Chapter three hundred and eighty fifth clever but misunderstood
Petrovna knew very well that the blame for Bestuzhev Ryuming's case was too big, and only someone with sufficient status could carry it. Let alone a little shrimp like her, it was impossible to carry it.
It will be crushed if touched!
To put it bluntly, the only person in Kiev who can take the blame for this is Count Shuvalov and Grand Duke Constantine. One of these two people must pay a heavy price for this.
The key question is who will take the blame. Anyway, Shuvalov and Grand Duke Konstantin are not willing, and they both want to blame the other party and kill the other party.
Petrovna knew very well what role she played in the struggle between the two parties. Now she had no choice but to follow Grand Duke Konstantin to death. Either she helped Grand Duke Konstantin kill Shu.
Count Valov, or he will be killed by Count Shuvalov, there is absolutely no third option!
But what happened after being captured confused Petrovna. She and Viscount Prozolov had also discussed Count Rostovtsev’s tendencies before. But they didn’t know the count well, and this
What the count did after coming to Kiev was really weird.
From the moment he captured Shuvalov to the time he released Shuvalov, it was impossible to guess his true intentions.
During this period, the governor Peter Balak was even killed. You may say that he was scheming and ruthless, and that was true. But couldn’t such a powerful character see the various problems in the Bestuzhev Ryuming case? Look at it.
Can you guess the role Shuvalov played in it?
Petrovna said that this case is not difficult at all, and it does not need to be delayed for such a long time. There must be something wrong with Count Rostovtsev's delay.
But the question is whether he is afraid of offending Count Uvarov or has other ulterior motives, which is difficult to guess. At least with Petrovna's intelligence, it is impossible to figure it out.
Especially after her arrest, Petrovna's various magical experiences made her increasingly feel that Count Rostovtsev was playing a big game. This count's purpose was definitely not pure, otherwise all this would not be possible.
The method is explained.
"Everything I have to say is over. I am innocent. You have no right to arrest me!"
Finally, after staying in prison for a week, Petrovna felt that she could no longer continue to live in such a hazy state. She could no longer follow the opponent's rhythm and had to take the initiative.
When Anton was about to end the day's interrogation, she suddenly stood up and roared, demanding that the other party give her her freedom immediately.
Of course, Petrovna knew that this was absolutely impossible, but she just had to make trouble unreasonably, otherwise how could she test the other party's purpose?
However, Anton didn't care about Petrovna's sudden outburst. He replied calmly: "Are you innocent? Then explain to me why you helped the prisoner escape. Don't
Tell me that you do not know Mr. Bruning and that you were not involved in helping Mr. Fioning escape from prison."
Petrovna immediately stopped talking, because this was indeed her biggest pain point. A large number of certifications and physical evidence could prove that she had a close relationship with Bruning, and it could also be proved that Bruning was sitting in jail when he helped Fioning escape from prison.
of her carriage.
This is something that cannot be ignored, and this is also the key point for Shuvalov to trick her. For Petrovna, if she cannot give a reasonable explanation, then she is a criminal and will be exiled according to Russian law.
light.
Can Petrovna explain? Of course it is possible. She can say that Shuvalov instigated all this, and she can tell Shuvalov's entire plan. In this way, she can explain her doubts.
But Petrovna can't do this, or she can't do it yet. Because once she does this, even if she can clear up the grievances of helping Fionin escape from prison, framing Bestuzhev and leaving Ming will be nothing.
Little things are good or not.
Not only did she actively participate in the frame-up operation, she even followed Shuvalov's instructions to try to release the most dangerous prisoners in the empire. These subjective malices cannot be brushed aside by her blaming Shuvalov.
Therefore, even if she confesses honestly, her behavior is still a serious violation of the law. Even if she can be given a lighter sentence for escaping from prison, she can frame Bestuzhev. She will be detained for leaving the clear one. There is no way she can do it.
Washing the floor.
Naturally, Petrovna is faced with an extremely painful situation. If she doesn't confess the problem honestly, she will definitely take the blame, but even if she confesses the problem honestly, she will still be held accountable. What can she do?
According to Grand Duke Constantine's plan, Petrovna was going to be used as a tainted witness, and all or most of the blame would be passed on to Shuvalov, and then she would be picked out slowly.
But who would have thought that Count Rostovtsev did not act according to common sense at all. Not only did he let Shuvalov go, but he also said that there was insufficient evidence regarding Shuvalov's doubts in the Bestuzhev.
In other words, Petrovna is more suspicious, which makes it impossible for Petrovna to clear her name.
At this time, she was confessing or refusing to confess, let alone not confessing. It was particularly difficult for her.
After one sentence left Petrovna speechless, Anton stopped talking nonsense with her, leaving Petrovna with a dull look on her face and patted her butt and left.
And Petrovna was really on the verge of tears. She couldn't get around this hurdle after going around and around, which made her very frustrated. She even had doubts about Grand Duke Constantine's promise to help her clear her name.
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Because according to the current rhythm, she seemed to be the one who was going to be sacrificed, which made her feel more and more anxious and began to panic all day long.
"How is that woman's mood? Is she still as calm as before?"
Petrovna did not know that Count Rostovtsev was actually paying attention to her attitude, which proved that her value was actually very great and that she was not a pawn who could be easily sacrificed.
Anton curled his lips and said: "This woman is very smart. She knows that the situation is very unfavorable to her, so she has been avoiding the most important and taking the easy. Maybe she even imagined that Grand Duke Constantine would come to save her!"
Count Rostovtsev smiled and shook his head and said: "People are like this. They refuse to accept reality until the cruel truth appears in front of them. She is just too smart, so she takes chances."
Anton knew that Count Rostovtsev was right. Many people are smart but are misled by their cleverness. If Petrovna was not so clever, she should have known that her ending would not be good no matter how she calculated it. It was best to do it as soon as possible.
Give up those unrealistic fantasies, and maybe you can still achieve a relatively not-so-bad result...