aristocratic engagement

Mrs. Edgerton paused as she fanned her fan: "Sterling... Ah, I remembered. That's right, she married Sterling." Mrs. Edgerton seemed to realize something at this moment, and her voice became louder. Getting smaller and frowning, it seemed a bit disgusted.Then he stopped talking.

Anne got the answer, so she stopped asking, and turned to look at the maid brought by Mrs. Edgerton.The maid was startled suddenly, flirted with her mistress, bowed and left the teahouse after bowing.

"So..." Mrs. Slivan broke the awkward and silent atmosphere, and said, "Countess Fitzwilliam, you know better than us. Since you choose to believe in Phoenix, Mr. Richter and Mr. Smith, So do I."

A group of ladies echoed her words, saying that they are not in a hurry to use new fabrics, and believe that Phoenix will replenish the goods as soon as possible.

But the fat lady followed Mrs. Edgerton's lead.

"Since Davis Textiles has similar fabrics, countess, you see, if I write to Mr. Smith and want to refund the deposit..." The fat lady blinked, trying to make herself playful, But Annie found it extremely funny.It is clear that you have already made a plan, so why bother to try and deceive yourself?

"Of course you can do this, ma'am, this is your right." Seeing that the count's aunt was silent, Anne coughed lightly and said.

Countess Fitzwilliam nodded slightly in agreement.

The fat lady didn't get an answer from the countess, and she felt ashamed: "Oh? Miss de Bourgh, I don't know, but a little girl like you can stand up and make decisions for Phoenix?"

——Even the wives didn't speak, how dare a little girl like her?

"Ma'am, I dare not say that I can make the decision, but—" Annie was not angry, and poured a cup of tea slowly, "You may not have forgotten that Mr. Richter is my friend, and it is me who will be the first This invitation letter was handed over to Mrs. Edgerton, which put everyone in such a dilemma."

The wives all gave a few words of comfort, without any complaints on their faces.

The countess coughed lightly, and drew her eyes away from Anne: "It's not your responsibility, my dear. If you hadn't brought Yun Luo to our eyes, we would not have had the chance to come into contact with such a beautiful and exquisite woman." fabric." She looked at the fat woman and nodded slightly, "Madam, as Miss de Bourgh said, you have the right to write to Mr. Smith for a refund and to buy products from Davis Textiles .It's just a trivial matter, you don't have to worry about it like this."

The fat woman's face twitched a little, as if she was trying her best to restrain her joy, but she didn't want to show it.

Mrs. Edgerton sat up and asked, "Then, Phoenix..."

"It stands to reason that if you terminate the relationship, it means that you will automatically quit the club." Annie said lightly, and seeing the fat woman's face immediately turned ugly, she poured a cup of tea for her, "However, this time Phoenix encountered force majeure and failed to deliver smoothly, Phoenix will naturally be responsible for this, and your worries will not happen."

The fat woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, took the teacup handed over by Anne, and smiled gratefully.

Annie stirred the spoon in the teacup with grace and lightness.

Annie picked up the cup and held it to her lips.She looked at the lady's dress on the rim of the glass, and saw that she was dressed decently, but the style was a bit outdated, like the styles that were popular more than ten years ago in Mrs. Catherine's wardrobe.The jewels on her neck are not small, but their luster is a bit lacklustre.In short, it is not like a family that can buy Yunluo without any scruples.

This is understandable, but how much money and how many things to do, this truth is not understood by everyone.

Annie cast her eyes on the Bennet sisters, and saw that they had already tentatively chatted with the ladies, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.The ladies are all well dressed, and even though the Bennet sisters are wearing new clothes, they still look "outstanding" in comparison.But Miss Bennet's outstanding appearance and Liz's witty answer made them not strongly repelled, and they found their own position.

Everyone knows that those who can come to the tea party are invited by the host, and no one can be looked down upon and offended casually.

Annie silently breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Thank you lords for your politeness and decency!

Anne and the countess exchanged a few words in a low voice, got up and left the ladies' area, and walked towards the ladies' circle.Seeing her approaching, Sister Bennet hurriedly moved to the side twice, leaving a space between the two of them.

Anne accepted their offer, and sat down between the two sisters.

The ladies briefly paused the conversation just now, and greeted Anne one after another.They may also have their own thoughts, but they are not as good at hiding them as the wives. After a few simple conversations, Anne can almost figure out their personalities and characteristics.

"What were you talking about just now?" Annie opened her eyes wide, pretending to be whispering, lowered her voice and asked Liz next to her, "Don't interrupt your interest just because of me."

"We're discussing the few novels that are popular recently. I heard..." Liz suddenly lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that the author is the widow of a lord, and she is now living on these meager royalties. day."

Annie saw that she seemed to have other opinions, but she didn't intend to ask her now.

At this time, there was a noise of horseshoes outside the window.A few young ladies were not restrained by etiquette, so they ran to the window and lay down on the window sill to look out.

"It's Mr. Fitzwilliam!" cried a girl.

"And the messenger!" another girl added.

"There's another Mr. Fitzwilliam!" cried a third girl, standing on tiptoe.

Annie, a relative who lived here, was pushed and shoved to the window by the girls.Annie looked back, dumbfounded, and saw the older ladies also looking at this side curiously, but they were able to suppress their impulse and no longer rushed to the window like a little girl.

