Chapter 98 048 The King of Bavaria is really doing this in vain

Chapter 98 048 The King of Bavaria is really doing this in vain

Chapter 98 048 The King of Bavaria is really doing something unnecessary

Alexandra and Elena have not yet married, but Queen Maria has now outlined plans for subsequent marriages.

Maria and Catherine were put on the "shelf" for marriage by their mother before they had even fully grown up. It was also this mother who arranged for her daughters to be wives of German princes. This was not entirely based on Russia's interests, but also included the interests of her mother's home, Württemberg.

No wonder that after Alexandra was arranged to marry her eldest nephew, she was now considering whether Maria and Catherine should marry into the Austrian side, completely forgetting how the Habsburgs treated their daughters-in-law before.

Maria herself didn't care. It would be best if she could stay with her father. She also wanted to go like her two sisters who had to marry far away.

But Ekaterina is different. She is the most beloved by her mother, and at the age of eleven, she has her own little plans. The name is indeed not given in vain.

Although she always wanted to go out with Prince Mikhail, she also loved to play, and she actually wanted to be a queen.

She would definitely not consider someone like Crown Prince Ferdinand, who had epilepsy twenty times a day. As for being a queen, there were actually many places.

My sister could have become the Queen of Sweden, but fortunately she didn't. The problem with Gustav IV was not just that he didn't look like a king.

As for other empty seats, they are basically occupied by the crown princes of various countries, that is, the future kings.

When on duty in the Guards, Solovyov would usually rotate guards with the 2nd Battalion, but he was not very familiar with the commander of the 2nd Battalion. After he arrived, the position of the battalion commander was vacant and had not even been replaced yet.

When it was his turn, he served the Tsar while on duty and had no time to rest when he was off duty.

I met Maria in the corridor. This young lady didn't have any requirements on a daily basis, her main focus was music.

Your Highness, if you were in Japan, would your last name be Sasaki?
"Major Solovyov, what a coincidence to meet you."

"Your Highness, I just got off duty. If you have anything to do, you can..."

"Come here, I have something to ask you."

"Your Highness, if you want me to sing or record music, you can just ask the conductor of the palace orchestra to arrange it. You don't have to come in person to give the order."

"Just come with me, there's something secret."

This girl is the most cunning one among the sisters, even more innocent than her elder sister. She never cares about the opinions of others. After all, there is no one who has any opinion about her.

Because she had had smallpox, she was rarely asked about marriage arrangements. Although there were some, they were always stuck because of her illness.

In fact, the pockmarks on her face are very shallow and cannot be seen unless you look carefully.

Before going to the war, Solovyov was often ordered around by these grand duchesses, so no one could gossip about him when he was walking around the palace.

After walking around a few times, Solovyov noticed that he had turned back to the door of the Crown Prince's bedroom.

The Crown Prince himself has been feeling very proud recently. He has several mistresses outside, and the Crown Princess takes care of the children in the palace and does not interfere with his life.

Alexander himself was not fast at learning other things. When he was in his chuunibyou period, he called himself a "Jacobin", but he did not learn many advanced ideas from his private tutor. But he did learn the French way of finding mistresses, which really put him in line with France.

As for who he found, the Crown Princess was not unaware of it. In addition, in the social circles of St. Petersburg, there were always married ladies or unmarried young ladies who wanted to get close to the Crown Prince. However, because Louisa never cared about these things, she always received a lot of sympathy.

Queen Maria had always lived a very simple life during her time as queen, but now she has become more and more extravagant. She also suppresses her two daughters-in-law and has always held the most prominent position among the female members of the palace.

And she has to maintain this in the future. As long as she doesn't plan to have more children, the Queen's physical condition will make her live a long life.

Louisa will probably continue to take care of the baby in this way, and she has even left the room open to ensure ventilation. The heating in the Winter Palace is too good, which is also a problem, and she is afraid that the child will get too hot.

As for the child Maria, she said she wanted to ask questions but her attention was not focused. When she saw her niece, she wanted to tease her again.

"Donnia, let your aunt hug you."

The child had just finished crawling and his legs had not yet grown strong. Although he had no problem standing, he fell directly onto the blanket after taking two steps.

Maria picked up the child as if she was scooping up the kittens and puppies in the palace, and her movements were very skillful.

Apparently she had come to her brother and sister-in-law's house quite often to look after the baby, leaving Solovyov alone.

"Your Highness, you are very skilled in taking care of children."

"As for me, I will become a mother like Sister Lisa in the future, so I will naturally be familiar with it."

By the way, Maria and Catherine were raised together, and their precocity in language is somewhat similar.

"But the child can't speak. When she cries or shouts, she also has needs. Look at Princess Dongnia. She stretches out her hand."

"Is it because of the medal you are wearing?"

Solovyov had a good habit of polishing his medals until they were shiny, the red enamel of the Order of St. Anna, the white enamel of the Order of Malta, and the cross he wore was exposed.

"Your Highness may have seen many shining things in me."

