On the clear lake, a small boat floats quietly, and the willow branches on both sides of the river are flying in the wind, drawing moving arcs in the air, like a graceful elf dancing to its heart's content, showing its enchanting figure.

Darcy looked at Caroline, who was lying on the boat comfortably on her back. She was closing her eyes and covering her face with a fan to hide the sun. Shaking, like a baby's cradle, made Caroline sleepy.

Darcy sat here and struggled for a long time, thinking that Caroline decisively rejected his plan to go to Italy for vacation last night, so she took off extremely, he was not reconciled.He felt he could persuade Caroline a little more.

Thinking of this, Darcy moved in front of Caroline, leaned over to remove the fan from her face, and called, "Caroline~".

Caroline was already drowsy at this time, when she heard Darcy's voice, she let out a lazily "hmm" with a strong nasal voice.

Darcy hugged Caroline, kissed her on the cheek, and said: "I remember you told me that the hunting fair can also be held every two years. And I think it's better to hold it every two years, so that we Then we can freely arrange the time in the fall of the year. After all, we can't have time to stay at Pemberley Manor at this time of the year.

As for the Christmas thing you said, we can spend Christmas in Italy and come back in the spring, which is not too late. "

As he said that, Darcy began to talk about the customs and customs of Christmas in Italy and various interesting things, and succeeded in getting Caroline to react. Her closed eyes moved slightly, but she fell silent after a while.

Caroline didn't open her eyes, just closed her eyes, opened her mouth and said, "Forget about going abroad for Christmas, and I will go again when I have a chance. As for the autumn hunting meeting, don't worry about it. I talked with Mrs. Brown last year. , Mrs. Smith and the others have discussed that if I am not in Pemberley Manor, they will jointly hold the event, and the event will go on smoothly, so the situation you just mentioned does not exist. And in the future, this event will be famous in this area After the big noise, I believe our town mayor, Mr. Anderson, is also happy to make it a tradition in this area. At that time, we will not be the only organizer. Even if we are not there, others will be very happy to take over of this activity."

As she spoke, Caroline opened her eyes, raised a bright smile and said, "So, my dear, don't worry about this kind of thing." She hasn't settled with him for what happened last night, Now, no matter what, she has to respond to him in order to relieve her only hatred in her heart.

Darcy glanced at his wife expressionlessly. Even though he knew she did it on purpose, he couldn't help but said lightly: "Then we can hand it over to Mrs. Brown and the others to hold it this year."

Before I finished speaking, Caroline immediately interrupted: "How can it be, this is the second time to hold it, and this time a new project has been added, so I need to plan it carefully. If I am not here, I will Don’t worry, but this time I will ask them to assist me, and I will hand over future activities to them alone.”

Caroline straightened up: "Presumably my dear, you don't mind." She stared at him with a pair of innocent eyes, deep in the clear blue pupils, there was a strong evil taste, which made Da West loves and hates.

do not mind? !A joke, how could he not mind, he really minds, okay?

Darcy glanced at Caroline coolly, feeling more and more that his wife was not in good hands.

Seeing that Darcy's complexion was not good, Caroline accepted it as soon as she saw it. With a bright smile, she got up and hugged him and suggested, "Why don't we go again next spring, and come back in autumn."

Speaking of this, she immediately put on a sad face, and said pitifully: "I really don't like going out to play in winter. It's too cold here. Think about it, how uncomfortable it is when the cold wind blows on you in winter." Before her performance was over, Darcy's next words made Caroline's expression crack for a moment.

"Then in previous winters, I didn't see how uncomfortable you were, and you still went out to attend various parties every day in the ice and snow."

Caroline: "..."

With a slight roll of her eyes, Caroline immediately restrained the expression on her face, stared at Darcy's face, opened the distance from him, pursed her lips, raised her chin and raised her jaw: "You think I'm Lied to you?" There was a trace of naked threat in the rising ending.

Darcy was speechless, turning his face whenever he could.Putting his arms around Caroline's waist, he softened his face and said, "I don't think you're lying to me, I just think—" You're just messing around, Darcy's tone paused, and he looked down at his wife, Did not dare to say the rest.

But why didn't Caroline know what he was thinking, she immediately turned serious, and said seriously: "Fitzwilliam, although I did go out to various parties in the past winter, but which party was not in a warm room, and in the carriage There are heaters too, so you don't get cold at all, and if we travel to places like Venice in Italy, don't we go to see the bay, or go out and see the scenery, it's so cold to be outside."

