1. Chapter I
"Caroline, Mrs. White has arrived, hurry up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a gentle female voice from upstairs, with some smile, "Okay Charles, your loud voice can be heard through the stable, Mrs. White won't mind me." As he spoke, the owner of the voice had already come to the drawing-room, and made a ladylike gesture to the lady who had taken off her coat at the door, "Do you say so, Mrs. White?" β
There was no doubt that she was a pretty young lady, with curly brown hair lazily tied up, her big gray-green eyes glittering with water, and her slightly curly eyelashes that made her look like a doll.
Caroline gracefully lifted her skirt and winked mischievously at her brother Charles Bentley, "Charles, didn't you say you had something to go out today?" I think I can do it on my own, and Mrs. White will have a good time with me as a student. β
The handsome man with blond brown hair smiled helplessly, he had an in-depth understanding of his sister's cuteness, patted the top of Caroline's hair, and said, "Okay Caroline, treat Mrs. White well, and I will check your homework when I come back in the evening, and I believe you will not let me down." With that, he made a gentlemanly salute to Mrs. White, took the clothes from the servant's hand, and put them on.
"Well, I'll leave first."
"All right, my dear Miss Bingley, I think you're ready." Mrs. White smiled slightly.
"Yes, Mrs. White. Maybe we can start now, I have prepared a sonata by Mr. Tartini and I hope you will like it. Caroline smiled and took the violin over her shoulder, "Oh, while I'm playing, Mrs. White must try my little madeleine, it's Charles' favorite, you're going to love it." Otherwise, he will come back and complain that my sister has not treated you well, and I am a qualified lady. β
Mrs. White laughed, "Oh, Caroline, you've always been so sweet! Then I'll have to try it. β
Afternoon tea has become popular in recent times, and many aristocratic gentlemen are fascinated by this activity, especially some aristocratic ladies, who will crave a warm English black tea in their conversations with each other, plus sweet refreshments, of course, black tea must be accompanied by milk, it seems that there is nothing more delicious than this.
Britain in the early 19th century was a stark state of America, with the Hanoverian dynasty running at high speed.
When Caroline was not Caroline Bentley, she had been to this country, she had seen the most beautiful English girls, she had met the most gentlemanly British guys, and she was really amazed by the rapid development of this country, the wide streets, the speeding cars, the towering buildings, the hurried pace of the cutting-edge people, and the humid weather.
To be honest, Caroline is here for an internship, and she used to be one of the thousands of people who aspire to work in investment banking, and she is very happy to be here. It's just that she didn't expect that one day many years later, she would return to the United Kingdom a hundred years ago and have the honor of tasting the most authentic British dark cuisine.
When she remembered the days when she was young, she couldn't help but have black lines on her head, Charles thought that her sister was sick, and she didn't adapt to diet and life overnight, and the doctor also said that she was caused by unaccustomed to water and soil.
What nonsense is this! God knows that his sister is only 7 years old, and she is a lady who has never even been to a distant city, what is this kind of thing!? It's a quack!
Caroline is also very helpless about this, she came to a strange place overnight, she had a small illness, it's already very face-saving, okay?! Otherwise, you're likely to faint with fright!
Besides, she turned into a British little Lori as an old woman, will she be happy? Well, she's really happy!
Countless times I told my mother that I wanted to marry a handsome British guy and have a beautiful mixed-race baby, but this idea was frantically strangled in the cradle by their mother.
Okay, although I didn't give her a mixed-race baby, it's also a good experience for her to become a little Lori herself.
However, Caroline found herself still too young, who said that the crossing was good! She didn't feel it at all!
When Charles brought her upbringing teacher to her the next day, Caroline almost fainted, why was she so pitiful as a noble lady! How much do you have to learn? Even when eating, there are size rules for opening the mouth, the steps of walking must be restricted, and it is impossible to say that you are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and you have to learn arithmetic to sort out the relationship between people in the aristocratic circle.
Is this the life of a human being!?
One didn't hold back, and Caroline almost tore the book in her hand.
Fortunately, Charles is a qualified brother, not as perverted as other gentleman families, single-handedly controlling his sister's life and marriage, he gave Caroline full freedom, took care of the assets left by his parents, and made Caroline live a very wealthy life.
So, what reason did she have for refusing these arrangements? Now that she was a member of the Bentley family, she felt obligated to be a true lady.
The sound of "pop" applause brought Caroline back to her senses, and before she knew that a piece had been played, she smiled embarrassedly at Mrs. White, "Do you still like it?" β
"I'm so proud, Caroline, you're the one with musical talent!" Mrs. White did not hesitate to praise her, "If I don't say, no one will know that you have only been learning the violin for a year!" Oh my God, I think you're ready to perform for the king - oh, that's a compliment, you have to understand me. β
Caroline smiled and nodded, "Then I should not be humble enough to accept this compliment, Mrs. White is not allowed to say that I am an unhumble young lady." β
Looking at her shy posture, Mrs. White smiled and quipped, "Caroline, blessed is any gentleman who gets your favor!" β
"Ma'am!"
