I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

"I vaguely heard that Doris Gray's father was a lord, and her biological mother was the daughter of a tailor. Somehow, she climbed to a high branch and gave birth to two daughters to that lord."

"Hey, what's her father's last name? Is it someone we know?"

The lady who raised the topic first waved her hand: "I don't know about that, I just heard that her father has passed away and left her no inheritance, but she paid enough tuition in boarding school in advance to let her stay. "

"Well, no wonder she came out to be a tutor..."

"Oh, is her biological mother still alive? And that sister, where is she now?"

In the living room, the ladies were caught in a new round of gossip, while the gentlemen felt a little bored. Someone proposed to go to the billiard room to relax, and got a few positive responses.

Looking at the beautiful courtyard outside the living room, Fitzwilliam Darcy declined the gentlemen's warm invitation. He decided to go for a walk outside. If he was lucky, he might be able to repeat Miss Doris Gray's escape. route.

"Aunt Catherine, gentlemen and ladies, excuse me for a moment."

"Mr. Darcy, please. I hope you enjoy the view of Grove Park."

The lady smiled lightly, looked at the handsome gentleman with admiration, suddenly felt that it was a pity that her daughter was too young, otherwise, she must try to make Fitzwilliam Darcy her son-in-law.

Darcy took off his hat, nodded slightly, and turned gracefully to leave the living room.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy from Derbyshire was just 23 years old this year. At the beginning of the year, the old Mr. Darcy was called by the Lord and reluctantly left the world, leaving behind a son, a daughter and a huge family property.

The eldest son, Darcy, logically inherited all the family property, and officially became the ruler of the Darcy family.

The newly appointed young head of the family not only possesses enviable land wealth and social status, but his own conditions are also very superior.

He is handsome, tall, smart and flexible, and has a sharp and calm personality. Even though he sometimes appears too reserved and proud, if one thinks about all the advantages he has had since he was a child, people will not blame him for his taciturnity and calmness. Rigorous and cold.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, Mr. Darcy, who is a complete winner in life, also has his own troubles, and no one's life is absolutely smooth.

"Mr. Darcy, good day. There are flowerbeds and woods in front of you. Please go this way."

"Thank you."

Darcy nodded politely when the male servant he met gave warm guidance to the walking guests.

Walking along the path, the shrub landscape full of design came into view one by one. After watching it for a while, Darcy's thoughts gradually drifted away, and the troubled haze of the past few days came to his heart again.

Since he took over the family business, he has been vaguely aware that there are dark forces coveting the wealth of the Darcy family.

Those wolves, tigers, and leopards waited silently for many years, and finally waited until the shrewd and cautious old Mr. Darcy ran out of fuel, and the young and vigorous Mr. Darcy took office.

Now, I don't know how many people are staring at Fitzwilliam Darcy, staring at his every decision, but if he makes any slight mistakes, the greedy people will bite off a piece of meat from the Darcy family.

—Whether it is the Derbyshire ancestral property or other investments, I have to keep it and make it flourish.

——The accumulation of hard work of the Darcy family for generations cannot be made in vain because of my incompetence and recklessness.

Darcy knows well that the family's roots are in Derbyshire, and the huge land industry not only brings the Darcy family a respected social status, the right to speak in the church, but also a steady stream of wealth to the family.

Darcy's personal net profit of more than 1 pounds is accounted for every year based on real estate income alone. It can be said that Pemberley in Derbyshire is the confidence and glory passed down by the family for several generations.

However, real estate and manors are only the wealth of the Darcy family on the surface. In secret, the old Mr. Darcy invested in the textile industry and overseas plantations, and even ocean transportation. Young heirs with access to the dividend books were amazed.

Therefore, when Darcy, who was the head of the family, realized by accident that someone wanted to plot against the secret property of the Darcy family, he was not surprised at all. Money touches people's hearts. He has long experienced how crazy money and power can make people.

"Sir, the forest path in front of you is temporarily blocked by the patrol team, you can't go there."

Darcy's thoughts were interrupted by a strange male voice, he came back to his senses, glanced at the winding forest path not far away, and suddenly felt dazed.

"Over there, is that Miss Doris Gray's escape direction?"

"Yes, sir, the patrol team has been searching around, hoping to find more clues."

Darcy asked the guard's servant curiously: "So, did they find it?"

The servant shook his head in disappointment: "Unfortunately, Mr. Hope returns empty-handed every time, but I heard that they are going to give up.

Tomorrow it will be open to guests, and the knights of the inspection team will go further afield to check for suspicious traces. "

Darcy understood, stopped and watched for a few moments, then turned and walked back.

He came to visit Aunt Catherine in Kent this time, and he wanted to ask her to take care of his sister for a while, because Darcy expected that he would be very busy for a long time to come.

He needs to do his best to deal with all kinds of forces and try his best to preserve the family property. At the same time, he needs to find out the tails of those greedy people and find out who the hidden enemies are.

Fitzwilliam Darcy was never the type to sit still. When provoked, he would of course try to chop off those claws that were too long.

However, what Darcy didn't expect was that what he thought was an ordinary visit made him hear about an unusual murder case. The name Doris Gray refreshed his habit of dealing with young female governesses. cognition.

Of course, in Darcy's previous life experience, it is not unheard of more horrific and bloody cases. The murderers in those stories are more brutal, evil and extremely dangerous.

However, those vicious characters did not touch him as deeply as Doris Gray. The lady's professional status touched Mr. Darcy's sensitive nerves of wanting to protect his sister.

Because it is very coincidental that Darcy is planning to find a suitable tutor for his sister recently.

