[Zhongying] Rebirth meets a wizard

"Sherlock, I've been here for quite a while, but you keep making me stand and don't ask me to sit down."

Lydia panicked because of the way Sherlock looked at her. She felt that since the last dance, she had often been under the illusion that Sherlock liked her. This was too narcissistic and needed to be corrected.

So she avoided his eyes and went around him to find a seat. At the same time, she changed the topic and thought about when she could leave. She subconsciously felt that it was dangerous.

"Do you still need my invitation to sit down?"

Seeing Lydia consciously sitting in the best position by the fireplace, Sherlock sat opposite Lydia.

Seeing the strange atmosphere, Lydia immediately resumed the topic.

"Is it a little strange that Mrs. Jones asked you to investigate me?"

"You mean she should know I know you because of Mrs. Bell's funeral?"

Sherlock immediately understood what Lydia meant.

"You also thought about it, right, when she came to say hello to me, you were by the side."

Lydia hadn't thought of it before, but suddenly, she looked at Sherlock's pocket watch and remembered it.

"She just wants to know your information. Does it matter if I know you? Isn't the information I gave you more detailed?"

Sherlock didn't take it seriously, Lydia only thought of the question now, the first time he saw Mrs Jones, he remembered the last meeting.

"All right……"

The topic is over, but the atmosphere is still weird.

At last Mrs. Hudson arrived with tea.

All she saw was Lydia and Sherlock sitting quietly opposite each other.

"It's getting late, how about Lydia staying for dinner? Sherlock, say something!"

Mrs. Hudson put down the things on the tray and greeted Lydia warmly.

At the same time, he deeply felt that Sherlock was not strong enough, and he was in a daze for such a good opportunity.

"I came here in a hurry, so I don't bother Mrs. Hudson. I didn't look carefully at the front. Mrs. Hudson looks really good in this dress. It looks good in the first place, and it is even more beautiful today."

Lydia, who now thinks that Mrs. Hudson is the savior, coaxes Mrs. Hudson sweetly, not wanting her to leave.

"Really? It's your choice. Go shopping with me next time. Taking Lydia with you will definitely make those wives envy me."

Mrs. Hudson was really happy, sitting beside Lydia and chatting with her.

Sherlock, on the other hand, seemed to see Lydia's careful thinking, watching them slightly bend the corners of their mouths, this small expression softened his usually sharp appearance.

After chatting with Mrs. Hudson and drinking tea, Lydia left. Rarely, she went downstairs to find her without Mrs. Smith's reminder.

Before leaving, Sherlock stopped Lydia.

"You haven't got your check yet."

Hearing this, Lydia turned around, her skirt turned white and green.

Obviously the room is not bright, but Sherlock always feels that he can see Lydia's bright dark green eyes clearly.

"Sherlock, where's your sense of humor? I was joking. See you next time, Sherlock."

She smiled and shook her head at Sherlock, and said goodbye.

Without waiting for Sherlock to continue talking, and without waiting for anyone to see her off, Lydia got into the carriage by herself. Mrs. Smith turned her head and glanced at Sherlock Holmes who had just come downstairs and walked to the door, and then got into the carriage as well.

Sherlock was left alone at the door, watching the carriage go away.

"See you next time, Lydia."

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The next day, after breakfast, Lydia went out to Uncle Gardiner's house to find her sister—Jane.

When I arrived at my uncle's house, I found that my uncle had gone out to work, leaving only my aunt to entertain Lydia.

"Lydia, you're here so early, come in quickly, it's still too cold, don't freeze."

"Aunt, I'm fine. How about Jane? I was busy a few days ago, so I didn't come to see my uncle and aunt."

Lydia was led into the living room by Aunt Gardiner's warm hand.

In the living room, the little peas of the Gardiner family were playing. When they saw Lydia, they all gathered around and greeted her chirping. The youngest girl even hugged Lydia's legs and acted like a baby.

Obviously, in the face of Christmas presents, these little Douding still like this generous sister very much.

It was Aunt Gardiner who hilariously rescued Lydia who was about to be thrown down by the child.

