Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 531 043 Nicholas, is this considered premature love? (Part )
Nicholas was very skilled in shoveling coal, and the burning coal in the boiler also made the small paddle wheel turn. He untied the rope when the time was right and let the boat start running in the lake.

When Solovyov demonstrated the operation, he also invited officers and cadets from the Naval Academy to come. Nikolai dared to come up here alone with Charlotte, which shows that he is a very brave boy, as he dared to drive the boat by himself.

However, considering the rarity of this steamboat, it is like driving out one's own luxury yacht, a typical stupid son of a landlord.

Nicholas' father and elder brother were indeed the largest landowners in Russia. After all, he was the emperor of all Russia and had great power.

It’s nothing that he dares to do this.

When Charlotte saw that he actually managed to move the boat, she thought he was truly amazing and clapped her hands to encourage him.

"Nikki, you're amazing. You were able to get this boat moving by yourself."

"Of course. When my master demonstrated this to my sister-in-law and the students of the Smolny Girls' School, he found several helpers."

Well, he was still complacent and just got the boat moving, and since the place was not very big, they soon reached the center of the pond.

"Luo Qin, look at the fish in the water. I'll put the bait in and see what happens."

Now there were only a few European carps scattered around the boat. Nicholas threw some bait into the boat. Because they were all special materials, the fish quickly gathered around after sensing it in the water.

"Luo Qin, how are the fish here?"

“Even in Berlin, we haven’t seen koi this big.”

"This palace was built by my grandmother for Prince Potemkin in the past to honor his meritorious service in the war against Turkey. Later, it became the garrison of the cavalry regiment, and finally became a special palace for my sister-in-law. My nieces have all lived here."

"Oh, it's really thoughtful of Her Majesty the Queen to let Mom live here."

Speaking of which, because Nicholas is the third son in the family and Charlotte is the eldest daughter, their relationship is very interesting. There is even some generation difference. Moreover, Queen Louise and Alexander and his wife are of the same age. Charlotte is closer in age to the next generation Grand Duchess Yevdokia, the eldest princess who is generally affectionately called Tonya, and the second princess Maria. Instead of calling the young-looking Louisa sister, it is easier to call her Her Majesty the Queen to avoid misunderstandings.

Of course, Charlotte didn't know that her mother, Nicholas' mother, and Nicholas' master were all trying to add a layer of favorability so that the two children would be familiar with each other from an early age and gradually develop a good impression of each other.

Charlotte didn't realize it, but on Nicholas' side, Queen Mother Maria really asked him about his attitude towards Charlotte, and although Solovyov didn't say much, the assists he provided were outrageous.

Even this ship is considered to be, Nicholas just has a good impression of Charlotte, thinking of the master chasing after sister Katya who has become his master's wife, who has always shown her difference from others, can sing, can write poetry, and is very literary.
He did not learn his master's skills, but he did have his own advantages. For example, Lao Luo's family had a good swimming ability for generations. He would not feel tired after swimming a mile. He also had the ability to row a boat.

After all, there were not many people in St. Petersburg who could run this ship. The three Lazarev brothers were among them, but they were all professional naval cadets. Nikolai had no master to teach him, he learned it secretly by watching on his own.

Then, now the two children, who have a relatively high status in their respective royal families, are watching the carp here, and in addition to the bait, Nicholas also has canned drinks and snacks in his waist bag on the other side.

"Luo Qin, I like being with you. I have five sisters. Except Anya, the other sisters are too far apart in age from us. She is the only one who is with us, but our interests and hobbies are different. Moreover, she always teaches me a lesson by relying on being my sister. It's better for me to be with you. Unfortunately, I only have a younger brother, Misha. Although he listens to me, he always wants to show off in front of my brother the emperor and the queen mother. It's a pity that I don't have a younger sister either. How about you be my sister?"

Well, he said this, the word "like" at the beginning made Charlotte blush and her heart beat fast for a while, but he said such strange words at the end.

"If I were your sister, I would think..."

After Charlotte arrived in St. Petersburg, because of the comfortable life here and good food, her health condition improved a lot. She was no longer the sickly girl in Memel and Jelgava. She felt better and her complexion looked rosy, but you couldn't tell that she was blushing.

Nicholas was a little disappointed at first, but Charlotte quickly grabbed his hand.

"If I were your sister, my mother would be a queen after all. Your mother is the Empress Dowager of Russia."

"Ah, don't you know about that kind of sworn brotherhood story? It was translated by my master."

"Those are all heroic stories from the Far East. Besides, when it comes to sworn brotherhood, it's always between men."

After all, Solovyov didn't like to update versions, and he felt that he couldn't remember those martial arts novels, and there might be problems if he messed around, so his translation work was limited to the classical literature he could find.

After hearing this, Nicholas did not follow his master's version, but laughed and said, "If this doesn't work, whoever dares to bully you in the future, look at my size, I will definitely beat him up!"

However, Nicholas still has a relatively slender figure. Although he likes to exercise, he is still a child and does not have too many muscles on his body.

And now he just has a good impression of Charlotte. Nicholas has the idea of ​​getting married and making her his bride, but he doesn't dare to say it out loud.

He did just that and even shared the snacks in his bag with Charlotte.

Charlotte giggled. She actually liked Nicola's straightforwardness.

"Niki, when I was in the palace, my father and brothers took good care of me. Brother Willy said this, but no one could bully me."

Yes, that old Emperor William.
Given Charlotte's status, no one can bully her under normal circumstances.

"But the French guy, my mother calls him 'the devil', and brother Constantine says he is an amazing person, and the master is his nephew. Didn't he bully your father and mother? One day, I think my brother will compete with him."

"Thank you for your thought, but peace is always good. But, Nicholas, will there really be a fight?"

