Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 487 064 There should be background music for getting married here

Before the wedding day, there was a bachelor party, but most of Solovyov's friends were already married, so such a party was unnecessary.

Thinking about Pierre's wife, Solovyov didn't want to make any arrangements at this time.

Therefore, he slept very well the night before his wedding.

If it were on the battlefield, everyone would keep their ears perked up.

If we really list the guests, it would take a chapter or two to write a list, since Russian names are long. At the same time, the importance of these guests is also there, so the gifts they brought would naturally not be few.

Although it may be just an inconspicuous little item, its value will not be low.

Of course, the important thing is the wedding, but little Katya is only 16 years old. Although early marriage and early childbearing are normal among Russian aristocrats, Solovyov is a shell and always... But the gendarmerie will not care about these.

You have to know that when Alexander and Louisa got married, one was 16 and the other was only 15. The Russian royal family had always been anxious to have children, and they even consummated their marriage when they were middle school students. Then there was a series of soap operas in the Russian court.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a difficult problem to resolve.

Solovyov had a stepmother, which was not a big deal, because to him she was like an older sister. Yulia and little Katya were of the same age, so she treated them like sisters, even though there was a fifteen-year age difference between them.

This is always a good thing. There won't be too much trouble at home. Besides, Katya's family background is really strong. Whether it's Moscow or many surrounding cities, if you think about it, they all have a deep relationship with the Dolgoruky family.

Moreover, the Dolgorukov and Volkonsky families, as well as Andrei's family, which has one letter difference in their family names, are also closely related.

Solovyov was really protected by the top nobles in Russia. If Ivan the Terrible had not abolished the inheritance rights of Rurik's paternal family, after the fall of Boris Godunov, each family would be unwilling to step forward, and finally a vote would have benefited the Romanov family of Rurik's maternal descent. I'm afraid that the war of succession in Russia will be even more troublesome. The two fake Dimitri are already very troublesome.

Fortunately, the handover was relatively smooth, but the Dolgorukyi family was closer to the descendants of Peter the Great and suffered a lot during the reign of Queen Anna. Several branches of the family that once held military power were demoted and dismissed. It was not until the reign of the Queen that they gradually revived.

The Sparrow Hills estate was developed by Katya's grandfather when he was the commander-in-chief in Moscow at the height of his military success, but now it has been transferred to Prince Yusupov.

Normally, the old house would not be sold unless there was a serious economic crisis, but Prince Yusupov gave so much that it was enough to pay off Prince Vasily's debts and even leave enough money for little Katya's dowry.

Even compared to the weddings he had attended in Gatchina and the Winter Palace before, Solovyov discovered that the "little fairy" came from the family of Peter the Great's daughter-in-law, Catherine I, which was a nouveau riche family, and she already had several aunts to help out.

It was already outrageous that the relatives of the Dolgoruky family, a family of military honor, who came to show their support, sat on the side of the bride.

As for those sitting on his side, they were basically all foreigners. Even Queen Louise had sent Clausewitz as a representative. After Kutuzov entered the room, he thought about it and looked at Suvorov's students. Plus, the Marshal's son Arkady was sitting on his side, so he moved over as well.

This old guy came today and brought gifts.

"Misha, I know you like weapons. This is a Damascus knife I captured when I was young and fighting against the Turks. I have kept it carefully. I was shot in the eye twice for it, both from the same place."

"I know all about your affairs, and thank you for your gift."

Soloviev took Kutuzov aside and began to preach to him again.

"Today's main dish is prepared by a chef invited from Petersburg. You must come and enjoy it!"

"Of course. You have good wine and food here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come so far and even applied for a petition to lift the restrictions on my stay in the manor."

"But I think the Emperor still needs you. He can't let you stay in Kiev forever. If there are any troubles in the future, you will still have to take care of them."

"You are a good talker, but you young men are doing a good job. The three apprentices that Alexander Vasilyevich cares about the most are all very capable."

Speaking of which, considering his age, he is more like a master uncle in Suvorov's family, that is Zhou Botong.
Considering his sometimes disrespectful attitude towards elders and his love for food and fun, it does seem like that.

Solovyov thought so, but he would not pass by Niujia Village, and he was not an experienced Taoist priest. It was just an analogy.

After saying that, he sat aside, and when he saw Andre and his wife, he went over to chat with them.

As for little Katya, she and a group of aunts, uncles, and cousins ​​will also come, including the Solovyov family's old benefactors, General Grushetsky and his wife.

If these gifts were placed here, they would probably be piled up as high as a small mountain.

As for the increasing number of guests, in addition to the blessing of bread and salt, the archbishop of the diocese was here to witness the marriage. The manor in Sparrow Hill only had a small church, so in order to witness the marriage, the archbishop had to do it at the door of the church.

And the oath is nothing more than "my life partner and my only love. I will cherish our friendship and love you, now, in the future, and forever. I will trust you and respect you, I will laugh with you and cry with you. I will love you loyally, and no matter whether the future is good or bad, difficult or comfortable, I will be with you through it. Just as I extend my hand for you to hold tightly, I will give my life to you. So please help me, my Lord." Such words, but when Solovyov mentioned this, he always felt that he owed little Katya.

But they had made it very clear before they got married, so this wasn't a big problem.

If Solovyov had paid attention during the oath, he would have seen Madame Recamier sitting there wiping her tears.

Because of Prince August's incident, she was somewhat afraid of remarrying, so she had no plans to get married. Solovyov did not meet her ideal of a husband, but was just a good friend and lover.

Now he was married, and she was just the hostess of a literary salon in St. Petersburg.

