Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 839 - 820 Shanda Games Ceremony_2

Chapter 839: Chapter 820 Shanda Games Ceremony_2

In the glow of the lights, it was indeed somewhat dazzling.

After walking in, Wang Ye found that almost everyone had arrived.

Puding, the High Priest, Grezlov, Constantin, Khodorkovsky, Rossiyana, and others were all standing in front of a small stage at the far end of the hall.

The small stage, also covered with a red carpet, should be the site for the ceremony, with a red curtain hanging behind it, embroidered with the gold double-headed eagle emblem!

Seeing Wang Ye come in, Rossiyana quickly waved her hand to signal him to come over.

Wang Ye hastened to her side, greeted the several elders nearby, then turned his head to look at Rossiyana and said with a smile, "You look especially beautiful today!"

This wasn’t Wang Ye flattering, but his sincere thoughts.

Rossiyana’s appearance today was completely different from usual!

Her attire for the day should be in the style of the Royal Family during the Tsarist Russia era.

Her hair was swept up, braided into a thick and long braid, with a snow-white mink shawl draped over her shoulders; on her body was a floor-sweeping, trailing gown that looked very grand!

Her ears, neck, and chest were all adorned with diamond jewelry, and not the small-karat variety worn by ordinary people, but the kind pieced together with large diamonds, dazzling enough to blind...

Such jewelry couldn’t normally be worn out because it was too eye-catching and too expensive!

But in today’s setting, it was very appropriate, probably one of the dowries the Romanov family had taken out for Rossiyana...

...

The High Priest was a man in his seventies, cloaked in a stately robe, with a pointed cap on his head, his face kindly.

He was discussing something quietly with Puding; when he saw Wang Ye just now, he merely nodded with a smile and didn’t say anything.

Constantin stood on the other side conversing with several people; according to Rossiyana, those were her family’s "relatives."

In other words, representatives of the royal families from other European countries.

However, there wasn’t time for Wang Ye to get acquainted with them now because the ceremony was about to begin.

This was the High Priest’s "territory," so he was the first to step onto the small stage and waved to everyone.

The hall immediately fell silent, as everyone looked at the High Priest, ready to hear him speak.

"Respected guests, today we are all gathered here for a joyous occasion,

it’s Mikhail and Rossiyana’s engagement.

But before their engagement, let us all witness the ceremony of Rossiyana inheriting the title of Grand Duchess of the Romanov family..."

Wang Ye gave Rossiyana’s arm an encouraging squeeze, signaling for her to go up.

Rossiyana slightly lifted the hem of her gown and took small steps up to the stage.

The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn, everyone remained silent, watching the scene before them.

The High Priest gestured to one side, and immediately three individuals lined up to ascend the small stage, standing next to the High Priest.

Each of these three held a large tray in both hands, on which a black velvet cloth covered an item, concealing what was beneath.

The High Priest’s face brightened with a smile as he declared:

"The items here once belonged to the Romanov family, and after your family had disappeared from public view, they were stored in a museum in the Kremlin.

Now that your family has reemerged, it’s time for these belongings to be returned to their rightful owner."

With that, he lifted the cover off the first tray, revealing its contents.

Upon seeing the item on the tray, many in the audience couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.

Even Wang Ye’s eyes widened, for on the tray was a crown!

A crown entirely crafted out of large diamonds!

Atop the diamond crown stood an enormously large ruby...

This object could no longer be measured in terms of money, for it was a symbol of imperial power!

The High Priest then uncovered the second tray’s cover, revealing an item that didn’t look as striking as the diamond crown.

It was a dark gold "little stick," topped with a cross shape, three of its shorter ends adorned with crystal-clear sapphires.

It didn’t seem very eye-catching at first glance.

But to those who knew its value, the significance of this item was clear.

After seeing these two items, many people had already guessed what the third item would be.

Sure enough, when the High Priest lifted the cover from the third tray, what appeared before everyone was a glittering "egg"...