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"Jane is not well. You came just in time. I am a little worried about her. You know, I suggested that Jane come to London. I feel sorry for not taking good care of her."

When Aunt Gardiner got rid of the little beanies, she could finally have a good chat with Lydia, whom she was looking forward to.

"Is Jane in the room? Is she in good health?"

Lydia was also a little worried when her aunt said so.

"She is in the room, she should be writing a letter. She is in good health for the time being, but her complexion is not very good, and she has lost a lot of weight."

Aunt Gardiner sighed and patted Lydia's hand.

"You are her sister, please persuade her well."

"Then I'll go and see her, and ask my aunt to take me to Jane's room."

Lydia didn't sit still, and got up to check on Jane's situation.

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Lydia saw that Jane was in good spirits, but her face was a little pale, and her stature was indeed slender. The skirt that fit her was a little empty.

"Lydia, are you coming to see me?"

The tenderness and beauty on Jane's body remained the same. She looked at her sister with a smile, as if nothing had changed.

But Lydia knew that it was different. There was sadness in Jane's eyes, deeply, and the woman who was as beautiful as an angel fell to the mortal world. Fragile.

"Yes, I'll come and see you."

"I'm fine... Didn't Liz ask you to come?"

Jane, who seemed to be replying to Elizabeth's letter, frowned slightly, she was still the same, and didn't want others to worry about her.

"No, but I think her letter may be on its way, Jane. You know she cares for you, and so do we."

Lydia couldn't help but feel sorry for Jane, whether the prince in her mind is still perfect.

"Oh! Lydia, you are so sweet, just as mother said."

Jane hugged Lydia gently.

"Jane, if you want to go home, I can arrange a carriage for you. Mother is planning a trip to the rose gardens in Derbyshire in the summer, and she needs you. Or I can get you a ball for Mr. Bingley. invitation."

Lydia didn't know if the original Jane was waiting alone in London, but what was certain was that Jane had always had a persistence different from her gentle appearance.

And now, Lydia wanted to help, to help the sister she had resented for standing by.

"Lydia, can you?"

Jane's eyes lit up, she still believed that her prince had been deceived.

But she also seemed terrified, terrified that she would be disappointed.

"I can, Jane, I can do it for you, if you will be present."

Lydia nodded firmly, just waiting for Jane's decision.

She didn't know if it was the right choice for her to help her, but she couldn't stand by. Didn't she hate that no one helped her before?

Lydia is also a little confused about her own thoughts. Anyway, she has said what she has said, and she will do it.

"I'm willing to attend, I want to know what he thinks."

Jane hardly hesitated, she confirmed her answer.

"Okay, I will find a way to get the invitation in the name of Uncle Gardiner, and then you will go together."

Lydia hasn't seen her heart clearly yet, but she quickly thinks about Jane's arrangement.

"And you, Lydia, are you going?"

Still a little uneasy, Jane took Lydia's hand.

"I won't necessarily be present, Jane. I don't want people to associate you with me. It won't do you any good."

Lydia's answer was somewhat reserved, but her tentative decision was not to attend.

"Anyway, thank you, thank you, Lydia."

Jane looked at Lydia gratefully. Wasn't her only purpose in coming to London to meet Bingley?In any case she could not refuse Lydia's help.

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After comforting Jane that day, Lydia had lunch at Uncle Gardiner's house, and then left without staying.

To get an invitation to the ball that Mr. Bingley will definitely attend in the name of Uncle Gardiner, this request is not easy, but it is not impossible to achieve, it depends on which side Lydia is willing to accept and where to start .

In the end, Lydia simply asked Mrs. Jones to help her get an invitation to the Hardy's ball for Uncle Gardiner.

"Lydia, why do you suddenly want invitations to the Hardy's house dance? I am very familiar with Mrs. Hardy, but let me tell you, Hardy's family has been a little outrageous this year."

That day Lydia asked Mrs. Jones to go shopping. When Mrs. Jones called Lydia the invitation she wanted, she wentssip.

"It's not that I'm going to participate, it's that my uncle and aunt want to get to know Mr. Hardy. But now I don't understand what my wife said. Is there anything going on at Hardy's house recently? I don't know I haven't heard of it."

