Countess of Pride and Prejudice

While speaking, the waiter had already opened the door, and a resplendent and resplendent hall appeared before Charlotte's eyes, surrounded by flowers, where the band was tuning.How familiar all this is, Charlotte felt her eyes were a little wet, but she must not show it in front of Madam Alisa, but said to Madam Alisa: "Madam, your frankness makes me very happy."

Then, accept the following test.Mrs. Alyssa glanced at her future daughter-in-law, and found that she was not at a loss in this situation, but was very calm, so Mrs. Alyssa took Charlotte to the entrance of the hall, where Earl Max was already waiting.Seeing Lady Alisa and Charlotte coming together, Earl Max smiled at Charlotte.

Although Charlotte was not worried, when she saw Earl Max's smile, Charlotte felt a little more at ease in her heart.Guests have already arrived, and when Lady Alisa and Earl Max greeted the guests, they also introduced Charlotte to the guests.

Rumors in London these days were confirmed, and Earl Max was indeed engaged, and perhaps soon to be married, to a widow of little fortune from Hertfordshire.

Many people thought how charming this widow must be to make Earl Max agree to marry her, but when they saw Charlotte's appearance, many people were a little disappointed. She is also very generous, and it is not obvious that she is from the countryside.

But this face is still a bit ordinary, what kind of ability does she have?

From the eyes of one guest after another, Charlotte saw their doubts, but Charlotte didn't want to explain or was unwilling to explain. Sometimes keeping silent can add a sense of mystery.

"The Marquess and Lady of Lancaster." When hearing the names of the pair of guests, Charlotte, who had always been calm, changed her expression, but soon this change disappeared, and she treated her like everyone else. Salute to the Marquess of Lancaster.

The great-grandparents are indeed the same as their portraits, Charlotte thought to herself as she looked at the serious couple and listened to them congratulating Earl Max and herself there.This feeling is really strange. When she first came here, Charlotte wanted to meet the Marquess of Lancaster very much, but now, the couple stood in front of her, and Charlotte was much calmer.

"What a dignified and generous girl!" the Marchioness of Lancaster praised.

"Thank you, Marquis of Lancaster." Charlotte bowed her knees again. The Marquis of Lancaster had already gone inside. Charlotte looked at their backs, and the smile on her lips remained unchanged. Anyway, After a lot of hard work, I was finally able to stand in front of my great-grandparents.

"Count, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you." When hearing this voice, Charlotte showed surprise on her face: "Georgiana, didn't you say that Elizabeth can't come?"

"That's why I'm here." Georgiana said cheerfully, and Philip, who was following her, had already bowed to Charlotte: "Congratulations." It's still too early, then, it's the most normal only if you don't call anything.

"Charlotte, I brought you congratulations from Elizabeth. Elizabeth said that when she received the letter, she was so happy that she didn't know what to say." Georgiana was much more enthusiastic than her fiancée. Hugged Charlotte.

Charlotte hugged back: "Thank you, thank you, Georgiana, and please convey my regards to Elizabeth."

"I'll take your greetings with me. Now, it's time for me to meet some friends." After Georgiana nodded to Charlotte, she and Philip walked towards the ballroom.

"Now you should know how much I care about you?" Count Max whispered in Charlotte's ear.This made Charlotte realize immediately: "Did you write to Georgiana to ask her to come?"

"Yes, on such an occasion, some of your friends must be present. Although I know that you will cope well, I still hope that you will not feel lonely."

It's really not like the always proud Earl Max could say such words, a smile appeared on Charlotte's lips.Earl Max took the opportunity to take Charlotte's hand and kissed it again.

The intimate behavior of the two fell into the eyes of Mrs. Alyssa, but Mrs. Alyssa was not dissatisfied. Since she had already agreed to the marriage, why bother to be a villain again?

The guests have almost arrived, Charlotte and Earl Max walked into the ball hall, they will dance the first opening dance as usual.Seeing Charlotte and Earl Max dancing in the hall, Mrs. Lucas burst into tears again.If it wasn't for Caroline's reminder, Mrs. Lucas's tears might not be dry.

