I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

Char did not stay in St. Petersburg for long, but went directly to a palace in the suburbs called the Summer Palace.

It was built on the order of Russian Czar Peter the Great in 1704.

The Summer Palace is located about 30 kilometers southwest of St. Petersburg. It faces the Gulf of Finland and consists of beautiful fountains, parks, and palaces.

The victory of the Great Northern War greatly satisfied the ambition of Peter the Great. In order to highlight Russia's status as a true "big country", it was necessary to build a palace suitable for it - this is the Summer Palace, which was used by subsequent tsars. Further carve and polish it to make it more beautiful and charming

In the early 18th century, it was used to hold large-scale dances, palace celebrations and other activities.

The Summer Palace of Peter the Great is divided into the Upper Garden and the Lower Garden, and the Great Palace is in the Upper Garden. The interior and exterior decorations are extremely gorgeous, with gilded domes on both wings and a celebration hall inside the palace. Banquet halls and royal palaces.

In front of the Grand Palace is a group of fountains called the Great Falls, which were built to commemorate the victory of the Northern War.

There are 37 golden statues, 29 submersible reliefs, 150 small statues, 64 fountains and 2 trapezoidal waterfalls.

This is a treasure of human civilization, embodying human creativity and wisdom.

A country without history and culture cannot go far, so Xia will also examine the thickness of civilization when choosing a country.

The fountain group has multiple steps from top to bottom, and Char is standing near the steps.

In the center of the fountain group stands a statue of Samson fighting a lion.

Samson opened the lion's upper and lower jaws with both hands, and spring water shot out from the lion's mouth, and the water column shot up to a height of 22 meters.

This sculpture symbolizes Russia's victory over Sweden.

Under the blue sky and white clouds, the fountain group shines with gilded glory and the silver shadow of the water flow. The golden sculpture is bathed in the water curtain, with jade beads splashing, making it dazzling.

Walking in the quiet and tall forest, every time you walk a short distance, you will see splashing jade beads in front of your eyes.

Xia walked to the courtyard of the palace, found an angle, silently took out the drawing board and set it up on the ground, then laid out the palette and started mixing colors.

Although photos can leave a perfect picture, the artistic sense brought by the painter's personal style is irreplaceable.

Today was the first time he held a paintbrush after giving up painting. Although he was a little unfamiliar at first, he gradually became more proficient. After all, he actually had a literary dream in the past that was shattered by reality.

When a person calms down and does something, no matter what he does, he will feel the healing of his soul. The same is true for painting.

Soon, this magnificent palace was displayed on his drawing board. The details, proportions, colors, and light were all perfect. Even before Xia Ya started writing, he didn't know that he could draw so well.

He also used color and light to highlight the grandeur and simplicity of the palace, and a sense of heavy civilization almost came to his face.

Perhaps because he has carried Merlin's fate, he has a clearer understanding of things, and his painting skills seem to be much better than before.

No. In other words, even Xia Ya was surprised that he could actually draw such a work. Both the brushstrokes and the color modulation were much better than before.

So in fact, the saying is fulfilled, talent is actually greater than hard work.

"The painting is really good."

The sound from behind attracted Xia Ya's attention. He turned his head and found someone standing beside him.

She is a very beautiful woman with fair skin and a high nose, but the most special thing is her eyes.

The deep blue like Lake Baikal, like two of the brightest and most brilliant sapphires, reveals intelligence and agility, and deep in the eyes, there is some suppressed and imperceptible ambition.

Her hair was casually disheveled, and she was only wearing a simple petticoat. Her bare feet were on the ground, as if she had just gotten up from bed. Her eyebrows were a little tired, and her complexion was not good, but even so, she could not hide her beauty.

"Thank you for the compliment." Xia Ya raised his eyebrows.

"This is a private palace." The woman reminded.

"Sorry, I'll leave right away."

"I didn't drive you away, did I?" she asked again.

Xia Ya was speechless, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what the woman was thinking.

"The paintings you drew are very beautiful." She continued to praise, "In the future, you will definitely become a very famous painter.

If you want to continue drawing here, that's fine with me. "

She walked silently to one side, where there was a table under the shade of a tree. There was a chair on one side of the table, and some tea sets on the table. There was a trace of steam coming out of the teapot, and on one side there were a book.

She first poured herself a cup of tea, then opened the book and started reading.

"No one else has been here for a while. It's a good thing to have someone to chat with me."

Xia Ya didn't speak, just silently pulled down the drawing paper on the drawing board in front of him, changed another one, and continued to draw.

But this time, he spoke while drawing.

"You live here?"

"Isn't it obvious?" the woman said while reading the book.

"You don't look like a maid, but this is where the royal family lives. Anyone who can live here must be a royal family, either a queen or a princess, but there is no maid beside you." Xia Ya said.

“I’m from Prussia,” the woman said, “but I married the crown prince here, and it was a marriage.

So, I should be the future queen. "

"Is that so?" Xia continued to write, "But why don't you have a maid, and you look very weak."

The woman smiled self-deprecatingly, "Because, I have fulfilled my greatest role for this royal family.

I had a baby not long ago. "

"boy?"

"boy."

Xia Ya nodded and adjusted the color on one side.

"There is a saying in the East that the mother is more valuable than the son."

"Obviously, this is not the East." The woman said, "As you can see, my situation has become even more difficult."

"Was it difficult before?" Xia Ya said with interest.

"It's not too bitter, but it's not good either. It was more like a gray time." The woman murmured, "My husband doesn't love me. After five years of marriage, we are actually separated, and we have even been a virgin. "

"Most political marriages have no love at all," said Xia Ya.

“I came here when I was sixteen,” the woman said. “Before that, I actually had some fantasies.

But now, I actually don’t like my husband either. I even suspect that he has some problems with his intelligence and mind, and that he is stuck in his childhood. "

She silently picked up the tea on one side, took a sip, and whispered.

"This may be why Queen Elizabeth values ​​the crown prince so much.

do you know?

After giving birth to that child, everyone.

The whole court, headed by the Queen, was surrounded by the child.

As soon as the child was born, he was carried to the Queen's palace, and I lay alone on the delivery bed for more than three hours without anyone taking care of me. When I finally woke up, I could only endure the pain and slowly walk back to my palace alone.

As a mother, I don’t even know what my own children look like. "

she laughed at herself.

"I am just a fertility machine. After I give birth to a child, I lose my use."

Xia Ya was silent for a moment and continued to ask.

"Speaking of which, I don't know your name yet."

"Sofia, however, you can call me by my Orthodox name.

Ekaterina Alexeyevna. "