Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The fourth son of the Duke of Mecklenburg, his name is quite long if you really think about it.

And now he doesn't speak a word of Russian, and he doesn't speak French very well. If you want to talk to him, you have to use German, and you have to speak louder.

For those who didn't know, they thought it was a "meeting for the deaf" being held, or that they were in some special school.

Then the guy will reply to you with the German version of "very energetic".

It’s no wonder that for these aristocratic children from around Prussia, they serve, and the captain is basically a guarantee. This kind of people have received military training since childhood, and their family background is not low. In the final analysis, after passing the assessment, they start directly from the battalion commander level. If you do it, it will only be a matter of time before you become a general.

In the end, he served as the commander of the 2nd Grenadier Division in Russia. By 1814, at the age of 32, he retired early and went home, living a retired life with all his injuries.

This is in line with what some Russian officers said to the foreigners who came to serve in Russia in the past. They were just here for a formality. If the fiefdom was not in Russia, it might just be a job.

Some people, after finally retiring, still want to return to their estates in warmer areas of Europe, rather than in freezing Russia.

As for after entering the palace, of course it was not like the place in the river that required some craftsmanship, nor was there any long strips of donkey meat on the fire. After entering the palace, he came to the garden under the guidance of the attendants.

Then he met Grand Duchess Elena, and she recognized Solovyov when she saw him.

"Ah, you are the captain who was awarded the medal by my father, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I am."

"J'ai juste demandéà Catherine de m'aiderà trouver un modèle, mais je ne m'attendais pasà ce qu'elle trouve un officier de l'armée." (I meant to ask Catherine to find a model, but she didn't expect it. I found an officer)

"Votre Altesse, mais les officiers sont autorisésà rester immobiles pendant leur service. Vous devez connatre l'histoire de la garde de la reine Elizabeth." (Your Highness, but an officer can remain motionless while on duty. You have to know, Elizabeth. The story of the Queen’s guard)

A complicated version of the short story, in addition to the story of Empress Elizabeth and Suvorov on duty, there is also Lenin and the guards. Maybe in Russia, stories and jokes are mass-produced, and of course there are some jokes that cannot be told.

"Okay, let's start today's painting. Just go to the room and sit there. I want to finish the sketch today."

Probably when introducing Solovyov, the countess used the old version in Moscow, such as "the captain's French is not very good", and when Tsar Paul talked to him in Gatchina, the whole process was He was speaking Russian, which caused the Grand Duchess to mix Russian and French when speaking to him.

When Solovyov was working as a model there, he was also looking at Grand Duchess Elena. Of course, the portrait that had been hung in the palace must have been the result of Mrs. Lebrun's "beauty", but it was also It's more beautiful than what some other court painters painted. It's just that she's too young. She's only thirteen years old. It's not just that girls at such a young age have already begun to discuss their engagement. Girls in the royal family , In fact, the fate is not too good.

Because he was coming with the fourth son of the Duke of Mecklenburg, he was probably guessing the future husband's family of Grand Duchess Alexandra or Grand Duchess Elena. After all, it was relatively suitable for them to marry, that is, this couple often The sisters were inseparable. They even appeared in portraits and were often together when they went out to play. That is, when Elena was painting, her sister was not around.

If this job is just about standing in a military posture, or in some other state, and staying in one position for a long time, it actually doesn't matter to Solovyov. This is a necessary skill in daily life.

However, Elena seemed to be a little negligent. The heating measures in this room were too good. Although the Grand Duchess very considerately asked Solovyov and the attendants in the room to take off their coats, their clothes still remained. It was a bit thick, and it didn’t take long for Solovyov to start sweating.

And Elena also discovered this problem. She only painted for a quarter of an hour before saying: "That's it for today."

Although she was wearing light indoor clothes, it was so hot in the room that any activity was "inappropriate", so Elena stopped, but she also asked Solovyov to come over.

"Captain, come quickly and take a look."

I have to say that this Grand Duchess still has some technical skills. At the same time, Solovyov could notice that the pencil used by the Grand Duchess had a red bee pattern on it. This was definitely not an imported product, but a new gadget he invented at home with Uncle Sergey.

"Your Highness, the pencil you use seems to be produced by the 'Bobricky' company."

"Well, Uncle Alexei prepared it for me when he entered the palace last month."

It should be taken into account that Paul has a total of 4 sons and 6 daughters. Except for Grand Duke Mikhail who is still in the birth sequence in the Queen's belly and Grand Duchess Olga who died young, the 5 daughters have different hobbies. Except for Anna who is too young, the other four were born in a unified organization "according to plan" between 1783 and 1788. They are fond of poetry, painting, music and Grand Duchess Catherine. It may be the power of the name. Although she herself will not be allowed to play the Cossack style of swords and guns, she still likes these contents very much. Last time, Solovyov saw her slipping and falling from the marble fence. It must be that Prince Mikhail Dolgorukov is agile, otherwise he would have hurt his leg.

Let's get back to Elena's pencil. Apparently, the manager hired by Count Bobulinsky has implemented Solovyov's plan well.

He was serving in the army and had been fiddling with guns all summer, so he had no time to do it. Then this kind of production pencil already had some colors.

"Your Highness, do you think it's useful?"

"It's very useful. My sisters all have it. I also know that this is Uncle Alexei's company, but this little thing was invented by you. My father said you are an 'inventor', but the reward was given to my uncle."

To be honest, the count knows how to advance and retreat. When the empress is here, he relies on his mother, and when the emperor's brother is here, he relies on his brother. If there are any good things, he can't forget his nieces. After all, these things are produced for women and children, which is a precise grasp of the pain point.

