While doing all this work, the Prince of Moscow did not forget his own hobbies; he was also pursuing his own hobbies.
His novel writing is also progressing smoothly, and the framework of the story has been roughly constructed. The next question is how to fill it in.
This is a story that witnesses the war and politics of the mainland from an outsider's perspective, and links the fate of the country and the fate of individuals to each other.
The Prince of Moscow has already defined several inherent roles in it, such as a scholar who angrily criticizes feudal rulers, an independent and self-reliant woman... Anyway, he wrote a lot of things that can show that his thoughts are "progressive" and "ahead of the times".
However, although the structure of the story was already there, the characters, background and details still needed to be filled in. He was very cautious in this regard and had written and tore up the manuscript countless times.
After all, even if you have the perspective of later generations, things like writing require more practice. Writing is so important in characterization, and details are related to the rationality of the entire world.
As for the importance of the background, it comes last. After all, to create a work, storytelling is the first priority. You can think about the background later. At most, you can make it more rigorous and perfect by yourself.
However, what the Prince of Moscow did not know was that as a patron whom he had forgotten returned from the far west, and listened to the captain's story about his adventures, the Prince of Moscow would be inspired by this and create
A world that has caused controversy among countless historians in later generations.
That is whether Prince of Moscow is history or fiction, and whether this novel can be used as a reference for historical research.
But now the Prince of Moscow still doesn't know anything. He is clasping his head in his office. It's just that he is not working, but thinking about how to write this down and how to write it well.
Rostislav spent a lot of time in this kind of thinking. He went in with a lot of documents, closed the office door, and then came out four or five hours later with the completed documents.
In the eyes of many people, the Prince of Moscow is an out-and-out workaholic. His crazy work makes the officials below dare not slack off and work hard.
However, this situation is actually caused by Rostislav greatly hiding his office ability. In fact, he can quickly finish the pile of documents that look very exaggerated, but the prince wants to establish a workaholic persona, so
He just spends his time in the office writing novels.
After all, you have to "lead by example". When the prince is working crazily, the people below also have to work overtime. No one dares to get off work before the prince leaves the palace.
But of course, the King of Moscow was able to deceive most people, but he could never hide it from the people closest to him.
For example, Zoe has always known what her husband is doing. After all, if Rostislav really works hard at work every day as he said, why would he torment her so vigorously every night? Then he wrote on the paper
I found my husband's manuscripts in the pile.
Rostislav is already 28 this year, and has grown a beautiful beard on his mouth. He looks more charming, no longer like a young man, but like a real and majestic ruler.
This kind of uncle has a strong attraction to those little girls, not to mention the bonus points brought by the power of the Moscow prince. Many maids in the palace want to climb into Rostislav's bed, even if it is a one-night stand.
It's just that the Prince of Moscow has always only slept with his wife, and he has never taken the initiative in this regard, and they have never found an opportunity.
Zoe and her husband were the same age, and a woman of this age was as ripe as a peach, sweet and delicious. Rostislav had always longed for his wife's body. In the same way, Zoe also longed for her husband's body.
It was just like when he was young, and the relationship between the couple was as strong as then, which is why Rostislav never let his maids sleep with him.
Zoe was enough to satisfy the prince's needs and drain him dry so that he had no interest or ability to touch other women. This unusual loyalty has always been one of the most discussed topics in the palace.
The harmonious marriage life made the relationship between the Moscow prince and his wife very good, which is reflected in the fact that Zoe's help to Rostislav in government affairs has been constantly expanding.
Now, everyone in Moscow regards Zoe as the second prince. Even if Rostislav suddenly disappears, Zoe can still take charge of the family and take care of the children as they grow up. This lady has always been exposed to a lot of Moscow affairs.
, I have long been familiar with the road.
The other person who knew that the prince was fishing was Leo. The old bureaucrats in the imperial capital were very sensitive to things like documents. Rostislav could tell at a glance what he was doing.
After all, many of his young men were like this back then. They clearly had the ability to do more work, but they just did so much and pretended to have been working for a long time. However, in the end, they were discovered by Leo. Anyone who asked this bureaucrat to deal with it
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But this time he was facing Rostislav, so he knew everything, but he never said a word. He only hinted that the prince should not be too secretive when facing him, which made Rostislav quite embarrassed for a time.
But even so, Rostislav was still very cautious. Just like now, as the door was knocked, the Prince of Moscow put away the manuscript without leaving a trace.
Then he picked up a document "Moscow City Planning" and read it, saying "Please come in."
Seeing the person walking in, Rostislav stopped pretending, because the person walking in was none other than his wife, Zoe, and his three sons were also there.
