Catherine had her own palace in the Winter Palace, and the people close to her were her cronies.

There are even people who have seen Fang Hao before and remember Fang Hao vividly.

After Ekaterina washed up, she invited Fang Hao to eat together.

Fang Hao also happened to feel a little hungry, so he readily agreed.

When they saw the Grand Duchess sitting with an Oriental man, the attendants next to them were quite surprised, but they still did their job well.

If it's just eating together, forget it.

But Catherine's next move really surprised the attendants and maids.

I saw Catherine scoop a spoonful of red borscht with a spoon, put it to her lips and blow gently, and the spoon was almost touching her red lips.

Yes, a piece of ginseng went down, and Catherine's originally chapped lips were now rosy again, she was actually in good health, she was just hungry.

After blowing a few times, Catherine put the spoon to her lips, felt the temperature, and after confirming that there was no problem, she took it under the spoon with her left hand, and sent the spoon to Fang Hao's lips with her right hand: "Try this borscht, I like it very much, it is very cold here in Russia, I have not been used to the weather here since I came from Prussia, but only after drinking borscht, I feel warm!" ”

"Oh my God!"

"Did the Grand Duchess's lips touch the soup just now?"

"Now it's for this Oriental man again!"

"Will the Grand Duke kill us if he finds out?"

"Then don't say it, otherwise you're not looking for death?"

The maids exchanged their views with each other's eyes.

Fang Hao didn't know what these people were thinking at all, he tasted it, it was hot, sour, and it was indeed quite appetizing.

Seeing that Fang Hao ate it, and liked it quite a bit, Catherine was very happy, and she forked a dumpling to Fang Hao: "You taste it, this is no different from your Oriental dumplings!" ”

"You still have dumplings here?" Fang Hao was quite surprised, the dumplings in front of him were similar to the dumplings in Huaxia, but they were not crescent-shaped, but close to round.

"Hmmm! It is said that it was transmitted by the Mongols in the past, who knows! You try it! How does it taste! Ekaterina said.

Fang Hao swallowed the dumplings in one bite and chewed them carefully.

"Well, there are several kinds of meat in this dumpling, and there is a black pepper flavor, which is different from the oriental dumplings, but it is also quite delicious!" Fang Hao said.

Catherine glanced at the maid next to her.

The maid immediately said: "This dumpling has pork, mutton, and beef minced and mixed together!" ”

Fang Hao nodded.

Seeing Fang Hao swallowing the dumplings, Ekaterina immediately handed over another cup of kvas.

Just finished drinking kvass, it was Bollinger cake again, this time without a knife and fork, Ekaterina directly took it with her hand and fed Fang Hao.

Fang Hao could even smell the scent of Catherine's hands after the bath.

When she was about to finish eating, Ekaterina naughtily scratched her finger on Fang Hao's lips.

To say which dish is the best.

What makes Fang Hao remember the most is Catherina's slender and long fingers...... Phew, I said something wrong, Fang Hao recalled, and the most profound memory was the smoked sausage.

The casing is crispy and the meat filling is smooth and smooth.

Take a bite, there are white spots at the fracture, which are oil flowers, not only not greasy to eat, but smooth and refreshing.

I'm eating.

Suddenly, there was a report from the guards outside.

"Her Majesty the Empress has arrived!"

Modern people know that Britain has a queen.

In fact, in ancient Tsarist Russia, there were really many empresses, but the only one with the name of the emperor was the little woman in front of Fang Hao-Catherine.

Hear Empress Elizabeth arrive.

Ekaterina panicked for a while and said to Fang Hao: "My dear, you, can you hide?" No, no, the Empress must have known you were here! Damn, I have traitors and spies here! In this way, for a while you don't speak, just pretend that you don't understand Russian, I'll tell you! ”

Sixteen-year-old Catherine was already in danger at this time.

Fang Hao nodded secretly, thinking that if he was replaced by another girl, let alone the empress, he would be scared to death if he was touched by his parents on a date.

A moment later, an old woman entered, surrounded by retinues, guards, and court ministers.

She is dressed gracefully and luxuriously, but she can hardly hide her old age.

She was Elizabeth I Petrovna, the supreme emperor of Tsarist Russia, a thousand generals, and the allegiance of millions of Tsarist troops.

It is no exaggeration to say that she is definitely the most powerful one in the European continent at this time.

In fact, Tsarist Russia was very strong at this time, and it was not until the emergence of Napoleon a few decades later that it began to decline.

Elizabeth looked at Fang Hao and asked with an unkind face: "Catherine, I need to hear your explanation!" ”

Catherine saluted Elizabeth: "Empress, he is my good friend from the East, Fang Hao, a nobleman from the Far East, came to see me after hearing the news of my illness!" You see, under the miraculous power of the East, I have been healed! ”

Elizabeth smiled.

Do you think I'm a sand sculpture? Can I believe that?

But she didn't need to speak.

The palace guard behind her, Alexei Brusilov, the first warrior of Tsarist Russia, and also from a great aristocratic family of Tsarist Russia, stepped forward: "Grand Duchess, no matter what, as a Grand Duchess, you have strange men around you, it is disrespectful to the royal family!" ”

Catherine-for-tat: "I said, this is my friend!" He came when he heard the news, and I was so ill that I didn't have time to tell the Empress! ”

Elizabeth nodded at Alexei.

Alexei immediately rushed to Fang Hao and said: "You, a man from the Far East, still don't kneel down when you see the empress?" ”

Ekaterina said: "He doesn't know Russian!" ”

Alexei said: "Then you translate to him, Her Majesty said that he needs to hand over the medicine that cures your disease!" ”

Between the European aristocracy and the royal family, the private life was very chaotic.

Elizabeth herself had many mistresses, so she didn't pay attention to these things, and she came here mainly because she heard that Catherine had recovered, so she came to see her.

Because at that time, the imperial physician said that no one could cure Catherine's illness.

But now it's good.

When Elizabeth was old, she was very afraid of death and sickness.

So I rushed over.

Fang Hao was happy and said, "I can understand Russian!" Are you trying to rob me of my medicine? ”

Alexey shook his head: "No, it's not a robbery!" This is the land of Tsarist Russia, and everything you have belongs to Tsarist Russia! So, you need to contribute your medicine to Her Majesty the Empress! ”

"Cut, the robbery is so fresh and refined, you are still the first!" Fang Hao stood up, exerted his momentum, and asked contemptuously, "What if I don't agree?" ”

(End of chapter)