After being told by Caroline, Darcy remembered that although she would go to various parties in the past, she seldom went outside. This was his mistake.Moreover, her body is prone to coldness, and she is not suitable for traveling in winter. Well, it was because he didn't think carefully.

Kissing Caroline's brow and eyes lightly, Darcy said guiltily: "I misunderstood you, dear, I'm sorry."

Climbing up on Darcy's body, Caroline nestled in his arms, put her head on his shoulder, wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "It's good that you know it."

It is typical to get cheap and sell well.

"And I'm not saying no, how about we go next spring? The weather is just right at that time, and we can go to the beach in summer."

Caroline really didn't want to go out to play when winter was approaching, and she really didn't have much interest in going out in the cold weather.

"Okay, it's all up to you," Darcy said softly, stroking her hair.

The river water is rippling, and under the caress of the wind, it is full of charm.

……

In the following days, Caroline began to be busy with hunting meetings and food competitions. This time, apart from herself, as she said, Mrs. Brown and the others came to help her.

In addition to writing invitations to invite hunting men for this event, invitations were also sent to the chefs of various mansions and some restaurants in the town. Even villagers in the village who are interested can come and sign up directly.This year she must hold a food competition, after all, this is her fundamental purpose.

And Darcy also took the plan that Caroline gave him to Matlock. After a field visit to the factory and a long discussion with the agent, Mr. Fred, Darcy finally completed the workers' reward and punishment regulations. Some details of the plan, and let Mr. Fred temporarily experiment in the factory in Derbyshire for a period of time.

As for other plans, there is no rush right now, and we will have to inspect the operation of the factory more.He has already ordered Mr. Fred to record all the subsequent operations of the factory for future reference.

Darcy came back from Matlock when everything was done and the hunting meeting was approaching, and Charles was still behind him.

At this time, Charles was visibly thinner and looked sluggish. He was wearing a brown suit, a bowler hat on his head, and a pair of leather boots under his feet were covered with bits and pieces of mud. It looked like he had traveled for a long time.

Charles' dim eyes, when he saw Caroline and the others and their pregnant wife sitting on the sofa, he became a little more energetic, showing a faint smile and hugging them one by one.

After hugging and greeting Charles, Caroline looked at Darcy who was standing aside, stepped forward and kissed him on the cheek, and then smiled and asked him about going to Matlock. As for Charles, he had Jane to go care about him.

Darcy showed a gentle smile, held Caroline's hand and said, "Everything is going well, don't worry."

The two were reminiscing about the past here, while Georgiana and Luisa looked at each other over there. Now that the relationship between the two is getting better, it will be more difficult for them to get in.

Georgiana resignedly lowered her head to tease Erwin, while Louisa turned to ask Charles about his stay in London.

"By the way, Charles, did you see Hearst in London?"

"Yes, but we just chatted on the street for a while. He has something to do at the factory, and I, you know, I want to find out Wickham's whereabouts, so I don't have much time to catch up."

Hearst returned to London some time ago, and now the business at his factory is on the right track. So far, everything is going well, and he has started to make a profit. It may be that he has tasted the sweetness. Now he is much more active than in the past.

"Then how are you doing in London?" Nodding, Louisa didn't ask too many questions, but instead asked about Charles's stay in London.

When he mentioned this, Charles' face turned ugly, and he just said a few words and didn't want to talk about it anymore, but from his words, Caroline understood why he became like this.

At the beginning, Wickham disappeared in London. It was not until a few months later that Lydia found out that his husband had really disappeared, not to seek pleasure. Then she wrote to her father crying, begging him Must help her.After Mrs. Bennet went back, she was also crying and screaming, and the house was in chaos. When Charles left, she was naturally caught by Lydia and Mrs. Bennet who were about to go crazy.

Mr. Bennett and Charles immediately went to London with a headache, and searched with the Gardner family for a few days, but there was no news at all, and that was all, unexpectedly, Mrs. Bennett and Lydia also ran to London To add to the chaos, it's been a rowdy day at Bentley's.

With Mrs. Bennet and Lydia around, Charles wants to have a good time, and that is the devil.

