Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

As for Solovyov's hope that his uncle could return to Paris and take back the throne, it must be very difficult now.

Even when Catherine herself brought the children to Livorno, Mr. Campbell seemed somewhat resistant.

"Sir, as a wife, there is nothing wrong with going to the island to visit your husband. We were blessed in front of the altar and became husband and wife, and we are meant to grow old together."

Although Catherine was younger, Napoleon probably did not live as long as her.

And it would be quite lively if the couple could just let themselves go.

Mr. Campbell is also having a headache now, because the order he received actually includes interrogating the people who have arrived.

The person in front of him, the Queen of France, was probably someone he could not afford to offend. Not to mention her two brothers, and her three brothers-in-law, their status was much higher than that of an ordinary official like him.

Even she herself, with her retinue, appears to be a member of the Queen's Dragoons.

After all, she had a good relationship with Josephine. When some members of the dragoon corps were disbanded, Catherine took these veterans of the Queen's Dragoons with her.

They also knew that the two queens had a very good relationship, so they all did their best.

Campbell still wanted to procrastinate, but he also had a problem: he had a mistress in Italy.

If he didn't go tonight, he would probably feel bad.

Catherine had exchanged intelligence with Polina in advance and knew some of Mr. Campbell's weaknesses.

However, since arriving on the island, Polina has been reluctant to leave. Instead, she attends various activities with her brother with her bulging belly.

Although I know her relationship with Solovyov, this scene looks weird.

In the end, the victory belonged to Catherine, as the British allowed her to pass and the Queen had her own ship.

She followed her mother-in-law's advice and went to Rome for the winter so that the family could take care of each other. Joseph's wife helped run the household there and arranged for a housekeeper and a doctor.

However, Paulina and the real housekeeper Sylvia were both on the island, so the house still lacked someone to take charge of the inner chambers.

But Sylvia's physique can only be described as amazing.

After Ekaterina arrived on the island, the three of them got together, and it was like a tea party for pregnant mothers to exchange experiences with each other.

What they talked about with each other was how to raise children.

Of course, this is not the first time for them.

"Catherine, it's great that you're here. But we're not the only ones on the island now. There's also that Polish woman."

"Polish women? My brother likes Polish women very much. He and Mrs. Naryshkina were often together, but they broke up only last year."

"When did that start?"

"We knew each other before my brother became the Tsar, and we officially confirmed our relationship very quickly, but my sister-in-law suffered a lot during that time."

"I heard about your poor sister-in-law from Michel. She was lovely and helpless. I felt that she deserved pity. But it turned out okay. At least the Tsar and her had seven daughters. It was a pity that they didn't have sons, but having so many lovely daughters should be a very happy thing."

"Yeah, girls are cute."

Although Sylvia was of a lower status, Ekaterina had no opinion on what she said. This housekeeper was very nice, but she was a little strange. Why did she want to separate from Solovyov?
But after they broke up, the two of them were no longer in contact with each other. They were very intimate when they were together. Perhaps it was the influence of their first love.

Of course, her point of view is indeed worthy of approval. The girls she raised are so cute, especially Octavia. This girl is like a pearl on the island of Elba.

Her manners were very decent and her conversation was elegant. Catherine even felt that she, who loved riding horses so much, did not look like a noble lady.

Of course, she has been like this since she was a child, unlike Maria who can restrain herself.

Therefore, the guards in the palace generally could not afford to offend her.

The reason Solovyov was hiding was that he was always caught by Maria, not because of Catherine.

"Octavia."

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

"What a nice girl. She's a little younger than my brother, what a pity. Mikhail would probably like her too."

The unfortunate thing is that everyone knows Octavia's identity: she is an illegitimate daughter, and even the ladies present know who her father is.

"But it's not a problem in France, Catherine."

When Polina heard Mikhail, not a nickname, she knew that Catherine was looking for a wife or mistress for her younger brother.

This would threaten the relationship between his son and Octavia.

She always had to assert her sovereignty on behalf of her son to prevent little Catherine from talking nonsense.

"Is there a suitable husband's family?"

"There must be one, Catherine."

Napoleon came and saw Catherine here. He was tactful enough to only bring Alexander Valevsky with him so that he could meet his brothers.

When Ekaterina's two sons saw the boy coming, they thought more of it as a playmate.

The relationship between the three boys is not so clear now, and the two younger ones don’t know that the Polish boy is their brother.

Of course, there is also Leon, the Imperial Count, who is now 8 years old.

"It's good for boys to be together. After they get to know each other, they will probably become good playmates."

"Napoleon, why don't you have the Polish Countess here too?"

Catherine was actually quite jealous. Although Napoleon doted on her very much when they were in Paris, that Polish woman also came.

This is not good. It's like drinking a box of apple cider vinegar. Ekaterina pouted to express her dissatisfaction.

"Katherine, you will be the hostess when you arrive on the island, and mom will be a respectable lady."

"Brother, what about me?"

"Polina, you are my lovely sister."

But even though she is in her thirties, she still acts like a little girl, loves to act coquettishly, and even likes to get into trouble.

Even at this time, she wanted to get involved.

Napoleon was always good at coaxing women, and Madame Valewska was indeed very smart. She knew that it was not appropriate for her to be present at the Queen's visit to the island and her first reunion with the Emperor.

She even came up secretly on her own, and Napoleon also knew that she actually had some feelings for one of her relatives, the unfortunate general who was carried back by the orderly from Krasnoyarsk.

I probably can't compensate her, but if the lady marries her relative, she will always be taken care of in the future. There is another problem. The Countess's true appearance looks a little old.

