Just when Hikander was concentrating on his money bag, Ushakov also wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, according to experience, the Baltic fleet just now happened to pass by the sea not far from the forward ships, so the sound made was bound to be noticed by those who care.
Just now Ushakov's heart was pinched, but then he didn't hear the cannon sound on the forward ship, which made Ushakov's heart can't help but rejoice, at that time he and Pelenovich agreed that if the movement of the fleet was discovered, then Pelenovich would immediately fire artillery on Saremaa Island, one is to remind the fleet that he has been exposed, and the other is to cover the fleet to continue to advance, and now that the cannon is not heard, Ushakov's heart is at ease.
Entering the Gulf of Riga safely, Ushakov's task is half completed, but now is not the time to relax, as mentioned earlier, the Gulf of Riga is the main trading point on the Baltic coast, so there must be a lot of merchant ships in the Gulf of Riga, although it is now the off-season for trade, but it does not rule out the existence of other merchant ships, and the next few hours are the real challenge. .........................................
Anna had been in Sanssouci for two days, and in those two days she had seen so many people that their faces had only appeared in front of her for a moment, and then Anna had forgotten what they looked like.
Despite this, several close relatives of the Hohenzollern family, as well as some high-ranking officials in the Prussian government, were well remembered by Anna, and these people were the ones she had to pay attention to.
Thinking of her parents in Vienna, Anna's face showed a hint of sadness.
Not far from Anna, William was laughing with Louise, and it can be said that Louise's first impression of Anna was not very good.
Anna's performance in Vienna had already reached her ears, which made Louise very disgusted with Anna.
But then when she actually saw Anna, Louise seemed to see herself in her.
Louise had also resisted the fate imposed on her by her family, but her resistance was not as fierce as Anna's, knowing that it was hopeless to resist.
Louise chose to accept.
Later, Anna behaved quite appropriately in the presence of Louise, and the ladylike manners showed that she was worthy of being an excellent child of the Habsburg family.
"Anna, come here" Louise's call rang out in the room, and when she heard Louise's voice, Anna hurriedly got up from her position and walked to Louise's side.
Seeing Anna, who was standing slim in front of her, Louise said with a smile on her face: "Sit down.
Come, it's for you."
When she told Anna to sit down, Louise took a pin from her chest and handed it to Anna, and in the face of Louise's gift, Anna immediately said with sincere fear: "Thank you very much, Your Royal Highness the Queen Mother.
But your gift the day before yesterday already scared me, and I really can't ask for your gift at this time."
Louise didn't give Anna a greeting gift, but the actual greeting gift had already been given to Anna when she first met Louise.
As the queen mother of Prussia, Louise naturally took out something that was not shabby, and what she gave Anna at that time was a jeweled ring, perhaps purely from the price of the ring, this ring was not very valuable.
But the ring was given by William's grandmother when Louise married William's father, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a family heirloom.
The gift of this ring represents the Hohenzollern royal family's recognition of Anna, although there is no personal subjective thinking at work, knowing that as long as Anna does not have any major accidents, she will definitely become the queen of Prussia.
At this time, even if there was opposition in the family, it was invalid, after all, the treaty between Wilhelm and Austria had already been signed.
"You kid, you're welcome, although this brooch is not as valuable as the ring, but I personally selected it, you can take it and try it!"
See how much interest Louise is in.
Naturally, Anna was not disobedient, and saw her blushing and pinning the brooch to her chest.
"William, look at this child, she is much more beautiful than I do, this brooch is so good with her" Louise turned to William and smiled.
And William naturally laughed: "Anna is indeed very beautiful with her, but compared to your mother, it is still not as beautiful as you are!"
Hearing William's compliment, Louise's smile widened "You, just have a sweet mouth, you can't let Anna down in the future" Louise's words made Anna's face turn red, and for Louise, Anna felt that the Queen Mother might be the person in the Hohenzollern family who made her feel the most favorable.
Because Louise seemed to see her own shadow in this girl when she first met Anna, she could be said to take care of Anna in every way, not only enthusiastically introducing everyone in the family to Anna, but also telling William many times not to treat her badly, which made Anna's heart feel warm.