During the day, Charles and Mr. Bennett had to go out to find someone, make various investigations and enquiries, and were extremely busy. After returning home, they had to endure all kinds of neurotic nagging from Lydia, who was eager for her husband, and Mrs. Bennett, who was anxious in heart. Noisy, the whole person is naturally uncomfortable.In particular, Mrs. Bennet and Lydia didn't dare to go too far in front of their husband and father, but the soft-tempered Charles and the others didn't have so many worries, and he became the softest persimmon to pinch.

Caroline felt that Charles was able to come back intact in the end and did not collapse. Caroline felt that it was thanks to his cheerful and big-hearted temper. If it were someone else, he might have gone crazy long ago. I didn’t see that even Elizabeth didn’t want to take care of it. .

Caroline's eyes fell on Jane, and she couldn't bear it anymore.

Jane's beautiful cut eyes are full of distress and guilt. She can bear her mother and sister making troubles against her unreasonably, but looking at Charles' thin cheeks, she is really heartbroken. She should have prevent him from going to Longborn.

"Charles, you don't need to worry about this matter. I will write to my father about Wickham's matter and ask him to persuade my mother." Seeing Charles being tortured like this, at this moment, Jane really couldn't do anything No longer soft-heartedly persuaded himself to take care of Wickham's affairs.

Even if it was her own brother-in-law, but he was corrupt, lazy, addicted to gambling, and had fun all day long, just like what Lizzie said, it would be better for this kind of person to disappear.

As for her sister Lydia, she would give her an annual support, but nothing more.

Charles shook his wife's hand and nodded wearily.

"I'll accompany you up to rest, Charles."

"it is good".

After the two said goodbye to Caroline and the others, they got up and walked upstairs.

"I hope they can learn some lessons this time." Darcy looked at the backs of the two and said with a frown. He really didn't expect that even Charles's temperament would be tortured like this.

"Maybe," Caroline shrugged.

After that day, Charles didn't return to his previous appearance until the day Caroline held the hunting party, and happily followed all the men to hunt.

This hunting meeting and food competition was really lively, whether it was the men's hunting competition in the morning or the chefs' cooking competition in the afternoon, it was very lively and lively.

In the morning, Georgiana took Erwin, followed by the servants, and shuttled around the banquet, mingling with the children who came here.And Caroline took Louisa and Jane to receive the ladies and some chefs who came.

In the afternoon, after all the games were over, there was a grand dinner. Caroline changed the event a little this time, adding a feast and a dance in the evening to entertain all the guests who came here until the early morning.

"Oh! God! God! Caroline, I think this activity is so interesting, you don't know how excited and excited I am today, I can guarantee that this is the most interesting activity I have ever participated in, in the future I have to attend every year, and it would be a great loss in my life to miss such an event." Charles said with bright eyes and piercing eyes to Caroline quickly, his cheeks flushed with excitement.

Caroline shrugged, noncommittal, and after a few words with him, she turned and went back to rest.

After participating in the hunting meeting, Charles regained his previous energy. After resting at Pemberley Manor for two days, he took Jane back to Norfolk with satisfaction. The old butler had long been impatient with waiting there.

"Where are we spending Christmas this year?" asked Caroline as she climbed into bed that night.

Darcy put down the book in his hand, embraced Caroline who was sitting in his arms, pulled up the quilt that was originally on her body, covered her body, thought for a while, then looked at her and asked: "What about that?" Where do you want to live?"

"What about you, tell me what you think. Every year, I follow my opinion. This year we adopt a fair and just approach. As the male host, you naturally have the right to speak."

"What do you think of London?" said Darcy, laughing.

"I think so too. Last year we spent Christmas at Pemberley Manor, and this year we went to London, just to participate in this year's social season."

"So decide."

"Ok".

After the hunting meeting, the weather cooled down rapidly. Caroline and the others packed their bags and rushed to London not long after.This year's trip to London was no different from last year, except that the successive dances were all kinds of parties, and there was nothing new.But after Christmas, a piece of news made Caroline black face.

Caroline never thought that one day, someone would blatantly step on her to climb up, and even successfully reached the pinnacle of life.

It just made her terrified!

"I have to say that the French painting world is full of talents. This young Mr. Field is only 24 years old. He has caused a sensation in the entire French painting world with his "Venus in the Heart". He is called the most talented by those Frenchmen. I heard from a friend in France that this Mr. Field is not only talented, but also very handsome, especially he has a pair of passionate and charming eyes. I think if I can spend the spring night with such a gentleman, That must feel good." A luxuriously dressed lady about 30 years old was sitting on a chair, holding an exquisite feather fan in her hand, covering her mouth and her companion, smiling coquettishly.