...

The High Priest, holding the diamond crown in both hands, stood before Rossiyana.

There was no need for him to speak, Rossiyana quickly bent slightly and lowered her head.

The high priest placed the diamond crown on Rossiyana’s head, and then handed her the golden scepter and the Golden Egg.

He then slowly retreated, giving the entire stage over to Rossiyana.

After all, this moment belonged to Rossiyana!

Wearing the crown, with the Golden Egg in her left hand and the scepter in her right...

This was the "standard configuration" during the coronation of an emperor in Tsarist Russia era!

At this moment, Rossiyana seemed to overlap with a woman from her ancestors, and that was Catherine the Great!

When Catherine the Great ascended to the throne, she was just like Rossiyana today.

Equally beautiful, stunning, and dazzling!

Wang Ye stood in the audience, gazing at Rossiyana on the stage, slightly spellbound.

All the guests below slightly bowed their heads to show their respect and congratulations to the Grand Duchess Rossiyana.

No matter what some may think inside, but the necessary courtesies had to be observed on the surface...

Holding the scepter and Golden Egg on stage, Rossiyana looked at so many of the top figures below, bowing and congratulating her, unsure of what she was feeling at the moment.

The crown on her head was heavy, pressing down and making her neck a little uncomfortable.

But obviously, she was not concerned about that now.

She just felt as if some subtle energy, like a current, was slowly flowing into her body...

Below, Constantin whispered to Wang Ye, "This is the dowry I prepared for Rossiyana, are you satisfied?"

Wang Ye was speechless...

What a joke!

These three items cannot be measured by money anymore!

One can only say they are too precious...

No one knows what kind of price the old fox, Constantin, had paid to "retrieve" these three items from the Kremlin!

But the significance of these three items was greater than their practical use, they could only serve as heirlooms and were not of much use on a day-to-day basis, let alone being something one could cash in...

If you dared to sell these, it would probably spread across the whole world very quickly...

......

After the ceremony, the high priest, Puding, and Grezlov stepped onto the stage together and stood beside Rossiyana.

Puding’s face was full of brilliant smiles as he loudly said, "Next, let us together witness the engagement of Deputy Speaker Mikhail and Grand Duchess Rossiyana. Before the ceremony begins, I would like to ask if there is any objection? If there are no objections at this time, then the ceremony will officially begin!"

Naturally, no one below raised any objections.

Joking around in such a setting would be a sign of looking for trouble...

After all, today was just an engagement ceremony and not a real marriage, so the process was relatively simple.

After Puding’s brief speech, both the high priest and Grezlov took turns to offer a few words of blessing.

Then it was time for the "parents" of both parties, that is, Constantin and Khodorkovsky, to come on stage and give speeches.

They didn’t say much either, just offering simple blessings and wishing Rossiyana and Wang Ye future happiness.

Next, it was Wang Ye’s turn to take the stage!

With one step, Wang Ye ascended the small stage, coming to Rossiyana’s front.

He knelt on one knee, raised his head to gaze affectionately at Rossiyana, took her left hand, and kissed it first.

Then he took out a ring from his pocket and slipped it onto her finger.

Looking down at Wang Ye’s action, tears of joy streamed down Rossiyana’s face.

Don’t get the wrong idea, not because the engagement ring Wang Ye gave her was too beautiful...

Although this ring was truly astonishing!

This was a near twenty-carat pink diamond, glittering with an enchanting pink hue, and to say it was a real "pigeon’s egg" was no exaggeration!

For this ring, Wang Ye had Miss He scour the world to find it.

The diamond’s rough stone weighed fifty carats, and to achieve the ultimate color and quality, the cutting process resulted in a loss of up to two-thirds of the rough.

The cost reached thirty million US dollars...

Wang Ye was never a stingy person, and for his fiancée on such a grand occasion, he certainly would not let her lose face.

Rossiyana gently pulled Wang Ye to his feet, then handed him the scepter she held in her hands...