novelraw Chapter 233 Emma
Chapter 233 Emma
Su Li finally agreed to Emma's request to paint her a portrait, but the location and posture were all up to her to decide. All Emma had to do was just paint...
She chose a very nice place for herself - a small sofa in front of the fireplace.
What she didn't know was that this was Knightley's exclusive seat at Hatfield, but Emma didn't say so, and Su Li pretended not to know.She wears a long-sleeved white lace dress and has no other decorations on her head, except for a brilliant sapphire necklace around her neck to add color to the painting.She sat gracefully and looked at Emma with a sweet smile: "Miss Woodhouse, I'm ready."
Emma had to admit that Sully was the prettiest person in Highbury.Just simple makeup can make her beautiful and stunning.Moreover, her beauty does not contain the slightest aggression, no matter men, women or children will like it.
She waved the brush to paint, and gradually, a dignified noble girl appeared in the painting.
Yes, Emma thinks that the most attractive thing about Su Li is not her beautiful face and charming eyes.It was her aura. She was obviously just an illegitimate daughter in a boarding school, but her usual generous behavior made her look like a noble descendant.
What's even better is that her generosity is not a bluff, but like a real noble girl with full confidence, neither proud nor conceited.
Although Emma did have speculation that Su Li's father was a nobleman, it doesn't mean that she won't be able to face it calmly after Su Li really showed the demeanor of a noble girl.At least, she had always felt that if the two were to be friends, she would be the dominant one.
But the truth is that she has to treat Su Li like any other lady of her status and give her enough respect instead of doing what she wants.
This is not an unacceptable thing. She should indeed respect her friends, but the gap in her heart cannot be eliminated in a day or two.
Although the relationship between the two has not reached the level of girlfriends, but in this day and age, it can be said that the two are good friends.Every day we meet for a walk together, sometimes on the tree-lined roads of Highbury, sometimes in the safer and more refined Hatfield.Of course, the two would frequently walk the half mile to Randalls to visit Mrs. Weston.The relationship between the three people has become so close in the eyes of outsiders, but the definition of friends in this era is indeed different from that in modern times.
In this age where everyone loves to hold their hands, if you say a few words from time to time, you are friends in the eyes of outsiders o(╯□╰)o
After a while, the portrait of Su Li, which was sent to London by Emma to be specially framed, was brought back by Pastor Elton.Obviously, after a period of thinking, Emma thinks: Even if Su Li doesn't like Elton, Elton still has the right to pursue love!
So, in order to show off in front of Emma, Elton happily went back and forth between London and Highbury on this not-so-warm autumn day, just to get a smile from Emma.
But what he doesn't know is that no matter how he behaves, Emma always understands his behavior in his head as he is showing favor to Su Li!
Emma invited Mrs. Weston and Mr. Knightley to appreciate the painting together.
Knightley glanced at Su Li, who looked like a noble girl in the painting, and shook his head.The girl sat on the small sofa he used to use, which made him move unconsciously.He glanced at Su Li who was sitting opposite him, and then looked up at Su Li in the painting.Finally, he smiled and said to Emma: "Emma, I am very happy for your breakthrough in painting." She painted Su Li very charmingly!
Emma laughed proudly, and then let her father and Mrs. Weston continue to express their feelings.After receiving a lot of compliments, she originally wanted to ask Elton to say a few words, but seeing Su Li's sweet but dangerous expression for some reason, she instinctively stopped talking.Then I started to discuss with everyone the safe topic of where the painting should be hung.
Su Li looked at Emma and gave her a sweet smile.Emma is gradually changing. Although the speed of change is very slow, she does not only care about her own wishes and ideas as before.
As winter approaches day by day, Su Li has less and less time to go out for a walk.You must know that women's skirts in the UK at this time are really not warm. They don't even have long johns, not even a pair of cotton trousers!And the skirts of this era are simple imperial cuts, not like the layers of large skirts that were popular decades ago or revived decades later...
Between the warm fireplace and the raging cold wind, Su Li chose the former without hesitation!
Knightley had always been fond of walking, and Sully could meet him in the woods or on the Highbury road on her occasional outings.A mile wasn't very far to him.
Before Christmas, Mrs. Weston sent her an invitation to Randalls' Christmas party.
Su Li originally wanted to wear that velvet dress, but considering the hot atmosphere at the party and the burning fireplace, it was more appropriate to make a short-sleeved dress.Just put a thicker cloak over it.While it's sure to be a bit chilly on the road, no girl wears a long-sleeved, thick dress to a party this day and age!