Solovyov wanted to complain about this matter, but he didn't say much because he was in Paris at the time.

The Countess does not necessarily look younger than her aunt, even when dressed the same way.

If I were to make a more sharp criticism, it would probably be that uncle, you are lacking in fatherly love.

Fortunately, this guy had this idea but never said it until then.

But Catherine was bound to say something, and she had no intention of pleasing Polina.

"It looks like Josephine may have to remove the word 'old'."

This was mentioned very cleverly. Polina shielded her face with a fan and smiled heartlessly, but with her current body shape, she couldn't avoid leaning on the big bed to avoid any situation.

"Interesting, but if Hortans heard it, she would be angry. You and her are also very good."

After all, "Old Josephine" is the term Paulina used to attack Josephine, so it is considered neutral. However, Hortense cares about both his mother and stepfather very much, so it is inevitable that he would be angry because of the word "old".

As for the Countess, she could only pretend to be confused.

But the atmosphere was cheerful, and Catherine would give her husband face.

In the past, when Mademoiselle Denoire and the Countess were with Josephine, Napoleon slept with them in his bed, and he always praised his wife for being older, sensible, and considerate in etiquette.

When it comes to Catherine, she has a different story.

However, the Countess did not continue with this plan because she did not want to create artificial conflict.

"But on this island, it seems like the balls are much smaller."

"There's nothing we can do about it. If we wanted to be more ostentatious, we'd probably have to go to the square."

"To the square?"

"Yes, Mary, let's go to the square. But Josephine's nephew would say that square dancing is an entertainment for the elderly."

"There's a guy everywhere, right?"

Polina wanted to complain, but then she thought about this guy Solovyov.

"Yeah, the ladies are all pretty young, and I'm not an old guy."

Although he has gained weight visibly, Napoleon is still full of energy. He will not think of himself as an old man now. Even if he lives to 60 years old, he will stubbornly believe that he is not old.

"In that case, let's stay here. The square can only hold more lively events, but it's still a bit small here."

“But it’s warm and comfortable, with furniture sent by Elisa, all high-end goods from Italy.”

"My sister is just greedy for money, unlike Carolina."

Polina was somewhat repulsive to her younger sister because she was biased towards Murat's throne and her position as queen.

Napoleon also knew that his younger sister and brother were both troublesome, but Jerome's trouble at home was nothing.

The most annoying thing is probably the letter written by Soloviev, saying that Gauss was an outstanding mathematician. If Jerome had not paid him to work, the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg would not have been able to get such an outstanding astronomer and mathematician, who made great contributions in the field of mathematics.
After hearing this, Napoleon couldn't help but get angry. How could you let him run away just for two hundred dollars?
But these things are all trivial matters. Now Westphalia is gone. Although the family did not return to the starting point, they are all crowded in Italy.

"Speaking of Carolina, is there any news related to Italy now?"

"No."

"Katherine, where was your brother Alexander when you came to the island?"

"He went to Vienna, but before that we travelled together to London."

Catherine also talked about her trip to London, the marriage controversy between Britain and the Netherlands, and the news she heard on the road afterwards.

"It seems that the British have some internal conflicts themselves. It's a pity that I'm here and can't take advantage of it."

Napoleon was still unwilling to accept defeat, even if it was just on a small island. He was so stubborn that he didn't know how to admit defeat.

"You still want it."

"No, Catherine. I won't let you worry. Those days are over. We have a son and the baby in your belly. You should come to the island often in the future. The environment here is good and very suitable for rest, but this villa is a little small. You can travel to many places if the 200 million francs are in place."

Catherine also knew that there were always spies on the island. Even after Shuvalov and Solovyov left, there would still be spies from her brother or other European monarchs, especially the British, who had been circling around the island.

Whether her husband is ambitious or chooses to spend the rest of his life here, she will agree.

Although she is also very ambitious, she has matured a lot since she married and moved to Paris.

Maybe family is even more important now, and it would be best if her husband could settle down.

Watching her son grow up, this is what Josephine told him before Napoleon invaded Russia, but he didn't listen.

Although Josephine did not come to Paris from Malmaison, she was still worried about Napoleon, so she wrote a letter to Hortense and asked her to pass it to Catherine.

Josephine was good enough to be Catherine's mother, and this care made their relationship not contradictory.

Then she also mentioned recent events.

"My brother went to Vienna, and so did the monarchs and foreign ministers."

"They are going to decide something. It looks like the map of Europe is going to change. What Pete said is not right."

Napoleon's words were somewhat self-deprecating. He defeated the Russian and Austrian coalition forces at Austerlitz, which made William Pitt the Younger extremely disappointed with the situation in Europe after his victory at Trafalgar, so he expressed his feelings.

The next year, he died.

Now that Napoleon said this, considering his age, he probably had fat on his thighs. He even went out for horseback riding exercise every day, and when he came back he had his servants apply Russian hemorrhoid ointment on him.

Napoleon really couldn't sit still. He was always paying attention to the situation in Europe.

But life on the island seemed to make him feel comfortable. Mr. Campbell was not even so vigilant here in the last two or three months.

On the other hand, Mr. Hudson Lowe, who was in the army but was always in the fleet, was always patrolling back and forth between Corsica and Italy.

He never slacked off; Napoleon seemed a dangerous enemy who would be best kept under 24-hour surveillance.

But he still has his own island, and now he is an island tycoon, and he is even doing very well on the island.

As for what's going on in Europe, he doesn't seem to care. His wife, children and big bed are great for him. (End of this chapter)