Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 36 036 Soloviev was forced to copy because he hummed a tune

This time, Soloviev played with her for no reason, and he suddenly became cautious.

The palace is a dangerous place, just like the bed and the sea, because it could cost him his life.

However, he still had to accept the summons of Grand Duchess Elena from time to time outside of his duties. The little girl still felt that it was more appropriate to draw him, which was better than those officers who could not hold on for a short time. He was still resilient enough.

But being summoned to the Winter Palace all the time also had a small trouble. That was to go to Elena, he always had to pass through the area where the Crown Princess was. This little lady was still a homegirl and rarely went out to participate in any activities, so it was inevitable that she would see him.

Based on the principle of catching a strong man and using him more since he was useful, Elena used Soloviev as a model and even started to create portraits.

Then, she heard a rumor from some guards officer, "The Grand Duchess has been summoning a handsome grenadier recently," and asked him to try out female clothing.

"I think this is good, Misha, you stand still, I think it's fine like this."

"Your Highness, it would be bad if someone saw it, but it's okay for your servants, but if those servants saw it, I won't be able to live in social circles anymore."

"So what, at worst someone will give you a nickname, probably something like 'Bearded Princess', that's it."

Although she was the easiest to talk to among the granddaughters, she was the most dangerous one no matter how you looked at it.

Especially Solovyov didn't want anyone other than the royal family and their personal servants to see it, such as Countess Skafronskaya. If the "little fairy" saw it, I'm afraid all the noble ladies in Petersburg would know about it, and what would he do when he got married in the future?

Of course, whether it is Mrs. Lebrun or General Langgeron, the French still have some reference opinions. He is indeed very "handsome", and some non-commissioned officers in the Russian army seem to have the habit of wearing women's clothes when they graduate.

The more he doesn't want to be seen, the more people appear in the studio.

"Hélène, la hahaha, this is so funny. You let the captain dress like this, which reminds me of Uncle Alexei's portrait!"

Maria usually pretends to be nice, but when she saw Solovyov dressed like this, she couldn't help laughing. After she finished speaking, she laughed wildly and could no longer maintain the reserve of a noble lady.

Then, Solovyov knew that in addition to the French royal family, the Russian royal family also had cross-dressing masters, but with Count Bobulinsky's current image, he should not be able to wear women's clothes or look like a woman like he did in his teenage years. It should be at the end of his youth that he can have this comedy effect.

As soon as Maria came in, she said this, revealing the "black history" of the Count. Of course, there may be other situations, which means that this is not a big deal.

Fortunately, the demand for this aspect in the Orthodox Church is not as great as that of the Catholic Church and a bunch of messy churches on the other side. His personal safety is still guaranteed, and he is an officer who can double-handle revolvers and shoot quickly.

There is also good news, which is that the soldiers have been settled, and the time is almost 1798. When the first batch of processing is completed in the spring, copper-bottomed paper shell bullets are used, and the firing pin is used. If the firearms are not enough, a batch of other types of rifled guns can be added to form the team first.

Langgeron told Solovyov that the important thing for the hunters is to shoot accurately. Before the line troops encounter, harass and contain the enemy, and it would be better if they can kill the enemy's officers and cavalry.

Since the first anti-French alliance, the confrontation between the two sides on the battlefield has been more or less inseparable from this, but this is also a spring thing. He is going to the locker room now and change his clothes back to the normal grenadier uniform.

As for the face powder, the use of cosmetics, and his personal experience of the company's products, it is actually nothing. After all, the dress of the Pavlovsky Grenadiers is so beautiful that it makes tough men cry. They always have to "dress up". Maybe if the French army is still the Bourbon army, they will use hair oil as military pay.

Before the Prussian army was not the current army that used rods to pull gun barrels, in the time of "Old Fritz", it could seriously beat the Swedes and Austrians to flee on the battlefield, but it was more troublesome to deal with the Russian army and the French army when the commander's brain was not offline. Solovyov knew their complaining songs.

But this thing is not easy to sing. Now let him change his clothes. He is finally pardoned. After changing his clothes in the locker room, he is still humming a song.

Then, he was stared at by Elena and Maria. These young masters are very good at exploiting the labor of their employees. Of course, the compensation is also not ambiguous. Some bosses should learn from them.

"Misha, what song are you humming? It's very nice."

This is a song originally composed by the Poles and then very popular in Eastern Europe after 1940, "The Blue Turban". As for whether it was composed by the Poles, Solovyov actually didn't know. He could only answer that it was the melody of a folk song in their hometown.

This excuse is still very useful to fool these two girls who are definitely going to marry abroad. For so many years, I have never seen a few Russian emperors go to the countryside to take a look, except for fake ones, let alone these grand duchesses.

In the Russian countryside, the most popular pseudo-tsar is Peter III, the grandfather of the children. However, these pseudo-tsars, in addition to liberating the oppressed serfs, can be said to be really destructive. They are generally liars and bandits. It is still necessary to use heavy punches to deal with such people.

"What is the name of this song? If you know the tune, I will write it down."

Maria likes to sing. When she hears a good song, she also wants to write it down. Moreover, this music style can't fool her. It must be a native product of Eastern Europe. The music styles of Poles and Russians are still somewhat similar during this period.

"Well, your highness, this song is called "Blue Scarf", which is a lyrical song. When our officers and soldiers are about to leave home, there will be girls to say goodbye to them."

It's probably like this:

You are going to a very far place.