If this count lived in the 21st century, he might be able to invest in a lot of coin-operated projects, such as penguins, and he can make money wherever he goes.

"Originally, the factory belonged to Count Bobulinsky. We just contributed our own efforts."

"But Katyusha, she painted like this. Captain, you don't have to mind it."

Then, there was Grand Duchess Catherine's "masterpiece", which was completely a child's graffiti.

"This"

"She insisted that when I was in the studio, I showed her paintings to others for "appreciation" and gave some comments."

"I can only say that if this was shown to the emperor, he might be happy for a while."

Elena was still very smart. She knew that the captain didn't want to comment. Anyway, Paul doted on his daughters more. As long as they didn't do anything out of line, whatever they did was good, which avoided the problem of the paintings themselves.

"However, Your Highness, I think if it is just a painting like this, it only truly reflects the appearance of the characters. For example, what you are doing now is to roughly complete the hat on my head. Also, this room is really hot."

"Yes, so I asked you to move around for a while."

"Do you want to continue?"

"No, this room is so hot that it is a torture for both of you."

The heating in the Winter Palace is too good. No wonder Tsar Paul himself missed the environment of Gatchina and wanted to build another palace in the city. Anyway, he was not very comfortable living in the Winter Palace.

The Grand Duchess is still very considerate of the people around her. Since it is too hot, she will stop here today, and the rest of the time will become a chat.

Of course, she didn't know the marriages arranged for herself and her sister, because Europe has temporarily restored peace, and Tsar Paul and Queen Maria still decided to arrange the marriages of several Grand Duchesses one after another, and now the actual blind date work has begun.

However, if the empress were still alive, she might not want all her granddaughters to marry off. However, with Queen Maria's voice and the large number of nobles who came from the German states to join the army, it seems inevitable that several archduchesses will marry in Central Europe.

In particular, there is one plan to marry an Austrian, which is a new plan of the current empress. However, given the Habsburg environment, it is hard to say what will happen to the daughter-in-law who will marry over. However, there is one thing. Archduke Joseph, who is currently the main target, is the Vice Prince of Hungary (Palatine), and his conditions in all aspects are still relatively outstanding.

The proposal was brought by the empress's brother when he rushed to St. Petersburg from Württemberg. Obviously, Austria should make preparations early, but it is still early. You must know that the stupid Swedish king is still doing this. He recently got engaged to Princess Frederick of Baden, which has already spread the fire to St. Petersburg.

After all, the beautiful but unlucky Crown Princess, who is really like "Psyche" as Mrs. Lebrun said, is Frederick's third sister.

As for Grand Duchess Elena, although she is smart, she is not as scheming as the noble ladies living outside the Winter Palace. In terms of intelligence, she is the most outstanding among the sisters.

She just signaled the servants to open the door to exchange fresh air, and she heard a fierce quarrel in the corridor, and one of the parties was obviously very angry.

Elena heard the accent and probably knew that her mother was angry, but it was too late for her to close the door of the room. The corridor of the Winter Palace was still very wide, and of course the spread of this sound was also very effective.

What you can probably hear is that the Queen ignored the etiquette and questioned the Crown Princess in the cloister. The problem lies with the King of Sweden. This happened once last year. This year, the King of Sweden is officially engaged and is preparing to hold a wedding in Stockholm. , here we go again.

In fact, it's not too surprising. In fact, Queen Maria's bad temper has something to do with her daily hobbies. She is an excellent lathe, good at processing various reliefs, and even engraved her own children on them.

People who like to tinker with crafts tend to have very bad tempers.

But as far as her hobby is concerned, she can actually be regarded as a relatively matching engineer combination with Louis XVI.

As for the princess who usually likes to read, although she has seen this kind of battle many times, she has no face and just cries there. It is obvious that both parties have completely ignored the court etiquette.

"Apparently, this is news that is not very friendly to His Highness."

Solovyov muttered in a low voice. He knew about the Swedish king's regretful marriage. Wolof invited him out and placed a legion near Vyborg to scare people. After repeated back and forth, it almost broke out. In the end, Gustav IV was able to mess up the matter.

This put the pressure on the Crown Princess, and she didn't know how to deal with this way of speaking.

Elena also sighed. She had a very good relationship with her eldest sister and sister-in-law. Those rumors before were just rumors and some news at most. This kind of humiliation would not be too serious. Wait until Stockholm issues an official notification this time. , no matter how hard you say it, you can’t escape it.

"Your Highness, please don't be sentimental about this."

One of the attendants said this, but Elena had heard this too often, so she put down her pencil and said it this way.

"This problem is entirely the fault of His Majesty the King of Sweden! If I had followed grandma's wishes, I should have sent a legion to fight directly."

But after all, she was still the Grand Duchess of the Romanov family. This opening showed her violent tendencies, and she would directly send tens of thousands of people to the battlefield for a "big battle". In terms of the level of danger, it is no worse than the two younger sisters Maria and Ekaterina.

The reason why I say this is that the two female Grand Duchess are the most fond of riding horses in the court, and Ekaterina is even more so than Maria.

Moreover, Elena is the more favored by the Queen among the girls, while Paul prefers Maria. Maybe it was because the Queen was still there, which unconsciously affected Elena's way of thinking.

Even this method is considered simple and crude. If the King of Sweden really got married to Mecklenburg, he would have saved himself so much trouble now.

However, Elena did not realize that her potential husband's family, the Mecklenburg family, had also transferred their conflicts to the Crown Princess from Baden, and this matter was actually forgotten.

In this palace, if nothing else, the amount of intelligence information has always been very huge, but people who don't have enough brains will immediately shut down.