Mrs. Darcy's daily life

Caroline read the letter in her hand, her face became more and more serious, Darcy next to her saw it, she couldn't help showing worry, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This is from Holt's lawyer, let us hurry to Norfolk, aunt... I'm afraid she's in danger." Caroline handed the letter to Darcy and said in a heavy tone.

Caroline has never met this nominal aunt, and has only had correspondence with her.

The Bingley family has very few relatives, and the only one who is close is this aunt, but the old man likes to stay in the country all the year round, except for the wedding in Derbyshire when the original body got married, and the following time, he never went out again.

As she gets older, the old man doesn't like to walk around, but Caroline knows that she has always been in good health. This critical illness is too sudden. Besides, the lawyer notified them this time to read the will before the old man was alive. The situation is critical, as can be imagined.

Darcy skimmed through the letter quickly, looked at Caroline who was lost in thought, and thought that she felt uncomfortable, and he had a deep understanding of the feeling of losing a loved one.Reaching out to take her into his arms, he said softly, "Don't worry, we'll leave early tomorrow morning."

"Well," Caroline nodded. In fact, she was not very sad. She had no feelings for this nominal aunt, but according to the memory in her mind, she knew that the old man was very good to the three Bingley brothers and sisters. , with a gentle and loving personality, plus she has never been married all her life, so she has always regarded them as her own children, but now it has been more than a year, but she has never visited the elderly. I have to say that this is her major breach of responsibility.

After arranging for Georgiana to go to London with Lady Catherine a week later, Caroline and Darcy got into a carriage and rushed to Norfolk early the next morning.

The non-stop rush all the way shortened the usual time by one-third, and the two arrived at the manor. This manor is about the same size as Netherfield Garden, but it has a different style.

The roof of the mansion is round, with a tall pointed column protruding from it, similar to a castle.The houses are made of red mud bricks, with one side convex or concave, showing the beauty of arcs.The back is facing the lake, surrounded by trees, and the front is a wide lawn with a bluestone path built on it.Under the cover of the woods, the whole house looks exquisite and lovely, a bit like a castle in a fairy tale.

Just looking at this building can not help but make people feel happy.

But thinking that the owner inside was in critical condition, Caroline and Darcy were in no mood to appreciate the beauty of the mansion.

Led by the servant, the two hurried into the mansion. Charles and Louisa had arrived early.

The old housekeeper Adrian greeted them as soon as they entered the house.

Butler Adrian gave Caroline a hug and patted her on the shoulder with red eyes as a sign of comfort: "Ka—", the old butler just paused when he said the words, and he suddenly thought of Caroline when he saw Darcy behind him Lynn was married now, and he could no longer call her Miss Caroline.

"Mrs. Darcy, you are finally here, go to the room, Miss Dommett has been waiting for you." Miss Dommett is the old housekeeper's name for the old man.

"Well, okay, thank you Adrian the housekeeper," Caroline nodded and walked upstairs quickly with Darcy, now is not the time to reminisce.

As soon as the two of them went up to the second floor, they saw Luisa coming out of the room. Her eyes were so red and swollen that she had cried a lot.Seeing Caroline, Luisa covered her mouth and couldn't help crying again.

Hugging Caroline, Luisa murmured, "It's like this, Christmas was fine, why did it suddenly...," she couldn't help but cry on Caroline's shoulder.Caroline hurriedly patted her on the shoulder, and was about to comfort her, when Charles also happened to leave the room and interrupted her.

"You are here", Charles walked out of the room and looked at everyone with a dull expression: "Caroline, go in quickly, my aunt has been talking about you."

Charles's red eyes had obviously been crying too.Helping Louisa up, Caroline looked at Louisa and comforted: "It's okay, Louisa, it will be fine."

Listening to Caroline's words, Louisa seemed to have found the backbone, nodded and followed suit: "Well, it will be fine, it will be fine...", Louisa kept repeating this, as if it would be true As they say in general.

After handing Louisa to Charles, Caroline and Darcy entered the room.

Because it was dusk, the bedroom was a bit dark, only a candle was burning quietly by the bedside, and Jane and a middle-aged lady whom Caroline didn't know were guarding the room.

The sound of opening the door startled the two of them, and when they looked up to see Caroline and the others, Jane immediately got up and walked gently to Caroline and whispered, "Auntie has been saying your name all the time, you should go quickly", at the end, He patted her arm comfortingly.

Although Jane has always held a deep prejudice against Caroline, at this moment, she hopes to comfort her, because every unfortunate person who is about to lose a loved one should be comforted and encouraged at this fragile moment .What's more, she has seen the grief of Charles and Louisa before, so it is not difficult to imagine how important this relative is to the Bentley brothers and sisters.So at this moment, all she has for Caroline is pity and sympathy. She is willing to temporarily put aside the grievances of the past and give comfort to everyone who is sad.

