[Emma] Becoming Jane Fairfax

Wei Lai's eyes locked on Frank tightly, and after a long silence, he said, "Can you repeat the last sentence you just said?"

Frank coughed lightly and avoided her eyes. When he thought of this method, he knew that Jane's character would definitely object, but he didn't expect Jane's reaction to be so strong, and his face changed almost instantly.

"My dear Jane, I know that you are too kind to suffer me to resort to such base means, but I can think of no other sure way, which, I do not think, will do Miss Woodhouse any harm. I can feel that she has no love for me, so..."

"So you can deceive her casually?" She thought that Frank was a playboy who was on two legs, but she never expected that this guy was quite affectionate to Jane and could come up with such tricks that hurt others and benefit himself.

Frank looked deeply at Jane with those gray-blue eyes, raised the corner of his mouth, and resumed his cynical look: "I don't think it's a deception, it's just a little game, Miss Woodhouse is Wise man, don't take it seriously. Jane, it's really the best I can think of. I can't come to see you these days at Highbury without someone to help us cover, which is what I can't Bear with it, think about it, if others think that I am pursuing Miss Woodhouse, then no one will notice us, will they?" He walked forward, took Jane's hand involuntarily, and said with a low voice Clearly said, "Jane, you know my feelings for you, and I am willing to give everything for it, even my reputation."

A handsome handsome British guy with a sense of abstinence held her hand and whispered love words in her ear in a low, almost breathless voice, his eyes met her eyes gently, his warm breath approached, Wei Laicha At one point, it fell into the sugar-coated cannonball.

"Frank, let go first."

【This guy is a master, no wonder Jane fell. 】

Wei Lai knew that his face was red.

"Jane." Frank laughed, "We have agreed, you should stop talking about the cancellation of the engagement, you should trust me."

[Believe... Believe in you, a big watermelon! 】Wei Lai lowered his head and quickly sorted out his mood, and said to him calmly: "It might rain soon, I'm going back."

The first time to cancel the engagement, failed!

When Wei Lai returned home, just as he entered the door, there was a rumbling sound outside, and it started pouring down with rain.As soon as she looked up, Miss Bates ran out in a panic, probably looking for Jane: "Jane, is that you? Thank God, you didn't get wet from the rain, did you?"

Miss Bates touched Wei Lai with her nervously trembling hands, and she was relieved after confirming that she was not wet.

It's nice that Jane has an aunt who really loves her.

better than her.

Wei Lai's mood turned from cloudy to sunny in an instant; "Auntie, you really don't have to worry about my body at all times, I will take good care of myself, really, really, don't you think my appetite has improved a lot recently?"

"But……"

"Okay, Aunt—" Wei Lai pointed to the letter in Miss Bates' hand, "What is this?"

Miss Bates' attention was immediately diverted: "It's an invitation from Mrs. Cole, inviting us to attend the dinner party for their new house. I told you. Do you remember? Mrs. Cole personally sent it, I I think she is too polite, she can be sent by a maid..."

Wei Lai listened intently to Miss Bates' chatter. There was the sound of pattering rain outside the window, and warm candles were lit in the cabin. Slowly, her restless heart calmed down.

Not everyone in Highbury has received invitations from the Cole family.

When the Weston couple visited Hatfield in the morning, Emma learned from Mrs. Weston that they had received an invitation from the Cole family, but Hatfield had not.

Embarrassed.

Mrs. Weston comforted her and said, "I don't think they dare take the liberty of inviting you. They know you won't dine out casually."

However, such comfort is too gentle and powerless.

The Cole family has settled in Highbury for many years. Everyone thinks that their family is warm, generous, and kind. However, their business status is far from the real upper class. In recent years, the Cole family's business Well done, they need a bigger house for their more open social intercourse, which would put them second only to Hatfield in wealth and lifestyle.

But Emma could not believe that they had really dared to invite such decent families as were the best in Highbury, such as the Downwells and the Randalls.Had the Cole family sent invitations to Hatfield, she would have refused.

Mr. Knightley couldn't understand why Emma thought so: "It's just a party, why should the Cole family avoid this and that?"

Emma pouted dissatisfiedly: "I think someone should remind them that they have no right to arrange visits from high-class people, and high-class people should not accept their invitations."

"I accepted." Emma glared at him, and Mr. Knightley smiled deeper. "The Weston family also accepted. Let's see, who else has not accepted?"