If she were to get married, she would probably need someone with a high level of education, who is not a soldier, preferably a diplomat, who can accompany her for a long time, or at least visit her regularly.

At this time, it would be correct to just report Xiabudorion's ID number.

As for the exchange of rings and the formal vows of marriage, Solovyov looked at little Katya carefully again.

He himself was wearing a general's dress of the Guards, with medals all over his chest, and he also came in with honorary weapons. At the age of 26, he could already put two rows of medals, which was also a remarkable achievement. The dress that little Katya wore was a pink wedding dress, which was very suitable for her age and could make her look more lively.

After all, black is too powerful, and except in Spain, where it represents everlasting love, it is more or less
As for white, if the main color in the middle of this century was still the old fashioned color, white wedding dresses might have been popular. The color of bridal gowns was not so uniform during this period, and even little Katya's mother wanted to match her gown according to the one she wore when she first got married.

But because it was "a bit rustic", not trendy enough, and not a suitable color, I gave up.

As for the jewelry, it looked very simple. She wore family heirlooms instead of diamonds.

Although diamonds look beautiful and are very hard, this noble family, which has existed since the Varangian period, may not necessarily like this kind of gemstone. Instead, the combination of heirloom rubies and sapphires is more pleasing to the eye.

Different times have different tastes. Although Katya's aunt Praskovya is a greedy old woman who will not refuse anything shiny, she has no feelings for diamonds. She also hopes to get her niece's set of family heirloom jewelry, and she looks at them with a greedy look.

But Prince Vasily was the heir of the family, and for the sake of his beloved eldest daughter, he was willing to spend a lot of money on the dowry. So he took out a set of family heirlooms, a complete set, which might not look so dazzling, but in terms of history, it was still a treasure from the time when the Grand Duchy of Moscow began to claim to be a tsar.

She could not covet these things. Her occupation of Count Bruce's family's property had already caused controversy among many nobles. This was too drastic a move and would cause disputes with her brother Prince Vasily, which would probably take some time.

Just think about it, the Musin-Pushkin family is already somewhat distant from the Pushkin family. Their family is also considered a famous noble family, but there should be no such son-in-law in the family.

No matter whether it was the youngest son of the "old witch" or Solovyov, or the other marriage candidates proposed for little Katya, they were either young generals with some promising future or children of prominent families. For Prince Vasily, a son-in-law who could fight might be a better son who could be relied on.

If a fight really breaks out, Solovyov, a general at the helm who has connections with the Tsar himself and his three younger brothers, might be more difficult to deal with.

When Solovyov was holding little Katya's hand, he noticed some greedy eyes out of the corner of his eye, but he just had an "intuition" and thought it was a wedding now, so he shouldn't care about it.

What matters is getting married and living a happy life.

"Katelinka, can I kiss you? Now you are my little wife and I am your husband."

"Of course, Mishka."

After becoming an official couple, little Katya's identity was changed to Countess Solovyova. Between husband and wife, these things are very clear.

Now that they were officially married, the church bells would ring and people would applaud.

As for the part of returning to the living room, it seems more Roman, with warming hands by the fire and jumping over obstacles.

Since it is a place of seven hills and the "Third Rome", there are some places that cannot be avoided, and these traditions are all there.

As for the two of them returning to the guest room prepared for their wedding, well, this was also the normal procedure.

Solovyov had many lovers, but Katya, his wife, was the first real Russian girl he met.
Even though she had an ambiguous relationship with him, Maria might be a Grand Duchess of Russia, but her bloodline mainly came from the German princes, with a little Romanov blood.

It was really amazing, and after little Katya took off her wedding dress, she obviously had to change clothes because she had to entertain guests afterwards.

"Do you want me to help you?" Solovyov put his hand on her shoulder, and little Katya blushed immediately.

"This is such a bad time, Mishka. Let's wait till night."

"Well, I'll go get Yulia and Adela to help you. Sonya is too young, and my sisters are even younger. They can't help much, and may even cause more trouble."

"But it's okay to ask them to come over to play at home."

After all, this girl is still young and always likes to play.

As for little Katya, after she changed out of her wedding dress, she changed into traditional Russian clothes.

In St. Petersburg, Soloviev had only seen Alexandra wearing this kind of clothes in a portrait when she was six years old. It was really rare.

It was Peter the Great who did a lot to change customs, and the Tsar himself took the lead in imitating the French, so traditional costumes appeared much less frequently among the upper class.

But after she changed, she still looked very beautiful. Young and beautiful girls will look good in anything they wear, as long as the clothes are not weird.

It is inevitable that people will feel: Wife, you are so beautiful, just like.
That’s about it, and we have to entertain so many guests today.

Although the Dolgorukov family lived in St. Petersburg or abroad for a long time, they had a considerable number of relatives and friends here, and a large group of officers also came from Solovyov's side.

If there weren't so many people, those veteran soldiers from the Selenge Regiment would probably come over and even join in the fun.

But there was nothing else they could do but entertain them alone in the barracks, which did solve one problem.

When they went out hand in hand and arrived at the banquet, they could find that although there were many previously hostile forces at the scene today, everyone got along well and no expected embarrassing incidents occurred.

Even though Caulaincourt was originally a nobleman from the Bourbon period, he had a pleasant conversation with the Duke of Richelieu and others, which was considered a basic operation in diplomatic occasions.

It’s good that everything is fine, Solovyov still wiped the sweat off his forehead.

The next thing to do, apart from entertaining the guests, would probably be things between the young couple.

(End of this chapter)