[Pride and Prejudice] My husband loves me again

It had been raining on the way back to London, and no matter how luxurious the carriage was, it couldn't avoid bumps, which aggravated the gloom in everyone's heart.

The four of the Darcy family sat in the Duchess' carriage.

The four of the Bingleys sat in Darcy's carriage.

Dr. Brown and Charlotte sat in the carriage of the Bingley family. Within a week, members of the Lucas family would also rush to London to attend the wedding ceremony of the eldest daughter.

Darcy sat quietly in the carriage with his eyes closed, clearly feeling that he was getting farther and farther away from Elizabeth.

In the evening, they stopped at a relatively large hotel. Caroline made an exception and didn't go up to talk to Darcy. Since Bingley told her about Mrs. Grenouille's visit, she was dissatisfied but straightforward. He gave up on this wealthy son-in-law.

Her family is nothing more than the upstarts who have emerged in the past few decades. They have accumulated some money in business, and apart from that money, there is nothing left in her family.

Caroline immediately put all the thoughts about Darcy behind her, and thought gloatingly, if he had been smarter and married herself earlier, Caroline thought it was only natural for Darcy to marry his friend's sister, then he would now Don't have to face this embarrassing situation.That is the mistress' child, even if it is the regent's mistress, it is still a mistress, although those who want to marry her can go to the outskirts of London.

She got one thing wrong from beginning to end. Darcy's reluctance to marry was not because he was unwilling to marry Mrs. Grenoye's daughter, but because he had someone he loved.

Anne didn't miss Caroline's performance of watching the excitement, so Caroline didn't get Darcy's favor.However, at the level of the Bingley family, they couldn't help, so Anne ignored her at all.

Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam were standing at the window smoking.

"It's rare, Cousin Darcy." Colonel Fitzwilliam took a deep breath, "After getting your degree from the university, I seldom see you like this."

Darcy's self-control is reflected in various aspects, such as controlling the addiction to smoking. He feels that tobacco relaxes him, paralyzes observation and alertness, and the taste is not very polite.

Even if he was with Colonel Fitzwilliam at the moment, most of the time he watched the cigarette burn between his fingers, and he only took one puff altogether.

Anne sat a little closer to them, stealthily, and began to eavesdrop on their conversation.The Duchess closed her eyes and meditated, as if she didn't know anything.

"That's because we rarely see each other in a year." Darcy ignored Colonel Fitzwilliam's teasing. He actually felt a little ashamed. When he noticed his cousin's affection for Elizabeth, his possessiveness was very clear. , but in the end he was unable to protect the territory.

"We're all grown-ups now, and we each have our own busy schedules. You have a big family business to take care of, and I'm busy looking for someone to marry." Colonel Fitzwilliam showed his white teeth with a smile: "Especially in I am quite experienced in finding suitable candidates for marriage, do you want to listen to my opinion?"

Darcy raised his eyebrows to show that he was listening.

Of course, the colonel did not miss his future family members who were also eavesdropping.

"If I followed my previous standards, I would persuade my cousin to accept this marriage, because the benefits are obvious," the colonel knew that his family members would jump up from their chairs when they heard these words, so he quickly turned around: "But I can understand your mood now. Sometimes people think you are doing stupid things, but in fact, the person involved is very clear-headed when facing his own heart."

He turned his head and smiled at Anne who was sitting on the seat with her back straight. Annie was taken aback for a moment, knowing that she had been caught eavesdropping and blushing with shame from the colonel's smile, but she sat stubbornly and refused to move. pace.

The Duchess continued to close her eyes and meditate, pretending not to notice that her future son-in-law was flirting with her daughter.

Darcy also noticed the flickering of the fiancé couple: "Fitzwilliam, if you want to have a good talk with me, don't let your eyes keep looking at Anne. And I'm not just for the reason you said, there are Part of the reason is Georgiana. If I bring an illegitimate daughter back to Pemberley Manor to get married, then all the strict education I gave Georgiana for many years will become a joke. I can’t imagine that she is only 15 years old, and she has to bear the impact of the entire values. And I became a brother who broke his promise."

"Okay, okay, cousin, it's all my fault." The colonel didn't feel the embarrassment of being seen through at all: "But if you want to have this kind of happy experience like me, then you have to find someone to relieve you." Dilemma?"

"Lord Grenville, he was a good friend of my father, and my father was one of the biggest sponsors of the Whig Party during his lifetime." This is the most powerful intervener that Darcy can think of at present.

Lord Grenville, the leader of the Whig party, Colonel Fitzwilliam thought that if he had no interests, he would be a very important interventionist, but this also shows how uninterested Darcy is in politics. According to old Mr. Darcy's advice, apart from fixedly sponsoring candidates in a few constituencies, he didn't have any more ideas.

Only then did the colonel understand the contradictions of the Duchess, why she did not agree to her marriage with Anne at the beginning, but then gave in in the end, Anne's intentions were only part of the reason.

