Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The news that the princess had run away quickly made headlines in London.

Solovyov finally had some free time, but during this time his wife and lover were not around, and neither were his children.

He felt very upset, as if a cat was scratching his heart.

After all, there is no war now, and it would make him more comfortable if he could sit at home.

After the Tsar and his entourage left London, Leopold did not continue to live in Kensington Palace. He first lived in the Russian Embassy, ​​but later felt that it was not convenient to live there, so he found another place to rent an apartment.

His behavior always reminded Solovyov of A Scandal in Bohemia, although it was the TV version starring Jeremy Brett, and the beginning was simply an anti-drug advertisement in which Watson scolded Holmes - although that story was actually the beginning of The Sign of Four.

Although Solovyov no longer wore a military uniform, he always wore an Order of the British Empire on his chest, so much so that whenever a newsboy stopped him, he would have this question.

"Sir, would you like to buy a copy of The Sun?"

"Boy, what's the news today?"

Anyway, judging from his accent, he sounds like someone who has been knighted.

"Sir, this is big news. Princess Charlotte suddenly left her palace and her whereabouts are unknown now."

"Ohhhh, that's right, at this time, His Royal Highness the Regent is considering the Prince of Orange, not Orange, but the Dutch, considering that prince to be the husband of Princess Charlotte, and they have recently been engaged."

"But Her Royal Highness doesn't like the bloody Dutch. They have been eating and drinking for free here for so many years."

"Boy, aren't you afraid of being caught by the Scotland Yard officer for saying this?"

"I'm not talking about the royal family, the bloody Dutch who eat for free. If it's the Duke of Brunswick, the Duke is the cousin of His Royal Highness the Regent, and he brought an army with him."

"Haha, you know a lot. But the third edition of The Sun doesn't have anything I want to read."

"Ah? Today's important reports are all here!"

Although Solovyov was joking and meant to play a prank on the newsboy, he just wanted him to live to be an old man. The first generation of the Sun would be closed down, and New York would have its own Sun newspaper, so he would not know what was going on.

"How much is the offer?"

"Sir, ten pence."

"Here's 20 pence. Keep the change."

"Sir, I'll give you another copy of the Times. It'll only be 10p if you add the money."

"Well, it just looks like the price is upside down. But I've seen the Sun these days, and the speed of publishing news is really fast."

There's even a bit of a paparazzi streak, but this is Britain.

That's not surprising, but the Times
Because the newspapers were incomplete, Charlotte found the paragraph rewritten by Solovyov very strange and even felt a little embarrassed.

But The Sun is not so obscene now. That was the third generation, which is the current Sun. And it didn’t have this name before. It was a real tabloid.

Now he got the newspaper and was walking on the street.

But Leopold did not live in a place like Baker Street. Although there was such a street, it was not the one where Holmes lived.

You know, the size of these cities is not enough to have 200 house numbers on one street.
Leopold lived not far from Hyde Park. As for the lady who was in charge of food and lodging, she was actually the landlord, but the old lady had to take care of all the tenants.

"You are holding a newspaper, so you should have seen the news."

"Leo, have you read the newspaper too?"

"I didn't expect that she is a person of action."

"This is a good thing. We have some wiggle room. Besides, the Prince Regent is visiting Edinburgh recently. It will take him some time to come back."

"Aren't you worried about that lady?"

"It'll be fine. The landlord has to take care of the tenant's privacy, right, Leo?"

Solovyov did not address him by his court title, in fact, this was also to keep Leopold's secret.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I think at this time, I should also find out the attitude of the source of the news. I mean the princesses who live with Her Majesty the Queen."

"I thought so too. Charlotte's running away from home was too sudden."

"You have to show that you care, Leo, that's the way it is in the woman's family. But I think there are a few places where Charlotte might go."

Solovyov had actually done his homework beforehand. Bath was a health resort with hot springs, but there were also many lords visiting, and it was possible that some of them knew Charlotte.

It is obvious that Charlotte does not want to go to places where there is frequent traffic. Even if she passes by these places, she will not choose to stay for a long time.

"Weymouth, where Princess Sophia has been in the past. Don't worry, I have sources of information about the royal itinerary."

What Solovyov took out was a list of where these princes had gone in previous years, a small notebook left by Count Vorontsov.

He was not someone who relied on deductive reasoning like Sherlock Holmes; after all, he was a soldier and did not have much time to devote to this.

"Weymouth?"

"It's relatively remote there. Princess Sophia is said to have a son who was born there in 1800. I was still in Russia at the time."

"And I was still at home, even though I was a general, it was awarded to me when I was 12 years old because of my sister."

This can be considered as a little compensation from Constantine, the brother-in-law, to his brother-in-law.

"But with so many connections, you are brave in battle and use your brain, Christian is only brave and determined, and the most powerful one is Eugen."

"The key now is how we are going to find Charlotte."

"If we find the princesses, it would be great if they are willing to provide information, but what if they are testing you? I have to think of many things, although some of them require you to do them."

"If Charlotte agrees, I'll go anywhere for her. Even if she's standing on a cliff."

"It's good to be determined, Leo, let's go."

"Without an entourage?"

"It would be nice if it were just the two of us. Would you rather ride on horseback or in a carriage? I used to be an aide-de-camp, and I always need someone who can drive a carriage at home, but I'm not as fast as Mr. Bykov."

Hearing this, Leopold was relieved, and the two of them went to a carriage rental place near Kensington Palace and rented a carriage with two horses, but the carriage could accommodate several passengers.

