Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Elena was born in 1784, and her birthday is December 24 (December 13 in the Russian calendar). It would be too early for her to get married at this age.

When Frederick Ludwig came to St. Petersburg for his engagement, he already knew about Russia's complicated health regulations. No wonder his future father-in-law, Tsar Paul, wanted to set up a Ministry of Health to manage Russian hospitals and village midwives. In fact, he wrote a letter based on the secret, which was quite advanced.

According to the "Ministers' Management Charter of Departments" formulated by Prince Saltykov, the Ministry of Health is ranked after the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. The responsibilities of this department are: to ensure the health of citizens of the Russian Empire, foreign expatriates, settlers and travelers, to manage all public hospitals and private clinics in the empire, to formulate medical and health standards, compile pharmacopoeias and supervise treatment and medication, and to supervise the care of obstetricians and midwives in hospitals across the country for mothers and newborns.

This department charter is also particularly hard for this young prince. Prince Saltykov has tried his best to define the responsibilities of the Minister of Health in standardized terms. This department not only obeys Tsar Paul himself, but also Queen Maria. After all, the former is in charge of health, and the latter is involved in charity. In addition, it is to promote Russia's population growth and ensure the health of the people.

Anyway, when Prince Saltykov was drafting the French and Russian regulations, he felt that working for the emperor was more tiring than working. When drafting a document, one must always keep the standards as much as possible and complete it within a deadline.

Many of the contents involved made the young prince realize that if he did not do his job well, he would not be able to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was dating the daughter of an important figure in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the road he paved for himself was also there.

In other words, Paul was quite satisfied with his "delaying tactics", so he got the opportunity to draft the management regulations. He was still good at grammatical rigor.

However, it was limited to Russia. If it went abroad, it would not be able to go so far.

Paul was going to marry his daughter, and he was still worried about whether the child would live well abroad. He still mentioned this set of hygiene regulations to his future son-in-law. Some other issues were also made very clear after the children got engaged.

However, there are some problems, because in 1799, although Paul knew that this danger existed, the marriages that had been arranged, his two sons married very early, and when it came to the marriage of the heir, early marriage and early childbirth were always arranged during this period, so that there would be heirs as soon as possible.

You should know that when the queen came to St. Petersburg as a candidate, she was older than Alexandra and Elena now, because Paul's first wife died prematurely due to dystocia, and the engagement was temporarily changed.

If Frederick Ludwig had not been able to find fault in all aspects, he might have delayed this marriage for a while, and there was really no suitable reason to refuse.

It was precisely because of this that he summoned his younger brother after consulting the imperial physician and was still discussing with his wife.

In short, in addition to the dowry for marrying his daughter this time, he also had to arrange special entourage, and even a court pharmacy. It can also be seen that although he preferred the third daughter Maria among the five daughters, Elena was the first to leave home, and he should treat her fairly and attach great importance to her.

Now Elena and Frederick Ludwig are both in Count Bobulinski's hotel. Her sisters are here except Anna who is too young, and her cousin William.

However, William and Alexandra look at each other in a strange way. They have known each other since childhood, and the formal meeting is arranged in the palace. Elena already knows that her sister is going to arrange a blind date with her cousin, and she doesn't know whether they are suitable.

The waiters behind the table in the private room provide service. They have to serve dishes according to the dining needs of the guests at the table. The girls can't eat much, but the tall Frederick Ludwig and William can be said to be two typical "gluttons".

The heights of the two of them are there. The Mecklenburg man and Elena can be said to have the cutest height difference. As for William, his biological father is already a strongman of 200 kilograms and 2.11 meters. His height is also there, but because he is young, he is not like his old father, and he looks quite slender.

It's a bit like the Silver Horn King shaved his beard, but because he is young, he is still quite energetic.

The way he eats makes his cousins ​​laugh collectively.

"Look at my face, what's on it?"

"Cousin William, you have a really good appetite."

"I rushed here from Budapest overnight, and I didn't rest well at the post station and the hotel. Elena, what's the big deal about eating a few more plates of steaks?"

"You can eat as much as you want. We all know that you received the letter from your mother and you are in a hurry to travel. I just don't know if there is any news about Constantine?"

When these sisters really love their brother, they are always not concerned about Alexander in front of them, but the serious Constantine. Except that he always bullies his second sister-in-law at home, he has nothing to say about the sisters, and they feel very safe.

"Yes, we won the battle in Italy, but Grand Duke Constantine was in danger in Basignano. You should all know this?"

"It's not what they said in the tavern. They are all rumors. Although our brother is brave, he is still a bit reckless. Is he injured?"

"I am in Vienna, serving as an adjutant to Archduke John. Well, Archduke Constantine was not injured. The adjutant beside him was also very vigilant and eliminated all the boatmen."

No one knows his brother better than these sisters, and they know Constantine's recklessness best.

"That's good"

The four sisters began to sigh in pairs, like two sets of twins, having put down their burdens.

"And I also gave a special commendation to one of the adjutants. What's his name? S, all Russian names are too long. It is said that he risked his life to catch His Highness in the Po River and was out of danger."

William did fit his tall and tall personality. He could remember a few of his cousins' names in Russian, but the rest were quite awkward.

There was more than one Adjutant S beside Constantine, and they couldn't figure out who it was.

In Elena's opinion, although Solovyov is quite clever, he probably doesn't have such courage, and it might be someone else.

Maybe it's because he likes to use his brain too much in front of these aunts, and he doesn't look like the reckless men of the Guards.

