[Pride and Prejudice] My husband loves me again

Charlotte made a lot of money, and she couldn't hide her excitement on the carriage back home. In fact, she has always been a restrained character, and she couldn't hide her excitement. Her usual performance is already very special, so London is such a colorful world, it's easy to be stimulated, and it's easy to lose yourself.

She calmed down a little and thanked Elizabeth well, and told the reason, Charlotte's dowry was actually not much, not much better than the Bennet sisters.Although she has siblings, British law does not require a male heir to treat sisters, especially unmarried sisters, well.

If Charlotte hadn't married, she would have to depend on her brother and sister-in-law's face in the future, even if she married an old man or a widower with children after a few years, once Sir Lucas was gone at that time, the dowry There is even a discount.

So Charlotte has to say that she is very satisfied with the current situation, because she doesn't have much disposable cash after marriage, and Dr. Brown will provide her with enough communication expenses, but in London's atmosphere of gambling addiction, it is obvious how much Communication costs are not enough.Charlotte felt that the first time she attended a high-level social occasion, she was lucky enough to earn a lot of money back. In the future, she should not only spend it carefully, but also be very careful to avoid occasions that involve gambling.

Charlotte was such a person, and when she calmed down she was always very restrained.

Elizabeth smiled and told her not to care: "Oh, Charlotte, I have won more than you. To be honest, except for the ring promised by the Duke of Devonshire, the cash I am carrying now is more than my dowry." It's a lot more, I can do whatever I want, and get married right away!"

This made Charlotte feel at ease. If Elizabeth felt that her share was in her favor, Charlotte would not hesitate to take it out. Fortunately, Elizabeth was not that kind of person at all.

How many people turned their faces for money, even blood relatives, Charlotte felt very lucky.

If Elizabeth had been Mrs. Darcy's wife, she would not have cared much about the little money, and Mr. Darcy had made a good deal tonight.In fact, with Elizabeth as a person, Mrs. Darcy will not declare sovereignty over the money that has fallen into other people's pockets.And she still has a bigger problem before her, how should she receive the money sent by the Duke of Devonshire tomorrow, the money comes too easily, how to accept it is the real trouble.

After the two broke up, the cautious Charlotte was still very concerned about the lady who bet on Elizabeth's victory besides her and Darcy, and she had to wake up Dr. Brown who had fallen asleep.Although she knew that her husband might go to the doctor early tomorrow morning, but in London, which was full of gold and full of crises, Charlotte couldn't convince herself to go to sleep pretending nothing happened.

Dr. Brown was probably the first person to hear the gossip before the newspapers: "Every time the Countess of Jersey does a club event, she wants to make a big news, but the headlines are not so easy to get on. This time Miss Elizabeth As she wishes, I am afraid that she will become a resident of the club in the future. According to this idea, it is better for her to marry Mr. Darcy as soon as possible. The Bennet family cannot afford such a social expense. After all, good luck is just For a while, and as soon as they get Mr Bennet back, they're going back to Longbourne."

Charlotte is troubled that even if Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are in love, there will be Madame Grenouille who must stand in the way. Her status is particularly embarrassing, she is obviously very despicable and inferior, but she cannot be provoked.It's like a fishbone stuck in your throat, you can't stop eating because of the fishbone, but swallowing it will cause severe pain.

Fortunately, Elizabeth caught the eyes of the nobleman, and she knew who the old gentleman who was always with Darcy was.

It's the cabinet minister.

Mr. Darcy must have been trying desperately, too.

"George, stop it," said Dr. Brown soberly after speaking for a while, and began to pull on Charlotte's pajamas. Do you remember the name Ke?"

Dr. Brown was still a little drowsy. He tried to think back: "There is nothing special about the name Charlotte, from the Princess of Wales to tens of thousands of ordinary girls are called this name." His hands crawled again. Put on Charlotte's shoulder: "But the surname Brunswick is indeed rare, but it sounds very familiar, but I will definitely remember it before tomorrow morning."

Charlotte could only smile and let him do as he pleased.

But the result was not satisfactory, because Dr. Brown ended in a panic. He stammered and raised his arms and looked at the bewildered Charlotte: "You just said that this Charlotte Brunswick Is there a resemblance between Mademoiselle Ke and Mademoiselle Maria Grenouille?"

I thought that this matter had been left behind, but I couldn't get back to my senses. Charlotte couldn't keep up with Dr. Brown's rhythm, but she still nodded.

Dr. Brown sighed: "How could I forget this, the princess regent is Catherine of Brunswick."

Charlotte was also taken aback. She sat up immediately, regardless of the half-faded pajamas on her body that had slipped under the bed: "My God, George, you mean..."

"If the Duke and Countess of Devonshire were present as you said, then they obviously knew the identity of the lady, but they indulged her in having fun, and no one interfered with her." Dr. Brown frowned.

Charlotte also doesn't understand how people in the city play: "But as her... how can she go to this kind of club to gamble?"

