aristocratic engagement

The wind lamp hung on the carriage window was swaying, and the light and shadow flickered on Darcy's eyelashes, brightly or darkly.

After being "kissed" by Anne, Darcy was just stunned for a moment, with a faint smile on his face.After enjoying her plunder, she was contented to be passive and active, and the slight pain of biting made her gradually calm down.

Annie let go of her hand, gasped slightly, put her cold fingers on her lips to cool down her hot lips, and sat back in her seat.

At this time, the carriage had already stopped at the gate of Louis Garden.

Annie had recovered her usual calmness at this time, and when her lips were no longer hot and stinging, she said softly: "After I fell in love with you, I became more and more fragile and less like myself, which made me ……it's painful."

"Honey, being emotional doesn't mean being vulnerable. To be honest, I also had this vague thought, as if because of a weakness, I became restrained and never dared to take risks again."

After Annie heard this, her lips moved slightly, and her eyes flickered.

Darcy shook his head, and a hoarse voice came out of his throat: "However, when you responded to my feelings, I felt that I was covered by the softest and strongest armor, and I no longer have any worries. Anne, you are not a fragile rose hiding under my wings, are you? On the contrary, you are the most trustworthy person I can fully trust." Having said this, Darcy sighed, shook his head with a wry smile , "I should be responsible for your 'vulnerability', your anxiety and pain come from me."

"No, that's not the case." Annie shook her head quickly.

"Listen to me." Darcy coughed lightly, "I didn't show all of me in front of your eyes... I was afraid that those experiences of war and blood would frighten you, and I still regarded you as Georgiana Girl. But I ignored it, you don't fully understand my 'capability', so you worry about me."

"Is that so?" Annie frowned in confusion.

"You are my reliable back, but I haven't given you the same peace of mind... However, the days are still long, dear, we have many opportunities to get to know each other, and you should also have some confidence in me."

After Darcy finished speaking, he pushed open the door and jumped out of the carriage.

Georgiana and Lady Catherine poked their heads out of the window and waved to them.

Darcy reached out and held Anne's hand: "Trust me, Anne."

Annie looked into his deep blue eyes, then at the two waiting by the window, and nodded emphatically.

Darcy was about to set off for Europa with Rommel in the autumn, and this incident made the family explode.

Lady Catherine was especially restless.Maybe others don't understand where her anxiety comes from, but Anne seems to have grasped that point—Mrs. Catherine is not only worried about Darcy, but also worried about Rommel.Although Annie didn't know when they fell in love with each other, she quickly accepted the fact after a brief moment of awkwardness.

To put it bluntly, those entanglements and melancholy belong to these two people. As long as they can overcome it, is Annie going to object?

If Anne was to object to the relationship, it was only in one situation: when she found out that Rommel was an irresponsible scumbag.

However, it has been nearly ten years since she knew Rommel, and she may complain about his mystification, or be angry at him for watching her in the dark, but she never doubts his sense of responsibility.

Just the fact that Sir Louise's will had been kept and never betrayed was enough to reassure her.

One day, when Rommel came to "discuss important matters" with Anne and "visited" Mrs. Catherine by the way, Anne deliberately leaked the word.Seeing Rommel's expression of joy and embarrassment stammering, Anne breathed a sigh of relief.

"...However, everything will have to be decided when you and Darcy come back." Anne raised her eyebrows contemptuously, and said with Jo, "Don't come back limping, I won't be able to spare then you."

Rommel repeatedly promised.

Lady Catherine blushed and looked only at him.She clenched her hands tightly without saying a word.

Annie guessed that she was shy, pursed her lips, and quietly left space for the two of them.

When Darcy came to the small living room as promised, he saw Anne who was lost at the door.

"The carriage is ready, we can go to Bergram's studio." Darcy put on a thin coat as he walked.

Annie suddenly woke up from her contemplation, blinked her eyes blankly, and quickly looked away: "Then let's go."

"Wait." Darcy felt something was wrong, strode forward and stood in front of her.He looked down and saw that Annie wiped her eyes hastily, her eyes were a little red.

"What's the matter? Rommel—he made you angry?" Darcy frowned.His fingers wiped the flush on her cheeks, and his tone was a little dangerous.

"I'm just happy for my mother." Annie grabbed his hand with some embarrassment, and dragged him outside, "I used to make insinuations, hoping that my mother could get rid of the past sadness and invest in new feelings. But she never heard. Before you and Georgiana came to Rosings, I dare not recall how low she was... People in the town always said that she was so mean and tough that she was frightening and difficult to provoke, But I know, that's just her means to protect her fragile heart."

"what about now?"

"She also found a new armor, Darcy." Anne jumped down the steps in front of the door, showing a bright smile in the sun.

Darcy's eyes widened in shock, and he froze in place for a while, then suddenly realized what she meant, and looked back in amazement, although he saw nothing.

"Let's go, before you and Rommel set off, we have to work hard!"

Mr. Bergram's studio did not become tidy due to the expansion of the site. On the contrary, it was full of all kinds of waste design drawings and experimental equipment. The drawings all over the floor made it difficult for Anne and her party to settle down.

