Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 472 049 The journey to the Winter Palace St. Petersburg was not very comfortable
Peace came so suddenly that when Langeron sent Napoleon a temporary ceasefire agreement, the French emperor had an illusion.

After all, this day is June 6th, which has always been unfriendly to the French.

Napoleon was not very religious, but he had a special superstition about dates, just like the Chinese are superstitious about numbers.

In 1799, the Russian-Austrian coalition defeated the French army led by MacDonald on this day, so this day is somewhat taboo among the French army.

In addition, the French army was not in a favorable position at the right time and in the right place. The Russian army was on the north bank of the Neman River. Not only did they burn the pontoon bridge, they also blocked several ferry crossings, clearly intending to confront the French army across the river.

Considering the city of Königsberg behind them, Lestock's Prussian army finally went there. Comparing the two sides, Napoleon also agreed to this temporary armistice agreement.

If we want to negotiate later, there will naturally be more to talk about.

As for going to war, Napoleon has now issued an order to establish a supply line along the coastline directly to East Prussia, on the premise that the Prussian garrison in Danzig surrenders and promises not to become an enemy of the French army within a year.

The Russian army's supply efficiency is low. Although its supply lines are all within its own country, its replenishment of troops and materials, even with advance preparations, is not as efficient as that of the French army.

It seemed that the outcome of the war had been determined.

Therefore, after the ceasefire, both sides are resting. If they cannot hold talks, they will have to continue the war.

Looking at the French troops on the other side of the river, Langgelon was not worried at all.

"Count, what is the matter with you?"

"Whether or not there will be peace talks, I must be prepared to go to Odessa. And you, Michelle, should be ready to go home and get married, right?"

"I'm not that idle. The standard for peace is to have a peace treaty, and we must prepare for war before that. We should even learn from the French experience to improve our logistics system. We can't be like the British 60 years ago, whose movement speed on home soil was slower than that of the Scots."

"You are like a Frenchman sometimes. You won't spare the Englishman."

"Yes, but I have to go to Petersburg to explain to the Emperor what happened here, so I won't be in the barracks for a while."

"It doesn't matter. These staff officers of the General Staff have been tempered after this war. They were somewhat panicked in Heilsberg, but now they can give full play to their skills. The entire corps is here. If Bonaparte chooses to cross the river, it will be a very unwise choice."

Since he said that, Solovyov felt relieved and took a carriage to go to Jelgava Palace first.

This is the most troublesome thing. He is responsible for escorting Maria to St. Petersburg. This little girl had been ambiguous with him many times when she was recuperating from her injuries, and even wanted to go a step further.

At this critical juncture, he really didn't dare to have an overly intimate relationship with Maria.

Of course, when he came to pick people up, he found that his worries were unnecessary.

"Misha, my husband has been with me all this spring, but he has been to Riga for the last few days, where he is settling down some relatives from Sweden, so I want you to accompany me back to Petersburg."

"Your Highness, this must be your own idea. I..."

"I'm pregnant, I wouldn't have such thoughts at a time like this."

The more times like this, the harder it is to explain. Fortunately, he did not dare to push Maria down, and when he met Maria, she was only 12 years old. At that time, she was still a little girl asking her older brother to help her memorize music scores and write poems. Presumably, no one in the outside world would doubt this matter.

She even left her son to the nanny and got on the carriage in front with a maid.

"How about this carriage?"

“It’s really beautiful.”

"This was custom-made for us sisters by my brother. It has cushioning and shock absorption, but the patent seems to be yours."

"I have done so many things that I can't remember some of them clearly. But the shock absorption of the carriage was really not invented by me. Martha, you know I prefer to study ships and rail transportation."

Yes, what Solovyov cared most about was steam locomotives and railways.

We just invited engineers from the UK and have sufficient funds. We are currently only conducting a test run at the Luhansk factory.

You know, according to the normal progress, these things should have a prototype by now.

The French were the first to develop steam-powered vehicles, but they were not very practical. The British were groping in this direction, but the inventors themselves were short of money and did not have sufficient financial support.

When Paul was still alive, he promised to take out a portion of the "fund" for royal expenses and daughters' dowries to support the research and development costs of steam locomotives and rail transportation.

After Alexander came to power, he was more tolerant of this aspect, but he was not so enthusiastic about research. However, he continued to provide funds, so progress was rapid. However, the funds were only used in the mines, which was quite far from running a small train in Tsarskoye Selo.

If only there was a royal box.
At least it was much better than being squeezed in the small carriage, and Maria was sitting face to face with him, with her legs stretched out.

I didn't notice it before, but Maria's feet are obviously bigger than those of ordinary girls.

Taking into account Her Majesty the Queen Mother's family genes, although Maria would not grow to the height that Nicholas could be expected to grow in the future, she was indeed taller than the girls in the palace.

If her long legs weren't covered by a skirt, they would still be quite attractive according to her body proportions. It doesn't matter if she has some pockmarks and freckles on her face, her figure is still very attractive.

But she didn't feel like doing any of those flirtatious little moves right now, but putting her feet over, it was obvious that this position could help her body stretch a little.

"We still have to take a carriage at this time. No matter how comfortable the carriage is, it will always feel a little bumpy, and the coachman obviously won't let the carriage go too fast."

"Ah, that's better, Misha. We can also enjoy the scenery along the way. And... do you have any new Ryazan folk songs?"

Oh no, this girl is still the same as before, treating herself as a karaoke machine.

"Your Highness, I have been giving too many orders recently and my voice is a little hoarse. It is not suitable for singing. Besides, I have to report the situation on the front line to His Majesty."

Then, they had to escort Maria home to visit her parents, which was obviously an urgent job, but it took several days on the road.