Georgiana Darcy is 11 years old this year. It stands to reason that she should be able to be sent to a girls' school. Darcy has indeed found a most prestigious girls' school for her sister, and she can go there to study at any time.

However, after discussing with Aunt Catherine, Darcy decided to follow the advice of the elder woman and hire an amiable tutor for his younger sister first.

Let an older and careful adult woman accompany Georgiana and live with her in London to study, so that the elder brother can feel more at ease.

As for the candidates for tutors, Mrs. Catherine de Boer recommended several experienced ladies to her nephew. Darcy was going to go back to his room to study the resumes of several candidates carefully after going for a walk, and try his best to Choose Georgiana a teacher who is both good and good.

——You can neither teach the little girl to be too weak and innocent, nor can you cultivate a high-spirited and pretty girl.

——Nowadays, it seems that the talent of a lady is secondary. The key is to cultivate superb riding skills and a brave heart, so that she can't be bullied.

While Darcy was thinking, he strolled through the Grove Manor.

He admired the garden flower arrangements and Roman-style sculptures for a while, and felt that compared with Pemberley Manor, this place lacked a bit of natural interest and grandeur, so he felt that it was boring, and he had something on his mind, so he didn't say any more. Hang around, turn around and return the same way.

A few minutes later, Pei Xiang, who came out to look for food and inquire about news, appeared at the place where Darcy had just stopped to enjoy the scenery.

She had changed her attire by now.

With a swollen waist and flat chest, she wore a dark wig that the lady did not keep in her head, her nose and cheekbones were dotted with freckles, her complexion was dull and yellowish, and she deliberately drew a pair of beautiful crescent eyebrows, giving her a cold look. Look, it's only five points like the original Doris Gray.

Pei Xiang looked around, went straight to the narrow path on the side of the stone road, passed a few lilac trees, and found a temporary resting place for the servants.

——At this time, the guests are all at the main house, and the housekeeper must be on the sidelines. The senior servants in the manor will not be idle, and they must be in front of them at any time.

——So, it will be very quiet here, and the probability of meeting acquaintances will be much smaller.

While making up his mind, Pei Xiang slowly pushed open the hidden wooden door and observed quietly.

Sure enough, in the simple rest room, there were only two unfamiliar women sitting together doing needlework, and there were cold milk and baked potatoes on the table.

After quickly looking at the scene in the room, Pei Xiang made some noise on purpose.

"Who are you?" One of the women raised her head, just in time to see Pei Xiang looking at the door, and asked aloud.

"Hello, I came here with my hostess. I just ran out to get rid of my stomachache, and then got lost accidentally, so I wandered here. Excuse me, how can I get to the guest room on the second floor?"

"The guest room on the second floor? Are you the maid next to Mrs. de Boer?"

Pei Xiang smiled shyly, as if acquiescing to the other party's words, she asked in a low voice:

"Can I come in and sit for a while? I'm a little cold."

"Of course, please come in."

Pei Xiang got the other party's permission, walked briskly into the room, and closed the wooden door behind him smoothly.

"Two sisters, are you from this manor? I didn't see you when I came here before."

As far as Doris Gray could remember, she had never seen these two young women, which meant that they had been recently hired to help.

"Ah, we're new here too. No, it's not our turn to entertain guests."

Pei Xiang smiled innocently: "The two elder sisters must be good at work if they can be selected by John's housekeeper.

Just like the cook Maggie, she never goes to the front to serve the guests, but her stew is so good that no one dares to underestimate her. "

"Do you know Maggie, the cook?" A woman with a round face looked at Pei Xiang curiously.

"Ah, when I came here before, I was lucky enough to taste Maggie's specialty dishes.

Also, because my wife is more, uh, picky about the way the dishes are cooked, I was ordered to deal with the cook Maggie a few times, so I can be regarded as an acquaintance.

Hey, by the way, by the way, will Maggie cook the main course for today's dinner? "

"Of course not her."

The round-faced woman shook her head quickly, her eyes gleamed with the light that only came when she was gossiping:

"She, who has been caught hiding and reselling expensive ingredients, has been kicked out of Grove Manor."

"How could this be?"

Pei Xiang covered his mouth in surprise, his eyes widened, looking very surprised.

"Why not? Didn't you hear about those things before? It was found out by the butler John after the Lord's accident."

Hearing the recent hot gossip, Pei Xiang showed an excited expression. She moved the stool forward, leaned forward and asked:

"Hey, two sisters, tell me the details. We are actually curious, but there are too many rumors outside, and we don't know whether it is true or not."

While talking, Pei Xiang took out two good quality handkerchiefs from his arms and stuffed them into the hands of the two women:

"This is a little gift from me to my sisters. In the future, please take care of each other."

With Pei Xiang's gift and enjoying the curious and complimenting eyes of the foreign servants, the two women did not hesitate much, and began to talk to Pei Xiang about what happened in Grove Manor these days.

The two talked about something wonderful, and poured Pei Xiang a glass of milk, and handed her a small piece of butter and two baked potatoes.

Pei Xiang skillfully probed for the information she wanted while eating.

After a while, Pei Xiang learned that the gentlemen who were in charge of investigating the case had indeed been fooled by her. Sheriff Morris believed that she had absconded from Grove Manor and planned to smuggle into the port.

Upon hearing the news, Pei Xiang breathed a sigh of relief. She rolled her eyes, and on the principle of being prepared, she talked to the two women about the guests at the Grove Manor.

Soon, she extracted the surnames of most of the guests from the other party's mouth, as well as some well-known information about these people.

While listening, Pei Xiang combined Doris Gray's memory to organize and summarize. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it until...she heard a familiar combination of names.

"Mr. Darcy of Pemberley Park?"

—was it the Darcy she knew?