beauty and money

Mary felt a little uncomfortable with Mrs. Grace's visit. Ever since they cut off contact, Mary tried her best to avoid issues related to interpersonal communication. She was always tired of interpersonal communication, and even thought of living alone. The life of not having to talk to anyone, this kind of extreme world-weariness often dominates her whole heart, and she yearns for a kind of loneliness that people can't avoid. People think it's terrible, gothic loneliness.

"It's really beautiful." Mary said dryly, and then she didn't express any opinions. She just listened to her mother and sister lamenting the wealth of the guests invited by Mrs. de Bourgh, and felt honored to be her relatives. Yan, as if it wasn't the two of them who were dissatisfied with Mrs. de Bourgh's arrogant attitude just now.

As the guests arrived one after another, Lydia clamored to enter the venue, and asked the servant to solemnly announce to the guests.Mary had already experienced the vanity of her younger sister, but she didn't expect Lydia to be so brazen, and when the mother and daughter entered, she asked the male servant to roll her name.

The manservant raised his cane and knocked on the ground, and began to say in a loud voice: "Mrs. Bennet, Miss Bennet and Mrs. Wickham are here." Everyone took the time to look up to the second floor while the cups were mixed. Looking at the three mothers and daughters who came down from the second floor, some of them smiled mockingly in front of them, while others whispered in the ears of others. At this moment, Mary felt that her face was burning red. This is really embarrassing. The frivolous actions of her mother and sister always make her uncomfortable, but she is unable to refuse them. She understands Mr. Bennet's indifference very well. If she stops this unconscious and over-excited mother and daughter, she will not know. It's a headache to waste so much tongue.

Thinking of this, Mary stood a little farther away calmly, but Mrs. Bennet did not give up the purpose of this trip. She forcibly took Mary's arm and came down from the second floor, so that people would know that they were not ordinary guests. have a close relationship with the host.

Out of the corner of Mary's eyes, she caught sight of Mrs. Graillis in the crowd, and the embarrassment was even worse. She walked down the stairs embarrassingly, and quickly got into the crowd, not wanting to be so eye-catching, especially when Graris In front of Mrs.

Her appearance immediately attracted the attention of Mrs. Graillis. The purpose of her trip was to find Mary.On the other hand, Mary disappeared from the crowd, quietly hiding behind the curtain and panting. Obviously, this dinner was destined to be extraordinary. The purpose of Mrs. de Bourgh was to hold it for Miss Anna de Bourg, as the succession law. The beneficiary, she can inherit all the property of Rosings Manor and the surrounding land. It owns a large area of ​​fertile land in Kent, which is known as the Garden of England, and even has tax exemption rights to the important ports of French trade. If there is a very With a smart son-in-law to take care of these properties, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of political power the wealth of Rosings Manor will burst out.

Under the aristocratic oligarchy, regional monopoly and land annexation are serious, and the number of nobles rising is strictly controlled. During the reign of the previous king, only dozens of people were granted titles.And after the lower-level gentry accepted the civilians, the overall political discourse power began to disappear, and the upper-class nobles became less and less able to recognize the title of gentlemen. If even peasants can become gentlemen through means of wealth, then opportunists and sophists are even dangerous. Revolutionaries will rise up, enter the two houses that maintain British society, and confuse the blue blood. This is terrible. Therefore, the inheritance law strictly stipulates the heirs. A woman like Miss De Bower who can inherit the land of the title is simply the best target for men who want to enter the class. No matter if she is blind, lame or ugly, she is the best marriage partner in the hearts of those people.

Mary's mind was racing through what she had learned in politics class, and she was watching the countless young talents in the arena. This time, her mother might be wasting her time in vain. The gentleman who wanted Miss De Bourgh's wealth didn't look down on Mary's dowry. , and the gentleman who can accept Mary's dowry cannot bear her unremarkable appearance and unpleasant personality.Unless one is married to a commoner class, it is difficult to find a decent marriage among the same class.

The extremely disgraceful marriages like Lydia's marriage to Wickham are also based on the fact that Wickham belongs to the army, which is the only way for civilians to enter, and Brother-in-law Darcy also dredges up and down for Wickham , got the opportunity he dreamed of.Of course, the nobles themselves will have a very high starting point in that system, but this society is full of injustice, the army is already the last choice of civilians, yes, the last, not the best, the best choice is of course to improve yourself through marriage social status and wealth.

This is nothing more than a series of trials and trade-offs. Who would do it for love?Just when Mary was negative, Miss Anna appeared like a star holding the moon. Her appearance was not mediocre, she was even better looking than Mary, but her complexion was very bad and her body was thin.

Mary looked at this thin girl in disbelief. She was very similar to herself and had an unlovable appearance, but at least Mary looked healthy, just thin.But although Miss De Bourgh's appearance is not bad, she is horribly crooked and emaciated. Her face has been carefully painted, but she still can't hide the look that is almost terminally ill. Her eyes are not burning like Mary's. It was cloudy eyes that had lost their luster, looking at everything with a kind and empty gaze like a saint.

