[Comprehensive Classics] Detective Mary

With Mr. Bingley's return a joyous atmosphere spread from Longbourne and Netherfield to all the surrounding villages and towns of Meryton.

The eldest lady of the Bennet family, Jane Bennet, is getting married, and she is in love with a handsome and gentle gentleman with an annual income of [-] pounds. The lady is beautiful and charming, and the husband is rich. The perfect marriage was the envy of all the unmarried ladies around Meryton.

As early as three days before the wedding, Mary fell into a state of extreme excitement. This was the first time she participated in a relative's wedding, and she married her own sister!

The Bennet sisters were just excited, and their mother, Mrs. Bennet, reacted as if Nazi Germany had bombed Britain decades beforehand.

On the day of the wedding, Mrs. Bennet was almost anxious.Before dawn, she had already yelled at all the Miss Bennets.

"What day is it today," my mother shouted angrily from the door of the room, "you can still sleep?! Jane and Lizzie are up early to get ready!"

Oh my God, Mary who was woken up felt like her ears were buzzing from Mrs. Bennet.

But Catherine and Lydia reacted even more, and Lydia whimpered and couldn't help complaining: "It's not us who got married, why do you want us to wake up so early?"

Mrs. Bennet stared at Lydia: "I really beg you not to make trouble, even if you are poor mother, just help me move things!"

Lydia rolled her eyes, and she couldn't help but lie down when she just sat up: "Let Mary and Catherine go, the two of them have four 'handy hands', which together are enough!"

Mrs. Bennet took a deep breath and growled, "—Get up!"

While changing clothes, Mary watched Mrs. Bennet angrily and scolded Lydia dumbfoundedly.Tell me what you have to argue about, she complained from the bottom of her heart, even when she complained, even if she didn't complain, why did she have to make herself unhappy early in the morning.

It's just that Mrs. Bennet is too anxious. Most of the tasks she assigns to Mary are useless and waste of time.

By the time Mary finished cleaning up the housework at hand, it was time to go to church.

But Mary hasn't had breakfast yet!

She was dragged out of the house by Catherine and Lydia in a panic, and she only felt that her stomach wanted to growl.And Mary knew how to endure, but Lydia didn't.

"I didn't even have breakfast," she said reluctantly, "I'm starving to death, what if I faint from hunger in church?!"

"Bah bah bah!"

Catherine hurriedly covered Lydia's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"I obviously—"

"All right!"

Elizabeth followed from behind and stuffed a few pieces of pastries into the hands of the three younger sisters.

She also glared at Lydia: "Jane is very nervous today, don't say such things."

Mary beamed with joy as soon as she took the pastry: "As expected, she is my dearest sister, Lizzie, you are so kind!"

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows, as if she wanted to dislike Mary, but she didn't hold back her expression and laughed.

"You girl," she said with a smile, "it's such a beautiful day, don't talk to you, go to church quickly."

A great day indeed.

After entering the church and sitting in the seats of relatives, Mary, who had eaten a few pieces of pastries, immediately felt that the episode this morning was not a problem.

Briefly married!

The pastor stood in the center of the church and watched with loving eyes Mr. Bennet leading Jane in a wedding dress into the church and handing her over to Mr. Bingley.

Western weddings started from the fact that Queen Victoria chose a white dress at her wedding, and the white wedding dress gradually became popular.Mary thought it was very suitable for Jane. Her elder sister was born extremely beautiful, and her pure white dress set off her like a fairy.

The warm sunlight fell on her face through the stained glass of the church, almost as if casting a soft light on today's most beautiful bride.

As the groom, Mr. Bingley was almost dumbfounded.

so good.

Seeing the blush on Mr. Bingley's face and Jane's slightly nervous back, Mary never stopped smiling.

Seeing how happy her sister and brother-in-law are, Mary felt that all the hard work she had done before was really worth it.The wedding in the Victorian era was extremely novel to her, and what made Mary even more aware was that the excitement and love between the couple made Mary more or less understand Jane Austen's own view of love.

Before the time travel, Mary didn't really like Jane Austen's works.In her view, Britain after the bourgeois revolution was novel and noisy, a cruel but legendary era.

With so many social contradictions and so many new things, why stick to a love story in the southern countryside?It might be a little too petty.

But now in this era, seeing the wedding of Jane and Mr. Bingley, Mary somewhat understands why after more than a hundred years, writers will classify the female author who wrote such dreamy love as the ranks of realist writers.

Because she is standing on her class standpoint, and within the scope of her vision, she has given a reasonable definition of the love between men and women that she has seen, experienced, and felt.

For women in this era, marrying a rich man is a "perfect marriage", but in Jane Austen's view, this is not enough.In addition to material conditions, there must be respect and love in marriage, just like Jane and Mr. Bingley now.

For a native eighteenth-century woman writer, her thinking was a giant step forward.

Despite the constraints of the times, Jane Austen never thought that women could be completely economically independent and formally enter society like men, but she first admitted that a prerequisite for women's independence is to have the freedom to pursue love and choose a husband freely.

A marriage that is extremely rich both materially and emotionally is indeed a marriage that cannot be faulted.

So Mary felt that when Miss Jane Bennet said "I do", the married life between her and Mr. Bingley would be as happy as described by Jane Austen.

Compared to Mary who was so emotional, Catherine and Lydia were looking forward to the part after the oath, the bouquet throwing.