Caroline nodded silently and walked towards the bed. Jane and the middle-aged woman nodded to Darcy and left the room to leave time for them.

The old man was lying quietly on the bed, her hair was gray and her face was covered with wrinkles, but her soft brows and eyes showed that she had a gentle and kind temperament, even for this moment, she was extraordinarily calm and serene.

The old man's breath was faint, and he was already dying.Caroline knelt down cautiously, held the old man's hand and called softly: "Auntie."

"You... you are here", the old man opened his eyes, his originally calm face became extremely excited after hearing Caroline's voice, and his breathing was fluctuating, which seemed to be extremely difficult.

Caroline quickly comforted her softly: "Yes, I'm here to see you, auntie. Don't get excited and speak slowly."

"Well," the old man agreed, and slowly calmed down his excitement before continuing, "Just... well, I... thought I wouldn't see you again when you came." He was happy to see Caroline before, and couldn't help but pull out a soft smile.

"No, aunt, how come you can't see me, you will get better, I will stay in your manor for a while, so you can see me every day, can't you?"

The old man closed his eyes and did not answer Caroline's words. After a long time, he raised his eyes to look at Darcy behind Caroline, and waved laboriously.

In the past few years, due to her age, she rarely went out, and she didn't have much contact with Darcy, but because of her concern for the three Bentley brothers and sisters, she never stopped paying attention to them even if she stayed at home.She has a general understanding of Darcy's personality and the situation of Darcy's family. It is undoubtedly very happy and reassuring for Caroline to have such a home, and she is also very satisfied with Darcy.

When Darcy came to the old man, he was about to speak when the old man interrupted, "I'm afraid I'm going to die soon."

"Aunt—" Caroline called with a frown, but the old man still looked at Darcy and then said slowly: "Caroline is the youngest child in the Bingley family. I have also experienced the death of my parents, so my personality may be a bit..., I hope you can be more patient and take good care of her, I am most at ease...the one who is not at ease is her."

"Don't worry, aunt, I will take good care of Caroline, and I will not let you down," Darcy assured with a solemn expression.

Hearing Darcy's words, the old man showed a satisfied smile, coughed twice, and asked Darcy to call everyone in.

After Darcy left, the old man looked at Caroline and said, "I left this manor and all the money to Charles and Louisa, and only gave you the mansion by the sea, will you blame me, Caroline. "

After hearing the old man's words, Caroline understood her intentions, and couldn't help but be moved by her good intentions, and said with a smile: "Why? You gave me the little castle I loved when I was a child, and I It's too late to be happy, how can I blame you."

"That's good, that's good..." After murmuring a few times in a row, the old man's voice trailed off.

Looking at the old man who was about to lose his strength, Caroline said guiltily, "I'm sorry, aunt, I haven't seen you for so long."

The old man showed a loving smile: "Come and see me, what are you doing, it's so boring to stay with me as an old lady, young people should go to the prom more to meet friends, I remember that Charles likes to go to the prom the most, how much he is at the prom Have fun, and you and Luisa like to watch plays, let your husbands accompany you more in the future, you know, don't stay at home all day." The old man said a long series in one breath, his face was radiant, and his eyes were shining. The bright look, until after finishing speaking, his eyes gradually faded away, and he murmured: "I really miss you when you were young, holding your hands to watch the drama..."

"Aunt—" Charles and Louisa, who had just entered, called out, and rushed to the bed.

Caroline looked at the old man who had closed her eyes. Caroline closed her eyes, sighed inwardly, and ordered the doctor who came in to check the old man again.

After getting the news that the old man had passed away, Charles and Louisa finally couldn't help crying bitterly. Their aunt was their only elder. After losing their parents, they lost another close relative. It was difficult for them to accept such a situation for a while. fact.

The old man died suddenly because of an accidental fall. Everything happened so fast that Louisa and Charles really couldn't accept such a result. They still sent gifts to each other at Christmas, but now they want heaven and man farewell.

Caroline hugged Louisa and patted her on the back, trying to make her feel better.

"Caroline, why did my aunt leave us all of a sudden, why?! Why have I never visited her?" Luisa hugged Caroline with one hand, and tightly pinched her skirt with the other, crying and blaming herself : "I've been thinking about proms, costumes, jewelry all day, why didn't I ever think about her? Why, huh?!"

Caroline silently supported Louisa, who was weeping and fell limply. At this moment, she didn't know how to answer her, because she also had a major breach of responsibility in this regard.

Hearst hurried forward to take Louisa from Caroline, comforting her constantly.

Holding Caroline's hand, Darcy looked down at her worriedly.

Caroline's eyes fell on Charles over there. Jane was comforting him gently, and looked away. Caroline shook her head and said to Darcy, "I'm fine."

After a long time, after Louisa and Charles calmed down, Caroline looked at Attorney Holt, nodded to him and said, "Please declare your will in front of my aunt."

