you to answer counted?"

George nodded, "Smart."

Tom wanted to cry but had no choice but to take out the banknotes again.

George smiled and said slowly, "Of course my sister is Miss Wickham. As for how to find her..."

The hourglass leaked again.

Tom gritted his teeth and took out the money, "Hurry up, I won't do business with you anymore."

George turned the hourglass over, "She's going to seminary, and you'll meet her there."

Tom was dumbfounded, "I can't get in at all, seminary, ah! Yes, she was wearing a robe that day."

"That……"

He saw George start playing with the hourglass again.

Tom took out the money skillfully and distressedly, and immediately asked, "Can you go out tonight? How about I take you to the dance?"

"You will definitely like it. The host of the ball is the most extravagant person in the capital. At that time, there will be many beauties, as well as rich and high-ranking ladies..."

He babbled on and on, hoping to win the heart of George Wickham within the short time limit.

George didn't speak until the hourglass ran out.

Tom didn't want to pay any more, "If you don't say anything, I will treat you as not going."

George smiled, "Who told you to encourage me to go, you tell me, and I will return the money to you."

Tom's eyes lit up.

He looked around and whispered in his ear: "Of course it's the group of people you offended. They can't see you, because the owner of this ball is immoral and has no reputation. They want you..."

He stopped, "Hey, I've said a lot, don't deny it."

George's slender fingers held a few banknotes and trembled.

Tom reached for it, and with a twist of George's wrist, he caught it.

Tom's eyes widened: "Hey, you!"

George smiled and said: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, they asked you to say that I must have given you a lot of money, give me half, and I promise you."

Tom pursed his lips, as if silently calculating whether he had made a profit.

George laughed and said, "Everyone earns money together. If you give me the money, I'll immediately pack myself up and send myself to the ball. Maybe it will make them think that the plot is developing according to their imagination."

"Hiss! Makes sense, but can I trust you?"

George put his legs together, put aside the towel with a smile, "You don't trust me, the money will be returned to them, are you willing to take out the money that went into your own pocket?"

Tom shook his head violently.

"Give it to me, at least you can keep half of it, and it will save you a lot of trouble."

Tom was moved by George.

"Well, this is our first cooperation, I hope you can keep your word."

Tom stealthily prepared to take money out of the right pocket where he had been taking money out.

However, George leaned forward, put his index and middle fingers into his left pocket, and dragged out the rolls of banknotes.

Tom was dumbfounded, "Wait, it's not, this money is all the money, you have to give me half of it!"

George: "Oh, is it? Isn't this half of the money they give you for doing things? You divide the money they give you in half and put it in your two pockets."

Tom was shocked, "How do you know that?"

George shrugged innocently, and by the way, put the few pieces of money that he had just given back to Tom into his pocket.

"This is my reward for helping you."

Tom's heart was so painful that he couldn't breathe, and tears were about to come out, "You took half of the money, and you still want to pay?"

It was he who lied just now, and it was indeed what George said. He divided the reward into two parts, keeping them in the left and right pockets respectively.

Now, George just said a few words, moved his fingers, and got most of the money!

George: "Come on, say thank you, it's because I'm kind enough to help you, if I'm even worse and just take the money and run away, what can you do?"

Tom: "..."

George smiled: "I have a bad personality. If you are not polite, I can do even more immoral things."

Tom cried.

He beat his heart hard to prevent himself from passing out due to chest tightness and shortness of breath.

He would also like to thank, "Thanks..."

George: "You're welcome, what's the relationship between the two of us?"

Tom: "..."

This is obviously what he said!

George tilted his face sideways, reveling in absorbing the emotional energy of Tom's agitation.

The men here are really easy to get angry.

System: [Not yet...]

It only dared to murmur in its heart: ...I was angry with you, Master, you are simply the black sheep... No, it's the black sheep Joe!

……

George didn't start to change until after Tom left.

He had long known the insidious schemes of those defeated generals. It was nothing more than that they couldn't beat him, so they thought of ways to harm others. Didn't they just want to trick George Wickham into that place after hearing about Dorian Gray's demonic nature? at the ball.

It would be best for him to do something that would damage his reputation at the ball. Even if they couldn't drive him out of the barracks, they could encourage the superiors to lock him up and punish him.

His mental power covers the entire barracks. It can be said that as long as he wants to know everything that happens here, there is nothing he doesn't know.

Just as he was still thinking about how to help his sister attract Dorian Gray's attention, no, this is his chance.