Miss de Bourg's dress is extremely exquisite and luxurious, but she doesn't have the beauty and vigor of a girl, just like a white lily that is about to wither, and the exquisite vase can only set off the flower's haggardness.In the gorgeous and exquisite Rosings Manor, she walked towards death step by step.It was as if the manor was her glass coffin, and Mrs. de Bourgh next to her was the mourner.

Among the many young talents, Mary was extremely surprised by the appearance of one.She unconsciously covered her heart with her right hand, as if she couldn't believe that the person she saw would appear there, appearing in front of Miss De Bourgh to pursue her.

"Yang..." Mary almost blurted out and then covered her mouth. At that moment, her heart that she thought was frozen felt pain. She watched him appear among Miss De Bourgh's followers, a kind of betrayal Her rage burned her sanity.

She didn't know how pale she was at this moment, and how distorted her expression was.She passed through the crowded and lively crowd, passed through Mrs. Bennet who was going to talk to her, passed through those aristocratic men and women with rich clothes and temples, chatting and laughing, and came to Mr. Yang.

"I'm surprised to see you here!" Mr. Yang didn't show any surprise when he saw Mary. He knew that if he didn't say something at this time, it would cause trouble.

Mary was awakened by his words, she broke away from the indescribable emotions, and reluctantly responded with a salute: "It's a pleasure to meet you here. I came here at the invitation of Mrs. de Bourgh to appreciate the beauty of Rosings." What Mary said surprised her. She unknowingly brought up Mrs. de Bourgh, whom she disliked, to embolden her. It seemed that she would appear more noble and dignified by saying this, and her tone was flattering like Collins.

"Oh, you must be very familiar with Ms. De Bauer, right?" After a moment of silence, Mr. Yang spoke first to break the weird atmosphere, and Ms. De Bauer over there had already walked away surrounded by the group of followers.

"Not very familiar. We are distant relatives. We have never seen her in person before coming here." There was another silence between the two parties, not knowing what to say.

Miss De Bourg, who was walking away, had been paying attention to them all the time. It was not that she hadn't noticed the situation of the two of them, but she was a delicate and keen girl. I have heard about Miss Bennet’s strange emotions, because Cousin Darcy married Elizabeth, and Mrs. De Bourgh was very angry. They did not attend the wedding, so they have never met the Bennet family, but just now Bennet The mother and daughter's way of appearing like the hosts of the banquet made Miss de Bourger know them.

As for Miss Mary, who is still in her boudoir, she always hears it from her mother. Of course, her mother mentions her just to laugh at the Bennet family and Elizabeth’s background. Little does she know that she mocks Mary’s mediocrity, poverty and unlovedness. It is hurting Miss De Bourner's heart. Miss De Bourgh knows that these followers are only for the wealth of Rosings Manor and the benefits of marrying herself. In essence, she is no different from Miss Mary who is always ridiculed , in the eyes of men, it is not as love but as a transaction object.

Cousin Darcy, whom she once admired, married Elizabeth. She could not help but resent Elizabeth, but when Elizabeth came to Rosings Manor, she knew that anyone would choose Elizabeth. She was not the humble, flattering, frivolous and powerful woman that her mother said On the contrary, Elizabeth's heart and appearance are equally beautiful, which made her lose confidence in an instant, and she couldn't even be jealous.Now, she saw the painful self in Mary's eyes, and what was withering was not only her body but also her hopeless soul.

Mary didn't know how obvious the emotion was in her eyes, she thought she was hiding it well.So I pretended to be calm and chatted with Mr. Yang for a few words, and invited him out for a walk.Mr. Yang wanted to refuse, but he had already noticed Mary's dangerous feelings, which disgusted and frightened him, and he knew very well that it was time for a showdown.

The two who quietly left the banquet venue and came to the corridor remained silent. Mary lowered her head slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Why didn't you reply?" Mary summoned up the courage to ask the question she most wanted to ask.

After a while of silence, Mr. Yang said: "Miss Bennet, there seems to be some kind of misunderstanding between us. I think the correspondence between us is not in line with etiquette, and it will cause unnecessary associations. I hope you can understand ..."

"Why?" Mary's face turned pale, how much she wanted to hear him explain that he was too busy, changed his mailing address or something happened, instead of this almost cruel alienation.

"Miss Bennet, you should understand that your behavior and thoughts have horrified me. You should understand that there is a huge difference between you and me. I am very, very sorry." Mr. Yang spit out the last sentence with relief, He couldn't tell the depth of the relationship between a man and a woman, but he was very sure that Mary was by no means his ideal object. Her unorthodox and uniqueness both novelized and frightened him. She may be the woman who left the deepest impression on him, but It is absolutely impossible to become the object of his marriage.

"...I think I'm a little tired. I wish you a good night." Mary was silent for a long time before forcing a smile to say goodbye. She quickly left the corridor and ran into the night in Rosings, running He almost fell down several times, and his limp, which was not noticed during practice day after day, looked so embarrassing now.