Liz also stood up and wanted to run to see what happened, but Jane grabbed her.Liz stuck out her tongue, sat back in her seat, but looked at Annie from afar.Seeing that Anne was looking at her with great interest, Liz blushed all of a sudden.

"Ah!" Suddenly, the girls made a fuss and hid behind the curtains.

Anne heard the movement, looked back out the window, and saw Lance smiling and waving at her from a distance, while Lawrence stood aside talking to the messenger.Lance turned his face sideways, and after a few words with Lawrence, they looked up together.Lawrence, who always looked serious like a replica of the Earl, suddenly showed a smile, and the beauty inherited from the Countess suddenly bloomed.

Annie secretly sighed, as expected, none of her family members looked ordinary.

Annie heard the ladies taking a breath of cool air, followed by a low, throbbing scream.Anne thought to herself, girls are really precocious, no wonder Cousin Lawrence always has a straight face, otherwise the threshold of the Earl's Mansion would have been stepped down by enthusiastic ladies and ladies long ago!

Annie gestured to the two cousins ​​to say goodbye later.Lawrence waved the letter at her, pointed to Lance, and signaled Lance to hand it to her later.

Lance is still underage and hasn't entered into society yet, so it's not impolite to meet the ladies and ladies.

But Annie felt strange, what should I tell her now?

"What's the matter? Anne?" The Countess' voice came from behind.

Annie turned around and said, "Cousin Lawrence and Cousin Lance are back! They met the messenger at the door."

"Oh! Lance is back?" the countess whispered in surprise. Seeing the wives looked at her in confusion, the countess explained, "Lance, this boy, rarely comes home after school. My little son It's so inconsiderate, once it's released, it's hard to take it back. No, he didn't tell me in advance when he came back this time... His room hasn't been tidied yet."

"Men are not always so considerate, not to mention that Lance is still young." The ladies echoed and comforted, and the countess had no choice but to hastily order her personal maid to order someone to tidy up the room.

Anne walked to the side of the countess and told her what she saw by the window in a low voice.Sure enough, the countess frowned, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Lance has always been free-spirited and impolite, so why is Lawrence like this? The ladies and ladies are here, how is it appropriate for the two of them to come?"

After hearing this, the ladies looked at Mrs. Edgerton calmly, and saw that her face was a little stiff.

It was only then that Anne remembered the tea party at the Duke's Mansion that day. When Allen and Edward returned home, Mrs. Edgerton called them to meet the ladies and ladies.Annie didn't think it was inappropriate at the time, but thinking about it now, it was a bit offensive to girls of suitable age or not.

——It's just that now, there are fewer and fewer families who still abide by the old rituals.

"Cousin Lawrence won't come, I guess he has something urgent to send Lance over." Annie comforted, "I saw that they were all in a good mood just now, it seems that there is a surprise!"

"It's fine if it's a surprise! I'm afraid it's a shock!" The countess shook her head helplessly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the teahouse.

The door was slowly opened by two servants, and Lance's figure appeared behind the door.He had a smile on his face, but he couldn't hide his happy mood.

The countess beckoned, Lance happily stood beside her, and saluted all the ladies.The ladies also met him not far away to salute.Lance was very attentive to the countess, and in his sweet "coaxing", the countess finally let go of her stern face, and a little smile could not help but put on the corners of her mouth.

After finishing dealing with the big boss at home, Lance turned his head to look at his cousin sitting among the ladies, and said, "Annie, this is a letter for you." Then, he took out another letter from his pocket and handed it to When it arrived at the mother's hand, "I am here to be a postman today! Delivered safely!"

"My letter? How can I have a letter?" Annie felt strange. The letters between her and "Mr. Richter" were all collected by Du Li. How could there be a letter sent to her?Could it be that Lady Catherine was urging her to come home?

After Anne took the letter, she sat beside the Bennet sisters, and Jane turned sideways to prevent her shadow from blocking the sunlight from the window.

Anne thanked her softly, and put the letter in front of her eyes, only to see that the sender wrote "Fitzwilliam Darcy" on the signature. The handwriting was chic and smooth, and Anne recognized at a glance that it was a letter from Cousin Darcy.

"Fitzwilliam Darcy? This is... Liz, what are you looking at?" Jane's voice sounded beside her ears.

Annie followed Liz's gaze, and saw that her gaze was on the area where the lady was.After hearing Jane's voice, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly turned her eyes away.

"No, nothing."

Anne narrowed her eyes, and her eyes stayed on Liz's face for a moment, then moved to the sofa where the ladies were sitting.

Lance just happened to finish a club joke that was so popular that the ladies were rocking with laughter.He also smiled, pleased with the outcome of his joke.

Annie clicked her tongue and glanced at Liz next to her, only to see that she was also looking at herself.The moment their eyes met, Liz looked away in a panic, pretending to be attentively listening to the ladies' conversation.

Annie smiled slightly, looked down at the letter in her hand that came across the ocean, and muttered to herself: "It seems that I should go back to open the letter at night." The scene here is temporarily more interesting than the letter full of postmarks from all over the place .

The author has something to say: I will go to Hangzhou for an interview tomorrow, and I will go home on Sunday.

I am running around for money every day_(:зゝ∠)_I hope it will go smoothly and settle down soon.