Shuvalov is not stupid. What Grand Duke Constantine said just now has made it obvious that he has a handle on him and is here to force him to step down.
If he stayed, it was still possible not to mention that he would be defeated, temporarily losing his freedom and losing power. But he knew that time was running out now, and he had to follow Count Uvarov's instructions to deal with the situation, otherwise Rostov would have to wait for a while.
When Count Zev arrives, things get serious.
So even if Grand Duke Constantine jumps and scolds him, he will not stay. As long as he is thick-skinned enough and refuses to listen to the other party, with their control over Kiev, Grand Duke Constantine really doesn't have much to do with him for the time being.
So if he didn’t leave now, it would be later. Anyway, Shuvalov walked faster, and he even regretted it. If he had known earlier, he shouldn’t have asked the elder to come over to see what Grand Duke Constantine was doing. As long as he could not hide.
Come on, the only thing Grand Duke Constantine can do is to argue with Peter Balak, and he believes that the latter will not agree to any request of Grand Duke Constantine. In that case, there is no need to run away in such a hurry.
Shuvalov regretted and ran away quickly. He was going to open the door of the living room and run away immediately, making it impossible for Grand Duke Constantine to catch up.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he opened the door, a person came outside and bumped into him.
Not only did he hit his head with gold stars, it at least slowed down Shuvalov's escape. Grand Duke Constantine also came to his senses. Regardless of his dignity, he chased after Shuvalov and tried to catch Shuvalov.
As a result, the three of them collided into a ball, not to mention how embarrassed they were!
"What's the matter with you? Don't you have eyes when you walk?"
Shuvalov was very unhappy when he was caught by Grand Duke Constantine. His pretended gentleness and restraint disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he yelled at the person who broke in.
This is a young second lieutenant. On the one hand, he hurriedly apologized to Shuvalov and Grand Duke Constantine, and on the other hand, he argued with grievances: "I'm sorry, Count, I'm sorry, Your Highness. The Imperial Envoy has arrived in Kiev, please.
Get ready now!”
This news instantly extinguished Shuvalov's anger, or he could no longer care about being angry, because Count Rostovtsev arrived too quickly, a full week faster than he expected.
You must know that Uvarov's messenger, Count Birostovtsev, was three days faster. When did Russia's imperial envoys have such speed?
Shuvalov realized that something was wrong, because many people had not cleaned up their hands. If Count Rostovtsev really came with bad intentions, it would be an outright disaster!
Suddenly he became anxious and said immediately: "Your Highness, Your Excellency the Governor, and the Imperial Envoy have arrived. Hurry up and get ready to welcome them! I'll go ahead and make preparations!"
Shuvalov tried to leave, but Grand Duke Constantine refused to let go. He held on tightly and refused to let go, as if he would not let go even if the King of Heaven came.
This made Shuvalov so angry that he finally couldn't hold back his anger and roared: "Your Highness, stop fooling around. If the imperial envoy sees you being so ignorant, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be able to spare you!"
But Grand Duke Constantine was completely unmoved. He just held Shuvalov tightly and refused to let go.
Shuvalov had no choice in this shameless way. He couldn't beat Grand Duke Constantine violently to force him to let go. In desperation, he could only wink at Peter Balak frequently, which was very meaningful.
To be clear, let Peter Barak find a way to persuade Grand Duke Constantine to let him go as soon as possible.
But as mentioned before, Peter Balak's position is relatively ambiguous. He just wanted to trick Grand Duke Constantine into telling him Shuvalov's background! So seeing Shuvalov being embarrassed, he was actually
He was secretly happy, not to mention that the news of Count Rostovtsev's arrival in Kiev also shocked him a little.
Because the previous letter from Count Uvarov was very clear, telling them that Count Rostovtsev's visit was probably a bad one, and he would not let them fix Grand Duke Constantine anyway.
In other words, his visit is very likely to cause trouble for Shuvalov and frustrate the conspirator. This may also cause Shuvalov's entire plan to fail.
Shuvalov must also be held jointly and severally responsible.
For a conservative like Peter Barak, who adapts to the changing circumstances, he was a little unhappy with Shuvalov's nonsense. Now if he continues to defend Shuvalov, he may be spanked by the imperial envoy.
What do you think he will do?
A smart person like him naturally chose to be wise to protect himself without hesitation, so he turned a blind eye to Shuvalov's look for help, and just looked at Shuvalov and Grand Duke Constantine with a silly smile.
Tear.
This made Shuvalov very angry. The important reason why he wanted to take over everything so powerfully was that he felt that Peter Barak was not reliable enough. As long as this guy was more reliable, he would be so
Busy before and after busy!
Especially now, he could see through Peter Barak's little thoughts at a glance. This guy probably felt that Archduke Constantine had caught him, and then the imperial envoy arrived much faster than expected, which made him feel nervous.
I am no longer prepared to "share the joys and sorrows" with him.
It’s just that Shuvalov is not a good person, and his ideas are not wrong, but he is still biased: Peter Barak’s opinion of him is definitely because he has done so many things in order to win credit, “cut first and tell later”
, for the latter, since they can’t get much credit for their achievements, why should they share the responsibility and act coquettishly?
There is no such thing as sharing joys and sorrows. If we don’t share joys and sorrows, how can we share joys and sorrows?
Shuvalov snorted coldly and suddenly said: "Your Majesty the Governor, why don't you help to persuade His Highness? If this makes a joke in front of the imperial envoy, we will not be able to hold our heads high in St. Petersburg in the future!"
Peter Barak was still indifferent, and just smiled and said: "His Highness is a little impatient, so you can stay and listen to what His Highness has to say so you won't be on guard! Let's do this, you guys talk slowly, I will take the first step.
Go and greet the imperial envoy!"
Peter Balak's statement undoubtedly dispelled Shuvalov's last chance. He glared at the former and turned his face and said: "Okay, if Count Uvarov asks more questions in the future, I will definitely make it clear to him.