Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 386 028 The Palace Scandal of the Royal Guards Cavalry Officer and the Queen's Maid
The Tauride Palace seems very quiet. It is now a high-end nursery where Louisa raises her children, away from the Winter Palace.

The hustle and bustle over there was more than she could handle, and now she was pregnant, so she probably had an idea whose child she was carrying.

At a time like this, she actually wished it was another girl so that it wouldn't cause any trouble, even Alexander said so when he held her in his arms.

Such a Tsar also knew that he was different from his father. Before Queen Maria gave birth to Mikhail, Paul had always been intimate with his wife only except for verifying whether she could have children. He only gave up after the doctor mentioned the risks of older mothers.

The two illegitimate daughters were entrusted to Solovyov, a more trusted guards officer, and sent to an estate near St. Petersburg.

Alexander also knew these things, and he was also aware that he could not maintain a stable married life with his mother like his father. He always had mistresses outside, so similar problems were inevitable.

Louisa was well-educated but relatively shy. She was not very adaptable to the luxurious life in St. Petersburg. She preferred the quiet environment of the Tauride Palace or summer vacation in a villa near Peterhof Palace and the Royal Aquarium.

However, she and Alexander were not close enough. The young Tsar himself liked to hang out outside and was relatively fond of Maria Naryshkina, a Polish girl. Besides her, he had other mistresses.

In this way, it is inevitable that your home will be robbed.

Therefore, after Louisa spoke, Alexander also expressed his tolerance. He said that the girl's words didn't matter, but as for the boy, since he was not his blood, he could live with another identity.

Anyway, because of the arrangement of Empress Dowager Maria, Louisa's exposure in the public eye was not much higher than that of Alexander's younger sister, Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna.

She was so low-key that even the royal family wouldn't have known that the queen was pregnant again if they hadn't made it public.

But there is one thing, that is, Alexander really wants to know who this man is who dares to flirt with Louisa?
However, Solovyov did not visit the Tavrid Palace during this period. He was busy with work, especially collecting intelligence on Serbia, which was a huge workload.

Not only did he not come to see the pregnant Louisa, either by summons or secretly, he had not even been to Madame Récamier's salon for some time.

Therefore, even if Alexander, a sensitive guy, wanted to find some clues, he would be unlikely to succeed.

Speaking of which, Louisa was also worried that her and Alexander's confession to each other would affect Solovyov.

But it is also strange that Alexander did not directly ask Louisa who her lover was, but instead decided to investigate it himself.

After all, he is also an actor, and his thoughts are hard to guess.

In this situation, Louisa relaxed instead. After all, Solovyov was always careful, and sometimes he would even sneak into her palace quietly.

After all, if he didn't come here, he wouldn't be discovered.

However, little Natalia has been a little absent-minded recently, and no one knows what's wrong with her.

It turned out that Louisa really enjoyed her service, but in this situation, she had no choice but to replace the maid around her.

Little Katya was replaced. Louisa knew what the "old witch" was thinking and wanted to protect the girl. She even asked her to move her luggage with her. She would have a suite in whichever palace she lived in.

After all, she was also the granddaughter of Prince Vasily Dolgorukov of Krymsky, and her background was relatively noble in her family, so it was reasonable for her to serve him.

And to be honest, when her niece became queen, Alexander II's favorite mistress was from the same family as little Katya.

This happened later. Now little Katya is Louisa's reading maid, and she is even the newspaper reader. She is also there when she is combing her hair and dressing up, making the other girls extremely jealous.

Who makes her the youngest, lively and cute?

Of course, this girl was quite well-behaved, as Louisa could see, and her etiquette was very good.

"Katya, don't be like this all the time. It's not good for your health to be tense all the time."

"Your Highness, you have to understand my actions. After all, I am your maid of honor. When I am with you, I have to maintain this demeanor."

"Ah, if someone marries you in the future, and if he is a soft-hearted person, he will probably be controlled by your rules."

"Not really. Life in the palace is different from life at home, Your Highness. If I have a husband in the future, I will love him wholeheartedly and take care of his daily life. It would be best if he is an enterprising young man, and not too far behind me in age."

If what she said was true, not only would the "old witch" fail in promoting her own son Sergei, but even Solovyov, who was ten years older than her, would hardly meet the standards.

Solovyov is good in every way except that he is a little old.

Louisa thought about this pairing, but when the two of them were together, they were more like brother and sister. Little Katya had a good relationship with Solovyov's sister Yulia, so it was no wonder that she would automatically take on the sister's perspective.

As for ambitious young people, Louisa found few.

While she was thinking, she leaned sideways on the sofa, stroking her belly, thinking about this little rascal in her heart. This time he was right. When she was alone in Sweden a few years ago, there was no movement.

When little Katya saw her like this, she was very smart and got a cushion and put it in front of Louisa.

Compared to the other maids assigned to the queen, this girl is the most capable. I don't know how she learned it.

If Louisa hadn't taken her everywhere with her, she might have become the most popular little sister instead of being a little envied now.

This also includes little Natalia, who has been in the palace recently, but has obviously been on duty less often.

The reason was simple: she was in love.

It’s just that the other party’s identity and purpose are somewhat strange.

Alexei Okhotnikov was also an avid suitor of the queen, but before that, in order to be able to get in, he always had to find a suitable girl to introduce himself.

