[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

Emma's heart was beating wildly, and she didn't know how to answer Jane Fairfax's request for a while, and even Frank Churchill's compliments to her couldn't make her feel comfortable.

Jane Fairfax was going to Donwell?

Did she really mean to be Mrs. Knightley?

Good God, she couldn't imagine the Knightleys having a relation like Miss Bates'.

"Miss Fairfax, please don't blame me for talking too much. It has been raining in Highbury these days, and it may continue to rain for a few more days. It is rainy and the road is slippery. It is best for your health to stay at home. You What are you going to do in Downwell?"

Wei Lai had already thought up his rhetoric on the way here, and would never let Emma and the others know what she was going to do.

"Miss Woodhouse, you know, I will be working as a governess in a short time. I have been reading at home these days and found that I have many gaps in my knowledge. To tell you the truth, I was shocked. Almost I'm going to give up the idea of ​​being a tutor."

"However, my family's situation does not allow me to be idle. I heard from my aunt that in Highbury, Mr. Knightley's house has the largest collection of books, which is comparable to a small library, so I thought of going to Downwell to report to Nai Mr. Turley to borrow books. I know my request is very abrupt, Mr. Knightley is generous, and I should not take advantage of his generosity, but I still want to go to Donwell to try tomorrow, Miss Woodhouse, if If you are not free tomorrow, I can go with my aunt."

"No, I'm free tomorrow!" Emma blurted out without thinking too much.

Jane Fairfax and Miss Bates go to Downwell with Mr. Knightley alone!

Just think about it.

Absolutely not.

Wei Lai didn't know Emma's psychological activities at all. She got the answer she wanted and was satisfied. Even Frank Churchill's face, which was darker than the bottom of the pot, could not frighten her.

"Then we'll see you tomorrow morning, Miss Woodhouse, please. The rain outside has stopped, Miss Woodhouse, Miss Smith, Mr. Churchill, I'm going home first."

When she was about to go out, Harriet asked timidly, "Emma, ​​Miss Fairfax, may I... may I go with you tomorrow?"

Wei Lai and Emma looked back at her together.

Harriet's eyes were as red as rabbit eyes. When she blinked slightly, big tears fell down. She hurriedly lowered her head to wipe them away, and said in a hoarse voice: "I heard that Mr. Elton will be back tomorrow, I……"

"Okay, of course, go with us tomorrow." Emma also felt uncomfortable, as long as Harriet didn't get over the hurt that Elton brought her, she would never forgive herself.

"Miss Fairfax, do you agree?"

Wei Lai nodded: "Of course."

Early the next morning, the three girls met at the small farmers market in the center of Highbury.

Frank Churchill did not follow.

Wei Lai pretended to ask casually, and Emma said in surprise: "Mr. Frank Churchill? Why is he going to Downwell? He has a lot of things to do. He proposed to hold a grand ball in Highbury, and he didn't know it. I'll fix the venue first, and I'll leave everything to him, Miss Fairfax, and we'll just wait for what he calls a grand ball."

This tone, this expression, vividly showed the image of a lover who fell in love and showed off his tall, rich and handsome boyfriend.

Wei Lai felt that the decision to go to Tangwell with Emma this time was too correct.

After more than an hour, the three of them walked out of breath, and Tang Weier finally appeared in front of them.

After Wei Lai was baptized by Hatfield, he was not surprised by Tangwell who looked similar, but compared to the meticulously cared for Hatfield, Tangwell built on a hill was more atmospheric.

Surrounded by endless lush greenery.

Donwell's butler came out.

A big rock in Emma's heart fell firmly to the ground, and she was still worried that Knightley would come out to meet Jane Fairfax in person.

At the same time, a carriage drove up from a distance.

Mr. Elton descended first, followed by Mrs. Elton, whom he had known only four weeks before he married.

Wei Lai and Emma looked at each other in astonishment. Neither of them expected to meet this couple in Tangwell. Didn't they just come back today?

Just got back and can't wait to start their social activities?

"Oh, God!" Harriet, standing behind Emma, ​​lowered her head in pain, covered her mouth with her hand, pinched her thigh with the other hand, and tried her best to restrain her tears.

Wei Lai felt a little pain, Harriet pinched her thigh!

Mrs. Elton was well-proportioned, not tall and slender, her skirts were bright colors rarely worn by ladies in Highbury, and there were three bright yellow feathers sewn on her hat, which swayed as she walked.

Her green eyes rolled back and forth, eyeing the three girls unabashedly.

Even if they haven't chatted with Mrs. Elton, Wei Lai and Emma can tell from her demeanor that she must be a lively and outgoing lady.

When Wei Lai met Mr. Elton for the first time, he could be described with a Chinese idiom - skinny and bony.The two cheeks are sharp enough to poke people.

