Chapter 9 Sophia Crying and Begging for a Hug, Aunt with Diamonds
After giving the order, the guards carried Lestock away like tigers and wolves.
Lestock burst into tears, and his pitiful pleas for mercy echoed in the monastery.
Ten white fox skins, five hundred pounds of potatoes, and three old hens, how could this be possible!
That’s extremely cold Siberia!
The other maids, the countess, and Vorontsova were all in awe of Peter.
For a moment, I felt a little confused, as if the person in front of me was not just His Highness, but the Tsar.
Peter looked at Johanna. This mother-in-law, who knew nothing about her future, couldn't help but slumped to the ground. She looked in awe of Peter, but also as if she were mourning for his heir.
Peter stepped forward in a friendly manner and helped up Johanna, who was only 32 years old. Her mother-in-law lived up to her reputation as the Four Mountains. To the future Queen of Sweden, he expressed concern:
"Madam, are you okay?"
Johanna, who was frightened by the Queen's anger, burst into tears. She looked at Peter with tears in her eyes and said pleadingly:
"Your Highness, please..."
"Shh-no need to say more."
Peter stopped Johanna, patted her shoulder comfortingly, and winked at Vivian.
Vivian helped Johanna go down.
"Woo-"
Johanna cried out in pain.
Is it because her political career was "ended" before it even started?
Or was she implicated because of Sophia?
Depending on Johanna's personality, maybe... it's the former.
Later, towards his real wife, Peter held Sophia in his arms and comforted her softly.
Sophia just raised her rosy face and looked at Peter dreamingly.
The His Highness in front of her was so majestic and so protective of her, making her feel dizzy with happiness.
In the face of the Queen's anger, His Highness protected her unswervingly.
Being able to marry such a man is truly a blessing from God.
"Your Highness, please forgive my sins. Your Highness is the only one in my heart... ugh..."
Sophia couldn't stop crying as she spoke.
Peter wiped away her tears and new tears appeared, which showed how much today's scene shocked Sofia.
However, she still doesn't know what happened.
There were still guards and maids here, so Peter hugged Sophia and went to the small hall where they were staying. He comforted her for a while, and when Sophia's mood gradually eased, he told her the cause and effect.
He took the letters and showed them to her.
Sofia couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Her lips, which had gradually lost color from crying, turned pale again. Sofia immediately understood why the Queen was so angry.
The Queen almost insisted on inviting them here, and almost chose her as the Crown Princess with complete partiality.
In the end, this is how they repaid His Majesty...
At this moment Sophia felt deeply ashamed.
She was trembling all over and hung her head in great sadness. She wanted to cry but held back. What right did she have to cry at this moment?
Then a hug hugged her, and Sophia couldn't hold it back anymore, and just like her mother, she cried out.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I really love you, please don't leave me..."
Sophia sobbed and burst into tears.
Peter stroked Sophia's hair gently, feeling the frail and boneless body in his arms, and couldn't help but sigh that women are really made of water, and they shed so many tears.
Then he lifted her face and kissed her gently.
It's a little salty, probably from tears...
And Sophia, with tears in her eyes, responded enthusiastically regardless of everything.
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Since the last incident, Sophia has been cautious in her words and deeds. She will not leave the monastery's chapel unless she can, and is self-imposed.
Her mother wanted to see her but was refused.
Peter asked Sophia what she meant now, and Sophia said that the queen was here now and wanted to let the queen calm down her anger.
If she and her mother met under the Queen's nose, she would be despising the Queen too much.
Sophia also resented her mother a little, but she couldn't bear that her mother was left alone, so she prayed to Peter to give her a good look when she met her mother.
Peter readily agreed to this small request.
Even if Sophia doesn't mention it now, he will do it.
After all, the arrangements for Johanna are already there.
But it has been a long time since the wedding, and there is no need to speak warmly to Johanna now.
Just keep it cold.
What Peter wanted was an obedient Queen of Sweden, not a troublemaking woman who started to act up as soon as she returned and then wanted Russia to use war to subdue her.
Later, in addition to his own business, Peter did not forget to chat with his aunt, mainly chatting with her about her views on fashion.
Draw out my aunt's wild ideas.
He draws very fast, almost in one stroke.
Elizabeth thought her idea was very good, but when she saw that her idea came true without any fallacy, she blushed at the ugly or dissimilar clothes.
Sometimes I laugh out loud watching it.
