Dear Mr. Darcy [Pride and Prejudice]

Chapter 25 The Reason For Forgiveness

Emma decided to change her name in the future: Wojende Shigezheng Jingren Kentra.Looking at the yellow and green leaves outside the window, she showed a bewildered smile.The past is like smoke and wind, she has already forgotten, it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong, in the future, if you see Mr. Darcy, stay away for thirty miles_(:зゝ∠)_

Looking at Emma's smile, George felt a chill down his back for some reason. "Well, Emma?"

Emma turned her head, put away the smile on her face, and her eyes were burning with anger.Brother Xiong is you!How could Mr. Darcy know if you didn't tell me!Professional selling sisters for 20 years!

Georgeton felt bad, Emma was going to settle accounts with him. "Emma, ​​that rumor..."

Emma really wanted to say that there was no more innocence anyway, so she just let it be like this, but reason made her hold back, and took the rest of the information and flipped through the pages. "Rumours are not a problem. There are police detectives who can testify about Clark's case, and the other case is unfounded. At most, it will add trouble to people. Finding out who is behind the scenes is the key."

George sighed softly, his brows were rarely full of sadness. "Emma, ​​I'm the one who got you involved. If it wasn't for me, Clark's matter would not have been revealed."

One size fits all, and Emma never blamed George for it. "If it's not me who said it, but Clark, what do you think will happen? At least now there are many people who can testify that I got engaged first, and Clark wants me to elope with him shamelessly. I am not responsible at all. No. Clark said it must be because I couldn't elope with him, and got engaged in a hurry to cover up the scandal."

George still blamed himself a lot. "Clark had no reason to say it..."

Emma gently took George's hand. "I originally thought that incident might have something to do with my father's political choice. Someone wanted to control the Kentra family through Clark. Now it seems that it may be a personal enmity. Otherwise, I don't have the right to inherit. What's the good of ruining me? If It's a personal vendetta. The people behind the scenes would never let me go, regardless of whether I tried to clear up your grievances. It's a pity that the person who Clark said introduced him to the witch doctor used a false identity to find him. The witch doctor did not If you can be convicted, your whereabouts will be unknown soon. Just take this opportunity to investigate."

George shook his grip vigorously. If he had discovered his father's dangerous situation earlier and learned how to be a qualified Earl of Kentra earlier, even if he couldn't prevent the tragedy from happening, at least he wouldn't need his sister's sacrifice to protect him, at least he could find the chief envoy sooner. Don't let what happened today.

A cloud was about to form over George's head.Emma had no choice but to coax him: "You are the best brother. I have never regretted it." In fact, when Emma told the story of Clark's abduction and elopement, she thought that it might be exposed in the future.But she has no better choice.The document for repaying George's debts is not evidence at all, and it is difficult to get Mr. Darcy to intervene unless this matter is brought out.Although most of the evidence later pointed to George, Mr. Darcy and Lieutenant Colonel Fitzwilliam insisted on investigating. In the end, Mr. Darcy even bailed for George at the police officer to let him play a very risky play. Most of the reasons were They determined that Clark was of bad character.Generally speaking, it is still a good deal to talk about elopement.

George soon perked up. "Thanks to Lisa, only one person was detained. At the beginning, Fitzwilliam told me that Lisa was not trustworthy. Last time, she begged me to let her be the housekeeper in Swan Manor. She felt very ambitious. I didn't expect it to be a Faithful servant. Someone came to her to buy news about you when she came home, and she secretly went to the villagers to catch him."

Emma smiled. "Because Mr. Darcy also told me that she could not be trusted, so I warned her when I left." Faithful servant?She didn't believe Lisa at all, so she didn't tell her more things.But she didn't break her promise to send brother Lisa to school for education.

George was a little curious. "What did you say? You still hold the evidence of her theft?"

Emma laughed but said nothing.In fact, Lisa begged her to give her the evidence before she left. Her original words were "If I say now that the former loyal servant is greedy enough to force me to give her jewelry, and I will hurt me if I don't give her, you guess the police officer How will the sentence be? Whenever I want, whether there is any factual basis or not, you can be caught and put in jail. Stay at Kentra's house and do your own thing. If you are loyal, I will give you your You want it, otherwise even if something happens to us, you won’t be able to escape.”

George just asked casually, seeing that Emma didn't want to say anything, he didn't go into it. "The rumor came from the neighboring county. I'll rush over now. You don't have to go out until the matter is resolved. Just stay at home and practice the piano and read books."

"Wait." Emma felt that something was wrong just now, but her mind was a little confused and she couldn't grasp this point.She had thought of it as soon as George said he would look into it himself. "Since the people behind it also know that this matter can't pose any threat to me, why do they still release this rumor? I'm afraid they will figure it out and you will definitely investigate it yourself. I don't know whether to divert the tiger from the mountain or to attack you."

George's brows were furrowed. "No threat? They're discrediting you."

