Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

This diplomatic turmoil will definitely last for a while. Anyway, the relationship between Sweden and Russia cannot be repaired. This is also caused by the Swedish government's capriciousness in secret room diplomacy. The main responsibility lies with the king himself. Anyway, what is going on in Sweden? For Petersburg, the only thing to do is to pay close attention.

Although the Swedish king's actions brought disgrace to the Russian royal family, and on the issue of the Grand Duchess's faith, he first verbally promised to maintain the bride's Orthodox faith, but then did not include any written guarantee in the document. This behavior itself is a sham. .

Then the biggest victim of the whole incident is now the Russian crown princess. After all, the bride the Swedish king is marrying is her biological sister.

When Grand Duchess Elena and Solovyov heard the queen's anger and the princess's cry, they had actually been talking about this issue for a while. The facts were irrefutable, and Elizabeth could only accept it. It was unlikely that she would find any relief at this time.

Although she was only 18 years old, Alexander seemed to have lost the initial freshness. In this family, the only person she could rely on was her husband. Her sisters-in-law could not help at all with this problem, so she turned to some older people. The psychological comfort of a noble lady.

No matter how you look at it, everyone needs comfort right now, and it’s not like no one has this idea.

In the past, when she was wronged, the princess would go to the female official to talk to her. But today, when this happened suddenly and the queen's anger was so intense, she panicked.

At this time, she fell ill and sought medical treatment. Since the usual channels were not open and her best friend, Countess Stroganov, was not in the palace, she might have to seek relief from Alexander's personal entourage. .

Solovyov did not go back immediately. After all, there was a ready-made labor force. Elena also thought he was very useful, so she asked him to help put away the painting tools and the plaster statue. Send it to the warehouse.

Then, she was still walking in front, which formed a queue. I don’t know what she was thinking. After a while, she forgot about the dispute between her mother and sister-in-law. After all, she was still a child, and she would forget about letting go after a while. When someone is unhappy, she still has the intention to shout "one, two, one" as if she were a sergeant major.

Tsar Paul's tutor was quite good. In addition to their own hobbies, the several Grand Duchess also had a touch of the atmosphere of the military camp. Elena was the most peaceful one among the four consecutive Grand Duchess. She had never been If she gets into trouble, no trouble will come to her, nor is she as reckless as Fourth Sister.

Then, with this group of servants at the back and an officer in front, it really looked like a march.

In the palace, those who have obtained the qualification of "invite" are often not here to work. This is just a title. It is also a system introduced by the Russian court during its Westernization. In fact, the titles of these attendants are becoming more and more like It developed as an honorary title and a status symbol to win over big nobles from all over the world.

Of course, Solovyov didn't want to work in this type of job, and his family's status probably wasn't high enough. In the local area, it was just because he had a parallel import title for which the certificate was not preserved, and his status was higher than that of an ordinary squire.

For such a rural aristocrat, it is better to make some achievements in the army. If you are lucky, you can retire directly as an officer of the eighth grade or above. It will be more convenient to return to your hometown and become a civilian official to do things in all aspects.

As a group of them walked in the corridor of the Winter Palace, they did not need to go to the second floor. After finding the warehouse directly, Elena went up to the room on the second floor with the maid and female teacher who accompanied her.

She also invited Solovyov. European palaces are not as fortified as Eastern palaces. Besides, it is not strange for a child to have to use several officers who are not on duty.

However, when they went upstairs, they saw Adam Czartoryski coming out of the princess's room, looking a little panicked.

It is not surprising that anything happens in the palace. This Polish prince is a close friend of the crown prince and often comes in and out of the couple's room. However, he has an identity that is worth noting, that is, he is a Pole. Although he is regarded as a confidant by Alexander, but this This guy's ability to commit suicide can be said to be something only a pure-bred Polish can do.

Although that was in the future, when he served as Russian Foreign Minister, he publicly stated that he would put Poland's interests first and sell Alexander his plan for the "United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania". Although the situation was similar to what the Queen promised back then The "Kingdom of Dacia" was given to old lover Potemkin but failed to materialize. However, the Poles themselves like to make small calculations and seek death. This is a common operation.

If you want to find some Poles who don't want to die, they probably all went to Paris to work in academia and art, or they are simply not pure-blooded Poles, maybe only half of them.

The prince's motives were actually very suspicious, and it was unclear what he was going to do when he entered and exited the Crown Princess's room at this time today.

Elena knew that once her sister-in-law got angry, she would lock herself in the library and not come out. It was also common for the Polish prince to come to take care of her when Alexander was away. Of course, Elizabeth still kept a distance from these people at this time, and To avoid the awkward situation she faced when she first arrived at the court with Count Platon Zubov, the last favorite of the empress.

Of course, a few years later, as she became more and more isolated in the palace, she could only seek solace in her own small space.

At that time, it seemed that there were a few daring guys who dared to come to the palace and wanted to become the lover of the Crown Princess and later the Russian Empress. However, because these materials were intensively destroyed during the period of Nicholas I, many people had no idea about Baden. Louisa's memory can only be obtained from her contemporaries.

As for Prince Chartoryski, he was actually very suspicious. Solovyov calculated the time in his heart, starting from the quarrel between the Queen and the Crown Princess. The Queen was furious and the Crown Princess was silent and just crying. It was only one day. For about an hour, of course, if you're fully dressed, you probably won't be able to do much.

In the palace, his space for activities is actually limited to summons, and he can move freely when following Elena. He is not a guard himself, and his official residence is actually in Tsar Paul's private palace, but because There are no soldiers, so he is not bound by his duties and has more room for movement.

At this time, it's hard to say whether he also wants to be an adventurer. He is one of the few people doing dangerous jobs in Petersburg.