In the open space outside the church, young ladies stood behind Jane laughing and laughing.The bride turned around, holding the bouquet hesitantly, Mary stood behind and couldn't help joking: "You have to work harder, my good sister, throw it to the left, your sisters are all on the left! "

"Mary cheated!"

"Then what's the matter, we are Jane's own sisters."

"That's not okay, everyone is fair in bouquet throwing, you can't do—"

"—Throw it away!"

The subsequent quarrel was accompanied by a few screams, and the ladies threw Mary away and rushed to grab the bouquet.

However, who gets the winner depends entirely on fate.

Of course Jane would not listen to Mary, she had a good temper, and she was extraordinarily fair at throwing bouquets.It was thrown behind completely randomly, and even deliberately avoided the left side where Mary was standing.

And Mary, who was left behind, watched the beautiful flower ball draw a parabola in the air, and then landed firmly in Elizabeth's arms.

Elizabeth: "..."

Mary immediately burst out laughing.

Elizabeth, who was hit by the bouquet, was still stunned, and Mary ran to her side happily: "It's all destined, Lizzie, it seems that our family will usher in a second wedding soon." Already!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Elizabeth reprimanded Mary, but subconsciously glanced around, as if looking for someone.

The news of her receiving the bouquet was immediately circulated among all the men and women who attended the wedding.

The wedding was followed by a party for the bride and groom, and Netherfield Manor was very lively that night.Elizabeth was sitting beside Mary, and the sisters were talking in low tones when Mr. Darcy approached.

"gentlemen?"

Seeing that he had something to say, Mary stopped talking with Elizabeth.

"Two ladies."

Mr. Darcy nodded: "Congratulations to your sister on her marriage."

Elizabeth couldn't help laughing when she heard this. How could anyone congratulate her sisters on her marriage?She also joked: "Then congratulations to your friend for getting married, sir."

"..."

Darcy, who was teased by Elizabeth, was taken aback, and then a few invisible smiles appeared on his standard poker face.

"What can you do, sir?" Elizabeth asked.

"I imagine the grand occasion today," he began, "my sister Georgiana will be very sorry to be unable to attend because of her infirmity."

"what……"

Elizabeth showed a look of understanding.

Apparently, when she was at Rosings Manor, Elizabeth already knew that Darcy had a pure and lovely sister.Without the misunderstanding in the original book, she believed that the frail Miss Darcy must also be a kind and upright person.

Elizabeth still regrets not being able to meet Jane at her wedding.

"It's a pity," she said sincerely.

"So I think," replied Darcy, "that Georgiana is very lonely in convalescence at Pemberley Manor, and she needs the company of an older and fine woman. If you don't mind, Miss Elizabeth, you would like to live at Pemberley Manor for a few days, Are you getting acquainted with my sister?"

Elizabeth blinked.

Mary: "..."

Oh my god, the straight man of steel is enlightened!

Not only did he not do anything that left Mary speechless, he even learned to use his sister to take a detour.Mary almost looked at Mr. Darcy with admiration.

"Oh!"

Mary reacted quickly and quickly struck while the iron was hot: "It suddenly occurred to me that my uncle and aunt had already planned to travel far away when I was in London. I heard that the scenery around Pemberley Manor is beautiful, and they would definitely not mind enjoying the natural scenery! Lizzie, you and Isn't it just right to go with uncle?"

"In that case."

Mr. Darcy immediately understood: "As the host, I welcome them very much."

How could Elizabeth not know what Mary was up to? !

If it hadn't been for Mr. Darcy, she would have poked Mary on the forehead again.After giving her a hard look, Elizabeth was not angry this time.

She was silent for a moment, and then said: "If my uncle and aunt agree, I will go with them."

Darcy faintly let go of a burden.

The look between his brows and eyes was much more relaxed, and then Darcy turned to Mary: "What about you, Miss Mary?"

"I'm going to Milton," she said bluntly. "Mr. Holmes entrusted me to follow up clues in Milton—"

What Mary said later came to an abrupt end when Catherine ran over.

Although Catherine has the best relationship with Lydia, she is not a rash character.When she saw the sky-falling expression on her face, Mary felt a "thump" in her heart, realizing that something was wrong.

Catherine looked secretive, but she was in a hurry and didn't even pay attention to Mr. Darcy. She rushed to Mary and Elizabeth and said in a low voice, "No, Lydia has eloped!"

"what?!"

"impossible!"

Mary and Elizabeth changed their expressions almost immediately.

Surprises were all surprises, but Mary's first reaction was—impossible!

Mingming has rejected Wickham's date invitation, which proves that Lydia is already wavering.He was hesitating a few days ago, and eloped on the night of Jane's wedding a few days later, no matter how stupid she is, she is not so stupid!

Taking a step back, even if Lydia is really that stupid, Wickham is not. How could he elope with Lydia on Jane's wedding day?

When Mr. Darcy heard these words, his expression darkened almost immediately.

He frowned and looked at Catherine: "With Wickham?"

The author has something to say: Mary: My CP has been officially stamped, and the little cross and the Bible are finally available!

Jiang Hua didn't find out whether bouquets were thrown at weddings in the [-]th century... Let's assume that there is such a custom!

Get Wickham in the next chapter, and then get a new map! ! !Jiang Hua let out a long sigh of relief after finally not having to write about country life.Mary is going to concentrate on solving crimes and writing novels! [Mary: Long live! 】