Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 184 041 The Queen Mother finally sent away the little adjutant whom she disliked

When the Baden family arrived at Alexander's place, they also came to the door of the delivery room.

Karl Ludwig and Amalia were both worried about their daughter, especially Alexander, the son-in-law. His expression looked distressing, which made the people around him feel uncomfortable as well.

Although Louisa's body was in great pain, she managed to get through this incident safely. Family members are not allowed to enter yet. She is washing the child's body and wiping the sweaty young queen.

After the on-site treatment was completed, Dr. Meyer allowed the Tsar himself to come in, and he had to wash his hands first, put on a mask, a surgical apron and a doctor's white hat.

It’s true, this Tsar is really a handsome clothes hanger. Even in the style of “White Tsar” he can still look very stylish. No wonder he is a darling of the social scene.

"Your Majesty, at present, the mother and child are safe. After confirming that Her Highness is in good health, you can let her go to the ward inside. However, as in the previous few times, you still need to turn the patient over every day and wash her body twice a day. After all, Her Highness is a beautiful and clean young lady, and I..."

"Okay, Dr. Meyer, thank you too. I never thought that we would need a doctor from the Guards, as well as an adjutant and a maid this time."

"The girls all performed very well. If they were not born into a wealthy family, they could become excellent medical staff if they received some nursing training. Even if they don't go out to serve in the hospital, the nursing knowledge can still be used at home, and even to protect their own lives."

"Ah, I think so. I will set up a special health department for this matter."

Alexander did feel pity for Louisa when he saw her lying weakly in the sheets. Sometimes he was just acting, and sometimes he was sincere. At this moment, Louisa looked at him with a dazed look in her eyes, but it was common for couples to be seen in the flesh, and Meyer also "flashed" and left the delivery room. After all, it was not appropriate for him to be there at this moment.

Solovyov and Natalia are helping Louisa take care of the children. Both children have not opened their eyes yet. If a child is slow to open his eyes, it may take a few days, but for the better ones, it will only take 24 hours.

"Misha, you are really skilled at this."

"After all, our family is not a wealthy one, Natasha. My father doesn't even have many servants."

"As for Aniya, how could you be so bold?"

"You may not believe it when I tell you this, but when my sister died young, everyone in the family thought my mother was dead. But when we sent her to the church, she came back to life. We thought it was a miracle at the time. Unfortunately, no miracle happened to my sister."

"I've heard about the state lady. You, the newcomer, have done a great job today. If you hadn't pushed on His Highness's belly a few times, the doctor would have had to use forceps."

Outside the Winter Palace, people on Palace Embankment, Million Street and the surrounding squares were celebrating because the Queen had "successfully given birth to an heir." After all, the citizens of St. Petersburg did not know that Louisa's mother had given birth to twins as her first child, nor did they expect that the Queen could give birth to two children at this time.

As for the name of the crown prince, someone has already given the odds. "Pavel" has the highest odds. In the future, there may be Paul II. Many people are still grateful to the old emperor who unfortunately passed away. The poorer the citizens are, the more so. After all, Paul really improved their lives.

Especially since the day the child was born was the old emperor’s birthday, it seemed like it was God’s will.

When Alexander saw the birth of a girl, he also thought of this. However, the arrival of two children at once always brought some omen to the Russian royal family, who were always superstitious.

Naming the child is also a problem. Alexander is feeling mixed emotions now. He feels like he is having an illusion and he also sees Solovyov.

"Lisa, I think that when we name our children, the first one to be born should be named Paulina to commemorate the emperor, and the next one, what do you think we should do?"

"It's like a dream of light and shadow. I'll see the children later. The doctor wrapped me in sterile cotton like this. I thought it was like when Tonya was born. It was really painful."

"You just need to rest for a while. Next year, if the time is right, we will go to Moscow, where there will be a second coronation ceremony."

"As for the name, I think Natasha read me a recent poem last night, written by Zhukovsky."

"You mean the short poem 'Svetlana' that a young civil servant, whose name seems to be Vasily Zhukovsky, improvised?"

"Very beautiful words, Sashka. Although I was born in Karlsruhe, a daughter of the Margrave of Baden, I learned Russian very quickly. Vasya's poem is very beautiful and can be completed as a long poem. This is only the beginning of a poem."

"I heard this poem, it seems to be 'The Evening of the Epiphany'."

Alexander was not able to hear the entire content because it was too noisy at the time, but Louisa asked Sonya, who was present at the scene, to get a copy of the excerpt at the palace.

"It's right next to me, under my little crown."

"Let me see. The poem goes like this: 'On an Epiphany night, the girls took off their shoes for divination.' Louisa, I think sometimes you are very much like your grandmother, but only a little bit of her shadow. When she was young, she often walked barefoot on the ground. But sometimes you are not like her, because your grandmother was so majestic, and you are so gentle."

"Your Majesty, if it were me, you would have to fulfill my wish. It seems that Miss Filippova was very eye-catching that day. The completed part of this long poem includes the coronation ring."

"Well, Lisa, I will fulfill your wish. Our daughters will be named Polina and Svetlana. I just don't know if our mother will allow it." Alexander knew that his adjutant dressed as a woman and caused a legend among young civil servants and Guards officers that day. Some people actually described him, so it was very appropriate to use such a name.

The Queen Mother was still very disappointed that Louisa gave birth to another girl. She was not at the scene, and when she heard the sound of cannons, she thought that her hated daughter-in-law had given birth to a grandson this time.

The Queen was worried at the beginning because there were too many girls and she would have trouble getting them married.

