Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Okhotnikov was legally and reasonably discharged from the service because of tuberculosis. After that, Louisa found that her maid seemed to have lost her former spirit.

She could imagine that little Natalia was distraught because of her lover's departure, so she also wanted to arrange for her to go out to dance.

However, the girl's dull appearance now was obviously not suitable for participating in pleasant social activities. She was just mechanically maintaining her movements because she had been serving as the queen's maid.

"Alas, she fell in love with a young man who could not have a result. This is probably the result."

She then sent little Natalia out of the Alexander Palace, leaving only a few older girls who were engaged but not married.

Among these unmarried girls, little Natalia was not the oldest. There were even older girls in the palace.

The youngest little Katya was also looking forward to it today. Her parents and two brothers would attend this dance.

These students, brothers and sisters all liked to be cupids in clothes part-time, specializing in matchmaking for their own family members.

She always told everyone how handsome her elder brother Vasily and second brother Nikolai were, which really made the maids want to laugh, but they couldn't.

"Is it really as you said?"

"Of course, Nikolai is much more beautiful than those officers in the palace, and he is also a diplomatic student."

"Ah, that's not bad, at least he is not a soldier."

The Miss Lobanova-Rostovskaya, who Solovyov was concerned about, was sweet and peaceful, but she mentioned the issue of military identity, which more or less proved that in recent times, officers in the Russian court did not seem to be as popular as they used to be.

Girls also have more choices when choosing their fiancés. This lady met Solovyov in the palace and had a good impression of him.

But her father had a bad temper, and although her mother supported her brothers to join the army, she did not want her daughter to marry an officer, even if he was a promising young colonel or general.

And she had no opinion, was so gentle to everyone, and smiled sweetly, so she had many suitors.

It was already obvious when they entered the dance floor.

Little Katya was watching from the side. When dancing the waltz on the dance floor, many young people came to invite Masha to dance.

Even, something unpleasant happened. Sergei Volkonsky of the Guards Cavalry Regiment had a dispute with others.

Considering that he was Peter Volkonsky's cousin and brother-in-law, Solovyov had to come out to make peace. After all, it was more convenient and flexible for him to move around.

"Seryosha, don't fight with others at this time, think about your sister"

Sergei was somewhat impulsive, but someone pulled him, and he didn't get angry. After all, the Tsar himself was in front, and the time for this dispute was not right.

As for the lady, she tilted her head and looked at these young officers who had a dispute with each other for dancing with her, which made her more attractive.

This girl is sweet, so naturally there are people pursuing her. When Solovyov saw her, he was already very experienced, and he didn't have much resistance to encountering such a smile with holy light behind it.

But considering the origin of this lovely girl, for a family like Solovyov to marry a noble lady of high status, generally only those families with senior generals would accept promising young officers.

Solovyov thought about his mother, even among the wives that Solovyov's family could marry, one with a relatively high status.

His cousin was also an officer of the Guards, but the wife he married was not rich, and the same was true for other uncles and cousins.

If you want to marry a good wife, you have to make yourself more promising.

But Sergei, the second Rurik of Volkonsky, was obviously fascinated by this girl. In addition to the love letter, he almost did so in public.

In order to avoid trouble, Solovyov could only find him a dance partner.

"In the Guards, even if you are an infantryman, you are a senior, Uncle Dmitry's former adjutant, and my brother-in-law's friend and deputy. I have to listen to you."

"That's good, Seryosha. If you want to dance, you can go to the girls' school and invite a little girl. This way it won't be awkward. Just dance, don't be too emotional."

Speaking of which, Solovyov thought for a long time. There was a Volkonsky among the Decembrists, and now he was afraid that he would be matched. He was always so close to these people.

And there was more than one, his beloved nephew Veniamin would be one in the future, and there were many friends who could connect with these people.

It was a waste of talent to let them go to Siberia to dig potatoes. If this really happened, it would be better to pack them up and send them to Rossburg.

Soloviev supported the Decembrists' proposition, but their approach was too stupid.

In addition, he was essentially a man of the day. As long as he could live a good life, who would want to change?

What's more, in their family's situation, although there is a class gap between the serfs and the master, the master is not arrogant and has actually dissolved that kind of relationship. The conflicts are not sharp, and they can get along well.

As for Lobanova-Rostovskaya, although she is polite to everyone, she doesn't like impulsiveness.

Therefore, Sergei can only be given a nice guy card, and he has to be dragged to the girls' school by Soloviev to let Yulia's good friend Ekaterina Komnin be his dance partner.

This Greek girl hasn't grown up yet. Although she is cute, she won't make people feel love, and now there is no Nabokov.

Soloviev has moved Sergei, the bomb, away, and nothing should happen today.

As for himself, since he has left Barclay and Yermolov, he still has to consider many issues, but they are all things that need to be done on this occasion today.

For example, Yulia needs a dance partner today, and as a brother, he is also obliged to introduce one.

However, it is also a problem to find someone at the dance.

He looked at Yermolov, who actually felt very secure, but considering Yulia's preferences.

It's not like he's looking for a fiancé for his sister right now, and Yermolov just said that he had never married due to financial problems, and it might be that the girl he liked didn't come from a good family.

After all, girls need dowries, and Sonya has never married Nikolai, and I'm afraid this factor is also involved.

Otherwise, given the two of them being inseparable, Sonya wouldn't have ended up almost alone.

