Alexandra Feodorovna was so confused that she thought about going to see Grand Duke Constantine to comfort the tortured child, but she quickly gave up the idea because she felt that
This did nothing to change the situation of Grand Duke Constantine.
The queen's second idea was to go to Nicholas I and start from the root, persuading this devilish father to be kind to his children and stop treating them so harshly.
Old Adlerberg just sat quietly, not even paying attention to the queen. He knew the queen's temperament very well. She was a standard loving mother. Her thoughts were very simple and simple.
Not hard to guess.
Old Adlerberg was observing the female officers around the queen. The emotions of these three ladies were much more complicated than hers. For example, the smile on the corner of Countess Lukyanovna's mouth at this time showed that she did not believe her own words.
, it seems that this countess is a gossip, and she must have heard about the grudge between Grand Duke Constantine and Menshikov. After understanding those things, she will naturally not believe his lies.
However, old Adlerberg was not worried that the countess would do anything bad, because the countess's husband was the military attache of Crown Prince Alexander, and he was one of his own who lived with the crown prince.
It was impossible for her not to know about the fight between the crown prince and Grand Duke Constantine, so for the sake of her husband's future, she could only pretend to be stupid.
Old Adlerberg turned to Viscountess Tarasovna again. This Viscountess was an old man next to the Queen. She was known for being dull and honest. She didn't like gossip or gossip, and she always did things silently.
Old Adlerberg liked such people very much. He always believed that only two kinds of people could serve in the Winter Palace for a long time: one is a fool, such as Viscountess Tarasovna, and the other is extremely smart.
Old Adlerberg has his eyes on Baroness Trofimovna. She has just joined the Queen and her temperament is really unclear. Today is the day to see if she is smart, stupid or both.
The nuisance between.
Baroness Trofimovna felt like she was being targeted by a vicious tongue. Even though old Adlerberg had a kind expression, why did she feel cold? She felt like her hairs were standing on end.
Baroness Trofimovna was not confused. From the day she had the honor to enter the Winter Palace to serve the royal family, she knew that she had entered the center of the whirlpool. The man in her family was just an ordinary mid-level officer, but she relied on
The old father begged his father to worship his grandmother before he was sent to the queen.
Trofimovna just wanted to serve the queen well, earn a salary, and at the same time find a way to find a better job for the one in the family. Being a soldier, especially in the Caucasus, was hard and dangerous, she thought.
I want my husband to go home and reunite the whole family.
Even though Trofimovna was mentally prepared, she didn’t know how deep the water was until she actually entered the center of the whirlpool. She naturally knew about Grand Duke Constantine, and at first she only heard about it as gossip, but who
The thought of this gossip quickly turned into a horror story.
She didn't know why old Adlerberg was talking nonsense, but she knew there was definitely something wrong here. Looking at the worried queen, she didn't know what to do.
[Are you reminding the queen? Or are you pretending not to know anything? 】
Trofimovna had a fierce conflict in her heart, but soon her reason prevailed. She had no doubt that if she exposed old Adlerberg's trick, she might be kicked out of the Winter Palace tomorrow, and she
Husbands will also be sent to more dangerous and difficult front lines.
Thinking of this, Trofimovna shuddered and glanced at the kind-faced old Adlerberg for the last time. This face made her shiver more and more, and she didn't even dare to look at it a second time.
He immediately looked away.
【Quite smart!】
Old Adlerberg was quite satisfied with Trofimovna's performance, and she didn't seem to be a troublemaker. He liked the queen to have more smart people around her. After all, fools still have convulsions occasionally, and
The Queen of the Winter Palace really can't stand this kind of convulsion.
At this moment, Alexandra Feodorovna finally ended the war between heaven and man in her heart. Her simple mind could not think of any good solution. Then she saw old Adlerbe
Grid, like a drowning man grabbing a lifebuoy, he immediately jumped forward.
"Earl, you must have a solution, right?" The queen tore the handkerchief with both hands and asked eagerly.
Old Adlerberg's acting skills were really impressive. He looked confused, as if he couldn't understand what the queen was saying, and asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, what are you talking about?"
The queen said anxiously: "You must have a way to help poor Kostya, right?"
Old Adlerberg was still pretending to be stupid: "His Excellency, Grand Duke Constantine, needs my help? Your Highness, you really think too highly of me. I am just a diligent veteran. How can I help His Excellency, the shrewd and capable Grand Duke?"
"No!" You could see tears welling up in the queen's eyes. "You must have a way. The wisdom of the old is what young people lack most... You must have a way, right?"
Old Adlerberg looked very embarrassed, and after giving in five times, he replied: "I don't have any good solutions, only stupid ones. The Grand Duke is under great pressure, so how about we find him a helper?"
If someone can help His Excellency the Grand Duke, even if he does something wrong unintentionally, Your Majesty will not blame him entirely, right?"
The queen's eyes suddenly lit up. Why didn't she think of this good idea? Grand Duke Constantine was brought to the forefront because Menshikov was suspended. If there is a person with a similar status to Menshikov, he goes to the navy.
Ministry, wouldn’t the pressure on Grand Duke Constantine be less?
The queen asked happily: "Count, who do you think is more suitable?"
Old Adlerberg immediately shook his head: "Your Royal Highness, I am really not familiar with the Navy, and I don't know who is more suitable. Moreover, I am not suitable to interrupt in such matters, which can easily cause misunderstandings... I think, in the Navy
It is enough for the ministry to find someone with sufficient status to help the Grand Duke for a moment or two. There is no need to go to war or make major personnel adjustments..."
Alexandra Feodorovna nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and silently memorized the key points that old Adlerberg said - it must be within the Admiralty, and the status must be sufficient.
Well, this is very good, let’s do it!
Old Adlerberg was still sitting there so leisurely, as if he was enjoying the a cappella singing of the actress on the stage, and his right hand was still beating the rhythm on his thigh, as if it was just a chat. But this chat was of great concern to Grand Duke Constantine.
It's terrible to say that he would never have imagined that his mother would give him such a loving blow!
Of course, the old Adlerberg's mission is not over yet. The opportunity to apply eye drops to Grand Duke Constantine does not come up all the time. No matter what happens, you have to apply a few more pairs...