But Mr. Bergram strode in without paying attention, as if he didn't mind at all that what he and his assistants were stepping on were the drawings and painstaking efforts that he and his assistant had drawn stroke by stroke.The lines drawn in charcoal are extremely complicated, but the handwriting is extremely neat.

When Mr. Bergram realized that the people behind him hadn't followed, he turned around and said inexplicably, "What's wrong? Why didn't you keep up? Viscount Richter?"

Annie came back to her senses and was about to follow when she suddenly realized something on the bottom of her feet. She staggered a bit, and was quickly supported by Du Li.

"Mr. Bergram, these..." She pointed to the ground and said with a frown, "Are these completely useless?"

"Of course! Otherwise, how could I spread it on the floor!" Mr. Bergram took it for granted.

"This is all your painstaking efforts! Those people can't even ask for gold!" Annie has always cherished the achievements of knowledge, and it was really difficult to get over that hurdle, letting herself step on the shoes of dirty dirt Printed on this neat design drawing.

Mr. Bergram was stomping his feet, deliberately trampling the blueprints into a mess: "Don't worry, I have collected all the most important materials!"

Annie was speechless, so she had no choice but to resist the entanglement and impatience, and stepped on the drawings one by one.

She avoided those lines and words as much as possible, and her footsteps landed on empty spaces.Darcy followed her amusedly, but soon understood why Mr. Burgram was so loyal to Anne.

Few other than her valued their knowledge so highly.

Seeing that Annie's face was wrinkled, Du Li said: "Miss de Bourgh, I have organized the letters that Mr. Bergram sent to report over the years according to the timeline, and kept them in the study of Rosings Manor. Now, you can rest assured."

"Oh...Du Li, thanks to you." Annie breathed a sigh of relief, "What would I do without you, it's hard to find an assistant who suits me better than you."

Du Li pursed her lips, a slight smile hung on her round face, and a slight dimple appeared.

She was glad that Mademoiselle de Bourgh called her assistant.

Annie turned her head to look at Mr. Bergram, but saw that he was staring at Du Li beside her, and his eyes were a little straight.

Anne couldn't help but narrowed her eyes.

"Bergram!" said Anne, rousing him loudly, "go on, what are you going to show me?"

Mr. Bergram suddenly came back to his senses, stretched out his hand to signal them to continue to follow, and stammered to introduce his research results.

While listening, Annie paid attention to Du Li's expression—Du Li listened carefully, as if she really understood it completely, and looked at Mr. Bergram with reverence and admiration in her eyes.

Annie calmed down and knew what was going on.

On the wide open-air experimental site, a model taller than a person stands on a short track, which is what Annie remembers the train looks like.When she came up with this idea, Mr. Bergram built a sophisticated and complex pattern according to the simple drawings she gave.

The previously cooperated steel factory rejected their model customization. Thanks to Darcy's steel factory, the experiment was put on the right track.

Mr. Bergram introduced his results, and became more and more excited. He waved with a flushed face and asked his assistants to load the experimental locomotive with coal and ignite it.

Annie cautiously stood at a certain distance and observed.When the steam engine was first ignited, there was no movement. After a long period of silence, it suddenly made the sound of iron plates hitting and rubbing, followed by a faint "wow". The sound was small, but it became louder and louder soon. become deafening.White mist spewed out, and soon diffused, covering the front of the car.

The front of the car trembled violently, as if it was about to explode at any moment, Annie took a step back in fright.Darcy also quickly took her into his arms, ready to lie down at any time.

The sound and tremor gradually reached a critical point. Annie's eyes were fixed on the machine, but Mr. Burgram screamed excitedly. He even wanted to go forward, but Du Li forcefully stopped him.

"Ugh-"

Under the loud noise, the front of the car slowly moved forward on the track.

"Look! It's successful!" Mr. Bergram blushed and said back, "It's just that its speed is a bit slower. I still need to improve all of this. Maybe the pressure in the confined space is not enough, maybe it's the track. The reason... In short, everything is difficult at the beginning, I have a hunch that the God of victory will come at any time!"

It was difficult for Annie to look away from the "locomotive", her heartbeat was louder than the tremor of the steam engine, and she seemed to hear the crackling of the track of the times.

Annie couldn't contain the excitement in her heart, she nodded: "Mr. Bergram, I believe in you. This is your era."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a loud "click", and the locomotive got stuck on the track, jumping up and down without thinking.

Mr. Bergram yelled, rushed up anxiously, and yelled for his assistant to come and help.After a while of tinkering, the steam engine was turned off, and the locomotive finally calmed down amidst the trembling.

Mr. Bergram raised his head, his face was blackened by coal smoke, he wiped off the sweat from his face, but made his face even more muddy.Du Li pursed her lips, stepped forward quickly, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him.

Anne laughed loudly, and said to Darcy beside her: "We should go to the next stop, Mr. Bergram is in much better condition than we imagined!"

"Our friends are ready."

作者有话要说：火车的雏形出现惹~感谢在2021-01-2723:44:15~2021-01-3000:30:23期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Su Ranqi;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!