Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Napoleon had failed and was now retreating towards the Rhine.

The German princes are now beginning to defect one after another. If any of them runs away too late, when these great powers are divided in the future, everyone will be unlucky to some extent, except for the two related ones, Württemberg and Baden.

Soon Bavaria also abandoned its own son-in-law Eugene. Although the king himself was very satisfied with this son-in-law, he also had to consider the interests of the country of Bavaria, or more precisely, the interests of the royal family.

But if he sent an army to try to stop the French army, it would be like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. The Bavarian army had no intention of continuing to fight with its former allies.

This seemed to be just a gesture, and the result was that the Bavarian army was defeated, but most of the captured soldiers were released.

The French now had no surplus food to take care of them, and Napoleon himself had to go to Mainz.

As for the tasks to be arranged next, there are always some confusing operations among the coalition forces.

"You want me to go to Weimar and clean the palace there?"

Although Solovyov and Maria were lovers and had a daughter, if it were in peacetime, this would undoubtedly be a job that would send a rat into the rice jar.

However, since Solovyov had hardly achieved any success in Leipzig, he always hoped to continue to the Rhine River basin and enter France from there.

He himself hoped to advance into the lowlands, towards Antwerp and Brussels, and from this direction towards the Meuse.

Although it may be the farthest road from Paris, considering the coalition's focus at the time, if Napoleon wants to defend Paris, he will probably also deal with armies with large forces such as Blücher and Schwarzenberg.

He had originally planned to submit a letter on the day he received the order, but instead he received this order.

"But you are a chamberlain, Mikhail Sergeyevich, and I am the Emperor's adjutant, and I knew you had that title."

"All right, but why in Weimar?"

"Her Highness Maria is coming back, and the palace there has not been destroyed by the war, so it is always a good place to settle her family."

Ah, speaking of which, Solovyov will probably have to face a small Shura field due to various problems.

In addition to his wife and Madame Récamier, there was also Louisa, who had been in Petersburg since she was a young girl after her marriage and had rarely participated in European diplomatic affairs.

Going to Sweden to meet her sister and reunite with the whole family there were probably her only diplomatic activities abroad.

Louisa’s attribute of being a homebody is still a bit strong, but when it comes to the ambitious Queen of Prussia, it’s just the opposite.

When she was a child, she didn't even look like a princess, or even a noble lady, but more like a wild girl.

They are all coming, but because of their status and they are all smart people, probably nothing will happen.

But Solovyov was a little afraid of Maria. If he brought his daughter with him to join in the fun all day, who knew what would happen?

I used to be afraid of her because she would always block the door, and she would scream when she saw a mouse, and if I was next to her, she would definitely fall into my arms.

If it were another officer or attendant, they probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
If Solovyov was just a guard officer, he would still be very qualified. The bad thing was that he was so amorous, not good at saying no, and was easily taken advantage of by young ladies.

As for Leipzig and Dresden, they are obviously the places of the King of Saxony. The Duchy of Weimar is a close relative of them, after all, they are from the same family.

Other than that, it's probably that Constantine went to see his wife, hoping to restore their relationship.

However, the lady who was Grand Duchess Anna in Saxony and a Duchess in Saxony was obviously unwilling to reconcile because of what happened in the past in St. Petersburg.

Even if Constantine really knelt, it would probably be bad enough.

Plus, this lady has a better relationship with the housekeeper.

There was even a rumor among Queen Louise's gossip that Anna seemed to have some relationship with Alexander, although this was social nonsense.

Queen Louise doesn't like gossiping much these days. Although she and her husband are still married, they are actually separated because of their children.

As a general of the aides-de-camp, Solovyov obviously had this function in addition to leading troops.

Moreover, the Duke of Brunswick wanted to bring Mary back, and it was natural for them to remarry. He sent her to Russia in the first place because he did not want to implicate his wife.

And Mary did bring her daughter and two sisters to meet up in Königsberg and was heading towards Weimar.

The thing is, the family is on the road, and Alexander is probably also planning to make preparations in Weimar first.

Solovyov, on the other hand, was not happy at the moment.

It is estimated that the coalition forces will be delayed for some time because of the diplomatic offensive against France and the wrangling in the deployment ahead of the Rhine.

Of course, there are other situations at this time.

For example, time is running out for the French.

If Solovyov missed this village, it would be difficult for him to find an opportunity to fight Napoleon in the future.

The status was now like this, and Solovyov also issued an order for the troops to be stationed in Saxony.

By the way, he did not forget to do some of his own things.

But why visit Goethe at this time? Weimar is too poor a country. If Maria hadn't come with her dowry, it might have been even worse.

Paul also made a lot of preparations to prevent his daughters from being wronged when they got married.

But it is difficult to say how much was lost in this war.

So Maria quickly returned home, and now she wanted to see if the palace she and her husband lived in was still habitable.

"The French army hasn't passed through here either. Your worries are unnecessary."

"Then I will also supervise you. The sisters and sister-in-law will all live here. You must do your job well. If..."

"But the current situation is not appropriate. You should be with your husband, who is the prince of the duchy, if there is an heir."

"I knew you would say that. And since you kept a secret for me, you should do the same for others, right?"

There is some truth to Maria. Among the sisters, the two with the most sensitive intuition lived a long life if history is restored.

"Even if there is such a thing, you can't tell anyone. Besides, this is in your home, and the court of Weimar is not like anywhere else."

At Versailles, some people were pretending to be confused, and some were really confused. It was one thing for Polina to notice it. Katya was pregnant at the time, and was also in a state of confusion. She was not sensitive in this aspect, and only Madame Recamier could see it in the open - but the relationship between the two was pretty good.

