Appalled by the scandal , Alexander II was not sympathetic towards Alexandra and instead made her leave Russia indefinitely to look for medical treatment abroad .
Alexandra asked her brother - in - law , Tsar Alexander II , for help .
Appalled by the scandal , Alexander II   was not sympathetic towards Alexandra and instead made Alexandra leave Russia indefinitely to look for medical treatment abroad .
Alexandra asked her brother - in - law , Tsar Alexander II , for help .