[Pride and Prejudice] Mrs Bennett

Chapter 14

The social season of [-] officially came to an end when Elizabeth Full Moon Grace conceived.

At the beginning of the year, His Majesty King George III suddenly bestowed a Viscount without any warning, causing the upper class in London to be in turmoil for a while.As a result, although Viscount Bennett's family seemed to have a good relationship with the royal family, they did not attend this social season at all.Although it is said that it was because the Viscountess was pregnant and gave birth, but the Viscount would not have to watch over the lady if she was pregnant, right?

It seems that there is nothing special about the Bennett family. It is estimated that they just happened to do something that they don't know. His Majesty the King was very satisfied, so he rewarded him with a title without real power.What about the Viscount?The House of Commons has no place for him!So they don't have to be too cautious, for the sake of the royal family, they can make friends as they want.

Such a result was the best for the Bennetts. They only wanted a title and communication with the upper class was a must, but they didn't want to brand themselves with whoever was in the royal family.The Bennetts didn't want to stand up. All they did was a power-for-money transaction.

Longborn's ancestral house was also repaired under the supervision of Mr. Smith, the housekeeper, and Grace began to arrange packing for the salute.Compared with the hustle and bustle of London, she still prefers the quiet countryside. Now that she can finally go back, she is of course in a good mood, not to mention that the Bennett family can now be regarded as returning home.

When Grace ordered the maid to pack up the things the family was going to bring back to Longborn, Mr. Bennett called the housekeeper, Mr. Brown, into the study.He will not come back until the end of the year after leaving London for a few months this time, and there must be an explanation for all the affairs here.

"Brown, I will leave these to you. You only need to send them to Longborn once a month for me to have a look." Mr. Bennett pointed to several large account books on the table. Send it to the residence of the Prince of Wales." He took out a blue account book by himself, "When the time is right, send those embroiderers there too."

Although the income of the silk shop is good, the Bennett family has a lot of property now, which is not bad.At the beginning, only half of the shares were given to the Prince of Wales, but he did not dare to do too much to attract the attention of His Majesty the King.It turned out that the Prince of Wales didn't shy away from this at all, and His Majesty King George III didn't shy away from what his crown prince was doing. Anyway, he was satisfied that he didn't need to spend his own money to fill the hole for the crown prince he didn't like very much.

So, now that the Bennett family was about to leave London, Mr. Bennett was going to privately transfer all the Oriental Silk Shop to the Prince of Wales.The embroidery items needed in the store are now in the charge of the three embroiderers, and they can be sent to the Prince's mansion together.In this way, the Bennett family did not do business with the prince in partnership, and the relationship was neither shallow nor deep, which was perfect.

"Don't worry, Lord Viscount, I will make arrangements." Mr. Brown bent down and took the blue account book.

"Those managers and investment agents, you should pay more attention." Mr. Bennett narrowed his eyes slightly, "If anything goes wrong...you know what to do."

Mr. Brown said nothing, but bowed to him.He is still loyal to the Bennett family now, and the [-]% annual profit of the Bennett family's property is considered a large fortune for him whose family is ruined and can only be reduced to being a housekeeper.What's more, the hostess and hostess of the Bennett family are not simple. It's just opportunistic to be able to become a nobleman with a title from a squire, but who else has succeeded besides them?

"Then, I'll leave everything to you." Mr. Bennet stood up. "I'm going to see how Grace is packing up. I'm really worried that she will pack up the whole house and take it back to Longbourn."

"My lord, if you need anything at that time, just tell Longborn, and I will arrange for someone to deliver it." Mr. Brown said after Mr. Bennett.

"The stores in Meryton are not much worse than those in London." Mr. Bennet strode downstairs, "but there is one more thing you need to pay attention to."

"Although your lord tells you to."

"Look carefully to see if there are any more suitable tutors. Baby Liz is growing up day by day, and Mrs. Wood will always be too busy alone." Now that the Bennett family has financial and strength, naturally they will not let It was not very respectable for daughters to have a governess in common.

"Yes, my lord." Mr. Brown hesitated for a while, and finally asked, "What about Master Dylan, do you need..."

"Dylan doesn't need it for the time being, let Mrs. Wood help enlightenment first. According to what Mrs. said, he should be sent to school. In the future, Bennett's house will be his, and the school can be regarded as a small society. Let him get in touch early and learn how to treat people early." Mr. Bennett walked into the living room, and at a glance he saw Grace sitting on the sofa holding a few pieces of paper talking, and Jane sitting beside her kept nodding.Mrs. Wood sat drinking tea, with a smile and satisfaction flashing occasionally in her eyes.