"Thank you for the compliment" As she spoke, Anna bowed to Louise.
What the three of them didn't notice was that while they were having fun, there was a person on the other side of the room who was full of anger, and this person was Christine.
Unlike Louise, Cristini has no crush on Anna, and not only that, but in Cristiny's heart, Anna is simply a big villain, because she took away the favor that should have belonged to her.
In the two days since Anna's arrival, Louise and William began to revolve around Anna, and Cristinie ignored it a little, which caused a wave of resentment in Little Nizi's heart, and at first Anna spoke ill of her.
"Hmph, no matter how much the fox hides, it can't hide from the hunter's eyes!"
Christine silently recited an old Prussian proverb in her heart, and then gave Anna a vicious look.
Neither Anna nor Louise noticed this glance, but William saw it, which made William's wry smile even worse.
After Anna came to the palace, the three daughters of Du Li did not come back from the Sanssouci Palace because of their scruples, and Cristinie, as William's own sister, naturally did not have so many worries, in these two days.
Nizi has played several pranks on Anna, such as putting little bugs in the bath water or something.
In addition to warning Cristiny, William instructed the palace attendants to treat Anna as if she were himself.
Anna was not alone in coming to Prussia, she also brought a few maids-in-waiting, but these maids were obviously at a loss when they arrived at the Prussian palace.
They can only accept Anna's orders in a rigid manner.
In fact, these maids have just been transferred to Anna's side not long ago, and the maids before the county lord have long been punished by Leopold because of Anna's disappearance and cannot return to Anna's side. ....................................................
Sitting in the palace, Leopold's brow was tightly knit as he had just sent away the group led by Maximilian.
Despite the best efforts of Joseph II's attendants, the emperor's face was not very good, but everyone could see that he was not good.
Moreover, Joseph II summoned his ministers not in the main hall but in his own bedchamber, which surprised all the ministers.
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The emperor after pacifying some of his ministers.
He also ordered that two of the most troublesome of them be dragged out for the crime of disturbing the court, which silenced everyone, and then Joseph II personally ordered Maximilian to return to his Cologne, and was not allowed to return to Vienna without his order, which made Maximilian feel like a mourner.
In the end, the emperor announced in public that from now on all the affairs of the entire Habsburg family would be handed over to Leopold.
This amounted to the blatant appointment of Leopold as regent of Austria.
After the order was given, Joseph II dispersed the group, and when only Leopold and the Emperor were left in the palace, the Emperor finally could not hold on, and he fell on the bed with a thud.
Seeing this, Leopold hurriedly rushed to the emperor's side and helped the emperor up "Leopold, there's only so much I can do to help you.
Later I will have a formal edict appointing you regent, and the rest will be up to you."
Although the Emperor's voice was as thin as a gossamer, these words entered Leopold's ears very clearly, which made his heart feel a little more sad than a burst of joy "Your Majesty, you can take care of your body with peace of mind, you are the Prime of Optimus!
Austria cannot do without your rule, and neither can the Habsburgs" As he spoke, Leopold, a big man, had red and swollen eyes.
Seeing Leopold's face, Joseph II pulled out a smile "Nope.
Leopold, this world is the same without anyone, we are not God who can't ask for so much, and now the only thing I can't let go of is you!
” "Your Majesty.................."
Leopold choked up as he spoke "I don't have much time left.
When my mother died, she told me that the Habsburgs had to unite to deal with the many hungry wolves around us, and that was why I sent Maximilian to Cologne, but now he has disappointed me, and I have seen through ............."
"Your Majesty!"
"No, Leopold, let me finish, maybe this is my last word, listen to me I know you are the same as me, but you must not let Maximilian go, I see ambition in his eyes, and if you can spare his life for the sake of my brother, I will be content.
Listen, from now on, you are the leader of the Habsburgs, you must have an iron-blooded, resolute heart, so that you can restore the glory of your ancestors, and everything I have not finished will be left to you, and you must not let me down!
” After saying that, Joseph II motioned to Leopold to put him down on the bed, and his words had consumed all the strength of the emperor, perhaps this could also be seen as the emperor's return!
To be continued.
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