As for this, he thought of the beautiful little Natalia. After all, she had been on duty beside the queen for a long time.

However, recently, because of the appearance of little Katya, Louisa also likes Princess Dolgorukova, who is well-mannered and abides by the rules, and is very lively under this appearance.

Little Natalia was still her personal maid, but she spent less time with Louisa, which inevitably made her feel a little lost.

At this time, Okhotnikov's appearance could more or less fill some of her emotional problems. The general characteristics of the Guards Cavalry officers were that they were tall and strong, handsome, and because they were in Petersburg, everyone was good at talking.

Therefore, under the sweet words, there are always girls who will fall for him here.

Louisa didn't know about this yet, she was even taking a nap in the palace, while little Natalia was kissing the cavalry officer in a room on the other side of the Tauride Palace.

As for the next step, at least the ribbon that tied her skirt had been loosened, revealing her smooth white back, which, coupled with her slender neck, was truly beautiful.

"Alyosha, please don't be like this. Although this suite belongs to me, if girls come here, especially those who don't know the rules, or are new here..."

"Natasha, I just love you and hope you can understand what I'm doing. You are so beautiful, just like Leda."

"So you're going to come here in the form of a swan, you wretch?"

As soon as Okhotnikov started to sing, little Natalia would quickly fall for him, and today her clothes were also undone.

"I love you so much, you angel."

As for what he is going to do now, it is clear. In fact, he is using little Natalia to establish connections, and this girl, who has always been confused, has not noticed it yet. As for "Angel" or "Hermes", it is obvious that he wants her to deliver the message.

Little Natalia was already deeply in love, and when Okhotnikov kissed her, she completely gave up resistance, and the two of them fell on the sofa together.

Of course, Louisa and little Katya in the palace opposite had no idea what was happening in the maid's suite at this time.

In the past, the maids around Louisa did not have heavy duties, so they had more free time.

As for little Katya, her duty time has passed, and someone should have come to take over, but the other girls are either resting or have been assigned tasks today. In fact, there are relatively few people on duty or who can be summoned.

Of course, Louisa also noticed that little Katya was about to take a nap. Even though this girl was full of energy and more diligent than other girls, you couldn't ask her to serve you all the time. The queen's maids were generally more delicate and it was time for them to rest.

So, after thinking it over, Louisa finally spoke up: "Katya, you can go to rest now."

"Your Highness, who will take over my duties then?"

"Go to the maid's suite and see who is free now."

Now little Katya knew what she had to do, so she poured tea for Louisa and left the Queen's apartment and went to the maids' room.

As a result, today was really unfortunate. It could be seen in the register that Miss Buckholden, who was supposed to be on duty today, had asked for leave. Little Natalia's sisters were on leave today and were not in the palace. What about the girl from the Kurakina family?
Little Katya knew that the Kuragin family had a bad reputation. Although Elena Alexeevna was much more virtuous than the wife of Pierre, who had the same name, and could not be compared with her, this "Helen" and her sister Alexandra were sometimes hard to describe.

What's more, they are not here today.

Finally, after tossing and turning, she finally saw little Natalia and Maria Lobanova-Rostovskaya, the latter of whom was little Katya's latest best friend. Selfishly, she hoped that this sister Masha would take over.

But the terrible thing was that today happened to be her period. When little Katya opened her door, she saw sister Masha lying there with a very painful look on her face.

So, she had to take care of her for a while, and make her feel more comfortable before leaving.

Finally, it has to be little Natalia. Before little Katya came to the palace, she had always been the one closest to Her Majesty the Queen.

However, by the time she knocked on the door of the high-end maid's suite, she had already heard strange noises from inside.

Of course, these bold guys like the Guards Cavalry are always able to react quickly.

He jumped up from the sofa, as if he had completed a dry jump shot, and with the cooperation of little Natalia, he hid in the closet.

That is to say, little Natalia has more clothes, so it is more convenient to hide them at the back.

When the door opened, little Katya saw her sister Natalia, who was dressed very coolly, appear in front of her.

Speaking of which, this figure and smooth skin are still very enviable.

"Sister, what are you doing?"

"Ah, I happened to be changing clothes, as you saw, on the sofa."

"Do you want me to help you? It's not very convenient to change clothes with only one person."

Although little Katya didn't think of that, she also saw a shiny cavalry saber placed next to the sofa.

Although this aroused her suspicion, there was no clear evidence.

There are some girls who like to wield swords and guns, such as Her Majesty Catherine.
Little Katya just lacked experience in this area. It took her a while to realize that the prince was just playing with the rapier and revolver, and would not take out the Guards' cavalry saber or the Cossack's "Chasik" to demonstrate.

You know, there are some requirements for the Cossack sword dance, and it takes long-term practice to build up a skill reserve.

Otherwise, it would be common for knives to fly.

In the case of little Natalia, little Katya reacted and knew that something must be wrong.

Although she was very stickler for rules, she was also quite smart and would not fall out with little Natalia. After all, this sister had helped her a lot when she had just become the queen's maid.

As for the rules of the Dolgorukov family, although there are always some weirdos or bad guys among the girls who get married and become mistresses in other people's homes, the family education should still be acceptable.

Therefore, little Katya did not point out this problem, and did not even want her sister to suffer misfortune.

How to tell Her Royal Highness the Queen has become a thorny issue.

(End of this chapter)