This is a ruthless call,

In the sleepless carriage,

You are already a strange and distant place.

At night, we bid you farewell.

Write, my friend, at least a few lines,

Dear, good, dear...

"I didn't expect you to have this ability, Mr. 'handsome' Captain, you can perform for us during afternoon tea!"

He can't afford to offend these ladies. Of course, to make them happy is also a way of life.

Ah, at this time, the most suitable is the part in the opera "Rigoletto", "Women are fickle" that Pavarotti has sung many times, but at this time, even Mr. Giuseppe Verdi is not there. This opera is okay, Soloviev only knows the tune and can't sing it, otherwise, based on the principle of maximum utilization value, Maria will continue to write down the score.

Another point is that these clever sisters-in-law have been trying to find ways to make their sisters-in-law happy recently. In addition to him, the "fool", there are also various people used for juggling in the court. Although the establishment has been greatly reduced compared with the empress's time, the tsar still needs pomp and cannot cut them all.

At the same time, in Petersburg, various troupes and circuses still exist in large numbers. In addition, there are serf theaters run by masters in their own manors, and some masters and ladies are willing to participate in the performances themselves.

But more of them are bel canto singing. Even in Moscow, some people have castrati singers like Farinelli, whose singing is extremely destructive. It is even rumored that some people's singing can kill people.

For this kind, Solovyov actually doesn't like it. If he wants to listen to opera, he can only accept baritones and tenors. If it's soprano, it's better to spare him. In this regard, he behaves the same as the captain.

Which captain do you want to ask? It's Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin!

He can't escape today, but he has to perform during the little girls' afternoon tea time. He can't just sing this one song, but he has to take out a few more. Although Ryazan is still quite far away from the Cossacks, he has come up with a great idea.

If you really want to travel through time, you must not click the wrong skill package. Fortunately, Solovyov used to listen to Solovyov-Sedoy's songs, and he also heard some Russian songs on video websites and music apps. Of course, this is just a part of his hobby. If he really orders a song, it's not just these Russian songs. You have to let him cut a piece of ham, spread butter on bread, and then sing "Skylark" there.

It's the one sung by the little gray mouse, that is, this song, which is definitely available now. It is a French nursery rhyme in Quebec.

But this song doesn't sound so friendly.

When it was time for afternoon tea, they would not be in the courtyard. It was winter now, and they did not want to go to the Winter Palace. They just found a place in the children's room.

There was no custom of hanging Christmas trees at Christmas. When this thing was put up, it was already the reign of Nicholas I. He thought he knew a lot about architecture and opposed the existence of Christmas trees, saying that they were very harmful to the fire prevention of the palace.

And there was no preparation. Since Tsar Paul ascended the throne, Christmas in the royal family has been relatively simple. Last year, the empress fell ill and died quickly, and the festival in the court was simple. In this case this year, Paul still did things according to the old way. He still advocated saving some money.

Daily entertainment activities can please all levels of society, and the cost is not high. Even some circuses and theaters can at least get back their costs just by relying on ticket money.

However, in the children's room of the Winter Palace, these grand duchesses asked the captain to serve them for free. The only one who paid was Elena, who paid from her expenses. After all, she found them through Countess Skafronskaya.

Then, it was the daily routine of squeezing out the maximum surplus value, but the girls were not idle. Not only Maria, but the grand duchess also found the court musicians of the Little Winter Palace to help with the music.

Solovyov had only one idea. My last name is Solovyov now, and there is no double last name "Sedoy" behind it. Don't force me. If I really do it, I will sing "Moscow Evening" together, and you will have work to do in the future.

Another consequence is that if Tsar Paul gets the urge to collect Russian folk songs from all over the country, it will be a big project, and it will be exposed outside. After all, these songs do not exist now, and you can't find them in Ryazan.

However, Maria only asked Soloviev to sing three songs. If he had a little choice, "Blue Scarf" would also be suitable for girls to sing, and the effect would even be better.

Now he thought, thank you for not killing me. If it's just three songs, I can still handle it. If there are more, I can't stand it.

Besides, they are not as absurd as the women of other royal families, who make some ridiculous stories.

And now, the four grandesses in the Winter Palace are concerned about the problem that their two sisters-in-law are in a bad mood now, and the second sister-in-law can't help. After all, their second brother's bad temper can only be restrained by the Tsar himself. He is good at everything, just treating his wife and locking her in the official residence on Million Street. This is really strange, and it eventually led to the complete end of his marriage.

As for this small performance, there is actually an episode, that is, Solovyov got good news, that is, the army will move to the city of Petersburg, and set up a barracks in the vacant palace on the Moika River embankment.

At the same time, this also means a bad news, that is, it will be more convenient for him to punch in at the palace in the future.

Now he is looking forward to the quick deployment of his company of hunters. When they are with these princesses, they don’t have "princess disease", but they always ask for some additional small tasks and small requests, which makes anyone tremble.

During the performance, Maria also found a British-made piano. This thing is the brand used by Clementi and Mozart when they competed. It became famous because of the competition with opponents, and then received huge orders from various nobles.

It is not surprising that the Russian royal family has one, and the performance was also very successful. The last two songs, "Cossack Girl" and "Katyusha", are all "Katya", so there is no need to worry about causing any misunderstandings, after all, the lyrics came from that.

The performance was quite successful, but it is really scary that this kind of service will be inevitable in the future. The Crown Princess praised him for not having any beard at all, but still being able to show the action of twisting his beard.