Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 167 024 Queen Elizabeth’s Melancholy

After the memorial service, Paul's coffin was lifted from the Mikhailovsky Palace to reach his resting place.

Due to the sudden incident, even the coffin board and many ritual props were temporarily arranged. There was no professional team this time, and it was the newly appointed Metropolitan Ambrose who presided over the funeral.

Starting from the Mikhailovsky Palace, we finally reach the core area of ​​​​the Peter and Paul Fortress, which is the resting place of the Russian royal family.

However, when burying, in addition to the ceremony, Paul's own preferences must also be taken into consideration. He wanted to be with his soldiers, so the Guards held a small military parade here.

In addition to the Guards Infantry Regiment, the Guards Cavalry Regiment also appeared in the fortress. As for the temporarily formed military band, when the coffin entered the royal mausoleum, the music played was "Soldier Narrative Song".

This was already played when the Generalissimo was buried in the monastery. Paul liked this piece of music very much. He definitely didn't know the origin, but he just thought it was very suitable.

The reason why this piece was chosen was that it was too complicated to copy from Chopin. Solovyov knew how good he was. For such a complicated piece, even the royal music teacher Ludwig de Ferguson was invited. Useless.

The Queen Mother Maria was very satisfied with her current status, so she took her children to live in Pavlovsk, where the tomatoes have now been harvested.

In front of Paul's coffin, there were three plates filled with tomatoes. This was Solovyov's last thought. The former tsar did not eat this year's new fruits and vegetables in the Pavlovsk greenhouse.

This somewhat means that I haven't tasted the new wheat. Fortunately, "Zuo Zhuan" has not been translated, otherwise it would be a headache.

After the funeral procession returned from the north bank of the Neva River, they had to go back to the palace. However, contrary to people's expectations, Alexander did not return to the Winter Palace, but went to receive envoys from various countries. As for what he wanted to do.

Solovyov said, "I don't know. He doesn't have any position now. Apart from renewing the certificate for the title of baron and rewarding a few villages, there is nothing else."

Of course, this made him very satisfied. After all, Louisa's place was free again. If he went to chat with her on Alexander's order, nothing would happen. Among the several attendants and lieutenants, he has the most ink in his belly. Others really can't take on this task.

After all, the pregnant queen made Alexander feel more at ease and could go out with peace of mind. As for whether Solovyov will do anything? Alexander was not worried. After all, this boy had been passing among the flowers all day long, but there had never been any news of scandal or love. Of course, his wife and his adjutant are also actors, and they have secret trysts and intimacy, but no one knows about it.

But the queen herself, with her hair disheveled and lying on the bed, was really heart-wrenching.

"Your Highness, you look really haggard."

"I don't have a fever, and my body doesn't show any symptoms. Apart from weakness, I just feel dizzy. I look really ugly like this."

I don’t know what’s going on with her, but she has just become the queen, and her hair is disheveled, and her eyes are filled with tears. This is even more uncomfortable than falling out of love.

The camera feels like Natasha's appearance when her elopement failed. It looks like she was hit hard.

And when he came here, only Natalia was here. She might know something.

"Your Majesty, what's going on?"

"Lisa has been in a trance like this since the last time His Majesty came here. Lisa has never been like this before."

"But I'm not a doctor."

"Misha, you are not a doctor, but you are very good at prescribing medicine. If it weren't for the medicine you got, His Highness would not have recovered so quickly these days."

Yes, although Louisa felt in a trance, she looked much better, but then again.

Solovyov's reasonable association was that the young new queen was mentally stimulated. Especially little Maria, who had grown up a bit, was also taken away.

"I'll also check His Highness's pulse, maybe I can know something besides pregnancy."

Louisa's figure was slim, just lying on the bed, and the shape of her belly was obvious, and this was still early days.

"Is it that magical?"

"If you don't believe it, I can teach you, Natasha, and you can help diagnose the sisters in the future."

Solovyov still knew the basics of pulse diagnosis. When he was with Louisa, in addition to listening to her heartbeat and breathing, he often checked her pulse.

"I don't want to learn these things either. Do you want me to be a female imperial physician in the future?"

"There are always some benefits, Miss Shakhovskaya. If you feel unwell, you can try to diagnose yourself. Do you want me to take your pulse?"

She is Louisa's closest sister in the palace, and she is also the daughter of a prince. Countess Sofia Strodianova is not often in the palace. Louisa mainly relies on her to liven up the atmosphere in the deserted living environment here. .

"Oh my god, you bad guy!"

"Am I that bad? I'm just a guest doctor. Natasha, reach out your hand. I can probably judge some situations."

And she is older than Soloviev. The maids here are younger, mainly those who were transferred from the Empress Dowager, but Louisa is not ostentatious. They have taken the opportunity of national mourning to go home and reunite with their families these days.

"I'll stretch out my hand, what can you know?"

"Although your breathing is very even and you don't cough, your heart and lungs are weaker. It's really strange. Most of the girls around your highness are not in good health. Is it related to the environment? You should all walk more and breathe fresh air. I mainly say that your highness should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. If necessary, you can squeeze some fresh juice. I'm still talking about your highness. Don't resist meat, especially you should eat some fresher ingredients. I'm still talking about your highness."

Louisa, who was not very excited, laughed after seeing his funny look.

"Your Highness, do you feel better?"

"You clever little ghost, you really have a way. It's a pity that you don't want to perform in a play, and there are always more important things to do."

"After all, I am still a soldier, Your Highness, I just want you to be happy."

