Chapter 42 042 Solovyov was forced to be a jester

Chapter 42 042 Solovyov was forced to be a jester

Chapter 42 042 Solovyov was forced to be a jester
After the exercise, the officers got some time off, but Solovyov had no time to finish his grenades and Molotov cocktails because another letter came from the palace, and this time it was from none other than Her Majesty the Queen.

The "culprit" this time was Count Bobulinsky, who used donkey skin to make "Alexei rubber" and some other things. However, the count did not understand, he just did what Solovyov said, adding donkey meat to borscht, and making donkey meat "Gulash", which was nothing special.

But the count, although he had a good understanding of interpersonal relationships, was still not good at many details, so he called Solovyov out of the barracks.

"Count, your Russian has improved a lot recently!"

It is not known whether this was a joke or a real compliment, but the Earl never cares about these small issues.

"I asked you here, Misha, because of something concerning Her Majesty the Queen and Louisa."

"Louisa?"

The Count obviously saw that Solovyov was pretending to be confused. Everyone knows that you are just like me when I was young, and I would have "starry eyes" when I saw a beautiful girl who caught my eye. If the age gap wasn't big enough, I might have been considered an "illegitimate child".
"It's Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!"

Speaking of which, the Earl is also the Crown Prince's elder, so there is nothing wrong with calling her that. After all, she is his eldest nephew's wife.

The Earl himself had not expected that this boy was not at all moved by the charming and flirtatious noble ladies of similar age he often met.

Then it was discovered in the eyes that the Crown Princess looked like this. Louisa of Baden was indeed a quiet beauty who could attract the attention of outsiders even if she just sat there motionless.

But this kid knows what not to do, so there is definitely no problem watching from a distance.

"Ah, that's right, Count. You are also His Royal Highness's elder, so there is nothing wrong with saying this."

Count Bobulinsky's current physique is not as fat as he was in his old age, and he still looks very energetic. Several grand duchesses like this "Uncle Alexei", ​​after all, he always brings some good things when he comes.

"It's important to talk about business now. Misha, what is the purpose of you asking me to boil this glue with donkey skin?"

"Have you used it on the Countess?"

"I've used it. Anya's complexion has indeed improved a lot."

Recently, the two brothers Paul and the Count, somehow triggered a switch, Paul had another son, and the Count's daughter Maria was born. They are chatting outside the baby room now.

To be honest, the Countess was in good health, but she was a little weak after giving birth. Giving birth was a very dangerous task for both noble ladies and peasant women.

However, after Paul's new edict was promulgated, a regulation was made for gynecologists, midwives and rural midwives throughout Russia, that is, when pregnant women are giving birth, they must strictly maintain the hygiene of the environment and ensure that the environment of the mother is clean for one to three weeks depending on the conditions.

Although this edict may seem insignificant, it is the most strictly enforced one. According to reports from the Pavlovsky Hospital in Moscow and some doctors, the incidence and mortality rates of puerperal fever in mothers have indeed dropped significantly since 1798. What is more dangerous for mothers are difficult labor and postpartum recovery.

Although European women do not have the concept of "confinement month", mothers who have just given birth do sometimes feel weaker.

As for the Queen's summons now, she probably wants to ask for some tips on recovery.

On this point, Count Bobulinsky was a little confused. He just tried it on his wife as Solovyov said. In his opinion, there was no harm in eating some freshly made donkey skin glue. As for its specific effect, he was not sure.

But Solovyov knew clearly that he had to go into the palace to deal with the queen, who was rough but meticulous and always attacked people unexpectedly.

The Earl was a layman in many things, but he was very good at one thing, which was the selection of production, warehousing and sales locations for the company. His geographical knowledge was not learned in vain. If he really wanted to be a senior advisor in the army, he would still have some level of ability.

However, he did not have such ambition. He only wanted to run his own estate and make money.

Even making money is to please the emperor. Without the emperor, there would be no him, but without anyone, there would be no donkey.
Solovyov could only use his brain and thought that the main function of donkey-hide gelatin was to replenish blood. As for how to use Linnaeus's plant naming rules to fool people, he had to bite the bullet and do it.

Solovyov was very helpless as he had to be a jester even though he had the ability.

Then, this time he entered the Winter Palace in the Count's carriage, which was much more convenient than entering on foot and being inspected every time.

"Misha, you have to think it over before you speak. My sister-in-law is not so easy to fool. Poor Louisa, she is finally no longer troubled because she is pregnant."

This uncle actually worried a lot about his children. He was even worried that his nieces wouldn't marry well in the future, but he didn't say it out loud. After all, there are some things that cannot be said.

Of course, there was nothing the palace could say about the Crown Princess's affair, because there were servants blocking the door that night, and the Crown Prince couldn't help himself when he saw the pitiful Crown Princess, and the rest is understandable to everyone.

The Queen is a bit snobbish, which is a typical symptom of a mother-in-law. Although she herself just gave birth, she is now taking care of the baby.

During the discussion in the palace, although Solovyov could not get a word in, he addressed the queen as "Luisa" in front and "Lisa" in the back. The wording was not serious, but the tone was extremely corny.

"So, Alexei, since you have proven that this method is effective, let me try it first. I think Louisa is still too weak, and the little girl from our place has become more delicate in recent years. If it works, let's give it to her too."

"Your Highness, there is one thing you should pay attention to. This method was told to me by Captain Solovyov. I heard it is a Chinese medicine prescription."

"Oh?"

The Empress actually didn’t like Solovyov very much. She wanted to kick out anyone who showed any signs of being a “jester” from the court. But there was a problem. Solovyov was an officer, which was different from a court attendant. Especially since his corps was located at the opposite end of Million Street from the Winter Palace, and he was an inventor registered with the Tsar himself, so he couldn’t be kicked out.