"The Prince Regent doesn't care about the children, no matter who they are." Dr. Brown was a little embarrassed when talking about this matter: "So whether it is Her Royal Highness Princess of Wales herself or the group of illegitimate children who don't know who the mother is, they are not well-bred. It wouldn't be surprising if anyone among them went to the club in the middle of the night to gamble."

Under the influence of this extravagance led by the royal family, the British people have been extremely disappointed with the Hanover family.George III, who is still alive, is mentally ill, and the regent is a drunkard who likes to play with women. He owes a huge debt every year and relies on bargaining with Parliament to pay off the debt in installments with money from the treasury.The regent's younger brothers also kept getting married, but no one was willing to get married. There were a lot of illegitimate children, but illegitimate children could not get the title, let alone the throne.

The reclusive Welsh princess in the legend is the last hope of the British people for the Hanover family.

Charlotte didn't know how to deal with the girl who was blocking her just now. If she wanted to say that she was a little disappointed in the future monarch, that would not be the case, because strictly speaking, Charlotte didn't think she was involved in the real battle. Gambling, then the girl did not.And she won if she bought Elizabeth like herself. Does that mean that when Elizabeth faced Madame Grenoye, her odds of winning were a little bigger?

When it comes to court and politics, winning or losing is not as quick as Che Lun betting.

And thinking of the girl's mother, Her Royal Highness Catherine of Brunswick, Charlotte felt that even though she had a noble background, she only brought her daughter's monarchy to a hard mode.

So Charlotte kept silent on the matter for the time being.

As soon as Mrs. Bennet woke up the next day, she was stunned by a large pile of gold and silver coins brought back by Elizabeth. Last night, because the family members were all asleep, Elizabeth had to pay the coachman an extra fee for him and the servant to help Take all this big bag of money into the house.

Mrs. Gardiner would not scream like Mrs. Bennet, but she still made fun of Mr. Gardiner: "I said that this niece and aunt has more brains than you in starting a business. If you want to make money With this amount of net profit, you have to run outside for two full years, Mr. Gardiner, I would rather you stay at home for a few more years."

Mr. Gardiner didn't think so, he knew his wife was joking with him, he touched his beer belly and laughed: "Elizabeth's business is a one-time business, I have to support my family, which requires continuous stability. of the account."

Elizabeth knew that her uncle and aunt were kindly telling her not to indulge in gambling. Luck is temporary, and you can't put your own wealth and life in the bet.How many nobles in London who were born noble and inherited a large amount of inheritance are now worried all the time, because after one night, they are reduced to the point where they are being chased for debts.

She immediately told her uncle and aunt that this was just the test she had to go through for the first time to go to the almack's club, and she only had ten guineas with her, so even if she lost all of them, she would just miss making two skirts.

Elizabeth had always been a reassuringly bright child, and the Gardiners dropped the matter and asked how she had been at the club the day before.Today's newspaper hasn't come yet, but Elizabeth's winning method, Mr. Gardiner who has experienced many worlds outside, knows that her luck is not ordinary, and it must be worthy of a special mention in the newspaper.

Maybe someone even drew a caricature on the spot, because the camera hadn't been born yet, and this is a common trick of the club owner.

Elizabeth told the truth about everything.

Then she was embarrassed to tell the Gardiners that the Duke of Devonshire would send someone to deliver the bet today, because she could not accept that he set the ring as a bet.

This time even Mrs. Gardiner screamed.

Mrs. Bennet, who was busy counting the money, said that she was about to pass out, and her eldest daughter Jane immediately found smelling salts for her, but Mrs. Bennet slapped Jane's hand away again, yelling that she couldn't stand the situation. taste.

The whole family was busy washing and dressing at once, lest the Duke's steward would knock on the door soon, and it would be a great embarrassment if they were found to be inappropriately dressed.Although the other party may not have any expectations of their business class, everyone knows that Elizabeth has been proposed by Mr. Darcy, which will be of great benefit to the future in-laws!

Fortunately, it seemed that he knew that the little man would be flattered by the people from the Duke's mansion, and the butler didn't arrive early.

The butler was very young, and he didn't look like a servant in the duke's mansion, or even a senior manservant who had been on duty for a long time, so when he handed the envelope containing the money order to Elizabeth, Mrs. Bennet still snort through the nose.

Elizabeth was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do. She couldn't say that the Duke of Devonshire had a hobby of cosplay, so she pretended to be a housekeeper and came to her house.Mrs. Bennet has a bad habit of watching people order, and she has never been a good judge of people.

Fortunately, the Duke didn't take it seriously at all. Probably no one dared to snort in front of him, so he didn't understand the meaning of Mrs. Bennet's upturned nose.

But what worried Elizabeth was that she noticed that the Duke looked at Jane a few more times, which seemed to be a common action, but Elizabeth knew that it was very unusual for a Duke, he had seen too many Having too many and not many things is worth his time, so he is obviously very interested in Jane.