Mr. and Mrs. Ashri's residence was in the other direction, and they left first. Emma could see that Alwyn seemed to have something to say to her, so she asked Alwyn to send Georgiana home first.

The moon slowly crept up, and there were no more pedestrians on the streets. A horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of Emma and George's residence.

Emma handed Alvin her hand and got out of the car, but didn't walk in immediately. "Is there anything you want to say to me?"

Alwyn hesitated, but he didn't want the question to sit between them forever. "Why did you agree in the first place?"

Emma sighed softly, and sure enough, it was the problem. "Didn't my father tell you? I thought my father would sue you. She wasn't quite sure what the old Mr. Kentera had found, but she was sure that old Mr. Kentera hadn't told him about his daughter's liking for Clark.

"Old Mr. Kentera only said that he entrusted you to me, and hoped that I would take good care of you. ”

Emma lowered her eyes. "Actually, there have always been people who want to be bad for the Kentra family. There was someone behind Clark's murder of his father and framing his brother. ”

Alvin didn't know about it, he came back too late, and George didn't tell him everything. "Who is it?"

Emma shook her head. "I don't know. The person who recommended the witch doctor to Clark used a false identity, and the witch doctor claimed that he did not know that the medicine was used to harm people, and failed to convict him, and his uncle-in-law sent someone to keep an eye on him, but he quickly disappeared. ”

Alvin didn't know much about the affairs of the Kentra family, in fact, he was on the battlefield all the year round, and he was not very clear about domestic affairs. "Then you're in danger. ”

"In fact," Emma said softly, "there were rumors in the neighbouring county last October that I had eloped with Clark. The people behind the scenes want to lure my brother forward, which is not good for my brother. Although last year's rumors were dealt with fairly cleanly and did not spread widely, and after the later clarification, it did not cause any damage to her reputation. But if she didn't tell Alwyn about it at all, in case he found out later, she would inevitably feel uncomfortable, and she decided to find a good opportunity to explain the matter to Alwin. Now is this good opportunity, whether you can get rid of the original owner's pot in one fell swoop.

When Alvin returned the year before, he heard about Clark's attempt to kidnap his fiancée, but he only had obligations and no feelings for Emma, so he didn't take it to heart. Now it sounds like I can't help but clench my fists. "Or are the same people trying to ruin your reputation?"

Isn't the point to George's disadvantage? It's a bit off-the-beaten. Emma explains: "In fact, both the letter and Lisa's confession prove that it is a lie, and they just want to lure my brother to attack him. It's a pity that the people behind it withdrew too quickly this time, and my brother couldn't find out if they were the same group. ”

Alvin finally got to the point. "Is George alright?"

"My brother is fine, he sent someone to investigate first, and disappeared before he could find out those people. Emma was not going to tell Sù Alwyn about Mr. Darcy's meddling, and no one but Mr. Darcy, George, or her knew about it, and Colonel Fitzwilliam never knew the cause of Mr. Darcy's injury. In order to avoid a misunderstanding by Alwin, this matter will be kept a secret forever.

Alvin was silent for a moment. "I'm sorry. "He wasn't there for Emma when she needed him. Alvin never felt that there was anything wrong with his profession, as a soldier, on the one hand, he could defend his family and country, and on the other hand, he was promoted quickly. As a young son without titles and possessions, he can earn honor and status for himself with his military exploits, and provide Emma with a stable environment. When old Mr. Kentera was killed and Emma was in crisis, he was not there, and he thought about it once, but there was no good solution. Now the problem is back in front of us.

"You don't have to say sorry, it's not your fault. Emma didn't expect Alvin's first reaction was to feel sorry for not being able to protect her, and she couldn't help but feel very empty. She thinks it's reasonable that she didn't betray her owner, so why should she be punished for a mistake she didn't make? But cheating on Alwyn made her feel guilty.

"If I'm not" If I'm not an officer, I don't have to be away all the time, if I'm not a young son, I can inherit the title and have my own power, if I'm not so careless, I can detect your situation earlier, Alvin wanted to say a lot, but the last sentence didn't come out. So back to the original question, why did old Mr. Kentra and Emma choose him?

Emma felt that the guilt was about to crush her, and said quickly: "You are very secure in both character and character, and today's achievements are completely earned by your own hands, and have nothing to do with all forces, that's why my father chose you." As long as I was at Kentra's house, I was in danger, and he wanted to keep me away from this qiē. ”

That's a very valid reason. Alwyn felt that he ought to accept, and proposed to Emma as Mr. Kentra sold, as Mr. Kentra sold, to marry her back home, as he had envisioned when he returned home this year. But when there is no emotion, people can judge the problem rationally, and after having a good feeling, it is different. "So, do you still have that reason now?"

Emma couldn't tell. She knew she should coax Alvin to say a few words, just like she had done at the beginning, but she couldn't deceive Alwyn with hypocrisy when he was already emotional, she was already sorry for him in many places. "I, you know, we got engaged in the first place for that reason. Now I still think you're a good fit, but I'm starting to like you. "When she can't be sure if the other party is suitable, Emma can only say that she likes it at most, and will not give love.

Fit and like, not love. Alvin didn't speak. He doesn't want Emma to marry him for reasons other than love, but if Emma wants to get married as far away from danger, he will compromise.

