Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Alexander summoned Soloviev, but he didn't get excited this time. He issued an edict to build a railway link across Russia, and even changed the six sections of railway in Moscow and St. Petersburg to one section. Before that, the railway in Tsarskoye Selo had to be built.

Trevithick then got a big job, and redesigned a train according to Uncle Alexei's toy model.

This was the design that Soloviev had mentioned to him before, and there was nothing beyond the scope.

Alexander also promised a bounty. As long as the new locomotive came out, Trevithick would get 50,000 silver rubles, not the paper rubles that were depreciating all the time.

In this way, Alexander also attached great importance to the new invention, especially the railway.

Even if there was no steam locomotive, the transportation efficiency would be greatly improved by just using a horse-drawn carriage running on the rails.

This article was turned over, and Alexander was very satisfied, and kept Soloviev here for lunch.

But when it was time to serve, Louisa was here with her children, and Maria was also here with her daughter and son.

Louisa was fine, the two of them still had feelings for each other, but they seldom met recently, and they had no time to be intimate. Alexander's recent efforts to "plow the field" had also yielded results.

"Misha, what do you think of my sister-in-law?"

Maria didn't know that they were lovers, but seeing her sister-in-law was so radiant, she had joked with her brother in the morning, and now she wanted to grab Solovyov.

"Her Majesty is naturally very beautiful, otherwise Her Majesty would not have chosen her back then."

"Now, she is even more beautiful."

Soloviev didn't understand what Maria's attitude was, anyway, she was always troublesome.

Alexander knew that Maria had a good relationship with Solovyov when she got married, and she often called him by a nickname, but he didn't know that she often used a nickname in private, and just thought that her sister came out to liven up the atmosphere today.

Although Maria was almost disfigured among the sisters because of smallpox, she has always been a coordinator among the brothers and sisters. Today, it seems more like she is adjusting the atmosphere between the brothers and sisters, and Solovyov is his prop.

However, Louisa knows that Maria is still very excited when she mentions him to her privately, and it is obvious that she is interested.

This girl may be because her husband is good to her, but his brain is not very smart, so she always thinks that although it is not considered to be competing with her now, but Katya was pointed out by her, and she always protects the family of the maids around her.

At this time, she also wants to lead the topic to herself.

"I am not the same as before, Maria. If you come and pinch my belly, I have become fatter after giving birth to these six children. I am not as slim as before."

"Sister-in-law, let me see."

It was also a small banquet at this time. The older and younger children had two tables. Seeing this, Solovyov went to Anna and Nicholas to avoid trouble for himself here.

It was clear what they were doing. It was Nicholas' homework these days. Even at the dinner table, they had to pay attention to his progress.

As for Maria, her little hand had already reached Louisa's belly.

"Sister-in-law is indeed fatter, but fatter feels better. The emperor's favorite is plump beauties."

Although Maria was not as favored as Catherine, when she spoke at home, her brothers and sisters still listened to her, the middle sister.

This was obviously a reference to Alexander and his mistresses always fooling around together, but she didn't expect what Louisa said afterwards.

"I think I'm pregnant again. I hope it's a girl this time, but I haven't been feeling very happy recently. In the past, I always gave birth to a girl."

Considering Louisa's personality, she is shy and often disturbed by external factors. She almost carried a hoe to bury the flowers, but Solovyov had no channels to import relevant books.

It's no wonder that she always gets pregnant with a girl. Although it is a perverse theory, the superstitious atmosphere of the Russian royal family is inevitable.

"But with my personality, I gave birth to a boy for the first time, so why is it a girl this time?"

"Who knows? You have to ask yourself?"

But Alexander was very happy when he heard the word "pregnant".

"Lisa, let me see."

Although he didn't catch the kitten that stole fish last time (actually it was in this room), Alexander recognized it when he saw that it was a girl, and a very beautiful baby girl.

This time it must be his own. Alexander was somewhat obsessed with having a son, even though he had many mistresses who were pregnant and gave birth to children. Even the strong and lively Polish girl gave birth to girls one after another.

It was because of technological progress that the hospitals and the palace began to pay attention to hygiene, and the children were alive and well. The infant mortality rate in the royal family was at least greatly reduced.

If Alexander had gathered all the children born to him, his wife, and those mistresses together, he would probably be able to organize a destroyer fleet.

What's even more amazing is that he probably didn't have a son.

No wonder there were descendants of Nicholas in the future, who made up stories about him not being able to have children.

Soloviev saw Alexander getting intimate with Louisa again at this time. They were a proper couple after all. He was more or less a kerosene lamp in this situation. Now he was just responsible for entertaining the children.

Louisa had children here, including the children of her close friend before, and she also wanted to keep her little daughter company.

But what she didn't expect was that her pregnancy this time was very smooth, and her body was healthier recently.

Maybe it was a good sign, but Louisa was more worried about having a son. Now, no matter how you look at it, the problem seems to be with Alexander.

After all, there is a control group.

She even knew about Solovyov's absurd things in Paris. He went straight to the "core area" of Paris and had a son with Polina. If you compare it this way, it is indeed not her problem.

But her marriage was set since she was a child. Maintaining the marriage here is also good for her mother's family, Baden.

Speaking of which, she always had to comfort her sister Mary, because the Duchy of Brunswick was now in a state of extinction, and her brother-in-law

"The Black Duke" went to Britain to organize the Free Corps to fight against the French, leaving her sister Mary with her.

