Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 203 015 Journey to Bjork Island (Part )
During the Viking era, Björk Island was once a trading base of moderate size.

Solovyov sometimes admired Louisa, and she also looked for information in the library of the Swedish Royal Palace.

Moreover, the two of them were now sitting face to face at a table in the small library, and no one else came to disturb them.

Natalia was called out for a walk by her fiancé, and the maids didn't have much interest in reading, so they just stayed in the suite outside.

Only Solovyov accompanied Louisa here. Compared with her sisters, Louisa was more interested in reading and had a deeper understanding of knowledge.

"Luisa, I can't understand the Swedish materials either. What's the point of coming here?"

"But when preaching here, many people communicate in German. You can try to find information."

Although it was often Solovyov who taught Louisa all kinds of knowledge, in the library, with Louisa wearing small glasses on her nose, she looked like a teacher.

"Louisa, are you going to give me a lesson?"

"Perhaps I could imitate Luisa de Medrano and give you a lesson in Nordic history, starting with finding the information."

"Who is this European lady with the same name as you?"

"She was a female professor at the University of Salamanca, a figure from three hundred years ago."

"In Spain?"

"Yes, in Spain, didn't you often talk about Hypatia who was persecuted by the Bishop of Alexandria?"

"Indeed, there are outstanding female scholars in every era, but their number is limited, even if women's education is open to them."

"Don't worry, I just found a book. This book is quite old."

Louisa really looked like a young teacher, about to give lessons to her clever brother Mishka.

"Although I don't know, we can find it. It's a book about Swedish history, and it mainly introduces the situation around Stockholm."

Compared to other people's love talks, which are always about being in love, their love is much more than just intimacy and sweet words, but also about sharing knowledge and various experiences in life.

And this way, their intimacy can last longer.

"Let's take a look at Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, which tells the story of the Bishop of Hamburg. Although it is a copy, it was found in a Danish monastery. The preface explains it very clearly. In addition, there is also a book called The Swedish Chronicle, which is a book written 350 years ago and is relatively reliable."

"Louisa, do you want to know the story of this island?"

"Yes, it was the palace attendant here who told me. He asked me to look for it in the library. I didn't expect that I would actually find something."

Louisa looks very good today. She is so energetic that she doesn't look like the lovely and pitiful girl anymore. Although the schedule of this trip is relatively fixed, she has a lot of free time.

For an aristocratic girl who has been a caged bird since childhood, marrying a husband of high status and becoming a queen can only improve her status, but it is difficult for her to feel happy.

Solovyov's Latin was not very good. Although he was familiar with the phrase "beware of the Greeks' sugar-coated bullets", he only had a vague understanding of most of the content.

"It is mentioned here, Mishka. You can see that although the cover is in Latin, the contents have been translated into German."

Solovyov looked at the catalog, but didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so he pushed the book back.

"Miss Louisa of Baden, my professor, this is the content of the course you are going to teach me."

"Well, you have to notice that Birka is mentioned here, which is the origin of Björk Island. In the Viking era, non-believers established a trading post here, on Lake Mälaren, the island we are going to. The town existed for 250 years and was then slowly abandoned."

"Luisa, could this be a language difference? You know, there are always some differences among the languages ​​of European countries, and there are many foreign words. Sometimes a transliteration may be transferred to a very far place."

Louisa likes students who love to ask questions, and she knows that if she wants to teach this student, she might be educated in return because the other person's knowledge reserves are much stronger than hers.

However, this time, it was obvious that the other party wanted to listen to him, and the two of them spent a lot of time alone on this trip, and they wouldn't be together for a while.

There was no such good opportunity when I was in the palace.

"Well, what you said may actually make sense, but we don't really understand the local Swedish language, especially how the ancient Vikings spoke."

"That's true. Perhaps when the Imperial University is built in Petersburg in the future, we can consider establishing such a department. This is what you mentioned in the memorial on investment in public education."

Louisa's character as a "virtuous queen" is still well-established, except that she has a lover, and this lover's actions are super secretive.

From her frugality in spending to her donations to schools as queen and the support and advice she provided to education, she truly deserves the responsibility.

"I have only written two memorials, and you saw them both."

"But it does make sense, what a lovely young lady."

Solovyov wanted to kiss again, but Louisa interrupted him at this time and pushed him into the chair very seriously.

"You need to pay attention, Mr. Soloviev!"

There is a Dolohov among the Death Eaters, so it is not strange for the Ministry of Magic or Hogwarts to have a princess or queen, especially when Louisa looks serious with glasses.

"Okay, Miss Professor, I will continue to attend the class!"

In addition, the blue skirt she wore today actually showed off some of her body features that were not usually very prominent, making it even more noticeable.

"And I've read in some books before that around 1000, the Varangian trading posts also began to decline. There must be some connection, don't you think?"

"I think so too. Things are universally connected."

Well, the two of them are now unconsciously using a famous quote from Sir Humphrey, and even those who know the meme didn't notice it.

Louisa's "lecture" on Bjork Island continued, and Solovyov found it very interesting and regarded it as learning new knowledge.

