Believing it to be true, Duke Peter had no choice but to secretly take an airship to the small town of Stettin in Prussia.

All of this is caused by poor information transmission.

The telegraph office was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty people, and the telephone office was also in the hands of the Ming Dynasty people.

In fact, Prince Peter could figure it out just by sending a telegram to Catherine.

Fearing that his mission would be exposed, Peter did not dare to make phone calls or send telegrams.

What Empress Catherine didn't know yet was that Rasputin's body, which was sealed in ice, had also been secretly fished out and then transported back to the Ming Dynasty for preservation by airship.

Even Ekaterina still didn't know that Brauchitsch had disappeared.

"Your Majesty! Will the Ming Marshal return to Moscow tomorrow?"

"Um?

The Ming Dynasty will be the New Year in a few days, why doesn’t he come back after celebrating the New Year in the capital of the Ming Dynasty?”

Ekaterina frowned, there was no urgent war on the front line.

Li Xiao could have spent the New Year in the Ming Dynasty and then returned to Moscow to continue directing the war.

Could it be that he smelled some conspiracy in this?

Could it be that...!

He caught Rasputin?

Rasputin was last seen with a Guards officer.

No one recognized the Guards officer, and of course no one knew who he was.

Could it be that Rasputin has been incited to rebel?

Probably not. He and the son of the Ming Dynasty Marshal had clashed five times.

Or is it Rasputin and the son of the Ming Marshal acting?

Ekaterina's mind was running at high speed, thinking about various possibilities of this matter.

The helpless Ekaterina found that everything now required finding Rasputin. As long as he was found, all questions would be answered.

"The news from the camp says that the Generalissimo wants to take advantage of the last moment of winter to launch a winter offensive."

"oh!

Let Kutuzov discuss this matter and send more people to find Rasputin.

In addition, prepare a welcome banquet for the Ming Dynasty Marshal.

Send people to the Ming Dynasty and invite some artists to perform. Then send people to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and invite some clever Ming Dynasty chefs to come over and make traditional Ming cuisine.

The Generalissimo seems not to like balls, nor our Russian food."

Ekaterina noticed at the last welcome dinner that the Generalissimo didn't seem to like Russian food.

Also a winter offensive, if a winter offensive is really launched.

That's even better. When Moscow's troops are empty, it will be a good time to launch.

"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen!"

When Catherine was uneasy, the captain of the guard followed her into the bedroom.

There was no one around, and his big, thick hands wrapped around Ekaterina's waist.

"You are my nephew!"

Ekaterina blushed and patted the strong arms.

His body struggled slightly, and then he leaned into the strong arms of the captain of the guard.

"Not today!" The captain of the guard smiled and kissed Ekaterina's lips heavily with his lips.

It was almost noon when I woke up the next day, and those idiots still couldn't find Rasputin.

Ekaterina was a little restless, but there was nothing she could do.

Throughout the afternoon, Ekaterina was preparing for Li Xiao's welcome dinner.

In fact, there is no need to hire a chef from the Ming Dynasty. There are very good chefs in the generalisal's palace.

Catherine's palace steward was very capable, and after a little negotiation, he invited a dozen Ming chefs.

After all, this is also cooking for the Ming Marshal, and the Ming people have no reason to refuse.

The preparation of the ingredients was a bit hurried, but fortunately there was never a shortage of ingredients in Daming Xingyuan.

At this point, Ekaterina also felt envious and jealous.

In my own country, there are actually people who have better food and use than I do.

Even the freshness of the ingredients is better than mine.

Ekaterina was extremely jealous as she ate the cucumber which was full of water and slightly sweet.

This season, even if she is the queen, there are not many fresh vegetables to eat.

Last night's dinner was still dried vegetables.

But look at people, they are actually eating fresh cucumbers.

Not only are there cucumbers, but there are also tomatoes, spinach, rapeseed, and as for Chinese cabbage and radishes, these are all worthless things.

The chef of Ming Dynasty chopped the Chinese cabbage down to the core and didn't want the rest of the vegetables.

God!

This is a crime!

Do you know that many Russian people now cannot even eat rotten vegetable leaves?

But seeing the barrels of wine, Catherine was somewhat proud.

At least the Ming Marshal still likes to drink Russian wine.

Roasted polar bear, a traditional Russian delicacy, seems to be very popular with the Ming Marshal.

Russia is not without its faults!

With this thought in mind, Ekaterina returned to the bedroom and took a lazy nap to make up for the energy consumed by her madness last night.

When I woke up, it was already half past four in the afternoon.

There are only two and a half hours left before the dinner starts.

With plenty of time, Ekaterina took a beautiful flower petal bath.

She got out of the bath with the fragrance all over her body, then picked out a piece of clothing that she liked, and sat there letting the palace ladies dress her up.

But when she saw what was on the table, Ekaterina's feeling of powerlessness came over her again.

The perfume is produced in Daming, the foundation is produced in Daming. There are also toners, lipsticks, blushes...

Most of the things on the table were produced in Daming.

Even the pearls hanging on the dress were produced in the Ming Dynasty.

It’s not that Russia doesn’t produce pearls, it’s just that Russian pearls are so big and so round, it’s really rare to see them.

This dress uses more than 500 pearls, all of which come from the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that in jewelry shops of the Ming Dynasty, pearls were sold in jars.

The price is less than 30% of Russian pearls of the same quality!

Thinking that it might be difficult to obtain these things after she fell out with Daming in the future, Yekaterina felt a little uncomfortable.

Some things are like this. Once you are used to enjoying them, you suddenly lose them, and you always feel a little disappointed.

But Catherine recovered quickly. She is the empress, the only empress of Russia.

Even if others don't have it, she will definitely have it.

As long as you pay, you can get it from any source.

Will Her Majesty be short of money?

joke!

The process of putting on a woman's makeup was very cumbersome. Several palace ladies worked on it for two hours, and it was only half an hour before the dinner that Catherine was finished.

"When will the Generalissimo of the Ming Dynasty arrive?" Yekaterina looked in the mirror and looked at her exquisite makeup with satisfaction.

"Half an hour ago, we got off the airship and were heading to Moscow. Now, we've probably entered the city!"

Her Majesty the Queen in the mirror is radiant. At first glance, she looks like a woman in her late twenties.

It is already full of jewels, and coupled with the crown inlaid with huge rubies, it is almost blinding.

Facing the huge full-length mirror, Ekaterina felt very satisfied.

Well……!
Chapter completed!