In the early morning of March 13, the Petrograd Soviet delegation, which had concluded the first plenum, poured into the hall on the second floor of the Tavlida Palace, waiting for the statement of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma, the Cadet Miliukov pushed open the door and said solemnly: "It has been decided, we will take power", he was greeted not with a curse, but with a deafening cheer, and when Miryyukov went downstairs to the Catherine hall and was about to give a speech, someone asked defiantly: "Who chose you?" The historian replied with confidence: "Revolution! It was the revolution that chose us! ”

On March 15, after Guchkov and Shuligin returned to Petrograd with their abdication edicts, the Provisional Council published the names of the members of the new government: the last prime minister appointed by the Tsar, the Cadet Germo. Prince Lvov became Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs, Milyukov was Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Cadet Party held half of the seats among the 10 cabinet members, while the Progressive Party also held two seats, the October Party Guchkov was appointed Minister of the Army and Navy, the non-partisan Tereshchenko was Minister of Finance, and Kerensky was elected Minister of Justice in his personal capacity.

After the list of candidates was announced, the Soviets held a meeting in the Catherine Hall to discuss the resolution of the Executive Committee on confidence in the new Government, and the Soviets immediately adopted a resolution declaring that "the most urgent task at present is to fight against any attempt to undermine the organizational work of the Provisional Government and to prevent it from realizing its political program". After that, the Provisional Government began to work as the highest political leadership body in all of Russia. The Soviets became his supervisory organs.

On March 18, Tsar Mikhail abdicated ......"

"Russian Upheaval"

In Nanjing, in March, it was already a bright spring, and the spring breeze was on the south bank of the Green River. This sentence is used to describe Nanjing in March, but it is very appropriate, and at this time, the most beautiful scenery of the imperial capital is probably the Purple Mountain, when spring arrives every year, the Purple Mountain has always been a place for people in Beijing to step on spring, but there is still a forbidden land on the mountain, and that forbidden land can only queue up to enter the Royal Garden.

In China. Perhaps the largest Western-style garden in China, the Imperial Garden, which has been expanded several times over the past 12 years, is in part a gift from the emperor to the empress, and is home to a sprawling royal garden designed by dozens of Europe's finest architects. Full of art and a fairytale world, it is a world of beauty for the royal family, where the palaces and castles are completely integrated with the surrounding natural landscape. There is not much water on the Purple Mountain, but here in this lush forest, there are four artificial lakes that are quietly spreading, and the velvety smooth sinking lake water. Because of this, this is the most beautiful place in the entire Purple Mountain.

But. This land of scenic beauty, for the majority of ordinary people. But it is like a forbidden place, in addition to the members of the royal family, only those meritorious ministers can enjoy a small villa in the annex, of course, there are some royal friends can stay, and these friends are often specific objects, such as diplomatic envoys of major countries, they can accept invitations at a special time, come here for a summer vacation, in addition to the royal family members and the meritorious ministers who own villas here, the only exception is probably only one - Lord Lisa.

The Russian lady, who had been married to Russia long before the garden was built, still left her a villa when it was built, which in a way was more symbolic, meaning that her home was here, in China, in Nanjing. …,

And a few days ago, the title of the lady of the court changed from the former "lady" to "empress", because her husband had already inherited the throne of the Russian Empire, and at that time, no one knew it, this title lasted only a few days.

"I have to get back to him!"

Looking at Ji Li, Lisa, who had tears on her face, said stubbornly.

A week earlier, she had become Empress of the Russian Empire, and that day the Russian ambassador to China and several other countries had even congratulated her, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had sent someone to congratulate her, but they did not know that in her eyes it was not a happy thing, and she knew what it meant for her husband to inherit the throne...... It means that his brother Nikolai finally threw that "trouble" to Mikhail, just as Nikolai wanted to do but failed to do more than twenty years ago.

But will Mikhail be able to drag the desperate empire back on track? On the contrary, a few days later, when Ji Li personally told her the news that Mikhail had abdicated, she breathed a sigh of relief, and even said to Ji Li that perhaps, she should let Mikhail come to China with her, a new Russia, and not necessarily welcome the old royals.

But now?

Ji Li once again brought even worse news, Mikhail died, died at the hands of a mob, after the riots in Petrograd, Grand Duke Mikhail has been staying in the private residence of Duchess Ptyetina on Millionaire's Street, as the younger brother of the Tsar, he will only become the target of the mob when he returns home, although he knows the name of Duchess Ptyetina, and knows their past, but Lisa can still understand that this may be his only choice, at least for personal dignity, As the younger brother of the Tsar and the Grand Duke of Russia, he would never accept the invitation of the Chinese embassy and take refuge in the embassy.

