Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 98 048 The King of Bavaria is really doing too much

Alexandra and Elena have not yet married, and now Queen Maria has also listed the subsequent marriage plan.

Maria and Catherine, both of whom have not yet grown up, have been put on the "shelf" of marriage by their mother. It is also this mother who arranged her daughters to be wives of German princes, not entirely considering the interests of Russia, but also including the interests of her natal family Württemberg.

No wonder after Alexandra was arranged to her eldest nephew, she is now considering whether Maria and Catherine should marry with Austria, completely forgetting how the Habsburgs treated their daughters-in-law before.

Maria herself feels that it doesn't matter. It would be best if she could stay with her father. Like her two sisters who had to marry far away, she also wants to go.

But Catherine is different. She is the most loved by her mother, and she is only eleven years old, and she has her own little calculations. It is indeed not given in vain.

Although she always wanted to go out with Prince Mikhail, she also loved to play. She actually wanted to be a queen.

She would definitely not consider someone like Crown Prince Ferdinand who had epilepsy 20 times a day. As for the places where she could be a queen, there were actually many places.

My sister could have been the queen of Sweden, but fortunately she didn't. Gustav IV was not only a person who looked like a king.

As for other empty places, they were basically the crown princes of various countries, that is, the future kings.

When Soloviev was on duty in the Guards, he usually changed positions with the 2nd Battalion, but he was not familiar with the commander of the 2nd Battalion. After he arrived, the commander of this battalion was also vacated, and he had not even arranged it.

After the rotation, he served the Tsar when he was on duty, and he had no time to rest when he was off duty.

I met Maria in the corridor. This little girl usually didn't have any requirements. The focus was on music.

Your Highness, if you were in Japan, would you have to be surnamed Sasaki?

"Major Soloviev, what a coincidence, I met you."

"Your Highness, I just got off duty, if you have something to do, you can..."

"Come here, I have something to ask you."

"Your Highness, if you want me to sing or record music, just ask the conductor of the court orchestra to arrange it, you don't have to come in person to tell me."

"Just come with me, there are some secrets."

This girl is the least thoughtful among the sisters, simpler than her eldest sister, and never cares about the outside world's evaluation, after all, there is no evaluation of her.

Because she had smallpox, she was rarely asked about marriage. Although there were arrangements, they were all stuck because of the illness.

In fact, the pockmarks on her face were very shallow and could not be seen without careful observation.

Before Soloviev went to war, he was often ordered around by these female grand duchesses, so when he was walking around in the palace, no one could say anything gossipy.

After turning around a few times, Solovyov also noticed that he turned back to the door of the Crown Prince's bedroom.

The Crown Prince himself has been very proud recently. He has several mistresses outside, and the Crown Princess does not interfere with his life while taking care of the children in the palace.

Alexander himself is not fast in learning other things. When he was in his second year of middle school, he called himself a "Jacobin", but he did not learn much advanced ideas from his private tutor, but this skill of learning the French to find mistresses has indeed been in line with France.

As for who he found, the Crown Princess is not unaware of it now, and in the social circles of Petersburg, there are always married ladies or unmarried ladies who want to get close to the Crown Prince. But because Louisa never cares about these things, she has always received a lot of sympathy.

Queen Maria was always very simple during the Queen's era, but now she has become more and more luxurious, and she also suppresses her two daughters-in-law. In the court, she has always been the most prominent position among the female relatives.

And she had to keep it up in the future. As long as she didn't plan to have more children, the queen's physical condition would make her live a long life.

Louisa should continue to take care of the baby in this way, and she also opened the room to ensure ventilation. The heating in the Winter Palace was too good, which was also a problem. She was afraid that the baby would get hot.

Maria, the child, said she wanted to ask questions, but her attention was not focused. When she saw her niece, she wanted to tease the child again.

"Donia, let your aunt hold you."

The child had just left the crawling state, and her legs had not grown hard yet. Although there was no problem standing, she fell directly on the blanket after taking these two steps.

Maria picked up the child like a kitten or a puppy raised in the palace, and her movements were very skillful when she picked him up.

Obviously, she came to her brother and sister-in-law's house to take care of the baby, and Solovyov was left alone.

"Your Highness, you are very skilled in taking care of children."

"I will become a mother like Sister Lisa in the future, so I must be familiar with it."

By the way, Maria and Ekaterina have been raised together, and their precocity in speech is somewhat similar.

"But children cannot speak, and when they want to cry or shout, they also have needs. Look at Your Highness Tonya, she reaches out..."

"Is it because of the medal you are wearing?"

Solovyov's good habit is to polish his medals. The red enamel of the Order of Saint Anna, the white enamel of the Order of Malta, and the cross he wears are exposed.

"Your Highness may have seen that there are many shining places in me."

Maria's outfit today is too plain for a princess of her status. She is just wearing a long white dress without any jewelry. There are even very few decorations on the skirt. She can only imitate her sister-in-law. The pink nail polish I applied with my two sisters was to add some color to it.