During this journey, the Queen went from being relaxed and angry to being relaxed again.
When the Queen was happy, everyone accompanying her couldn't help but feel relaxed, and they couldn't help but secretly thank Peter.
The news about His Highness's treatment of Lestock also spread, and people began to respect His Highness in awe.
A Conglong minister who was once in the emperor's heart was exiled at the suggestion of exile. The relationship between His Majesty and His Highness is so good that none of these close ministers dare to be disrespectful to His Highness.
Even the Crown Princess who was scolded by the Queen was treated respectfully by the maids.
While Peter was staying with his aunt, he ordered Mirkovsky to do two things.
On this trip, my aunt brought a large group of followers. He didn't bring that many, but Mirkovsky and a group of guards who were used to it did.
The first thing he ordered Mirkovsky to do was to retrieve the portrait of the Marquis de La Chetadier given to him by his aunt.
This was originally my aunt's order.
For someone who slandered her behind her back, how could her aunt tolerate such a person and still keep her portrait?
But Peter knew history. He knew that before returning the portrait, the Marquis de La Châteaudiere dug out all the valuable diamonds on it.
How is this possible!
It’s so stinky and shameless!
The diamonds on it were worth ten or twenty thousand rubles, which to his aunt was just one or two pieces of jewelry, but to him it was a lot of money.
There is no way, the portraits sent by my aunt are all encrusted with diamonds, they are very generous.
After doing this, his net worth will exceed Vorontsova's current small treasury.
The second thing is to ask Mirkovsky to transfer someone in the name of the Queen——
Count Ivan Betskoy.
In the original history, Johanna had an ambiguous relationship with the count during her stay in the Russian palace.
History records that Johanna had bleeding once. Rumors spread throughout the court that Johanna was pregnant and had a miscarriage, and the target of the rumors was the earl, which discredited Johanna.
This happened during the isolation period between Ye Er and Johanna. At that time, Johanna also needed notification before she could see Ye Er. Ye Er was just surprised that her mother came to see her less and less, and she didn't know the reason.
It was not until later, when she witnessed the bloodshed with her own eyes that she was investigated, that she learned the rumors from her followers.
No matter whether the future father-in-law wears a hat or not, just send Count Ivan Beitskoy away.
In addition to Johanna, Ivan Beitskoi's role in Ye Er's coup was to use money to bribe the Guards officers and soldiers. In fact, Ye Er had already obtained the support of the Guards at that time, which was unnecessary.
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Both of these were trivial matters, and Mirkovsky soon came back to report them.
The unknown count Ivan Beitskoi left Moscow inexplicably.
Mirkovsky also brought back a complete portrait of Empress Elizabeth.
Seeing the glittering light and densely packed diamonds on it, Peter couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
The diamond-encrusted aunt!
Mirkovsky Report:
"Your Highness, the Marquis's Palace was in chaos when I went there. Everyone was shocked by the Queen's order. When I saw the Marquis de La Châtadier, his face was ashen, but he still packed his luggage without hesitation."
Peter sneered. Laschetadier had stayed in St. Petersburg for 20 years. Why didn't he pack his bags and run away quickly, waiting for his aunt to change her mind and kill him?
You must know that women are fickle.
Mirkovsky now admires His Highness very much. The longer he stays with His Highness, the more he feels that His Highness is unusual.
He originally aspired to be on the battlefield, but now he is unwilling to leave His Highness.
Is there anything more honorable than staying at the side of the future Tsar and serving the Tsar?
Absolutely not!!!
He is now welded to death beside His Highness.
Peter took the portrait and went to Elizabeth, and asked his aunt to give it to him. The aunt was very happy to see that her nephew liked it so much.
As for digging out the diamonds on top...
Just collect it first and wait until you are really short of money to do it.
When meeting his aunt, Peter also asked about Sophia's father and younger siblings.
Elizabeth told him that someone had been sent to do it.
If the Duke of Anhalt does not object to Sofia's conversion to Orthodox Christianity, he will also be brought to observe his daughter's wedding.
This is different from history. In the original history, the farewell between Ye Er and his father in Berlin was forever. He never saw his father again until his death. The news of his father's death reached the Russian court, and he only told her after the incident had passed.
As for whether the father can go back to Russia after coming to Russia, that is another matter.
This series of things will make them ecstatic, both for Johanna and Sofia, but Peter has not told them yet.