Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 115 015 Don’t take the side roads when patrolling Peterhof!

After the spontaneous mourning ceremony in Petersburg, people still have to return to their daily lives, but the shadow of conspiracy gradually replaces this peaceful and quiet life.

Tsar Paul is looking forward to the completion of the new fortress and palace built in his birthplace, but the interior decoration and some arrangements are still in progress, and it will take until the end of the year to be completed at the earliest.

This may have something to do with the alarm in the Winter Palace. Paul himself believes that the new palace under the protection of the Guards is safe.

However, in the summer, as the weather warms up and becomes hot, the court returns to Peterhof.

This is a lively palace, with fountains replacing running water, and the re-decoration plan is actually closer to the ideas of Peter the Great.

"After all, this place is still called Peterhof!"

"It sounds like German, isn't that Peter's courtyard?"

Soloviev is still very sensitive to the language of "horsemen" after all. He and von Bystrom, who had recovered from his injury and returned to the corps, came to Peterhof to work to protect the safety of the royal family.

The officers of the Guards were also able to see the crown prince going in and out of the Naryshkin family's summer villa. What he was doing was self-evident.

After all, the lady was strong and cheerful, and was very pleasing to His Highness.

As for moving into the palace, everyone followed the rules, doing what they should do at ordinary times and what they should do now.

It's just that the summer in Petersburg is so hot, and this kind of weather is very unscientific.

"Mr. Major, you have been in Petersburg for several years. I joined the Guards after I joined the army. You said this terrible weather. We are close to the sea, so it shouldn't be like this. It's really hot. It's because you are thoughtful that we all changed into caps. Otherwise, the brothers would have fainted from the heat like those stupid grenadiers!"

Soloviev himself didn't wear a cap and wore thin clothes because of the hot weather. Because of this, he was scolded for the first time since the Tsar knew about it.

However, the soldiers' affairs were not counted. After all, the emperor liked to punish officials. If Soloviev was fined a month's salary, he would not lack the money.

"Agapeyev, you are a soldier, you should be an officer, you should talk in a set way, but it's a pity that you are a civilian, you can't become a second lieutenant unless you have made special contributions."

"There is no way, who let me be born like this! But Mr. Major, you are different from other masters, and our emperor is different from the previous emperors."

"Oh? Where do you start?"

"Our emperor eats the same as you officials, even worse than some officials. For example Our regiment commander is a lieutenant general. I followed him on duty once and saw how he ate. Our emperor's meal is only slightly better than the one you mentioned about the Grand Marshal. "

"Stop talking! Don't you think about how old the Grand Marshal is? When he was in the capital, he was over 60 years old. If your father lived to this age, his appetite would not be good either."

"You are right."

There is a big fountain below the position where they are on duty. At least after the fountain comes up, it can bring some water vapor and feel cooler.

When Solovyov left the post, he heard the private of the Guards complaining constantly.

After changing shifts with the 2nd Battalion in the afternoon, the officers will not have rest time, which means that the soldiers can still return to the barracks. Even the new recruits' barracks with the doors and windows of the palace open are cooler than Peterhof in summer.

The palace was quite quiet now. The queen was itching to make reliefs for her granddaughters. On their respective namedays, she would give them a few small things as birthday gifts.

Paul reviewed documents and convened a meeting of ministers. In such hot weather, it was also a torture for some older ministers, especially when they had to dress formally.

Alexander ran to the villa of the Naryshkin family. Constantine had been training hard during this period. His guards regiment had lost a lot of soldiers and had added a lot of new soldiers. It was not wrong to train hard.

The other two princes, Nicholas and Mikhail, were still young and not even old enough to hire a tutor. Today, they were taken to the aquarium by the nanny.

The female relatives gathered in a good place in the palace to cool off. The male attendants were also driven out, leaving only the maids around.

Because the weather was too hot, they generally wore relatively simple and loose clothes, which were somewhat Greek in style.

After Elena was forbidden to paint with those potentially toxic pigments, she began to sketch with pencils. She probably consumed the most pencils in the palace.

Her skills have improved a bit, but because she is pregnant, it is not convenient for her to move. However, Julie, who is beside her, is her assistant. The situation is the same. They are all leaning on the chaise longue.

Today's occasion may give people a more retro feeling, as if returning to the end of the Roman Republic. The clothes are also very thin.

"But my sister-in-law doesn't want to expose one side of her chest. This is not considered Greek work clothes. We are all girls here, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

Indeed, there are only maids and maids hired by the palace here now, but the Crown Princess still feels very embarrassed. In addition to the fact that she is not used to exposing her breasts, her breasts still look a little small if she does not use lining when she is dressed.

No wonder Alexander has recently fallen in love with Maria Naryshkina. Louisa is still too delicate in comparison. Even after giving birth to a child, although the prominent parts have grown a little, they are still far behind.

Her fair skin and clothes are very suitable. She dresses like a Greek woman and also changes into Greek slippers. The most attractive thing about her may be this pitiful look, but Alexander may get tired of it after a long time. Not everyone likes such a fresh type.

"Your Highness the Crown Princess will definitely not like it. If it were you, it would be the same."

The long list of perfume formulas listed by the court doctors also included which perfume formulas cannot be used, which made them all very careful.

Julie's delivery time will definitely be earlier than the two princes. She has been particularly imaginative recently. When she was a child, her mother always hugged her. How should she treat this child?

"Julie, your Russian has improved."

"We will settle here. My mother wants to go back to Paris to live with her uncle."

The French National Assembly has cancelled the wanted order for 140,000 immigrants in exile and allowed them to return to France. Julie knows that this is the result of her father's operation, but she has to be separated from her mother for the first time in her life.

