beauty and money

Mary was very excited to receive her father's strong support.Mrs. Bennet has already started planning the wedding, where it will be held, and who to invite. Considering that the groom's home is too far away to hold the wedding, they decided to hold the wedding in a church in London.Mrs. Bennet is busy at full speed at the moment, choosing a date, ordering flowers and dresses, writing invitations and so on.

At this moment, Mary was being held as a labor force, and she was sitting at the table helping to discuss the list of invited guests.It was Mr. Benest's brother who was to be invited, and his relations were too remote to be inconvenient.But Mrs. Bennet is worried, not because there are too few guests, but because there are too many guests!The marriage of the three daughters who have been ridiculed all the time is simply a matter of universal celebration.

"The Collins family must be invited." Mrs. Bennet wrote their names first. She really wanted to see the face of Collins when she knew Mary was married.

"Mom, we didn't attend when they got married!" Mary still felt awkward and even a little off-putting when she mentioned Collins, but Mrs. Bennet didn't listen at all. She even held the wedding in such a hurry to beat Collins hard Face.

"No, although we didn't attend his wedding before, we still need an invitation." Mrs. Bennet took the lead in writing the invitation.She said a lot of names to herself: "Uncle Gardiner, Aunt Philip, I hate your father's relatives, needless to say your sisters. Mrs. de Bourgh must write the invitation letter, After all she took such good care of us, maybe she pityed Anna for finding a son-in-law at the wedding."

"Mom, it's too much for you to say that. Before I got married, didn't others ridicule less? Don't you have empathy?" Mary was speechless. How could her mother be like this? She has great sympathy for Miss Anna, she should also understand the pain of being ridiculed and despised by others, and now that she is about to get married, she actually starts to mock Miss Anna, how can a person be so ruthless.

"Okay, okay, I'm wrong. Let me see, your father's old classmates must be invited, those old things are always showing off to your father, now let's see who they dare to laugh at." Mrs. Bennet Once he gains power, he can't wait to invite all the people who have laughed at their Mary in the past, regardless of whether they will come or not, anyway, the invitation letter will be sent.As a result, if all those people came, the small church would not be able to sit in an embarrassing situation. Therefore, the wedding venue would have to be rebooked, and the expenses would increase. After the wedding, there would be a routine dance, and the dance venue could be rented. Mrs. Bennet paid for it almost entirely out of her own pocket, and she felt that Benest was worth it for his looks alone.

Elizabeth and Darcy, who lived in London, couldn't leave after learning about it. Elizabeth invited Mary to talk, of course, about the love story between her and the groom, but Mary had no love to tell, and they hadn't met a few times .However, men and women in this era don't seem to pay much attention to getting along with each other. They feel that they don't hate each other, and they get married if they have a good impression and the conditions are right. Therefore, marriages that are combined for love like Elizabeth are really rare.Mr. Darcy has almost no impression of Mr. Benest, but he has made people inquire that this guy has a bad reputation and debts. It is really not a good choice to mix with women.

But when he considered Mary's conditions, he felt that such a marriage was a matter of course, and he looked down on people like Benest. In his opinion, he was no different from Wickham, both old and speculative. molecular.But since Mary has agreed, he can only try his best to help his sister-in-law get happiness.

At this time Elizabeth was shaking her daughter Grace, who was drowsy, and Darcy walked in. Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Elizabeth handed the child to the nanny to take him down.She adjusted her posture and looked like she was listening attentively.

"Lizzie, I know you are very happy to marry Mary, but I have to tell you that the groom is very problematic. He has a bad reputation in London and he has debts." Mr. Darcy didn't mean to hide for anyone, he was happy He quickly told his wife these things. In the past, he kept silent about Wickham to protect Georgiana. Now he thinks there are some things his wife needs to know.

"Is this true? Do mom and dad know?" Elizabeth knew that Mrs. Bennet had already started sending out invitations widely. If this marriage failed in the end, it would undoubtedly become a huge laughing stock, and the Bennet family couldn't help but Without light, even Mary would not be able to hold her head up.

"Of course, he was in the middle and upper class in London. Although he was an aristocrat, he had nothing. He was extravagant and owed a lot of debts. So far, he has only repaid part of it. There are still nearly [-] pounds in debt that have not been paid off. Such a person I really feel very disturbed." Mr. Darcy held his wife's hand, and he mentioned this to Elizabeth in order to restore the gentleman's social reputation, just like what he did for Lydia before. The husband is cruel externally, but caring internally.

