Chapter 703 005 Sometimes Western Medicine Really Can't Save Russians

What happened in Petersburg soon spread to Moscow.

Solovyov had long known that Speransky was at risk of falling out at any time because he had offended too many people.

He had originally planned to write a letter to Alexander to explain the situation and to plead for his brother-in-law.

But looking at the current situation, if he wrote a letter, he might not be able to figure out Alexander's attitude because he was in Moscow, and he would eventually fall out.

So he decided to wait for official orders, as well as the news Katya had inquired when she entered the palace to accompany Louisa, and letters from several friends.

But Speransky's order to be relieved of his duties had just arrived, and Balashov could no longer be the Minister of Police, which was somewhat surprising to him.

At this moment, he had arrived in Kaluga and was at Prince Dmitry's house.

When the prince asked him to be an adjutant, his health was already very poor, and now he didn't look much different from then.

"Misha, don't flatter me. Now Petya's rank is higher than mine, and so are you. You don't have to be like when you were my adjutant. There are servants here."

"I am the junior after all."

"You are the junior, but you are also a general. The servants will do the serving. By the way, the food cooked by my chef is good, you can try it. My doctor doesn't recommend me to eat those things, but also emphasizes the need to supplement."

"But I see that your complexion is still not good. Generally, if you use tonic medicine, you will at least look better."

"I am like this, it should be incurable. Besides, everyone will die. There is no way to avoid this day. If we know what it will be like after death, it will probably be hell, and no one will be afraid, after all, we already know our own results."

"Maybe there is a cycle, some people believe that the soul has reached the resting place , and can return to the world in the future."

"You are really funny. The child is like the mother, probably because of the time in the mother's womb. But I am not as lucky as you. My wife probably can't give birth. In the future, Petya will be my heir and take care of this aunt. What you have to do is to do what you should do, and don't worry too much about me. In addition, the notary of this will is my relative. You can send a reliable person to hand it to him. When the will is announced, there must be someone present. "

"It's not my father-in-law's family. Everyone around knows that you have designated Petya as the heir, on the condition that he takes care of your wife. "

"But you have to be prepared. Vasily Vasilyevich will also face a property lawsuit. I know something about it in Kaluga. "

Katya's aunt did initiate such a lawsuit, but the court has not accepted it yet.

Soloviev just thinks it's a bit funny to still talk about the issue of property inheritance at this time, and it may end up in vain.

The French are coming. Think about it. Many important properties of the Dolgorukov family are near Moscow. When the French come in, it will be a good thing.

"But the provisions of the law still need to see the final judge's acceptance and final ruling. Russia is probably better in this respect. There are always people willing to solve problems through litigation, unlike those impulsive French who brought duels here."

"I remember you said that the Gauls and Germans did this at first. It has been two thousand years, but it is still difficult to change one's nature."

After that, Prince Dmitry began to cough again, obviously a little tired.

"You still have to rest well. I can only accompany you here for a few days, and then I have to go to Moscow."

"I know that your family affairs are more important."

Although Solovyov did not expect his father-in-law to leave much inheritance for himself and Katya, he even had to consider that his father-in-law's debts were still quite troublesome.

His own father could not put the brakes on so many debts, which shows how troublesome it is.

The notary chosen by Dmitry is naturally a person of status in the Volkonsky family.

After arranging these things, Solovyov did not go to his father-in-law immediately.

When he came back last summer, the old man was not in good condition. If he went to the manor in the suburbs, it would be late now. After arriving at Tverskaya Street, he still had to find a place to stay.

He thought that at this time, the only place that could still entertain guests was probably Pierre's family, and they were very familiar with each other.

Pierre did inherit a lot of property from his father. According to the custom of Russian nobles, he also had to entertain various guests. This is also a major advantage of Russians. They are warm and hospitable. Sometimes you don't even need to spend money to go from one place to another. These nobles and merchants along the way may take good care of you.

So that when you go to the home of a self-employed farmer, someone can come to entertain you.

In this way, you will naturally be well entertained at a friend's house.

"I didn't expect you to come here at this time. According to the letter, you can only come in a few days."

"After I arrived in Kaluga, Prince Dmitri also asked me to come to Moscow to help him with his work. Also, he doesn't want to be seen often in his current state."

"It sounds like my father didn't want people to see his last appearance when he was still alive."

"Yes, Count Bezukhov took good care of himself at the beginning. After he fell ill several times, although I didn't see his appearance, I knew the symptoms."

"Seven years have passed in a flash, and we have all changed a lot."

"But your wife"

"That family is all the same, you know that."

Pierre said this with some helplessness.

Soloviev also knew that the family of Prince Vasily Kurakin was just the difference between no good people and all evil people.

"But I also heard that Helen's condition is not very good recently."

"Yes, it is not very good. After the doctor prescribed her medicine, she looks worse."

"What medicine is prescribed?"

"I did get a prescription, and there are some medicinal materials in it. I don't know much about medicine."

Pierre took out the prescription while speaking, and Solovyov did not comment on the prescription after reading it.

"But Pierre, if you don't express your opinion when you appear in front of us, people will easily mistake you for a doctor, especially since you always dress neatly."

"Ah, is that so?"

