Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

It was indeed not easy to meet Speransky. After he arrived in Novgorod, he was not allowed to enter easily even when he came to visit his pregnant sister.

"Sir, we know you have some ability, but the Emperor has issued an edict. Even with your status, you cannot enter without the approval of the Minister of Police and the Attorney General in Petersburg."

The civil servant was following the rules, so Solovyov couldn't get angry with him, for example, by giving him a slap in the face.

"I just wanted to come and see my sister. She is pregnant for the first time. If my wife had not been pregnant, I would have asked her to come with official documents. You know, I just went to Moscow some time ago, and this happened while I was away."

"I can understand your thoughts, but the emperor's ban has just been issued, and you are someone close to the emperor, so you probably understand his temper."

Alexander's enthusiasm was short-lived, but it was easy to forget it afterwards, which easily led to many laws being issued but not well enforced.

If it was Nikola, perhaps the situation would be better. After all, although he is still young, he already has some of Paul's shadow.

This is also a Russian characteristic.
Since he couldn't deal with the gatekeeper, Solovyov had to study carefully how to get through when the defenses here were lax in the future.

If it really doesn't work, you can climb over the wall, but there are always people guarding outside the yard.

However, he didn't know that the Queen Mother was scolding her son in her own palace at this moment.

"I don't like Speransky. He always says strange things to change the emperor's mind, but we can't just deal with him based on the minister's report. Even if we remove him from office, we should put him in a visible place, such as Novgorod. What if you want to see him?"

In fact, the Queen Mother's social concepts were relatively conservative. She had some willingness in this regard because serfdom had been abolished in Württemberg and Baden, but she was not very active.

After all, what she wants to enjoy now is life. The only regret is probably that she didn't have a grandson - an outrageous thing. This is probably the funny thing about her as a mother-in-law, which is somewhat similar to the Far East.

As for her daughter-in-law, Louisa is the only one in the family now, and she is indeed disappointed in this regard.

If you want to have your children and grandchildren around you, it would probably be best when your daughters come back. However, these girls are all living well in their husband's homes, and only Anna is still around and has not married.

Therefore, she somewhat turned her attention back to her son.

In the past, Alexander had always been dependent on Speransky. After Shishkov became Secretary of State, he was not always able to make all work go smoothly.

“But this is also…”

"And we have to consider the women as well. Your wife has given birth to children several times. Do you think it's easy for women? That was later. I gave birth to ten of you brothers and sisters. The first time I gave birth to you was like going through the gates of hell. It will naturally be better in the future."

In short, the Queen Mother was somewhat dissatisfied with what she did today. She also considered herself the protector of the wives of nobles and senior officials. If it were Louisa, it probably wouldn't have turned out like this.

After all, she is his biological mother, and Alexander knows that the old lady is just angry about certain things, and that will be enough after she calms down.

"Mother, you also have to consider the current political situation. The French may attack at any time. William's letter also stated that the troops in Württemberg have been recruited."

When mentioning her mother's family, Queen Maria raised her eyebrows.

"There is nothing we can do about it, but when it comes to getting close to the French, your brother Constantine and your young ministers and generals, many of them are suspected of this."

Alexander had no choice but to accept this.

To be honest, the upper class of France was very pro-Franco, including Grand Duke Constantine. As for the generals, some of them even had French relatives, including the emperor himself.
The Tsar's sister married again, and the situation was very delicate.

"Well, there are too many of them, and we can't just put them all aside, or there'll be no one to use them."

Based on this, the first news Solovyov received when he returned home was the conscription order, which required him to no longer stay in St. Petersburg and go to the headquarters of the 2nd Army in the West.

However, he was somewhat reluctant to leave his wife, so he held her in his arms and caressed her body, especially her belly.

"If you are reluctant to leave, you can apply to the emperor to become a palace attendant."

Speaking of which, this girl does have some ability as a housekeeper. When the two brothers mentioned her, on the one hand, she was usually very lively and gentle, but when it came to serious matters, she became serious.

"That's being a deserter. I'm not a loser like Balashov. So far, I've only been a spectator on the battlefield. I don't have the ability to fight at all."

As for Balashov, people in St. Petersburg also felt that his end was ridiculous. Katya also despised him. After all, he had also betrayed Adela, even his adopted sister-in-law. They spent a lot of time together, so she would express her opinions to these ministers.

"If that's the case for you, then do a better job on the battlefield so that when others mention us, they will say that I am your wife, instead of always emphasizing my identity when they mention you."

"Haven't I done well enough before?"

"If it weren't for my close relationship with Sister Julie, I would be unhappy if it was any other woman. Of course, if you want to choose one or two of the maids at home, that's fine, as many other families do that."

After this speech, Katya looked at Mihrima who was serving her.

"She's pretty good, just a little thinner."

"Madam, please don't say that. Although I will serve the master, but..."

Mihrima's face turned red, and she looked at Katya, whose figure became plump every time she got pregnant, and then she looked at herself.

"This girl will still grow up. After all, she is still young. She is not even as old as you were when you married her."

"Master, Mihrima really admires your talent, but..."

"If you can't find a suitable husband like Adela, you'd better stay at home. There are many men out there who are more greedy than you, their master, and they are all bad people. They are not as kind-hearted as Mishka, who is gentle to girls."