At that time, the old man asked Darcy to call everyone in, just to announce his will before his death, but unfortunately she didn't last until that moment.

"Okay, Mrs. Darcy", said Mr. Holt and solemnly walked to the bed, beckoning everyone to be quiet, and then took out the document and read it out.

As the old man said, the manor was inherited by Charles, the mansion by the sea was given to Caroline, and finally all the eight thousand pounds the old man had accumulated in his life were given to Louisa.

This kind of allocation, the old man puts his heart into it. She has never stopped paying attention to the three siblings. Naturally, she knows that the Hearst family is investing in a factory and there is not much money left. What Luisa needs most now is money.After discussing with Jane, Charles still decided to move out of Netherfield Gardens and away from Longbourn, so he has been looking for a suitable place to live. After the old man learned about it from the butler of the Bingley family, he decided to move his manor As for Caroline, she didn't need anything, so she gave her her favorite seaside mansion when she was a child. It has beautiful scenery and is suitable for vacation.

Looking at the old man lying peacefully on the bed with his eyes closed for the last time, Caroline felt her heart twitch violently. Such selfless and silent love made her heart feel extra heavy.

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After the will was read, the matter came to an end, and they were only waiting to arrange tomorrow's funeral. At present, this matter can only be handled by Caroline, and the out-of-control emotions of Louisa and Charles cannot handle it now.

For tonight's vigil, Caroline originally planned to let her come, but Luisa refused and asked her to go back to rest. She wanted to spend the last night with the old man herself.

Thinking of the things she needs to deal with tomorrow, Caroline agreed, and rushed all the way here without any time to rest. After such a long time, she really felt overwhelmed, and now she is just holding on That's all.

After a hasty dinner, Caroline went back to her room to rest.

Early the next morning, Caroline woke up, the dazzling sunlight outside made her sit up abruptly, and was about to get out of bed in a hurry, when she was pulled into her arms by two strong arms behind her.

Darcy sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Caroline and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? It's so frizzy."

Lying in Darcy's arms, Caroline frowned and blamed herself: "Today I have to deal with my aunt's funeral, but now I overslept, I must hurry down now." to get out of bed.But Darcy's arms around her were still tightly held, and he didn't intend to let go at all. Caroline turned her head in confusion.

Darcy laughed, pressed Caroline's forehead, and said softly: "Don't worry, have you forgotten that I am still there? I have already arranged everything, so you can rest for a while. God, you are tired enough."

There was distress in Darcy's eyes. During the time they were on the road, they didn't stop to rest. Every time they saw Caroline's tired look, Darcy couldn't help but want to persuade her to find a hotel to rest for a while, but seeing He still endured the times when Caroline urged the coachman to go faster, and he knew he couldn't persuade her at that time.

Caroline didn't have any feelings for the old man, but she knew how much the old man valued the three Bentley brothers and sisters. When she was about to pass away, Caroline didn't want her to leave with regrets.Just as in the memory, when Yuanzhen was a child, the old man's selfless love for her touched her a little bit.

For some reason, Caroline found that she was becoming more and more soft-hearted now, and she was not at all like her previous self.

"Have you made arrangements for Auntie's funeral?" Caroline realized that Darcy was already fully dressed, which meant that he was up early.

Darcy nodded, hugged Caroline into his arms, gently stroked her hair and sighed, "Caroline, I am your husband, I hope you can rely on me more, don't worry about it Take care of everything by yourself, you know, don’t forget that I’m standing behind you.”

Darcy kissed Caroline's cheek, smiled and said, "And I'm willing to do anything for you."

Caroline stood up, saw Darcy's bright black eyes staring at her sincerely and tenderly, couldn't help showing a smile, hugged Darcy's neck with both hands, buried it on his shoulder and said, "Well, I remember , I still have you, dear."

Darcy gently kissed Caroline's hair and suggested: "Why don't you rest for a while, I'll stay with you here, and I'll call you when the time is up."

Caroline shook her head: "No need, I can't fall asleep now, I want to go down and wait first." Caroline suddenly straightened up, looked at Darcy and asked, "You and I will stay together for the past two days. Hurry up, get up early in the morning again, are you tired, or else you can rest for a while."

Seeing the worry in Caroline's eyes, Darcy picked her up from the bed with a smile, and comforted her: "I'm used to traveling, and I rested for a night yesterday, and I'm not tired anymore, you don't have to worry." At the end He stretched out his hand and rang the bell beside the bed to call the servant to comb Caroline.

After putting her on the carpet, Darcy turned around and opened the closet, and took out a long black dress for her. Everyone at the funeral needs to appear in black, and Caroline, as a relative of the deceased, next must wear black clothing every day for several weeks.

These clothes were also prepared by Darcy. They left in a hurry, and these things were not prepared.