"You look more like a doctor than some famous doctors, but who prescribed Veratrum? As for tonics, if you put them in, you are already in poor health, and something bad will happen."

"What?"

Pierre didn't quite believe that such a thing would happen, after all, Western doctors don't understand Chinese medicine.

In order to understand the situation of herbs, Solovyov learned Latin and plant classification by himself.

Some classifications have not yet been determined, but he knows these Veratrum-like things.

"Veratrum is poisonous, and it is used together with ginseng. How can you not vomit? Especially for people with weak bodies. Helen has been with you for so many years. Even if she has been messing around outside, she should have an illegitimate child with someone else. Why hasn't there been any movement?"

When Solovyov said this, he actually sentenced Helen.

She is weak, always having abortions, and a little bloated. She has to take these strange herbs. It would be strange if nothing happened.

Even if she still has a chance to live, it will probably be soon. If history is restored, she probably won't live past this year, or even sooner.

"You are really a smart person. You can find the problem after just a glance."

"It's just that I am more concerned about these herbs. In Chinese medicine, some herbs classified with ginseng cannot be used with Veratrum. It will cause strong poisoning. The lightest is vomiting, and the most serious is poisoning. It can be said that sometimes studying medicine without following science or effective experience is harming people."

"Is that so."

"But it's a good thing for you, Pierre. Now Helen is like this. Fortunately, she has been separated from you in the past few years, so you don't have to worry about those unnecessary things."

The reason why the couple met was probably because Helen asked Pierre for a large sum of money as living expenses, but she couldn't take too much, and Pierre still had to know some things.

For a wicked woman like this, she ended up like this. Although her version was two hundred years ahead of the times, her ending was very classic. It can be said that she brought this upon herself and received retribution.

"But this is also the case with their family"

"Ippolit is a coward with lustful thoughts but no courage. Only when Anatoly was a soldier was he still decent. Their family is full of bad people. Pierre, if that's the case"

Solovyov felt that Pierre should have gone to Count Rostov immediately after his wife died. Even if he didn't give face to the Kurakin family, probably because his family had such a bad reputation, the two powerful cousins ​​in the family would not think Pierre did anything wrong.

Prince Alexander Kurakin himself had a lot of lovers and had never been married, but he was also very concerned about his nieces. He even severed relations with one of his nieces because he was too controlling.

What this family did was even more shameless than those two families. After all, Prince Alexander kept his own mistresses and was still happy with them. He was generous to the people around him with his own money.

Edward Gibbon once said that the generosity of the Roman emperor was also a virtue. Commodus knew this, but some people were just plotting against other people's property.

It's hard to say what the final result will be, but it will probably be a lot of fun.

But Solovyov himself couldn't say anything. He was just a lover with a high level and seemed to be more picky about food. It was really hard to give Pierre too many suggestions in this regard.

However, Helen's fate was probably expected. Next, it was probably time for Nicholas and Natasha of the Rostov family to have good luck.

The count's family was also a little strange. The eldest daughter Vera, who married very early, seemed to have a bad relationship with her younger brothers and sisters. Nicholas and Sonya always played with Natasha and Petya, but I never heard of any interaction between this married sister and them.

Probably every family has such a person, who may not be liked by others.

If Nikolai is lucky, he will probably meet Andrei's sister Maria on the road. These families already know each other, so it is inevitable that there will be some progress. Maria has a good personality, but she is a little ugly according to the aesthetics of this era. The problem is that her cheekbones are a little protruding and she is too thin.

And Natasha. Soloviev wanted to bless Pierre, but thinking that the girl would not mature without going through hardships, he took back the words he had prepared.

"Misha, you seem to be thinking about something."

"Nothing, Pierre, I think there should be a next stage in your life, don't think about this moment."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, and medicine must always be put together with science, but even if we talk about science, we still have to see that people's hearts are sinister, and we always need to educate some people."

Anyway, Pierre doesn't need to continue to maintain any relationship with these people in the Kurakin family. By now, he has a clear understanding of what kind of people they are.

"I can understand what you are saying. After all, this is how I have lived these past few years."

"It was good in Paris, Pierre. Although that place is very dirty, we are all foreigners there. Even some of my French relatives were only recently recognized. Although many things in St. Petersburg and Paris are the same, people are different from each other. There will always be good people and bad people. Pierre, you are a good person and should not be hurt like this. A self-centered wife just thinks she wants to live a good life, but is unwilling to really consider your feelings. Fortunately, she showed it in advance. If some people keep hiding, it will only be more dangerous. They look good at the beginning, but they are another set behind people, and they want to devalue you. There is no worse woman than this kind. But there are some people who... This is the kind of thing that people will pursue. It can be said that birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups, which is not wrong.

Pierre, after saying so much, I probably still want to wish you a happy life of your own, in spirit, not in material. This kind of material life is available to each of us, and it is similar. There is not much difference between the food that nobles and commoners eat in essence. "

"You seem to have some feelings."

"I am lucky to have found a good wife. What if someone devalues ​​you? It is difficult for me to imagine that kind of living environment. You must find a wife who suits you, but don't be like Andre said. You will definitely face the trivialities of life, just don't make that weird all day long. "

He said a lot to Pierre, hoping that he can see clearly and finally find his own destination. (End of this chapter)