On the contrary, Dolokhov reminded his friends to stay away from Solovyov and not to cause trouble for him. Before the duel, Dolokhov also said that you should not join our circle.

Speaking of which, his uncle is also a cavalry general. It is no wonder that sometimes this madman is not afraid of anything. Besides courage, he also has connections there, although it may not always be useful.

However, Czartoryski's actions aroused Solovyov's suspicion. The more he thought about this, the more confused he became. However, Elena never let him "dismiss", but seemed to want to play house with a girl. Just like home, she hired a real military officer to be her "adjutant", and she couldn't get away for a while.

This kind of thing is not surprising. The eldest Alexandra is only 14 years old. Paul's requirements for their personal lives are relatively loose, unlike Alexander and Constantine who have to accept the Queen's requirements since childhood. After strict education, now we have to continue strict management according to the army's schedule.

But it does not affect our thinking. Poles have always been able to commit suicide. In order to save trouble, Paul released more than 20,000 Polish prisoners and then packed them up and sent them to Western Siberia. However, just sending them there may not be enough in terms of labor force. It's a waste. After Ufa and heading east, cities in many places have not been established yet. It is really a waste to send these Poles.

You must know that places like Siberia will never develop even if they immigrate there to enrich their labor force in a few decades because of the harsh climate and various factors.

We really need to find a way to send some people who are likely to cause trouble even if they stay in Europe to some suitable places.

In this regard, in fact, when the sea is navigable, it is not impossible to send the Poles to America and build a "Rossberg". That is, the labor cost and transportation cost are there, and the total cost of the second great expedition that year is The cost was 300,000 rubles, and thousands of people were mobilized to survey the territory in several main directions. And to move thousands or even tens of thousands of Poles, no matter where they went, the cost still had to be considered.

Moreover, Solovyov now knows where the most terrible thing is. He is just a captain. If he continues like this and plays "playing house" with several female grand duchess, his time will be wasted.

General Bonaparte, you should hurry up and expedition to Egypt, so that those European countries find it profitable, and they will come to Czar Paul to send troops to organize the second anti-French alliance.

No matter how accurate the historical events are, it is actually of no use.

That is, when Solovyov was placing maps and albums there, Elena might have to ask some questions.

This kind of album is published in relatively small quantities. It contains watercolor paintings of major countries and cities in Europe. It can be stored in a folder and can be pulled out when needed.

Grand Duchess Elena probably likes this album, but she also has a strange habit of displaying it on the map.

Just saying that she was favored in front of the Queen must have been affected. After all, when the old lady was around, she was always crossing things off on the map.

"Solovyov, is there a map in your briefcase?"

"Your Highness, which one do you want to use?"

"This is the whole map of Europe! Do you have this?"

"Your Highness, this is really not the case. I always carry a combat map for the convenience of my superiors. The kind of map you need may be appropriate."

"That's okay, I'm just talking. I'll have to work hard for you then. Put all these watercolor paintings on the map. Can you recognize which cities they are?"

"Of course I recognize this. The picture you are holding is of Constantinople."

"Okay, you."

Elena tilted her head and thought for a moment, then gave the instruction.

"Captain, after you put the map here, you put these watercolor cards in the corresponding areas. Wait for me first."

Then she got up and left. The room she used was an empty reception room. When Tsar Paul was on the throne, most of the "darlings" in the palace left the Winter Palace. They also knew that the emperor didn't like them very much, so they retreated to the Winter Palace. Those who visited salons in the city returned to their official residences, and some left Petersburg directly. Even the female dean of the Imperial College was "invited" back to Kaluga's manor.

Paul was more fertile, and he and his wife kept arranging birth plans. Even if he had a mistress, it was only mental. The queen treated her daughter-in-law as a "wicked mother-in-law". She turned a blind eye to Paul's occasional visits to his mistress, Ekaterina Nelidova, to complain and seek comfort. She allowed several mistresses who did not have relations with Paul to exist, just like the relationship between Louis XV and Madame Pompadour in the last period of time.

Anyway, it did not affect her status as queen, but she was not so friendly to her daughter-in-law.

The Crown Princess, who was crying in her reading room just now, was quickly pulled out by Elena.

Elena was very smart. She knew that she could not leave her sister-in-law crying there. After her mother got angry, she would definitely go back to her "processing workshop". Even if the due date was approaching, she still had the mind to make some patterns. This was a new set of relief carvings she was going to make in the new year according to the current image of the children.

So, she was not on the second floor of the Winter Palace, but went to the Little Winter Palace.

No wonder Elena dared to drag her sister-in-law out of the room and now came to this reception room.

That is to say, the Winter Palace is large, and there are many old maps that have been used, such as the outdated maps mentioned by William Pitt the Younger. If they were placed in the countryside, they would have to be covered with wallpaper.

And Elena has some hobbies for these things, some of which were used by her empress grandmother.

"Elena, what do you want me to do with you?"

"Guess which European cities these watercolors are, and I have found an officer to be the referee, Lisa, you must play with me!"

The Crown Princess, whose eyes were still a little red and swollen, calmed down when she saw Elena acting like a spoiled child with her. She was alone in Petersburg, and it was not easy.

Soloviev also saw this legendary "bullying bag" crown princess. Last time at the shooting range, the women were all in the back, so he didn't notice it, but he heard about it from Mrs. Lebrun.

As for the second creation in Roman mythology, Psyche, a beautiful girl who always suffers from misfortune, is indeed a very suitable description of the crown princess. Especially after being scolded by her mother-in-law, she cried because of being bullied, wiped her tears and looked pitiful. It is really hard to understand why Alexander left such a treasure at home and went out to find a mistress.