"Hahaha......"
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Hearing a voice at the door, Caroline stepped out of the kitchen, "Is Charles, you?" β
"Hey! Caroline: How are you learning the violin? Charles's voice rang out, and he quipped, "My sister is much better at the piano than Georgiana!" β
"Charles, who are you talking to?"
Caroline went to the door, and saw a tall man standing behind her dear brother, with a handsome face but a stern face, he was of great stature, and his whole body exuded strong male hormones, and he looked very gentlemanly.
"Oh, Caroline, come on! This is Darcy, Mr Darcy from Derbyshire, a good friend of mine! Charles's eyes were bright, in stark contrast to the men around him.
Under Charles's eye attack, Mr. Darcy from Derbyshire spoke lightly, his voice was low and mellow, and the classical London accent grinded out of his throat, and he was a sexy mess, "Hello, Miss Bingley, I'm Darcy." β
However, no matter how sexy a certain lady is, she is not in the mood to appreciate it at the moment.
What did she hear!! Darcy??! Mr. Darcy!? ExcusemeοΌ Is that the arrogant and prejudiced Mr. Darcy?!
Caroline clutched her chest, she felt she needed to be quiet.
At first, Bingley didn't make her suspect anything, but as soon as Mr. Darcy came out, she knew that it was pride and prejudice!? This Mr. Darcy is known to everyone, arrogant, handsome, kind-hearted and sullen, when Caroline watched the movie, she secretly rubbed Mr. Darcy's good figure with her roommates, "If I have the opportunity to sleep with Mr. Darcy, I think my life will be perfect" Caroline made a praising of the West.
The roommate glanced at her disdainfully, "You also said the same thing when I pulled you to the tea egg concert back then." β
Caroline: ...... QAQ asks not to dismantle the table!
"Hello Mr. Darcy, I'm Caroline Bentley." When it comes to the skirt and does a standard lady's courtesy, who knows if this stern and old-fashioned Darcy will find fault with a young lady from a gentleman's family? "I'm sorry for Charles' joke, and please don't be surprised."
Jokes? Do you mean Georgiana?
Darcy was stunned for a moment, and in his heart he thought of this Miss Bingley, who had just met, but his face was not obvious, and his eyes looked at her again, with slightly red cheeks, bright big eyes, reserved posture and elegant smile, he was indeed a qualified lady, "Yes Miss, I think we should be able to enter the door now." β
"Oh, you're right!"
Charles touched the back of his head, not understanding what was happening in front of him, so he could only shrug his shoulders and say, "Is Caroline ready for dinner?" β
"Of course, hurry up and take a seat." Caroline took Charles's coat and helped hang it up, since she came to this house, she sent away a large number of idle servants, leaving only two cooks, a general manager, three servants and a gardener, in Caroline's words, you can't support idlers if you have money, Charles, look at the family's expenditure on servants' remuneration on weekdays, do you have a lot of money and nowhere to spend!?
Charles teased her helplessly, saying that I was a little money fan? Although Caroline is not a noble lady from a big landowner's family, you are also a lady from a gentleman's family, brother, I have not treated you badly!
Caroline is serious, I am a rational use of resources, promote the allocation of resources, you don't understand!
Charles made a surrender, and he knew that he would never be able to contradict his sister's words.
At the dinner table, Mr. Darcy maintained his usual attitude of eating and not sleeping, and the Bentley family table has always been active, because there are only two people on weekdays, Caroline and Charles, so naturally there is no need to pay too much attention to etiquette.
Charles stupidly stuffed fried fish into his mouth, and awkwardly watched his sister straighten her waist and make an elegant gesture, sure enough, some guests were not very used to such a situation after they came.
Darcy naturally noticed this, and felt slightly embarrassed, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only eat his food silently.
After the dessert, Darcy took the initiative to speak, wanting to ease the atmosphere, after all, it was Charles's sister, too harsh not to be an English gentleman, "My sister Georgiana and Miss Bingley are the same age, and they are equally good at the piano, why don't we meet another day?" β
After speaking, he looked at Charles, "It just so happens that Charles wants to go to my manor to have a look." β
"Oh my God, Darcy! You're so understanding! Is that the Pemberley Manor you mentioned? β
"I think- yes." Mr. Darcy still kept a straight face and said in a light tone, "The manor is not close to London, if you want to go to Derbyshire, you must take a carriage, but it has been raining for the past two days." Seeing Charles's deflated face, Darcy awkwardly and added, "If the weather is right, you will definitely see Charles." β
"Oh! That's great! Instantly happy, Charles Bentley waved at Caroline, "Caroline has nothing to do tomorrow, and I don't have either, why don't you go to Darcy tomorrow?" β
Caroline: ...... Brother Charles, you seem to be pug all the time.
To Caroline's surprise, Mr. Darcy agreed, and she almost shook the gentleman's arm and asked him, are you still the same Mr. Darcy I know!?
Mr. Darcy nodded expressionlessly, "Yes, no problem. Again, he added, "Oh, if the weather is good." β
So you're actually paralyzed and sullen, sir?