Emma generously wants to help Su Li make a new dress suitable for wearing at parties. She is always so straightforward and enthusiastic. Fortunately, Su Li and Yuanzhen are both generous masters.When I met someone with a little low self-esteem and sensitive nerves, I thought it was mocking her for not being able to afford fabrics for skirts!
Su Li took out a water-blue dress covered with a thin layer of veil from the closet, which she made out of fabric from the space a few days ago.She put the skirt on the bed, with a sweet smile on her lips: "Miss Woodhouse, thank you very much for your kindness. But in fact, just a few days ago, I couldn't bear the excitement and anticipation in my heart. Made a new dress!"
Emma looked at the simple-cut skirt, touched the smoked veil that slipped into the flowing water, and asked in amazement: "What kind of fabric is this outside? It feels so good! I think it must be very suitable for wearing On summer skirts!"
"This is smoke yarn. A family member of my friend bought it from a Chinese businessman and resold it to me!" Su Li's friend and classmate Emma didn't know any of them, and she didn't bother to know them, so this lie There is absolutely no need to worry about being ripped apart!
"Chinese merchants! They have countless gorgeous silks and exquisite porcelain!" Emma said enthusiastically: "Harriet, dear, tell me more about Chinese merchants! Your friends and family can know China The businessman is simply amazing, uh—" She paused guiltily, and tried to explain: "I mean, it's amazing! When I was young, I still wanted Mr. Knightley to teach me to speak Chinese!"
Su Li's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she became interested: "Mr. Knightley can speak Chinese! I've never heard of it!"
Emma was obviously very proud of her friend, and praised his vocabulary one after another non-stop: "Mr. Knightley is very knowledgeable, and he taught himself Chinese when I was very young. God! Such a difficult language is really amazing. Know how he learned it! Not only that, Mr. Knightley is good at French, Greek, Italian, Spanish...Denville Temple has a large study full of Mr. Knightley's collection. He I've read all of them, but I don't even understand the titles of half of the books in the big study!"
Hearing the last sentence, Su Li couldn't hold back the corners of her mouth and laughed softly.She remembered that when she read a book with Emma last time, Miss Taylor told her that the book in Emma's hand was from the age of 13 to the age of 21, and there were only about twenty pages in total...
Emma's personality is completely different from the original owner's, but their choice of books is miraculously the same - they both only love to read romantic novels and beautiful collections of love poems.Books that describe human nature, describe society, and tell the truth are just perfunctory glances...
When it was the day of the Christmas party, Su Li sat in the living room of the boarding school with a calm face in her newly made aqua dress.It was in stark contrast to the anxiety on Mrs. Goddard's face.Originally, Mrs. Goddard said she was willing to lend her carriage to Su Li, but she didn't expect it to be such an unlucky thing. Just now the coachman came over suddenly and said that the carriage broke down!
"I'm so sorry, dear Harriet, but don't worry, I've just sent the maid to hire a carriage from the carriage dealers in the street. I'm sure she'll be back soon. You'll be at Weston on time, I promise. At our Christmas party."
Su Li looked at Mrs. Goddard with a smile, and said, "Don't be sorry, Mrs. Goddard. It's still early, and it doesn't matter if there is no carriage. Randalls is less than half a mile from here, and I can Walk over."
"No, no, how is this possible!" Mrs. Goddard disapproved: "How can you walk so far to the banquet!" This is too shameful!
At this moment, the maid who had just gone to the carriage and horse shop came in with an uneasy expression and saluted.Before she said a word, everyone in the living room understood that the carriage was not rented.
This is bad.
"Mrs. Goddard, Miss Smith, Mr. Knightley is here." They were still trying to figure out a way, and another maid ran in with a happy face: "Mr. Knightley came in a carriage! "
Mr. Knightley came in, and after saluting to everyone, he looked at Su Li with a suitable smile, but it was no longer the fatherly smile that Su Li had gradually become accustomed to.It is a gentleman's smile that is polite, more than enthusiastic, but not friendly enough.However, there are other, more wonderful emotions that Su Li has not discovered for the time being.
"Miss Smith, please allow me the honor to be your flower protector tonight." As the two gradually became familiar with each other, Mr. Knightley's witty words to Su Li also increased.
Su Li followed with a sweet smile: "I should thank you, Mr. Knightley. I am flattered to have the honor of being escorted by you."
Mr. Knightley looked at Su Li's gentle smile, took the cloak from the maid, put it on her, bent his arms and led her out, and sat in the carriage.
Mrs. Goddard stood at the door and watched the carriage go away, and said to a governess with a smile: "I think our sweet Harriet is about to get rid of the trouble of finding a house!"
She has a better eye for marriage than Miss Woodhouse!
The author has something to say:
Mr. Knightley is no longer a loving father...but a beast father cough cough cough cough