He patted his pocket full of banknotes, and said with a smile: "It seems that there is a saying that is true, 'opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared'."

System: 【Is this used here? 】

George: "How to make Dorian Gray, who is inferior and proud, furious, step on his bottom line and dance, and make him 'heartbroken' with anger, I have both theory and practice."

System: [In terms of who is stronger, the Wickham family is stronger. 】

George took a picture of his handsome face at the bottom of the rice spoon, waved his two fingers lightly at the brow, and said with a smile, "Sister, I'm here to help."

Using the spoon as a mirror, he greeted Joe, who was looking through his hazel eyes, through his hazel eyes.

Since it did not occur to Dorian Gray to use George Wickham, Joe Wickham's younger brother, to achieve his own purpose, George sent himself to the door himself.

……

In the evening, as Tom said, the management of the barracks was extremely lax, and many soldiers fled out to have fun.

When George was about to go out, he ran into Tom again.

Tom said that he stayed here to cover him, and there was a carriage he had hired not far from the barracks, which would take him directly to the ball.

After repeatedly confirming that George would not run away halfway, he was slightly relieved.

George travels to Dorian Gray's villa in a hired carriage.

Dorian Gray's house presents a unique landscape by day and by night.

The lights inside and outside the villa are transparent, and the yellow-red lights and the white castle make the environment here extraordinarily eerie.

George got out of the carriage, adjusted his military uniform, and walked slowly into the courtyard.

The further you go into the castle, the more you will smell the strong smell of perfume, powder and spices.

He pushed open the door and stepped in calmly.

In an instant, he seemed to step into the devil's cave from the world of mortals.

Golden lights hung from the roof of the castle shed, making everything around it seem like a layer of gold dust, revealing a sense of extravagance.

The madam covered half of her face with a fan and teased the gentleman who wanted to refuse.

The young man blushed and stiffened after being teased by the lady.

"clatter!"

The hard soles of his shoes hit the ground loudly.

Everyone glanced over intentionally or unintentionally.

A handsome man in a red military uniform is stepping on a field of gold powder and wine slowly coming.

Under the light, his light-colored eyes and light-colored hair are like flowing gold.

As the dance went up, the laughter became lower and lower, and finally, only one person's ostentatious laughter could be heard.

That person was undoubtedly Dorian Gray, the host of the banquet, who was surrounded by stars like the moon in the middle.

He looked around suspiciously, not understanding why he could only hear his own laughter.

He looked at the young lady and lady beside him who were obsessed with him, but they all looked in the direction of the door.

Dorian Gray was lying crookedly on a dark red sofa, his sight blocked by everyone.

He slowly sat up, picked up the golden cane at the side, and pulled the people around him away.

"What's the matter? Who's here? It's not like God is coming, is it?" He teased lightly, and finally pulled the crowd out of a gap.

At a glance he saw handsome George Wickham.

Dorian Grayton suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

It’s a sense of crisis of like-kind encounters.

It was clear to him that they were the same people.

Hey?

same person?

Could it be that he was also chosen by the devil?

Dorian Gray squinted his eyes critically at George.

Also... not so good!

Compared with Joe's beauty, it is far worse!

Wait, why did he think of Joe?

Dorian Gray took a gulp of his wine angrily.

He heard the two ladies beside him whispering.

"Who is this handsome man in military uniform? Oh my God, I'm so stunned, I can't breathe."

"I don't know, but, it's really masculine, oh, no, I'm not saying that Gray is not manly, well, you know that, after all, Gray looks a little young, and his body is not in good shape .”

Dorian Gray was squeezed hard, and Joe's words "bad back... bad back... bad back..." echoed in his mind.

He is in good health!

"Oh, this is Mr. George Wickham." A man said with a smile.

The two ladies were surprised: "How do you know?"

"My family has relatives in the military camp. When I went to visit him, I saw this Mr. Wickham. Don't look at him as beautiful. In fact, his sister is a truly rare beauty."

Wickham... sister... beauty?

Dorian Gray's eyes widened all of a sudden, and he immediately turned his head and said loudly, "Could it be that his sister is Joe Wickham?"

The room was completely silent, making his last "Joe Wickham" resounding.

"Yes, that's my sister."

George walked up step by step, and asked with a smile, "What advice does Mr. Dorian Gray have?"

Dorian Gray looked George up and down, and felt his head clear.

He was so lucky that he bumped into Joe Wickham's own brother, and he was worried that he couldn't control Joe!

Is this the secret help of the devil?

George, Joe: It's not wrong if you must think so, although we are not devils.