Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 484 061 A Chance Encounter at Sparrow Mountain

It seems that Pierre is very willing to engage in education, although the investment cost is indeed relatively high.

They continued to walk in the ruins of Ivan the Terrible's palace to see the situation here. In fact, if they were cleared, a square or park could still be built.

"You also know about my situation, but you can't get divorced casually based on your religious beliefs, even if the whole of Moscow knows about it."

"I have nothing to say about the Kuragin family. Pierre, at the right time, can also escape from this state. What Prince Vasily said is quite nice, but he will only bring evil and disaster. , there is no redemption. If it were Prince Yusupov, he would be my old neighbor anyway, and the couple would still be jointly fulfilling the obligation to raise their children, instead of just asking for and possessing them."

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Misha. You don't even know, right?"

"What else don't I know?"

“Remember the Russian Imperial Trust?”

"I know this. It is part of the financial reform. When His Majesty Paul was still here, I wrote one of the anonymous petitions. This petition was never answered, but the trust industry was still approved. In addition, there are There was a property insurance company, and I remember the old count was one of the directors.”

"Yes, it is precisely because of this trust that most of the property was preserved. You are really a smart man. You can think of such a way, even though you paid a lot of management fees and taxes at the time."

"It's better to keep this wealth in your hands and do some practical things than to have it squandered by others, right?"

After saying that, Solovyov also laughed. Helen probably didn't get a large sum of money, but just occupied the mansion on Arbat Street. This was a lot of fun.

If she misuses abortion pills and dies first, the property will still return to Pierre. This greedy woman, even if the two big grapefruits on her chest are so tempting, is also a scorpion and a poisonous snake, specializing in causing trouble.

But Lisa is still alive, and Andre will not consider finding another wife. For Natasha, it may be even more dangerous.

Without a marriage contract, she is more likely to be abducted, and it is even very dangerous.

Among the Russian aristocrats, this kind of thing often happens. Abducting other people's wives and unmarried girls is a daily routine. The mother of the new daughter-in-law of the Goncharov family was abducted by her father in this way, that is, her father's real wife is still alive. I am more tolerant. I kept this illegitimate daughter by my side.

What if it's a bastard like Anatole?

Compared with Dolokhov, this guy is purely bad. Dolokhov also knows how to stand up for his friends, and even needs to be calm and explain clearly before doing bad things.

Dolokhov is also a filial son at home, and he also has the desire to start a family and start a business, and he is quite a motivated bastard.

But Solovyov had no time to think of this. He was not very familiar with the Rostov family. He only met once when he returned to his hometown in Ryazan, but it was also at the old count's place.

But Pierre was different. He often stayed with the Rostovs and was always a guest there.

They were just chatting and taking a walk here. Compared to Sparrow Mountain and Borowiecki Mountain, the other hills were not that important.

Just when walking here, it is inevitable that you will not encounter a group of chattering girls. The area around Marrow Mountain is very suitable for outings.

Speaking of Pierre, he also met Natasha when he was at Rostov's house. Maybe the two of them are more suitable.

Now, I saw it in the birch forest of Sparrow Mountain.

And what's not coincidental is that these girls are all unmarried girls, and Solovyov's fiancée Katya is among them.

Yulia sometimes complained about her brother, who sent her to a girls' school and couldn't play with some of her friends.

But thanks to him, I made more friends at the girls' school in Smolny Palace.

This sister is so emotional. Girls from other families may be like this too.

After Prince Yusupov bought the Dolgorukov family's manor in Sparrow Mountain, he also invited the Dolgorukov family to live here permanently, also because his girl and Xiao Kajia also played well. We often kept company when we were in Moscow.

As for them coming here for an outing, Pierre and Solovyov certainly didn't know.

If Natasha hadn't been there singing, of course she wouldn't have noticed.

It was Pierre who noticed it first: "Listen, Misha, it sounds like Natasha from the Rostovs is singing?"

"Count Rostov's youngest daughter?"

"That's right. We can go over there. I want to say, let's go over and take a look. The girls are here. We are here too. It might not be polite not to meet them."

"Okay, we can go there."

From the birch forest to the abandoned garden of the palace, you can see the girls sitting on the flower bed and resting.

Not only Natasha is here, but the daughter of the prince's wife and her ex-husband is also here, as well as little Katya and her sister Sonia, as well as Sonia from the Rostov family.

For the last girl, Solovyov still sympathizes with her. A girl who cannot marry because she has no dowry may be more valuable spiritually.

"Did you see it? It's square Pierre and 'Flower General'."

"Miss, why is Pierre square and I am the 'Flower General'?"

Natasha is not very good-looking, but she looks very lively. Being young is indeed a good thing.

However, she does have some skills in describing other people.

The girl's eyes rolled, she thought about what to say, and finally answered Solovyov.

"Think of what Pierre looks like. His shoulders are so broad that they look square from behind. And as for you, we all know how handsome you are, that's all."

"Natasha, if you keep talking, I won't let you play at the tea party tomorrow."

When little Katya said this, it was obvious that she was talking about something while the girls were getting together.

"It's okay. There are always some secrets between girls that they don't want us to know. What are you doing here?"

"We're going for an outing, and we're going to sing, write some poetry, and"

"I want Katya to go back and paint, and include each of us. Brother Mishka, it seems that you and Katya are getting married. She will call you 'honey' from now on, but we still regard you as reliable." Big brother."