However, the child did not come to grab the medal, but stretched out his arm, which should be asking for a hug.

"No, this is for hugging. You just told me that children have needs."

"Yes, I also have a younger sister, who is about the same age as His Highness."

He held the child very skillfully, and the little princess lay on his shoulder, just on the side without the epaulettes.

"If I were a fat man, Your Highness might sleep more comfortably."

The child arrived at the right time and fell asleep directly on Solovyov's shoulder.

The newly promoted Major of the Guards also gently stroked the child's back while placing her in the cradle.

"That's good. Your Highness, what's your problem?"

"I think, Mr. Major, you went to a very far place and came back this time. Is it fun outside?"

As far as Solovyov knows, Maria is still relatively active. She wants to ask what the outside world is like and tell the truth.

"I went to Italy and Switzerland and fought there. I went to Milan and Turin on the way. I also went to Prague and Vienna. I really want to compare them. In addition to the warm climate, many places are not as good as Petersburg. This is the best place. ”

"That's right, Petersburg is naturally the best. The palace here is very warm. I heard the sister who knows you very well said that Naples is great, very warm, and there is no need for heating."

"If you want to travel to Naples, you may have to choose a good time. It may be raining during this time, and it will be too hot in the summer. When we were marching in the Novi area, when we were fighting the French, some soldiers died because of the hot weather. Fainted."

"That's right. Unfortunately, what about Bavaria? Recently, a special envoy from the Elector of Munich came to ask about Katyusha and me."

Only then did Solovyov know that the messenger from Bavaria requesting a marriage had come to propose marriage to the crown prince of Bavaria.

However, the queen herself was not very interested in this marriage and sent an envoy, but there was no immediate reply.

But what he said to Maria didn't involve too much, so he could only answer whatever she asked.

The envoy from Bavaria is mainly interested in Ekaterina. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria is thirteen years old this year, and Ekaterina is eleven years old. Although they are suitable in age.

However, both children are too young, and if they want to get engaged, the prince of Bavaria will need to come to welcome them, and the elector of Bavaria may not be able to agree.

It is unlikely that the two sides will reach an agreement on this issue.

Maria herself felt that the other party might think she lacked charm.

"Your Highness, how young are you before you start worrying about this?"

"Except Anna is too young, all the sisters have it, but I don't."

Solovyov could only smile helplessly. He knew that some of Maria Theresa's daughters died of smallpox due to smallpox in Schönbrunn Palace, and some had to become nuns in a monastery because of their disfigurement.

"But, Your Highness, you must also think that since you have already had smallpox, you will not get this disease again."

At this point, Maria felt a little relieved, and then she thought about it one after another, just like last time.

"Thank you, monsieur, come to the piano room. I want you to sing to me."

"Your Highness."

"Just come here. You performed three songs for us last time. Apart from those, are there any new ones? If there are no new ones, just sing 'Blue Turban' for me."

Solovyov also felt embarrassed. As a major of the Guards, he had to protect the Tsar during working hours. During break time, before he could run back to the military camp or do other things, he was dragged to comfort the children again.

"Okay, if you want to hear it, it can be this. We can try this."

Maria was very proficient in the harp. She hummed the tune Solovyov had played and began to play the harp.

"I heard this song in Italy. It is a barcarolle from Naples. My Italian is really not that good, but this song is still in the dialect of Naples."

Also known as "Santa Lucia", this barcarolle is originally a specialty of Naples and has spread to northern Italy for some years.

In fact, if Maria is a child who is placed in the families of the princes and earls below, she is a girl who is easy to coax. And the girl who is easy to coax is easy to be coaxed. If some prodigal want to take some measures, she will also be easily fooled. set.

Queen Maria would eventually reject the envoys from Bavaria, and at the same time give Maria the opportunity to consider the princes of Saxony in advance.

Moreover, it is also the place of Saxony-Weimar. If we mention this place, there is a famous figure named Wolfgang Goethe, a famous poet and writer. Maria is somewhat familiar with Goethe’s poetry. They were all familiar with it in the court. I want to learn French and German, and also be exposed to some other languages, but I don’t speak English.

If she wants to go, Maria might still like it. This small palace has a strong cultural atmosphere. She loves music and poetry. It is a good place to go. Although she was arranged to go there because of the marriage, this place can really make her proud for a while.

In the future, when she becomes the princess of Saxe-Weimar, she will be the sponsor of many poets and musicians.

At this moment, Soloviev is also playing the piano, but he does not have the skill of cat scratching, so he can't play a difficult song. Instead, he plays "Kalinka" with one hand. This song is too difficult to sing, and it is not easy for him to do it.

And he was not allowed to be quiet. Anna came in following the sound of music. In order to coax the child, Soloviev had to sing "Kalinka" while playing with her gestures.

This person, with one salary, can be used as a guard and can also come down to be a nanny. It is indeed a bit worth it.