[Pride and Prejudice] Red and Black Queen

"Well, I like..."

"Ahem!" Darcy covered his mouth, turned his head and coughed a few times, "Let's clean up here first."

Yang: "Yes, yes, yes, Elijah, you are alright. I want to tell my parents the good news. Their illness should be cured soon."

Elijah was taken aback. "Are they sick?"

"I'll go and have a look."

While packing up these manuscripts, the four talked about the situation just now.

Yang: "I was really scared to death just now, Bishop Wickham, why didn't you let go? You must know that you were almost taken out of the window just now. If you fell from a high altitude, it would cause you great harm. "

He seemed to be frightened by what he said, and couldn't help frowning and sighing.

Joe smiled and said, "In a moment of urgency, I can't take care of so much at all. I just think that this is Mr. Elijah Bennett's important work, and I must help him snatch it back from the hands of the devil."

Elijah, who was scrolling down the manuscript, froze, raised his head, and glanced at Joe lightly.

As soon as he turned his eyes away, he met Mr. Darcy's arrogant and cold gaze.

He thought to himself: This Mr. Darcy is really an arrogant guy, but because he and Miss Wickham rescued himself just now, he can't do anything rude.

Elijah hung his head.

Yang asked curiously, "Bishop Wickham, what did you see in the sky just now? Is there really a devil?"

Joe nodded, "Although what I saw was similar to what you saw, I just vaguely felt a special energy in the air, and, at that time, there was a voice in my mind, the owner of the voice was tempting me..."

The three men raised their heads instantly and looked at Joe together.

Mr. Darcy's jaw tightened. "Temptation? How did it seduce you? What did it say?"

Elijah said eagerly, "This must be the devil! Bishop Wickham, you didn't promise him, did you?"

Joe shook his head, "I don't, but the devil seems to need my soul very much."

The expressions of the three men around were not very good-looking.

Joe: "Although the devil has no entity, it can seduce everyone's weakness."

Qiao laughed and said, "Fortunately, I can stick to my heart and drive away the devil."

"only……"

She looked out of the window meaningfully, "The devil hasn't disappeared yet, we have to report the situation here."

The system choked, [Hasn't disappeared yet?You have already emptied all the devil energy!It also dissipated in the world, and can no longer turn out any tricks. 】

Joe chuckled in his mind, "What are you talking about? After absorbing the power of the devil, he naturally inherited the title of devil."

"The devil is still there, and I am the devil now."

Her voice was soft and gentle, but what she said sent chills down the spine.

The system was shocked.

Yang frowned and said, "Will the devil come to Elijah again?"

Joe: "Probably not. However, I'm worried about another thing. During this period, will the devil have marked Mr. Elijah, hoping to obtain his soul after he dies?"

Yang panicked, "Then what should I do?"

Elijah patted his elder brother's shoulder reassuringly, and said calmly, "It's okay, we'll talk about what happens after death."

Joe tilted his head and smiled: "Don't panic, it's a trivial matter, as long as Mr. Elijah is by my side, I'll give him a few more exorcism rituals."

Yang rubbed his chest and smiled, "That's good... This is good, thanks to Bishop Wickham."

Elijah stared at Joe worriedly, "Will it bring you a burden?"

Joe shook his head, "It's nothing, this is what I'm good at."

Elijah: "I think, even if the devil let me go, the church will not let me go."

Joe looked into his eyes, "Leave it to me, if I want to save you, I will never give up halfway through saving you."

Elijah almost fell into her eyes, and he blinked for a long time.

He turned his head away in a trance and sighed softly.

The four continued to pack up.

Elijah teamed up with his brother Jan, while Darcy stayed with Joe.

When the two of them walked a little further, Darcy turned his head and asked softly: "... What does the devil see in your heart?"

Joe looked at Darcy and asked with a smile, "Is Mr. Fitzwilliam curious?"

Darcy nodded calmly, "Well, I'm curious."

Qiao lowered her eyes and said softly: "People like me actually have desires in their hearts, and they also have a cherished person."

Darcy was dumbfounded.

He asked in a daze: "So, can I have the honor to know who the lucky guy is?"

Joe lowered his head, feeling his mixed emotions.

"He is handsome, he is beautiful, he is my eccentric existence, he grew up with me, and he will grow old with me..."

The more Darcy listened, the faster his heart beat.

It's not that he's narcissistic, even if he analyzed it rationally, he felt that the person Joe was talking about was simply him.

Darcy licked his dry lips, "Joe, I..."

Joe raised his head and smiled brightly, "That man is my brother, George Wickham."

"..."

Darcy stared at Jo, his voice caught in his throat.

Joe said innocently, "Mr. Fitzwilliam, what did you just say?"

Darcy turned his face away and said in a muffled voice, "No, I didn't say anything."

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "George... Oh, George, I should have thought of it."

Joe laughed and said, "Does Mr. Fitzwilliam have any other answers in mind?"

Darcy suddenly noticed something, and suddenly became suspicious: "Joe, you didn't do it on purpose, did you?"

"I have long felt that every time I say something to you, my mood will fluctuate greatly. In most cases, it is because you always say and hide a sentence when you speak!"

System: [Oh, sorry. 】

Joe: "Oh shit."

[He actually found out. 】

Jo opened his eyes and looked into Darcy's, as if not understanding what was going on.

