I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 21 Appreciation
  Your arsenic, my honey, people always look for whatever they lack.

George envied Nicholas's neat family, and Nicholas envied George's freedom and freedom.

Georgi envied no one, he was in the most perfect condition.

Nicholas couldn't help but murmur to himself: "It would be great if I wasn't the crown prince——"

"Nikki, what are you talking about?" Georgi was horrified. If you don't want to be the crown prince, then why don't I?

No, no, no, this is definitely not possible.

Georgi never wanted to return to the cramped attic in Gatchina.

What's the good thing about being a tsar? Alexander hasn't even ascended the throne yet, so he has to work late into the night every day.

Being a rich and idle man like George, finding a virtuous wife, having a bunch of beautiful lovers, and having a bunch of lovely children is Georgi's most ideal life.

Georgi is not interested in fighting for world domination or anything like that, whoever loves him will go. He just wants to enjoy life.

"Nikki, you can't think like this. You are the future tsar, and this is your responsibility." George resolutely corrected Nikolai's wrong thinking. Every word he said now may be used as evidence in court at some point in the future. The evidence determines George's fate.

"I'm just thinking about it. Uncle George, you are right. I am the Tsar, and this is my responsibility." Nicholas had a wry smile on his lips, he was just complaining.

Nikolai's character, as Langson commented: There is never any comment, there is never anything difficult - he is obedient and has no temper, which is outstanding.

It looks normal, and when you taste it carefully, the feeling of disappointment is obvious.

Apart from the outstanding ones, the rest are naturally not outstanding.

Lanzon's evaluation did not address Nikolai's academic performance.

There is no mention of learning attitude.

It doesn't matter whether the crown prince is smart or not.

As a teacher, he is really not very qualified. At least his teaching ability is seriously inconsistent with his own knowledge.

Lanson's Hugo did not inspire Nicholas's enthusiasm for learning French.

Not nearly as effective as George's Soviet jokes.

Nicholas has no talent in studies, but he is very proficient in eating, drinking and having fun.

Prince Oldenburg's house was indeed very lively, splendid, richly decorated, with all kinds of food, and a large group of fashionably dressed young ladies, none of whom George recognized.

The young ladies must know George, and they looked at him with curiosity.

Nicholas and Georgi's circle of friends must have been strictly screened by Ya San. The young masters and ladies present were all relatives. George did not know them. They were no strangers to George, the old tsar's favorite youngest son.

George is a "genius". The old tsar has praised him many times on different occasions. Although George's title is only a super duke, his treatment and status are no different from those of a grand duke.

There are many grand dukes in Russia, and they have been passed down for more than 200 years, and there are also a lot of royal family members.

There are quite a few Super Dukes. George doesn’t know how many there are, but there must be dozens.

Although there are many high-ranking nobles, they have always been at the center of power, and there are only a few who have everlasting holy family members.

If the old tsar was still alive, George would still be one of the top nobles in the empire, even if his title was only a baron.

After the death of the old tsar, George's status also plummeted. Not only was he lost to everyone, it was also completely different from his previous status.

Thinking of this, the young ladies looked at George with more pity and gloating.

"Pitya, what fun things have you prepared this time?" Nicholas was so excited that he didn't pay attention to the special meaning of other people's looks at George.

If George were not angry, he would have to learn to be a naughty child. What could be more embarrassing than this?

"Let Gorbunov tell a story first, and then we will dance and have fun today -" Peter was thin and handsome, but his hair was sparse. Losing hair at such a young age is not a good thing.

Gorbunov was a famous author and teller of humorous stories, which George was still very interested in.

This is the talk show of the 19th century.

Gorbunov's narration was indeed interesting. Nikolai was made to laugh, but George became more and more bored.

Not bad for a 21st century talk show.

Talk shows in the 19th century were much worse. Gorbunov's humorous stories were dry and of no nutrition to George. He might as well learn to dance from the girls.

Really learned, George swore, there was absolutely no nonsense.

Various ballroom dances are one of the essential skills for nobles.

Judging from the name, it means ballroom dancing, not disco dancing.

Georgi looked at Nicholas, who was laughing so hard, and then at George, who was clapping half-heartedly, and his eyes rolled to his heart.

"What are you talking about? It's not funny at all!"

"Isn't it funny? I think it's funny." Nikolai was surprised by Georgi's reaction. In the past, whenever Georgi heard Gorbunov's humorous stories, he would be as amused as Nikolai.

"It's not funny at all, not as funny as Uncle George's jokes." Georgi's voice was loud, attracting everyone's attention.

Poor Gorbunov stood there at a loss. This was his job.

"Yes, Uncle George's jokes are also funny." Nicholas is a heartless person. He thinks it's funny, just funny.

As for whether this will affect Gorbunov's livelihood, Nikolai doesn't care at all.

"Uncle George, tell me something." Georgi showed unprecedented enthusiasm, and the young ladies were also attracted by Georgi's proposal.

"I'm here to have fun, not tell you jokes!" George immediately turned his face. How could a naughty child let others manipulate him?

Georgi was surprised. He had never seen George angry before.

"Uncle George, Georgi didn't mean any harm, he just wanted to make everyone happier." Nicholas was also surprised. George was more bearish than Georgi.

"George, don't you like Gorbunov's performance?" Peter was nervous. George, Nikolai, and Georgi couldn't afford to offend anyone.

Counting from Asia, Peter and George are still related. Their ancestors are both Paul I.

Paul I reigned from 1796 to 1801, only seventy or eighty years passed.

If you calculate it this way, George and Peter haven't even released their fifth server yet.

Of course, by the generation of George and Peter, the relationship between George's group and Peter's group has become relatively estranged.

George, Nicholas, and Georgi are the real royals.

Peter is a relative of the emperor.

"That's good. You should reward him with a hundred rubles!" George didn't feel bad at all for his generosity.

George gets a super duke's salary, 15 rubles a year, 100 rubles a drop.

Peter has not yet inherited the title of Prince of Oldenburg, and his pocket money is limited. 100 rubles is already a lot for Peter.

Gorbunov is going to be so happy.

For 100 rubles, he couldn't earn even ten talk shows.

(End of this chapter)