Emma is completely different from the girls of this era, although she hopes to have a good reputation as much as possible, so that it is easy to win people's trust and facilitate things.For this reason, she tried to find someone to cover up the night visit to Bloomberg, tried not to reveal her familiarity with business politics in front of everyone, and quickly became a necessary skill for a lady.But she will not feel so much pain because of the temporary damage to her reputation. "It's just two days of patience, anyway, it will definitely be clarified in the end. Besides, I already have a fiancé." Wait, if it was obvious that she was infatuated with Mr. Darcy, Irvine would not have been in the Cotswolds. Did you notice something too?

George looked as agitated as he had been rumored to be having an illicit relationship with Mr. Clarke and Mr. Darcy. "It's because of Alvin that you have to be cautious! Do you want to break off the engagement with Alvin?" In fact, he felt sorry for Alvin.When Emma was young and ignorant and was coaxed by Clark to elope, he stopped Emma, ​​and soon the old Mr. Kentra arranged a marriage for her, and Alvin didn't know about it. fair.Later, Emma was very considerate to Mr. Darcy, and he was not sure about Emma's thoughts. If Emma really showed empathy, he would definitely tell Alvin to break off the engagement, but Emma didn't seem to either. , so he didn't tell Alvin about this.

Emma lowered her eyes. "No, of course I don't want to do that. I redated that letter. I went to Lena once after Clark put the blame for the poisoning on Lena and asked her to prove it was in exchange for paying her family money every month." I got engaged before I sent the letter. Clark didn't admit it at first, and finally I said that I ran away with him before I got engaged. Now Lena and Clark are dead, and the police testimony is [-] to [-], no matter who goes The investigation will suggest that it is more likely that Clark intentionally framed this matter. I am sorry for Alvin, but I hope my brother can keep it a secret." If she had done this, she would choose to confess to Alvin , but she didn't want to take the blame from the original owner.

George sighed. "Of course I'm on your side." Although his conscience was condemned, he still hoped that Emma would have a good husband.

Emma decided to ask this important question, even though it was terribly embarrassing. "I really don't have any other thoughts about Mr. Darcy, do you think Alvin is mistaken?"

George tried to remember. "Probably not. You didn't do anything after Alvin came. He doesn't look like he misunderstood you." In fact, George thinks that this kind of thing is unacceptable to men. If Erwin finds something wrong, he will definitely speak out.

Emma breathed a sigh of relief.

George seriously emphasized: "You should also be nicer to Alvin."

Emma nodded vigorously. "I swear. I won't make stupid mistakes again."

In the end, George was persuaded by Emma, ​​instead of going out in person, he sent several people to track down.Emma also asked him to specifically tell these people to investigate more slowly and lamely. If the action is not within the plan of the other party, their temporary adjustment plan may reveal flaws.

A week later, the news came that the people sent to carry out George's instructions and did not go to the person who was detained and confessed for a long time. As a result, there was a sudden gunshot in the village last night, and they rushed over to find that it was the person who was staying. There were some bloodstains in the house, but the house was empty. At the same time, those outsiders disappeared overnight, leaving only some people who were bought to spread rumors.

"That's it, disappeared?" Emma often felt that her identity was too restrictive. At this time, she could only wait for the results of the investigation at home, and the information analyzed in this kind of second-hand news was often distorted, not to mention sometimes sent People who go out don't get the results she wants at all, like this time.Just give a word?Since the shots were fired, it should be that other forces intervened to take these people away. To be able to disappear overnight without a sound, at least similar people must do it, right?When and where did these people live?With horses and guns, it is impossible to have no trace of entry and exit, right?Did you say hello to the locals?Making them pretend to be lame isn't really lame!She decided to find a way to solve this problem starting today.

George also felt a little embarrassed.He also fully ensured that he really didn't have many loyal and capable people under his command. This time, he felt that he had to pretend to be incapable of doing things, so he simply sent a few more people with no experience. He thought he would find a few more in the next two days Reliable people go, anyway, the people behind the scenes always have to achieve their goals before giving up. Unexpectedly, someone suddenly intervenes. "This, that's it..."

Emma sighed slightly. "Forget it, anyway, there is nothing to lose this time. Since we can't find out, let's start to clarify. But who will suddenly intervene?"

The two brothers and sisters were puzzled by this question, and when they sent someone to clarify and wondered how to find out the person who intervened, Lieutenant Colonel Fitzwilliam came to the door.

Emma hadn't seen Lieutenant Colonel Fitzwilliam for a long time. Although she was secretly worried whether Lieutenant Colonel Fitzwilliam mistook her for Mr. Darcy, she tried to keep calm on the surface. "Hello Lieutenant Colonel."

George was more familiar with military ranks than Emma, ​​and he noticed at a glance that Lieutenant Colonel Fitzwilliam's epaulettes had changed. "Now it's time to call the Colonel."

