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Chapter 472 Lady Ecosystem
As a queen, Alex's approachability is seriously lacking. She always has a straight face and is intimidating.

She is withdrawn, sensitive, and stubborn. Once she trusts someone, she will not easily change her decision.

Once you hate someone, even if you are the incarnation of God, she is not willing to know more about you.

There are two people Alex trusts most, one is Anna Vilupova, the daughter of the State Secretary, and the other is Rasputin, the lamp holder.

When Alex and Nicholas got married, Alex didn’t know anyone in St. Petersburg except Nicholas and Alex’s sister Paula. Anna accompanied Alex through the most difficult stage. .

Rasputin gained Alexei's trust because he controlled Crown Prince Alexei's hemophilia and prevented it from getting worse.

Unfortunately, the reputation of both people was not very good, so much so that even the reputation of the Tsar and his wife was affected.

Compared with the empress who lived in the palace for a long time, listened to and believed only and only had Crown Prince Alexei in her eyes, both Catherine and Anne were more active in social work and had a good reputation in Amur.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Ekaterina and Anne actively raised funds for the front line and organized military supplies. Ekaterina and Anne even sold their jewelry.

Although the jewelry sold was only a drop in the bucket compared to the collections of Ekaterina and Anne, compared to the indifferent empress dowager and empress, Ekaterina and Anne still won the support of all Cossacks.

"St. Petersburg has ambitions, but no ability; Amul has ambitions, but also ability. Now that they have a royal military god who is rare in a century, everything is ready."

What Austria-Hungary now hopes most is that relations between Amur and St. Petersburg will deteriorate across the board.

The day after arriving in Vladivostok, Karl began his work.

Ferdinand still spoke highly of George himself.

The relationship between Germany and the Russian Empire is not bad. After Nicholas and Alex got married, they got closer and closer. At least for now, the Russian Empire is not Germany's enemy.

On the day the Second Fleet was wiped out, Alex and Nikolai were on vacation in Crimea, and the Empress Dowager had afternoon tea with her sister in England.

So this is flattery.

The strength of the Amur Military District made Vienna feel on pins and needles.

The Austro-Hungarian Minister in Vladivostok was Count Ferdinand, a branch of the Habsburg family. He was also appointed as the Minister in Vladivostok only after the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

On Karl's first day at work, Ferdinand took the initiative to visit and have lunch with Karl.

George's fame grew even more terrifying to the enemies of the Russian Empire.

Compared with the Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had no presence in East Asia.

The German Legation in Vladivostok is located in the middle of Wanguo Road, next to the Austro-Hungarian Embassy and opposite the banned Japanese Legation.

"Vladivostok is completely different from St. Petersburg. This is a restless city. Everyone is unsatisfied with the status quo, full of ambition, and ready to expand at any time——"

Not too high, but Amul almost single-handedly defeated Japan. George's reputation was truly built on the battlefield.

But Karl heard a sour smell.

Karl's attitude towards Amur was different from Ferdinand's.

"Isn't this the same as St. Petersburg?"

However, one victory was not enough to push George to the level of "Military God".

The contradiction between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Russian Empire is irreconcilable. It is generally accepted that there will be a war between the two countries sooner or later.

Ferdinand's opinion of Vladivostok was not favorable.

"You are overthinking my friend. George has no interest in Europe, so we'd better not irritate him."

Karl also needs to observe and increase his understanding of George and Amul before he can make a judgment.

While Carl and Ferdinand were having lunch, Maria was walking in the villa on the mountainside of Yuriev, accompanied by the female officer Cathy.

Karl and Maria did not live in the German legation, but stayed in a villa on the mountainside of Yuriev. The scenery here is better, the environment is quieter, and the key is that it is closer to the center of power in Amur——

Close in a physical sense.

"The mountain opposite is the property of the Yusupov family. They were one of the first families to invest in Amur. Grand Duke Yuriev and Earl Elston both served in the Guards. The Grand Duchess and Yusupov The princess has a good relationship with the Yuriev Palace and often visits Yuriev Palace as a guest.”

Cathy mentioned Catherine in a slightly cryptic way, and Maria was also a royal.

Standing at the villa, you can see the Yusupov Palace on the top of the mountain opposite, but you can't see the Yuriev Palace here.

Not far from the villa is the villa of Concubine Min of Korea, which is called Korea Palace in Vladivostok.

Next to it is a palace composed entirely of oriental buildings, which is said to belong to a certain dignitary of the Qing Empire.

There are more than ten mountain villas in the entire Yuriev Mountain.

These villas are like guards, guarding the Yuriev Palace on the top of the mountain.

Maria instantly felt the malice coming from Amul.

George meant no harm.

There are many mountains next to Vladivostok. As long as anyone is willing to pay, anyone can buy a mountain directly like the First Lady.

Of course, the price of land in Vladivostok is now very different from when the First Lady purchased it.

