Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

This kind of thing is really embarrassing to talk about.

Solovyov did not expect that there were bushes on the side of the pond, which were originally used to block this area. Besides, no one usually passed by such a place, so he used his body to get into the bushes.

I didn't expect you to be such a Pushkin, he felt helpless when he thought of this.

This child is so adorable, the way he looks at himself is like a dog that has made a mistake after knocking something over.

"what are you doing here?"

Considering that Anna likes him very much, if she knew about it, she would probably
Solovyov himself saw it, though only for a moment.

He had seen it through a telescope with Bagration from the vantage point of the Summer Palace.
That is, what was Louisa's figure like. In the past few periods, except for her teenage years when he was still in Moscow and not on duty in the palace, he probably knew the situation most clearly in other periods.

When I saw her in the palace, young women of her age during the Napoleonic Wars always lamented that they had given birth to so many children and their bodies were always out of shape.

The same thing happened during our meeting today.

But it still looks so beautiful under the moonlight.

Solovyov couldn't make too much noise, so he had to pull Pushkin out of the bushes.

"You know what I've been doing. If I'm punished, I know I'm guilty. I'll probably be expelled and sent back to Moscow."

He is a kid who knows how serious his mistake is.
"But Her Highness Anna likes your poems very much. It might not be good to drive her away."

Solovyov had no intention of protecting this guy, but he was Pushkin!
"No, Anya is too thin. I like Elizabeth Alexeyevna better."

Well, outrageous.
And from the tone of his voice, it was obvious that he admired Louisa very much and he even used a respectful title to address her.

After hearing this, Solovyov was almost amused.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain. This kid Pushkin is almost becoming my "rival in love".

"How do you like it? As a sister or..."

Considering her age, Solovyov automatically ruled out lovers. Louisa was not Ye Er. Even if she had cheated, no matter how she chose, she would only have had ambiguous relationships with a few people. It was not like the empress who still had some young lovers in her later years.

Even this team has a reserve team, such as Miloradovich, one of whose senior brothers was also noticed by the Queen.

She knows her limits, so she chooses people who are close in age but younger.

This is true whether it is restoring history or the current situation between her and Solovyov.

Therefore, he didn't think about it in this direction.

In Solovyov's opinion, it was normal to have a crush on Anna. This girl had a slender figure and walked beautifully. She took advantage of her figure by twisting her body a few times and looked very beautiful.

The only drawback is probably that because she is still growing, her figure is not that plump, but rather a bit skinny.

But what is the reason given by Pushkin?
He just shook his head, not as a sister or any form of liking.

"Could it be that I remember you came to Petersburg with your parents when you were a child and were received by the Queen. Her Majesty even held you in her arms at that time."

It sounds a bit explosive, but we can only speculate in this direction.

"That's probably what you mean. You can think about it in this direction. Count, it's just that you are like this."

"I'm a soldier, but I don't intend to punish you. Just remember this sentence, 'A gentleman loves a beautiful lady.' It's normal for a young gentleman to like a well-educated beauty, but it also depends on the occasion and the means."

After all, this aspect doesn't sound that reliable. If you know that the treasure of Russian literature has always been a person who likes to have ambiguous relationships with beautiful sisters, although it's not surprising, but the way
Fortunately, he came alone this time, and after further questioning, it was found that this absurd behavior of peeping at the queen and her maids taking a bath in summer was just a personal action and he did not set a trap for his friends.

"Even your cousin doesn't know?"

"It would be bad if other people knew about this, especially since Anna is Kolya's sister. If he knew about it."

In fact, Nicholas is quite tolerant, and was somewhat prudish when he was young.

What Pushkin probably didn't know was that when they were young, in order to strengthen their bodies, Empress Maria once took off the clothes of her young children and placed them on the lawn of the palace to bask in the sun while being taken care of by maids.
The siblings have been honest with each other since they were young, and it is not surprising for children to be like this.

"Grand Duke Nicholas is my student after all. There is one thing about him that you may not imagine. He values ​​his friends so much that as long as you are not plotting treason or murder, he will find a way to protect you, even if it means watching his respected sister-in-law and closest sister take a bath."

For Nikolai, General Langsdorff's role might be more like that of a grandfather, while Solovyov's ecological niche is more like that of a father and an elder brother. When it comes to disciplining, he is much stricter than Alexander.

Because of this, Solovyov was the one who had the closest relationship with Nikolai among his fosterers and mentors.

In addition, he was very good at fighting and was a famous young general. What was strange was that he was an eccentric type with both good looks and talent. Of course, Nicholas admired him even more and would tell him some of his thoughts.

Solovyov is probably the outsider who knows the most about Nikolai's personal world. He also knows that Nikolai likes his sister-in-law and sisters very much, is more afraid of his third sister Maria, and has close friends at school.

This little curly-haired boy who can write poetry also holds a special place in his heart.

Since his students and the two parties involved all like Pushkin very much, it is necessary to be cautious in punishing him.

Even this matter cannot be made public.

The Pushkin family was considered a respectable family. Their ancestors had been tax farmers for Grand Duke Vladimir since the time of the Grand Duke, although they caused resistance because of their heavy taxes and levies in Novgorod.

The descendants of this family are all registered nobles and can be considered respectable people with a long history. The branch of the Musin-Pushkin family also has many great nobles and has considerable resources in the upper class society.

In addition, Pushkin's great-grandfather was General Hannibal, and considering that he had a relationship of Bole and Thousand-Li Horse with his mentor, Marshal Suvorov, this kid's cousin and younger uncles were acquaintances of his.