Walking behind his mother was his eldest son Rurik, who is 11 years old this year. His second son Volorida, who is 6 years old, walked in holding his mother's hand. The youngest son Vasilko was held by his mother.
, is only three years old today.
"Hey, why are you here?"
The Prince of Moscow immediately dropped the documents and walked to his wife to ask her to do it. Why did she carry her third son over alone?
Moreover, Rostislav felt a headache in advance. Usually these three boys were very noisy, but now that they were here, he no longer wanted to continue writing.
"Volorida wanted to come to see you and kept making trouble, so I brought him here, and so did Vasiliko. I really have a headache."
A look of embarrassment appeared on Zoe's face. Although there were many maids in the palace, Zoe still tried her best to take care of the three children personally.
Zoe is not used to letting others take care of her children. If she can take care of her children, she will take care of them herself, but after all, sometimes she still can't resist.
Then the child's father needs to appear at this time. Zoe is even a little intentional in this regard, because he wants the children to be close to their father. Usually Rostislav always spends time in the office, and he has to be a little close to the children.
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Rostislav felt that this was a hard job. He always wanted to run, but always failed, and occasionally the price of success was being kicked out of bed by his wife and sleeping on the floor. As for this time...it was obvious that he couldn't run.
"I'm working..."
Rostislav said weakly that the prince felt very bad because he had to bring his children to see him during his work (fishing) time, so he subconsciously said this.
As soon as she said this, she was glared at by Zoe, and then there was an eye contact that was unique between them as husband and wife. Zoe's meaning was very simple, she doesn't know what you are doing here? Don't push your nose and face,
I don't want to scold you in front of my children.
So Rostislav didn't dare to say anything next. He didn't want the children to see the scene of being scolded by their mother and waiting for me, which would destroy his majesty as a father.
The Prince of Moscow looked at his son. Volorida was a tough-headed boy who was usually known for being active. He was not surprised that the child was making trouble to see Rostislav, but he just didn't know why.
As for Vasiliko, that surprised the prince. This kid is only three years old. What does he know?
Only Rurik was the most worry-free. After this child came in, he stood aside without saying a word, quietly listening to the exchange between his father and mother, and taking everything in mind.
This is the reason why Rostislav likes this boy the most. Thank God if he doesn't make a fuss.
Then Zoe sat on a seat on the side of the room, while Rurik stood quietly behind his mother like a servant.
The prince took the third son from his wife's arms, and looked at the way the boy hugged him tightly, knowing that he just missed his father.
Vasilko has been very dependent on his father since he was a child. When he was a baby, he would cry without his father. His mother couldn't calm him down. In the end, Rostislav had to deal with it.
Volorida started to make a fuss at this time, "Father, I want a sword. Rurik has it, so why don't I have it? I want it, I want it."
Hearing these words, Rostislav's forehead immediately started to hurt. This kid was really too persistent. He always had to get what he wanted, and would keep making troubles before he got it. It really gave him a headache.
However, the above are all aimed at fucking, and these tricks are very difficult to use against Rostislav.
"Volorida, how many times have I told you, if it doesn't work, it just won't work. You're still too young!"
The prince's words were very harsh, because this was the only way to deal with this stubborn child. This was a lesson learned by the prince of Moscow after many failures. This boy was exactly the type who would not wear a tile for three days.
Rostislav still remembered that when this little guy had just turned six years old, he climbed to the tower of the Red City. As a result, Domhnall and Vasily almost broke their legs. In the end, the kid jumped from the top without fear of death.
Come down.
Of course, he had spotted so many soldiers gathered below, but he still frightened the captain of the soldiers and the captain of the personal escort half to death, while he laughed there and shouted something. He finally knew what it felt like to fly.
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The price for this was that Rostislav was beaten up on the same day and then kept apologizing to the janissaries. This made them so embarrassed.
After all, the relationship between Rostislav and the janissaries is not a complete master-servant relationship, but more of a relationship between friends. Do you have to apologize for tormenting your friends like this?
Then the prince beat him until he wailed all night long, which made Zoe feel extremely distressed. This was the first time the couple had a conflict. Zoe was so distressed that her son was beaten that she cried.
But maybe because of his mother's crying, this kid has never been so stupid again, but the habit of running around is still there. He has been to basically every place in Hong City.
The summed up experience came into play again, and the son immediately stopped making trouble, but when he looked at his father's eyes, he became more dissatisfied. Looking at that look gave the prince a headache. This child was good at everything, but when he messed up...
"Let's do this. I will give it to you when you and Rurik are the same age. You are too young now."