"Mom, you can't do this, didn't we agree?" Caroline and Georgiana reunited after a long absence, so they naturally wanted to say a few words, but when they turned around and saw Mrs. Lucas was about to cry again, Caroline hurriedly reminded her mother .

"I just never thought that my Charlotte could be married like this." The conversation between Mrs. Lucas and Caroline attracted the attention of the people around, and several eyes fell on them.

Caroline was keenly aware of the unkindness in the eyes, and decided that no one could tell her mother what to say, so Caroline followed Charlotte's advice, smiled, and smiled calmly, as if nothing had happened.

This kind of performance made the surroundings quiet again. Sure enough, what Charlotte said was right.Caroline was about to tell Mrs. Lucas a few more words, when a lady came over and saw that she was dressed very gorgeously. In fact, no one who came today was not dressed gorgeously.

Caroline wanted to put on a fighting stance, but wasn't that too obvious?So Caroline tried to keep the smile on her face calm.

"Are you the mother and sister of the future Countess Max?" The lady finally asked after looking at her.

"Yes." Caroline was pleased with the tone of her voice, which was neither too high nor too low.

"Oh, you guys are so lucky." Caroline couldn't tell what she wanted from Caroline's expression, so the lady planned to start with Mrs. Lucas.

Sure enough, Mrs. Lucas wanted to answer, but Caroline said before her mother: "No, they love each other, so there is such a marriage. Such a marriage should be blessed by God and become a model."

The lady who came to inquire didn't want Caroline to answer like this, she blinked her eyes, and her expression became less calm.Caroline still kept a smile on her face, but her hand behind her back had already held Mrs. Lucas's hand, signaling her not to speak.Fortunately, Mrs. Lucas listened to her daughter this time, but smiled at the lady and said nothing.

Seeing this one leave, Mrs. Lucas took her hand out of Caroline's palm: "Caroline, it hurts me too much from you."

"Oh, mother, if I hadn't stopped you, would you have told all about Charlotte?"

"What's the matter, they will always find out." Mrs. Lucas's defense made Caroline shake her head: "No, Mom, you have to know that the upbringing of the upper class is that you can't say everything so straightforwardly come out."

Well, Mrs. Lucas decided to get her daughter's education. After all, Mrs. Lucas didn't want to be like Mrs. Bennet, who complained that her daughters started estranged from her as soon as they got married.

Seeing that Mrs. Lucas stopped talking, Caroline breathed a sigh of relief. If her mother refused to listen, it would be a waste of Charlotte's advice.

She must not let her mother lose face at this ball, Caroline made up her mind to herself. As for dancing, a married woman should dance with her husband if she wants to dance.

Caroline looked for Ivan in the crowd and saw him talking to Philip on the balcony. Her husband looked extraordinarily attractive when talking about business matters.

"When men talk about business, they forget a lot." Georgiana's voice sounded in Caroline's ear, and Caroline smiled and said, "Yes, but Georgiana, you..."

"Caroline, I understand what you mean, but a person who is willing to do something is better than a person who is not willing to do something. Otherwise, do we have to live on the wind?" Engagement can really change a person, and now George Anna, thinking about the problem has become more practical, Caroline smiled at Georgiana.After all, Georgiana married Philip. In the eyes of some people, this marriage is not so suitable. Philip is rich, but his money is not inherited, but his own business, which makes his money It looks a little bleak.

But as long as Georgiana pleases.Caroline looked at Georgiana, both of them had the same thought in their eyes.

Charlotte had to face many more people than Caroline and the others had to face. After dancing the opening dance with Earl Max, Earl Max was dragged to talk about things.There was a group of people around Charlotte, and they all looked at Charlotte eagerly, wanting to get something from Charlotte, Charlotte knew it well, but to their all kinds of twists and turns Charlotte also handled the question very well.

This greatly disappointed the people who wanted to see Charlotte make a fool of herself. Charlotte already felt that someone was watching her, and following her gaze, she seemed to be some kind of lady, and her husband was a Viscount.

Charlotte can be sure that she has never seen her before, but why is there something inexplicable hidden in her eyes when she looks at her? Could it be that she had some unspeakable past with Earl Max?

"That's Lady Helen's good friend." Earl Max came back at some point and whispered in Charlotte's ear.