Damn, sometimes it is this kind of circle of relationships that is the breeding ground for cover-ups.

Moreover, this kid did accept the punishment and seemed to be quite clear about what he had done.

He didn't expect that Solovyov, out of pity for his talent and not wanting to make a big deal of it, chose a more covert way of dealing with it. "That's it. I'll probably just put you in solitary confinement for a week for skipping classes. Don't let this happen again. You guys are always worrying. If I punish you like this, I have to take Her Highness Anna into consideration. She's still a girl!"

Those who often go to the palace naturally know the troubles of many things.

Moreover, Solovyov was too experienced in this regard. Just the love stories of Maria and Catherine, who were often with him, before they got married were already outrageous.

Especially Maria, she has been in love with me for so many years since she got to know me.

Ekaterina was just a little girl who didn't know what was going on and had an affair with her cousin's husband and older brother. Maria ended up really having an affair with herself.
You don’t have to worry too much about reputation after marriage, but you should consider it before marriage.

Especially since Anna was not so favored among the princesses, she was not like Catherine, who would be protected by the Queen Mother and the Tsar as long as she did not act too outrageously.

As the sister-in-law, this girl often came to Louisa's place, and at least they were able to warm each other up, even though they were not very favored by the Queen Mother.

If we restore history, Louisa's life was somewhat unhappy during the period from Anna's marriage to Mikhail's marriage, because Charlotte had a bad relationship with her.

Solovyov was also thinking that he should be more concerned about this aspect.

Therefore, the only way to solve the problem is to catch those who skip classes, and the matter cannot be made worse.

And Pushkin was lucky. He didn't play tricks and accepted the punishment very readily.

Compared with himself, he might be the protagonist. Historical figures always have their shining points. Solovyov had no choice but to grab his ears and take him to the confinement room.

After a few days, Anna didn't see Pushkin come to pass her notes, which made her feel strange.

She has always been cautious and did not expose the matter, so she called her younger brothers Nikolai and Mikhail.

After all, the three of them were the three little ones raised by the Queen Mother. The two younger brothers were more favored than her, and the Queen Mother later became a little partial to them.

"How come you two haven't seen Sasha these days since you were both in school?"

"Sister, if you ask this, it's interesting. Sasha, this kid, actually dared to skip class. When the boss was teaching Eastern philosophy, he skipped class and went outside the Catherine Palace. After being caught by the boss, he was put in solitary confinement. Fortunately, there were no major courses during this period, mainly because the boss's classes had more content. I really envy this kid. He can get the course handouts to study alone in the confinement room."

"That's ridiculous. Do you want to skip class too?"

Although Anna is not much older than Nicholas, she can still embody the dignity of an elder sister.

If she grabbed her brother's ears, it would still have a suppressive effect even though she was much shorter than her brother.

"Oh, of course I don't dare to skip class. If the boss finds out that I'm skipping class, I'm afraid he will just hit me with a stick."

"That's better than that. That's all for this time. If the Earl finds out that you've gotten into trouble, he probably won't forgive you. He's just that kind of person. Although he has all kinds of small flaws, he's also very serious and responsible as a teacher. It's just that..."

Nicholas was a little curious when he saw his sister like this. However, there is always a connection between siblings.

"Ania, what do you want me to do?"

"When Sasha is released, you must persuade him to be obedient and not skip classes."

"That's no problem, anything else?"

"Also, if you bring your classmate back to play together, you can hold a salon and ask him to recite poetry. I like his poetry very much."

"The boss said so too. If he wasn't so talented in poetry, the boss might not have let him off so easily."

Although there are hints here, Anna and Nicholas would not be aware of the situation.

"Yes, the Count is a man who loves talents, and he is also good at poetry."

"But the boss thinks highly of him. He says that Sasha's talent in writing poetry is unmatched among Russian students."

Nicholas said this with a little jealousy.

After all, if we really evaluate them, even Vyazemsky, Davydov and others may not be evaluated as well as Pushkin in the end, he is really too outstanding.

In this environment, Pushkin's punishment somewhat avoided trouble. He also had to assure Solovyov behind the scenes that he would not commit the same mistake again. If something went wrong, he would certainly not be let off easily.

Although Anna's attention to Pushkin could not be described as obsession, it was like the care that a hostess of a literary salon gave to a talented poet.

She still has some feelings involved, and everyone involved is aware of this.

When Madame Récamier came to Tsarskoye Selo from the Summer Palace, she heard about Pushkin's imprisonment. Although she didn't know the specific reason, she knew more or less what was going on because Princess Anna showed her poems to outsiders.

"Perhaps Princess Anna really likes this boy, even if it's only in terms of poetry. Michelle, you are really a bit harsh. The punishment is quite a bit."

"This is already a light punishment. If it were another student, they might have been locked up for a longer period of time. There are always some severe punishment measures. Julie, just know about this matter. I can't say more about Her Highness Anna."

The lady naturally knew that although she was a bit gossipy, she would also follow the rules when there were some things she should do.

"Well, I'll do as you say. But you know what, Katya and I spent a very happy summer at the villa with the children, and I really wish you could come with us."

"I've been busy here. If there's a chance next summer, we can go."

However, this statement somewhat ignores the current situation.

If the French had attacked in 1812, things would not have been simple, and we might even have faced a large-scale anti-French wave.

However, considering that the lady came to Russia as a political asylum seeker, unlike Miss George who came to Russia for a performance and was favored by the Tsar himself, she probably would not be shocked.

Solovyov might as well worry about his own situation, although it is unlikely that Balashov will take the initiative to provoke him, and he will only take care of Speransky. (End of this chapter)