Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 145 002 Some Gossip in the Palace

After Maria's body recovered a little, she began to worry about Ekaterina. Her sister was not very young, but she had her own ideas on emotional issues very early.

But these Russian princesses are not like those in Austria, where Maria Theresa can let her favorite daughter Maria Christina fall in love freely. In Russia, Catherine can choose It is most suitable to marry in the country, that is, the Dolgorukov family.

So she decided to take her sister to relax in the palace and go to her sister-in-law's place.

Louisa felt that her physical condition had improved a lot. When she looked in the mirror, she could see that her complexion was no longer the sickly pale color, but a little rosy.

"Lisa, you look better."

"Why are you two here at this time?"

"My brother has gone to Tsarskoye Selo. We feel bored. At this time, there is no dance held in the Winter Palace."

Louisa felt that this was troublesome, and the Queen thought she was not proactive enough to host social activities. She has always been ill. Although she has recovered recently, Alexander has been pestering her. It is not easy for her to participate in social activities, but she is alone in the palace.

Then, she also thought that if she wanted to take care of herself, she would naturally take her two sisters-in-law to take a shower.

After all, she loves cleanliness so much that she wants to eat several meals a day and take several showers afterwards.

As for Maria and Catherine, they insisted on setting up a platform next to the pool, and then jumped in to play with the maids.

"Maria, don't do this, the splash is too big!"

Moreover, the "swimming suit" she wore was still made with extremely cumbersome tailoring skills. At least it was not like the past where she just put on a skirt and dived, which would make the splash bigger.

The water splashed everywhere, even reaching Louisa opposite, who was concentrating with her eyes closed.

It’s not wrong to look at Maria’s figure. The mother of their sisters was already tall and even a little fat. Even when she was just married, she was even taller than Alexander, the prettiest among the sisters. Della wanted to be plump, and Maria also inherited part of it, especially since she directly lowered her legs from the board like this. Considering that her buttocks are also relatively full, the splash must not be too small.

"Sorry, Lisa, I didn't expect the water splash to fly directly to the ground." After that, she swam over by herself. Although Ekaterina jumped from the back in the same position, the water splash was smaller than hers. Much more.

"Maria, let me tell you about a few people, and you can evaluate them."

"Okay then, who do you want to mention first?"

Luisa didn't want to expose her target. She would definitely name a lot of people, some of whom were married and some of whom were unmarried.

"Let's talk about the generals and officers in the palace, such as Count Stroganov."

"Sister-in-law, if we talk about him, he is handsome and gentle. He always wears a beautiful coat. He also has his wife, sister Sonia, and lovely children."

"What about Prince Bagration?"

"He is black and powerful. Although he is not tall, he has a strong body. Our Kadishi even writes to him. His Kadishi is served obediently by this prince. post.”

"But it's like coaxing a child. That 'Black Prince', I really didn't expect him to be so good at it."

The same goes for this one at home. Ekaterina likes to write letters too much, and there are many officers who correspond with her. This girl is relying on the queen's favor, and she does act a little recklessly many times.

"I heard that Kadishi is happy?"

"Well, she eats very well and has gained weight. I asked her to come to the palace a few days ago. When I hugged her, I felt that her whole body was soft."

"It's already like this. Hasn't it become a 'little fat cat'?"

"She is most afraid of getting fat. Her sister-in-law's weight gain will make her very worried. It will be very difficult for her to settle down."

Maria herself is not married yet, and there are not as many people as Catherine who have written to her to propose marriage, but her mind is very delicate and she can detect some clues.

She knew that the "little goblin" had served her sister-in-law seriously for a while before she got married. It was no wonder that after getting married, she was asked about the situation. Even Count Stroganov and his wife, Louisa had a good relationship with her. Best friends, their husbands will be asked.

"Yes, but there's nothing we can do about it. Most women have to face this problem. I can't feel it yet, but before Alexander, Maria, I haven't said anything yet, why are you blushing?"

"Sister-in-law, tell me this, I'm not married yet!"

Maria is more reserved and her speech is more reserved.

"Well, I won't talk about it. But you may become aunts again."

In fact, I still talked about it. It was better to tell Maria about this. Ekaterina always felt that it was better to be an older sister, with some dignity and still looking young, especially in front of her younger sister Anna and her two younger brothers.

God knows how she came up with this idea when she was only 12 years old. If she knew a language spoken by people who had a good life as a child, the written text would still be a combination of the script and Chinese characters used by monks and women. This is the context. Next, she should like it better.

"I want to comment on some other people, such as Lieutenant Marin of the Guards. What do you want to say, Maria?"

"That lame satirist?"

The adjutant of the Guards was indeed a satirical poet on the side, but after Alexandra read his poems, she didn't feel very good about it.

Maria kept in mind what her eldest sister said, so she deliberately added the word "lame".

"Yeah, his poems may not be that good, but he still likes to write them so much."

"Sister-in-law, if you want to find a poet, wouldn't the one who has always been with my father be a good one? He also knows some music, and I always ask him to copy songs."

When Maria said this, Louisa still made it clear: "But he translated poems or improved other people's works. These were not created by him himself, so he can only be said to be a 'translator', not a poet. "

"If you want a good one, I'll recommend that major to you. He's very good at dealing with people and he's never in a hurry."

"That's another side of him you haven't seen, right?"

Louisa wanted to guide Maria to the fact that Solovyov was a murderous officer, so as to avoid leading the topic to where it shouldn't be.

"Then he is still a soldier and an inventor. I just don't know why, but he especially likes to set fires, especially on my father's training grounds."

