After time travel, Anna felt that she was not happy at all in this strange age.

Even though the original owner was born noble, he is the only heir of the De Boer family, and is the beloved daughter of Mrs. Catherine. As long as she wants to, she can live comfortably for the rest of her life; and the Rosings Manor where she lives is magnificent, and has exhaustion that ordinary people can't imagine. Luxuriously decorated, here she can live the life of high-class ladies, playing the piano, equestrian lessons, afternoon tea, admiring the priceless masterpieces left by outstanding painters in the room, lying on the bed softer than milk Sleeping on silk and brocade brocades, and even daily necessities are taken care of by servants without doing anything by yourself... This is the happy life that everyone, including herself, had imagined. However, once it happened to her and became a reality, Anna It turned out that it was totally different from what she had expected.

At first Anna thought it was caused by her mother, Lady Catherine.Even for this age, her mother seemed domineering and pretentious enough.Her status and wealth made many people willing to say only the flattering words she liked to hear.In addition, Mrs. Catherine also likes to teach others very much, and regards the experience and dogma she believes in as the supreme truth.She likes to go to the villages and towns to mediate and deal with—or it is more accurate to use the word “repress and subdue”—the disputes between the poor, and she is satisfied only when they all die down.

It's strange that I don't feel depressed when I stay with such a mother every day.What's more, this body is so weak and sickly. In most cases, listening to Mrs. Catherine's lectures, Anna doesn't even have the energy to refute, and her "obedience" and "obedience" will obviously only make the other party arrogance. If you feel that what you say is completely correct, you should be awed and respected unconditionally.

At first, Anna was so angry that she wanted to stand up and argue with Madam Catherine several times, but after she calmed down, she felt that this was not a solution at all, but would arouse the other party's anger. The result will not change in any way.She gave up the way of persuading her mother, endured it, and only occasionally complained to her maid when she was depressed, but the other's answer to her was full of incredible persuasion and compromise, and not only It is a person, almost all the maids have exactly the same idea as Mrs. Catherine——

"You look timid and cowardly. You are far worse than the eldest daughter of the Hunter family. You have no ladylike temperament at all. How can you marry in the future? Do you expect Darcy to come to our house to propose marriage?"

"Miss, Madam is right, we women can only be happy if we marry the right man."

"As long as the other party has money and status, what does a little flaw matter? Feelings can be cultivated after marriage—"

"Miss, you don't know how much we envy you. A lady like you is destined to have a decent marriage in the future..."

"In fact, Madam loves you very much. No one else can get so much love and care elsewhere. All the hard work is to prepare for future happiness. I believe Madam will be able to find a good family for you to entrust to you for the rest of your life. "

……

There are countless similar statements, no matter how well-intentioned and caring they seem, they all only convey one point of view——

Women, only by accidental marriage can they be happy.Marriage is the ultimate destination of a woman's life.

Anna couldn't believe it: in this day and age, the status of women in Britain is so low.Not just the economic and political kind of dependency, even the right to education is completely restricted.Even if you are lucky enough to receive a good education, as a woman, the possibility of inheriting wealth is still slim.Parents forcibly keep their daughters from getting married, and everyone—including women themselves—believes that the so-called piano, equestrian skills, and the ability to appreciate murals are just one of the preparations for getting compliments from men so that they can marry well.As for love?That was more like icing on the cake.It is of course better to have it, and it will have no effect without it.

This situation seems to be unexpected, but also reasonable.

Anna still remembers that when she read the book "Pride and Prejudice" for the first time in high school, she was fascinated by the rich English country style depicted in it, which made her feel that the British country two centuries ago It seems to exist only in classical oil paintings.The tall and straight gentlemen leaned on crutches and politely took off their hats to pay tribute. The gorgeous ladies opened the curtains of the carriage and looked out curiously. on the small road.The early morning light falls on the bushes and weeds, the canvas of time wraps the beauty, and the light touch of the brush adds a touch of calm and suitable background color, just like the romantic years burning in a white candle.