"This used to be part of the Linköping Diocese, and there was also a tomb of an archbishop here, but there is no sign of it on the surface." "That's no wonder. After all, I heard from my father that when he was recuperating in Sevastopol in Crimea, someone dug up Greek sculptures there."

When the Empress of the "Spiritual Greeks and Romans" visited there, she saw even more. The Crimean Peninsula had very close relations with the Greeks, and during the Eastern Roman Empire it had long existed as a Kherson Military District.

"If we have the chance, we will go to Crimea together, and you will be my guide."

"But I haven't been there either, I just read a lot of books on the subject."

"You are a good student. I want to reward you something."

"Then kiss it, Louisa, I'll kiss you on the cheek."

Although Louisa had been his lover for quite some time, her ears turned red when she talked about this.

"I like you so much, even though these words may be a little vulgar, Professor Louisa."

It must be said that even when using more "vulgar" words, Solovyov seemed more elegant, which really made her like him.

"And you, bad student, must listen to my class carefully!"

"You just said I was nice!"

"You are an excellent student and have a wide range of knowledge, which makes you a good student. But you always want to be with me, which makes you a bad student."

In particular, Solovyov picked her up.

In the library, Louisa continued to "teach" Solovyov according to the contents of the books she found. She still had some teacher temperament, but it was she who was the student in the palace on a daily basis. Although the young queen was exposed to much more knowledge than ordinary women, the scope of her knowledge was still limited.

Solovyov was also very proficient in her favorite history. No matter whether it was about Greece and Rome or the mysterious and distant China, she could tell many stories at will.

They set out for the island of Björká, taking a rowboat from the Royal Swedish Navy.

The Swedes themselves have also conducted surveys on the island, but in the end they did not come to any conclusion. Even during official excavations, when John Hardorf came to the island in the 17th century, he found nothing. To this day, the treasure on the island remains a mystery.

However, after listening to the report of the naval patrol, Gustav IV thought that the scenery was beautiful and suitable as a place for vacation and summer vacation, so he suddenly wanted to build some wooden villas here, but he also chose some places in the eastern part of the island.

There are also similar villages and villas on some nearby islands, but the scenery of Lake Mälaren is indeed very beautiful.

This place is indeed a good choice to spend the summer. After everything was arranged, the paddle boat left.

However, King Gustav IV himself will not stay on the island. It is equivalent to the Queen entertaining her family, and he will return to the castle, first to the Queen Mother, and then return to Stockholm.

Although he was a bad king, he was still concerned about his responsibilities and would wait until some time to come to the island to pick up people and send a ship to deliver supplies.

After seeing the facilities here, Carl Ludwig was very satisfied, and there were such places in Sweden.

Although this somewhat stupid son-in-law is prone to messing things up, it is still quite creative.

In comparison, Alexander did a good job, but he might not be able to come up with such thoughtfulness.

The several islands in this area happen to be in the core area of ​​Lake Mälaren, not far from Queen's Island, and are also close for transporting supplies from Stockholm.

Louisa also stayed there. When she saw that the water here was very clear, she wanted to go swimming with her sisters.

But Amalia didn't want to go. She wanted to stay to accompany her father. After all, the old prince broke his leg during this trip, and he almost lost his life after recovering from the injury.

When Frederica came to the island, she left the rigid environment of the Stockholm court. Here, there were only maids she was familiar with and servants who came from Baden. When she was free to move around, she needed more rest and recuperation.

What's more, she always felt that she was pregnant, and it would be more comfortable to rest here than in the palace.

Another point is that Frederica seemed to have had a little rheumatism when she was very young, and her preferences were indeed different from those of Louisa.

Louisa's body is probably weak in her stomach and heart, especially her heart, which is a congenital defect. She has looked weak since she was a child.

Mary and Wilhelmina were willing to go swimming with their sister, and the water here was not deep, and there was a small pier where they could go down and play in the water.

"Besides, there are some good places to go. Look at the small islands here. We can also go there by boat or swim."

This area is also sparsely populated, and there are no large wild animals on the several small islands.

And Solovyov now also wants to try fishing.

He had never been so leisurely before, and this time he felt very relaxed as he accompanied Louisa on a visit and to visit relatives.

Although he was not good at fishing, at times like this, it was suitable to use this method to regulate his body and mind, and bringing a book on the boat was perfect.

Moreover, there was a large wooden house on the island that could be used for rest. Solovyov planned to live there himself and grill the fish caught from the lake, which would be more delicious.

The other attendants were still on the main island of Bjork. After all, their main task was to serve. Only the officers brought by Solovyov had nothing to do here.

If Louisa wanted to come to him, she only had to sneak over. Compared with her poor athletic ability on land, she was very good at swimming and could swim a distance even in a skirt. There was a very small island between this island and Björk Island, so small that it was not marked on the map.

But even though she said this, Solovyov had never seen her swim, and the only popular swimming style at that time was breaststroke. Freestyle only existed among the indigenous peoples of America and Australia, and even Europeans didn't know much about it.

So, he was also a little curious about how Louisa swam.

For a beauty like this, even if she uses a doggy paddling posture when swimming, it should look good considering her slender limbs and slim figure.

Of course, it was not easy for him to guess how Louisa got here.

Now, it's time for him to have a good rest.

(End of this chapter)