Maria's outfit today was too plain for a princess of her status. She wore only a white long dress without any jewelry. There were even few decorations on the hem of her skirt. The only color she added was the pink nail polish she applied like her sister-in-law and two sisters.

However, the child did not try to grab the medal, but stretched out his arms, which seemed to be asking for a hug.

"No, I want to hold her. You just told me that children have needs." "Yes, I have a younger sister who is about the same age as Your Highness."

He held the child very skillfully, and the little princess lay on his shoulder, just on the side without epaulettes.

"If I were a fat man, Your Highness might have to sleep more comfortably."

The child fell asleep on time, lying on Solovyov's shoulder.

The newly promoted major of the Guards was also asked to gently stroke the child's back while putting her in the cradle.

"That's good, Your Highness. What's your question?"

"I suppose, Major, you've been out so far this time and come back again. Do you think you're having fun out there?"

As far as Solovyov knew, Maria was still quite active. She would ask about what the outside world was like and would tell the truth.

"I went to Italy and Switzerland, where there were wars going on. I went to Milan and Turin on the way, and also went to Prague and Vienna. If you really compare them, apart from the warm climate, many places there are not as good as Petersburg. This place is the best."

"That's right. Petersburg is naturally the best. The palaces here are very warm. I heard from your sister who knows you very well that Naples is great. It's very warm and doesn't need heating."

"You're going to travel to Naples, so you might have to choose the right time. It's probably raining right now, and it would be too hot in the summer. When we were marching in the Novi area and fighting the French, some soldiers fainted because of the hot weather."

"Is that so? Unfortunately, what about Bavaria? Recently, a special envoy from the Elector of Munich came to ask my mother about Katyusha and me."

Only then did Solovyov realize that the envoy from Bavaria had arrived to request a marriage alliance on behalf of the Bavarian Crown Prince.

However, the queen herself was not very interested in this marriage. She sent the envoy but did not respond immediately.

But what I said to Maria didn't involve too many things, I could only answer whatever she asked.

The Bavarian envoy's main interest is still in Catherine. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria is thirteen years old this year, while Catherine is eleven years old, so they are a good match in age.

However, both children were too young, and if they were to get engaged, the Prince of Bavaria would have to come to pick up the bride, but the Elector of Bavaria might not agree.

It is unlikely that the two sides will reach an agreement on this issue.

Maria herself felt that the other party might think that she lacked charm.

"Your Highness, how old are you and you're already worrying about this?"

"Except Anna who is too young, all my sisters have it, but I don't."

Solovyov could only smile helplessly. He knew that Maria Theresa's daughter had died of smallpox in Schönbrunn Palace, and some were disfigured and had to become nuns in a monastery.

"But, Your Highness, you should also consider that since you have already had smallpox, you will not get this disease again."

Having said this, Maria felt a little relieved, and then she acted out her thoughts, just like last time.

"Thank you, monsieur, come to the piano room, I want you to sing for me."

"Your Highness."

"Just come over here. You performed three songs for us last time. Do you have any new songs besides those? If not, sing 'The Green Turban' for me."

Solovyov also felt embarrassed. As a major in the Guards, he was supposed to protect the Tsar during working hours. But during his break time, before he could run back to the barracks or do something else, he was dragged here to coax the children.

"Well, if you want to hear it, it can be this, we can try this"

Maria was very proficient in playing the harp. She hummed the tune that Solovyov had played and began to play the harp.

"I heard this song in Italy. It's the Naples barcarolle. My Italian is really not that good, and this song is in the Naples dialect."

That is "Santa Lucia", this barcarolle is originally a specialty of Naples and has spread to northern Italy for some time.

In fact, if Maria was placed in the families of princes and earls, she would be a very easy-to-please girl. What's more, she would be easy to be deceived. If some playboys wanted to use some tricks, she would be easily fooled.

Queen Maria would eventually reject the Bavarian envoys, giving Maria advance consideration to the princes of Saxony.

And it was in Saxony-Weimar. Speaking of this place, there was a famous figure, Wolfgang Goethe, a famous poet and writer. Maria had some knowledge of Goethe's poems. In the court, they all had to learn French and German, and were also exposed to some other languages, but not English.

If she were to go, Maria might still like it. This small palace has a strong cultural atmosphere. She loves music and poetry, so it is a good place to go. Although she was arranged to go there because of a marriage, this place can indeed make her proud for a while.

Later, when she became the Princess of Saxe-Weimar, she became the patron of many poets and musicians.

Solovyov was also playing the piano at this moment, but he did not have the skill of a cat scratching, so he could not play any difficult songs. Instead, he played "Kalinka" with one hand. This song was too difficult to sing, and it was not easy for him to master it.

And he was not allowed to be quiet. Anna came in following the sound of music. In order to coax the child, Solovyov sang "Kalinka" and played with her gestures.

This person can be used as a bodyguard and a nanny with one salary, which is really a great value.

(End of this chapter)