So, this is also a problem.

But he couldn't ask for help from the three Dolgorukov brothers, and he was very ambiguous with his best third brother Mikhail and Ekaterina, and his friends were not suitable, so he couldn't look for some troublesome guys.

After he sent Sergei away, he turned around and saw little Katya holding her second brother Nikolai's hand and introducing him to the sisters.

Ah, she's really interesting. When she first appeared, she introduced her brother to the sisters.

This Nicholas is indeed handsome, and his eyes reveal a kind of confidence, but he is also calm and not ostentatious, which is very inconsistent with his 17-year-old age.

As for the eldest brother Vasily, he has already found a dance partner, which is obviously different.

It’s just that the girls like Nicholas more. If he is more lively, I’m afraid the girls will be crazy about him.

In the end, he only found the older Ekaterina Golitsyna as a dance partner. Although it was unexpected, it also saved a lot of embarrassment.

Then it was little Katya herself. Strangely, it seemed that because she was the youngest among the maids, inviting more mature girls was the choice of those young nobles.

"Katya, it looks like no one wants to ask you to dance with me yet."

"Brother Mishka, I'm not in a hurry. Someone will always come to dance with me."

"You've been practicing well since you were young. I'd be happy to be your dance partner."

"But there isn't one now."

"There will be one, Katya. There are always so many brilliant ladies in the palace, and it's easy to be dazzled. Someone will recognize your charm at that time."

"Yes, Brother Mishka, I see that you've been paying attention to Masha."

"However, in order to take care of Seryosha's thoughts, I can't do this. Maybe there will be such a fool in the future who doesn't care about other people's feelings."

"That must not be you."

Soloviev didn't know if what he said was right, but after a while, no one came to ask little Katya to dance.

She really wasn't in a hurry. If it was Natasha, she would be so anxious that she would drop her pearls.

As for Solovyov, he didn't take the initiative to make an invitation. When he went to persuade Sergei just now, many girls had been invited by other young officers.

As for the girl from the Kurakin family, Solovyov didn't dare to approach her easily, so he just sat here with little Katya.

When the waltz music was changed to Polonaise, no one came to invite little Katya, but Yulia sat here.

"How is it? Yurochka, have you found a suitable dance partner?"

"Now no one has come to invite you. Brother, you are here, not inviting others, just chatting with Katya, it's really not like you."

In fact, Yulia also knew that her brother had a lover outside, but compared with those playboys in Petersburg, he was just amorous, and even more stable.

But she and little Katya didn't know that they were looking forward to becoming a gentle and virtuous wife like Her Majesty the Queen, but her brother secretly succeeded.

When she said this, little Katya didn't seem to care too much. After all, her mother had been pursued by Potemkin, and this kind of gossip news was not a big deal for her who was a little precocious.

"I just chatted with Katya. Of course, Yura, if you don't have a dance partner, your brother can help you find one."

"Katya, you can choose now, and someone else will come to chat, and someone will invite you to dance later."

The result was that Soloviev really found the Tsar's adjutant Paulucci.

As an aide-de-camp, it was easy for him to find a dance partner for his sister. He also exchanged views with Paulucci on Serbia's problems during this period.

Paulucci will set off for the rebel headquarters near Belgrade in a few days to test Karageorge's attitude.

And Soloviev himself will take over the aid plan, so it is normal for the two to hand over work issues.

Yulia was quite satisfied with such a dancing partner from Italy.

However, Paulucci was older than Soloviev, married young, and was a foreigner. It was obvious that he came here to take care of his colleague's sister.

However, little Katya was still not invited.

"It seems, Katya, although the scene is grand today, I am the only one who has the honor to invite you to dance."

Of course, Soloviev did not notice that there was an "old witch" staring at him viciously behind him.

Little Katya welcomed Soloviev's invitation. After all, he was already familiar with him. The reason why her elder brother could fill the vacancy in the Semenovsky Regiment was that she found Soloviev to help little Natalia. As a result, he took the opportunity to retire a group of officers with infectious diseases with Constantine. It was a lucky coincidence and fulfilled his father's wish to let her elder brother become a company commander in the Guards. Although he started late, it was just right - Russia was now at war with the Turks, and there was still a chance to go to the front line.

As for her dancing steps, since she had received strict dance training since she was a child, and she was very talented, she was also an excellent dancer among the maids. She was famous for this, but no one invited her to dance. It should not be just because she was young.

You know, Katya, this girl, has a really good figure. Although her face is not the best, she is also relatively gentle and likable. It should be no wonder that no one invited her.

However, the "old witch" of Prince Saltykov's family regarded this girl from her mother's family as a suitable candidate for the future wife of her youngest son. There is some reason in it.

But in addition to this old lady, there are other people paying attention.

Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief like an adult, but he was almost able to be pulled into the line infantry at the age of ten, and this posture was indeed a bit novel.

He breathed a sigh of relief because he didn't need to pull the strings himself. The master still did it himself, had enough food and clothing, and could invite a dance partner back.

Seeing him like this, Elena also wanted to laugh.

Of course, she also had her own concerns, that is, her brother-in-law was not very interested in finding a dance partner.

The music at the party became more and more soothing, which made the atmosphere more relaxed.

It was at this time that little Katya and Solovyov prepared to dance their first dance of the night.

The red thread of fate would also be tied to the hands of the two of them.