Georgiana and Mr. Butler met at the door of Mr. Darcy's study.

If it was in the past, Georgiana would definitely ask Mr. Butler to go in first, because what the butler and Mr. Darcy said was serious, but today Georgiana didn't do it, she whispered with a firm look in her eyes, "Can you let me go in first?"

Mr. Butler was a little surprised, but he still took a step back and bowed slightly. "Of course, please come in. ”

Mr. Darcy was packing up his papers and getting ready to go out. Although the atmosphere was not very stiff in the end, after all, there was a failed confession between the two yesterday, and Mr. Darcy felt that Emma should feel embarrassed, and he did not want Emma to leave early, whether it was for Emma herself or Georgiana. When he heard the door of the study being knocked, he thought it was the butler, but he didn't expect it to be Georgiana. "What's wrong?"

Georgiana's palms were oozing with sweat, but she still asked the question firmly: "Brother, what are you going to do with Emma yesterday?"

Mr. Darcy's men paused. What did Georgiana know? No, as long as the two of them were present during the proposal last night, and maybe the person who locked the door, Georgiana would never have known about yesterday's situation, perhaps because he had behaved strangely when he went to the terrace last night or had no shirt when he met him, which made the sensitive Georgiana have some suspicions about his relationship with Emma. "Nothing happened. So there's no need to do anything. ”

Georgiana's eyes widened, she couldn't believe that Mr. Darcy was really not going to do anything. Although Mr. Darcy is more reserved, if he wants to marry Emma, it is impossible to hide it from her until now. "You're not, don't you like Emma?"

At that moment, Mr. Darcy's mind flashed with many images, but he eventually denied it. "Nope. As these words came out, Mr. Darcy's heart seemed to be empty, and it seemed to be a little lighter, but it was empty. He decides that since Emma is not what he imagined, it is better to give up the relationship. Mr. Darcy did not want to discuss the matter with Georgiana any longer, and he said in a tone that could not be refused: "I have something to go out for a few days, let the butler in, and I will set off after taking care of the Bloomberg affairs." ”

Georgiana was unaware of Mr. Darcy's psychological changes, only that Mr. Darcy had resolutely refused to be responsible for Emma. Georgiana was furious, but Mr. Darcy spoke in this tone to prove that he had made the final decision, and she knew that she could not change the decision of her stubborn brother, so she bit her lip and glared at Mr. Darcy with tears in her eyes, and turned and walked out quickly.

Mr. Butler waited politely at a certain distance from the study, when the door suddenly opened, and Georgiana walked out briskly with her head down, and said to the butler in a somewhat nasal voice, "Please come in." Then he left without looking back.

Mr. Butler glanced at Georgia's back worriedly, since yesterday there has been something wrong with Georgia, is it for the sanctimonious Mr. Wickham? Yesterday Wickham said a lot to Georgian, could it be that today Georgiana came to ask Mr. Darcy to help Mr. Wickham?

Walking into the study, Mr. Housekeeper first reported the recent situation. Then there was a mention: "Yesterday you asked me to find out who had locked the door to the terrace, and that no servant had gone to the little building at that time. Mr. Wickham begged to see you last evening, and it took a bit of a long time to get from the door to the living room. But you don't know exactly when the door was locked, so it's not certain if Mr. Wickham did it. "It stands to reason that no one would pay attention to the time when Mr. Wickham came from the door to the living room, but Mr. Butler watched Georgiana grow up from a little girl little by little, and did not like the guy who made her sad, so he paid special attention to Mr. Wickham's situation, and did not expect that something was really wrong.

Mr. Darcy frowned, he didn't trust Wickham's character, but why would Wickham make such a move?

Mr. Butler added: "Mr. Wickham defrauded several gentlemen out of money to pay off gambling debts, and you may have come to me last night in the hope that you would lend a hand, but he did not seem to have much hope in this matter, and after a while you did not return he took his leave." ”

Mr. Darcy pondered for a moment. If Wickham feels that he exposed the money fraud, then all of Wickham's actions are explained. But why did Wickham think that? The time Wakeham was blocked on the street by creditors was indeed a bit of a coincidence. By the way, Emma said that there was no problem with George's ability, so why did George take him out because of such a low-level error of judgment? Why was Georgiana so sad after the accident at Wickham yesterday? Mr. Darcy's face gradually sank. "Wickham wasn't taken away by the officer?"

