Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 529 041 This is a huge variable
Solovyov also corresponded with his friends in St. Petersburg. Probably because he knew that after Alexander went to Erfurt, Talleyrand's pimping behavior was finally rejected. However, Alexander did not make his sister's personal emotional problems public, and just put them aside.

That's it. The uncle-in-law will certainly not give up. Although he has not taken any concrete action to divorce Josephine, whether from Talleyrand's approach or from the perspective of restoring history, Napoleon's obsession with having a son will always cause some trouble.

He wanted to find a woman to create a "little eagle", and she had to be of suitable status and worthy of marriage. More importantly, he had to see how many children the girl's parents had and how many brothers and sisters they had.

Of course, Napoleon's hobbies were relatively broad-minded. He liked all types of women, as long as they were not old and ugly. Considering his age, this didn't seem to be a big deal. Even in the case of Josephine, their relationship was pretty good.

Josephine has been facing this problem since Louis' sons were born one after another. She was even complained by her own daughter that her stepfather might find a woman to have children.

There is also Mr. Talleyrand, who is not only keen on finding beautiful ladies himself, but also keen on pimping for his boss, such as Marie Louise of Austria. However, for France, it is more advantageous to marry into Russia.

However, when Napoleon wanted to find a wife, the first three Russian princesses of marriageable age were already married, including Catherine, who was Alexander's favorite.

Anna was too young, and the daughters of Alexander and Louisa were even younger. If Napoleon wanted to find a wife for his nephew, it might be more appropriate to choose one of them.

But at this moment, there are big changes in Catherine's affairs. Given Mr. Talleyrand's behavior, he may have to do it a few more times.

Therefore, this matter must be carried out in a small circle, and others must not be allowed to know that something had happened to Ekaterina's favorite fiancé.

Moreover, this kind of thing may be more known in the Russian aristocratic circle. Speaking of local French aristocrats, if Mr. Caulaincourt can be counted as one, some others are expatriates or royalists, so naturally nothing will happen to them.

The real problems might be caused by the more active French expatriates in the court, including his lover Madame Récamier, after all, there were many noble ladies in her salon.

As for women, there are bound to be some gossipy and gossipy people. Although Queen Louise is quite gossipy, she has always been cautious given her status and temperament, and she would not spread some rumors.

The only thing we have to be wary of is Catherine's sisters. Although the sisters have a good relationship, we have to consider that although the youngest sister Anna is young, she is a little bit talkative and jealous of her elder sister, and Elena and Maria care too much about their younger sister, so something might happen.

Subjectively speaking, Solovyov also did not agree with the Franco-Russian marriage, although the deal was made and it had no impact on him.

There are even benefits. After all, if France and Russia form a de facto marriage alliance, given his relationship with these young ladies, the benefits he would gain would actually be greater than if his aunt were the Queen of France.

However, from the perspective of his father and stepmother, this is inappropriate, and Solovyov is not willing to joke about such things.

What he is thinking now is that if any unexpected incident occurs, Alexander must not let himself get involved in such a matter.

The calculation is naturally simple. Either go to war with Sweden or go to war with Turkey. St. Petersburg may have a lot of right and wrong now. Moreover, from Alexander's decision to join the anti-French alliance, to the Treaty of Tilsit, and to the next few years, in this place, if you have a certain status and some real power, it will always be troublesome.

As he walked up the steps, he had quickly determined his position: he would apply for a transfer in the future. After the Swedish affairs were over, he would apply to go to the Danube Corps or Crimea.

However, he finished his thoughts and saw Maria in the corridor.

"Misha, you came back at this time, what happened?"

"I have some business, so I came back from Vyborg in a hurry."

Maria's presence here is indeed a bit troublesome, because she and Ekaterina are the closest of the sisters, and judging by her behavior some time ago, she urged the sisters to "sponsor" the cavalry regiment and sent them to the Finnish Division.
Although it was a great help, considering Maria's attitude towards him, he was more or less "keeping a gigolo", although the attitude was only intimate but there was no actual love and passion.

Now that she is here, if she tells Ekaterina, the news will definitely spread.

Solovyov trusted Maria very much and regarded her as a close friend, but the maids Maria brought from the Weimar court were not necessarily reliable.

After all, these large and small states of the German princes, from the Austrian emperor to some border counts, the entire German region is a large intelligence exchange center and a large theater for various changes of camps.

If there were such people around Maria, trouble would inevitably occur. After all, one could hear relatively important rumors from the Grand Duchess of Russia, the Crown Princess of Saxe-Weimar - after all, her family was so powerful.
"Martha, good Martha, you must not tell anyone. The news I bring has a lot to do with my dear friend during the siege of the fortress."

Solovyov saw the maid following Maria who she brought from Weimar, and she also deliberately spoke in Russian in order to create a language barrier.

Maria also understood immediately: "Could it be."

"Yes, but I can't talk here. I need you to go over there and talk to me."

But Solovyov was also a little nervous. After all, he had thought about Maria's problem, but he didn't expect her to be here and grab her arm.

This kind of "initiative" was something Maria had never encountered before.

Maria sent both maids away, and now there were only the two of them.

"I should tell Ekaterina or what I should say about Misha."