Fortunately, before the war between Sweden and Russia, Mary had lived here, and she was even in the Alexander Palace.

Her sister was also depressed. After giving birth to another daughter for her brother-in-law, Mary received an agreement from the "Black Duke" and really wanted a divorce.

The reason was relatively simple, that is, Frederick lost his own duchy, and compared with Mary's status, the two families were now not equal. For Mary, because she had no source of income, she relied on her grandfather, parents and sisters for support. The property of the Brunswick family always seemed to be thin, and most of it was confiscated by Napoleon.

In this case, although the "Black Duke" was reluctant to part with his delicate and virtuous wife, he sent a divorce agreement and transferred all the property under his name, except for the apartment he lived in London, to Mary.

But Mary was unwilling to divorce, and she knew about her husband's situation. However, considering that the church, whether it was the Eastern Church, the Western Church, the Calvinist Church, the Lutheran Church, or the Catholic Church in England that was created to facilitate Henry VIII's divorce, did not advocate divorce and maintained the stability of marriage.

Even with the agreement, she would not feel comfortable.

Louisa was still worried about several directions here. On one side was her husband, and on the other side was her lover, her sister-in-law and sister, and these children. No wonder she could only give birth to girls. To be honest, this kind of worry was not good for her health during pregnancy.

Alexander also wanted to talk to her about the naming of the child, and he wanted to pinch his belly, but he grabbed his sister's hand.

If it was Catherine's hand, it would be fine. Maria was tall and slender, but she had big hands and feet. If she moved sideways a little, she would grab her.

"Brother."

"Ah, Maria, I caught you. But I also want to say, Lisa, if this child can be born smoothly, what should be the name?"

Speaking of which, because there are many children, many common names have been used. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest daughter and the fourth daughter have relatively special names, they would all be renamed now.

"If it's a boy, Sasha, I think it should be named after Paul Petrovich, our father."

What Louisa said has another meaning. Paul is also the "little father of the tsar". Even though he has passed away for many years, he still has some prestige among the people.

Paul is loved by serfs and citizens. In this environment, naming is also very meaningful.

Alexander also nodded in agreement, but he asked again: "What if it's still a girl?"

Although some people wanted him to withdraw his magical powers, it was inevitable. Louisa ignored his opinion and said directly: "If you want to name it, it should be Anastasia, how about that?"

The name means "resurrection", and it is somewhat related to the name Anastasius.

"I think it's okay."

But such a name can't bring "resurrection", but to Soloviev, it seems to be inviting something.

But the more troublesome thing is probably Maria. After her attention was diverted from her brother and sister-in-law, she kept looking in her direction.

Well, the child was just one month old, and the little "python" here came out to hunt, and the prey was still the usual target.

Soloviev still had to hide. After Alexander gave a banquet here, he wanted to slip away, that is, to another palace in the imperial village.

This was considered to be avoided, but if Maria set her sights on her, it would be difficult to run away.

In this family, only Alexandra is better, the rest are not good men and women.

But after hiding, Solovyov did not notice the guest room he arranged. After hiding from Maria, the next door was Louisa's sister Mary.

"I didn't expect to meet you here."

"It was my sister who arranged for me to come here. Speaking of which, I am also an unfortunate person recently, and I can only stay here with my daughter."

"The child looks okay, but... not healthy, so we still need to avoid getting sick."

"Yes, I think so too."

"What is the child's name?"

"Caroline, I really miss my sister in Bavaria."

"You should relax a bit, Mary. It's okay to live here. At least Her Royal Highness the Queen is your biological sister and can still take care of you. If you really feel bored, you can go to Wilno to find Prince Czartoryski."

That was also her brother-in-law, and Mary knew it, but she felt that that brother-in-law was unreliable, so she got closer to her third sister, who was closer to him, and arranged it here in Tsarskoe Selo.

"I don't think so. Did you come here for that road?"

"Yes, I didn't see you on the viewing platform either."

"You didn't see me. I'm worried about the child, so I'll stay here. Look at her face."

"Children who are a few months old will inevitably be like this. Have you ever untied it?"

"The doctor checked it, but couldn't find anything. Maybe it was because I was always unsettled when I was pregnant with this child. Even when I was in Sweden, the journey was often bumpy."

"Not necessarily. I see, Your Highness Maria, you have the same name, but she has always been lively. After giving birth to the child, she was bouncing around in more than a month."

"Okay, I won't tell you anymore, I have to breastfeed the baby." As she was saying this, the baby in Mary's arms started to cry.

Mary also insisted on breastfeeding. Solovyov saw her breasts. When she was picked up by the Guards Cavalry, she was still an ordinary girl, and now she is like this.

Although it is smaller than Queen Louise's pair of large white grapefruits, it is still very full. As for her, she has to untie her clothes and feed her child.

Seeing this, Solovyov turned around and went back to his room.

The child in this arms soon calmed down after receiving breast milk, and after a while he entered the standby state and continued to sleep.

Mary also lamented her embarrassing fate. Now there was a fight between the two brothers-in-law. Although her husband said he would leave her property, he also announced that he wanted a divorce.

The two sons were also sent to their mother, and this child was the only one left here, who was regarded as a sustenance, but the child's body was very weak.

All she faced were troubles.

In the past, she had thought that her sister had encountered enough troubles in Petersburg, but she did not expect that her fate would become even more confusing.