I am Peter III, Emperor of the Hexagon of the Goose Kingdom

Chapter 18 The Praying Empress, the Wandering Princess, and the Beaten Carl

Mrs. Polya said:

"The news of the border crossing has come from the other princesses. The German princess has not yet, but it should be soon."

Elizabeth nodded, and then said:

"Polya, you are tired too, go and rest."

Polya glanced at Elizabeth and said respectfully:
"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Duchess Polya had a duke's mansion in St. Petersburg, across the Neva River from the palace. As soon as she got back to the mansion, Mrs. Polya took a whip with a sullen face and went to find her daughter Karl.

Carl was immersed in a wonderful dream, when suddenly the quilt was lifted, and with a bang, the fried pork with bamboo whip began.

And when Mrs. Polia taught her daughter a lesson and Karl cried out for injustice, Elizabeth did not rest.

She came to a room in the bedroom, no matter it was day or night, it was difficult for light to come in, so that Her Majesty the Empress could find peace of mind.

And here, the sound is also difficult to reveal.

Queen Elizabeth took off her long silk dress, removed her noble shoes, took off the jewelry on her pale golden hair, walked in barefoot, and began to pray devoutly in the room where the shrine and the statue of the Virgin were placed.

The Orthodox Church is the state religion, but she is the empress of the Russian Empire. The conflict between her and the Orthodox Church has begun to emerge. When she is unwilling to pray to the Orthodox Church, she will come here to seek peace of mind and guidance on the road.

"Holy Mother of Mercy, I once made a promise that if I regain the throne that belongs to me, I will not execute my political opponents, but tolerantly exile them, and I have done it."

"Now tell me what shall I do to Peter, my beloved nephew, my dear sister's son, to whom I have a loving affection, and to whom I have sworn that all that I have done as Queen of Tsar, will be For the benefit of the empire, I will not betray any personal feelings, but now I am panicking about my nephew's change."

In the Queen's repeated prayers, she seemed to recall once again the ten years of Empress Anna's reign.

In those ten years, Anna was the queen, she was the grand duchess, and she was repressed and excluded.

When Empress Anna was dying, no one thought that her niece, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Leopovna would give birth to a son.

Little Ivan.

Elizabeth's father, Peter the Great, once ruled Russia with Ivan V. This was the period when the two tsars existed.

And this little Ivan is the great-grandson of Ivan V. If little Ivan did not exist, thanks to his father's change of the succession law, women can also become czars. Empress Anna has no reason not to let her inherit the throne.

But everything changed after little Ivan was born.

After the death of Queen Anna, a scene that Elizabeth will never forget appeared.

In order to protect her lover Biron, Empress Anna arranged for her niece's son to become the next tsar, but little Ivan was just born, how could he be in power?

Biron's original name was Ernest Johann Beurren, a German living in Courland. Whether the court ministers were new or old, their dispute was reform or conservative. This was a dispute over national policy. They can tolerate the German faction occupying a relatively large force in the court, but they cannot tolerate a German who wants to become the unknown tsar of Russia!
As a result, Biron was overthrown by the guards led by the veteran Marshal Minich.

But the situation in Russia is a bit special. The military chiefs staged a coup and were unable to stand firmly.

As a result, Marshal Minic was overthrown, and Elizabeth was terrified by several consecutive coups, and it was at this moment that she became frightened.

As the Duchess of Melenkeburg came to power and little Ivan grew up, she didn't want to be dispatched to the monastery. Finally, one day, under the persuasion of the French faction, she took the cross and went to the barracks. With more than 300 people from the Preobrazhensky Army, they rushed straight to the palace in one go and launched the third coup d'etat!

She succeeded!
Everyone was fed up with the Germans and had no hope at all of the baby tsar, preferring Peter the Great's own daughter to bring about change in Russia.

And her treatment of Leopovna and Ivan followed her oath before the coup.

Whether it is the father or Billon, Russia has been ruled in a harsh environment for too long, so she gave people a stable and relaxed environment.

Elizabeth began to recall the circumstances of these coups, her brows gradually loosened, with dissatisfaction with herself:

"Liza, it's been three years, you should be a mature empress, don't be so naive! Peter has no military power, no one in the guards, and the nobles look down on him. Those old nobles are sitting on the wall and will only pay the czar who has already enthroned. Allegiance, it is impossible for Peter to launch a coup d'etat!"

"Let these shadows go away."

Gradually, Elizabeth's expression calmed down, and she fell asleep in the prayer room.

……

On the other side, Peter took Voronzova to a quiet side hall, his sharp and intelligent brain was not dulled by the Great War.

Why didn't Voroncova become one of yesterday's women, did her aunt prevent it, or did Princess Polia not arrange it?

Peter asked.

Voroncova blushed and said in a tone that did not dare to get angry:
"It's Her Majesty the Queen who won't let me in."

Peter fell into deep thought. If his aunt stopped him, he should think deeply about it. Why?
Is it purely because Voronzova is the daughter of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, or is there a deeper meaning?

In this period, European courts are very chaotic, and the most famous one is France, where women are proud of trying men from all walks of life, and they also show off and publicize it as romance and fashion.

Although Russia has not reached this level, it is very common to have lovers.

So my aunt stopped me from asking for Vorontsova because she was worried that Vorontsov would be affected and fall to herself?

But with her aunt's mind, could she think so much?
It’s not that Peter underestimated the people here. He is familiar with history. Judging from the previous coups in Russia, it is far from the Nine Dragons in the mother country (Yanhuang, not Qing).

But this possibility is not ruled out. In short, Peter decided to keep his mind and look for an opportunity to find out about his aunt.

At this time, the French embassy in St. Petersburg, Lestock, who was the Russian court physician and counselor, appeared here.

Although Lestock is French, he bet on Elizabeth and became a celebrity in Russia. He also has a reputation in European courts. In any case, he should avoid suspicion with the Palace of Versailles.

But at this time, he did not hesitate to risk being suspected by Ivanovic, and came to the French embassy. What was he going to do?
Lestock was in a secret room in the embassy, ​​and in front of him was a woman, a woman with powder on her face.

This woman still maintains a superior attitude towards Lestock, but Lestock looks the same, obviously the status of a woman is enough.

"Your Highness, I have already arranged for you to come here ahead of time, and the only news the court got was that you had just crossed the border."

Lestock spoke up.

The woman nodded, and then said:
"Father told me not to overdo it, so as not to be self-defeating and offend this stupid bear. When do you arrange for me to meet Peter?"

Lestock said, "Just the last few days."

The princess nodded, and said with a wild smile: "I heard that His Majesty in Russia is not close to women, and his mind is not very clear. It only takes 2 minutes. I will try it then and I will pass the orthodox body test. Don't worry." Forgot to prepare pigeon blood for me."

Lestock nodded and said:
"It should be easy to hide it from Peter. At that time, His Highness can propose to become the crown prince on the grounds that he has already had a relationship with Peter."

The princess snorted coldly and said:

"If it wasn't for the emperor's order, I wouldn't want to take Peter's 2 minutes, hum!"

Lestock glanced at the princess again, and said a little worriedly:
"Your Highness, don't show your face in public recently. Although there are errors in the portrait presented, you should be careful in order to avoid being recognized."

The princess nodded, and waved the folding fan from far away China in a bored manner. Suddenly, the fragrance overflowed, and the powder on her face flew into the air.

Lestock, who had been in Russia for a long time, was caught off guard by the long-lost French aroma, almost sneezed, and then hurriedly resigned. He couldn't leave St. Petersburg for too long, so he had to go back.

(End of this chapter)