The Prince of Moscow knelt in front of the child and spoke to him in a soft voice. His words were full of discussion. He had just yelled at this kid, so it would be better to be gentler now.
"...Yes, but you must give it to me."
Volorida gave her father a slap on the back of her head first, and then said, these words made Rostislav subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay, absolutely no problem."
Zoe, on the other hand, was watching the interaction between father and son. She couldn't help but smile when she saw her husband acting like this. Rostislav, who heard the voice, gave Zoe an annoyed look. He didn't want to take care of the child.
After soothing the man next to him, Vasilko, who was holding him in his arms, started to make a fuss again, asking Rostislav to tell a story.
There was no other way. The Prince of Moscow could only sit on his chair with Vasilko in his arms, and then took out a "Collection of Rus' Stories" from the table. This was Rostislav's collection of some fairy tales that he still remembered in his mind.
The product of a collection of native fairy tales of Upper Rus.
However, this book was only circulated in a small area, and princes gave it away as gifts everywhere.
Then the Prince of Moscow told his son the story of the Daughter of the Sea in a familiar manner. Although Volorida was usually very noisy, she still lay beside her father and listened to this story that they had heard countless times.
Only Rurik was still standing by his mother's side. This child had long expressed that he did not want to listen to fairy tales, but Rostislav looked at him and knew that this boy must be listening.
As the story of the Prince of Moscow progressed, the two children also changed from being attentive at first to falling asleep. Then Rostislav carefully placed the two children one after another on the sofa in the room, and then took out the stall cover.
Then he sat next to Zoe.
As soon as he came up, the prince of Moscow said without curiosity,
"Okay, I've put these two little things to sleep, and you've seen my embarrassment, that's enough."
Rostislav's tone was a little hoarse, which showed how long the story had been told. It could be seen from his tone that this kind of thing had happened many times, and Rostislav was quite embarrassed every time.
"I am doing this for the sake of your father-son relationship. You are busy writing your novel all day long, and you don't even play with the children when you have so much free time. Otherwise, why would I use such a trick?"
Zoe's voice was also full of anger. She worked so hard for the harmonious relationship in this family, but as a result, you got angry every time. Of course she was dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, you're like this every time you say this, so let's stop talking and come up with something else."
When Rostislav saw his wife like this, he quickly ended the topic. This would be endless and would also affect their relationship as husband and wife, so he had better stop it as soon as possible.
Next, Rostislav looked at his eldest son Rurik, "How are your classes lately? What have you learned recently?"
As Rostislav's eldest son, Rurik naturally started studying early, and his teacher was none other than Rostislav's teacher Luca, the Bishop of Moscow.
Educating children to a bishop is a good opportunity to deepen the relationship with the church, and Bishop Luca taught him, so he is clear about the teacher's level.
The bishop was also happy to educate Rostislav's son. In his opinion, Rostislav's qualifications were so good, then his son would certainly not be bad either.
But this time the bishop was disappointed. Rostislav's son did not show the divine grace that surprised him like the Prince of Moscow. He was just a very ordinary nobleman.
But even so, the bishop still tried his best to teach Rostislav's son, and for this reason he put some ecclesiastical work behind.
"Finally we learned "Six Days Tour"."
Rurik replied, and Rostislav's expression became visibly ugly when he heard the name. He had also read about this thing back then, and he disliked this theological theory very much.
"It's enough to know things like theology. As rulers, we don't need to debate scriptures in the future. What's the use of knowing so much about these things."
The answer of the Prince of Moscow is very consistent with his long-standing views on theology. Just learn this kind of stuff and understand the basics. Don't take it too seriously.
In fact, Zoe is somewhat opposed to this. In her opinion, it is necessary to understand theology and it can also be used in daily life. However, since the couple has argued about this many times, Zoe will not accept it after many times.
I had an argument with my husband, but I just asked my son to take it seriously in private.
Because of this, little Rurik had a troubled expression on his face, but the child quickly calmed down his expression.
Rostislav saw this but said nothing. He knew what his wife said and knew that the child was in trouble, but he only mentioned it. It was up to the child to decide.
"Next, go out with me to practice sword practice. Let me see how your sword skills are. You already have your own sword."
The prince then changed the topic to swordsmanship, which made Rurik's expression light up. His parents had different opinions on many things, but sword training was never the case, so this was the happiest time for him.
The father and son walked out of the room quickly, while Zoe took care of the two sleeping children. Watching the father and son walk out, warmth appeared on their faces.
This is the daily life of Rostislav's family, noisy but warm. Both Rostislav and Zoe are very satisfied with this kind of life.