[Pride and Prejudice] Wisdom

It was only after Mrs. Bennet let out a cry of surprise that she realized what her daughter was talking about.

"Stop talking nonsense, are you sure you want to go to Niger Pei Garden? But there is no carriage at home!" It was indeed true that there was no carriage at home this time, and it was rare for Mrs. Bennet to persuade her daughter to get up.

"I can go on foot," Elizabeth said to her mother.

Seeing Elizabeth's unwavering persistence, Mrs. Bennet scolded loudly: "What's wrong with you? Jane has Mr. Bingley taking care of her, plus Lydia, is there anything wrong with you?" Don't worry? The road is muddy, if you walk like this, when you get to Niripei, how will you meet people?"

Elizabeth asked repeatedly, but Mrs. Bennet had no choice but to agree, and Kitty also offered to go with her.

Mary said kindly: "I think that doing things should not be done on the basis of emotion, but also with reason. You really haven't considered some problems. The host hasn't invited you over. It's too much for you to go out impulsively like this." Reckless."

Although Elizabeth knew that her sister had good intentions, she was still very worried about Jane. After getting Mrs. Bennet's consent, she immediately set off with Kitty.

Kitty accompanied her out to see Lydia's thoughts. Of course, she was also looking forward to the exquisiteness and elegance of the Negerpe Manor, as well as the trendy embroidery and decorations on the clothes of the two sisters of Bingley.

After such a trip, she will have a lot of conversation material, and it is estimated that she will be able to show off among the crowd for a while.

The two walked quite fast, and although the three miles was not a short distance, it was not difficult because of the company, but the road was indeed as Mrs. Bennet said, because it rained heavily yesterday, almost They stepped on a puddle, and the skirts of the two of them were covered with mud, and the socks were already wet. Kitty complained a little bit, and knew that she would not come.

Elizabeth was focused on rushing to see her sister, and didn't have that much thought to think about other things. Even though her socks were wet and her feet felt sore, she still gritted her teeth and endured it.

Kitty breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the tall iron gates that appeared in their sight, and now she thought of nothing but to sit down and take a breath.

The two of them walked along the cobblestone path, their faces flushed red because of their haste, but fortunately, both of them were young and beautiful, although they were embarrassed, they would not be too ugly.

They explained their purpose to the male servant in front of the door. The male servant nodded and went in to report to the housekeeper.

Upon hearing the news, the rigid and serious housekeeper first said to the two ladies in the flower hall: "Miss, there are two young ladies in front of the main entrance who say they are Miss Bennet's sisters."

Caroline clicked her tongue in surprise, revealing a bit of disdain, and said to her sister: "Look, where is this Nizhipei Garden? It has become a gathering place for country girls."

Luisa nodded repeatedly, and added a few words: "It's really rude to catch up like this without waiting for our invitation!"

But despite what he said, if Bingley left after knowing that the two ladies had come, Caroline would have to be questioned. She rolled her eyes, thinking that this would be just enough to make Mr. Darcy Look at the appearance of that Miss Lydia's family, and make him sober.

Although Darcy seems to be nothing strange in terms of behavior and words, women's intuition towards men is always so peculiar and accurate. Caroline can vaguely guess that Darcy definitely has the same feelings for that Miss Lydia. The attitude is not simple.

She thought about Lydia's appearance in her mind, but she could only grit her teeth and admit that that appearance was really attractive.

Elizabeth and Kitty waited there for a while before being ushered in by the apologetic servants.

Lydia, who was looking after Jane in the room, heard someone coming from her family. She frowned beautifully, and handed the towel to the maid beside her. In order not to wake Jane up, she asked her some things in a soft voice before taking care of her. She straightened her clothes and walked out of the room gently.

As soon as Lydia turned around to reach the stairs, she saw Darcy dressed formally and holding a top hat in his hand, just like Darcy who was about to go out.

She lowered her eyes and greeted him softly.

When Darcy heard such a plain greeting, he only responded once, and said to her again: "Is your sister better?"

"The temperature on the forehead has dropped a bit, thank you for your concern." Lydia pursed her lips, and a small smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Darcy was silent for a while, and the two stepped down the long stairs side by side, before Darcy asked her, "What do you want to do when you come out?"