However, during the riots, Millionaire's Street, which was inhabited by a large number of nobles and wealthy people, was constantly attacked by mobs, and when they took refuge in the home of Duchess Putyatina, they were also attacked by mobs, and in the process of mob robbery, some mobs saw Duchess Putyatina and tried to rape the famous beauty of Petrograd. Faced with this situation, Mikhail stepped forward, but died tragically at the gunpoint of the mob......

Perhaps, this is the character of Mikhail. He died like a man, as he had always hoped, to protect a woman.

But is that really the whole story?

Lisa didn't know, and now she doesn't want to know, all she knows is that she has to go back to Russia, to her husband. It was her duty as a wife to officiate at his funeral.

"Lisa, as a wife, held a funeral for Mikhail. It's your responsibility, but ......"

Looking at Lisa, who was full of tears, Ji Li also looked hazy with tears in her eyes, and Lisa was also her sister.

"But, you have to know. Now you are not only Mikhail's wife, but also the empress of the Russian Empire, and Nasha. She is the heir to the throne of the Russian Empire, you ......"

"Is there still a Russian Empire in this world?"

Lisa, with a sad look on her face, whispered. There will be no trace of sparkle in those beautiful eyes.

Mikhail has already abdicated, he has not even ascended the throne. It's just a matter of fulfilling the responsibility for a few days.

"Mikhail ......"

"He is the emperor of the Russian Empire, there is no doubt about that!" …,

Taking a deep breath, Ji Li looked at Lisa and said.

"Sister, silently sent a telegram telling me that the embassy found out about Mikhail's abdication, there was only one document, a document taken out by Kerensky and others, and he himself has not appeared since then, and now ...... He, he wondered, was there some conspiracy in this! ”

Conspiracy, when these two words were mentioned, Ji Li only felt a chill in her heart, Russia, China, two similar but different empires, is this the fate of the royal family?

Even England paid the price for the death of the king, France too, now Russia, and in the future, what about China?

"Conspiracy?"

Looking at Ji Li in confusion, Lisa didn't quite understand, as far as she knew Mikhail, he ...... Suddenly, she seemed to understand something.

"Sister-in-law, you mean, it was they who forced Mikhail to abdicate and then ......"

Ji Li shook her head, just hugged Lisa, and comforted her, she didn't know what was going on in Russia, all the news was mentioned in the telegram from Harbin, as for the rest, she didn't know at all, and even so, she didn't want to know.

"What happened there, we don't know, and we don't know, but don't worry, let me tell you silently, as long as the situation in Russia is stable, at least until the interim government restores order in Russia, you will go back, Mikhail is your husband, Nasha's father, and also Yixuan's future father-in-law, the embassy, will be properly settled......"

"Konasha ......"

"She will always be my daughter-in-law, no matter what happens!"

In the face of Lisa's uneasiness, Ji Li said in a very positive tone, in fact, after learning that Mikhail succeeded to the throne, she had considered whether she should settle the marriage between Nasha and Yixuan, the future successor of the Russian Empire, should not and cannot marry the future successor of China, however, Mikhail's abdication has solved many problems, but now, now, no matter what happens, this marriage must go on, whether it is out of guilt or for comfort.

"I ......"

"Lisa!"

Holding Lisa's hands tightly, Ji Li said seriously.

"You remember, no matter what happens, this is your home, it was, is, and will be, Mo Ran and I will always be your family, and Nasha is the same......"

In the dense woods, a man, a woman and two children, but playing freely in the woods, at this time, Chen Yixuan completely forgot the kind of "majesty" he maintained at all times, and completely restored the kind of vitality that a teenager should have.

He likes to walk among the woods, since he has avoided the eyes of outsiders, he can also hide from everything in the world, at this time, perhaps because he ran too much before, played too much, and his forehead seeped with fine beads of sweat.

Finally, when the two teenagers were tired of playing, they sat on the grass casually, and Nasha, dressed in a Chinese court dress, also forgot everything that a ladylike temperament required, but sat down on the grass. Lay down casually. Then she spoke, while looking at the blue sky peeking out of the canopy, compared to Chen Yixuan, her attitude was lively and very serene. It is precisely her attitude that will make Chen Yixuan admire him, in the past, he had no idea how a person could coordinate all this so perfectly.