We also have to consider that she is pregnant, so the five-day journey may have to be extended by a few days.

If it were Alexander's personal groom, and if he could change horses, the task would be completed in about two days.

Therefore, Solovyov does not have to worry about reporting to the emperor. The real problem is that he has to serve his aunt well.

However, Maria was easily sleepy at this time. If she slept on the maid's body, considering that there was a supporting structure inside the women's skirts.
Therefore, the Weimar maid, who did not speak a word of Russian, got a big pillow and handed it to Solovyov. "Das Kissen Seiner Hoheit!" (This is your highness's pillow!)

And judging from the position she was in, she still had to be the one to act as the boss.

no way.
Although Maria no longer plays ambiguous tactics like Dong Tian did, she needs care now, which makes it even more difficult to explain.

Fortunately, there is only one maid here, and she behaves very well, so no one should spread any strange news.

But Maria shuffled in his arms like a fish
"Martha, I think you still..."

"You can't play with me now, so just put me to sleep!"

"I, a general, look more like a nanny."

"You were a teacher to Nikolai. I remember you held my three younger brothers and sisters in your arms when we were in the aquarium."

Solovyov thought to himself, so I am the special parenting general of your Luo family, right?
Fortunately, I am not a blue fat man, and I don't have any props to transform. Besides, the Russian cat-shaped robot Doranikov can transform into a werewolf, using a four-dimensional scarf.
As for Lao Wang who is stationed at the Chinese medicine clinic, he uses his sleeves.

But this little girl had a strong control over her personality, so I could only obey her request.

If we spoil her like this, there will probably be more trouble in the future.

If there was peace, Maria would have to be sent back to Weimar as soon as possible. But given her current situation, even though the Queen Mother favored Catherine the most, Maria had been raised with her since she was a child, so she still had to stay in St. Petersburg for a long time.

Solovyov was thinking that he should move to Moscow as soon as possible, which should help him avoid the troubles and rumors in St. Petersburg temporarily.

Of course, if word got out that Maria had to be patted on the back and sung a lullaby when she went to sleep like a child, that would probably be even more fun.

Solovyov had used the same method to put Louisa's children to sleep before.

What he was thinking now was that the more this happened, the more trouble he would have. Maria had always been lacking in love, and he couldn't just ignore her.

In comparison, Elena was better. Apart from asking herself to dress as a woman, she rarely made any excessive demands and helped her a lot inadvertently.

But, women's clothing. Fortunately, Alexander kept this matter secret, otherwise there would be more trouble.

Maria fell asleep quickly and snored softly, just like a Siberian forest cat.

Except for Louisa, he had never seen these little ladies who were born princesses sleeping, especially an archduchess like this.

His sleeping posture is not very good, and his arms are always holding something.

This would be quite embarrassing. If she keeps sleeping, I would have to take care of her all the time.

If you sit for a long time, your work and performance will not be outstanding, and your lumbar disc will be herniated.
But there was no other way. It was not until they went to Alexei's estate to spend the night that they were able to separate from Maria.

"That's great! I slept really well along the way!"

She slept well, but Solovyov was a little stiff.

I don't know who came up with the idea of ​​asking him to escort Maria to St. Petersburg. He just wanted to watch the fun and not be afraid of trouble.

Of course, he could not have imagined that Maria's husband, Crown Prince Karl Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar, would bring up this matter.

It feels a bit like letting a wolf into the house, and I feel very guilty about it.

If Solovyov had not been restrained by Maria and even a little afraid of her, things might have been more troublesome.

In other words, Maria has always been naturally dark, which will cause some troubles unconsciously.

Even stiff at this moment, Solovyov had no time to think all the way. He could only relax himself at night and evaluate the current situation. Fortunately, he could provide a decent countermeasure when Alexander questioned him face to face.

It is impossible to continue the war, so we should just maintain the current situation, and it would be best if there is peace.

Of course, Maria was quite disturbing to others. Her uncle Alexei's manor was not big and the sound insulation was quite poor.

It's just a two-story building with the bedroom and bathroom next to each other. Maria takes a bath at night and is still singing.

She did have a nice voice, and had been interested in music and dance since childhood, but singing like this made Solovyov unable to concentrate on thinking.

If Louisa, Sylvia or Madame Récamier sang in the bath, their singing would be equally beautiful and would make my heart flutter.

But when it comes to Maria, it's a horror story.
Especially now it's summer, if you open the windows.

There was nothing wrong with the servants. They were just serving the masters and daughters of any family, not to mention that Maria had a noble status.

But for Solovyov, he could not think of getting a good rest in the first half of the night.

And Maria was not very quiet. She chatted with her maid for a long time at night.

I must have a serious talk with Count Bobulinski and ask him to reinforce the walls of these manors. The poor sound insulation is a disaster for people who need to concentrate on work or those who like quietness.

Moreover, since it is my own manor and I will live in it with little Katya when we get married in the future, I naturally have to consider the environment.

For this reason, he did not work tonight and wrote a letter directly to Adela, mentioning the decoration issue.

Belzoni was not at home, but this stepsister was the one who took charge of the family. She was indeed very smart and could be of help in many things.

As for what he would look like when he woke up the next day, Solovyov didn't want to worry about it.

I guess he would go out with dark circles under his eyes. Even if he was held down by Polina, he wouldn't look like this.

After all, Polina still allows people to have a good rest, and she is more considerate to her lovers, unlike Maria who disturbs others.

Of course, this young lady's mistake was unintentional. After all, in the Weimar palace, the sound insulation is very good and there are many rooms, so it would not disturb others like this.

(End of this chapter)