Lydia turned her eyes to him and said, "A maid came up and told me that it was my sister who came."

"Oh?" There was some doubt in Darcy's eyes. He obviously didn't know why the Bennet family came here now. He only wondered for a moment, and then said to her: "Mr. Carter has something to discuss with me."

Although she didn't know why Darcy wanted to tell her his whereabouts, but seeing him staring at her, Lydia could only smile again and said: "Yes."

Darcy's heart was a little turbulent.

The two said goodbye to each other at the bottom of the stairs, then parted ways, and Lydia walked towards the side hall.

As soon as Elizabeth and Kitty entered the room, Kitty was overwhelmed by the furniture and soft rugs that surrounded her.

The arrival of the two of them undoubtedly amazed the Bingley sisters who saw them.

And after learning that they had walked three miles, or in this weather, Caroline didn't know what to say, which was unbelievable for a lady like them!

On the other hand, Caroline felt that with such a family, she could humiliate that Miss Lydia.

She glanced at the mud-stained skirts of the two girls, and felt disgusted in her heart. Caroline felt very distressed when she thought that those dirty things would leave marks on her beloved cashmere carpet.

Although she looked down on them in her heart, Caroline still did a good job on her face.

She first invited them to sit down and rest for a while, and then ordered someone to pour a pot of tea to quench the thirst of the two ladies. Earned enough goodwill in front of him.

Elizabeth knew in her heart that these people must look down on them, but she didn't want to socialize with them, so she could only go to see her sister quickly, so she put down the porcelain cup in her hand and put forward her own ideas.

"Miss Lydia will be coming down soon, you can go up together later." Caroline covered her mouth and said.

As soon as Lydia pushed the door open, she could hear Caroline's shrill voice, and sitting on the sofa by the window were Elizabeth and Jane.

She said "Good afternoon" to the Bingley sisters, but did not ask how her sisters had come.

Because she already had the answer in her heart, Elizabeth was naturally worried about Jane. As for Kitty, a large part of it was just to watch the excitement.

When Elizabeth saw Lydia, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to ask about Jane's situation.

"It's not bad now. I just used some milk, and the fever has gradually subsided." Lydia comforted Elizabeth's excited emotions.

Hearing that Lydia spoke in an orderly manner without any recklessness, Elizabeth was relieved, and seeing Lydia's beautiful and delicate profile, she sighed in her heart that she had really grown up.

Kitty said she was too tired and wanted to sit here a little longer, so Lydia just led Elizabeth back to the room.

Seeing that the two ladies had left, and her target was Lydia, she didn't want to be here with Miss Kitty, so she hugged Kitty apologetically, and said to her again.

"It must have been difficult just now, right?" Caroline said, "Then take a good rest, and I will tell those servants not to disturb you."

After finishing speaking, she took her sister Luisa out the door.

When Elizabeth saw her sister, she stretched out her hand to check the temperature on her forehead, and seeing that it was exactly as Lydia said, she was really relieved.

"How are Mom and Dad?" Lydia thought Mrs. Bennet would come over too.

"Mom is fine, father's words..." Thinking of Mr. Bennet's speechless expression, Elizabeth felt a little delicate.

She has always been aware of her father's problems, but at first, she only thought of her father's kindness to her, and she didn't feel any surprise about it, but it wasn't until she grew up that she became suspicious of this family relationship. At this moment, facing the younger sister who has been harsh by her father since she was a child, she feels a little guilty.

Seeing Elizabeth's hesitant expression, Lydia considerately didn't ask any more questions, but brought up another topic on her own initiative.

When the two talked about Jane, they would definitely talk about Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth had a good feeling for him, so naturally she praised him, and Lydia also felt good about him, so the two chatted for a while, but when it came to Bingley, it was natural There will be a character that cannot be avoided, his friend-Darcy.

"By the way, why didn't I meet Mr. Bingley?" asked Elizabeth.

Lydia hesitated for a while, only to realize that she seemed to have not seen Bingley since lunch: "Probably went out with Mr. Darcy."

Speaking of Darcy, Elizabeth still did not forget the incident at the ball. She sneered: "I don't know how a gentleman like Mr. Bingley has a friend like Mr. Darcy."