"You should go back to Paris, too. You French people say that Paris is the center of the world!" (Paris is the center of the world)

"The environment in Paris is different from here. The apartment we live in is the best in the world. I live in a villa in the camp. Paris, London and the urban areas are so beautiful. Aye!" (But the environment in Paris is so different from here. The apartment we live in is much better than the one in Paris. It would be better if my mother lived in a villa in the countryside. Paris and London are not that good in the city. Ouch!)

When her mother is not around, Julie is still very talkative. This is a French characteristic. Once she starts talking, she can't stop. But when she was holding her stomach, someone still made a joke.

"Julie, shut up, the baby protests!" That's what Elena said.

It can be confirmed that both Mrs. Lebrun and Julie are old Parisians. Although the baby in her belly will be born in a foreign country, the characteristics of Parisians are brought out from the womb.

"I hope it's a girl, so that I can have my own little model."

"I hope it's a girl too."

Alexandra said so, and the ladies nodded in agreement, and the lively Elena didn't care.

That's true. There is no artificial ultrasound detection now, so it's impossible to know that she is pregnant with a boy.

But when they went to the aquarium a few days ago, the dolphins rushed over and wanted to rub against them, just like when Louisa was swimming before.

"You still need to walk more when the time comes, but sister-in-law"

Several girls stared at Louisa, which made her a little uncomfortable.

She has no way to calm herself down now. After Alexandra and Elena got married, they began to talk more about their husbands. Today they were here to enjoy the cool air, and they agreed to inherit the appearance of those ladies in ancient times, so they put the topic of the conversation on painting, which made her feel more relaxed.

As for Alexander having a mistress, she knew that this was bound to happen when she received court education. When she was courted by Count Platon Zubov, she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. In the small court of Baden, this kind of situation never happened in public.

And now, the pressure she faces has indeed made her always cry, and her spirit and mood are not very good.

After the show, she wanted to relax by herself, so she sent the maid away and walked in the English Park of the Summer Palace by herself.

This park was built in the late period of the Queen's reign and completed in 1796. It was the Queen's retreat. She originally planned to rest here often in her later years, but it was only used in 1796 and has been out of use since then. Even on weekdays, few people enter and leave the palace here, but people often take a walk here.

Louisa was attracted by the tranquility and comfort here, so she leaned against a tree with a collection of poems under her arm.

"How nice it is, we won't be disturbed here."

The wind started to blow again in the afternoon, and she felt very comfortable. After all, no one usually passes by such a remote path. It leads to the birch house which is rarely visited. After the death of the Queen, Paul only kept the wooden house and the completed palace in the construction of the English Park, and stopped the construction of a series of pools and pavilions in the building.

But it doesn't mean that no one has passed by this place. Solovyov happened to be in the English Park.

The reason is that he reported to the head of the group that although the English Park has stopped using it now, the forest is dense and the internal environment is relatively complex, which is prone to safety hazards.

He walked through the entire park this afternoon and had seen any possible hidden places.

"There are probably a few places where assassins can hide, but few people come here, so nothing will happen."

As he walked, he muttered something that he couldn't say in front of others. He felt that his accent had changed. The center of Mandarin was near Chengde, and in Russia, it was easy to become a northeastern accent.

Louisa only saw a figure passing behind the tree, so she hurried to leave, but her feet slipped and she fell down.

Soloviev didn't see clearly that there was someone behind the tree, but he didn't care about that at the moment, and jumped over in one step.

It must be said that his personal ability has been greatly improved during this expedition to Italy and Switzerland, and he has saved people on the battlefield more than once.

It's just that his hand was holding up, and Louisa fell face down. If you don't see clearly, it's easy to have some accidents.

By the time he saw it clearly, it was too late, but he couldn't hurt the prince. When he caught it, his palm just happened to be on the breast.

At this time, Louisa, who was usually gentle and cowardly, blushed to her ears, and then instinctively slapped this reckless guy who came out of nowhere with the back of her hand.

Speaking of which, it was not a slap, but a protest.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I didn't notice it was you, and I came here to conduct a safety check"

"Major, I didn't expect it to be you. Fortunately, you and Elena and Countess Katish are "good sisters". If it was someone else..."

She bit her lip again, looking like she was bullied, which was really cute.

". I will definitely call the guards!"

Of course, she seemed to think that Solovyov was a "good sister" of the sisters-in-law and the "little fairy", which made the major of the Guards feel that his life was indeed very embarrassing.

"Your Highness, I'm glad you're okay. We, the officers of the Guards, are here to protect the safety of the palace. When there's a war, we will go to the battlefield under the leadership of the emperor."

"I know you're a good officer. After Constantine came back, he often mentioned his favorite warriors at the dinner table, and you were one of the most mentioned."

"But you also think that I'm the kind of person who's been rumored. But my orientation is normal. Like other officers of the Guards, my next goal is to get married."

"Haha, it seems that it's your handsome face that has been misunderstood! If you change into girls' clothes now. By the way, how old are you?"

"19 years old, Your Highness."

Louisa covered her mouth with a book and laughed. She could barely keep her dignity. After all, in terms of manners, she could satisfy the empress and become the mistress of the Russian court in the future - although she was the most pitiful beauty with the least sense of existence.

"Even if you change your clothes and put on some makeup, you still look like a girl. If His Highness puts on makeup, he won't be as 'handsome' as you, but he will be more 'heroic' than you!"

At this point, she mentioned Alexander, and thinking about her husband running to the Naryshkins' house, her tear glands couldn't be controlled and she began to cry.