At Maria's house, this kind of thing is too exciting.

She was enthusiastic about Weimar's public welfare undertakings, but as for her personal life, even if her husband knew about it, he probably wouldn't do it like the Danish royal family. After all, Russia's marriage to these small countries meant it had external support.

"Martha, you have to be obedient. I have to arrange soldiers to clean up the outside."

"Can I come see you?"

"Well, if you want to talk to me about music, I can't stop you."

But Arkady's presence is also a problem.

But this boy was short-sighted and he actually tried to teach Durova how to please girls.

From the outside, it is hard to tell that Durova is a woman, after all, her dress is androgynous.

Considering that there were handsome men in the Russian court, if Nicholas were here now, he would have cut his hair short, otherwise he would easily be misunderstood.

Especially when she was eleven or twelve years old and had long hair in a low ponytail, she was simply a tall and beautiful girl.

Misunderstandings are inevitable.

As for Nicholas, when he came to Weimar, he actually didn't want to live in the palace.

As for the sisters, except Anna and their two younger brothers who are close in age, the rest have a big age gap.

The age difference between their mothers was even greater. The Queen Mother was already an elderly mother when she gave birth to them.

In this era, it is not uncommon to upgrade again in your thirties or before forty.

Solovyov's stepmother, while raising her own children, was also rapidly rising up the social ladder on Solovyov's side.

Although she was a stepmother, she was already a grandmother at the age of 24, and this was before Solovyov got married.
Well, I’m afraid I can’t do without this stepmother when I come to Paris this time.

Recently, she has been urging her old father to retire and leave the family business to his nephews, and take the children to live in a warmer place, especially since she has her eyes on a good piece of land in Italy.

Count Sergei doted on his second wife, and it should be noted that he was in very good health at his age. He also wrote to her recently, saying that his eldest son was going to be a big brother again.

If he had a younger brother or sister, they could be raised as his own children. Considering the early marriage and early childbearing in this era, Solovyov married late. When the old count married his mother, it was already considered relatively late. No wonder he was the youngest among his cousins. If he hadn't had his stepmother's younger brothers and sisters, he would have been the youngest boy in this area.

Another thing that surprised Solovyov was the relationship between his stepmother and his old father. Among all the couples with old husbands and young wives, theirs was probably the best. The old man was 68 years old, and his stepmother usually just helped with housework at home, and she had even taken over a lot of the business in St. Petersburg.

She is truly the daughter of a large landowner in the West Indies. Even though she has never received any education in this area, she is still self-taught.

Well, it fits in well with their family’s “profiteer” environment.

As for the families that arrived later, Solovyov had to help entertain them.

These are all tasks. Although the job of being an attendant general is an enviable and good job for others.

But for him, things are a little different.

In the past, he had been in and out of the court and had more opportunities to perform in front of the monarch. In addition, he did have his own special track. Paul's promotion of him could be said to have reduced the number of steps for his promotion in the early stages.

I still have this status now, although it is the favor of the monarch, but there is always something missing.

Solovyov was more or less loyal to Paul, and had a crush on Louisa before their marriage, and maintained their friendship afterwards, as well as Konstantin's care and the teacher-student relationship between Nikolai and Mikhail.

Alexander, on the other hand, is a gift no matter how you look at it.

Of course, the Tsar himself was unaware of this situation at this time.

What he is still considering now is what to do next.

The Tsar himself was heading towards the Rhine, and by November the situation should become clearer.

However, these are things that those on the front line need to worry about. Solovyov in Weimar became the "Grand Marshal of the Court" and was responsible for reception affairs in the Weimar court.

It was not for any other reason. Alexander knew everything about the attendants, generals, and senior court attendants around him.

No matter what Solovyov did, at least the part that could be seen by the Tsar was relatively appropriate.

He would not let Balashov do these things. He knew that his sisters actually had some opinions about the former Minister of Police because of Speransky's matter.

Well, the reason is that Speransky married Adela, who was Solovyov's stepsister and married off as a countess in their family.

To be honest, the aunts also have their own circle of close friends, and Adela is one of them who can sit at the table. Whenever the sisters meet, Balashov will be reported to the aunts.

Balashov, he is still limited by his ability to tell tales.

Especially now that Alexander is inefficient in railway construction and Moscow reconstruction, he has always wanted to bring back Speransky, who is a civil servant in the Ministry of Justice but is proficient in administrative affairs.

Even Arakcheev had pleaded for his political enemy twice this year because he admired his personality and talent and because he was indeed of great use to the emperor.

Balashov suddenly became a clown, but Alexander always had difficult choices. This matter had not been decided yet, so his days in the court would be another matter.

The female relatives also arrived in Weimar one after another, and Solovyov was busy receiving them.

Even the Prussian army's new recruits had to temporarily serve as the Prussian army's guard of honor.

As for the other side, it was also decided in 1814 that a meeting would be held in Vienna to make the final decision on the redivision of the European territory.

At this time, the Tsar himself also needed to promote relations with his relatives. The eldest sister's in-laws' family, which was also the Queen Mother's family, was already a kingdom at this time, and Baden was also promoted to a Grand Duchy.

Then Mecklenburg and Weimar, where the second and third sisters married, naturally could not lag behind and must make corresponding improvements.

This is also to show that Russia always takes care of its allies and relatives through marriage.

Besides that, I just need to choose a good husband for my younger sister and my eldest daughter. (End of this chapter)