Although he also had a duel, it probably wasn't him.

After all, jumping into the river didn't seem like something he could do.

But it is impossible to imagine what people can do in times of crisis, especially for these princesses who grew up in a deep palace and only went to play at their uncle's house in Petersburg. They couldn't imagine it.

When they left, the count was still holding Friedrich Ludwig's hand, telling him to love Elena well and to open a branch in Mecklenburg in the future.

His business experience is indeed full.

As for going to the aquarium, you still need to make a reservation. Even if it is not officially open to the public now, the Grand Duchess must make arrangements.

Especially this place, on the southwest coast of Kotlin Island, there are also manors and some villas where nobles spend their summers.

And it's not too far from the summer palace. They haven't seen their sister-in-law for some days.

Alexandra and Elena knew that because Luisa had another child in her belly and the doctor asked for a rest, the villa on the coast that had been vacant for a while was very suitable for a rest.

Alexander is obviously not as diligent as his father Paul, but more like his grandmother, Empress Catherine. While handling official duties, she always wants to find some ways to entertain and enjoy herself.

Now he was in the aquarium, watching Louisa sunning herself on the edge of the beach, just as the doctor ordered.

There are also some captured animals on the beach, which were caught from the coast of the North Atlantic at high prices. There are fences around them, so it is impossible to escape.

The auks from Scotland are here now, and they are caught in pairs.

"There are these animals in Linnaeus's books. Thank you, Alexander. It will cost a lot to get auks and dolphins."

Alexander held her hand, but he didn't notice that the sisters appeared behind him, and they had been handing out dog food.

"Lisa, my love for you"

Seeing him like this and about to start adding disgusting words, Alexandra coughed first.

"You're all here!"

Alexander also hugged William, his cousin whom he had not seen for many years.

"William, how was it in Vienna?"

"I was fine there, but I received a letter from my aunt, the Queen, here in Petersburg, and went from Vienna to Budapest, and then came here again."

Louisa was still able to get up, and with the help of her attendants, she stood up and stretched out her hand, and William bowed and kissed the back of her hand.

"Hello, cousin from Württemberg's 'neighbor'. We are relatives in Petersburg, and Baden and Württemberg are neighbors. I'm glad you can come here. As for the hard work you have to do to get here, Also for."

"Louisa, that matter still needs to be formal."

"It doesn't matter, brother. Isn't it just for my sister to call my cousin here?"

Several of them are related, including relatives, so in this closed environment, there is no problem.

William was a little mentally prepared. There were cousins ​​here who were not afraid of anything happening and told him that he was fine. Alexandra blushed.

It takes a while to get in touch with such a cousin. In fact, Friedrich Ludwig, like him, had nothing in his mind, but he was still loyal and reliable. This kind of "big-hearted" descendant of the German princes was actually more Very suitable for marriage.

If you are too quick-minded, even if you are related to someone, you don't know when you will go to the French.

And William also has a little more brains than Mecklenburg.

Then I accompanied the girls to the embankment to get close to these whales.

Dolphins captured from the Baltic Sea are relatively close to birthplace. These animals carry ultrasonic waves. People at the time didn't know much about them, but they were still closer to pregnant women.

Especially when Louisa is leaning here, even if it is a newly caught dolphin, since there are always fish to eat, there is no big problem for these animals in captivity. It is much better than being in the wild.

They came over and rubbed against Louisa's belly, which was also a way of showing closeness. They also leaned over to let Louisa touch their heads.

But there was something else. Dolphins also like to be naughty. They can do many things. They have to be raised and familiar with people, and they still maintain strange behaviors.

If they can catch killer whales, they can get closer to people.

She was still explaining the characteristics of these dolphins to these sisters-in-law. Although many places were unclear, the characteristics of relatives were still explained very clearly.

"What the book says is not wrong. I'm here these few days. Even if I go to the water, they will come over!"

But to go into the water, you need to change in the dressing room pulled by the carriage. The seaside dressing rooms in this era were all used by noble men to change clothes in the dressing rooms pulled from their homes.

And when several sisters get together, no matter how they are inside, the men outside will be driven away. Even if there are wives, fiancées and cousins ​​inside, this is not allowed.

After changing, William's eyes lit up. Alexandra's figure was really good. Even this long-skirted swimsuit was still very suitable for her, and there were logos and patterns to show the names of the sisters.

This was also produced by Bobulinsky. These patterns were not all thought up by Solovyov, but some were thought up by the retainers and managers of Bobulinsky.

The swimsuit Alexandra wore was a bit like an evening dress, which made Elena, who was only one year younger, look very poor.

Even if there was only a one-year difference, it was the difference between the Caucasus Mountains and the South Russian Plains. This was actually a big advantage. The stupid donkey king of Sweden really didn't have that vision, and Archduke Joseph was just unfortunately given a good guy card. With the magical gynecologists of the Habsburgs, they saved the queen and the little princess by caesarean section, and also killed the queen and the princess because of sanitary conditions. They switched back and forth between famous doctors and mediocre doctors.

After reading the prescriptions they wrote, if modern doctors saw them, they would definitely break out in a cold sweat. If this was used on people, how many people would die?

They are now carefree, but they don’t know how much harm the Austrian quacks will bring to them. At the very least, they will take away the lives of their children, and at the worst, they will take away both the mother and the child. William’s aunt who married to Austria was taken away by them.

If it still existed, there might not be so much talk about the Russo-Austrian alliance.