I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 564 Not annoying

If Boris and Elizabeth were in love with each other, George wouldn't mind the marriage between the two families.

If this were to succeed, it would be of great benefit to the stability of the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania, and even the Balkans and the Black Sea region. George would be happy to see it happen.

It's not impossible to strengthen the relationship, but it also depends on Alexandra's attitude.

Carol once visited George with Ferdinand. George was not impressed by Carol and had no idea about Carol's character. If Carol wanted to pursue Alexandra, he had to pass George's investigation first, otherwise Carol would have no chance to contact Alexandra.

As for the four battleships, George just thought it was a joke and didn't take it seriously at all.

The next day, George instructed his nephew Christie to investigate Carol.

Christie is the son of George's eldest cousin Mario. He is 22 years old. After graduating from the University of Siberia last year, he came to George and became his secretary.

Before Christie even started to act, Alexander came to inform on her.

Even though Alexandra bullied her two younger brothers, Boris and Alexander, all the other children had a good relationship with each other. After Alexander learned that Ferdinand proposed to Alexandra for Carol, he went directly to St. Petersburg University.

"This guy is a scumbag, with unruly behavior. There is still a rumor circulating at St. Petersburg University that he seduced someone's wife, was discovered by her husband, and then paid money to settle the matter. It is also said that this guy has illegitimate children, and more than one."

Alexander was amazed. Even the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg was not so out of touch.

It’s not uncommon for some of the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg to seduce married women, but that was after they became adults. During their school years, the Grand Dukes of St. Petersburg were still very pure, and at most they would go to the theater and give flowers to actresses.

Even as adults, the Grand Dukes were wary of causing death.

According to Russian inheritance law, intermarriage between nobles and commoners will automatically result in the loss of the right to inherit the throne or the title. Catherine herself was a noble, and she caused such a big scandal when she was with Arnab. Carol was Ferdinand's eldest son, and he caused a death while he was studying. He was simply insane.

Europe has deep-rooted prejudices against its own side, and stories like princes and Cinderella do exist, but most of the time they end in farce.

George was very curious. Didn't Ferdinand know Carol's character?
This is also almost impossible.

As soon as Nicholas learned how to give flowers to actresses, Yasan sent him into the army and provided him with strict protection.

Although the Romanian Kingdom is not as powerful as the Russian Empire, Carol, as Ferdinand's eldest son, will definitely become the King of Romania in the future if nothing unexpected happens. Ferdinand should not neglect his child's education.

If Carol's character is really as Alexander said, then George might have to send someone to investigate Elizabeth.

Anne had a say over Elizabeth.

Unlike Carol, Elizabeth was closely protected by Ferdinand and Mary until she came of age last year, when she began to participate in social activities.

That's why Alexandra is still a big girl.

Princesses will not participate in social activities before they reach adulthood. Even when they go out, they are surrounded by a large number of butlers, teachers, nannies, maids, grooms and guards, and ordinary people cannot interact with them at all.

The princesses were educated by tutors at home, and most of the lessons were about how to become a qualified mistress of the house. Alexandra, who had a unique personality, was an exception. Most of them were gentle, virtuous, elegant and dignified like Nicholas' daughters.

George would not push Alexandra into the fire.

However, George did not directly reject Ferdinand. While agreeing to allow Carol and Alexandra to contact each other, he warned Alexandra not to accept any invitation from Carol.

Even if Carol is incompetent, George and Ferdinand have been friends for many years. If he is not given a chance, they might become enemies.

Your son kidnapped my daughter, but you didn't even give my son a chance to pursue your daughter.

What's the matter? Your daughter from the Yuriev family is so precious.

What a treasure.

Ferdinand and Marie had six children in total, three sons and three daughters.

George and Anne had four children, and only one daughter was Alexandra. Even if she didn't get married, Alexandra would still be the Grand Duchess of the Russian Empire.

There is also a difference between a Grand Duchess and a Grand Duchess.