This unstained bourgeois sentiment once made many people think that this was the beautiful life in the English countryside in the [-]th and [-]th centuries, and the consummated love between Elizabeth and Darcy was the ending of most women's dreams.She is obsessed with the fierce collision and sparks of pride and prejudice, but she forgets that perfect love is often only one in a million. There are many "Charlotte and Collins" in this world, and there are many helplessness and compromise.

Not to mention, Anna's mother has held this kind of thinking since she was born, and once wanted to instill all the ideas of this high society defender into her daughter's mind.Maybe Anna before dared to be angry and dare not speak out, even if she had no choice but to obey.But now the soul in this body has changed. She is from the 21st century. She has received modern education. She is an urban elite and an independent woman. How can she continue to endure this kind of life?Endure an arranged marriage that erases all self-worth and compromises?

But there is no way, this body is too weak, even if Anna wants to leave this golden birdcage desperately countless times, she still has no way to escape far alone.What's more, Mrs. Catherine is a complete control freak. After discovering that her daughter has disappeared, she will definitely be furious about it. She will feel ashamed. Step out of the door!

How sad it must be.Anna thought that the blind date in her previous life was annoying enough, but she didn't expect that women's status 200 years ago was even more humble and had no human rights at all.For the family and the husband, they seem to be more like a kind of private property than an independent person, and the value of this property depends entirely on the status of the natal family and whether the dowry is decent enough.This is especially common in high society.

After coming to this era, there was not a day when Anna didn't want to leave.But due to many restrictions and her own personality, she has been patient and has not made any resistance.Until she couldn't bear it anymore, a person appeared in her life——

Her piano teacher, Scott Robinson.

This is a gentle, humble and polite young man. In his 20s, with brown hair and blue eyes, he looks very shy and stable.When they first met each other, Anna was forced to take piano lessons by Mrs. Catherine. She was in a bad mood, so she didn't have a good impression of him, and she looked a little listless.However, Mr. Robinson showed no signs of impatience throughout the afternoon. He showed a gentle and kind smile from the beginning to the end, taught her the most basic skills repeatedly with extreme patience, and encouraged and praised her talent in music. After that, the young man changed a lot.

In the following days, she gradually became less repulsed to take piano lessons, not to say how much she loves and pays attention to music, but the time spent with Scott will always make her forget some troubles unconsciously, and the whole person She became completely relaxed, even smiled involuntarily, and said some witty words that she had never had before... After going back and forth, she gradually fell in love with Scott, and the daily piano lessons became what she was most looking forward to. The happiest good time ever.

Anna felt that she liked this young man very much, and inevitably wanted to test his mind.Scott is an extremely prudent and polite gentleman, he will never behave beyond the bounds of the line with any woman, and behaves mildly and distantly.But Anna found that after getting along for a long time, occasionally when their fingers touched each other, Scott would involuntarily turn his ears red, clear his throat, and there was a hint of shyness and embarrassment in his expression trying to calm down... This made Anna sure, Scott wasn't totally unintentional about himself.

But she dared not express her feelings first.Not only is she afraid of the other party's rejection, but also because her family will never allow her to marry a poor boy who loves music but comes from an ordinary background. Mrs. Catherine will be furious because of this. It will completely drive Scott out of her life, completely, and there is no possibility of seeing him again.

But how could such a thing as love be completely covered up?Even if you are silent, you will feel the unique warmth and tacit understanding from your eyes and every word and deed.The longer we spend together, the stronger the feeling. Once the eyes touch each other, it is difficult to separate. The shyness, restlessness and sweetness between the evasion... It seems to be isolated from the world, only the two of them.

Anna knew that this kind of thing couldn't be covered up. Although Madam Catherine was proud, she was not stupid, and it was only a matter of time before she found out.So one day the two finally couldn't help themselves, and after expressing their feelings to each other, Anna, who has always been gentle and quiet, took the initiative to hold Scott's slender and beautiful fingers, her eyes were astonishingly bright, and she spit out the sentence that she had thought about countless times but The words that have never been spoken——

"Take me away, Scott." Anna looked at the gentle and handsome young man without blinking, her eager and sincere eyes could almost burn people, she desperately poured out her heart's desire to her most trusted people, "We leave here—far away, never to return!"