"Mr. Knightley!"

"What's there to be angry about? You don't want to go anyway."

Emma was choked up: "But, but..."

"But you want to reject them yourself, so that you can show your noble status, don't you?" In criticizing Emma, ​​Mr. Knightley has always hit the nail on the head.

Being hit, Emma blushed, turned her head away from him, pouted and sulked.

Just then, an invitation from the Cole family arrived.

"Look, what is this?" Emma waved the invitation in her hand triumphantly.

The Cole family claimed that they had drawn up invitations to Hatfield long ago, but they dared not send them until the screens from London had arrived, because Mr. Woodhouse would be more willing to come if the screens were prepared to keep out the cold. .

There could never be a better, more thoughtful reason.

Emma chuckled.

Mr. Knightley spread his hands in a speechless gesture: "Okay, the invitation is here, you should decline it."

"No, I've changed my mind." Emma stood up and raised her eyebrows. "There are Mr. and Mrs. Weston, Mr. Frank Churchill, Harriet, and Miss Fairfax. How can I not go?" ?”

Mr. Knightley: "..."

It would please Emma more to discomfit Mr. Knightley than to receive an invitation.

"Don't pick up Miss Bates and Miss Fairfax on the day of the Cole's dinner, I'll go."

Mr. Knightley looked over suspiciously, and Emma explained, "What a surprise, Miss Fairfax and I are already friends."

On the day of the dinner at Cole's house, Wei Lai, who didn't know that he had become Emma's friend, didn't wait for Emma's carriage, and was picked up by another carriage earlier.

I don't know what he said, but Frank actually persuaded the Weston couple to go around half of Highbury to pick up Jane and Miss Bates.

Five people sat in a carriage that could hold eight people. There was more than enough space, but the atmosphere was a bit weird.Except for a few polite greetings from both sides when they first got into the car, there was nothing to say along the way.

Wei Lai didn't even look at Frank. Frank was also very restrained in front of his father and stepmother, acting as if he and Jane were just ordinary friends.

But the more this happened, the more uneasy she felt.

Wei Lai vaguely felt that she was one step further away from persuading Frank to call off the engagement.

The new house of the Cole family is very luxurious. Looking at it, Wei Lai thought it would be appropriate to bring this house into "Downton Abbey".

As soon as Miss Bates saw the new house of the Cole family, she muttered with bright eyes: "I asked Mrs. Cole how the new house was before, and Mrs. Cole said that it was not much different from the previous house, but it was bigger. That's all, Mrs. Cole is very modest, the house is not worse than Hatfield, it is very beautiful."

Miss Bates said "It's so beautiful" three times in a row, and they walked into this magnificent mansion.

The scale of the party tonight is quite large. The Cole family invited all the dignified people that Highbury could invite. It was at this time that Wei Lai realized that today's guests were divided into two groups, and it was unimportant like her and Miss Bates. Most of the guests came in the evening, while important guests like the Weston's arrived at noon.

Well now, one step closer to persuading Frank to call off the engagement.

The living room was full of people, noble and not noble, important and unimportant, all gathered together to drink and chat. The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Cole, greeted Wei Lai and Miss Bates briefly and then went to Entertain other guests.

Wei Lai found a good seat by the window for Miss Bates, and she stood beside Miss Bates.

Not far from them, Frank and Emma were chatting, and they said something, which made Emma smile.

Wei Lai admired Frank's execution ability a little bit, and he did what he said. Seeing Emma's appearance, she is completely a silly girl caught in sweet talk.

Wei Lai was a little anxious.If Frank is allowed to play freely, Emma will fall in love sooner or later.If it had nothing to do with her, Frank would lie to others, but it happened to have something to do with her, and she couldn't turn a blind eye.

On the other side, Mr. Knightley was also carrying out his own social activities, surrounded by three people.A lot of candles were lit in the living room. For Wei Lai, who is used to electric lights, the light was still dim, but she keenly noticed that Mr. Knightley's eyes drifted towards Emma and Frank from time to time.

If you want to stop Frank from using Emma, ​​start with Mr. Knightley?

Mr. Knightley was still talking to someone, and Wei Lai waited not far from him, hiding himself in a dark place, turning his head and bumping into a pair of eyes.

Those eyes were as dark as a hunting leopard.

Lance.

Why is there him everywhere?