"That's what the master said. Although he is related to that great 'devil' uncle through my stepmother, he has always been on our side. He is a Russian! Therefore, he always talks about preparation for war, the kind of preparation for war without emotion."

"Mr. Earl is good in every way. He is very talented and has a gentle personality. He is very popular with everyone. But he always talks about war, which is not good."

"My master is a great general. Although he is still young, he has defeated the French on the battlefield many times. I really believe that he will become a great infantry general."

"Why not a marshal? A Prussian marshal like my great uncle, a Russian marshal sounds good!" Nicholas gave his master the title of "General of Infantry" but did not mention the title of marshal.

Of course, he had his own reasons, but he couldn't say it like he did when he commented on Marshal Saltykov, saying that his brother's tutor was a "fake" - many people in the court said so - so he just said that.

"Count Kutuzov is a general. Although he looks like a fat, sleepy old man, he is very capable. In addition, there are my cousin-in-law Prince Bagration, my master, and General Langeron from France. When they made great achievements, they were always lieutenant generals and major generals. By the way, Prince Suvorov is also the same. Although he was a marshal, that was related to his seniority. The marshals here are always a group of old men."

As he said this, he felt two rays of light shining on his neck from behind, but it was not a creepy feeling.

Solovyov was on the shore. He watched Nikolai taking Charlotte to the lake for a swim, and even felt it was quite troublesome.

"Nicholas, what are you doing there?"

After he shouted that, Nicholas became a little panicked.

Although the "boss" seldom taught him a lesson, he mainly taught him the intensity of his studies. Normally, this was only about his schoolwork and did not involve getting into trouble or anything like that.

But now? He took Charlotte to the lake, sent everyone away, and drove the steamboat back to the center of the lake.

"Boss, Luo Qin and I are here to watch the fish! Don't worry, we will drive the boat to the lake right away!"

But at times like this, there are always some surprises.

Nicholas thought he could get the boat back, and could even turn it around and dock directly back at the pier.

However, when Solovyov asked the soldiers on duty on the shore to find a small boat, he had already taken the initiative to quickly burn the boiler and then adjust the turn - as expected, an accident would happen.

Although he was able to drive the boat out, this kind of small boat is still easy to capsize if not controlled properly.

Solovyov was on the shore, ready to row over to pick up the two little guys and lead the others to drive the boat to the shore, but Nikolai had already started to turn on his own initiative, and as expected, the boat capsized.

"What the hell!"

Solovyov and several guards immediately took off their coats and boots, first rowed quickly closer, and then went into the water to rescue people.

After all, Nicholas was the emperor's younger brother, and Charlotte was a Prussian princess, both distinguished guests. If anything happened to them because of being naughty children, it would be a serious diplomatic incident.

But when several Guards soldiers jumped in, they didn't see any children sink to the bottom and then float to the surface again.

"General, I don't see the two princes down there."

"What did you see?"

"I only saw carp. There were carp everywhere. Would the carp eat children?"

Solovyov was still on the boat. He saw what was happening in the distance and felt both angry and amused.

I haven't even started translating Journey to the West yet, but this Russian soldier has already translated it across versions. Perhaps, I have told him some stories before, but he has told them too many times and I don't remember them clearly. Only by putting them into written form can I feel more at ease.

"No one will eat children. His Royal Highness Nicholas is a good swimmer and has already dragged Princess Charlotte to the shore!"

Well, I have to say that it is good for Nicholas to be so tall at the age of 12.

His big feet, even wrapped in boots, acted like propellers, and this kid was well-nourished and had strong swimming skills. Moreover, Nicholas was quite smart. He took off his boots and threw them on the dock before bringing Charlotte here. Therefore, his propulsion in the water was not affected, and he was able to bring a girl closer to the shore.

But he was worried about Charlotte. After all, the skirts worn by girls in this era were too complicated. If Nicholas was careless, Charlotte would be in great danger. What's more, no one knew how good Charlotte was at swimming.

As for Charlotte's situation, her physical fitness was average, and she had never tried swimming before. After being caught by Nicholas, she struggled for a while and choked on water several times. This was not a good situation.

It was also because Nicholas knew how to save people that he "carried" Charlotte ashore from the water.

Seeing Charlotte like this, he was not vague. Since the master had taught artificial respiration with teaching aids, and Charlotte had indeed choked on water and looked a little dangerous, he took action quickly.

But when Solovyov saw this, he didn't expect that he had thought of many ways to bring the two children closer and develop a good impression of each other. Going boating together was naturally a good thing, but he didn't expect that Nikolai would really get into trouble.

Moreover, this guy was really bold. While squeezing Charlotte's chest, he also started to perform artificial respiration without any hesitation.

Based on Solovyov's observations of his younger brother Anton, the younger Grand Duke Mikhail, and some other older children, when little boys and girls were close, kissing was something that older children could do.

For example, Boris and Natasha, who are older than these two children, actually kiss each other in the book, although it is an imitation of their brother and cousin.

But Nicholas did this without hesitation, and started to perform artificial respiration without caring that his lips were actually touching Charlotte's. Well, he is either a straight man, or he just goes with the flow, or both.

Anyway, Nicholas's mind has always been relatively direct. He was able to learn "Lun Yu" from "The Analects of Confucius", so much so that Solovyov had to remind the Empress Dowager that some versions of the content could not be shown to Nicholas.

But now it seems that his simplicity is not a bad thing sometimes, and he can even always take a more unexpected path.

His expression also changed from anger to the expression of a spectator. No matter how he looked at Charlotte's condition, she shouldn't be in any danger if he pulled her ashore.

I wonder how you're going to face Charlotte when she wakes up. And her mother still lives here!
(End of this chapter)