Louisa made a gesture. Natalia didn't know what this gesture meant, but Solovyov knew that it was late at night.

Anyway, with the sparse alert state of the Winter Palace now, it was still easy for him to sneak in.

And Alexander was not there, and the staff arrangement in the palace was relatively sparse, which was conducive to his approach to this room where he could directly see the Neva River.

The reason why Louisa was lonely now, she seldom told others, and it was a bit difficult for her to accept taking little Maria away, but this was also the rule.

She asked little Natalia to guard the door again. The girl was sleepy very early, and she was not used to living in the new palace, so she went back to the maid's room. The front and the window could be sneaked in.

Solovyov was actually very good at choosing the time to come in, and it was easier to sneak in in spring.

"Louisa, I'm here again."

Soloviev didn't dress like an art academy student this time, but changed into a eunuch's clothes. There were also a few eunuchs of his age.

"I asked you to come today just to chat with you."

Louisa still gave him a hug first, with a look of doting on her brother.

"Louisa, I know you feel lonely. If you feel wronged, you can tell me."

In fact, Soloviev didn't expect that the two of them were relatives, and it would take a long time and several years to complete this chain.

"Mishka, my life is so miserable."

She buried her head in Soloviev's arms, tears falling uncontrollably.

"You are already the queen, why do you still say that you have a 'miserable life'?"

"Sashka, he doesn't love me at all. That Polish woman has stolen his heart. In the eyes of the queen mother, I am just a stupid girl who is in the way and can't seduce people."

To be honest, she is actually quite attractive, especially when she looks tearful.

When Pushkin was studying at the Tsarskoye Selo High School, he would also be attracted by the beauty of the queen and write poems to her.

She has a kind of universal appeal. From Count Zubov in the 1760s to Pushkin, and the boys in the Tsarskoye Selo High School in the future, they all like her.

But she can't feel love for her husband.

"Liza, if you want to cry, just cry as much as you can! Just don't hurt your body. You've just gotten better, you can't degrade your body like this. People who love you and care about you will say so."

"Alexander said so too. He just cares that I am his wife and can give him an heir, but he doesn't care about my status in the court at all."

Soloviev had heard that in the new court etiquette norms, the emperor himself and the empress dowager were in front, the crown prince and the crown princess were in the back, and the queen was sandwiched in the middle.

No wonder Louisa cried like this, her deer-like eyes were full of grievances.

"Lisa, you cried so much that you started coughing. You have to think about the people who love you, and the people you love. If you cry your whole body out, how many people will worry about you? You know the Guards? What do the soldiers say? They would also like to have such a beautiful angel beside the tsar’s little father. I am willing to be your guardian angel, and the soldiers’ spiritual sustenance is you, and you are their angel.”

Of course, this little queen will never call up the Guards in her life, but she actually understands it very well.

The adults in this court, except for the straight-faced Constantine and Juliana who was beaten at home all day long, are all political animals. Louisa dislikes this kind of life and the pomp of the palace, but she still has to fulfill her duties. My responsibilities have really reached the most difficult time, and it is difficult to find someone who can express my true feelings.

Louisa is favored by her father-in-law. I don’t know if this is the reason. The soldier is very surprised to like this "Queen's little mother". It might be better if she is a "Queen", but this is based on my own wishes. It's never possible.

"If possible, I want to go back to Karlsruhe"

"Luisa, Louisa, are you missing your mother? I envy you for having a mother. Although I also have a stepmother, she is always like a sister at home, not a mother."

Now Louisa is like a sister who needs comfort.

"Go back to the Rhine, it's beautiful there."

"If you are willing, I can accompany you. After all, the adjutant serves as a guard all day, and sometimes I have to accompany you all night to make you happy."

"little rascal"

Louisa’s arms hugged Solovyov and tightened.

"Lisa, it's not good for you to be like this, and there's nothing we can do now."

"You can kiss me, Mishka, you care more about me than Your Majesty."

This was actually the case. He didn't want to say words like "cold-blooded animal" or "political animal", he just wanted to make Louisa happy.

"Don't cry like this. If you cry all your tears, are you going to be called by God? If something happens to you, we will all feel uncomfortable. Lie down first. If you feel better, I will You massage your shoulders and relax your body.”

Louisa was lying softly on the bed. Now she finally felt better, but her eyes were a little swollen from crying.

That is to say, she has to recuperate these days, and her melancholy mood has finally eased a little at this time.

After Solovyov asked her to relax, he took out the stethoscope.

"I would rather take care of your health, Louisa. I will translate a story for you in a few days. I just don't know if you will like it."

"You still have to focus more on your future. I know you like me, but we can only be together at this time. If you travel far away, I will miss you very much."

"Not for the time being, but Louisa, I really want to ask for a leave from the emperor to travel around Europe and gain some experience."

"Then you have to wait for a while, at least."

"When you are crowned, I must stay in Petersburg. You must be beautiful at that time, but"

After Solovyov put down the receiver, he started talking seriously.

"Don't talk yet, Luisa. Let me listen to your heartbeat and breathing. Well, it's okay. It's much better than before. You still need to continue to take care of yourself and keep your mood happy, so that you can stay healthy and give birth to healthy children." Baby."

In fact, Solovyov was very attentive. He noticed that Louisa was pregnant for the third time, but her belly was bigger than before.

"Maybe they are twins!"

"Maybe. Although I am the third daughter in the family, I am the second child."

"Maybe it's a trait."

Solovyov also took the opportunity to gently creak Louisa's armpits. Her voice when she laughed was very sweet, and she looked really cute, which finally relieved her of her melancholy.