novelraw Chapter 200 The World of Western Classics 14
Chapter 200 The World of Western Classics 14
"It's Sir Jones, it's Sir Jones of Hertfordshire" Howard shouted, fearing that Darcy would hand him over to the police, and he would really be doomed.
Darcy said with a sullen face, "Go on."
Howard glanced at Anxi secretly, seeing that he didn't express anything, he was relieved, and quickly said what he knew, "He wanted me to steal the materials in Mr. Darcy's study, but I didn't dare. Six days ago, Wickham found me, took Sir Jones's token, and gave me fifty pounds to pass on some news about Miss Anna. Wickham told me that he admired Miss Anna, and Miss Anna had feelings for him, But because of, because of your obstruction, sir..."
Swallowing, seeing that Darcy didn't respond, he continued: "I thought that Miss Anna really liked Wickham very much, and also, she couldn't bear the fifty pounds, so she agreed. I really didn't want to be sorry. About Miss Darcy, really, I thought, I thought Wickham just wanted to meet Miss Anna, but I didn't expect him to kidnap Miss. If I knew, I wouldn't dare, sir, I really wouldn't dare .”
Darcy ignored his sophistry and asked, "When did he buy you, and when did you get the back door key? Besides you, who else is Jones' spy in the manor?"
"Half a year ago, Martin was looking for me. I didn't agree to it at the time, and he gave me the key. There are still in the manor, and, by the way, there is Moore. He has a good relationship with Martin, and he must be too."
Howard was afraid that if he couldn't answer, Mr. Darcy would be dissatisfied and would hand him over to the police, so he pulled out a person who was on good terms with Martin.
This Martin is a coachman. There are three carriages in the Darcy family, and Martin is in charge of one of them, which is specially used for pulling goods.
Moore is the gardener who manages the back garden, and the chef Howard is not someone who can easily enter Darcy's study. Therefore, in terms of assets, Darcy has no loss for the time being, which is luck among misfortunes.
In fact, the police didn't come, the voice was explained by Anxi in advance, once he made a gesture, the housekeeper guarding outside would say this sentence to scare Howard.
Without knowing who the enemy is, Darcy would not hand him over to the police station. Since he dared to attack Darcy's family, it meant that the other party also had certain influence.
The police station is full of fish and dragons. Once you enter it, Darcy will not be able to control it. If the enemy tampers with Howard and kills him, Darcy will suffer from being dumb. He doesn't know who the enemy is.
Simply, Anxi's trick was very useful. It really scared Howard enough and made him confess honestly.
Afterwards, Darcy ordered Martin and Moore to be tied up again, pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud, and found out all the nails buried in Darcy's house.
The estate is cleaned up and all that's left is revenge.
"Who is this Sir Jones?" Anxi asked curiously.
Darcy paused for a moment, with a very bad expression on his face, "Sir Jones is a friend of his father. When his father was still alive, he often visited Pemberley. He liked Pemberley Manor very much, and he even revealed his idea of buying it to his father. It's just that Pemberley is Darcy's manor. The ancestral property of the Xi family for generations will not be sold no matter what. After his father passed away, he cut off contact with the Darcy family. "
"So, he came up with this design because he took a fancy to your house? Whether it's Anna's accident or Darcy's bankruptcy, he has an excuse to take Pemberley Manor from you."
After thinking about it, Anxi felt that the logic was illogical, "But it's not right, since he is such a villain, why didn't you guard against him, and even looked surprised when Howard mentioned him, you didn't expect to It's his, right?"
Darcy has outstanding abilities and is cautious and restrained. If Sir Jones is guarded against, Pemberley Manor will not be allowed to infiltrate so many malicious people.
"He has a very good relationship with his father. When I first took over Darcy's family, although he didn't lend a helping hand, he didn't make trouble either."
"That is to say, he didn't take action to suppress you at the beginning, but he wanted to wait for you to be bankrupted by others, and then he successfully took over the manor in the name of your father's friend. In this way, he not only got what he wanted, but also got help from friends. Orphaned reputation.
It's just that I didn't expect that you actually gained a firm foothold and developed the Darcy family more stable and better. Thinking that there might be no hope of getting Pemberley Manor, he simply played tricks, or got your information and destroyed your property. How about destroying your sister's reputation in order to threaten you? "
"It seems that's right." Darcy's eyes were filled with anger. It is unforgivable for someone to ruin the reputation of an innocent little girl for selfish desires!
"In this case, let's discuss how to fight back."
"What do you think?" Darcy raised his head and faced Anxi who was eager to try.
"I think I need more property, especially a beautiful estate. Oh, does Sir Jones have an estate?"
"Yes, he has a beautiful manor in Hertfordshire, no worse than Pemberley, which he bought from an earl more than ten years ago."
"Oh? What's the situation with the earl? Is Sir Jones playing tricks?" According to Jones' behavior, it is hard to believe that his estate was obtained through formal channels.
