Countess of Pride and Prejudice

Charlotte's words made Madam Catherine's angry face turn pale: "Charlotte, you have been deceived by something. You think that if you get the [-] pounds of property and even in the future when Little William gets Longbourn, you can make the world happy." Do you do whatever you want?"

"No, ma'am, I didn't think about it!" Charlotte's answer calmed Madam Catherine a little, but soon she said again: "I am very grateful to you, ma'am, for your kindness to our family. Help, but now, little William will become the owner of Longbourne in the future, so I must start now and teach him how to be the owner of a family business, instead of living with the help of others as before !"

Charlotte!Mrs. Lucas has already exclaimed. Mrs. Lucas looked at Lady Catherine almost in fear. If this lady is offended, maybe she will obstruct the marriage of Earl Max and Charlotte, no, no, yes Will obstruct, not agree to.

"Mom and Dad, I think I've said this many times, so you don't have to be too surprised!" Charlotte knew that after today, she might completely offend Lady Catherine, and offending Lady Catherine is more important than offending Lady Catherine. It was quite different to offend Count Max.After all, Lady Catherine was once the benefactor of the Collins family.But the problem now is that Charlotte is unwilling to go on like before. In this case, it is inevitable to offend Madam Catherine!

"Charlotte, Charlotte, very good, very good, it turns out that you are such a wolf-hearted person, you have no heart like Elizabeth, I have treated you so kindly and kindly for five years, but you , to say such things now. If I had known this, I would not have treated you so well in the first place!"

Madam Catherine's complexion is no longer pale with anger, but she is about to smoke with anger. She never thought that even one little girl would not listen to her. They really can think that with just a little reliance, they can Is it wrong?

"Mrs. Catherine, I need to apologize to you on behalf of Charlotte. I know that she has been immersed in grief since the death of Mr. Collins, which is why she did such a thing. Madam, if you..." Sir William looked Seeing this unmanageable situation, he had no choice but to stand up and apologize on behalf of his daughter.

Lady Catherine's lips were tightly pressed, her back was still straight, her eyes were fixed on Charlotte, and she wished to see her clearly from the inside out.

"No, father, I don't think you need to apologize for me. What I said to Lady Catherine completely represents my heart. The duel with Earl Max has been decided irreversibly!" Charlotte's tone began to change. calmness, but it contains another kind of power.

"Do you treat your benefactor like this, Mrs. Collins? Without me, how can your husband live so well, how can your son receive a good education. Mrs. Collins, how can you tell me about your ungrateful, wolf-hearted behavior? Do you want to listen to your son? Are you worthy of your dead husband? And, do you have the face to tell people this?" Madam Catherine spoke again, trying to calm down her tone, but unfortunately, her tone never changed. The way is calm.

"Madam, of course I know how you have treated my husband, and what you have done to my husband and even my family. But Madam, all the kindness you have shown us has been exchanged for our love Your obedience. Now, then, after seven months of my husband's death, seven months after our mother and son have been alone in London without you, madam, do you think we must be obedient to you To agree to your unreasonable request?"

Now that he offended his nephew, he should also offend his aunt now.Charlotte made up her mind to say the above.

Everyone in the room was stunned, and Mrs. Lucas felt like fainting again. As for Sir William, his mouth was wide open and he was just holding on.To be able to say such words to such a big man would make Charlotte crazy!

"Very well, Mrs. Collins, since you are so sure that you have repaid my kindness to you, I can ask the people in the house, such as your father. Sir William, what do you think of your daughter's behavior?" Does it make sense?" Lady Catherine looked at Sir William, who had already shaken his head: "No, Lady Catherine, it's too serious for Charlotte to say such ungrateful words. But I still believe that, like you Such a magnanimous and noble person can forgive her little aphasia!"

"Little aphasia? Sir, you are very protective of your daughter!" Lady Catherine looked at Charlotte after she finished speaking: "Mrs. Collins, I think everything has shown that everything you have done It is unpopular, then, stop your absurd thoughts, write to Earl Max now, tell him that your duel request is wrong, and ask to stop!"