Even if the No. 1 noblewoman buys it now, she will feel pain in her body.

In recent years, Yusupova, like Concubine Min, has lived in Vladivostok for at least half of each year.

After the Russo-Japanese War broke out, Yusupova and her wife donated 1000 million rubles to the Amur Military District.

Like her husband Karl, Maria was eager to get to know the city of Vladivostok.

As a member of the Russian royal family, Maria has an advantage over Karl. Soon, Maria felt firsthand the daily life of the Amur noble ladies.

In Europe, aristocratic ladies and ladies have nothing to do. They usually gather together to drink afternoon tea, have dance parties, listen to plays and so on.

In Amur, the ladies’ favorite activity is playing mahjong.

The biggest impact of Nana's departure on the Yuriev Palace was that Grand Duchess Yurievskaya lost one of her most caring partners.

Don't underestimate the job of playing cards, most people really can't do it.

Playing mahjong is always interesting when there are wins and losses. Anne is the victorious general of Yuriev Mahjong Hall. She shows no mercy to anyone, not even Ekaterina's face. She often makes Ekaterina... The self-proclaimed "Machang Ye Emperor" loses all face.

Olga and Xiaoye are a pair of rookies, two sisters who usually look quite smart, but their good and bad cards are written all over their faces. Winning their money does not bring any sense of accomplishment to Yekaterina, and losing her money I still have to cry and double the money and ask for it back, which is so annoying.

Yusupova has a lot of money and doesn't care about winning or losing. Playing cards with her is a waste of time.

Concubine Min was so pitiful that she had to think for a long time every time she played a card, as if what she was playing was not mahjong tiles, but the national destiny of Goryeo, which made people feel pity for her.

Only Nana and Ekaterina always lost and won when playing cards. They were not arrogant when they won money and were not discouraged when they lost money. They will try again next time.

Maria was born into the royal family and received an elite education since she was a child. She is very familiar with the twists and turns of these cards.

For someone like Maria, if you ask her to stir-fry something, she really doesn’t know whether to put oil or salt first.

If you ask her to play mahjong, as long as she understands the rules, she will be the best player.

As long as Anne doesn't play, Ekaterina will be the queen of the field.

Olga quickly lost all her money, and unwilling to accept it, she went to the study on the second floor to pull down Anne who was teaching Alexandra a lesson to save the situation.

In order to retaliate against Alexandra, Boris asked his cat to scratch Alexandra's dog. Alexandra had a Caucasian dog named Boris, who could swallow three meals in one mouthful. A Russian blue cat.

Caucasus, who weighed more than 100 kilograms, had his scalp scratched and went into Alexandra's bedroom without daring to come out.

So the little grand duke was beaten by the little grand duchess.

Seeing Olga calling Anne, the victorious Ekaterina obviously changed her face.

"You can't even understand mahjong, what else can you do!"

Anne hated her sister-in-law with a passion.

"Sister, please help me, that's our family's food money for tomorrow -"

Olga hugged her sister-in-law's arm and acted coquettishly.

Maria was greatly shocked. Is Prince Suvorov so poor?
Let’s not talk about Duke Suvorov’s income. As Princess Yurievskaya, Olga also has a salary herself.

Although Maria was married to Karl, she still received an annual salary from St. Petersburg, which amounted to hundreds of thousands of rubles a year.

Princess Yurievskaya's salary is similar to that of a grand duke, 40 per year.

"If my sister comes on stage, I'll buy a code——"

Xiaoye, who was watching the battle from the side, became energetic when he saw Annie.

Although Concubine Min didn't say anything, she quietly came up behind Anne, probably wanting to hitch a ride.

"Go, go, go and open another one next to me."

Ekaterina chases people away, and you can even form a group by playing mahjong. You traitors are just taking advantage of the situation!

"It can't open, there aren't enough people!"

Xiaoye is confident.

"Go get Sasha——"

The beautiful Yusupova wants to drag Alexandra into the water.

Before Anne could speak, Alexandra, with tears on her face, led her dog and rushed over.

"What are you looking for me for?"

"Go and wash your face. Watch out for your naughty dog. If it dares to lose a hair, it will be stewed and eaten at night!"

Annie's requirements are too high. Dogs like the Caucasian only shed their hair twice a year, once every six months.

"I didn't even tell you that you lost your hair—"

Alexandra fought back.

Annie held up her skirt and chased after her, muttering, "This child will never survive without a fight."

"grandmother--"

Alexandra threw herself into Ekaterina's arms to bring in the reinforcements.

"I can't save you this time. Who told you to say that your mother lost her hair——"

Ekaterina's heart was also dark. The action of holding Alexandra seemed to be for protection, but it also made Alexandra fall into Anne's clutches.

After a game of mahjong, Maria gained a new understanding of Amul's lady ecosystem.

St. Petersburg and Berlin are not so lively.

(End of this chapter)