The flotilla arrived in London.

It had been a full year since Anne had departed from the port of Southampton.

Over the course of the year, Anne also wrote several letters to Mrs. Bennet, and received letters from Mrs. Bennet and several of her sisters.

The letter was not much, but it was enough for Anne to know that Elizabeth had successfully married Mr. Darcy and became the mistress of Pemberley Manor two months after her departure.

Jane followed suit, agreeing to Mr. Bingley's proposal.

For some reason, Mr. Bingley bought the Nigerfeld Garden, where he had rented it, and became a neighbor of Bennett's family.

Mr. Bingley suddenly became Mrs. Bennet's favorite son-in-law, and as for the lovely Mr. Wickham, the noble Mr. Darcy, they were all ranked behind Mrs. Bennet.

It wasn't that she didn't dislike the two sons-in-law, but the two of them, one on a voyage with his wife, and the other in Pemberley, felt that something was missing when Mrs. Bennet bragged to others.

It is good that Mr. Bingley lives close to him, and he can often come to his door, even when she goes to the ball every day, Mrs. Bennet can point directly to the gentle and kind Mr. Bingley and say: "Look! That's my son-in-law, the owner of the garden in Nigerfeld, who has an income of five thousand pounds a year!"

Of course, what made Mrs. Bennet happiest was Mr. Bingley's attitude towards her mother-in-law.

Since the two older daughters married into wealthy families, Mrs. Bennet's temperament has also changed.

She can't directly transform into a wise and elegant noblewoman, but she won't be as shy and shallow as she used to be.

At the very least, Mrs. Bennet slowly realized that some of her actions did not seem to be very decent, and that her daughter was disgraced.

This realization made Mrs. Bennet ashamed and self-reproachful, and she tried to change herself as much as possible.

But she also knows in her heart that it is difficult for her personality to change completely, and when she is not careful, she will still make jokes.

But such a mother-in-law who may make a fool of herself, Mr. Bingley did not dislike him, but respected him as always.

This is even more precious.

In particular, Mr. Bingley has a nostril-watching Miss Bingley, and the different attitudes of the two brothers and sisters can be clearly felt by a dull person like Mrs. Bennet.

Again, this was the result of Miss Bingley's restraint.

After all, Jane has become Mrs. Bingley, the mistress of the Bingley family.

And Miss Bingley, if she wants to marry smoothly with her dowry, cannot offend this dear sister-in-law.

So, after Jane agrees to Mr. Bingley's proposal, Miss Bingley actively contacts Jane again, trying to become Jane's best friend again.

Jane is kind, but she's not an ignorant fool.

Having been deceived once by Miss Bingley, she will not make a mistake again.

However, for the sake of Mr. Bingley's face, Jane maintained a minimum of politeness to Miss Bingley.

But it is only "polite", and by no means as kind as Elizabeth was to Georgiana.

Jane treats Miss Bingley more like a guest.

Polite conversations, not far and near, and after Miss Bingley proudly said that a gentleman from London had proposed to her, she quickly helped Miss Bingley to prepare for her marriage.

Miss Bingley: ......

This feeling of being swept away from the house in a hurry is really uncomfortable.

Whatever Miss Bingley thought, she married the Mr. Brown soon after.

The young couple may not be as happy and sweet as Mr. and Mrs. Darcy and Mr. and Mrs. Bingley, but they can also respect each other as guests.

Miss Bingley's dowry of £20,000 also allowed her to straighten her back after she got married.

She was very proud of the fact that she had such a large dowry, and it was the only place where she could mock Jane and Elizabeth.

Therefore, after getting married, she occasionally returned to the garden of Nigerfeld, and in Jane's presence, she could always bring the topic to the question of dowry, consciously or unconsciously.

She had a smile on her face, and her tone was even more casual, but her meaning was too clear: Jane, although you have become the mistress of the Bingley family, your shabby dowry is still a much-criticized shortcoming.

Miss Bingley was not a very clever person, and she thought she was well disguised, but others could easily see through her mind.

Even the simple, kind-hearted Mr. Bingley sometimes feels that his sister's words seem to be a little aggressive, and the object of her attack is none other than his favorite Jane!

However, Miss Bingley is his own sister in the end, and he is as kind as Mr. Bingley, and it is really difficult for him to reprimand or even expel his sister.

Again, what Miss Bingley sometimes says is a little unpleasant, but it is true.

Jane's dowry was indeed not rich enough.

The Bennett family's reputation is indeed not perfect, and even though it has been almost a year since Lydia eloped, there are still people in Longborn who occasionally mention it.

And Mrs. Bennet, although her temperament has changed, it is still a little ridiculous.

She almost thought of Nigerfeld's garden as Bennet's back garden, and even if she wasn't invited, she would have brought her two remaining daughters to visit.

Bingley loves Jane and is willing to put up with some of the troubles of Bennett's family, but over time and many times, he will occasionally get upset.

However, he was not as decisive and cold as his friend Mr. Darcy, and neither he nor Jane were very good at rejecting people.

Mr. Bingley was a little overwhelmed when he was confronted with Mrs. Bennet's uninvited friends, who had almost disturbed him from London with their excessive enthusiasm.

It so happened that Miss Bingley was there, and once again she saw Mrs. Bennet holding her daughter by the hand and talking eagerly with a strange man.

Well, Mrs. Bennet's posture is more of a "selling" of her daughter than a conversation.

Miss Bingley took a small folding fan of the latest London style, and gently covered the lower half of her face, and with contempt in her eyes, she said softly, "My dear Jane, Mrs. Bennet is still so 'enthusiastic'!"

Jane smiled gently, but the smile didn't extend to the bottom of her eyes.

In the months since she married Mr. Bingley, her life has been very sweet.

The husband and wife are affectionate, and the housework is taken care of by housekeepers and maids, so it doesn't take much of her energy at all.

Her life is even easier and more comfortable than before she got married.

The only fly in the ointment is that there is an annoying Miss Bingley in Bingley's house. Oh no, it's supposed to be Mrs. Brown by now.

Also, mother and sister...... Well, as a filial daughter and a good sister, she shouldn't dislike her relatives.

Sometimes, however, mothers have caused trouble in her life.

It's just that Jane is too kind and too soft, and she won't refuse at all, let alone be too ruthless to her loved ones.

So, she can only endure these.

"Enthusiasm is the greatest strength of a mother. ”

Jane said this with some insincerity, but that's all she could say.

"By the way, Jane, have you heard, there is something new in London! Sir Matthew, a good friend of his brother, was married half a month ago, and his wife had a dowry of ten thousand pounds. ”

Miss Bingley, now Mrs. Brown, once again brought the subject to the "dowry......