Emma was surprised, so she was promoted to colonel now? "Congratulations, you must have made outstanding achievements in India."

Colonel Fitzwilliam accepted Emma's congratulations with a smile. "I don't dare to talk about outstanding meritorious service. In war, I always get promoted faster. What surprises me even more is my dividend."

Seeing the colonel's joyful and relaxed expression, Emma couldn't help smiling.At the beginning, she asked George to invite Colonel Fitzwilliam to invest in the stock. The business made a lot of money this year, and the dividends were naturally very generous.As the youngest son, Colonel Fitzwilliam can't inherit much property. In the original book, he had to find a lady with a rich dowry for the quality of life. Now he has another way to choose. If he can share a thousand pounds every year, Fitzwilliam The lieutenant colonel can marry a lady he likes according to his own wishes. "That's what you deserve, investing in shares when others are not optimistic about your brother."

Colonel Fitzwilliam knew very well that he didn't have much money to invest, and George didn't lack start-up capital, so he was enticed to buy shares solely for the sake of repaying him.But there is no need to tell Emma about the affairs between these gentlemen.

It happened to be afternoon tea time, and the three sat down at the table.

Because of the stake, George and Colonel Fitzwilliam met several times, and they also kept in touch after the colonel returned to India last year.It is also considered familiar, and it is more casual to speak. "I just received your letter half a month ago saying that I came back from India, why didn't you rest at home for a few more days?"

"I wanted to rest for a few more days." The colonel took a sip of tea and narrowed his eyes in enjoyment. "Your tea is very good. Fitzwilliam is wounded and I'm going to see him. Just passing you."

Emma shook her hand, half of the tea was spilled. "Mr. Darcy?" She was not trembling because Mr. Darcy was injured, and the colonel still had time to stop by Manfil, so the injury must not be serious.Her hands trembled a little now when she heard Mr. Darcy's name.

The colonel nodded. "Yes. Fitzwilliam didn't tell me about it. I found out that his last reply was ghostwritten, and he said he sprained his right hand. Fitzwilliam always likes to hide these things, so as not to worry people. It happened that his family doctor was a classmate of mine, so I asked him to write and ask. Fitzwilliam got a gunshot wound on his right hand for some reason three days ago, but it was just a bruise so the injury was not serious. This is not the hunting season, The letter Fitzwilliam sent me ten days ago was still sent from Pember, and he hasn’t traveled far, so how could he be injured by a gunshot?”

Three days ago, a gunshot wound.Emma shook her hand and the cup fell to the ground.She looked up at George and saw the same suspicion in his eyes.It can't be such a coincidence, can it?

George smiled at the puzzled colonel and said, "Since Fitzwilliam is injured, I don't know. As a friend, I should visit him. It just so happens that I have nothing to do these two days. Let me go to Pemberley with you."

Colonel Fitzwilliam found the request to be reasonable, and readily agreed.

George came back three days later.It was indeed Mr. Darcy who did it.He didn't want to intervene. Although Alvin was not in the country, Emma was protected by George. Besides, he planned to stay away from Emma.But seeing that the people sent by George were incapable of doing things, not only failed to find the person who spread the rumors in five days, but also made the rumors intensify, Mr. Darcy couldn't stand by and watch.He first sent someone to find out the situation, and found that someone was manipulating behind him, and he seemed to be armed with a gun.Many people riding on horseback and carrying guns need to greet the local people in advance. Mr. Darcy went in person in order to get it done as soon as possible. He originally wanted to only show up when greeting the local people, and then wait for the news.Unexpectedly, he was mistaken for George and was led to that house and shot. Fortunately, Mr. Darcy reacted quickly and only scratched his right hand.The opponent had already exposed his purpose, although he failed to kill the target, he still withdrew.In order to avoid Emma knowing about this matter, Mr. Darcy did not return to Pemberley, and found another place to live in Derbyshire, so as not to be discovered by Georgiana and inadvertently revealed to Emma.Never expected to be ruined by the family doctor and Colonel Fitzwilliam.Mr. Darcy had to admit that George had come to the door.

George finally concluded: "I thought you were the only one who would do good deeds without leaving a name. It turns out that Fitzwilliam is the same."

Emma heaved a long sigh.She felt that she understood what Mr. Darcy meant, and Mr. Darcy didn't want her to misunderstand, but because of his friendship with George and the repayment for their help, he would not stand idly by, so he chose to help secretly.What a pity, if only those nasty misunderstandings weren't there.But thinking of Mr. Darcy's cold face, Emma still felt unable to explain it against his strange gaze.

The author has something to say: First of all, I would like to thank Su Rushi for your little angel's mine~

When he came to deliver the sheet music that day, Mr. Darcy apologized to her, saying that it was his fault.Emma felt that Mr. Darcy had no prejudice against her, even if he didn't approve of some of her behaviors, she also admitted that she had done badly.

If you are not satisfied with this process, please bring it up. I hope I didn't turn it too bluntly.

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