Chapter 315 is too crisp
At this time in 1894, there were more than 60 professional song and dance troupes in St. Petersburg. Whether it was opera or ballet, they were very popular in St. Petersburg.
The Royal Marion Theater has ample space, where musicals and concerts are staged all year round. Most of the love affairs of the Grand Duke of St. Petersburg and ballerinas were based on this theater.
Under normal circumstances, Nicholas would enjoy the show in the royal box on the second floor.
George directly booked the entire theater, and Nicholas could sit wherever he wanted.
George thought his arrangement was perfect, but Alex was still not satisfied.
“It’s too big here, too empty——”
For once, Nicholas was smart and held Alex’s hand tenderly.
"I don't want anyone else here, I just want to be with you."
Alex finally calmed down, and George and Alfred finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After enjoying Tchaikovsky's classic dance drama "Sleeping Beauty", Nikolai and Alex went to the Peterhof Palace on the seaside in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. There is an amphitheater on the shore of the lake, which can be compared with Versailles in Paris. It is comparable to the palace and is called "Little Versailles" by St. Petersburg people.
After Alex came to Petrogov Palace, she immediately fell in love with it.
Alex had heard something about the Tsar and didn't like Gatchina Palace.
In fact, Nicholas does not like Gatchina Palace either. He has promised Alex that he will live in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg after his marriage.
The wedding is too far away for Nicola and Alex, who are not yet engaged.
In order to make Alex familiar with the environment of St. Petersburg as soon as possible, Nicholas specially prepared a banquet for Alex at Gatchina Palace and invited all the German princesses in St. Petersburg.
George had only known about the frequent marriages between Russian aristocrats and Germany, but did not know exactly how many German princesses had married Russian aristocrats.
Now I know.
In St. Petersburg alone, there were 12 German princesses.
These German princesses have a close relationship with Alex. They are either Alex's sisters or Alex's elders.
The Tsar is in danger, Nicholas must succeed to the throne, and Alex is the future queen of the Russian Empire.
This is the first time Alex has publicly attended such an occasion in St. Petersburg. Princesses from Germany lined up to meet Alex and welcome Alex to St. Petersburg.
Alex, who had been raised by Queen Victoria since childhood, was a little overwhelmed by this occasion. She seemed not to know what to do, and her reaction to the enthusiasm of the Grand Duchess was a bit cold. Even Maria Pavlovna could not get Alex to stand up from her chair.
Pavlovna is the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, and his first wife, Princess August, Vladimir Alexander Wife of Grand Duke Luovich.
Vladimir is Ya Er’s third son and Nikolai’s uncle.
Ella and Annie both looked a little helpless.
Alex’s status is indeed very noble. The Queen of England is her maternal grandmother, the British Crown Prince and the Tsar are her godfathers. The eldest sister is married to Prince Louis Mountbatten, the second sister is married to Sergei, and the third sister is married to Prince Louis Mountbatten. By marrying Prince Heinrich, she will soon become the Empress of the Russian Empire, with an extremely noble status.
But who of the grand duchess who is qualified to participate in the royal banquet has a less noble status?
A little trivia, in the Russian Empire, if a noble chooses to marry a noble or a lowly person, and the wife’s status is not noble enough, then the wife is not qualified to participate in such a banquet.
It was for this reason that Wirth's wife was not accepted by the aristocratic circle of St. Petersburg for a long time.
"There is something wrong with Nicky's choice, it is definitely a big problem!"
Little Nicholas couldn't help but complain to George.
Sergey also heard it and said nothing.
There must be something wrong.
Otherwise Sergey would not have been married to Ella for so long without having a child.
"George, think of a way-"
Little Nicholas' expectations for George were too high.
George couldn't help but roll his eyes.
“If you have the ability, go ahead!”
Is this something that can be solved by just finding a way?
Unless Alex, like those princes who are about to get married, dies of a sudden illness——
“Shut up, this is not our concern.”
Sergey uses his brother power, not allowing little Nicholas and George to discuss the matter.
Little Nicholas closed his mouth, but his expression was disgusting.
The brothers are on the verge of internal strife, and the Grand Duchess is also uneasy.
The Vladimir Palace where Pavlovna and Vladimir live often holds various activities and parties. Therefore, Pavlovna is regarded as the most famous socialite in St. Petersburg and is also recognized as the most popular among all grand duchess. Luxurious.
Yasan lived a frugal life. In order to restrict the queen from holding banquets in Gatchina Palace, she even directly disbanded the band in Gatchina Palace.
The queen is unwilling to be lonely.
So the relationship between sisters-in-law Pavlovna and the Empress was not very good.
Pavlovna is known to have a strong personality.
She doesn’t even give face to the real queen, let alone Alex, the future queen.