"Yesterday the creditor called the officer, but Mr. Wickham temporarily got rid of the officer on your behalf. He must have fled from Bloomberg last night, because he was nowhere to be found, and the police officer went to Bloomberg this morning to inquire about the situation. ”

Mr. Darcy jerked to his feet and hurried out. It's best not to let him know what Wickham did to Georgiana, otherwise

Georgiana went back to her room and threw herself on the bed and cried. She thought that her brother would not take any obvious actions after Emma broke off the marriage, but now it seems that he should not like Emma anymore, and he is not even willing to take responsibility. Georgiana regretted and worried that she should not have let the servant avoid the building last night, so that it had such a strict consequence, and worried about Emma's situation. Georgiana made up her mind that if her brother insisted on not being responsible for Emma, she would never marry for the rest of her life, raise Emma and her brother's children, and let Emma marry someone who liked her.

Mr. Darcy had never dealt with his teenage sister, let alone such an embarrassing thing, but he couldn't ask about it. Mr. Darcy stared at Georgiana's door until he had come up with a tactful question.

Georgiana lowered her head and refused to look at Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Darcy coughed lightly, "Aunt would like to introduce you to a few gentlemen." ”

Georgiana was still in a mood and whispered indignantly: "I don't want to get married." ”

Mr. Darcy's heart sank. "Why?" he wanted to ask if it was because of Wickham, but he was afraid to touch Georgiana's wounds. Georgiana has always lived very happily, what reason is there to refuse marriage?

Georgiana didn't want to say much to Mr. Darcy. "I apologize for my aunt and me, I can only live up to her kindness. ”

Mr. Darcy clenched his right hand into a fist. Wickham!

George on the other side also encountered a big thing. He opened the first letter, skimmed it quickly, let the servant go out first, and said to Emma, "There is news from Mr. Wall's side." The gang of crooks has been caught, and the losses are not severe. ”

The corners of Emma's lips are slightly hooked. "Good. ”

George didn't understand Emma's approach: "Why don't you catch the liar in advance?" Although the loss is not strict now, the liar will definitely squander some of it in advance, and he knows that Emma can't not understand this truth.

Emma felt that this matter did not need to be explained at all. "They weren't liars until they absconded with the money, are you going to use your connections to arrest them?"

George didn't think it was a big deal. "Your friend's future husband, I can help a little. ”

Emma shook her head. "It's a bit early to talk about the future husband. Mr. Wall and Daisy adore each other, and the last time I saw him, I found him to be good in every way. But it is not enough for a suitable marriage partner to meet these conditions. Mr. Wall will not be able to inherit the title in the future, has no land income, and must properly manage the property. It is clear that he is not capable in this area. It's not that you didn't sue him that the group was suspicious, but he trusted his own judgment. Paying a little bit of tuition is good for growth. No one can always be responsible for the lives of others, he should learn to distinguish the true from the false on his own. ”

Emma also has a point. George stopped talking and opened the second letter. As soon as he looked at the line, his face changed dramatically and he stood up. "Emma, the old butler's son has been killed. ”

The shock that this sentence brought to Emma was no less than that of George, but Emma was calmer. "Bring the letter. ”

The letter was very simple, John, the son of an old butler who had followed the old Earl of Kentra for many years, was missing. He worked as a family doctor for the Kentra family, but he didn't live in Manfil on weekdays, because he didn't show up when he received his salary, so the housekeeper sent someone to his house to look for him, but he didn't expect that not only was there no one at home, but he couldn't find it anywhere else. His body was later found in the wild. It is unknown when he disappeared, and it is unknown what happened to him, and the only thing known is that someone was killed.

George paced back and forth restlessly, and he smelled danger. "John has a gentle personality and is friendly to others, and he does not drink and gamble too much, how could he be suddenly killed? ”

Emma comforted him softly. "Don't worry, it's still early, we'll be back in Yorkshire the day after tomorrow. I'll go back and pack my things, and you go to Mr. Darcy to say goodbye." "Emma wanted to find an excuse to leave, but now she doesn't need an excuse.

The process of saying goodbye was smoother than George had imagined. Mr. Darcy was going out to find Mr. Wickham, and he was in a hurry to go out, and seeing George's worried appearance, he did not hold back.

George greeted Mr. Darcy and returned to his room, packing the important things in a small box and carrying them with him, leaving the servants to pack the rest. George watched absentmindedly as the servant packed up his clothes, and took out the letter again to peruse it so as not to miss any clues, but this time he noticed something amiss, as if something was stuck to the back of the envelope?

Forget it, let's take a look, anyway, no matter what the message is, it will never be worse than the one just now. George took off the small note and looked at it, and then realized that he had been naïve in his judgment.

After Mr. Darcy left, Georgiana lay on the bed, she had never treated her brother with such an attitude, but he had gone too far this time. Georgiana rolled over and thought to herself that she wouldn't apologize. Just then the maid came in and said that George wanted to see her.