"Well, I think Darcy is pretty good, and he has visited Jane several times." Lydia thought of the scene where he helped her to call the housekeeper, and defended him a little.

"If you ask me, it must be caused by his arrogance. He may think of us sarcastically." When Darcy was mentioned, Elizabeth was full of resentment.

Lydia had a different idea from her, so she couldn't help but say a few more words about Darcy's arrival. The two had a big dispute on this issue, but fortunately they stopped talking.

Elizabeth, on the other hand, reminded Lydia at the end: "From the outside, this Mr. Darcy is by no means easy to get along with. You should be more careful."

Lydia didn't speak, but felt that Elizabeth's prejudice was bigger than serious.

What should she do if her heart is so tired, her sister is suffering from paranoia and can't get back.

After a while, the two Misses Bingley came in to visit Jane again. Jane just woke up and was overjoyed to see Elizabeth coming. They talked for a while, then took care of the two ladies, saying that Thanks for their care.

"I'm so sorry." Jane lay on the bed, her voice was soft.

Caroline asked her not to see outsiders.

"I'm used to it." She smiled slightly, as if realizing that she had said something that shouldn't be said: "I mean...you don't need to do this, you fell ill in Nieri Pei Garden, It should be that the master didn't take good care of you."

Jane didn't understand what it meant, Elizabeth and Lydia stood on the same front, and neither of them had a good impression of Miss Caroline.

After a while, Caroline tactfully said that she would go back to change clothes, and said that someone would call them down for dinner later.

"Where's Kitty?" Lydia asked her.

"You mean Miss Kitty?" Caroline covered her mouth and smiled: "She was eating snacks in the side hall, and she praised the chef's superb skills. I said I would bring some back for her. She was very happy. gone."

Every word Caroline said made Elizabeth feel uncomfortable.

Lydia glanced at her: "That's really rude, I forgot to tell Kitty, even if the host's kindness is hard to refuse, don't just accept things you don't like."

Caroline paused, and pulled her sister out the door.

Elizabeth also smelled something unusual, but she didn't know Lydia too well, so it was not easy to ask her, just seeing how she responded to the young lady just now, how much did she feel about this younger sister? Good impression.

After all, it's a family, no matter how bad they are, if they hate each other, after a few days, a small matter can bring back the goodwill.

The two talked with Jane for a while, until 06:30, a servant came up and they went to have lunch.

The two went down the stairs arm in arm. When Lydia raised her eyes slightly, she saw Mr. Darcy sitting at the dining table.

Looking back, I saw Kitty waving at them excitedly.

Caroline couldn't be that kind of country woman without a top hat because of her face. In addition, her brother and Mr. Darcy were also watching. .

The servant opened the stool for them, Mr. Bingley asked with concern.

"How is Jane doing now?"

Lydia avoided Darcy's gaze, which was cast at the same time, because no matter how one looked at it, Darcy's restrained, cold, and reserved gaze always showed a sense of disgust.

"It's not bad, I can use the next thing." Lydia replied to his words.

Elizabeth was immediately relieved to see that Bingley cared so much for her sister.

Caroline also made a noise at this time, talking about how bad a bad cold was, and how annoying Jane was, and Bingley heard her words, and repeated her approval.

Kitty also said, "It's a pity Jane should be so ill."

Afterwards, this remark was deliberately thrown away by Caroline, and everyone began to talk about other topics, and Kitty was the most excited about this.

She counted the gossip around her for everyone to laugh at, but except for Louisa and her husband, Mr. Hurst, who were interested in it, Caroline smiled disdainfully in her heart, and wanted to let Darcy see this The tip of the iceberg of what family looks like.

Bingley cared about Jane wholeheartedly, and had no interest in it. Darcy was a little depressed, and his character made him very uncomfortable with this attitude. He also thought of Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Bennet, and the corner of his eye From the corner of the eye, she glanced at Lydia who was cutting the lamb chops with her head down.

The girl's chin drew a graceful arc.

Darcy's heart skipped a beat.

He finally realized that he was paying attention to this young lady abnormally, which was really a dangerous signal for him.