"I can't, ma'am, although you can say that I'm ungrateful and wolf-hearted, I can't!" Charlotte's insistence made Lady Catherine even more annoyed: "Then, Mrs. Collins, do you want me to teach you a lesson? "

"You are welcome, Madam Catherine, but my decision is made from the bottom of my heart, and I will never change it!" Charlotte knew that this was an opportunity, so she would not back down.

"You?" Madam Catherine was so angry that she was about to slap Charlotte with her hand when a voice sounded from Philip who had been ignored for a long time: "I think, Madam Catherine, I can understand Mrs. Collins' actions very well. "

"Mr. Rochester, do you want to help this ungrateful person?" Madam Catherine did not expect that besides Charlotte, there would be another person who would disobey her. The young people nowadays are really getting more and more shameless, completely uneducated .Mrs. Catherine now feels that it is a great thing that her daughter did not marry Philip, otherwise, it would be a headache for such an uneducated person to marry her daughter.

"Mrs. Catherine, of course I know that you have been kind to Mrs. Collins, but I still think that no matter what kind of kindness you have, you can't use it as an excuse to make people do what you say, especially to make people obey your wishes and do something she doesn't like." What she is willing to do. Mrs. Collins is not willing to cancel this duel now, after all, she was humiliated by Earl Max, and such humiliation cannot be replaced by kindness!"

Philip's words made Mrs. Catherine's eyes widen. Mrs. Lucas leaned on Caroline, and said whether it would be better to faint and not see it all, or it would be better not to faint and continue listening.As for Sir William, he began to calculate in his mind again, whose side he was on, so that the benefits would be greater?

Charlotte raised her head and smiled at Philip before saying, "Thank you, Mr. Rochester!"

"It's my honor to do a little bit for you!" Philip's eyes were always so gentle.Mrs. Catherine stood up: "Okay, I see. Now, Mrs. Collins, I walk out of this door, and then the whole upper class will know how shameless you are from Hertfordshire, a widow, not only seduce me Rochester's nephew, and even seduced Mr. Rochester, he simply cannot bear the responsibility of being a mother. Sir William, I think, you should think carefully about what is best for little William!"

This is a threat, Charlotte did not flinch, and Charlotte has become more calm: "Ma'am, the mouth grows on your body, you can say whatever you want, but I know that Pearl will not Because it is dusty, it loses its value, and the same person's character will not become despicable just because others talk nonsense outside!" Charlotte took a deep breath, looked at Madam Catherine and continued: "Madam , I am very grateful that you are here today to express your concern for me, but please let me borrow what Mr. Rochester said, no matter how much you love us, you will not let me do things against my will, I am very grateful Your concern in the past, but in this matter, I am sorry that I cannot agree to your request!"

Very good, Madam Catherine nodded. In this case, I would have no sympathy for Charlotte in my heart. Just as Madam Catherine was about to leave, applause came from the door, one after another. At this moment, it seemed particularly abrupt.

Madam Catherine looked at Earl Max standing at the door, and frowned even tighter: "Henry, why are you here? And, what do you mean by applauding?"

"Dear aunt, I just found out that you are here because I saw your carriage parked at the door and asked the maid, so I wanted to borrow your carriage to go home together, but I didn't expect to hear a wonderful conversation Mrs. Collins, your courage has impressed me again. I look forward to the day of the duel, and I will not show mercy on that day!"

Earl Max bowed to Charlotte after finishing speaking, and then looked at Lady Catherine: "Now, dear aunt, can we go back together?"

"Henry? What do you mean by that? Could it be that I am meddling in my own business?" Lady Catherine looked at her nephew in disbelief, and Earl Max smiled: "Auntie, you know that I am no longer a child, and I am no longer a child. Because adults don’t allow me to do something, I won’t do it. I have the same heart as Mrs. Collins, she wants to make decisions for herself, so I think so too!”

Lady Catherine took a deep breath, looked up at Charlotte, Charlotte let her look at her, and then Lady Catherine said: "Then, I will never agree to this marriage, and I will not let your mother Promise, how can such a woman marry into our Max family!"