Georgiana chuckled in her heart, could George know about Emma and Mr. Darcy?

As soon as Georgiana walked into the living room, she heard George ask in a deep voice, "What's the matter with Emma and Fitzwilliam?"

When George didn't smile, he looked like old Mr. Kentera, majestic and cold, and Georgiana was taken aback, and wanted to express it euphemistically, but when she opened her mouth, she forgot it all. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, if I had a child, I would never marry and raise him. ”

George opened his mouth wide and gasped. "Kid?"

Now that she couldn't hide it anymore, Georgiana told everything she knew. George's face changed as he listened. "Fitzwilliam liked Emma when she didn't break her engagement, but she didn't like her after Emma dissolved her engagement, and last night they were locked up on the terrace with their clothes torn, but that guy wouldn't take responsibility?"

Georgiana nodded hesitantly, it sounded a little weird, although it was all true. "Their clothes were torn and joined into ropes. ”

George's face turned pale, and he stood up and walked in the direction of the bedroom. He's going to get a hand/gun and fight Fitzwilliam Darcy in a duel! He still wants to match Mr. Darcy and Emma, but he didn't expect Darcy to be such an irresponsible person! Darcy is a decent man and a man, who knows if anything happened after they tore their clothes on the terrace? Not to mention that Darcy still likes to read that kind of tabloid, in fact, it is not very serious. Even if nothing happens, taking off his clothes can be regarded as Darcy taking advantage of his sister, and Darcy doesn't want to be responsible yet, and he can't let Darcy go lightly!

Georgiana had a gut feeling that something was going to be bad. "I'm sorry it's all my fault, I shouldn't have let the servants avoid Xiaolou, I'm willing to take responsibility!"

Faced with the tearful apology of this introverted little girl, George barely suppressed his anger. "It's not your fault, I'm going to talk to your brother. ”

Georgiana followed him. "I'll go too, and I'll convince my brother with you. Although she never wavered from her brother's decision, she still wanted to help.

George's plan to duel with a gun was ruined, so he decided to salute before the soldiers, and talk to Mr. Darcy properly, and if he couldn't talk about the duel, this wish was unfortunately not fulfilled. Mr. Darcy had already packed his belongings and was already on his way by the time George looked for him.

George's curly hair was about to stand on end, but the matter was urgent, and he could not wait for Mr. Darcy to return to Yorkshire, so he reluctantly took Emma back.

Mr. Darcy on the other side had no idea about it. Derby County is his sphere of influence, and it is not so easy to get out of Derbyshire, and Mr. Wickham is very clever, he has been looking outside for more than half a month and has not found any trace of Mr. Wickham.

That evening Mr. Darcy came to the inn with his servants. The innkeeper, an enthusiastic middle-aged man with a scar on his face, put dinner on the table and smiled, "A man like you has never eaten such a meal." "Due to the remoteness of the place, the dinner at this hostel is really basic. The bread is not white, and the color of the hard bun is strange.

"Nope. Mr. Darcy calmly picked up the bread, and without a knife or fork, nibbled on it like the others. It was true that he had never eaten a meal like this, but he didn't find it difficult to swallow.

The innkeeper was very appreciative of Mr. Darcy's approach. "Hey, you're really different from the other masters. Although you are dressed modestly, I can tell at a glance that you must be from a noble background, and I thought you would be picky in every way, but I didn't expect it. ”

Mr. Darcy glanced at the innkeeper. Ordinary civilians would not speak to nobles in such a tone. The innkeeper seemed to not notice his gaze, and turned to entertain other guests.

At night, Mr. Darcy lay in bed, and for some reason he was a little distracted by his mind tonight, and many images flashed through his mind, and finally fixed on a gentle smile. "Emma" blurted out a sigh as soon as Mr. Darcy came to his senses. No, he can't go on like this. Emma wasn't the partner he wanted to live with, and there were many ways opposite to the type he envisioned.

Mr. Darcy couldn't sleep, he wanted to get up and walk, and just as he reached the door, he heard someone whispering outside the door, "Is this here?"

"That's right, this is it. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Then came the peculiar sound of a gun being loaded.

Mr. Darcy was alerted to the fact that the door of the inn was not very good, and he could kick it open. I don't know how many people there are on the other side, if there are more than three, no matter how good his marksmanship is, it will be impossible to deal with it. Mr. Darcy walked to the window, wanting to see that there was no one squatting down there, and if there was none, he jumped down, and met a pair of emerald eyes.

Mr. Darcy's hand shook, and the gun nearly fell. "Why are you here!"