"I don't know about that either. Girls shouldn't inquire about military secrets. If you marry abroad in the future, you don't need to know these things."

"But I don't know where to marry yet! Sister Alexandra married cousin William, which is finally a good destination. Although William is sometimes very carefree, he also attaches great importance to commitment. Father and his As he said, he will still take it to heart. But Elena is the one who is truly happy. Although her husband is dull, he treats her wholeheartedly. "

Friedrich Ludwig would definitely be qualified to judge a good husband in the HRE, and Mecklenburg-Schwerin attached great importance to this marriage. After Elena arrived in Berlin, the whole family came from the principality. When I came here, I was very fond of this new daughter-in-law, and she seemed to be like a star.

"A good husband like Friedrich Ludwig is not easy to find. If you really want to find one, don't let him down."

That also requires the Tsar and his wife to find a more suitable husband. Paul is determined to find a place for his favorite Maria to be the queen, and the queen wants to make such an arrangement for Catherine. Although the couple have different opinions in this regard, Same, but the goals are different.

"That's natural."

After she finished speaking, she swam to the middle of the pool and played with Ekaterina by taking advantage of her good water skills.

At the same time, on the small parade ground of the Winter Palace, Paul was about to review the troops.

The formation of the soldiers was very strict. When Paul saw the well-trained officers, he naturally wanted to promote them.

However, although Solovyov's family background has a hereditary title, his status is not enough. Otherwise, he will be 20 years old soon and he can be released as a regiment leader or senior adjutant.

But he is really not qualified enough. If the training of a battalion commander can have this effect, then the combat effectiveness of the Grenadier Regiment and the Guards will be very strong.

It's just an old problem, the guns are still not supplied properly. The guns at the Tula Arsenal have been produced for such a long time, but they are not even supplied to the Guards. Not only is the progress of production and processing not fast, but also the subsequent increase in the supply of ammunition. A lot of questions came up.

"Your Majesty, paper-cased bullets are still used now. If copper-cased bullets are used in the future,"

"Talyzin, your regiment has good supplies. I think it's good as it is. The Guards should all use new equipment. At the same time, the losses in training and battles must also be taken into account, and replenishment must be made quickly. If you can't pass it, In a few years, the Russian army will become a new type of army with the best equipment."

He actually wanted to replace Talyzin, but considering that when he was in the palace, he was the first Guards officer to come out and swear allegiance. Thinking of his past loyalty, he did not move this person away.

However, this is also quite fatal. After all, he holds the daily command of the general regiment, appoints officers and assigns them to various units. The Lieutenant General of the Guards is responsible for the execution of all new officers added.

It was impossible for Paul to personally manage all the details of the army. As the leader of the Russian army, he could not go to the battlefield, so he could only supervise on the training ground. Moreover, there were also political issues, so it was impossible to focus all his attention on the immediate situation. Inside the Guards.

Therefore, it is relatively easy to bring in personnel, but it is easy to transfer them in, but it has always been difficult to transfer them out.

Talyzin has always been helpless with Solovyov. This guy only takes vacations in the winter, and he can't find anything to do with him.

Although some things can always be known if you check carefully. But Solovyov also used the defense loopholes he designed to sneak back and forth in the palace several times.

That is to say, during the time he was there, he was posted with Luisa. If he had come to work as a "quality inspector" normally, he might have caused a lot of trouble.

Anyway, the number of regimental officers is almost gone, and there is still a vacancy for the head of the Guards.

But Solovyov himself did not consider this aspect, and he was exposed when he said it.

He is not a greedy idiot like Tarezin, and he is still on duty today to accompany Paul to the horse race.

Although Paul was really anxious about his personal use of force, he was accurate with his gun, and his short stature put him at a disadvantage, but he still managed to master the art of horseback riding.

"Yes, that's right. If you were to gallop on the battlefield, you guys would be great, but here you have to practice dressage and the details of controlling war horses. You are far behind me!"

In this regard, Paul himself has to practice every day to control horses, which is not bad.

He brought some unmarried guards officers today, and there were some maids at the side of the horse field to comment on the boys, which was indeed quite strange.

You are here to hold a blind date meeting in a different way today, right?

Soloviev himself thinks that he looks better than these people, but these noble ladies don't seem to like his "Frankenstein" + "great translator" setting. Maybe Russian girls are different from those in Western Europe.

He himself discovered that local girls still like tall cavalry officers, and handsome ones are even better.

But most of these noble ladies speak French.

Those who were deeply influenced by Western Europe, although their living habits have been in line with Europe, many people speak Russian, and they also like him.

Russia is really wonderful and divided, this magical place always has some new tricks.

Especially those young ladies who look dazzlingly dressed, they look better than at the ball in the palace, this is under natural light conditions, and they look brighter than the Winter Palace with candles on the lampstand.

But they are all looking at the cavalry officers in front of the Guards, while the infantry is not so good.

Of course, he knows which girls he is suitable for, and there is definitely no one here.

Before, the "little fairy" wrote a love letter to her brother-in-law but failed in the end. She married a foreign prince who was twice her age and failed to become a joke in St. Petersburg. It was also the result of many people matchmaking.

If Paul found that two people were in love at this time, it might not be a big deal to match them up. The key is that he should not follow his own feelings.

He had also heard a lot of gossip about these young people in the palace, so he always gave the young officers opportunities to show off.

But he didn't know that among these people, although many young people were loyal to him, some of them had joined the conspiracy group. He really didn't believe the gossip in this regard, so he made it seem like the darkest place was under the lamp.