Chapter 454 Shao Quanzhong's Unspeakable Loyalty to Lucia
Chapter 454 Shao Quanzhong's Unspeakable Loyalty to Lucia
After Maria woke up, she threw herself into Shao Quanzhong's arms and burst into tears.
"Originally, the bombs from the People's Society gang only hit my father's guards and the driver, but my father ignored the dissuasion of everyone around him and lovingly went to check on the guards and the driver's injuries."
"It was the bandits from the People's Society hiding nearby who threw the second bomb, causing my father to be seriously injured and pass away."
"I am going back to St. Petersburg to attend my father's funeral and to comfort my poor mother."
Well, the Tsar’s wife had been suffering from advanced tuberculosis for a long time and was recuperating in Tsarskoye Selo. His Majesty brought his mistress to live in the Winter Palace. Now that His Majesty has passed away, the blow is even greater.
Shao Quanzhong patted Maria on the back and said, "Go ahead and express my condolences to your father-in-law on my behalf. By the way, the political situation is unstable with the new king taking the throne. You should take Huang Feihong and the speeding team he is training with you as your guards."
On July 1876, 7, Maria arrived in St. Petersburg on the airship Wan Hu and arrived in time for the Tsar's funeral.
Maria's seriously ill mother could not attend the funeral, and her mistress Dolgorukaya was not eligible to go.
Before the Tsar's coffin was transported from the Winter Palace to the Petropavlovsky Cathedral, Dolgorukaya cut off a lock of her hair and placed it in the hands of the late monarch as a commemoration of their more than ten years of love, and everyone present shed tears.
Even Maria felt that, after all, this vixen had served her father for more than ten years. Now that her father had passed away and her two brothers were staring at Dolgorukaya with hatred in their eyes, the future of this mistress of her father was worrying.
Seeing her helpless look, Maria held her hand and said, "Let's go to Crimea. There are houses prepared for Shao, me and Alfred, but we never live there. It has always been empty."
Alexander II was a handsome man, the "last great tsar", and was widely loved by the Russian people.
At the funeral, the wreath presented to him by the peasant delegation was placed on his chest, "just as we peasants occupied the same position in his heart when he was alive."
He freed the serfs, and the peasants were all grateful to him. He allowed girls to go to school, and during his reign, the status of Lucia women was much higher than that of women in other European countries, and the condolences of women representatives were sincere.
His changes to Lucia were certainly for the benefit of his family, but it was indeed the ordinary people of Lucia who benefited from them.
As a foreigner, Zeng Jize's evaluation of Alexander II hit the nail on the head: His Majesty "is kind and loving to people, and has implemented many benevolent policies. He is also firm and impartial, and strict in eliminating evil, even in times of difficulty."
Maria's eldest brother had died of tuberculosis, and her second brother, Alexander III, succeeded to the throne.
"Your Majesty, Tolstoy has written a letter requesting a pardon for the assassin who assassinated the late emperor."
Alexander III sneered, "Tell him that I respect him as a great writer, but pardon is impossible."
"The old man thought that the people who assassinated the emperor represented the people. No! The people love the emperor."
"My father told me before he died that if he was assassinated, it must be because there were maggots that wanted to suck the blood of the Lucia people, and he stood in front of the people and stopped those vampires."
"Those vampires will not succeed. I will inherit my father's will and continue to block the vampires' path."
Maria, a married grand duchess, could not interfere with Lucia's national policy. After attending her father's funeral, Maria returned to Tsarskoye Selo in the south of the city, lived in her girlhood residence, and accompanied her mother.
Twenty days later, Maria was ready to return to Hailing, and her fourth brother Alexi came running over in a panic.
"Oh no! There's a riot going on in St. Petersburg. It's said that gangsters from the People's Will Society gave money to the gangsters and recruited them. Some people even gave them fast food and water."
Half a day later, the fifth brother Sergei and the sixth brother Paul arrived in a hurry. "The third brother brought the guards to protect the second brother. Someone in the guards was bribed by Mark. The thugs rushed into the Winter Palace. The second and third brothers were killed."
"Report, it's bad. The landlords and old nobles have united to support the actions of the People's Volya Society. They have forced Marshal Milyutin to be their leader and announced the establishment of a republican government. The army to arrest us has already set out."
Alexander III's son Nicholas was only eight years old. "Aunt, have the people really abandoned us?" Maria sneered. "The people have no chance to speak out. The ordinary soldiers are all on the front lines and have no chance to express their wishes. Those who jumped out are just nobles and landlords who don't need to go to the front lines."
"When my father liberated the serfs, the nobles and landlords must have been unhappy, but my father and my brother were able to suppress them. Now they can't be suppressed anymore, just like the successful uprising of the literary society in Daxia, someone is behind the scenes paying for it."
"Don't panic. Come on, get on the airship and follow me to Crimea. Humph, Shao will lead a large army to help us quell these bandits. There will also be loyal people to serve the king. They won't be rampant for long."
There were two airships parked in Tsarskoye Selo, and Maria was able to see the world with Shao Quanzhong.
At this time, he stepped forward and commanded his marching team and the Tsarskoye Selo guards, and brought the elderly and children with him. The Romanov family and their guards all boarded the "Romanov" and "Wanhu".
The guards kept carrying treasures and gold and silver onto the airship. Lucia was poor now and didn't have much treasure.
The airship ignited and started, rising slowly. Sergei suddenly remembered, "I haven't taken the national gift porcelain in my father's bedroom yet. It's a token that my brother-in-law promised to take care of us."
Maria waved her hand, "Do you need that thing if I'm here?"
Suddenly a dark shadow ran away, and came back in a flash, holding the national gift porcelain in his arms.
The airship had already taken off and a rope was lowered. The black shadow ran two steps and jumped up, barely grabbed the rope and climbed onto the airship.
Huang Feihong was so angry that he handed the national gift porcelain to Sergei and said, "Thank you for fulfilling your mission."
In the distance, the bandits who came to capture the Tsar’s family came on horseback. When they arrived at Tsarskoye Selo, they only saw two airships rising higher and heading southeast.
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Three days later, Hailing, Qiao Garden, Erfen Bamboo House.
"Shao, it's Queen Victoria calling."
Shao Quanzhong took the phone and asked, "Your Majesty, what instructions do you have?"
"I hate Lucia's rebellion, and Britain is powerless to intervene. Shao, I am very pleased that you saved Alexander's descendants."
Well, the handsome Alexander II was Queen Victoria’s first love, but the marriage didn’t happen because of opposition from both parents…
The first thing the new pseudo-republican government of Lucia did when it came to power was to announce that it would "integrate into the European family, introduce advanced financial concepts, and ask foreign banks to help Lucia solve its chaotic financial order."
Shao Quanzhong sneered, "Friends from the European community have taken action."
"Ring ring ring!"
"Shao, I'm Maria. Our family is now safely in Crimea. You must avenge my father!"
"That's right. My father-in-law treats me well. I am a special prince appointed by my father-in-law. I am extremely loyal to Lucia, and I must take revenge."
"But if you send out troops, won't the North take advantage of the situation and attack your lair? Won't the South be in danger?"
(End of this chapter)