Chapter 34: The Princess Portrait, Peter's French Teacher Arrives
Peter actually has no expectations for the princesses, because he already has the one in mind, and that is Sophia.
Simply based on following the historical trend and reducing variables, there is no doubt that Sofia should be chosen.
He was confident of suppressing Yeka II. After all, in the original history, Sophia became the crown prince for almost nine full years. Even if she was ignored again, she remained honest.
But if he chooses another princess, he doesn't know what the history behind it is.
There's no way he could bet so big.
Peter looked at the portrait.
For a princess, if the mentality of future generations only listens to the name or only looks at the status, she should be super white, rich and beautiful, and it is easy to insert the wings of imagination and fly freely in the sky of love and justice.
But this is the eighteenth century.
Normally speaking, during the reign of Queen Anna, the Slavic aesthetics were dominated, that is, Queen Anna was used as a template. She had a strong body like a brown bear and could lift the Marshal's Golden Staff with one hand.
There are many factors that influence this aesthetic, including climate reasons, the tough folk customs brought by the Slavs in the 13th century to escape the rule of the Kipchak Khanate of the Mongol Empire, and the ruggedness developed by the local Cossacks in Russia and Ulan for survival.
Before the invasion of French culture, to describe it from a novel that Peter had read in his previous life, the common aesthetics of Russian and German styles were a strong waist, the pace of a dragoon, an unobjectionable plane from neck to heel, and the back looked like
The oak covered with calico is large enough to lift the arm of the marshal's staff.
And those women with thin waists are said to be like wasps, breaking off when they are broken off, and women with uneven figures are also considered to be sickly, and even giving birth to children will have difficulty in giving birth.
In this case, he thought that Princess Louisa of France might not be like this.
But seeing the portrait again, he began to doubt Princess Louisa's breed.
Perhaps she is actually a full-blooded Russian or Cossack?
If Queen Anna was still alive, she would definitely like her very much when she saw her. After all, in terms of body shape, they are very similar.
Comparing Princess Louisa, her aunt, the Russian Empress, turned out to be a good-looking woman, while Her Royal Highness Princess Adelaide is more like a French princess.
Although Adelaide has a big face, she is still young and has normal baby fat. In addition, both of her cheeks are red, so she looks somewhat healthy and cute.
After writing down the characteristics of Princess Louisa's portrait, Peter asked people to withdraw. Then he briefly asked about the situation in the newspaper. Mirkovsky's answer was as he expected.
The serfs were basically illiterate, and the proportion of citizens who were literate was also low. The newspaper was mainly published for nobles and officials, but even so, hanging a woman at the door of the newspaper was not only talked about by the nobles, but also became a popular topic.
Headlines that spread by word of mouth among the public.
For a time, his highness became more famous.
As if they had seen him with their own eyes, the citizens of St. Peter began to identify with him in terms of gossip, and felt that the distance between him and him had become much closer.
He was already very satisfied with the effect. Let's leave a first impression. Among the nobles, he still seemed to be dishonest. Even an official newspaper like the News could publish that kind of portrait. The nobles felt that he was still so ridiculous, but
Among the people, he has swept away the trend and established a new image, which is much stronger than before.
And just when Peter asked people to take down the portrait, a carriage was driving out from the Academy of Sciences, and everyone who saw the carriage looked enviously.
Because the wheels and the body of the carriage are made of gold-plated materials, the horse harness is made of soft red fine sheepskin, and more importantly, the body of the carriage is marked with the royal emblem.
The people who can ride in such a carriage are either members of the royal family or distinguished guests who have been invited. But who are the people here?
Someone looked through the transparent glass window and was surprised when he saw associate researcher Romanosov.
There are quite a few associate researchers, and even the dean and deputy dean have never ridden in such a carriage. Why does Romanosov have such a carriage?
Sitting in the carriage, Romanosov sat upright, with a straight posture, trying to show his best image so that he looked worthy of Her Majesty the Queen's invitation.
As early as the day before yesterday, he had received the appointment letter from the Queen, appointing him as Her Highness's French teacher. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and today was the day to go to meet Her Majesty the Queen and then start Her Highness's formal classes.
For this reason, even though he was already very familiar with French and knew all kinds of grammar, he also reviewed the notes he had taken when he studied French assiduously and put them in a suitcase with great care.
Romanosov looked calm on the face, but he was very excited in his heart. What an honor it was to serve the future emperor.
Who could have imagined that a fisherman's son would reach this point one day?
The carriage drove out of the Academy of Sciences under the gaze of everyone, and headed all the way to the palace.
There was a pass warrant and no one could be hidden in the carriage, so the guards glanced at it and let him go.
This was the first time Romanosov came to the palace, and he was immediately shocked by the tall and majestic aura.
He once wrote a letter to the Queen, denounced the obsolescence of the Academy of Sciences, but he had never seen His Majesty. When he got off the carriage, he saw a thin but agile man with a mustache and a natural and unrestrained expression coming up to him. It was Andnov.
Andnov smiled at Romanosov:
"Welcome, His Highness's French teacher, I am Andnov, and I will teach His Highness Russian before you."
Although Romanosov was a serious man, he immediately responded with a kind smile to the smiling face of the other party, especially the teacher of His Highness.
Then Andnov led him towards the empress's current location.
When dealing with state affairs, Elizabeth was in another place, which was both quiet and solemn.
Romanosov was very nervous. He was about to meet the ruler of the empire. Under the Queen's governance, the strictness of Queen Anna's rule was no longer the same. Everyone supported Her Majesty the Queen, and Romanosov was no exception.
When he took him to the entrance of the palace, Romanosov didn't even notice that Andnov had not gone in, but just waited at the door.
Then he met the queen.
The Queen was so majestic and so beautiful. Just a quick glance made him feel physically and mentally trembling. He seemed to see the entire empire, its people, technology and culture.
What a divine representation this is!
Romanosov sighed in his heart, his body had already naturally saluted the Empress as he had practiced in private many times.
Elizabeth nodded to Romanosov and motioned for him to take a seat.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Romanosov sat down, Elizabeth began to ask him how he planned to teach Peter, and Romanosov immediately showed his trunk to Her Majesty.
The suitcase could only be brought in after inspection. When the Queen saw the study notes inside, she couldn't help but nodded.
This proves that Romanosov has real material. With such a teacher, Peter's French learning will surely improve rapidly.