The Potemkin girl is very good at talking, and she is so cute. If someone who is a nerd hears these words, and her sweet and cloying voice, they will probably fall for her.

Of course, she was also very good at pursuing her true love, and she made a private lifelong relationship with a young nobleman from Switzerland, and received the blessings of her mother, stepfather, aunt and cousins.

It's just that her face is really big, which is a typical feature of the Potemkin family. But her father is Prince Potemkin's cousin Solovyov can't understand why some people say she looks so good. Like Aunt Josephine? It was not easy for him to delve into this issue. After all, he heard it from Mrs. Recamier.

"How are things going with you, Katya of the Potemkin family?"

There is no way, the names of these girls are always so lackluster. There are too many with the same name. During the Queen's period, there were more people named Ekaterina. This has a lot to do with the atmosphere in the palace. Nowadays, many girls in the palace are named Maria and Elizabeth. The youngest daughter of Prince Yusupov and his wife is named Maria, and many young mothers in the palace name their children Elizabeth.

"I have to wait for my mother's consent before we can get the final result." Although Alexandre Ribeaupierre has been in trouble before, he is also a very promising diplomat and financial expert, and he has done a very good job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Excellent, the prince and his wife also agreed to come down

"Then I want to wish you in advance. Although the prince's wife is easy to talk to, there are always some obstacles in this marriage. As for my situation, you all know that Katya and I, to be precise, are Krim The Skies."

"Mishka, please don't say it in front of the sisters."

Little Katya is still a little blushing. She knows that she is getting married soon, but she is not willing to accept this fact.

The happy life of girlhood was coming to an end soon, and it even left her a little nostalgic.

"Well, I can't say it, but the girls can say whatever they want."

"Yes, Katya, you are serious, why can't the person involved speak out?"

Natasha said this again, she was still too lively, and because she was not very familiar with it, she dared to say it.

"Natasha, what kind of person do you want to marry?"

Little Katya asked back, and Natasha didn't say anything.

Although the two were close in age, Natasha obviously didn't have much idea about getting married as a bride. She just watched her brother and cousin kiss and felt very beautiful, and then she kissed Boris.

This is probably the problem with the Rostovs. They always do whatever comes to mind.

Natasha did not answer, but Sonia interrupted and dismissed the matter.

"Count Pierre, what are you doing here?"

"Well, Misha came from Petersburg, and I invited him to my house on Smolensk Street. That's it. We mentioned that Moscow also has "seven hills", just like Rome and Constantinople. . So we came to Sparrow Mountain and visited this abandoned palace.”

Pierre is like this, he speaks slowly and logically, and his speech is very clear. Coupled with this honest and innocent expression, and his past experiences, everyone still sympathizes with him.

"Sure enough, this is something that the 'Flower General' who likes to write poetry can do. Count Pierre, you are really willing to accompany him to visit." Then, the topic was picked up by the Potemkin girl.

"Since you are my guest, you must treat him well, and we always talk about something at this time. It was the same way when I was with Andre in the past."

"Yes, girls. We do often do this, discussing something while walking. But, I am often in the army. The happiest time to talk to Pierre was in Paris, when we rented the same room There are many topics to talk about in the apartment.”

"When we were in the apartment, there was Adela. How is she lately?"

"Recently, my stepmother was about to give birth to another child, so she went back to the house on the Moika embankment to help, in case she was on her way back to Moscow."

"Then there's no other way. Your family is really prosperous now."

Soloviev had been away for a long time, and sometimes he was not so familiar with his family when he returned home. After all, in a year or two, his father and stepmother would give him a younger brother or sister. In this case, he needed to work harder.

"Even."

"It's not a secret, Catherine. You know that Baron Mikhail's aunt is the Queen of France."

Sonia spoke more formally. She was not so close to Natasha and Solovyov.

"Ah, no wonder you always look for relatives when you go abroad to fight!"

The point is here. Solovyov couldn't say anything now. The girls were chattering there, and little Katya was a little embarrassed after listening.

But these are good sisters in Moscow, and she can only be a listener.

Soloviev noticed this situation and leaned to the edge of the flower bed.

"Katya, shall we go for a walk?"

When he stretched out his hand, little Katya also came down from the flower bed, and the two of them put their hands together.

That's it. The girls all covered their faces with small fans and giggled.

"Come on, Katya, let's go for a walk alone."

The two of them didn't have much emotional foundation, although among the nobles who were married, they were relatively familiar with each other before marriage.

However, in Katya's mind, Solovyov was still a brave soldier and a reliable elder brother, and the identity of his fiancée made her a little embarrassed.

In fact, their identities were similar to the relationship between Andrei and Natasha.

It's just that Solovyov's status is lower. Prince Vasily is very optimistic about the future of this young man. Even when he became the commander-in-chief of the Selenge Regiment, it was always Prince Vasily who pushed him behind the scenes.

Little Katya's embarrassment was still not adapted to this identity.

Therefore, Solovyov wanted to take her out for a walk, and this place was so open that everyone could see clearly what they were going to do.

"I think we can get to know each other better now, Katya. After all, this is for our own happiness. You should have even heard about the rumors about me."

"Yes, Brother Mishka, but what can we do? Dad is very optimistic about you and talks about your future, and those things are hard to avoid."

"What I can guarantee is that I will treat you well when I am at home. Although it is a bit unfair to say this to you, the nickname the girls gave me is indeed very appropriate. 'Flower General', hehe"