"Where you are, I'll be there. I don't need anything here, as long as you take me out of here—"

"Okay, Scott?"

Apparently Anna's sudden bold words startled the young man, Scott was stunned for a moment, he fixedly stared at the girl whose eyes seemed to be burning, full of hope, and remained silent for a long, long time until the silence seemed like a certain An ominous signal sounded in her ears, the light in Anna's eyes gradually went out, she lowered her head, her eyelashes trembled, her lips were tightly pressed, and she just wanted to move her fingers away from his hand——

"Tell me, Anna." Finally, Scott spoke, and it was still the clear and gentle voice she loved so much, so sincere, sincere, and polite, but what he said made her tremble and froze in place.

"—Are you doing all this just because I am your only hope of escaping from here?"

Anna's fingers trembled, and she slowly raised her head, just in time to look into Scott's deep eyes, where there was hope, temptation, and fear, all emotions unfamiliar to him who was young and steady.

"You said you like me, is that true?"

"Because I'm serious about you."

"I don't want to deceive myself, so even though I know how difficult the road ahead is, I choose to walk with you."

"Hope you do the same to me."

"If what you say is true...then yes, I would take you even if I knew exactly what was going to happen next."

"—as long as it's what you want."

Anna was shocked, gritted her teeth, and closed her eyes instantly.

……

At night, the sky is full of stars, and everything is silent.

Elizabeth, who had just finished reading Wordsworth's collection of poems, could not fall asleep at all. After lying on the small bed under a thin blanket for a long time and failing to force herself to fall asleep, she finally got up resignedly, and went downstairs to pour herself a glass of warm water to comfort her. A heart agitated by a love poem.

She was wearing white pajamas, took a sip of water, looked up, and accidentally saw a light still on not far from the other side of the river, which should be the newly built vineyard.Elizabeth was a little curious. If she didn't go to bed so late, what would those people be busy with?Is it possible that you also suffer from insomnia like yourself?

This kind of thought completely aroused her curiosity, and she couldn't sleep anyway, and it's not like she hasn't done such things as night tours.Simply put on a coat, put on your shoes, open the door and walk all the way to the place where the lights are on.

Stepping over neglected bushes and weeds, crossing the stone bridge above the stream, passing by neighbors' houses barking dogs, the night was cold and dewy, and the cool wind was blowing on her face. Elizabeth couldn't help tightening her coat tightly, and brushed the The soft branches on the tree, among the rustling insects whispering all over the ground, walked to the vineyard that I had heard for a long time but never seen with my own eyes.

Sure enough, the light here is shining.The courtyard door was wide open, and it looked like it was not afraid of strangers entering. There was an elderly big yellow dog lying on the door. When it saw her coming, it didn't bark. It just lifted its eyelids lazily and sneezed. When the vice sky fell, he didn't worry about his lazy appearance.

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows and gave it a soft boo, but the other party ignored it completely, so she also smiled and walked into the vineyard curiously following the light.Unexpectedly, it is very empty and quiet here, and there are dirt paths criss-crossed by vine ravines.Because of the heavy rain just yesterday, the land has not completely dried out and looks wet and soft.And there was a man standing in the middle of the vines, wearing a mud-stained shirt, the sleeves were rolled up to the elbows indifferently, and the trousers were carelessly rolled up in the middle of the calf, and the trousers were completely wet and full of mud and water stains.He seems to be completely used to this dirty and unrefined appearance, so he just let himself step on a piece of soil, raised his head and stretched out his hands to carefully inspect every growing vine, with a serious expression and focused eyes, completely ignored. He noticed that someone was watching him not far away.

Elizabeth's eyes widened in surprise.Now she finally understood why this decent-looking young man was so indifferent to getting his clothes stained by wine at the ball at Netherfield, and even said "it's my daily life".She had never seen such a "down-to-earth" side to a gentleman, who didn't seem to care about the annoying mud and clods, on the contrary he seemed happy to be close to them.

