Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 510 The root of Solovyov's problem
Living next door to Mary, Solovyov was restless in the suite all night. He also needed to improve the lighting. After increasing the illumination, he could finally start writing under a pile of candlesticks.

That's it. It's not as good as a light bulb. Although there was electricity in his time, its practicality was still very poor.

Speaking of physics, there is basically only relatively complete mechanics now. He has no intention of making any achievements in this area, but is just preparing to continue his translation career.

In the box that he often asked his servants to carry, there were indeed some manuscripts, and they were unfinished work.

Anyway, Katya doesn't like these "bloody" things, and she once really mistook Solovyov for the "Hero of Ryazan" because of his spelling mistake.

There was no other way. After he took it out, he had to make some revisions. The editorial department had always said that it always gave people the feeling that Pugachev was roaming around nearby.

It is a bit too much to say this about Brother Song. Pugachev was a good hand at deindustrialization. But it is also true that he had a stronger spirit of resistance. He "occupied Xinjing and seized the throne" but still wanted to "return power to the government". This is really an abstract mechanism of the Slavic region.

Just when he was about to start immersing himself in his writing career, he heard someone knocking on the door.

"who is it?"

"Count, I am Princess Mary's maid."

The knock on the door was a little hurried, and Solovyov only had time to put on his coat. Anyway, the two sides were next door, so what should he do so late?

When he opened the door, the maid still looked very flustered, and the Baden dialect of German was somewhat difficult for Solovyov to understand.

His accent is like that of an Austrian, and he has been to "Hebei Province", but it sounds a bit troublesome sometimes.

Although Louisa is also from Baden, we have to take into account that she really has no accent when speaking. She knows a few foreign languages, and they are all in standard accent, which is really amazing.

When Solovyov entered the room under the guidance of the maid, he indeed felt that things were rather troublesome.

Both the adult and the child are now feeling very unwell and appear to be convulsing.

Seeing this situation, Solovyov's first reaction was to find a doctor and then check on the child's condition.

Even if they are sick, adults still have some immunity, but the problem with babies is more troublesome.

You should know that during clinical diagnosis, pediatric diagnosis is still very difficult because children are unable to express their symptoms.

But should we call a doctor? In fact, Solovyov despised the old western doctors, as they often made things worse. However, with his level of expertise, he was only slightly better when he was treating patients. When he really encountered an emergency, he still had the self-awareness to do the right thing.

As for Mary, she was still somewhat conscious, and when she saw Solovyov coming, she finally felt relieved.

"Mick, I don't mind if you save the child first."

"But the child can't even speak. I don't know what to do with this kind of convulsion. I can only feel the child's pulse first."

The child's body was burning hot, and he obviously had a high fever. If they were to find a doctor now, Alexander or the royal physician of the Queen Mother would be the fastest to see the patient.

Alexander's personal physician, Solovyov, knew and had some skills, but he seemed to diagnose very few pediatric illnesses.

Mary looked at him like this and she herself was leaning there. She felt deeply helpless and was twitching with a cough.

"Mary, you looked fine during the day, what happened?"

"I didn't know the child caught the fever first, and then me."

She might be acting impatient, but if the child is going to be infected, it must be related to the environment here. Who knows which kid might be carrying bacteria or mycoplasma? If it's serious, he definitely won't be able to do anything.

When the maid came back, she also brought the imperial physician here.

"Fortunately, a doctor finally came. However, sir, you should also pay attention to the fact that both the mother and the child have fever. I think it is an external infection, but I can't say which kind of cold it is. A child of such a few months old is still very sensitive and fragile. I think we should try antipyretics for the child. I have some in the medicine box I always carry with me."

"You have done very well, Count, but you have not had so much time to study the disease."

Having said this, Solovyov went to get the medicine, and then he looked back at Mary.

Come to think of it, how come I have such a strong killing power on such young wives, even on young ladies who look like young girls?

Mary always has some shadow of Louisa, but the personalities of the sisters are also different. However, it is true that these sisters over-care for their children.

When Solovyov met Louisa before, he always saw her holding the child in one hand. However, when the two were alone, the child was still very young. Even when he was feeding the child, he would often see him without any hesitation. But when the child recognized other people, this was no longer the case.

Now is not the time for the children in the palace to be separated and live separately. Even the eldest child is only 10 years old and has not completely left his mother.

Considering that Louisa insisted on educating her children herself, she had a sufficient level of education, was a loving mother, and had an overly close relationship with her children, it was hard to say how effective this would be.

But if the child is injured or sick, the mother will definitely become overly anxious.

The same must have been true for Marie. Solovyov had never met Louisa's second sister, Caroline, who was the Queen of Bavaria. However, from Eugene's description, the sisters' behavioral habits were highly consistent.

No wonder Mary put herself down first when the child fell ill.

After he got the medicine, he gave it to the doctor first, and then came to check on Mary.

Of course, you should also touch her armpits and forehead first to feel her physical condition.

"It's okay. You've stabilized now. What did the doctor say just now?"

"The doctor said that since the child's fever is an emergency, we need to find a way to reduce the fever, but I don't have any other ideas."

"If you act like this, everyone will be worried. I think you are a little too weak, just like Her Majesty the Queen was in the beginning."

Although Louisa's health is very fragile now, she doesn't get sick often because she keeps a clean environment and pays attention to health care.

As he spoke, Solovyov also noticed that Mary began to cough. He would not be able to feel at ease until he at least saw the color of the sputum.

Then, the sputum is green.

