Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 203 015 Journey to Björk Island (Part 1)

Björk Island was once a trading base of some size during the Viking era.

Soloviev sometimes admired Louisa, who also found information in the library of the Swedish Royal Palace.

And now the two of them were sitting face to face at a table in the small library, and no one else came to disturb them.

Natalia was called out for a walk by her fiancé, and the maids were not interested in reading much, so they were just in the suite outside.

Only Soloviev accompanied Louisa here. Compared with her sisters, Louisa was more interested in reading and had a deeper understanding of knowledge.

"Luisa, I can't read Swedish materials either. What's the point of coming here?"

"But when preaching here, many people communicate in German. You can try to find information here."

Although Solovyov often taught Louisa all kinds of knowledge, in the library, with Louisa wearing small glasses on her nose, she looked like a teacher.

"Luisa, are you going to give me a lesson?"

"Perhaps I can imitate Luisa de Medrano and give you a lesson on Northern European history. Let's start by looking for information."

"Who is this European lady with the same name as you?"

"She is a female professor at the University of Salamanca, who lived three hundred years ago."

"In Spain?"

"Yes, in Spain. Don't you often talk about Hypatia who was persecuted by the Bishop of Alexandria?"

"Indeed, there are outstanding female scholars in every era, but the number is limited, even if women's education is open."

"Don't be in a hurry to tell me. I just found a book. This book is quite old."

Luisa really looks like a young teacher who is going to teach her smart brother Mishka.

"Although I don't know, we can find it. This is a book about Swedish history, and it mainly introduces the situation around Stockholm."

Compared to other people's love talks, they always talk about love, but their love is not only about affection and sweet talk, but also about sharing knowledge and various experiences in life. There is a lot more content.

And in this way, their intimacy can be more lasting.

"Let's take a look at Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum. This is the story of the Bishop of Hamburg. Although it is a copy, it was found in a Danish monastery. The preface has already said it very clearly. In addition, there is a book "Swedish Chronicles". This is a book from 350 years ago and is relatively reliable."

"Louisa, do you want to know the story of this island?"

"Yes, the court attendant here told me. He asked me to look for it in the library. I didn't expect to get something."

Louisa's complexion is very good today. She is so energetic that she doesn't look like the lovely and pitiful girl. Although the schedule of this trip is relatively fixed, there is a lot of free time.

For a noble girl who has been a caged bird since childhood, marrying a noble husband and becoming a queen can only improve her status, but happiness is hard to obtain.

Soloviev's Latin level is not high. Although he is familiar with the phrase "beware of the Greeks' sugar-coated bullets", he still has a vague understanding of most of the content.

"It's mentioned here, Mishka. You can take a look. Although the cover is in Latin, the content has been translated into German."

Soloviev looked at the catalog, but didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, so he pushed the book back.

"Miss Louisa of Baden, my professor, this is the content of the course you are going to teach me."

"Well, you have to notice that it mentions Birka, the origin of Björk Island. In the Viking era, non-believers established a trading post here, on Lake Mälaren, the island we are going to. This town existed for 250 years and was then slowly abandoned."

"Luisa, could this be a language difference? You know, there are always some differences in the languages ​​of European countries, and there are many foreign words. Sometimes a transliteration may have to be transferred to a faraway place."

Luisa likes students who like to ask questions, and she knows that if she wants to teach this student, she is afraid that she will have to teach him in return. The other party's knowledge reserve is much stronger than hers.

However, this time, it is obvious that the other party wants to listen to her, and the two of them have a lot of time alone on this trip, and they will not be together for a while in the future.

There was no such good opportunity when she was in the palace.

"Well, what you said may really make sense, but we don't understand the local Swedish language very well, especially how the ancient Vikings spoke."

"That's true. Perhaps when Petersburg builds an imperial university in the future, it can consider establishing such a department. Louisa, this is what you mentioned in the memorial about public education investment."

Louisa's "virtuous queen" persona is still established, except that she has a lover, and this lover's actions are super secretive.

From her saving expenses to donating to schools as a queen, and providing support and suggestions for education, she is indeed worthy of it.

"I have only written two memorials, and you have seen them both."

"But it does make sense, what a lovely young lady."

Soloviev wanted to kiss again, but Louisa interrupted him at this time and pushed him to the chair very seriously.

"You have to pay attention to the class, Mr. Soloviev!"

There is a Dolokhov among the Death Eaters, and it is not strange for the Ministry of Magic or Hogwarts to have a princess or queen, especially Louisa's serious look with glasses.

"Okay, Miss Professor, I will continue to listen to the class!"

In addition, the blue skirt she wore today actually showed some of her body features that were not usually prominent, which attracted more attention.

"And I have read some books before, that is, around 1000, the trading post of the Varangians also began to decline. This must be related to each other, don't you think?"

"I think so too, things are universally connected."

Well, the two of them are now unconsciously using the famous quotes quoted by Sir Humphrey, and even those who know this joke didn't notice it.

Louisa's "lecture" on Björk Island continued, and Solovyov found it very interesting to listen to it, just as if he was learning new knowledge.

