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Chapter 18 Bear Child

Alexander II's funeral was a state funeral. More than 500 political dignitaries and royal family members came from all over Europe to attend the tsar's funeral.

Together with his brothers, George sent the Tsar's body from the Winter Palace to the Petropavlovsky Cathedral. Catherine cut off a lock of her hair and put it in the hands of the Tsar as a sign of their love. Twenty years of testimony.

Thousands of peasants came from all over the country to bid farewell to their respected tsar. Flowers presented by peasant representatives were placed on the tsar's chest. They truly loved the monarch. Ironically, the Narodnaya Volya party was also targeting the peasants. Under the banner of the Communist Party of China, the assassination of the Tsar was carried out.

Before Alexander II abolished serfdom, more than ninety percent of Russia's population were serfs.

During the reign of Ya II, Russia's national strength improved rapidly. After farmers became free citizens, their enthusiasm for farming increased greatly. Many tenant farmers became rich farmers through hard work, and their living standards were greatly improved. Therefore, farmers were the most supportive of the tsar. group.

Andre was often hungry when he was attending the Military Academy.

By 1881, Russian farmers were already eating well. Mutton, pork, and poultry appeared frequently on farmers' tables. Wealthy farmers could eat meat every day. People generally drank tea and beer, and were interested in sugar, tobacco, and The demand for vodka, leather shoes and especially good clothes is increasing.

Compared with farmers, workers in cities are the real poor.

Therefore, it is impossible to encircle the cities from the countryside in Russia. Workers are the group in difficulty.

George rode in a carriage to see the Tsar off.

Ye Luoxin drove for George. He kept crying. He had never shed tears along the way. Ye Luoxin blamed himself very much for the assassination of the Tsar. George often saw Ye Luoxin hiding alone in the corner of the Yekaterin Palace. Drinking inside.

The send-off team was huge, with carriages lining up one after another. The Guardsmen on duty along the way changed into black uniforms, wore white flowers on their chests and black veils on their arms. Both sides of the road were crowded with people seeing off the Tsar. Russians, no one dares to cause trouble on this day.

After the assassination of Ya Er, the People's Democratic Party was fully hunted down. In these days, hundreds of people have been shot and thousands of people have been exiled.

Ya Er was a benevolent monarch. During his reign, as long as he did not commit heinous crimes, he was usually exiled in Russia and would not be directly executed.

The assassination of the Tsar must have been a heinous crime, but executions and exiles on such a large scale had never been seen in Asia during the Second World War.

Alexander was frightened by the assassination of Asia II. He stopped the reform policies that had been implemented and stopped promoting the establishment of a constitution. Everything returned to the old way.

Some people rejoiced over this, shouting that Alexander was a wise king, and hoped that Alexander would restore the serf system so that they could continue to exploit the serfs and ride on them to dominate.

George didn't care, he just felt tired. Ya'er's funeral was much more tiring than boxing practice.

There are procedures for the state funeral ceremony, and every move of the princes must meet the requirements. There are regulations on when and what to do, and no mistakes can be made.

George was with his brothers, the Grand Duke, and behind him were Nicholas and Georgi, the next generation of male heirs to the royal family.

Catherine, Maria, and other ladies were seated further back. They were all wearing dark dresses, with sad expressions and a solemn atmosphere.

Ekaterina was so sad that as soon as she arrived at the Petropavlovsky Cathedral, she fainted from grief.

George sent Catherine back to the Yekaterin Palace and missed the subsequent funeral ceremony.

No one blamed George, except Nikolai and Georgi, and no one even noticed that George left midway.

George stayed with Catherine in the Catherine Palace all night. After dawn, Catherine was about to leave St. Petersburg. "You have to write to me every week, and you are not allowed to hide anything from me. I have already lost Sasha, and I can't lose you again-" Yekaterina's eyes were filled with tears, and she held George's hand tightly and cried. Very sad.

The relationship between Ekaterina and Yaer is really good.

When leaving the Winter Palace, Catherine took away all the letters between her and Ya Er, a total of 4500 letters.

Ekaterina and Ya'er were together for 20 years, with an average of 225 letters per year. These letters fully prove the depth of the relationship between Ekaterina and Ya'er.

Yekaterina also took away Yaer's bloody clothes, which are now sealed in a glass cabinet and placed in Yekaterina's bedroom.

There is another study in the Yekaterin Palace, which was decorated by Yekaterina herself. The layout inside is exactly the same as the study in the Winter Palace. Most of the time, Yekaterina stayed alone in the study.

"I will, and you must remember to take care of yourself. In ten years at most, I will be able to protect you -" George did not hate Ekaterina. Like George, she could not control her own destiny.

In other words, if you are born into a royal family, no one can control your own destiny. No matter what you do, you must put the interests of the royal family first.

National interests have to take a backseat.

Ya Er did not stay with his first love, the queen, and married Maria against his will.

Ya San's marriage was also a product of interests, and neither he nor the queen could be with the one they loved.

Even though he is a tsar, George has no right to be pretentious.

George is still young and does not need to think about marriage.

But when George grows up, if George cannot decide his own destiny, his marriage will also become a victim of the combination of interests.

George does not want to sacrifice his happiness for the rest of his life, so George will definitely work hard and firmly control his destiny in his own hands.

"You must be careful not to be too outstanding or to be unique. It is safest to hide yourself in the crowd." Ekaterina was worried that George had acted too hastily. In another ten years, George is only 19 years old, and Ekaterina can afford to wait.

George already knows that going too far is not enough. He is now with Nikolai and Georgi every day. These two brothers are the best shields.

So George shouldn't always refuse Nicholas's invitations. The ascetic-like 9-year-old Duke is too abnormal.

Damn it, do you still have to learn to be a naughty kid?

George's mood was extremely complicated.

"You push yourself too hard. This is not good. Enjoy life like a real prince. At least don't stay in the boxing gym every day. This way when you grow up, you will have at least some memories of this time. A happy moment—" Ekaterina's hand passed over George's face, her eyes fixed on George, as if she wanted to engrave George's appearance in her heart.

"I can't give you the affection and warmth from my mother. For people like us, affection is a real luxury, but I still hope you can have a happy childhood. This is the only thing I can do." Yeka Telina's words made George break his guard, and he truly accepted Yekaterina at this moment.

When Ekaterina got on the train, she hugged George and cried again, and then went to a new life without looking back.

(End of this chapter)