Mr. Brown also nodded secretly in his heart. The Viscountess is indeed a Viscountess, and she can teach her daughter by precept and example at any time.Don't think this butler looks easy, it really seems that it is not so easy to get started, especially for nobles.

Few young ladies from aristocratic backgrounds can do a good job in this aspect when they get married. The best thing is of course to start learning from an early age.However, although the dirty things of the noble family are not mentioned on the surface, everyone knows it well.How many wives are busy fighting wits and courage with their husbands' lovers outside, and how many of them can calm down to raise their daughters?Anyway, they are all going to get married, so they just need to have enough clothes and food, so why not try to suppress the mistresses and illegitimate children outside, and fight for more things for their own sons.

Mr. Brown was not so comfortable when he was first hired to be the housekeeper of the Bennett family. After all, this was a family of squires who had just been knighted and had no real power. Simple, especially the Viscountess.

If Mr. Brown hadn't known that Grace came from a family of lawyers, he would really have thought that this lady was brought up by some noble family.Although she was not brought up completely in accordance with the rigid etiquette of the British aristocrats, the elegance and nobility engraved in her bones like flowing water also set off the luxurious and elegant temperament of the hostess of the Bennett family.

With such a hostess, the upbringing of the twins in the family will naturally not be bad, and with the help of a tutor like Mrs. Wood, the Bennett family can be said to be peaceful. Much better for the wretched aristocratic family.

Viscount Bennett never messes around outside, and has a deep affection for Mrs. Bennett.How could it be possible for Mr. Brown not to be loyal to such an aristocrat who seems to have a very good prospect, not to mention the fact that he still has an annual industrial profit of [-]%!

"It's all arranged?" Grace smiled at Mr. Bennett who walked in, "I've got everything sorted out here too." She raised the list in her hand, "It's written for Lumborn The gifts prepared by the neighbors, I will tell Jane by the way, let her know a little about the welcome and delivery."

"Honey, I'm very relieved to leave these things to you." Mr. Bennett leaned into her face and kissed her, then reached out and hugged Jane, "Dad's little princess, have you learned anything from your mother?"

"No." Jane said with a bitter face, "Mum prepared so many things, I was dizzy. Mom is really amazing, Dad." To distinguish relatives and estrangements, to classify the status of the gift recipient, and to know what kind of gifts are in the other party's family. People, which ones need to be given away and which ones don't... The little Jane admires her mother even more.

"Mom is very powerful, but our baby Jane is not bad." Mr. Bennet sat down on the sofa and let the little girl sit in his arms. When you are young, you will definitely be able to do better than your mother."

"Really?" The little girl's blue eyes looked at her father, and then at her mother.

"Of course, mother's Jane is the best daughter." Grace folded the paper and handed it to Hill beside her.After asking that Hill really didn't want to get married or become a nun and would stay in the Bennett's house, Grace promoted Hill to be the housekeeper of the family, mainly to help her manage some things at home.

The couple played with Jane for a while, Mrs. Green hugged Elizabeth who was awake, and Grace reached out and took her in his arms.

"Mom, Liz is getting more and more beautiful." Jian Mingliang stared at the baby in Grace's arms for a long time before saying.It's really the same as what my father said, the younger the younger the better.

"Of course Liz will become more and more beautiful." Before Grace could speak, Mr. Bennett said with a smile, "Your dear mother is so beautiful, as her daughters, you and Liz are also little beauties .”

"Yeah." Jane nodded vigorously.Mom is really beautiful, and no matter what she does, she feels comfortable no matter what she does.She will definitely study hard, and she will be as beautiful as her mother in the future!

Grace gave Mr. Bennet a sideways look: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the children! By the way, it's time for Dylan to come back." The family is going back to Longborn, and Dylan is going to meet him in London. He said good-bye to some of his friends, lunched, and went out with his servant and groom.

Sweeping his eyes at the clock in the corner of the living room, Mr. Bennett nodded and said, "I should be back soon, my dear. Didn't you make a rule that the whole family must attend our afternoon tea time without special reasons? Dylan doesn't Will you not listen?"

The two children in the family listened to Grace very much, and Mr. Bennet sometimes felt plaintive.He also loves the two children very much, why is his words not as useful as Grace?

☆、Chapter 15