Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 185 Going to Sweden is not just a trip abroad
Alexander believed that Solovyov's sarcasm was correct. The Swedish King Gustav IV was indeed an erratic and stupid ass, and his entire family suffered as a result.

The letter that the Empress grandmother wrote to her mother, now Empress Dowager Maria, made it very clear that even if all four daughters caught a fatal cold, they were just waiting there in vain.

Therefore, Alexander was somewhat worried about his brother-in-law. Who knew what stupid thing he might do on a whim one day?

As for sending an officer out for reconnaissance, Solovyov went to Sweden to serve as a military attaché in Stockholm in the name of escorting the monarchs and their mothers-in-law. In fact, a lot of meetings were arranged for him.

The coronation ceremony in Moscow was postponed to 1803. The two-year delay was due to many considerations, including that Louisa still needed to take care of her children and recuperate.

By the time she was able to get up, the baby had almost recovered when he was one month old. At this time, her parents and siblings all had to leave, and only her eldest sister Amalia stayed with her. She was also arranged to have a blind date with someone Alexander thought was good, Polish Prince Adam Czartoryski, who was also one of the hot candidates for Russian Foreign Minister.

"I will miss you very much, Dad and Mom. I will go to Stockholm to see how Frederica is doing, and also to see my nephew Gustav and niece Sofia."

"Of course, Louisa, we'll see how she's doing when we get to Stockholm."

What Louisa did not say was what the lady-in-waiting Golovina said to her: "Alas, although her fate was glorious, it put her through many trials, and the crown on her head was full of thorns."

Her feelings for her fourth sister were indeed very deep. At the beginning, there was a possibility that both sisters would marry the brothers Alexander and Constantine at the same time. In the end, the empress only chose the elder sister. Later, the wife chosen for Constantine was Juliana of Saxony, but she has now returned to her parents' home - the scene was once very embarrassing.

Frederica was also looking forward to the arrival of her family. In the summer, she gave birth to Princess Sofia of Sweden. During this time, her husband, who loved her but was like a human teddy bear, finally calmed down a little, but he always had sudden whims.

There is even another idea here. After Frederica's parents arrive, her two sisters in St. Petersburg can meet in Finland after a while, or come to Stockholm. This will be an opportunity to enhance the relationship between Russia and Sweden.

But at this time, Alexander was really worried about his brother-in-law. If Alexandra's marriage had not been delayed for a few years, perhaps he would not have thought of sending a military attaché to Sweden at this time to investigate some of the domestic situations in Sweden.

Solovyov still had to go home to pack his things. He was going on a long journey and it would take a long time for him to come back.

After all, when he left the Tsar's office, the trip Alexander asked him to take was not just to Stockholm. After completing a possible meeting between Louisa and the Swedish royal family there, he would also have to accept new tasks in Stockholm.

Because of this, he also had to consider the expenses abroad. Fortunately, the chain company in Stockholm was exclusively operated under the name of the Queen of Sweden, so he could get the money from there.

Before leaving, Solovyov also wanted to see Louisa. Her body really needed "confinement" to recuperate. When the baby was one month old, she became radiant and beautiful again, full of girlishness and some mature charm.

"Give this letter to my sister Frederica. If you need anything in Stockholm, I think she will help you. And you know how much I miss her. I wish I could get better and see her and kiss her cheek."

"Your Highness, why are you still blushing?"

Because of the presence of the maids, he couldn't speak too freely, but it was also a fact that Louisa's feelings for her sisters were there.

"I miss her. I haven't seen her for eight years since I got married here. When I think of Frederica, I want to cry."

Louisa actually shed tears, and you can imagine how good the relationship between the sisters is.

For princesses from feudal families, this fate was that of a bird in a cage. No wonder when Louisa talked about marriage with her parents, she suggested finding a husband's family for her two younger sisters that would allow them to feel more relaxed and free.

Another problem was that Solovyov also had to leave Louisa. She was better now than before. There were more girls among the maids who were close to her, and she had selected a few new ones to join. The eldest sister Amalia also came to St. Petersburg and started her blind date plan.

With some company around her, Louisa no longer felt as lonely as she did in the past, so she moved back to the Tavrid Palace, which she regarded as a nursery for raising her children and her daily residence.

Although Alexander allocated the Alexander Palace built for them by the Empress' grandmother to Louisa to live in, it was in the Tsarskoye Selo and too close to Gatchina. Louisa always had some of her own personality and was unwilling to be bullied by her mother-in-law. In addition, the Tavrid Palace near the Neva River was more conducive to her recuperation, and the view outside the window was also very beautiful.

Of course, Solovyov was also observing Louisa's physical condition and the movements of the Baden family. Karl Ludwig would decide to leave only after the child was one month old. He had completed all the preparations here the night before. They were going to take a boat to Stockholm.

Before leaving St. Petersburg, Solovyov was quite courageous. He waited for Louisa in a wooden house next to the palace. The two of them were going to have a secret date here.

"Louisa"

"Mishka, I know you are going to Stockholm on a mission. I will miss you very much."

"Me too. You've recovered quite well. I remember when we first got to know each other, you always fainted for various reasons, and before that you were often in a sickly state."

"I feel much better now. Thank you for prescribing medicine for me. This is how my complexion has returned to what it is now."

"Don't eat too much of some things. Glue-based medicinal materials and health products are not easy to digest. You have a weak stomach, heart and lungs, and you have given birth to four children. I may be more worried about you than His Majesty when I go out."