When it came to naming her granddaughter, she was somewhat opposed to using such a strange name, which was still a made-up word in 1801. But Alexander brought up the poems of Vasily Zhukovsky, and the Empress Dowager had a limited level of education, so she couldn't say anything.

"Although it is a tribute poem, it sounds like a courtship. Who was the girl that day? I have never seen that girl among your wife's maids, but she is very pretty. You can find her as your lover." Alexander felt very strange. What happened to his mother today?
The Queen Mother was not quite sure that it was the little adjutant whom she hated, and that this costume would never appear again. The young Tsar also felt that there was no need for his mother to know the truth, so he played it off.

Besides, he is not Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Think about it, there must be something wrong with his mother's eyesight. Everyone knows that Bagration's wife is very nearsighted. The queen mother's eyes are probably blurry due to old age, so she must not be able to see clearly.

"That girl is actually a nun nurse in the hospital, who is responsible for taking care of Lisa. As you know, some doctors' level may not be higher than our military doctors. If Mr. Meyer hadn't been here..."

Alexander was a playboy, but he still spoke up when his wife was in danger.

As for the naming issue, Queen Mother Maria could not stop it.

But when the two children opened their eyes the next day, Louisa had just washed their bodies. When she put the children close to her, she could see that there was some difference between the two girls' eyes.

"Although both of them were born with blonde hair, Her Highness Polina's eyes are blue, while Her Highness Svetlana's eyes are green. The shape of their eyes is very similar to yours."

They are also as innocent and clear as the eyes of a deer, especially those of a newborn baby when its eyes are able to open.

"They all look like me, and that's good."

Louisa's health was in good condition this time. She even felt that she was well enough and didn't necessarily need a wet nurse. She could breastfeed the baby herself.

Of course, Louisa didn't notice how the green-eyed child came about, and seemed to think it was God's will.

The same goes for Alexander. After all, superstition is more important than science in his family. Even Louisa, who is more knowledgeable about science, cannot think of genetic factors.

The only one in the family who always paid attention to this matter was the late Tsar Paul, but during the baptism, he would also make excuses for it to the lady-in-waiting next to him.

He never had the chance to question the color of his granddaughter's eyes, and was buried in the Royal Church Cemetery of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

But Solovyov, who followed Alexander throughout the Winter Palace, understood this factor. However, green eyes would usually be replaced by blue eyes, and winning this prize was really exciting.

He couldn't say anything about this kind of thing.

His main task recently was to serve as a tour guide for Luisa's family and to lead Amalia to the coffin of her sister, Princess Natalia, Paul's first wife and Luisa's aunt.

The fate of that lady was frozen in the portrait, and it also involved a royal scandal. Paul had always believed in his wife, but the queen finally produced evidence, and Paul became calm. In the later period, he was not so serious about his second wife, Queen Mother Maria.

At this moment, there was another thing happening to the royal family. The two women hired by Count Kutaisov gave birth one after another, and it was not very convenient to find a foster care provider.

"Musina-Yurieva? Yevdokia and Marfa?"

When Solovyov heard the baby girl's last name, his mind worked quickly and he guessed it.

"I think you will carry out this secret mission and send the two children to my aunt, asking her to take good care of them. In addition, I know that you applied for a new position some time ago. Gossiping in the Petersburg court will always cause misunderstandings. Even in the Queen Mother's place, except for a few people who knew about it, no one realized that the maid 'Miss Filippova' was actually an agile major adjutant in the Guards. But you also want to go abroad, to Sweden."

"Your Majesty, I think that at this time, if I go to Sweden, I will not only do something in Stockholm or somewhere else, but also conduct reconnaissance."

"Why did you go to Sweden for reconnaissance?"

"I think the King of Sweden is an erratic ass. He allowed Her Highness Alexandra to suffer so much injustice. He married Her Highness the Queen's sister and then caused Her Highness to suffer injustice. The actions of such a person may bite us again one day."

"That's a good idea. I was originally planning to have you escort the relatives from Baden to Stockholm, but now I think you can be of great use. You have to go through Finland, and you can go to Sweden as a temporary military attaché in Stockholm. Also, you can check on Frederica, who is Lisa's closest sister, and see what's going on in the Swedish court."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"This way, I can explain myself. You probably don't know that the Queen Mother has never liked you, right? There's something even more interesting. The way you dress up as a man has impressed the Queen Mother. She even asked me if I want you to be my lover. But you must keep this a secret and no one else can know about it. The confidentiality period is 20 years!"

"Well, Your Majesty, no one will be able to remember such things by then!"

As for dealing with the Swedes and conducting such a reconnaissance, Solovyov had actually wanted to do it a long time ago. It was not a good thing to stay in St. Petersburg all the time.

Louisa's relatives also lived in the Winter Palace. After all, there were thousands of usable rooms here, and hundreds of them were suites.

This also included Alexander agreeing to his sister-in-law Amalia's request to stay and accompany Louisa, and the Tsar's father-in-law and mother-in-law were going back to Baden, but they also brought a letter, which was the intention of Russia and Austria to secretly conclude a secret agreement.

Alexander was very smart. This kind of thing must be kept secret. If he went directly from St. Petersburg to Vienna, he would be discovered at the gate of Schönbrunn Palace. If he went to visit relatives, he could take a few steps through Baden, which might be effective.

Although the Tsar was not good at fighting, and except for the artillery, his military branch was not necessarily better than his wife, his diplomatic ability and personal beauty were still there.

(End of this chapter)