[Pride and Prejudice] Red and Black Queen

The country roads are rough and there are many pits that have been rolled out by the wheels.

It seemed that there was a lot of rain last night, and there was still water in the pits, and some of the ground turned into mud, making it difficult for people to walk with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Jo and Mr. Darcy sat one behind the other.

Qiao walked briskly, with his hands behind his back, and hummed softly.

She stepped over a rutted puddle and accidentally bumped into a rosebush protruding into the road from a side fence.

Just as she walked over, the flower branch that was bumped bounced back and landed on Mr. Darcy, leaving the fresh fragrance of flowers with water droplets on his body.

He couldn't help but stopped, and stretched out his hand to hold the flower branch.

As soon as he pushed aside the flowering branches, he saw Joe, who was walking in front, turn around, his eyes slightly bent, and he smiled.

He couldn't help laughing too.

The scene just now made the two seem to go back to the past.

Joe: "I remember we used to take a walk in the garden. Sometimes it rained, and there were drops of water on the flower branches, and the clothes were wet."

Mr. Darcy: "Then you will avoid the flowering branches."

Joe tilted his head, "Why don't you avoid it?"

He stopped breathing, lowered his eyes and smiled and said, "I accidentally lost my mind just now, and I didn't notice it."

Joe: "You always walk behind me..."

Mr. Darcy: "Only this side of the road is dry."

Joe: "Then you haven't thought about walking in front of me?"

She seemed to want to move out of the way for him to come forward.

Mr. Darcy refused, "that would be more troublesome."

If he walks ahead, he may keep turning his head because he is more worried, and then he will not be able to walk properly.

The two walked along the path for a while, talking from time to time, and met a driver driving a car on the road, pointing them to the location of Bennett's house.

When he came to the door of Bennett's house, Darcy looked down at the shoes of the two, showing regret.

"Huh?" Joe looked at him suspiciously.

Mr. Darcy sighed: "We should come in a carriage. It's really rude to walk here suddenly."

As he spoke, he took out a white handkerchief from his pocket, squatted down, and wiped the edges of Joe's shoes.

Joe was surprised: "Don't..."

Mr. Darcy held her foot that was about to retreat, "Don't move."

Joe stopped helplessly.

Darcy wiped the mud off her shoes, and his own, before going up to the door and knocking.

He turned to Qiao and said, "Although the gentry here may not necessarily care about these small places, they still can't be careless in these places. Once they meet those powerful people, they will suffer unfair treatment."

Joe: "Mr. Darcy knows a lot, I never noticed that."

Mr. Darcy smiled wryly, "It's all right, these are trivial matters."

... I just care about it for you.

After Darcy knocked on the door, it took a long time before the door creaked open a small crack.

An eye looked back and forth in horror behind the door.

"Who? Who are you?"

Mr. Darcy frowned and said: "What's the matter? Is this the Bennett family's way of hospitality?"

"No, no, no, sir..." The maid behind the door was terrified, "Sir, this is for your own good, please don't..."

"Jenny?"

With despair in her eyes, the maid turned around and closed the door.

Mr. Darcy looked at Joe, "Miss Wickham, are you sure you insist on coming here?"

Looking up at the direction of the attic of the house, Joe smiled and said, "I'm sure."

Mr. Darcy glanced in the direction Jo was looking, but saw nothing.

"What are you looking at?"

Joe smiled slightly, "I see that something is happening here, Mr. Darcy, why don't you leave first..."

She looked into Darcy's eyes, but she couldn't speak the rest of the words.

Mr. Darcy forbearance said: "Miss Wickham, there is absolutely no way I will leave you here alone."

Joe: "But..."

Mr. Darcy turned his head, as if trying to suppress some emotion, without Jo knowing it.

Joe sniffed the emotional energy in the air and smiled silently.

System: [Anyone who wants to hide his emotions from you is simply the most stupid behavior. 】

Joe smiled, "But, I really like the smell he exudes at this time."

Joe patted Darcy on the shoulder, sweeping his emotions away.

Mr. Darcy, feeling himself calmer, turned round.

At this time, the door was opened again, and it was Mr. Jan Bennett, who was beautiful but sad, standing at the door.

Yang froze for a moment, then laughed hard, "I didn't expect Bishop Wickham to arrive so soon."

Joe: "I'm more worried about your family...can you invite me in?"

Yang pinched the door and took a deep breath, "Bishop Wickham, please don't be intimidated by the situation at home."

He looked at Mr. Darcy, "Is Mr. Darcy coming in too?"

Joe: "He won't go in."

Darcy: "I'll go in."

The two looked at each other, and Darcy's eyes were burning with persistent light.

Joe reluctantly gave in, "Why are you doing this?"

Mr Darcy: "I can't stand by and watch a lady take risks."

Young looked at Mr. Darcy and seemed to understand something.

He said: "Please rest assured, although the situation in my house is weird, it is not life-threatening, otherwise I would not be able to invite Bishop Wickham to visit."

Mr. Darcy looked at him, as if deciding whether what he said was true, and nodded after a long time: "Then, do you mind if we come in?"

Jan stepped out of the way.

Joe and Mr. Darcy walked step by step into this devil-like house.

The system pondered over Joe's actions just now, [Master, you are the so-called fishing system just now, you are specially hanging Mr. Darcy, even if Mr. Darcy wants to leave you, you will tie him up and not let him leave, but you Not only did he not do this, but he even pushed him to leave. In this way, he would not be willing to leave, nor would he be able to leave with peace of mind. 】

Joe: "You think too much."

System: [No, I think too little. 】

Mr. Darcy still wanted to protect Joe when they entered the door.

Joe pressed his hand helplessly, "Don't squeeze, if you squeeze any more, the door frame will almost be squeezed by the two of us."

Darcy's cheeks flushed, "I didn't...I wasn't..."

He obviously wanted to protect her, but she said it as if he was joking.

Taking advantage of Darcy's distraction, Joe lowered his head and got in under his arm pressing the door frame.

She looked up and blinked at him.

Darcy's eyes widened.

He clearly knew it shouldn't be, it wasn't the time, but his heart still beat wildly uncontrollably.