Louisa knew very well that Solovyov had been helping her to consolidate her position. Russia was a paradise for adventurers, especially those who wanted to throw themselves into the arms of nobles in Petersburg, and the women that the young and handsome Tsar himself had taken a fancy to, that is, the young queen Louisa. As the principal wife and the only wife who could give birth to legitimate children for Alexander, she also had to face the provocation from the mistress. "Your Majesty has treated me much better than before. I like you, but I can't get rid of the shackles of this golden birdcage. My fate is to be imprisoned here forever, and it seems that I can't avoid the tricks of fate since I was born."

"I know, Louisa, you must take good care of yourself. If there is anything, you must discuss it with Natasha and the matron. They are your friends, but the matron may not keep secrets."

"Don't worry, what I have to do now is to raise the child. Before we part, can you let me kiss you?"

After Louisa's health improved, she became much more enthusiastic towards her husband and lover, and her mood was not so depressed.

"Of course, Louisa, one of the other two girls has green eyes, like emeralds, as bright as your sapphire eyes."

"I know, is this God's arrangement, or what?"

"Maybe it's fate's trick again. The green color is different from mine. Some people always say that my eyes look like a little wolf."

Solovyov himself was thankful that he did not have the "eyes of an eagle or a wolf". The color of his eyes was too special. If he had green eyes, it would be hard not to have some thoughts of his own.

"Could it be"

"I also knew during those days that His Majesty was back. That is to say, your suffering this time was the 'joint effect' of His Majesty and I, but this is something only you and I know. I will be back. Wait for me, I will be back."

Solovyov never expected that he almost copied Simonov's poem, and he also needed to point out that he was a close friend of the Polish driver, who was very respectful of his friend's family! Compared with the nephew of the Moscow cobbler, he was already very loyal.

"You've never written any poetry yourself, so I thought you could give this to me."

But since Louisa was so proactive, he had no choice but to use his plagiarism skills.

"But you have to keep it a secret. This is a secret between us. I will always protect you. If there is any danger, as long as it is not an incurable disease, I will do my best when you are in danger."

As for kissing, the healthier Louisa was more charming. All Solovyov could remain rational at this time was that his beloved young queen still needed to recover, and he did not want to be a good beast. After the passionate kiss, he left wearing a gray cloak and disappeared into the woods of the Tauride Palace.

Although Louisa usually wrote in German and French, her Russian was also very authentic. Even Russian vocabulary experts like Princess Dashkova praised her language skills.

When reading this poem, Louisa's eyes became misty again. Now her heart was torn in two by love. Even her little brother Mishka weighed a little more in her heart.

Although he was not the first to arrive, he was the first to arrive and was more considerate of himself. He was not just a fanatical pursuer who was moved by beauty.

However, Solovyov was still very serious at this time. He also reminded Louisa that excessive sadness would be very detrimental to her breastfeeding plan for her child, so she should invite more wet nurses later.

The thought that he could be so serious even when he was in love was really interesting and made people laugh.

This made her feel much better, and the next morning, while the Baltic Sea had not yet frozen, a large Russian sailing ship set sail from St. Petersburg, passed Kotlin Island and entered the Gulf of Finland, and then headed for the capital of Sweden.

As for Solovyov, since he does not know Swedish, French and German may be used more frequently when he gets there.

These days he is always with Louisa's only brother Karl, and they get along very well. This young man has an active mind and has received some family education from the Margrave of Baden. The old Margrave himself is an economist and abolitionist. He had already thrown feudal serfdom into the garbage dump before the United States came to power. The education his grandson and granddaughter received is indeed extraordinary.

Because Karl, Solovyov's "bodyguard" who was also a translator and pseudo-poet, always pestered him to talk about everything.

"I didn't expect you to know so much. I thought you were just an ordinary attendant of my brother-in-law, the emperor, who was brave in battle. You are a treasure trove, with endless orange juice, although it's not polite to say so."

"But King Frederick is still very loyal to his friends and doesn't hide anything. However, I am also somewhat interested in what kind of person your sister the queen, the one in Sweden, is?"

"When I was ten years old, my sister was still discussing marriage with her brother-in-law in Stockholm. I didn't expect that Sister Louisa would suffer such a big injustice. Frederica is very good. My sister likes music. When she sits in front of the piano and plays, she likes happy notes and can't stop. She likes Mozart and Haydn's music, but it doesn't seem like..."

His analysis of his fourth sister made Solovyov feel magical. Louisa was probably the most precious treasure that old man Baden had educated over the years, the most dazzling gem on the crown, and the knowledge she learned was different from her sisters.

No wonder she wanted to be the de facto wife of a high school principal, a girls' school principal, and a kindergarten director. She needed to have more skills than her five sisters.

Karl, on the other hand, was relatively open-minded. After all, he was trained as an heir, and the atmosphere in Baden was relatively free. In many respects, his ideas were highly consistent with Alexander's. Louisa also supported her husband's gradual reforms and the introduction of new laws, but she was not allowed to interfere too much in politics. This seemed to have become a taboo in Russia at present. Except for the Empress Dowager, noble ladies seldom took the initiative to get involved in politics. Having a Queen was enough.

As for the Swedish royal family, Gustav IV prepared a very grand reception ceremony for the arrival of his father-in-law, and the whole city was busy and tense.

(End of this chapter)