So after Pavlovna greeted Alex, she went directly to Annie.
Anne was still very sensible. When she saw Pavlovna coming, she took the initiative to salute Pavlovna. "Oh ho ho ho ho, little Annie, George is so kind to you, you are more beautiful than last year -"
Pavlovna is not afraid of making things big.
Anne was helpless. She had already hid in the corner of the banquet hall with the first lady, but she didn't expect to become the center of attention.
The first noble lady was thinking about going home to take care of her children. It was she who took the initiative to find Anne just now.
"How can Annie be so young——"
The first lady drove the car as soon as she came up.
Once this woman is married, don’t expect any virtue. She drives a car even more excessively than the gentlemen.
Although George is not a grand duke, he is definitely the most popular super duke.
Needless to say, the most noble lady is the center of attention wherever she goes.
With the addition of the most famous grand duchess, several grand duchess immediately came over, and the number of people around Alex became much smaller.
Alex is too arrogant, and Pavlovna is not the only Grand Duchess who dislikes her.
Don’t say that Alex is not engaged to Nicola yet.
Even if Alex really marries Nicholas and becomes the empress of the Russian Empire, there is still the empress dowager above Alex, so there is nothing to be arrogant about!
In the Russian Empire, the empress’s situation is really... Not necessarily more relaxed and happy than these grand duchess.
Annie, who is aloof at heart but knows how to advance and retreat, is indeed more likable than Alex, who is stern and arrogant.
Anne didn't want to be the center of attention, but she hadn't experienced too many such occasions, and she was a little overwhelmed for a while.
George waved to Anne and rescued Anne.
The Grand Duchess dispersed in a hurry.
They are all just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
“St. Petersburg will be lively in the future——”
Little Nikolay is very strange.
Sergey sighed.
Alex stayed in St. Petersburg for only a month before returning to London.
Nikolai was in a state of disbelief, Alex was only gone for a week, and Nikolai was thinking about going to England to visit his aunt Maria Alexandrovna.
When Maria married Alfred, Nicholas was only 6 years old, and his memory of Maria was already blurred.
So visiting my aunt is just a pretense, but looking for Alex is the real thing.
George did not have time to accompany Nicholas to London. After the beginning of spring, the situation in the Far East became increasingly tense.
Japan's military expenditure last year has reached 60% of the Japanese government's expenditure. This situation is definitely unsustainable. Only through foreign war can Japan stop the bleeding.
Goryeo now has the protection of the Russian Empire, and Japan does not dare to invade Goryeo.
The Qing Empire became the only target for Japan to return blood.
In March this year, two Japanese businessmen caused trouble in Dalini after drinking and were arrested by the Qing army.
Although the two Japanese businessmen were soon released, they insisted that their property had been looted by the Qing army. For this reason, the Japanese asked the Qing Empire to investigate as soon as possible and effectively protect the Japanese businessmen. interests of the Qing Empire.
The Qing Empire didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even respond.
The news spread back to Japan, and public opinion began to gradually ferment.
Japan was crazy about building ships, and the imaginary enemy was the Qing Empire. During the New Year celebrations in Kyoto, Japan, models of "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" were publicly burned, which won wide praise from all over Japan.
The purpose of the Qing Empire in establishing a navy was really not Japan.
The Japanese government began to guide public opinion and blame many domestic problems in Japan on the threat of the Qing Empire.
If the Qing Empire had not established the Beiyang Navy, Japan would not have to spend huge sums of money to build a navy, and the people in Japan would not be in dire straits.
If it weren’t for the Qing Empire’s millions of troops, Japan would not have to expand its army like crazy, so this is also the responsibility of the Qing Empire.
The Qing Empire showed off its power and power, and Japan has been oppressed by the Qing Empire for generations. The Qing Empire is entirely responsible for why Japan has fallen to where it is today.
In this era, there is no self-media, and the people are uncivilized. The Japanese government says whatever it says, so small articles such as "Apple" and "Warship" are flying all over Japan. Japan is full of must-haves from top to bottom. Violent remarks that used force to erase thousands of years of humiliation for Japan.
Although George is in St. Petersburg, he is always paying attention to the situation in the Far East.
There were frequent telegram exchanges between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok.
At this time George certainly cannot leave St. Petersburg and go to London.
On May 6, the Tsar was critically ill again, and George went to Crimea with Nicholas and Sergei.
On the way to Crimea, Nikolai suddenly collapsed emotionally.
"George, I don't want to be a tsar anymore. I want to resign from the throne and live with Sani."
"Nikki, are you crazy?"
Sergei was furious. Did the Tsar resign as he wished?
"Nikki, you can only be with Alex if you become a czar."
For the first time, George discovered that Nikolai's feelings were so fragile.
(End of this chapter)