Chapter 29 Auntie's Dance, Your Highness's New Dance Steps
The maid sent Peter's masterpiece to the Queen's palace, and tremblingly said that Peter wanted the Queen to dance.
Elizabeth was a little surprised, feeling that the familiar breath was back. Sure enough, this was the same Peter who dared to slam the table and roar at her.
With a cold snort, Elizabeth asked Polya to put the things in front of her. At first glance, she frowned, and she had a feeling that this was not in Russian.
Then I picked up a magnifying glass and looked at it. After looking at it for a while, I felt it was difficult, so I asked Mrs. Polya to translate.
Princess Polya put down a new piece of paper next to her, and began to translate sometimes one word, sometimes half a sentence, her face twitching uncontrollably while translating.
Your Highness’s handwriting is truly miraculous!
After finally completing the translation, she presented the work to Elizabeth, who read it much more smoothly this time.
The first line she saw was the title:
"Ode to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on her Accession Day".
Seeing this title, Elizabeth couldn't help but feel happy. She ascended the throne and sang the song. It seems that Peter did not forget to praise her as his aunt when he returned to the palace.
But then I looked at it and felt something was wrong. It didn’t seem like it was me who was talking about it.
when she saw
"He held his head high and went through hardships,
Achieve victory after victory,
Russia was ravaged by barbarians
One step to reach the sky and stand tall.
On the bloody battlefield, Mars, the god of war,
I was also frightened to see Peter holding a sword...
"hour,
I have realized that this is my father, Peter the Great!
Elizabeth continued to read, and when she finished reading, she couldn't help but think about it for a long time, and felt a little melancholy.
Yes, her father has passed away, and now only she and Peter are left. Did Peter write this because he missed his grandfather?
Or does it mean that she hopes that she will also fill Russia with hope like Peter the Great?
Peter, you are working hard...
Elizabeth sighed with emotion, and then said:
"Hang this up."
Mrs. Polya hesitated and said with some uncertainty:
"Is it the one of Your Highness?"
Elizabeth said:
"Of course it's from Peter. Although the writing is so-so, the content is good. I like this hymn better than the Bible."
"yes."
Mrs. Polya ordered someone to hang Peter's handwriting, facing the Queen's living room, so that it could be seen as soon as she got up.
Elizabeth glanced at it and couldn't help but smile.
Then she looked at the palace maid and said:
"Repeat what His Highness said."
The maid became more respectful and wished she could hide in her palace clothes so that His Majesty could not see her. She was afraid that the Queen would be angry, so she muttered:
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, His Highness's original words were...yes..."
Gritting his teeth:
"Call Auntie over and dance!"
Elizabeth had no expression on her face and asked about the situation at that time. When she heard that Peter had been drinking, she couldn't help but be surprised. No wonder he had been docile recently and now he was back to his old ways. It seemed that the vodka was causing trouble.
She also loves to dance. Not only does she love to dance, but she also likes to hold masquerades and entertainment activities. She hasn't danced for a while. It's okay if she doesn't mention it, but she is ready to dance once she mentions it.
Elizabeth glanced at Mrs. Polya, who immediately understood and sent someone to fetch Her Majesty the Queen's dance costume.
The dance costumes we brought were completely Elizabeth's aesthetic, and there were three sets in total.
One group danced the minuet, another danced the Angrese, and another danced the Allemande.
Seeing the pink dance skirt, Elizabeth sighed, she was no longer a girl after all, so she asked someone to take it off.
This dance costume is used for dancing Angles, which is a pas de deux, a kind of pantomime. It depicts the scene where the male partner pursues the female partner. The female partner runs away coquettishly during the dance, and the male partner wants to pursue her.
Fuck her.
Now it is obviously not suitable for her age and identity.
Then Elizabeth put on a loose skirt and high heels, and walked towards Peter's palace amidst the stunned maids and the astonished look of Mrs. Polya.
Many female officials hurriedly followed, and Polya and the maids also hurriedly followed.
The maid sent by Peter was in disbelief. His Highness asked the Queen to go, but the Queen really went?
this……
Who would dare to say that Your Highness is not liked by the Queen in the future?
Your Majesty likes it very much, okay?
…
"Ding, congratulations to the host for your meritorious service in presenting the Elizabethan Day Ode. The St. Andrew Medal points are 10."
The beep sounded, but it didn't cheer Peter up.
He was also a little sleepy and had a feeling of being tipsy. Sometimes he was awake and sometimes he was confused. He felt very hazy.
Then he saw his aunt and Duchess Polya. Peter didn't stand up, so he said hello:
"aunt."
Elizabeth came to take advantage of the excitement, but she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she saw Peter's face was red and he had obviously drunk a lot. How could he dance when he was like this?
As if aware of Elizabeth's disappointment, Peter stood up and said unsteadily:
"Come on, play music!"
She had been prepared for a long time, but because Vorontsova fell asleep, the sound of playing musical instruments also sounded. These instruments included brass, bassoon and yue. However, in this quiet night, it seemed not so exciting, but
Low, gentle and brisk.
Elizabeth looked at Peter with some suspicion. She had never danced with Peter before and was a little unsure about Peter's dancing skills.
Thinking of the scene when she was young and seeing Peter the Great holding an entertainment party, she suddenly regretted it.
More than once, she saw that the clumsy male nobles were moaning and panting while dancing, and the women were not much better.
At that time, the popular dance steps were still small steps, which required sometimes bowing and sometimes squatting, requiring the dancers to have a certain degree of flexibility.
This kind of dance has been popular in France for a long time, but my father brought it here not long ago. I am not familiar with this kind of dance. They dance clumsily and ridiculously. They don't know how to stand up and sit down in tight clothes.
As a result, more than once, Elizabeth saw women screaming because their skirts were stepped down while doing these actions.
Seeing Peter approaching, Elizabeth asked worriedly:
"Peter, are you okay?"
Peter said vaguely:
"Aunt, why are you talking so much? The man didn't say no, come and dance."
As he said this, he grabbed his aunt's hand and hugged her waist, and then couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Auntie, what are you doing? Why are you hitting someone with the ball?"
Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned green. She was here to dance, not to juggle with her nephew!
She had already danced as she pleased. She pushed Peter away and began a slow and beautiful dance amidst the sound of musical instruments.
Elizabeth sometimes twirled with rhythmic dance steps and sometimes performed cheerful bows, which greatly impressed Mrs. Polya and the maids on the side.
Peter, on the other hand, seemed a little stunned. It was probably because the energy from the vodka was up and he couldn't hold his physical strength any longer, so he jumped awkwardly.
But his crooked posture might look clumsy and ridiculous if it were someone else, but when he jumped out, he actually had a strange sense of beauty.
The maids were all surprised and surprised. Could this posture be...