Probably because this scene was so surprising and interesting, Elizabeth just stood aside and watched for a long time, until she vaguely heard the other party carefully touching a vine seedling and whispering, "You look so beautiful", "You must be very beautiful in the future." Delicious." She finally couldn't help laughing at such dumbfounding words, and laughed out loud.

"Oh!" The other party noticed her existence, blinked in surprise, then calmed down, wiped his dirty fingers on both sides naturally, coughed and smiled helplessly.

"I'm sorry for letting you see my... impolite side." Jay Dennis Aldington shrugged, "I really didn't expect that there would be a distinguished visitor here at such a late hour—Hey John Didn't you remind me when a young lady came?!"

The big yellow dog at the door whined perfunctorily, and then lay down lazily, without any sign of guilt.

Elizabeth smiled.

Jay clenched his fists in embarrassment, and just about to say something, his eyes fell on Elizabeth's thin coat, and he paused.

"It seems that you can't sleep, so you wander here." Jay found her under the steps very understandingly. Even standing in the mud, his posture was very natural and generous, without any embarrassment. He said with a smile, "It happens that there is a pot of hot tea boiling on the stove. My father sent it to me. It seems to be a very good tea. Unfortunately, I like running wildly in the mountains since I was a child. I have dealt with grapes a lot, but it is not tea. If Miss Bennet will allow me, how about a cup of tea before I go? And I won't waste a good thing without knowing it."

Even though Elizabeth had no intention of staying longer, she readily agreed to what she said. She didn't pretend to go in a long way because she was afraid of staining her skirt like others. She tried it first, and then found that the ground was still wet and soft. , simply gave up and stepped on the mud and walked towards Jay. She even kicked the long skirt aside because she thought it was getting in the way, and trotted all the way over.

Jay kept smiling and looked at her like this. After Elizabeth finally arrived at his destination and came to him, she proudly raised her mud-stained skirt to him, and smiled generously, "Look, now we are the same gone."

The two looked at each other, and after a few seconds of silence, they both suddenly laughed, and the laughter was full of unrestrained joy.

"I hope Miss Bennet has made enough excuses," Jay quipped humorously, "after Mrs. Bennet found your 'like mine' dress and shoes."

"Oh, don't worry, Mr. Aldington," Elizabeth raised her eyebrows, calm as before, "you know her delicate nerves have accepted more incredible things, and she will get used to it—besides, no matter what, she will eventually wash her hands and leave her face." I will be the one who is clean, and what punishment is more terrible than this?"

Jay laughed and quipped, "Then I'd feel really guilty about that."

"If that's the case," Elizabeth tilted her head playfully, "a cup of hot tea would be the best apology, what do you think, sir?"

Jay thought for a moment, "What if I say...and some warm muffins?"

Elizabeth narrowed her eyes in happiness.

"Then it will be the best night in the world, Mr Aldington."

[Hey, hey, hey] Life No. [-] looked at the smiling Jane in horror, [You, you, you, you—you must remember your original identity, hey!If you are so suave, what if Elizabeth falls in love with you, Darcy! ! 】

【…】

【You don't want to have another 'Mrs. Aldington' before you leave, right? 】

Jane, [...not at all]

【now it's right!Flirting but not marrying is a scumbag behavior!Oh shit!do you know! —Stop laughing!You stop for me! 】

【…】

Life No. [-] secretly covered the pounding beating heart, and sincerely suggested, [Otherwise, you, you go to Suanna?real!I believe that with your charm, she will fall in love with you desperately, so it will not affect the plot of Elizabeth and Darcy at all...]

Thinking about it like this is completely reasonable and reasonable, killing two birds with one stone, he is so witty!

The author has something to say: a serious illness + a short rest... It has been delayed for so long, everyone has been waiting for a long time.

After that, the normal update will be resumed until the end. Thank you everyone for still supporting me during the update period. It’s just a chirping me when I rush over -3-

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