"But I've already talked to Mary. She agreed to get married and knows Mr. Benest's temperament, but she can't do anything about it. Dad's health is getting worse and worse. Mary is his heart." Elizabeth knew that Mary had no idea. I don’t love that Mr. Bennett. Like Charlotte, she is just overwhelmed by reality, but Elizabeth can only give infinite sympathy and support to this point, because Mr. Bennett’s health is too poor, and his His wish is to see Mary get married in his lifetime.

"So, dear, I want to restore Mr. Benest's reputation." Mr. Darcy looked at his beloved wife affectionately. Perhaps four hundred pounds was a huge sum of money for many people, but Darcy wanted to protect his wife's family. To do such a thing without any benefit.

"You don't have to do this for me. I believe that Mary is a sensible girl, and she will take care of her financial problems. I really don't want to trouble you and embarrass you." Elizabeth was very moved. Whether this man is She thought of her so much before and after marriage, and worked hard for her family. She was so lucky to meet and fall in love with this man in her life. This is simply the best of everything.Elizabeth stretched out her arms and embraced her husband with a soft heart.

"Li Qi, I love you, so I love your family, they are also my family, I will not let my sister-in-law be in debt as soon as she gets married." Mr. Darcy embraced Elizabeth and kissed her forehead affectionately, He would have put up with her loathsome mother, a host of poor relatives for her, would have helped Wickham whom he hated for her sake, and would have helped pay off debts for their love. "Besides, if I were one who cared about such things, I would have married the rich Miss de Bauer, wouldn't I? My Lizzie, you needn't be so cautious about getting me into trouble, because Solving your troubles makes me happy, and also because we are a husband and wife, and we are one body." Mr. Darcy's sweet words are like those who don't want money, and the two husband and wife hug each other and smile, it seems that the creation of an heir is really just around the corner.

The next day Mr. Darcy took the initiative to contact Mr. Benest's debtor and repaid the debt for Mr. Benest to restore his reputation.He also interviewed Mr. Benest, wanting to use his brother-in-law to warn the other party to put away his fancy intestines, otherwise he will ruin his reputation.

When he saw Mr. Benest, he remembered his good looks. Indeed, if it wasn't for the huge debt problem, it would be possible to marry any lady with such looks.But he still said in a contemptuous tone: "Mr. Benest, you really made a good marriage. Not only did you solve the debt, but you also got benefits." This straightforward ridicule just made Mr. Benest smile awkwardly, after all The other party is a guy who doesn't change his face in the face of scolding.

He bowed politely, ignoring Mr. Darcy's contempt. "Mr. Darcy, I really need to thank you for your generosity, and I also think that my marriage to Miss Bennet is very good."

His shameless attitude made Mr. Darcy almost unable to vent his anger, so he said bluntly: "I used to look down on speculators like you. Of course, I will be the same in the future. But since we have become in-laws , I really hope that you can cherish Miss Bennet. If you do something like an identity, I don’t mind sending you to the debtor’s prison again. I hope you can also break up with those ladies who have been in touch with you before. After all Marriage is sacred, and it is first of all to be loyal to the other party." Darcy's words were threatening, which made Mr. Benest a little angry, and everyone felt that he was playing tricks, and did not believe that he valued and valued marriage. loyalty.But after all, the other party just paid off the debt for him, so he could only smile and say: "Thank you for your concern, I think you are right, and I am also a person who values ​​marriage very much. Since I chose Miss Mary, then I will be faithful to my choice and never make her sad."

The conversation between the two was really not pleasant, even a bit tense, but given that the restraint between the gentlemen was still friendly, Mr. Darcy did not forget to threaten again and again when he left that if he dared to do anything to hurt Mary, he would kill her. Let him taste the power of their Darcy family.

On the other hand, as the wedding date approached, Mary's mood became more and more complicated, and she even began to fear and feel guilty. Of course, she still didn't know what brother-in-law Darcy had paid for her marriage. If she knew, she would feel ashamed. die.

Since the two parties cannot meet before the wedding, only Mrs. Bennet knows about Mary's concerns. As a person who has experienced it, Mrs. Bennet is fully qualified for the role of life mentor. "Marriage is such a short-term thing. I was also nervous. Your dad even mispronounced the congratulatory speech at the wedding. I almost passed out, but I survived. You just have to shut up and answer when someone asks you if you are willing. "The way Mrs. Bennet taught seems to be very unreliable...