Shortly after returning from town, Longbourn received an invitation.
The owner of Netherfield Manor will hold a ball on Tuesday and invites the Bennet family to attend.
The names of Colonel Brandon and Liu Hiiragi were written on the invitation letter.
The women of the Bennet family were very happy and started preparing their dresses a few days in advance.
Lidya hinted in Liu Heng’s ears that her dress was not worthy of the jewelry Liu Heng gave her, but Liu Heng pretended not to understand.
Lidya is not his fiancée, so why should he spend money on her.
Lidya didn't get the result she wanted, so she left angrily, complaining to her sisters that Liu Heng was stingy, and was scolded by Elizabeth.
Liddy really felt that her youngest sister should be educated well. She found her father and expressed her thoughts. Unfortunately, the results were not great. Mr. Bennet was very interested in the girl who was very similar to his wife. The younger daughter has completely given up.
"With your mother here, Lydia will not listen to my education." Mr. Bennet said.
He doesn’t want to cause trouble for himself.
Liddy had no choice but to leave Mr. Bennet's study in dismay.
On the day of the dance, Mr. Bennet did not go. He was old and did not like activities such as dances.
Liu Hiong and Colonel Brandon followed the Bennet family to the ball and were warmly entertained by Mr. Bingley.
But Mr. Bingley’s enthusiasm was not directed at them, but at Jane.
On the other hand, other people gathered around the two of them.
Colonel Brandon's identity made him the target of many ladies, including Mr. Bingley's sister and younger sister, who also came to chat with Colonel Brandon.
However, Miss Catherine's attitude was only a little better than that of others. She still only had Mr. Darcy in her eyes.
Miss Catherine's attitude toward Liu Hierapolis was much more perfunctory.
I think it’s because Liu Heng is Liddy’s cousin that Miss Catherine doesn’t like him.
After Liu Heng exchanged greetings with the men present, he walked to the corner and sat down, quietly watching the fun happening at the dance.
Miss Liddy danced with Mr. Darcy. They were talking about something and their expressions were not very good.
Miss Catherine looked at them from the side, her expression even worse.
On the other hand, Jane and Mr. Bingley have been together, and the smiles on their faces have never disappeared.
Colonel Brandon was dancing with a lady. The two were talking while dancing, and they seemed to be getting along very well.
Liu Hiong remembered the lady. At the beginning of the ball, Sir Lucas brought his family to greet Liu Hiong and Colonel Brandon, and introduced the lady's name: Charlotte Lucas .
The original wife of William Collins!
Liu Hiiragi sweated.
Actually, Charlotte is a pretty good woman.
Except for not having a dowry and having a slightly ordinary appearance, she is no worse than the Bennet girls.
This girl is very smart, even smarter than the heroine Liddy, and can see the situation more clearly.
This girl is a very good housekeeper.
Mr. Collins in the original work was lucky to have Charlotte as his wife.
But Liu Hiiragi is not Mr. Collins in the original work, so I can only wish Charlotte can find a better partner.
A man walked towards the corner. Liu Hier took a closer look. Isn't this Mr. Darcy?
He and Liddy separated? !
Mr. Darcy was surprised when he noticed someone in the corner.
He nodded towards Liu Heng and sat down on the chair on the other side.
Seeing that Mr. Darcy's expression was not very good, Liu Hiong was considerate and said nothing, giving him a space to sort out his emotions.
But Liu Hiiragi is considerate, which does not mean that others are considerate. No, the disturber is here.
Miss Catherine sat down next to Mr. Darcy and began to look for something to say.
For the sake of his good friend, Mr. Darcy endured Miss Catherine's unsatisfactory words.
His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, looking like it was hard to endure.
Liu Heng sympathized with Mr. Darcy and stood up to leave.
He doesn’t want to continue to be a third party.
Mr. Darcy spoke to him: "Mr. Collins, your name seems familiar to me. Have we met somewhere?"
Liu Heng smiled: "No, you should be from Mrs. Debelle has heard of my name."
After being reminded, Mr. Darcy remembered: "You are Ke. Marquis of Lins?"
Liu Heng responded with a smile: "Yes. Mr. Darcy, I often hear your name from Mrs. Debel. I have always been proud to have a nephew like you. "
Mr. Darcy said: "Auntie is too flattering. Compared with you, I am inferior in many ways. "
"Marquis?" Catherine pointed at Liu Heng and exclaimed, "You are actually a marquis?"
How is that possible? How could the Bennets have noble relatives when they were just country folk?
Is it a lie?
"Miss Catherine, you are rude."
Mr. Darcy reminded Catherine.
"I'm sorry." Catherine quickly put down her hand, lifted up her skirt and saluted Liu Hao, "Please forgive me for being rude."
Liu Hao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."
Katherine was in a trance, She really couldn't accept that Elizabeth had a relative with a powerful background.
With the Marquis as her backer, wouldn’t Elizabeth’s advantage be greater than hers?
Catherine had no intention of talking to Mr. Darcy and showing off her elegance.
Mr. Darcy breathed a sigh of relief, and his favorable impression of Liu Zhi increased greatly, and he started chatting with Liu Zhi.
After chatting, I found that Liu Hiiragi was rich in knowledge and insights, and had a lot in common with me. Mr. Darcy and Liu Hiiragi chatted more enthusiastically.
Afterwards, Colonel Brandon joined their chat.
Mr. Darcy and Colonel Brandon have more in common.
The two have similar personalities, similar family backgrounds, equally respected characters, and they both feel like confidants to each other.
After the dance, Colonel Brandon and Liu Heng said goodbye and left. Both Mr. Darcy and Colonel Brandon felt that they still had something to say. They made an appointment to meet next time and planned to go fishing and hunting together.
Until all the guests had left, Mrs. Hestor noticed something strange about her sister. She stepped forward with concern and asked: "Catherine, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Katherine looked at her sister and said: "Elizabeth's cousin actually It's a marquis!"
"What?" Mrs. Hestor said in surprise, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Catherine said: "It's true. Yes, Mr. Darcy confirmed it. If you don’t believe it, ask Mr. Darcy.”
Mrs. Hurstow looked at Mr. Darcy: "Mr. Darcy, is what Catherine said true? Mr. Collins is a Marquis?"
Hearing her question, Mr. Hurstow and Bingley The gentleman was also startled and looked at Mr. Darcy together.
Mr. Darcy nodded: "Yes, Mr. Collins is a marquess, personally named by the Queen. He is also a neighbor of my aunt, Mrs. Debelle."
The Bingley family: "… …”(End of this chapter)