"Dolgorukov, he."

"Yes, it is unfortunate. But it is a pity for Katish. She is still looking forward to it. Prince Bagration doesn't know what to say, so he called me here."

"In that case, you can't be the only one talking about this painful thing. Although this kind of pain can't be shared by too many people, we two have lived together since childhood and are very close sisters. I should share it with you."

"Well, but don't let anyone around you know about this. I'm worried that Kadish will be proposed to by the French. You know I won't stand on the side of my current uncle."

Maria felt that Solovyov was very considerate and was always the same to everyone. The only thing that was a bit rash today was that he kept grabbing her arm.

However, she still likes this feeling, even though the other party only treats her as a close friend.

Solovyov knew that he had a good relationship with Maria since childhood, but he didn't want to cause any trouble for himself if things went any further. However, such rudeness today would inevitably have some bad effects.

For example, there used to be a "little devil" in the palace who taught the girls to "faint". She was Bagration's wife, the princess who was a salon owner in Vienna.
Fortunately, Maria was relatively reliable in these matters, and they were related to her sister. As for Ekaterina, she was indeed often uneasy these two days.

After all, she was only 20 years old, and one had to consider that, because of the doting of the Queen Mother and the Tsar himself, she still had somewhat of a little girl's mentality.

In this case, her personality is probably not much different from Natasha's in the love-brain stage. It is because she was raised in the palace that Catherine knows her limits.

"You are here at this hour, Solovyov. Could it be that you have some news about the front?"

At least we need to give her some time to prepare mentally.

We have to take into account that Prince Mikhail was most likely cut in two by a cannon, and we can't say things too badly to her. Even his funeral has to be a military funeral, and no one other than soldiers can be allowed near, to avoid causing her too much psychological trauma.

After all, no girl wants to see her lover end up incomplete.

"That's right. Peter Ivanovitch wrote to me. General Tuchkov wrote to him about Misha."

"Is Mishka okay? Is he injured? Or is he sick? I heard that many soldiers in Finland are sick because of the unfamiliar climate."

Ekaterina is unwilling to believe some things, and she is still thinking positively.

"I'm not injured or sick, Catherine."

The way Solovyov spoke was actually hinting to Ekaterina, asking her to pay attention to the situation and be mentally prepared. The rest was probably for him and Maria to find a way to make it work.

“It won’t be the worst kind.”

"That's right. Misha is a good man. He has always been an excellent cavalry general. But luck obviously didn't help him this time. Tuchkov was wounded in the battle, and he was hit by the enemy, but..."

"Stop talking! I know about this kind of thing, and I always need someone to tell me."

Ekaterina had always had a bad premonition, and now these unfortunate things finally happened. She was unwilling to believe it, but Solovyov came. He was always honest with his sisters. Even though she didn't want to believe it, the fact was that it happened.

"We are willing to share your pain, Kadisch."

"Yes, no matter which Mikhail it is, dear sister, don't make yourself too sad. Cry if you want."

"Yes, for this kind of thing, you need to know that the pain cannot be borne by you alone."

"OK then"

Ekaterina's eyes looked dull, not the usual willful and lively girl. She tried hard to stand up, and she looked normal.

However, Maria and Soloviev were both worried about her, so they got very close to her, and Maria even winked at Catherine's maid.

The meaning is very clear. Once any abnormal situation occurs on Ekaterina's side, action must be taken immediately.

Then, as expected, Catherine took two steps and her whole body collapsed. If Maria hadn't grabbed her arm, she would have fallen to the ground immediately.

At this time, biological sisters are more reliable, especially those who grew up together. Before Maria got married, except for the time when she had smallpox, she was rarely separated from Catherine, so naturally they had a deep relationship.

Seeing her sister being hit like this, she felt heartbroken too.

At this time, Solovyov picked up Ekaterina and laid her flat on the sofa.

"Mishka, my Mishka!"

When she calmed down a little, she started crying again.

Seeing her like this, Maria was also helping her wipe her tears, and the two sisters were very close to each other.

"But this is unavoidable. Everything that happens on the battlefield is dangerous. Our brother Kostya has also been in danger before."

"Yes, men like us will inevitably encounter such things when we are fighting on the front lines. Your Highness, for the sake of your own health, you can release your sorrow now, but don't keep immersing yourself in pain."

But Ekaterina still lay on the sofa, crying all the time.

There was not even time to tell Alexander and Queen Mother Maria about this, as the Queen Mother was in Gatchina and naturally not with her daughters, and Alexander was convening a state council meeting at the time.

Of course, Alexander also received a letter from Bagration, tacitly approving this practice. Letting Solovyov deliver the message would provide some buffer space.

However, Alexander felt helpless about his sister's pain. After all, it was hard to accept that his beloved one died on the battlefield. After all, she did not die of illness. Even if it was an acute illness, there was still some time to prepare mentally.

A person who seemed healthy and safe on a normal day was gone just like that.

That night, Catherine changed into mourning clothes, but considering the impact of the incident, Alexander arranged for his sister to stay at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery for a while.

Catherine lost her fiancé and could no longer keep making excuses to the French, although she could continue to adopt the dove tactic.

But the Swedish side always has to find a way to end the battle as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)