"Where's your little lover from the newspaper office? Why, you're going to abandon him so soon," her companion raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Talented men are naturally more favored by others. The little reporter is just good-looking, and it's not interesting after a long time." Mrs. Nachel lightly slapped her feather fan twice, and said casually.

"That's true, if I would naturally be more willing to—" Mrs. Nachel's companion said with a smile in agreement. As his eyes shifted, he paused suddenly and stopped what he was saying. When he saw the person opposite Only then did she realize her impoliteness, and quickly elbowed her friend to give her a wink.

Reminded by her friend, Mrs. Nachel immediately woke up from the topic just now, sat up straight, put on a flattering smile on her face, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Darcy, have you finished reading the newspaper? How, I am right, this is the most famous young painter recently, I heard that one of his paintings is hard to find, especially the "Venus in the Heart", many French nobles paid high prices I bought this painting from him, but he didn’t sell it, to be honest, I’m really curious about how good this painting is.”

Caroline tightly squeezed the newspaper in her hand, and the content on it made her so angry that she wanted to bite her silver teeth.So much so that she didn't even bother to pay attention to the conversation between the two women opposite.

Caroline's drooping eyes were as cold as frost, but when she raised them again, she had regained her previous expression, and her eyes fell on the two ladies opposite, evoking a polite but not warm smile: "Yes Well, it turns out that Mrs. Nachel is also interested in painting."

"It's natural. Every year I go to the gallery to buy some good treasures. Beautiful paintings always make people happy, don't you think, Mrs. Darcy."

Caroline just smiled lightly and said nothing.

"Oh! I almost forgot. The young painter Mr. Field mentioned in the newspaper once visited Pemberley Manor. His "Venus in the Heart" seems to have been inspired by it, and he himself Admittedly, the subject of his painting is his Venus."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Nachel flattered: "From this, we can see that Pemberley Manor is really outstanding. Not only the scenery is beautiful and moving, but also the people are so brilliant, but this is because the Darcy family is well managed. Once When I traveled to Derbyshire, the local people highly respected the owner of the Darcy family, saying that Mr. Darcy is respected, not only has a good heart, but also is a very good manor..."

Every time Mrs. Nachel said something, Caroline's mood became worse. She suppressed her anger and had a quick chat with them, then got up to leave.Following the flow of people, it disappeared in the resplendent and resplendent ballroom.

As soon as Caroline's figure disappeared, Mrs. Nachel immediately gave her companion a reproachful look: "Why didn't you remind me just now, I was rude, and now Mrs. Darcy may have a bad impression of me. To the extreme."

"As soon as you talked about this artist, you talked endlessly, which caused me to be dragged into the water by you. You still have the nerve to talk about me. Be careful next time, and be careful not to fall on a man in the future."

Seeing that Mrs. Nachel was staring and trying to reason with her, she quickly waved her hand and changed the subject: "By the way, where did you get this newspaper? People and wine are the most common thing at this dance. You took out the paper." A newspaper is a rarity."

As soon as this was mentioned, Mrs. Nachel immediately got excited: "I brought this newspaper from the mansion specially, and when I saw the news about this painter today, I had a premonition of an opportunity.

A distinguished painter has been produced by Pemberley Park.How about it?You say this is a big news, just tell Mrs. Darcy the news, and boast a few words by the way, if you want to please this Mrs. Darcy, it is not easy," Mrs. Nachel said triumphantly.

"However, I think your plan runs counter to your purpose. Mrs. Darcy seems to have a very bad impression of you." Her companion poured cold water on her face, and the smugness on Mrs. Nechel's face immediately turned into angrily.

"Damn it, it's all the shit painter's fault. It would be a disaster if Tom left a bad influence on Mrs. Darcy because of me and was excluded from Miss Darcy's marriage choices."

"In this way, I was also hurt by you!" Mrs. Nachel's companion glared at her angrily, and kept fanning with a fan to calm down.

In the majestic ballroom, cups of wine were intertwined, and it was very lively. The angry voices of the two ladies were immediately drowned out by the sound wave, and they could not startle a wave.

The author has something to say: Sorry for being late today, T_T.

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