"My dear Mrs. Elton, please let me introduce you." Mr. Elton cleared his throat twice, "This is Miss Emma Woodhouse, and this is Miss Harriet Smith. There is this..."

He looked at Wei Lai with a little confusion in his eyes.

"This is Miss Jane Fairfax," said Emma. "This must be Mrs. Elton whom Mr. Elton knew in Bath. Hello, welcome to Highbury."

"Miss Emma Woodhouse, it's a pleasure to meet you. Mr. Elton often mentions his friends in Highbury, and just listening to his description makes me fascinated by this place. However, we will come to Downway by carriage. When I was in Er, the scene along the way was so different from what I imagined, my God..."

"Honey..." Elton took his wife's hand, embarrassed.

Obviously, the newly married couple hadn't tuned the channel to one place, and Mrs. Elton didn't understand her husband's meaning at all: "Honey, it doesn't matter if we wait a while, believe me, it's not in Bath. Someone would mind. Where did I just say, oh yes, the sight, my goodness, can the people of Highbury live in such a small house? I do worry about their health. But it's fine , Downwell is a beautiful house, like my brother-in-law Mr. Suckling's Maple Park, Maple Park is the most perfect house I have ever seen, very beautiful."

Wei Lai did not expect such Mrs. Elton.

She silently crossed out "lively" and changed it to "noisy".

The butler who stood by and had no chance to speak hastily asked the five guests to come in.

Once at Donwell's door, Mrs. Elton began again: "Who have we just called on? I imagine, oh, the Weston's. Mr. Weston is not at home, Mrs. Weston is the only one in the house." She really surprises me--" Here she whispered in Emma's ear, "wasn't she your governess before? I didn't expect her to be quite a lady. The Weston house I I also like it very much. If Mrs. Weston’s taste is better, she can go to Bath to have a look. It would be even better if she can make some friends in Bath, it is a very fashionable city.”

Everything Mrs. Elton said was overwhelming.

Wei Lai, Emma and Harriet kept silent smiles all the way, only listening to Mrs. Elton expressing her views on Highbury freely.

Miss Bates' ramblings seemed lovely by comparison.

Emma regretted a little, she should have let Miss Bates accompany Jane Fairfax, she would not have to see such an arrogant, outspoken, superficial woman.

The butler took them to the drawing room, and after a while Knightley came in after finishing his business.

Knightley and the Eltons exchanged a few pleasantries.

Wei Lai discovered that Mrs. Elton was not low in EQ and unable to speak, but too good at talking.Talking to people, talking nonsense to people and ghosts is very good. In front of Knightley, Highbury, which was criticized as useless just now, has transformed into a good place comparable to London.

Similarly, Emma and Harriet were also taken aback when they heard this.

"Why do you have time to come to me today?" Knightley sat on the sofa next to Emma, ​​turned his head, and was about to say something when his eyes suddenly looked down, "Didn't you come by carriage?"

The hem of the skirts of the three girls was covered with dirt.

Emma: "No, I came here."

Knightley frowned: "Nonsense! It's been raining these days and the ground is slippery. What if you fall down on the road? When you go back, take my carriage."

"My God, Miss Woodhouse, you have come all this way!?" Mrs. Elton's eyes widened in disbelief, and she showed sympathy again, "I know that proper exercise is good for Jiankang. Good, but for such a long distance, it is better to take a carriage. Mr. Elton, can our carriage carry three ladies?"

Mr. Elton was a little embarrassed: "If only Miss Woodhouse, maybe..."

Then you are still talking fart.

Wei Lai rolled his eyes in his heart, and said lightly: "Don't bother you two, I think you have to visit the next house after leaving Tangwell, how can I trouble you. Besides, Mr. Knightley just said Will lend us his carriage, and Mr Knightley's is large and comfortable enough to carry four, and three of us will suffice."

The four-person carriage is better than the two of you.

Mrs. Elton fell silent.

Afterwards, Wei Lai explained his purpose to Mr. Knightley, and Mr. Knightley generously expressed that she could borrow any book by Donwell at will.

"Then I'll go to the study now, thank you, Mr. Knightley." Wei Lai curtseyed, and when he got up, he caught a glimpse of Harriet from the corner of his eye, and brought Harriet along with him study.

Donwell's collection is really comparable to a small library.

Wei Lai was dazzled.

Harriet was not in the mood to read, and Wei Lai asked her to sit on the small sofa by the window to calm down.

Wei Lai kept walking, when suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind a row of bookshelves and pulled her in.

"Don't bark, Jane, it's me." Frank Churchill covered her mouth.

The author has something to say: I forgot the time after reading "Forensic Qin Ming".