After Nicholas' sister Xenia married Alexander, she had almost nothing except her annual salary.

When Alexandra gets married, George and Anne will definitely prepare a generous dowry for her.

Although when Boris was king, Catherine gave all her private money to Boris.

But Anne knew that Catherine had already set up a private trust fund for Alexandra.

Annie doesn't know exactly how much the fund is.

However, the interest generated each year is much greater than the salary given by the empire.

Alexandra was more remarkable than George had imagined.

After getting George's permission, Carol dressed up like a big rooster and happily invited Alexandra to go to the opera together.

Alexandra didn't like listening to opera, so she sent Carol an invitation to a charity dinner held at the Yusupov Palace.

Although Alexandra was closely protected by George and Anne, she was not without contact with the outside world. It was just that only a few people had the opportunity to enter Alexandra's social circle.

The Yusupov Palace charity dinner invites many people, but only a few people can receive invitations written by Prince Yusupov and Duchess Yusupov.

It was normal for George and Anne to receive such an invitation.

It was unusual that Alexandra also received a separate invitation.

George doesn't have time to attend charity dinners, so Anne usually does it for him.

Anne and her entourage arrived at the Yusupov Palace and were warmly received by the Yusupovas. Yusupova's son Felix accompanied Alexander and Alexandra throughout the trip.

This was Carol's first exposure to the inner circle of the Russian Empire.

Dinner parties can also be used for matchmaking. If a prince likes a princess, he can invite her to meet him, and maybe a happy marriage will be formed. But if the son of an earl likes Alexandra, he will have to consider whether he is worthy of her.

In addition to Felix and Carol, Alexandra was accompanied by the Tsar's eldest princess Olga, Alexander and Xenia's daughter Irina, and Alexander, the little follower.

"Welcome everyone. Our purpose today is to raise funds for the soldiers who fought for the country in the Balkan War. I hereby declare that if the total amount of this fundraising does not reach 1000 million rubles, I will personally make up for it and then give it to our dearest Grand Duke Yuriev!"

Felix's opening speech was so passionate that Carol was secretly shocked.

As a prince, Carol's annual salary was less than 10 rubles.

As the Grand Duke of the Russian Empire, Nicholas the Younger had numerous part-time jobs, but his total income last year was only 150 million rubles.

This is public income.

"Your father is so stingy."

Alexandra's words gave Carol a new understanding of Russia's top aristocrats.

"Don't talk about my dad, or I'll beat Sasha up."

Felix didn't dare to attack Alexandra, so he took it out on Alexander.

Alexander sneered, you are so shameless.

"Alex, you shouldn't say that."

Irina chimed in, while Olga watched with a smile, saying nothing.

Felix was born in 87.

Irina was born in 95 and is about the same age as Alexandra.

"Oh, now we have started the maintenance..."

Alexandra was outspoken.

Alexander pouted.

Felix is handsome and the heir to Prince Yusupov, so he is very popular among the aristocrats in St. Petersburg.

But rumor has it that Felix doesn't like girls.

“Are you going to make a donation later?”

Olga took care of Alexander's mood.

"If there's something I like, of course I'll buy it."

Alexander is a supporting role, and Anne is the protagonist in this situation.

Anne was indeed generous. At the beginning of the auction, she spent 100 million rubles to buy a crown from the Yedi period and then gave it to Alexandra.

Alexandra's idol since childhood has been Ye Di.

"Your mother is so kind to you—"

Olga was envious. The queen's attention was all on Alexei, and she inevitably ignored the princesses.

"That's because my grandma isn't here."

Alexandra did not feel that she was particularly favored.

"You already have a dozen crowns, can you give me this one?"

Alexander took the initiative.

"This is the empress's crown. What do you want it for?"

Alexandra casually handed the crown to Alexander: "I'll lend it to you for fun. You must return it to me when you get home."

"Am I your servant who carries your bags?"

Alexander was furious.

"Take it!"