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

Chapter 70 700 kilometers, galloping carriages

Although Sophia told herself to be calm, after being exhausted all the way, she suddenly encountered such a grand welcome without even a trace of buffer. Sophia still sometimes walked nervously and didn't know how to take it.

She tried her best not to show any more embarrassment.

But still, Sophia was frustrated.

Her first appearance in Russia was obviously not very good.

But Johanna didn't pay attention to this scene at all.

After the feast, Johanna, basking in the glory of the feast, couldn't wait to write to her husband to show off:

"Here, everything is so brilliant, everyone treats us with such respect, I even thought it was like a dream.

The ladies and gentlemen who dined with me were specially arranged by Her Majesty the Queen, and I was served like a queen.

The sound of trumpets in the room and the drums of the guard of honor outside are saluting us when we go to the banquet...

It seemed so unreal.

All this is not at all something that can happen to poor poor me. I have only heard the sound of welcome drums in a few palaces before.

"

As Sofia fell asleep, Johanna tossed and turned with excitement, and then she heard light footsteps.

"Who?"

Johanna immediately wakes up. Although she is vain, she is not a fool, especially because she has a special mission.

A soft voice came from outside:
"Madame, I am La Chettadiere, and the Baron Madefield."

Johanna's eyes lit up immediately. She knew that these two were the helpers that Frederick had specially ordered.

Johanna glanced at her daughter. After so many days of non-stop driving, Sophia was already fast asleep.

She was tired too, but this tiredness was replaced by a stronger emotion.

That is to flex your muscles on the world stage.

The daughter didn't know about this, and neither Frederick nor she planned to tell Sophia.

Sophia just needs to complete the matter of becoming the crown princess.

Johanna opened the door lightly, then closed it, and looked at the two men outside the door.

These two met at the banquet, but there were too many people at that time, they just chatted briefly, and what they talked were greetings. ,

The Marquis of La Chettadiere was a very gentlemanly man, his hooked nose was particularly striking, but not so gloomy.

On the other hand, Baron Madefield looks much more honest. As the ambassador to St. Petersburg, he has worked hard in this position for nearly 20 years.

Both Frederick and St. Petersburg were accustomed to the baron, and no one complained about his tenure.

The Marquis of La Chettadie smiled and said:

"Madam, I think it would be better for us to talk in another room."

Johanna nodded without hesitation.

She served as the unofficial special envoy of Prussia, and now she is the mother of the crown prince candidate. A princess who is already a mother has a sensitive identity and naturally does not want to be seen.

In a secret room, the Marquis of La Chettadie lost his smile and put on a serious look on his face.

Johanna had no idea what the two of them were going to say to her. Compared with these two people who knew St. Petersburg well, she was a blank slate.

So Johanna listened.

The Marquis of La Chettadie said:

"Dear madam, you cannot rest tonight, you must go to Moscow overnight."

Johanna froze for a moment, surprised and reluctant.

The fatigue of the long journey made her almost fall apart, coupled with the energy consumed by the banquet, now she can't wait to bury her head in a deep sleep like her daughter.

The Marquis of La Chettadie gave the reason:

"Ma'am, Her Majesty has just left. Your rush to Moscow overnight will make Her Majesty feel kind, and... you can also participate in Her Royal Highness's birthday celebration."

"Compared with other princesses, this is your advantage of arriving early."

Baron Madefield added on the side:

"I have prepared Russian national costumes for you and the little princess. When you are received by Her Majesty the Empress, you and the little princess had better change into them."

"Also, don't forget to kiss the Queen's hand."

A marquis and a baron, both of them have a polished luster on their faces, and their brows are full of experience, and the content of this conversation makes Johanna feel like she is doing something big.

She immediately put the reluctance behind her.

Seeing that they only told them about these things, Johanna returned to the resting place excitedly with her clothes on, and woke up Sophia who was bewildered.

Sophia got up in a daze and listened to her mother's arrangement.

Johanna wakes up the entourage again.

In the dark, they sat in a new convoy arranged by the Marquis of La Chettadiere and the Baron of Madefield.

The convoy consists of 30 sleigh horses and will lead them to run wildly from St. Petersburg to Moscow more than 700 kilometers away.

The snow field along the way has been pressed very solidly, enough for the convoy to gallop all the way.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the next day, they came to a villa only 45 miles away from Moscow.

Here, Sophia almost fainted.

This journey is really tiring.

She was not even as energetic as her mother when she was young.

In the villa, Sofia dressed up while enjoying hot fish soup and coffee.

They will enter Moscow by night.

She changed into a dress with traditional Russian patterns, a rose-red silk dress with silver trim, and because of the cold weather, she was covered with a Russian fur coat.

While the two were preparing nervously, a sleigh drove out of the St. Petersburg palace.

These sleighs were full of angry princesses.

Because they came late and accepted the banquet, when the ambassadors of various countries told them that a princess had already set off first, they panicked.

I can't wait to spit out all the food at the banquet and the time spent talking and laughing.

Then they also got into the carriage and galloped away.

Watching the princesses leave, the Marquis of La Chettadie showed a smile on his face.

During the banquet, he spent a lot of time praising these princesses, from head to toe, from hair to clothes.

I can't wait to say a sentence ten times, just to delay time.

Apparently, he did.

At this point in time, a little thing represents an opportunity.

As for Baron Madefield, after the banquet, he began to arrange for people to pack up.

The empress has gone to Moscow, and the ambassadors of various countries have to rush there one after another.

Because, for at least a few months, St. Petersburg will be the center of politics before it turns into a barren swamp.

(End of this chapter)