[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

Chapter 33

"You said someone was looking for Elizabeth?" Grace asked in surprise.

"Yes." Mr. Smith replied with his hands in front of him. "From the emblem on the carriage of the visiting carriage, it should be the De Bauer family."

Jane suddenly realized: "Ah, that Mrs. de Bourgh that I met in the palace! Mom, from what she said at that time, it seemed that she wanted to marry her daughter to Darcy..."

With a sound of "touch", Elizabeth stood up angrily, the sewing basket on her body fell to the ground, and she turned around and was about to run outside the living room.

"Stop!" Grace said coldly, "Sit down!"

"Mom!" Elizabeth bit her lip and stomped her feet, and finally sat back in her seat reluctantly.

Jane on the side sighed, and signaled to the waiting maid to pick up the things that had fallen on the floor and put them away in the basket.

"Mr. Smith, please go and invite old Mr. Darcy, just say that his relatives are visiting." Grace's face sank, "My Elizabeth is only fourteen, and I haven't reached the time for foreign diplomacy."

Mr. Smith looked at Grace for a while, hesitant to speak, and finally bowed and replied: "Yes, ma'am."

It is impolite to bring visiting guests to meet those who are staying at home.But since it was the hostess' order, Mr. Smith, as the butler, had no choice but to obey.

In the front hall of the Bennett mansion, Mrs. de Bourgh, who was wearing a purple dress, held her head high. When she was about to get impatient, she saw Mr. Smith, who was walking slowly, squinting her eyes.Finally, she finally waited. It was a waste of time when she thought that Viscount Bennett's family was decent and well-bred. What happened?It's fine that the raised second daughter intervened between her daughter and Darcy, but she made her, a guest, wait in the front hall for so long when she came to visit from afar.

They don't know anything about hospitality!

Just as she was about to speak proudly to Mr. Smith dressed as a butler, Mrs. de Bourgh saw the old Mr. Darcy following behind Mr. Smith, and the expression on her face froze instantly.

The Bennett family was really not on the stage. She had clearly named Elizabeth Bennett to visit, but in the end it was old Darcy!Isn't he a guest of the Bennett's house, and he was actually asked to receive her?

Madame de Bourgh was so angry that her chest heaved violently.She had just heard the news of the marriage between the Darcy family and the Bennett family, and when she learned that the engagement ceremony had not yet been held, she rushed over with her daughter Anna and asked to see Elizabeth by name.

Although a bit headstrong, Madame de Bourgh knew a little bit.Now that Duke Lewis has passed away, the De Bourgh family cannot be compared with the thriving Bennett family.So it was not the Bennetts who came to visit, but Elizabeth.

In Mrs. de Bourgh's opinion, Elizabeth is just a 14-year-old girl. As long as she is frightened and she refuses to be engaged to Darcy, then the marriage contract will be fine.She didn't expect that Elizabeth would not come to see her at all, but invited old Mr. Darcy directly!

Mr. Smith saluted her gracefully and gracefully: "I'm very sorry, Duchess. Miss Elizabeth is only 14 years old, not yet old enough to officially receive guests."

He didn't say anything else, anyway, old Mr. Darcy had already invited over, and the situation was like this, you have to accept the Duchess, or you have to accept it if you don't accept it.

Madame de Bourgh would have jumped up in anger if it had not been for her decency.She thought she was elegant but in fact she nodded proudly to old Mr. Darcy, who is her natal sister's husband, so she must show some face.

"Long time no see, Mr. Darcy."

"Hello, Duchess." Old Mr. Darcy saluted her respectfully.

It's not that he didn't notice Mrs. de Bourg's gnashing of teeth, but he was just the person in power of a famous family. After all, de Bourde was the duke's widow, and it would always be troublesome if he was rude.At this time, he couldn't help but itch for the Bennett family. How could he be pushed out at this time?

"Anna, come to see your uncle." Mrs. de Bourgh raised her chin to the thin girl beside her.

Mr. Smith stood in the corner of the front hall and peeped. The girl with a sallow face obediently greeted old Mr. Darcy, and then the three sat down on the sofa.

"Old Mr. Darcy, the only reason I left Hunsford and came here this time is to ask one thing clearly." Mrs. de Bourgh's gray-blue eyes were a bit cloudy and stared at old Mr. Darcy , "When my sister was not dead, she once said that Fitzwilliam would marry my Anna. I don't know if old Mr. Darcy knew about it?"

In the face of old Mr. Darcy, she did not dare to ask the teacher directly. If it was to face Elizabeth, she would directly say that Anna and Darcy had a marriage contract as in the original book, and asked her to withdraw obediently.Of course, she won't be as domineering as in the original book. Elizabeth's background is different now, so she has to be a little more tactful.