As she spoke, she grabbed Mihrima's hand. "It's just that he's going back to the army. Fighting the French is different. There will always be dangerous things. You don't have to go with him this time. Stay with me obediently. I will ask the chef to make your favorite snacks every day."

"Do you want to fatten her up?"

Katya didn't behave like a hostess in front of Mihrima, but more like a doting sister. Even the feeding actions might be an expression of intimacy between the sisters.

"She won't get fat. With this figure, even if she's her mother's age now, she probably won't be as worried as you are. Besides."

"Vassily Vasilyevich's life span has finally come to an end, but there are still many troubles in the family. The lawsuit with Aunt Praskovya will continue for some time."

"Your brother is the head of the family now, so you don't have to worry about so many things. Let him take care of everything. You only need to take care of the family affairs. You don't even have to worry about them. When the order comes, you should go to Prince Bagration."

"Okay, Katya. Just be sure to take care of your health at home and take good care of the children."

"Are you taking a servant with you this time?"

"No need. If I go to Bagration, I will be provided with orderly soldiers. Besides, Christian is the division commander there. He has sent Yulia and the children to Kharkov, where they should be far away from the war for a long time."

That's true. Kharkov is far away from war and plague no matter how you look at it.

At present, there are some places along the Turkish coastline where plague is breaking out. If Turkish merchant ships come in peacetime, they will naturally bring catastrophic plague.

No one would notice it at first, because civilians are always the first to get sick and die. Only when some respectable and important people and the people around them start to get sick, people will notice it.

Kharkov was not located among the transportation hubs of open ports, and it was also very safe there, and the winter climate was also good, so Christian sent his wife, children, and an orphan he had taken in on the battlefield there.

"If there were no war, we could probably travel, but I haven't decided where to go."

"Katya, we can also go to Italy. The environment there is cleaner, and you have lived there before, so you should like it. We can buy a villa in Rome and live a relaxed life. Prince 'little' Golitsyn went there with his wife and children."

The elder Natalia was his wife. Her family had always had a good relationship with the Solovyov family, and they were also active figures in Louisa's social circle.

"But they left their daughter with Her Majesty the Queen."

"That's because Elizabeth Alexeevna loved the child and kept him with her."

Louisa really loves children and always raises other people's children herself. Natalia's daughter obviously benefits from the fact that her mother is the Queen's best friend and former chief maid, and her treatment is on par with that of the archduchesses.

It’s just that this little girl is rather weak and is usually kept in the palace and rarely brought out.

Louisa was probably overwhelmed with maternal love. She even heard from Katya about Paulina raising Corsican pikas. In order to give herself and Alexander a son, she set up a separate place in her zoo to house various small animals.

The change in painting style is a bit outrageous.

Solovyov also knew that this might be Alexander's problem. After all, no one would give birth to girls after having his mistress become his mistress. However, Constantine had two illegitimate children, and they were recently brought to the Marble Palace.

Sonya from the Constantine family was also happy to have a younger brother. She was still a little envious of her cousins ​​who always traveled together. However, because of her mother, even though her father and mother each had illegitimate children, they did not raise them together. She always felt a little lonely.

Before going to the front, Solovyov also wanted to meet Grand Duke Konstantin.

The Grand Duke himself was receiving envoys from Sweden. Some matters concerning Sweden always had to be reported to the Grand Duke first. After all, the Archduchess he would marry in the future was his daughter.

He did a lot of work on Solovyov's position, and finally let Solovyov replace Lieutenant General Polozkin as the commander of the 8th Army.

However, the title of commander of the 8th Army sounds rather outrageous. After all, a bald man cannot pass the 8th Army.

"Your Highness, I am coming to you at this time. I hope I will not disturb you?"

"You've come at the right time, Misha. You're going to the 8th Army to make the troops combat-ready. And more importantly, the Tula Arsenal is already working overtime to produce new weapons for the 2nd Grenadier Division. You have to work hard on your side."

"That's great. Our two grenadier divisions and the Guards have already started using the new rifles as standard equipment. The French will suffer when the time comes."

"I still hope that there will be no fighting, so that some of our friends can come back sooner. Even though I don't agree with Speransky's opinion, I don't like Balashov either. Fortunately, he dare not touch me because of my status."

"But you have to be careful sometimes, Your Highness. Although it may seem like a family matter to you."

"Don't tell me stories. You are good in every way except that you talk nonsense. Also, every time you go to war, you make Katya pregnant with a child first. You are such a bad guy."

The Grand Duke told him such jokes because he had a very good relationship with the Grand Duke in the Guards. If it were someone else, they might not talk about family matters in such depth.

"The date for Sonya's marriage also needs to be determined. The child is still very young, but my sister-in-law's nephew is also not very old. I'm afraid they can be playmates when they are together."

"at what time?"

"I think it will be two years from now, but if there is a war, it might be more troublesome for the Queen Mother to come to Petersburg to marry."

Although the Queen Mother had always been unhappy with Louisa because of Gustav IV's behavior, she had to change her attitude when considering that her granddaughter was going to marry him.

"Your Highness, if a fight breaks out, the wedding may have to be postponed."

"Yeah, that can't be helped. Sometimes I envy nobles of your level, at least you won't be restricted by housework. My daughter is very lively, but she is still bound by rules."

Fortunately, except for the Queen Mother and the Duke and Duchess of Södermanland, all the members of the Swedish royal family are children, so there are naturally fewer restrictions. (End of this chapter)