Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 472 049 The journey to the Winter Palace, St. Peter’s Castle, was not very comfortable

Peace came quite suddenly, so much so that Langeron sent a temporary ceasefire agreement to Napoleon, which made the French emperor have an illusion.

After all, this day was June 18, and you should know that this day has always been unfriendly to the French.

Napoleon did not believe in religion very much, but like the Chinese superstition about numbers, he had a special superstition about dates.

In 1799, the Russian-Austrian coalition defeated the French army led by MacDonald on this day, so the French army was somewhat taboo about this day.

In addition, the French army was not in a favorable position at that time and place. The Russian army was on the north bank of the Neman River at this time. They burned the pontoon bridge and blocked several ferry crossings, clearly intending to confront the French army across the river.

Considering the city of Königsberg behind them, Lestock's Prussian army finally went there. Compared with the two sides, Napoleon also agreed to this temporary armistice agreement.

If there is a peace talk later, there is still room for discussion.

As for the war, Napoleon has now issued an order to build a supply line along the coastline directly to East Prussia, provided that the Prussian garrison in Danzig surrenders and promises not to be an enemy of the French army within a year.

And the low supply efficiency of the Russian army, although the supply lines are all in their own country, the replenishment of troops and materials, even if they are prepared in advance, is not as efficient as the French side.

It seems that the outcome of the war has been determined.

So, after the ceasefire, both sides are resting. If they cannot talk, they will continue the war.

Looking at the French army on the other side of the river, Langgeron was not worried at all.

"Count, what's the matter with you?"

"Whether there will be peace talks or not, I have to prepare to go to Odessa. And you, Michel, should prepare to go home and get married?"

"I'm not that idle. The standard of peace is to have a peace treaty, and we have to prepare for war before that. We should even learn from the experience of the French to improve our logistics system. We can't be like the British 60 years ago, whose movement speed on the homeland was slower than that of the Scots."

"You guys, sometimes you really act like a Frenchman, and you won't spare the British."

"Yes, but I have to go to St. Petersburg to explain to the emperor what happened here, and I won't be in the barracks for a while."

"It doesn't matter. These staff officers of the General Staff have experienced this war and are now trained. In Helsberg, they were still a little panicked, but now they can give full play to their skills. The entire corps is here. If Bonaparte chooses to cross the river, it would be a very unwise choice."

Since that was said, Solovyov was relieved and took a carriage to go to the Jelgava Palace first.

This is the most troublesome thing. He is responsible for escorting Maria to St. Petersburg. This little girl had been ambiguous with him when she was recovering from her injuries before, and even wanted to go further.

At this juncture, he really didn't dare to have an overly intimate relationship with Maria.

Of course, when he came to pick her up, he found that his worries were unnecessary.

"Misha, my husband has been here with me this spring, but he went to Riga these few days, and he has to settle relatives from Sweden there, so I want you to accompany me back to St. Petersburg."

"Your Highness, this must be your own idea, I..."

"I'm pregnant, I won't have such an idea at this time."

The more times like this, the more difficult it is to explain. Fortunately, he didn't dare to push Maria down, and when he met Maria, she was only 12 years old. At that time, she was still a little girl looking for her big brother to help her remember music scores and write poems. I don't think anyone in the outside world would doubt this.

She even handed her son to the nanny and brought a maid to the carriage in front.

"Look at this carriage, what do you think?"

"It's really beautiful."

"This is custom-made for us sisters by my brother. It has cushions and shock absorption, but the patent seems to be yours."

"I have done so many things that I can't remember some of them clearly. But the shock absorption of the carriage is really not something I tinkered with. Martha, you know I prefer to study ships and rail transit."

Yes, Solovyov is most concerned about steam locomotives and railways.

He just invited engineers from the UK and had sufficient funds. Now it is just testing in the Lugansk factory.

You know, according to the normal progress, these things should have a prototype now.

The French were the first to come up with steam-powered vehicles, but they were not practical. The British were groping in this way, but the inventors themselves were short of money and did not have sufficient financial support.

When Paul was still there, he promised to take a part of the "fund" of royal expenses and daughters' dowries to support the research and development costs of steam locomotives and rail transit.

After Alexander came to power, he was more tolerant of this aspect, but his attitude towards research was not so enthusiastic, but the funds were still provided, so the progress was relatively rapid, but it was only used in the mines, and it was quite far from running a small train in the Imperial Village.

If there was a royal box.

At least it would be much better than squeezing in a small carriage like this, and Maria sat face to face with him and stretched out her legs.

I hadn't noticed before, but Maria's feet were obviously larger than those of ordinary girls.

Considering Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother's family inheritance, although Maria will not grow to the height that Nicholas can expect in the future, she is indeed taller than the girls in the palace.

These long legs, if not covered by a skirt, would be quite impressive in proportion to her figure. It doesn't matter that she has some pockmarks and freckles on her face, her figure is still very attractive.

It's just that she is not in the mood to play with those ambiguous little moves right now, but putting her feet over it is obviously a position that can stretch her body a little.

"You have to take a carriage out at this time. No matter how comfortable you make the carriage, it will always feel a little bumpy, and the groom obviously won't let the carriage go too fast."

"Ah, this is better, Misha. You can also enjoy the scenery along the way, and... do you have any latest Ryazan folk songs?"

It's broken, this girl is still like before, using herself as a jukebox.

"Your Highness, my voice has become hoarse because I have given too many orders recently. I am not very suitable for singing, and I have to report to Your Majesty the situation on the front line."

Then, she had to escort Maria home to "visit relatives". It was obviously an urgent task, but instead it took several days on the road.

