Count Vladimir is drinking to drown his sorrows. Recently, he has been so depressed that he doesn’t want to be a human being. Every day, his door is blocked by creditors. Although these guys don’t dare to throw paint and shit like the professional debt collectors of later generations, they do it every day, rain or shine.
Coming to your door on time is also very frustrating, okay?
This was not the most depressing thing for him. What was even more depressing was that he was despised and ignored by his subordinates when he went to work. That feeling was uncomfortable!
Half lying on the sofa, Count Vladimir recalled everything after arriving in Bucharest. How pleasant his life was before he messed with Alexei, but when he fell out with Alexei, everything changed.
Now, it's driving him crazy!
"Dammit Alexei Mikhailovich, why don't you die!"
The angry Count Vladimir violently smashed the bottle, then stood up staggering like a drunk cat and waved his fist helplessly in the direction of the Governor's Palace, looking like a lunatic.
Arkady, who was standing aside, did not dare to speak at all. He could only watch Count Vladimir drown his sorrows and go crazy with alcohol. The last time he went to comfort him with good intentions, he ended up being scolded like his grandson.
No matter what he said today, he would not get into trouble. It would not matter even if Count Vladimir drank himself to death. It just happened to be a new owner with more prospects, and maybe it would be better.
Arkady cursed while carefully observing Count Vladimir's expression and movements. Based on his experience at this time, this drunk cat should not be able to hold on for long. He will get drunk in ten minutes at most, and then he will die.
I'll sleep to death.
And that was the happiest time of Arkady's day. There was no drunkard throwing a tantrum, no one could point his nose at him and teach him a lesson. At that time, he was Arkady's uncle again. He was the only one who could dominate and no one could.
What to do to him? You can take the opportunity to kick Count Vladimir in the feet to get revenge. Anyway, this drunk cat will not resist and will not notice.
Just as Arkady was counting down the days for Count Vladimir, the concierge suddenly came to report: "Dear Sir, Marquis Maxim Mikhailovich Golitsyn is here to visit!"
The name Arkady was no stranger to him, and Golitsyn was considered a figure in St. Petersburg, especially when his great-uncle Marshal Golitsyn was still alive. He was really very famous.
Of course, after Marshal Golitsyn passed away in 1844, this guy's life deteriorated a lot. He faintly fell out of the ranks of the first-tier dandies and could only be ranked in the second-tier. But even so, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.
, the Golitsyn family still cannot be underestimated.
The only thing that puzzled Arkady was that Golitsyn, who was a dishonest dandy in St. Petersburg, came to Bucharest, and he didn't hear that he had any friendship with Count Vladimir!
Arkady even vaguely heard that Golitsyn had taken refuge with Grand Duke Constantine, and Arkady had some idea of what Grand Duke Constantine wanted to do. Although his master, Count Vladimir,
He is not a member of Crown Prince Alexander, but he is not close to Grand Duke Constantine within the family either. He is a typical fence-sitter.
If someone with whom you have no friendship suddenly comes to your door, there must be something wrong here. Anyway, Arkady is as smart as he can smell the smell of conspiracy without using his nose.
It's just that his drunk cat owner was not so innocent. He was already half-drunk and half-awake. He tilted his head and thought for a long time before he remembered who Marquis Golitsyn was. Then he pondered for a long time before holding back a sentence.
: "Why is he here? Is he watching my jokes?"
Arkady was immediately speechless. What kind of intelligence would make such an association? You really don’t think that with a czar, I will be the focus of the world! No matter how good you feel about yourself, there must be a limit.
——People come to see your jokes. Only a lunatic would travel thousands of kilometers to watch your jokes. Are you stupid?
For the first time, Arkady felt that the vocabulary of human curses was so limited. More adjectives should be invented for someone like Count Vladimir, otherwise they would not be enough to explain his retardation.
Of course, Arkady couldn't let this guy be embarrassed. He quickly reminded: "Marquis Golitsyn is said to have taken refuge with Grand Duke Constantine, and His Highness the Grand Duke has just been appointed governor of Moldavia!"
Count Vladimir, who was already a little confused from the drunkenness, was still confused. He held his head and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the relationship between Grand Duke Constantine and him and Golitsyn's sudden visit.
In desperation, Arkady could only remind you again: "Marquis Golitsyn may be visiting you on behalf of Grand Duke Constantine!"
Count Vladimir asked a little loudly: "Visit me? What are you doing? I'm not familiar with him, so I'm just here to see a joke!"
Arkady became more and more speechless. He really wanted to pour a bucket of ice water on Count Vladimir's head to let the drunk cat sober up.
He could only remind again: "I think Marquis Golitsyn should be negotiating cooperation with you on behalf of Grand Duke Constantine!"
"cooperate?"
Although Count Vladimir didn't know what cooperation he could have with Grand Duke Constantine, the only clear brain cell in his groggy brain told him that this seemed to be an opportunity.
Suddenly he straightened his waist and shouted with a big tongue: "Then why are you still standing there? Please invite the Marquis in!"
Arkady glanced at him with disdain: "You drunkard has the nerve to say this, haven't you been wasting time? Besides, are you really suitable for receiving guests like this? Anyway, if I were Marquis Golitsyn and saw you,
Just turn around and leave like this!"
"Your Excellency," Arkady persuaded patiently: "Why don't you freshen your clothes now before meeting His Excellency the Marquis? This is a bit rude!"
Only then did Count Vladimir react, and quickly ordered his servants to take him to wash up, and then repeatedly told Arkady: "You must entertain His Excellency the Marquis for me. If His Excellency the Marquis is a little bit unhappy, I will ask you why."
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Arkady naturally nodded in agreement, but his heart was even more contemptuous. He once again felt that he had made a mistake in choosing Count Vladimir as his master.
Not to mention Count Vladimir's grooming, let's talk about Golitsyn first. He came to Count Vladimir with full confidence. He felt that the cooperation between the two parties was definitely a win-win situation, so Count Vladimir
I will definitely entertain him very warmly.
But, he has been waiting in the living room for more than ten minutes. Does it take so long to send a message to the earl?
He felt vaguely unhappy, feeling that Count Vladimir's arrogance was too great...