Lydia decided to start with the Hardy family because the Hardy family is a family friend of the Bingley family. Even if Mr. Bingley's father passed away, the cooperation between the two families is still close, so she chose to take the invitation to the ball from this family.

As for the Hardy family, Lydia only felt a little familiar, but didn't know the details.

"You certainly don't know, and this matter is not publicized. You must know that the only son of the Hardy family was murdered last year, at a viscount's ball."

Seeing that Lydia was interested, Mrs. Jones went up with a sense of accomplishment in sharing gossip.

"There was a lot of talk about the murder, of course I knew, but I didn't know that it was the only son of the Hardy family who died."

Lydia finally knew why she felt the surname of Hardy was familiar, feeling that she was a victim of that case.

"Mrs. Hardy has only one son. She has two children, one son and one daughter. Last year, her son passed away, and her health has been bad. But recently, her husband, Mr. Hardy, actually brought in an illegitimate child who is already more than ten years old. Mrs. Hardy is very angry now. Mr. Hardy insisted on holding this ball, just to announce the existence of the illegitimate child as the heir to everyone."

Mrs. Jones really understood the situation, and she explained the matter in a moment.

"Mrs. Hardy is mad and has the ball anyway?"

Lydia was a little unbelievable, what did Mr. Hardy think of asking the wife who lost her son to hold a banquet for the illegitimate child.

"That's impossible! Mrs. Hardy is very ill, and I've seen her, and she's not very well. Miss Hardy, the daughter of the house, is running the ball. She's very capable, it's a pity." gone."

Mrs. Jones sighed with emotion, but it could be seen that she was not surprised by this kind of thing.

"That's right. I don't think there are many people in London who know so well. Mrs. Jones is really well informed."

Suppressing her bad emotions about these things, Lydia complimented Mrs. Jones, but she couldn't feel better today.

After walking around with Mrs. Jones all afternoon, Lydia heard a lot of London gossip. It seems that Mrs. Jones is very talented in this area and has first-class information gathering skills.

If Lydia hadn't been so low-key and the Bennet family hadn't come to London, Mrs. Jones probably didn't need to go to Detective Holmes if she knew the details of Lydia.

Speaking of this, Lydia has already handed over her information to Sherlock after deleting, deleting, and altering.

Among these gossips, there was another piece of news that caught Lydia's attention. It seemed that Mr. Hurt intended to participate in Mr. Jones's voyage, but it was a pity that it was not accepted by the Jones family.

The reason why Mr. Hurt is mentioned is because of a big gossip in London recently. A countess who admired Mr. Hurt ran to Mr. Hurt's house to elope with him, but was sent home by Mr. Hurt.

This explosive news, Mr. Earl, who is a father, can suppress the newspapers but cannot suppress word of mouth.

This gave Lydia a deeper understanding of the extent of Mr. Hurt's misfortune. She felt that Mr. Hurt was really dangerous, not only himself, but also the admirers around him. most dangerous.

When Lydia finally bid farewell to the shopping-driven Mrs. Jones and dragged her tired body back home, Mr. Hurt's prom invitation appeared.

It is said that they just received a very sincere invitation to Lydia to attend the dance at Mr. Hurt's house, and invited Lydia to attend as his dancing partner.

If it is other London ladies, such an invitation letter is definitely their greatest glory.

Unfortunately, it was Lydia who received it.

How could Lydia, who had just figured out how dangerous Mr. Hurt was, would agree to such an invitation, and immediately replied a polite letter, expressing her regretful refusal.

In fact, when Lydia replied to the letter, she was thinking that I would not go.

At the same time in London, the ladies who received Mr. Hurt's invitation to the ball were already cheering and preparing their outfits for the day.

Ladies who couldn't find a satisfactory dress would of course go shopping, and Bond Street ushered in another wave of shopping.

From this point of view, Lydia, who has made money, should thank Mr. Hurt and expect him to hold more dances.

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However, the next day, Lydia couldn't laugh anymore when she received Mr. Hurt's reply. Mr. Hurt said in the letter that he wanted to visit her.