Emma was very intuitive about her mistakes. She hopes to see if she has a good impression first, then see if it is suitable, and finally give her sincerity. There's nothing wrong with this order, but Alvin gets emotional. To see if it is appropriate, it should be put in the front immediately, and if it can't continue, immediately withdraw from the marriage to reduce the damage. "I must sincerely apologize to you. The real me is not the same as what you see. I was not a proper lady, and that night I had stunned Lena and Mrs. Richard, seen my father's body, knocked the janitor unconscious, and Pegasus went to Bloomberg for help. Most of my brother's business decisions were made by me. I wouldn't be willing to be a virtuous wife to take care of the estate when I got married, and I wanted to be able to continue in business, but in secret, as I do now. ”

Suddenly, so much powerful information smashed down on his head, and Alvin felt a little unreal. "You mean"

"That's right, there are no maids at all, I did all these things. I'm certainly happy if you can accept it, and I'm very understanding if not. There's so much going on tonight, you can go back and think about it slowly, I'm waiting for your reply at home. Emma thought for a moment and added. "There's no rush. ”

Alvin really needed to go back and think about it, he couldn't think about it anymore, and he wanted to look into the Kentra family besides this thing, which still seemed very untrue.

Walking into the living room, Emma saw George slumped on the couch. "Brother, how much wine have you drunk, are you feeling okay?"

Although George smelled of alcohol, his eyes were still very clear. "In the afternoon, the Duke came to me and poured me a lot of wine. ”

Emma smelled something unusual from it. "Why is the Duke looking for you, it's not been long since you last slammed it, and he shouldn't have lost his breath. By the way, brother, to-day I saw Mr. Brown and a Tories count at the opera, and I forgot what his name was, and came out of a box. ”

George laughed, his smile a little wicked because of the wine. "Coincidentally, I know about this. ”

Emma raised an eyebrow. "Already know?"

When it came to business, George's expression was stern. "One of the purposes of the Duke looking for me is this. In the past two years, many wealthy Whig businessmen and officers have defected to the Tories in the hope of joining, and the Duke is not very happy about this. ”

Emma could understand. The Tories represent the interests of the landed aristocracy and are actually a little out of step with the trend of the times, and the addition of new blood can make it more powerful and rationally structured, but for the original ruler, the addition of the new powerful faction will undoubtedly take away his power.

"Brown is one of them. He has made great achievements in war, and he has a festival with the Duke. I see what the Duke meant, originally wanted me to clean the traitors of the Kentra family, but you know that I am a waste who does not do business, and I can do business, and I don't know anything about politics, and I can't do anything about it, but because of cowpox, I still have a bit of prestige, and I can't fiddle with it at will. I fooled this matter. George couldn't be more glad he had chosen. If he hadn't been a scrap, he would have been tied to the front of the Duke's chariot, and if he hadn't gained prestige because of cowpox, the Duke would have treated him like an outcast and would have lost both sides of his battle with Mr. Brown.

Emma was still a little worried. "In any case, brother, don't get involved in this. ”

George raised his right hand. "I swear. ”

Emma was amused by him. "By the way, I always felt familiar to Mr. Brown, as if I had heard the name somewhere. ”

George's expression suddenly became very stiff, and he hesitated: "Emma, how much do you remember about your mother?"

Emma wondered why George was suddenly asking such a question. "I remember. ”

George didn't speak, just looked at her like that.

Emma suddenly realized that she had misunderstood, and George meant to ask how much she remembered the murder of Mrs. Kentler on the night she and Mrs. Kentler were kidnapped. The memory was too painful for the original owner, with only a few vague fragments and a few hideous, twisted faces. Emma hung her head: "I just remember that someone was shouting, let's go, don't let go, kill." ”

George said softly, "It was Mr. Brown that night that they forced my father to let go." ”

Emma's eyes widened in shock: "Mr. Brown, why did his father arrest him, why didn't he release him when he was threatened? Now Mr. Brown is fine, did his father let him go, and why was his mother killed?"

George patted Emma's shoulder soothingly. "The only thing I know more about this than you know is that the men arrested you and tried to get Dad to let Mr. Brown go. I'm still looking into more things, but it's hard, it's been ten years, and many clues can't be found. ”

Emma struggled to remember, but the painful feelings in her memory came back to her memory, and Emma frowned uncomfortably. "Brother, you must find out the truth. ”

George secretly regretted telling Emma about it, but fortunately there was another thing that could divert her attention. "What you want. George handed Emma a letter.

"What is this?" said Emma, opening the envelope.

"You let the staring Wickham. At best, he cared a little extra about Georgiana, and it wasn't a pursuit at all. What are you investigating him for?" George couldn't understand that Emma was too protective of Georgiana.

Emma flipped through the letterhead. The letter was written that Mr. Wickham had again owed a large gambling debt at the gambling house, and was now courteous to a young lady with a good dowry. Emma smiled with satisfaction. "Of course there is a use for me. ”

"Besides, even if he really had a bad intention, Fitzwilliam didn't feel it, how do you know?"

"How could Mr. Darcy have expected that Mr. Wickham would be so bold as to "dare to attack Georgiana and kidnap her to elope." It was useless to say this to George, and it would not be good for Georgiana if it was leaked out. Emma didn't finish this sentence, and after thanking George for his hard work, she went upstairs.

Back in the room, Emma locked the letter in the deepest part of the cabinet. Anyway, with her watching, Mr. Wickham was no threat to Georgiana for the time being. These things that will affect Georgiana's mood will be revealed to her when she returns from London.