We also have to consider that she is pregnant, so the five-day journey may be extended by a few more days.

If he were Alexander's personal groom, if he could change horses, he could almost complete the task in two days.

Therefore, Solovyov does not have to worry about business matters. His aunt has to take care of him. That is the problem.

However, Maria is easily sleepy at this time. If she sleeps on the maid's body, considering that there is a support structure in women's skirts.

Therefore, this Weimar maid, who could not speak a word of Russian, got a big pillow and handed it to Solovyov.

"Das Kissen Seiner Hoheit!" (This is His Highness's pillow!)

And judging from the position she was stuffed in, she still had to put herself on the shelf.

no way.

Although Maria no longer plays ambiguous tricks like she did in winter, she needs to be taken care of now, which is even more unclear.

Fortunately, there is only such a maid here, and she behaves very well, so no one will spread any strange news.

But Maria was a chrysalis in his arms, like a fish waving

"Martha, I think you still are."

"You can't play with me now, so just put me to sleep!"

"As a general, I look more like a nanny."

"You were working as a teacher for Nicholas. I remember when we were at the aquarium, you held all my three younger siblings."

Solovyov thought to himself, I am the special parenting general of your old Luo family, right?

Fortunately, I'm not a fat blue guy, and I don't have any props to change. Besides, the Russian cat-shaped robot Doranikov can transform into a werewolf, using a four-dimensional scarf.

As for Lao Wang, who is stationed at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic, he uses sleeves.

But this young aunt is very restrained in her own attributes, so she can only obey her request.

If you pamper her like this, I'm afraid she will be in even greater trouble in the future.

If there was peace, Maria would still have to be sent back to Weimar as soon as possible, but in her current situation, even if the Queen Mother usually favored Ekaterina the most, Maria, who had been raised with her since childhood, still had to stay. Long stay in Petersburg.

What Solovyov was thinking in his heart was that he would have to move to Moscow quickly, so that he could temporarily avoid the trouble and rumors in Petersburg.

Of course, it was rumored that Maria would be patted on the back like a child and sing a lullaby to her when she was sleeping. This kind of fun might be even greater.

Solovyov had used this method to put Louisa's children to sleep before.

What he is thinking now is that the more this happens, the more trouble it becomes. Maria has always been lacking in love, so he can't ignore her.

In comparison, Elena is better. Apart from letting herself dress up as a woman, she rarely makes any excessive demands and inadvertently helps herself a lot.

However, women's clothing. Fortunately, Alexander kept this matter secret, otherwise the trouble would be even greater.

Maria fell asleep quickly and snored slightly, like a Siberian forest cat.

Except for Louisa, he had never seen these little ladies who were born princesses sleeping, especially such a grand duchess.

My sleeping posture is not very good, and my arms are always trying to hold something.

This would be more embarrassing. If she keeps sleeping, you have to take care of her all the time.

If you sit for a long time, your work will not be outstanding, your performance will not be outstanding, and your lumbar disc will be herniated.

But there was nothing he could do until he went to Alexey's manor to spend the night that night, and then he was able to separate from Maria.

"It's great. I slept really well this way!"

She slept well, but Solovyov was a little stiff.

I don’t know who the genius was, but he was asked to escort Maria to Petersburg just to watch the fun and not worry about the trouble.

Of course, he never expected that Maria's husband, Carl Friedrich, the heir apparent of Saxony-Weimar, would bring up this matter.

It's a bit like luring a wolf into the house, and I feel like I'm still very worried.

If Solovyov hadn't been restrained by Maria and was even a little afraid of her, things might have been more troublesome.

That is to say, Maria has always been in a naturally dark state, which will cause some trouble unconsciously.

Even stiff at this moment, Solovyov had no mood to think all the way. He could only relax himself at night and evaluate the current situation. Fortunately, he could provide a decent countermeasure when Alexander questioned him face to face.

It is impossible to continue the war, so it is better to maintain the current state.

Of course, Maria is quite disturbing. Her uncle Alexei's manor is not big and the sound insulation is also poor.

It is just a two-story building with bedrooms and bathrooms next to each other. Maria has to take a bath at night and she is still singing.

Her voice is really good, and she has been interested in music and dance since she was a child. But singing like this makes Solovyov unable to concentrate on thinking.

If Louisa, Sylvia or Madame Recamier sang while taking a bath, their voices would be equally beautiful, and his heart would be beating fast.

But if it was Maria, it would be a horror story

Especially now it is summer, if the window is opened again.

The servants were fine, serving the master and the lady of any family was the same, not to mention Maria's noble status.

But for Solovyov, he should not think about having a good rest in the first half of the night.

And Maria was not very quiet, and she chatted with her maid for a long time at night.

I must talk to Count Bobulinsky and ask him to reinforce the walls of these manors. The sound insulation is so poor, which is a disaster for people who need to concentrate on work or those who like quiet.

Moreover, since I will live in my own manor with little Katya when I get married in the future, I naturally have to consider the environment.

For this reason, he did not work tonight, and directly wrote a letter to Adela, mentioning the decoration problem.

Belzoni was not at home, but this step-sister was the head of the family at home. She was indeed very smart and could be useful in many things.

As for what he looked like when he got up the next day, Solovyov did not care.

I guess I will go out with dark circles under my eyes. Even if I was held down by Polina, I would not look like this.

After all, Polina still lets people have a good rest. She is more considerate to her lovers, unlike Maria who disturbs people.

Of course, this young lady also made an unintentional mistake. After all, in the Weimar palace, the sound insulation is very good and there are many rooms, so she would not disturb people like this.