The daughter of Emperor Nicholas I, Mary, was very pretty. Once he saw her in the window, Gregory disappeared for the rest of his life. The illegitimate son of a landowner and a serf peasant woman, they did not dare to dream that the royal daughter would pay attention to him. But, apparently, they were created for each other. Mary not only paid attention to the tall, handsome man, but also wanted him to become her first man. Gregory never saw his Masha again. But the memory of the happiness he once experienced lived in his heart all his life.