"Duchy, this was just a joke when you chatted with the sisters, wasn't it?" Old Mr. Darcy said tactfully, but he refused in earnest.

He knew about Anna de Bour's body, she had been weak and sick since she was a child, so what if she married such a girl home, even if she would have a lot of dowry in the future?Without a healthy mother, how can there be healthy offspring!What's more, the two families didn't have a marriage contract in the first place, but it was just what the wives of the two families said verbally, which was too numerous to count.

"You...!" Madame de Bourgh's high cheekbones were flushed with anger.What can she do now?In the original book, she could only humiliate herself when facing Elizabeth, let alone facing old Mr. Darcy now.

Old Mr. Darcy looked at her calmly, he didn't know when his body would be unable to hold on, and he had to help Darcy find a good wife.He likes Elizabeth very much. She has a good body and a lively temper, which complements his son who doesn't like to speak.The Bennett family is also very good. Although they are emerging nobles, they still have a bit of background, not the kind of pure nouveau riche.

"Duchess, I have been single in the Darcy family for many years and need a healthy mistress."

"Okay, very good!" Mrs. de Bourgh sneered, "I'll wait and see the future mistress of the Darcy family! I want to see how healthy she is!" After finishing speaking, she pulled Anna He left angrily.

Sighing helplessly, old Mr. Darcy glanced at Mr. Smith who was standing aside and pretending he didn't see anything, whitewashing his existence, breaking the deathly silence in the front hall.

"The problem has been solved." He smiled, with vicissitudes on his wrinkled face, "Your wife should be satisfied, right?"

Mr. Smith just bowed and said nothing.He is just a housekeeper, he doesn't get involved in matters between the masters.

"Go and call your wife back, our two families are married, not enemies." Old Mr. Darcy looked down at his hand covered with age spots and no longer strong, his cloudy blue eyes filled with sadness, "I should deal with it I will not be soft on the matter."

After speaking, he slowly left the front hall step by step under Mr. Smith's gaze.

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"That's what old Mr. Darcy said?" Grace was surprised.

She just thought that Mrs. Nade Bauer was a relative of the Darcy family, and it would be perfect for old Mr. Darcy to receive her. She didn't want her precious daughter to be a good face for others.She did not expect that the old Mr. Darcy would deal with this matter so quickly, directly stating that the marriage between the Darcy family and the de Bourgh family was impossible.

"Yes, ma'am."

Grace laughed, such an in-law is really likable.

Old Mr. Darcy has been living in the Bennett family during this time, and he is considered to know the Bennett family, but he has never been able to blend in.Grace felt that this was normal, and it would be terrifying if old Mr. Darcy really fell in love with the Bennett family.

But because of this, old Mr. Darcy still has a gap with the Bennett family.But this time, his attitude towards Mrs. de Bourgh made Grace truly feel his sincerity.

"Liz." Grace looked at the second daughter lovingly. The girl who has been raised for so long is about to become someone else's family. Even if she can stay for a few more years, she is still reluctant.

"Yes, Mom." Elizabeth's black eyes looked at her mother for a moment, and she knew that she must explain something.

"During the time old Mr. Darcy lived in our house, you have done well, but mother believes that you can do better, doesn't she?" Grace regarded her daughter as an adult and discussed with her, "Just now you also Knowing the background of Mrs. de Bourgh, old Mr. Darcy offended her because of you."

"Mom, old Mr. Darcy is not just for me." Elizabeth pouted.

Although she is still young, Grace and Mr. Bennett will not deliberately hide anything from her, so she also knows about the entanglements between the noble families.The reason why old Mr. Darcy is so determined today is because of his son.

"Having said that, you have benefited too, haven't you?" Grace patted her on the head reassuringly, "Liz, old Mr. Darcy is Fitzwilliam's father. Fitzwilliam was very kind to me and Cecil." Respect, how do you feel when you see him treating us well?"

Elizabeth was a bright girl, and when Grace said that, she understood.Now that she has agreed to Darcy's proposal, she will only live with him in this life. If she wants to live a happy life, she can't just let Darcy pay for it alone.Although she knew that marriage was a matter between two families, she had no intuitive experience, and now she finally understood.

"I'll do it, Mom." Elizabeth nodded, and suddenly looked sadly at Jane who was sitting on the sofa with a gentle smile, "Jane, I suddenly feel that you are better! The Bingley family is only one Caroline now. Miss, maybe one day I will get married."

"Liz!" Jane frowned, "You can't say such things casually. If it gets out, not to mention what Mr. Darcy thinks of you, even our Bennett girls' reputation will be affected."

Although Britain is not as troublesome as the system of the Celestial Dynasty, such words that seem to be cursing others in a subtle way are still taboo.