"I don't know very well. I only know that the earl's family was in trouble, and his only son was a bad gambler. In order to repay his gambling debts, the earl had no choice but to sell his ancestral manor to Sir Jones. I heard that the earl's only son owed a huge amount of gambling debts at that time. Everyone wants to lower the price, but Sir Jones bought it at the market price, which gave him a good reputation."
"Looks like he's a repeat offender! Darcy, ask someone to investigate to see if the earl's only son owed a huge debt because he was lured. Besides, since this Jones wants to steal your information, let him succeed." gone."
After a pause, Darcy immediately understood Anxi's meaning, which was to cheat Jones with countermeasures.
"Anxi, the Jones family has a place in the House of Lords. If it is just the loss of some industries or the stain on the reputation, it will not deal a fundamental blow to Jones."
The matter of Barton and Wickham made Darcy understand that otherwise he would not do it, and once he did it, he would be killed directly, otherwise it would be troublesome for these villains to jump out again and again.
"Also, although the earl is still an earl, their family has already declined. Not to mention that they have no influence in London, the family business is difficult to sustain."
Therefore, the move of the earl's only son is not easy, even a bit tasteless.
Anxi smiled, "Darcy, I didn't expect to hit him with this, it's just that things like reputation cannot withstand destruction, once there is a stain, it's like an egg with seams, flies will always smell fishy smell and come to it. "
"When it becomes just to suppress Jones, those nobles who call themselves gentlemen will not let go of this excellent opportunity. And we only need the biggest piece of cake."
This approach is very, very inconsistent with Darcy's moral standards, but he just couldn't open his mouth to refuse.
Darcy felt that there seemed to be a magical power in Anxi, who obviously did something unjust, but he didn't have the slightest resentment, but instead had a faint urge to do it together.
Anxi himself is actually a little strange. Although he is not a holy father, he rarely actively plots people.
Over the past few lifetimes, he has helped many people and done countless good deeds, and this is the first time he has deliberately calculated this.
But he suddenly wanted to change his way of life, and when he thought of trying to plot against a high-ranking knight, he felt faintly excited.
This is really a peaceful life. After a long time, I started to feel restless.
But, what the hell, he's not doing anything bad, is he?
Darcy's attitude towards this plan is acquiescence, while Colonel Fitzwilliam is much more proactive.
Firstly, it was because Sir Jones plotted against Anna's cousin's anger, and secondly, it was also for his own sake.
Colonel Fitzwilliam is the second son of Earl Fitzwilliam. After a hundred years from his father, he will not inherit much property, and the eldest son will inherit most of it.
In order to live a prosperous life in the future, he has only two options, either to work hard and earn a family business, or to marry a wife with a generous dowry.
Colonel Fitzwilliam didn't want to be free even in the marriage contract, so he could only find ways to accumulate wealth by himself.
With the help of his cousin Darcy over the years, he has also accumulated some capital, but it is not enough.
As a child of the Earl's family, Colonel Fitzwilliam's life is extremely luxurious, and the little money he earns is not enough to live well for a few years.
But if you want him to live a frugal life, then he might compromise and marry a golden mountain and go home and continue to enjoy it.
In order not to face such a dilemma, Colonel Fitzwilliam has worked very hard these years, but the effect is not obvious.
Not to mention that the money-making industries are all in the hands of the rich and powerful. Even if some new industries appear, he, a son of a nobleman, can't match the keen sense of smell of a businessman.
Moreover, he is really not good at doing business. If it weren't for his cousin's advice a few times, he would have lost all his capital.
Under the circumstances that his father was unwilling to use the resources of the Earl's Mansion to help him, no matter how hard he tried, he would only earn a small amount of money.
The so-called horse has no night grass and is not fat, and people have no windfall, and it is difficult to get rich overnight.
And now, the opportunity for this windfall has come.
Calculating a high-ranking and wealthy jazz, the benefits will be unlimited.
Even if this big cake needs to be shared equally with the three of Daxian and Xi, even if a little bit has to be left for other flies, then what he gets is beyond imagination.
Colonel Fitzwilliam, in particular, was in a special position.
He is an aristocrat, a descendant of an earl family. Compared with Darcy, who was born as a manor owner, and Anxi, who was born as an ordinary businessman, he has a better chance of getting Sir Jones' political capital.
For example, the position of the House of Lords, such as his power in London.
In this changing society, the old forces are both xenophobic and want to win over new forces. They will obviously give some power to the new nobles, just like the Darcy family can occupy a place in the House of Lords.
But they will also secretly suppress the new nobles, making them unable to surpass themselves in terms of power.
The need for the old aristocrats to have an absolute voice in the House of Lords means that they need a majority of votes, and in fact, they do have a majority.
Earl Fitzwilliam represents the old nobles. Although he married his daughter to the Darcy family of the new power, his buttocks are still sitting firmly.
That is to say, if Colonel Fitzwilliam snatches the position of the House of Lords, not only will he not cause dissatisfaction, but he may also get more invisible help to allow him to take the position smoothly.
So how could Colonel Fitzwilliam not be excited and disapprove?