I hope it's just an upper respiratory tract infection. Solovyov himself has no confidence in the emergency medicines, but there are still some trump cards, such as some processed ginseng, which should be useful now if boiled into soup. "Count, please find a few people to take Her Highness Mary to the inner room alone. Since the child's breathing is relatively even and stable, it is easy to get the medicine in. But... How to use medicine on such a young child?"

The doctor was troubled because the child's mother was also sick. In this case, if he found a wet nurse, it would be unlikely that breast milk would be mixed with the medicine.

Solovyov also shook his head after hearing this. Although the imperial physician had already made a preliminary diagnosis and was still writing a herbal prescription, it was a problem for such a young child to take medicine. Even if the antipyretic medicine could work, it would be a difficult problem how to take it.

He thought of a solution and then explained the problem to the imperial physician.

"How can this work?"

"If it's not breast milk, then it can only be goat milk. Her Highness Mary has always breastfed her child, so I can't confirm whether the child is allergic to cow's milk."

"But there are no sheep in the palace!"

It would also be a problem if we were to find a dairy cow at the wrong time, but fortunately, now is the peak milk production season.

Solovyov did introduce Holstein Dutch dairy cows to his home, but his new home was on the edge of Lake Ladoga, and the cattle raised in the village near here were of ordinary standard, only oxen for draft.
By the way, Mary's milk supply must have been reduced because of her anxiety, especially at night.

But it was just a coincidence that the suite for entertaining guests was most filled with breastfeeding mothers and wet nurses.

The situation on Mary's side attracted the attention of the Queen of Prussia.

Queen Louise was still awake at this time, which was also a problem caused by her proud figure.

After feeding little Princess Louise, she had been feeling heavy, but it was not the usual chest tightness.

"If it's Mary's business, she is Louisa's sister after all. I'm in this situation now, so I can share some of the burden."

Her mentality is really the calmest among the spouses of European monarchs.

It’s no wonder that after her body recovered a little, because of adequate nutrition, even if she is raising twins this time, there shouldn’t be any big problems.

"Thank you, Louise, but is your child all right?"

Mary was still a little worried, but Queen Louise was very calm. She patted her chest and said, "It's okay. I have raised so many children. You have seen William before. How many children of the same age are stronger than him? Mary, if you trust your sister, just leave this matter to me. My little Louise can't eat much."

As for the baby bottles, Solovyov has already started to instruct the maid to sterilize the nipples and bottles. After all, hygiene must be ensured. As for the taste?
It should be noted afterwards that if Queen Louise had not been "troubled" by such a small problem, it would have been quite troublesome to treat Mary's child.

"As for the pacifier, will this thing work?"

"It shouldn't be a problem. After all, it's made from a lot of rubber grass extract. It can be considered an emergency solution."

In the future, we have to have a good talk with the British to see if we can get natural rubber. If we use rubber grass, no matter where the production capacity is, it will definitely not be increased.

An item in Uncle Alexei's store that usually doesn't seem to sell well now has a use.

However, it should also be pointed out that pacifiers have existed in Europe around 1500, but Solovyov took advantage of the abundant rubber grass in Kazakhstan and cultivated it back to create a low-yield product, which is now of use.

"Don't put the medicine residue in, it's too dangerous for the child, even if you use a large-diameter pacifier."

Speaking of which, Solovyov was quite qualified as a doctor's assistant when other people's children were sick.

He was somewhat aware of this, but he would never have thought that with his personality, caring for other people's children would always bring him some goodwill.

However, when Queen Louise's work was "finished", he would be surprised enough.

"Isn't this right?"

"what happened?"

"Obviously that's a bit much!"

Normally, 100 ml would be enough, but for Queen Louise, it was probably enough for a can of Coke.

It's no wonder that she boasts that she can raise strong children. Although Charlotte looks weak, her sons are all strong. It seems that Crown Prince Frederick William has more of his father's temperament.
Think about the location of Mecklenburg. To the northwest is Holstein, and to the west is the Netherlands. This route is not too far.

Solovyov couldn't help but complain, Queen, you are a "Dutch cow", right?

But he didn't have the time, so he just prepared the medicine, filtered out the residue, and mixed them together.

"Well, if it's stored for a long time, it might have a fishy smell, so you have to pay attention."

"You know, Count, things always sound very strange."

"Well, maybe it's because I've read too many strange medical books, and this is the only way to give medicine to such a young child so that the child will not resist."

He had tasted the medicine himself first, but it was impossible to simulate the taste of a child, so he could only reduce the dosage and mix it with the breast milk provided by Queen Louise and shake it well. After all, there must be some way to deal with the bitter taste mixed with breast milk.
If placed in any modern medical environment, he would probably be criticized for doing this. However, considering that his stepmother often does this at home and it has become a folk remedy and experience, could it be that this is a method that is more suitable for the physique of European babies?
This kind of thing is done out of desperation. If the warm water contains these medicines, the child will definitely refuse to take them.

In short, after seeing the case at home, some of Solovyov's medical knowledge had been shattered, but most of it was still there, so he came up with this strange trick.

But the effect is still obvious. At least the child's fever subsided quickly and he no longer had convulsions due to the high fever.

But it is still necessary to observe for a while, especially for a baby in swaddling clothes.

"Mary, the baby's fever is gone, and it's time for you to take your medicine."

Mary was still wiping her sweat when she heard this.

To be honest, she was also very shocked, but this is still a good result.

But Solovyov noticed that the way Mary looked at him had changed.

He should know why he always encounters such things. He was too kind to other people's children in the past, which led to these mothers always having a good impression of him. Moreover, it was his idea to rescue little Caroline this time.
(End of this chapter)