Sometimes, technology can really change one's destiny, especially if one masters the core technology. "Yes, Your Majesty, I need to explain to you how to use a mixture of mugwort and donkey hide glue to treat fetal movement disorders and some gynecological diseases."

"So, this is another Ryazan method?"

"No, Your Highness. This is a Chinese method of treatment. I have never mentioned this. I have learned some knowledge about this myself both in Moscow and St. Petersburg. However, the Chinese medicinal herbs that can be found in large quantities in our country are mainly rhubarb. This medicinal herb is antagonistic to donkey hide glue and can easily lead to dangerous side effects or even 'poisoning'."

After all, Queen Maria was a top "court machinist", and she was willing to listen to technical questions, especially what Solovyov said later, which also included Linnaeus's plant taxonomy.

"I believe that Mr. Linnaeus must have had good intentions when he created this classification method. The plants of the Asteraceae family are more or less related to Artemis. Some plants that can be used as herbal medicines also seem to be useful in gynecological diagnosis."

Then the queen herself turned around and asked the imperial physician.

"Monsieur, is there such a thing?"

"Your Majesty, I think from the perspective of herbal medicine, what Captain Solovyov said is correct."

Since there was confirmation from the experts, Queen Maria no longer stopped him and wanted to try the medicine herself.

Wow, her attitude has changed 180 degrees. She used to scold her daughter-in-law, but a few months later, when Louisa's belly gradually grew bigger, she began to "show her courtesy" in a rather snobbish way, and even wanted to try medicine on her daughter-in-law herself.

If you don't know, you can give her the title of "Royal Good Mother-in-law". This queen is okay as a daughter-in-law and spouse. If Paul really died first, she would be able to suppress several dazzling daughters-in-law. This old lady has a lot of oppressive power.

After returning to the Winter Palace these days, the Crown Princess was given a spacious space to recuperate. After all, her body seemed so delicate in the eyes of the Queen.

But it was not comfortable for her because she was away from her library.

The queen even specially sent her personal maid to take care of her. This reversal made her feel at a loss as to what to do.

The most uncomfortable thing is asking her not to read. She has been having some fetal discomfort recently, but the female official does not allow her to read any book to calm down, saying that reading consumes energy.

Alexander was so happy because his wife was pregnant that he placed an order for a set of encyclopedias that Louisa had always wanted. The most uncomfortable thing for her was that the set of books was now in the reading room and she couldn't take them out.

Sometimes, this kind of reversal can be torturous enough.

However, Ms. Scherer was still very responsible. Although she had never married, she paid attention to matters in all aspects. She arranged the Crown Princess' other needs very appropriately according to the experience accumulated from the Queen's previous ten pregnancies.

Although it was hard for Louisa not to read, her other needs were met.

The lady-in-waiting even half-jokingly said, "When Her Majesty the Queen was pregnant in the past, she didn't do such meticulous work. She was used to it. And for you, Your Highness, this is your first time, so we are doing everything to ensure your safety."

Anyway, with such an honest daughter-in-law, the queen thought of the wife of her husband, the Tsar, who had passed away. When the empress was still alive, she was not very satisfied with that wife, but she was very satisfied with the performance of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law in the palace. So she always gave some care to her eldest daughter-in-law while suppressing her with coercion.

The Crown Princess could only endure this, but she was somewhat touched that the Queen herself gave her the "medicinal herbs" for skin care to try out.

Two days later, Solovyov was brought into the palace by Count Bobulinsky again. This time, it was the queen who made the final decision. Although the effect was not very quick, she had been a little weak after giving birth. After using the medicine, she felt some relief and her complexion was much better. In the end, she approved the "maintenance plan" of Solovyov, the "Ryazan quack doctor."

She was even reluctant to call it a "treatment plan," just like some people were reluctant to call him Xunzong.
Then, under the guidance of the imperial physician, Solovyov came to the room where the Crown Princess was. However, because of his previous poor eyesight, he could only watch from a distance at the door. A professional pharmacist from the pharmacy at No. 4 Million Street next to the legion's base assisted the imperial physician in dispensing the medicine.

Solovyov chose the gentlest one, which even the royal physician was a little dissatisfied with.

"Your Majesty actually believed in a minor officer's prescription and ignored the imperial physician in the palace. Although bloodletting should not be used at this time, the experience of traditional medicine should also be followed."

Before the advancement of science, sometimes the old Chinese and Western doctors, except for surgery, could be said to be a pair of dragon and phoenix.

The combination of donkey-hide gelatin and mugwort can be said to be the most common method, but Solovyov was also very careful not to let the old western doctor with cerebral palsy take out Roman wormwood or the more dangerous wormwood, otherwise it would cost lives.

If you ask why, in fact, when Solovyov had nothing to do, he was also reading Western herbal medicine. There are some dangerous things in it. If they are really used, they are toxic to the liver and kidneys. Although the risk factor is not high, it is still there, especially when the wrong medicine is given.

If there was a mistake, the show would end here.

However, after the Crown Princess used it and was observed for a period of time, it was found that she should have no health problems and no adverse reactions.

Only then did they feel relieved that the medicine was not used incorrectly. This time, botanists, pharmacy experts and imperial doctors from St. Petersburg were mobilized to carefully identify the medicine.

However, Solovyov found himself in an awkward situation. He clearly made a living by his own ability, but he ended up making himself like a "jester".

Also, if the queen feels back pain, she can actually get some coarse salt and a cloth bag and lean it against her back.

In addition, after Alexander learned about it, he issued an order in the name of the crown prince, requiring those who raised livestock on the royal estates to start raising donkeys.

Now that’s great, there is no fish without water, and there is no donkey without the crown prince.

(End of this chapter)