Zhang Yang actually wanted to know how this woman rescued Caterina and what kind of secrets it contained. In the end, he didn't ask, maybe there was an unknown tragedy inside, and there was really no need to uncover the scars of the two.

Caterina's pre-arranged place is very private, and on the surface it looks like a hotel, but in fact it is a stronghold that Katerina has arranged long ago. Including the service staff, the people here are all Caterina's subordinates who have been cultivated over the years, and if it weren't for Zhang Yang asking for a safe place, Caterina would not have exposed this place.

Lying in the only luxurious suite, Zhang Yang dialed Anna's phone: "Anna, when are you going to go on a blind date!" ”

Anna sat in the office and said depressedly: "Besides, if you are still in the United States, you don't have to face such annoying things, I am strange, my mother will forget it, and my father will agree." ”

Zhang Yang asked, "Who is the other party?" Do you understand? ”

"I inquired through a friend, a well-known son-in-law named Minsk, who was of a very high background and belonged to the traditional aristocracy, and I heard that his grandfather also had the title of duke. Archduchess Maria, a survivor of the Romanov family, herself? The new nobility canonized by the "House of the Russian Emperor" led by Vladimirovna. Anna said with a frown.

Zhang Yang said curiously: "How can there be a difference between traditional aristocrats and new aristocrats?" ”

Anna nodded and said, "Originally, there was none, but the House of the Russian Emperor is an institution dedicated to canonizing nobles, and more than 15,000 noble titles have been canonized over the years." In order to distinguish it from the old aristocracy with a historical heritage, they are collectively called the new aristocracy. Dad, who also told me some time ago, wanted to get me a nobleman to surrender. ”

"Really? Shall I call you Archduke Anna in the future? Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"Who is going to be the Grand Duke! If you want to do it, you will be an empress. In fact, when I was in the United States, I wanted to be the queen of the Russian diaspora in the United States, and even wanted to be the queen of the United States. I used to say in interviews, 'I'm going to build a real estate empire and conquer New York.' It's a pity that I didn't wait for this wish to come true and went back to Russia, and it was only less than a year since I came back, and I was so annoyed that I was arranged! Anna grumbled and asked, "By the way, how are you?" When will the world's tallest building be built, you promised me to leave me a floor! ”

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "No problem, you can rest assured!" ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang found Katerina and asked, "Do you know that there is an organization called the 'House of the Russian Emperor'?" ”

Katerina nodded, "Of course I do." This organization is actually used to raise the status of those who have become rich in the privatization of state property. The Romanovs are the oldest aristocrats in Russia, and they actually do this to make money. Those who are wealthy can earn the title of nobility as long as they contribute a good commission. But those traditional aristocrats are not recognized! ”

Zhang Yang told Anna's situation over and over again: "I always feel that there is something wrong here, you see? ”

"That's not right! According to Anna, this Minsk belongs to the traditional aristocratic background, and there is no need to be canonized in this way, which is tantamount to giving up his title. And as far as we know, Rudskoi belongs to the old aristocracy, and so does Aurora, who hate this new nobility the most, how could they introduce Anna to Minsk? Caterina wondered.

"And you noticed that it was Vasily who agreed to this matter, and this is a problem. Vasily has always had an indifferent attitude towards Anna's love affair, how could he support Aurora's approach this time? Zhang Yang said.

Katerina took a few steps back and forth and said: "I'll go check this Minsk, the problem may be with him!" Boss, aren't you going out to see Moscow? ”

Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, someone will accompany me on a trip in a few days!" ”

Caterina didn't try to persuade Zhang Yang to go out.

In the evening, Katerina walked in with the information from the investigation: "Boss, I found out, this Minsk is Tsvetkov's son." Tsvetkov is the chairman of the board of directors of Russia's Nikil Oil Company. He is one of the billionaires supported by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Now the company has diversified development, communication companies, medical centers, commercial buildings, all of them. ”

Zhang Yang knocked on the table and said, "So it's a big deal?" ”

Caterina's face was gloomy: "Very big." He is an old aristocrat, and now he has the support of the ruling party, and his career is expanding very quickly. If Anna and Minsk are united, it means that these two behemoths are united. I think Vasily agreed because the Minsk family was very snobbish and could bring new profit growth points to his metallurgical kingdom. ”

Zhang Yang thought for a while and said: "Minsk should have taken a fancy to the metallurgical kingdom behind Anna, and marrying Anna is equivalent to marrying the largest metallurgical enterprise in Russia." His new aristocratic status may have been prepared for this. Vasily wanted to take advantage of Anna's marriage to Minsk and cooperate with the Nikil oil company. Well, it's all a marriage of interests. ”

Katerina shook her head and said, "That's not the point, what really shocked me was this piece of news!" ”

After saying that, Caterina put an old photo in front of Zhang Yang.

"What is this?" Zhang Yang picked it up curiously and looked at it, and inside was a photo of a couple.

"The woman is Aurora and the man is Tsvetkov, and according to the information provided by the informant, the two were once a couple. However, the two families were hostile back then, so they didn't come together. At a time when the Soviet Union was under the White Terror, Aurora met Vasily and married him. Caterina said.

Zhang Yang stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and said: "You mean that it is possible that this pair of old lovers is plotting to seize Vasily's property." What's in it for Aurora? ”

Katerina shook her head and said, "Not necessarily beneficial. Aurora may have been controlled by the other party. As far as I know, these aristocratic gatherings can do anything dirty and ugly. Everyone is used to the circle of the same aristocracy, such as sharing a mistress. Another example is that a wife has an affair with someone else. Aurora, as a descendant of the nobility, may have been reduced to their plaything when she attended the party. If Vasily was also a nobleman, the matter would not be so complicated, and he could also seduce the wives of other nobles. But he's not, he's just from an ordinary background, and he may not be able to accept this kind of thing. ”

"According to you, if Anna marries Minsk, she will probably become like this! Not possibly, but it will be. Even the female tsar of Russia back then had an affair with the minister in front of her husband. There is nothing impossible for the aristocratic class in this country. Caterina said.

If that were the case, it would be understandable that Vasily sent Anna abroad, who probably sensed that something was wrong with his wife and was afraid that Anna would also fall into this fate, so he did so. But why did he unify the two on a blind date this time? Zhang Yang said.

"Because the title of nobility in Minsk is the new nobility. He was again a highly educated intellectual, and in Vasily's eyes the other party might be excellent. In addition to this marriage, Vasily's business will be of great help, so he will agree! Caterina said.

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "Kate seems to know you very well about the life of Russian nobles!" ”

Katerina lowered her head and said in some pain for a long time: "Because my father was also from a noble family back then. My mom was just an ordinary person, and after meeting my father, the two fell in love and came together despite the opposition of their families. Everything was fine until a man came into their lives, and he egged on my father to attend their party, and little by little my father fell into their trap. ”

Zhang Yang lit a cigarette and listened to Caterina's past.

"For a while, my father was very happy and used to hold meetings in our family's castle. He was also seduced by several aristocratic women at the party, because this is the case at the party, and all kinds of disgusting scenes can be seen in the hall after getting drunk. But there is no free lunch in the world, and he slept with other people's wives, so he naturally wanted to contribute his own wives out. Someone asked Mom to go to the party, and Dad knew what it meant, but he refused, and Mom couldn't accept it. In order to protect Mom from attending the party, Dad also threatened those people to make these public if they were hitting Mom's attention. The rest, you can guess it, was that a fire broke out in our house one night. Caterina was in tears when she said this.