Chapter 17: Nephew is starting to excel, Elizabeth's troubles
In the palace next door, when the first female voice sounded, at Elizabeth's signal, Mrs. Polya started the timer.
Elizabeth's face was serious, with a hint of nervousness.
And Mrs. Polya was also very nervous.
Gradually, ten minutes passed and then half an hour passed. Mrs. Polya was shocked.
Elizabeth was also stunned.
An hour passed, and Elizabeth suddenly panicked. She lifted up her skirt and rushed over. Mrs. Polya's face turned pale. When the two of them opened the door, they were stunned for a moment, and then backed out in shock.
Returning to the nearby palace, the atmosphere was a little strange. After a while, Elizabeth looked at Mrs. Polya and said:
"Polya, don't the effects of food on humans and dogs differ?"
Princess Polya was no longer calm. Her serious and rigid face was both embarrassed and confused, but she had to answer the Queen's question:
"Your Majesty, I have never given it to dogs before. Maybe the effect on dogs will be so short-lived."
What Princess Polya did not say is that the effects of taking it cannot be so long for humans. Why?
Also, why does it not match what Karl said?
Another half hour passed, and a palace maid rushed in in panic:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in trouble, there are not enough people!"
Elizabeth couldn't help taking a breath of air, and then turned to Mrs. Polya, who immediately said:
"I'll make arrangements."
Mrs. Polya was so shocked that she was still a little confused when she walked out.
This is just a meal, how can it be so powerful?
…
The next day, as soon as Peter woke up, he felt his body lying on something soft. He took a look and saw that the little cute thing was scattered all over.
Then I recalled what happened yesterday and felt speechless.
You are so strong with only 12 points of physical strength?
After counting the number of people, although it did not reach the level of Song Duzong, it was far beyond the passing line.
At this moment the door opened, the palace maids all blushed and lowered their heads, and my aunt and Madame Polya appeared at the door.
The female royal doctor came in and began to examine Peter's body. She looked at him with strange eyes, which seemed to be filled with admiration and envy, as well as eagerness to try. Then she nodded to the queen and began to deal with the aftermath.
Seeing that Peter was fine, Elizabeth snorted and turned away.
Mrs. Polya glanced at Peter, bowed, and then turned and left.
When Peter walked out of the palace door and saw Vorontsova with red eyes, he felt that it was not easy for this child. She had to listen to the spring rain in the small building all night.
After softly comforting her, Vorontsova finally regained her attitude as a maid.
Then Peter watched the female officials and maids being carried out one after another. The female royal doctor came out last. Peter asked:
"How are we going to deal with this?"
The female imperial doctor said respectfully:
"Your Highness, they will undergo a more detailed examination to avoid the possibility of giving birth to children, and they will be given rubles to comfort them."
Peter nodded and watched them leave.
Then I felt a little sore in my waist.
…
After Elizabeth returned to her palace, she put the scepter aside and felt a little tired.
She sat on the royal bed in a daze, thinking of yesterday, Peter, and her sister.
I don’t know why, but there is some relaxation, some comfort, and some panic.
"Peter is a little different than before, isn't he?"
The Queen seemed to be murmuring to herself, and seemed to be consulting Mrs. Polya for her opinion.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Mrs. Polya replied cautiously.
His Royal Highness Peter's hobbies are well known in the palace. His favorite is playing array games, then playing the violin, followed by walking the dog, and then role-playing. What he dislikes the most is female sex.
But yesterday...
Elizabeth lay on the bed without the manners of a queen and said:
"Polya, will the meal you cook blur a person's consciousness?"
Mrs. Polya said:
"Your Highness, that is a tonic. It will arouse people's interest in certain aspects, but it can be suppressed forcibly."
Elizabeth asked again: "Are you sure?"
Mrs. Polya wanted to say yes, but thinking about yesterday's scene, she couldn't say it. Could it be that this meal had a super double effect on His Highness Peter?
Mrs. Polya was silent.
Elizabeth glanced at Mrs. Polya but did not ask further questions. She began to think about what Ivanovich reported to her.
It was strange that Peter did not play his favorite game. It was strange that he went to Vorontsova's manor. According to Ivanovich, Peter actually spoke to the serfs in public, which was even stranger.
There is a huge difference between Peter's lonely nature, lack of curiosity about everything, and lack of enthusiasm.
If these were strange words, then what Peter said shocked her.
There was Ivanovich among the guards, and the original words reported to her were as follows:
"No, it's just this manor. After all, you, a noble, have to pay for the winter clothes, so I naturally have to consider it for you."
Asking the nobles to buy winter clothes for the serfs was not worth mentioning in her opinion. Little Ivan was imprisoned in the fortress. No one could compete with Peter for the crown prince position, so there should be no nobles who would dare to use this matter to cause trouble.
, but did Peter say the second half of his sentence unintentionally, or did he say it on purpose?
Thinking of Peter's change, Elizabeth's intuition told her that she should have said it on purpose.
And Peter limited the gifts from the nobles to one manor, which was very wise, but at the same time he said it was for Vorontsova's consideration...
Who is Vorontsova?
The daughter of the Minister of General Affairs, a boyar noble, so her nephew suddenly became smart?
Elizabeth quickly understood the cause of her panic.
She is the queen, Peter is the crown prince, and there is something between them——
The transfer of the throne!
She is only 35 years old now, and she doesn't want to hand over the throne so early. In the past, she was worried that there would be no successor to the empire, so she jumped in haste.
But now that Peter was showing signs of changing, she felt that it was a little too fast and worried about gains and losses.
Elizabeth's eyes swept away from the golden scepter and the Queen's crown placed aside, which seemed to reflect Peter's shadow.
In the shadow, Peter seemed to be holding a scepter and trampling the Queen's crown under his feet. With a command, she was imprisoned in a monastery and was imprisoned for life like the Duchess of Mecklenburg.
Elizabeth shuddered and sat up suddenly, startling the Duchess of Polya next to her.
Elizabeth's eyes were fixed on the scepter. After a moment, the shadow of her sister seemed to appear again, and her expression gradually softened. She felt that she seemed to be thinking too much.
Peter is the crown prince!
Future emperor, these changes are a good thing for the empire!
She suddenly thought so much, maybe... it was because she didn't sleep all night?
Then Elizabeth asked:
"Where are the princesses? Who else has not reached the Russian border?"