“…… So, I still like Russia"

Then her voice gradually lowered, and at last there was no more; With a smile, she looked up at the eastern sky and suddenly turned a crimson one...,

Pieces of clouds.

"Uh-huh. Russia is beautiful, beautiful, ......"

Listening to his fiancée praising everything in Russia there, Chen Yixuan laughed at him while following his eyes and looking at the sky for a while. Suddenly he turned his face to her.

"You know what? If your dad hadn't abdicated, maybe ......"

He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead again, and his tone was somewhat uncertain.

"Perhaps, you're going to get out of here!"

Then he couldn't take a turn of his eyes on her pretty face.

And Nasha looked back at him. But he was neither anxious nor excited, but full of coquettishness. Suddenly, she sat up and sneered, spreading her hands. He made a gesture of "finished", and replied in a clear voice:

"yes. Leave here and never have to come back. At that time, I will be the Grand Duchess of Russia, the Grand Duchess yes, in the future, well, maybe one day, I will visit here! ”

After the words fell, Nasha smiled again, stretched her waist, and waved an arm in front of Chen Yixuan's face, wafting out some sweet fragrance.

"Well, I'll be sure to welcome you there!"

Although she stubbornly pretended to be indifferent, when she turned her head and saw that Nasha sitting next to her still had that gentle and somewhat cute smile on her face, she smiled, why was she so good-looking?

Then another inexplicable taste seeped through his heart, and he suddenly remembered what he ought to have said:

"It's all over now, though......"

"Say no more!"

Nasha hurriedly said, interrupting Chen Yixuan's unfinished words. However, her face and tone were still no exceptions

Rejoice, or make an exception to the nervousness.

"I know that the Russian Empire no longer exists, and I am not a princess, let alone a nobleman, just a ...... Well, civilians! ”

There are some things that she does not want to talk about, and although her mother never told her what happened in Russia, she still saw some things in the newspapers, and even, in the eyes of others, found some strange things, in short, what happened there was a very bad thing.

"Civilians, what's wrong with civilians, my dad is also a civilian!"

"What are you talking about?"

Nasha shook her head, she had no idea what she was talking about.

"Your father, who used to be a commoner, is now the emperor, and my father, who used to be a nobleman, is now a nobleman who has been driven down by the mob!"

Nasha smiled and said this for a long time, her tone was gentle and round, not at all affected by it, it seemed that she didn't care about everything that happened, in fact, for an eleven-year-old girl, what did she need to consider?

There is no need to think about it at all, that's an adult business.

It's just that she has never understood why the people want to overthrow the Tsar, in her impression, Uncle Nicholas is a very amiable person, but why are the people dissatisfied with him? Why overthrow him? Even, to completely destroy the Russian Empire.

"Yixuan, you say, why, people would want to overthrow a country?"

Turning her face, Nasha asked Chen Yixuan this question in an extremely serious tone for the first time,

"This ......"

After a moment of silence, Chen Yixuan still chose a "standard answer".

"There is a saying in China that water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat! Maybe...... Every dynasty cannot avoid the possibility of its demise, so the monarch must always be vigilant and always have the ...... of the people in mind."

"Yixuan, if, I mean if......"

Looking at Chen Yixuan, Nasha asked another question. …,

"What would your father do if the same thing happened in China? Will he choose to abdicate like Uncle Nikolai? ”

This question was asked suddenly, even a little boldly, in China this is a question that cannot be asked and should not be asked, but for the two teenagers, there seems to be nothing that cannot be said, nothing can not be asked.

"He ......"

yes, what would my father do if the same thing happened?

Nasha's question made Chen Yixuan completely unsure of how to answer, he never thought about this question, he didn't even need to think about it, he was about to enter the army officer academy to study, he knew very well that the army, the loyalty to the royal family is unquestionable, and it is impossible to happen in the teacher's mouth "The disobedience and silence of the Russian team led to the fall of the Russian Empire".

And this kind of thing is almost unthinkable in China. "The Emperor of the Soldiers", the worship of their fathers by those soldiers comes from the heart, the army has always been the cornerstone of the country, it is impossible for them to betray their emperor, just like the teachers said, when the students went on a hunger strike, if His Majesty ordered the cavalry to shoot, those soldiers would not hesitate to shoot, because the soldiers believed in their emperor.

"He will not compromise with violence!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Yixuan gave an answer.

"As an emperor, you can compromise with the people, but you must not compromise with violence!" (To be continued......)