"Cousin, your choice is very wise, but you should also know that after the Prince Regent came to power, he turned his back on the Whig Party who once supported him. Lord Grenville originally hoped to become Prime Minister, but the Prince Regent was afraid of affecting His Majesty's condition. In this case, even though Lord Grenville hated being played by the regent, he would not do anything against the regent's wishes on the surface, because he still expected to enter the cabinet to carve up the territory , "The colonel analyzed the situation for him: "I don't suggest you go to him for help, it will embarrass him, and embarrass yourself."

But if he didn't go to Lord Grenville, Darcy would be very embarrassed right now.

Madame Grenouille was waiting for their submission, as if she had caught her prey and not killed it immediately, but fiddled with it first.Really wait until she begs the Regent, the Regent will not refuse to marry his daughter to the Duchess de Bourgh's nephew, even if the nephew is not an aristocrat, this is not only a gesture of favor to the Tory Party, but also appears to be He was very filial to the seriously ill George III.

He might even choose to give Darcy a title to make the marriage even better.

The colonel is actually right, the benefits are actually great, and the only obstacle is Darcy's own mood.

Fortunately, at least his relatives will take his feelings into consideration.

Anne almost felt helpless.

Darcy extinguished the cigarette in his hand: "You are very reasonable, Fitzwilliam, I think you are really suitable to consider this path, and I am seriously considering how to support you, so Tell me what countermeasures you can offer me?"

"Sir George Canning, Darcy's cousin, he is Uncle Darcy's classmate and old friend. He was a Whig in his early years, but later he rejected his uncle's support and switched to the Tory Party. He also had friendship with Aunt Catherine," the colonel commented. Confident affairs are very eloquent: "And we are now at war with Napoleon. When Sir Canning was the Minister of Foreign Affairs a few years ago, he defeated Napoleon's army because of his successful deployment in Copenhagen. There will definitely be him in the cabinet." He and the Princess Regent are good friends, and he was born to stand on the side of the Princess of Wales. Not to mention whether he is dissatisfied with Mrs. Grenoye who is now occupying the magpie's nest, he is neither the Prince Regent nor His Majesty's No one would be embarrassed by him speaking."

Darcy frowned: "I remember he became the ambassador to Portugal last year."

"You are late in the news," the colonel said a little proudly, "he has returned home, and it is said that the prime minister, Lord Liverpool, has invited him to form a cabinet. Even if he cannot become the leader of the House of Commons as he wishes, his position in the cabinet will never Low."

Darcy began to consider this candidate carefully.

He knew this man, and he had considered him at the beginning, but in the mouth of old Mr. Darcy, Sir Canning was very noble. Because he was born in poverty, even though Mr. Darcy expressed his willingness to give his best support, he still left. The Whig Party of the rich people turned to the Tory Party for development, but they did not want to be restricted by money and power.

It is not easy to persuade him to help.

The Duchess seemed to have had enough rest at the moment, and opened her eyes slightly: "Are you finished? We will continue on our way after we finish."

The colonel knew he had a good idea for Darcy.

He was like the first hound to pick up a fawn, waiting for Anne's adoring and thankful gaze.It has to be said that he and Darcy are cousins ​​after all, and have the same male instinct. After showing his intelligence and ability, he very much hopes to be appreciated by the person he loves.

As a result, Anne didn't even look at him at all.

Because she was in a panic.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and there were occasional lightning and thunder, which seemed to strike Annie's forehead.The weather was cold and humid, but the carriage was comfortable and warm. Annie only felt chills.

The Duchess only thought that Anne was tired from the journey, and ordered someone to bring a tranquilizer from Dr. Brown's carriage.

Anne drank it without any resistance, but her thoughts were extremely active.

What is the thing she keeps ignoring?

Because Madame Grenouille's arrival was too sudden, she panicked, and she didn't know how to deal with the world's conspiracy to help the hero and heroine, but from the duchess to the cousins, even Elizabeth was dealing with the problem very calmly.But Elizabeth is a country girl from Longbourne, why is she so calm, and what she said!

her words!

Those words were vivid in Annie's mind, and Anne memorized them like a memorization, but she didn't understand the meaning of them. It wasn't until Colonel Fitzwilliam mentioned Sir Canning that Anne was suddenly enlightened. What Elizabeth said was exactly the same as what the colonel said, but she couldn't To put it bluntly, that man was George Canning.

If they were at their wit's end, she could remind them through Anne's paraphrase.

Under her calm appearance, there was obviously a trace of panic, so she showed her flaws, because the threat from Mrs. Grenouille had almost completely destroyed her and Darcy's future.

And Annie, who was really careless, didn't realize it until now.

Anne couldn't imagine who Elizabeth was under the surface. If there had been a time-traveling woman who played the role of Elizabeth perfectly for a long time, then she would be more terrifying than Madame Grenoye.