"This place used to be part of the Linköping diocese, and there was also a tomb of an archbishop, but there is no sign on the surface."

"That's no wonder, after all, in Crimea, I heard from my father that when he was recovering in Sevastopol, someone dug up Greek sculptures there."

When the empress of "Spiritual Greeks and Romans" visited there, she saw even more. The Crimean Peninsula has a very close relationship with the Greeks, and it existed as a Kherson Military District for a long time during the Eastern Roman Empire.

"If we have a chance, we will go to Crimea together, and you will be my guide."

"But I haven't been there either, but I have read a lot of books on this subject."

"You are a good student, I want to reward you something."

"Then kiss, Louisa, I'll kiss your cheek."

Although Louisa has been his lover for quite a while, her ears are a little red when she says this.

"I like you so much, although these words may be vulgar, Professor Louisa."

It must be said that even when using more "vulgar" words, Solovyov seems more elegant, which really makes her like him.

"And you, a bad student, should listen to my class carefully!"

"You just said I was good!"

"You are good at studying and have broad knowledge, which is of course a good student. But you always want to be with me, which is a bad student."

Especially, Solovyov picked her up.

In the library, Louisa still had to continue to "teach" Solovyov according to the contents of the books she found. She still had some teacher temperament, but it was she who was the student in the palace on a daily basis. Although the young queen was exposed to a lot more knowledge than ordinary women, the scope of her knowledge was still limited.

Soloviev was also very proficient in her favorite history, no matter whether it was Greek and Roman or the mysterious and distant China, many stories were at his fingertips.

They set off for Bjork Island and took the oars of the Royal Swedish Navy.

The Swedes themselves also investigated the island, but in the end they did not come to any conclusions. Even if there was an official excavation, John Hardorf came to the island in the 17th century and found nothing. The treasure on the island is still a mystery.

However, after listening to the report of the naval patrol, Gustav IV thought that the scenery was very good and suitable as a place for summer vacation, so he suddenly wanted to build some wooden villas here, but he also chose some places in the east of the island.

There are also such villages and villas on some nearby islands, but the scenery of Lake Mälaren is indeed very beautiful.

It is indeed a good choice to spend the summer here. After the arrangements are made, the galley left.

However, King Gustav IV himself will not stay on the island. This is equivalent to the queen entertaining her family, and he will return to the castle, first to the queen mother, and then return to Stockholm.

Although this is a bad king, he is also concerned about what responsibilities he should bear. He will only wait until a few days to come to the island to pick up people and send ships to deliver supplies.

After seeing the facilities here, Karl Ludwig was very satisfied, and there are such places in Sweden.

Although this somewhat stupid son-in-law is prone to messing things up, it is also ingenious.

In comparison, Alexander did a good job, but he may not be able to come up with such a mind.

The several islands in this area are also in the core part of Lake Mälaren, not far from Queen's Island, and it is also close to transport supplies from Stockholm.

And Louisa also stayed. She saw that the water here was very clear, and she also had the idea of ​​swimming with her sisters.

However, Amalia didn't want to go. She wanted to stay to accompany her father. After all, the old prince broke a leg during such a trip. He was almost dead after recovering from the injury.

And Frederica came to the island and left the rigid environment of the Stockholm court. Here there are only her familiar maids and servants who came from Baden. When she is free to move, she also needs to rest and recuperate more.

What's more, she always felt that she was pregnant, and it would be more comfortable to rest here than in the palace.

Another point is that Frederica seems to have had a little rheumatism when she was very young, and her preferences are indeed different from Louisa's.

Louisa's body is probably weaker in the stomach and heart, especially the heart is her congenital deficiency, and she has been weak since she was a child.

Mary and Wilhelmina are willing to go swimming with their sister, and the water here is not deep, and there is a small pier where they can go directly to play in the water.

"Besides, there are some good places. Look at the several small islands here. We can also go boating or swimming to play on them."

This area is also sparsely populated, and there are no large wild animals on several small islands.

And Solovyov now wants to try fishing.

He has never been so leisurely before, and this time he accompanied Louisa to visit and visit relatives, which is very relaxing.

Although he is not good at fishing, it is also suitable to use this method to adjust the body and mind at this time, and it is perfect to bring a book on the boat.

Moreover, there was a big wooden house on the island that could be used for rest. Solovyov planned to live here by himself, and he wanted to grill the fish caught from the lake, which would be more delicious.

The other servants were still on the main island of Bjork Island. After all, their main task was to serve. Only the officers brought by Solovyov had nothing to do here.

If Louisa wanted to come to him, she only needed to sneak over. Compared with her poor athletic ability on land, she was very good at swimming, and she could swim a distance even in a skirt. There was a very small island between this island and Bjork Island, so it was not marked on the map.

But she said so, but Solovyov had never seen her swimming, and the only popular swimming posture in this era was breaststroke. Freestyle only existed among the aborigines of America and Australia, and even Europeans did not know much about it.

So, he was also a little curious about how Louisa swam.

Such a beauty, even if she is swimming with a doggy paddle, considering her slender limbs and slim figure, it should be beautiful.

Of course, it is not easy for him to guess how Louisa came here.

Now, he should rest for a while.