Petrovna was dumbfounded when she first figured out the complicated relationship between Count Petlev, Merkulova and Peter Balak. She deeply regretted why she was so curious that she even inquired
This is the fatal news.
Look at the characters here. Whether it is Peter Barak or Count Petlev, they can kill her. There is even a dark cloud of royal family behind these two people, who offended Romanov in Russia.
There is no need to say more about the consequences for the family.
Anyway, after finding out this information, Petrovna told Ravel and Yepgeni to keep this secret in their stomachs. If they let it out, they might be killed.
Originally, Petrovna thought that this secret would be buried in her heart forever and would never be revealed again. But who would have thought that by some strange combination of circumstances, Viscount Prozolov would target Peter Balek.
After knocking her down, she actually aimed at Merkulova again.
This is a big problem. With Merkulova's background and identity, trying to use her to get Peter Barak is no less than poking a hornet's nest.
Anyway, Petrovna didn't have the courage, so she answered Viscount Prozolov's question in a cryptic manner and then hid. Her only hope was that Viscount Prozolov figured out Merkulova.
After reading the background, give up that unrealistic idea and stop seeking death.
It can only be said that Petrovna did not understand Viscount Prozolov too well. This person had a personality that was unscrupulous to achieve his goals. He finally found Merkulova as a breakthrough. How could he give up so easily?
Naturally, Viscount Prozolov plunged in along the direction given by Petrovna. Soon, to be specific, it should only take two days, he figured out the truth.
It's not that his methods are much better than Petrovna's, it's that he cheated, and the person who cheated him was Grand Duke Constantine.
Taking advantage of Grand Duke Mikhail's half-hearted tryst with Peter Balak's "opponent", he once again met with Grand Duke Constantine. In addition to reporting on the progress of the work in the past few days, Viscount Prozolov also
He emphasized his goals and direction for the next paragraph, but when he mentioned the name Merkulova, it was obvious that Grand Duke Constantine changed his face.
"Are you sure that woman's name is Merkulova? And she is very close to Peter Balak?"
Viscount Prozolov immediately read something from the expression of Grand Duke Constantine. It was obvious that the Grand Duke seemed to know Merkulova, but how could this be possible? That person should be just Peter Ba.
Lake's illegitimate daughter, did His Highness have an affair with this woman before?
For a moment, Viscount Prozolov was full of thoughts, and his look at Grand Duke Constantine became strange.
He answered cautiously: "Yes, on the surface Merkulova is Peter Balak's mistress, but in fact she is most likely the governor's illegitimate daughter..."
He was only halfway through speaking, but Grand Duke Constantine was visibly relieved and seemed to be a little secretly happy?
This made him more and more confused. Could it be that his guess was wrong? Merkulova was not Peter Balak's illegitimate daughter? But now all the evidence shows this!
At this time, Grand Duke Constantine spoke: "Dear Viscount, I admire your work attitude very much, but I think Merkulova is not a good breakthrough point. So, don't waste time on this woman.
Got it!"
This time it was Viscount Prozolov's turn to be stunned. Obviously Grand Duke Constantine must know something, or must be related to Merkulova, otherwise the Grand Duke would say such stupid things?
Viscount Prozolov suddenly asked in confusion: "Your Highness, if this is your order, I will immediately and unconditionally execute it. However, I must tell you that the only way to bring down Peter Balak in a short time is through
Merkulova makes a breakthrough here, otherwise, even if I go all out, it will take a long time, and now we don’t have that much time!”
After a pause, he added: "Of course, if there is any secret in this that makes you feel embarrassed or unhappy, then I will immediately terminate the investigation and related actions against Merkulova."
At this moment, Grand Duke Constantine's chubby face clearly showed tangled emotions. He understood Viscount Prozolov's purpose of dealing with Peter Balak, and he also felt that defeating Uvarov's mainstay in Ukraine would draw out the bottom line.
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But this breakthrough put him in a dilemma. As one of the few people in the royal family who knew about the scandal, he knew very well the consequences of opening this hole. With his face-saving personality, even if he took advantage of it, he would be defeated.
Peter Balak will not have any good fruits to eat either.
But now if Viscount Prozolov does not explain it clearly, the other party will indeed have reasons to be confused. After struggling for a long time, he sighed and said: "Dear Viscount, if you must know why, then please face God.
I swear on your mother and your last name that you will never reveal the secret I told you, okay?"
Viscount Prozolov was stunned. He knew very well what such a solemn oath meant. His curiosity suddenly rose to the highest level, and he immediately swore a poisonous oath in accordance with Grand Duke Constantine's request. The latter then slowly
He explained the secret clearly to him.
"What! That lady turned out to be...well, this is really amazing!"
After hearing the truth, Prozolov was also shocked. After all, Alexander I's reputation in Russia was actually pretty good, but this tsar actually went to a German orthopedics department. This was so exciting.
However, Viscount Prozolov is not an ordinary person. He soon accepted the fact that Alexander I was an LSP. This was not very surprising anyway, but his LSP was a bit too out of the ordinary. But when he thought of being a tsar,
With power and status, it’s not surprising that he has such preferences. Who made him the emperor?
But Viscount Prozolov immediately realized the problem, or realized the impact of this secret on what he would do next. If Merkulova was just the illegitimate daughter of Peter Barak, then it would be very difficult
It's easy to handle, just clean it up as you want.
But this also involves a royal scandal and Count Petlev. Although that count does not have much power, his connections are not generally strong. If you want to deal with his granddaughter and make him a pillar of shame, then he will definitely