Darcy looked at her for a long time, and gradually couldn't hold on.

"...Is...is that so?"

The system regretfully said: [Mr. Darcy, be firmer! 】

He turned his head and said discouragedly, "Forget it."

"Pfft—" A small laugh came from behind him.

Darcy's ears froze, and he turned to look at her, "Joe!"

Joe frowned and smiled.

"If Mr. Fitzwilliam wants you to be the most important person in my heart..."

Mr. Darcy lowered his head and tried to act nonchalantly, "I don't hope so..."

Joe was silent.

Darcy's originally shy and excited heart suddenly lifted.

He was afraid that Joe would misunderstand his own words and deeds, and then be exaggerated by George's distortion, which would create a gap between Joe and himself.

He immediately raised his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and said, "...Yes, I hope so."

"Don't get me wrong, I was just suddenly a little shy just now, and I couldn't speak out frankly."

"Joe, when will I be your most important person?"

These words fully reflected his sour and sweet mood.

Joe absorbed his abundant emotional energy, with a gentle and helpless expression.

Darcy's mood became more and more uncomfortable.

Joe covered his mouth and said softly: "If you want to replace George as the number one in my heart, you might as well discuss it with him."

Darcy: "Is this matter negotiable?"

Joe: "Because I once promised George that no matter what he does, I will put him first in my heart."

Darcy: "Although you promised him, your heart cannot be deceived. Does this mean that my actual meaning in your heart is more important than his?"

If this is the case, even if it is to please George and let him step aside from the nominal number one position, he can do it!

Joe held down his hair and said with a smile, "I'm going downstairs first."

With that said, she got up and walked downstairs.

Elijah glanced at it, and hurried to catch up.

When Darcy was about to go downstairs, he was stopped by Yang.

Yang said embarrassedly: "Now there are only two of us left, please Mr. Darcy and me to finish it well."

Darcy gazed at him grimly.

Yang seemed taken aback by his unfriendly expression, "Did I... offend Your Excellency?"

Darcy raised his chin and said coldly: "Mr. Bennett and his brother really have a good relationship."

He could see that Elijah had a crush on Joe, and that Jan held himself back in order to give his brother a chance.

As if he didn't understand, Yang rubbed his ears and smiled embarrassedly, "Yes, my brothers and I have always had a good relationship, and we have a good relationship between brothers."

Darcy: "..."

Darcy looked at him suspiciously, not knowing whether he really didn't understand, or pretended to be.

Yang said with emotion: "Although Mr. Darcy looks unapproachable, he is a good man."

Darcy: "..."

Come on, he didn't understand at all what he just said.

There is no devil involved, these rolls are easily cut and can be rolled into small paper rolls.

Yang wrote the serial number on it and placed it neatly.

When the two went downstairs, they found that Mark was also helping.

Darcy didn't see Joe, so he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

"Where is Joe... Bishop Wickham?"

Mark: "The bishop said he was going to check on his parents' condition."

"The bishop said, let her see the doctor, so we can rest assured."

At this moment, the people upstairs heard a sharp complaint——

"Oh, Elijah, have pity on my nerves, and stop talking of those dreadful things."

Darcy: "At this time... the patient?"

Yang and Mark looked at each other with embarrassed and helpless expressions.

Mark shrugged and said, "It seems that my mother's condition is not serious."

"Huh? What's the lady's name? Has there ever been a marriage contract?"

"Mother!"

"Elijah, I'm thinking of you brothers. How old are you guys, but none of you are married? A successful man must marry a virtuous wife."

Mrs. Bennet's voice was so loud that she was almost the only voice heard in the room.

Mr. Darcy could not take it any longer, dropped what he was doing, and went downstairs.

An old man complained again on the first floor: "Yes, my wife, it's as if the most successful thing I did back then was marrying you."

Mrs. Bennet didn't seem to understand Mr. Bennet's sarcasm, and continued to complain to Elijah.

Mrs. Bennet's attention was again drawn to Mr. Darcy as he came down the stairs.

"Huh? There are other people in the house?"

Elijah blushed, "Mother, this is Mr. Darcy who accompanied Bishop Wickham to help us."

Mrs. Bennet said happily: "Mr. Darcy, do you have a place to live here?"

With a cold face, Darcy nodded slightly and saluted, "Yes, Bishop Wickham and I live in the mansion of my friend Mr. Bingley."

Mrs. Bennet covered her mouth, "Ah, so you are... Then, are you and Mr. Bingley married? Since you are here, there must be a grand ball."

She went on and on about the ball.

Elijah clutched his forehead, helpless and indignant.

Mr. Darcy did not listen carefully, but kept looking at Joe with his eyes.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The maid opened the door and exclaimed, "The fourth and fifth young masters are back."

Mrs. Bennet became even more excited, "What? My Lydia is back, hurry up, let them in, has my Lydia lost weight?"

The arrival of Lydia gave Mr. Darcy a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next moment, his premonition came true.

"Oh, what a coincidence, sister, that you and Mr. Darcy are here!"

George smiled and stretched out his hand, and waved to Mr. Darcy, "Long time no see, Mr. Darcy, I heard from my sister's letter that you seem to miss me very much?"

He smiled, showing his white teeth.

Mr. Darcy was instantly congested, dizzy, and uncomfortable.

Why is George Wickham here!