"We need to prepare some things for the journey, but how should we address each other?" "You can just call me Leo, how should I address you?"

"You mean me? What's your name?"

"Yes."

"You can choose a name."

"I think the Bernard in that book Charlotte mentioned would be perfect for you."

"But how am I supposed to give you the key to Charlotte's boudoir?"

"Courage and patience. I'm willing to do anything for her, even when she's in danger."

"That's good. Besides a woman having to give birth, I think you can help her do a lot of things."

After all, not everyone is like Solovyov, who can use forceps to gently pull his daughter out when pressed to the limit.

"At that time, there was nothing I could do but pray to God."

"Sometimes, you even have to believe in God. See this icon?"

There were dents on it where bullets had made them. Solovyov always carried this icon with him because it had been placed by Katya and had blocked a fatal bullet.

"Yes, but you may believe more in the laws of nature. I think God probably also created the laws of nature."

"But it was like this during those six days. We can't help but consider that if God really exists, he probably has a material form that is beyond ordinary people, otherwise he wouldn't be omniscient and omnipotent."

Solovyov still didn't believe it at this time, but even if there were ghosts or something else, everything he could perceive could be explained from a materialistic perspective.

He just felt that it was a simple philosophical concept in which quantitative change led to qualitative change.

Both of them got into the carriage, and according to the past schedule that Solovyov got from Count Vorontsov, he could also find some patterns.

That is, the British royal family, besides staying near London, always goes to the beach.

Charlotte would most likely go to Weymouth, or Brighton. The former was quiet, while the latter was lively, but Charlotte was still a child when she went there.

If the fugitive princess was caught on the road, the situation might be different.

In short, this matter requires a good script.

What Princess Amelia found troubling was that her brother had turned back in a hurry and cancelled his trip to Edinburgh.

He came back in a hurry because of the big trouble caused by his daughter's escape.

Even this time it was planned. If Princess Amelia hadn't lived a few more years, the situation would probably be the same.

Charlotte ran to the street in a panic, but the enthusiastic citizens of London all knew her. The women in the royal family were always popular. The older princesses were always sympathized because they were old spinsters who could not get married. And because Amelia had just joined the ranks of old spinsters, she was treated similarly to Charlotte.

Although the Princess of Wales sometimes had problems, she had a strong-willed daughter and was not condemned.

To put it bluntly, it all started when Henry VIII divorced his wife and killed her in order to have a son. As a result, there would be some trouble in London every few generations.

Incidents like Charlotte's, the runaway princess, are minor matters.

Later, Edward VIII had his love affair disrupted by Chamberlain, and finally he chose Mrs. Simpson as a revenge against society.

As for what happened at the end of the century, the old prince and the princess were each the unlucky ones in their engagements, and the trouble that followed was obviously a long story.

Although Lord Liverpool Robert Jenkinson, if according to Lord XX, he is probably Lord Zhan, he is also a little worried now.

However, he still believed that the princess's behavior of running away from home was just a rebellion against the marriage contract.

He sympathizes with the princess now, but when he thinks of her firm Whig Party stance and her more people-friendly attitude, this cute king of London is actually very difficult to deal with.

But she happened to be the only legitimate heir among the princes of the current royal family with a legal marriage, and not a married couple. This was her biggest amulet.

Moreover, the common people also have many expectations for Princess Charlotte. Although she also has a problem of being too clean, it is always a good thing for a person to be clean, and they will not express any opinions on common people who are dressed dirty.

Compared with some other noble lords, the princess was already very approachable, and her absence from home also attracted a lot of attention.

It’s just that the common people and some sympathetic masters of the princess wanted to escape from marriage, so they provided cover for her or sent her home. That was another matter.

But soon, when Solovyov and Leopold arrived at Wimbledon, they also met the Duke of Sussex.

This man is popular among his brothers and sisters, and he also has a good relationship with his niece.

In fact, only he and Amelia knew the final itinerary at this time, and Sophia only gave Weymouth as an alternative.

"Your Highness, you came here without any worry on your face. I think you might know the whereabouts of Her Highness the Princess."

"Although I know this, Amy is really capable of taking action. It will be better if we wait until my brother arrives in Edinburgh."

Obviously, he was well aware that Solovyov had a kettle at hand.

"Do you need water?"

"No, thank you. My attendants brought water and sherry."

Although Solovyov would like to say "Ah, Shirley", considering Princess Charlotte has longer hair, it is obviously not the case and she does not have Asian ancestry.

At the same time, now is not the time to joke.

"If that's the case, will Your Highness go to Brighton or Weymouth? Or somewhere else? I don't think he will go to Belgium. It's not peaceful there right now."

"It seems that you have also done some preparations. I have to do this. If it were someone else, it would be difficult to explain to Brother Wang."

Apparently the Duke of Sussex is ready.

"But you, Prince Leopold, there are many things you can do. When you look for Charlotte, you have to be more proactive so that the prince can recognize you more and receive his blessing. And the Dutch..."

The Duke of Sussex is relatively cautious in his speech and doesn't like to make any critical comments about people he doesn't like, although he might accidentally use a word like "bloody".

"But we still have to find Charlotte. What should we do?"

"If she goes south, there is only Brighton. She likes it very much and there are always some fashionable things there. For other places, I have to wait for Amelia's entourage to send me a letter."

In short, this problem does not seem difficult to solve. (End of this chapter)